Look closely for some great and seldom offered northern soul, modern, crossover and ballad 45's. There's also a few killer 12's such as Lanier "25 hours" and Blair "Nightlife" in the last section. Just PM to reserve, all sold on a first come first serve bases.
Forpaypalpayments please make sure both currency fields are GBP, I don’t want to receive payments in other currencies. And for orders over £150 I need payment as gift alternatively add 4% to cover the fees.
I've also been busy adding some new music to my Mixcloud account:
First up a promotional mix for the Liverpool Soul Weekender next year, featuring some rare modern and crossover soul. Find the link to the mixhereand information about the weekenderhere.
Next up isVolume 8in my series with rare and obscure 2 step and mellow groove.
And last but not least there's arecordingof a recent Stockholm soul night where I shared decks with Tom Pyl, Henrik Modén and Jens Chreisti.
Kind Regards,
Karl
Modern Soul 45’s
Starfire – Make the most of it – Dynamic Artists / EX / £250 (Promo copy of this great modern soul track, LP is frequently seen for sale, this 45 is much much rarer.)
Rainbow Brown – It ain’t no big thing / Till you surrender – Vanguard / EX / £150 (Two classic Patrick Adams sides from 1981. This issue copy is not classic though, second copy I’ve ever seen. Demos with “Till you surrender” on both sides is the one that usually turns up.)
Eddie Billups & the C.C.C.’s – Shake off that dream – Gar-Pax / VG+ / £125 (White demo of this classic modern soul dancer. The later more modern re-mix here of course. Vinyl has jukebox swirls but play ok.)
Ron Keith – Gotta go by what you tell me / Party music – A&M / EX/EX / £120 (Killer modern soul! Very scarce japanese copy here, complete with picture inlay and company sleeve. And vinyl whilst the US release is on styrene. Flip is a nice version of the Pat Lundy track.)
Midwest Franchise – I’ll be around / I can make it all right – Mca / EX / £120 (Lovely 1976 modern soul dancer. Here on the very rare issue copy with a nice ballad flip. As new copy complete with company sleeve.)
Innervision – Gotta find a way to get back home / I just want to love you – Ariola America / EX / £60 (Classic feel good modern soul, backed with a very soulful slowie. Harder issue copy, complete with company sleeve.)
Ice – Reality / Hey, hey – Ice / EX / £40 (Fresh off the presses reissue of this major modern soul dancer via Backatcha Records. Withdrawn due to the band selling licensing off it twice, I have three copies I purchased before it was taken down. With lookalike label and great sound quality.)
Carl Graves – Brown skin love – A&M / VG+ / £6 (Absolutely killer mellow groove. And not on label despite what the label states. Record has a few light marks but plays well.)
Pinkertones feat. Eddie Gross – It’s not the way you walk / It’s not who you are – Queen-G / EX / £160 (Two great 1969 sides, one dancer and one midtempo. Used to be way more expensive until a few copies turned up.)
Cruisers – Mink and sable mable / Picture us – Gamble / EX / £90 (White demo of this fantastic crossover dancer now finally getting big. Flip is a great sweet soul ballad. Label has some very faint and partial smeary red color. Still looks good!)
Ernie Johnson – Big man cry – Steph and Lee / EX / £90 (Classic 1978 crossover dancer. This is the far rarer 8667 numbered issue which had Jewel Record Corp distribution. Small felt pen mark on label.)
Johnny Jones & the King Casuals – Purple haze – Brunswick / EX / £80 (Classic stomping NS dancer! Peachtree/William Bell recording, and of course a Jimi Hendrix cover. Nice clean copy complete with company sleeve, flipside has a small round sticker.)
Moses Dillard & Martha Starr – Cheating, teasing & misleading / You can’t laugh it off – Awake / EX / £70 (Two cult artists on a very interesting 45. One uptempo dancer, and one midtempo track. First label before Shout.)
Lost Generation – You only get out of love / Pretty little angel eyes – Brunswick / EX / £60 (Scarce issue copy of this killer double header which is 45 only. Feel good dancer backed with a midtempo version of the song also made by Jackie Wilson.)
Generation – Hold on – Mockingbird / EX / £60 (Lovely blue eyed soul dancer and a true NS classic. As new copy but “The lonely sea” side has a tiny label mark.)
