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Nice selection of respectable Northern up for grabs. Happy to send additional images or sound files. PM any questions or to reserve. Dusty Springfield – Silly, silly, fool – Atlantic 2705 Promo M- £20 SOLD (Gorgeous red and white minter) Jackie Wilson – I get the sweetest feeling / Nothing but heartaches – Brunswick 55381 YD M- £30 (Awesome double header, the most luxurious soulful voice ever, rarer promo) Erma Franklin – I get the sweetest feeling / Whispers – Brunswick BDJ 755430 M- £125 SOLD (Slightly different coupling for Erma, equally soulful covers, top copy on electric blue promo) Sandra Wright – Gotta see my baby – Coral 762559 M- £25 (Gritty femme dancer on a spellbinding Coral stock copy, dh) Connie Questell – Straighten up – Decca 31783 Promo M- £30 SOLD (Mid-tempo floater, lovely pink promo copy) Bronzettes - (Beggin’) Baby please don’t go / Moments - Double Soul 108 Ex £50 (Chicagoan quartet deliver 2 pleasing sides. Minor edge lift does not affect play) Parfays – You got a good thing goin’ boy – Fontana 1526 Ex £40 (Beautiful track, such a catchy vocal. dh) Gloria Taylor – You got to pay the price – Glo-Whiz 1 Ex- £8 (Classic, possibly heard this first time on Charly cassettes!) Marva Josie – Now is the time / Oohbiskubido – Julmar 500 Ex £50 (Excellent 2 sider, a horn back sassy vocal on the top side, the flip, ignore the title, its a decent soul dancer, on a great beat) Linda Scott – You baby – Kapp 713 WD M- £70 (Dancer with big atmospheric production, innocuous sticker residue on top label) 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) Madeline Bell – Picture me gone – Mod 1007 WD M- £40 (Lovely thing on demo this anthem) Edward Brothers – Keep on knockin’ / People say but they don’t know – Music World 106 Ex £60 (Catchy under the radar 60’s dancer, superb backing harmonies, backed with the equally good flip) Vibrations – Finding out the hard way – Okeh 7230 WD M- £25 Vibrations – Soul a go-go – Okeh 7257 WD M- £30 (Great group soul on both 45s above, the Group overshadowed by other Artists on this immense label) Artistics – This heart of mine – Okeh 111809 WD M- £100 HOLD (Brilliant tune with rare Picture Sleeve in Ex) Lee Andrews & Hearts – Quiet as its kept – RCA 8929 Ex £60 SOLD (RCAs look so good on stock copy) Insiders – I’m just a man – RCA 9225 WD M- £75 (Up-tempo male group dancer, hidden gem under all the regular Norther on the label) Robert Knight – Everlasting love – Rising Sons 705 WD M- £20 (Classic, nice on demo) Ad Libs – Nothing worse than being alone – Share 106 WD Ex £45 (Anthem) Tony Owens – I’ll Be There / Wishing, Waiting, Hoping – Soulin’ 146 M- £100 (2 gorgeous New Orleans sides, gritty dancer on top and soulful chiller underneath) Crystals – You can’t tie a good girl down – United Artists 927 WD Ex+ £25 (Girl group dancer, one minor mark on vinyl DNAP) Betty Everett – Getting mighty crowded – Vee-Jay 628 WD M- £30 (Proves top Northern doesn’t need to be four figures, rarer Canadian release and a demo) Elvin Spencer - Lift this hurt - Winner 0742 M- £85 (Great crossover, Chicago label, Elvin produced. Minor edge lift does not affect play) 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

