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The Sisters 3 45 on side 1. I missed the 45 with photo in auction, ended up with the disc only! Would have loved that photo in my album, but timings everything..... Normal speed Slowed down Heres the flip with soundfile, both covers of Marvelettes tracks, probably stands to reason it was never gonna sell big and turn up in numbers

Happy to send additional images or sound files where needed. PM any questions or to reserve. Inverts – Time will change – Broadway 404 WD Ex £750 Fabulous NY dancer, superb lead vocals from Sherry (Geraldine Toomer) backed by sumptuous punctuating male backing. Vinyl and labels in great shape. PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £8.95 – Special Delivery <500g (Fully insured up to £750) Overseas on request Cheers, Lee

Tasty selection of soulful gems, some under the radar, all in great condition and up for grabs ……. Happy to send additional images or sound files where needed. PM any questions or to reserve. Evie Sands – Picture me gone – Cameo 413 M- £60 (Quintessential femme northern dancer, such an uplifting track. On that beautifully designed red and black label with brooch. Drill hole) Rufus Lumley – I’m standing – Holton 5001 M- £300 (Thumping dancer on the machine stamped original) Otis Brown – Find somebody new – Lujuna 10655 Ex £100 (The writer’s own version, same as the Soulettes on Dud Sound, light pink label issue) Spyder Turner – I can’t make it anymore / Don’t hold back – MGM 13692 M- £85 (Double sider of epic proportions, harder demo) Brenda & Boys – I’m on the right track – Motor 765 M- £125 (2 Motown style dancers, with Brenda Holloway on vocals and production by Frank Wilson. Unofficial west coast release of only 50 copies from around 1995) Ronnie Rae and the Dynamics – Funky shuffle – R.J.R 702 M- £100 (Ignore the title, it’s got a funky edge but it ain’t “Agadoo”. Tidy little dancer) Naomi Wilson – Gotta find a way – Swan 4227 WD M- £100 (Hard number to pick up on the label, forceful femme dancer) Soundbreakers – Trying to get back to you – Symbol 220 WD M- £125 (Group soul, 2xol) Dontells – Nothing but nothing / In your heart – Vee-Jay 666 WD M- £40 (Superb double sider, feintest ring wear on labels) PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £4.60 – 1st Class Signed for <250g (Insured to £20 only, buyer’s choice) £8.95 – Special Delivery <500g (Fully insured up to £750) £11.95 – Special Delivery <500g (Fully insured up to £1000) Or this, which I have only just been introduced to! £5.20 – UK Tracked and Signed 24 Hour <750g (Insured to £150) £6.20 – UK Tracked and Signed 24 Hour <2kg (Insured to £150) Overseas on request Cheers, Lee

Just the one beauty for today, which for obvious reasons considered putting up for offers but opted for set sale……. Always happy to send additional images and sound files. Saints – I’ll let you slide / Love can be – Wigwam 3907 M- £3000 Fantastic double sider out of Greensboro(?), North Carolina and appears to be only one of 2 releases on the tiny Wigwam label, and still not clear with catalogue numbers wildly different. The label credits offer very little insight into those who had a hand in it, so much so, I originally mistook ‘Jimmy Barnes’ on the Sue label with the writer ‘Jimmy Branch’ but ‘Branch’ is unreported anywhere I can find, as is one producer ‘Syd Vann’, the other though, ‘Charles O. Johnson’ is much more visible as the owner of the Goldleaf label, out of Rocky Mount, NC, made familiar to Northern fans by the ‘Chuck Wells – Love knot’ release, so with this in mind perhaps Wigwam is a subsidiary of Goldleaf? I am sure as my notes always do we’ll tease out more knowledge from the well-informed. ‘Slide’ of course is the sought after and played side, a classy mid-tempo crossover group dancer. The flip ‘Love can be’ though, does it for me, a superb slightly offbeat not quite sweet, not quite lowrider, but tantalisingly good mid-tempo groover that needs more air time please! Original of course, and graded mint minus with just the lightest storage / sleeve lines visible under strong light, but looks fabulous to me, plays superb, labels immaculate. No trades, sorry. PayPal friends or add 4% please, alternatively bank transfer. UK fully insured shipping included. Overseas please ask for postage rate. Cheers, Lee

