Soulfulsolutions

Another beaut up for grabs PM any questions or to reserve Narvel Felts – Girl come back – Renay 400 Ex- £500 SOLD Beautiful track, wistful midtempo, peaks as Narvel pleads forcefully with the “girl” he wants to “come back” and troughs as he lets the thought sink in – go on girl get back!, Just brilliant, filled by woodwinds and male backing on deep bass line, this wonderfully rich dancefloor filler saw some action a few years back and remained rare ever since. Memphis release on a label that boast Ken Williams and the Jades, I wonder whether they are one and the same as those we know. White label but not necessarily a demo, so maybe an issue. Some light crackle on the run in, feint background in early part, the occasional light pop, label wear and sticker remnant, but otherwise plays loud and clear, bright and bushy tailed, ideal for a big room. Narvel Felts - Girl come back.mp3 PayPal as friends or add 4% or bank transfer please. Postage: £7.50 - Special Delivery Overseas on Request Cheers, Lee 😉

Sound file on request PM any questions or to reserve Aquamen – Line and track – Hiback 109 M- £1000 SOLD Monster tune and a true dance floor filler, massively in-demand and on so many wants lists. But hey, here’s the rarer yellowy orangey stock copy, much less common than the white demos and I’ve seen them fetch this price. Genuine original and in near mint condition, plays without a peep, but graded conservatively. PayPal as friends or add 4% or bank transfer please. Postage: £8.50 - Special Delivery Overseas on Request Cheers, Lee 😉

Highly recommend Kool Blues

Still looking for it amongst all the polystyrene😗

Anyone WANT a copy of 'Brief Encounter - The Brief Encounter - Seventy Seven LP" i can direct you to a friend who has one for grabs. Ex condition, image below only an example, full details obtianed when i hook you up. Lee

Got home to two 45 mailers today, could have been mistaken in thinking a new 50 inch TV had arrived ........... mental ............ but safe and sound

Sales box items, many reduced from previous listings Images and sound files on request PM any questions or to reserve Marvin Smith – Love ain’t nothin’ but pain – Brunswick 55314 M- £20 Jackie Wilson – The who who song – Brunswick 55354 M- £15 Just an X on the label of this spanking issue. Manhattans – Love is breakin’ out – Carnival 542 Ex £10 Light label wear. John Roberts – To be my girl – Duke 429 M- £25 SOLD Martha & Vandellas – Quicksand – Gordy 7025 WD M- £25 SOLD WOW! and X in light biro on the label, just one superficial line on the vinyl, absolutely no effect on play. Moses Dillard & Dynamic Showmen – Pretty as a picture – Mark V 40-26 Ex+ £375 HOLD Vinyl is great, just a little wear on the centre edge. Four Tops – Without the one you love / Love has gone – Motown 1069 WD M- £35 East coast map design, just light mottling in a very small area of the top side label. Sidney Barnes – You’ll always be in style – Red Bird 10039 WD Ex £150 A couple of marks on the styrene, a couple of pops but otherwise loud and clear. Velvelettes – These things will keep me loving you – Soul 35025 WD Ex+ £60 HOLD Date “66” and 3 XOL penned on label, same flip, with writing on label, plays superbly. Giveaway price for a Demo! Marvelettes – Danger heartbreak dead ahead – Tamla 54120 WD Ex+ £30 XOL and off-white ageing to the twin globe labels. Perfections – Girl you better hurry / Get on down – Tri City 328 M- £250 HOLD Vinyl is great, just light ring wear. R. Dean Taylor – There’s a ghost in my house – V.I.P. 25042 WD Ex- £60 SOLD Few marks on vinyl, star written on one label, but plays loud and clear with a bit of crackle on intro, ideal for the DJ and great price for a Demo copy PayPal as friends or add 4% or bank transfer please. Postage: £1.40 – 1st Class Regular £2.50 – 1st Class Signed For (at buyers own risk for records over £50) £7.50 - Special Delivery Overseas on Request Cheers, Lee 😉

