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Another great batch of Northern 45's for Sale. Near offers on the prices listed below considered. PM or e-mail benray@sky.com Jospehine Taylor - Ain't gonna cry no more - Mar-v-lus 6016 M- £45 temp1 15.mp3 2.68MB Jimmy Burns - I tried - Minit 32085 Dj M- £90 temp0 34.mp3 3.08MB Fantastic Puzzles - Come back - New Moon 8501 Wdj M- £90 temp0 30.mp3 3.21MB Dynamics - I need your love - RCA 9084 Wdj M- £175 temp1 21.mp3 Sequins - He's a flirt / That boy - Renfro 113 M- £575 (Stamped original) temp1 10.mp3 2.62MB temp1 9.mp3 Maurice Williams - Nobody knows - Scpeter 12113 M- £35 temp1 25.mp3 2.45MB Sonny Herman - What about me - Utopia 601 Ex SOLD David & Ruben - (I love her so much) it hurts me - Warner Seven 7316 Wdj M- SOLD temp1 11.mp3 UK Postage: £1.20 for 1st Class £2.50 for 1st class recorded (insured £46) £5.90 for special delivery (full insurance) Add 25p each additional 45 Overseas postage on request. 45's sent on receipt of payment, always well wrapped and labeled. Cash, cheque, bank transfers and paypal (GIFT IT PLEASE) accepted. Thanks for looking, Lee

Another great batch of Northern 45's for Sale. There are 2 up for Offers, happy to consider reasonable offers by Friday 20 April at 2100. Happy to take questions or post scans and audio if they are not included in the post. PM or e-mail benray@sky.com Robert John - Can't stop loving you - Columbia 44697 Wdj M- £30 Arnold Albury & the Casuals - My baby don't understand - Dade 2029 Ex dh £50 (Sticker mark on label) temp1.mp3 Bobby Jones - Talkin' bout Jones's - Expo 101 M- £20 Flame & the Lovelights - The way I want our love - Jaber 7113 M- £45 (Jackie Beavers on lead, great thumping Northern) temp0 36.mp3 Johnny Mack - I want to live every day of our life - JMA 0001 Ex Offers (Miami obscurity, not listed so not sure what to price it at, offers please) temp1 29.mp3 Little Carl Carlton - Don't you need a boy like me - Lando 3046 M- £25 Jospehine Taylor - Ain't gonna cry no more - Mar-v-lus 6016 M- £50 temp1 15.mp3 Jimmy Burns - I tried - Minit 32085 Dj M- £100 temp0 34.mp3 Fantastic Puzzles - Come back - New Moon 8501 Wdj M- £100 temp0 30.mp3 Dynamics - I need your love - RCA 9084 Wdj M- £180 Insights - (you're just a) someday girl - RCA 9555 M- £35 (Nice stock copy) Sequins - He's a flirt / That boy - Renfro 113 M- £600 (So rare, 2 household favourites, mint minus original) temp1 10.mp3 Joint Effort - Coming home to you baby - Ruby-Doo 15 M- £30 Maurice Williams - Nobody knows - Scpeter 12113 M- £40 temp1 25.mp3 Lovables - You can't dress up a broken heart - Toot 600 M- £30 Sonny Herman - What about me - Utopia 601 Ex Offers (West coast rarity, labels are the wrong way around, vocal on instrumental label side!) temp0 31.mp3 David & Ruben - (I love her so much) it hurts me - Warner Seven 7316 Wdj M- £200 UK Postage: £1.20 for 1st Class £2.50 for 1st class recorded (insured £46) £5.90 for special delivery (full insurance) Add 25p each additional 45 Overseas postage on request. 45's sent on receipt of payment, always well wrapped and labeled. Cash, cheque, bank transfers and paypal (GIFT IT PLEASE) accepted. Thanks for looking, Lee

Andy, no idea whether its been played or if its a current spin anywhere. Seems to be an obscure track. I had someone ask for me for a copy a few weeks ago based on an old sales list from the time I had those 2! I am sure I have only seen 1 or possibly 2 on sale here since then. Not listed on either Manship's or Brown's sites, which tells us something about its scarcity. Regards, Lee

Andy I had 2 m- copies in quick succession a few years back, but I'd been looking for several years, sold them both very fast at £150, not often seen for sale and on enough wants lists to suggest demand will outstrip supply and thats when the price goes up. Lee

