Bunch of soul 45.s for sale here, list taken from my set-sale catalog (URL at bottom) .
Prices are in USD; divide by two for an approximate equivalent in GBP. I try to price things gently, and you get extra-double-plus value for your money if you factor in the exchange rate.
Grading is scrupulous, but follows the USA system. stVG++ or better should satisfy even the pickiest, VG or lesser can be kinda grim. Everything's guaranteed; full refund (incl. credit equal to the amount of postage) for records returned in the same condition within two weeks.
I've been online since 1998, references on request.
Payment can be done through Paypal or through the mail.
Please e-mail me (address below) with any questions or to place records on hold. Hope to hear from you -- THANKS FOR LOOKING!
Eric Mercury Soul Searchers Lonely Girl Part 2 Monster
Howdy all --
Bunch of soul 45.s for sale here, list taken from my set-sale catalog (URL at bottom) .
Prices are in USD; divide by two for an approximate equivalent in GBP. I try to price things gently, and you get extra-double-plus value for your money if you factor in the exchange rate.
Grading is scrupulous, but follows the USA system. stVG++ or better should satisfy even the pickiest, VG or lesser can be kinda grim. Everything's guaranteed; full refund (incl. credit equal to the amount of postage) for records returned in the same condition within two weeks.
I've been online since 1998, references on request.
Payment can be done through Paypal or through the mail.
Please e-mail me (address below) with any questions or to place records on hold. Hope to hear from you -- THANKS FOR LOOKING!
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JOHNNY ACEY - At The Same Time/Don't Deceive Me
Falew FAL 105 stVG 5
1963. Nice, bluesy, r&b ballad, builds up to a pretty big screamin' climax. Flip
sounds like a country-western tune, weird arrangement and hard to describe.
ADORABLES - Be/School's All Over
Golden World 10 NM- 20
SASSY uptempo girlgroup two-sider with handclaps.
JEWEL AKENS - You Sure Know How To Hurt A Fella/It's The Only Way To Fly
Era (USA) 3147 stVG+ 6
1965. Some kinda soul/pop, equal parts blues & early-60's teen-bopper. Midtempo.
AL AND RAINBOW - Hold You (vocal/inst)
Peppermint PM 0175 NM 3
1987, New Jersey. Synthesizer funk with soul-diva vocalist. Somewhere between early
house and Prince.
STEVE ALAIMO - So Much Love/Truer Than True
ABC (USA) 10805 VG+ 5
1966. Semi-convincing white-soul ballad with sober & dignified instrumental
backing -- flip's some kinda indescribable schlager -- prominent banjo in
the beginning,and then it morphs into a Vegas-y big-band brass-out.
CHARLES ALLEN - God Blessed Our Love/Winterman
Dash (USA) 5017 VG++ 8
1975, Miami label, subsidiary of TK. Long, slow, vamping deep-soul with a 60's feel;
flipside is midtempo, mid-seventies sound with some quirky keyboards. BBH.
RICKY ALLEN - It's A Mess I Tell You/Skate Boo-Ga-Loo
Bright Star (USA) 150 @VG+ 4
WLP. 65-style soul, Monk Higgins involvement. Reminds me of the Temps' "Ain't Too
Proud To Beg". Flip's a dancy instro.
ALICE WONDERLAND - He's Mine/Cha Linde
Bardell 774 NM- 20
1963. Pretty basic neighborhood/basement sound to the backing tracks, nice
girl-group vocals. Simple-but-attractive vibe.
ALLISONS - Surfer Street/Money
Tip (USA) 1011 VG 5
1963. Odd one! Horns & thick fuzz soul-punk? Female vocals.
VICKI ANDERSON/JAMES BROWN - Nobody Cares/Think
King 6091 VG++ 6
ASTORS - Candy/I Found Out
Stax (USA) 170 @VG+ 10
1965. Big-beat midtempo two-sider; falsetto sweet-soul vocal group witha punchy
rhythm section.
FONTELLA BASS & BOBBY MCCLURE - Don't Mess Up A Good Thing/OLIVER SAIN - Jerk Loose
Checker (USA) 1097 stVG+ 8
1965. Refreshing uptempo bopper with nifty Chuck Berry guitar licks. B-side's an
instro. BBH.
BETTY & RAY - You're Too Much/Turn Your Love Lights On
Rendezvous (USA) 189 VG++ 25
Uptempo stomper with strong female/male vocals. Strong two-sider. 2SOL.
CICERO BLAKE - Shing A Ling/Loving You Woman Is everything
Brainstorm 123 NM- 15
Horn-led dancer with female chorus. Flip's a REALLY deep ballad.
BROADWAYS - Going Going Gone/Are You Telling Me Goodbye?
MGM (USA) 13486 @VG++ 20
Attractive beat-ballad; sweet-soul with big strings on the flip. Trade Martin
involvement. BBH.
BROTHERS TWO - Boogaloo (Soul) Party/You Got It
Crimson (USA) 1011 NM-- 8
Raggedy, shoutin' late 60's funk/soul. Good hooks, solid riffing, very tight band.
Flip's kind of a throwaway instro, but I hear some possible samples.
JEWEL BROWN - I Must Be Dreaming/If You Have No Real Objections
Liberty (USA) 55458 VG 5
Promo label. 1962, sweet early-soul ballad two-sider with a Sam Cooke feel. Churchy
smoothness & grit.
SOLOMON BURKE - I Said I Was Sorry/Go On Back To Him
Atlantic (USA) 2170 NM-- 7
Uptempo, Motown-ish; cute-but-gimmicky arrangement and gritty-but-melodic vocal.
Flip's moody/bluesy, with a rich-sounding piano/organ backing track.
CLARENCE CARTER - Making Love (At The Dark End Of The Street)/Snatching It Back
Atlantic 45-2605 VG++ 4
Early 70's, southern soul with the Muscle Shoals sound. Uptempo A-side, slow-groove
flip with spoken vocals and organ. Sounds very much like a minister, cept the subject
matter is pretty earthy.
CLARENCE CARTER - I Got Another Woman/I'm The Midnight Special
Fame 330 NM 5
Copyright 1973, recorded in MUSCLE SHOALS. Deep A-side, funky flip.
