LOU JOHNSON - IF I NEVER GET TO LOVE YOU - BIG TOP
VG+ 15
Superb artist, great track
BERRY STREET STATION - SOUL OVER EASY - LE CAM RESERVED
M 30
Never seen this before - it's better known as Soul Symphony by Sons Of Moses, another one of those bewildering Major Bill Smith / Le Cam releases
TOMMY SANDS - THE STATUE - LIBERTY DEMO
M- 30
Old Cleethorpes biggie...super copy
THE WALL OF SOUND - HANG ON - TOWER DEMO SOLD
EX- 50
This gets better and better with every passing year
JIMMY BREEDLOVE - I CAN'T HELP LOVING YOU - ROULETTE SOLD
EX 25
Rare on a stock copy
MARIAN LOVE - WALK PROUD AND PRETTY - CAPITOL
EX 15
Old Searling spin at Wigan
LYNN LONG - DON'T LET ME DOWN - MERCURY SOLD
EX- 20
Huge beat ballad, Spector influence again, this is brilliant
THE PRODUCERS - LADY LADY LADY - HUFF PUFF DEMO
VG+ 15
The instrumental to What Kind Of Lady - light noise right at the start, disappears..but does have a storage warp not affecting play
8TH AVENUE BAND - THE WHOLE THING - COLUMBIA
EX 15
Remember when this was massive? Sounds crazy today. Rare stock copy.
THE ACCENTS - DO YOU NEED A GOOD MAN - MPAC
VG 10
Well used but plays well, good Chicago dancer
BETTY BIBBS - ENOUGH FOR EVERYBODY - KENT DEMO
VG 10
Bluesy soul midtempo sound
PHYLLIS BROWN - I'VE GOT SOMETHING ON MY MIND - LE CAM
EX 10
I bought this as an original but I think maybe it's a reissue - white label with purple lettering - still hard to find though, and what a lovely track
BABE RUTH - ELUSIVE - CAPITOL
EX- 5
The import version with the different vocal
DAN BRANTLEY - I CAN'T TAKE NO MORE - SIMS
M- 10
Gritty Southern dancer
THE CHESTERFIELDS - YOU WALKED AWAY - PHILIPS SOLD
M- 30
This is not the £500 rated original, it's an extremely rare repro done for the doo-wop scene years ago and is the only one I've ever seen
RAY CHARLES - TIRED OF MY TEARS - ABC SOLD
EX 20
If one of the major players gave this a spin it would be a crossover monster, great dancer and highly recommended - and that's coming from someone who hates crossover!
CLASSICS IV - 24 HOURS OF LONELINESS - IMPERIAL
EX 5
Good version of Wilbur Walton Jr
THE DIXIE CUPS - LOVE AIN'T SO BAD (AFTER ALL) - ABC DEMO
EX 25
Great dancer
THE DIXIE CUPS - LOVE AIN'T SO BAD (AFTER ALL) - UK HMV SOLD
EX 20
Same as above but here on a rare UK issue
BILLIE DAVIS - NOBODY'S HOME TO GO HOME TO - UK DECCA DEMO
EX 20
Beautiful midtempo sound, late 60's
THE DREAMS - (THEY CALL ME) JESSE JAMES - DC SOUND LTD
EX 10
Ancient oldie...back to The Wheel for this one
THE EMANONS ORCHESTRA - BIRD WALKIN' - ALL BROTHERS
EX 15
Sadly this is only the almost identical reissue
FOUR TOPS - I JUST CAN'T SEEM TO GET YOU OUT OF MY MIND - ABC SOLD
EX 8
Classic 70's dancer
THE FOUR TEMPOS - COME ON HOME - RAMPART
VG/VG+ 10
A real forgotten stomper from L.A., James Carmichael arranged
THE GEORGIA PROPHETS - MUSIC WITH SOUL - CAPRICORN
EX 10
Good version of The Pallbearers oldie
EYDIE GORME - EVERYBODY GO HOME - COLUMBIA
VG++ 5
One of the more unusual enders
WILLIE HARPER - BUT I COULDN'T - ALON
M 10
Old Stafford monster
Z.Z. HILL - YOU WERE WRONG - MH
VG 10
Fine R&B dancer
THE IKETTES - I'M SO THANKFUL - MODERN DEMO
EX- 10
Great oldie
AL JONES - ONLY LOVE CAN SAVE ME NOW - AMY DEMO
EX 20
Old Mecca spin - same song as Ayshea on UK Polydor