Another sweet selection of soulful gems, some under the radar, all in great condition and up for grabs ……. Happy to send additional images or sound files where needed. PM any questions or to reserve. Spellbinders – Help me – Columbia 43830 WD Ex+ £75 (Classic in tip top condition) Eric Lomax – Seven the loser – Columbia 44918 WD Ex+ £175 (Another great major label dancer, date on label) Soulettes – Find somebody new – Dud Sound 4719 M- £400 (Stunning Chicago masterclass, mid-tempo dancer, and IMO in the same league as the Seashells – Quiet home) Otis Brown – Find somebody new – Lujuna 10655 Ex £125 (The writers version of the Soulettes above, light pink label issue) Brenda & Boys – I’m on the right track – Motor 765 M- £125 (2 Motown style dancers, with Brenda Holloway on vocals and production by Frank Wilson. Unofficial west coast release of only 50 copies from around 1995) Fantastic Four – Can’t stop looking for my baby – Ric-Tic 121 M- £150 (All time classic, in great shape for a Detroit record that’s nearly always beaten up) Showmen – In paradise / Take it baby – Swan 4213 WD M- £30 (Their cheaper but superb double sider) Naomi Wilson – Gotta find a way – Swan 4227 WD M- £100 (Hard number to pick up on the label, forceful femme dancer) Soundbreakers – Trying to get back to you – Symbol 220 WD M- £125 (Group soul, 2xol) Dontells – Nothing but nothing / In your heart – Vee-Jay 666 WD M- £40 (Superb double sider, feintest ring wear on labels) PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £4.60 – 1st Class Signed for <250g (Insured to £20 only, buyer’s choice) £8.95 – Special Delivery <500g (Fully insured up to £750) £11.95 – Special Delivery <500g (Fully insured up to £1000) Or this, which I have only just been introduced to! £5.20 – UK Tracked and Signed 24 Hour <750g (Insured to £150) £6.20 – UK Tracked and Signed 24 Hour <2kg (Insured to £150) Overseas on request . Cheers, Lee Fisher

A brilliant selection of household tracks, some would say anthems, all in great condition and up for grabs ……. Apologies for not presenting the images in my normal way with vinyl on show, but happy to send additional images or sound files where needed later today, that’s said ALL are in quoted conditions or better. PM any questions or to reserve. Jackie Lee – Darkest days – ABC 11146 WD M- £250 (What more can you ask for, Northern to a tee) Jackie Wilson – Because of you – Brunswick 55495 WD Ex £175 (One of the best voices around, cracking late in his career crossover) Rufus Lumley – I’m standing – Holton 5001 M- £300 (Thumping dancer on the machine stamped original) Spyder Turner – I can’t make it anymore / Don’t hold back – MGM 13692 M- £100 (Double sider of epic proportions, harder demo) Hal Frazier – After closing time – Reprise 0570 Ex+ dh £175 (Powerhouse dancer, much rarer stock copy, where you gonna find another? Drill hole) Chuck Wood – Seven days is too long – Roulette 4754 Ex+ £150 (Out and out dancer, slight wave on edge DNAP) Ray Pollard – It’s a sad thing – UA 50012 Ex+ £150 (One of the best beat ballads, on gorgeous stock copy) Apollas – Mr Creator – WB 5893 M- WD £150 (Girl group excellence on a gorgeous demo) PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer Postage: £4.60 – 1st Class Signed for <250g (Insured to £20 only, buyer’s choice) £8.95 – Special Delivery <500g (Fully insured up to £750) £11.95 – Special Delivery <500g (Fully insured up to £1000) Or this, which I have only just been introduced to! £5.20 – UK Tracked and Signed 24 Hour <750g (Insured to £150) £6.20 – UK Tracked and Signed 24 Hour <2kg (Insured to £150) Overseas on request Cheers, Lee

Reduced to sell….. Bobby Paris – I walked away – Capitol 5929 Promo M- £475 now £425 (Supercharged oldie that makes the hairs stand up on the back of your neck) Skip Jackson & Shantons – I'm on to you girl – Dot-Mar 224 M- £375 now £325 (Lush northern dancer that’s built credibility, but PLEASE spare some time for the equally superb crossover flip “Promise you will wait”, penned by Skip. You can’t beat 2 for the price of one. 45s in lovely shape) PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. £8.95 – Special Delivery <500g (Fully insured up to £750) Overseas on request Cheers, Lee

