YOU KNOW I ALWAYS START MY LISTS WITH THE MESSAGE BELOW, WELL I REALISED THE REASON THAT I WAS SO CONCERNED ABOUT THE NOISE AT THE START OF THE RECORDS WAS BECAUSE THE STYLUS I WAS USING WAS SOMEHOW OVERAMPLIFYING ANY SURFACE NOISE — I HAD SOMEONE ASK ME LAST WEEK WHY I SAID IT CRACKLED WHEN IT ACTUALLY DIDN’T. OH WELL…
HI, HERE’S ANOTHER LIST OF NICE ORIGINALS, AS ALWAYS THESE HAVE BEEN PLAY GRADED, FOR THOSE WHO STILL CAN’T GET A HANDLE ON THIS — IF I SAY THAT THE RECORD LOOKS VERY GOOD BUT ACTUALLY PLAYS MINT — THEN IT DOES! IT WILL BE PRICED ACCORDINGLY — NOT AS A MINT RECORD BUT AS SOMEWHERE INBETWEEN VG AND MINT. A RECORD CAN LOOK LIKE IT CAME OUT OF A SKIP AND STILL PLAY SUPERBLY. WITH MOST OF THEM IT’S THE INTROS THAT HAVE A LITTLE NOISE
LABELS ARE CLEAN UNLESS STATED. ONLY THE A SIDE (THE NORTHERN SIDE) IS GRADED
ALL ARE USA ORIGINALS
IF IT SAYS SOLD* MEANS I'M WAITING FOR PAYMENT
NORWOOD LONG — I’D LIKE TO HAVE YOU — GROOVEY GROOVES VG++ 200 SOLD*
Extremely rare crossover dancer. Has some marks on the vinyl and the odd background pop but nothing serious.
WALTER JACKSON — WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE — OKEH EX+ 30
Original issue in lovely shape — Catacombs then later Wigan classic
MINZI BERRY — I DON’T WANT YOU NO MORE — SCORE EX 60
Lesser known of her two dancers
FELTON BURKE — I’LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU — DELITE EX- 20
Same tune as Sam Moultrie - nice
PAT THOMAS — I CAN’T WAIT UNTIL I SEE MY BABYS FACE — VERVE DJ EX- 50
One or two superficial marks on vinyl — great version of the baby Washington classic
THE MASTERS — I NEED YOUR LOVE — CRIMSON EX 60 SOLD
Brilliant Philly dancer — John Oates first band
BARBARA BANKS — THE NIGHT TIME FEELIN — MGM DJ VG++ 20
Good oldie. Marks on vinyl but plays EX.
LEE JONES & THE SOUNDS OF SOUL — THIS HEART IS HAUNTED — AMY EX- 40 SOLD*
Incredibly soulful midtempo sound — this is The Masqueraders — plays perfect
SANDY & THE PEBBLES — HE’S MY KIND OF FELLOW — MERCURY EX 40
Good poppy dancer
NAOMI & HARRIS — COME ON BABY AND HURT ME — ATCO DJ EX 25
Good dancer, half price as has circle drawn around the edge of the label for some reason
DEBRA SWISHER — YOU’RE SO GOOD TO ME — BOOM EX 20
Rare issue. Small tol.
BOBBY WILLIAMS — BABY I NEED YOUR LOVE — SURE SHOT DJ EX 50
A bit of real class.
