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J Manship Auction Results 21/06/2017


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This weeks results are....

 

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Aggression

Come And Be My Freak / Starship

Rare Washington, D.C. private press.

an Eddie Perrell project giving up “aggressive” funk one side, subtle innovative Sweet Soul harmony the other side.

Take a listen as the lead vocal attacks the punchy psyche/Funk arrangement as he does a “Vernon Burch” with the lyric and the honkin’ horns respond over the top Norman Connors inspired synth and guitar rhythms, so typically back end of the seventies styled..

Confirming writer Terry Scott’s admiration for Micheal Henderson/Norman Connors collaborations the group perform a beautiful version of “You are My Starship” on the flipside. Tight mellow harmonies sown into meandering jazzy instrumentation that is completely hypnotic as different beseeching vocal fill the atmosphere..

A double helping of impressive local endeavor ..

Current bid: £ 241.00

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Otis Rush

Homework

1963 UK original release in birth sleeve, vinyl and labels in stunning condition!

For me this is the greatest R&B dancer to ever get a release in Britain with unequaled turntable presence, guaranteed to generate a down n’ dirty atmosphere.

I lay this in may sets from it’s Duke release.. without except it is received with a change up the mood.. opening a dance opportunity only those “special” classics can spark..

After near 55 years you really don’t expect to encounter this 45 in Mint - condition.. it was a 45 to be partied with, to be constantly on the Dansette spindle stacked in the midst of 7 other 45s..

This unblemished copy must have spend a life on a OCD collectors shelve..

Time to set the Texas leviathan free.. listen to the soundfile and keep still is you can..

Sorry, this item has already been won!
The winning bid was £ 216.00

 
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Supremes

Your Heart Belongs To Me / (he's) Seventeen

Continuing our series of not often witness USA MOtown, here is the label’s 27th. release complete with the awesome PROMO Picture Sleeve, that just hardly ever comes to market. (our first example this century)

Without question one of the most glamorous poses captured on a picture cover by this persistently photographed trio..

Sorry, this item has already been won!
The winning bid was £ 261.00

 
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Kenny Smith

Lord, What's Happening To Your People

The beauty of the Northern Soul original does not get more charismatic than this Blackpool Mecca anthem, as the seldom seen “label-art” stock copy.

At the time of it’s airings at The Mecca by the serial vinyl-adventurer Colin Curtis; a DJ who didn’t give a hoot about the initial dancefloor opinion. The Mecca crowd initially didn’t quite know what to make of the meandering intro, with a one finger piano accompaniment… a far cry from the Tomangoes start..

Colin, as always stuck with this diverse play…that quickly changed up a gear with a bass guitar break, squealing girls and Kenny Smith gravel-coated vocal scything through a production that just gets stronger and more inventive by the minute…

Take a bow Mr. Curtis, in 1975 your foresight and taste was way ahead of it’s time, validated by this song escalating to the turntables of Cleethorpes Pier, Wigan Casino, Peterborough Wirrina, Yate, St. Ives… in fact every Northern Soul club of the 70’s with a DJ lucky enough to own a copy, would take pause on that iconic intro, then mesmerized, slowly melt into that kaleidoscope of Soul.

I adore every moment of this groundbreaking tune, with only Lou Edwards - “Talkin’ Bout Poor Folks” getting anywhere close to it’s uniqueness…

Here is, it’s by far rarest garb and what a garb it is, ready to illuminate even the most precious collection of Northern Soul..

An eye-popper triggering euphoric recall of the days when DJ’s of the magnitude of Colin Curtis influenced the scene when no style of Soul was not investigated and played if Colin Curtis thought it appropriate by his ear….

This copy is utterly flawless btw.. the silly Rare Stock copy in heart-stopping condition!  

Sorry, this item has already been won!
The winning bid was £ 558.00

 
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Jock Mitchell And The Fabulous Agents

No Mad Woman

The mighty vocal of Jock Mitchell hooks into an infectious Aaron Neal arrangement, an addictive cocktail of “Far East” rhythms, rich male harmony choruses, swinging from silky smooth to outrageous screams; all perfectly timed allowing Mr. Mitchell to flex his ease spearing the lyric.

Deliciously moody, sultry Northern Soul that very few other Soul recordings have imitated. Only the Master Four, Stewart Ames come to mind whilst comparing this individualistic style..

