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A unique piece of soul music / R&B history here for sale. ZZ Hill 1967 performance contract for sale, from the office estate of Phil Walden Artists and Promotions. For an appearance at Club Artlisa in Gastonia, North Carolina. Shows dates, fees and rehearsal / scheduling of shows. In great condition considering age. One for framing in the record room! £20 secures and post free (UK buyers only on this, sorry, and payment by PayPal). PM to reserve.

Quick job lot here of non U.K. picture cover 45s: Brenton Wood - Two time loser - Spanish Hispa Vox ex (absolutely one of his best!) Gene McDaniels - Citta Vuota (Italian-sung version of Its a lonely town - Italian Liberty vg- (unfortunately the cover has seen better days) Righteous Brothers - He will break your heart - South African Verve tri-centre ex Just £20 for the lot, and post free (UK buyers and PayPal only on these please). DM to reserve.

Anyone interested in street murals? "Discovering the Street Art of Santiago's Barrio Bellavista" is a short piece I put together on one of my sites: https://cultura.me.uk/2025/08/05/discovering-the-street-art-of-santiagos-barrio-bellavista/

I have a pile of mint copies here for sale of the Big Man Records repackage of The Embers superb double sider “Just Crazy ‘bout you baby” / “Aware of love”. Complete with picture cover, card inserts (and sleeve notes by yours truly! ). Just £10 each plus £5 post (any quantity). Sorry but UK buyers and PayPal only on these. DM to reserve.

More soulful original memorabilia for sale... The Van Dykes performance contract 1967 for grabs—around the time of “Save my love for a rainy day” on Mala. This comes as a top copy plus two original carbon copies from the Walden Artists and Promotions office estate. £50 the lot (buyer could sell on the copies and recover most / all of the outlay). Great framed in the record room, and unique pieces of soul music history. Can provide more images via PM for those interested (UK buyers only please on this one). Paypal only please. 50% of proceeds will go to World Central Kitchen who are active in Gaza and other regions requiring emergency aid relief.

OK, so some more 60s R&B and soul music industry one-offs to go. Here we have the management contract of R&B / soul singer Otis Clay with Phil Walden Artists and Promotions. Neither party should need much introduction really. This is Clay’s four-year management contract, dated from 1967 to 1971. Covers the year of transition from One-der-ful to Atlantic (Dakar), including when he recorded "Baby Jane". The contract, signed by Phil Walden and Otis Clay, is a 3 page document, and in very reasonable shape considering it’s nearly 60 years old. Rust stain as shown is due to a paper clip in storage, but doesn’t obscure any of the text. No tears or creases. The drill: as this is a pretty unique piece of history and half the money being raised is going to a worthy cause, this will be an auction item. Opening at just £30 then let’s see where it goes. Will run things until Sunday 27th July midday, or will end early if an offer comes in that really can’t be refused. PM/DM to bid please. Sorry, but UK buyers only please on this one. 50% of proceeds will go to the non-profit World Central Kitchen who are active in Gaza and other regions requiring emergency aid.

Stock of the book, "Pittsburg Diamond: The Soul of Tommy Hunt" by Stephen Stevlor is in at A Nickel And A Nail, and is available to order. Full back cover blurb and ordering details can be found via https://a-nickel-and-a-nail.myshopify.com/collections/books/products/pittsburgh-diamond-the-soul-of-tommy-hunt-stephen-stevlor

Soul Up North summer issue 124 just landed at A Nickel And A Nail. Order via the link at A Nickel And A Nail (We also still have a few copies of issue 123 available) This month's contents: GOOD TUNES & GREAT GROOVES Dave Halsall FUNK IN YO’ FACE – THERE’S A RIOT GOING ON – SLY STONE Howard Priestly THE ADMIRATIONS Karl ‘Chalky’ White SOULFUL SEVENTIES SPINS aka ‘PLUMB’S PEACHES’ Steve Plumb SOUL SPOTLIGHT – BENNY GORDON Steve Guarnori THE LADIES CHOICE – COLLECTING RARE SOUL Julie Molloy TED MASSEY – A TRIBUTE Various HOT OFF THE VINYL PRESS Howard E COLLECTING BRITISH Lord Snooty FLASHBACK FEATURES – JAKE ‘JOCK’ MITCHELL Soulman Jan SOUL IN A DIGITAL AGE John Farrar ‘EXIT’ – THE TALE OF THE TEXAS MONSTER! Dave Welding SOUL IN PRINT – MAGAZINES & FANZINES (Part 27) Iain McCartney COLLECTOR’S CD – TRACK LISTING Wayne Hudson BROWNIE’S SIGNIFICANT SIDES Tim Brown VINYL PRESS EXTRA – THE REBIRTH OF SOUL CITY David Nathan THE EAST WIND BAND John Smith LITTLE SILVER DISCS Howard E CHICAGO SOUL Shane Cox LP SPOTLIGHT – ‘THIS IS NORTHERN SOUL’ & ‘THIS IS FUNKY JAZZ’ BGP VIEW FROM THE APE HOUSE Tim Brown AND FINALLY – DEEP SOUL CORNER Kevin Moore Order at https://a-nickel-and-a-nail.myshopify.com/collections/fanzines-magazines/products/soul-up-north-issue-124