Up for grabs are 40+ Motown stable doubles, all white label promos, several from a forgotten hoard found in an office cupboard (non-Ikea I might add) in Stockholm. Take some time out to remind yourself 0f the sheer brilliance of Hitsville USA, captured in this juicy list of tracks. Universally the most aired Soul output for most of the 60’s. Some photos may show dust on the vinyl, I will clean these before I send any out, but I can re-assure you they all play and look as described. As ever sound files and additional images available on request, please PM to ask any questions or reserve. 1) Barrett Strong – Yes, no, maybe so / You knows what to do – Anna 1116 Ex £20 (Berry and Smokey composition, backed by the Rayver Voices, thought they were Rayber? 23.12 date on label in red chino graph pencil) 2) Martha & Vandellas – Come and get these memories / Jealous lover – Gordy 7014 M- £35 (Audition Copy. 1963 release by these girls that captures the essence of that Motown Sound well before others in that era did, fabulous. Initials, red felt-tip X and a little ageing on the spindle hole may set the top side label back but it plays gorgeous M-) 3) Temptations – I want a love I can see / The further you look the less you see – Gordy 7015 Ex £150 (Disc Jockey Advance Sample. There’s a lot of interest in this early Temps dancer, issues going for similar prices and the rarer demo now exceeding £200. Light label wear around the spindle hole, and date in tiny writing on top side) 4) LaBrenda Ben – Just be yourself / I can’t help it, I gotta dance – Gordy 7021 M- £60 SOLD (Only 2 45s released by this young lady, who was overtaken by other signings. The formidable Andantes on backing. Immaculate copy) 5) Martha & Vandellas – Live wire / Old love – Gordy 7027 Ex+ £20 (Audition Copy. Another up-tempo dancer from the girls who set the pace at Hitsville when it needed beefing up. Black Xol, couple of very fine lines, DNAP) 6) Contours – Can you do it / I’ll stand by you – Gordy 7029 M- £30 (Disc Jockey Advance Sample. Much like “Do you love me”, spoken intro launches into a full-on belter. 3 small kisses on top label, 1 on flip. Beautiful copy) 7) Martha & Vandellas – In my lonely room / A tear for the girl – Gordy 7031 Ex £30 (Audition Copy. The girls are in the habit by this stage, with yet another ridiculously engrossing dancer. 2 xol, felt tip arrow to title, and the word ‘Fast’ written on top side, however the vinyl is a superb Ex+ as the play) 8. Marv Johnson – I miss you baby (how I miss you) / Same – Gordy 7051 Ex+ £40 SOLD (Promotional. Unmistakable vocals from Marv the Man, very catchy dancer. Can’t say I’ve seen this Gordy logo on many if any other releases. Couple of very light marks that DNAP) 9) Martha & Vandellas – What am I going to do without your love / Same – Gordy 7053 Ex+ £25 (D.J. Copy. 3 years on from no 2) above, and boy have they matured, slowed slightly with almost a crossover feel) 10) Marv Johnson – I’ll pick a rose for my rose / Same – Gordy 7077 M-£25 SOLD (Promotional. Blows me away, what a tune, builds and builds. Very light edge lift. DNAP on this gorgeous copy) 11) Temptations – Run away child, running wild – Gordy 7084 Vg+ £5 (Audition Copy. Funky edge outing for the Temps. Few marks some light feedback hence price) 12) Edwin Starr – War – Gordy 7101 M- £25 (Promotional. Drum roll, POW, sing along from the masses on the floor. Ed at his most powerful. Lovely copy) 13) Supremes – Come see about me – Motown 1068 M- £40 SOLD (Audition Copy. One of my favourite Hitsville numbers floats along on Diana’s luxurious lead, and yet taken to another level by the mesmerizing backing provided by Flo Ballard and Mary Wilson. Black Xol, Immaculate copy) 14) Spinners – I’ll always love you – Motown 1078 Ex+ £45 (Promotional. Outrageously talented group that lived in the shadow of the Tops and Temps, what an anthem, awesome. Black Xol. Sign of lightest label wear, vinyl in top shape) 15) Four Tops – Loving you is sweeter than ever / Same – Motown 1096 M- £30 SOLD (Promotional. Classic Tops, light backing track and instrumentation allows them to shine vocally. Immaculate copy) 16) Barbara McNair – Everything is good about you / Same – Motown 1099 M- £40 (Promotional. So clean, so precise, so simple, what an artist. Lovely copy) 17) Chris Clark – From head to toe / Same – Motown 1114 Ex £30 (Promotional. Catchy from the start, bright as a button vocals, bouncy strings and gravelly drumbeats, get the old limbs going. One side with sticker residue is clean, the flip a couple of light marks DNAP) 18) Four Tops – If I were a carpenter – Motown 1124 M- £25 (Promotional. Everything I ever want from a song is wrapped up in this track, still turns me to jelly every time I listen to it, makes me feel happy and yet so sad. Dates penned on both labels. Lovely copy) 19) Diana Ross & Supremes – Love child / Same – Motown 1135 M- £20 SOLD (Promotional. Another example of the musical style of Motown acts maturing. Date stamp on one side. Gorgeous copy) 20) David Ruffin – My whole world ended (the moment you left me) / Same – Motown 1140 M- £20 (Promotional. Right up there as one of the best vocalists ever to come out of Motown. Beautifully crafted track. Date stamp on one side. Top copy) 21) Freeman Brothers – My baby / Beautiful brown eyes – Soul 35011 M- £80 (Promotional Copy. Very rare to see a demo copy, normally shows up on the lilac imprint with the address penned out. Tiny red X on top label and 2 on the flip. Stunning copy, be a while before another shows up) 22) Shorty Long – Function at the junction / Same – Soul 35021 Ex £30 (Promotional. Funky edged dancer that filled many a floor. Very nice copy) 23) Jimmy Ruffin – What becomes of the broken hearted / Same – Soul 35022 M- £20 (Promotional. Brilliant, simple as that. Gorgeous copy) 24) Jr. Walker & All Stars – Money – Soul 35026 Ex £15 (D.J. Copy. As you’d expect from Junior, raucous instruments fuelled party music. Box logo generally a harder variant to pick up. 4 biro xol on flip label, light marks DNAP) 25) Monitors – Step by step (hand in hand) / same – Soul 35049 M- £15 (Promotional. Catchy tune, pulling on the black civil rights movement, great stuff. Immaculate copy) 26) Fantastic Four – I love you madly / Same – Soul 35052 M- £20 (Promotional. Same as the earlier Ric-Tic release, great group soul. Date stamp on one label) 27) Little Otis – I out duked the duke / Baby I need you – Tamla 54058 M- £30 SOLD (D.J. Copy. Lovely early tune, much in the mould, for obvious reasons, “Duke of Earl”. This is on a nice west coast styrene Monarch pressing) 28) Kim Weston – Looking for the right guy – Tamla 54100 Ex+ £20 (Audition Copy. Foot tapping, finger popping dancer from a gem in the stable. Single sided, red marker initials on label) 29) Marvin Gaye – I’ll be doggone – Tamla 54112 M- £25 (Audition Copy. Unmistakable Marvin, cool dancer, typifying Marvin’s wealth of relationships with women. Single sided, just noticed the catalogue numbering on this has an S at the end, may signify single sided?) 30) Miracles - Ooo baby baby / All that’s good – Tamla 54113 Ex+ £35 (Audition Copy. Exquisite, epitomizes all their beat ballad paced tracks and one I have found hard to come by. Red X on top label, vinyl very nice) 31) Marvelettes – Danger heartbreak dead ahead / Your cheating ways – Tamla 54120 Ex £30 (D.J. Copy. OK, so the top side label has 2 dirty great big red X’s, but, looking beyond the visual appeal, this is a super copy of a household hit, on highly collectable west coast monarch release. Surely a must for someone?) 32) Miracles – My girl has gone / Since you won my heart – Tamla 54123 M- £20 (Audition Copy. I bet this is unknown to many on the scene, outstanding under the radar mid-tempo, Smokey does it again. 2 red Xol) 33) Miracles – Whole lot of shakin’ in my heart (since I met you) / Same – Tamla 54134 M- £40 SOLD (Audition Copy. There just getting going on no’s 30) and 32) above, here they are ramping the tempo up, fierce. Beautiful copy) 34) Marvelettes – The hunter gets captured by the game / Same – Tamla 54143 M- £45 SOLD (Audition Copy. Monstrously sultry mid-tempo shuffler, wow, these girls manifested into a class outfit. Another hard to come by west coast monarch release, this time using the boxed Tamla with gridded globe logo. Fabulous condition) 35) Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell – Ain’t nothing like the real thing – Tamla 54163 Ex £25 (Audition Copy. That classic and most perfect of Motown duos provide a staple serving. West coast again, same logo as 34) but from RCAs Hollywood plant, jeez the subject of run out markings is a minefield) 36) Smokey Robinson & Miracles – Yester Love / Same – Tamla 54167 M- £10 (Audition Copy. Another example of Smokey’s finely tuned vocal. Would you Adam and Eve it, same logo as previous 2, but, east coast RCA Rockway plant in New Jersey. One label, the best label has small sticker residue, the flip label 2 X, small sticker and dates. Vinyl is spot on) 37) Marvelettes – Destination anywhere / Same – Tamla 54171 Ex £30 (D.J. Copy. Not too dissimilar to “Hunter”, just a bit more kick. A firm favourite of mine. I’m sure the tune surfaced on a UK travel ad a few years back. Top notch condition) 38) Isley Brothers – Take some time out for love / Just ain’t enough love – Tamla 54182 Ex+ £30 (Audition Copy. What a double sider, including great cover of Eddie Hollands delicious “Just ain’t”. Indianapolis press. Nice condition) 39) Smokey Robinson & Miracles – Abraham, Martin and John / Same – Tamla 54184 M- £15 (Promotional. almost solemn start, but kicks into life with an emotional connection to key figures in the civil rights movements. Hats off to you Sirs. A brilliant tune. Very minor edge lift, that DNAP) 40) Velvelettes – Lonely, lonely girl am I / I’m the exception to the rule – V.I.P. 25017 M- £250 (D.J. Copy. Dancer of epic proportions, set on a tinny drum beat with the lead vocals and backing harmonies weaving in and out the musical arrangement. Awesome on the stunning Nashville Matrix lined copy) 41) Monitors – Greetings (this is Uncle Sam) / Same – V.I.P. 25032 M- £20 (Promotional. Recorded by the the Valadiers in 61, and latterly the Monitors, and Isley Brothers (unreleased), obviously covers draft to the US Army, but still a great soul tune. 2 black X on one label, vinyl top end) 42) Hitsville USA – Greetings to Tamla Motown Appreciation Society 45 Ex+ £40 (White label special, gifted to the UK crowd back in the day. Combination of monologues by staff and songs by artists. Very collectable and historic disc from Motown, very minor edge lift) PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £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

2 fantastic sides Phil, town for me but told you right up there

So many, but heres trio from me, throw them up in the air and see how they land, matters not to me, they all make the hairs on the back up of my neck stand up…… phwoar JJ Barnes - Please let me in Syl Johnson - Do you know what love is Brand New - 1000 years Make it a quartet…. 😂 Gwen Owens - Wanted and needed Wow, reminds me that an essential and most distinctive part of any northern track is the intro

Groovesville tunage up for grabs. PM any questions or to reserve. Right Combination – Storyteller – Malaco Ex+ £650 “Storyteller” is a sublime number from Detroit’s Groovesville Music Publishing setup, the original version by Steve Mancha has certainly served the traditional Northern scene well over the years, and the Enticers version on Cotillion a decent understudy In my opinion neither compares to the quality of this so difficult to find mid-tempo crossover cut, laid down at Malaco in Jackson, Mississippi. A missing entry in several online Malaco discographies, suggesting it is indeed a rare under the radar 45, and therefore not on many if any playlists. Excellent plus condition, couple of very light handling marks, which don’t affect play in any way. 2 XOL. https://soundcloud.com/user-833795819/storyteller PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £8.15 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £750) £9.15 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £1000) Overseas on request. . ATB, Lee

