WOULD YOU ADAM & EVE IT, THE MACHINE IS BACK, AS YOU MAY BE AWARE MY MANY YEARS OF LIVING THE HIGH LIFE ON THE RARE SOUL SCENE WITH IT'S ALL NIGHTERS & ALL DAYERS, ESPECIALLY BACK IN THE 1970s, WHEN I LIVED IN LETCHWORTH, MY WEEK WOULD BE SOMETHING LIKE THIS:- THURSDAY NIGHT, GO TO BEDFORD WITH MICK SMITH, FRIDAY WIGAN OLDIES BUYING & SELLING 45s IN THE BAR WITH MICK SMITH, ADY C, & PETE WID,  SATURDAY NIGHT BLACKPOOL MECCA (OR AS I USE TO SAY, GOING TO BLOCKPOOL TO SEE THE HALLUCINATONS). THEN ON TO WIGAN ALL NIGHTER, SUNDAY THE RITZ OR CAT WHISKERS OR SAMANTHAS ALL DAYERS, THEN MAKE MY WAY HOME, SO COMPARED TO SOME PEOPLE WHO LIVED IN THE NORTH, US FROM THE SOUTH REALLY HAD TO BE PASSIONETTE ABOUT SOUL MUSIC...OR BLOCKED?

SO THE LAST FEW MONTHS, MY HEALTH HAS WORSENED, WITH TYPE 2 DIABETIS WHICH HAS LEFT ME WITH 50/50 CHANCE OF LOSING MY LOWER LEGS, SUSPECTED BOWL CANCER, HEP B&C, MY ADDICTION ISSUE PLUS OTHER STUFF, ALL LEADING ME HAVING TO TAKE 47 DIFFERANT TABLETS EVERY DAY, THEN THERE WAS A ISSUE WITH MY LAPTOP SCREEN, AFTER ME PUTTING MY FIST THROUGH IT LAST jANUARY AS I WAS IN A SULKING MOOD, BUT NOW I'M BACK, AS I have no sound files for these 3, if someone could put them on for me,

However I must show you the Craig Douglas on Indian $tateside don't know how rare it is but my copy is the only one i've seen, VALUE PLEASE

AT THIS TIME I MUST THANK YOU ALL FOR KEEPING THE CLUB ALIVE, SPECIAL THANKS GOES TO MIKE & A BIG THANKS TO KEV. I HOPE TO GET HIM A PINT IF HE GETS HIMSELF DOWN TO THE STABLE, JOHNNY BEGGS GETS THERE? 

SO HERE WE GO AGAIN, IT SEEMS THAT KEV MADE NO RULES FOR THIS THREAD THAT'S COOL, HOWEVER I STILL BELEIVE THAT ANY RECORD ON THIS THREAD, YOU SHOULD OWN A COPY (thats what the club is all about. picking a 45 from  your collection, it does not matter if rare, northern, beat ballard, funk, motown, or JA Soul, my preferance is rare UK SOUL & classic northern origanals).

Been following this thread for for the past few years that it's been running. Even after nearly 50 years of collecting new records are discovered and added to the wants list.

I've not posted on this thread before, but I'm going through my collection and adding to Discogs. I came across this by OV Wright - I'm In Your Corner. I have it on a Vocalion Demo. One I'd forgotten about.

 

Edited March 23, 20178 yr by JohnLloyd

Well here's one that often slips the radar as being played at The Torch and I think The Cat's.

Maybe that reputation is deserved, however what it lacks in quality I reckon it makes up with energy.

I'm guessing that the Black Verve issue which I've owned through thick and thin for 45 years (can you believe it? no wonder we're all falling apart)

must be rarer than the yellow demo, cos there's lots of the latter on popsike.

Anyway, King Davis House Rockers "Baby you satisfy me" Verve (Black) b/w we all make mistakes sometimes (also worth a listen)

 

Dave i will try & get down the Stables very soon but i only have 1 drink the its coffee for the rest of the night

I see Johnny regular & bought some nice bits of him over the years ,he told me you bought some P/S Motown records of him at the last Stable ,He may be at the record fair Sunday 

Looking after thread for you was a pleasure mate welcome back !!!

