Finally managed to complete a sales list after a couple of months of intense twin antics. As always it's an across the board list with some sought after records paired with some obscure, unknown stuff.
SHIPPING is €8 to anywhere in the world for any number of records from the list. Int'l signed for shipping is €14.
Johnny Guitar Watson – Wait a minute baby / So fine – Anchor 501
Popcorn R&B anthem that’s very sought after on the Highland label, but this first label press really is rare as hen’s teeth. A lot of collectors might not even be aware of its existence. Some marks on surface but plays strong.
Visual grade: VG
€600
Billy “Country Boy” Young – I’m in love Pt I/II – Joy-Ja 248
A late highlight from a career spanning from the doo-wop era to the disco times. Cool modern mover that has become very sought after lately.
Visual grade: VG+
€250
Vera Longus – Love looks so good on you / Again – Dery 2002
Completely unknown private synthy oddball disco stepper (or whatever you want to call it). In any case this has some hypnotic power that keeps drawing me back to playing it again.
Visual grade: Strong VG
€250
Jimmy Barnes – If by any chance / Maybe never – Sue 771
Super soulful mid-tempo popcorn. Nice clean copy.
Visual grade: EX
€250
Lela Martin – You can’t have your cake / Shy guy – Melatone 401
Sixties northern stomper in excellent condition.
Visual grade: EX
€250
Reunion – When the well runs dry / A brighter day – Reunion 8103-18A-2744
Funky modern dancer that’s still widely unknown although an alternate, slower version was comped by Tramp a couple of years ago. A really nice one to play out. Only letting this go cause it’s a spare.
Visual grade: EX
€250
James Reed – I wanna know / Tin pan alley – Rhythm 1775
Extremely rare 50s Bay Area blues 45. Never released on 78 rpm format
Visual grade: M-
€200
Lula Reed – Puddentane / I got a notion – Federal 45-12416
Classic R&B dancer. Very clean copy.
Visual grade: EX to M-
€160
The Singing Principal – Woman’s lib / Thank you baby – Flick 0050
Pre-#metoo funk 45 that was immortalized in Shadow and Cut Chemist’s Brainfreeze mix. Sweet soul flip plays with a bit of background noise.
Visual grade: VG+
€150
The Marvelows – Your little sister/ The shim sham – ABC-Paramount 45-10708
A staple on both the soul and popcorn scene and a record I’ve always had a soft spot for. Super clean copy.
Visual grade: M-
€150
The Avengers – Strange faces / Softly (I say to you) – American 101
Last release from this short-lived Bakersfield, CA outfit. Really cool psych influenced sound, moving away from the rawer garage stuff from earlier releases.
Visual grade: VG to VG+, warp NAP
€120
Alan Bruce – I feel better / Where do we go from here – Gait 1443
New York mid-tempo soul 45 on this rare pre-Garrison first press.
Visual grade: VG+
€100
Frank William’s Rocketeers – You got to be a man / The Spanish fly – Bra 2369
1967 Miami funk 45. A small quantity was pressed by Deep City on the Bra label to supply to the Islands market. Very few copies have surfaced since.
Visual grade: VG
€100
Quiet Fire – Lost (Without your love) / Your kind of love – Hit Machine 3977
Sweet 70s soul. Has a small but short warp which is slightly audible in the horn section during into. Plays perfectly after that.
Visual grade: Strong VG+, short warp
€80
Spencer Jackson Family – Bring back peace to the world Pt I/II – Scarab 002
Spiritual gospel mover with a great a cappella intro. Pristine copy.
Visual grade: M-
€80
Delores Ware – Strange / Falling in love – Sharon 501 DJ Copy
Often overlooked but cool New Breed R&B dancer. Some surface marks but a very strong pressing and plays well.
Visual grade: VG
€70
Joe Fossett – I remember / Happy birthday mama – Jar-Val 7801
Rare silky modern soul ballad. One of the more overlooked ones on the label.
Visual grade: EX
€70
Rhetta Hughes – You’re doing with her when it should be me / Gimme some of yours I’ll give you some of mine – Tetragrammaton 1505
Crossover monster with the trademark Mike Terry production.