ALL copies of this 45 are “low-fi” presses, so it is imperative to acquire a copy as flawless as you can possibly find it..

Well this copy just happens to be a mere smidgen off a “Manship Mint” finest example of this disc we’ve encountered in memory.

You will not find finer vinyl, A-side label is perfect, flipside label has a tiny sticker removal mark. (see scans)

Listen to the killer Detroit Northern Soul in unblemished condition..

Sorry, this item has already been won!
The winning bid was £ 236.00

 
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Supremes

You Keep Me Hanging On / Remove This Doubt

Holland - Dozier - Holland exceed even their unparalleled standards to create a song for Diana & the girls that has spanned 5 decades and triggers an internal reaction whenever heard..

Before you today is the 1966 British green & white Demo of this truly timeless Motown classic..

Sorry, this item has already been won!
The winning bid was £ 96.00

 
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Richard Marks

Don't Take It Out On Me / Love Is Gone

Richard Marks now here’s singer of real note..

It matters not a jot which side the Rare Soul DJ drop the stylus on, both sides give up high-quality Rare Soul Dance!

Banbury’s Baron of the turntables “Eddie Hubbard” is currently championing the splendid “Don’t Take It Out On Me” whilst the flipside ” Love Is Gone ” gets an outing most every sets I do.

Both benefit from the inventive abyss of Atlanta’s main Soul man Thomas “Tee” Fletcher, the creator of so many truly preeminent Northern Soul recordings; all carrying his trademark of uplifting dance arrangement s peppered with meaningful lyrics.

On this highly elusive disc he delivers just that, but twice over - two exquisitely constructed dancers and more importantly current plays..

The artist himself can also do no wrong, every one of his 45’s are rare and highly sought after, some achieving eye-watering values when they seldom surface..

This Shout release right up there along side his very finest..

Sorry, this item has already been won!
The winning bid was £ 208.00

 
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Blues And Soul

# 21 July / August 1969

Soul Historians here is the seldom seen July 1969 issue 21 in spectacular condition, even retains the Blues & Soul ON DISC supplement where John Abbey rated new UK Soul releases for July/August 1969. (makes very interesting reading)

With the 1966 UK Philips release, The Flamingos - Boogaloo Party - being the most-wanted 45 on the All-night scene for three years. Blues & Soul dedicate two pages to the group, as Philips re-issued this dance-floor destroyer to meet the unprecedented demand. A rare peek into the story of this fabulous New York gathering. There is of course the consistently controversial, but essential read of the Dave Godin column. Which sparked debate in previous issues whether the Dave Godin column should be curtailed.. but readers letters in this edition give the “Sou Governor” 100% support.

Spy the centerfold spread of a stunning Smokey Robinson & the Miracles stage shot. + Bios and pics on: The Flamingos, The Drifters + the discography & Al Wilson..

Eye-catc hing record company adverts include. Soul City, Action, Tamla Motown, MCA Soul Bag (hence Jackie Wilson on the front cover) and of course Atlantic pushing Otis Redding - Love Man, Major Lance - Follow The Leader etc.

Here is a fundamental window into the burgeoning British Soul scene prior to the 70’s “lift off”

I’ve personally never encountered a Blues & Soul early number A5 style mag in finer condition.. and this edition is such an enlightening read..

plus of course the front cover is a “framer” 

Sorry, this item has already been won!
The winning bid was £ 30.00

 
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Chubby Checker

Everything's Wrong / Cu Ma La Be-stay

The Roof Leaks The Floor Creaks…” “Everything’s Wrong”

.. in the case of this listing “Everything Is Right!” in fact dead-right !

Vinyl condition is perfection, most likely UNPLAYED before we lifted the impressive double soundfile. Still housed in it’s birth-sleeve, label stamped with ATV music library.

So right, we can’t imagine ever listing a better copy.

Top side is one of Chubby’s sublime offerings to the Northern Soul scene, seamless 60’s Philly Northern Soul from the prolific desk of Wes Farrell. Chubby’s milky vocal sits perfectly within the flowing arrangement, producing a great song that has steadily climbed in popularity; with the easy to dance characteristics, prompting requests..

As for the flipside, we have to regress back to the Twisted Wheel era when “Cu Ma La Be-Stay” was such a huge play, it sparked a 1968 British bootlegs B.J.D and the beloved Soul Sounds series.

Here’s the real deal in unbeatable condition, offering two great sides, one for today’s turntable, one to reminiscing about the scene origins.

