Another handful of collectable Soul LPs up for grabs, no duffers here, all contain great tracks, some issued on 45, others unissued. More to follow over the next week or so.
Cover graded first & vinyl second, always conservative and satisfaction guaranteed
St = Stereo, Mo = Mono (Mono’s the harder to find in most cases)
Full track list and label photos on request
Esquires – Get on up and get away – Bunky 300 (St) Ex/M- £25
(Riddled with superb tracks, dancers, group harmonies, sweet vocals and beat ballads.The title track sets the scene, plus neat covers of Mill Evans “When I’m Ready” Tou-Sea and the Puzzles “My sweet baby” Fat Back, plus the respected “How could it be”.Chicago through and through, Bill “Bunky” Sheppard and Tom-Tom Washington the studio team and Mill Edwards complimenting the Moorer family, including Betty of “Speed up” fame who left in 65 as key members. Mildly dinked corners, but otherwise a great cover, and liner notes by one E. Rodney Jones, President of the National Association of TV and Radio Announcers.Wow, all this included on a single slab of vinyl)
(The 60’s pop crowd adorning this colourful cover suggests an all too common ploy for a commercially viable black Artist like Dobie, clean, sanitized and aimed at the white market.This should not take anything away from the vocal quality delivered by Dobie on all the tracks, let alone the floor fillers “In crowd” and “See you at the go-go”. I only just removed the shrink wrap)
O.C. Smith - At home - Columbia 9908 (St) Ex/Ex+ £20 SOLD
(“Colour him father”, talk about emotional songs one of my all-time favourites. Inconspicuous LP, all the drams in the noted track. Light wear around one corner, but nothing more)
Gene Chandler – Just be true – Constellation 1423 (Mo) Ex/M- £40
(Early 60’s tracks from the Duke, emphasised by the inclusion of his second Constellation outing “Pretty little girl”, a very collectable 45 that now achieves 3 figures.Other stand out amongst earlier Vee-Jay recordings is “From day to day” a perky uptempo dancer released in 1963 as the first on the Constellation label.Sublime vocals as you would expect. Minimal wear on the top and bottom edges and blue starry label design)
Tyrone Davis - Turn back the hands of time - Dakar 9027 (St) M-/M- £25
(Massive album, ranked by MTV as one of the best Soul LPs of its time.Not surprising for this Greensville boy given the involvement of a list of Chicago’s who’s-who, household names like Jack Daniels, Johnny Moore, Don Davis, Carl Davis, Willie Henderson…. The list goes on, oh and the classy Bab’s Acklin and Eugene Record on some backing.So classy, the title track was included in the Hugh Grant & Julianne Moore romcom “Nine Months”.My old fave from Tyrone “I’ll be right there” just superb, and I just can’t quite place the backing track on “The waiting was not in vain”, sounds familiar? Original with small customs snip on pocket side and I removed the shrink wrap.)
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Kiki Dee Now The Flowers Cry 7 Vinyl Single 45rpm Ex 1968
Cool Nutz - Playervision 12 Jus Family 1994 G Funk Rand
Another handful of collectable Soul LPs up for grabs, no duffers here, all contain great tracks, some issued on 45, others unissued. More to follow over the next week or so.
Cover graded first & vinyl second, always conservative and satisfaction guaranteed
St = Stereo, Mo = Mono (Mono’s the harder to find in most cases)
Full track list and label photos on request
Esquires – Get on up and get away – Bunky 300 (St) Ex/M- £25
(Riddled with superb tracks, dancers, group harmonies, sweet vocals and beat ballads. The title track sets the scene, plus neat covers of Mill Evans “When I’m Ready” Tou-Sea and the Puzzles “My sweet baby” Fat Back, plus the respected “How could it be”. Chicago through and through, Bill “Bunky” Sheppard and Tom-Tom Washington the studio team and Mill Edwards complimenting the Moorer family, including Betty of “Speed up” fame who left in 65 as key members. Mildly dinked corners, but otherwise a great cover, and liner notes by one E. Rodney Jones, President of the National Association of TV and Radio Announcers. Wow, all this included on a single slab of vinyl)
Dobie Gray - Sings for “In Crowders” - Charger 2002 (St) M-/M- £25
(The 60’s pop crowd adorning this colourful cover suggests an all too common ploy for a commercially viable black Artist like Dobie, clean, sanitized and aimed at the white market. This should not take anything away from the vocal quality delivered by Dobie on all the tracks, let alone the floor fillers “In crowd” and “See you at the go-go”. I only just removed the shrink wrap)
O.C. Smith - At home - Columbia 9908 (St) Ex/Ex+ £20 SOLD
(“Colour him father”, talk about emotional songs one of my all-time favourites. Inconspicuous LP, all the drams in the noted track. Light wear around one corner, but nothing more)
Gene Chandler – Just be true – Constellation 1423 (Mo) Ex/M- £40
(Early 60’s tracks from the Duke, emphasised by the inclusion of his second Constellation outing “Pretty little girl”, a very collectable 45 that now achieves 3 figures. Other stand out amongst earlier Vee-Jay recordings is “From day to day” a perky uptempo dancer released in 1963 as the first on the Constellation label. Sublime vocals as you would expect. Minimal wear on the top and bottom edges and blue starry label design)
Tyrone Davis - Turn back the hands of time - Dakar 9027 (St) M-/M- £25
(Massive album, ranked by MTV as one of the best Soul LPs of its time. Not surprising for this Greensville boy given the involvement of a list of Chicago’s who’s-who, household names like Jack Daniels, Johnny Moore, Don Davis, Carl Davis, Willie Henderson…. The list goes on, oh and the classy Bab’s Acklin and Eugene Record on some backing. So classy, the title track was included in the Hugh Grant & Julianne Moore romcom “Nine Months”. My old fave from Tyrone “I’ll be right there” just superb, and I just can’t quite place the backing track on “The waiting was not in vain”, sounds familiar? Original with small customs snip on pocket side and I removed the shrink wrap.)
PayPal as friends or add 4% or bank transfer please.
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