Another clutch of gorgeous 45’s, some hard to find, all cracking tunes Sound files on request Content to hold until pay day PM any questions or to reserve 1) Demures – Raining teardrops – Brunswick 55284 Ex+ £750 Rare black stock copy, 4-5 very light pops after intro, drowned out by vocals 2) Lydia Pense & New Invaders – I’ll forgive you and forget you – Invader 401 WD M- £150 HOLD XOL, old Beverly Ann (I think) cover up, a stunning piece of femme soul, the girls got attitude and while it sets off like a beat ballad, it's more than that, it's smokin' Lydia Pense - I'll forgive you then forget you.mp3 3) Moses Dillard & Dynamic Showmen – Pretty as a picture – Mark V 40-26 Ex+ £400 4) Curly Myrick – It be’s that way – Q Records 105 M- £500 Very mild & short-lived edge lift, no affect on play 5) Sidney Barnes – You’ll always be in style – Red Bird 10039 WD Ex £150 6) Verble Domino – I’ve been fooled before / Faded memory – Toi 920 M- £150 HOLD Verble Domino - I've been fooled before.mp3 7) Perfections – Girl you better hurry / Get on down – Tri City 328 M- £275 PayPal as friends or add 4% or bank transfer please. Postage: £7.50 - Special Delivery Overseas on Request Cheers, Lee

Small selection of Motown stable doubles here Images and sound files on request PM any questions or to reserve Martha & Vandellas – Quicksand – Gordy 7025 WD M- £30 Another fine example of Motown’s success with girl groups, Martha joined the original group and bounced into a string of hits including this 1963 release. Wow! and X in light biro on the label, just one superficial line on the vinyl, absolutely no effect on play, so Plays M- Four Tops – Without the one you love / Love has gone – Motown 1069 WD M- £40 My favourite Motown act, and yet another glorious double sider. Top side is an infectious harmony laden dancer and the equally good flip, an aching beat ballad. East coast map design, just light mottling or in a very small area of the top side label. Velvelettes – These things will keep me loving you – Soul 35025 WD Ex+ £80 The group was brought to the attention of Berry Gordy by his nephew, a classmate of the girls. Rich vocals, just so simple, perhaps demonstrating a subtle side to the writing talents of Harvey Fuqua and Johnny Bristol. Date “66” and 3 XOL penned on label, same flip, with writing on label. Plays M- Marvelettes – Danger heartbreak dead ahead – Tamla 54120 WD Ex+ £30 One of the classics released in a golden year of 65, I remember this one roaring out from the Good Morning Vietnam soundtrack, sounded fabulous on the big screen. Plays M-, XOL and off-white ageing to the twin globe labels. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell – California Soul – Tamla 54192 WD M- £25 RED vinyl copy, great version, so smoozy and enough to make an ice cream melt! The sort of 45 that should be blaring out of open windows when you cruise down country back lanes in a VW camper, what a tune. Red marker ring around centre hold on same flip. PayPal as friends or add 4% or bank transfer please. Postage: £2.50 – 1st Class Signed For (at buyers own risk for records over £50) £7.50 - Special Delivery Overseas on Request Cheers, Lee 😉

Particularly good price on Rose Brooks, nice stack o'45's

Fabulous double sider, depending on what side you play its likely to appeal to 60’s, crossover and sweet fans, PM any questions or to reserve Perfections – You better hurry girl / Get on down – Tri-City 328 M- £275 Perfections - Girl you better hurry.mp3 Perfections - Get on down.mp3 PayPal as friends or add 4% or bank transfer please. Postage: £2.50 – 1st Class signed for (at buyers own risk for records over £50) £7.50 - Special Delivery Overseas on Request Cheers, Lee

Nice oldie here Sound files on request PM any questions or to reserve Sidney Barnes – You’ll always be in style – Red Bird 10039 WD Ex+ £150 Sid’s the man, fantastic up-tempo dancer, and one of only a handful of really true soul releases from the Leiber and Stollers stable, which comprised of a large catalogue, the majority were girl group and pop tunes across mainly Red Bird, but also Blue Cat, Daisy and Tiger. Still to this day I’ve never seen evidence of his purported “I hurt on the other side” release on Red Bird versus the known Blue Cat issue. Mr Manship once told me he’d seen one or a picture of one in the hands of someone in Oz. Also never seen a Blue Cat stocker of the tune either………..ah, so much to do and so little time to do it in! Plays great, minor sleeve marks, mild ring wear on labels. PayPal as friends or add 4% or bank transfer please. Postage: £2.50 – 1st Class signed for (at buyers own risk for records over £50) £7.50 - Special Delivery Overseas on Request Cheers, Lee 😉