JAY & THE AMERICANS - LIVIN' ABOVE YOUR HEAD - UK UNITED ARTISTS
EX 25
Nice UK label copy of this classic
BEN E KING - I CAN'T BREAK THE NEWS TO MYSELF - ATCO SOLD
EX 40
Still packing the floors
TROY KEYES - LOVE EXPLOSION - ABC
EX 10
Wheel oldie
BOB KUBAN & THE IN-MEN - THE CHEATER - MUSICLAND USA
EX 5
Orange label
LANDY - DOCTOR GOOD SOUL - MOONSHOT SOLD
VG++ 20
One day this genius slab of Chicago soul will go massive
PATTY LABELLE - YOU FORGOT HOW TO LOVE - ATLANTIC
M 10
Superb, and with the added bonus of the beat ballad All Or Nothing on the flip
JOHN LEE'S GROUNDHOGS - I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN - PLANET
VG- 20
Very rare red stock copy but well used
LITTLE EVA - TAKIN' BACK WHAT I SAID - DIMENSION DEMO
VG+ 15
Excellent lesser known femme dancer
MARY LINDLEY - MINDS MADE UP - PYRAMID
EX- 10
Modern
MR. TEARS (PARIS) - DON'T LEAD ME ON - 4-J
VG+ 20
Looks well played but plays very nicely
OSCAR McLOLLIE - NURSERY RHYME - SHOWTIME DEMO
EX 25
Storming r&b northern dancer and very rare on a white demo
JOE MATTHEWS - LITTLE ANGEL (THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE) - NEW MOON
VG 10
Nice Detroit collectors piece
M-M & THE PEANUTS - THE PHILLIE - MONEY
- 15
Now this sounds a little bizarre, but this record was cracked and I fixed it so well that you can't even hear a click, so it's perfect for dj-ing.
AL MARTINO - MORE THAN THE EYE CAN SEE - CAPITOL SOLD
EX 10
Big beat ballad by another unlikely artist
THE MAGIC BAND - FALBALA - GNP CRESCENDO
EX 5
Remember this from the Mecca? Cleethorpes?
THE ORIGINAL CADILLACS - I'LL NEVER LET YOU GO - JOSIE
M 20
Very nice dancer from one of the original doo-wop greats
THE PALLBEARERS - MUSIC WITH SOUL - FONTANA SOLD
EX 15
Solid Wigan oldie
THE PLATTERS - DON'T HEAR, SPEAK, SEE NO EVIL - MUSICOR SOLD
VG+ 10
Probably their best uptempo 45 on Musicor...great B side too, I Love You 1000 Times.
THE PLATTERS - SWEET SWEET LOVIN' - MUSICOR SOLD
VG+ 10
But then again, others prefer this Mr M's classic
THE PLATTERS - WITH THIS RING - MUSICOR
VG+ 5
Lovely oldie
THE RIVIERAS - YOU COUNTERFEIT GIRL - RILEYS
EX 100
Detroit monster
LOU RAWLS - YOU CAN BRING ME ALL YOUR HEARTACHES - CAPITOL
EX 5
Great track from the master
NITA ROSSI - SOMETHING TO GIVE - HICKORY
EX 15
Long forgotten now but pretty tough stock copy
RUBY & THE ROMANTICS - NOBODY BUT MY BABY - KAPP
EX 10
Excellent beat ballad
SOUTHWIND SYMPHONY - COMING HOME - GLOLITE
EX 10
The instrumental version of Lou Pride's I'm Coming Home In The Morning
THE VOLUMES - GOTTA GIVE HER LOVE - ASTRA
EX 20
This is a yellow vinyl disc, I'm told that the Astra label was a 60's bootleg operation from Philadelphia!
RONNIE WALKER - YOU'VE GOT TO TRY HARDER - EVENT DEMO
M 15
Watch the demand for this one go up now that Ronnie's visited these shores
NANCY WILSON - THE END OF OUR LOVE - CAPITOL SOLD
M- 15
All time great in beautiful condition
JEANETTE 'BABY' WASHINGTON - LET LOVE GO BY - ABC DEMO SOLD
VG++ 20
Her rarest ABC side, great dancer
JIMMY WISNER - CHOPPIN' AROUND - ATLANTIC
EX 15
All time great instrumental, so atmospheric and underrated
OBREY WILSON - WHIPPING BOY - LIBERTY DEMO SOLD
M 15
Great early dancer
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EVERYTHING AFTER THE FIRST FOUR RECORDS IS NOW REDUCED
Just in this morning..