CASHMERES - Satisfied Pt. 1/Pt. 2
Lake (USA) 705 NM- 15
1960. Ben E King/Drifters-style early-soul vocalist with backup chicks, uptempo
frat-rock type dancer groove.
GENE CHANDLER - No One Can Love You/Good Times
Constellation (USA) 160 VG+ 15
1963. Motownish beat-ballad; punchy rhythm section and brassy horns.Flip's lighter
and more appealing. Songwriting credits to Barrett Strong and Curtis Mayfield.
GENE CHANDLER - Baby, That's Love/Bet You Never Thought
Constellation (USA) C-166 stVG+ 6
1965. Midtempo soul two-sider with some Motown/crossover moves.
CHUCK-A-LUCK & LOVEMEN LTD - I'll Always Love You/Whip Ya
Tay-Ster (USA) 6019 VG+ 10
North Carolina. Electric soul ballad b/w tough-enough funk instro.
JAMIE COE - I Was The One/Good Enough For A King
Enterprise (USA) 5055 @VG++ 15
Detroit guy, 1964-65. Pitneyish ballad with big strings. Apparently gets some
attention in Northern Soul circles.
CONCEPT NINE - When/No Escape
Tangerine (USA) 1018 @VG+ 5
WLP. Sweet gal-soul with AOR-60's rhythm section. B-side is funky, fuzz bass with
Purple Haze riff. Scarce record, cheap cuz it's damaged. NM but cracked. Plays
perfectly.
CREATIONS - I've Got To Find Her/Times Are Changing
Globe CL-103 VG++ 15
Deep/sweet: very soulful falsetto, a la Impressions, with timid, crossover-
sounding backing tracks. Flip's a little crackly.
GEATER DAVIS - I'm Gonna Change/I've Got To Pay The Price
Seventy-Seven SS-136 NM- 5
Uptempo southern soul with busy bassline b/w smoky, raspy 2 AM blues dirge. Make
that FOUR AM.
DEBONAIRES - Please Don't Say We're Through/A Little Too Long
Golden World 17 NM-- 15
1964. Smooth girl group sides, mid-tempo...
DEBONAIRES - Eenie Meenie, Gypsaleenie/Please Don't Say We're Through
Golden World 26 NM- 20
Really fun girl-group with nursery rhyme lyrics.
DELFONICS - I'm Sorry/You're Gone
Philly Groove (USA) 151 stVG++ 8
Early Delfonics ('68 - '73), but total sweet-Philly-sound. Sounds like an early
version of "La La La Means I Love You.")
DELVONS - All I Did Was Cry/Gone Forever
Wells (USA) 1001 @VG++ 15
1966, one member ex-CHANTERS. Sweet soul/deep soul ballad two-sider with an unfocussed,
semi-pro, homemade feel. Very nice; b-side has a great, powerful vocal, backed with
organ and piano...
JAMES DUNCAN - My Pillow Stays Wet/Here Comes Charlie
King 5887 stVG++ 18
1964. Passionate, richly soulful vocal w/50's rock-n-b backing tracks. A-side's one
of those off-hand street-corner jivin' novelty numbers, but not very similar to that
familiar Coasters/Olympics sound. Small wol.
DUNCAN BROTHERS - Things Go Better With Love/Satisfaction Guaranteed
Capitol (USA) 5240 VG+ 8
1964-65. Sweet soul, kinda sounds like Spinners. Flip is big-beat midtempo sweetness
with an Otis Redding riff.
ELECTRIC LADIES - King Kong/Nothing Between Us
Mainstream (USA) 5556 NM 10
1974. Plodding, elephantine heavy pop-soul. Flip's a smooth-soul instro. Did two
people want this one last time I had it? Come in, #2.
ELI'S SECOND COMING - Love Chant Part 1/Part 2
Silver Blue (USA) 7302 NM 4
1976. Ooh-ooh vocal-chick-trio disco with phat & funky rhythm section, nice bass/
timbales/wah-wah action.
EMOTIONS - Somebody New/Brushfire
Twin Stacks (USA) 126 VG 6
1968. Sweet girl trio with big Phillyish sound. Strong vocal presence, almost
interesting.
EMOTIONS - Smile/Changes
Columbia 10791 VG++ 3
1978. Uptempo funk; congas, liquid basslines... Columbia-label record came to me
in a TK Records sleeve, and somehow that seems about right.
EXUMA - Pretty Woman/Give A Little
Inagua (USA) 3 VG++ 4
1977. Promo label. Sweet afro-caribbean balladry; he does a little screaming here
and there, but it's not nearly as freaked-out and hair-fried as the Mercury LP.s .
Nice long drum break on B-side.
FANTASTIC FOUR - The World Is A Stage/Ain't Love Wonderful
Ric Tic(USA) 122 NM- 8
1967. Funky Philly-sound group vocals with a deep, thick bass sound and no goddamned
strings. OJays-level coolness.
5TH DIMENSION - Another Day, Another Heartache/Rosecranz Boulevard
Soul City 755 @VG+/VG++ 6
A pair of JIMMY WEBB tunes, typical sophisticated soul-pop. BBH, B-side plays
crackly.
4J's - Dreamin/Love My Love
Congress (USA) 6003 NM 15
Northern sound, white group, very smooth and professional. You can hear a bit HERE:
https://www.raresoulman.co.uk/d/103632/4_Js...turing_JR._POPE from a guy who wants
25.00 GBP for his copy. Says it's an old Wigan spin. Figures.
FOUR TOPS - Ain't That Love/Lonely Summer
Columbia 43356 @NM-- 19
1965 reissue of tracks cut in '62. Playing surface exceptional but faint trace of
ringwear.
BOBBY FREEMAN -C'Mon And Swim Pt. 1/Pt. 2
Autumn 2 stVG++ 10
WLP, 1964-65. Exciting, mastered-loud new-dance-gimmick song with muffled horns,
lotta lead guitar, hammond organ... Sure does go on for a long time.