Apollas – Nobody’s baby (Am I) / Just can’t get enough of you – Loma / VG+ / £35 (Superb floating 1965 Ashford & Simpson sound with an uptempo flipside. Record has a few light marks, plays ok.)
Kool Blues– Can We Try Love Again / I Want To Be Ready – Numero/Disk Union / NM/NM / £30 (High quality japanese reissue of this fantastic Ohio crossover soul dancer, flip is a great ballad. With picture insert of the group, cleaned up sound quality and a pressing limited to 500 copies.)
Patti Austin – Are we ready for love / Jimmy Fraser – Of hopes and dreams and tombstones – Epic / EX / £25 (Since long out of print reissue of two popular NS dancers. Red A style demo labels.)
Peaches – Baby think it over / Music to my ears – Constellation / EX / £20 (Very clean white demo copy, two charming 1966 girl group NS dancers. One side written by Barrett Strong, both sides produced by Carl Davis and Gene Chandler.)
Mickey & the Soul Generation – Joint session – Maxwell / EX / £15 (White demo of this classic jazzy funk instrumental. There’s a couple of variations of the white demo, this is the one as on the pic in the youtube clip below and is pressed on vinyl.)
Freddie Hughes – I gotta keep my bluff in / He’s no good – Wand / VG+ / £10 (Great and classic West Coast meets East Coast crossover dancer. Record has a few light marks, plays well.)
Expos – Your best friend and me – Stall / EX / £200 (Just amazing Detroit slowie written by Ronnie McNeir. Vinyl is clean but has a tiny dot mark a bit in which creates two clicks. Plays perfect apart from that, this scarce 45 is usually seen in trashed condition.)
Larks – Lost my love yesterday / The answer came to late – Money / EX / £125 (Two amazing sides on a very elusive 45. Rarely turns up and if it does in very poor condition.)
Allison & Calvin Turner – Yeah, memories – Checker / EX / £100 (Perhaps the Turner Brothers best 45, just an amazing ballad. Clean issue copy complete with company sleeve.)
Soul Majestics – I done told you baby / Missing you – Al-Tog / EX / £90 (One of the absolutely best Chicago sweet soul ballads, flip is a nice midtempo track. Silver label vinyl copy and a very clean one.)
Notations – What more can I say / Leading lady – C.R.A. / EX / £90 (Killer double header. Came out in 1973 between their Twinight and Gemigo releases. “Leading lady” side has a neat stain from H2O exposure.)
Masqueraders – Let me show the world – Stairway / EX / £70 (Another winner by this fantastic group, this is a slow group harmony cut. Very hard to find in this clean condition.)
Eddie Jefferson – Uh oh (I’m in love again) / I don’t want you anymore – Stax / EX / £70 (Clean white demo of these two excellent lowrider type of sounds.)
Otisettes – Sitting alone (In my lonely room) – Epic / EX / £60 (Orange label copy of this killer dreamy feel ballad. Only tucked away at the b-side of the scarce issue copies, demos came without this side.)
Johnny Davis – The love I see now – Bandit / EX / £20 (Great 1971 Chicago sweet soul. Yellow label copy with the cool hand drawn logo and ”Boogedy boogedy” on the flip.)
Mad Dog & the Pups – Please don’t let me go – Magic City / VG+ / £20 (Killer Detroit group soul. Record has a small rather sharp warp that might require an extra 0,5-1 gram of weight on some players, plays fine on my Technics 1210 with Shure M44G cartridge set at 2gr.)
Lanier – Blinded (By the qualities of you) / 25 hours – Clarence Music / EX / £300 (Epic disco on a cult 12. Flipside is a nice midtempo modern soul dancer.)
Blair – Nightlife – Solar Sound / S/S / £200 (Still sealed copy of this classic disco cut. Minimal wear to the bottom seam at the lower right corner, where the pvc plastic has opened somewhat.)
Direct Drive – Your love and mine / Toat-Lee Bluz – Be my lady – Starstream/Budweiser Showdown / EX/EX / £100 (One of the rarer and more sought after Bud 12 releases. A-side is a pop-ish boogie dancer but the flipside steals the show for me, an awesome and quirky 80’s ballad.)
