South London Soul train - 1st sat of each month. Check it out in Peckham Rye London. Amazing event !!!
I'll be DJing out in Germany at the Ausburg weekender 21st - 23rd August (Near Munich) Book your flight now !
Its the week before the Isle of Wight. This year we've secured the Ryde castle for the weekend. Thats gonna be a hell of a party with the KTF and Three button heroes.28th - 31st August
POSTAGE - £2.50 for 1 (25p each extra) ALL SENT RECORDED. Registered add £4.00. Overseas please write or phone.
Cheques or P.O.s payable to MR. MESSERTracks marked *** are available on a C.D. for £4 incl. P&P
SECTION 1 - U.K. LABEL SOUL & R'n'B
1SOLOMAN BURKELooking for my baby (Great dancer)AtlanticEX£15
2SOLOMON BURKE(No no) I cant stop loving you now (Good southern mover)AtlanticEX£10
3DONALD HEIGHT***Rags to riches to rags (Great thumping northern soul)AvcoEX£40
4THE NEW MONITORSFence around your heart (Good early 70's dancer)BuddahM£30
5THE M.V.P.'STurning my heart beat up (Classic 70's northern)BuddahEX£35
6DONNIE ELBERTAlong came pride (Great stomping northern)EpicM£10
1975 Promo Soul - Arnold Blair Trying To Get Next To Yo
The Temptationsget Readydemosoulmotownlisten To It
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South London Soul train - 1st sat of each month. Check it out in Peckham Rye London. Amazing event !!!
I'll be DJing out in Germany at the Ausburg weekender 21st - 23rd August (Near Munich) Book your flight now !
Its the week before the Isle of Wight. This year we've secured the Ryde castle for the weekend. Thats gonna be a hell of a party with the KTF and Three button heroes. 28th - 31st August
POSTAGE - £2.50 for 1 (25p each extra) ALL SENT RECORDED. Registered add £4.00. Overseas please write or phone.
Cheques or P.O.s payable to MR. MESSER Tracks marked *** are available on a C.D. for £4 incl. P&P
SECTION 1 - U.K. LABEL SOUL & R'n'B
1 SOLOMAN BURKE Looking for my baby (Great dancer) Atlantic EX £15
2 SOLOMON BURKE (No no) I cant stop loving you now (Good southern mover) Atlantic EX £10
3 DONALD HEIGHT *** Rags to riches to rags (Great thumping northern soul) Avco EX £40
4 THE NEW MONITORS Fence around your heart (Good early 70's dancer) Buddah M £30
5 THE M.V.P.'S Turning my heart beat up (Classic 70's northern) Buddah EX £35
6 DONNIE ELBERT Along came pride (Great stomping northern) Epic M £10
7 THE AGENTS Trouble (Classic northern soul) Grapevine M- £20
8 IRMA THOMAS *** What are you trying to do (Superb northern dancer) Liberty VG+ £30
9 RUFUS THOMAS Walking the dog (Club classic) London M £15
10 MARVA WHITNEY *** Daddy don’t know about sugar bears (Rare funk groover) Mojo M- £25
11 SUGAR PIE DeSANTO Soulful dress (Good club soul) Pye International EX £20
12 TOMMY TUCKER Hi heel sneakers (Classic mod R'n'B spin) Pye International EX £8
13 H.B. BARNUM It hurts too much to cry (Classic - rare Spanish EP) RCA EX/EX £80
14 MARVIN GAYE Can I get a witness (Motown magic) Stateside VG+ £18
15 INEZ & CHARLIE FOXX *** Tightrope (Stomping northern oldie) Stateside VG+ £12
16 THE TAMS Be young be foolish be happy (Classic oldie - W.O.L.) Stateside M- £6
17 IKE & TINA TURNER Gonna work out fine (Classic club sound) Sue 306 G £6
18 THE HIT PACK Never say no to your baby (Great dancer) TMG 513 VG+ £95
19 MARTHA & VANDELLAS My baby loves me (Gorgeous mid tempo) TMG 549 EX £20
20 MARVIN GAYE One more heartache (Classic 6Ts soul) TMG 552 EX £20
21 WILBERT HARRISON Kansas city (Great R'n'B oldie) Top rank VG £8
SECTION 2 - 60's & Northern soul - US labels
