The Cliffhangers – Since you’ve gone away / Showtime – K-Cea 45-6700
One of the most sought-after Carolina northern 45s out there and one spin is enough to figure out why. Plays very clean apart from a feelable scratch that’s audible during the final third of the record.
Visual grade: VG-
€750
The Darling Dears – I don’t think I’ll ever love another / And I love you – Flower City 729
What can I say about this record that hasn’t been said yet… Three minutes and forty nine seconds of pure face melting breaks and harmonies. An essential one in my book and only letting this gobecause it’s my (only spare)
Visual grade: Strong VG+
€600
Jeryl Brazil – Mean that much / I’ll miss you – Gold Meyn NR 16386
Ultra rare mid-tempo modern boogie. Cool synths and a way better production than you’d expect from a private release from this era. You will not find a cleaner copy.
Visual grade: M-
€250
Calvin and Clarence – I wanna dance (but I don’t know how) / Money and women – Fairlane 21003
‘Money and Women’ is a cool driving R&B dancer but ‘I Wanna Dance’ is the pick for me. Situated inbetween Rockabilly and R&B but has a genre-deying haunting quality that makes it stand out amongst its peers. Took a while to get the recognition it deserves but has become feverishly sought after in the last couple of years.
Visual grade: VG+ to EX
€220
Sweet Pearl – While we are together / You mean everything to me – Leopard Head 2552
Brilliant and unique sounding slice of modern soul. Slight island edge although it’s a Memphis thing. Flipside is a mid-tempo stepper with the same stamp of quality but it’s a bit quieter and has a few audible scratches that can be felt.
Visual grade: VG- to VG
€200
Aaron Lomax – I’m not satisfied / The bell ringer – Spectrum 1163
Very rare modern dancer. Beautiful copy.
Visual grade: EX
€200
Bill Murphy Plus One – Ain’t no big thing / Happy days are-a-coming’ – Martin Music 102
Super clean copy of the most sought after version of this classic and unfortunately my very last copy so don’t sleep.
Visual grade: M-
€200
The Rising Sun – One night affair / Do what you’re doin’ – Suncut 001
In-demand funky-edged Florida floor filler. Marks on surface but plays pretty well throughout.
Visual grade: VG-
€160
Doni Burdick – Open the door to your heart / If you walk out of my life – Sound Impression 6809
Rare version of the Darrell banks classic by yet another Detroit legend.
Visual grade: VG+
€100
The Valdons – I who have nothing / All day long (instrumental) – Twin City Movement 7-25
Top drawer Minnesota sweet soul backed with an instrumental version of the funky edged northern classic. This came out in a limited edition a few years ago and has been sought after since the day it came out.
Visual grade: M-
€80
Lee Austin – Put something on your mind / Screwdriver – International Brothers 1001
Deep funk double sider. Beautiful copy at a very fair price.
Visual grade: M-
€80
TNT Tribble – The groove / Good mama – 20th Century 13
Super rare Philly tittyshaker. Some marks but plays well.
Visual grade: VG
€80
Train Robbers – Tricky dick / 32° Freeze – St. Simons 101
Cleanest copy I’ve ever seen of this Georgia sweet soul 45.
Visual grade: M-
€75
The Original Larks – Together / I need you – Shazam 1001
Classy mid-tempo soul produced by the legend that later went on to make the Gloria Ann Taylor classic. Rising demand is reflected by the high auction results it’s starting to fetch.
Visual grade: EX
€70
Ron Saunder’s Soul Group – The skate Pt I/II – Renfro 118
Northern soul dancer from Cali that’s so hard to track down.
Visual grade: VG to VG+
€70
Hodges, James, Smith & Crawford – Nobody / I’m in love – Mpingo 14000
Pristine copy of this mid-tempo sister funk killer.
Visual grade: M-
€60
Betty James – I’m a little mixed up / Help me to find my love – Chess 1801
Killer Chicago R&B. Hard to find in clean condition.
Visual grade: Strong VG+
€60
Xaiver – Time for living / Trust in me – Luv 8111
Obscure disco 45 with a deep stepper on the flip.
Visual grade: M-, slight warp NAP
€50
Lee Webber – Seventh son / Your love’s so good – Excello 2332 DJ Copy
Harder to find promo copy with the funky Seventh Son flip.
Visual grade: Strong VG+
€50
Jimmy Breedlove – Don’t let it happen / Queen bee – Okeh 7152 DJ Copy
Infectious R&B dancer. One of the best on the label for me and a regular spin but for some reason still very much overlooked after all those years.
Visual grade: Strong VG+
€50
Sweet Poppa’s Show Stoppers – I love you to the bone / Just call me baby – Ar’nett 163
Deep Kansas modern soul that’s still pretty much under the radar.
