---- FEBRUARY SOUL/DISCO/FUNK/NORTHERN/TWO STEP SALES ----
Discounts on larger orders. Payment through paypal (preferred) or bank transfer to UK or SE banks. Reservations to kmarthon [at] hotmail [dot] com or PM.
Gradings as follows:
NM - spotless record. One tiny mark/scuff/flame/scratch and it's EX many new records will not make this grade.
EX - Basically everything that will look good and play without or max a couple distortions (cracks, pops etc).
VG+ - Will have marks that very moderately will affect play. Might have fairly large amount cosmetic marks not affecting play)
VG - Lots of marks, should still play pretty well.
IF YOU NEED TO HEAR ANYTHING JUST LET ME KNOW AND I WILL ARRANGE WITH SOUNDFILES!!
Modern etc.
LP Holt Brothers Band - s/t - Mae Monti / EX/EX / £100 ("Dance with me", "Open up", "I'll be there" "Kustom Kut")
LP Plunky & Oneness of Juju Introducing Virginia Tillery - Electric Ju Ju Nation - N.A.M.E. Brand / EX/EX / £75 ("Share with you" + boogie tracks)
LP Jackie Ross - A new beginning - Golden Ear / EX / £30 (Plain white sleeve, sticker mark on label. "The world needs more people like you", "Only time has changed" Amazing stuff!)
12" Realside - Flying high / Hang loose - Walter House / SS / £60
12" Herbie Hancock - Stars in your eyes - Columbia / EX / £40 (wol)
12" Dynamos - You can do it by yourself - Dynamo / EX / £25 (Killer!)
12" Big Apple Brass - My home - TK Disco / EX / £20
12" Ron Banks & Belita Woods - The closer I get to you / Heaven - Futura £15
12" Angie Stone - Wish I didn't miss you - J Records / VG+ / £15
Bobby Hutton - Loving you, needing you, loving you, wanting you / Watch where you're going - Abc / EX / £50 (Rare issue with flip!)
Bobby Hutton - Loving you, needing you, loving you, wanting you - Abc / EX / £35 (white demo of this amazing Lamont Dozier track)
Donny Mann - Things - Avalance £15
Voices of East Harlem - Cashing in - Just sunshine / EX / £25
Tapestry - It's not the world that's messed up - Capitol / EX / £50
Friday, Saturday & Sunday - There must be something - Dig / EX / £90
Jose Feliciano - Golden lady - Rca / EX / £60 (one of the hardest on the label, superior version to the original)
Odyssey - Our lives are shaped by what we love - Mowest / EX / £50
Sisters Love - Give me your love - Mowest / VG+ / £50
Sweet Pea Atkinson - Don't walk away - Island/Z / EX / £20
Impressions - Love me - Curtom / EX / £12 (dj friendly vinyl copy)
Solid Gold - It's the magic - Fortress / EX / £30 (local label)
Solid Gold - It's the magic - AVI / EX / £25 (white demo don't think this was properly released on this label)
Mary Mundy - The ride is over / long - Image / VG+ / £8
Sweet Daddy Floyd - I just can't help myself - Super-Star / VG / £40 (plays ok, rare white demo of this modern dancefloor killer)
Up from the Bottom - The way the world should be - True / EX / £15 (very slight label wear)
Frankie Newsome - We're on our way - WB / EX / £12
Arthur Adams - You got the floor - Inculcation Band / EX / £15 (rare first label)
Moments - Rain in my backyard - Stang / EX / £6
Brenda Lee Eager - When I'm with you - Mercury / EX / £25 (red label first issue original)
Buddy Miles - We got love - Columbia / EX / £12 (superb dancer which should go big the same way as his "Just a kiss away")
Wreckin Crew - All my love - Sounds of Florida / EX / £15 (good modern soul dancer)
Wreckin Crew - You don't care - Newman / VG / £6 (plays ok)
Nytro - Make it - Whitfield / EX / £15 (Unknown modern midtempo killer, issue only and rare)
Tenderness - Gotta keep on trying - Rca / EX / £25 (rare issue of this great modern soul dancer)
Temptations - Aiming at your heart - Gordy / EX / £6
Tyrone Davis - Just my luck - Columbia / EX / £30 (white demo, with jukebox strip and Columbia label sleeve. In fact most of the listed major label items comes with company sleeves)
Tyrone Davis - Just my luck - Columbia / Ex / £25
Otis Clay - Special kind of love - Glades / VG+ / £10
Shoni - It must be love - Rav / VG+ / £100
Tony Joe White - It must be love - 20th Century / EX / £8
Tony Joe White - It must be love - Arista / VG+ / £8 (demo, got a couple of light scuffs not affecting play)
Gene Chandler - Let me make love to you - 20th Century/Chi-Sound / VG+ / £6
Ice Band feat Unique Pleasure - Live people - Walking Tall / VG / OFFERS (plays well for grade, at least VG+)
Carol "Googie" Brooks - Make up your mind - Shine a Light / EX / £15
Mike Jemison - You'll never get my love - Lake / EX / £15
Joe Thomas - Make your move - LRC / EX / £6 (Great modern soul dancer, LP/12" is too long with too many silly breaks!)