22 THE SAPPHIRES Gotta have your love (All time classic 60's northern) ABC M- £40
23 THE IMPRESSIONS It's alright (All time classic) ABC VG+ £7
24 MARY WELLS Dear lover / Can't you see (you're losing me) Two superb sides Atco M- £12
25 PERCY SLEDGE Heart of a child (Great mid tempo) Atlantic M- £10
26 BARBARA LYNN This is the thanks I get (Great mid tempo crossover) Atlantic VG £5
27 TSU TORNADOES What good am I (Surely THE essential crossover 45) Atlantic M £25
28 ROSE COLORED GLASS Cant find the time (Great crossover - W.O.L.) Bang EX £10
29 JACKIE WILSON Because of you (All time classic floor filler) Brunswick M- £90
30 JACKIE WILSON This love is real (Brilliant song beautifully sung) Brunswick EX £15
31 JACKIE WILSON I'm the one to do it / Higher & higher (2 classic sides) Brunswick EX £8
32 JACKIE WILSON Whispers (All time great northern) Brunswick M £10
33 TONI LAMARR *** Just in the nick of time (Van McCoy magic) Buddah M £25
34 BOBBY PARIS *** I walked away (Northern soul classic) Capitol (Demo) M- £150
35 PATRICE HOLLOWAY Love & desire / Ecstasy (Classic double sider) Capitol (Demo) M £185
36 DEON JACKSON You said you loved me (1st label on this Detroit tune) Carla M £15
37 GENE CHANDLER Such a pretty thing (Classic oldie) Checker EX £10
38 BILLY STEWART Sitting in the park (Classic 6Ts soul) Chess M £10
39 JAN BRADLEY Mama didn't lie (Classic 6T's club soul - rare early label design) Chess EX £15
40 THE KITTENS *** Ain't no more room (Great girl group soul) Chess M- £15
41 GENE McDANIELS Sweet lover no more (Latin flavoured dancer) Columbia M- £40
42 THE BLENDERS *** Tale of sadness (Brilliant Chicago group soul) DJO M £150
43 THE LAMP SISTERS *** The way I love this man (nice Texas soul shuffler) Duke (Demo) M- £10
44 MIDNIGHT MOVERS *** Stop look and listen (Horn driven shaker) Elephant V ltd EX £15
45 GAIL MILES Got to find him (Funky 70's mover) Exit 6 M £30
46 THE ITHACAS *** If you want my love (Philly soul northern dancer) Fee bee M £90
47 THE LYRICS So glad (Smooth group soul floater. W.O.L.) GNP Crescendo EX £45
48 CHOLLI MAYE *** You will never get away (Superb girlie dancer) Gold M- £50
49 TONY MICHAELS *** I love the life I live / Picture me and you (Lovely Detroit floater) Golden world (Demo) EX £70
50 LaBRENDA BEN Just be yourself (Gorgeous mid tempo) Gordy M £50
51 MARSHA BRODY Right combination (Stomping oldie) Hot shot M £15
52 THE O'JAYS Lipstick traces (All time great 6T's mid pacer) Imperial M- £15
53 SOUND OF SOUL Wrapped up tight (Stunning mid tempo girlie sound) Josie (Demo) M £50
54 THE C.O.D.'s I'm a good guy / Pretty baby (Classic Chicago) Kellmac M- £10
55 SHIRLEY WAHLS Why am I crying (Killer double sider - W.O.L.) King (Demo) VG £30
56 THE SANDPIPERS Young generation (Old mod spin in the 80's) Kismet M- £35
57 ERNEST MOSELY *** Stubborn heart (Absolute classic Chicago northern) La Cindy VG+ £600
58 WE THE PEOPLE Making my daydream real (So soulful 70's) Lion EX £60
59 DENISE CHANDLER *** I'm walking away (Chicago girl group dancer) Lock VG+ £15
60 THE LOVELITES *** Bumpy road ahead (Finger snapping girl group soul) Lovelite M £12
61 PORGY & MONARCHS Think twice before you walk away Musicor M- £60
62 COOKIE SCOTT I don’t care (Awesome crossover - slight edge warp) Orr VG £150
63 JOSEPHINE TAYLOR *** Smooth groove (Driving Chicago femme mover) Palos VG £50
64 THE IKETTES Whatcha gonna do (Thumping 60's dancer) Phi Dan M- £40
65 THE BUTLERS Laugh laugh laugh (Superb vocal / inst dancer) Phila EX £30