There's been a DCT Recorders acetate of this (white) version sitting on JM's site for years. Still there. Though nothing beats Barbara Lewis of course, I do actually like this later version, a little different.

Going through the old Walden Artists and Promotions / related company estate material, I have a few copies of US venue performance contracts that I'm ready to move on. All are from 1964-1974 (and all soul or R&B artists). Some are original top copies, some carbon copies made at the time by the agent for office use. These really are fine pieces of soul music history, very reasonably priced and for the most part in great shape considering age. List attached, if any take your fancy PM me and I'll send pics. Sorry but UK customers only on these, and PayPal only.

Stock of the new Stephen Stevlor book, "Pittsburg Diamond: The Soul of Tommy Hunt" has landed at A Nickel And A Nail and is available to order. Back cover blurb and ordering details can be found via https://a-nickel-and-a-nail.myshopify.com/collections/books/products/pittsburgh-diamond-the-soul-of-tommy-hunt-stephen-stevlor

As Jaws hits its 50th anniversary in 5 days time (well the movie at least—Benchley's book was a year earlier), time for another airing of this personal reflection on hot summers, skinny tees and not going in the water... E. Mark Windle - Biographer and...A Toast to Childhood, Spielberg, and Spanish Ladies - E....E. Mark Windle 15 February 2024. Reflecting on Jaws, the iconic movie that defined an era. Its literary inspiration, why today’s kids don’t get it, and what they are missing. Society has a habi...

From tonight at A Nickel And A Nail, the two books "The Tempests: Carolina Soul Story" and "House of Broken Hearts: The Soul of 1960s Nashville" are now available as digital downloads at £1.99 each. Blurb and ordering via the links: Tempests: https://a-nickel-and-a-nail.myshopify.com/collections/books/products/the-tempests-a-carolina-soul-story-e-mark-windle House of Broken Hearts: https://a-nickel-and-a-nail.myshopify.com/collections/books/products/house-of-broken-hearts-e-mark-windle-black-and-white-version

A brief obit for James Bates, lead singer of The Spontanes, who died a few days ago. https://windlefreelance.com/2025/06/12/james-bates-songwriter-and-lead-singer-of-the-spontanes-dies-aged-83/?fbclid=IwY2xjawK4FLhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETB2S0pvd0YyQkk4NG9iZ1NmAR5ozPiXcEvSQBlW_c-6J4OCoI4mj8VMPhYV59SToxdgY-bhCMTq35pw4ro2pg_aem_1bfo5gPxLna2xjlJU03bKw

Curated by the Stax Museum, the site is also officially being launched in Memphis tonight. https://bobacollection.staxmuseum.org/about/

Motown / related promos, as priced. Postage £5 any quantity. PayPal and U.K. customers only please on these ones. PM to reserve. Grade is for vinyl, labels as shown. The Valadiers - I found a girl - Gordy promo ex £30 Marv Johnson - I’m not a plaything - Gordy promo ex £20 David Ruffin - My whole world ended - Motown promo ex £20 The Miracles - Heartbeak Road /The man in you - Tamla promo ex £20