GASLIGHT - I'm Gonna Get You/I'm Only A Man
Grand Junction (USA) UPT 15 @VG++ 15
Detroit label. Sweet sweet sweet ballad b/w fast dancer, high energy falsetto-guy
vocals. Northern spin?
BENNY GORDON/ SOUL BROTHERS - Up And Down/(Get It) Come And Get It
RCA 8953 NM- 10
1966. WLP. Upbeat 2-sider, electric combo.
GOSPEL TRUTH - Uphill Peace Of Mind/If You Give You Can Get
Kayvette (USA) 5123 VG++ 10
1975. Disco-ish funk with hand-drums and string synthesizer. Flip's a stripped-down
Leon Russell/Billy Preston style piano rocker, and it swings nicely. Hear it HERE:
https://www.funk45.com/Index.asp?funk=mp3&index=G BBH.)
SONNY GREEN-I'd Like To Be There/I'm Just Your Man
MHR 223 stVG+ 6
1974. Bluesy & deep TX soul two-sider on a tiny indie. Low-key, smooth & nice,
reminds me of a rawer Four Tops.
BIG JOHN HAMILTON - If You're Looking For A Fool (Here I Am)/Take This Hurt Off Me
Minaret 148 stVG++ 10
Mid-tempo beat ballad, doesn't strike me as much of a dancer. Flip's a very sweet
slow tune.
ROY HAMILTON - You Can Have Her/Abide With Me
Epic (USA) 9434 VG++ 8
1961. Rockabilly-ish Presl-a-ballad a la "Teddy Bear", gets real gospelly on the
chorus... Nice record! Flip's a soul ballad with heavy strings, familiar churchy/
McPhatter style.
BRENDA JO HARRIS - Other Side Of Love Is Hate/She'll Snatch Him
Better 102 NM- 7
60's. Unusual female deep-soul -- if you compare it to your standard girl-group
sound, it's very ... grown-up and 'ghetto' in content.
WILBERT HARRISON - Near To You/Say It Again
Sea-Horn (USA) SH502 stVG++ 30
1963. Punchy, mastered HOT -- prod/arr. reminds me of the HB Barnum sound. Big-beat
rhythm ballad with fascinatingly obvious proto-ska touches, pretty amazing missing-
link type record. B-side is pretty strong too, excellent guitar break.
HARRISON BROS. - Ain't Love A Sweet Thing/Crying Won't Help You Now
Pearltone (USA) PT 8007/8 @VG++ 45
1964-65, AKA Bobby Harris. Funk/ballad; heavy bass, sweet vocals with a lot of call
& response gospel-singin' moves. Love the hook on the B-side. Reminds me of Joe Tex
overall. RSOL.
HEARTS - Dear Abby/instro
Tuff (USA) 370 NM 12
Aw, MAAAN! Delicious, booming, echoey girl-group-a-lula from 1963, and the song is
based on the playground rhyme about going out in the garden to eat worms. THIS IS
THE STUPIDNESS THAT TRANSCENDS GENIUS! Flip is a version -- hello, Jamaica! Pre-
JAYNETTS, same lineup; Artie Butler, Abner Spector involvement.
HIGH KEYES - Que Sera Sera/Daddy Ooh, Long Legs
Atco (USA) 6268 NM 20
1963-64. Convincing soul/boogaloo reading of Doris Day's signature tune, classic
Ben E King-style latinisms. That's two or three superimposed layers of campy
oddness happening... Flip's an okay dancer. Bob Crewe involvement.
WILLIE HOBBS - Cry, Cry, Cry/Under The Pines
Soft 1018 NM 20
1969, Ballad two-sider with deep, confessin' vocal on A-side. Very strong. James
Brown cover, isn't it?
HOLIDAYS - I'll Love You Forever/Makin' Up Time
Golden World 36 NM- 15
Sweet, Motown-sounding soul, a bit like The Miracles. Flip's an uptempo instro.
HOLIDAYS - Never Alone/Love's Creeping Up On Me
Revilot (USA) RV 205 stVG 12
Slick but emotional mainstream-soul a la Temps/Miracles/Spinners. Flip's high-energy,
uptempo, deep vocal.
ELDREDGE HOLMES - Humpback/I Like What You Do
Jet Set 1006 NM- 25
Fast dancer with a raucous, raw, semi-pro vibe. Wash. DC label. Flip's a bluesy
slow-dance with weird horn charts.
MICHAEL HUDSON - Girls Are Made For Lovin'/Sweethearts For Now
Chimneyville CH NO 441 NM- 4
WLP. 1971. Late Motown style, Michael Jackson-ish vocals.
TOMMY HUNT - The Biggest Man/Never Love A Robin
Dynamo (USA) 101 VG 4
1967, ex-FLAMINGOS. Soul ballad; appealing semi-deep vocal, pompous Warsaw Concerto
arrangement. Flip's uptempo mid-sixties style pop-funk. Luther Dixon (and Inez Foxx?)
songwriting.
LUTHER INGRAM - Ain't Good For Nothing/These Are The Things
Koko (USA) 721 stVG++ 5
LUTHER INGRAM - I Like The Feeling/I'm Gonna Be The Best Thing
Koko (USA) 725 VG++ 5
LUTHER INGRAM - Do You Love Somebody/How I Miss My Baby
Koko (USA) 728 stVG++ 5
1976-77. Wah-wah and hand-drums funk-soul, mostly free of disco-flavor additives.
725 has a strong arrangement with dramatic wah-wah guitar, 728 is a bit more
discofied than the others, but still palatable. 728-B is classic Quiet Storm-
styled stuff.
CHUCK JACKSON - (You Can't Let The Boy Overpower) The Man In You/Girls Girls Girls
Motown M-1118 bbh o/w NM 7
1968. Hard-edged electric soul edging toward funk, a la Temptations.
CLIFF JACKSON/JELLEAN DELK - Blues Walk/Frank This Is It
Midnight Sun #1 VG++ 17 OR VG+ 10
Soul/blues instrumental, 'Quiet Storm' classic.
CLIFF JACKSON/NATURALS - Nine Below Zero/Up The Wall
Midnight Sun (USA) MS-2 VG++ 15
Second of two 45.s issued on short-lived label. Sonny Boy Williamson tune b/w
instro. Chicago-blues; well-played, but clean and 'produced'. Not horrible.