Hi Dave, couldn't remember who the other buyer was, but Bob has picked up many 45's from me over the years, so its highly likely. Trying to work out why I didn't keep one!!! Regards, Lee

I've had 2 m- copies in the last 10 years, I'm positive I sold the first to Paul Sadot, fairly cheaply in comparison to todays value. Not common at all, a theme with the best tunes! Lee

No wonder the posties card said too large for the letterbox! Collected this monster mailer this morning, completely dwarfs the 45 it carried. One of many less than inventive ways by which US sellers have shipped me 45's recently, I suppose this one was guaranteed to be safe and sound given the 14 crumpled newspapers padding it out, whereas the 2 pieces of chip board covered in bubble wrap that arrived the week before left me with a sense of dread for the wellbing of that treasured vinyl, thank C****T for that paper sleeve.

Another great batch of Northern 45's for Sale. Label scans can be supplied on request. PM or e-mail benray@sky.com Jackie Wilson - Who who song - Brunswick 55354 M- £10 (Faultless artist) Robert John - Can't stop loving you - Columbia 44697 Wdj M- £35 Jerry Williams - Shipwrecked - Cotillion 44022 Wdj Ex £15 (Under the radar crossover winner) Blenders - Your love has got me down - Mar-v-lus 6010 Dh Ex OFFERS (Mr Manship says 750, Tim Brown 800, I'm open minded so happy to take offers until about 9pm on Thu 8th) Miss Madeline - Lonely girl - Mar-v-lus 6019 Ex £20 (Such an infectious voice, great flip "Behave yourself") Knight Brothers - Ghetto Joe - Mercury 72829 M- £25 HOLD Four Tops - Something about you - Motown 1084 Wdj Vg++ £15 (Harder demo, grubby but bearable label) Entertainers - Po boy - Ovide 238 M- £10 Oscar Weathers - Just to prove I love you - Top & Bottom 402 Ex+ £35 Anthony & Imperials - Its not the same - Veep 1248 Ex £65 (Unbelievably popular, minor ring wear on label) Ballads - I can't see your love - Vee-Jay 714 M- £50 (Classic Northern, black issue label) UK Postage: £1.20 for 1st Class £2.50 for 1st class recorded (insured £46) £5.90 for special delivery (full insurance) Add 25p each additional 45 Overseas postage on request. 45's sent on receipt of payment, always well wrapped and labeled. Cash, cheque, bank transfers and paypal (GIFT IT PLEASE) accepted. Thanks for looking, Lee

Another great batch of Northern 45's for Sale. Label scans can be supplied on request. PM or e-mail benray@sky.com Promises - This love is real - BRC 109 Wdj M- £25 Artistics - I'll always love you - Brunswick 55326 M- dh £20 Radiants - Whole lot of woman - Chess 1939 m- dh £15 (Classic male group Northern) Chandlers - Your love makes me lonely - Col Soul 1152 Ex HOLD (Super clean labels on this all time favourite) Danelle Darris - Don't love me and leave me - Commerce 5020 Ex £50 Arnold Albury & Casuals - My baby don't understand - Dade 2029 Ex dh £60 (Crossover that's getting attention. Sticker residue and slight wear on label) Bobby Bland - Getting used to the blues - Duke 421 Dj M- £20 (Rarer demo) Bobby Garrett - I can't get away - Mirwood 5508 M- HOLD (Plum label) Mary Love - Move a little closer - Modern 1020 M- £20 (Brilliant dancer) Cookie Jackson - You're good girls gonna go bad - Okeh Wdj M- HOLD (Outrageously good femme R&B Northern belter) Admirations - Don't leave me - One-derful 4851 £15 Whispers - Needle in a haystack - Soul Clock 1004 M- £12 Clarence Murray - Don't talk like that - SSS International 756 Wdj Ex HOLD (Stonking Northern, hard demo) George Freeman - Why are you doing this to me - Shout 201 Ex £30 (Scuff on vinyl, dnap, what a tune) Prophets - My kind of girl - Stephayne 335 M- £22 Johnny Taylor - Changes - Stax 186 Ex £10 Vontastics - Never let our love grow cold - St. Lawrence 1023 Ex HOLD Arcades - Theres got to be a loser - Triad 501 M- £320 George Jackson - I found what I wanted - Verve 10658 Dj M- £85 (Fantastic mid-tempo crossover) UK Postage: £1.20 for 1st Class £2.50 for 1st class recorded (insured £46) £5.90 for special delivery (full insurance) Add 25p each additional 45 Overseas postage on request. 45's sent on receipt of payment, always well wrapped and labeled. Cash, cheque, bank transfers and paypal (GIFT IT PLEASE) accepted. Thanks for looking, Lee

