Flame N King, Penny North, Gayle Joya, Carl Carlton and many more

[Diggin' Dave]

DIGGIN DAVE 45s LIST - AUGUST 2015

Full list with photos and soundfiles can be found here: https://eepurl.com/bvpzNH

SHIPPING is £5 to anywhere in the world, for any number of records from the list. Int'l signed for shipping is £10. 

Flame N King & The Bold Ones – Ho happy day / Ain't nobody Jivein' – N.Y.C.S. 10 HOLD
Needs no introduction I think. Stone cold 70s classic dancer. I wouldn't even dream of selling this if I didn't have a spare. Flipside is often overlooked but it's a real gem as well.
Visual grade: EX
£250

Penny North – Thought I had a good thing going / Satisfied – Luau 5590
Gritty funky edged Ohio northern dancer that's gaining demand as we speak.
Visual grade: EX
£125

Gayle Joya – I don't want your kind of lovin' anymore / Make me aware – Soultex 104
Rare Texas sister funk 45 that builds up very nicely.
Visual grade: EX
£125

Admiral Ice – My Carolina girl / Beach bum – Admiral Ice HOLD
Top drawer mid-tempo modern soul that's hard to track down nowadays, especially in this condition.
Visual grade: M-
£120

Dynamic Walter B – Before I fall in love / A man's way of life – New Breed Records 7047 HOLD
Gritty Louisiana deep funk with a lesser known deep soul flip.
Visual grade: VG+
£100

Top Shelf – Doggone baby I love you / You're hurting me – Spectrum 124 HOLD
Highly recommended crossover in-demander. It's been over a decade since I last found a copy of this so I'm glad to be able to offer you a clean one.
Visual grade: M-
£100

Frankie Seay – Baby please / All I want is loving you – Tropical 112
High energy R&B edged northern stormer from Miami. Excellent copy with a cool label design.
Visual grade: EX
£100

Act Four – The hostage /Saturn song – O Gee 1010
Super obscure 80s funky edged jazz double sider in beautiful condition.
Visual grade: M-
£80

The Kickin Mustangs – Kickin / Take a miracle – Plato 80286
Raw funk stormer with a quality sweet soul ballad on the flip. Essential stuff!
Visual grade: EX
£80

Willie Mason with The Fredie Martin Revue – I loved you once / Go on back – Rujac 32272
Storming northern dancer on the collectable Baltimore label.
Visual grade: Strong VG
£80

Charlotte Stokes – Is this the price I have to pay / same – T.I.P. 100
Beautiful haunting northern dancer that was never officially released and is only available on this very limited 70s press.
Visual grade: VG+
£75

Derek Martin – Daddy rollin' stone / Don't put me down like this – Crackerjack 401 HOLD
Classic R&B stuff. For some reason almost all the copies I find are trashed, in fact this is the cleanest one I've ever come across.
Visual grade: EX
£75

Old (M) Pressions – Right on / Let me know – Brooks Brothers 9270
Mid-tempo modern soul winner that's filling dancefloors all over Europe atm. Turns out I had a spare copy so here it goes.
Visual grade: M-
£60

Richard Marks – Funky four corners (vocal / instrumental) – Tuska 101
Clean original first label issue of this Atlanta funk classic
Visual grade: VG+ to EX
£60

Sam Baker – You'd better chek what you got / Storming and raining – U.S.A. 113
Sought after deep soul 45. This has been booted and the boot has been sold as an original but this one's an OG.
Visual grade: VG+ 
£60

Joe Williams and The Staccatos – The mother hubbard / No harm done – Carrie 6753
Nice clean copy of this crude Detroit R&B obscurity.
Visual grade: EX
£55

Garry Moore & New Joy – Until the end / More like you – HSE 499 SOLD
Nashville modern gospel dancer that's one of the most exciting new discoveries of the scene. Pick up your copy now before cause they're drying up quick.
Visual grade: EX
£55

Charles Herndon – Gonna change my town / Can't get you off my mind – Soul 05 HOLD
Super obscure R&B with Lorenzo Holden's band as backup. Never seen this one before.
Visual grade: VG
£50

Ricky Rezell – What you bet / Little Willie Joe – Poncello 716
Swingin' R&B rarity that gets the hips movin'.  A bit scuffy but plays excellent.
Visual grade: VG
£50

The Lovelites – Get it off my conscience / Oh what a day – Lovelite 1500 SOLD
In-demand mid-70s dancefloor winner from Chicago. 
Visual grade: VG-
£50

Carl Carlton – I can feel it / You've got so much – Back Beat 617 DJ Copy HOLD
Visually not the cleanest copy but plays amazingly well. Definitely dancefloor proof.
Visual grade: VG-
£50

Nita Hill – Standing in the shadows / Go on and cry – Circle 954 DJ Copy
Lesser known female version of this Belgian Popcorn standard. 
Visual grade: VG+
£45

J.C. Davis – Coconut brown / Buttered popcorn – New Day 1341
Raw but uplifitng Ohio funk double sider. Loud pressing so plays very well.
Visual grade: VG
£45

Nate Williams – You're doing wrong / She's a woman – Honey B 1001
Rare first label issue of this funk dancer, backed with a recommended deep soul ballad
Visual grade: VG+
£45

C.L. Blast – What can I do / I'm in a daze – United 224
Wardell Quezergue arrangement paired with C.L.'s trademark powerhouse vocals produce a 45 that still sounds fresh to this day. Very clean copy. 
Visual grade: M-
£40

Early Editions – What is wrong with grovin' / People try – Aries 
Late 60s obscure and unique sounding 45. A mix of funky soul spiced with a healthy dose of big band jazz. Gets better with every spin.
Visual grade: EX
£40

