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What’s all that Bull shite about record players with straight arms are crap?? I have a linn deck which has a straight linn arm? Don’t get that at all. There’s loads of top end hi-fi decks with straigh
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A-side shite as a Reggae record and even worse as a soul record. B-side is ok though. Certainly not worth the price it went for. According to Discogs this isn't Ken Parker but infact Slim Smith o
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I'm lost with price these days matey.....you sort of start taking £1000 records as the norm....it's nuts!! Brilliant but nuts.........Rob
Cautions
No Other Way / Poor Loser
Shrine: SR 115 (45s)
This filed-forever 45 find, was so very nearly a Manship Mint this Christmas because it was unplayed, with two perfect "Electric Blue labels and a full blooded red flame (see those spectacular fade-free scans) The vinyl reveals a few very mild sleeve brush hairlines under strong light nothing . Possibly caused when the hand-applied labels were stuck on. Those two iconic labels gleam like they were stuck on yesterday, vinyl plays utterly immaculate MINT absolutely no DJ wear here..
Top side " No Other Way" is a relentless, rapid fire, real-deal Northern Soul gymnastic triggering proper-stomper, with CLASS! Tight vocals, tidal-wave horns, robust lip-curled-up lead vocal, silky vocal group backup, runaway-track rhythms that drive you to the dance-floor, to relive those moves that drew so much attention back in the day.. it's amazing what records of this standing can rekindle into those tired limbs and hanging heart..
The flipside "Poor Loser" I played from my DJ box a few years back the Soul Essence's Deep Room.. is perhaps one of the most sublime 60's Sweet Soul recordings of all time... listen and weep!
Condition Report
As mention above this 45 is in filed for a lifetime condition. Flawless except for a few minuscule feeble paper hairlines from sitting on a shelf for over 50 years....
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Blues & Soul
Blues And Soul issue 4 / # 4 January 4
Contempo: 4 (MAG)
Open for the facing page 3 is a bio AL KENT with John Abbey incredulous that Al Kent's "You've Got To Pay The Price" remains unissued in the UK (Polydor put that oversight right, almost immediately) . But what a great bio on Al Kent (Al Hamilton) covering his early Chicago recordings with his two brothers Bob Hamilton & Ronnie Savoy (Hamilton).
Next Bio and full page picture is Sam Baker. Followed by as 3 page review of the 1968 "Soul Explosion" European tour featuring Sam & Dave's Baznd backing proceedings as Sam Baker, Linda Carr, Lee Dorsey, Little Charles, Arthur Conley, Sam & Dave 3,000 Soul fans apparently attended this November 12th concert in East Ham .. ?? venue was not noted
ISLAND SKA charts.
NEW SOUL 45 RELEASE SHEET
Lee Dorsey pic and short review.,
Condition Report
Fine clean condition, no writing, no tears no flaw, very light crease front cover.
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Huns Review featuring The Soul Brothers
Don't Make Me Love You / Danger Zone
Sorro: 967 (45s)
Any copies that may have been around 5-10-15 years ago are now safely incarcerated in DJ boxes and the best collections over Europe. Little wonder because the intro to this heralded tune is a wake up call for dance-floor... aerial trumpeting signals an urgent, near breathless lead vocal, at times gasping in desperation but those horns drive him on, to beg "Don't Make Me Love You" as surely he'll die after all see she put him through before...
Great story line, will he weaken? We never find out, but we do know he was "Stripped of his Heart, and stripped of his Soul" ..
I think he resisted the temptation of giving her a second chance..
But can you resist?
There may well be no second chance, especially in near perfect condition throughout..
Condition Report
Impeccable vinyl surfaces, hardly a blemish under strong light and certainly no marks to report on this play perfect disc. Both labels as you can see are spanking clean "Mellow Yellow" a real beauty.
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Patty Stokes
Is It True / Good Girl (Can You Be)
Mir-A-Don: 1005 (45s)
The reason I say this, here's a double-delight of Northern Soul I first heard in circa 1977 when I found a handful of Mir-A-Don 45s about 7 different 45's a few copies of each. But this one stood out as being a different label colour and by a girl at the time I'd never heard of.. Just imagine my delight when it turned out to be classic style Northern Soul.. "Good Girl (Can You Be)" was an unknown and a killer. I considered dead-right for Wigan Casino was my first thought, so I rang Richard Searling and played him it down the phone. Sounded absolutely brilliant, whether he bought a copy, I can't remember; but Soul Sam certainly did. Closely watching his reactions as he played it the barometer for the asking price. His hands started twitch and twiddle the controls of the record player (good sign), then his shoulders started to move (good sign), then I got the ultimate vote of YES!
When Soul Sam's hips started wriggle ever so slightly...(the best sign)
After that Soul Sam Dance, his poker face was useless, when he lifted the record off the decks and pronounced "Not Bad" and casually threw the record of a pile of "Maybe's". He of cause went home with a copy, at a "Not Bad" price..
But through this journey not once, did I or anyone else playing the disc notice the utterly breathtaking journey into Northern Soul Crossover that "Is It Me" deliveres.. not until after the millennium did those "shifting sands" start to move towards superior mid-paced Soulful dancers like "Is It True", today it's "Good Girl" that nobody seems to mention or play..