Just a little sterile-sounding.
JR. JACKSON - L-O-V-E Spells Hurt P. 1/P.2
Raintree (USA) 2203 NM 15
No date, 70's? Testifying funk. Wasn't mastered to have much oomph or volume, but
everything else is very nice, precise & elegant polyrhythm funk grooves.
MARV JOHNSON - I Love The Way You Love/Let Me Love You
United Artists UA 208 VG+ 8
1960. Sol. Proto-Motown, with Barry Gordy's fingerprints all over it. Quite nice.
MARV JOHNSON - Merry Go Round/Tell Me That You Love Me
United Artists (USA) 294 NM 15
Churchish Motown ballad -- Barry Gordy involvement makes it sound like early Smokey.
Flip is standard teen-and-b, but it's fresh and lively-sounding.
RUBY JOHNSON - Here I Go Again/Jerk Shout
Neb's(USA) 505 @VG++ 15
1965. Testifyin' ballad with backing group, lead vocal reminds me a bit of early
Tina Turner. Flip's a fast Isley-ish rave-up.
PAUL JONES - Hey, You, Get Down/The World is Coming To An End
Minaret (USA) M-7603 NM 8
Funky two-sider from Bay area, pret-tay thick and nasty. Some Rick James vocal moves,
slight disco damage on A-side.
KASANDRA - Don't Pat Me On The Back And Call Me Brother/Just Look At My Face
Capitol (USA) P-2342 VG+ 8
Promo label. Message two-sider from the heightiest of the Black Movement -- RUDE
real-deal funk on the A-side, as good as any 300-pressed local Savannah GA bar
band. Flip's a bluesy/soulful deep-ballad. Male vocalist, not female. Like new,
except for one deep scratch that ticks some.
KINFOLKS - Mustang/Melody Monkey
Duo Disc 106 NM 15
1964. Slow-drag instrumental with honkin' sax and guitar break. Flip's guitar-led.
JAYSON KING - Bamboo Man/Heartaches
Bell (USA) 604 VG+ 10
Rough, minimalist soul/funk with tough instrumental textures, pop hooks & handclaps.
Rocks. Flip is a piano ballad; vocal goes kinda deep but the whole thing is too
lounge-y to get excited over. BOB CREWE involvement. Small XOL.
KINGPINS - Don't Wait Pretty Baby/Believe In Me (It's Gossip - It's A Rumor)
Federal (USA) 12480 stVG++ 15
Mid-tempo dancin' two sider; Temptations-style vocal group with raw, shoutin' lead.
PATTI LA BELLE/BLUEBELLES - Down The Aisle/C'est La Vie (So Goes Life)
Newtown (USA) 5777 NM 10
1963. Rococo, excessive girl-group doo-wop with piercing lead & grandiose
arrangement. Flip's a loveable calypso/ska-tinged bopper. First label,
"pressed by King" variant.
BOBBY LACOUR - Commandments Of Love/Hippie Joe
Hep'Me (USA) 104 VG 3
Sweet-soul arrangement on the A-side, with flute and female choir. Singer reminds
me a bit of Little Willie John. Flipside is heavy 60's funk with some scary screams,
whoa. Senator Jones involvement, if that means anything. RW.
PAULA LAMONT - A Beatle Meets A Ladybug/Greatest Lover Under The Sun
Loadstone (USA) 1605 stVG++ 22
1964, San Francisco label. Twelve-bar blues b/w ballad, lots of lead guitar on
both sides. Beatles/novelty content is almost nonexistent. XOL.
MAJOR LANCE - The Matador/Gonna Get Married
Okeh (USA) 7191 VG+ 15
1964, follow-up to Um Um Um Um Um. Crisp & simple uptempo dancer with that "roots
of proto-ska" sound. Flip's a ballad with punchy rhythm section. perennial Northern
pick. WOL.
NATE LANDRUM - I Told The Wind/No-One Has Done Wrong
Bangar (USA) 618 @VG++ 10
No date, early 60's. Black pop/folk singer-songwriter in a Belafonte/Kingston Trio
direction. Small local label best-known for blues/r&b.
STACY LATTISLAW - Love On A Two Way Street/Baby I Love You
Cotillion 46015 @VG++ 3
1981. I don't know, don't even ask me why. These things happen sometimes. But hey,
actually, it isn't bad. Uptempo side/ballad side, vocal manouevres straight out of
the 60's songbook.
BRENDA LEE - It Takes One To Know One/Ain't Gonna Cry No More
Decca 31970 NM 25
The grown-up Brenda here -- songwriting and arrangement point toward a sultry,
'cool' Dionne Warwick vibe, but the vocals are a little more raw & gutsy than
that. Northern Soulsters want this title, yes they do.
WARREN LEE - Climb The Ladder/Ever Since I Been Loving You
Deesu 315 @VG++ 10
1967, Uptempo two-sider; A-side's a nice dancer. Looks NM-, plays less. "CLEAN ME"?
GERALD LEVERT - Baby Hold On To Me/School Me
Eastwest (USA) 98577 NM 2
1991. "Contemporary R&". Oh boy. How'd that get in there?
BARBARA LEWIS - Hello Stranger/Think A Little Sugar
Atlantic (USA) 2184 NM-- 10
1963. Bubbling-under soul classic, one of those records a casual fan might not
remember till s/he heard it. Mighty sophisticated for the year...
LITTLE BEAVER - Wish I Had A Girl Like You/Six Foot Hole
Cat (USA) 1991 VG+ 5
1973. TK records subsidiary. 70's-sound deep-soul; strong, strong vocals and smooth-
jazz/quiet-storm backing track. George Benson-ish guitar. A-side is nice, flip is
not as engaging.
LITTLE MILTON - I Know What I Want/You Mean Everything To Me
Checker(USA) 1194 VG++ 12
Promo label. Tough electric soul moving toward funk, gritty & deep vocal. Flip has
the desolate, late-night Chicago blues guitar moves. BBH.