Super Near Mint 69 Demo 7 Record Richard Mandel Loneli
394 Faith Latin Funk Soul 1971 Mexico 7 Promo Avandaro
The Funkedelics Whatever Makes My Baby Feel Good 1968 F
Hello and welcome to the last list of 2017.
Look closely for some great and seldom offered northern soul, modern, crossover and ballad 45's. There's also a few killer 12's such as Lanier "25 hours" and Blair "Nightlife" in the last section. Just PM to reserve, all sold on a first come first serve bases.
For paypal payments please make sure both currency fields are GBP, I don’t want to receive payments in other currencies. And for orders over £150 I need payment as gift alternatively add 4% to cover the fees.
I've also been busy adding some new music to my Mixcloud account:
First up a promotional mix for the Liverpool Soul Weekender next year, featuring some rare modern and crossover soul. Find the link to the mix here and information about the weekender here.
Next up is Volume 8 in my series with rare and obscure 2 step and mellow groove.
And last but not least there's a recording of a recent Stockholm soul night where I shared decks with Tom Pyl, Henrik Modén and Jens Chreisti.
Kind Regards,
Karl
Modern Soul 45’s
Starfire – Make the most of it – Dynamic Artists / EX / £250 (Promo copy of this great modern soul track, LP is frequently seen for sale, this 45 is much much rarer.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yC5PcFkue4 (45 version is 4:07)
Rainbow Brown – It ain’t no big thing / Till you surrender – Vanguard / EX / £150 (Two classic Patrick Adams sides from 1981. This issue copy is not classic though, second copy I’ve ever seen. Demos with “Till you surrender” on both sides is the one that usually turns up.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnVgNAVOi78 (45 version is 3:25)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4NzXJzV0mo (45 version is 3:46 and way more down to business.)
Eddie Billups & the C.C.C.’s – Shake off that dream – Gar-Pax / VG+ / £125 (White demo of this classic modern soul dancer. The later more modern re-mix here of course. Vinyl has jukebox swirls but play ok.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYJFKIDfYb0
Ron Keith – Gotta go by what you tell me / Party music – A&M / EX/EX / £120 (Killer modern soul! Very scarce japanese copy here, complete with picture inlay and company sleeve. And vinyl whilst the US release is on styrene. Flip is a nice version of the Pat Lundy track.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXNHpqBcLfU
Midwest Franchise – I’ll be around / I can make it all right – Mca / EX / £120 (Lovely 1976 modern soul dancer. Here on the very rare issue copy with a nice ballad flip. As new copy complete with company sleeve.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X1mRte_llE
Innervision – Gotta find a way to get back home / I just want to love you – Ariola America / EX / £60 (Classic feel good modern soul, backed with a very soulful slowie. Harder issue copy, complete with company sleeve.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBD6GpTQhvM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHFIOpWgXow
Theryl – Separate rooms – Pyramid / EX / £40 (Tough 1987 indie, midtempo modern soul.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QLpC-m6bCQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqdgsURaW5o
Ice – Reality / Hey, hey – Ice / EX / £40 (Fresh off the presses reissue of this major modern soul dancer via Backatcha Records. Withdrawn due to the band selling licensing off it twice, I have three copies I purchased before it was taken down. With lookalike label and great sound quality.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAHTelGLkY8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-RwcSDfOl4
Crystal’s Image – A friend – Numero/Crystal’s Image / NM / £15 (Reissue of this great and very rare Washington DC modern dancer.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YGMYY9erWc
Carl Graves – Brown skin love – A&M / VG+ / £6 (Absolutely killer mellow groove. And not on label despite what the label states. Record has a few light marks but plays well.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ieisi67CBA
Northern & Crossover Soul 45’s
Pinkertones feat. Eddie Gross – It’s not the way you walk / It’s not who you are – Queen-G / EX / £160 (Two great 1969 sides, one dancer and one midtempo. Used to be way more expensive until a few copies turned up.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNGalr5vOAg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHadMV_7UXI
Cruisers – Mink and sable mable / Picture us – Gamble / EX / £90 (White demo of this fantastic crossover dancer now finally getting big. Flip is a great sweet soul ballad. Label has some very faint and partial smeary red color. Still looks good!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6djQRpDJpu0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qb1c8Ge3R6I
