11)Roger & the human body – Freedom/Freedom revised (Troutman) VG+ £25
Hard to find on 45 killer! Roger and the Human Body issued their first single “Freedom”. Within two years, Roger and his brothers were discovered by George Clinton, who signed the newly-christened Zapp to his Uncle Jam Records label.
18)Union – Strike/ Come to my house for lunch (Mesa records) Ex £20
Rather than another guided-missile single aimed straight at the charts, Union’s “Strike” b/w “Come To My House For Lunch” was a songwriting demo, meant to showcase the compositional abilities of Alfred Jesse Smith the man already known better to Billboard readers as Brenton Wood. “Gimme Little Sign,” his 1967 smash for Double Shot Records, is the hit song most associated with the Compton-via-Shreveport talent, and while Brenton Wood’s given name appears on the “Gimme” single alongside credits for two Double Shot producers, Wood for all appearances simply a singer of songs was actually quite prolific as a composer. Union never performed live, but the group featured an all-star ensemble including Sterling Smith, Al Mckay, Ed Green, George Semper, Phil Kelsey, Gail Anderson. The single was released on Mesa Records, which belonged to Matt Hill, brother of Z. Z. Hill. Matt was a promoter more aiming to rep talent to fellow insiders than to sell records, but Mesa’s Union 45 serves as a vital snapshot of Wood’s career as it passed out of the spotlight during the early 1970s
19)Directory – Feel it in your bones/World & creation (Zodiac)2nd issueZ-2873-2 Ex £7.50
Big Spring's aging teen sensation Jay Thomas formed Directory in 1972 with the simple philosophy: "We can make every song a dance song." Generally reworking the day's top hits into dance numbers, in 1975 with backing from the owner of a rough local biker club, Directory hit Lubbock's Harold Franklin Studio to craft two of their own. The result- a solemn but danceable, "World and Creation," and an up-beat hip-shaker, "Feel It In Your Bones,"- poured out of car radios, making Directory, for a moment, local stars.
20)13th Amendment – Hard to be in love/ The Stretch (Slave) 2nd press A-10001 Ex £10
"Musical Freedom Personified" is what a 1971 press kit called The 13th Amendment of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Billed as an entertainment attraction and as a vote-baiting rehabilitation project, the 13th Amendment's dashiki-clad stage show, with semi-improvised comedy skits between break-neck medleys, quickly attracted a following. A handful of originals took form, culminating in a December 1970 recording session at Baton Rouge's Deep South Studios. "Hard To Be In Love" b/w "The Stretch" was issued early in 1971 on the band's own Slave label. Later that year, the 13th Amendment signed with Queen Booking Corporation, which listed them alongside no less than Aretha Franklin and Sammy Davis Jr. Another manager joined up, and the pie finally split into pieces the band couldn't feed themselves on. To mitigate the ravages of the 16th Amendment, the 13th Amendment dissolved in mid-1972.
7)Peggy & Artie - How Do You Feel (When Your Love Is So Real)/ I'll Be Leaving You Soon (King) VG (plays great) £20
While I normally like to find out as much information as possible about the records I sell I have to apologise for not being able to source anything about Peggy and Artie. However, having listened to these two tracks I can assure you that this is one terrific soul record, with the belting voice of Peggy complimented superbly with Artie's husky vocal accompaniment.
Killer soul cuts at a great price - Sells for £50 elsewhere
8)Le tre Femme : Artist - Open up the safe/You better get back (20th century fox) Ex £20
White label promo copy. Very rare haunting female vocal Northern soul 45 : recently sold for over $100 : Check out a clip on you-tube to see what all the fuss is about. Top notch 45
Cause And Effect Detroit Hip Hop Electro B Side Soul Ro
Bobby Soul-god Is Love 8 Inch Dubplate- Mp3
50 X 45’s – an across the board selection here all at very fair prices – Grab a bargain! Paypal payment as ‘gift’ please!