Here’s my early June offerings, don’t sleep, there’s some stunning things here……. Happy to send additional images or sound files, PM any questions or to reserve. Bobby Paris – I walked away – Capitol 5929 Promo M- £475 (Supercharged oldie that makes the hairs stand up on the back of your neck. Fabulous copy) Skip Jackson & Shantons – I'm on to you girl – Dot-Mar 224 M- £375 (Lush northern dancer that’s built credibility, but PLEASE spare some time for the equally superb crossover flip “Promise you will wait”, penned by Skip. You can’t beat 2 for the price of one. 45s in lovely shape) Venturas – Heart of love – Green Light 832 Ex+ £875 (Outstanding Chicago dancer on a 45 that’s remained hard to find. Finger popping drum and horn laden intro, rich lead vocals coupled with sublime male group harmonies, this guy’s got more in the locker. Detroit and Chicago 45s of distinction are often beaten up, this one however is a hairs breadth away from overall mint minus, but the Lowrider flip “Calling you baby” shows a couple of handling marks) Exits – Another sundown in Watts – Kapp 2028 WD Ex+ £1000 (You can understand why this outstanding double sider is so good, don’t with a who’s who of Soul royalty on board, Jimmy Conwell, Sir (Hank) Graham, Godoy Colbert, Gene Page and Arthur Wright all over the credits) Gambrell’s – Jive talk – Pioneer 2109 WD M- £450 (Renowned Detroit girl group of Pat Hunt, and sisters Sharon and Sandra Gambrell, famous for “You better move” on Carla Records, are at their catchy, vibrant, glorious best with “Jive Talk”, serving up an exceptional dancer on Gary Rubins Pioneer label. Presented on what must be a pretty rare white DJ copy) Billy Miranda – You could’ve had a good thing going – Queens 721 M- £1250 (So desirable, but so elusive, yet totally brilliant oldie, the top side and absolute classic, and yet another that sports a fantastic flip side “Count the tear drops” a big-voiced beat ballad likened to the style of Roy Hamilton. Vinyl looks great, the labels have the feintest wear, which I find typically visual with gold labels) Ronnie Rae and the Dynamics – Funky shuffle – R.J.R 702 M- £125 (Ignore the title, it’s got a funky edge but it ain’t “Agadoo”. Tidy little dancer) Jim & Lee- Let go, baby – Smash 2112 M- £225 (I’ve read this may have been an old Stafford cover up, and one of the hardest Northern 45s to turn up on the Smash label. Catchy up-tempo dancer on the rich red stock label. The song writer George Davis has form, having given us “The boy from New York city”. 45s in top condition apart from a couple of lines on the flip, but TBH to my ears you won’t be going there!) Roy Handy – Baby that's a groove – Stephanye 334 WD M- £100 (Popular Detroit dancer, nice in demo format) Fabulous Nu-Tones – Our love was destined to be – White House 5002 M- £500 (Re-released on the Swing City label for William “Smoke” Howard’s appearance at Prestatyn in 2009. The original is very hard to come by that’s for sure, and oddly references William as “Honey Dripper”, so maybe a change in career direction after this 1967 Memphis release. The flip’s slow and not up my street, but the top side, wow, we are entering uncharted territory with this superb under the radar male group dancer out of Memphis, its obscure but so familiar, kicking off with those high piano notes, almost the same lead in as the Fantastic 4’s “Can’t stop looking”, and the remainder is as good as many a male group rarity I’ve heard. Clean vinyl, labels and such a fresh accomplished sound. Gorgeous label logo. No picture sleeve which does exist. Saw that a copy was listed in 2013 for £350 Vg-) . PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: Royal Mail at it again, changed their pricing in April. £4.60 – 1st Class Signed for <250g (Insured to £20 only, buyer’s choice) £8.95 – Special Delivery <500g (Fully insured up to £750) £11.95 – Special Delivery <500g (Fully insured up to £1000) Or this, which I have only just been introduced to! £5.20 – UK Tracked and Signed 24 Hour <750g (Insured to £150) £6.20 – UK Tracked and Signed 24 Hour <2kg (Insured to £150) Overseas on request. Cheers, Lee

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Just the one tonight, and what a beauty too! Happy to send additional images or sound files. PM any questions or to reserve. Fabulous Four – If I knew / Everybody’s got have a heart – Peak 16456 M- £200 Fair to say this is better known on the SAINTMO label, but here we have the local release on Peak, which I am sure many will be unfamiliar with. No idea what the story is, but the SAINTMO label release of this stunning double sider was a step change in the short label catalogue. The previous 3 releases, all attributed to the ‘Sounds Four’ were 201, 202, 203, whereas this was numbered 300, and the group became the ‘Fabulous Four’. The owner of SAINTMO and Peak, was Oscar Washington who operated out of St. Louis, Missouri. He met a tragic end, not the usual shooting we occasionally find with the people who brought Northern to us, but seemingly killed off by his son and buried in his own garden! His son after cashing in cheques against Oscars accounts for whole year was killed in a road accident, under what circumstances I have no idea, and a crime was never pinned. Charles was also owner of the Citations – Keep the faith – Ballad label. Both sides are superb Northern tracks, the flipside ‘If I knew’ a mid-paced dancer hanging off group harmonies. The topside, happens to be a very accomplished slowie, ideal for the growing lowrider set, again backed nicely by the group. The few copies to show up on Peak are, on the whole beaten up and with writing on labels to overwrite the Peak label name with SAINTMO. Not seen a sale for a few years, last on FB in 2021 at £200 with graffiti! This copy though is a bobby dazzler, clean vinyl, plays superb and immaculate unblemished labels, look no further for condition, condition, condition, and there won’t be many that can boast this. PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £4.45 – 1st Class Signed for <500g (Insured to £50 only, buyers choice) £5.20 – UK Tracked and Signed 24 Hour <750g (Insured to £150) £8.15 – Special Delivery <500g (Fully insured up to £750) Overseas on Request ATB, Lee