THE CHALFONTES - HE LOVES ME - MERCURY DEMO
EX 60
Brilliant Solid Hitbound production - great oldie
THE HALOS - DO I - CONGRESS DEMO SOLD
EX 50
With the excellent midtempo Just Keep On Loving Me on the flip
HIGH VOLTAGE - COUNTRY ROAD - COLUMBIA
M 25
Undeservedly forgotten Cleethorpes/Mecca/Wigan sound..well I love it anyway!
THE SHIRTAILS - I WANT YOU TO STAY WITH ME - DATE
EX 30
Another great lesser played oldie that could do with reactivation
EVERYTHING BELOW HAS BEEN REDUCED...I'LL DO FREE POSTAGE ON ANYTHING OVER £30
WADE FLEMONS - THAT OTHER PLACE - VEEJAY
EX 80
Visually this looks VG++ but plays superbly
ART GENTRY - MERRY GO ROUND - ONYX
EX 30
Brilliant old Wigan spin
RICHARD POPCORN WYLIE - ROSEMARY WHAT HAPPENED - KAREN DEMO
EX+ 70
Superb condition original demo copy
SAMANTHA JONES - SURROUNDED BY A RAY OF SUNSHINE - UA DEMO
EX 30
RAY SCOTT - LOOKING FOR YOU - RAN DEE
M 20
PETE ANTELL - LAND OF LOVE - BOUNTY DEMO SOLD
M 100
Fabulous newie - atmospheric beat ballad/midtempo
THE HIGH & THE MIGHTY - ESCAPE FROM CUBA - ABC DEMO
EX 20
This is the Reflections - came out on UK HMV
MARVIN GAYE - UK TAMLA MOTOWN EP
Ain't That Peculiar / I'll Be Doggone / Pretty Little Baby / How Sweet It Is
Really nice copy, EX vinyl, sleeve also EX apart from small tear on open end
EX 25
GWENN STACEY - LONELY GIRL - RCA DEMO
VG+ 30
THE DAISIES - COLD WAVE - CAPITOL
EX 25
THE FRONTIERS - I JUST WANT YOU - PHILIPS DEMO
M- 20
Double sider, early 60's
THE SLEEPLESS KNIGHTS - YOU'RE DRIVING ME CRAZY - JERROC
VG++ 25
Rare blue eyed dancer
TOOTSIE & THE VERSATILES - NOBODY BUT YOU / I'VE GOT A FEELING - ELMOR
EX 20
Two nice girl group sides
THE TRELLS - I'M SORRY - PORT CITY
EX 20
Crossover dancer
THE JORDAN BROTHERS - IT'S YOU GIRL - GOLDEN CHARIOT
EX 70
Rare Philly dancer, blue eyed possibly, books at £150
THE IMPRESSIONS - CAN'T SATISFY - ABC
EX 15
Classic
THE ANGELENOS - (DOWN IN) EAST L.A. - HIGHLAND DEMO
EX 40
Nice copy, vinyl not styrene
JIMMY TATE - GET SOME DUES - MID-TUNE
EX 30
Very obscure uptempo dancer, don't even know where the label is from, but has Robert Banks on production duty
THE MAGNIFICENT MEN - ALL YOUR LOVIN'S GONE TO MY HEAD - CAPITOL
EX 20
Great oldie
SUPURBS - ONLY FOR LOVERS - ALTEEN
EX- 20
Gold label
BUNNY SIGLER - WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW - DECCA DJ RESERVED
EX 20
Fantastic version
BOBBY SHEEN - SOMETHING NEW TO DO - WARNER BROS SOLD
EX 70
FREDDIE GORMAN - TAKE ME BACK - RIC TIC DEMO
VG+ 10
SHERRY GROOMS - NIGHT FALL - ABC DEMO RESERVED
EX 20
MAXINE WOMACK - WHEN YOU'RE THROUGH - MAGNUM
EX 30
ANN BYERS - DEAD END - ACADEMY DEMO
EX 30
JAMES COIT - BLACK POWER - PHOOT WHITE DEMO
M 25
LEW CONETTA - THAT SURE WOULD BE CRAZY - DECCA DEMO
EX 20
DONNIE BURKS - SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - DECCA DEMO
EX 30
Stafford / 100 Club oldie
LOU JOHNSON - IF I NEVER GET TO LOVE YOU - BIG TOP
VG+ 15
Superb artist, great track
BERRY STREET STATION - SOUL OVER EASY - LE CAM RESERVED
M 30
Never seen this before - it's better known as Soul Symphony by Sons Of Moses, another one of those bewildering Major Bill Smith / Le Cam releases
TOMMY SANDS - THE STATUE - LIBERTY DEMO
M- 30
Old Cleethorpes biggie...super copy
THE WALL OF SOUND - HANG ON - TOWER DEMO SOLD
EX- 50
This gets better and better with every passing year
JIMMY BREEDLOVE - I CAN'T HELP LOVING YOU - ROULETTE SOLD
EX 25
Rare on a stock copy
MARIAN LOVE - WALK PROUD AND PRETTY - CAPITOL
EX 15
Old Searling spin at Wigan
LYNN LONG - DON'T LET ME DOWN - MERCURY SOLD
EX- 20
Huge beat ballad, Spector influence again, this is brilliant
THE PRODUCERS - LADY LADY LADY - HUFF PUFF DEMO
VG+ 15
The instrumental to What Kind Of Lady - light noise right at the start, disappears..but does have a storage warp not affecting play
8TH AVENUE BAND - THE WHOLE THING - COLUMBIA
EX 15
Remember when this was massive? Sounds crazy today. Rare stock copy.
