Royal Imperials - This heart of mine - Mellow Town / EX / £2000 (Nice clean copy of this stunning Butch 500 NS rarity. Rarity aside it’s just a superb group soul dancer.)
Little Tommy - Baby can’t you see / I’m still hurt - Sound of Soul / VG / £1000 (Absolute classic NS, and one of the best. Classic deep soul on the flip. Two X on label and a little label wear. Record has plenty of light marks but plays loud and strong.)
Carol & Gerri - On you heartache looks good / How can I ever find the way - MGM / EX / £600 (Two superb NS dancers. BB hole through label, rare issue copy complete with company sleeve.)
Willie Kendrick - What’s that on your finger / Change your ways - Rca Victor / EX / £500 (White demo, one of the best NS double headers around. Elegant midtempo backed with a powerful and gritty dancer.)
Roy Handy - Accidental love / What did he do? - Marton / EX / £450 (Superb soulful northern dancer, with a flipside being equally good. Orange label variation, with X on label. Very rare 1965 release, his next release “Baby that’s a groove” had more success.)
Falcons - Love look in her eyes / In time for the blues - Big Wheel / EX / £450 (Very clean green label original of this fantastic Detroit soul rarity.)
Crown Four - Birth of a playboy / Love for my girl - Lee John / EX / £450 (Rarest and to me best take of this fantastic allnighter spin. Flip holds another good dancer.)
Jimmy Seals - Yesterday of our love - Challenge / EX / £400 (Killer NS, with Jimmy doing his best Nina Simone impression. Super clean promo, complete with company sleeve.)
Conquistadors - Lonely was I / Sadness and madness - Signett / VG+ / £400 (Rare and absolutely lovely Chicago double header. “Lonely was I” side has some scuffs which are not affecting play.)
Pamela Beaty - Talking eyes - Tip / VG+ / £400 (White demo of this iconic midtempo dancer. Record has a very slight hint of cue burn just as the music starts.)
Four Pro’s - Just another girl - Carla / EX / £275 (Stomping NS out of Detroit. White demo, label has some light staining and tiny bit of wear around the inner edge.)
Ron Rush - Cloudy for me - Aidco / VG+ / £275 (Just awesome dancer, and a great atmospheric nighter sound. Both label sides have some marks and stains.)
Roy Wright - Something’s wrong / Heartbreak (Awful day) - Crash / EX / £200 (Two excellent Chicago soul dance sides. Nice clean copy of this fine Chicago rarity.)
Tony Hestor - Just can’t leave you / Watch yourself - Karate / VG+ / £180 (Classic, and stunningly good Detroit double header. Someone has written a dollar sign on the “Just can’t leave you” label side.)
Tammy Brooks - Home to my baby / Harry Gates - Love will find a way - Kent / EX / £125 (The 100 club 45th Anniversary 45. Two excellent previously unissued sides from Eddie Singleton and Tony Hester respectively.)
Jimmy Holiday - The biggest fall - Tip / VG / £30 (Dramatic midtempo NS dancer, under the radar to most release out of Hollywood California. Record has many fine marks, plays well.)
Lee Andrews & the Hearts - Quiet as it’s kept / You’re taking a long time coming back - Rca / EX / £25 (Superb NS dancer with latin vibes. Flip it over for a great beat ballad. White demo)
Gil Scott-Heron - Lady Day and John Coltrane / Save the children - Flying Dutchman / EX / £250 (One of his best, jazzy soul for the dancefloor. And flip is of course another winner off his essential “Pieces of a man” album.)
Wayne Carter & Organ Twisters - Peter in or out / Let’s run away from the world - Mootrey’s Studios / EX / £150 (Driving dancer out of Genoa, IL. Don’t miss out on the soulful midtempo flip.)
Sir Guy - Funky Virginia / My sweet baby - D.P.G. / VG / £100 (Popular dancer backed with soulful midtempo. First press original without the national distribution. Record has lots of light marks and scuffs, but all light and “Funky Virginia” side plays well and the flipside with a little background noise.)
Hayes Cotton - Black wing’s have my angel / I’ll be waiting - Resist / EX / £1600 (Very rare original of this Miles Grayson produced R&B double header.)
