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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

US v UK on this super little male group soul double sider. Happy to supply additional images. PM any questions or to reserve. Dontells – In your heart / Nothing but nothing – Vee-Jay 666 WD M- £35 (White Demo! Feint ring wear on labels) Dontells – In your heart / Nothing but nothing – President 373 M- £35 (UK Demo!) 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

Can’t believe it, just another ordinary Thursday, watching footy, looking at records for sale, catch sight of something that triggers concern, and then its real, one of the immortals gone. Nothing ordinary about Ted, he was extraordinary, he epitomised the birth, ups and downs and future of the scene, sleep tight ❤️

A lovely selection of Northern dancers up for grabs. Happy to send more images or sound files. Please PM and questions or to reserve. Joanie Sommers – Never throw your dreams away – Columbia 43567 Ex+ £100 (Crisp femme vocals on this gorgeous silky smooth mid-tempo groover. Just one light scuff that DNAP stopping it being M-) Joe Simon – I see your face – Hush 101 Mint £75 (One of the more prolific soul artists on the Northern scene. Emerging from challenging Louisiana roots to gather all the skills needed to sing, write and produce. Sprightly little west coast dancer in spotless condition) Little Irvin – Who’s loving you – Ivory 711 M- £100 (Light R&B dancer out of Houston, Texas, the powers by like a steam train, very nice) Carol Anderson – It shouldn’t happen to a dog – Mid-Town 270 Ex+ £80 (Don’t let the title mislead you, its nowt to do with anything unfortunate befalling a Cockapoo, just a classy mid-tempo Detroit crossover dancer from the girl that gave us ‘Taking my mind off love’ and ‘Sad girl’. I’ve also had a thing for the flip ‘Holding on’) Ikettes – What ’cha gonna do – Phi-Dan 5009 Ex £150 (Sassy, punchy, rhythmic girl group soul dancer, totally absorbing) Roger Pace – The minute my back was turned – Select 744 Ex £100 (Captivating big voice vocals and angelic girly backing, which grows and grows to deliver a punchy Northern feel-good dancer. Some light grubbiness to the labels) Holidays feat Billy Wicks – I’m the one who really loves you – Thunder 2628 Ex+ £150 (This mid-west obscurity, recorded at Golden Voice studios in South Pekin, Illinois thrives on great lead vocals, pulsating male group backing and one hell of a sax break. Still not many around after all these years) Volumes – I got love / Maintain your cool – Twirl 2016 WD Ex £100 (Yet another Duke Browner interest, and a great little Detroit double sider, not so easy on demo. Labels are of white through ageing, 2 red X on ‘Cool’ side) George Jackson – I found what I wanted – Verve 10658 Ex+ £80 (Such an understated crossover track from an artist with more than a dash of southern states tone to his voice, this soulful gem is as smooth as a baby’s bum, such a catchy finger popping dancer) Counts – Ask the lonely – Yes 103 M- £150 (One of the better covers of the untouchable original. Horn pulses on intro that grab the attention, solid vocals and great backing that do the tune proud. Love the mix of deep red text on a sky-blue label. Light edge lift, DNAP) PayPal by friends or add 4% please, or I can send bank details. 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

Here’s a handful of less prominent but great Northern tunes from the Capitol catalogue. Happy to supply additional images, or sound files. PM any questions or to reserve. Lou Rawls – Dead end street – Capitol 5869 Ex+ £15 (Spoken intro captures the imagination then boom off the scale gritty R&B builder, brilliant. Los Angeles pressing with Daisy Star machine stamped in run out) Lou Rawls – Dead end street – Capitol 5869 Ex+ £15 (Ditto above (of course!). Scranton, PA pressing with IAM Triangle machine stamped in run out) Willie Hightower – Because I love you – Capitol 5916 Ex+ £50 (Self-penned, but Robert Banks produced dancer, with sharp girly backing) Lou Rawls – When love goes wrong / Show business – Capitol 5941 Promo M- £25 (Tidy little double sider. Show business like ‘Dead end street Magnificent Men – Babe, I’m crazy ‘bout you / Forever together – Capitol 2062 Ex+ £20 (Another cracking double sider, with 2 upbeat sides, the wonderfully catchy piano and bongo driven ‘Crazy ‘bout you, and the group harmony dancer ‘Forever’) Willie Hightower – Nobody but you – Capitol 2266 Ex- Promo £15 (Dee Clark penned with girly backing. Grade is visual, due to scattered light marks and light label wear, plays clear Ex) 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