Mr Kofe - Part of the good life / The land of lost and found - Debko / EX / £30
Spectrum - Take it to the top - Spectrum / EX / £15 (boogie with some rapping reminds me of Special Touch "This party's just for you")
Special Touch - This party is just for you - Brackett / VG+ / £15 (plays fine, backed by the wonderful ballad "Just what is for ever")
Jackie Moore - How's your love life baby - Columbia / EX / £6
Lou Rawls - See you when I git there - PIR / EX / £6 (smol + small sticker)
Dewey Terry - Do on my feet (What I did in the street) - Tumbleweed / VG+ / £25 (fine for dj'ing, hard late funk)
Aretha Franklin - Day dreaming - Atlantic / EX / £6
Two step
LP Kocky - Post no bills - Windsong / VG+ / £15 (Rare album, has the killer "Share love")
LP Various - Get down boogie - Casablanca / VG+ / £6 (incl Jeannie Reynolds "The fruit song")
12" Point Blank - Fantasy - Hot Cocoa / EX / £35
12" Realside - Hang loose / Flying high - Walter House / S/S / £60
Royal Flush - Goddess of love - GEC / NM / £12
Smokey Robinson - The family song - Tamla / EX / £6
Bonnie Pointer - I wanna make it (in your world) - Motown / EX / £8
Tamiko Jones - Touch me baby ( Reaching out for your love) - Atlantis / EX / £8
Jones Girls - This feeling's killing me - PIR / EX / £8
Rockie Robins - You and me - A&M / VG+ / £6 (with pic sleeve that's VG)
---- FEBRUARY SOUL/DISCO/FUNK/NORTHERN/TWO STEP SALES ----
Discounts on larger orders. Payment through paypal (preferred) or bank transfer to UK or SE banks. Reservations to kmarthon [at] hotmail [dot] com or PM.
Gradings as follows:
NM - spotless record. One tiny mark/scuff/flame/scratch and it's EX many new records will not make this grade.
EX - Basically everything that will look good and play without or max a couple distortions (cracks, pops etc).
VG+ - Will have marks that very moderately will affect play. Might have fairly large amount cosmetic marks not affecting play)
VG - Lots of marks, should still play pretty well.
IF YOU NEED TO HEAR ANYTHING JUST LET ME KNOW AND I WILL ARRANGE WITH SOUNDFILES!!
Modern etc.
LP Holt Brothers Band - s/t - Mae Monti / EX/EX / £100 ("Dance with me", "Open up", "I'll be there" "Kustom Kut")
LP Plunky & Oneness of Juju Introducing Virginia Tillery - Electric Ju Ju Nation - N.A.M.E. Brand / EX/EX / £75 ("Share with you" + boogie tracks)
LP Jackie Ross - A new beginning - Golden Ear / EX / £30 (Plain white sleeve, sticker mark on label. "The world needs more people like you", "Only time has changed" Amazing stuff!)