Sugar Lumps - I’ve got a brand on my baby / I can’t fight it - Virgil / VG+ / £450 (Classic underground girl group. Their rarest, New Orleans indie release with a superb midtempo track b/w dancer. Vinyl has a couple of light scuffs and marks, plays great.)
Billy Hambric - Flaming Mamie / You’re a sweetheart - Fury / see desc / £300 (Strong R&B dancer backed with soulful midtempo. Rare one! Record looks clean but has some slight styrene burn issues, please refer to soundfile taken from the copy for sale.)
Rubaiyats - Omar Khayyam / Tomorrow - Sansu / VG / £200 (White demo of this fine double header. Dancer b/w deep soul. Vinyl has some light marks and scuffs, plays great.)
Johnny Clyde Copeland - Coming to see about you - Suave / VG- / £125 (Gritty yet very elegant midtempo dancer that sounds great out on the dancefloor. Rare first label before Jetstream. Plenty of marks and scuffs, plays ok but not perfect.)
JOHNNY CLYDE COPELAND - COMING TO SEE ABOUT YOU (youtube.com)
Eddie Holland - I’m on the outside looking in - Motown / EX / £110 (Superb Motown dancer with NS appeal. Clean vinyl copy, label has bb hole.)
Sugar & Sweet - You don’t have to cry - Pep / VG+ / £30 (White demo of this fine gritty R&B dancer. Flipside has a little label discoloration in the form of a red shade around the label edge.)
Daybreak - Everything man / I need love - PAP / VG+ / £1600 (Classic modern soul double header, and one of the best. Vinyl just shy of EX with a few light marks. Plays great, just cosmetic.)
Deep South - Could our love lasted / Tease me - Deep South Productions / EX / £400 (Super rare modern soul, only seen a couple of copies since I learned about it in the early 2000’s. Signed dedication on label.)
Leon Mitchison & the Eastex Frwy Band - Love is / Street scene - Mitchitone / VG / £400 (Two great funky modern soul dancers. Vinyl has a few light marks and scuffs, plays with a wee static in the intro and the occasional light pop and always overpowered by the music.)
Ron Keith - Gotta go by what you tell me / Party music - A&M / EX / £350 (Very rare Usa original of this fantastic modern soul slowie. Tucked away on b-side of issue copies only. Flipside and the official A-side is a version of the Pat Lundy/Rhinestones tune and a good one on it’s own.)
Charles McCormick - I want you for myself - Mon-Tab / EX / £300 (Killer modern soul slowie from the ex Bloodstone singer. His falsetto is absolutely perfect, a real personal fave here.)
Jimmy Nunya - Find someone that you love / My sweet baby - Salsa Picante / EX / £175 (Two great slow modern sides from LL Cool J’s father. Flipside label has a faint shade from removed sticker.)
Timmy Thomas - It’s what they can’t see / Ebony Affair - Glades / EX / £125 (A little bubbling on label on the A-side, similar to the copy on the youtube clip below but in much lesser extent.)
C.L. Blast - Love don’t feel like love no more / Beautiful lover - Juana / EX / £110 (Atmospheric modern soul dancer begging to be played on a dancefloor near you. Flip is a great take of the Frederick Knight song also done by Joe Chapman.)
Keith & Darrell - Don’t be afraid - Tamla / EX / £8 (Lovely midtempo from Smokeys nephews. Only as the b-sides of the rarer stock copies of “You’re my gardener”.)
Keith & Darrell - Don't be afraid - Tamla (youtube.com)
Alfie Davison - Who is gonna love me - Rca / VG+ / £6 (Original version to Imperials, nice and smooth modern soul dancer.)
James Gadson - Got to find my baby - Cream / EX / £6 (Superb feel good cheapie. Star written on label.)
James Gadson Got to Find My Baby (youtube.com)
O’Jays - I love music - PIR / VG+ / £5 (White demo of this fine classic. Everybody already heard the original take so below a singback take from Soul Train show.)
Ice-Cold-Love - Sheer magic / Wonderful to be loved - Tammy / EX / £350 (Nice clean copy of this amazing Youngstown, OH sweet soul stunner. Both sides are beyond good.)