Check the scans, hear the double soundfile… you are about to be impressed

Sorry, this item has already been won!
The winning bid was £ 141.00

 
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Rhonda Davis

Can You Remember

In short…

one of the finest Sister Crossover Northern Soul tunes ever committed to vinyl. Rhonda’s beseeching pleas woven into the seamless NS dance production is just to die for..

Sorry, this item has already been won!
The winning bid was £ 555.00

 
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Tommy Neal

Going To A Happening

TOMMY NEAL revealed.

The puzzling evolution of a USA flop that went on to become a British 60’s Soul Club & MOD anthem…stayed available for almost 4 years in Decca’s catalog, as it’s dance-floor reputation reached fever pitch..

“Get Your Car Or Your Motorbike…..”

The mystery of why this instantly infectious 60’s Soul dance masterpiece was not a hit in the USA may never be 100% clear but we thought to document it’s timeline of different label releases in Richard Popcorn Wylie’s quest for the hit, may be interesting to our auction readers..

First release was pink labeled Pameline 200 with the Nashville Matrix and PAM 200 etched in deadwax - received poor sales

2nd. release was Palmer 2024 with P 5024 etched in the deadwax P 5024 Bell Sound & ARP stamped achieved even worse sales, underlined that many seasoned collectors thought it was never issued, as Promo copies were the only ones that ever seemed to surface.

3rd. Issue was the Yellow label Pameline using the Palmer master-stampers with the exact same P 5024 etched in the deadwax P 5024 Bell Sound & ARP stamped in the deadwax. Seems to have been triggered by Pittsburgh club plays from the trendsetting DJs like Mad Mike etc. This yellow label pressed fed that brief local demand…that never transferred back to the Motor City

4th. issue, when all failed in Michigan, but a spark of hope in Pittsburg, was a shot at California; In November 1967 Vault Records, 6430 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, California 90028 with a Delta # 69126 in the deadwax. This too failed to make few sales register even after being highlighted in Billboard.

One good thing came out of the Californian call, was Vault Records who also had faith in this infectious song leased the recording to UK Decca and the rest is history, A Twisted Wheel anthem that is still as popular with the dancefloor and the collectors as it was back in 1968..

Before you today is an elusive and pristine White PROMO of that 4th. and final endeavor to make this a nationwide hit.. it sadly never happened..

The final piece in the jigsaw is Tommy Neal’s real identity as the Tommy Mealy acetate on Bell Sound singer, is widely believed to be Thomas Mealy from Detroit group The Majestics who recorded on Chex.

Additional information by Jason Thornton, Dennis O’Brien, initial research from Richard Johnstone, many thanks to all who helped unravel the life story of one of Britain’s best loved Club Classics…

Sorry, this item has already been won!
The winning bid was £ 185.00

 
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Detroit Spinners

Detroit Spinners

Two STEREO first test plate press, in heavy duty vinyl, white labels with handwritten black labels and blank vinyl on the flipside.

Perhaps unique, we have certainly never come across this variation of the 1967 UK press before. The laminated cover is the same as the elusive regular shop release.

We could easily have soundfile all the tracks on this debut album for Motown, but in the end we went for only five, with the other 7 still giving up Motown vocal-group Soul at it’s most riveting.

  1. I’ll always love you
  2. truly yours
  3. sweet thing
  4. I cross my heart
  5. I just can’t help but feel the pain

With an album TEST PRESS sound is infinitely superior to the masterplate that whacks out 100’s or 1000’s of platters.

This very rare offering is in unblemished condition throughout

Sorry, this item has already been won!
The winning bid was £ 94.00

 
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3 hours ago, Zanetti said:

what this?? :g:

OCD - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. It refers to people who are obsessive or obsessed about about something. In this case, he's referring to a collector who must have been obsessive about keeping their records in super clean condition.:thumbsup:

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Regarding Kenny Smith. It's a top price but the record was presented very nicely in that company sleeve. I understand that Rare old books sell for much more if they have their dust jacket!!:huh: I seem to remember Pete Smith trying to sell one for £200 then dropped down not that long ago.

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Lord, What's Happening To Your Prices... Vaguely remember this going for £200 when exposed at Wigan so maybe this price is something of a bargain. Like the colour scheme - makes the white DJ copy look very plain. Most importantly, still sounds good today long after it was a groundbreaking tune four decades ago.

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