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A few stragglers in tonight’s selection, who knows they may be of interest…. As ever, sound files available on request PM to ask any questions or reserve. Ben E. King – I can’t break the news – Atco 6390 Ex- £50 SOLD (Big voiced belter from the normally ballady “Stand by me” man, his northern output on this label is superb, plays better than the superficial lines suggest, sticker residue on label) Funky Sisters – Do it to it – Aurora 165 Ex+ £50 (Sassy feel good dancer, popular at the Torch early 70’s and Mrs M’s in the mid 70’s, minor label fold on title credits) Sons of Moses – Soul symphony – Coral 62549 M- £40 SOLD (Fabulous minty stock copy of this instrumental anthem) Cliff Nobles – My love is getting stronger – J-V 1034 Ex+ £500 SOLD (Powerhouse dancer in its rarer original local label format, nothing obtrusive on the vinyl, a near perfect play) Arabians – (Please) take a chance on me – Le Mans 004 WD Ex £300 SOLD (Superb group soul, one of the best label logos, couple of superficial marks, DNAP plays better at Ex+, light ring wear and X on label) Chuck Jackson – Any day now / The prophet – Pye International 7N. 25276 Ex- £30 SOLD (Outstanding beat ballad on UK with original centre) Johnny Praye – I can’t get too much love – Sidewalk 911 M- £1000 SOLD (M- vinyl, and only one very small feint mark on the run in, which does not affect play. Labels are graded Ex+ because the top label shows a nearly indistinguishable 10p size off white stain and has light handling label wear on the centre. All in all, it’s a top copy that comes with the fabled artistic company sleeve) Sam Dees – Lonely for you baby – SSS International 732 M- £550 SOLD (I met the man at Greenham Common, Newbury many moons ago, live performance to remember. This classic never goes out of favour, normally beat up, but this a top condition copy) Ronnie Forte – That was whiskey talkin' – Tarx 1011 Ex £375 SOLD (Great double sided R&B, get it here at half the price of 2 topics above!!! ) Houston Outlaws – Ain’t no telling – Westbound 179 WD M- £400 SOLD (Cool, laid back, silky smooth crossover dancer, pure class and a happy fix on vinyl) PayPal as friends or add 4% please Postage: £1.25 – 1st Class Regular £2.50 - 1st Class Signed For £7.50 - Special Delivery Overseas on Request Cheers, Lee

Some recent sales posts pulled together with healthy reductions where I can, all cracking tunes here, some with equally good flips, happy to provide sound files if not already included. Happy to provide scans and sound files for any 45. Message any questions or to reserve Jimmy Wallace – I’ll be back – Alpha 006 M- £725 now £675 SOLD This copy has a M- surface and playback, however it is pressed off-centre, but this is remedied by a purpose fit spindle adaptor, resulting in a perfect play as per the sound file. The labels would grade Ex for just a couple of handling smudges on the cool purple label. John E. Paul – I wanna know – Decca 12685 Ex £100 now £80 (Fantastic trumpet intro, deep sax bursts set this insatiable “island like” dancer alight, legitimate 2nd Issue, the 1st nearly impossible to find) Rare Pleasure – Let me down easy – DJM 10738 Ex £65 no £55 (Smooth mid 70s dancer) Volumes - That same old feeling / The trouble I’ve seen - Impact 1017 Vg+/Ex £150 now £125 SOLD Red stock copy, much harder to find than the demo, both sides suffer from some scuffs that do leave audible pops in parts. “Trouble” plays much better than it looks. Labels have some wear. Dee Irwin - I only get this feeling - Imperial 66295 Ex+ £75 now £60 SOLD Larry Saunders – On the real side – London 10469 Ex+ £100 now £80 (Vocally brilliant, Larry’s range clearly on view here) Chubby Checker – You just don’t know – London 10557 M- £30 now £25 (Been a filler for me all those years waiting for the US Parkway to come along, Chubby does proper Northern) Cheers - Two loves / Never again - Nation 7859 Ex £95 now £75 (Sticker removed, left a small tear and residue, plus inner rim wear on label. 2 great Chicago sides play M-) Fantastic Four - Can’t stop looking for my baby - Ric-Tic 123 Ex £150 SOLD (“A 2 dollar room that’s never seen a broom” – the best opening lines ever) Four Below Zero - My baby’s got E.S.P. - Roulette 7186 DJ M- £100 now £85 SOLD Jacki Ross - Hard times - Sar 129 Promo Ex £250 now £200 SOLD (Very hard R&B, her first release at 16 on Sam Cooke’s own label, what a voice) Jerry Tiffe - Hey watcha doin’ - Scepter 12271 Promo M- £50 now £40 SOLD (This is a great tune, give it a whirl on you tube or ask for sound file) Fellows - She’s always there / Let’s make it last - Solid Hit 110 Ex+ £275 (Superb Detroit double sider, one upbeat soul, the other - gritty Volumes on Karen-esque) Hoagy Lands – Next in line - Stateside 2030 Demo Ex+ £650 now £600 (Not sure many UK enthusiasts will have this rarity in their collection, a huge play throughout the scene’s history, a centre has been very nicely re-fixed (not by me I might add)) Trini Lopez – Sinner not a saint – Stateside 6.014 Ex+ £50 now £40 SOLD (Pacey R&B dancer, must be ripe for the continental floors, with Ex Pic sleeve, seen at 75 on US) Barbara Lynn - I’m a good woman - Tribe 8316 Promo M- £200 now £175 (Femme R&B on a lovely orange promo) Wilson Pickett - Let me be your boy - Verve 10378 DJ Ex £75 now £60 SOLD (Classic) PayPal as friends or add 4% or bank transfer please. Postage: £1.40 – 1st Class (up to £50) £2.50 – 1st Class Signed For (up to £50, buyers risk if valued more) £7.50 – Special Delivery (Fully insured) Overseas on Request Cheers, Lee