Having a clear out towards end of the year, so here we go with some cheaper stuff, be sure to check right through, some fantastic tunes here, and real VFM, even the 15-20 quidders offering top notch tunes. Only adding a handful of images, so if you want to see a label, or have a sound file let me know and I’ll sort it out. Questions or to reserve please PM me. Happy to hold for a few days if need be. Barbara Acklin – Just ain’t no love – Brunswick 55388 M- £20 SOLD (Comes with Picture Sleeve) Nancy Wilson – The end of our love – Capitol 2136 M- £20 HOLD (Classic in lovely shape) Dobie Gray - The in crowd – Charger 105 M- £10 (Why not!) Bobby Moore’s Rhythm Aces – Try my love again – Checker 1156 M- £20 (Superb dancer, west coast Monarch pressing, drill hole) Johnny Williams – My baby’s good – Chess 1976 M- £75 (Fine blend of R&B and Northern, cool dancer) Radiants – (Don’t it make you) feel kind of bad – Chess 1986 M- £15 SOLD (Would expect nothing less that the highest quality of harmonies from this group, brilliant track and so cheap) Mill Evans – I’ve got to have your love – Constellation 170 Ex £50 (Celestial label design, superb mid-tempo dancer) Marshall & Chi-Lites – Baby its time / Price of love – Dakar Ex £30 SOLD (Great double sider) Sam & Bill – Tryin’ to get back to my baby – Decca M- dh £20 (Male duo, outstanding harmonies) Inez & Charlie Foxx – Tightrope – Dynamo 102 WD M- £75 SOLD (Just the intro alone brings the hairs on my neck up, wow, lovely demo. 2 Red Xol) Arvettes – Lovely emotions – HAC 104 M- £75 SOLD (Rarer girl group number, doesn’t come to market often) Unknown Artist – Diamond soul – Jacobs Ex £300 (Promo cut, short but a decent soulful vocal, ask for details) Grover Mitchell – Take your time and love me – Josie 961 WD M- £60 SOLD (Cracking dancer, on the much less common Monarch pressing) Otis Brown – Find somebody new – Lujuna 10655 Ex £100 (Sublime Chicago, same as the Soulettes on Dud-Sound) Nat Wright – Mr. Love – Mercury 72980 WD M- £20 (Another high quality cheapie, immaculate condition) Dee Dee Warwick – Monday, Monday – Mercury 1061 M- UK £40 (Gorgeous on UK) Partnership – Not for love nor money / Baby if I had you – MGM 13854 M- dh £50 (Tidy double sider on eye tingling MGM stocker) Carol Anderson – It shouldn’t happen to a dog – Mid-Town 270 Ex+ £125 (Superb femme crossover) Madeline Bell – Picture me gone – Mod 1007 WD M- £40 (Lovely thing on demo this anthem) Brenda & Boys – I’m on the right track / My world is crumbling – Motor 765 M- £125 (Motown escapists, 2 smashing sides) Edward Brothers – Keep on knockin’ – Music World 106 Ex £60 (Catchy under the radar 60’s dancer, superb backing harmonies, backed with the equally good flip “People say but they don’t know”) Vibrations – Finding out the hard way – Okeh 7230 WD M- £25 (Great group soul, immaculate copy) Vibrations – Soul a go-go – Okeh 7257 WD M- £30 (Tad faster than above, again, immaculate copy) Artistics – This heart of mine – Okeh 111809 WD M- £125 (Purple wax with Picture Sleeve, absolute classic) Flirtations – How can you tell me / Someone out there – Parrot 40028 Ex+ £25 (Phwoar, love both sides, fabulous label) Insiders – I’m just a man – RCA 9225 WD M- £85 (Classic RCA Northern) Hal Frazier – After closing time – Reprise 0570 Ex+ dh £175 (Brazen intro, fabulous up-tempo soul. Rare red stock copy, drill hole) Edwin Starr – Agent double O-Soul – Ric-Tic 103 M- £20 (Brilliant, on yellow label) Edwin Starr – Headline news – Ric-Tic 114 WD M- £40 SOLD (another classic from Edwin, on white demo, so collectable the Ric-Tics in this format) Tempests – Out of my life – Smash 2194 WD M- £40 SOLD (Where do you start, a mesmeric soulful dancer of the highest order, lovely demo copy) Joe Simon – When – Sound Stage Seven 2667 M- £15 (Soul and then some, cheapy brilliance, you can’t go wrong) Darrow Fletcher – Changing by the minute – Uni 55244 Ex+ £30 Feint #ol (Under the radar still, great dancer) Ray Pollard – It’s a sad thing – United Artists 50012 M- £175 (Beat ballad heaven, lovely stock copy) Cornelieus Brothers & Sister Rose – Too late to turn back now – United Artists 50910 M- £20 (Another cheapie does it again, pure class) Betty Everett – Getting mighty crowded – Vee-Jay 628 WD M- £30 (One of my all-time favourites, but on nice rarer Canadian release) Ethics – Look at me know – Vent no# M- £35 SOLD (A four figure record if it never turned up in the numbers it dis, Philly brilliance) Dramatics – Inky dinky wand dang doo – Wingate 022 WD M- 2xol £45 SOLD (Just something about Detroit demos on the stable labels, not so common and this copy in top shape, 2 xol) PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage (Set at Royal Mail price rises I effect from 02 Oct 23): £2.70 – First Class Proof of Posting (Insured to £20) £4.45 – First Class Signed For (Insured to £50) £8.15 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £750) Overseas on Request ATB, Lee

Gorgeous but discreet selection of Northern for today, straddling all paces for all tastes. Happy to provide additional images and sound files. PM any questions or to reserve. Ike (Isaiah) Porter & Fabulations – You ain’t seen nothing yet – Anla 107 Ex £450 (Obscure Lake Charles release on Eddie Shulers label catering for the hybrid east Texas and south Louisiana audience. Raw unpolished group soul 45 with a lowrider flip has rarely surfaced, the few copies that have are normally beaten up. Producers name penned out on both labels. Will consider any offer under the stated price) Flirtations – Stronger than her love – Festival 705 DJ M- £900 (Out and out girl group stomper on the stunning full spectrum of colour (I watch too much Opal Hunters on TV!) disc jockey release. Irresistible floor filler in lovely condition) Brenda & Boys – I’m on the right track / My world is crumbling – Motor 765 M- £150 (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, and only way to get these tracks I think) Ray Pollard – It’s a sad thing – United Artists 50012 M- £175 (What is it about Mr P and beat ballads, just incredible heart wrenching stuff. Lovely stocker in top condition) PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £8.15 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £750) £9.15 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £1000) Overseas on Request ATB, Lee

Up for grabs a handful of tried and tested tunes plus one that’s a bit obscure Happy to provide more images or sound files, PM any questions or to reserve. Dee Dee Warwick – Worth every tear I cry – Mercury 909 M- UK £350 SOLD (Just the most stunning out and out femme Northern pounder I know, from the intro it’s a banger. In top condition) Dee Dee Warwick – Monday, Monday – Mercury 1061 M- UK £50 (Can’t quite match the one above for presence on the scene, but a lovely tune that amplifies her vocals, great take of the Mamas and Papas tune. In top condition. If you want both Dee Dee’s together, its £375) Carol Anderson – It shouldn’t happen to a dog – Mid-Town 270 Ex+ £125 (Of “Sad girl” and “Taking my mind off love” fame, this 1972 Detroit release from Carol brings 2 great sides together. Not often seen for sale and a bit under the radar) Artistics – This heart of mine – Okeh 111809 WD M- £125 (One of the Okeh greats, mid-tempo magic on purple wax with the rare Picture Sleeve in Ex) Insiders – I’m just a man – RCA 9225 WD M- £100 (Been an understudy to other well-known RCA releases, great upbeat Northern personified dancer, on a lovely promo) Hal Frazier – After closing time – Reprise 0570 Ex+ £185 (I’ve had a few, and seen plenty of other promos, but having followed this one for many years since it was tape tune, I’ve learnt you don’t see the stock copies turn up often. Powerhouse dancer, one of the loudest horn intros ever, gives the Majestics a run for their money!!! Drill hole) Now the obscure one, Unknown Artist – Diamond soul – Jacobs Ex £200 (Super rare independent output, used to advertise and promote Jacobs Jewellers, which may possibly have been based in Jacksonville, Florida since around 1878. On this short track there is a real star quality about the vocalist, on a short sharp soulful composition. They must be a known outfit? A cool opportunity for someone who wants to style their event or radio show around a strapline, without going to a studio! Sound file on request) PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage (Set at Royal Mail price rises I 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) Overseas on request ATB, Lee