Magnificent example of west coast Northern Soul, with 2 great sides for double bubble. Happy to send more images or the sound files. PM any questions or to reserve. Ruby – Feminine ingenuity / Deceived – Gold Token 100 M- £1350 Everything about this Californian double sider screams class, the artists name with seductive undertones, 2 glorious higher pitched but smooth vocals and a brilliant label design drenched in gold and adorned with four leaf clovers. Whoever gets this, your luck will definitely be in! It’s a rare opportunity to box a spotless high-fidelity copy from a very discreet label catalogue that shares one of 3 slots with Verma Lewis and Sarah James. Ruby was Ruby S. Johnson for real but used the alias Ruby Jean for releases on Monster Masters and SBK, and Ruby Sherry for the ‘feminine ingenuity’ cut on the Take 6 label which sports a different flip to Gold Token. I did wonder if Ruby had to adopt various names to avoid any copyright associated with Ruby Johnson of Neb’s and Volt fame. Beautiful copy, both sides immaculate, just a couple of light marks on each label from handling and storage. PayPal by friends or add 4% please, or I can send bank details. Insured postage included. Ta, Lee

Here’s a handful of less prominent but great Northern tunes from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer catalogue. Happy to supply additional images, or sound files. PM any questions or to reserve. Marlina Mars – Put my love on strike – MGM 13482 Promo Vg+ £25 (Lovely girly upbeat dancer. Light marks on top side but plays great, flip is Vg and not so good. Drill hole) Ritchie Adams – Better off without you – MGM 13629 Ex £25 (Teddy Randazzo influenced big city beat ballad that builds and builds in drama, a stark contrast for the guy that gave us ‘I can’t escape you’. Seems to be gaining some attention. Couple of pressing bubbles that DNAP) Johnny Nash – I’m so glad you’re my baby – MGM 13805 Promo Ex+ £80 (Classy rich vocals from Johnny on this timeless Northern dancer, finger popping, toe tapping, head nodding, feet shuffling brilliance) Johnny Nash – I’m so glad you’re my baby – MGM 13805 M- £60 (Ditto above, but a cool black stocker with rainbow logo. Drill hole) Partnership – Not for love nor money / Baby, if I had you – MGM 13854 M- £30 (Up-tempo male group dancer, full of harmonies. Drill hole) Formations – Lonely voice of love – MGM 13963 M- £40 (Misleading operatic intro launches into a fabulous male group dancer, full of harmonies, what a track. Beautiful gold and sky-blue stock copy) 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

One of the Finest What can I say, other than the fabulous Jackie Wilson has one of the best voices you’ll ever hear so all 3 of these 45s are gonna host stunning tunes. All double siders, although I am fibbing a bit, ‘This love is real’ is same on both sides (mono / stereo) but they are equally as good, so it’s a double sider 😂. Lets not forget he was a top entertainer with surprising skills, like Boxing, in which he earned Golden Gloves. Promos are harder to find, and all spares, otherwise they'd be staying put. *** If you fancy all 3 they can go for £60 *** ON HOLD Happy to send additional images, or sound files. PM any questions or to reserve. Jackie Wilson – The who who song / Since you showed me how to be happy – Brunswick 55354 Yellow Promo Ex+ £30 (X on flip) Jackie Wilson – I get the sweetest feeling / Nothing but heart aches – Brunswick 55381 Yellow Promo Ex+ £25 (Very short edge wave, DNAP) Jackie Wilson – This love is real / Same – Brunswick 55443 Blue Promo Ex+ £20 (Small sticker residue on flip label, no tears) PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £3.50 – 1st Class <250g (Insured to £20 only, buyers choice) £4.60 – 1st Class Signed for <250g (Insured to £20 only, buyer’s choice) £5.30 – UK Tracked and Signed 24 Hour <750g (Insured to £150) No overseas on these sorry Cheers, Lee