12" Realside - Flying high / Hang loose - Walter House / SS / £60
12" Herbie Hancock - Stars in your eyes - Columbia / EX / £40 (wol)
12" Dynamos - You can do it by yourself - Dynamo / EX / £25 (Killer!)
12" Big Apple Brass - My home - TK Disco / EX / £20
12" Ron Banks & Belita Woods - The closer I get to you / Heaven - Futura £15
12" Angie Stone - Wish I didn't miss you - J Records / VG+ / £15
Bobby Hutton - Loving you, needing you, loving you, wanting you / Watch where you're going - Abc / EX / £50 (Rare issue with flip!)
Bobby Hutton - Loving you, needing you, loving you, wanting you - Abc / EX / £35 (white demo of this amazing Lamont Dozier track)
Donny Mann - Things - Avalance £15
Voices of East Harlem - Cashing in - Just sunshine / EX / £25
Tapestry - It's not the world that's messed up - Capitol / EX / £50
Friday, Saturday & Sunday - There must be something - Dig / EX / £90
Jose Feliciano - Golden lady - Rca / EX / £60 (one of the hardest on the label, superior version to the original)
Odyssey - Our lives are shaped by what we love - Mowest / EX / £50
Sisters Love - Give me your love - Mowest / VG+ / £50
Sweet Pea Atkinson - Don't walk away - Island/Z / EX / £20
Impressions - Love me - Curtom / EX / £12 (dj friendly vinyl copy)
Solid Gold - It's the magic - Fortress / EX / £30 (local label)
Solid Gold - It's the magic - AVI / EX / £25 (white demo don't think this was properly released on this label)
Mary Mundy - The ride is over / long - Image / VG+ / £8
Sweet Daddy Floyd - I just can't help myself - Super-Star / VG / £40 (plays ok, rare white demo of this modern dancefloor killer)
Up from the Bottom - The way the world should be - True / EX / £15 (very slight label wear)
Frankie Newsome - We're on our way - WB / EX / £12
Arthur Adams - You got the floor - Inculcation Band / EX / £15 (rare first label)
Moments - Rain in my backyard - Stang / EX / £6
Brenda Lee Eager - When I'm with you - Mercury / EX / £25 (red label first issue original)
Buddy Miles - We got love - Columbia / EX / £12 (superb dancer which should go big the same way as his "Just a kiss away")
Wreckin Crew - All my love - Sounds of Florida / EX / £15 (good modern soul dancer)
Wreckin Crew - You don't care - Newman / VG / £6 (plays ok)
Nytro - Make it - Whitfield / EX / £15 (Unknown modern midtempo killer, issue only and rare)
Tenderness - Gotta keep on trying - Rca / EX / £25 (rare issue of this great modern soul dancer)
Temptations - Aiming at your heart - Gordy / EX / £6
Tavares - Too late - Capitol / EX / £8
Latimore - Somethin' 'bout 'cha / Sweet vibrations - Glades / EX / £6
Saint Tropez - Fill my life with love - Butterfly / EX / £20 (current indemander)
Tymes - It's cool - Rca / EX / £6 (Philly classic)
Lady Margo - Simply got to make it - Cynthia / EX / £12 (the more simple two color design, not sure which came first)
Marva Hicks - Looking over my shoulder - Infinity / EX / £18 (sticker mark on label, complete with Infinity label sleeve)
Peabo Bryson - Smile - Bullet / EX / £8 (Underrated modern dancer, fist label before Capitol)
Flamingos - Lover come back to me - Polydor / EX / £15 (Quality deep soul on flip)
Impact - Rainy days, stormy nights - Fantasy/Wmot / EX / £8 (Great philly soul dancer)
Nancy Wilson - I'm gonna let ya - Capitol / EX / £8
Jackie Ross - Atomic love - Golden Ear / EX / £25 (Flip has small tear on label, DJ copy. Killer!!)