Visual grade: VG to VG+
€55
The Natural Resource – Hey foxy lady / Hold back the dawn – Doré 909
Sweet cali ballad backed up with a mid-tempo popcorn mover.
Visual grade: M-
€55
Maxine Harris – It’s a lonesome old town / Now or never – Major 101
True mid-tempo Belgian popcorn style back beat topped with a moody big voice. Beautiful record on the rare local release before R-Dell
Visual grade: VG-
€50
The Versitiles – Love me / Don’t go – Amaker 417
Nice one from 1962, stands on the crossroads between doo wop and deep soul. Not the cleanest copy but priced accordingly.
Visual grade: G
€50
Marvin Sease – Looking for something for nothing / Thankful for this life – Double M 103
Visual grade: Strong VG+
€45
Gidian – Try me out / There isn’t anything – Columbia 7826
Visual grade: VG
€40
Eddie Bo – Check your bucket Pt I/II – Bo-Sound 5551 DJ Copy
Visual grade: M-
€40
Jackie Wilson – Shake a leg / It’s all over – Brunswick 55504
Visual grade: Strong VG+
€40
Freddie Waters – Nobody can love me the way you do / Love is a strange thing – Ref-O-Ree 734
Visual grade: EX to M-
€40
Len Mondell – You left your mark on me / That’s what girls are made of – Smash 1836 DJ Copy
Visual grade: VG+
€35
Marion Black – Who knows / Go on fool – Capsoul 20
Visual grade: M-
€35
Doug Phillips and The New Concepts – You really know how to hurt a guy / In and out of my life – Ray-Phi 102
Rare first label Belgian popcorn. Styrene pressing which is audible during first part of the track.
Visual grade: VG+ to EX
€30
The Cyclones – Say what? / Give me love – Festival 45-25003
Visual grade: VG
€30
Hermon and The Rockin Tonics – Been so long / Georgia grind – Royal 2871-47
Visual grade: VG-
€25
J.B. Bingham – Peek-a-boo / Same – Warner Brothers 7775 DJ Copy
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Diggin Dave 45s List - March 2019
SHIPPING is €8 to anywhere in the world for any number of records from the list. Int'l signed for shipping is €14.
Full list with sound and photos can be found here: https://mailchi.mp/fc0e1254867d/1nc6s8682q-2290121
Johnny Guitar Watson – Wait a minute baby / So fine – Anchor 501
Popcorn R&B anthem that’s very sought after on the Highland label, but this first label press really is rare as hen’s teeth. A lot of collectors might not even be aware of its existence. Some marks on surface but plays strong.
Visual grade: VG
€600
Billy “Country Boy” Young – I’m in love Pt I/II – Joy-Ja 248
A late highlight from a career spanning from the doo-wop era to the disco times. Cool modern mover that has become very sought after lately.
Visual grade: VG+
€250
Vera Longus – Love looks so good on you / Again – Dery 2002
Completely unknown private synthy oddball disco stepper (or whatever you want to call it). In any case this has some hypnotic power that keeps drawing me back to playing it again.
Visual grade: Strong VG
€250
Jimmy Barnes – If by any chance / Maybe never – Sue 771
Super soulful mid-tempo popcorn. Nice clean copy.
Visual grade: EX
€250
Lela Martin – You can’t have your cake / Shy guy – Melatone 401
Sixties northern stomper in excellent condition.
Visual grade: EX
€250
Reunion – When the well runs dry / A brighter day – Reunion 8103-18A-2744
Funky modern dancer that’s still widely unknown although an alternate, slower version was comped by Tramp a couple of years ago. A really nice one to play out. Only letting this go cause it’s a spare.
Visual grade: EX
€250
James Reed – I wanna know / Tin pan alley – Rhythm 1775
Extremely rare 50s Bay Area blues 45. Never released on 78 rpm format
Visual grade: M-
€200
Lula Reed – Puddentane / I got a notion – Federal 45-12416
Classic R&B dancer. Very clean copy.
Visual grade: EX to M-
€160
The Singing Principal – Woman’s lib / Thank you baby – Flick 0050
Pre-#metoo funk 45 that was immortalized in Shadow and Cut Chemist’s Brainfreeze mix. Sweet soul flip plays with a bit of background noise.