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Northern Soul 45’s
Royal Imperials - This heart of mine - Mellow Town / EX / £2000 (Nice clean copy of this stunning Butch 500 NS rarity. Rarity aside it’s just a superb group soul dancer.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3gXSGpholc&ab_channel=brico
Topics - Have your fun / A man ain’t supposed to cry - Dream / EX / £1100 (Clean white label DJ copy of this stunning Chicago rarity.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWi_jTJmcvg&ab_channel=nicknicola
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clDotBhFL-Y&ab_channel=nicknicola
Little Tommy - Baby can’t you see / I’m still hurt - Sound of Soul / VG / £1000 (Absolute classic NS, and one of the best. Classic deep soul on the flip. Two X on label and a little label wear. Record has plenty of light marks but plays loud and strong.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyT7doRrVgo&ab_channel=brico
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6QgR4lHSB8&ab_channel=007moovinon
Carol & Gerri - On you heartache looks good / How can I ever find the way - MGM / EX / £600 (Two superb NS dancers. BB hole through label, rare issue copy complete with company sleeve.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv7cH6ZJcI4&ab_channel=brico
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFDxjhyJ9Js&ab_channel=Soultwinz
Matadors - Say yes baby / Carmen I wish you were here - Chavis / EX / £550 (Fantastic group soul harmony NS dancer, with nice ballad flip.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMcbTtsyhm4&ab_channel=brico
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enDEB1F1p-w&ab_channel=Mr818joker
Willie Kendrick - What’s that on your finger / Change your ways - Rca Victor / EX / £500 (White demo, one of the best NS double headers around. Elegant midtempo backed with a powerful and gritty dancer.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mETw45D_hsw&ab_channel=brico
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x0liQY7sgY&ab_channel=brico
Willie Kendrick - Give me lots of lovin’ / You can’t by pass love - Rca / EX / £60 (White demo of these superb Pied Piper midtempo productions. )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEp6HQx2sHY&ab_channel=TopYourselfOff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYhbMon1UXA&ab_channel=brico
Roy Handy - Accidental love / What did he do? - Marton / EX / £450 (Superb soulful northern dancer, with a flipside being equally good. Orange label variation, with X on label. Very rare 1965 release, his next release “Baby that’s a groove” had more success.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z8YAOsIews&ab_channel=Lynsk256
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zai5urWBNqo&ab_channel=Francosoul
Falcons - Love look in her eyes / In time for the blues - Big Wheel / EX / £450 (Very clean green label original of this fantastic Detroit soul rarity.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cp0bVhbqes&ab_channel=cobblessoul45s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01NVzI0Gt-4&ab_channel=cobblessoul45s
Crown Four - Birth of a playboy / Love for my girl - Lee John / EX / £450 (Rarest and to me best take of this fantastic allnighter spin. Flip holds another good dancer.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQfcbDUOJ10&ab_channel=arturofratini
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTBZDx5qL-w&ab_channel=NigelParker-Soul%26Blues
Jimmy Seals - Yesterday of our love - Challenge / EX / £400 (Killer NS, with Jimmy doing his best Nina Simone impression. Super clean promo, complete with company sleeve.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csH5pxZ3tiA&ab_channel=SoulGaloreMemories
Dottie & Millie - Nothing in this world / Talkin’ about my baby - Topper / EX / £400 (Two absolute killer Dave Hamilton productions.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4-hLQfJrDc&ab_channel=Soultwinz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFRGl-UpKjk&ab_channel=DottieandMillie-Topic
Conquistadors - Lonely was I / Sadness and madness - Signett / VG+ / £400 (Rare and absolutely lovely Chicago double header. “Lonely was I” side has some scuffs which are not affecting play.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3LvfpGdVeI&ab_channel=NigelParker-Soul%26Blues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMm-U1MYuF4&ab_channel=DustyologistII
