Jordirip

Are you sure about this boot? I can't understand why this would get booted in the US. What demand would there be? Is / was there a scene for these smooth funk tunes over there? I'll have to dig my copy out now to have look. Jordi

2 step (and rare groove) was what got me back into the scene and collecting bug again in the late 80's. There was always a killer 2 step track buried away on most late 70's / early 80's soul albums and it was always fun trying to find them. The Americans call 2 step 'smooth funk' I was once told by a dealer.

Blimy Mark, that's bizarre, I dug that out and played it at home a few nights ago. Lovely tune, what a shame it was never on a 45 or even 12". Jordi

That's Derek & Ray's Interplay you're thinking of there Kev.

Wow!!! That's amazing. Everyone's going to be trawling for Shaky records now. I always think of Shaky doing his erm.....dance routine on top of the pops, doing a spin but ending up only half way round facing his backing band, then he shuffled round to face the audience and carried on with his moves. It made me howl....or was it Russ Abbot?

It's got to be 'My heart is true' all day long for me.

Brilliant tune!

Pm sent Stefan.

Parkers in Manchester would certainly beg to differ as well. Big, packed heaving dancefloor all night everytime to connoisseur 2 steppers. There is a really good definitive list on here somewhere that lists tons of classic 2 step tunes. R. Kelly certainly ain't one of them just 'cos it's got 'Step' in the title, that's just your regular modern mid tempo plodder, or 'giffer' soul as Jason Stirland brilliantly once christened the genre.

Is there an intrumental of it on the flip?

Fabulous tune!

Yes Kev, it's 70's version. Really nice. Actually I think I may be asking too high for that so I will reduce to £35

