Just wanted to know anyones favourite back to back 45's

you know real quality 7" singles where you have to constantly change which way you place said record in your box.

Just a few from my own collection, in which i always put the plug side down, only to change my mind at the last second.

First up Bud Harper "Let Me Love You" b/w " Mr Soul" on Peacock

Charlie Hodges "loving You ( Is Beautiful )" b/w "The Day He Made You" on Calla

Ruby Winters " Better" b/w " "I Want Action" on Diamond

Norman Charles " This Is Gonna Hurt" b/w " Shes A Woman" on Columbia

Marie Knight " You Lie So Well" b/w " A Little Too Lonely" on Musicor and lastly before i go on all day Jean Wells " Have A Little Mercy" b/w " With My Love And What You've Got" on Calla (Demo).

Look forward to any others,

Brett

Here's a small fave listing of double-headers from my box:

RONNIE & JOYCE: On The Stage Of Love/Yes I'm Falling In Love (Alpha)

VOLUMES: I Just Can't Help Myself/One Way Lover (American Arts)

DOROTHY BEERY (sic): Don't Give Me Love/Soul Power (Big 3)

CONTEMPLATIONS: Alone With No Love/DONTEE STUDIO BAND: Alone With No Love (Instrumental) (Dontee)

PRECISIONS: Why Girl/What I Want (Drew)

EXITS: Under The Street Lamp/You Got To Have Money (Gemini)

VOLUMES: My Kind Of Girl/My Road Is The Right Road (Inferno)

GINO WASHINGTON: Like My Baby/I'll Be Around (When You Want Me) (Mala)

CAROL & GERRI: How Can I Ever Find The Way/On You Heartache Looks Good (MGM)

VINCE APOLLO: I Bear Witness/I Can't Turn My Back (Pentagon)

ROSE BATISTE: Hit & Run/I Miss My Baby (Revilot)

SWEET: Got To Have More Love/You Can't Win At Love (Smash)

SHALIMARS: Stop & Take A Look At Yourself/Baby (Verve)

FOUR VOICES: We Live In The Ghetto/Summer Kind Of Love (Voice)

Check 'em out!!

Gene

There are many but here's a few......

Cahmeres - Show Stopper / Don't Let The Door Hit You Back (Hem)

The Dynamics - I need Your Love / Love Me (RCA)

Ronnie Mc Neir - Sitting In My Class / Is'nt She A Pretty Girl (De To)

The Fabulous Apollos - Determination / The One Alone (Valtone)

Billy Hambric - She Said Goodbye / I Found True Love (Drum)

Garland Green - Forty Days And Nights / Girl I Love You (Revue)

And I'll think of some more!!!!

Mark Bicknell.

One that springs to mind

Soulfull Illusions great Mercury double outing

"Searching for Love/To Get Your Love"

and while here

Emanulel Laskey Peace Loving Man /Sweet Lies

Interest in Sweet Lies been pushing price up a fair bit ?

Some banging tracks there fellas, some i have, some i don't and then some i'don't even know.thanks i'll endevour to look them all up.

Hi mike, i've noticed you've got in the "sounds" section the Chollo Rivera 45'......damn fine record.......have you got

" True Love" by "The Terrible Frankie Nieves" on Speed, if not it's that fabulous Boogaloo sound with the Barbara Acklin "Am I The Same Girl" backing track to Mr Nieves wonderful lyrics.

One i'm fond of playing to freinds, who all love it.

Brett

Allright Brett

The Chollo Rivera was up previously as a "whatcha think" track, didnt want to give away name then as "latin drivers" may have influenced view.

Its flip of their Black and Blues - a uptempo latin tinged thing which almost makes it but a bit "messy". Though have seen it a 3 fig and classed as a mod killer

Havn't heard track "True Love", 45 ? if so whats other side, sounds like could be interesting

There's also a version of i could never hurt you girl by Ralfi Pagan, which after hearing, anyone pass on how compares to Chollo Rivers one

Hi mike, the flip to Frankie Nieves is "Amor Sincero", it's a spanish cut of the plug side, the speed label is out of New york, i also have their album but it does not include the afore mentioned track

Brett

Back to the original thread, it may not be rare, or fashionable but what about, The intruders "Check yourself" B/W "It Must Be Love" on Gamble. Or Even the Ambers "Potion Of Love", and "Another Love". Stunning!

Hi Paul, i'll pull the Potion of Love track out and try the other side, must have played it sometime, but can't remember it. Have you the I.A.P. and co version of check yourself, another banging sound

Brett

5 points if can state what uiap stands for and what iname it was released under in uk? )

Italian Asphalt and pavement company, uk release no idea

Brett

brain ticking over heres a few more i can think of:

dena barnes - if you ever walked out of my life/who am i (inferno)

derek and ray - interplay/dragnet 67 (rca)

doni burdick - candle/whatcha gonna do (soul king? - was that a boot or what? where did it come from?!!)

As I always say. you cant beat the oldies:

Sharon Scott - I'd like to know/Could it be you RCA

and has to be the best double sider ever

Larry Atkins _Lighten up/Aint that love enough. Highland

Sorry for being obvious, but you cant beat pure Northern Soul class.

Here's one I tried the flip of the other day and it sounds good to me, Ronnie Walker - You're The One / Thanks To You.

Anyone tried the flip of First Choice - This Is The House Where Love Died? Can't remember off hand the title but it's a good spin.