A handful from Record Corporation America and a superb R&B 2 sider Message any questions or to reserve Sound files on request Cavaliers – Hold to my baby / Dance little girl – RCA 9054 Ex- / Vg+ £175 Willie Kendrick – Change your ways / What’s that on your finger – RCA 9212 WD M- £450 SOLD Paul Anka When we get there RCA 9457 Ex+ £200 Peggy March If you loved me RCA 9494 DJ Ex £50 Ronnie Forte – Whiskey talking – Tarx 1011 Ex £375 PayPal as friends or add 4% or bank transfer please. Postage: £2.50 – 1st Class Signed For (up to £50, buyers risk if valued more) £7.50 – Special Delivery (Fully insured) Overseas on Request Cheers, Lee

Up for grabs this brilliant up-tempo out of Lyons, Georgia PM any questions or to reserve Georgia Soul Twisters – Look out (I’m going to blow your mind) – Waxwing 1010 Ex £1400 This belts and braces edgy soul dancer remains elusive in its original form and well under the radar. Shows only minimal signs of use, topside has one fingernail line and a couple of light marks DNAP, flip, again couple of light marks and one scuff that DNAP. Otherwise deep shiny lustre and plays Ex+. Georgia Soul Twisters - ook out (I'm gonna blow your mind).mp3 PayPal as friends or add 4% or bank transfer please. Postage: £9.50 – Special Delivery Overseas on Request Cheers, Lee

Relatively large list of solid tunes for sale, Message any questions or to reserve Sound files on request Eddie Holman - I surrender - ABC 11149 Ex- £75 SOLD Ace Spectrum - Don’t send nobody else - Atlantic 3012 M- £50 SOLD Strangeloves - Night time - Bang 514 Ex+ £40 dh SOLD Voices Inc. - Thinkin’ - Columbia 43535 WD Vg+ £125 (Surface has some marks, but they are generally superficial with the odd light pop, this in your face femme dancer plays loud and clear, label has small rub on inner rim, ideal for DJ-ing) Jive Fyve - If I had a chance to love you - Decca 32736 Ex £50 dh SOLD Little Sonny - Wade in the water - Enterprise 9021 WD Ex £65 Dee Irwin - I only get this feeling - Imperial 66295 Ex+ £75 SOLD Kent Meade - Funky to me - Magic Carpet 6000 DJ M- £50 Intruders - But you belong to me - MusicVoice 504 WD Ex £35 Cheers - Two loves / Never again - Nation 7859 Ex £85 (Sticker removed, left a small tear and residue, plus inner rim wear on label. 2 great sides play M-) Artistics - This heart of mine - Okeh 7232 WD Ex- £75 SOLD (Surface has lots of fine lines, but plays Ex or better, the labels are grubby with X and penned marks) Short-Kuts - Your eyes may shine - Pepper 434 Ex+ £40 SOLD Four Below Zero - My baby’s got E.S.P. - Roulette 7186 DJ M- £100 SOLD Neo Experience - Human - Sahara 88701 Ex £125 SOLD (What a tune, don’t be put off by the artist or title, very nice atmospheric mid-tempo Philly circa 75) Jerry Tiffe - Hey watcha doin’ - Scepter 12271 Promo M- £50 SOLD Brenda Holloway - When I’m gone - Tamla 54111 WD Ex- £50 Superlatives - I still love you - Uptite 250 Ex £125 SOLD (Original blue lined machine stamped, Jersey Address with 2:35) Wilson Pickett - Let me be your boy - Verve 10378 DJ Ex £75 SOLD Bobby Sheen - Something new to do - Warner Brothers 7662 WD Ex £100 PayPal as friends or add 4% or bank transfer please. Postage: £1.25 – 1st Class Regular £2.50 – 1st Class Signed For (up to £50, buyers risk if valued more) £7.50 – Special Delivery (Fully insured) Overseas on Request Cheers, Lee