Here we go again, some more from the boxes. More cheapies this time but still a few real nice 45's in this list. Most have sound files on YouTube. Paypal only as a 'GIFT' and postage will be 1st class recorded £2.50. Overseas will depend on the country, but it will be at cost. Please PM if interested. Devastating Affair - It's so Sad / That's How it was (Mowest UK) M- £25 Great Marvin ish groover backed with a harder sounding northern dancer. Howeefeel - Just can't do without love (Contempo UK) Ex £25 Hard UK only modern mid tempo. Nice tune. Major Lance - Without a doubt (Warner Bros DJ UK) M- £35 SOLD Stunning UK only white demo. Absolute monster tune!! 70's dancer. Jackie wilson - It only happens / Just as soon as the feelings over (Brunswick UK) Ex £100 Utterly fantastic double sider with the sublime flip. 100% Pure Poison - You Keep Coming Back (EMI UK) M- £80 Another stunner here. Absolute floor packer in amazing condition. Jade - Music Slave (Pesante) M- £50 Awesome in demand funk soul groover. Very rare. Skip Mahony & Casuals - Town called Nowhere (DC International) M- £25 Moody funk soul dancer. Newsound - Bet you never thought about it. (Scorpion) £60 SOLD Beautiful uplifting group harmony 70's dancer. Jackson Sisters - I believe in miracles (Prophesy) Ex £100 Classic floor packer. Uptempo funky soul dancer. Marion Javius - Waiting in the wings (Encore) M- £50 SOLD Superb modern dancer yet to go big. Marvin Smith - Who will do your running (Mayfield) VG++ £60 SOLD Curtis at his finest. Another uplifting dancer of the highest order. Yvonne baker - Mend the torn Pieces / I can't change. (Junior) M- £40 Great crossover backed with nice version of Lorraine Chandler classic. Shirly Wahls - Why am I crying (King) M- £60 SOLD Beautiful copy of this awesome dancer. What a vocal. Sik Satin & Lace - Vows of love / Always (Sunrise) M- £30 Lovely 2 step backed with a great modern dancer. Hard to find. Heywood Cash - Give it up (Epic DJ) M- £50 Awesome modern dancer. Neice Dezel - It doesn't matter (J&S) M- £30 This is a cracking tune. Lo fi and raw mid tempo funky soul with a real R&B vocal. Ace tune. Albert Jones - It's going to be a lovely summer / Monkey Boogaloo (Kapp) M- £15 2 great sides from one of my fav artists. Jerry Weaver - I'm in love (SOB) M- £30 Great 70's swinging dancer. Loleatta Holloway - Rainbow '71 / For Sentimental reasons. (Apache) VG++ £30 Her first recordings here. Great deep backed with nice sweet. Nice 45 Esquires - State Fair / You say (Bunky) M- £20 2 sides of vocal harmony heaven. Buy blind. 70's dancers. Otis Brown - I Don't wanna Cry / the Willie Bop (Expectmore) M- £20 SOLD 2 great sides for your money, one brilliant dancer, the other a real class 60's hurting ballad. Triplett Twins - Gonna Change (Magic touch) VG++ £75 This would be £200+ if it didn't have a strange heat mark across a section of the grooves which does make a slight woosh sound in the quiet intro, but when the record gets going you can't hear it. Fantastic uptempo crossover dancer. Ovations - Till I find some way / Sweet Thing (XL) M- £35 2 great 70's feel good sides here. Gorgeous vocals. Gladys - Willow weep for me / Can't get you out of my mind. (O-Gee) M- £25 SOLD Another great double sider. Haunting crossover backed with a great crossover dancer. Major IV - All of My Love / I don't believe in losing (Venture) M- £50 SOLD In demand 45. Great northern backed with a brilliant crossover dancer flip only on the issue. Barbara Lynn - Daddy hot stuff (Atlantic) M- £20 Superb slinky funky soul. Velvet - Give it up (Lovelites) M- £25 Nice Chicago 70's. Barrett strong - Love is You / You make me feel the way I do (Coup) M- £25 Brilliant modern dancer that really should be played out backed with a fantastic ballad. Candace Love - Uh Uh Boy / Wonderful Night (Aquarius) M- £30 SOLD Detroit brilliance, both sides again. Betty Wright - Life (Alston) M- £15 Feel good dancer from Betty. Motherlode - What does it take (Buddah) M- £45 Awesome version of the classic tune. Dells / Vanguards sounding dancer. Jimmy McCloud - Don't Make the angels cry (Tribe) Ex. £40 Rare 70's modern dancer on a Detroit jazz label. Nice 45. Billy Conn - I promise you / I should have known (Federal DJ) M- £40 Double sider popcorn / R&B. Not my taste but a bargain for someone. Gwen McCrae -- Lead me on (Columbia) VG++ £20 Classic northern with a dark moody edge getting spins again. Joe King - Speak on up (Prix) M- £50 Fabulous raw crossover dancer. Garland Jeffreys - She didn't lie (Atlantic DJ) M- £20 SOLD Nice 70's midtempo. Tempettes - If you only knew / Dummy Dummy Dumb Dumb (Impressario) M- £100 (Bargain) Very rare 45 on a rare label. Sounds like the same funky musicians on this as play on the Fantastics mega rare tune on the label. Lennox Avenue - Sunshine (Chess) M- £30 Moody minor key funky soul, very obscure and very good. One to watch. Charles Johnson - Good Good Lovin' (Dash DJ) Ex £30 Great mid tempo 70's dancer played at All Brighton by John Pugh. Showmen feat. Randy Elliott - No Gill / I'll be gone by tomorrow (Jeree) VG £40 (Bargain) 2 nice sides again here with a haunting crossover tune backed with a northern dancer. A few sratches but plays well and would be a lot more if mint. Margie Hendrix - One room paradise (Mercury) VG+ £40 (Bargain) Fantastic uptempo R&B dancer. Lots of small fine scratches but it plays great. Killer vocal. Chocolate Syrup - You're off and Running (IRA) M- £70 Their rare one. Superb uptempo crossover dancer, brilliant harmonies. Bobby Moore's Rhythm Aces - Try my Love Again / Go Ahead and Burn. (Checker) M- £20 SOLD What a 45!! Brilliant horn driven early midtempo soul flipped with an infectious jazz bop soul groover. Betty Everett - Why are you leaving me / I got to tell somebody (Fantasy) M- £15 Nice deep soul backed with southern mover. King Louie & Court Jesters - Broadway Up tight (Mockingbird) M- £40 (Bargain) Great funky uptempo R&B. Very rare.

Fabulous record.

I had 5 stone mint store stock copies of Sonny Till - I gave it all up from a US website some years ago for $3 each........which was nice.

Yes, and I was talking with him about said record last night/this morning.

That's what I thought.

Really like the Bobby Jackson Paul and the Ash Soul Inc of course. That Faithgage sounds sweet as a nut too.

This is the first demo version of the song by Ila Vann. Good but doesn't touch Melissa's BBP's version.

Do you need an Ethics - I want my baby back?

I used to play this out when it was a £20 record and i always used to say on the mic that 'this should be a massive northern tune'. it looks like finally it is becoming massive, and so it should be , it' s a f'ckin awesome piece of feel good, uptempo killer group harmony soul. If it was rare it would be worth a bomb, at least £450....oh right.

Anderson soul pack record that I let go for a soul pack price years ago.

I think they'd all walked one at a time through Jimmy Savile's dressing room first.

Yes, that's exactly it. I was going to say it looked like some random magazine picture stuck on as a label.

It's definitely a Jamaican nice vinyl press. I bought a few reggae things from a guy that had 700+ Jamaican bits up on Ebay and this was also one I had. These all came from a DJ's collection I think as a lot of them had 'Siddys' written in marker pen on them. Actually, this is not blank as such, it has some vague odd imagery on it but no text whatsoever on either side