Another gorgeous and hard to find 45 in great shape….. As ever, sound files available on request, PM to ask any questions or reserve. Demures - Raining teardrops – Brunswick 55284 Ex+ £750 Across all major labels this is one of the hardest black stockers to find. If am not mistaken this is a one-off girl group soul outing enriched by the unmistakable spine tingling vocal and it's heavenly backing. Light wear on label, a couple of light ticks on intro. Please - no trades, and payment within a week. PayPal as friends or add 4% or bank transfer please. Postage: £8.50 - Special Delivery Overseas on Request Cheers, Lee

Another gorgeous and hard to find 45 in great shape….. PM any questions or to reserve Curly Myrick – It’s be that way – Q Records 105 M- OFFERS It does infuriate me when there so little information on a 45 I can’t write my usual background pitch for sales! What I do know is it’s a sought after 45, definitely from Illinois, maybe Chicago, appealing to northern, crossover and sweet tastes alike, it’s popularity on 3 fronts is emphasised by its regular appearance in wants sections and lists. Curly is Caldwell Myrick Jr. and there are 3 different label releases of this track albeit this one being the superior version, in my opinion. Vinyl is in M- with minimal superficial sleeve marks on both sides, labels the same, even though the apostrophe is penned on as if it was forgotten on the label print. It does have a very minor edge lift, and the flip “Nothing word song” plays neatly through a tiny, tiny indent on the intro. I’m open to the best offer over £600 by Friday 6th Oct at 7pm, and if the right offer comes along in-between I’ll close earlier. Please - no trades, and payment within a week. PayPal as friends or add 4% or bank transfer please. Postage: £8.50 - Special Delivery Overseas on Request Cheers, Lee

Another gorgeous and hard to find 45 in great shape….. PM any questions or to reserve Moses Dillard & the Dynamic Showmen – Pretty as a picture / Go way baby – Mark V 40-26 Ex+ £475 secures it, but open to reasonable offers! Born in Greenville, South Carolina, this prolific Otis Redding discovery could boast a remarkable career. Not only did he lead the Dynamic Showmen in his early days, he teamed up with James Moore, forming Moses and Joshua. His hits on Mala during 66-67 included “My elusive dreams from” and “Get out of my heart”, then in 68 he recorded with the Sons of Moses on their monster instrumental “Soul symphony” on Coral. Moses was also a renowned session guitarist for the Muscle Shoals set up, and acts like James and Bobby Purify, Oscar Toney Jr and Mighty Sam, and then again front man for the Tex-Town Display in the 70’s. The 2 Mark V releases came out of the Mark V Studio in Greenville, which saw its fair share of acts pass through the doors, in fact Greenville was a hot bed for Soul talent, and the origin of one Martha Star, and location of Club Jamarta featured all the top bands in the area such as Moses Dillard & the Dynamic Showmen and the Nomads of Mo-Groov fame. Reportedly discovered in the late 70’s by Richard Searling picking Jon Andersons prime stock, this particular title was covered up as “Little Richie”. The Dynamic Showmen “Melvin Burton”, “Garland Paylen” and “James Boyce” who later married and managed Ann Sexton were superb backing for their brilliant front man, and whilst “I’ll pay the price” may be the trophy piece of these mid 60’s releases the words “Dillard”, “Showmen”, “Mark V” and “Greenville” are synonymous with 60’s soul quality. Vinyl is in Ex+ on both sides, the flip is a great deep soul track. Labels in Ex+, minor centre wear. PayPal as friends or add 4% or bank transfer please. Postage: £7.50 - Special Delivery Overseas on Request Cheers, Lee

