**QUALITY RARE SOUL FOR SALE**

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A handful of very desirable 45s up for grabs - across the board soul & a few gems from previous lists looking for new homes. Some serious rarities available; priced to sell. All records are conservatively graded, with photographs for reference.

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

 

CANDI-BARS -  I BELIEVE IN YOU/YOU’RE THE ONE - CANDY-STIX (SILVER/RED) - M- £90.00 REDUCED TO £80.00

OUTSTANDING CROSSOVER GROUP SOUL ON ONE SIDE AND AWESOME SWEET ’N’ DEEP FLIP FROM 1972, IN CLOSE TO MINT CONDITION. LIKE MOST (ALL?) COPIES ON THE SILVER/RED LABEL, THE TRACKS ARE REVERSED. THE ‘A’ SIDE NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION, BUT FLIP IT OVER FOR A SUBLIME DEEP SOUL TRACK. PURE CLASS

 

DeBOW -  CRIME/IMPROVE YOURSELF - PRIVATE LABEL - E £90.00 REDUCED TO £80.00

FANTASTIC FUNK FROM 1980 FUNDED BY A PRIVATE “NEIGHBOURHOOD ANT-CRIM’ PROJECT OUT OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. 2 SIDED SLAB OF DANCE FLOOR FUNK, PERFECT FOR CURRENT MODERN TASTES. COMES WITH IT’S PICTURE BAG (THAT’S A BIT ROUGH AROUND THE EDGES (SEE PIC) BUT THE VINYL IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION; JUST A FEW TINY HAIRLINE MARKS NAP. FANTASTIC 45

 

THE ENCHANTED FIVE -  DARLING, I NEED YOU NOW/YOUR LOVE COMES SLOWER THAN EVER - CVS RECORDS - VG £80.00 ON HOLD

SUBLIME, BIG PRODUCTION MALE VOCAL OUT OF NEW JERSEY; DOESN’T COME UP FOR SALE OFTEN. A HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER, MALE VOCAL MASTERPIECE FROM 1970; THIS COPY LOOKS WELL USED, BUT PLAYS THROUGH GREAT. LOTS OF LIGHT MARKS ON THE VINYL, BUT PLAYS THROUGH WITH MINIMAL BACKGROUND NOISE & JUST A FEW LIGHT CLICKS THAT ARE SOON OVERPOWERED WHEN THE MUSIC KICKS IN. HARD TO FIND IN ANY CONDITION & IN-DEMAND; HIGHLY RECOMMENDED AT A BARGAIN PRICE

 

T.S.U. TORONADOES - I STILL LOVE YOU/MY THING IS A MOVING THING - VOLT - E £80.00 SOLD

1969 CROSSOVER CLASSIC FROM THIS OUTSTANDING TEXAS GROUP. ORIGINALLY RELEASED ON OVIDE, THIS IS THE VOLT LABEL VARIANT WITH THE SMALLER WRITING. CLASS SOUND THAT NEEDS NO INTRO, LIKE MOST OF THEIR 45S. JUST A FEW TINY HAIRLINES ON THE VINYL - NAP AND A DRILL HOLE ON THE LABEL. OUTSTANDING SOUL CLASSIC

 

THE EXCEPTIONALS -  UNLUCKY GIRL/WHAT ABOUT ME - GRT PROMO - M- £80.00 REDUCED TO £75.00 SOLD

AWESOME, CLASSIC FEMALE CROSSOVER FROM 1971 OUT OF CLEVELAND. COPY IS ALMOST FLAWLESS. THIS COPY IS A MONO VARIATION WITH A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT LABEL DESIGN & MATRIX NUMBER (GN-1653) UNDER THE GRT-48 NUMBER (ALSO ETCHED INTO THE RUN-OUT) ABSOLUTE CLASS FEMALE SOUL WITH A SWEET SOUL FLIP. OUTSTANDING SOUL ON AN UNUSUAL VARIANT; COMES WITH A RATHER BATTERED COMPANY SLEEVE - SPLITS DOWN BOTH SIDES.

 

RAY MUNNINGS -  JUMP IN THE WATER/FUNKY NASSAU - UK TAMMI DEMO - E+  £65.00

AS CLOSE TO MINT- AS YOU COULD GET, THE A SIDE IS A CLASSIC FUNK MASTERPIECE FROM 1979. THE FLIP WAS OVERLOOKED FOR SOME TIME, POSSIBLY DUE TO THE 12” BEING BETTER KNOWN AND THE LONG INSTRUMENTAL ON THE EXTENDED RELEASE. THE 7” KICKS IN STRAIGHT AWAY WITH A BLISTERING, SOCIALLY AWARE FUNK MONSTER. PERFECT LABELS AND VINYL ON THIS COPY; BARGAIN PRICE FOR SOME BLISTERING FUNK

 

MARK SEVEN UNLTD. - TOUCH OF GOODBYE/I’M IN LOVE WITH MY NEIGHBOR’S WIFE ABBOTT RECORDS - E+  £65.00

CLASSY EARLY 70’S CROSSOVER & FUNK OUT OF L.A. THE A SIDE’S SCREAMING VOCAL PUT’S ME IN MIND OF TYRONE DAVIS’S DAKAR RELEASES WITH THE POWERFUL BRASS PRODUCTION ACCOMPANYING THE POWERFUL VOCALS. THE FLIP (WHICH ISN’T AVAILABLE ON THE DEMO COPY IS TOP OF THE RANGE, SOULFUL FUNK OR FUNKY SOUL DEPENDING ON YOUR TASTE. CLASS AND STILL NOT TOO WELL KNOWN. THE A SIDE HAS A COUPLE OF SUPERFICIAL MARKS; THE “TOUCH OF GOODBYE” SIDE IS ALMOST MINT. GREAT COPY.

 

RAY BATTS - DON’T TAKE MY DREAMS/LOVE ME - FACES - M-  £50

1977, LOUISIANA RELEASE ON THIS COLLECTABLE LITTLE LABEL. ONE SIDE CLASSY CROSS OVER WITH A MELLOW, ALMOST TERRY CALLIER SOUND. ON THE FLIP A MORE FRANTIC FUNKIER CROSS OVER NUMBER! ALMOST FLAWLESS COPY & GREAT RECORD FOR THE PRICE.

 

CHOSEN FEW - I’M ALONE/OH!!! I WANT YOU BABY- FACES - M-  £65.00

SUBLIME CROSS OVER 2 SIDER FROM 1978. ANOTHER LOUISIANA BEAUTY ON FROM THE FACES LABEL. I’M ALONE OFFERS A BEAUTIFUL FEMALE LEAD, MID-TEMPO CROSSOVER MASTERPIECE THAT BUILDS THROUGH. THE FLIP (& ‘A’ SIDE HITS A FUNKIER GROOVE.) CLASS 2 SIDED 45 IN BEAUTIFUL CONDITION. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Edited February 28 by Adiw
UPDATED WITH REDUCTIONS

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T.S.U. TORONADOES SOLD

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ENCHANTED FIVE ON HOLD

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LOTS OF TASTY ITEMS STILL AVAILABLE

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A FEW ITEMS REDUCED FOR A QUICK SALE

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EXCEPTIONALS SOLD

Edited February 28 by Adiw