Ernie Johnson – Big man cry – Steph and Lee / EX / £90 (Classic 1978 crossover dancer. This is the far rarer 8667 numbered issue which had Jewel Record Corp distribution. Small felt pen mark on label.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdTQ4xVELeE
Johnny Jones & the King Casuals – Purple haze – Brunswick / EX / £80 (Classic stomping NS dancer! Peachtree/William Bell recording, and of course a Jimi Hendrix cover. Nice clean copy complete with company sleeve, flipside has a small round sticker.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_GPtXUDpqo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf1Fmhqn8tM
125th Street Candy Store – Silent heart – Fania / VG+ / £75 (Superb group harmony dancer. Record has a few scuffs but plays well.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUFHNzt2Pz4
Barbara Mercer – Call on me / So real – Sidra / EX / £70 (Great and classic Detroit doubl header. Clean copy on first label before Capitol.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35pOlkDCw3A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cioRLx4JKlE
Moses Dillard & Martha Starr – Cheating, teasing & misleading / You can’t laugh it off – Awake / EX / £70 (Two cult artists on a very interesting 45. One uptempo dancer, and one midtempo track. First label before Shout.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6j1OHqYv3ZQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oY5x0RSZPM
Lost Generation – You only get out of love / Pretty little angel eyes – Brunswick / EX / £60 (Scarce issue copy of this killer double header which is 45 only. Feel good dancer backed with a midtempo version of the song also made by Jackie Wilson.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpdFUpWVR_M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy3n0ISe5zo
Generation – Hold on – Mockingbird / EX / £60 (Lovely blue eyed soul dancer and a true NS classic. As new copy but “The lonely sea” side has a tiny label mark.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgbu0tk0C_U
Apollas – Nobody’s baby (Am I) / Just can’t get enough of you – Loma / VG+ / £35 (Superb floating 1965 Ashford & Simpson sound with an uptempo flipside. Record has a few light marks, plays ok.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmewK_JAUW4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXeQzHtd64Q
Variations – A shot of love – Pow! / EX / £35 (Nice copy of this lovely group soul sound. First label before Amy.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFKvjZqnuV8
Kool Blues – Can We Try Love Again / I Want To Be Ready – Numero/Disk Union / NM/NM / £30 (High quality japanese reissue of this fantastic Ohio crossover soul dancer, flip is a great ballad. With picture insert of the group, cleaned up sound quality and a pressing limited to 500 copies.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYiv-HwbmBk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlUDNj31X98
Patti Austin – Are we ready for love / Jimmy Fraser – Of hopes and dreams and tombstones – Epic / EX / £25 (Since long out of print reissue of two popular NS dancers. Red A style demo labels.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbG3zoHN4Iw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03UMyUI_Cso
Peaches – Baby think it over / Music to my ears – Constellation / EX / £20 (Very clean white demo copy, two charming 1966 girl group NS dancers. One side written by Barrett Strong, both sides produced by Carl Davis and Gene Chandler.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CX5zFTTJHcg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGBx1e4buus
Adams John – So in love – Silver Bull / EX / £20 (Nice clean copy of this lovely midtempo crossover dancer.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40dASfAgu68
Mickey & the Soul Generation – Joint session – Maxwell / EX / £15 (White demo of this classic jazzy funk instrumental. There’s a couple of variations of the white demo, this is the one as on the pic in the youtube clip below and is pressed on vinyl.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DoA6NC5cvc
Freddie Hughes – I gotta keep my bluff in / He’s no good – Wand / VG+ / £10 (Great and classic West Coast meets East Coast crossover dancer. Record has a few light marks, plays well.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRPGGxtpovA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrPUGl67PzQ
Ballad/Deep/Sweet/Group Harmony 45’s
Expos – Your best friend and me – Stall / EX / £200 (Just amazing Detroit slowie written by Ronnie McNeir. Vinyl is clean but has a tiny dot mark a bit in which creates two clicks. Plays perfect apart from that, this scarce 45 is usually seen in trashed condition.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNsadSPjxP0
Larks – Lost my love yesterday / The answer came to late – Money / EX / £125 (Two amazing sides on a very elusive 45. Rarely turns up and if it does in very poor condition.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urLiUCI8feY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cs73zdo1Ag