66 THE KEY MASTERS *** Been so long (Sweet Chicago harmonies) Quality Sound EX £60
67 THE PARLIAMENTS Don't be sore at me (Northern classic) Revilot M- £35
68 LIBERATION *** Love looks good on you (Very rare crossover - hard to find clean) S.O.A. M £350
69 EDDIE FLOYD *** Make up your mind (Pre Stax Memphis dancer) Safice M- £20
70 JACKEY BEAVERS *** Hold on (Classy 60's dancer) Sound stage 7 VG+ £30
71 JOE SIMON *** The girl's alright with me (Great dancer) Sound stage 7 EX £12
72 BARBARA & THE BROWNS I don't want trouble (Good female group shuffler) Stax EX £20
73 MARJORIE BLACK One more hurt (Classic mod / northern oldie) Sue M- £100
74 THE DESIRES *** Smile (Rare group soul 45 - W.O.L.) Tamboo VG+ £100
75 DARROW FLETCHER Changing by the minute (Killer late 60's dancer) Uni EX £20
76 JERRY BUTLER Make it easy on yourself (Awesome soulful ender) Vee Jay EX £10
77 JERRY BUTLER I don’t want to hear it anymore (Awesome beat ballad - in VG pic sleeve) Vee Jay (Demo) EX £20
78 THE MONITORS Since I lost you girl (Gorgeous mid tempo) VIP M- £15
79 UNITED IMAGE *** Love's creeping up on me (Driving soul dancer) Volt M- £25
80 REGGIE MILNER Soul machine / Hello stranger (Funky, punchy Memphis soul) Volt (Demo) M- £30
81 ILANA *** Where would you be today (Soulful crossover) Volt (Demo) M- £30
82 JONES & BLUMENBERG The right track (Great Memphis style applied to this gem) Volt M- £40
83 CAMILLE BOB & THE LOLLIPOPS *** Got to get away (Funky late 60's mover) Whit (Demo) M- £20
SECTION 3 - Club sounds / R'n'B / Latin / Jazz / Funk etc.
84 JOHN LEE HOOKER Think twice before you go (Mod classic) Bluesway M £15
85 BOBBY BLAND Ain't nothing you can do (Classic R'n'B) Duke M- £10
86 BOBBY BLAND Honey child (Great mod club R'n'B) Duke EX £15
87 THE MIRACLES *** Got a job (Excellent early soul - W.O.L.) End VG £20
88 LIGHTNIN SLIM Rooster blues (Earthy R'n'B dancer) Excello EX £25
89 SLIM HARPO Tip on in (Great R'n'B dancer) Excello M £10
90 SLIM HARPO Baby scratch my back (All time classic) Excello M- £10
91 JOE BATAAN Gypsy woman (Latin classic) Fania EX £100
92 RICHARD BERRY Have love will travel (Massive mod oldie) Flip VG £35
93 Jr WALKER Good rockin' (Up beat thumping inst) Harvey G £10
94 JIMMY McCRACKLIN Steppin' up in class (Good R'n'B dancer) Imperial EX £10
95 ROSCOE GORDON *** You got my bait / Jessie James (Two good sides - good R'n'B) Jomada M- £50
96 B.B. KING And like that (Excellent R'n'B dancer) Kent EX £20
97 LOWELL FULSOM Tramp (In demand R'n'B dancer) Kent M- £12
98 LITTLE WILLIE JOHN I'm shakin' (In demand mod sound) King EX £100
99 COASTERS Love potion No.9 (Huge mod spin for last few years) King M- £25
100 ALVIN CASH & THE REGISTERS Twine time (Classic club soul spin) Mar V Lus EX £6
101 IRMA THOMAS Hittin' on nothing (Rare New Orleans femme R'n'B growler) Minit VG £45
102 THE SHOWMEN It will stand / Country fool (Classic mod double sider - W.O.L.) Minit VG+ £8
103 "SINGIN" SAMMY WARD & SHERRI TAYLOR Lover (Minor edge warp) Motown EX £40
104 BOOTS BROWN Cervesa (Great R'n'B inst - old mod spin) RCA EX £8
105 SAM & DAVE You aint no big thing baby (Great R'n'B shuffler - T.O.L.) Roulette EX £30
106 MAR-KEYS Last night (Club classic) Satellite EX £10
107 JERRY LEE LEWIS *** Shotgun man (Old mod spin for Shirley) Smash M- £20
108 SOUL SISTERS I can't stand it (Club soul classic) Sue EX £10
109 HANK JACOBS So far away (Mod classic) Sue EX £10
110 SWINGIN' BROTHERS *** Shake 'em up baby (Great club sound like Shake a tail feather) Tomak M £30