A beautiful Northern number to compliment a sun kissed day….. Sound file and additional images available if you want. PM and questions or to reserve. Bobby Paris – I walked away – Capitol 5929 Promo M- £550 Paris throws everything into this supercharged all-nighter sound that will no doubt evoke memories for the vast majority of those that populated venues up and down the country over the years. Fabulous copy, demand remains, even this many years after its maiden play. Lovely little piece of history comes with it in the form of a ‘New Single Release Information sheet!’ I’ve seen similar things for other 45s, but not this 45. What a great pairing. PayPal by friends please or add 4% please, or I can send bank details. Postage: £8.95 - Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £750) Overseas on Request Cheers, Lee

A kaleidoscope of colourful soulful goodies up for grabs...... Happy to send additional images or sound files, PM any questions or to reserve. Evie Sands – Picture me gone – Cameo 413 M- £75 (Quintessential femme northern dancer, such an uplifting track. On that beautifully designed red and black label with brooch. Drill hole) Curtis Liggins Indication – What it is – Kaycee-Soul 102 Promo M- £425 (Short lived band and label. Only 2 releases for the Kansas City scene where the Indications were strutting their stuff. Fabulous lead vocals, a presence that grows as the tracks goes on, overlaid on cool group vocals. Beautiful emerald green labels, sweet vinyl, very light edge lift, DNAP) Majestics – (I love ger so much) it hurts me – Linda 121 Promo M- £525 (Outstanding horn laden, Latin tinged, Northern dance floor filler and just about the best label design on the scene. In super condition) Miss Madeline – Behave yourself / Lonely girl – Mar-V-Lus 6019 Ex+ £30 (Superb femme Chicago soul, tasty double sider, take your pick, both sides equally good, win-win) Theola Kilgore – It’s gonna be alright – Mercury 72564 M- £100 (Gerry Goffin and Carole King seal of distinction. Tidy flip as well, on a beautiful red stock copy, with just a drill hole that’s stops me stating its flawless) PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: Royal Mail at it again, changed their pricing in April, only cottoned onto it now! £4.60 – 1st Class Signed for <250g (Insured to £20 only, buyer’s choice) £8.95 – Special Delivery <500g (Fully insured up to £750) Or this, which I have only just been introduced to! £5.20 – UK Tracked and Signed 24 Hour <750g (Insured to £150) £6.20 – UK Tracked and Signed 24 Hour <2kg (Insured to £150) Overseas on request. Cheers, Lee

Nice little bunch for the end of the month, quality tunes one and all. Happy to send additional images or sound files, PM any questions or to reserve Evie Sands – Picture me gone – Cameo 413 M- £75 (Quintessential femme northern dancer, such an uplifting track. On that beautifully designed red and black label with brooch. Drill hole) Sam & Kitty – I’ve got something good – Four Brothers 452 WD Ex+ £475 (1966 dancer that’s filled every floor for years, and causing one of Northerns biggest assumptions for years, the identity of Kitty, filled by Edith Brown but more recent evidence suggests Katherine Stewart aka Miss Kitty Grove pairing up with Leroy Dandridge. Chicago label, but the rare one, a lined demo pressed a Monarch on the west coast, few and far between these and in gorgeous condition, just a couple of light marks, DNAP) Curtis Liggins Indication – What it is – Kaycee-Soul 102 Promo M- £450 (Short lived band and label. Only 2 releases for the Kansas City scene where the Indications were strutting their stuff. Fabulous lead vocals, a presence that grows as the tracks goes on, overlaid on cool group vocals. Beautiful emerald green labels, sweet vinyl, very light wave on edge, DNAP) Theola Kilgore – It’s gonna be alright – Mercury 72564 M- £100 (Gerry Goffin and Carole King seal of distinction. Tidy flip as well, on a beautiful red stock copy, with just a drill hole that’s stops me stating its flawless) Jackie Shane – In my tenement / Comin’ down – Sue 788 Ex £130 (Double sider on this fabulous eye catching ‘Big apple’ label, and 2 excellent examples of Northern with that R&B flavour. Minimal light marks on vinyl both sides, run-in grazes on Tenement plays fine Ex+. Labels, X on Tenement, radio station stamp imprint on Comin’ label. Plays Excellent plus on both sides. Bell Sound stamped) Velvelettes – These things will keep me loving you – Soul 35025 WD Ex £120 (One of the lushest silkiest smoothest of femme dancers to come out of Motown, and on a rarer west coast demo, just one minor scuff that does not affect play) Velvelettes – Lonely, lonely girl am I / I’m the exception to the rule – V.I.P. 25017 WD Ex+ £200 (East coast vinyl demo, thick lined copy) PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: Royal Mail at it again, changed their pricing in April, only cottoned onto it now! £4.60 – 1st Class Signed for <250g (Insured to £20 only, buyer’s choice) £8.95 – Special Delivery <500g (Fully insured up to £750) £11.95 – Special Delivery <500g (Fully insured up to £1000) £18.95 – Special Delivery <500g (Fully insured up to £2500) Or this, which I might need to check in case I have it wrong! £6.20 – UK Tracked and Signed 24 Hour <2kg £5.30 – UK Tracked and Signed 48 Hour <2kg Overseas on request. Cheers, Lee