Pamela Beaty - Talking eyes - Tip / VG+ / £400 (White demo of this iconic midtempo dancer. Record has a very slight hint of cue burn just as the music starts.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxAU3j2CZIE&ab_channel=brico
Dynamics - I need your love - RCA Victor / EX / £300 (Nice white demo of this stunning NS classic. Date written on label.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiC6CMxZf5g
Four Pro’s - Just another girl - Carla / EX / £275 (Stomping NS out of Detroit. White demo, label has some light staining and tiny bit of wear around the inner edge.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKf0WptZmZ0&ab_channel=ujimawanduta
Ron Rush - Cloudy for me - Aidco / VG+ / £275 (Just awesome dancer, and a great atmospheric nighter sound. Both label sides have some marks and stains.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF_lCC92Kq4&ab_channel=RhythmAndBlood
Roy Wright - Something’s wrong / Heartbreak (Awful day) - Crash / EX / £200 (Two excellent Chicago soul dance sides. Nice clean copy of this fine Chicago rarity.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1scGiRFf5I&ab_channel=K-Mart
Tony Hestor - Just can’t leave you / Watch yourself - Karate / VG+ / £180 (Classic, and stunningly good Detroit double header. Someone has written a dollar sign on the “Just can’t leave you” label side.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08fLpWZMVYk&ab_channel=berniecarney
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBmabMD1m5A&ab_channel=brico
Bobbie Smith - Walk on into my heart - American Arts / EX / £175 (Fantastic NS classic. Styrene white demo/black lettering original.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rMB2TfiDZk&ab_channel=Soultwinz
Martha Star - No part time love for me / It’s too bad baby - Thelma / EX / £150 (Nice clean copy of this suburb Detroit soul double header. )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmpF1ucj9nE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDFr-yHDkCs
Tammy Brooks - Home to my baby / Harry Gates - Love will find a way - Kent / EX / £125 (The 100 club 45th Anniversary 45. Two excellent previously unissued sides from Eddie Singleton and Tony Hester respectively.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpC8KDe_nlY&ab_channel=StuartRoss
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D12-2Ik2j58&ab_channel=CottersSoulLounge
Art Posey - No more heartaches - Scope / VG+ / £70 (Classic Detroit rarity. Labels show a little wear.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsDEBe1R73w&ab_channel=brico
Debra Johnson - To get love you got bring love - Noriega / EX / £45 (Superb and previously unissued midtempo dancer.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxnNkXWKjDg&ab_channel=brico
Jimmy Holiday - The biggest fall - Tip / VG / £30 (Dramatic midtempo NS dancer, under the radar to most release out of Hollywood California. Record has many fine marks, plays well.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6eEoDdZ0gs&ab_channel=Paradise1951
Lee Andrews & the Hearts - Quiet as it’s kept / You’re taking a long time coming back - Rca / EX / £25 (Superb NS dancer with latin vibes. Flip it over for a great beat ballad. White demo)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L95j8PjbhQ&ab_channel=brico
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HHUV0edTC4&ab_channel=PJDooWop
Bobby Day - So lonely (Since you’ve been gone) - Sure-Shot / VG+ / £12 (Promo copy of this fine stomping NS dancer.)
BOBBY DAY - SO LONELY (youtube.com)
Arin Demain - Silent treatment / Paris - Sleepless nights - Goldmine Sevens / EX / £12 (Reissue of two rare and outstanding NS classics.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZ0gldnc4Pc&ab_channel=northernsoultrain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msC4R5lsvDg&ab_channel=AnthonyReichardt
Detroit Executives - Cool off / Ronnie McNeir - Sitting in my class - Goldmine Sevens / EX / £8 (As above)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zlb5wQxIWmQ&ab_channel=DannyFeeney