Up for grabs, a fabulous West Coast offering that appeared and disappeared, and set sale for ease PM any questions or to reserve Johnny Praye – I can’t get too much love – Sidewalk 911 M- £1000 in Apr 67 Billboard’s R&B Spotlight predicted Johnny’s “I cherish your precious love” would break into the R&B charts, and while it isn’t a bad track, the real deal was tucked away on the flip. The Northern scene has only been familiar with “Can’t get too much love” for a decade and a half (or so), and it’s earliest airing was under the cover of a more familiar J.J. Jackson. Sidewalk Records was established in 1963 by an 18-year old called Mike Curb and based in Hollywood, California. Although Curb was a high school dropout, he proves that an education isn’t everything, he not only ran a decent Record Co. he went on to be a NASCAR car owner, and politician who served as the 42nd Lieutenant Governor of California. Sidewalk productions later became a subsidiary of Capitol Records, with many Sidewalk recordings appearing on another Capitol subsidiary; Tower Records. The label seems to have catered for a range of genres, so it’s not surprising that the soul output was limited. Peggy Larey’s “Welcome home”, a semi-known crossover tune is the only other soul release I am aware of, and of course less is known of Johnny Praye, but the legacy he leaves is one hell of a dancefloor buster with cool lyrics. This from a label with a large catalogue, but only one Northern rarity, how often is this the case? This superb copy has M- vinyl, and only one very small feint mark on the run in, which does not affect play. Labels are graded Ex+ because the top label shows a nearly indistinguishable 10p size off white stain and has light handling label wear on the centre. All in all, it’s a top copy that comes with the fabled artistic company sleeve. I can hold until payday if it helps! PayPal as friends or add 4% or bank transfer please. Johnny Praye - Can't Get Too Much Love.mp3 Postage: £8.50 – Special Delivery (Fully insured) Overseas on Request Cheers, Lee

Up for grabs, a wonderful Philadelphia release with legendary status on the scene PM any questions or to reserve Jimmy Wallace – I’ll be back – Alpha 006 M- £725 Along with the R&B and Country orientated label Chestnut, Alpha was a division of Don-El Records. This Philadelphian set up was owned by C. Percy (Donald) White and operated on the same block as the V-Tone / Len labels. The best years were 65-68, the labels flourished locally with some national success. Don recruited a very tight team, with the majority of his output by Bobby Martin arranging and conducting many tracks, supported by reliable writers like Robert L Martin (an alias for Bobby?) and Jerry Williams who provided this wonderful track. Wally Osborne became involved as a producer for some and there was also close Motown links, with Wallace’s “Forever” on Alpha 002 coming from the pens of Brian Holland, Freddie Gorman and LaMont Dozier, with rights to Jobete Music. The label was not short of quality Artists either, the likes of Johnnie Alton quoted by Osborne as a fantastic talent, the Celestrals (of later RCA fame), Ronnie & Joyce, and the somewhat obscure Cottage bound Fluffy Falana. Wallace and the Celestrals released on Don-El too, amongst other great acts, notably the Kittens and one Eddie Holman. We have been fortunate for “I’ll be back” to grace the scene since the days of Stafford, growing in stature as the years go by. This copy has a M- surface and playback, however it is pressed off-centre, but this is remedied by a purpose fit spindle adaptor, resulting in a perfect play as per the sound file. The labels would grade Ex for just a couple of handling smudges on the cool purple label. I can hold until payday if it helps! PayPal as friends or add 4% or bank transfer please. Postage: £8.50 – Special Delivery (Fully insured) Overseas on Request Cheers, Lee Jimmy Wallace - I'll be back.mp3

Wounded soldier here but this stunning Detroit double sider is suitable for DJ plays Message any questions or to reserve Volumes - That same old feeling / The trouble I’ve seen - Impact 1017 Vg+/Ex £150 Red stock copy, much harder to find than the demo, both sides suffer from some scuffs that do leave audible pops in parts. “Trouble” plays much better than it looks. Both sound files added. Labels have some wear. Priced accordingly, would probably set at £225 for a minter on Red. Volumes - The trouble i've seen.mp3 Volumes - That same old feeling.mp3 PayPal as friends or add 4% or bank transfer please. Postage: £2.50 – 1st Class Signed For (up to £50, buyers risk if valued more) £7.50 – Special Delivery (Fully insured) Overseas on Request Cheers, Lee