Another gorgeous and hard to find 45 in great shape….. 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+ £850 Although Spider was raised in Beckley, West Virginia it was in the Motor City that this gifted and versatile vocalist performed with local doo-wop groups including the El Domingo’s. By 1966 Spider’s distribution of demo recordings and appearances on the Detroit club scene opened the door for Arnold Geller (TV producer) and Cliff Goroy (MGM executive) to sign him to the major label where he cut the “Stand by Me” album in 67. In April 67 the Indianapolis Recorder, ran a column on the industry bow of New York’s Julmar and Good Time labels citing new releases from Marva Josie, and Spider Turner respectively. These sister labels were owned and run by Julius Dixon, a 20-year veteran of the music industry and his partner ex-attorney and supreme court judge Erich Reisch. The Good Time release was reported by the newspaper to have “taken off with great rapidity and success in Baltimore, Md. New Jersey and Pittsburgh, Pa”. This duo of bright, talented young artists were no newcomers to the disc industry though, with Miss Josie, a native of Clairton, Pa. enjoying a nationwide hit with her 1966 smash “Crazy Stockings” whereas Spider, now a fully-fledged Detroit boy was still high up on the charts with his epic “Stand by Me” on MGM. Dixon acquired Spider’s contract from Ruth and Charles Stokes (Mother and Son business associates) who were Spiders agents up to October 1965. This enabled Dixon to launch a recording session that resulted in them cutting a series of tracks yet to be released. So, Spider seems to have recorded “I’ve got to get myself together” and “When I see you baby” for Julius Dixon after Oct 65, prior to his hook up with MGM in 66. It still doesn’t answer the question of what version of “Together” came first, was it Kenny Carter’s on RCA, Spider’s on Good Time or Miki Stokes and Spider on Sound of Soul? The Good Time 45 was recorded in 65 or early 66 but only released on the launch of Julmar and Good Time in 67, whilst Kenny’s track on RCA, mastered in Nov 65 and released mid-66. The Charles Stokes influence on the Miki Stokes version may still throw things up in the air though because that relationship with Spider pre-existed the Dixon acquisition in Oct 65! This northern anthem is in great shape, with only a couple of small light marks, so only a short way off M- PayPal as friends or add 4% or bank transfer please. Postage: £8.50 - Special Delivery Overseas on Request Cheers, Lee

Another gorgeous and hard to find 45 in great shape….. PM any questions or to reserve Sonics – Find myself another girl – Valmon 188 Ex+ £700 SOLD Sonics - Find myself another girl.mp3 Where would be without many hundreds if not thousands of unsung music industry people? Another fine example of one superhero was Ben Moncivais, who followed his dream to own and operate a jewelry store and recording studio. Not the most obvious business pairing but as a reputable watchmaker he was halfway there. Moncivais leased space inside the Martin Valdez furniture store on Austin’s East Side to run his business, and create Valmon (Val - Valdez and Mon - Moncivais) as the first Mexican-American record label. This humble operation would soon become hallowed ground for Chicano artists and groups looking to display their talent in what was, at the time, a challenging Texan and national industry. Moncivais produced a substantial portion of Austin’s local groups throughout the 60’s, artists like Little Joe & The Latinaires, also known as La Familia, Freddy Salas, Roy Montelongo, and Manuel Donley to name a few. He recorded a type of ranchera-polka and Chicano Soul music often associated with the West Side sound combos, like Sunny Ozuna and his Key-Loc Records set up. Valmon only closed their doors in 1993 and with around 200 releases on the label it is incredible to find a single entry in that huge catalogue of Mexican tracks that ticks absolutely every box expected of a rare and potential filled northern soul 45. This Sonics track, and they cut at least 4 sides, appears to have broken from the labels tradition and gone English! The result is an accomplished mid-tempo dancer, with a stunning lead vocal, wistful backing full of light horns, guitar and drum, and a sumptuous sax break. The diggers and hardened collectors out there will spend an eternity looking high and low for 45’s like this, often passing such jewels by! My advice is look no further, here’s Texas soul at its best, completely underplayed, ripe for a life beyond its current obscurity and helped by the sale of a copy by Phil Shields recently. I only picked this up 2 months ago on here, there’s nothing wrong with it, in fact I spent several years trying to secure a copy, so I’m gutted about letting it go BUT a change in priorities means it’s up for grabs. Ex+ overall condition, just 2 very light pops ¾ the way through but plays M- and promotional ink stamp on both sides. PayPal as friends or add 4% or bank transfer please. Postage: £8.50 - Special Delivery Overseas on Request Cheers, Lee