Right Combination – Storyteller – Malaco Ex+ £650 For details contact seller

You’ll be familiar with the 70s repress of James Dockery’s ”My faith in you has all gone” on the blue label. Every image of the blue label ive seen online, popsike, discogs, dealers, forums etc. whether its the issue or promo imprint is numbered 1 and includes ”all“ in the title. I’ve come across a copy numbered 001 and excluding ”all“ from the title. I can’t find an image of this variation anywhere online, so I wonder if anyone knows why the credits on this single copy differs from all the others? There may be more of course, so if anyone else has a copy of the 001 number that would be useful to know. Cheers, Lee

Paul was always on my mailing list, a regular buyer picking up some pretty select stuff from me, always the Gentleman, a pleasure to deal with, and I gained great insight from the side chat that accompanied any , all of a sudden, you wish you’d had the opportunity to say hello, face to face. Thinking of those who were close, Helen, family and friends, thoughts are with you X

Small selection of warmer uppers before another big blow goes through…… Happy to provide additional images and sound files. PM any questions or to reserve. . Skye – Ain’t no need – Anada 100 Ex- £150 (Some marks on vinyl 6-7 light pops on exit to run out) Bernie Williams – Ever again – Bell 768 Ex £3800 (Visual condition is Ex given the drill hole, light bubbling on label, and a few sleeve marks on the surface, audibly it plays Ex+) Keni Lewis – What’s her name – Buddah 191 M- £275 Turley Richards – I feel all right – Columbia 43837 WD Ex+ £900 (Feint mottling of the label fringe on both sides) Family of Eve – I want to be loved by you / Please be truthful – Full Sail 751 WD M- £450 (Blue vinyl release) Sammy Campbell – I never thought (I’d find anybody like you) / SOS for love – Queen City 1601 Ex £700 (Some light marks, no effect on play) Specials – I can’t find another – Satch 515 M- £450 (Lovely clean copy, with an edge lift that does not affect play) Little Joe Roman – When you’re lonesome – Tuff 419 WD Ex+ £2000 Ray Pollard – It’s a sad thing – United Artists 50012 Ex- WD £250 (Demo, visual grade due to label affixed off centre and some wear and discoloration, better news is it plays lovely M-) . PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. . Postage (Set at Royal Mail price rises I 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, Le

Couple of corkers up for grabs. Happy to provide additional images and sound files. PM any questions or to reserve. Innersection – I’m in debt to you / Let me love yuh – Group 5 101 WD M- £1100 Fantastic 70s out of Memphis, both sides as we all know are top drawer dancers that’ll do anyone’s decks proud. Very sparse information on this group which appears to be their only work on a unique to them label. Produced by Tom Nixon, a jack of all trades; producer, arranger, writer and engineer for various labels including MGM, Venture, We Produce and Motown before achieving the lofty height of executive status at Stax no less. The 45 has a very slight lift on edge that does not affect play on what is a M- surface. Flip label has title penned over, I guess this was the side a DJ wasn’t to play! That’s the aesthetics I must mention, but its what’s in the grooves that counts! Gambrell’s – Jive talk – Pioneer 2109 M- £350 Renowned Detroit girl group at their catchy, vibrant, glorious best, serving up an exceptional dancer on Gary Rubins own label. Pat Hunt, along with sisters Sharon and Sandra Gambrell originally formed a backing group working with Deon Jackson, but they or Ollie McLaughlin quickly realised their potential as artists, recording for the Carla label, which included the 1966 classic “You better move”, before this single Pioneer release, and moving on to the Cub label an MGM sub in 68' with “Love is in the air”. Beautiful M- copy, there’s something about Gold label. The only thing to report is light bubbling from the vinyl from pressing process, that does not affect play in any way. PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage (Set at Royal Mail price rises I 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’s a really obscure and delicious item up for grabs today….. Happy to provide additional images. Sound files included. PM any questions or offers. Ellingtons – The Agony of the Ecstasy / She's Mine – Baker Sound acetate Ex OFFERS (min £400) Rare and collectable slice of soul history on a Baker Sound acetate, featuring a longer running and possibly slower paced take of the Ellington’s Northern beat ballad “The agony of the ecstasy”, backed with an unissued cool garage rock track “She’s mine”. I can identify there are 2 copies of this pairing on acetate, along with at least 1 acetate copy of “(I’m not) Destined to become a loser” paired with an unreleased group soul cut “Girl has gone”. Originating from Westfield Acres in East Camden, New Jersey, it was inevitable that the Ellington’s would strike up a relationship with another musician from the area, Rob Russen who came to manage and produce some of the groups coming out of NJ, Phila and NY. Influenced by what was coming out of Detroit particularly Motown, and Memphis, this blue-eyed group moved away from garage rock to dabble in soul and group harmonies. This culminated with 2 releases on Castle Records titled “(I’m Not) Destined to Become a Loser” flipped with “The Agony of the Ecstacy”. As Northern fans will know Castle Records is also famous on the Northern scene for the Millionaires monstrous “You’ve got to love your baby”. There is evidence of 2 full LP Baker Sound acetates containing many more recordings from the Ellington’s which for some unknown, but common to the Northern scene, never saw the light of day. Baker Sound was also Camden based, owned and operated by Norman Baker from a motel in the early days, and onto Philly’s Chestnut Street until a fire in 1980. The studios still operate from another address today catering of course for more modern artists. “Agony” is an outstanding but overlooked flip for the Ellington's, superb sumptuous lead vocals, storyline and harmonies. If you’re like me and have a taste for Garage too, the flip appeals, and remember it never got released. The playback on both sides is Ex or better, the top side label has a small piece missing affecting “Agony” in the title, but not significant and the flip side label has lost 3 times the size of the top side, but all the credits remain intact. Ellingtons - The agony of the ecstasy.mp3 Ellingtons - She's mine.mp3 I’ll let the option for OFFERS run until 8pm on Weds 01 Nov. PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £7.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £750) Overseas on Request ATB, Lee

Need something to brighten up your box and forays on the decks, here it is…. Happy to provide additional images and sound files. PM any questions or to reserve. Norris Vines & Luvlines – Give in – Smile 112 M- £800 SOLD Superb copy of this mid 70’s soul winner, glides along on a wave of vocal ranges. I can never work out whether it’s the lead belting out high and low or the Luvlines taking turns, but then there appears to be an equally strong vocalist called Curtis Cary in the group, so chances are he’s in on the act too. Outrageously uplifting dancer and a guaranteed floor filler, and it has to be, the label owner Dave Coutts was previously a psychologist who clearly wanted to bring a bit of joy to the wellbeing of the world, and it does that in spades. As much as I love them, it’s fair to say that when you look further than Canada’s commercial releases of US Soul, there’s a wide spread of independent labels serving up top quality Soul for the Northern scene, this little beauty is one fine example and in glorious condition. PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £7.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £750) £8.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £1000) Overseas on Request ATB, Lee