Visual grade: VG+
€150
The Marvelows – Your little sister/ The shim sham – ABC-Paramount 45-10708
A staple on both the soul and popcorn scene and a record I’ve always had a soft spot for. Super clean copy.
Visual grade: M-
€150
The Avengers – Strange faces / Softly (I say to you) – American 101
Last release from this short-lived Bakersfield, CA outfit. Really cool psych influenced sound, moving away from the rawer garage stuff from earlier releases.
Visual grade: VG to VG+, warp NAP
€120
Alan Bruce – I feel better / Where do we go from here – Gait 1443
New York mid-tempo soul 45 on this rare pre-Garrison first press.
Visual grade: VG+
€100
Frank William’s Rocketeers – You got to be a man / The Spanish fly – Bra 2369
1967 Miami funk 45. A small quantity was pressed by Deep City on the Bra label to supply to the Islands market. Very few copies have surfaced since.
Visual grade: VG
€100
Quiet Fire – Lost (Without your love) / Your kind of love – Hit Machine 3977
Sweet 70s soul. Has a small but short warp which is slightly audible in the horn section during into. Plays perfectly after that.
Visual grade: Strong VG+, short warp
€80
Spencer Jackson Family – Bring back peace to the world Pt I/II – Scarab 002
Spiritual gospel mover with a great a cappella intro. Pristine copy.
Visual grade: M-
€80
Delores Ware – Strange / Falling in love – Sharon 501 DJ Copy
Often overlooked but cool New Breed R&B dancer. Some surface marks but a very strong pressing and plays well.
Visual grade: VG
€70
Joe Fossett – I remember / Happy birthday mama – Jar-Val 7801
Rare silky modern soul ballad. One of the more overlooked ones on the label.
Visual grade: EX
€70
Rhetta Hughes – You’re doing with her when it should be me / Gimme some of yours I’ll give you some of mine – Tetragrammaton 1505
Crossover monster with the trademark Mike Terry production.
Visual grade: VG to VG+
€55
The Natural Resource – Hey foxy lady / Hold back the dawn – Doré 909
Sweet cali ballad backed up with a mid-tempo popcorn mover.
Visual grade: M-
€55
Maxine Harris – It’s a lonesome old town / Now or never – Major 101
True mid-tempo Belgian popcorn style back beat topped with a moody big voice. Beautiful record on the rare local release before R-Dell
Visual grade: VG-
€50
The Versitiles – Love me / Don’t go – Amaker 417
Nice one from 1962, stands on the crossroads between doo wop and deep soul. Not the cleanest copy but priced accordingly.
Visual grade: G
€50
Marvin Sease – Looking for something for nothing / Thankful for this life – Double M 103
Visual grade: Strong VG+
€45
Gidian – Try me out / There isn’t anything – Columbia 7826
Visual grade: VG
€40
Eddie Bo – Check your bucket Pt I/II – Bo-Sound 5551 DJ Copy
Visual grade: M-
€40
Jackie Wilson – Shake a leg / It’s all over – Brunswick 55504
Visual grade: Strong VG+
€40
Freddie Waters – Nobody can love me the way you do / Love is a strange thing – Ref-O-Ree 734
Visual grade: EX to M-
€40
Len Mondell – You left your mark on me / That’s what girls are made of – Smash 1836 DJ Copy
Visual grade: VG+
€35
Marion Black – Who knows / Go on fool – Capsoul 20
Visual grade: M-
€35
Doug Phillips and The New Concepts – You really know how to hurt a guy / In and out of my life – Ray-Phi 102
Rare first label Belgian popcorn. Styrene pressing which is audible during first part of the track.
Visual grade: VG+ to EX
€30
The Cyclones – Say what? / Give me love – Festival 45-25003
Visual grade: VG
€30
Hermon and The Rockin Tonics – Been so long / Georgia grind – Royal 2871-47
Visual grade: VG-
€25
J.B. Bingham – Peek-a-boo / Same – Warner Brothers 7775 DJ Copy
Visual grade: VG
€20
Edited by Diggin' Dave