Lovely little foursome, and I haven’t said that for a while! Happy to send additional images or sound files. PM any questions or to reserve. Dells – Run for cover – Cadet 5551 DJ Ex+ £125 (This group knocked out some top quality soul over many years and this is right up there, floor filler in every respect. 1966 release that sounds every inch crossover. Unusually hard to find DJ copy and in high end condition that I’ve not seen on many sales posts, just minor edge lift that doesn’t affect play) Evie Sands – Picture me gone – Cameo 413 M- £80 (Quintessential femme northern dancer, such an uplifting track. On that beautifully designed red and black label with brooch. Drill hole) Jackie Shane – In my tenement / Comin’ down – Sue 788 Ex £150 (Double sider on this fabulous eye catching ‘Big apple’ label, and 2 excellent examples of Northern with that R&B flavour. Minimal light marks on vinyl both sides, run-in grazes on Tenement plays fine Ex+. Labels, X on Tenement, radio station stamp imprint on Comin’ label. Plays Excellent plus on both sides. Bell Sound stamped format that doesn’t seemed to have sold on DISCOGs) George Freeman – Down and out – Valiant 6039 WD Ex+ £250 (Fabulous big-voiced beat ballad, gotta be right up there in the top 10. Lovely clean demo, just a couple of very light handling / storage lines preventing M-, but it’s a minor visual thing not audio, that’s spot on) PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £4.45 – 1st Class Signed for <500g (Insured to £50 only, buyers choice) £8.15 – Special Delivery <500g (Fully insured up to £750) Overseas on request. ATB, Lee

Had 3 replies offering assistance, really appreciate it guys, Cheers, Lee Can anyone help with some detail from the liner notes of this Outta Sight Soul Essentials CD - "The Northern Soul Of Vee Jay"? If you can please let me know by PM please, Cheers, Lee

Today’s offering is a sought-after, double-sided, crossover 45. Happy to send additional images or sound file. PM any questions or to reserve. Matt Brown – Thank you baby / Sweet thing M- £750 Macon, Georgia release on Hamp Swains fabulous label full of juicy releases. Just two very light visible handling marks on “thank you” surface but neither affect play in any way. It’s that that stops me calling this an immaculate copy, although the 2 tracks of course are soulfully just that. Mint minus vinyl and labels. PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £8.15 – Special Delivery <500g (Fully insured) Overseas on request ATB, Lee

Up for grabs one fantastic and sought after girl group floor filler. Happy to send additional images or sound file. PM any questions or to reserve. Flirtations - Stronger than her love - Festival 705 M- £850 Just a little bit if light dirt on this eye catching colour frenzied label. PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £9.15 – Special Delivery <500g (Fully insured) Overseas on Request ATB, Lee

Just the one for today and in lovely condition. Happy to send additional images or sound files. PM any questions or to reserve. Bobby Garrett – My little girl – Mirwood 5511 M- £300 (Fabulous west coast copy of this stunning dancer) PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £8.15 – Special Delivery <500g (Fully insured up to £750) Overseas on Request ATB, Lee

