R & B Meets Big City Soul

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Marie Adams & The Tommy Dodson All Stars – That’s The Way To Get Along – Encore £50.00 M-, great R & B mid tempo grower, old Sure-Shot spin

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Steve Alaimo – I Don’t Know b/w That’s What Love Will Do – ABC Paramount (WDJ) £50.00 M-,  Ska influenced dancer & Big City Soul upbeat flip, penned by Curtis Mayfield, in company sleeve

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Sam Anderson & The Telstars – Standing At The Edge Of The Sea – King £50.00 M-, Big City Soul mid tempo & R & B flip, mint copy in company sleeve

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Billy Bland – A Little Touch Of Your Love – Old Town (WDJ) £25.00 M-, big voiced dancer, great artist

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Bobby Byrd – I Found Out – Federal £50.00 M-, 1^st issue before King with Ska backing, mint demo in company sleeve

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Bruce Channel – That’s What’s Happening – Mel-O-Dy £40.00 M-, a hard pre Motown R & B dancer from this artist

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Little Johnny Clark – Now Now Now b/w Black Coffee – Sherwood £150.00 M-, double sided raw voiced R & B dancer

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Johnny Clyde Copeland – Coming To See About You – Suave £80.00 M-, great artist, one of his best early R & B dancers

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James Duncan – Three Little Pigs – King (WDJ) £100.00 M-, rare demo of this R & B Club classic, mint demo in company sleeve

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Vicki Hamilton – I’m Building My World Around You – Lescay (WDJ) £50.00 M-, a hard one on the label, laid back girlie Big City Soul mid tempo gem

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Clay Hammond – My Baby Left Me Crying – Galaxy (DJ) £40.00 M-, hard number, good upbeat R & B dancer

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Jimmy Holiday – I’m Gonna Move To The City b/w Everybody Needs Help – UK Liberty (DJ) £50.00 M-. lovely green / white UK demo of this superb double sider

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The Hammond Brothers – Thirty Miles Of Railroad Track – Abner (WDJ) £40.00 M-, Clay & Walter on this double sided early Chicago label dancer

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Willie Jones – Where’s My Money Mr – Peacock (DJ) £350.00 M-, Big R & B dancer for yours truly 10 years ago, still so hard to find, rare demo

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Sammy King – What A Night b/w Ain’t Like It Used To be – Marathon £125.00 M-, hard to find New Orleans label, mid tempo double sider

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Jeff Lane & The Romans – You Put A Hurt On Me b/w The Day That You Left Me -  United International £70.00 M-, what a voice, Big City Soul double sider, ex. Stafford biggie

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Miss LaVell – Stolen Love – Duke (322) £50.00 M-, hard early label design number, atmospheric mid tempo dancer

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Shorty Long – Too Smart – Tri-Phi (TP1015) £35.00 M-, slight lip / edge warp but not on vinyl, plays mint, early upbeat R & B dancer, hard number

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Shorty Long – What’s The Matter – Tri-Phi (TP1021) £40.00 M-, raw R & B dancer, 2 of his 1^st sides

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Johnny Nash – Some Of Your Lovin b/w World Of tears – ABC Paramount (WDJ) £60.00 M-, Big City Soul double sider, slight edge warp on run in but plays Mint both sides hence price

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Benny C Oliver – Make It Now – Ojobco £150.00 M-, ex. Stafford Ray Agee c / up, drivin’ upbeat raw voiced dancer

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Lou Rawls – The House Next Door – Capitol £100.00 M-,  H B Barnum penned / arranged Big City Soul mid tempo gem, his hardest to find

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Barbara Redd – I’ll Be All Alone b/w Dancing Teardrops – S.P.Q.R. (DJ) £100.00 VG++, double sided early dancer, looks VG++ plays as M-, vinyl copy ½ price

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Five Satins – Your Memory – Cub £40.00 Ex+ / M-, early Don Covay penned doo-wop / Big City Soul dancer

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Sharon Smith – I’m Waiting – Venus £75.00 M-, Chicago produced raw voiced / production mid tempo girlie dancer

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Allen (Bo) Story – Don’t – Anna £40.00 M-,  early pre Motown label, mid tempo dancer

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Obrey Wilson – That’s Where Lonesome Lives b/w Whiping Boy – Liberty (DJ) £45.00 M-, great artist, Big City Soul double sider, mint demo in company sleeve

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Mighty Joe Young – Ladies Man – Celtex £70.00 M-, drivin’ upbeat Chicago R & B dancer