Modern Soul
1) Willi J & Co - Boogie with your baby/Instrumental (KiKI) Ex £75 SOLD
Just sold for £125 so bargain here >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnmHHwLaubc
https://www.popsike.com/Willi-J-Co-Boogie-With-Your-Baby-Ki-Ki-Soul-Northern-Crossover-Motown-Tmg/111735475790.html
2) Joyce Williams – the first thing I do in the morning/ Smilin’ (Act IV) Ex Rarer 1st OG press before Nickel £40SOLD
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JSsznlAjXI
Great price – Comped by Keb Darge!
3) Dennis Coffey – Theme from black belt jones/Love them from black belt jones (Warner Bros) Ex £50
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m9lk3IG9nc
4) Reuben Wilson – Got to get your own(short)/long version (Chess) Ex £35SOLD
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxvnO8M3GBk
Classic that always does the business when played out - ‘nuff said – great price!
5) 5 miles out – Super sweet girl of mine/ Same (Hot line) Ex £45SOLD
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuLXas8xsw
Double sided promo – Killer 45
6) Superbs - In And Out Of Love / Party Together (DT records)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0OjeKGKdbk
Underatted slice of modern soul/disco excellence
7) Silver lining – Silver lining/My song (Dusic) Ex £35
Sought after rare Independent funk soul – old Keb spin
8) The Firebolts – Everybody party (get down)/ hum along song (Greenback) Ex £20
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aAX3ZCjj8g
9) Lillian Hale – Don’t boom boom/same (Fretone) Ex £20
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jcc_4oxyRmI
10) Brief Encounter – Get a good feeling/In a very special way (Capitol) Ex £50 SOLD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Atb-E1WFwMY
Absolute bargain for such a killer 45!
11) Roger & the human body – Freedom/Freedom revised (Troutman) VG+ £25
Hard to find on 45 killer! Roger and the Human Body issued their first single “Freedom”. Within two years, Roger and his brothers were discovered by George Clinton, who signed the newly-christened Zapp to his Uncle Jam Records label.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zazSq07-zc
12) Bobby Jackson – Walk in with me/Tails out (ninth note) Ex £25
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoJ_gfqIlTs
Tails out on here - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bobby-Jackson-Digital-Music/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=n%3A77197031%2Ck%3ABobby%20Jackson
Something a bit special & original about this slinky little 45 – recommended!
13) Meadow Bros – Get on down (like soul folks do)/ I wanna do it (Hip city) VG+ £25
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw-kj2DswcA
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ot-_UwxPPFE
Boss 2 sider! Great price – rare 45!
14) Danny Hunt – What’s happening to our love affair/Instrumental (Dynamite) Ex £40
Killer uplifting soul 45 – both sides are brilliant!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKCnvG2q8Xk
15) Rhetta Hughes - You're Doing It With Her/Gimme some of yours - Tetragrammaton VG+ £25SOLD
www.youtube.com/watch?v=otEf9RKfjbk
Soulful brilliance!