A fine bunch if I say so myself! Some fabulous tracks here and all in lovely condition. Can hold until pay day. Happy to send additional images or sound files. PM any questions or to reserve. Jackie Lee – Darkest days – 11146 WD M- £250 (What an example of timeless Northern Soul, it’s got everything. Gorgeous west coast original) Four Pros – Just another girl / There must be a reason – Carla 2531 WD M- £350 SOLD (Awesome double sider, TBH I’ve always preferred “Reason” but the top sides a banger. East coast demo, so nice) Casanova Two – We got to keep on – Early Bird 49658 Ex+ £275 SOLD (Fantastic oldie, glorious trumpet intro, then the duo strut their stuff. Original copy with matrix number, and Hollywood ‘H’ stamped in run out. M- but Ex+ for the feintest of sleeve lines) Lee Bates – Why don’t you write – Instant 3310 Ex+ £275 SOLD (Just the most fabulous piece of NOLA Soul, this is how you make a Vietnam song hit home, exquisite vocals, horns, piano and elevated girly backing, all components that take this to another level) Theola Kilgore – It’s gonna be alright – Mercury 72564 M- £125 (Some writers are big because they’re, well, just big, and let’s face it’s no surprise why this little number is so cultured, it’s got the Gerry Goffin and Carole King seal of distinction. From the Shirelles to Billy Fury, they’ve done it all, and anyone who can go from this classy soulful femme fatale to the Monkees “Pleasant valley Sunday” gets my vote. Tidy flip as well, on a beautiful red stock copy, with just a drill hole that’s stops me stating its flawless) Sidney Barnes – You’ll always be in style – Red Bird 10039 Ex+ £250 Sid’s the man, fantastic up-tempo belts and braces dancer, and one of only a handful of really true soul releases from the Leiber and Stoller stable) Hal Frazier – After closing time – Reprise 0570 Ex+ dh £175 (Brazen intro, fabulous up-tempo soul. A tape swappers turn up for me from years ago. Rare red stock copy, drill hole) Porgy Williams - Porgy Williams - Lonely man’s hum - Sylves 123 Ex £250 (Wrap yourself up in this bundle of soulful warmth. Sublime vocals laid down over fantastic group harmonies, floating along on a gentle ebb and flow of oohs and aahs) Velvelettes – These things will keep me loving you – Soul 35025 WD Ex £125 (One of the lushest silkiest smoothest of femme dancers to come out of Motown, and on a rarer west coast demo, just one minor scuff that does not affect play) Kim Weston – I’m still loving you – Tamla 54110 WD Ex £150 SOLD (Man, what an outstanding Motown dancer, and still filling floors every time it’s played. Nashville and ARP stamped promo copy. Just a few minor blemishes on the vinyl, but play M-) Velvelettes – Lonely, lonely girl am I / I’m the exception to the rule – V.I.P. 25017 WD Ex+ £225 (Like Kimmy above, a top tune, East coast vinyl demo, thick lined copy) Velvelettes – A bird in the hand (is worth two in the bush) – V.I.P. 25030 WD Ex+ £60 SOLD (Under the radar Motown tune, and yet another blinder from the perfect Velv’s catalogue. Very slight edge lift does not affect play)) Lollipops – Cheating is telling on you – V.I.P. 25051 WD M- £50 SOLD (I’d categorise this as femme crossover, and fine piece of music it is too. Not so common, and nice on white promotional demo. Minor edge lift does not affect play. Ignore the dust, easily wiped off) PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £2.70 – First Class Proof of Posting <250g (Insured to £20) £4.45 – First Class Signed For <250g (Insured to £50) £8.15 – Special Delivery <500g (Fully insured up to £750) Overseas on Request ATB, Lee

A fine bunch if I say so myself! Some fabulous tracks including some choice Motown stable demos up for grabs and all in lovely condition. Happy to send additional images or sound files. PM any questions or to reserve. Tony & Tyrone – Please operator – Atlantic 2458 WD M- £200 SOLD (Any west coast promo on the Atlantic label is likely to be the one to have, no different with this Wigan monster. I was selling red and white promos for 175 in 2017, this is a bargain IMO) Tony Drake – Suddenly – Brunswick 55437 Ex £325 (Superb crossover on a prolific major label, that had some tope people work on it, Barbara Acklin, Eugene Record, Willie Henderson and Tom Tom Washington, wow and who’s who! Very minor ring wear on label) Lee David – Temptation is calling my name – Columbia 44318 Ex+ £350 SOLD (Gorgeous Red stock copy, right up there as one of the most distinguished 45s on the scene, sensational track) Danny White – Cracked up over you – Decca 32048 Promo M- £120 SOLD (Absolute classic penned by Don Bryant. Rarer pink promo, another beaut) Lee Bates – Why don’t you write – Instant 3310 Ex+ £300 (Just the most fabulous piece of NOLA Soul, this is how you make a Vietnam song hit home, exquisite vocals, horns, piano and elevated girly backing, all components of taking this to another level) David & Ruben – (I love her so much) it hurts me – Rampart 662 WD M- £600 (As nice as the plum and yellow Lindas are, after the blue Rampart stock copy this is the next rarest format. Outstanding Latin tinged, horn filled dancer, ever popular) Insiders – I’m just a man – RCA 9225 WD M- £80 (The RCA label churned out some wonderful Northern tracks, this double sider a lesser known but a great addition to any play box) Chuck Wood – Seven days too long – Roulette 4754 M- £120 (Right up there in my favourites list, specially on the road, but cause over acceleration! This copies another beaut) Jimmy McFarland – Lonely lover – RPR 108 WD Ex £350 SOLD (Hollywood label, Jobete Music Co. brilliance and a cover of Marvin Gaye’s unreleased Motown monster, and it appears to be his only release. Red X in circle on top label, quite common on the demo) Appreciations – She never really loved me – Sport 108 WD M- £120 (Masterful Detroit shuffler, looks so cool on the demo, 15 cent stamp on label, don’t we all wish they could still be that now!) Soundbreakers – Trying to get back to you – Symbol 220 WD M- £200 (Symbol is a division of Sue Records, but the credits aren’t familiar to me, but what a great job these guys did on this NY group soul dancer, that become less available in sales over the years. 2 XOL) Eddie Hill – You got the best of me – Thelma 105 WD Ex+ £350 (Rare Detroit white demo, superb R&B influenced dancer. Small mark on vinyl causes very light pops for handful of revolutions, but does not undermine the loud and clear playback) Tony Talent – Gotta tell somebody (about my baby) – Vando 3001 WD M- £50 (Van McCoy multi-tasking on writing, arrangement, production, making the tea etc. etc. the only hallmark of class needed for this great dancer. Nice on demo) Lollipops – Cheating is telling on you – V.I.P. 25051 WD M- £50 (I’d categorise this as femme crossover, and fine piece of music it is too. Not so common, and nice on white demo. Very slight edge lift does not affect play) Grace Love & True Loves – Fire – We Coast 008 M- £250 (Sassy femme dancer, with a hint of R&B. 2015 release, original with correct matrix numbers) PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £2.70 – First Class Proof of Posting <250g (Insured to £20, buyers risk if used on this list) £4.45 – First Class Signed For <250g (Insured to £50) £8.15 – Special Delivery <500g (Fully insured up to £750) Overseas on request. ATB, Lee

