ive been collecting 45,s for about 3 plus years now

but only 45's

ive decided to buy my first album but dont know where to start

my bag is cross over 70,s soul, although im partial to some male group stuff as well

any suggestions of what to buy greatley appreciated

thanks, shep

Hi Mark, here's a good investment : John Edwards

cheap as chips and chock full of decent tunes:

The Street People on Vigor.

Hi Mark, here's a good investment : John Edwards

$26 postage

Sandra Wright!

Essential

Debbie Taylor

Stunning!

Sam Dees

Life Changing!

Lou Courtney , Mighty Ryders or Broomfield

Doh too late

Edited September 21, 200816 yr by Simon M

Luther Ingram

Crucial!

Bobby Womack

His Finest Hour!

don't tell him nowt

he'll only sell em 10 minutes after hes bought em....

Marvin Gaye

Vital!

Don't buy ANYTHING until you've bought this!

thanks so far

keep em coming and i'll compile a wants list

would i be right in saying that the people who've posted so far also have these albums for sale

or am i being cynical

also would like peoples views on playing big tunes off an album when you dont have the 45

is this tantamount to playing boots or would this sit OK with the soul police

shep

don't tell him nowt

he'll only sell em 10 minutes after hes bought em....

you do alright out of it

how was the percy 45 and how did last night go after i left

shep

thanks so far

keep em coming and i'll compile a wants list

would i be right in saying that the people who've posted so far also have these albums for sale

or am i being cynical

also would like peoples views on playing big tunes off an album when you dont have the 45

is this tantamount to playing boots or would this sit OK with the soul police

shep

1 - No - They're NOT For Sale - No Way - Never!

2 - Yes - Slightly Cynical

3 - Legit LP's are absolutely OK to play off. Just harder to cue in the heat of battle!

Absolutely not comparable with playing Boots.

Sean

ive been collecting 45,s for about 3 plus years now

but only 45's

ive decided to buy my first album but dont know where to start

my bag is cross over 70,s soul, although im partial to some male group stuff as well

any suggestions of what to buy greatley appreciated

thanks, shep

i would recommend: the whispers - bingo - janus. Chuck Jackson - through all time - abc

1 - No - They're NOT For Sale - No Way - Never!

2 - Yes - Slightly Cynical

3 - Legit LP's are absolutely OK to play off. Just harder to cue in the heat of battle!

Absolutely not comparable with playing Boots.

Sean

Am i right in assuming that albums are cheaper per say than 45,s

or may i still be facing divorce and a custody battle over the children

for spending all available monies on albums

shep

can people put some prices up as well please

im gonna start with the good cheap uns

thanks, shep

having just read your signature...

DJing with albums is akin to eating babies.

The Street People album is about fifty-sixty-hundred pounds.

And you out to rush out ang buy the Marvin Gaye one first as it's chock full of dancers.... har har.

1 - No - They're NOT For Sale - No Way - Never!

2 - Yes - Slightly Cynical

3 - Legit LP's are absolutely OK to play off. Just harder to cue in the heat of battle!

Absolutely not comparable with playing Boots.

Sean

Agree Mr H 100% of the way. Shep - Like you I've been paying a whole ot more attention to LP's lately and for me ( a very PO) stick the LP on and listen to it to its entirety. It was made for that and nothing else.

All the above mentioned and so many more are essential - Ebay throws up some amazing bargains but they tend to diddle you on P&P. the last record fair I went to I bought approx 25 Lp's for about £40 from one general dealer. Gladys Knight / William Bell / Persuaders / Blue Magic / Pickett / etc etc. What a joy to sit sipping wine on a sunday afternoon listening to these. get SunnySoul on here - He'll tell ya!

Rich

What a joy to sit sipping wine on a sunday afternoon listening to these.

now thats my idea of fun, might cancel " sky " when ive got a handful

ive been collecting 45,s for about 3 plus years now

but only 45's

ive decided to buy my first album but dont know where to start

my bag is cross over 70,s soul, although im partial to some male group stuff as well

any suggestions of what to buy greatley appreciated

thanks, shep

welcome to the wonderful world of albums, Shep

What I like about it is that you often find 1 or 2 "bonus" tracks on the record (often slowies), that comes a nice surprise when you bought the record just for one track in the first place. Also often you have great sleeves, I think that's very cool.

So many titles to choose from:

Soul Children "Friction" We're getting too close plus a few killer ballads.