Stay at home day, mainly UK labels, all known floor fillers, with some neat foreign chucked in….. Sound files on request Message any questions or to reserve Bobby Sheen – Dr. Love / Sweet, sweet love Capitol 15455 EX- £100 (Fabulous double sider on US or UK, both floor fillers, no original centre) Solomon King – This beautiful day – Columbia 9737 Ex+ £175 HOLD (Pounds along, and very nice on Australian, sticker reside and very small tear on spindle hole) John E. Paul – I wanna know – Decca 12685 Ex £100 (Fantastic trumpet intro, deep sax bursts set this insatiable “island like” dancer alight, legitimate 2nd Issue, the 1st nearly impossible to find) Micky Moonshine – Name it you got it – Decca 13555 Ex £90 SOLD (How does a name like MM whose surely from the sticks, doing bluesy R&B become responsible for a seriously good 70s come modern soul groover, fabulous. No original centre, slightly grubby label but plays great) Rare Pleasure – Let me down easy – DJM 10738 Ex £75 (Smooth mid 70s dancer) Lou Johnson – Unsatisfied – London 9994 Ex+ £100 (Another oldie that’s still popular) Larry Saunders – On the real side – London 10469 Ex+ £100 (Vocally brilliant, Larry’s range clearly on view here) Chubby Checker – You just don’t know – London 10557 M- £30 (Been a filler for me all those years waiting for the US Parkway to come along, Chubby does proper Northern) Jon Ford – You’ve got me where you want me – Phillips 6006 Ex+ £225 (Fantastic cover of Larry Santos powerhouse dancer) Hoagy Lands – Next in line - Stateside 2030 Demo Ex+ £650 (Not sure many UK enthusiasts will have this rarity in their collection, a huge play throughout the scene’s history, a centre has been very nicely re-fixed (not by me I might add)) Trini Lopez – Sinner not a saint – Stateside 6.014 Ex+ £50 (Pacey R&B dancer, must be ripe for the continental floors, with Ex Pic sleeve) Garnett Mimms – Looking for you / I’ll take good care of you – United Artists 1130 Ex £180 (Top artist, great mid-tempo dancer, floor cruiser, tidy flip as well but then that’s the quality of the man, not original centre) PayPal as friends or add 4% or bank transfer please. Postage: £1.40 – 1st Class (up to £50) £2.50 – 1st Class Signed For (up to £50, buyers risk if valued more) £7.50 – Special Delivery (Fully insured) Overseas on Request Cheers, Lee

27 degrees here and the temperatures rising with this scorching set of 45’s, not a bad tune or double sider amongst them, be quick….. Sound files on request Message any questions or to reserve Willie Williams - Have you ever been played for a fool - ABC 10860 WD Ex+ £125 HOLD (Thumping floor filler) Bobbie Smith - Walk on into my heart - American Arts 2 WD M- £150 (Styrene 1st release) Younghearts - Little togetherness - Canterbury 506 WD M- £300 HOLD (Lovely clean copy) Billy Davis - Stanky - Cobblestone 731 Ex- £125 dh HOLD (Still in favor all over the land) Solomon King - This beautiful day - Columbia 9737 Ex+ £175 (Uptempo dancer on Ozzie release) Albert Washington - I’m the man - Fraternity 1002 Ex- £150 SOLD (How sublime is this, foot tapping melody, awesome voice and then them horns) Parliaments - Heart trouble - Golden World 46 M- £300 SOLD (One of Detroit’s finest, plumb copy) Age of Bronze - I’m gonna love you - Guava 102 Ex £250 HOLD (Slick crossover dancer on the Gold label) Larry Atkins - Lighten up / Ain’t that love enough - Highland 1193 M- £300 HOLD (West coast double sider of the highest order) Fi-dels - Try a little harder - Keymen 106 Ex £300 SOLD (Top all time dancer) Chosen Few - Birth of a playboy - Maple 1000 WD M- £150 (Cool mohair soul, great copy) Mel Williams - Can it be me - Modern 1023 WD Ex £250 (Popular dancer, original with signature on label, station stamp on flip) Barbara McNair - You’re gonna love my baby - Motown 1087 WD Ex+ £150 HOLD (Seen recent stock copies at 200, lovely rarer white demo here, xol date stamp) Strides - I can get along - M-S 202 Ex- £225 SOLD (Yellow stock copies hard to come by, some visible marks, but plays loud and clear) Otis Smith - Let her go - Perception 4 WD M- £300 HOLD (Classic soul, on the rare demo, xol) Fantastic Four - Can’t stop looking for my baby - Ric-Tic 123 Ex £150 (“A 3 dollar room that’s never seen a broom” – the best opening lines ever) Jacki Ross - Hard times - Sar 129 Promo Ex £250 (Very hard R&B, her first release at 16 on Sam Cookes own label, what a voice) Fellows - She’s always there / Let’s make it last - Solid Hit 110 Ex+ £275 (Superb Detroit double sider, one upbeat soul, the other - gritty Volumes on Karen-esque) Bob Relf - Blowing my mind to pieces / Girl you’re my kind of wonderful - Trans American 0010 Ex+ £175 HOLD (Double bubble, brilliant 60’s style dancer flipped a sublime crossover winner) Barbara Lynn - I’m a good woman - Tribe 8316 Promo M- £200 (Femme R&B on a lovely orange promo) Crystals - I got a man / Are you trying to get rid of me baby - United Artists 994 M- £300 SOLD (Last but not least, 2 more gorgeous girl group sides, not dainty though, full of attitude, rarer black stock copy) PayPal as friends or add 4% or bank transfer please. Postage: £1.40 – 1st Class (up to £50) £2.50 – 1st Class Signed For (up to £50, buyers risk if valued more) £7.50 – Special Delivery (Fully insured) Overseas on Request Cheers, Lee