Visual grade: VG+
€50
Willie Cager – He’s a player / What can you do – Contact 504
Visual grade: M-
€45
The Thirteenth Amendment – That’s me without you / Then you can tell me goodbye – Whit 6910 DJ Copy
Visual grade: VG+
€40
Brothers Of Soul – Come on back / The love I found in you – Boo 1005
Visual grade: VG-
€40
Spot & The Blotters – Circulating / Soul circle – Equal 459601
Visual grade: M-
€40
Black & Blue – Of all the hearts to break / Good morning new day – Game 395
Visual grade: Strong VG+
€30
The Dynamic Walton Brothers – Automatic sissy / Funky soul – Big Hit 300
Visual grade: VG to VG+
€30
Joe & The Fantastics – Chicken, chicken / Darlin’, darlin’ – Highland 1206 DJ Copy
Visual grade: VG to VG+
€30
World’s Funkiest Band – When you’re alone / I feel your love – California Gold 79
Visual grade: VG+
€30
Guy Pastor – Crazy feelin’ / Try – Thor 102
Visual grade: Strong VG+
€30
T C & Company – Let’s go disco / I’m missing you – Carrie 200
Visual grade: M-
€30
The Gospel Harmnettes Specials – Daniels stone / My fathers children – Savoy 4183
Visual grade: VG to VG+
€30
Dewey Young and The Flying Clouds – Clean hands / No stranger now – Sphere Sound 703 DJ Copy
Visual grade: EX
€30
Wade Flemons – Watch over her / When it rains it pours – Vee Jay 578
Visual grade: EX
€30
The Hymes Sisters – Walking around the town / No reason to cry – JerJimHan 104
Visual grade: EX
€30
The Ideals – Feeling of a kiss / Mo Gorilla – Cortland 115
Visual grade: VG+
€25
Billy “Country Boy” Young – I’m gonna get it tonight / Don’t hang your head (in shame) – Joy Ja 245
Visual grade: VG (plays much better)
€25
Curtis Smith – The living end / Say you will – Essica 404
Visual grade: VG
€20
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell – California soul / The onion song – Tamla 54192
Visual grade: EX
€20
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The Cliffhangers – Since you’ve gone away / Showtime – K-Cea 45-6700
One of the most sought-after Carolina northern 45s out there and one spin is enough to figure out why. Plays very clean apart from a feelable scratch that’s audible during the final third of the record.
Visual grade: VG-
€750
The Darling Dears – I don’t think I’ll ever love another / And I love you – Flower City 729
What can I say about this record that hasn’t been said yet… Three minutes and forty nine seconds of pure face melting breaks and harmonies. An essential one in my book and only letting this gobecause it’s my (only spare)
Visual grade: Strong VG+
€600
Jeryl Brazil – Mean that much / I’ll miss you – Gold Meyn NR 16386
Ultra rare mid-tempo modern boogie. Cool synths and a way better production than you’d expect from a private release from this era. You will not find a cleaner copy.
Visual grade: M-
€250
Calvin and Clarence – I wanna dance (but I don’t know how) / Money and women – Fairlane 21003
‘Money and Women’ is a cool driving R&B dancer but ‘I Wanna Dance’ is the pick for me. Situated inbetween Rockabilly and R&B but has a genre-deying haunting quality that makes it stand out amongst its peers. Took a while to get the recognition it deserves but has become feverishly sought after in the last couple of years.
Visual grade: VG+ to EX
€220
Sweet Pearl – While we are together / You mean everything to me – Leopard Head 2552
Brilliant and unique sounding slice of modern soul. Slight island edge although it’s a Memphis thing. Flipside is a mid-tempo stepper with the same stamp of quality but it’s a bit quieter and has a few audible scratches that can be felt.
Visual grade: VG- to VG
€200
Aaron Lomax – I’m not satisfied / The bell ringer – Spectrum 1163
Very rare modern dancer. Beautiful copy.
Visual grade: EX
€200
Bill Murphy Plus One – Ain’t no big thing / Happy days are-a-coming’ – Martin Music 102
Super clean copy of the most sought after version of this classic and unfortunately my very last copy so don’t sleep.
Visual grade: M-
€200
The Rising Sun – One night affair / Do what you’re doin’ – Suncut 001
In-demand funky-edged Florida floor filler. Marks on surface but plays pretty well throughout.
Visual grade: VG-
€160
Doni Burdick – Open the door to your heart / If you walk out of my life – Sound Impression 6809
Rare version of the Darrell banks classic by yet another Detroit legend.
Visual grade: VG+
€100
The Valdons – I who have nothing / All day long (instrumental) – Twin City Movement 7-25
Top drawer Minnesota sweet soul backed with an instrumental version of the funky edged northern classic. This came out in a limited edition a few years ago and has been sought after since the day it came out.
