Windlesoul

Plenty more stuff coming soon...

Sunday four - soul / R&B. PM to reserve. Postage UK £3.50 any quantity Gerry & Paul with the Soul Emissaries - Cat walk / Little bit of soul - Fat Back ex £15 two classic instrumentals ZZ Hill - You were wrong / Tomble weed - MHR well rough copy but plays better than it looks. Try it for a tenner. The Holidays - I know she cares - Revilot ex £15 Tony Adams - The blues don't like nobody - Checker white demo NM £35 superb moody R&B in fantastic shape

Pretty sure only on the mini US LP, unless there’s a non-US one but I don’t think so. There are a few gaps in the 60s US OKeh catalogue numbering and always wondered if it was destined for one of those, but for some reason never made it.

These week's roundup. PM to reserve. Postage UK £3.50 any quantity. Don Varner - The sweetest story / Home for the summer - South Camp white demo with picture cover ex £25 The Holidays - I know she cares - Revilot ex £20 The Righteous Brothers - Bring your love to me - UK Pye ex £10 The Magic Tones - Great day / Look away - Ram Brock ex £15 The Players - Giving up your love... / Guilty - Columbia promo with company sleeve ex £20 The Imaginations - I love you more (than anything) - Bacon Fat ex £15 Garnet Mimms - Look Away - United Artists ex £20 The Longo Brothers - Coast to coast - People City Music ex £30 Omni - Keys to the city - Fountain (one small mark, DNAP) £10 The Fuzz - I'm so glad - UK Pye Int. DD ex £5

Friday four, PM to reserve. UK POST FREE TODAY Don Varner - The sweetest story / Home for the summer - South Camp white demo with picture cover ex £25 The Holidays - I know she cares - Revilot ex £20 The Righteous Brothers - Bring your love to me - UK Pye ex £10 The Magic Tones - Great day / Look away - Ram Brock ex £15

Four Tops original sheet music for 6 songs inc. Ask the Lonely. Nice piece of memorabilia, and some fab pics in it also. Sample pages shown. £25 including UK postage. PM to reserve.

Thursday four - 70s / modern soul PM to reserve. Postage UK £3.50 any quantity. The Longo Brothers - Coast to coast - People City Music ex £30 Omni - Keys to the city - Fountain (one small mark, DNAP) £10 Otis Clay - Messing with my mind - Echo £15 The Fuzz - I'm so glad - UK Pye Int. DD ex £5

Wednesday evening soul: R&B list: The Players - Giving up your love... / Guilty - Columbia promo with company sleeve ex £20 The Imaginations - I love you more (than anything) - Bacon Fat ex £15 Garnett Mimms - Look Away - United Artists ex £20 The Mandells -How to love a woman - Trans World Sound ex £15The Magnificent Men - I got news - Capitol bit rough / worn but give it a go for a tenner - you might be surprised Bobby Bland - Good time Charlie - Duke ex £15 PM to reserve. Postage UK £3.50 any quantity. Paypal please.

Tuesday four, 60s soul and R&B: Little Oscar - I tried - Supreme Blues ex £20 Jerry Butler - Giving upon love / I've been trying - Vee Jay ex £25 Barbara Lewis - Straighten up your heart / If you love her - Atlantic ex £20 Little Sonny - The Creeper returns / Baby. what you want me to do - Enterprise ex £15 PM to reserve. Postage UK £3.50 any quantity.

Monday four - soul and R&B. All £15 each. Postage UK £3.50 any quantity The Dells - Make sure (you have someone who loves you) - Cadet ex with company sleeve Chuck Bernard - Every hurt makes you stronger / Funny changes - Satellite ex Freddy King - Tore down - Federal ex Ramsey Lewis - Wade in the water - Cadet ex

Sunday four... Ko Ko Taylor - What kind of man is this - Checker ex superb R&B £20 Steve Mancha - I don't want to lose you - Groovesville ex £20 Betty Wrigley - Selfish one - Hit ex £25 version of Jackie Ross William Bell - Born under a bad sign - Stax (UK large centre / juke format) £15 and an LP: Len Barry - My Kind of Soul -RCA LP ex £15 PM to reserve. Postage UK £3.50.