A few more nice northern 45's for Sale, 1 relisted and reduced, all with sound files. PM or e-mail benray@sky.com Prophets - My kind of girl - Stephayne 335 M- £25 temp1 2.mp3 Vontastics - Never let our love grow cold - St. Lawrence 1023 Ex £35 temp0 21.mp3 125th Candy Street Store - If you wanna dream - Uptite 0025 M- £15 temp0 14.mp3 Finnegan's Wake - You blew it - Val 1015 M- £15 temp1 3.mp3 Chandlers - Your love makes me lonely - Col Soul 1152 Ex £400 now £350 temp0.mp3 2.75MB 11 downloads UK Postage: £1.20 for 1st Class £2.50 for 1st class recorded (insured £46) £5.90 for special delivery (full insurance) Add 25p each additional 45 Overseas postage on request. 45's sent on receipt of payment, always well wrapped and labeled. Cash, cheque, bank transfers and paypal (GIFT IT PLEASE) accepted. Thanks for looking, Lee

Found this copy of the Destinations - Ando on the bay. Can't see anything that would link the 2 45's, logo, label design, writer, producer, numbering system....all different!

Steve, thanks, thought it may have been more toward Texas, New Mexico, but purely based on label design!

3 more great Northern 45's for Sale with sound files. PM or e-mail benray@sky.com Marlboro's - (My love was a) sunny day - Ando 01 Dj Ex+ HOLD (Not a very common 45 at all, no idea of its origins (anyone?), male group obscurity, take a listen) temp0 25.mp3 Promises - This love is real - BRC 109 Wdj M- £40 (Superb take of the Jackie Wilson classic) temp0 19.mp3 Broadways - You just don't know - MGM 13592 Ex dh HOLD (Excellent male group midtempo, nice on stock) temp0 23.mp3 UK Postage: £1.20 for 1st Class £2.50 for 1st class recorded (insured £46) £5.90 for special delivery (full insurance) Add 25p each additional 45 Overseas postage on request. 45's sent on receipt of payment, always well wrapped and labeled. Cash, cheque, bank transfers and paypal (GIFT IT PLEASE) accepted. Thanks for looking, Lee

2 more sought after 45's for Sale with sound files. PM or e-mail benray@sky.com Chandlers - Your love makes me lonely - Col Soul 1152 Ex £400 (Needs no introduction, ever popular) temp0.mp3 Darrell Banks - I'm the one who loves you - Volt 4014 Ex HOLD (Welcome to dreamsville crossover, title appears to have been stamped twice on the label) temp0 13.mp3 UK Postage: £1.20 for 1st Class £2.50 for 1st class recorded (insured £46) £5.90 for special delivery (full insurance) Add 25p each additional 45 Overseas postage on request. 45's sent on receipt of payment, always well wrapped and labeled. Cash, cheque, bank transfers and paypal (GIFT IT PLEASE) accepted. Thanks for looking, Lee

2 sought after 45's for Sale with sound files. PM or e-mail benray@sky.com M.B.'s - Another day - B-Jet 5822 M- HOLD (Male group winner form Independence, Missouri. Seen around between 350 and 450, here's your opportunity for a near mint copy for much less) temp1 1.mp3 Ralph Graham - She just sits there / You had to hurt someone - Up Front 021 Ex+ HOLD (Only appeared for sale on SS a handful of times over the years, no need to big the top side up, but for those of you who don't know the flip, click on the sound file, sit back and revel in the quality) temp0 10.mp3 temp0 11.mp3 UK Postage: £1.20 for 1st Class £2.50 for 1st class recorded (insured £46) £5.90 for special delivery (full insurance) Add 25p each additional 45 Overseas postage on request. 45's sent on receipt of payment, always well wrapped and labeled. Cash, cheque, bank transfers and paypal (GIFT IT PLEASE) accepted. Thanks for looking, Lee

I have a tape that the late and missed Alan Pollard sent me some years back. I am 100% certain he'd told me he had just cracked a deal for a whole stack of Jobete 10" acetates, most of which he commited to the tape, some great tracks, particularly "Lonely lover" and I only mentioned it today to someone else that there was also a copy of "Abraham, Martin and John". I do remember at the time a lot of these Jobete acetates up for auction, cited as one-offs, maybe John Manship, but I'm not that clear on that bit, but most fetched £100 and more. I will have to dig the tape out to list the other tracks, which if they are all unissued or alternate takes may confirm that what I have on tape is an acetate recording of "Lonely lover". Lee