JOE GRAVES — SEE SAW — PARKWAY DJ EX 25 SOLD*
Proper Northern — nice white demo
EDDIE JEFFERSON — UH OH I’M IN LOVE AGAIN — STAX WDJ VG++ 60
One of the toughest Stax dancers — couple of background pops but is fine — deep flip
JOY LOVEJOY — IN ORBIT — CHECKER EX 40 SOLD*
Emergency floorpacker for DJ’s
THE TYMES — THIS TIME IT’S LOVE — WINCHESTER EX 15
Another good dancer from The Tymes…there’s another one below
NEW LIST
PETE SMITH
01902 326306
pete.smith@freeuk.com
YOU KNOW I ALWAYS START MY LISTS WITH THE MESSAGE BELOW, WELL I REALISED THE REASON THAT I WAS SO CONCERNED ABOUT THE NOISE AT THE START OF THE RECORDS WAS BECAUSE THE STYLUS I WAS USING WAS SOMEHOW OVERAMPLIFYING ANY SURFACE NOISE — I HAD SOMEONE ASK ME LAST WEEK WHY I SAID IT CRACKLED WHEN IT ACTUALLY DIDN’T. OH WELL…
HI, HERE’S ANOTHER LIST OF NICE ORIGINALS, AS ALWAYS THESE HAVE BEEN PLAY GRADED, FOR THOSE WHO STILL CAN’T GET A HANDLE ON THIS — IF I SAY THAT THE RECORD LOOKS VERY GOOD BUT ACTUALLY PLAYS MINT — THEN IT DOES! IT WILL BE PRICED ACCORDINGLY — NOT AS A MINT RECORD BUT AS SOMEWHERE INBETWEEN VG AND MINT. A RECORD CAN LOOK LIKE IT CAME OUT OF A SKIP AND STILL PLAY SUPERBLY. WITH MOST OF THEM IT’S THE INTROS THAT HAVE A LITTLE NOISE
LABELS ARE CLEAN UNLESS STATED. ONLY THE A SIDE (THE NORTHERN SIDE) IS GRADED
ALL ARE USA ORIGINALS
IF IT SAYS SOLD* MEANS I'M WAITING FOR PAYMENT
NORWOOD LONG — I’D LIKE TO HAVE YOU — GROOVEY GROOVES VG++ 200 SOLD*
Extremely rare crossover dancer. Has some marks on the vinyl and the odd background pop but nothing serious.
WALTER JACKSON — WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE — OKEH EX+ 30
Original issue in lovely shape — Catacombs then later Wigan classic
MINZI BERRY — I DON’T WANT YOU NO MORE — SCORE EX 60
Lesser known of her two dancers
FELTON BURKE — I’LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU — DELITE EX- 20
Same tune as Sam Moultrie - nice
PAT THOMAS — I CAN’T WAIT UNTIL I SEE MY BABYS FACE — VERVE DJ EX- 50
One or two superficial marks on vinyl — great version of the baby Washington classic
THE MASTERS — I NEED YOUR LOVE — CRIMSON EX 60 SOLD
Brilliant Philly dancer — John Oates first band
BARBARA BANKS — THE NIGHT TIME FEELIN — MGM DJ VG++ 20
Good oldie. Marks on vinyl but plays EX.
LEE JONES & THE SOUNDS OF SOUL — THIS HEART IS HAUNTED — AMY EX- 40 SOLD*
Incredibly soulful midtempo sound — this is The Masqueraders — plays perfect
SANDY & THE PEBBLES — HE’S MY KIND OF FELLOW — MERCURY EX 40
Good poppy dancer
NAOMI & HARRIS — COME ON BABY AND HURT ME — ATCO DJ EX 25
Good dancer, half price as has circle drawn around the edge of the label for some reason
DEBRA SWISHER — YOU’RE SO GOOD TO ME — BOOM EX 20
Rare issue. Small tol.
BOBBY WILLIAMS — BABY I NEED YOUR LOVE — SURE SHOT DJ EX 50
A bit of real class.
JOE GRAVES — SEE SAW — PARKWAY DJ EX 25 SOLD*
Proper Northern — nice white demo
EDDIE JEFFERSON — UH OH I’M IN LOVE AGAIN — STAX WDJ VG++ 60
One of the toughest Stax dancers — couple of background pops but is fine — deep flip
JOY LOVEJOY — IN ORBIT — CHECKER EX 40 SOLD*
Emergency floorpacker for DJ’s
THE TYMES — THIS TIME IT’S LOVE — WINCHESTER EX 15
Another good dancer from The Tymes…there’s another one below
ACE SPECTRUM — DON’T SEND NOBODY ELSE — ATLANTIC EX- 30 SOLD*
A little noise on the intro, nothing serious, then pretty much mint. Ring wear on label.
SANDY WADDY — EVERYTHING IS EVERYTHING — WAND EX 30
Mecca oldie
JO ARMSTEAD — I FEEL AN URGE COMING ON — GIANT EX 40 SOLD*
Classic
MILLIE JACKSON — MY HEART TOOK A LICKING — MGM DEMO EX 40
Only see this once in blue moon probably why it’s relatively unknown
OTHEA GEORGE — KEEP ON WRITTIN — VOLUME WDJ EX 30
Pretty common early Detroit 45 on issue, nice on white demo though. Othea sounds like a guy her voice is that deep.