Happy to provide additional images and sound files. PM any questions or to reserve. Syl Johnson – Do you know what love is – Special Agent 200 WD Ex+ £450 SOLD I remember my introduction to this was by Russ Vickers, a superb DJ at Abshot Country Club way down on the South coast near Fareham, probably been known for some time, but it was an illuminating moment for me and never been without a copy since I tracked one down after. An absolute masterpiece, Chicago at its best and 2 minutes has always been far too short for me, but that piano intro, dance beat, rough vocals all make up for it. Same SP-1 mix as the red stock copies. Couple of light marks, do not affect play. Feint signs of use on labels. Duplicate copy hence sale. PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £7.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £750) Overseas on Request ATB, Lee

A trio of fabulous affordable double siders up for grabs. Happy to provide additional images and sound files. PM any questions or to reserve. Bobby Montgomery – Make me yours / Seek and you shall find – Highland 078 WD M- £150 (The top side a superb cover of the Bettye Swann hit, you know what you’re getting here! and the flip nothing to be sniffed at, an edgy Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong compo, that echo’s the later Motown output of the Tops and Temps, overseen by the awesome all-rounder that was Arthur Wright) Tony Owens – I’ll Be There / Wishing, Waiting, Hoping – Soulin’ 146 M- £150 (New Orleans release from the Issac Boldens stable, he’s pretty hands on, owning, penning, and producing two gorgeous side that straddles tastes, the top sides an upbeat gritty dancer backed by whooping girls, the flip is an equally appealing soulful chiller. There’s a lot to like about this semi-known gem) Fantastics – High note / That one – Sound Stage Seven 2548 WD M- £150 (Glorious male harmony driven group soul, 2 fabulous mellow mid-tempos, in fine shape just the feintest mottling on a portion of label, hardly visible) PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £4.45 – First Class Signed For (Insured to £50 at buyers’ risk on this list) £7.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £750) Overseas on Request ATB, Lee

Some odds and sods up for grabs, a mix of familiar, under the radar, easily overlooked, hard to find and perhaps auction items, but set sale they are. Happy to provide additional images and sound files. PM any questions or to reserve. Bernie Williams – Ever again – Bell 768 Ex £4000 (First came to light on the scene in the early 70’s but remained extremely rare for the 50 intervening years. Amazing that this version licenced to the major label has come to be the harder to find, versus what appears to be an earlier local release on the Philly Del-Val label by Gene Woodbury. I’m one for eye catching label designs so I know the liberty bell logo ticks my box, but it doesn’t distract me form the awesome rarity on offer here. Visual condition is Ex given the drill hole, light bubbling of label, and a few sleeve marks on the surface, audibly it plays Ex+) Keni Lewis – What’s her name – Buddah 191 M- £275 (Washington DC crossover winner from the Shrine artist, in lovely condition) Turley Richards – I feel all right – Columbia 43837 WD Ex+ £900 (Thunderous vocals carried on a wave of horns, drums and sax, just lacking the kitchen sink. Tidy beat ballad on flip. Feint mottling of the label fringe on both sides) Frederick Hymes – Time ain’t gonna do me no favor – Fab Vegas 4526 M- £1500 (As independent as it gets, and amazing 1971 special from Location Recording Service (LRS) of Burbank, CA for Hymes who used this limited run to promote his talents at shows he performed at. Let’s face it, it’s a fabulous slice of crossover come 70s Soul and so dance floor perfect. Minor edge lift does not affect play) Innersection – I’m in debt to you / Let me love yuh – Group 5 101 WD M- £1200 (Fantastic double-sider out of Memphis, both top drawer dancers that’ll do anyone’s decks proud. Flip label has title penned over, and very slight lift on edge that does not affect play, but that’s aesthetics and its what’s in the grooves that counts!) Bobby Montgomery – Make me yours / Seek and you shall find – Highland 078 WD M- £150 (The top side a superb cover of the Bettye Swann hit, you know what you’re getting here! and the flip nothing to be sniffed at, an edgy Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong compo, that echo’s the later Motown output of the Tops and Temps, overseen by the awesome all-rounder that was Arthur Wright) Gambrell’s – Jive talk – Pioneer 2109 M- £350 (Outstanding, Detroit girl group at their catchy, vibrant, glorious best. Exceptional release on Gary Rubins own label. Some bubbling from the vinyl from pressing process, does not affect play) Bessie Banks – Don’t you worry baby the best is yet to come – Quality 503 Ex £450 (Divide the Gambrell’s by 3 and you’re left with one, and what a one, this little beauty drenched in a musical composition drenched in sultriness, so, so, soulful. Lovely blue stocker, very light label ageing) Sammy Campbell – I never thought (I’d find anybody like you) / SOS for love – Queen City 1601 Ex £700 (Sammy, or Tyrone Ashley, a son of Newark NJ, is most associated with fans as the lead of the Del Larks, but also for writing for George Blackwells, Smoke label. A talented fella who left a legacy of rarities for the scene. Hard 45 to turn up) Specials – I can’t find another – Satch 515 M- £450 (South side Chicago group, also recorded as the Cassadons on Satch’s subsidiary Beltone. Nice clean copy, with an edge lift that does not affect play) Norris Vines & Luvlines – Give in – Smile 112 M- £850 (Superb copy of this Canadian mid 70’s soul winner, glides along on a wave of vocal ranges. I can never work out whether it’s the lead belting out high and low or the Luvlines taking turns, stunning good feeling soul. Outrageously good and a guaranteed floor filler) Tony Owens – I’ll Be There / Wishing, Waiting, Hoping – Soulin’ 146 M- £150 (New Orleans release from the Issac Boldens stable, he’s pretty hands on, owning, penning, and producing two gorgeous side that straddles tastes, the top sides an upbeat gritty dancer backed by whooping girls, the flip is an equally appealing soulful chiller. There’s a lot to like about this semi-known gem) New Young Hearts – A little togetherness – Soultown 10 Vg+ £125 (This old Northern stomper must have filled some floors in its time, voices raised wording the unmistakable lyrics. Grade is visual based on vinyl showing signs of use, but it plays darned well at least Ex) Fantastics – High note / That one – Sound Stage Seven 2548 WD M- £150 (Glorious male harmony driven group soul, 2 fabulous mellow mid-tempos, in fine shape just the feintest mottling on a portion of label, hardly visible) Syl Johnson – Do you know what love is – Special Agent 200 WD Ex+ £450 (An absolute masterpiece, Chicago at its best but 2 minutes has always been far too short for me, but that piano intro, dance beat, rough vocals all make up for it. Feint signs of use on labels) Little Joe Roman – When you’re lonesome – Tuff 419 WD Ex+ £2200 (Boy, oh boy, oh boy, what a sensational 45 that for me for many years was what dreams were made of. In the flesh…. Wow what a piece of iconic vinyl, served up with a crisp white label sporting that irresistible ‘Tuff’ logo, so cool and what a tune) Ray Pollard – It’s a sad thing – United Artists 50012 Ex- £250 (Fabulous beat ballad from one of the scenes most vaunted artists. Demo label copy, visual grade due to label affixed off centre and some wear and discoloration, better news is it plays stunning M-) PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £4.45 – First Class Signed For (Insured to £50 at buyers’ risk on this list) £7.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £750) £8.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £1000) £10.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £2500) Overseas on Request ATB, Lee