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciWFysl6CgY&ab_channel=DannyFeeney
Crossover & Funky Soul 45’s
Underground Railroad - Ain’t no second best / Harlem on my mind - A&T / EX / £275 (Energetic dancer b/w deep soul ballad.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXYntLmyW7w&ab_channel=KieranLockyear
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1YHZQ8Th54&ab_channel=007moovinon
Roscoe Thomas - American girl - World / EX / £275 (Popular all-nighter spin, feel good crossover dancer.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR8BRzNsQuQ&ab_channel=cobblessoul45s
Gil Scott-Heron - Lady Day and John Coltrane / Save the children - Flying Dutchman / EX / £250 (One of his best, jazzy soul for the dancefloor. And flip is of course another winner off his essential “Pieces of a man” album.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aRNUsmfeck&ab_channel=AceRecords
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8-7JDRr9wo&ab_channel=AceRecords
Jerri Jackson - I can almost believe - Parallax / EX / £150 (Clean promo copy of this absolute crossover gem, a very uplifting song.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-orCLT67As&ab_channel=JaneLott-Wilson
Wayne Carter & Organ Twisters - Peter in or out / Let’s run away from the world - Mootrey’s Studios / EX / £150 (Driving dancer out of Genoa, IL. Don’t miss out on the soulful midtempo flip.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZTTot5lwe8&ab_channel=soundbarde
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YByYxwPmkTk&ab_channel=TrampRecords
Sir Guy - Funky Virginia / My sweet baby - D.P.G. / VG / £100 (Popular dancer backed with soulful midtempo. First press original without the national distribution. Record has lots of light marks and scuffs, but all light and “Funky Virginia” side plays well and the flipside with a little background noise.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKR8kr4krtQ&ab_channel=TrampRecords
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EMrOVpV3BA&ab_channel=GerardCerdan*Mightygroove*
Mob - I’d like to see more of you - Colossus / EX / £8 (Crossover classic, complete with company sleeve.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=me00md-1luo&ab_channel=marcelloj70
R&B and Early Soul 45’s
Hayes Cotton - Black wing’s have my angel / I’ll be waiting - Resist / EX / £1600 (Very rare original of this Miles Grayson produced R&B double header.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrVAO-bvt0w&ab_channel=LeeMiller
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_P-CEm4C5Y&ab_channel=JohanVentus
Sugar Lumps - I’ve got a brand on my baby / I can’t fight it - Virgil / VG+ / £450 (Classic underground girl group. Their rarest, New Orleans indie release with a superb midtempo track b/w dancer. Vinyl has a couple of light scuffs and marks, plays great.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCq0yK0QTUc&ab_channel=Soulhawk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvXj-kLEe9I&ab_channel=THISISMYSOUL
Lonnie Lester - You can’t go - Nu-Tone / EX / £350 (Clean copy of this popular nighter sound.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VL-eAJhj67Q
Billy Hambric - Flaming Mamie / You’re a sweetheart - Fury / see desc / £300 (Strong R&B dancer backed with soulful midtempo. Rare one! Record looks clean but has some slight styrene burn issues, please refer to soundfile taken from the copy for sale.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MpFMMldsFw&feature=youtu.be
Sherli Allen - Think it over - X-Tra / EX / £250 (Very clean copy of this superb early dancer.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmufURqbNNg&ab_channel=TheMonobaby
Rubaiyats - Omar Khayyam / Tomorrow - Sansu / VG / £200 (White demo of this fine double header. Dancer b/w deep soul. Vinyl has some light marks and scuffs, plays great.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SX5UWK96QEs&ab_channel=AndrewCullup
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH4UbR2kQ-I&ab_channel=Mr818joker
Johnny Clyde Copeland - Coming to see about you - Suave / VG- / £125 (Gritty yet very elegant midtempo dancer that sounds great out on the dancefloor. Rare first label before Jetstream. Plenty of marks and scuffs, plays ok but not perfect.)