16) BEAU DOLLAR - Who Knows/Where The Soul Trees Grow (King) £40
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxkOShNAgo4
17) Sag War fare – Don’t be so jive/Girl you better change (Libra 100) 2nd press EX £25 SOLD
Very sought after 45! 2 sided monster!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UhrjgwPBVc
£65 here >>> https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/4598379?ev=rb
18) Union – Strike/ Come to my house for lunch (Mesa records) Ex £20
Rather than another guided-missile single aimed straight at the charts, Union’s “Strike” b/w “Come To My House For Lunch” was a songwriting demo, meant to showcase the compositional abilities of Alfred Jesse Smith the man already known better to Billboard readers as Brenton Wood. “Gimme Little Sign,” his 1967 smash for Double Shot Records, is the hit song most associated with the Compton-via-Shreveport talent, and while Brenton Wood’s given name appears on the “Gimme” single alongside credits for two Double Shot producers, Wood for all appearances simply a singer of songs was actually quite prolific as a composer. Union never performed live, but the group featured an all-star ensemble including Sterling Smith, Al Mckay, Ed Green, George Semper, Phil Kelsey, Gail Anderson. The single was released on Mesa Records, which belonged to Matt Hill, brother of Z. Z. Hill. Matt was a promoter more aiming to rep talent to fellow insiders than to sell records, but Mesa’s Union 45 serves as a vital snapshot of Wood’s career as it passed out of the spotlight during the early 1970s
Sought after rarity!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOUtTmfaXcc
19) Directory – Feel it in your bones/World & creation (Zodiac)2nd issue Z-2873-2 Ex £7.50
Big Spring's aging teen sensation Jay Thomas formed Directory in 1972 with the simple philosophy: "We can make every song a dance song." Generally reworking the day's top hits into dance numbers, in 1975 with backing from the owner of a rough local biker club, Directory hit Lubbock's Harold Franklin Studio to craft two of their own. The result- a solemn but danceable, "World and Creation," and an up-beat hip-shaker, "Feel It In Your Bones,"- poured out of car radios, making Directory, for a moment, local stars.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqnQc5eUbwQ
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PC7j1p-NhbI
20) 13th Amendment – Hard to be in love/ The Stretch (Slave) 2nd press A-10001 Ex £10
"Musical Freedom Personified" is what a 1971 press kit called The 13th Amendment of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Billed as an entertainment attraction and as a vote-baiting rehabilitation project, the 13th Amendment's dashiki-clad stage show, with semi-improvised comedy skits between break-neck medleys, quickly attracted a following. A handful of originals took form, culminating in a December 1970 recording session at Baton Rouge's Deep South Studios. "Hard To Be In Love" b/w "The Stretch" was issued early in 1971 on the band's own Slave label. Later that year, the 13th Amendment signed with Queen Booking Corporation, which listed them alongside no less than Aretha Franklin and Sammy Davis Jr. Another manager joined up, and the pie finally split into pieces the band couldn't feed themselves on. To mitigate the ravages of the 16th Amendment, the 13th Amendment dissolved in mid-1972.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_u7Awth9eI
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D2yBVZ7AnA
21) The Dynamos – You can do it by yourself/We don’t need no help (Dynamo) VG+ £5
Killer male vocal modern on the small Dynamo label. The b-side is an instrumental.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=br0qFbcgUFo
Soul/ N Soul
1) The Gems – I’ll be there/I Miss him (Tru Glo town) M £ 12
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k--utp4_oxM
Stunning condition - One of the few Northern 45’s Keb Darge still spins to this day
2) Chris Clark – Loves gone bad/Put yourself in my place (V.I.P.) Ex £20 SOLD
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gudKCKEWOUc
3) JJ Barnes – Baby Please Come Back Home / Chains Of Love (Groovesville) VG+ £10
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjuBGhiv6Hk
4) The Orlons – Spinning top/Anyone who had a heart (Calla) £20
Classic N soul with beautiful flip!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN1Rn_NQW6M
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXUTJJsfI9M
5) Artist - Larry Williams & Johnny Watson : Title - A Quitter Never Wins / Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (Okeh USA) VG+ £15
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FzTVDbKE0w
6) Curtis Mayfield – Move on up/Beautiful brother of mine/Give it up (Buddah) VG+ £10 SOLD
Classic Soul spin www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z66wVo7uNw
7) Peggy & Artie - How Do You Feel (When Your Love Is So Real)/ I'll Be Leaving You Soon (King) VG (plays great) £20
While I normally like to find out as much information as possible about the records I sell I have to apologise for not being able to source anything about Peggy and Artie. However, having listened to these two tracks I can assure you that this is one terrific soul record, with the belting voice of Peggy complimented superbly with Artie's husky vocal accompaniment.