A hefty bunch of 45s from the sales box, loads of goodies here, many household titles, others understated and deserving of more respect, and many under book value, so bargains to be had. I’ve added a selection of images to keep electric costs down, if you want to see an image I haven’t added just say, ready to go, likewise sound files on request. PM any questions or to reserve please. Thelma Jones – Souvenirs of a heartbreak – Barry 1018 WD Ex+ £50 (Powerhouse under the radar femme dancer on the much rarer demo) Billy Butler – Burning touch of love / Thank you baby – Brunswick 55372 YD M- £40 SOLD (Unmistakable vocal style, another pair of choice cuts from one of the scenes greatest artists) Barbara Acklin – Just ain’t no love – Brunswick 55388 M- £20 (Such a classy voice and great tune, easy to overlook, comes with Picture Sleeve in Ex, image available on request) Jackie Wilson – Higher and higher – 78021 YD Ex+ £25 SOLD (Double sided stereo release, what a voice) Esquires – And get away – Bunky 7752 M- £10 (Outstanding cheapie) Mary Wheeler – Prove it – Calla 111 DJ Vg+ £15 (Fantastic beat ballad, visual grade, plays Ex) Doris Troy – Face up to the truth – Capitol 2043 M-£100 (Uplifting dancer, minor edge lift, does not affect play) Nancy Wilson – The end of our love – Capitol 2136 M- £20 (All time classic) Lou Rawls - Dead end street - Capitol 5869 M- £20 (Man, just listen to that spoken intro, what a storyline) Calvin & Catamounts – I know my baby cares for me – Catamount 131 Ex+ £40 SOLD Excellent New Jersey group Soul) Otis Busch & Crusaders – So much love – Cha Cha 766 Ex+ £30 (Rarer earlier release on the Cha Cha label, smooth group soul) Jerry Fuller – I get carried away – Challenge 59279 M- £75 SOLD (Big city Soul, classic oldie on a corking stock copy) Johnny Williams – My baby’s good – Chess 1976 M- £75 (Fantastic R&B tinged Northern) Arlene Bailey – Ain’t that something – Cobra 0010 Ex £45 HOLD (Cracking little Ashford and Simpson penned track, quality written all over it, lovely tune) Paul Peek – I’m movin’ uptown – Columbia 43771 WD Ex £40 (Uptempo dancer) Gene Chandler – Nothing can stop me – Constellation 149 Ex £15 (Timeless Chicago brilliance, couple of light ticks at run out and edge lift dnap) Linda Carr – Lonely teardrops – Cub 9124 Ex+ £25 (Lovely version of the Jackie Wilson favourite, Linda Jones of course of ‘You hit me like TNT’, ‘My Heart needs a break’ and ‘I’m taking back my love’ fame) Marshall & Chi-Lites – Baby its time / Price of love – Dakar 600 Ex+ £25 (Superb double sider) Tyrone Davis – Turn back the hands of time – Dakar 616 WD M- £10 SOLD (Slick crossover dancer, headline tune on a movie once!) Sam & Bill – Tryin’ to get back to my baby – Decca 32200 M- dh £20 (Awesome mid-tempo harmonies) Bronzettes - (Beggin’) Baby please don’t go / Moments - Double Soul 108 Ex £50 (Chicagoan quartet deliver 2 pleasing sides. Minor edge lift does not affect play) Lee Rogers – Go-go girl – D-Town 1067 Ex £10 (What an out and out stomper, superb lyrics, label tear and writing on flip label) Bobby Bland – Ain’t nothing you can do – Duke 373 Ex £10 (Infectious tune, outstanding artist, light label wear) Continental Four – Heaven must have sent you – Jay Walking 015 M- £15 SOLD (Excellent sweet group cover of the Motown winner) Marva Josie – Now is the time / Oohbiskubido – Julmar 500 Ex £50 (Excellent 2 sider, a horn back sassy vocal on the top side, the flip, ignore the title, its a decent soul dancer, on a great beat) Joe Frazier – Come and get me love – Knockout 711 EX+ £10 (One of the greatest boxers of course, but he also knocked some songs out the park, his Cloverlay releases not to be missed, this is more laid back and slower paced but he does have a voice) Fabulettes – If it wasn’t for the girls – Local 807 Ex £100 (A recent auction item for John Manship, and according to the write up a rare one, Sax Kari involvement in this raw bouncy NOLA release. 2 Xol) Nat Wright – Mr. Love – Mercury 72980 WD M- dh £20 (Very nice uptempo dancer) Madeline Bell – Picture me gone – Mod 1007 WD M- £40 (A stereotypical Northern girly sound, on a fabulous white label copy) Platters – Washed ashore – Musicor 1251 M- £10 (Unbelievable credits on this side, Popcorn Wylie and Tony (Hester) Hestor, Sonny Sanders and A La King Music BMI, the same publishing company (Wylie’s) you’ll find on Margaret Little – Love will find a way, and Sam Ward – Sister Lee. Drill hole) Edward Brothers – Keep on knockin’ – Music World 106 WD Ex £75 (Catchy under the radar 60’s dancer, superb backing harmonies, backed with the equally good flip “People say but they don’t know”. 2 faded red xol) Azie Mortimer – You can’t take it away – Okeh 7336 WD M- £30 SOLD (Fabulous tune, immaculate condition) Bobby Hebb – Sunny – Philips 40365 Ex+ £10 (Classic) Paulette & Cupids – He’ll wait on me – Prism 1922 M- £50 (Subtle girl group sound, foot tapping shuffler) Joe Williams – Lonely man – RCA 8775 Ex- £10 (Big voiced big city Soul) Betty Barnes – Walking down broadway – RCA 9274 WD M- £15 (Way back the Ex Wigan-DJ, Alan Rhodes, who tipped me off about this 45, it never did quite take off, LOL, but still a lovely track that builds and builds, always likened it to Peggy March et al) Barry Mann – Talk to me baby – Red Bird 1015 M- £10 (Finger poppin surfy dancer out of the biggest Girl Group stable after Spector) Edwin Starr – Agent double-O soul – Ric-Tic 103 M- £20 (Yellow label) Edwin Starr – Stop her on sight – Ric Tic 109 WD M- £50 SOLD (Absolute classic on the desirable DEMO format. Small writing and sticker on flip, surface is great) Fantastic Four – Ain’t love wonderful – Ric-Tic 122 M- £15 (Magical Detroit) Fantastic Four – As long as the feeling is there – Ric-Tic 134 WD M- £10 (One for the demo collectors) Kenny Ballard & Fabulous Soul Brothers – I’m losing you – Roulette 4716 WD Ex- £40 (Cracking little outing) Bobby Rush – The things that I used to do – Salem 1006 Ex £20 (Edge lift does not affect play) Diamond Joe – Wait a minute baby / How to pick a winner – Sansu 454 WD M- £25 (Love this double sider, typically NOLA, just imagine this bloke at a shindig on the corner of Bourbon Street and Toulouse, awesome Northern peddling R&B and Blues) Beverly Bremers – Get smart girl – Scepter 12315 M- £10 (An old track I think Charley Records introduced me to when I first started. Immaculate) Seeburg Spotlite Band – No where to run – Seeburg 5008 M- £50 SOLD (Superb cover pf the Motown anthem) Fantastics – High note / That one – Sound Stage Seven 2548 WD M- £150 (Glorious male harmony group, 2 fabulous mellow mid-tempos, in fine shape just the feintest mottling on a portion of label, hardly visible) Garland Green – Jealous kind of fella – Uni 55143 M- £10 (Great little the from a monster on the scene) Darrow Fletcher – Changing by the minute – Uni 55244 Ex #ol £25 (Brilliant dancer, image available on request) Wanderers – You can’t run away from me / I’ll know – United Artists 648 M- £30 SOLD (Always felt the output of this group had a Latin feel to it, great track, great flip too) Jive Five – I’m a happy man – United Artists 853 Ex £10 (Great group mid-tempo) Jive Five – A bench in the park – United Artists 936 Ex £10 (Same as above, great 60’s soul group) Jackie Edwards – Come back girl – Veep 1266 M- £30 (Stunning Island soul, very emotive tune, lovely stock copy) Wilson Pickett - Let me be your boy - Verve 10378 M- £75 (Released on several label formats, black and silver label seems to be the harder Verve) Five Stairsteps – Don’t waste your time – Windy C 601 Ex £25 (Wonderful cover of the elusive and brilliant Shamettes on Gold Dust outing) Elvin Spencer - Lift this hurt - Winner 0742 M- £100 (Great crossover, Chicago label, Elvin produced. Minor edge lift does not affect play) Jackie Edwards – Keep on running – Wirl Ex £25 SOLD (Absolutely brilliant version. Typical Jamaican record, untidy label fixing, so off-centre, with a 1.5cm square tear) PayPal by friends or add 4% please, or bank transfer. Postage: £1.60 – 1st Class Regular £3.75 – 1st Class Signed For (Only covers to £50) £7.65 - Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £500) Overseas on Request Cheers, Lee