Relatively common thing to see on ABC and any ABC subsidiaries, gotta say tho I can't remember seeing the gold paint on any white demo, always and maybe solely applied to stock copies on these labels.

A wonderful pairing up for grabs today. Sound files available on request, PM any questions or to reserve. HOLD 1) Silhouettes – Not me baby – Goodway 101 Promo M- £2000 HOLD SOLD 2) The Original and New ‘58/68’ Silhouettes – Get a job – Goodway 100 Ex / Ex- £150 SOLD Here you go, a rare opportunity to acquire one, the other, or both of the Silhouettes’ vinyl outputs providing their Northern anthem “Not me baby”. It’s one thing to have one or the other, but to find both in the same place at the same time, not common at all, and made even more difficult by the unceremonious splitting up of this collectable Northern pairing to get the 45 to collectors and DJs over the intervening 55 years. Both were, I am told by the previous owner Stateside where the original coupling, residing with him for many of those years. The 45 of course was a promotional insert tucked away in the sleeve or shrink wrap of the album when it was released to reinvent this Philly doo-wop group. Known mainly for their 1958 chart topper “Get a job” the album tracks feature lead Bill Horton of Kayden label fame, but specifically “John Bootsie Wilson” as the brilliant vocal lead for the more up to date “Not me baby”, who unfortunately was another revered vocalist that slipped back into the same obscurity associated with so many unheralded non-commercial one hit wonders. The 45 is mint minus vinyl and immaculate mesmeric blue and green swirl labels. The LP is Ex vinyl and mint minus labels. The cover displays the usual innocuous corner dinks, a clean 3’’ seam split bottom right and a name in biro on the front bottom right, otherwise a fine piece of art. PayPal as friends or add 4% please or I can send bank details. Fully insured postage included. Overseas postage on request. Cheers, Lee

Quartet of super soul sounds up for grabs. Happy to send additional images or sound files. PM any questions or to reserve. Tony Drake – Suddenly – Brunswick 55437 Ex £350 (Superb crossover on a prolific major label, that had some tope people work on it, Barbara Acklin, Eugene Record, Willie Henderson (Wadn't he with the globetrotters) and Tom Tom Washington, wow and who’s who! Very minor ring wear on label) Skip Jackson & Shantons – I’m onto you girl / Promise that you’ll wait – Dot-Mar 324 M- £350 (Fabulous double sided late 60s dancers, led by Thomas Brown “Skip” with silky smooth vocals. Interesting distribution sticker on top label from Glenn Productions, Ben Arrigo, but not certain there’s a connection with Dottie Martucci (Dot-Mar)) David & Ruben – (I love her so much) it hurts me – Rampart 662 WD M- £600 (As nice as the plum and yellow Lindas are, after the blue Rampart stock copy this is the next rarest format. Outstanding Latin tinged, horn filled dancer, ever popular) Grace Love & True Loves – Fire – We Coast 008 M- £300 (Sassy femme dancer, with a hint of R&B. 2015 release, original with correct matrix numbers) PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £8.15 – Special Delivery <500g (Fully insured up to £750) Overseas on Request ATB, Lee