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WHITE DEMO fest, for many the only way to collect is demo, disc-jockey, promo, advance copy....call it what you will. Nearly always the earliest releas e format other than issue only 45s Sound files on request Message any questions or to reserve Impressions - You ought to be in heaven - ABC 10964 WD M- £75 (There’s demos, then there’s West Coast demos, they always seem to be harder to find and like the Motown variants, these are the ones to pick up! What a tune, pulsating group soul, just brilliant) Impressions - Sometimes I wonder - ABC 11135 WD M- £20 (Fabulous version of the Major Lance release) Gene Chandler – Nothing can stop me – Constellation 169 WD M- £75 SOLD (An outstanding tune, nice on stock, even better on the Star – Logo design, but here’s the apex format, a hard demo in prime condition) Mill Evans – Got to have your love – Constellation 170 WD M- £60 (Another class demo on the label, super soulful delivery, a real catchy dancer, there is a 5mm hairline from the run in to the intro, it’s as tight as a gnat’s arse, so absolutely no effect on play, will accept returns on any record if not happy) Continental 4 - The way I love you - Jay Walking 009 WD M- £175 SOLD (A £1000 tune wrapped up in a £30 price tag, that’s for the common stock copy though, this demo is not a common find, a truly special way to have it) Skyliners - Everything is fine - Jubilee 5506 WD M- £40 SOLD (Wonderful underrated melancholy soul, makes you feel good without an ounce of emotion in the great vocal, stockers ten a penny, nice copy) Winstons - Colour him father - Metromedia 117 WD M- £75 (Where the previous tune lacked emotion, this track delivers in bucket loads, far more crossover than the brilliant OC Smith version) Major Lance – Investigate – Okeh 7250 WD M- £85 (Stunning demo, comes with a glorious company picture sleeve, the only way to keep treasures like this warm) Edwin Starr – Agent OO-Soul – Ric Tic 103 WD Ex £300 SOLD (Just don’t see it. Some sleeve marks, plays M-, one sided) Rose Batiste – That’s what he told me / Holding hands – Ric-Tic 105 WD M- £300 SOLD (Rarest white demo on the label, very minor mark on “told”, and 2 10p sized mild red stains. Who knows maybe picked up from the rare but more common stock copies it was filed next to) Edwin Starr – Stop her on sight (S.O.S) – Ric-Tic 109 WD M- £80 SOLD (Housed in a rare Swedish picture sleeve, you won’t ever see these 2 items coupled up again) JJ Barnes – Real Humdinger – Ric-Tic 110 WD M- £65 SOLD (Another anthem from one of our endearing stalwarts) Velvelettes – These things will keep me loving you – Soul 35025 WD M- £50 SOLD (The vinyl condition is great on this one of the most sublime Motown releases there is, some fool put 3 xol and a date to undermine its visual appearance) Impressions - You’ve been cheatin’ - Sparton 1417 WD Ex+ £150 (Another fabulous dancer from this top group, a super Rare Canadian piece, don’t think there’d be many out there, comes in a company sleeve) Betty Everett - Getting mighty crowded - Vee-Jay 628 WD M- £60 (I might be wrong, but I haven’t seen many demos for sale, and the few I do seem to be beaten up, 2xol) Dobie Gray - Out on the floor - Thunderbird 549 WD Ex £125 SOLD (Very rare release of this dance floor classic, has a substance streak across the styrene hence grade, but this does not affect play, which is M-) PayPal as friends or add 4% or bank transfer please. Postage: £1.40 – 1st Class (up to £50) £2.50 – 1st Class Signed For (up to £50, buyers risk if valued more) £7.50 – Special Delivery (Fully insured) Overseas on Request