Black Lightning - Trouble - Mca / VG / £45 (fine for dj'ing, hard late funk)
Phyllis Hyman - Baby (I'm gonna love you) - Desert Moon / EX / £15 (X on label)
Eddie Kendricks - (Oh) I need your lovin' - Atlantic / EX / £6 (red/white demo, same as Wali Ali)
Bobby Wilson - Deeper and deeper - Buddah / EX / £6
Jackie Burns - I still love you - Tacular / EX / £15
Godfather Strivers S.B. - To make me happy - CSC / EX / £40
Charles Johnson - I bet'cha don't know - Mighty Mo / EX / £200 (pressed slightly off center, do not affect play)
Ike Lovely - Fool's hall of fame - Wand / EX / £8
Sheila Ross - You hold my life in your hands - Kwanza / EX / £6 (like the three listings above excellent sweet soul)
Hidden Strength - I don't want to be a lone ranger - UA / EX / £15
Prince Phillip Mitchell - You're all I got in the world - Atlantic / EX / £10 (Highly recommended, killer midtempo dancer)
Independent Movement - Slippin' away - Polydor / EX / £12
Rose Royce - Best love - Epic / EX / £8 (white demo, featured on the Village Soul comp)
Crown Heights Affair - Love me - De-Lite / EX / £6
Rufus Hunter - Win or lose - Ref-O-Ree / EX / £20
Liquid Pleasure - Breezin' - Midland International / VG+ / £8 (so underrated!!)
Tyrone Davis - Just my luck - Columbia / EX / £30 (white demo, with jukebox strip and Columbia label sleeve. In fact most of the listed major label items comes with company sleeves)
Tyrone Davis - Just my luck - Columbia / Ex / £25
Otis Clay - Special kind of love - Glades / VG+ / £10
Shoni - It must be love - Rav / VG+ / £100
Tony Joe White - It must be love - 20th Century / EX / £8
Tony Joe White - It must be love - Arista / VG+ / £8 (demo, got a couple of light scuffs not affecting play)
Gene Chandler - Let me make love to you - 20th Century/Chi-Sound / VG+ / £6
Ice Band feat Unique Pleasure - Live people - Walking Tall / VG / OFFERS (plays well for grade, at least VG+)
Carol "Googie" Brooks - Make up your mind - Shine a Light / EX / £15
Mike Jemison - You'll never get my love - Lake / EX / £15
Joe Thomas - Make your move - LRC / EX / £6 (Great modern soul dancer, LP/12" is too long with too many silly breaks!)
Mr Kofe - Part of the good life / The land of lost and found - Debko / EX / £30
Spectrum - Take it to the top - Spectrum / EX / £15 (boogie with some rapping reminds me of Special Touch "This party's just for you")
Special Touch - This party is just for you - Brackett / VG+ / £15 (plays fine, backed by the wonderful ballad "Just what is for ever")
Jackie Moore - How's your love life baby - Columbia / EX / £6
Lou Rawls - See you when I git there - PIR / EX / £6 (smol + small sticker)
Dewey Terry - Do on my feet (What I did in the street) - Tumbleweed / VG+ / £25 (fine for dj'ing, hard late funk)
Aretha Franklin - Day dreaming - Atlantic / EX / £6
Two step
LP Kocky - Post no bills - Windsong / VG+ / £15 (Rare album, has the killer "Share love")
LP Various - Get down boogie - Casablanca / VG+ / £6 (incl Jeannie Reynolds "The fruit song")
12" Point Blank - Fantasy - Hot Cocoa / EX / £35
12" Realside - Hang loose / Flying high - Walter House / S/S / £60
Royal Flush - Goddess of love - GEC / NM / £12
Smokey Robinson - The family song - Tamla / EX / £6
Bonnie Pointer - I wanna make it (in your world) - Motown / EX / £8
Tamiko Jones - Touch me baby ( Reaching out for your love) - Atlantis / EX / £8
Jones Girls - This feeling's killing me - PIR / EX / £8
Rockie Robins - You and me - A&M / VG+ / £6 (with pic sleeve that's VG)