JOHNNY CLYDE COPELAND - COMING TO SEE ABOUT YOU (youtube.com)
Eddie Holland - I’m on the outside looking in - Motown / EX / £110 (Superb Motown dancer with NS appeal. Clean vinyl copy, label has bb hole.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V97Rh21viE&ab_channel=TheSoxey
Mary Johnson - These tears - Queen / VG+ / £100 (Vinyl copy of this rare 1961 R&B dancer.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp_bI1lLrc4&ab_channel=LostandfoundSoul
Sugar & Sweet - You don’t have to cry - Pep / VG+ / £30 (White demo of this fine gritty R&B dancer. Flipside has a little label discoloration in the form of a red shade around the label edge.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qto-UfTZiNw&ab_channel=missautomne
Samantha Lee - You told me that you loved me - Peanut Country / EX / £30 (White demo of this fine Frank Guida produced dancer.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eLHF-1z9ys&ab_channel=DJPetePop
Warren Lee - Waiting for the bus / Star revue - Dee-Su / EX / £12 (1966 New Orleans soul, midtempo backed with dancer.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Onqq9Ln5Cp8&ab_channel=DJPetePop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjMTpkxEBAw&ab_channel=kevfox
Modern Soul 45’s
Daybreak - Everything man / I need love - PAP / VG+ / £1600 (Classic modern soul double header, and one of the best. Vinyl just shy of EX with a few light marks. Plays great, just cosmetic.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0vbx1B2Oto&ab_channel=Soultwinz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JuJ02OXbU8&ab_channel=ModernSoulful
Rivage - Strung out (On your love) - Tempus / EX / £900 (Clean white demo of this Florida modern soul stunner.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-GxirCgae4&ab_channel=SOULBISCUITS
Deep South - Could our love lasted / Tease me - Deep South Productions / EX / £400 (Super rare modern soul, only seen a couple of copies since I learned about it in the early 2000’s. Signed dedication on label.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRGVG7O1XKs&ab_channel=THISISMYSOUL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDVJtKC0r3k&ab_channel=THISISMYSOUL
Leon Mitchison & the Eastex Frwy Band - Love is / Street scene - Mitchitone / VG / £400 (Two great funky modern soul dancers. Vinyl has a few light marks and scuffs, plays with a wee static in the intro and the occasional light pop and always overpowered by the music.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5_C4Ja5M18&ab_channel=floriankeller
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NuYp6blQpA&ab_channel=brokendreamstream
Ron Keith - Gotta go by what you tell me / Party music - A&M / EX / £350 (Very rare Usa original of this fantastic modern soul slowie. Tucked away on b-side of issue copies only. Flipside and the official A-side is a version of the Pat Lundy/Rhinestones tune and a good one on it’s own.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knN_688w10g&ab_channel=Funkissman78
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ9zJYC86wA&ab_channel=MichaelCoombes
Charles McCormick - I want you for myself - Mon-Tab / EX / £300 (Killer modern soul slowie from the ex Bloodstone singer. His falsetto is absolutely perfect, a real personal fave here.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_j7D08g724&ab_channel=RareSoulFunk
Joe McKeever - Dance with me - A.M.S. / EX / £275 (Soulful modern soul dancer out of Detroit.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-cx9zhroes&ab_channel=MissyMurphy
Jimmy Nunya - Find someone that you love / My sweet baby - Salsa Picante / EX / £175 (Two great slow modern sides from LL Cool J’s father. Flipside label has a faint shade from removed sticker.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_IIjc7M6wY&ab_channel=edrawdesinotams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJM7p47TH_s&ab_channel=edrawdesinotams
Glenn Dorsey & the Big J - Movin’ on - Good / EX / £150 (Underground modern/disco from the Joneses singer.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0rxHk9C418&ab_channel=CoolfunkZézé2
Timmy Thomas - It’s what they can’t see / Ebony Affair - Glades / EX / £125 (A little bubbling on label on the A-side, similar to the copy on the youtube clip below but in much lesser extent.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW3i7-nZszw&ab_channel=JointCustody
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11nVkKVt41A&ab_channel=elpaisa2005
General Crook - Main squeeze - Backroom / VG+ / £125 (Absolute killer two step, and quite rare on 7 inch.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shxzyYplzgc&ab_channel=Rep's45s
C.L. Blast - Love don’t feel like love no more / Beautiful lover - Juana / EX / £110 (Atmospheric modern soul dancer begging to be played on a dancefloor near you. Flip is a great take of the Frederick Knight song also done by Joe Chapman.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcSD67kyZNg&ab_channel=C.L.Blast-Topic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKHLWrPJKuI&ab_channel=CsbmGuy
Bobby Womack - How could you break my heart - Arista / EX / £20 (No phone intro version of this classic dancefloor filler. Label has writing.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0wVtChboN8&ab_channel=Soulhawk
Mandrill - Never die - Polydor / EX / £12 (Very catchy modern soul dancer.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wfrTMTM0eM&ab_channel=JohnManship
Bobby Caldwell - What you won’t do for love - Clouds / EX / £12 (Classic! Clean vinyl copy complete with company sleeve.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9DmdAwUbxc&ab_channel=BobbyCaldwell-Topic
Bobby Caldwell - Down for the third time - Clouds / EX / £5 (Smooth and soulful classic, with company sleeve.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP-FAaUEhlc&ab_channel=funkgetier
Keith & Darrell - Don’t be afraid - Tamla / EX / £8 (Lovely midtempo from Smokeys nephews. Only as the b-sides of the rarer stock copies of “You’re my gardener”.)