Visual grade: M-
€80
Lee Austin – Put something on your mind / Screwdriver – International Brothers 1001
Deep funk double sider. Beautiful copy at a very fair price.
Visual grade: M-
€80
TNT Tribble – The groove / Good mama – 20th Century 13
Super rare Philly tittyshaker. Some marks but plays well.
Visual grade: VG
€80
Train Robbers – Tricky dick / 32° Freeze – St. Simons 101
Cleanest copy I’ve ever seen of this Georgia sweet soul 45.
Visual grade: M-
€75
The Original Larks – Together / I need you – Shazam 1001
Classy mid-tempo soul produced by the legend that later went on to make the Gloria Ann Taylor classic. Rising demand is reflected by the high auction results it’s starting to fetch.
Visual grade: EX
€70
Ron Saunder’s Soul Group – The skate Pt I/II – Renfro 118
Northern soul dancer from Cali that’s so hard to track down.
Visual grade: VG to VG+
€70
Hodges, James, Smith & Crawford – Nobody / I’m in love – Mpingo 14000
Pristine copy of this mid-tempo sister funk killer.
Visual grade: M-
€60
Betty James – I’m a little mixed up / Help me to find my love – Chess 1801
Killer Chicago R&B. Hard to find in clean condition.
Visual grade: Strong VG+
€60
Xaiver – Time for living / Trust in me – Luv 8111
Obscure disco 45 with a deep stepper on the flip.
Visual grade: M-, slight warp NAP
€50
Lee Webber – Seventh son / Your love’s so good – Excello 2332 DJ Copy
Harder to find promo copy with the funky Seventh Son flip.
Visual grade: Strong VG+
€50
Jimmy Breedlove – Don’t let it happen / Queen bee – Okeh 7152 DJ Copy
Infectious R&B dancer. One of the best on the label for me and a regular spin but for some reason still very much overlooked after all those years.
Visual grade: Strong VG+
€50
Sweet Poppa’s Show Stoppers – I love you to the bone / Just call me baby – Ar’nett 163
Deep Kansas modern soul that’s still pretty much under the radar.
Visual grade: VG+
€50
Willie Cager – He’s a player / What can you do – Contact 504
Visual grade: M-
€45
The Thirteenth Amendment – That’s me without you / Then you can tell me goodbye – Whit 6910 DJ Copy
Visual grade: VG+
€40
Brothers Of Soul – Come on back / The love I found in you – Boo 1005
Visual grade: VG-
€40
Spot & The Blotters – Circulating / Soul circle – Equal 459601
Visual grade: M-
€40
Black & Blue – Of all the hearts to break / Good morning new day – Game 395
Visual grade: Strong VG+
€30
The Dynamic Walton Brothers – Automatic sissy / Funky soul – Big Hit 300
Visual grade: VG to VG+
€30
Joe & The Fantastics – Chicken, chicken / Darlin’, darlin’ – Highland 1206 DJ Copy
Visual grade: VG to VG+
€30
World’s Funkiest Band – When you’re alone / I feel your love – California Gold 79
Visual grade: VG+
€30
Guy Pastor – Crazy feelin’ / Try – Thor 102
Visual grade: Strong VG+
€30
T C & Company – Let’s go disco / I’m missing you – Carrie 200
Visual grade: M-
€30
The Gospel Harmnettes Specials – Daniels stone / My fathers children – Savoy 4183
Visual grade: VG to VG+
€30
Dewey Young and The Flying Clouds – Clean hands / No stranger now – Sphere Sound 703 DJ Copy
Visual grade: EX
€30
Wade Flemons – Watch over her / When it rains it pours – Vee Jay 578
Visual grade: EX
€30
The Hymes Sisters – Walking around the town / No reason to cry – JerJimHan 104
Visual grade: EX
€30
The Ideals – Feeling of a kiss / Mo Gorilla – Cortland 115
Visual grade: VG+
€25
Billy “Country Boy” Young – I’m gonna get it tonight / Don’t hang your head (in shame) – Joy Ja 245
Visual grade: VG (plays much better)
€25
Curtis Smith – The living end / Say you will – Essica 404
Visual grade: VG
€20
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell – California soul / The onion song – Tamla 54192
Visual grade: EX
€20
Vamp – Free & easy / This feeling – Mar-Vel 5101
Visual grade: M-
€20
Ray Crumley – It’s uncanny / All the way in love with you – Crystal 006 EVC 60 297 German PS Issue
Visual grade: both sleeve and vinyl EX to M-
€20
These Gents – Yesterday standing by Pt I/II – Soulvation Army 741
Visual grade: M-
€15
Fat Boys – Fat boys / Human beat box – Buddah 101993 French PS Issue
Visual grade: Sleeve VG+ Vinyl VG+
€15
T.C. Hollis – Come on home baby Pt I/II – Cyclops 1
Visual grade: Strong VG+
€15
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