Back in stock: SCEPTER WAND FOREVER - a book by Steve Guarnori £29.99 A genuinely essential and comprehensive reference for any serious collector of R&B and soul music. Steve Guarnori traces the history of the first US label to be run by a female: Scepter Records and its subsidiary labels. The story details the growth of Scepter in the 1960s in New York with signings like Dionne Warwick, B.J. Thomas and a host of others, through the early days of disco music in the 1970s, and to the company's eventual demise in 1976. This book features the stories of the artists, and the people involved in the company, including a heavy focus on soul and R&B output. Scepter's success with acts like The Shirelles, Dionne Warwick, B.J. Thomas, B.T. Express, The Kingsmen and others was mirrored by many more non-sellers and flops. The book explores the hits and the misses, the labels that were distributed by Scepter, the artists, and the company’s story. Including comments from many of the people involved with the label over its existence (1.6kg, large format illustrated, 502 pages). Link to order: https://a-nickel-and-a-nail.myshopify.com/collections/books/products/scepter-wand-forever-steve-guarnori Also: I SEARCHED FOR SOUL AND FOUND THE STARS - a new book by Richard Gilbert £24.95 Richard "Gilly" Gilbert was one of the first of a handful of serious fans and collectors from the UK northern soul scene to travel to Detroit in search of 1960s soul vinyl and the discover the artists associated with them. In this book, the author presents a collection of stories about his US trips and, importantly, the relationships and long-term friendships he formed with the recording stars and music industry leaders like Popcorn Wylie, Dave Hamilton, the family of Ollie McLaughlin, and others. In Gilly's words: "Few people in life can get to meet their heroes and spend quality time with those people who, through their music, helped form our lives." Illustrated with colour photos of the artists, producers, the studios, label scans and historical memorabilia, this book will be pure enlightenment for anyone who assumed northern soul was finished with in the 1980s. Furthermore, it demonstrates how a youth subculture truly connected with its idols, and contributed in its own way to the preservation of wider soul music history. This hardback book is complemented by the inclusion of a FREE limited edition copy (while stocks last) of the Kent CD "Dave Hamilton's Soul" featuring Little Ann, Toby Lark, Ortheia Barnes, the Tokays and more (hardback, gloss colour illustrations, 147 pages). Link to order: https://a-nickel-and-a-nail.myshopify.com/collections/books/products/i-searched-for-soul-and-found-the-stars-richard-gilbert

SOLD Little Stevie Wonder - Castles in the Sand - sheet music Ex condition £15 plus UK post £3.50. PM to reserve.

Walter Jackson - My ship is coming in - Okeh DEMO Need an ex. copy, and labels must also be clean. PM if you can help, thanks.

Friday evening 60s soul 45s: Howard Tate - Half a man - Verve ex £15 Jackie Wilson My empty arms / Tear of the year - Brunswick ex with picture cover £10 J.J. Barnes - Now she's gone - Revilot ex £10 Major Lance - Crying in the rain - Okeh (very clean copy - other than a tight hairline 0.5cm crack hence price, doesn't affect play at all) £5 The Whispers - Flying high - Soul Clock ex £20 Little Richie - Just another heartache - Sound Plus (legit early 70s Nashville reissue via John Richbourg) ex £20 J.J.Barnes - Forgive me / Now that I got you back - Groovesville ex £20 sold Tony and Tyrone - Don't ever leave me / Talking about the people - Ston-Roc ex £15 PM to reserve. Paypal only please. Postage UK £3.50 any quantity.

As the charity shops are closed at present where these used to be picked up, I thought I'd offer one direct to your laptop / phone!! Ex copy, the LP only “Your love is my love” obviously, but so many other great tracks...£10 plus UK post. PM to reserve.

Joe Tex original sheet music for his Dial 45 “I’ll never do you wrong”. Excellent condition. No tears, writing etc. £15 plus U.K. post. PM to reserve (pic is in dim light sorry, image is much brighter 'real')

Wednesday four... The Whispers - Flying high - Soul Clock ex £20 Little Richie - Just another heartache - Sound Plus (legit early 70s Nashville reissue via John Richbourg) ex £20 J.J.Barnes - Forgive me / Now that I got you back - Groovesville ex £20 Tony and Tyrone - Don't ever leave me / Talking about the people - Ston-Roc ex £15 PM to reserve. Postage UK £3.50 any quantity. Paypal only please.