Solid Solution "Loving you" Think about it girl

Harris/Orr "Here I go again"

Jack Ashford "Hotel suite" I'll fly into your open arms"

Bobby Story Storyteller LP on Proud Records (the cartoon guy with the cigar...best record label logo ever )

just the first few I can think of,

Best,

Stefan

Freddie Hughes " Send my baby back " [ Wand ] , Eleonore Mills [ Astroscope ] , The Lovelites " With love from " [ Uni ] The Detroit Spinners first album for Atlantic incs One of a kind ,Ghetto child , etc.My first 3 choices aren't easy to get but well worth it , put ' em on leave them on , all brilliant examples of Soul music .Best ,Eddie

DJing with albums is akin to eating babies.

Steady on Joe, you've obviously never heard Steve Plumb do one of his famed 'LP only' sets.

Quite possibly the best 60 minutes of Soul Music I've ever heard played out - anywhere!

Agree with all the other tips on here Shep.

You're gonna be guaranteed to hear some real Soul Music in amongst that little lot!

ive been collecting 45,s for about 3 plus years now

but only 45's

ive decided to buy my first album but dont know where to start

my bag is cross over 70,s soul, although im partial to some male group stuff as well

any suggestions of what to buy greatley appreciated

thanks, shep

Mark, Got 100s of L.P.'s for sale - about time you started collecting them as your missing out on so much.

ps. I am 10 minutes away - so you dont have to pay postage

Dramatics LPs ...

Four Tops (ABC) LPs ...

Lamont Dozier LPs ...

Dells LPs ...

Good tracks on virtually all of 'em ...

best, Shaun.

Mark, try www.dustygrooves.com for some reasonably priced LPs, their packaging is 1st class too and choose "economy mail" its cheap and the records arrive in a week or so.

Cheers Paul

Gil Scott Heron - Pieces of a man...Grade A Wonderful

Edited September 21, 200816 yr by Reg

I collected lps before 45's, some I can't ever be without are (all 70's soul):

Modulations - Its Rough Out Here - Buddah

Impressions - Times Have Changed - Curtom

Westwing - Westwing - 20th Century

Main Ingredient - Euphrates River - RCA

Major Harris - Jealously - Atlantic

Chuck Jackson - Through All Times - ABC (got one of these for sale! )

All of Johnny Bristols 70's efforts...

Tom Brock - 20th Century

Jackie Wilson - Beautiful Day - Brunswick

Lost Generation on Brunswick, both lps are great IMHO!

Notations - Gemingo

and a couple more expensive ones....

JR Bailey - Just Me N' You - MAM

Gene Townsel - Time Heels All Wounds - Dobre

and loads more!

Edited September 22, 200816 yr by Adrian

Hi Mark,

Here's a thread from a year or so ago that has lots of LP recommendations on!

Cheers

Reggie

https://www.soul-source.co.uk/Lps-Don...reg#entry538135

Steady on Joe, you've obviously never heard Steve Plumb do one of his famed 'LP only' sets.

Quite possibly the best 60 minutes of Soul Music I've ever heard played out - anywhere!

Hi Sean

Think Joe was being sarcy cos of Shep's signature inferring R&B collectors are evil

.............and by the way Mr Hampsey, that's easily the nicest thing anyone has EVER said about me (honestly!)

Take care fella

Cheers

Steve

Edited September 22, 200816 yr by Steve Plumb

thanks for the response so far

lots to go at

whats the best place to buy ebay or wants on here ?

thanks again

SPICE OF LIFE - JERRY BUTLER

BRILLIANT LISTENING

ive been collecting 45,s for about 3 plus years now

but only 45's

ive decided to buy my first album but dont know where to start

my bag is cross over 70,s soul, although im partial to some male group stuff as well

any suggestions of what to buy greatley appreciated

thanks, shep

Hi Shep,

Picked up everyone of these for less than a tenner. Keep your eyes peeled at Car Boots & Tabletops.

thanks for the response so far

lots to go at

whats the best place to buy ebay or wants on here ?

thanks again

Hi Mark,

Les Hare's shop King Bee in Chorlton is brilliant for LPs,especially crossover and 70s stuff. And he is really reasonable as well. I've got loads of things from him in the past. I dunno how far he is from you but if you came over to Manchester you could tie it in with a visit to Beatin Rhythm at the same time I suppose? Or his website is https://kingbeerecords.co.uk/ (by the way he has far more stock than what's on the website, absolutely hundreds of Northern and other soul 45s too).

Cheers

Reggie

Edited September 22, 200816 yr by Reg

one of my favs....... ...

Rhetta Hughes - Relight My Fire - Tetragamation

Maxine Brown - Out of Sight - Epic

Two of the best LP's in the genre you like Shep...........