THE ROYALETTES — RIVER OF TEARS — ROULETTE WDJ VG++ 15 SOLD*
Good uptempo version, came out on UK Big T
RUFUS LUMLEY — MINNEAPLIS MINNESOTA — AFFORD EX- 70
Some very light superficial marks on vinyl — not from the recent find obviously, plays perfect
IKE & TINA TURNER — BEAUTY IS JUST SKIN DEEP — TRC VG+ 15
Underrated stomper. WOL
THE CHEQUES — DEEPER — HEATWAVE EX 40
Especially for those who like whistling in records J
THE ANGLOS — SINCE YOU’VE BEEN GONE — SCEPTER WDJ EX 50 SOLD*
Another great old Mecca stomper
MARLINA MARS — I’M GONNA HOLD ON — MGM DJ EX- 40
Now this is what a Northern dancer should sound like…this side plays great…the slowie on the other side is very crackly
THE FORMATIONS — AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS — MGM DJ EX 40
They really don’t come much better than this, all time classic on a demo copy, wonderful. Few marks on vinyl not affecting play.
KIM WESTON — THAT’S GROOVY — MGM EX- 15
Nice midtempo track, couple of scratches on this which are inaudible. Stock copy.
THE TYMES — WHAT WOULD I DO — MGM EX- 40
This one has some marks on the vinyl but it plays mint
MADELINE BELL — PICTURE ME GONE — PHILIPS WDJ EX 30
Lovely white demo
THE OJAYS — I DIG YOUR ACT — BELL VG+ 15
Just a little noise at the start
THE DEVONNES — I’M GONNA PICK UP MY TOYS — COLOSSUS DJ VG++ 25
To be honest this has some marks on it which I thought would sound but it plays like a new copy
REDUCED RECORDS
THE FANTASTICS — THAT ONE / HIGH NOTE — SOUND STAGE 7 W/DEMO EX 80
Two nice sides — very “Impressions”
ISLEY BROTHERS — THIS OLD HEART OF MINE — TAMLA W/DEMO VG++ 40 SOLD
Very tough white demo with There’s No Love Left on B side, plays EX
KENNY GAMBLE — OUR LOVE — COLUMBIA EX 30 SOLD*
Fast dancer with a killer beat ballad on flip “You Don’t Know What You Got Until You Lose It”
THE LOWNLY CROWDE — SHADOWS AND REFLECTIONS — MGM DEMO EX 25
Same as “The Action”, late Wigan stomper
CARL HALL — AS LONG AS SHE NEEDS ME — MERCURY W/DEMO EX 50
Date on label 8-2-66
SCOTTY TODD — AIN’T NO BIG THING — PHILIPS DEMO EX 40
Another nice version. Has a little bit of background noise, not from the vinyl which is mint, but must be the pressing
BIG MAYBELLE — OH LORD WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO ME — SCEPTER EX 25 SOLD
One of the most heartbreaking vocals ever put onto a record
OTIS LEAVILL — WHEN THE MUSIC GROOVES — BLUE ROCK EX 25
Classic Chicago dancer
HAROLD BURRAGE — MASTER KEY — M PAC EX 25 SOLD
Stafford killer
WALTER JACKSON — ONE HEART LONELY — OKEH EX- 20
Tremendous midtempo dancer from the great man
CHUCK JONES & COMPANY — BOO ON YOU — WAND DEMO EX 15
70’s dancer which came out on Disco Demand if I remember correctly. Good one too.
THE UNLUV’D — AIN’T GONNA DO YOU NO HARM — TRUE LOVE W/DEMO VG++ 20
Same as New Wanderers though not quite as good / rare
YVONNE FAIR — SAY YEAH YEAH — DADE EX 40 SOLD
Unknown to me — listed in JM as funk — not sure about that but the tune is similar to I Got You
THE DAWN — IN LOVE AGAIN — GAMBLE DEMO EX- 15
Pop dancer
THE VELVELETTES — THESE THINGS WILL KEEP ME LOVING YOU — SOUL EX- 15
Motown classic
PLEASE DO NOT ASK ME TO DO FREE POSTAGE OR MAKE OFFERS FOR RECORDS, I WILL SIMPLY NOT REPLY AND WILL IGNORE ANYONE DOING THIS.
UK POSTAGE IS £2.50 FOR THE FIRST THREE ITEMS THEN 30p EACH EXTRA AFTER
SPECIAL DELIVERY £7.10
OVERSEAS, WILL QUOTE
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CHEERS
Edited by Pete S