A very nice across the board selection up for grabs Will try to post images later, but failing that please ask if interested Sound files on request Message any questions or to reserve Jackie Wilson - The who who song - Brunswick 55354 YDJ M- £35 SOLD Jackie Wilson - I get the sweetest feeling - Brunswick 55381 YDJ M- £30 SOLD (Both Wilson demos hard to find) Gene Chandler - There was a time - Brunswick 55383 YDJ M- £80 SOLD (Pristine copy) Jean Wells - With your love and what I’ve got - Calla 143 DJ Ex £60 (Desirable blue and white DJ copy of this powerhouse dancer, just a small label stain) Lou Rawls - Show business - Capitol 5941 DJ M- £30 SOLD (Awesome tune, a real builder from piano and spoken intro to full blown dancer, 2 xol) OC Smith - On easy street - Columbia 43809 M- £150 (Mellow floor filler, rarer Red Issue, seen a demo last week at 175! distributor sticker residue on flip) Sam and Bill - Trying to get back to my baby - Decca 32200 M- £20 (Probably under the radar as people focus on “I’ll try”, don’t know why the harmonies are superb, and track so catchy, drill hole on a lovely stock copy) Flirtations - Nothing but a heartache / How can you tell me - Deram 85038 M- £30 (2 absolutely stunning sides from these beautiful girls, not so common Canadian copy) Blenders - Tale of sadness - DJO 1007 M- £75 SOLD (Mohair soul from the underworld of 60s Chicago, brilliant) Bobby Bland - Getting used to the blues - Duke 431 D M- £30 SOLD (Silky smooth soul dancer, rare on DEMO) Superlatives - Don’t let true love die - Dynamics 1012 M- £80 (Detroit crossover dancer, lost going on here vocally, lovely track) Anna Raye - I’ve got love / Anna’s thang - Lock 724 Ex+ £200 (A very obscure Chicago and perhaps only semi-know double sider, sublime crossover dancer on top, monster funk on the flip) Gypsies - Jerk it / Diamonds, rubies, gold and fame - Old Town 1180 £20 (Great girl group, slamming out 2 stunning 60s dancers) Edwin Starr - Agent OO-Soul - REO 8871 Ex £30 (Canadian variant of this anthem) Al Kent - The way you’ve been acting lately - Ric-Tic 123 Ex+ £50 (£75 most places, still a superb example of finest Detroit) Oscar Weathers - Just to prove that I love you - Top & Bottom 402 M- £30 (One of the slickest crossover dancer I know, so smooth so satisfying) PayPal as friends or add 4% or bank transfer please. Postage: £1.40 – 1st Class (up to £50) £2.50 – 1st Class Signed For (up to £50, buyers risk if valued more) £7.50 – Special Delivery (Fully insured) Overseas on Request Cheers, Lee

Eddie was backed by the fabulous Andantes, beautiful luxurious tones, they never got their just desserts, backing many other Motown acts, I have 2 map design demos

Hi, Just a reminder that OFFERS taken for this beauty close tonight (Thu 22 Mar) at 9 PM Cheers, Lee

Just the one VERY elusive label filler….. Message any questions or to make an offer Tony Hestor – Watch yourself / Just can’t leave you – Giant 707 NM OFFERS Don’t need to wax lyrical about this piece, the credits speak volumes and put a real stamp of quality on the 45 - Pied Piper Productions, Hestor, Jack Ashford & Mike Terry, all members of Motown’s studio band the Funk Brothers. 2 sublime Detroit cuts on a near perfect slab of original 1st issue vinyl. Came directly from the owner of PPP who I chanced upon one glorious day, his last file copy. What more can I say! Up for OFFERS. Starting point is £800. I will close at 9pm Thursday 22nd March 2018. I’ll keep in close contact with any bidders updating the topic as we go. PayPal as friends or add 4% or bank transfer please. Postage: Special Delivery (Fully insured) Included Overseas to be discussed. Cheers, Lee

Any recommendations for decent OVO Soul events in Dublin, no specific dates yet just want an idea of venues. Please include main contact and phone number if you have it. Cheers, Lee

Just the one RCA stocker up for grabs today Sound file on request Message any questions or to reserve Willie Kendrick – Change your ways / What’s that on your finger – RCA 9212 Ex £750 One of the hardest issues to find on the label, right up there in competition with Lorraine Chandler and Gia Mateo, and what a picture it makes in all its dark ominous glory. Double bubble here with 2 fantastic sides from the treasure trove of Pied Piper, “Change” the up-tempo R&B tinged Northern dancer, and the stunningly emotive beat ballad “Finger” on the flip, you couldn’t want for 2 better sides and at the opposite end of the soulful spectrum. I thought I’d nailed a copy 2 years ago only for the seller, a very genuine chap, to tell me he was unable to find it in his collection, so the wait went on, and now like busses 2 came along in an instant, so one of the pair is up for grabs. There’s nothing between them condition wise, this copy has signs of light wear on the “Finger” spindle hole and a couple of light pops, so overall the 45 is Excellent condition or better. It is one and the same copy sold by the excellent Phil T last week, so don't worry no 50 count turned up I'm afraid! PayPal as friends or add 4% or bank transfer please. Postage: £8.50 – Special Delivery (Fully insured) Overseas on Request Cheers, Lee