My choice today had a few copies in the past on US passed them on to 2 mates Errol Green & Pete Best when i found a UK mint issue 

Bettye Swann - My Heart Is Closed For The Season - UK Capitol

Atb Kev 

Edited March 23, 20178 yr by Kev John
Added some friendly info in

On 23/03/2017 at 00:18, dthedrug said:

WOULD YOU ADAM & EVE IT, THE MACHINE IS BACK, AS YOU MAY BE AWARE MY MANY YEARS OF LIVING THE HIGH LIFE ON THE RARE SOUL SCENE WITH IT'S ALL NIGHTERS & ALL DAYERS, ESPECIALLY BACK IN THE 1970s, WHEN I LIVED IN LETCHWORTH, MY WEEK WOULD BE SOMETHING LIKE THIS:- THURSDAY NIGHT, GO TO BEDFORD WITH MICK SMITH, FRIDAY WIGAN OLDIES BUYING & SELLING 45s IN THE BAR WITH MICK SMITH, ADY C, & PETE WID,  SATURDAY NIGHT BLACKPOOL MECCA (OR AS I USE TO SAY, GOING TO BLOCKPOOL TO SEE THE HALLUCINATONS). THEN ON TO WIGAN ALL NIGHTER, SUNDAY THE RITZ OR CAT WHISKERS OR SAMANTHAS ALL DAYERS, THEN MAKE MY WAY HOME, SO COMPARED TO SOME PEOPLE WHO LIVED IN THE NORTH, US FROM THE SOUTH REALLY HAD TO BE PASSIONETTE ABOUT SOUL MUSIC...OR BLOCKED?

SO THE LAST FEW MONTHS, MY HEALTH HAS WORSENED, WITH TYPE 2 DIABETIS WHICH HAS LEFT ME WITH 50/50 CHANCE OF LOSING MY LOWER LEGS, SUSPECTED BOWL CANCER, HEP B&C, MY ADDICTION ISSUE PLUS OTHER STUFF, ALL LEADING ME HAVING TO TAKE 47 DIFFERANT TABLETS EVERY DAY, THEN THERE WAS A ISSUE WITH MY LAPTOP SCREEN, AFTER ME PUTTING MY FIST THROUGH IT LAST jANUARY AS I WAS IN A SULKING MOOD, BUT NOW I'M BACK, AS I have no sound files for these 3, if someone could put them on for me,

However I must show you the Craig Douglas on Indian $tateside don't know how rare it is but my copy is the only one i've seen, VALUE PLEASE

AT THIS TIME I MUST THANK YOU ALL FOR KEEPING THE CLUB ALIVE, SPECIAL THANKS GOES TO MIKE & A BIG THANKS TO KEV. I HOPE TO GET HIM A PINT IF HE GETS HIMSELF DOWN TO THE STABLE, JOHNNY BEGGS GETS THERE? 

SO HERE WE GO AGAIN, IT SEEMS THAT KEV MADE NO RULES FOR THIS THREAD THAT'S COOL, HOWEVER I STILL BELEIVE THAT ANY RECORD ON THIS THREAD, YOU SHOULD OWN A COPY (thats what the club is all about. picking a 45 from  your collection, it does not matter if rare, northern, beat ballard, funk, motown, or JA Soul, my preferance is rare UK SOUL & classic northern origanals).

 

There's a copy of the Indian Sateside Craig Douglas on Discogs for £33 which seems about the going rate for the Pye too.

New to me, I suppose it has it's charm like the Robert Henry Hensley on Polydor.

Best wishes with your health issues.

Mick

 

Another one I'd forgotten about. If I remember correctly from a Globe Records soul pack fro 1972. A well spent 10 quid, about half a weeks wages.

Larry Willis - Lickin' Stick

 

16 hours ago, dthedrug said:

WOULD YOU ADAM & EVE IT, THE MACHINE IS BACK, AS YOU MAY BE AWARE MY MANY YEARS OF LIVING THE HIGH LIFE ON THE RARE SOUL SCENE WITH IT'S ALL NIGHTERS & ALL DAYERS, ESPECIALLY BACK IN THE 1970s, WHEN I LIVED IN LETCHWORTH, MY WEEK WOULD BE SOMETHING LIKE THIS:- THURSDAY NIGHT, GO TO BEDFORD WITH MICK SMITH, FRIDAY WIGAN OLDIES BUYING & SELLING 45s IN THE BAR WITH MICK SMITH, ADY C, & PETE WID,  SATURDAY NIGHT BLACKPOOL MECCA (OR AS I USE TO SAY, GOING TO BLOCKPOOL TO SEE THE HALLUCINATONS). THEN ON TO WIGAN ALL NIGHTER, SUNDAY THE RITZ OR CAT WHISKERS OR SAMANTHAS ALL DAYERS, THEN MAKE MY WAY HOME, SO COMPARED TO SOME PEOPLE WHO LIVED IN THE NORTH, US FROM THE SOUTH REALLY HAD TO BE PASSIONETTE ABOUT SOUL MUSIC...OR BLOCKED?