Keith & Darrell - Don't be afraid - Tamla (youtube.com)
Alfie Davison - Who is gonna love me - Rca / VG+ / £6 (Original version to Imperials, nice and smooth modern soul dancer.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-3qgUSscts&ab_channel=SoulGaloreMemories
James Gadson - Got to find my baby - Cream / EX / £6 (Superb feel good cheapie. Star written on label.)
James Gadson Got to Find My Baby (youtube.com)
O’Jays - I love music - PIR / VG+ / £5 (White demo of this fine classic. Everybody already heard the original take so below a singback take from Soul Train show.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuOnb4rAIgk&ab_channel=PhiladelphiaInternationalRecords
Lou Rawls - Groovy people - PIR / EX / £5 (Classic PIR dancer.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cu45oyNmalI&ab_channel=NSoulClassics
Tom Grant - Heaven is waiting - Wmot / EX / £5 (Promo copy of this smooth Patrice Rushen duet.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_ELWsrpwT0&ab_channel=runeii7
Ballad/Deep/Sweet/Group Harmony 45’s
Berganees - ‘Cause I love you / Time is gonna change - Artist-Ville / EX / £400 (Simply amazing Chicago group harmony double header.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tVhOj5Mby4&ab_channel=SigsTheStoryteller
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzXnC2AV8qs&ab_channel=SigsTheStoryteller
Changing Scene - Magic love - Co-Town / EX / £400 (Rare and ridiculously good group soul harmony 45. Price reduced by £50 from last list.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7FeVxRlx24
Ice-Cold-Love - Sheer magic / Wonderful to be loved - Tammy / EX / £350 (Nice clean copy of this amazing Youngstown, OH sweet soul stunner. Both sides are beyond good.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNrU9zgZhl4&ab_channel=Release-Topic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izuqO1mbniw&ab_channel=Release-Topic
Elements - Save it for a rainy day - Big Street / EX / £300 (Rare and amazing NYC sweet soul ballad.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZPyL6KxF4M
Vivilore Jordan - What you gonna do / Hand in hand - Boblo / EX / £250 (Just lovely deep soul, flip is midtempo southern soul.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vg-J-sb61cE&ab_channel=Tootaki
Gloria & the Relations - Hook, line & sinker / Date with my man - Bonnie / EX / £250 (Fantastic lowrider styled soul ballad.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iT7nKC9ymU&ab_channel=Soulman70
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1AEx0DmAUc&ab_channel=cobblessoul45s
Donnie, Fonnie & La Vorn - It’s a sweet love - Trump / EX / £200 (Rare and amazing ballad out of Memphis.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-QQICM7hkI&ab_channel=DJICECOLDLOVE
Spice - Reach out (I’ll be there) - Cle An Thair / EX / £175 (Superb and original ballad take on the H-D-H classic. Just beautiful!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9n9LDVId9U&ab_channel=LilDarling
Desmond Tucker - Rude boy’s prayer / Press on - JDI / EX / £150 (Jamaican soul ballad, backed with rocksteady. Clean Jamaica original.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1E4Fj1jIc4&ab_channel=CaribbeanRhythmsSource
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yrwx-W3xZI&ab_channel=Kingstoned-soundzz
Josephine Taylor - I’ve made up my mind / Is it worth a chance - Twinight / EX / £80 (Two superb sides, deep vs uptempo. BB hole through label.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4wGqayo_hg&ab_channel=TheVintageSoulMachine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_JooDD3hEs&ab_channel=deeby001
Ebony, Ivory & Jade - Sad faces - Columbia / EX / £6 (Fantastic ballad, same recording as found on the very rare Shadow Chess 45 issue copies.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1SOx6T8m-I&ab_channel=cartelsoulfunk%26disco