LONNIE & FLOYD - You Got To Feel It/What You Gonna Do
Jewel 781 NM 6
Stax-styled funky soul with horns. 1967.
LOVE CHAIN - The Sun/Somewhere Over The Rainbow
United Artists (USA) 50582 @NM- 12
AOR-soul/flowerpsych; trippy efects deep in the mix, testifyin'-gospel shouts at
the song's climax; on the flip, soul-gals turn pop standard into deep-soul lib-
eration-gospel, like "somewhere over the rainbow there's a Free State I can escape
to." Like that. Damage to spindle hole, doesn't affect play. Yet.
LOVE CHAIN - John And Mary/Sensitive Vibrations
United Artists (USA) 50621 VG++ 12
Deep-soul ghetto love-song, seems to be about breaking up with a boyfriend because
he's too heavily into drugs. Beautiful chorus. Flipside's got everything but a
song; nice handclaps & call-n-response vocal arrangement, weird guitar... TEDDY
VANN involvement.
LOVEJOYS - It's Mighty Nice/Payin' (For The Wrong I've Done)
Tiger (USA) 105 VG 8
1964. Straight-up churchy girl-group, very gospelly and HOT. Short-lived Leiber &
Stoller label, but no L&S involvement on this one. BBH.
LOVELITES - How Can I Tell Mom And Dad/Karaoke version
Uni (USA) 55181 stVG++ 10
Philly-style too-sweet soul-gal trio, with hints of sorta-deep deepishness in the
vocal style. Sorta. A little. BBH
WILLIE MABON - That's No Big Thing/Just Got Some
USA (USA) 735 @VG++ 20
Crude blues vamp with really blatant drug innuendo. Awful cute. Flip's a punchy
midtempo blues/rocker with Hammond lead. Billy Emerson (and also Willie Dixon?)
songwriting credits.
MANHATTANS - I'm The One That Love Forgot/Searchin For My Baby
Carnival (USA) 509 stVG++ 20
1965. Funky/bluesy soul, southern-style but sweetened up a bit. Flip is a ballad,
all mood & atmosphere.
PAUL MARTIN - Don't Hustle Me/I've Got Another Mule
Ascot(USA) 2190 VG+ 12
Dark minor-key southern soul with Chicago moves. Flip's happier and dancier, still
very blues-flavored. On Ascot? COOL!!
MATADORS - Wobble Wobble/Let Me Dream
Forbes (USA) 230 stVG++ 20
Mexican frat-rock dumbo charmer a la 96 Tears/Farmer John. Long guitar break. Flip's
a slow-drag doowop-style ballad. Second label -- earlier version on Chartmaker is QUITE
rare.
BOBBY MCCLURE - You Got Me, Baby/Peak Of Love
Checker (USA) 1152 stVG++ 20
Stax-flavored funk.
DON MCKENZIE - I'll Call You/Whose Heart (Are You Gonna Break Now)
Miracle (USA) M-10 VG++ 60
1961? Dance-pop R&B, proto-Motown...with really big drums. Bit of a Northern vibe.
It's said The Supremes sing back-upon this'n... BBH.
GAYE MERRITT - Mr. Right Guy/This Is The Kiss
Pillar (USA) 1 stVG 25
1959. Torchy, bluesy take on early soul; B-side's a doowop-ish ballad with backing
group. Quite scarce.
MERGING TRAFFIC - Bit By Bit/Deep In Kentucky
Decca (USA) 732489 stVG++ 15
Top-40 rock/pop with vaguely bossa moves. Blaring horns. Getting some hype from
soul people. BBH.
MESSIAH - Alpha Waves/Easy Livin'
Magic Minstrel (USA) 3001 NM 20
From FLA, Rude, jazzy funk instro with lotsa organ and a bad-ass wah-wah riff.
B-side's not as minimal, extreme, or interesting... but still okay. Tough one.
MIGHTY HANNIBAL - Hymn No. 5/Fishin' Pole
Shurfine (USA) 021 @VG+ 12
1966. Deep, deep soul ballad with apocalyptic lyrics, gets truly spooky toward the
end. Flip's uptempo, nice dance-craze dancer to bring you back to earth. Later
reissued on (Jamie?) ...
BOBBY MOORE'S RHYTHM ACES featuring CHICO - Try My Love Again/Go Ahead And Burn
Chess (USA) 1156 stVG++ 10
OR BBH VG++ 8
Soulful beat-ballad with ska-flavored horns, halfway deep-ish. Flip's a discotheque/frat-rock/
mambo raver.
JACKIE MOORE - Precious, Precious/Willpower
Atlantic 45-2681 stVG++ 6
Early 70's. Very emotional and 'deep' female vocals over solid Muscle Shoals soul/
funk groove.
JAMES MOORE - Feet/Cool
Soft (USA) 1014 NM- OFFERS
WLP. A-side is midtempo with punchy horn charts, flipside is a three-chord rock-n-
roll instro with honking sax & guitar leads. Seen elsewhere for 60-75 GBP, but I don't
necessarily need that much for it -- best offer takes it.
IDRIS MUHAMMAD - Turn This Mutha Out P 1/P 2
Kudu (USA) 940 NM 8
1977-78. Funk jazz fusion, extended long-form jam. Has vocals.
MICKEY MURRAY - Shout Bamalama/Lonely Room
SSS International (USA) 715 NM- 8
Fast, funky, southern, b/w deep ballad.
MICKEY MURRAY - Hit Record/How Many Breaks Can One Heart Take
SSS International (USA) 727 @VG++ 8
Loose & funky, naked groove with no song underneath -- B--side is an uptempo beat-
ballad. BBH.
JOHNNY NASH - Too Proud/The Wish
ABC-Par. 10060 VG++ 14
TEDDY NEELEY FIVE - You Must Believe Me/Love Her
Capitol (USA) P-5781 VG+ 8
Promo label, 1966. Smooth & solid pop-soul, reminds me of The Temptations. Ernie
Freeman, Nick Venet involvement.
FREDDIE NORTH - Taking Her Love Ain't Gonna Be Easy/same
Mankind (USA) 12020 NM 3
Promo label. My notes say "blue-eyed soul/country".... but all other sources treat
it like a straight-up soul record...
