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Continuing to thin the sales box, and the good thing is there’s not a bad tune amongst them, it’s just time to go! All worth a look and listen (YouTube) and many under book price….. Happy to send sound files or more images, noting the blue labels look a bit gloomy, when actually they are bright. PM any questions or to reserve. ZZ Hill – Ain’t too proud to beg – Audrey 224 WD Ex+ £40 (Fantastic cover of one of Jobete’s most famous outputs, on a lovely hard to find white demo) Elliott Small – Stay in my heart – Bang 570 M- £20 (Great little dancer, on what appears to be the national release following ‘Grandpa Elliotts’ local release on NOLAs New Sound Label. Heavily influenced by the ‘Big Q’ Wardell Quezergue) Falcons – (I’m a fool) I must love you – Big Wheel 321 Ex £45 (Sublime mid-tempo Detroit, that will never ever fall from grace) Leon Haywood – Consider The Source – Capitol 2584 M- £40 (Crossover excellence, everyone should have one) Mill Evans – Got to have your love – Constellation 170 Ex+ £45 (Another class track on this awesome label, super soulful delivery, a real catchy dancer, not many beat this free-flowing style of Northern, like Bobby Garrett - My little girl, Johnny Wyatt - This thing called love, Shep - Fool to fool) Dramatics – Toy soldier – Crackerjack 4015 M- £150 (Fabulous early group dancer from the first Detroit group to use the name, Harry Lee Gates on lead vocals, some stunning backing and harmonies in this punchy mover leased to the Sue Records dynasty) Candy & Kisses – Someone out there / Chains of love – Decca 32415 Ex+ £20 (Prominent Northern girl group with yet another classic double sider. Slight wear to labels, drill hole) Knights & Arthur – Lovin’ you baby – Landa 2 Ex £20 (Catchy under the radar male group dancer, brilliant harmonies and backing, Kenny Gamble on the credits. Bit of wear around spindle hole) Formations – Lonely voice of love – MGM 13963 M- £30 (Now they’ve got to the ‘Top pf the stairs’ and looking back down over the balcony, they deliver an atmospheric expression of sorrowful Soul. Ignoring the melodramatic harp intro, the lead vocalist Jerry Adkins excels on a strong beat. Household names Gamble and Huff, and Johnny Madara credited on this beauty. Lovely MGM gold and blue stock copy, not common at all for this release, never sold on DISCOGs) Mitch Ryder – You get your kicks – New Voice 830 M- £15 (Every car journey I make this is my pull away play, monster intro and foot to the floor pounder. Light edge lift, but plays through no problems at all) Walter Jackson – I’ll keep on trying – Okeh 7229 WD M- £25 (This bloke had the lot, awesome artist delivering a faster than other releases dancer. Lovely condition) Bronzettes – Hot spot – Parkway 929 WD Ex £75 (Brilliant up-tempo girl group dancer with a stunning horn break and energetic girly backing. Not often seen for sale, stock copies nearly impossible, and this West Coast twin shields design the rarer demo format. Couple of light marks and pronounced edge lift does not affect play of Ex+/M- both sides. Priced accordingly, East Coast demos sell for £100-125) Flirtations – How can you tell me / Someone out there – Parrott 40028 Promo Ex+ £30 (Class, class, class, 2 fantastic sides and after all these years the group and their songs appear right up there on my best of the best list. Minor edge lift does not affect play) Trade Martin – Work song – RCA 8926 M- £100 (R&B influenced dancer, that I have always considered to be a supercharged answer to Sam Cookes – Chain gang. Beautiful black stock copy) Sonji Clay – I can’t wait (until I see my baby’s face) – Songee 1002 Ex £40 (A tune that’s been covered a few times that’s for sure, but what a tune and Sonji does a grand job with her subtle crossover take) Marvelettes – Too many fish in the sea – Tamla 54105 WD Ex+ £30 (Stereotypical but equally brilliant Motown girl group sound on a rarer twin globes demo. Another duplicate. XOL) Virgil Henry – You ain’t saying nothing new – Tamla 54212F M- £120 (Crossover brilliance, coupled with a great flip side “Can’t believe you’re really leaving”, etched ‘Lenny’ pressing, minor ageing stain on spindle hole edge) Bobby Paris – Per-so-nal-ly – Tetragrammaton 1504 Ex+ £30 (Northen anthem, rich gritty vocals and pulsating horn section make this a up and at em’ dancer) George Jackson – I found what I wanted – Verve 10658 E+ £65 (Such an understated crossover track, cultured and catchy dancer) Darrow Fletcher – Changing by the minute – Uni 55244 Ex £20 (Brilliant, but perhaps under the radar, dancer, which I’ve sold for double in the past. Feint Number on label) PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £3.60 – Regular 1st Class (Inured to £20, buyers risk over that amount) £5.60 – UK Tracked and Signed 24 Hour (Insured to £150, buyers risk over that amount) £9.85 – Special Delivery (Insured to £750) Overseas on request Cheers, Lee

Still looking to thin the sales box, some great tunes, right across the board. Happy to send additional images or sound files. PM any questions or to reserve. Richie Barrett – Some other guy – Atlantic 2142 WD Vg+ £40 (Vinyl is marked but plays Ex) Hank Soul Man Mullins – He upset your dreams – Audel 362 M- £65 (Lovely copy of this gritty up-tempo dancer) Patrice Holloway – Love and desire – Capitol 5778 WD Ex £225 (For obvious reasons this has a Motown feel to it, but a classic none the less. Small sticker dot and label greying around spindle hole) Willie Hightower – Because I love you – Capitol 5916 Ex+ £35 (Self-penned, but Robert Banks produced dancer, with sharp girly backing) Universal Minds – A chance at love – Charles 1229 Ex £175 (2 cracking sides, ‘A chance’ is strong crossover, and ‘Betcha’ a grower on the low rider scene. Doing the rounds for 200-250) Joanie Sommers – Never throw your dreams away – Columbia 43567 Ex+ £75 (Crisp femme vocals on this gorgeous silky smooth mid-tempo groover. Just one light scuff that DNAP stopping it being M-) Bobby Hanna – Everybody needs love – Decca 455 M- £35 (Gorgeous dancer, penned by Jobette’s Holland and Whitfield. Not so common New Zealand solid centre Decca release) Patti Williams – I’m doing the best I can – Forward 135 Promo M- £175 (Upbeat girly dancer, on a spanking rarer demo) Oran Ruffin Jr. – Workin’ on it – ILA 902 M- £30 (Catchy R&B dancer on an obscure LA label) Little Irvin – Who’s loving you – Ivory 711 M- £75 (Light R&B dancer out of Houston, Texas, the powers by like a steam train, very nice) Four Tees – One more chance – Kent 4530 WD Ex £30 (Subtle group midtempo crossover, very nice) Roy Hamilton – The panic is on – MGM 13217 Promo Ex £150 (Outrageously simple but good beat ballad carried by Roy’s awesome voice. Some grub to the label, vinyl has some marks visually Ex but plays clean M-) Jimmy Helms – That’s the way it is – Oracle 1003 WD Ex £35 (Probably still under the radar, not surprised as Massachusetts is a backwater for great, traditional sounding Northern Soul. Couple of light marks on surface DNAP) Herbie Goins & Night-Timers – Coming home to you – Parlophone 5533 Ex £60 (Gritty soul burner. KT stamped label with centre intact) Anna Raye – Will you love my child – Quality Sound 02 M- £200 (Sizzling femme crossover on an obscure Chicago label) Trade Martin – Work song – RCA 8926 M- £100 (Rarer collectable black stock copy. Seen white demos for more) Herb Ward – Honest to goodness – RCA 9688 Promo Ex+ £325 (A classic full-on dancer, what a catalogue RCA gave us, full of Northern goodies. Small sticker mark on top side) Luke Day – Love line – Renfro 40 M- £20 (Cultured bongo driven mid 70s west coast dancer from the catalogue of the revered Anthony C. Renfro) Jimmy Castor – Just you girl / Magic saxophone – Smash 2085 M- £30 (Lovely catchy mid-tempo dancer on the top side that demonstrates a softer side to Jimmy, backed with the more frantic ‘Magic Sax’. Drill hole, star stamp on top label, and tiniest edge lift DNAP) Hit Pack – Never say no to your baby – Soul 30510 WD Ex 2xol £40 (Nice demo to have on Motown’s ’Soul’ subsidiary. 2 xol and small 13 penned on) Virgil Henry – You ain’t saying nothing new – Tamla 54212F M- £125 (Nice flip side “Can’t believe you’re really leaving”, etched ‘Lenny’ pressing, minor stain on spindle hole edge) Holidays feat Billy Wicks – I’m the one who really loves you – Thunder 2628 Ex+ £125 (Mid-west obscurity, recorded at Golden Voice studios in South Pekin, Illinois thrives on great lead vocals) Counts – Ask the lonely – Yes 103 M- £125 (A fine version of the Tops legendary take. Light edge lift, DNAP) PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £3.60 – Regular 1st Class (Inured to £20, buyers risk over that amount) £5.60 – UK Tracked and Signed 24 Hour (Insured to £150, buyers risk over that amount) £9.85 – Special Delivery (Insured to £750) Overseas on request Cheers, Lee

