Sebastian

Superb tune. There are by the way two issues of this 45 on Wee with different catalogue numbers (106 and 714). The local WEE 106 release (with an Oakland, California address) is seriously hard to find.

Same Cliff Chambers who had a nice, but very oddball, record on Kent?

It wouldn't surprise me if this Benelux release was the result of a deal struck between Elijah Cole and EMI at the yearly MIDEM festival. That is, if Cole ever attended any of the MIDEM festivals ofcourse... That's the thing which happened with for example that obscure Swamp Dogg produced Maurice McCormick 45 on Atomic Art. It's hard to find on its original US label, but was issued on both german and swedish major labels due to a leasing deal done at one of the MIDEM festivals in Cannes.

Hello! I've listed a bunch of 45s on eBay. There are label/sleeve scans and soundclips to all records. Check them out at: https://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfrppZ75QQfsooZ...QsassZpushkings ___SOUL / FUNK / NEW BREED R&B 45s___________________________ BETTY HARRIS on Sansu BIG MAYBELLE on Savoy DANNY HARRISON on Coral DELLA REESE on Avco Sweden DU-ETTES on M-Pac FAWNS on Capcity FLOYD BECK on Precision GEORGE KIRBY on Chess Holland (rare picture sleeve!) HOLLYWOOD TORNADOES on Aertaun HORACE FAITH - I Can't Understand - current COVER-UP!!! IKE & TINA TURNER on London Denmark JACK HAMMER on Tono J.J. JACKSON on Congress JOHNNY JOHNSON on Epic Sweden (rare picture sleeve!) JOHNNY THUNDER - Loop De Loop +3 - Columbia France EP JUDY CLAY on Atlantic LEONARD SUES on Savoy LEON HAYWOOD on Atlantic ("You And Your Moody Ways") LOWELL FULSOM on Kent ("Funky Broadway") OBREY WILSON on Bell PRINCE on WB Germany ("I Wanna Be Your Lover") RAY CROSSEN JR on Musicor ROY HAMILTON on AGP RUBY WINTERS on Diamond RUDY MOCKABEE on Atco Thanks for looking! Take care. /Sebastian

SUPERB gritty take on the Jefferson Airplane tune! Usually about £40-£50 on UK lists, but almost always sells cheaper on eBay. In fact there was a M- copy which ended yesterday without any bids and the opening bid was only $39.99 (£20-ish)...

Highly unlikely in my opinion. Cole has probably just forgotten that he was paid for it, or wasn't satisfied with the deal he got. That's my thoughts on it at least.

Looking good! Downloading right now. Some big faves of mine in there: Marty Lewis, Manujothi, Sun, Gold, Ben Wiggins etc. Could do with one copy each of Gold and Ben Wiggins by the way if anyone is selling...

I just had a look at the latest additions to Manship's auction page and there's an art/picture sleeved copy of Mixed Emotions "Gold Of My Life" on EMI Germany... So it seems like there actually was some truth in Elijah Cole's ramblings regarding connections between EMI Europe and this tune. I personally had no idea about this german release up until a couple of minutes ago. Very intriguing that a record this obscure managed to get a major label release in Europe.

Thanks!

Has anyone got a soundclip of "That's The Spirit"?

Jackie Shane - Stand Up Straight and Tall - Modern Promo - £161 George Blackwell - Can't Lose My Head - Smoke - £890 Moments - You Said c/w Hey Boy - Deep demo - £1309 Donna King - Take Me Home - Hot Line - £1109 Chris Clark - Love's Gone Bad c/w Put Yourself In My Place - Tamla Motown - £555 Kelly St. Clair - Hear That Beat - American Music Maker promo - £223 Flowers - For Real - La Xpressio - £507 Charades - The Key To My Happiness - Mgm promo - £272 Montclairs - Hey You ! Don't Fight It ! - Arch - £608 Dyke and the Blazers - Funky Broadway - Artco - £176 James Galt - A Most Unusual Feeling - Pye promo - £86 Luther - Don't Wanna Be A Fool - Cotillion - £140 Bobby Taylor - Oh, I've Been Bless'd c/w Blackmail - V.I.P. demo red vinyl - £133 Patti & the Emblems - I'm Gonna Love You A Long, Long Time - Kapp promo - £295 Incredibles - There's Nothing Else To Say - Stateside promo - £318

Considering how gritty the tune is, one of the most suprising tunes that charted on the Billboard pop list is Jimmy Robbins "I Can't Please You" on Jerhart. It made #131 on the POP chart and #21 on the r&b chart.

This once was a £1000+ record. Then copies turned up and the price went to £100 almost over night. It has been selling for £75-£125 on eBay during the past 2-3 years. Manship has got it on his site right now for £150.

I don't know if I have posted this before, but here is his rare picture sleeved swedish(!) Big Top 7":

How about turning the relevant information in this thread into an entry in the "Sharp End Of Vinyl" sub-forum? Has anyone got scans/photos of the different matrix markings?

I quite like Lou Rawls version of this (entitled "When She Speaks").

As far as I know, yes Robert in Matt & Robert is Robert Thomas who did "Salvation". Matt is Matt Brown who had other records on Soft as well.

I'd think that $20 for a top-10 r&b/top-40 pop record is pretty OK.

"It Must Be Love" was a top-10 "r&b" and top-40 "pop" hit on the Billboard charts when first released. Great tune.

Paul Sindab - Since I Met You + 3 - Columbia French EP - £236

Well, to me it seems that way at least, I've seen far less of the Atlantic release than the Stax EP. But Manship was auctioning the Stax EP so you was not wrong in any way.

It would've been interesting to know how much the french Atlantic 7" of "Blues In The Night" (with only one track per side, NOT the EP) would've fetched in a Manship auction... it's much rarer in my experience and has got louder sound.

Carla Thomas - I'll Never Stop Loving You - Kent 6T promo - £106 Eddie Kool - Where There's A Will There's A Way c/w I Look In The Mirror - Dore promo - £552 Timi Yuro - It'll Never Be Over For Me - Liberty - £959 Jackie Day - Naughty Boy - Phelectron - £1808 Marshall, Donovan , Broomfield - Since I Found My Baby - Augusta - £407 Margaret Mandolph - Something Beautiful c/w I Wanna Make You Happy - Planetary - £374 Mousie & the Traps - It's All In The Way c/w How About You - Toddlin Town - £267 Mark IV - It's Easy - Champ - £676 Velvelettes - Lonely, Lonely Girl Am I - Tamla Motown promo - £258 Falcons - Love Look In Her Eyes - Big Wheel - £347 Tom Washington Band - Remember Martin Luther King c/w Walking - Blue Candle - £299 Anna Belle Caesar - Little Annie - Glad Hamp - £187 Johnnie Taylor - Blues In The Night - Stax french EP - £508 Towana & the Total Destruction - Wear Your Natural, Baby c/w Help Me Get That Feeling Back - Romark - £202 Clyde Mcphatter - Welcome Home - Decca - £105 Major Lance - Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um - Warner Bros acetate - £125

As far as Jackie Shane goes, his much rarer "Stand Up Straight And Tall" on Modern is a big favourite of mine.

Tony, have you been in contact with Swamp Dogg? Perhaps he can help you out in some way.