Killer soul cuts at a great price - Sells for £50 elsewhere
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrGobW6lPsM
8) Le tre Femme : Artist - Open up the safe/You better get back (20th century fox) Ex £20
White label promo copy. Very rare haunting female vocal Northern soul 45 : recently sold for over $100 : Check out a clip on you-tube to see what all the fuss is about. Top notch 45
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNEaMFpcAjM
9) The Olympics : Title - Secret agent/Mine exclusively (Mirwood) VG+ £15 Classic Northern spin
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rjd6UEqTa6M
10) Ernie Andrews : Fine young girl / Then I’ll Know – (CAPITOL CL15873) Ex £5 :
Classy northern soul dancer www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxmk_Fv0N8o
11) Syl Johnson : Concrete reservation/Together forever (Twinight) VG+ £10
Brilliant soul from the great man! A real bargain!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrLSH19jStw
11) Radiants : Title - Don`t Take Your Love / The Clown Is Clever (Chess 2021) Ex £5 Bargain!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=50oT1RKyzzA
13) Barbara Acklin : Come and see me baby/Love makes a woman (Brunswick) Ex £5 : A classy 2 sider at a LOW price
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekmTNQyFkBI
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3Aboq0u6v8
14) The Fuzz : I love you for all seasons/Same (Calla) VG+ £7 Quality down-tempo soul 45
15) Artist - Les Chansonettes – Title - Don’t let him hurt you/Deeper (Shrine) Ex Repro £5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrc_9AnAsaU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO3D4LbQFjg
16) The Exciters – Blowing up my mind (vocal)/instro (Contempo) VG+ £5
Classic!
17) The Genies – Prove it/Know what to do and when you get it (Ronn records) VG+ £5
One side funky - one side Soul – Sweet!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7n88yKX8EM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vJuBRxb0VM
18) The Holidays – Makin’ up time/I’ll love you forever (Golden World) VG £5
Classic NS Instro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a5v2fUZAYg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZQH8SHcbX8
R&B
1) Little Richard – The girl can’t help it/She’s got it (London 20105 GER) VG+ £25
Killer 45 - rare gold lettering press – Great price!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZQbe4PlnPg
2) Artist : The Mariners Title : Zindy Lou/Everybody's Doin' It Now
Label: Cadence Ex £25
Superb Doo wop R&B jungle exotica!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Hz9bypZ7Fk
3) Jimmy McCracklin – That’s the way/I’ll see it through (Imperial) Ex £25 White label promo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ey1Q7asmzc
4) Ella Fitzgerald with Jimmy Jones orchestra – These boots were made for walking/The moment of truth (Salle) VG+ £30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKir6wg4bME
5) Oliver Morgan – Roll call (Seven B) Ex £25
Very sought after R&B ish party starter – Double this price on Discogs!
https://www.discogs.com/Oliver-Morgan-Roll-Call-Sure-Is-Nice/release/5970978
Soundclip on this comp here:-
https://www.juno.co.uk/products/saturday-night-fish-fry-new-orleans/78957-01/
6) Sugar pie Desanto – Soulful dress/Use what you got (Checker) Ex £30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96L5ngJgcS8
7) KoKo Taylor – Wang Dang Doodle/Blues heaven (Checker) Ex £25
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVxMBAWr6Es
8) Quartette Tres bien – Pamelam-a-lam/Love is a hurting thing (Decca) VG+ £20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiT4M9da6SQ
9) Carol Jarvis – Little red rooster/Careless love (Dot) Ex £10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70qmGIG8iEk
Cool R&B/rock'n'roll shuffler on Dot! Top notch SAX BREAK!!
10) Lillian Briggs – I want you to be my baby/Don’t stay away too long (Epic) VG+ £7.50 Classy Jiver!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBU83ccx6oo
11) Jay Jordan Tobacco north road/If it wasn’t for love (Verve) Ex £20 Rare light blue PROMO – Top 2 sider!
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