A clutch of high-quality soul 45s up for grabs, mix of traditional 60s’ and modern dancers…. couple of new listings, and some previous now reduced. Happy to send images and sound files if needed. PM me to ask any questions or to reserve. Barbara St. Clair – Teacher man – Cross Eyed Bear 1 M- £550 (Cultured modern soul on an obscure NY label) Leon Haywood – Baby reconsider – Fat Fish 8011 Ex+ £850 (Classic Northern oldie, an anthem on the scene) Larry Atkins – Ain’t that love enough / Lighten up – Highland 1193 M- £400 (Can’t think of many better 2 siders, top class tunes and in immaculate condition) Dean Courtney – Love you just can’t walk away / Betcha can’t change my mind – MGM 13776 Promo Ex £450 (Another outrageously good 2 sider, under the control of Jimmy Wisner. Light label scar on top side) Vickie Baines – Country Girl – Parkway 966 WD M- £1700 (Powerhouse femme Northern, in top condition) John Simmons – Ain’t nothing like the love – Sabrina 106 M- £1200 (Super rare modern soul dancer, still missing form many modern DJ boxes. an independent Michigan label with address still intact, whereas some copies have it scratched out) Doni Burdick – I have faith in you / Bari Track – Sound Impression Records 6808 Ex £1000 (Wow, one vocal, one instrumental, amazing label, Detroit at its most sublime Sam Dees – Lonely for you baby – SSS International 732 Ex £850 (Midtempo anthem, catapulted to the top by Sams gritty no nonsense vocals. Radio station stamp on both labels, HH penned on flip. Couple of light lines on surface, but DNAP play which is M-) PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £9.85 – Special Delivery (Insured to £750) £12.85 – Special Delivery (Insured to £1000) £19.85 – Special Delivery (Insured to £2500) Overseas on request Cheers, Lee

A little stack of major label soul, every tracks a winner regardless of the price tag….. Happy to send images and sound files if needed. PM me to ask any questions or to reserve. Sapphires – Gonna be a big thing – ABC 10753 Ex £200 (Gorgeous girl group track. Gold paint on label as is common with ABC and Tangerine label releases. Couple of feint handling lines, but plays M-, minor marks on label) LaVern Baker – Wrapped tied and tangled – Brunswick 55311 Ex+ £200 (Deep horn intro, vibrant vocals and buzzing girly backing, wow! but then you could just stare transfixed at the black stock label with rainbow arrow spinning around) Sam & Bill – Tryin’ to get back to my baby – Decca 32200 M- dh £15 (Awesome mid-tempo harmonies, for a cheapie this is brill) Candy & Kisses – Someone out there / Chains of love – Decca 32415 Ex+ £25 (Prominent Northern girl group with yet another classic double sider. Drill hole) Trade Martin – Work song – RCA 8926 M- £100 (Rarer collectable black stock copy) Michael & Raymond – Man without a woman – RCA 9244 WD M- £100 (Classic oldie, bounds along ) Herb Ward – Honest to goodness – RCA 9688 Promo Ex+ £350 (A classic full-on dancer, what a catalogue RCA gave us, full of Northern goodies. Small sticker mark on top side) Cajun Hart – Got to find a way – Warner Brothers 7258 WD Ex £850 (One of the most popular tracks around. Light edge lift, DNAP in any away) PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £5.60 – UK Tracked and Signed 24 Hour (Insured to £150, so buyers risk over that amount) £9.85 – Special Delivery (Insured to £750) Overseas on request . Cheers, Lee

A couple more yellow labels up for grabs, appealing to those with 60s and 70s taste buds….. Happy to send images and sound files if needed. PM me to ask any questions or to reserve. Barbara St. Clair – Teacher man – Cross Eyed Bear 1 M- £600 (Cultured mid 70s soul on an obscure NY label. Barbara, a Buffalo Music Hall of Fame member passed in 2013, but left us with a superb musical legacy. Condition, condition, condition!) Dean Courtney – Love you just can’t walk away / Betcha can’t change my mind – MGM 13776 Promo Ex £500 (Originally from Birmingham, Alabama, Dean wasn’t tempted by ‘Muscle Shoals’ but developed into a natural big city Soul artist recording for 2 of the biggest US labels, MGM and RCA. All his tunes are top class, this 2 sider, under the control of Jimmy Wisner, may arguably be his finest 4 minutes and 39 seconds! Light label scar on top side. Couple of handling lines but plays M-) PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £5.60 – UK Tracked and Signed 24 Hour (Insured to £150, so buyers risk over that amount) £9.85 – Special Delivery (Insured to £750) Overseas on request Cheers, Lee

A couple of absolute stonking double siders on mellow yellow labels up for grabs Happy to send images and sound files if needed. PM me to ask any questions or to reserve. Dynells – Let me prove that I love you / Call on me – Atco 6638 M- £500 (Graceful vocals on both sides of this epic femme crossover twofer. Light graze on ‘Let’ DNAP at all, otherwise a near mint 45) Larry Atkins – Ain’t that love enough / Lighten up – Highland 1193 M- £450 (Can’t think of many better 2 siders, top class tunes and in immaculate condition) PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £5.60 – UK Tracked and Signed 24 Hour (Insured to £150, so buyers risk over that amount) £9.85 – Special Delivery (Insured to £750) Overseas on request Cheers, Lee

Here’s a fantastic Northern classic up for grabs that captures the essence and sound of Philadelphia…… Vickie Baines – Country girl – Parkway 966 WD M- £1800 Another artist that only saw limited releases on a couple of labels. This atmospheric Philly stormer sits right up there as a Disc Jockey trophy and collectors favourite. The demo may reside in the shadows of the stock copy given the ratio that have turned up over the years, but label format aside its an absolute belter with the overlooked and decent Motownesque ‘Are you kidding’ on the flip. Beautiful Mint Minus condition. You don’t get many of these to the pound down the local market! PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £12.85 – Special Delivery (Insured to £1000, but at buyers risk) £19.85 – Special Delivery (Insured to £2500) Overseas on request Cheers, Lee