Allison & Calvin Turner – Yeah, memories – Checker / EX / £100 (Perhaps the Turner Brothers best 45, just an amazing ballad. Clean issue copy complete with company sleeve.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ykx-WTy5EvY
Soul Majestics – I done told you baby / Missing you – Al-Tog / EX / £90 (One of the absolutely best Chicago sweet soul ballads, flip is a nice midtempo track. Silver label vinyl copy and a very clean one.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8lPeqGPKV4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3-lS_bv6_Q
Notations – What more can I say / Leading lady – C.R.A. / EX / £90 (Killer double header. Came out in 1973 between their Twinight and Gemigo releases. “Leading lady” side has a neat stain from H2O exposure.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEF4S1KpBdI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPE6Eb_SDvY
Veda – You can love again / Get up to get down – MW / EX / £80 (Stunning 1978 sweet soul backed with a funky midtempo modern soul dancer. )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8a0znoo6iM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTAWlAr9E1E
Masqueraders – Let me show the world – Stairway / EX / £70 (Another winner by this fantastic group, this is a slow group harmony cut. Very hard to find in this clean condition.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI3738IdAUQ
Eddie Jefferson – Uh oh (I’m in love again) / I don’t want you anymore – Stax / EX / £70 (Clean white demo of these two excellent lowrider type of sounds.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilWc15hzpK8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-DZMQiM0dk
Otisettes – Sitting alone (In my lonely room) – Epic / EX / £60 (Orange label copy of this killer dreamy feel ballad. Only tucked away at the b-side of the scarce issue copies, demos came without this side.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=af-e54KaeIk
Johnny Davis – The love I see now – Bandit / EX / £20 (Great 1971 Chicago sweet soul. Yellow label copy with the cool hand drawn logo and ”Boogedy boogedy” on the flip.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ER_s5O7Rmmk
Mad Dog & the Pups – Please don’t let me go – Magic City / VG+ / £20 (Killer Detroit group soul. Record has a small rather sharp warp that might require an extra 0,5-1 gram of weight on some players, plays fine on my Technics 1210 with Shure M44G cartridge set at 2gr.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YeT_wj7rtA
Rivingtons – Don’t hate your father – Ladera / EX / £20 (Nice 70’s slowie by these recording veterans. Green/yellow logo on white label variation.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXCq0WJEIZs
Dynamics – We’re gonna be together – Black Gold / VG+/ £15 (DJ copy of this sweet soul classic which still sounds amazing.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8B0qtbmKjPQ
Hot Chocolate – Keep my baby cool – Duke / EX / £8 (Lovely sweet soul backed with a rocking instrumental.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5HtZz3N1CM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eWYmRfzeMQ
12 inchers
Lanier – Blinded (By the qualities of you) / 25 hours – Clarence Music / EX / £300 (Epic disco on a cult 12. Flipside is a nice midtempo modern soul dancer.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5707N-lCSk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw_3H1Uqp9U
Blair – Nightlife – Solar Sound / S/S / £200 (Still sealed copy of this classic disco cut. Minimal wear to the bottom seam at the lower right corner, where the pvc plastic has opened somewhat.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLlgVx81NRw
Direct Drive – Your love and mine / Toat-Lee Bluz – Be my lady – Starstream/Budweiser Showdown / EX/EX / £100 (One of the rarer and more sought after Bud 12 releases. A-side is a pop-ish boogie dancer but the flipside steals the show for me, an awesome and quirky 80’s ballad.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXDNuUj4bvM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq9oLAfG3g0
Universal Love – It’s you girl / Moon ride – T.K. Disco / EX/EX / £90 (Lovely midtempo modern soul backed by a nice disco track.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T74CZ8FyJh8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk3gaUngQpc
James Perry – April lady – Carnival / EX / £30 (Lovely NYC modern/disco dancer which only came out on a 12 inch.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ9utpnXJZI
Inner Passion – After hours spot / You don’t have to go – Delmar International / EX / £25 (Two sides of deep NYC disco/modern.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNbkDpQfVd8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzjX3YzLXUM
Marcus – Love they don’t know you – Marcus / EX / £20 (Classic gospel/modern soul dancer.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtoA_XdvyLY
Freedom – Caught (Special way) – Malaco / EX/EX / £5 (2 step of the highest quality on a loud press 12.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ_HXSoqSt0