OJAYS - Don't You Know A True Love/Peace
Astroscope AS-110 VG 3
1972. Mayfield-ish wah-wah funk. Slight warp, bbh, A-side plays VG++.
OLYMPICS - Dooley/Stay Where You Are
Arvee 95031 VG++ 35
1961. Fast Northern shouter b/w straight doowop ballad. Looks scuffy, plays almost
NM.
ALLEN ORANGE - Forever/Just A Little Love
Minit (USA) 615 stVG+ 5
Sweet MOR ballad with strings, 1959 style -- only "soul" by association. Flip is a
Drifters-style bopper-ballad.
OUT CROWD - Get Yorself Together Part 2/part 3
Omen (USA) 11 VG++ 30
1966? WLP. Discotheque/fratsoul instro based on "The In Crowd". Popular Mod spin
these days? Pricier elsewhere. SO2L.
GEORGE PERKINS & SILVER STARS - Crying In The Streets Part 1/Part 2
Silver Fox #18 @VG++ 8
1969. Loose, gospelly falsetto over a long slow vamp. Lotta exciting SINGING going
on, but not much songwriting. Very southern.
POPULAR FIVE - Tomorrow Night!/Sh-Boom
Rae-Cox 1001 NM 30
OR VG++ 20
1967, Doowop-flavored soul. Smooth, warm, soulful lead vocal on A-side ballad.
Flip's more of a jumper, and it jumps pretty good. Bass solo, some nice group
passages...
BOBBY POWELL - Hold My Hand/I'm Gonna Leave You
Whit 716 NM- 12
OR stVG++ 10
Both copies WLP. Bluesy 'rocker' b/w DEEP, bluesy, southern-soul ballad.
BOBBY POWELL - Why (Am I Treated So Bad)/Thank You
Whit (USA) 730 NM- 15
Dark & moody riff-based southern soul.
BOBBY POWELL - Question/Just A Matter Of Time
Whit (USA) 731 NM- 15
Uptempo Stax-soul horn-funk b/w horn-led blues-soul shouter.
PREACHERS - Till The Dawn mono/stereo.
Challenge (USA) 501 VG 1
1968, promo label. Female vocal 60's soul.
PRIVATES FIRST CLASS - Instant Chops Pt. 1/Pt. 2
Jamco JAM 103 NM-- 8
OR stVG++ 6
1963. Fast, drivin' piano/sax-led rock-a-beatin' boogie instro.
NOE PRO - Yesterday's Dream/Come Along My Baby
Mercury (USA) 72341 VG++ 35
1964, I think. Promo label. Tejano soul -- stroll rhythm, teen/Freddy Fender/
swamp elements, some fairly non-black soul-styled testifying. Flip's a FAST one
with handclaps, frat-soul funnishness.
QUINTET PLUS - Shop Around/Grits N Grease
SVR P 1003 stVG++ 30
Chipping at spindle-hole, playing surface NM. Uptempo instrumental two-sider. 100 USD
at Mansfield's site.
RAELETTS - I'm Getting Long All Right/All I Need Is His Love
Tangerine (USA) 984 stVG++ 15
1968. Deep & bluesy ballad, uptempo flip sounds like it'd be a good dancer.
REAL THING - International Love Song/It Took A Little Church Girl
Whiz (USA) 613 stVG++ 12
Uptempo two-sider; heavy-duty funk on the topside, flip is gospel/soul with acoustic
piano and churchy back-up chorus. Comes with promo flier, courtesy of Mr. "Promotion
In Motion", Adolf Zucker.
REALITY - Make Love Not War/Standing Beside You
Jupiter (USA) 905 NM 25
1977, CA label. Killer funk private with Rick James-soundalike vocals. Samples
galore, LISTEN-a that shit! B-side is sweeted-up disco with a string section,
but the riddims still are flowing pretty okay. JUGGY MURRAY involvement.
RED BEANS & RICE - Happiness/Mess Around
Epic 5-10482 @NM 5
WLP,1969. Loose, jammin' hard funk with some moments of real swampy ooze. With
RAY DRAPER, should I know who that is?
EIVETS REDNOW - Alfie/More Than A Dream
Gordy G 7076 @VG++ 8
1968. Instro two-sider, big-orchestral-production with harmonica solo.
VIVIAN REED - I Feel The Earth Move - mono/stereo
Epic (USA) 10752 NM-- 4
WLP. Gotta be, what, 1971? Almost note-for-note remake of original, strong black
contralto. About two degrees tougher than C.K.s version.
ESKEW REEDER - A Tear/Johnny Little
Everest(USA) 2025 stVG++ 40
Appealing NOLA-style bopper b/w a tough, shoutin' testify with call&response girl
group.
PRISCILLA ROBBINS - Letter From Miami/Obeah Woman
Roulette R-7148 stVG++ 7
1973, EXUMA side-project. A-side's cute nursery-rhyme salsa-funk-pop and the flip
is in their usual santeria/spookiness bag. Pretty neat little record.
DAVID ROCKINGHAM TRIO - That's All/Dawn
Josie 913 stVG 3
1963-64. Jazzbos backing up a solid soul vocalist.Flip's a rockin' instro w/
lots of solo guitar.
MAXWELL ROMER - Giving Up/Some Ain't All
Ford (USA) 163 @VG++ 20
Loose & raunchy funk with some wild-ass screaming. B-side's a Van McCoy ballad,
big melodramatic production.
ROUZAN SISTERS - Dance Every Dance/Men Of War
Frisco 113 @VG++ 7
Nice girl-group sound with a slight touch of raunch.Looks fairly clean, plays
a bit noisy.New Orleans label.
ROYAL FAMILY - Show Me/Cinderella
4 Star 1024 NM 3
1977. Radio-friendly black-MOR from Tenn. Light funk on one side, pop reggae
on the other. SO NICE to see musicians in that year not playing disco.
K C RUSSELL - How Tired I Am/Younka Chunka
Uptown 701 NM 7
Orig. Fact. Sleeve. ALLEN TOUSSAINT production, moderate funk with pop/rock
touches. Lively but superficial.