Some classics and obscurities, all cheaper end and right across the board. As ever sound files and additional images available on request, please PM to ask any questions or reserve. Richie Barrett – Some other guy – Atlantic 2142 WD Vg+ £45 (Vinyl is marked but plays Ex) Hank Soul Man Mullins – He upset your dreams – Audel 362 M- £65 (Lovely copy of this gritty up-tempo dancer) Willie Hightower – Because I love you – Capitol 5916 Ex+ £40 (Self-penned, but Robert Banks produced dancer, with sharp girly backing) Joanie Sommers – Never throw your dreams away – Columbia 43567 Ex+ £75 (Crisp femme vocals on this gorgeous silky smooth mid-tempo groover. Just one light scuff that DNAP stopping it being M-) Chambers Brothers – I can’t stand it – Columbia 44080 Ex sol £35 (Rarer on red stock? small sticker with number on label) Donald Jenkins & Delighters – Somebody help me – Cortland 112 Ex- £40 (Laid back Chicago group soul on the scintillating colour stock label. Couple of scuffs on the top side that DNAP, plays Ex or better. Drill hole) Bobby Hanna – Everybody needs love – Decca 455 M- £40 (Gorgeous dancer, penned by Jobette’s Holland and Whitfield. Not so common New Zealand solid centre Decca release) Little Irvin – Who’s loving you – Ivory 711 M- £75 (Light R&B dancer out of Houston, Texas, the powers by like a steam train, very nice) Oran Ruffin Jr. – Workin’ on it – ILA 902 M- £30 (Catchy R&B dancer on an obscure LA label) Four Tees – One more chance – Kent 4530 WD Ex £30 (Subtle group midtempo crossover, very nice) Jimmy Helms – That’s the way it is – Oracle 1003 WD Ex £35 (Probably still under the radar, not surprised as Massachusetts is a backwater for great, traditional sounding Northern Soul. Couple of light marks on surface DNAP) Herbie Goins & Night-Timers – Coming home to you – Parlophone 5533 Ex £60 (Gritty soul burner. KT stamped label with centre intact) Agents – You were meant for me / You’re everything – P&L 1002 Ex £30 (Brilliant top side) Jimmy Castor – Just you girl / Magic saxophone – Smash 2085 M- £30 (Lovely catchy mid-tempo dancer on the top side that demonstrates a softer side to Jimmy, backed with the more frantic ‘Magic Sax’. Drill hole, star stamp on top label, and tiniest edge lift DNAP) PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £3.60 – 1st Class (Insured to £20 only, buyers choice) £5.60 – UK Tracked and Signed 24 Hour (Insured to £150) Overseas on request Cheers, Lee

Not quite the bakers dozen tonight but another tidy list of high quality soul 45s up for grabs. Happy to send images and sound files if needed. PM me to ask any questions or to reserve. Sapphires – Gonna be a big thing – ABC 10753 Ex £200 (Gorgeous girl group track. Gold paint on label as is common with ABC and Tangerine label releases. Couple of feint handling lines, but plays M-, minor marks on label) Bettye Swann – When the game is played on you – Atlantic 3211 M- £125 (Small label bubble at 8 o’clock on spindle hole caused by glue in pressing process) LaVern Baker – Wrapped tied and tangled – Brunswick 55311 Ex+ £200 (Deep horn intro, vibrant vocals and buzzing girly backing, wow! but then you could just stare transfixed at the black stock label with rainbow arrow spinning around) Patrice Holloway – Love and desire – Capitol 5778 WD Ex £225 (For obvious reasons this has a Motown feel to it, but a classic none the less. Small sticker dot and label greying around spindle hole) Universal Minds – A chance at love – Charles 1229 Ex £175 (2 cracking sides, ‘A chance’ is strong crossover, and ‘Betcha’ a grower on the low rider scene. Doing the rounds for 200-250) Art Freeman – Slippin’ around – Fame 1008 M- £200 (Moody laid back soul dancer on a lovely Muscle Shoals label) Patti Williams – I’m doing the best I can – Forward 135 Promo M- £175 (Upbeat rag time girly dancer, on a spanking arer demo) Jobell & Orchestra de Salsa – Never gonna let you go – Jan 300 Ex+ £120 (Machine stamped original. Just one handling mark that stops it being M- visually but plays M-. Light ring wear on the flip ‘disco’ take label) Roy Hamilton – The panic is on – MGM 13217 Promo Ex £160 (Outrageously simple but good beat ballad carried by Roy’s awesome voice. Some grub to the label, vinyl has some marks visually Ex but plays clean M-) Anna Raye – Will you love my child – Quality Sound 02 M- £200 (Sizzling femme crossover on an obscure Chicago label) Trade Martin – Work song – RCA 8926 M- £125 (Rarer collectable black stock copy. Seen white demos for more) Michael & Raymond – Man without a woman – RCA 9244 WD M- £125 (Hollywood pressing plant) Billy Keene – Wishing and hoping – Vault 943 Promo Ex+ £220 (Not a common format at all, 1st press promo in all its west coast splendour, such a catchy tune) Holidays feat Billy Wicks – I’m the one who really loves you – Thunder 2628 Ex+ £150 (Mid-west obscurity, recorded at Golden Voice studios in South Pekin, Illinois thrives on great lead vocals) Counts – Ask the lonely – Yes 103 M- £150 (A fine version of the Tops legendary take. Light edge lift, DNAP) PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £5.60 – UK Tracked and Signed 24 Hour (Insured to £150, buyers risk over that amount) £9.85 – Special Delivery (Insured to £750) Overseas on request Cheers, Lee

A bakers dozen of high quality soul 45s up for grabs, almost a who's who of Northern Soul, don’t dawdle! Happy to send images and sound files if needed. PM me to ask any questions or to reserve. Dynells – Let me prove that I love you / Call on me – Atco 6638 M- £500 (Femme crossover double sider of epic proportions. Light graze on ‘Let’ DNAP at all, otherwise a near mint 45) Cliff Nobles – My love is getting stronger – Atlantic 2352 R&W Promo M- £650 (Out and out barn stormer on the harder red and white promo) Barbara St. Clair – Teacher man – Cross Eyed Bear 1 M- £650 (Cultured modern soul on an obscure NY label) Leon Haywood – Baby reconsider – Fat Fish 8011 Ex+ £850 (Classic Northern oldie, an anthem on the scene) Larry Atkins – Ain’t that love enough / Lighten up – Highland 1193 M- £450 (Can’t think of many better 2 siders, top class tunes and in immaculate condition) Dena Barnes – If you ever walk out of my life – Inferno 2002 WD M- £850 (Gardenia, Duke Browner, Mike Terry, all legends and co-cospirators for this sparkling Detroit gem. Tiniest edge lift, DNAP) Dean Courtney – Love you just can’t walk away / Betcha can’t change my mind – MGM 13776 Promo Ex £500 (Another outrageously good 2 sider, under the control of Jimmy Wisner. Light label scar on top side) Muriel day – Nine times out of ten – Page One 151 WD M- £350 (Wigan anthem in lovely shape, not so common on the promo) Vickie Baines – Country Girl – Parkway 966 WD M- £1800 (Powerhouse femme Northern, in top condition) Herb Ward – Honest to goodness – RCA 9688 Promo Ex+ £350 (A classic full-on dancer, what a catalogue RCA gave us, full of Northern goodies. Small sticker mark on top side) Doni Burdick – I have faith in you / Bari Track – Sound Impression Records 6808 Ex £1200 (Wow, one vocal, one instrumental, amazing label, Detroit at its most sublime) Louis Jordan – 65 Bars – Tangerine WD M- £350 (Classic R&B on a rare west coast Monarch pressing. Immaculate copy) Cajun Hart – Got to find a way – Warner Brothers 7258 WD Ex £850 (One of the most popular tracks around. Light edge lift, DAMP in any away) PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £9.85 – Special Delivery (Insured to £750) £12.85 – Special Delivery (Insured to £1000) £19.85 – Special Delivery (Insured to £2500) Overseas on request Cheers, Lee

