***60s SOUL SALES - TASTY RARITIES***

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Some tasty 60’s 45s up for grabs; a mix of classics, club soul & R&B. Some very hard to find items. All are reluctant sales & of the highest order…. grab yourself something special.

As ever, I’m always open to reasonable offers so feel free to ask - It’ll only be a ‘no’ at worst.

Payment by Paypal - Friends & family or +4% PP charge; UK postage is £7.00 special delivery, worldwide postage on request. PM me if you’re interested & thanks for looking

 

LONNIE LESTER & CHUCK DANZY - AIN’T THAT A SHAME/I KNOW - NU-TONE - E+  £150.00 ***REDUCED TO £125.00***

STORMING, GRITTY SOUL DANCER OUT OF INDIANA, THAT TEARS ALONG. LONG BEEN A FAVOURITE AT 60S SOUL VENUES & OVERSHADOWED BY HIS OTHER NU-TONE RARITY, THIS IS FOR ME HIS BEST. SITS NICELY NEXT TO THE FUNKIER EDGED, UPTEMPO SOUL THAT’S GETTING SO MANY PLAYS ON THE SCENE. THIS COPY IS VIRTUALLY MINT, WITH A COUPLE OF VISUAL PRESSING BUBBLES; NOT AFFECTING PLAY; THE LABELS ARE SPOTLESS. ABSOLUTE STORMER

 

THE SPONTANES - WHERE DID I GO WRONG/AIN’T NO BIG THING - UNITED ARTISTS W/DEMO - E  £175.00 SOLD

FANTASTIC BLUE-EYED 2-SIDER FROM THIS CAROLINA OUTFIT, RELEASED IN 1968. AWESOME MID-TEMPO DANCER WITH CLASSY VOCALS & PRODUCTION, THAT CARRIES THE CAROLINA BEACH/SOUL SOUND WONDERFULLY. IT SEEMS TO HAVE BUBBLED UNDER ON THE SOUL SCENE FOR A WHILE AND IS NOW STARTING TO GAIN POPULARITY FOR IT’S FLIP - A CRACKING COVER OF THE RADIANTS’ “AIN’T NO BIG THING.” RECORDS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH A FEW HAIRLINE MARKS ON BOTH SIDES - NAP - LABEL’S ARE ALMOST SPOTLESS, WITH JUST A BIT OF STORAGE WEAR

 

LEE WILLIAMS & THE CYMBALS - LOST LOVE/PEEPIN’ (THROUGH THE WINDOW) - CARNIVAL W/DEMO - VG+  £75.00 SOLD

1967 WHITE D.J COPY OF THIS AWESOME, DRIVING DANCER OUT OF NEW YORK. BUILDS THROUGHOUT FROM THE THE DRUM INTRO. LEE WILLIAMS & CREW’S 2ND OFFERING ON THE LABEL THAT DOESN’T TURN UP OFTEN. VINYL HAS LIGHT SURFACE MARKS ON BOTH SIDES AND A SLIGHTLY HEAVIER MARK ON THE ‘LOST LOVE’ SIDE, BUT PLAYS THROUGH EXCELLENT WITH MINIMAL AUDIBLE NOISE; ‘MR. ANTHONY S. LUKE’ ADDRESS STAMP ON ‘PEEPIN’ SIDE LABEL. CLASSY RECORD, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

 

THE BIG GUYS - HANG MY HEAD AND CRY/MR. CUPID - WARNER BROS. PROMO - E+  £70.00 SOLD

GREAT MID-TEMPO, MALE GROUP SOUL FROM 1967 ON W.B PROMO. MID-TEMPO DANCER WITH NICE PRODUCTION THAT’S STILL TO HAVE IT’S DAY. VINYL IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH FLAWLESS LABELS

 

DEE EDWARDS - YOU SAY YOU LOVE ME/TIRED OF STAYING HOME - TUBA (STYRENE ALT. LABEL DESIGN) - E+  £100 ***REDUCED TO £80.00***

1963 EARLY RELEASE OUT OF DETROIT ON THE ALTERNATE LABEL, STYRENE ISSUE. SIMPLY MAGICAL EARLY 60’S MID TEMPO FROM DEE, IN CLOSE TO MINT CONDITION. CLASSY VOCAL PERFORMANCE ON HER 1ST SOLO OUTING THAT BUILDS BEAUTIFULLY. THE STYRENE, ALT. LABEL DESIGN DOESN’T TURN UP FOR SALE VERY OFTEN; THIS COPY IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION ON THE VINYL, WITH A COUPLE OF FELT TIP MARKS ON THE LABEL.