Another gang of gorgeous and hard to find 45’s in great shape Sound files on request PM any questions or to reserve Trends – Gonna have to show you – ABC 10817 Ex+ £150 (Quality act knock out another great dancer) Demures – Raining teardrops – Brunswick 55284 Ex+ £800 (Doesn’t get more charming than this, fabulous girls, super rare stock copy, just 3 light tics at intro) Jean Wells – With my love and what you’ve got – Calla 143 DJ Ex £85 (Powerhouse dancer, awesome voice, rarer DJ copy, small mild label stain) OC Smith – On easy street – Columbia 43809 M- £150 (Silky smooth dancer, harder RED stock copy, sticker residue on flip label) Anna Raye – I’ve got love / Anna’s thang – Lock 724 Ex+ £250 (Obscure, may be semi-known femme crossover, backed with outrageous funk winner) Anna Raye - I've got love.mp3 Moses Dillard – Pretty as a picture – Mark V 40-26 Ex+ £500 (“I’ll pay the price” may be the trophy piece from the his 2 mid-60’s releases the words “Dillard”, “Showmen”, “Mark V” and “Greenville” are synonymous with 60’s soul quality) Barbara McNair – You’re gonna love my baby – Motown 1087 WD M- £200 (Beautiful track, glorious Motown DEMO, xol, date stamp) Willie Kendricks – Change your ways / What’s that on your finger – RCA 9212 WD M- £500 (In my top 10 double siders, pure class) Sidney Barnes – You’ll always be in style – Red Bird 10039 WD Ex+ £175 (Sid’s the man, fantastic up-tempo dancer) Betty Harris – Trouble with my lover – Sansu 480 Ex £60 (Sultry, slick and standout R&B killer, drill hole) Dobie Gray – Out on the floor – Thunderbird 549 WD Ex £150 (Very rare release of this dance floor classic, has a streak across the styrene, but does not affect play, which is M-) Perfections – You better hurry girl / Get on down – Tri-City 328 M- £300 (Fabulous double sider, likely to appeal to 60’s, crossover and sweet fans, depending on what side you play) PayPal as friends or add 4% or bank transfer please. Postage: £2.50 – 1st Class signed for (at buyers own risk for records over £50) £7.50 - Special Delivery Overseas on Request Cheers, Lee

Gorgeous and hard to find 45 in great shape….. PM questions or offers Edith Brown – You did it / You think love is something to play with – 4 Brothers 403 Ex/Ex+ OFFERS - A little over 12 hours to go on this one, current high offer is £1900 Willie James Barney had vision and an entrepreneurial spirit, he began selling R&B records from the trunk of his car, eventually growing Barney’s Swing Shop into Barney’s Records Store. He founded Four Brothers Productions in 1965, operating it out of the record store on Chicago’s west side. His partners were a covert Columbia Records promoter Granville White and employee Jack Daniels, who was the principal operator of the label, handling the administration, A&R, production and promotional aspects. Barney’s One-Stop was added to his portfolio, which soon one became of the country’s leading distribution hubs to many family business retail stores, indie labels and DJs. With no studio of their own they relied on other studio’s around the city. Whilst 4 or Four Brothers and Bright Star & Hit Sound subsidiaries boasted more obvious names on the northern circuit, such as Tyrone “The Wonder Boy” Davis, Ricky Allen, Johnny Moore, it was the coupling of Sam & Kitty, who it transpires were Leroy Dandridge and Edith Brown working under aliases. It is the young lady that causes the eyebrow to raise, because it’s her 2 individual releases on the 4 Brothers label, which undoubtedly attracts the attention of those detective type soul aficionados that search high and low to uncover the rarest of the rare. Whilst the label numbering system seems to be back to front in terms of sequence to issue date, this late 67 double-sider is typical untamed Chicago, with added extras - only experienced through a female windy city vocalist. “You did it” bursts into life on a guitar and drum roll intro, raw unpolished vocals that rise in confidence and power as the simple but effective backing track grows, coming to a crescendo as Edith peaks with sass. “You think love”, is the A side, and may well be second choice for DJs, but ignore it at your peril, not only will “You did it” command dance floors for many years to come, the flip with its moodier approach will captivate the same audiences for years beyond, double bubble! The vinyl is Ex / Ex+ to look at with sparse superficial marks that don’t affect play, so it plays a stunning M- on both sides, check out the sound files. The labels show very mild ageing with light discolouration, don’t we all, but otherwise pristine. I guess many won’t ever have heard of the top side, let alone the flip, that’s the enormity of this rare Chicago offering, massive potential. Open to offers above the minimum of £1500, with a deadline of 8pm on Monday 25 September 2017, unless I get an offer I can't refuse in between. No trades etc. PayPal as friends or add 4% or bank transfer please. Postage is included in any final sale. Cheers, Lee Edith Brown - You did it.mp3 Edith Brown - You think love is something to play with.mp3

