Thursday's Top Tunes & Canadian Goodies

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Barbara Acklin – Love Makes A Woman b/w Come & See Me Baby – Canadian Brunswick M- £20.00 nice maroon / silver label copy in company sleeve, great double sider

2

Anthony & The Imperials – Yesterday Has Gone – Canadian United Artists M- £20.00 maroon / silver label vinyl copy of this Randazzo gem

3

Jerry Butler – Moody Woman – Canadian Mercury M- £15.00 mint vinyl copy, nice deep red label, all time classic & US copy £12.00

4

Gene Chandler – If You Can’t Be True – Canadian Reo M- £20.00 dark green / silver label vinyl copy of this mid-tempo Chicago classic

5

Claudine Clark – The Telephone Game – Canadian Chancellor (WDJ) M- £30.00 rare Canadian demo of this mid-tempo girlie classic

6

Arthur Conley – Where He Leads Me – Jotis (WDJ) M- £30.00 & Issue copy £25.00 brilliant drivin’ upbeat R & B dancer, hard to find label number

7

The Contours – Just A Little Misunderstanding – Canadian Tamla Motown M- £20.00 apart from two small dots on the label it’s mint & a lovely way to own this classic, black / white / red & blue stylised label

8

Jackie Edwards & Millie Small – Ooh Ooh b/w In A Dream – Canadian Stone M- £30.00 rare issue for this Island release, ska / mod classic, green / white label in company sleeve

9

Donnie Elbert – Without You – Deram (Demo) M- £25.00 faultless soulful ska mid-tempo dancer, immaculate vocals – just superb

10

Jackie Harris – No Kind Of Man – Chess (WDJ) M- £35.00 vocal & Inst. Sides of this gritty sparse production drivin’ mid-tempo R & B mover, rare on a demo

11

Betty Harris – I’m Evil Tonight – Bestway Products Inc Vinyl Test Pressing Ex+ £50.00 rare or what? Bell Sound stamp in run out but no credits or details apart from 6491 in dead wax which is the matrix for the Sansu issue & Sansu issue copy £20.00

12

Bobby Hebb – Love Love Love – Canadian Phillips M- £25.00 nice bold print vinyl issue of this timeless classic

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Bobby Hebb – Love Me – Canadian Phillips M- £15.00 as above & small release date sticker on label, mid-tempo dancer & US copy in company sleeve £12.00

14

Brenda Holloway – Operator b/w I’ll Be Available – Canadian Tamla Motown M- £20.00 rare release & lovely label design for this mid-tempo double sider

15

The Impressions – It’s All Right  - ABC Paramount M- £15.00 in early company sleeve & Ex copy £12.00 mid-tempo group classic

16

The Intertains – Gotta Find A Girl b/w I See The Light – Uptown (717) M- £40.00 great mid-tempo double sider in company sleeve

17

Jerry Jackson – I Don’t Play Games b/w You Might Be There With Him – Kapp (Demo) M- £25.00 small w.o.l. on one side only, otherwise mint, one of the great vocalists, Big City Soul upbeat double sider, early label design for this vinyl demo in company sleeve

18

Ruby Johnson – Weakspot – Volt M- £25.00 ex. Ty Karim c/up, atmospheric sparse production mid-tempo dancer in company sleeve

19

The Kelly Brothers – The Sound Of A Cryin’ Man – Excello (Demo) M- £25.00 double sided demo copy in company sleeve of this mid-tempo grower, ex. Stafford spin

20

Little Bob – Nobody But You – La Louisianne M- £25.00 great mid-tempo fingersnapper, aka Camille Bob

21

The Manhattans – I Bet’cha (Couldn’t Love Me) – Canadian Reo M- £20.00 dark green / silver label vinyl copy, rare release for this group mid-tempo gem

22

Martha & The Vandellas – One Way Out – Gordy (7062) M- £15.00 nice copy of this classic

23

Martha Reeves & The Vandellas – Love Guess Who – Canadian Tamla Motown Ex+ £20.00 another obscure release on this lovely label, mid-tempo magic

24

Masqueraders – Now That I’ve Found You – Hi (1973) M- £25.00 mid-tempo Memphis 70’s gem in company sleeve from these veterans

25

Cash McCall – I’m In Danger b/w S.O.S. – Checker (Demo) M- £35.00 brilliant drivin’ raw voiced upbeat dancer in company sleeve

26

Garnett – Mimms – It Was Easier To Hurt Her b/w So Close – United Artists M- £20.00 Big City Soul beat ballad gem

27

Aaron Neville – Why Worry b/w Tell It Like It Is – Parlo (101) M- £15.00 mid-tempo New Orleans dancer & classic flip

28

Esther Phillips – Somethings You Never Get Used To M- £15.00 great mid-tempo / mid pace Big City Soul Van McCoy number

29

Wilson Pickett – Baby Call On Me – Canadian Liberty M- £20.00 black / silver label vinyl copy of this Double L Detroit produced uptempo stormer

30

The Rivingtons – Just Got To Be More – Vee Jay (Demo) M- £25.00 Big City Soul meets doo-wop big production group dancer, ex. Parr Hall spin & in company sleeve

31

Sam & Bill – Beautiful Baby – Canadian Allied M- £25.00 rare & obscure release for this Joda / Johnny Nash arranged mid-tempo ska influenced dancer

32

Sam & Dave – No More Pain – Roulette (4445) M- £20.00 early label design, Steve Alaimo penned  mid-tempo dancer

33

Sam & Dave – It Was So Nice While It Lasted b/w It Feels So Nice – Roulette (4671) M- £15.00 usual label design, mid-tempo double sider

34

Timmy Shaw – Hey Baby – Audrey (3740) M- £80.00 rare label number, Detroit upbeat R & B dancer from 1964, Johnnie Mae Matthews co. penned & produced

35

The Showmen – Take It baby b/w In Paradise – Canadian Reo M- £30.00 dark green / silver label in company sleeve for this double sided Philly classic & US Swan Issue copy £25.00

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The Skyliners – Everything Is Fine – Canadian Jubilee M- £30.00 nice blue / silver label vinyl copy for this mid-tempo group dancer

37

Soul Brothers Six – I’ll Be Loving You b/w Some Kind Of Wonderful – Canadian Atlantic M- £65.00 not just a vinyl copy & rare release but actually a slightly different take & backing than the US release, in company sleeve

38

Soul Sisters – So Much Love – Sue (148) £20.00  Sidney Barnes penned mid-tempo grower, superb & one of their harder numbers

39

Marva Whitney – Ball Of Fire – King (6229) M- £35.00 in company sleeve, C Spurling penned mid-tempo crossover mover

40

Jackie Wilson & Count Basie – Uptight – Brunswick (Demo) £20.00 nice yellow demo in company sleeve & Issue copy £12.00 just a great version