Cheers

Richard

Italian Asphalt and pavement company, uk release no idea

Brett

Give you 3 points for that Brett and up the uk details to 3 points as well

with a bonus of one if can say why uk was different that us

One of the best ever

Epitome of sound; You don't love me / Where were you

also

Thelma Lyndsay (spelling?) Prepared to love you/ & I think other side also called Where were you ?

Jimmy Beaumont You got too much going/Never loved her anyway

Thelma Lindsey B side 'Why weren't you there' absolutely stunning track much better (IMHO!) than the A side.

Other two-sided greats

Percy & Them - Look in the mirror of my eyes/ Trying to find a new love (Roulette)

The Four Voices - Your love is getting stronger/With a lonely heart (Voice)

The Ghetto Children - It's not easy to say goodbye/Don't take your sweet loving away (Roulette)

Bobby Sheen - Dr Love/Sweet, sweet love (Capitol)

Frankie Saunders - Take another look/Bluestime in Birmingham (Juana)

Jo ann Garrett - A whole new plan/Stand by my side (Chess)

Delegates of Soul - I'll come running back/What a lucky guy I am (Uptite)

Jack Montgomery - Dearly Beloved/Do you believe it (Sceptre)

Lou Ragland - Since you said you'd be mine/I didn't mean to love you (WB)

Chubby and the Turnpikes - I didn't try/I know the inside story (Capitol)

Marv Johnson - I miss you baby/Just the way you are (absolute cracker - if you've not heard it get a listen of this if you can - even better buy it blind, you'll not be disappointed) (Gordy only, i.e. not on the B side of the TMG issue of I miss you baby)

To name but a few tasty two-siders

Regards

Brian Ellis

What about Jackie Wilson - This Love Is Real b/w Love Uprising

Ray Barretto - Mercy Mercy b/w Soul Drummers

And why's no-one mentioned Mr Bloe? 'Sinful' backed with 'Groovin'...'? A classic of our times.

Nearly forgot Edwin Starr - Stop Her On Sight/I Have Faith In You.

Hardly fashionable, of course - but the Supremes, Love is like an itching in my heart/He's all i got. A truly fantastic Detroit pairing.

Give you 3 points for that Brett and up the uk details to 3 points as well

with a bonus of one if can say why uk was different that us

Did my detective work, the answer i believe is The Duprees, released on Polydor,apparently they called theirselves the I.A.P. co for a one off joke and dressed im Mafia "type" suits to promote

"Check yourself"

Brett

I'll add my two pence as bored in work. :-)

new wanderers - ain't gonna do you no harm/render my service - ready.

ty karim - you really made it good to me/all at once - romark

magnetics - lady in green/ heart your made of stone - bonnie

magnetics - when i with my baby/ count the days - sable

stanley mitchell - get it baby/quit twisting my arm - dynamo

carol anderson - taking my mind off love/worried - whip

cairos - stop over looking me/don't fight it - shrine

ruby - feminine ingenuity/deceived - gold token

professionals- thats why i love you/did my baby call - groove city

troy dodds- try my love/the real thing - el camino

john & the weirdest - can't get over etc/ no time - tie

the list is endless..... darrell banks on revilot,admirations on peaces, walter & the admirations on la-cindy etc etc etc.

carefree

gregs

Hi Greg, must say out of all listed the Ruby "Feminine Ingenuity/Decieved" is probably the finest for me ( well at least for this week) or is it Troy Dodds......... Oh got to stop torturing myself....

Brett

Back to the obvious ones, How about Platters "Sweet Sweet Lovin'" c/w "Goin' Back To Detroit"

In Keeping with the title of this topic what about :

The Incredibles "Nothing else to say/Another dirty deal" Audio Arts.

Janine - Also the instr. to 'Theres Nothing Else To Say' c/w the ecxcellent 'I Cant Get Over Losing You' on Audio Arts. Suppose thats why the instr. version came out as there was 'nothin' else to say'! -

I'll get me coat

Grant

Yeah get your hat as well, i'm Louise :-) xxx

just thought i'd add my 3 pennef. being mainley a u.k. collector heres a few,

darrell banks on london.

alexander patton on capitol.

patrice holloway on capitol.

edwin starr on polydor.

both ray pollards on u/a.

jerry jackson on c/parkway.

artistic i'm gonna miss you/hope we have on coral

jackie wilson since you showed me/who who song.

big maybelle. on direction.

sorry louise , lost the plot today!!!!

2 more..

Bobby Reed "time is right.. /if i don't love you" (Bell)

Falcons "good good feeling/love you like you never.." (Big Wheel)

best

Leo

No worries Grant i'm forever losing the plot!!!! xxx

Got to be,

Darrell Banks :- Open The Door To Your Heart b/w Our Love (is in the pocket)

What about

Betty Llyod: Catching On/You always Say Things U Don't mean (BSC)

Betty Lavette: I'm Just A fool For You/Stand Up Like a Man (Calla)

Dottie + Millie: Talkin About My Baby/Nothing In This World (Topper)

Voicemasters: If A Woman Catches a Fool/You Hurt Me Baby (Bamboo)

or just about any of Jackie Wilsons 'Northern 45s' on Brunswick

sticking with the cheapies.....anyone ever flip over Billy Stewart: Summertime on Chess

To Love To Love........Buddy Smith eat your heart out.....awesome!!!

Honest John

Lillian Dupree- Hide and seek/Shield

Tears- Good luck my love/What you're doing to me

Billy Stewart- Count me out/Fat boy

Juanita Williams- Baby boy/You knew what you were getting

Sonny Craver-I'm no fool/I wanna thank you

Oh and try other side of Percy Wiggins It didn't take much. The work of a woman. Deep but sensational.

Sean