A quartet of right across the board crackers up for grabs! Happy to send additional images and sound files. PM any questions or to reserve. Cliff Nobles – My love is getting stronger – Atlantic 2352 R&W Promo M- £700 (What more can any self-respecting Soulie want than a powerhouse northern monster. For me one of the very best examples of a fit for purpose dance floor filler and my trigger for accelerating my old motor right up to the national speed limit, windows down – woohooh! Lovely copy on the red and white promo format, nuff said. Little mark on run in DNAP) Teddy Randazzo – You don’t need a heart – DCP 1134 WD Ex+£150 (Beautiful beat ballad, right up there amongst the scenes best. Couple of handling marks that don’t affect play, otherwise M- tops side, flip does have a couple of marks and some minor label wear) Sonji Clay – I can’t wait (until I see my baby’s face) – Songee 1002 Ex £60 (A tune that’s been covered a few times that’s for sure, but what a tune and Sonji does a grand job with her subtle crossover take) Louis Jordan – 65 Bars – Tangerine WD M- £375 (Raw R&B dancer that’s eased its way on the NS scene. Not shown up much in the last few years, but here it is in what I believe is the glory of its rarest format and fabulous condition, the west coast Monarch pressing) PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £5.20 – UK Tracked and Signed 24 Hour (Insured to £150) £9.85 – Special Delivery (Insured to £750) £12.85 – Special Delivery (insured to £1000) Overseas on request Cheers, Lee

Trio of nice tunes covering 3 differing pillars of the Northern genre. Happy to send more images and sound files. PM any questions or to reserve. Gene Townsel – I’m walking away / There’s no use hiding – Balance Town 138 Ex+ £750 (Outstanding modern come crossover soul, 2 genuinely great tracks. Not many of these 45s around, which forces collectors and DJs to resort to the hard to find Album instead) Leon Haywood – Baby reconsider – Fat Fish 8011 Ex+ £850 (Arthur Wright arranged powerhouse dancer, still as eye catching on this distinguished west coast label as it’s ever been) Muriel day – Nine times out of ten – Page One 151 M- £400 (Wigan through and through, such a catchy tune and in fine condition. Not one to show up often. Company sleeve included) PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £9.85 – Special Delivery (Insured to £750) £12.85 – Special Delivery (insured to £1000) Overseas on request Cheers, Lee