For me personally, "Is It True" today is a huge part of my DJ set, it is without question one of the ultimate Sister mid-tempo grooves of the time.. and seems to be getting bigger and bigger by the day.. Without exception when I drop it, somebody will come to the stage and ask "what is this...?"
Click the soundfile and take a breath, Patty Stokes is about to hit you with impeccable Northern Soul Crossover, followed by a top-drawer, classic style Northern Soul girl dancer, backed beautifully by "The Ascots" harmonies.. this too is a fantastic tune that may yet have it's day.. when the sands shift back the quality Northern Soul 45s that haven't been played to death.
Condition Report
Multiple light hairlines.. As you will hear NOT affecting play on either side. Both labels have light storage ring rub, but totally clean; no X's, writing, stickers, tears or stains..
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Albert Washington
A Case Of The Blues / One More Chance
Rye: 954 (45s)
Taking over from where his Northern Soul Monster "I'm Your Man" left off starting to cram the dance-floors and rattle a few ceilings around the Manchester area. Every note and snarl as good as "I'm Your Man" but 50 times rarer. We are anticipating big things from this 45 in the very near future.. there's a buzz on this tune right now... and that buzz is gonna build into a deafening drone of wanting..
The rap intro is bulldozed by a deluge of horns that Albert's roaring vocal is so very capable of riding.. those rolling bursts of brass. Gravel-coated tonsils spout a case for the Blues.. oh and how..
Looking for a showstopping slab of Northern Soul? At this moment "A Case Of The Blues" is the most compelling piece of R&B you could ever drop the arm on...
and it's only gonna get BIGGER!!!
Condition Report
Dare we say MINT, it is as close as it gets for a played record, with toytally unblemished vinyl, two yellow labels that only reveal the mildest signs of it's nearing 50 year age..
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Masqueraders
Do You Love Me Baby / Sweet Lovin' Woman
Wand: 1172 DJ (45s)
This gargantuan vocal group dancer, a Northern Soul classic from one of the heroes of our scene. This is of course currently their most-wanted 45..
a dancefloor detonator, backed up with a perfectly executed Memphis Deep Soul ballad showcasing why this group are universally considered one of the greatest Soul teams ever to perform..
"Do You Love Me Baby" encompasses all their varied vocal tones and pitches, stirring up into a wall of harmony with Soulful snarls accentuating the high points, and rich bass adding depth and Soul.
This is truly a masterclass in vocal-group dance soul..
As is the sublime cocktail of Memphis Deep Soul blended with Chicago style harmonies.. the result is a moving ballad of pure class..
Putting this level in the talent in a studio with the great Chips Moman there can only be one result - Soul Heaven which ever side you drop the stylus on..
Condition Report
lead dance side has fine clean vinyl some fine hairlines revealed under strong light, no clicks or hiss, plays clean, just the very occasional inevitable styrene "fuzz" that does not distract in the least, near perfect playback (listen to the soundfile and judge). Promo labels light sticker removal scar top right/hand on label (see scan) flipside label is flawless. WHAT A RECORD!! WHAT A GROUP!!
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Gwen Owens
Just Say You're Wanted ( And Needed ) / Still True To You
Velgo: VO 002 (45s)
This is the best condition copy I've ever seen..
FLAWLESS Mint minus throughout! See live video on You Tube both sides play pristine.. strong sound, beautiful labels NO Skips
Condition Report
I've never witnessed a copy so gloriously unblemished... and most likely never will again.<br /> <br /> Please NOTE this 45 is NOT advised to be played cheap record players with STRAIGHT ARMS, in some cases it may cause a skip, if you only have STANTON or similar record decks with straight arms we would suggest you do not bid, as this disc like many 60's records does not respond well to straight arms and low quality stylus & cartridges. This 45 was recorded on a Technics deck & ortofon cartridge and stylus as you can hear it PLAYS PERFECT!
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Ken Parker
We Must Be In Love / Wish I Could Make you Mine
A&M : AMS 7092 (45s)
the internet goes dry over-night of any copies that may have been "floating" in unknown-limbo, especially as recently it's started to appear on a few play lists... then we discover the flipside is equally captivating..the hunt for a clean copy of the 45 that's about to spring forth and shake up those lazy Sundays when passed over quality comes to life..
So when one of my favourite rare-soul DJ's drops the arm on it, in became indelible in my mind, every day I dug through unprocessed stock in the warehouse i hope I fall upon a copy, as I could wait to hear it again. Well despite my flaking brain cells my persistence paid off.. I wasn't disappointment, "Plumby's" taste has always been impeccable and both sides lit up my senses.
So why not get in on the ground-floor, as this 45 ain't no easy find; both sides ripple with that exclusive potential that starts with a murmur, but ends in that all too familiar scream.. "I Shudda Bought It When It Was Around for 1/2 that price..!!"
Click the soundfile two unleash to delicately delicious Soul British creations
Condition Report
Almost Mint, couple of mild surface hairlines on the vinyl, plays perfect. Both labels are flawless, housed in it's birth-sleeve I must have bought it in, sometime during the 70's.
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