Proper 100% Northern Soul. From Nichelle Nichols from Star Trek. Both sides!

I've never seen a copy in the flesh. I think the Trekkies must've swooped 'em up. I'm pretty sure it's super-rare. Fantastic infectious vintage Northern Soul.

Available this coming Record Store Day for the first time since 1967. Don't sleep on it. You have been forewarned. X

 

And on the flip.......

 

Arranged by Gene Page, written by J Mcoy... gonna be good init...

Looks like a good selection of Soul releases for this year >>Here<<  the Texas Soul 68 Lp looks good as well ~:-)

 

Not sure about the Alice Clark Lp on Wewantsounds,  they are saying the first reissue, surly Kent got there first with the complete studio recordings>?

does anybody know what 'Soul Brother' in Putney are looking to put out?

Mal

 

 

Edited February 28, 20196 yr by Mal C

Complete list here:-

https://recordstoreday.co.uk/releases/rsd-2019?fbclid=IwAR10kBeXzPbVfahXbeyZ5XC7ZdGbIlwHHxAJcnGk4aXv9ypkjjAx7pVtscQ

In case anyone didn't notice, there's the instrumental of "Open The Door To Your Heart" - Darrell Banks available for the first time ever! Has to be heard to be believed! Not a bad year this year methinks.......

Ian D

 

 

found the Soul Brother release, it's Sharon Ridley -  "Where Did You Learn To Make Love The Way You Do", very nice...

but more interesting is I guess the first 7inch release of "Ain' t No Need" by Ralph Graham.

2 minutes ago, Mal C said:

found the Soul Brother release, it's Sharon Ridley -  "Where Did You Learn To Make Love The Way You Do", very nice...

but more interesting is I guess the first 7inch release of "Ain' t No Need" by Ralph Graham.

 Yep. Sharon Ridley's a beauty for sure. I haven't got to the Ralph Graham yet.......

Ian D

 

I'm sorry Ian, but this is utterly dreadful!

3 hours ago, JoeSoap said:

I'm sorry Ian, but this is utterly dreadful!

Wow. Really? To each their own. I like both sides. Proper ballsy. She's a great singer. Started with Duke Ellington but got side-tracked with 'Star Trek' which probably paid better.

Sorry, I don't want to spoil anyone else's enjoyment but I just think it's a rotten, corny song with cringe-making lyrics - 'baby wait until you sample my souffle'.🙄 Novelty record.

Other side is a standard but not a patch on Mark Murphy's version:

 

Edited March 1, 20196 yr by JoeSoap

Didnt it come out on epic in the 60s.. thought it was cheap

13 hours ago, Ian Dewhirst said:

Proper 100% Northern Soul. From Nichelle Nichols from Star Trek. Both sides!

I've never seen a copy in the flesh. I think the Trekkies must've swooped 'em up. I'm pretty sure it's super-rare. Fantastic infectious vintage Northern Soul.

Available this coming Record Store Day for the first time since 1967. Don't sleep on it. You have been forewarned. X

 

Very happy with this release

 

Edited March 1, 20196 yr by Scootboy
typo

Is there any chance to learn the songs,artists featured on the Northern and Modern Soul 7" boxsets?

46 minutes ago, Scootboy said:

Is there any chance to learn the songs,artists featured on the Northern and Modern Soul 7" boxsets?

There's this on the website, bit sketchy....

47 minutes ago, Scootboy said:

Is there any chance to learn the songs,artists featured on the Northern and Modern Soul 7" boxsets?

And this re the Northern boxset:

Thank you Seano,I can't wait to find out the exact song list

The Modulations record is also quite interesting

16 minutes ago, seano said:

There's this on the website, bit sketchy....

 

15 minutes ago, seano said:

And this re the Northern boxset:

Cue Ian ....

Nichelle, old Fingers spin. Not for me though, cheesy lyrics.

2 hours ago, Scootboy said:

Thank you Seano,I can't wait to find out the exact song list

The Modulations record is also quite interesting

I have that on a 45 but I think it only came out in turkey and South Africa in the 70s

20 hours ago, Ian Dewhirst said:

Complete list here:-

https://recordstoreday.co.uk/releases/rsd-2019?fbclid=IwAR10kBeXzPbVfahXbeyZ5XC7ZdGbIlwHHxAJcnGk4aXv9ypkjjAx7pVtscQ

In case anyone didn't notice, there's the instrumental of "Open The Door To Your Heart" - Darrell Banks available for the first time ever! Has to be heard to be believed! Not a bad year this year methinks.......