Best Russ

Anthony White - Could It Be Magic

LaMont Dozier - Peddlin' Music On The Side

Al Johnson - Peaceful

Bobby Wilson - I'll Be Your Rainbow

Smoke - Risin'

Leroy Hutson - Hutson

Bobby Thurston - Sweetest Piece Of The Pie

Prince Phillip Mitchell - Make It Good

Margie Joseph - Sweet Surrender

Margie Joseph - Hear The Words Feel The Feeling

Here's 10 off the top of my head, also Curtis Mayfield albums.

I can't remember the author - John ? (Sorry if your on here!) but this was a list of greatest 100 soul lps written for Voices way back when. Slightly different to the original - List courtesy of the Southern Soul Yahoo group (where I C&P'd it). Obviously slanted towards the southern states but as blummin as good a place to start as any!

100 - Otis Redding - 'Dictionary Of Soul' - Stax, 1966

99 - Jimmy Hughes - Why Not Tonight - Atlantic, 1967

98 - Jerry Butler - The Iceman Cometh - Mercury, 1968

97 - Jerry Butler - Ice On Ice - Mercury, 1969

96 - Howard Tate - Get It While You Can - Verve, 1967

95 - Aretha Franklin - Aretha Now - Atlantic, 1968

94 - Modulations - It's Rough Out Here - Buddah, 1975

93 - Luther Ingram - If Loving You Is Wrong - KoKo, 1972

92 - Wilson Pickett - The Sound Of... - Atlantic, 1967

91 - Soul Children - Soul Children - Stax, 1969

90 - Z.Z. Hill - Let's Make A Deal - Columbia, 1978

89 - Percy Sledge - Blue Night - Virgin, 1994

88 - Ruby Andrews - Ruby - Goldwax, 1993

87 - Curtis Mayfield - There's No Place Like America Today - Curtom,

1975

86 - Players - He'll Be Back - Minit, 1969

85 - Irma Thomas - In Between Tears - Fungus, 1973

84 - David Porter - Sweat And love - Enterprise, 1973

83 - Bobby Bland - Two Steps From The Blues - Duke, 1961

82 - New Birth - Coming Together - RCA, 1972

81 - Irma Thomas - Wish Someone Would Care - Imperial, 1964

80 - Bunny Sigler - Keep Smilin' - Philadelphia International, 1974

79 - Curtis Mayfield - Superfly - Curtom, 1972

78 - Delfonics - Delfonics - Philly Groove, 1970

77 - Four Mints - Gently Down Your Stream - Cap-Soul, 1973

76 - Linda Jones - Hypnotized - Loma, 1967

75 - Bobby Womack - Womagic - MCA, 1986

74 - Ted Taylor - You Can Dig It - Ronn, 1967

73 - O'Jays - Family Reunion - Philadelphia International

72 - Etta James - The Right Time - Elektra, 1992

71 - Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On - Tamla, 1973

70 - Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul - Atlantic, 1968

69 - Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes - To Be True - Philadelphia