RONNIE SAVOY - Sally Blue/Little Rascals
Epic (USA) 9708 @VG 10
WLP. McPhatter/Mathis early-soul ballad. B-side's a mighty cute, boppin' shuffle/
stroll. Popcorn beat?
FREDDY SCOTT - No One COuld Ever Love You/Loving You Is Killing Me
Shout S-238 VG+ 3
1967. BBH. Deep southern soul.
PEGGY SCOTT/JO JO BENSON - Let's Spend A Day Out In The Country/It's The Little Things That Count
SSS Int'l 805 VG 3
1968/69. Deep-soul male/female shouter with rock/funk touches. Exciting,
uptempo two-sider.
SEDATRIUS - Joey Was The Last Boy/Just One Earring
Clayton 70401 NM 8
No date but late 70's, jazzy, electric-combo soul, kinda Phoebe Snow style.
SHALONG - I'm In Love With You/Lady
Red Coach (USA) RC-803 @NM 35
1973, smooth, big-production, halfway between Jackson 5ive and the Philly sound.
ELLIOTT SHAVERS/BOSSMEN - Toe Jam/Gator Tails And Rice
Checker 1079 VG 3
BBH, WOL. Sax-led, Chuck Berry-riffin' instro pounders.
SHELLS - When I'm Blue/Whiplash
Conlo (USA) 879 VG- 4
Funky soul dancer with lots of frat-rock moves. JERRY BUTLER produced.
JOE SIMON - No Sad Songs/Come On And Get It
Sound Stage Seven 2602 NM 5
Solid funk driver b/w propulsive, Motown-y vibe.
JOE SIMON - Pool Of Bad Luck /Glad To Be Your Lover
Spring 124 @VG++ 4
1972. Gamble & Huff/Philly-sound, a bit MOR-ish, but dark-sounding and solid.
Some damage to spindle-hole
JOE SIMON - River/Love Never Hurt Nobody
Spring 141 NM 5
1973 sides.
SKYY - This Groove Is Bad/Same
Salsoul S7-2107 VG++ 3
WLP, mono/stereo. Earthy 70's disco/funk.
LEN SNIDER/JOKERS - Everyone Knows/I'll Be Coming Home Tonight
All Boy (USA) 8507 NM-- 15
WLP. 1963. Sweet teenaged slow-dance ballad in triplets. With group.
JIMMY SOUL - Treat Em Tough/Church Street In The Summertime
S.P.Q.R. 3310 stVG++ 8
1962. Uptempo, blue-beat flavored hand-clapper, sounds a lot like his 'happy
for the rest of your life' song. Very incorrect male-chauvinist lyrics. Flip's
an r&b/teen-rocker like Gary US Bonds or Frankie Ford.
SOUL RUNNERS - Spreadin' Honey/Grits N Corn Bred
Mosoul 101 NM 35
Primitive-sounding, raw swamp funk; voodoo sound so thick it reminds me of dub
reggae. Love it. Pre-WATTS 103RD STREET BAND.
SPICE - Sweet Norma Jones/Can't Wait Till The Morning Comes
Sound Gems (USA) 101 NM 20
1974, Philly label. Bunny Davis, if that means anything to you. Classic Philly
sound, but a little stronger and more muscly than usual; semi-tough funk moves
and a really strong F. vocalist with a harsh edge to her voice & deep, testifyin'
style. Northern guys, get your freak on... Flip's a reciting/singing ballad with
blatant late-Supremes moves a la Ain't No Mountain High Enough.
SPIRITS - Get A Job/I'll Be Strong
Toot (USA) 603 VG 4
Updated, contemporary-1967 funk/soul version of doo-wop classic. Flip's a southern
ballad with a teeny lil bit of bluesy guitar. Trade Martin involvement.
EDWIN STARR - Agent Double-O-Soul/instr
Ric Tic (USA) RT-103 NM- 20
1965. Dance-floor classic. Flip's a version, makes you think about where the
reggae habit of dubwise b-sides came from.
SURPRISE SISTERS - La Booga Rooga/Gimme Some Of Your Love
RCA 10620 NM- 3
WLP. 1976. Smokey, atmospheric, funk-tinged, reminds of LaBelle, Pointers, Rufus.
SWORDSMEN - Oh My Soul/Seems I'm Never Tired Loving You
Ninandy (USA) 1014 stVG+ 7
1968. Deep-soul vocal group with lots of church-sounding interaction, dramatic
arrangements.
LITTLE JOHNNY TAYLOR - Double Or Nothing/Sometimey Woman
Galaxy 764 @VG++ 6
1963-66. R&B proto-funk jam b/w strong, hollerin' bluesy dirge. Looks NM, plays VG.
LITTLE JOHNNY TAYLOR - How Can A Broke Man Survive/Make Love To Me Baby
Ronn RONN 48 VG++ 4
Nice deep side.Looks clean, plays crackly.
LITTLE JOHNNY TAYLOR - L.J.T./I Should Have Known
Ronn (USA) 92 VG++ 4
1979, WLP. 50's r-n-blues singer tries his hand at 70's funk. Heavy wah-wah
and fretless bass groove. Flipside is warm, 60's-sounding deep-soul.
TED TAYLOR - River's Invitation/Long Distance Call
Atco 45-6408 @VG+ 3
1965-66. Uptempo soul 'rocker' with powerful falsetto vocals. Flip's a blues.
TED TAYLOR - Very Truly Yours/Days Are Dark
Jewel 748. @VG+ 4
1963. rockin' R&B/jump blues, teen-style rocker on the flip. Clean and
attractive, but plays noisy.
TED TAYLOR - You've Been Crying/Close Your Eyes
Jewel 759. @VG+ 3
1965. With group. B-side's a blues. Looks very clean, one side plays noisy.
TED TAYLOR - Everywhere I Go/Keep Walking On
Jewel 774 VG++ 5
1965. Two-sided rocker. Nice.
TERRY AND THE TYRANTS - Weep No More/Yea, Yea, Yea, Yea, Yea
Kent 399 VG++ 10
1964. Simple, poppy, bluebeat-flavored dancer with rock-n-roll guitar b/w
testifying, prayerful sounding deep-soul.
