Mick Sway

As far as I know this wasn't released on a 7 ,something about the Royalettes ,knife and plate spring to mind: The Royalettes I Cant Stop Running Away https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REqcoQVwAvU

FYI See discogs, don't know if it helps, but here it is: https://www.discogs.com/Gladys-Knight-And-The-Pips-Letter-Full-Of-Tears/release/1552039

Interesting stuff, thanks for posting guys! Love this: and especially this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmxBpQKT4UU&list=WL470F90A487715993&feature=mh_lolz

Guess some one must have done thissin: Roscoe Robinson "how much pressure":

Havin' a laugh : Mary Wells EMI disc £250 https://www.ebay.com/itm/MARY-WELLS-USE-YOUR-HEAD-RARE-1-SIDED-EMIDISC-ACETATE-MOTOWN-SOUL-R-B-MOD-/230819300039

Hey John I quite agree, William Bell's repertoire is tops . You must admit that "Monkeying" has a certain charm though. Best Mick

Harold Burrage:M-pac

A bit of a novelty record, but hadn't heard it until today: William Bell Monkeying Around S141

Came across this nice Chicago blog: https://parkaavenue.blogspot.ca/2012/07/buying-soul-45s-in-chicago-part-ii.html

Dunno if this has been mentioned: Minit records "The Big One" from 1968: Bit of a list but tracks included: The Themes: O'Jays: Alder Ray: The Groovers: Jimmy Lewis: Clydie King: Jimmy Holiday " " Plus a couple of great funk tracks: Jimmy McCracklin " " Gene Dozier " "

Dunno if this has been mentioned: Minit records "The Big One": Bit of a list but tracks included: The Themes: O'Jays: Alder Ray: The Groovers: Jimmy Lewis: Clydie King: Jimmy Holiday " " Plus a couple of great funk tracks: Jimmy McCracklin " " Gene Dozier " "

It's Time For the Swiss Movement: This 1973 RCA " It's Time For the Swiss Movement" album, was arranged by Motown arranger, David Van de Pitte. Apart from Cornelius Grant and (no doubt through the Van de Pitt Motown connection), the credits also boast input from Temp's Melvin Franklin and Otis Williams.Apparently they supported The Temps on tour. Members were: Ronald Williams,Arthur Booker Jr,Herbert Clifton,John Hodges.

Better seems to have dropped a bit in recent months. Popsike values: https://www.popsike.c...humbs=&currsel= The other side "i want action" is OK for a RnB pick:

I know that this off the Northern Soul track a ways, but it struck me how little I knew about European and British Mod . Though I'm sure it must have been done before, I wondered if anyone would be up for sharing a few tunes? It would be great if you could attach You-tube clips . Kicking off with: BOB SAKER Imagination Polydor 56231 1968

Lilian Hale : The Signs Were Wrong

You'd have thought that they'd have researched the time frame properly, not that it matters to most punters. Quote from Wikipedia: It was in their shop that Godin coined the term 'northern soul',[4] a description that he would popularise through his work as a music journalist. In a 2002 interview with Chris Hunt of Mojo, he explained that he had first come up with the term in 1968 as a sales reference to help staff in his shop differentiate the more modern funkier sounds from the smoother, Motown-influenced soul of a few years earlie: :"I had started to notice that northern football fans who were in London to follow their team were coming into the store to buy records, but they weren't interested in the latest developments in the black American chart. I devised the name as a shorthand sales term. It was just to say "Ëœif you've got customers from the north, don't waste time playing them records currently in the US black chart, just play them what they like - "ËœNorthern Soul'.

Len Barry "Its that time of the year" must be one of the rarest, would think that everyone knows Richard's "left on roof of car" story. Surprisingly it's now available on Amazon as a MP3. Not sure whether some of the choices fit the spirit of Doug's post though. The topics been well covered many times over the years but always turns up something a bit different. Here's and to previous threads. Spyder Turner's "Stand By Me" is not particularly rare, but features a number of LP only tracks:

Here's another one:

Fair enough, just looked photocopied to me. Thanks Mick

Hey Guys I was wondering if this popcorn classic had been booted as the white labels look dodgy to me: JOANNE TOUCHSTONE Walk Softly SOUND STAGE 7 promo 2535: Popsike: https://www.popsike.com/php/quicksearch.php?searchtext=%09+JOANNE+TOUCHSTONE&thumbs=&currsel=&sortord=&x=16&y=10 Any feedback welcome. Thanks Mick

Lucille Mathis "I'm not your regular woman" Popsike values here. Anglo say £100 but I think you'd pay more now. Not on the bay at the moment. Just got a copy of "Standing Tall", though I didn't actually know the A was worth a listen:

Goose bumper!!! Mick

Summer Madness?

My problems start when they're delivered when Tina's in. Even after all these years, I think I'd rather confront a rottweiler! Best Mick

Very evocative image on the player, by the way. Nice one!