Colonel Abrams - Soon you'll be gone - Mca (pic sleeve)
T-Connection - Let's do it today - Dash / EX / £6 (white demo)
Creme D' Cocoa - Mr Me, Mrs You - Venture / EX / £6 (smol)
Gregory Bruce Finley - In every woman - Urban American / VG / £6
Chi-Lites - Heavenly body - 20th Century / EX / £6
Sweet Thunder - Baby I need your love today - Fantasy/Wmot £6 (demo)
Rick Smith - Love came today - Birdie / EX / £6
Two Tons - I been down - Fantasy/Honey / EX / £6
Solomon Burke - Everlasting love - Chess / EX / £6
Formula V - She's my woman - 20th Century / EX / £6
Manhattans - Don't say goodbye - Columbia / EX / £6
Walter Jackson - It's cool - Chi Sound / EX / £6
Latimore - Sweet vibrations / Somethin' 'bout 'cha - Glades / EX / £6
Northern soul & Crossover
Motherlode - What does it take - Buddah / VG / £25 (plays ok)
Maxine Brown - One in a million - Wand / VG+ / £25 (plays fine complete with company sleeve)
Ace Spectrum - Don't send nobody else - Atlantic / EX / £25
O'Jays - Time to get down - PIR / EX / £10 (1972 release, one of their best dancers)
Ben E King - We got love - Atlantic / EX / £15
Trade Martin - Work song - Rca / EX / £40 (White demo, comes in original company sleeve)
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - California soul - Tamla / VG / £6 (plays well)
Temptations - I want a love I can see - Gordy / EX / £60 (White demo! Stamp on label)
Diana Ross & the Supremes - He's my sunny boy - Motown / EX / £6
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Ain't no mountain high enough - Tamla / EX / £15 (dj friendly vinyl copy)
Manhattans - I can't stand for you to leave me - Deluxe / VG / £12 (plays well for grade)
Otis Leaville - Love uprising - Dakar / EX / £8
Leon Haywood - You and your moody ways / You know what - Evejim £12 (first label before Atlantic)
Nina Simone - Save me - Rca / EX / £25 (funk classic)
Nina Simone - It be's that way sometimes - Rca / EX / £20
David Ruffin - You can come right back to me - Motown / EX / £15
Spinners - Truly yours - Motown / VG+ / £8
Stevie Wonder - Nothing's too godd for my baby - Tamla / EX / £6
Chimes - The beginning of my life - Down to Earth / EX / £12
Toni Lamarr - Just in the nick of time - Buddah / VG+ / £15 (cosmetic marks not affecting play, white demo!)
Impressions - Can't satisfy - Abc / VG+ / £8 (small marks but plays fine)
Ruby Andrews - Hey boy (take a chance on me) - Zodiac / VG+ / £25 (superficial marks, plays well)
Esquires - Dancing a hole in the world - Rocky Ridge / VG+ / £20 (plays well)
Dells - Run for cover - Cadet / EX / £12 (Later label design)
Flirtations - Nothing but a heartache - Deram / VG+ / £6
Skyliners - Everything is fine - Jubilee / VG+ / £12
Judy Clay - You busted my mind - Scepter / EX / £20 (Beautiful copy complete with company sleeve)
Platters - With this ring - Musicor / VG+ / £15 (White demo! And company sleeve)
Platters - Washed ashore - Musicor / EX / £6
James & Bobby Purify - Wish you didn't have to go - Bell / EX / £6 (Overlooked, excellent northern soul midtempo dancer)
Four Tops - Ain't no woman (Like the one I've got) - Abc Dunhill / EX / £6
Ramsey Lewis - Wade in the water - Cadet / VG+ / £6 (smol)
Lovemasters - Pushin' and pullin' - Jacklyn / EX / £25
Love, Peace & Happiness - Strip me naked - Rca / EX / £20
Love, Peace & Happiness - Strip me naked - Rca / VG+ / £15
Gwen McRae - Lead me on - Columbia / VG+ / £12
Little Johnny Taylor - Somewhere down the line - Galaxy / VG / £10 (vinyl first label copy)