This iconic Washington DC double sider produced by Eddie Singleton has maintained its elite cult status amongst Northern fans for over 40 years. Generally copies turn up in less than excellent condition and it remains a very elusive 45. This is a first press and like Pete Smith's recent sales copy "Don't let the door hit your back" has some minor distortion in the louder parts of that track. Pete said this can be heard on the Soul City 45, which I have checked and can confirm, so perhaps the Soul City issue was dubbed off the first press. Similarly you can hear the same distortion on the Edgewood acetate via you-tube, so I am assuming after the first run the imperfection was spotted and the first press replaced by a cleaner re-mastered recording. Of course someone more knowledgeable about the history of this release may know better? Both sides are visually vg+, good gloss, with some light marks, mostly not affecting play. "Show Stopper" plays excellent whilst "Don't let the door" plays vg+ with those minor patches of distortion, which when rarity, demand and pure Soul quality are considered can't be a show stopper! Looking back I have traced excellent condition copies selling on Soul Source (Jan 10), Anglo-American (Jun 11) and Pat Brady (Jul 11) for £1000, 1250 min and 2000 respectively, which has guided my valuation of this copy. Set sale £850, paypal fees and special delivery included. Never been a problem for me to help with payments spread over time. Always well packed and labeled with satisfaction guaranteed. PM or e-mail benray@sky.com Thanks for looking, Lee temp1 33.mp3 temp1 32.mp3

Some lable scans, Lee

I sold a copy for £670 in November. in addition to the buyer who was delightd with his near mint demo copy, I had 6 other callers, 2 of which enquired with me to sell it to them at higher than my asking price. These 6 are well known serious Dj's and collectors who were genuinely gutted to have missed out on an elusive 45 for them. It may well come up for sale with the major dealers a few times a year, but you'd expect that as their own stock or an auction item for a private seller, but generelly it's not common at all so you have to get first dibs on it when it does turn up. Regards, Lee

Dave, many thanks, Lee

Can anyone shed some light on a current value for the La Niers / Angels - More than ever now - River City. TVM, Lee

45's for Sale. Happy to provide scans or sound files that aren't included. Always prepared to arrange easy payment on bigger items. PM me or e-mail benray@sky.com Conservative grading. UK Postage: £1.20 for 1st Class £2.50 for 1st class recorded (insured £46) £5.90 for special delivery (full insurance) Add 25p each additional 45 Overseas postage on request 45's sent on receipt of payment, always well wrapped and labeled. Cash, cheque, bank transfers and paypal (GIFT IT PLEASE) accepted. Thanks for looking, Lee ***************************************************************************** McKinley Mitchell - You know I've tried - Chimneyville 10219 dh M- £20 £15 Hayes Cotton - Love plays funny games / I'll be waiting - Claire 700 NM £450 HOLD (2 absolutely fabulous sides that I can't split apart, near mint copy) temp1 12.mp3 2.08MB 26 downloads temp1 13.mp3 2.8MB 16 downloads Fuller Brothers - Moanin', groanin' and cryin' - Keymen 110 Wdj Ex £25 £20 Bobby Garrett - I can't get away - Mirwood 5508 M- £75 £65 (Beautiful plum colour label copy of this all time classic, has that manufactured dusty look and feel) Al Kent - The way you've been acting lately - Ric-Tic 123 M- £20 (Someone paid £25 for a copy on here the other day, pays to look around) Syl Johnson - Do you know what love is - Special Agent 200 Ex dh £300 HOLD Virgil Henry - You ain't saying nothing new - Tamla 54121 M- £100 HOLD (May not be hard to find but I never see them better than vg+) Johnny Noble - You're so smooth - Veep 1249 Wdj NM £20 HOLD (Hold on to your hats, R&B for the motorway fast lane!!!) George Jackson - I found what I wanted - Verve 10658 Dj M- £100 £85 (Sublime crossover dancer)