Just the one lovely group dancer up for grabs today Message any questions or to reserve Vanguards – Gott’A have love – Lamp 92 Ex+ £300 HOLD Sits in the shadow of their biggie “Good times, bad times” and the under the radar rarity “Before you take another step girl”. This Herb Miller owned, Bloomington, Indianapolis label was relatively short lived, but a 5-6 year operation threw up not only a host of Vanguards tracks, but also the Pearls “Shooting high”, Moonlighters “Lonely baby” “More than I can stand”, the latter co-written by Bobby Womack and the Ebony Rhythm Band funk monster “Soul heart transplant”. Given that “Take another step” is only known for a handful of copies, and not generally catalogued I suspect there may be other releases on the label yet to surface. This excellent 70s dancer recorded in stereo boasts the usual Vanguards qualities, great lead, deep backing and superb instrument arrangement. Probably not as well known as it should be, but then it keeps good company as mentioned above. Vanguards - Gott'A have love.mp3 PayPal as friends or add 4% or bank transfer please. Postage: £2.50 – 1st Class Signed For (Insured up to 50, higher value at buyer’s risk) £7.50 – Special Delivery (Fully insured) Overseas on Request Cheers, Lee

Whilst the Artists are pretty special, let’s not forget the unsung hero’s in the studio, Nat Tarnopol, Carl Davis, Eugene Record, Sonny Sanders, Gerald Sims, to name a few stalwarts from Chicago’s Brunswick empire, even a guest appearance for Van McCoy as the co-writer on Jackie’s “Sweetest feeling” should remind us how talented the back room team was and how this was the hallmark of a catalogue of fabulous releases from this label. This handful of nice gleaming Demos up for grabs and looking like a glorious sunrise! Sound file on request Message any questions or to reserve Jackie Wilson – Soul galore / Brand new thing – Brunswick 55290 YDJ M- £40 SOLD Banging double sided soul from golden tonsil's and on a hard Brunny demo, X and signature on flip label Jackie Wilson – I get the sweetest feeling / Nothing but heartaches – Brunswick 55381 YDJ M- £40 Superb double sider, this is the Mono release not the later Stereo version Jackie Wilson – Who who song / Since you showed me how to be happy – Brunswick 55354 YDJ M- £40 Fabulous uptempo soul, in the car its an accelerator knocker, hard on demo, mellow dancer on flip Gene Chandler – There was a time – Brunswick 55383 YDJ M- £100 Powerhouse floor filler, X and signature on flip label, stockers are more common, harder format and looks gorgeous Barbara Acklin – Am I the same girl – Brunswick 55399 YDJ M- £50 SOLD Sultry crossover dancer, so laid back it'll cure a headache, beautiful track PayPal as friends or add 4% or bank transfer please. Postage: £1.25 – 1st Class £2.50 – 1st Class Signed For (Insured up to 50, higher value at buyer’s risk) £7.50 – Special Delivery (Fully insured) Overseas on Request Cheers, Lee

Just a reminder that offers for Freddie Chavez - They'll never know why - Look end tonight (Thu 08 Mar 18) at 2100 GMT. The minimum offer stands at £2000 Cheers, Lee

Up for grabs, a fine example of a soulful craftsmen at his best Sound file on request PM and questions or to reserve Spider Turner – I’ve got to get myself together / When I see you baby – Good Time 1019 Ex £600 Fabulous Northern dancer, sublime vocals and heavenly backing girls throughout on this New York release, the sister label to "Julmar" hosting Marva Josie. Excellent flip too! A clean looking copy, however there is light surface noise on the run in, a needle easily lined up, otherwise it plays loud and clear throughout, a smashing 45. PayPal as friends or add 4% or bank transfer please. Postage: £8.50 - Special Delivery Overseas on Request Cheers, Lee

Latin tinged dancefloor filler, just about everything going on here to trigger emotive memories of a youthful past, all so common story line, melancholy vocals, angelic girly backing, fleeting strings, punch a hole in your heart trumpet fanfare and those subtle claves causing the hair to stand up on the back of your neck, awesome Soundfile on request Tommy Navarro – I cried my life away – De-Jac 1253 Ex+ £300 (Label a couple of mm off centre, plays great) PayPal as friends or add 4% or bank transfer please. Postage: £2.50 – 1st Class Signed For (up to £50, buyers risk if valued more) £7.50 – Special Delivery (Fully insured) Overseas on Request Cheers, Lee