Billy Butler and the Chanters - I can't work no longer / Tomorrow is another day - Okeh ex £20 King Williams - Fight for your girl / Patience baby - MGM vg++ £15 Lou Rawls - You can bring me all your heartaches - Capitol ex with company sleeve £15 PM to reserve. Postage £3.50 in UK, any quantity.

Monday four (soul and R&B) Vernon and Jewel - Hold my hand - Kent ex £35 Vernon Garrett - Running out / Slow and easy - Kent ex £35 recommended double-sider Jimmy (Soul) Clarke - Do it right now / If I only knew then - Moira ex vinyl (label stain as shown on "Do it"). £15 Popcorn Wylie produced magic, two fab sides, Do it right now is the instrumental take of the Sam Ward's "Stonebroke", flip of Sister Lee. Moira format much seen less than on Karen. 100 Proof Aged in Soul - I've come to save you - Hot Wax £10 Steve Mancha on lead and echoes his Groovesville sides. Recommended and cheap! Three copies available. PM to reserve. Paypal please. Postage UK £3.50.

Three Colemine 45s for today Gene Washington and the Ironsides - Got to get through to you / Don't throw your love away ex £20 The Dip - Won't be coming back ex £10 Kelly Finnigan - I don't wanna wait / It's not that easy ex £10 Postage UK FREE or take the lot for £30 all in, including post.PM to reserve.

Saturday soul bits... PM to reserve. Postage £3.50 UK. The Metros - Sweetest one / Time changes things - RCA Victor ex £20 Long Brothers - Coast to coast - (Canadian) People City ex £30 modern soul inst. associated with Robin Salter etc The Magnificent Men - I've got news - Capitol OK, a well worn copy but actually plays better than than it looks. There is some noise but plays loud and clear. Try it for £10! Omni - Keys to the city - Fountain ex £10

Friday Four: Little Richie - Just another heartache - Sound Plus (legit early-mid 70s Nashville reissue, and harder than you think) ex £25 Kelly Brothers - Sound of a crying man - Excello ex with company sleeve £15 Gerry and Paul and the Soul Emissaries - The Cat Walk / Little bit of Soul - Fat Back ex two classic instrumentals £20 J.J. Barnes - Now she's gone - Revilot ex often overlooked, this is such fine Detroit - and so cheap! £10 also Isley Bros - Tamla Motown Presents - MFP LP ex Incs the LP only “Your love is my love” £12 Postage £3.50 UK, any quantity. Paypal please. PM to reserve.

WILLIE HIGHTOWER - ORIGINAL PERFORMANCE CONTRACT (Redstone Club, Huntsville, Alabama). ***£19.99 order via link*** From the Waldon Artists and Promotions / Paragon Agency estate. An original performance booking contract (AGVA #BC33881) for an appearance by Willie Hightower at the Redstone Arsenal NCO Club, Huntsville, Alabama. Performance date September 1972. Details of venue location, rehearsal and show times, fees, terms and conditions, and deposit requirements are referenced. Contract is signed by Willie Hightower. The package is in very good condition and contains the original contract, three office carbon copies, and three deposit riders. Of interest, the original allocated artist assigned to this contract number was Mary Wells, but has been replaced (as shown in image) by Willie Hightower. Other material from the estate suggests that this was due to a cancellation of availability by Mary Wells' management rather than a date change etc. Images and details at link below: https://a-nickel-and-a-nail.myshopify.com/collections/memorabilia/products/willie-hightower-original-performance-contract-redstone-club-huntsville-alabama

Wednesday's soul, R&B and blues cheapies... PM to reserve, postage UK FREE today! Bobby Bland - You're worth it all - Duke ex £15 The Cruisers - Take a chance - Gamble ex £15 Lightnin' Hopkins - My woman - Arhoolie ex £15 Stevie Wonder - Nothing's too good for my baby - Tamla vg/vg+ plays very well £10