A few from the sales box reduced to make some space. Happy to send additional images, or sound files. PM any questions or to reserve. Gloria & T-Aires – I’m satisfied / Running out of time – Betty 1204 Ex+ £750 now £675 (Chicago double sider, glorious label design, some light wear around spindle hole) Age of Bronze – I’m gonna love you – Guava 103 Ex £400 now £350 (Captivating Chicago group dancer, Vinyl copy, name on label, can hardly see it, label is graded Ex-, minor edge lift DNAP M- player) Tyrone Edwards – You did it / Main ingredient – OLAM 1101 M- £700 Now £625 (Lovely modern soul with a respected ballad flip, rare Detroit) Velvelettes – These things will keep me loving you – SOUL 35025 Ex £150 now £130 (Rare West coast demo of this lilting Hitsville winner, scuff on one side that DNAP, plays M-) Eddie Hill – You got the best of me – Thelma 105 WD Ex £375 now £325 (So much rarer on white demo than the burgundy issue, looks M- bar the solitary mark, very light pops for couple of revolutions, not tried to clean it, it may come out, doesn’t affect overall quality of play) Shaddows – Together again – United Artists 5989 M- £500 now £450 (Stunning Northern dancer, everything about it says class. Youngstown, Ohio release) Velvelettes – Lonely, lonely girl am I / I’m the exception to the rule – V.I.P. 25017 WD Ex+ £250 now £225 (Hard to find East coast vinyl demo, thick lined copy, who’d have thought both of the Velv's most collectable on the same list) PayPal by Friends please or I can send bank details. Postage (Set at Royal Mail price rises in effect from 02 Oct 23): £8.15 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £750) £9.15 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £1000) £11.15 – Special delivery (Fully insured up to £2500) Overseas on request ATB, Lee

Here we go with a spattering of rare and collectable 45s up for grabs. Happy to send additional images, or sound files, can hold til pay day PM any questions or to reserve. Chantells with Aqua Lads – I’ll never know – Aqua 8755 M- £300 HOLD (North Carolina label that’s a giver, every release a good un’, this chirpy girly dancer is up there, the Aqua Lads resigned to horns and drums!) Gloria & T-Aires – I’m satisfied / Running out of time – Betty 1204 Ex+ £750 (Chicago double sider, glorious label design, some light wear on spindle hole) Roy "Cortez" Butler – A Dream –Boo 102 Ex £400 HOLD (So hard to find Detroit solo, same as the Brothers of Soul on Shock outing, light mark DNAP) Future – I can’t stop – CAR 1001 M- £60 SOLD (I couldn’t find anywhere that’s listed this, Google obviously confused with a search for “The Future”, and what I did find I didn’t like the look of 8). Simple Detroit groover from 67, sounds modern tho! Maybe that was the future in 67) Age of Bronze – I’m gonna love you – Guava 103 Ex £400 (Captivating Chicago group dancer, Vinyl copy, name etched into label, can hardly see it, label is graded Ex-, minor edge lift DNAP M-) Otis Brown – Find somebody new – Lujuna 10655 Ex £125 (Classy mid-tempo from Chicago, same as the ‘Soulettes’ on Dud-Sound and suspect they are backing this beauty. Light edge lift DNAP) Tobi Legend – Time will pass you by – Mala 591 M- £1400 HOLD (Rare stock copy of the quintessential Northern track, hairs on the back of the neck every time) John Bowie – You’re gonna miss a good thing (baby) – Merben 503 WD M- £850 SOLD (Rare demo of this Northern Anthem, small black sticker on top label) Carol & Gerri – On you, heartaches look good / How can I ever find away – MGM 13568 YDJ M- £550 SOLD (One of the most in-demand double siders of recent years, 2 fantastic sides and in prime condition) Tyrone Edwards – You did it / Main ingredient – OLAM 1101 M- £700 (Lovely modern soul with a respected ballad flip, rare Detroit) Velvelettes – These things will keep me loving you – SOUL 35025 Ex £150 (Rare West coast demo of this lilting Hitsville winner, scuff on one side DNAP) Eddie Hill – You got the best of me – Thelma 105 WD Ex £375 (So much rarer on white demo than the burgundy issue, looks M- bar the solitary mark, very light pops for couple of revolutions, not tried to clean it, it may come out, doesn’t affect overall quality of play. Ignore the finger print at 9 o'clock!) Shaddows – Together again – United Artists 5989 M- £500 (Heard this first-time years ago, stunning Northern dancer, everything about it says class. Youngstown, Ohio release) Velvelettes – Lonely, lonely girl am I / I’m the exception to the rule – V.I.P. 25017 WD Ex+ £250 (Hard to find East coast vinyl demo, thick lined copy, who’d have though both of their most collectable on the same list) PayPal by Friends please or I can send bank details. Postage (Set at Royal Mail price rises in effect from 02 Oct 23): £4.45 – First Class Signed For (Insured to £50, so at buyers’ risk, if 45 value is more) £8.15 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £750) £9.15 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £1000) £11.15 – Special delivery (Fully insured up to £2500) Overseas on request ATB, Lee