THE ACCENTS - DO YOU NEED A GOOD MAN - MPAC
VG 10
Well used but plays well, good Chicago dancer
BETTY BIBBS - ENOUGH FOR EVERYBODY - KENT DEMO
VG 10
Bluesy soul midtempo sound
PHYLLIS BROWN - I'VE GOT SOMETHING ON MY MIND - LE CAM
EX 10
I bought this as an original but I think maybe it's a reissue - white label with purple lettering - still hard to find though, and what a lovely track
BABE RUTH - ELUSIVE - CAPITOL
EX- 5
The import version with the different vocal
DAN BRANTLEY - I CAN'T TAKE NO MORE - SIMS
M- 10
Gritty Southern dancer
THE CHESTERFIELDS - YOU WALKED AWAY - PHILIPS SOLD
M- 30
This is not the £500 rated original, it's an extremely rare repro done for the doo-wop scene years ago and is the only one I've ever seen
RAY CHARLES - TIRED OF MY TEARS - ABC SOLD
EX 20
If one of the major players gave this a spin it would be a crossover monster, great dancer and highly recommended - and that's coming from someone who hates crossover!
CLASSICS IV - 24 HOURS OF LONELINESS - IMPERIAL
EX 5
Good version of Wilbur Walton Jr
THE DIXIE CUPS - LOVE AIN'T SO BAD (AFTER ALL) - ABC DEMO
EX 25
Great dancer
THE DIXIE CUPS - LOVE AIN'T SO BAD (AFTER ALL) - UK HMV SOLD
EX 20
Same as above but here on a rare UK issue
BILLIE DAVIS - NOBODY'S HOME TO GO HOME TO - UK DECCA DEMO
EX 20
Beautiful midtempo sound, late 60's
THE DREAMS - (THEY CALL ME) JESSE JAMES - DC SOUND LTD
EX 10
Ancient oldie...back to The Wheel for this one
THE EMANONS ORCHESTRA - BIRD WALKIN' - ALL BROTHERS
EX 15
Sadly this is only the almost identical reissue
FOUR TOPS - I JUST CAN'T SEEM TO GET YOU OUT OF MY MIND - ABC SOLD
EX 8
Classic 70's dancer
THE FOUR TEMPOS - COME ON HOME - RAMPART
VG/VG+ 10
A real forgotten stomper from L.A., James Carmichael arranged
THE GEORGIA PROPHETS - MUSIC WITH SOUL - CAPRICORN
EX 10
Good version of The Pallbearers oldie
EYDIE GORME - EVERYBODY GO HOME - COLUMBIA
VG++ 5
One of the more unusual enders
WILLIE HARPER - BUT I COULDN'T - ALON
M 10
Old Stafford monster
Z.Z. HILL - YOU WERE WRONG - MH
VG 10
Fine R&B dancer
THE IKETTES - I'M SO THANKFUL - MODERN DEMO
EX- 10
Great oldie
AL JONES - ONLY LOVE CAN SAVE ME NOW - AMY DEMO
EX 20
Old Mecca spin - same song as Ayshea on UK Polydor
JAY & THE AMERICANS - LIVIN' ABOVE YOUR HEAD - UK UNITED ARTISTS
EX 25
Nice UK label copy of this classic
BEN E KING - I CAN'T BREAK THE NEWS TO MYSELF - ATCO SOLD
EX 40
Still packing the floors
TROY KEYES - LOVE EXPLOSION - ABC
EX 10
Wheel oldie
BOB KUBAN & THE IN-MEN - THE CHEATER - MUSICLAND USA
EX 5
Orange label
LANDY - DOCTOR GOOD SOUL - MOONSHOT SOLD
VG++ 20
One day this genius slab of Chicago soul will go massive
PATTY LABELLE - YOU FORGOT HOW TO LOVE - ATLANTIC
M 10
Superb, and with the added bonus of the beat ballad All Or Nothing on the flip