Up for grabs, nearly half a century of Motown stable doubles, white label promos. Take some time out to remind yourself 0f the sheer brilliance of Hitsville USA, captured in this juicy list of tracks. Universally the most aired Soul output for most of the 60’s. As ever sound files and additional images available on request, please PM to ask any questions or reserve. 1) Barrett Strong – Yes, no, maybe so / You knows what to do – Anna 1116 Ex £15 (Berry and Smokey composition, backed by the Rayver Voices, thought they were Rayber? 23.12 date on label in red chinograph pencil) 2) Contours – Shake Sherry – Gordy 7012 Ex+ £20 (Audition copy. One sided demo, with name on label and not for sale penned out) 3) Contours – Can you do it – Gordy 7029 M- £25 (Disc Jockey Advance Sample. Much like “Do you love me”, spoken intro launches into a full-on belter. 3 small kisses on top label, 1 on flip. Beautiful copy) 4) Martha & Vandellas – In my lonely room – Gordy 7031 Ex £30 (Audition Copy. The girls are in the habit by this stage, with yet another ridiculously engrossing dancer. 2 felt tip lines on top label, and tiny edge wave that DNAP. The vinyl however looks great and a superb Ex+ player) 5) Temptations – Why do you wanna make me blue – Gordy 7035 M- £50 (Audition copy. The Temps at their best) 6) Martha & Vandellas – Nowhere to run – Gordy 7039 M- £40 (Audition copy. Monumental track used in the outrageously good Robin Williams movie masterpiece ‘Good morning, Vietnam’. 2Xol) 7) Kim Weston – Helpless / Same – Gordy 7050 M- £60 (Promotional copy. Anthem and clean as a whistle) 8) Martha & Vandellas – What am I going to do without your love / Same – Gordy 7053 Ex+ £20 (D.J. Copy. 3 years on from ‘Lonely Room’ above, and boy have they matured, slowed slightly with almost a crossover feel) 9) Martha & Vandellas – Jimmy Mack / Same – Gordy 7058 M- £25 (Promotional copy. Still not 100% sure if it is the Soul artist or DJ they refer to) 10) Rita Wright – I can’t give back the love I feel for you – Gordy 7064 M- £15 (D.J. copy. Syreeta of course, guided by Ashford, Simpson and Holland, WOW!) 11) Temptations – Runaway child, running wild – Gordy 7084 Vg+ £5 (Audition Copy. Funky edge outing for the Temps. Few marks, some light feedback hence price) 12) Eric & Vikings – I’m truly yours – Gordy 7132 M- £20 (Promotional copy. Lovely crossover dancer in Mono / Stereo) 13) Eddie Holland – Baby shake / Brenda – Motown 1043 WD £20 (Disc Jockey Advance Sample. 2 X on shake side) 14) Supremes – A breath taking, first sight soul shaking, one night love making, next day heart breaking guy – Motown 1044 WD £50 (Disc Jockey Advance Sample. The rarer long title. Vinyl copy. 3 or E in red felt tip on top side) 15) Mary Wells – My guy – Motown 1056 Ex- £20 (Audition copy. The Motown map design has become increasingly and surprisingly hard to find. This is being released back into the wild due to finally finding an upgrade. Red Xol, sticker damage to label, w-4 penned on each side. Few light marks, plays nice and clean) 16) Mary Wells – My guy – Motown 1056 Ex £10 (One of Raymona Gordy’s infamous 5000, pressed to cover costs of the new Jobete office in New York. Drill hole) 17) Supremes – Stop! In the name of love – Motown 1074 M- £30 (Audition copy. Anthem from the favoured Motown girl group. Gorgeous map design, single sided, ZTSC stamped. Some small writing on label) 18) Four Tops – Ask the lonely / Where did you go – Motown 1073 WD M- £90 (Promotional copy. Apex double header on the much rarer west coast Monarch pressing. Another example of buying without looking what I already had! I don’t use NM, but its pristine, bar the Xol) 19) Tammi Terrell – I can’t believe you love me – Motown 1073 M- £40 (Promotional copy. Taken too young, superb talent so no surprise Marvin was the other half of duets. Beautiful on the rarer west coast Monarch pressing, and yes, yet again, another example of buying without looking what I already had! Pristine bar the red line under the title, which is exactly the same on my keep copy, can’t split them apart!) 20) Barbara McNair – Everything is good about you / Same – Motown 1099 M- £40 (Promotional copy. So clean, so precise, so simple, what an artist. Lovely copy) 21) Four Tops – 7 rooms of gloom – Motown 1110 M- £15 (Audition copy. A tune that rings a change in the Tops style, moving away from commercial 60’s to crossover. Map design) 22) Diana Ross & Supremes & Temptations – I’ll try something new / Same – Motown 1142 M- £25 (Promotional copy. Wonderful take on the Miracles with the Temps providing the ultimate backing experience. So cool on Red vinyl. Light edge wave DNAP) Ask for image 23) David Ruffin – I’ve lost everything I’ve ever loved / Same– Motown 1149 M- £15 (Promotional copy. A magician at work, awesome voice and pillar of the Motown community) 24) Supremes – Up the ladder to the roof – Motown 1162 M- £5 (D.J. copy. Frank Wilson production on this fab little tune. Unfortunately, it has a slight warp, but it plays through superbly with no effect on play) 25) Shorty Long – It’s a crying shame – Soul 35005 M- £60 (DJ copy. If it weren’t for my west coast pressing, I wouldn’t give this up, possibly the rarest format with ‘type face printed label, which I’ve never seen used on another Motown label) 26) Hit Pack – Never say no to your baby – Soul 30510 Ex £50 (Nice demo to have on Motown’s ’Soul’ subsidiary. 2 xol and small 13 penned on) 27) Jr. Walker & All Stars – (I’m a) Road runner / Same – Soul 35015 Ex £25 (Promotional copy. The boss of instrumentals, one of the best) 28) Shorty Long – Function at the junction / Same – Soul 35021 Ex £25 (Promotional. Funky edged dancer that filled many a floor. Very nice copy) 29) Velvelettes – These things will keep me loving you / Same – Soul 35025 WD M- £125 (D.J. copy. Stunning tune, boxed logo, yet another I have 2 of) 30) Velvelettes – These things will keep me loving you / Same – Soul 35025 WD M- £150 (DJ copy. Stunning tune, rarest format, west coast Monarch pressing, yet another I have 2 of) 31) Gladys Knight & Pips – Everybody needs love – Soul 35034 M-£20 (D.J. copy. Mid-tempo magic) 32) Monitors – Step by step (hand in hand) / same – Soul 35049 M- £15 (Promotional copy. Catchy tune, pulling on the black civil rights movement, great stuff. Immaculate copy) Ask for image 33) Jr. Walker & All Stars – Gotta hold on to this feeling – Soul 35070 M- £20 (Promotional copy. Under the radar and gaining attention) 34) Miracles – Ain’t it baby – Tamla 54036 WD Ex £25 (Disc Jockey Advance Sample. 2 XOL, date 1961 penned on. Early mono release, lined Tamla design. Not a million miles away from ‘Shop Around’) 35) Miracles – I’ll try something new – Tamla 54059 Ex £25 (Single sided demo. West coast styrene) 36) Miracles – I can take a hint – Tamla 54078 Ex+ £25 (Audition copy. So reliable, early 2 sider, one up beat, one medium paced) 37) Miracles - Ooo baby baby / All that’s good – Tamla 54113 WD Ex+ £25 (Audition Copy. Exquisite, epitomizes all their beat ballad paced tracks and one I have found hard to come by. Red X on top label, vinyl very nice) 38) Miracles – My girl has gone / Since you won my heart – Tamla 54123 M- £15 (Audition Copy. I bet this is unknown to many on the scene, outstanding under the radar mid-tempo, Smokey does it again. 2 red Xol) 39) Marvin Gaye – Little darling (I need you) / Same – Tamla 54138 M- £60 (Audition Copy. Brilliant number, so infectious and catchy) 40) Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell – Ain’t no mountain high enough – Tamla 54149 M- £100 (Promotional copy. One of the most sought-after titles on all the labels, awesome dancer. Won’t say NM so its condition, condition, condition) 41) Isley Brothers – All because I love you / Same – Tamla 54175 Ex £10 (Promotional copy. Apart from the Andantes the most underrated Motown collective) 42) Smokey Robinson & Miracles – Doggone right – Tamla 54183 M- £20 (Promotional copy. Red vinyl has jewel like aura about it) 43) Smokey Robinson & Miracles – Abraham, Martin and John / Same – Tamla 54184 M- £15 (Promotional. almost solemn start, but kicks into life with an emotional connection to key figures in the civil rights movements. Hats off to you Sirs. A brilliant tune. Very minor edge lift, that DNAP) 44) Velvelettes – Needle in a haystack –V.I.P. 25007 Ex+ £35 (Disc Jockey copy. Superb group, another anthem. 2 Xol 45) Velvelettes – He was really sayin’ something – V.I.P. 25013 Ex+ £30 (Disc Jockey copy. Another corker by these girls. Xol and feint line through label midway) 46) Chris Clark – Do right baby do right – V.I.P. 25031 M- £30 (Promotional copy. Outstanding artist for the label. Date on top label) 47) Chris Clark – I want to go back there again – V.I.P. 25041 M- £50 (Promotional copy. Not only a coloured stock label variation, tis a rare west coast Monarch pressing and pristine, never sold on DISCOGs) 48) Hitsville USA – Greetings to Tamla Motown Appreciation Society 45 Ex+ £25 (White label special, gifted to the UK crowd back in the day. Combination of monologues by staff and songs by artists. Very collectable and historic disc from Motown, very minor edge lift) PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £3.50 – 1st Class (Insured to £20 only, buyers choice) £5.60 – UK Tracked and Signed 24 Hour (Insured to £150) £9.85 – Special Delivery (Insured to £750) Overseas on request Cheers, Lee