A peach from Washington DC’s impressive Mir-a-don label. Happy to supply additional images or sound files, please PM any questions or offers. Ascots – Another day / Love – Mir-a-don 1004 M- OFFERS Archie Powell, along with brother Eddie, cousin Jerome and Irving ‘Scacy’ Heywood formed their own fab four at Donald Whaldon’s ‘House of Hits’ gifting the Northern fraternity with 8 released tracks of high quality Soul between 65 and 66. ‘Another Day’ and ‘Anytime’ secured a lasting place on the Northern club and collecting scenes, and very able back up came from the likes of ‘Miss heartbreaker’, the stunning lowrider ‘Love’ and the classy beat ballad ‘Yes it’s alright’, the picks for me. Each and every production though emphasises the high level of vocal quality and talent this quartet had, using these few opportunities to express their outstanding skill of group harmonies through dance paced and slower arrangements urged on by rasping horn fanfares or subtle strings. Let’s not forget there’s also a couple of other fabulous outings on the label in, Pat Thompson & Archie Powell and Patty Stokes dance floor filler ‘Good girl’ making this a very short but highly sought after label catalogue that skipped from one print format to another release after release. Although there appears to be consecutive numbering system on releases, I do wonder if there’s anything else out there yet to be unearthed. Mint minus playing surface on both sides, very minor ring wear on label, which is not surprising on such a soft pink label imprint. Even on the back of Manship’s very high auction sale in April, the minimum offer here is £1500, running until 8pm Thu 14 Sep 23. PayPal by friends or add 4% please, alternatively bank transfer. Fully insured UK postage included, overseas to be determined.

Some reductions on sales box 45s. Happy to provide additional images and sound files. PM any questions or to reserve. Skye – Ain’t no need – Anada 100 Ex- £175 now £150 (Mid 70s California release, and a cover of Ralph Graham on Sussex. Some marks on vinyl, 6-7 light pops on exit to run out) Keni Lewis – What’s her name – Buddah 191 M- £300 now £275 (Another crossover winner on a Washington DC release from a talented fella who has remarkably served some time with 2 Shrine label groups no less, the Cautions and Enjoyables, and then the Chancellors on Cap City. Wow what a transition from those 60’s barn stormers to the less frantic 1970 groove) Family of Eve – I want to be loved by you / Please be truthful – Full Sail 751 WD M- £500 now £450 (Modern soul combo from Pittsburgh, PA with a reputation for being, apparently, the longest running group in the region. Unusual double sider in that both sides have very strong lead singers, male on “Loved”, female on “Truthful”, what a great mix. Blue vinyl release) Willie Kendrick – Change your ways / What’s that on your finger – RCA 9212 WD M- £525 now £500 SOLD (Double bubble here with 2 fantastic sides from the treasure trove that is the Pied Piper stable, “Change” the uptempo R&B tinged Northern dancer, and the stunningly emotive beat ballad “Finger”, you couldn’t want for 2 better sides and at the opposite end of the spectrum on a single slab of vinyl. A masterpiece on the scene) Specials – I can’t find another – Satch 515 M- £500 now £450 (South side Chicago group with 3 known late 60s releases on a label with a numbering system starting oddly at 512, ending at 515 and no apparent 513! Maybe there’s one or more to come from the Specials, who also recorded as the Cassadons on Satch’s subsidiary Beltone, all linked by Fipa or Heno publishing and Johnny Finch on the credits. This copy is nice and clean, with an edge lift that does not affect play) PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £4.45 – First Class Signed For (Insured to £50 at buyers risk on this list) £7.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £750) £8.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £1000) Overseas on Request . ATB, Lee

30+ Motown stable doubles, all white label promos. Take some time out to remind yourself of the sheer brilliance of Hitsville USA, captured in this relatively short but juicy list of tracks, many household titles, others understated and deserve huge respect. Universally the most aired Soul output for most of the 60’s. On the whole many play Ex or better, all individually graded, some have writing or stickers on label, but don’t let any visual issue distract you when the vinyl plays superb. As ever sound files and additional images available on request, PM to ask any questions or reserve. 1) Barrett Strong – Yes, no, maybe so – Anna 1116 WD Ex £25 (Early release on a distant sub and rarer demo. #ol) 2) Temptations – I want a love I can see – Gordy 7015 WD Ex £175 (All of a sudden there’s a lot of interest in this early Temps dancer, issues going for similar prices and the rarer demo now exceeding £200. Light label wear around the spindle hole, and date in tiny writing on top side) 3) LaBrenda Ben – Just be yourself / I can’t help it I gotta dance – Gordy 7021 WD M- £70 (Nashville Matrix, a hard early Gordy to nab) 4) Martha & Vandellas – Live wire – Gordy 7027 WD Ex+ £15 SOLD (Single Sided) 5) Martha & Vandellas – Live wire / Old love – Gordy 7027 WD Ex £15 (xol) 6) Martha & Vandellas – Live wire / Old love – Gordy 7027 WD Ex £10 SOLD (Howard Bedno distribution and small date sticker on label) 7) Martha & Vandellas – Wild one / Dancing slow – Gordy 7036 WD Ex £25 SOLD 😎 Temptations – Since I lost my baby – Gordy 7043 WD Ex £30 SOLD (The most emotional track I’ve encountered on Motown, outstanding David Ruffin pulling on every heart string. Label has removed sticker mark and a printed star, but forgetting the visual defect the vinyl plays stunningly Ex+) 9) Martha & Vandellas – What am I going to do without your love – Gordy 7053 WD Ex+ £25 10) Temptations – Ain’t too proud to beg – Gordy 7054 WD 7054 M- £40 SOLD 11) Temptations – Run away child, running wild – Gordy 7084 Vg+ £5 (Same track both sides, small writing on one label, light scuffs here and there) 12) Martha Reeves & Vandellas – (We’ve got) honey love – Gordy 7085 WD M- £25 SOLD (Fantastically fresh femme dancer. Same track both sides, with one side playing M-, the other has a little bit of feedback on the run in but clears up) 13) Four Tops – Baby, I need your loving / Call on me – Motown 1062 WD Ex £30 SOLD (Superb double sider, the chart-topping side backed with a Sam Cooke like beat ballad. Big red XOL) 14) Supremes – Baby love – Motown 1066 WD M- £35 SOLD (Indianapolis pressed vinyl copy in tip top shape) 15) Supremes – Baby love – Motown 1066 WD M- £50 SOLD (Monarch, LA pressed styrene copy in tip top shape. Best format to collect IMO, map design print so much more pristine. Xol) 16) Supremes – Come see about me – Motown 1968 WD M- £40 (One of my favourite Hitsville numbers. Check youtube with shimming dresses. Xol) 17) Barbara McNair – Everything is good about you – Motown 1099 WD M- £40 18) Four Tops – I’m in a different world – Motown 1132 WD M- £25 SOLD 19) Jr. Walker & All Stars – Money – Soul 35026 WD Ex £15 (4 biro xol on flip) 20) Little Otis – I out duked the duke – Tamla 54058 WD M- £30 (Lovely early tune, on a nice west coast styrene Monarch pressing) 21) Kim Weston – Looking for the right guy – Tamla 54100 WD Ex+ £20 (Single sided, red marker initials on label, pressing bubbles DNAP) 22) Marvelettes – Danger heartbreak dead ahead – Tamla 54120 WD Ex £25 (Rarer west coast press, 2 red Xol, ignore the visual appearance, this plays EX or better) 23) Miracles – My girl has gone – Tamla 54123 WD M- £20 (Outstanding mid-tempo, Smokey does it again, twin globes logo, 2 red Xol) 24) Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell – Ain’t nothing like the real thing – Tamla 54163 WD Ex £25 25) Isley Brothers – Just ain’t enough love / Take some time out for love – Tamla 54182 WD Ex+ £35 (What a double sider, great cover of Eddie Hollands delicious “just ain’t”. Indianapolis press, Twin Globes logo) 26) Smokey Robinson & Miracles – Abraham, Martin and John – Tamla 54184 WD M- £15 (Ignore the title, this is a fantastic track. Very minor edge lift, does not affect play) 27) Smokey Robinson & Miracles – The tears of a clown – Tamla 54199 WD M- £20 SOLD (Capital letters logo, Promotional Rockway NJ pressing) 28) Smokey Robinson & Miracles – The tears of a clown – Tamla 54199 WD M- £20 SOLD (Tamla box logo, D.J copy) 29) Smokey Robinson & Miracles – The tears of a clown – Tamla 54199 WD M- £30 SOLD (Monarch, LA pressed styrene copy in tip top shape) 30) Four Tops – Is there anything that I can do – Tamla Motown 1010 WD Ex £100 (French Tamla Motown release of 7 Rooms of Gloom, as with many of the European releases promoting commercial output of Hitsville, they are often coupled with an amazing unreleased on USA 45 flip. Totally outstanding and slapped wrists for the weekly meeting missing this one, what were they thinking?) 31) Hitsville USA – Greetings to Tamla Motown Appreciation Society 45 Ex+ £50 SOLD (White label special, gifted to the UK crowd back in the day. Combination of spoken dedication by staff and songs by artists. Very collectable and historic disc from Motown, very minor edge lift) 32) Hitsville USA – Greetings to Tamla Motown Appreciation Society 45 Ex+ £50 (White label special, gifted to the UK crowd back in the day. Combination of monologues by staff and songs by artists. Very collectable and historic disc from Motown, very minor edge lift) 33) Monitors – Bring back the love – VIP 25046 WD Ex+ £25 SOLD (Vertical V.I.P. label) PayPal by friends or add 4% please, or bank transfer. Postage: £1.60 – 1st Class Regular £3.75 – 1st Class Signed For (Only covers to £50) £7.65 - Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £500) Overseas on Request Cheers, Lee