Watch this space for some very juicy rarities over the next week or so, one by one just to keep it interesting, some set sale maybe a couple for offers….. Sound file on request No lengthy holds, just timely purchases please PM and questions or to reserve Buster & Eddie – Can’t be still – Class 1518 WLP M- £750 In December 2013 John Manship's auction notes remarked that way back in 1974, apart from 2 or 3 demos, it was widely thought this 45 never reached commercial issue, that was until Messer's Raistrick and Fenn turned up a 100-count box at the ALCO pressing plant. Those 100 pink label issues were primed ready to go but clearly never left the plant gate. Issues are hard enough, residing in begrudging collector’s boxes, reaching market only on blue moons, the Demos REMAIN infinitely rarer, whilst mint minus copies orbit behind Halleys Comet! This thumping dancer bounces straight into life with deep horns and frenetic girly backing, pierced abruptly by the punchy vocals of Buster (Tommy) and Eddie Williams, this is head nodding finger snapping toe tapping catchiness epitomized. PayPal as friends or add 4% or bank transfer please. Postage: £8.50 - Special Delivery Overseas on Request Cheers, Lee

Nice selection of cheaper end tunes, NO duffers here. As ever, sound files available on request. PM to ask any questions or reserve. Marvin Smith – Love ain’t nothin’ but pain – Brunswick 55314 M- £20 (Stunning dancer) Jackie Wilson – The who who song – Brunswick 55354 M- Xol £20 (The dogs b*******) Manhattans – Love is breakin’ out – Carnival 542 Ex £10 (Classy group dancer, easily missed in the Carnival catalogue) John Roberts – To be my girl – Duke 429 M- £35 (Catchy horns on intro paves the way for a very cultured vocal with superb male backing, superb Texan dancer) Wess & Airedales – I’ll never turn my back on you – Durium – 9259 M- £30 (Italian release with company sleeve) Spyders – I can take care of myself – Golden State 2003 M- £20 (Cover of the Gene Chandler track, flip "I don't care") Jackie Taylor – Walkin’ back – Jubilee 5530 WD Ex £35 (Quality beat ballad, still up for 50 and more) Porgy & Monarchs – That’s my girl – Sylves 123 Ex+ £60 (Gorgeous tune, heavenly strings and vocal harmonies provide ample backing to this heart lifting vocal, demo on the way and only reason I’d let this go) PayPal as friends or add 4% please Postage (covers up to £50): £1.30 – 1st Class Regular £2.50 - 1st Class Signed For Overseas on request Cheers, Lee

If you missed Acky’s copy yesterday, here’s a second but still few and far between opportunity to bag this New Orleans trophy label dancer. Thoughtful lyrics superbly delivered in a laid back even melancholy style, with sublime horn, guitar and drum bursts filling the breaks. Guitar Ray - You're gonna wreck my life - Shagg 711 Ex+ £750 SOLD Most I've seen are used, this plays through beautifully, with hint of static on the tail off, likely easily cleaned, and a fraction of label wear at the centre. This was my keep copy finally leaving home. As ever, sound file available on request. PayPal as friends or add 4% please Postage: £7.50 - Special Delivery, full insurance Overseas on request but seems to be about £10.00 tracked and signed PM to ask any questions or reserve. Cheers, Lee