International, 1975

68 - D.J. Rogers - On The Road Again - RCA, 1976

67 - Wilson Pickett - The Wicked Pickett - Atlantic, 1966

66 - Percy Sledge - Take Time To Know Her - Atlantic, 1968

65 - Aretha Franklin - Young, Gifted & Black - Atlantic, 1972

64 - John Edwards - Life, Love And Living - Cotillion, 1976

63 - Ann Peebles - Part Time Love - Hi

62 - Bobby Womack - Poet II - Beverly Glen, 1984

61 - Eddie Hinton - Very Extremely Dangerous - Capricorn, 1978

60 - Nolan Porter - Nolan - ABC, 1972

59 - Temptations - Sky's the Limit - Gordy, 1971

58 - Ethics - Ethics - Love, 1969

57 - Latimore - Good Time Man - Malaco, 1985

56 - James Carr - A Man Needs A Woman - Goldwax, 1968

55 - Anna King - Back To Soul - Smash, 1964

54 - James Govan - I'm In Need - Broadway Sound, 1987

53 - Arthur Alexander - Lonely Just Like Me - Elektra, 1991

52 - Dan Penn - Do Right Man - Sire, 1994

51 - Soul Children - Genesis - Stax, 1972

50 - James Brown - I got the feelin' - King, 1968

49 - Luther Ingram - Do You Love Somebody - KoKo, 1977

48 - Manhattans - There's No Me Without You - Columbia, 1973

47 - Shirley Brown - Woman To Woman - Truth, 1974

46 - Garnet Mimms - Cry Baby And 11 Other Hits - United Artists, 1963

45 - War - The World Is A Ghetto - united Artists, 1972

44 - Clarence Carter - Loneliness & Temptation - ABC, 1975

43 - Ann Sexton - The Beginning - Sound Stage 7, 1977

42 - Mitty Collier - Shades Of A Genius - Chess, 1964

41 - Donny Hathaway - Live - Atco, 1972

40 - Al Green - Call Me - Hi, 1973

39 - Paul Kelly - Dirt - Warner Bros, 1972

38 - Bill Withers - Still Bill - Sussex, 1972

37 - Dorothy Moore - Feel The Love - Malaco, 1990

36 - Solomon Burke - Proud Mary - Bell, 1969

35 - Millie Jackson - Still Caught Up - Spring, 1975

34 - Johnny Adams - After All The Love Is Gone - Ariola, 1978

33 - Bobby Womack - Understanding - United Artists, 1972

32 - James Carr - You Got My Mind Messed Up - Goldwax, 1968

31 - Dells & Dramatics - Dells Vs Dramatics - Cadet, 1974

30 - Soul Children - Friction - Stax, 1974

29 - Al Green - Explores Your Mind - Hi, 1974

28 - Impressions - People Get Ready - ABC, 1965

27 - Bobby Womack - Home Is Where The Heart Is - Columbia, 1976

26 - Dells - There Is - Cadet, 1968

25 - Doris Duke - I'm A Loser - Canyon, 1970

24 - Impressions - This Is My Country - Curtom, 1968

23 - Miracles - Going To A Go-Go - Tamla, 1965

22 - Al Green - I'm Still In Love With You - Hi, 1972

21 - Candi Staton - Stand By Your Man - Fame, 1970

20 - Gene Chandler - The Girl Don't Care - Brunswick, 1967

19 - Candi Staton - I'm Just A Prisoner - Fame, 1970

18 - O.V. Wright - A Nickel, A Nail & The Ace Of Spades - Backbeat,

1972

17 - Sam Dees - The Show Must Go On - Atlantic, 1975

16 - Bill Withers - Live At Carnegie Hall - Sussex, 1973

15 - Temptations - Temptin' Temptations - Gordy, 1965

14 - Sly & the Family Stone - Stand - Epic, 1969

13 - Swamp Dogg - Have You Heard This Story ?- Island, 1974

12 - Millie Jackson - Caught Up - Spring, 1974

11 - Jimmy Lewis - Totally Involved - Hotlanta, 1974

10 - Don Covay - Super Dude 1 - Mercury, 1973

9 - Temptations - Sing Smokey - Gordy, 1965

8 - Al Green - Gets Next To You - Hi, 1971

7 - Paul Kelly - Hooked, Hogtied And Collared - Warner Bros, 1974

6 - Sly & the Family Stone - There's A Riot Going On - Epic, 1971

5 - Etta James - Tell Mama - Cadet, 1968

4 - Marvin Gaye - What's Going On - Tamla, 1971

3 - Swamp Dogg - Total Destruction To Your Mind - Canyon, 1970

2 - Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man - Atlantic, 1967

1 - Paul Kelly - Don't Burn Me - Warner Bros, 1973

ive been collecting 45,s for about 3 plus years now

but only 45's

ive decided to buy my first album but dont know where to start

my bag is cross over 70,s soul, although im partial to some male group stuff as well

any suggestions of what to buy greatley appreciated

thanks, shep

REVIONIST

1 - No - They're NOT For Sale - No Way - Never!

2 - Yes - Slightly Cynical

3 - Legit LP's are absolutely OK to play off. Just harder to cue in the heat of battle!

Absolutely not comparable with playing Boots.

Sean

bang on sean on all points imo!

Steady on Joe, you've obviously never heard Steve Plumb do one of his famed 'LP only' sets.

Quite possibly the best 60 minutes of Soul Music I've ever heard played out - anywhere!

Agree with all the other tips on here Shep.

You're gonna be guaranteed to hear some real Soul Music in amongst that little lot!

Its nice when a fellow soul fan gives another a compliment,sounds a bit better than a venue been slagged off or some dig at a dj etc,heres a compliment for Shep dont worry about your high turnover of records its your hard earned that paid for them in the first place and you have great taste,most of my lps went to Al Coney in the late eighties ones I particulary played alot were the excellent the iceman cometh by jerry butler some blinders on there,also all Womack which I have retained on cd ,Dells vs the Dramatics is a most,anyone mentioned THE AWESOME Paulette Reeves album on Blue Candle,also the obligatory Hesitations albums,the list continues ,Jimmy lewis on Hotlanta,Betty Harris,The old Kent lps are certainly worth a punt also,great varying soul music !!!

BAZ A.

My vote's for this 'un too!

No doubt at all, this is one of the finest albums ever produced, I still listen to it regularly even after owning it for over 20 years.

Go out and buy it now!

no now!

NOW I SAID!

Well! what yer waiting for?

Randy Brown "Welcome to my room"

another essential LP I fdon't think has been mentioned yet.