Not sure this’ll be on anyone’s wants list, but I’ll give it a go… Message any questions or to make an offer Freddie Chavez – They’ll never know why / Baby I’m sorry – Look 5010 M- Offers The Look label was a relatively short-lived subsidiary of the Starday-King Records Inc merger, which featured Bethlehem, De Luxe and Federal as the others in the stable. Starday Records itself was formed in 1952 in Beaumont, Texas by Pappy Daily and Jack Starnes, Jr. The "Starday" name is a combination of Starnes' and Daily's names an the label recorded Country & Western, Cajun and sacred music. To cater for specific audiences the Look label was supposed to have specialised in mellow rock music, but as with most independent labels in the US they will always feature at least one track that UKs soul aficionados expose, interpret as Soul and take to their hearts. Freddie Chavez was from the South Broadway area of Albuquerque, New Mexico and was the creative force behind Thee Chekkers, with Freddie on vocals & keys, Rolando Baca lead guitar, Severo Flores sax, Gabby Gabaldon trumpet, Gene Romero bass and Ralph Gonzales-drums. Thee Chekkers found their way under the stewardship of John Wagner from Delta Records, he also owned the best studio in town, resulting in their 1968 release on Look 5007 “Please Don't Go / Lack of Love”. Whilst Wagner produced both songs they were written by Chavez. Both tracks got solid airplay on local Duke City radio stations because they looked after their local acts. Thee Chekkers didn’t record anything else under that name but appear behind Freddie on his 1967 Look 5010 double sider “They'll Never Know Why / Baby I'm Sorry”. The top side has ripped up dance floors throughout the UK since its introduction in the 70s. He is also reputedly Dave Newman of “Make up your mind” fame! Freddie moved on to Chicano Soul with the Majestics, and latterly with the Spinning Wheel, a show band with a full horn section that toured the Western states and enjoyed a successful run on the Vegas strip. In 1974 Freddie formed the Freddie Chavez Foundation, which is still active, favouring jazzy soul numbers, pop standards, and every style of Spanish music. Freddie will appear live at SOULTRIPUSA in Vegas between 15-22 March 2018, no doubt some of his immense Northern sides will be performed and will be something special to witness. This blue stock copy is as they say, “as rare as hen’s teeth”, only a handful known, which puts the already hard to find original demos into the shade. A near mint playing surface, which plays back with superb fidelity has only one blemish, a couple of tiny pressed in dimples on the flip slide, but they have no effect on play. There is a red felt tip A on “They’ll never know why” label, and as with most 50 year old 45s there is some light ring wear. If you’re tired with the anthem on the top side, which is brilliant anyway, the underplayed crossover flip is just waiting to take centre stage for the next 50 years…… Freddie you’re a “Genius” Sir. Up for offers, starting at £2000. Will close at 9pm Thursday 8th March 2018. Bidders only appraised of the bid history and being outbid. PayPal as friends or add 4% or bank transfer please. Postage: Special Delivery (Fully insured) Included Overseas to be discussed. Cheers, Lee Freddie Chavez - They'll never know why.mp3 Freddie Chavez - Baby I'm sorry.mp3

A stunning piece of Chicago artistry up for grabs Sound files included PM any questions or to reserve Devotions - Do do de dop / Can you explain it - Nation 61165 WD Ex+ £1500 Piecing together information for solo artists and groups that release only one known outing, not an uncommon occurrence on the scene, it’s nigh on impossible. That said, a lack of provenance is sometimes a good thing for the mystique of an artist, group or their record. One such group is the Devotions and their superb double sider on Nation. We know Butch spun “Do do de dop” covered as “Lovers plea” by “The Magictones”. Even my turn to "Soul Harmony Singles Book", courtesy of legends Jeff Beckman, Jim Hunt and Tom Kline with its 16,000 listings doesn’t reference the artists, correct flip side, label number and year of release, which tells me that in 1998, even though big UK names contributed to the books content, there was still very little definition to this 45, even if a handful of copies sat in the hands of the artists, family, collectors and DJ’s. The Devotions were James Rushing, James Whitlock, McKinley Norris and brothers Ed and John Berryman, all from DuSable High located in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. The group had signed for the Salem-Nation Record Co. Inc, based on South Wentworth Avenue, and whilst theirs is a 1965 release, it’s hard to decipher what releases on this relatively strong label run came in what order. Looking at the likes of Tammy Levon, Jackie Beavers, The Cheers (highly recommended double sider), Silk and Leontine Dupree it’s my guess that the 65 outing was an early release on the label, the question is why didn’t we ever see more from this fine group of guys. When the labels are studied in greater depth, the name “J. Byrd” appears on both sides writer credits. This is highly likely to be “James (Jimmy Early) Byrd” who worked at Boston’s black radio station WILD between 1960-1970. Byrd was known for launching the careers of many R&B legends, and maybe in this and other cases providing the tracks for young aspiring artists to launch their career. He was best known for keeping the peace in Boston the day after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. The Mayor of Boston wanted to cancel a James Brown concert fearing rioting and it was Jimmy who led the charge that convinced the City to let show proceed. He demonstrated the power of black radio during one of America’s darkest moments. The 45 itself remains rare, sought after and often talked about, and if you’re like me a title like “Do do de dop” may be the signal to ignore! but as we find out the composition, arrangement and lyrics on a track may turn out to be far superior than that in the window display - title. 2 classy sides, full of youthful harmonies and classic horns, one out and out mid to up-tempo dancer the other “Can you explain it” a sublime beat ballad. Just 4-5 very light ticks after the top side intro prevents me going M- on this. PayPal as friends or add 4% or bank transfer please. Postage: Special Delivery or Overseas Tracked and Signed Included. Cheers, Lee 😉 Devotions - Do do de dop.mp3 Devotions - Can you explain it.mp3