45's for Sale. Happy to provide scans or sound files that aren't included. Always prepared to arrange easy payment on bigger items. PM me or e-mail benray@sky.com Conservative grading. UK Postage: £1.20 for 1st Class £2.50 for 1st class recorded (insured £46) £5.90 for special delivery (full insurance) Add 25p each additional 45 Overseas postage on request 45's sent on receipt of payment, always well wrapped and labeled. Cash, cheque, bank transfers and paypal (GIFT IT PLEASE) accepted. Thanks for looking, Lee ***************************************************************************** McKinley Mitchell - You know I've tried - Chimneyville 10219 dh M- £20 Hayes Cotton - Love plays funny games / I'll be waiting - Claire 700 NM £450 (2 absolutely fabulous sides that I can't split apart, near mint copy) temp1 12.mp3 temp1 13.mp3 Fuller Brothers - Moanin', groanin' and cryin' - Keymen 110 Wdj Ex £25 Gladys Knight & the Pips - Stop and get a hold of yourself - Maxx 334 Ex £45 Bobby Garrett - I can't get away - Mirwood 5508 M- £75 (Beautiful plum colour label copy of this all time classic, has that manufactured dusty look and feel) Mary Love - Let me know - Modern 1020 M- £25 (Great artist and in my reckoning this track is on a par with "lay this burden down") temp1 19.mp3 Al Kent - The way you've been acting lately - Ric-Tic 123 M- £20 Syl Johnson - Do you know what love is - Special Agent 200 Ex dh £300 Johnny Taylor - Changes - Stax 186 Ex ON HOLD, Thanks (Just what the doctor ordered, real soul dancer at the right price) 07 Track 07.mp3 Virgil Henry - You ain't saying nothing new - Tamla 54121 M- £100 (May not be hard to find but I never see them better than vg+) Johnny Noble - You're so smooth - Veep 1249 Wdj NM £20 (Hold on to your hats, R&B for the motorway fast lane!!!) temp1 28.mp3 George Jackson - I found what I wanted - Verve 10658 Dj M- £100 (Sublime crossover dancer)

Actually listed it at 30 quid, the phone's been hotter than fire since then but sadly I can't keep abreast of every up and down value on the scene so out it goes tomorrow to the very first caller, when all's said and done I had to stick by my original listing price even if a ton sounds more attractive!!! Could have sold 5 copies of the Little Joe Roman I had as well, no one quibbling with the 700 on that, no economic gloom when vinyl is involved, Regards, Lee

45's for Sale. Happy to provide scans or sound files that aren't included. Always prepared to arrange easy payment on bigger items. PM me or e-mail benray@sky.com Cheers, Lee Conservative grading. UK Postage: £1.20 for 1st Class £2.50 for 1st class recorded (insured £46) £5.90 for special delivery (full insurance) Add 25p each additional 45 Overseas postage on request 45's sent on receipt of payment, always well wrapped and labeled. Cash, cheque, bank transfers and paypal (GIFT IT PLEASE) accepted. ***************************************************************************** Danny Woods - You had me fooled – Correc-Tone 5052 M- £600 SOLD (Recent auctions by Manship and Brown have seen this 45 go for £715 & £650 respectively. The vast majority of copies turn up in VG or less, getting harder to find in this shape by the day) temp1 9.mp3 Sam & Bill - I’ll try - Decca 32143 Dj M- xol flip £30 SOLD (Fantastic male duo the source of much interest in recent years, get it before it dries up) Elsie Dickson - I’m a big girl now - Domino 200 Ex £100 (As was pointed out on a previous post, this is a potential biggie with all the ingredients. Very obscure, female vocals that I would liken to Big Maybelle, superb backing with breaks on a small, possibly one off label, some minor writing hard to detect on blue label) temp1 7.mp3 Volumes - That same old feeling / The trouble I’ve seen - Impact 1017 Wdj M- £200 SOLD (Awesome Detroit double sider, no box should be without one, name on flip label, hardly noticeable) Skyliners - Everything is fine - Jubilee 5506 M- £20 ON HOLD (Laid back male group soul, what a classy tune and for this price you can’t go wrong) Cookie Jackson - You’re good girls gonna go bad - Okeh 7279 Wdj M- £30 (Classy R&B tinged belter, superb voice and lyrics on a backing track that simply bounds along) Garland Green - Ain’t that good enough - Revue 11030 Dj M- £100 (Sheer genius, mouthwatering ball room soul) George Jackson - I found what I wanted - Verve 10658 Dj M- £100 (Sumptuous Northern gem that’s perhaps not as well known as you would think. Plenty of promise for tunes like this) temp1 8.mp3