SO THE LAST FEW MONTHS, MY HEALTH HAS WORSENED, WITH TYPE 2 DIABETIS WHICH HAS LEFT ME WITH 50/50 CHANCE OF LOSING MY LOWER LEGS, SUSPECTED BOWL CANCER, HEP B&C, MY ADDICTION ISSUE PLUS OTHER STUFF, ALL LEADING ME HAVING TO TAKE 47 DIFFERANT TABLETS EVERY DAY, THEN THERE WAS A ISSUE WITH MY LAPTOP SCREEN, AFTER ME PUTTING MY FIST THROUGH IT LAST jANUARY AS I WAS IN A SULKING MOOD, BUT NOW I'M BACK, AS I have no sound files for these 3, if someone could put them on for me,

However I must show you the Craig Douglas on Indian $tateside don't know how rare it is but my copy is the only one i've seen, VALUE PLEASE

AT THIS TIME I MUST THANK YOU ALL FOR KEEPING THE CLUB ALIVE, SPECIAL THANKS GOES TO MIKE & A BIG THANKS TO KEV. I HOPE TO GET HIM A PINT IF HE GETS HIMSELF DOWN TO THE STABLE, JOHNNY BEGGS GETS THERE? 

SO HERE WE GO AGAIN, IT SEEMS THAT KEV MADE NO RULES FOR THIS THREAD THAT'S COOL, HOWEVER I STILL BELEIVE THAT ANY RECORD ON THIS THREAD, YOU SHOULD OWN A COPY (thats what the club is all about. picking a 45 from  your collection, it does not matter if rare, northern, beat ballard, funk, motown, or JA Soul, my preferance is rare UK SOUL & classic northern origanals).

Dave

Well come back old boy,glad to hear you are feeling lots better

Cheers

Martyn

I'll kick the new thread off with a bit of classic Motown & what a stomper it is

The Temptations-Get Ready TMG

 

 

I do drink, and thankfully don't often have an hangover, never bothered to flip My Little Cottage, but it's not that awful

Another that I'll be taking to Hitsville in September

 

1 hour ago, TattooDave said:

I do drink, and thankfully don't often have an hangover, never bothered to flip My Little Cottage, but it's not that awful

Dave

Had have a swift one or two after that

Cheers

Martyn

Welcome back Dave. I've just replaced my old copy of this with a nice white demo - the 7 of course. One of my favourite modern tracks without doubt, a superb dance record to boot. It's been hammered over the years but still stands up to scrutiny.

Janice, Don't Be So Blind To Love - Skip Mahoney. Lets be having yer.

Peter

 

Edited March 24, 20178 yr by Peter99

About time i posted one up.Got this one sent over from the states many years ago it being an all time fave of mine.Have it on the Solid Hit label but it also got a UK release on Track

All the Best to Dave (Keep on Keeping on )

 

 

3 minutes ago, Peter99 said:

Welcome back Dave. I've just replaced my old copy of this with a nice white demo - the 7 of course. One of my favourite modern tracks without doubt, a superb dance record to boot. It's been hammered over the years but still stands up to scrutiny.

Janice, Don't Be So Blind To Love - Skip Mahoney. Lets me having yer.

Peter

 

Peter

Yep agree still sounds the biz..........did I really write that for people to see

Cheers

Martyn

7 minutes ago, Patto said:

About time i posted one up.Got this one sent over from the states many years ago it being an all time fave of mine.Have it on the Solid Hit label but it also got a UK release on Track

All the Best to Dave (Keep on Keeping on )

 

Patto

And sanity returns after my brief dalliance with the disco bunnies 

Great vocals on top of a great backing track what more do you want

Cheers

Martyn

Edited March 23, 20178 yr by hullsoul

9 minutes ago, Patto said:

About time i posted one up.Got this one sent over from the states many years ago it being an all time fave of mine.Have it on the Solid Hit label but it also got a UK release on Track

All the Best to Dave (Keep on Keeping on )

Debonaires Headache in my heart

 

As you say weirdly also released on a UK Track 45.

Long gone now I'm afraid, but I once owned a copy that I picked up from Cadman's record exchange in Hanley Bus Station.

You could swap 10 old records for a chart tune.

What I found there, ah those were 't days.

Have to make do with the BackTrack compilation LP now.

Edited March 23, 20178 yr by Mick Sway

Just now, hullsoul said:

Patto

And sanity returns after my brief dalliance with the disco bunnies 

Great vocals on top of a great backing track what more do you want

Cheers

Martyn

Cheers Martyn i thought i needed to get you back into the Ben Sherman before you fell into the ritz bin liner and plastic sandals.However Peter has struck a nerve with his Janice posting sending me back yo my first Clifton Hall nighter when it ruled supreme.I used to have it on the Underworld copy but sold it a while back.