Ian D

 

 

I think this is again another poor year for people who collect Funk/Soul.  More laziness of the record companies, with straight reissues of LP's just on different coloured vinyl, singles box sets containing already released 7" material and previous LP tracks released on 7" or 12" formats.  If you like instrumentals then the Parliaments and Darrell Banks is something for you and New York Soul, New Orleans Soul, Texas Soul & Soul Slab Vol 2 compilation LP's look quite interesting, but I think they all contain only previously released music.  The only one of real interest for me is the Super Disco Edits LP, which does have 5 formerly unreleased tracks.

Edited March 1, 20196 yr by John Reed

Let me guess the Northern Soul box set 🙂

Herb Ward ‎– Honest To Goodness  RCA

Lou Courtney ‎– I Watched You Slowly Slip Away  or  Tryin' To Find My Woman

The Vibrations ‎– 'Cause You're Mine / I Took An Overdose

John Edwards – It’s Those Little Things That Count / The Look On Your Face ? (BELL - More Modern than Northern)

The Metros ‎– Since I Found My Baby ?

The M.V.P.'s ‎– Turnin' My Heartbeat Up

9 hours ago, dave pinch said:

Didnt it come out on epic in the 60s.. thought it was cheap

It was, often saw this on eBay cheap. Always liked Star Trek so knew full well who she is. Thought it was nothing special and couldn't believe it when I saw it making money over the last year. But what do I know? Bought and sold Turley Richards cheap cos I thought it was rubbish, (still do) 🤔

 

Just now, John A said:

It was, often saw this on eBay cheap. Always liked Star Trek so knew full well who she is. Thought it was nothing special and couldn't believe it when I saw it making money over the last year. But what do I know? Bought and sold Turley Richards cheap cos I thought it was rubbish, (still do) 🤔

 

agree 100% john...  mine was yellow epic $15..gave it a chance thought both sides were average sold it for £25 ..must be 15 yrs ago..never had turley richards in the collection tho..  its ok but thats it

I had it in my want list the last three or four years,

if in good condition it sells quick,listings between £175 - £200 don't last  more than a day,

£250 - £300 is average,if it is in great shape,it can go £350+ 

21 hours ago, Ian Dewhirst said:

 Yep. Sharon Ridley's a beauty for sure. I haven't got to the Ralph Graham yet.......

Ian D

 

I see the Sharon Ridley clocks in at 4:48, presumably the album version, which goes on a little too longfor my taste,  the 45 clocks 3:00 

22 hours ago, Ian Dewhirst said:

Proper 100% Northern Soul. Fantastic infectious vintage Northern Soul.

I think that's a bit of a stretch tbh 🙂

it's not for me but good luck to all involved

I love Uhura but not mad on this

Edited March 1, 20196 yr by Polyvelts

Bear in mind that RSD shops are allowed to sell unsold stock online 7 days after the event. We did a great trade in the Third Man Frank Wilson 7 last year as a lot of mainstream RSD shops didn't bother with it and it was great to be able to offer it to folks on here so that they didn't have to pay ebay/discogs scalper prices.

 

It's always a bit hit and miss as to how many of each release shops receive, but we'll be ordering all the soul/funk/disco and jazz releases, so watch this space a week after RSD for unsold stock at regular prices.

Edited March 1, 20196 yr by Godzilla
typo...

11 hours ago, Scootboy said:

I had it in my want list the last three or four years,

if in good condition it sells quick,listings between £175 - £200 don't last  more than a day,

£250 - £300 is average,if it is in great shape,it can go £350+ 

bloody hell its goin up and up.. wish i still had it..i`d sell it again

As I said earlier, literally used to see no end of these on the bay for around $20. Remember thinking, these Americans will call anything "Northern soul" just to get a sale, so was genuinely surprised to see it making money a year or so back. Just wish I'd have hoovered them all up.

Not keen on this at all. Doesn't sound like northern to me.

Ι still remember how sad I was,two years ago when I missed a VG+ sale for just 125 euros,

it is not a NS song but it has the beat to move the people on the floor,

something like this

 

 

Edited March 2, 20196 yr by Scootboy

Truth be told I never actually heard this record until last year. Just lately I've been going for very individual female vocals with a sassy approach and I stumbled into this on You Tube and THEN found out she was the black lady in Star Trek who reputedly did the first-ever inter-racial kiss on mainstream TV with William Shatner. Which in itself was interesting. We tried to do a pic sleeve using that image but that is one of the most iconic images ever and it's guarded very fiercely. 