Cracking West Coast 45 up for grabs. Happy to send a sound files PM to ask any questions or reserve. Pentagons – Gonna wait for you – Sutter 100 M- £300 Brilliant west coast dancer, full of upfront and brassy male harmonies from start to finish. These guys could possibly be the most understated group on the scene, choosing to change the group name more often than most artists moved managers and labels, performing as the Chesterfields with ‘You walked away’ and the more recent discovery ‘Think it over’, 21st Century on the local Noel and nationally distributed Dot labels, then the Themes on Minit who were ‘All bent out of shape’, and just when you think they might have retired, the Soul Patrol on Highland. Boy, these lads left a legacy to be proud of. The 45s in great shape. PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £9.85 – Special Delivery (Insured to £750) Overseas on request Cheers, Lee

Got quite a few, over a hundred I think

Tempests – Would you believe – Smash 67098 (St) Ex- / Ex £200 These Carolina boys couldn’t have earnt much doing what they did, the money had to be shared between at least 10 in the band, jeez that’s some split, before you get to the manager and crew. And to think 1 of the 10 was there purely for the 10 second flute solo in ‘Would you believe’ and ‘I don’t want to lose her’… LOL. All joking aside, there’s not a not a bad track on this slab of vinyl. What this ensemble did, was leave a fantastic legacy of mid-tempo dance floor winners compiled in 40 minutes of joy on one single and so collectable album. From the off, the tempo and style is set by ‘Would you believe’, followed by a great cover of one of the most recorded soul tunes in history ‘Ain't no big thing’, then there’s the monster unreleased on 45 ‘Someday’, a mix of melancholy vocals from the lead Hazel Martin punctuated by upbeat horns that Guy Hennigan reputedly broke to the masses. Then there’s the superb ‘What you gonna do’ with the unmistakable lead vocalist laid bare. My only observation, which might be the equivalent of a complaint is they left out the fabulous ‘Out of my life’ which for me is a gap in the compilation, especially when they put 5 tracks on one side and 6 on the other. Good news though, you can pick it up on 45 for 20-30 quid. Cover is Ex- has a small crease bottom left, dh top right with some staple holes, general light wear. Couple of light marks on vinyl. Ex all round. PayPal by friends, or add 4% please, or I can send bank details. Postage: UK Tracked and Signed - £7.00 (Insured up to £150) Special Delivery - £9.85 No overseas, sorry! Cheers, Lee

Came from a Pal in Canada along with a few others many years ago. Not the usual publicity shot, but its cool to be able to put a face to his work.

Okeh, Okeh, Okeh, here’s a few cheaper but great tunes off this fine label and its huge Northern content. 2 Walter Jacksons in here that are off the scale beat ballads, superb tunes and harder on white demo. Happy to supply additional images, and I can provide sound files again having resolved the tech! PM any questions or to reserve. . Walter Jackson – I’ll keep on trying – Okeh 7229 WD M- £25 Vibrations – Finding out the hard way – Okeh 7230 WD M- £20 Azie Mortimer – You can’t take it away – Okeh 7336 WD M- £25 Walter Jackson – Its an uphill climb to the bottom – Okeh 7247 WD M- £75 Walter Jackson – After you there can be nothing – Okeh 7256 WD M- £60 Vibrations – Soul a go-go – Okeh 7257 WD M- £25 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