 

THE DEL-COUNTS - WITH ANOTHER GUY/WHAT IS THE REASON - SOME (WHITE PROMO) - VG+  £65.00 SOLD

UPTEMPO GARAGE SOUL OUT OF MINNESOTA FROM 1967. LIKE AT A LOT OF LOCAL LABEL GARAGE RECORDINGS, THIS HAS A LO-FI RECORDING, BUT THAT DOESN’T TAKE AWAY FROM IT. GREAT DANCER & HARD TO FIND ON A WHITE LABEL. THIS COPY’S GOT OF LIGHT SURFACE MARKS WITH A LO-FI WHICH ARE LIGHTLY AUDIBLE AT THE START, BUT EVEN WITH THE LO-FI RECORDING, SOON DISAPPEAR WHEN THE MUSIC KICKS IN. FLIP’S IN SIMILAR SHAPE, WITH 1 HEAVIER MARK ON THE MATRIX RUN-OUT & A TINY EDGE CHIP ON THE RUN-IN DNAP. GREAT RECORD AT A BARGAIN PRICE.

 

THE PARAMOUNTS - I WON’T SHARE YOUR LOVE/THE GIRLS WITH THE BIG BLACK BOOTS - MERCURY W/DEMO - VG+  £100 ***REDUCED TO £85.00***

MID 60’S 2-SIDER ON A MERCURY WHITE DEMO. I” I WON’T SHARE YOUR LOVE” IS A MID-UPTEMPO 60S DANCER WITH THE CLASSY PRODUCTION YOU’D EXPECT FROM MERCURY. THE FLIP, IT’S ORIGINAL RELEASE SIDE - IS A POUNDING UPTEMPO NUMBER; 2 SIDED DANCE FLOOR ACTION. RELEASED ON 4 DIFFERENT IMPRINTS, WITH THE BLACK ISSUE BEING ON STYRENE, THIS COPY IS VINYL. HAIRLINE MARKS ON THE VINYL ON BOTH SIDES & FELT TIP MARKINGS ON BOTH SIDES’ LABELS. PLAYS THROUGH EXCELLENT, WITH ONLY THE FAINTEST OF TICS; NOTHING TOO SERIOUS. BARGAIN PRICE FOR A QUALITY 45

 

STILL AVAILABLE FROM PREVIOUS LIST:

 

THE PROFILES - THE WATUSI WOBBLE/TAKE A GIANT STEP (WALK ON) - GOLDIE (ISSUE) - VG++  £100 SOLD

FANTASTIC, GRITTY R& B WITH A DOO-WOP INFLUENCE FROM 1962 ON NYC’S GOLDIE LABEL. A QUALITY EARLY DANCE FLOOR FILLER THAT’S HAD PLENTY OF ACTION ON THE SOUL SCENE. THIS IS THE ISSUE COPY. LOVELY CLEEAN VINYL ON BOTH SIDES WITH A TINY MARK ON THE RUN-IN TO “GIANT STEP” SIDE, BEFORE THE MUSIC KICKS IN, OTHERWISE THIS WOULD GRADE EXCELLENT. CLEAN LABELS ON BOTH SIDES. BIG VOICED, BIG PRODUCTION WINNER AT A BARGAIN PRICE

 

BARBARA MIDDLETON -  COME ON BACK TO ME/I WONDER WHY - TRC WHITE DEMO- VG++ £60.00 ***REDUCED TO £50.00***

THUMPING, MID-TEMPO FEMME SOUL ON RAY CHARLES’ TANGERINE LABEL. GREAT VOCALS FROM START TO FINISH WITH ENOUGH GROOVE FOR THE DANCE FLOOR. REALLY NICE COPY WITH MINIMAL LIGHT SURFACE MARKS ON THE SURFACE (PHOTO HAS A BIT OF REFLECTION)

Edited February 2, 2020 by Adiw
UPDATED WITH FURTHER REDUCTIONS

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SPONTANES ON HOLD

 

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LEE WILLIAMS SOLD

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DEL COUNTS SOLD

 

Edited January 27, 2020 by Adiw
UPDATED

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SPONTANES & PROFILES SOLD; REST STILL AVAILABLE, REASONABLE OFFERS INVITED

Edited January 28, 2020 by Adiw

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REDUCTIONS ON WHAT'S LEFT; GRAB A BARGAIN!

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FINAL REDUCTIONS ON WHAT'S LEFT - LONNIE LESTER REDUCED TO £125.00; BIG GUYS REDUCED TO £60.00, DEE EDWARDS REDUCED TO £80.00, PARAMOUNTS REDUCED TO £85.00, BARBARA MIDDLETON REDUCED TO £50.00

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BIG GUYS SOLD

Edited February 2, 2020 by Adiw
UPDATED