JOHN LEE'S GROUNDHOGS - I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN - PLANET
VG- 20
Very rare red stock copy but well used
LITTLE EVA - TAKIN' BACK WHAT I SAID - DIMENSION DEMO
VG+ 15
Excellent lesser known femme dancer
MARY LINDLEY - MINDS MADE UP - PYRAMID
EX- 10
Modern
MR. TEARS (PARIS) - DON'T LEAD ME ON - 4-J
VG+ 20
Looks well played but plays very nicely
OSCAR McLOLLIE - NURSERY RHYME - SHOWTIME DEMO
EX 25
Storming r&b northern dancer and very rare on a white demo
JOE MATTHEWS - LITTLE ANGEL (THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE) - NEW MOON
VG 10
Nice Detroit collectors piece
M-M & THE PEANUTS - THE PHILLIE - MONEY
- 15
Now this sounds a little bizarre, but this record was cracked and I fixed it so well that you can't even hear a click, so it's perfect for dj-ing.
AL MARTINO - MORE THAN THE EYE CAN SEE - CAPITOL SOLD
EX 10
Big beat ballad by another unlikely artist
THE MAGIC BAND - FALBALA - GNP CRESCENDO
EX 5
Remember this from the Mecca? Cleethorpes?
THE ORIGINAL CADILLACS - I'LL NEVER LET YOU GO - JOSIE
M 20
Very nice dancer from one of the original doo-wop greats
THE PALLBEARERS - MUSIC WITH SOUL - FONTANA SOLD
EX 15
Solid Wigan oldie
THE PLATTERS - DON'T HEAR, SPEAK, SEE NO EVIL - MUSICOR SOLD
VG+ 10
Probably their best uptempo 45 on Musicor...great B side too, I Love You 1000 Times.
THE PLATTERS - SWEET SWEET LOVIN' - MUSICOR SOLD
VG+ 10
But then again, others prefer this Mr M's classic
THE PLATTERS - WITH THIS RING - MUSICOR
VG+ 5
Lovely oldie
THE RIVIERAS - YOU COUNTERFEIT GIRL - RILEYS
EX 100
Detroit monster
LOU RAWLS - YOU CAN BRING ME ALL YOUR HEARTACHES - CAPITOL
EX 5
Great track from the master
NITA ROSSI - SOMETHING TO GIVE - HICKORY
EX 15
Long forgotten now but pretty tough stock copy
RUBY & THE ROMANTICS - NOBODY BUT MY BABY - KAPP
EX 10
Excellent beat ballad
SOUTHWIND SYMPHONY - COMING HOME - GLOLITE
EX 10
The instrumental version of Lou Pride's I'm Coming Home In The Morning
THE VOLUMES - GOTTA GIVE HER LOVE - ASTRA
EX 20
This is a yellow vinyl disc, I'm told that the Astra label was a 60's bootleg operation from Philadelphia!
RONNIE WALKER - YOU'VE GOT TO TRY HARDER - EVENT DEMO
M 15
Watch the demand for this one go up now that Ronnie's visited these shores
NANCY WILSON - THE END OF OUR LOVE - CAPITOL SOLD
M- 15
All time great in beautiful condition
JEANETTE 'BABY' WASHINGTON - LET LOVE GO BY - ABC DEMO SOLD
VG++ 20
Her rarest ABC side, great dancer
JIMMY WISNER - CHOPPIN' AROUND - ATLANTIC
EX 15
All time great instrumental, so atmospheric and underrated
OBREY WILSON - WHIPPING BOY - LIBERTY DEMO SOLD
M 15
Great early dancer
1 x 7″ = £1.50 (20p each extra)
Recorded delivery add 70p.
Special delivery £5.
Europe
1 x 7″ = £2
Elsewhere
1 x 7″ = £2.50
I take credit cards, cheques, cash, paypal (with a small charge)
Edited by Pete-S