But vocally I think she's very distinctive. She did lead vocal stints with Duke Ellington and Lionel Hampton prior to her acting career. I like ballsy records and I like ballsy women and she hits on both counts for me.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nichelle_Nichols

Ian D

Edited March 3, 20196 yr by Ian Dewhirst

On ‎01‎/‎03‎/‎2019 at 13:05, dave pinch said:

I have that on a 45 but I think it only came out in turkey and South Africa in the 70s

Also on Peruvian and Greek 45 I believe!!

On 01/03/2019 at 10:52, Soulfusion said:

 

Cue Ian ....

 

As if by magic......

Modern Soul

7" Box Set	Bobby Womack & Brotherhood	Home Is Where The Heart Is 3.18	Columbia 3-10437
	Patti Austin	Didn't Say A Word 3.19	Columbia 4-45592
7" Box Set	Ujima	I'm Not Ready 3.04	Epic 8-50095
	Randy Jackson	How Can I Be Sure 3.30	Epic 8-50576
7" Box Set	Sharon McMahan	Get Out Of My Life 3.19	Columbia 4-45855
	Aretha Franklin	One Step Ahead 2.33	Columbia 4-43241
7" Box Set	Jeff Perry	Call On Me 3.51	Epic 8-50372
	Bill Coday	A Man Can't Be A Man 3.03	Epic 8-50167
7" Box Set	Mandrill	My Kind Of Girl (My Girl) 3.50	Arista - AS0490
	Osamu Kitajima	Say You Will 4.23	Arista - AS0627
7" Box Set	Rick Sheppard	Can We Share It 3.09	Columbia 4-10242
	Troy	And Tomorrow Means Another Day We're Apart 4.09	Columbia 4-45748
7" Box Set	Harris, Bill	Am I Cold, Am I Hot 3.32	RCA Victor PB-10520
	Jose Feliciano	Golden Lady 4.20	RCA Victor PB-10094

Northern Soul

7" Box Set	Lou Edward's & Today's People	Talkin' 'Bout Poor Folk 3.10	Columbia 4-45611
	Bobby Lester	Hang Up Your Hang-Ups 3.26	Columbia 4-45081
7" Box Set	The Vibrations	Cause You're Mine 2.10	Epic 5-10418
	The French Fries	Danse A La Musique 3.04	Epic 5-10313
7" Box Set	The M.V.P.'s	Turning My Heartbeat Up 2.14	Buddah BDA 262
	Lou Courtney	Trying To Find My Woman 2.24	Buddah BDA 121
7" Box Set	Lorraine Chandler	I Can't Hold On 2.23	RCA Victor 47-8980
	The Metros	Since I Found My Baby 2.35	RCA Victor 47-9159
7" Box Set	Bernie Williams	Ever Again 2.31	Bell B-768
	John Edwards	The Look On Your Face TBC	Bell 54-205
7" Box Set	The Seven Souls	I Still Love You 2.23	Okeh 4-7289
	Major Harris	Call Me Tomorrow 2.18	Okeh 4-7327
7" Box Set	Herb Ward	Honest To Goodness 2.48	RCA Victor 47-9688
	Douglas & Lonero	Don't Get Carried Away 2.49	RCA Victor PB-10347

 

It should be pointed out that clearing stuff these days has become a licensing and administrative nightmare. These two boxes went through at least 10 drafts apiece with at least 50% of the original requests denied for 'contractual' reasons. It's getting harder and harder to clear stuff through the various companies, especially when the original contracts have disappeared! 

Ian D

On ‎28‎/‎02‎/‎2019 at 21:57, JoeSoap said:

I'm sorry Ian, but this is utterly dreadful!

 

its like Shirley Bassey, if she couldn't sing!

On ‎01‎/‎03‎/‎2019 at 08:16, JoeSoap said:

Sorry, I don't want to spoil anyone else's enjoyment but I just think it's a rotten, corny song with cringe-making lyrics - 'baby wait until you sample my souffle'.🙄 Novelty record.

Other side is a standard but not a patch on Mark Murphy's version:

 

 

Always liked this version myself.