I dont own many 70s in my collection apart from a few that are well and truely on the Northern Side but gonna reply to Peters Janice with this scorcher that is just impossible to resist shaking a brogue or plastic sandal to

 

29 minutes ago, hullsoul said:

Peter

Yep agree still sounds the biz..........did I really write that for people to see

Cheers

Martyn

I've cut and pasted that and stuck it on the fridge. 

Well you lot started it.I've no idea why I own this or were I bought it?

Philly Devotions - I Was A Lonely Man Columbia

 

 

7 minutes ago, Peter99 said:

I've cut and pasted that and stuck it on the fridge. 

Pete

I bet your fridge has a glitter finish & when you open the door it plays "I Will Survive"

Cheers

Martyn

Edited March 23, 20178 yr by hullsoul

That Bettye Swann 45 is soooo gooood.

16 hours ago, hullsoul said:

Well you lot started it.I've no idea why I own this or were I bought it?

Philly Devotions - I Was A Lonely Man Columbia

Great stuff, love that one Martyn - got it on a nice UK CBS demo.

Could just see you dropping that at Empty Bottles 

Baby don't you weep ?

The Blade Family My Baby's Gone King James 1974

 

3 hours ago, Chris Turnbull said:

Great stuff, love that one Martyn - got it on a nice UK CBS demo.

Could just see you dropping that at Empty Bottles 

Chris

I couldn't

Cheers

Martyn

Bright Lights Flip

 

One that gets me going....

 

4 minutes ago, TattooDave said:

Bright Lights Flip

 

Dave

Is this the other side of Bright Lights?If it is another I need to turn over,liked it

Just read the top,sorry

Cheers

Martyn

Edited March 24, 20178 yr by hullsoul

2 minutes ago, TattooDave said:

One that gets me going....

 

Dave

Sounds great out

Cheers

Martyn

3 minutes ago, hullsoul said:

Dave

Is this the other side of Bright Lights?If it is another I need to turn over,liked it

Cheers

Martyn

Yessir, I did say so, just not very loudly

Another nice flip

Pure class, and a permanent fixture in my play box...

 

Not sure if this as been posted before 

Gloria Walker & The Chevelles - Need Of You - Flaming Arrow 

Atb Kev 

My last for tonight, a bit of popcorn...

 

HI All guess what I'm watching (who said PORN)  YES at 6.10am it's F1, so forget Brian Mathews, we atr on the ball today? By the way the false centre in my DEMO looks so bad I've knocked it out, Motering is a great B side

 

10 hours ago, TattooDave said:

One that gets me going....

HI ALL Got my copy from BUTCH a few years ago, NICE ONE,

 

Shame about your health issues,gotta stay positive though.Have they said whether your spelling will get any better?

love this , johnny sayles / dont turn your back on me , mar-v-lus records

 

I've had this for years...

 

Bought this last week from Mark Freeman, totally addictive - must have spun it 20 times over the w/e 

Tommy Dodson 'One Day Love' (Uptown) 

 

3 hours ago, Chris Turnbull said:

Bought this last week from Mark Freeman, totally addictive - must have spun it 20 times over the w/e 

Tommy Dodson 'One Day Love' (Uptown) 

 

Chris

Bloody hell it's a proper bit of northern,did you buy it by mistake ..........you knew it was coming

Cheers

Martyn

14 minutes ago, hullsoul said:

Chris

Bloody hell it's a proper bit of northern,did you buy it by mistake ..........you knew it was coming

Cheers

Martyn

lol knew it wouldn't take you long 

Nice flip to Sweet Molly Malone....

 

Probably better known for the flip, but this is nice too...

 

This nice bit of RnB from Dolores Johnson on the Carnival label is quite hard to find. 

 

Soul Brothers Six - Lost The Will To Live-Phil La of Soul

 

 

 

 

The Oldies are the best!   

The Cords 'too late to kiss you now ' 

from the Mousetrap 26th Annv 45 - not sure if previously unreleased or not ? 

 

Edited March 29, 20178 yr by andybellwood

One of his best - Clarence Reid - You Knock Me Out

 

Staying with the Soul :

Walter Jackson The Walls That Seperate Us USA:

 

 The Delfonics - Hurt So Bad, fabulous version of the Little Anthony and the Imperials Classic 

LOVE that Delfonics Bruv

Heres one from me that took me ages to get hold of.I first heard it mid 80s but it may have had earlier spins.On the Frog label this is the first Grade.