Todays offerings come from the vaults of Hitsville, a tidy selection of US and European stock copies, all featuring fantastic motor city tunes. A selection of 40 or so Motown stable White Promos will follow later this week! Happy to send additional images or sound files, please PM any questions or to reserve. US Motown Hattie Littles – Here you come – Gordy 7007 Ex £40 (Gorgeous west coast copy of this early tune. Monarch Records pressing. Not listed in this format on DISCOGs. Minor edge lift DNAP. IGNORE the discoouration on the image, is a beautiful rich purple label) Temptations – Beauty is only skin deep – Gordy 7055 M- £25 (Rockway pressing, with picture sleeve, DH) Edwin Starr – Twenty-five miles – Gordy 7083 M- £8 (ARP pressing) Supremes – Baby love/ Ask any girl – Motown 1066 Ex+ £8 (Nashville Matrix pressing, light ring wear) Supremes – Nothing but heartaches – Motown 1080 M- £8 (Rockway pressing) Four Tops – Loving you is sweeter than ever – Motown 1096 M- £8 (ARP pressing) Supremes – Love is here and now you’re gone – Motown 1103 Ex £8 (Nashville Matrix pressing) Four Tops – You keep running away – Motown 1113 Ex- £5 (ARP pressing, droll hole) David Ruffin – My whole world ended (the moment you left me) – Motown 1140 M- £15 (ARP pressing) Four Tops – Don’t bring back memories / What is a man – Motown 1147 M- £8 (‘Memories’ is brilliant and underplayed. ARP pressing, drill hole) Jackson 5 – I’ll be there – Motown 1171 M- £5 (ARP pressing) Supremes & Four Tops – River deep mountain high – Motown 1173 M- £5 (ARP pressing, date and initial on top label) Fantastic Four – I love you madly – Soul 35052 M- £10 (ARP pressing) Jimmy Ruffin – Gonna keep on tryin’ till I win your love – Soul 35053 Ex+ £5 (ARP pressing, light wear on labels, drill hole) Marvelettes – He’s a good guy (yes he is) – Tamla 54091 M- £5 (Nashville Matrix pressing, Twin Globes label, drill hole) Marvelettes – I’ll keep holding on – Tamla 54116 Ex £50 (Nashville Matrix pressing, Twin Globes label) Miracles – Going to a go-go – Tamla 54127 M- £10 (ARP pressing, Twin Globes label, minor label damage on spindle hole) Virgil Henry – You ain’t saying nothing new – Tamla 54212F M- £125 (Nice flip side “Can’t believe you’re really leaving”, etched ‘Lenny’ pressing, minor stain on spindle hole edge) Elgins – Put yourself in my place – V.I.P. 25029 M- £15 (A beautiful thing, this V.I.P. label format, DJ Not For sale stamp on top side) Four Tops – On top – Motown 60647 M- £50 (6 Track mini-LP, full of hits, includes the brilliant cover of XXXX ‘I got a feeling’, Comes with picture cover and jukebox strips) Jackson 5 – Third Album – Motown 60718 M- £15 (6 track mini-LP, includes ‘Ready or not here I come’ and the answer to Reach out, ‘Reach in’. No sleeve, No jukebox strips) Marvelettes – The Marvelettes – Tamla 60274 M- £5 (Cover only, minor split top right, otherwise clean and a lovely thing to put up in a frame) European Tamla Motown Supremes – I hear a symphony – Tamla Motown 1001 EP M- £15 (Australia - Inc’s Stop! In the name of love / I’m in love again / Back in my arms again / I hear a symphony. Edition with no publisher logo on labels) Diana Ross & Supremes – I’m livin’ in shame – Tamla Motown 1139 M- £10 (Germany, large duke box spindle hole) David Ruffin – What becomes of the broken hearted – Tamla Motown 1C 006-90 547 M- £5 (Germany, large duke box spindle hole) Mary Wells – My guy – Motown 42.573 Ex £10 (Netherlands, sticker residue and name on both labels) Gladys Knight & Pips – Take me in your arms and love me – Tamla Motown 25.942 Ex+ £15 (Netherlands, never released on US 45?, large duke box spindle hole) Jr. Walker & Allstars – Road runner / Shotgun – Tamla Motown 25.949 M- £10 (Netherlands, large duke box spindle hole, two of his best instrumentals on one 45) Martha Reeves & Vandellas – (We’ve got) Honey love – Tamla Motown 25.968 M- £15 (Netherlands, large duke box spindle hole) Diana Ross & Supremes – Love child – Tamla Motown 117 Ex £15 (Sweden, 4 prong centre intact, small sticker (123) on top label) Four Tops – Walk away Rene – Tamla Motown 634 Ex £10 (Sweden, 4 prong centre intact) Edwin Starr – Stop the war now – Tamla Motown 4E 006 92138 Ex £5 (Sweden, 4 prong centre intact) PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £3.50 – 1st Class (Insured to £20 only, buyers choice) £5.60 – UK Tracked and Signed 24 Hour (Insured to £150) No overseas on these sorry! Cheers, Lee

Just the one 70s dancer, a hard one on original….. Happy to send additional images and sound files. PM any questions or to reserve. Jobell & Orchestra de Salsa – Never gonna let you go – Jan 300 Ex+ £120 Catchy up-tempo dancer graced with superb lead vocals that was played as a new release c. 1975. References state it was first aired at Blackpool Mecca and latterly at St. Ives before other venues. The definite original of 3 releases, with arrangers name on left hand side of label that’s not on either of latter 2 and it is machine stamped with a difficult to define unique symbol. Just one handling mark that stops it being M- visually but plays M-. Light ring wear on the flip ‘DISCO’ take label. PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £5.20 – UK Tracked and Signed 24 Hour (Insured to £150) Overseas on request Cheers, Lee

A great bunch of cheaper end tunes up for grabs, right across the board, includes some great double siders for double bubble! Happy to send additional images and sound files. PM any questions or to reserve. Bobbie Smith – Walk on into my heart – American Arts 2 WD M- £30 (The 70s lookalike vinyl pressing) Solomon Burke – Cry to me – Atlantic 2131 Ex £50 (Excellent mid paced big band style groover) Drifters – Baby what I mean – Atlantic 2366 M- £15 (Who would have thought this 1950’s outfit would have evolved so much over their recording career to deliver this belter to the Northern dance scene. Haris stands up on neck tune) Gene Chandler – After the laughter – Checker 1165 £20 (Like Solomon above, such a reliable male vocalist, always a bounciness to his output, great dancer with great backing. Ring wear on labels) Gene Chandler – Nothing can stop me – Constellation 149 Ex £15 (Such a recognisable intro that allows just enough time to to make the dance floor. Right up, and yet another fabulous composition by GC. Tiniest edge lift, DNAP, small scratch at back end causing a couple of light clicks, hence price) Freddie Waters – Singing a new song – Curtom 1952 M- £15 (Mellow mid-tempo dancer) Bobby Hanna – Everybody needs love – Decca 455 M- £50 (Gorgeous dancer, penned by Jobette’s Holland and Whitfield. Not so common New Zealand solid centre Decca release) Tillie Wow – Wanna tell you a thing or two / The sway – Donnie 703 M- £25 (Semi-known R&B influenced Northern 2 sider. Unusual stage name for a singer who recorded this 45 at the same recording session as Dave Charles did for the same label) Johnny Dynamite – The night the angels cried – Minaret 141 WD M- £20 (I’ve only ever had one original copy. Here’s the pressing as a stop gap) Joe Williams Lonely man – RCA 8775 WD Ex+ £20 (Earlier RCA release with the staple Northern style. Tick on top side) Joe Williams Lonely man – RCA 8775 M- £20 (Ditto above, but a Black Stocker. Just detect the number 119 written in black on the top label) Betty Barnes – Walking down Broadway – RCA 9274 WD M- £20 (Always had a soft spot for this femme dancer with Betty’s lilting vocals elevating it to level of worthiness alongside other similar RCA output, specifically Beverly Ann, Susan Barrett, Peggy March and Laura Green) Luke Day – Love line – Renfro 40 M- £20 (Cultured bongo driven mid 70s west coast dancer from the catalogue of the revered Anthony C. Renfro) Ted Ford – You’re gonna need me – Seventy-Seven 2131 M- £40 (1970s re-release of the original on Sound Stage Seven. Classic northern soul dancer that’s £150 on the first release) Jimmy Castor – Just you girl / Magic saxophone – Smash 2085 M- £40 (Lovely catchy mid-tempo dancer on the top side that demonstrates a softer side to Jimmy, backed with the more frantic ‘Magic Sax’. Drill hole, star stamp on top label, and tiniest edge lift DNAP) Jack Harden – She’ll be back – Star Shot 3002 Ex £25 (Nice soul dancer that’s new to me, Canadian release that has a 60s Island feel to it, Jackie Edwards slightly speeded up. Slower flip written by Barrett Strong. X and pen line on top label JJ Daniels – Mr. Lonesome – Sure-Shot 5017 Promo Ex £30 (Forceful vocals on this in-your-face dancer. Love this Texan label design) PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £3.50 – 1st Class (Insured to £20 only, buyers choice) £4.60 – 1st Class Signed for (Insured to £20 only, buyer’s choice) £5.60 – UK Tracked and Signed 24 Hour (Insured to £150) No overseas on these sorry! Cheers, Lee