Thought it was on the Valmon label, unless released on Amos too, which I never knew? Would be good if you could clear that up? Ta, Lee

Across the board, 60s’, 70’s, modern, girly, blokey, groupy and obscure, so a bit of something for everyone. Happy to provide additional images and sound files. PM any questions or to reserve. Skye – Ain’t no need – Anada 100 Ex- £175 (Mid 70s California release, and a cover of Ralph Graham on Sussex. Some marks on vinyl, 6-7 light pops on exit to run out) Ike (Isaiah) Porter & Fabulations – You ain’t seen nothing yet – Anla 107 Ex £500 (Very rare Lake Charles release on Eddie Shulers label catering for the hybrid east Texas and south Louisiana audience and better known for the Charles Green release. This raw unpolished group soul 45 with a lowrider flip has rarely surfaced, the few copies that have are beaten up. Producers name penned out on both labels) Natural Four – Hanging on to a lie – Boola-Boola 1001 Ex £500 SOLD (What a tune, outstanding crossover dancer that gets better with age, available here on the local Oakland, CA release. Some light marks on the vinyl so Ex visually, but no effect on an Ex+ play. Feint trace of a signature on the top label at 10-11 o’clock) Keni Lewis – What’s her name – Buddah 191 M- £300 (Another crossover winner on a Washington DC release from a talented fella who has remarkably served some time with 2 Shrine label groups no less, the Cautions and Enjoyables, and then the Chancellors on Cap City. Wow what a transition from those 60’s barn stormers to the less frantic 1970 groove) Universal Minds – A chance at love / I betcha’ – Charles 1229 Ex+ £150 SOLD (I think the label is related to Charles Hodges, who recorded on NYs Genuine Records, as did the amazing Mr Soul / Al Scott. All labels point to Mac Avery Music publishing company. 2 cracking sides, ‘A chance’ is strong crossover, and ‘Betcha’ a grower on the low rider scene) 21st Century – Coming right back / Shadow of a memory – DOT 17190 WD Ex £350 SOLD (What a double sider this, always been a firm favourite, classy male vocals a major label release after the local on Noel. Some very light feedback, not cue burn, at the start of both sides but otherwise 2 completely compelling dancers, oozing classy distinctive male vocals) Family of Eve – I want to be loved by you / Please be truthful – Full Sail 751 WD M- £500 (Modern soul combo from Pittsburgh, PA with a reputation for being, apparently, the longest running group in the region. Unusual double sider in that both sides have very strong lead singers, male on “Loved”, female on “Truthful”, what a great mix. Blue vinyl release) Bob & Gene – I really really love you – Mo-Do 104 Ex £1200 SOLD (What’s not nice to like about this Buffalo, NY duo of Bobby Nunn and Eugene Coplin, who started young, taking advantage of Nunn seniors own record label. “Sailboat” on 108 still does it for me, but I gotta say there’s a reason this groups output has filled dance floors in recent years, catchy arrangements, unique vocals, quirky lyrics, low-fi recording, obscure label, all key features of collecting Northern. Vinyl is visually Ex-, but it plays much better, tiny heat damage on edge does not affect play) Willie Kendrick – Change your ways / What’s that on your finger – RCA 9212 WD M- £525 (Double bubble here with 2 fantastic sides from the treasure trove that is the Pied Piper stable, “Change” the uptempo R&B tinged Northern dancer, and the stunningly emotive beat ballad “Finger”, you couldn’t want for 2 better sides and at the opposite end of the spectrum on a single slab of vinyl. A masterpiece on the scene) Ellie Greenwich – Baby – Red Bird 10034 M- £450 SOLD (The collective of Red Bird, Blue Cat, Daisy and Tiger labels were stacked full of Northern gems often influenced by Leiber & Stoller guiding a raft of girl groups and individual female artists to counter Phil Spector’s ‘Wall of Sound’, but the suite of labels were also graced by the likes of the Ad-Libs, Sidney Barnes, Charles Brandy and Eddie Jacobs serving up Northern monsters. Here we have the harder and much more attractive yellow stock copy of this in-vogue dreamy femme dancer in lovely Ex+ condition) Specials – I can’t find another – Satch 515 M- £500 (South side Chicago group with 3 known late 60s releases on a label with a numbering system starting oddly at 512, ending at 515 and no apparent 513! Maybe there’s one or more to come from the Specials, who also recorded as the Cassadons on Satch’s subsidiary Beltone, all linked by Fipa or Heno publishing and Johnny Finch on the credits. This copy is nice and clean, with an edge lift that does not affect play) Jimmy (Soul) Clark - Sweet darlin’ - Soul Hawk 001 Ex+ £125 SOLD (Detroit class, never fails to lift a listener. Red label but with SILVER text, minor edge lift does not affect play. Bargain!) Cody Black – I am particular – Wheelsville 107 Ex £300 SOLD (His hardest to come by and therefore least known beyond the bailiwick of Detroit aficionados. This 1966 girly backed track has Hanksy all over it, and more up-tempo than other releases Cody’s so well known for. There’s something appealing about the Wheelsville logo, a cornerstone of Detroit collecting. Top copy with only a couple of light minor marks that’s survived the normal mishandling of the motor city’s over eager record owners) PayPal by friends please or add 4%, or bank transfer. Postage: £4.45 – First Class Signed For (Insured to £50 at buyers risk on this list) £7.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £750) £8.65 – Special Delivery (Fully insured up to £1000) Overseas on Request ATB, Lee