B J THOMAS - Bring Back The Time/I Don't Have A Mind Of My Own
Scepter 12154 VG++ 20
'66/'67. BBH. Neil Diamond style macho ballad flowerpop on A-side, well-known
Northern dancer on the flip.
JIMMY THOMAS - You've Tasted Another's Lips/I Love Nobody But You
Sonja (USA) 2004 stVG 5
1963. Bland ballad two-sider; deep vocal on the A-side, B-side is mostly spoken.
Ike & Tina involvement, but you can't really hear them.
RUFUS THOMAS - Can Your Monkey Do The Dog/I Want To Get Married
Stax (USA) 144 @VG++ 12
Delicious pounding 60's funk. B-side is a little more polite but it still rocks.
BERTHA TILLMAN - What Am I Trying To Prove?/You Had A Good Thing Going
Jocko 599 @VG+ 4
Sassy girl-group soul, lousy production. Moderate water stain on label. Plays VG.
looks better.
TIM - I Need Your Love/My Side Of The Track
Celtex 102 WLP NM 17
Bluesy deep-soul w/intense, testifying vocals.
J J TOBIN - You Name It (I'll Do It)/Dancing To The Beat Of My Heart
Claridge (USA) 310 VG++ 15
WLP. Pounding beat, handclaps... Northern? Hutch Davie involvement. RSOL.
IKE AND TINA TURNER - The Argument/Mind In A Whirl
Sue 772 stVG 5
1962, solid New Orleans style rockers with wild, shoutin' vocals. This is the
one where Ike says "I should hit you upside your head... I might give you a
black eye..."
SAMMY TURNER - Lavender Blue/Wrapped Up In A Dream
Big Top 3016 VG+ 5
Produced by Leiber & Stoller. Silly song with a remarkably soulful
(for 1959) vocal.
SAMMY TURNER - Paradise/I'd Be A Fool Again
Big Top (USA) 3032 @VG+ 5
1960. Leiber & Stoller two-sider, bit of a departure for them; lotta jazz
influence here. They were experimenting, trying to come up with a new twist
like the Spanish Harlem sound?
TYRONE (THE WONDER BOY) - Suffer/Try Me
4 Brothers (USA) 4B447 VG++ 20
1965, Tyrone DAVIS. Minor-key bluesy southern ness with horns -- like Stax but
darker in mood. Flip's midtempo, nice beat. Belgian sound?
UNTOUCHABLES - Do Your Best/Raisin' Sugar Cane
Madison (USA) 147 NM- 7
Unauthorized REPRO of a 1962 doo-wop/soul hybrid. Midtempo/ballad two-sider, Sam
Cooke-styled lead. Pretty nice, and a legit orig. can run in the low three digits.
BOBBY WADE - Blind Over You/Funny How Time Slips Away
Deluxe 128 WLP VG+ 4
Two deep-soul testify's. Looks better than VG+, doesn't play so hot.
WALLACE BRO.S - Go On, Girl/One Way Affair
Sims 220 VG++ 4
WALLACE BRO.S - I'll Step Aside/Hold My Hurt For Awhile
Sims 227 stVG++ 5
Both 45.s are concise, poppy mid-60's soul, solid but nondescript.
WALLACE BROTHERS - I Need Someone/Airborne Shuffle
Jewel (USA) 792 @VG+ 4
Sweet southern soul on the edge of deepness, kinda reminds me of The Miracles.
Flip is funky. RW.
JOHNNY GUITAR WATSON - Superman Lover/We're No Exception
DJM 1019 NM-- 3
1976. Disco/funk with lengthy, melodic guitar solos. Slight noise on b-side.
MARK WAYNE - Tell Me It's A Lie/See-Saw
Warner 5256 NM 8
Teen-pop, 1962, with strong soulful vocal on one side.
WEDNESDAY'S CHILDREN - Cross Each T With Your Kisses/Red Is The Rose
Sunflower (USA) 104 VG+ 5
WLP. Ballad two-sider, orchestrated songwriter pop-soul.
LENNY WELCH - It's Just Not That Easy/Mama, Don't You Hit That Boy
Cadence 1416 VG+ 8
1962, White-label promo. A-side is lovely teen-pop, sounds like a black Dion in
ballad mode. Flip is a JUMPING soul-n-b rocker in a kind-of Gary US Bonds style.
Much fun.
WHITE FAMILY BAND - I'm A Little Bit Smarter Now/Miss America, Stand Up
Duke (USA) DK-479 NM- 10
WLP. 1974-sound Philly/Isaac Hayes black-AOR.
ANDRE WILLIAMS - Cadillac Jack/Mrs. Mother USA
Checker (USA) 1205 @NM 10
Pimp-ass novelty, blues-vamp instro with storytelling on top, Stag-O-Lee type
melodrama. Flipside is incoherent patriotic stuff of some kind. Doesn't make
a bit of sense.
WITNESS - Go Right Ahead/All God's Promises.
Lection 877472 NM 3
1990, religious-themed contemporary 'r&b/soul'.
BRENTON WOOD - Some Got It, Some Don't/Me And You
Double Shot 130 NM 6
OR VG++ 4
BRENTON WOOD - Boogaloosa, Louisian/Need Your Love So Bad
Double Shot 150 NM- 5
GAIL WYNTERS - Snap Your Fingers/Find Myself A New Love
Hickory 1453 @NM 5
1968, WLP. Another genre-f***; semi-rockin' c&w sides with a SEVERELY soul-
inflected chick singer. Not quite unpleasant, but the only times I could
imagine playing it would be when company's over, to give them something to
goof on.
BETTY YOUNG - The Way Of Love/Too Bad For Us
Rising Sons (USA) 703 @VG+ 3
1967, WLP. Little-girl-voice first version (?) of song that later was big hit
for Cher.
DEE DEE YOUNG - Tell Me Tonight/You Haven't Seen Nothing
Challenge (USA) 59225 @NM 8
Nice teen girl bopper/ballad with all the right 1963 moves. Ed Townsend
involvement.
Hope to hear from you --
Hugo M.
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