A great bunch of tunes up for grabs, not a duffer in amongst them, some rare, one obscure…. Happy to send additional images or sound files. PM any questions or to reserve. Bettye Swann – When the game is played on you – Atlantic 3211 M- £150 (Femme crossover, in-demand for a few years. Small label bubble at 8 o’clock on spindle hole caused by glue in pressing process) Falcons – (I’m a fool) I must love you – Big Wheel 321 Ex £50 (Sublime mid-tempo Detroit, that will never ever fall from grace) Candy & Kisses – Someone out there / Chains of love – Decca 32415 Ex+ £30 (Prominent Northern girl group with yet another classic double sider. Drill hole) Robbie Lee – Stop me baby / Sad, sad world – Excel 102 M- £250 (The usual story, virtually unknown artist knocks 2 sides out the park. New Orleans release with upbeat Northern dancer flipped and a gentle soulful flip penned by Morrell Patterson who also gave us Charles Brimmers ‘Feeling in your heart’. Next on from Texas, NOLA 45s are my turn too. Only appeared on a handful of sales, hard one to come by) Bobby Cash & Nite Flyers – Nobody knows – Kap-Tal 1001 M- £200 (1965 Tampa, Florida release that’s got a great vibe about it. Research tells us very little, but it has appeared on a Phil Shields (RIP) playlist in 2011. Remains rare and very much under the radar. Soul Source had a couple of members with it in wants. Tiny drill hole) Olympics – The same old thing – Mirwood 5529 WD M- £85 (Fabulous Northern group dancer nestled neatly in the famed west coast Mirwood catalogue. Rare on white promo. Light ageing to flip label) Bettye Swann – You gave me love – Money 135 M- £75 (All her Money 45s have a star quality. Sunning label design and in immaculate condition) Detroit Soul – All of my life – Music Town 502 Ex+ £350 (I suspect Hartford, Connecticut is not the usual source for soul, but here’s an exception, and such a catchy free flowing dancer, the sort you can’t get out of your head. 2 releases, then never heard of again. 2 triangle symbols stamped on the top side. Frankford / Wayne stamped original) Trade Martin – Work song – RCA 8926 M- £125 (Beautiful black stock copy) Michael & Raymond – Man without a woman – RCA 9244 WD M- £125 (Classic RCA Northern output. I never stopped to think there’d be label variations for this, but RCA used several pressing plants, so this one hails from the Hollywood plant) Betty Everett – Getting mighty crowded – Vee Jay 628 Ex £10….. (In my top 10 since the day I heard it over 40 years ago, one of tracks that I think epitomises the Northern sound to my ears. Deep horn intro, exquisite femme vocal, subtle girly backing, danceability. It may be cheap and cheerful but it is superb, but then Van McCoy is at the helm, what else is it gonna be) or Betty Everett – Getting mighty crowded – Vee Jay 628 WD Ex £25 (On rarer Canadian promo) PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £3.50 – 1st Class (Insured to £20 only, buyers choice) £5.60 – UK Tracked and Signed 24 Hour (Insured to £150) £9.85 – Special Delivery (Insured to £750) Overseas on request Cheers, Lee

A great bunch of cheaper end tunes up for grabs, right across the board, includes some great double siders for double bubble! Happy to send additional images and sound files. PM any questions or to reserve. Hank Soul Man Mullins – He upset your dreams – Audel 362 M- £80 (Lovely copy of this gritty up-tempo dancer) Volumes – I love you – Chex 1002 Ex+ £20 (1962 Doo Wop influenced dancer) Donald Jenkins & Delighters – Somebody help me – Cortland 112 Ex- £50 (Laid back Chicago group soul on the scintillating colour stock label. Couple of scuffs on the top side that DNAP, plays Ex or better. Drill hole) Enchanted Five – Have you ever / Try a little love – CVS 1001 Ex £65 ON HOLD (2 glorious crossover sides from this NYC outfit, WOW, top class, and it’s a crime they only appear to have cut 4 sides on this tiny label) Rocky Roberts & Airedales – Just because of you = Durium 9237 Ex- £20 (Stunning Northern cancer by this Miami born artist, who after service in the US Navy lived in Italy, churning out some great soul on this label. Some marks on the vinyl but they are light and DNAP, which is excellent or better. No picture cover) Spooner & Spoons – Wish you didn’t have to go – Fame 6405 WD M- £20 (Don’t let the group name put you off, this semi-known Muscle Shoals label output benefits from some smart vocals and lovely harmonies. Immaculate demo, worth a punt) Lance & Spirits – The perfect combination – Garrett 1005 Ex- xol £25 (Up-tempo belter from another Artist that didn’t make any headway in the industry. Minor wear on vinyl, slight edge lift, neither affects play at Excellent or better) Herbie Goins & Night-Timers – Coming home to you – Parlophone 5533 Ex £75 (Gritty soul burner. KT stamped label with centre intact) Modern Redcaps w/ George Tindley – I couldn’t care less – Smash 1768 WD Ex- £20 (Early group soul. Vinyl shows use, but plays excellent or better) El Shobey & Co – Never missed what you got / Whole thing – Shout 251 Vg+ £35 ON HOLD (Mellow mid-tempo crossover on top side, tad faster and funkier on the flip. Vinyl shows wear on both sides and slight edge lift on top side which is more pronounced on the flip, but both sides play through excellent. A giveaway price considering it’s a minimum £80, and seen at £150 recently) Hit Pack – Never say no to your baby – Soul 30510 WD Ex 2xol £50 (Nice demo to have on Motown’s ’Soul’ subsidiary. 2 xol and small 13 penned on) Tony Owens – I’ll be there / Wishing, waiting, hoping – Soulin 146 M- £30 ON HOLD (2 reliable New Orleans sides, gritty dancer on top and soulful chiller underneath) Moses & Joshua Dillard – My elusive dreams / Whats better than love – Stateside 2059 Ex £30 (2 nice sides on this UK 45, soul standard on top and a horn laden soul mover) Bobby Paris – Per-son-nal-ly – Tetragrammton 1504 M- £30 (Brilliant and timeless dancer. Light label wear, stamped original) Penny Carter – We gotta try harder – Verve 104445 DJ M- £20 (Tidy little Mid 60s dancer, form yet another artist that only appears to have had 2 releases against her name, great voice, catchy tune) PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £3.60 – 1st Class (Insured to £20 only, buyers choice) £4.60 – 1st Class Signed for (Insured to £20 only, buyer’s choice) £5.20 – UK Tracked and Signed 24 Hour (Insured to £150) No overseas on these sorry! Cheers, Lee