Bobby & The Heavyweights – Soul train / Baby I love you – Mor-Soul 003
Trademark Nola funk 45 with a crude driving beat. Rare first label before Atlantic.
Visual grade: Strong VG
£35

A Tint of Darkness – Don't ever take your love away / Flash watcher – S.O.B. 32250
Visual grade: VG+
£35

The Stars of Virginia – Soul religion / We gonna try – MRC 2017
Visual grade: VG+
£35

Maurice McKinnies and The Champions – Sock-a-poo-poo Pt I/II – Black and Proud 10000 DJ Copy
Visual grade: VG to VG+
£35

Roger and The Human Body – Freedom / Freedom revisited – TB 169
Visual grade: VG
£35

Willie Hamilton – She's all right / Cheer up – HRP 001
Visual grade: VG
£35

The Young Hearts – Little togetherness / The young hearts get lonely too – Minit 32084
Visual grade: M-
£30

Rose Battiste – Hit & run / I miss my baby – Revilot 204 Boot
Visual grade: EX
£30

Pop Corn & The Mohawks – Shimmy gully / Custer's last man – Motown 1002 DJ Copy
Visual grade: VG
£30

J.C. Davis – Monkey / Sweet sweet love – Chess 1858
Visual grade: VG+
£30

Otis Rush and His Band – My love will never die / Violent love  – Cobra 5005
Visual grade: VG (flipside has 1 skip becuase of a pressing dimple)
£30

Mike & The Modifiers – I found myself a brand new baby / It's too bad – Gordy 7006 DJ Copy
Visual grade: VG to VG+
£30

Sunrise Movement – Clock wise revolution / Nothing left but love – Ghetto Productions 001
Visual grade: VG+
£30

The Masqueraders – How big is big / Please take me back – Bell 874
Visual grade: Strong VG
£30

Bobby Foster – Where do you go / Im so glad – Select-O-Hits 105
Visual grade: EX
£30

Silk Satin & Lace – Always / The vows of love – Sunrise Productions 456
Visual grade: EX
£30

Vernon Garrett – Keep on forgiving you / I made my own world – Watts U.S.A 054
Visual grade: VG
£30

The Geminiles – Don't fight the feelin' / Thinking about my baby – Sandbag 0781
Visual grade: EX
£25

E.T. White and His Great Potential Band – Loosen up / Let me hear you say yeah – Great Potential 2962
Visual grade: VG+
£25

Denna Johnson & Ricky Davis – Who me? Yeah you! / There's gonna be a showdown – Simpson 101 DJ Copy
Visual grade: VG+
£25

The Skyliners – Who do you love / Get yourself a baby – Jubilee 5512
Visual grade: EX
£25

Martha Turner – Dirty old man / Your magic touch – Royal American 26
Visual grade: VG+ to EX
£25

Curtis Blandon – I need you / Young, dumb – Tower 355 DJ Copy
Visual grade: VG
£20

The Golden Toadstools – Silly savage / Weeping river – Minaret 138
Visual grade: VG+
£20

Darrow Fletcher – The pain gets a little deeper / My judgement day – Groovy 3001
Visual grade: VG+
£20

Rozetta Johnson – Mine was real / A womans' way – Clintone 001
Visual grade: VG+
£20

Dillard Crume and The Soul Rockers – Take it on home / same – Grit 101 DJ Copy
Visual grade: VG+
£20

Quovans – Boogaloo Pt I/II – Symbol 217
Visual grade: VG+
£20

7 Eleven – Dance the slurp / Strange Things – 7 Eleven
Visual grade: VG+
£20

Supremes – I guess I'll miss the man / Over and over – Motown 2167
Visual grade: Vinyl M- Sleeve EX
£20

Willie Johnson – Between the lines / It's got to be tonight – Cat 501
Visual grade: EX
£20

Klas – I destroyed your love Pt I/II – Circle City International 42087
Visual grade: EX
£20

The Imaginations – I love you more (than anyone) / I want a girl – Bacon Fat 101
Visual grade: VG
£20

The Volumes – Gotta give her love / I can't live without you – American Arts 6 DJ Copy
Visual grade: VG to VG+ (styrene hiss in places)
£15

Natural Experience – Hide and seek Pt I/II – Sound Waves 4552 DJ Copy
Visual grade: EX
£15

Little Anthony and The Imperials – I'm falling in love with you / What good am I without you – Avco 2254 Rare Japanese Issue
Visual grade: Vinyl M- Sleeve EX
£15

Inner Passion – After hours spot / Instrumental – Delmar 700
Visual grade: VG+
£15

Lavell Hardy – Don't lose your groove / Women of the world – Rojac 117
Visual grade: VG+ with a stress crack NAP
£15

Barbara Mason – Ain't got nobody / Oh, how it hurts – Arctic 137
Visual grade: VG
£15

Brothers By Choice – Oh, darlin / Why can't you make up your mind – Ala 108
Visual grade: Strong VG+
£15

The Pennsylvania Players Orch. - The cat / Washington uptight – Oron 101
Visual grade: M-
£12

The Eight Minutes – Here's some dances / Will you still be mine – Jay Pee 130
Visual grade: VG-
£12

Willie Parker – You got yor finger in my eye / I live the life I love – President 171 UK Issue
Visual grade: VG+
£12

Soul Toranodoes – Funky thang / Go for yourself – Burt 4000
Visual grade: VG
£12

The Three Reasons – Go right on / Instrumental – Carnival 551
Visual grade: M-
£12

Melvin Davis – Love bug got a bear hug / Faith – Mala 12009
Visual grade: EX
£10

Edited August 9, 2015 by Diggin' Dave