Slight delay folks, apologies (been overseas). The latest issue of Soul Up North is now in at A Nickel And A Nail. Order your copy at: https://a-nickel-and-a-nail.myshopify.com/collections/fanzines-magazines/products/soul-up-north-issue-123-april-2025 Contents: OPENING PAGE : CONTENTS – EDITORIAL & INFO GOOD TUNES & GREAT GROOVES Dave Halsall FUNK IN YO’ FACE – ROY AYERS – POSITIVE VIBES Howard Priestly COLLECTOR’S CD – TRACK LISTING Craig Butler CHICAGO SOUL Shane Cox SOUL SPOTLIGHT – PHILADELPHIA CREATIONS Steve Guarnori THE LADIES CHOICE – COLLECTING RARE SOUL Julie MolloyERNEST FRANKLIN – CHICAGO GOSPEL John Smith SOUL IN A DIGITAL AGE John Farrar SOUL IN PRINT – MAGAZINES & FANZINES (Part 26) Iain McCartney THERE’S NOTHING ELSE TO SAY – THE INCREDIBLES ‘This Old Soul Of Mine’ SOUL INSTRUMENTALS Steven Riley SOULFUL SEVENTIES SPINS aka ‘COSBY’S CHESTNUTS’ Bob Cosby COLLECTING BRITISH Lord Snooty THE TWILIGHTS TO THE DELIGHTS & BEYOND Dave Welding LITTLE SILVER DISCS Howard E HOT OFF THE VINYL PRESS Howard E LP SPOTLIGHT – ‘ONE MORE CHANCE’ – VARIOUS ARTISTS JAI ALAI HAYLEY RECORDS STORY – 25TH ANNIVERSARY Rob Moss FLASHBACK FEATURES – TWOFER TIME Martyn Bird SOMETHING OLD-SOMETHING NEW Diane Naylor CHICAGO SOUL SPECIAL - THE PENNY LABEL Shane Cox A COMMENT FROM THE APE HOUSE – AI & NORTHERN SOUL Tim Brown AND FINALLY – DEEP SOUL CORNER Mike Finbow

RIP Mac Gayden. He passed 5 days ago, age 83. That news will mean a lot to different folks—musicians, singers and fans of different musical genres including country, folk, rock and soul who have been touched by his music. For one thing, he was one half of the writing team that gave the world the song Everlasting Love, originally written for Robert Knight and of course immortalised by Love Affair. And for our soul scene, he was the guy behind Herbert Hunter's "I Was Born to Love You", Joe Simon's "When" and whole load of other artist's material including The Valentines, Fabulettes, Clifford Curry—the list really does go on, particularly as far as Sound Stage 7 releases go. I was lucky enough to connect with Mac just before I embarked on the House of Broken Hearts: The Soul of 1960s Nashville project. He was a huge help in supplying backroom stories, filling in gaps in my knowledge, and providing leads to artists who I'd never have been able to track down otherwise. The guy even helped push my book in Nashville (Mac on the right here). Rest up. A job well done.

With the discussion going on about Soul Inc. lately, and the news that The Cellar in North Carolina burned down last week, I put a short 6-min read together on Medium this morning. Just some reminiscences from me, the musicians who played there and the kids who went to see them back in the day: https://medium.com/@emarkwindle/the-cellar-charlotte-north-carolina-is-no-more-a92680875a11?sk=e70c2f649ba90a50e69c00cb1cb58cfa Cheers, Mark.

I've been working on a short piece of reminiscences about The Cellar in view of the news last week. Will post up a link when ready.

Cheers, think I'm sorted now but thanks anyway for the offer.

If anyone physically owns a copy of the LP can they contact me asap please. I have a favour to ask...

US/Canadian promos. As priced plus £5 post, or take the lot for £70 all in. PM to reserve, paypal and UK buyers only on these please. The Valadiers - I found a girl / You'll be sorry some day - Gordy promo ex £40 David Ruffin - My whole world ended / same - Motown promo ex £20 Marv Johnson - I'm not a plaything / Why do you want to let me go - Gordy promo ex £20 Gladys Knight and the Pips - Everybody needs love / same - Soul promo £15

Half price books and magazines! A few changes over the next coming months as A Nickel and a Nail heads in new directions, while not losing sight with regular customers' interests in books on soul, blues and jazz history. For now, while we coordinate stock, here's a chance to benefit from a huge 50% off ALL items. No minimum purchase necessary or need for a code—the discount is applied automatically at checkout. Offer closes at the end of Feb. Fill your boots, but be quick! Link here https://a-nickel-and-a-nail.myshopify.com/collections/books

More US/Canadian Motown and related . As priced plus £5 post, or £75 all in. PM to reserve, paypal and UK buyers only on these please. The Valadiers - I found a girl - Gordy promo ex (‘promo’ etched off label as shown) £50 Gladys Knight and Pips - Everybody needs love - Soul promo ex £20 Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell - Good lovin ain’t easy to come by / same - Tamla promo ex £15 Four Tops - Standing in the shadows / Since you been gone - Motown vg+ £10