A great bunch of cheaper end tunes up for grabs, right across the board, includes some great double siders for double bubble! Happy to send additional images and sound files. PM any questions or to reserve. Profiles – A little misunderstanding – Bamboo 115 WD M- £20 Occasions – Theres no you / Baby don’t go – Big Jim 3273 M- £10 Old (M) Pressions – Right on – Brooks 9270 M- £25 Manhattans – All I need is your love – Carnival 526 Ex £25 (Super reliable group, great tunes, writing on label, and some wear around outer label edge) Chambers Brothers – I can’t stand it – Columbia 44080 Ex sol £50 (Rarer on red stock? small sticker with number on label) Chambers Brothers – My baby takes care of business – Columbia 44986 WD Ex+ 2xol £25 Four Tees – One more chance – Kent 4530 WD Ex £40 Cheers – Two loves / Never again – Nation 7859 Ex £25 (2 cracking chigao tunes, flip label has small sticker mark, and a bit of paper label lift) Agents – You were meant for me / You’re everything – P&L 1002 Ex £40 (Brilliant top side) Blendells – La, la, la, la, la – Reprise 0291 WD Ex- edge lift #ol £20 Ad-Libs – Nothing worse than being alone – Share 106 WD M- £30 (Lovely demo) Crystals – You can’t tie a good man down – United Artists 927 WD M- £20 Four Shells – Reputation – Volt 134 Ex+ £50 Soultones – You and me baby – Valise 1900 Ex £35 PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £3.50 – 1st Class (Insured to £20 only, buyers choice) £4.60 – 1st Class Signed for (Insured to £20 only, buyer’s choice) £5.20 – UK Tracked and Signed 24 Hour (Insured to £150) No overseas on these sorry! Cheers, Lee

Couple of desirables up for grabs today Happy to send more images and sound files. PM any questions or to reserve. JJ Barnes - Please let me in / I think I found a love - Ric-Tic 106 WD Ex £675 ON HOLD (Handful of light marks on surface but it plays through a stunning Ex+/M-. Stored in the past beside something that has caused slight discolouration and print wear on the top side label, no discolouration on flip label) Gene Townsel – I’m walking away / There’s no use hiding – Balance Town 138 Ex+ £750 Outstanding modern come crossover soul, 2 genuinely great tracks. Not many of these 45s around, which forces collectors and DJs to resort to his hard to find Album instead. PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £9.85 – Special Delivery (Insured to £750) Overseas on request Cheers, Lee

A dozen cheaper end tunes up for grabs, right across the board, includes some great double siders for double bubble! Happy to send additional images, or sound files. PM any questions or to reserve. Volumes – Gotta give her love – American Arts 6 Ex+ £30 (Top group, lovely track, desirable label) Richie Barrett – Some other guy – Atlantic 2142 WD Vg+ £60 (Vinyl is marked but plays Ex) Elliott Small – Stay in my heart – Bang 570 M- £20 (Great little dancer, on what appears to be the national release following ‘Grandpa Elliotts’ local release on NOLAs New Sound Label. Heavily influenced by the ‘Big Q’ Wardell Quezergue) Lee Sain – Baby don’t you leave / I can’t fight it – Broach 6724 Ex+ £40 (Tidy Chicago double sider, both sides are great, take your pick. Label faded) Cookie V – Queen of fools – Checker 1222 Ex £20 (Promo text inked out) Helen Curry – I want you I need you – DJO 0114 M- £20 (Upbeat Chicago) Bronzettes - (Beggin’) Baby please don’t go / Moments - Double Soul 108 Ex £35 (Nice double sider - Minor edge lift does not affect play) Oran Ruffin Jr. – Workin’ on it – ILA 902 M- £40 (Catchy R&B dancer on an obscure LA label) Miss Madeline – Behave yourself / Lonely girl – Mar-V-Lus 6019 M- £20 (Femme double sider, 2 sizzling Chicago tunes, what’s not to like) Jimmy Helms – That’s the way it is – Oracle 1003 WD Ex £50 (Probably still under the radar, not surprised as Massachusetts is a backwater for great, traditional sounding Northern Soul. Couple of light marks on surface DNAP) Chuck Jackson – Hand it over – Wand 149 Ex+ £20 (One of this crooners best. Drill hole) Elvin Spencer - Lift this hurt - Winner 0742 M- £50 SOLD (Great crossover, minor edge lift does not affect play. Well under half price based on recent sales seen for £100-125) PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £3.50 – 1st Class (Insured to £20 only, buyers choice) £4.60 – 1st Class Signed for (Insured to £20 only, buyer’s choice) £5.20 – UK Tracked and Signed 24 Hour (Insured to £150) No overseas on these sorry! Cheers, Lee

If anyone on here is interested / collects Blues 45s I have a friend in the US who has just pulled a significant 1950s Blues collection that includes several items that have only shown up once or twice over the past 20 years, and one or two from extremely well-known artists that have NO sales records on the usual sources. Labels like Blue Lake, Federal, King, States, good RCA (coloured vinyl), United, Deluxe etc. in mostly high grade conditions, i.e., US Vg+ to M. If this floats your boat, let me know and I will pass on your details. Lee

Lovely NY double sider up for grabs. Happy to send additional image and sound files. PM any questions or to reserve. Ambers – Blue Birds / Baby (I Need You) – New Art 104 Ex- £200 I spent years walking by the occasional sighting of this 45 thinking ‘Blue birds’ would be a take on Vera Lynn’s ‘White cliffs’ and not resembling Northern Soul in any way. As the adage goes ‘never judge a 45 by its title!’ In fact, the release by this reliable New Jersey outfit on a short-lived New York label hosts 2 fantastic sides covering the broadest gap in soulful tempos. ‘Baby (I need you)’ is going to completely satisfy the sweet, lowrider and Sunday chill out scene in 2 minutes 50 seconds, whereas ‘Blue birds’ which I have already confessed a level of historic self-ignorance for, has the most captivating drum roll and deep horn intro, bolstered by male harmonies before the lead kicks in with a commanding rich vocal which carries this great dancer form start to finish, wow, stunning. I’ve read that the tracks are backed by the ‘Shrine’ label house band, given the richness of what I hear on the Shrines and this 45, I’m in no doubt that the connection is true. Surface has lights marks from storage and handling, but it plays excellent or better on both sides. Light label ageing. PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £5.20 – UK Tracked and Signed 24 Hour (Insured to £150) £9.85 – Special Delivery (Insured to £750) Overseas on request Cheers, Lee

One tasty slice of 60s brilliance Happy to send more images and sound files. PM any questions or to make an offer. Ty Karim - Lighten up baby / All in vain - CAR-A-MEL 1677 M- ON HOLD, accepted offer that met expectations Veatrice Thomas, better known to us as Ty Karim must be one of the top female artists to collect but just imagine what she would have achieved all those years ago given the same level of adoration the soulful masses show now, not a bad track on any of her releases and every one of them collectable. Taken far too young, but what a legacy this lady and her husband Kent Harris left with a handful of her 45s that remain hard to find all these years on. FANTASTIC copy of this West Coast dancer, no disappointment here. I must report the ink spot on top label to the left of the Artists name, a printing blip I have no control over! Otherwise unblemished. This one’s up for offers closing at 2000 BST on Thu 01 May 25. Minimum is £1500. Will keep bidders updated. Can have it out if all paid up on the Friday for delivery and play box duties on the Saturday…. OWZAT! PayPal as friends or add 4% please, or bank details for transfer. Postage: £18.75 - Special Delivery, Fully Insured Overseas on Request Cheers, Lee

Just the one for now and what a one..... Happy to send more images. PM any questions or to reserve. JJ Barnes - Please let me in / I think I found a love - Ric-Tic 106 WD Ex £750 Amongst the top 3 rarest White Demo's from the Ric-Tic catalogue and an iconic northern soul dancer that has stood the test of time. This copy has been stored beside something that has caused slight discolouration and print wear on the top side label, no discolouration on flip label, and whilst there are some light marks on the surface, it plays through a stunning Ex+/M-. In Jan I sold an Excellent play copy with cleaner labels at £800 for a friend, so I've adjusted accordingly here for the label. PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £9.85 – Special Delivery (Insured to £750) Overseas on request Cheers, Lee