No Cowboys here only a stack of Magnificent Sevens! All in great shape, come and get em’ As ever, sound files available on request. PM to ask any questions or reserve. Impressions – You ought to be in heaven – ABC 10964 WD M- £50 (Just the most infectious tune, phenomenal sax break, my favourite from them along with “You’ve been cheatin”, sold both in demo format for £75 each, well over 5 years ago, and the demos aren’t getting any easier) Little Carl Carlton – Competition ain’t nothin’ – Back Beat 588 M- £30 SOLD (Fantastic oldie, name on label, innocuous to look at) Marvin Smith – Love ain’t nothin’ but pain – Brunswick 55314 M- £25 now 20 (Stunning dancer, lives in the shadow of his other outing’s, but worth a punt) Ruby Winters – Just like a Yo-Yo – Diamond 255 M- £25 now 20 (I remember listening to this on a Charly tape way back, brilliant then but it sounds so much better today, top notch) Four Tops – I can’t help myself – Motown 1076 WD M- £25 now 20 (One of many signature tunes, single sided demo) Bobby Fuller Four – The Magic touch – Mustang 3018 M- £35 now 30 (Same as Melba Moore, cool version) Marvelettes – Danger heartbreak dead ahead – Tamla 54120 WD M- £30 now 25 (One of their numerous hits, superb and on a twin globe demo, X on off white label, vinyl spot on, “Cheating ways” on flip) Spinners – Sundown – VIP 25050 M- £15 dh SOLD (Not sure who was the lead in 68, but he sure sounds similar to “what more can a boy ask for” and “sweet thing”, pure class headline act written all over them. Feel good Motown dancer) PayPal as friends or add 4% please Postage (covers up to £50): £1.30 – 1st Class Regular £2.50 - 1st Class Signed For Overseas on request Cheers, Lee

A quintet of pure gems, a stunning set of bobby dazzlers ready for new homes. As ever, sound files available on request, PM to ask any questions or reserve. Demures - Raining teardrops – Brunswick 55284 Ex+ £800 HOLD (Across all labels this is one of the hardest black stockers to find. If am not mistaken this is a one-off girl group soul outing enriched by the unmistakable spine tingling vocal and it's heavenly backing. Light wear on label, a couple of light ticks on intro) Venturas – Heart of love – Green Light 832 Ex £700 SOLD (Finger snapping horn laden intro, rich lead vocals coupled with sublime harmonies, this guy’s got more in the locker. Outstanding Chicago dancer on a very hard to find 45 that’s remained rare. Visually shows minimal ring wear, a very small light scuff and minor sleeve lines hence the conservative Ex grading, DNAP, plays beautifully at M-) Lonnie Russ – Say girl – Kerwood 711 WD M £1250 HOLD (I haven’t seen one for sale in 4-5 years, maybe longer, but then I don’t visit many record bars! Released in 65 this fabulous archetypical LA dancer, with its feel good yet urgent vocal and subtle sax break strikes me as a rarity that hasn’t quite shown up enough to raise its profile and value to the level of other oldies caught up in the current fervour of pre-Brexit spending! I cannot for the life of me find a reason to grade this anything less than mint - absolutely top-class condition) Brenda Jones – Big mistake – Mercury 73482 M- £750 SOLD (Superb slab of femme crossover that glides along on outstanding lyrics. made harder to find due to the equally collectable funk flip "super stroke”. Awesome, in-demand dance floor filler and dog rare on a red stock label. I’ve seen lesser condition demos going for 700, a relative giveaway based on ratio of demos to stock) Garland Green – Ain’t that good enough – Revue 11030 M- £175 SOLD (Last, but not least this supremely crafted slab of soul, gilded by Garland’s raspy vocal, is yet another compelling outing for this soul giant. Drill hole, otherwise stunning copy) PayPal as friends or add 4% please Postage: £7.50 – Special Delivery under £500 £8.50 - Special Delivery over £500 Overseas on Request Cheers, Lee

From Dave's Facebook post,