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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

Tuesday soul and R&B list. Postage UK £3.50. PM to reserve. Ray Charles - You're about to lose your clown (+ 3 other tracks) - Japanese ABC Paramount EP ex £20 The Holidays - I know she cares - Revilot ex £20 Nappy Brown - Coal miner / alt. version - Saxco reissue £15 The Drifter - The Struggler - Steeltown ex £15 bit left field but nice record and great crossover.

Crossover, 70s and beyond today. PM to reserve. Paypal please, postage UK £3.50. Grand Strand - Just a little misunderstanding - It Will Stand ex £20 The Lost Generation - You're so young but so true - Brunswick ex £20 Saun and Starr - Hot shot - Daptone ex £15 Loleatta Holloway - Cry to me / So can I - Aware ex (2 suberb Sam Dees penned ballads) £10 Omni - Keys to the city - Fountain ex £10 100 Proof - I've come to save you / Somebody's sleeping - Hot wax ex with company sleeve. Superb, "I've come" echoes Steve Mancha's Groovesville sides. 3 copies available £15 each. Sandra Wright - A man cant be a man / same (by Bill Cody) - Grapevine 2000 ex £15

Roscoe Shelton (Sound Stage 7) - original 1966 performance contract (Howard Theater, Washington D.C.). ***£19.99 order via link or PM*** From the Walden Artists and Promotions estate. Performance booking contract (AGVA # 96106) for a series of My-June 1966 appearances at the Howard Theater, Washington DC . Outlines the artist fees, deposit, terms and conditions, and rehearsal times. The appearance is during the peak of his Sound Stage 7 career, and dated the same year as his "Soul in His Music, Music In His Soul" LP for the Nashville label, and of his recording of "As Soon As Darkness Falls". This item consists of the original contract, an office carbon copy, two riders referring to limitations placed on the artist for appearances elsewhere during the contract period, and a third rider confirming the deposit requirement and venue / dates. The documents are in very good condition, in all a well preserved package. https://a-nickel-and-a-nail.myshopify.com/collections/memorabilia/products/roscoe-shelton-original-1966-performance-contract-howard-theater-washington-d-c

R&B / soul list. Post UK £3.50. Paypal only please PM to reserve. Ko Ko Taylor - What kind of man is this - Checker ex £20 Little Oscar - I tried / The message - Supreme Blues v++ £20 J. J.. Barnes - Forgive me / Now that I got you back - Groovesville ex £20 Steve Mancha - I don't want to lose you / Need to be needed - Groovesville ex £20

Saturday four (soul and R&B). PM to reserve. U.K. post £3.50. The Mandells - How to love a woman - Trans World Sound ex £15 Lenny Welch - Darling take me back - Kapp vg++ £10 Bobby Bland - Good time Charlie - Duke vg++ £15 ZZ Hill - You were wrong / Tomble weed - MH Recs £10 (Great R&B. Now, admittedly a rough looking copy, but plays surprisingly well! Try it for a tenner, think you'll be surprised)

Back in stock due to popular demand... SCEPTER WAND FOREVER! - a book by Steve Guarnori ***£29.99 in stock. Order via link below*** A genuinely essential and comprehensive reference book 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). Order via this link: https://a-nickel-and-a-nail.myshopify.com/collections/books/products/scepter-wand-forever-steve-guarnori

Thursday 4 (soul and R&B). PM to reserve. Postage UK £3.50. Tony Adams - The Blues Don't Like Nobody- Chess white demo ex superb moody R&B and tough £40 The Dells - Make sure (you have someone who loves you) - Cadet ex company sleeve £15 The Imaginations - I love you more (than anything) - Bacon Fat ex £20 Little Sonny - The Creeper returns / Baby tell me what you want me to do - Enterprise vg++ £15

Tonight's 4 for sale. PM to reserve. Postage UK £3.50. Jerry Butler - Giving up on love / I've been trying - Vee Jay ex (del hole) pure class! £30 The Players - Giving up on love (is like...) / Guilty - Columbia radio station copy, with company sleeve ex £25 Chuck Bernard - Every hurt makes you stronger - Satellite ex £20 William Bell - Born under a bad sign - Stax (wide centre UK juke) ex getting some recognition by collectors now, superb £15

Tuesday four (soul and R&B).PM to reserve. Postage UK £3.50 Irma Thomas - Don't mess with my man - Ron vg+ plays fab £20 SOLD The Royalettes - Only when you're lonely - MGM with company sleeve. Nice version ofHolly Maxwell ex £25 Little Richard - Poor dog (Who can't wag his own tail) - Okeh ex £15 SOLD Ramsey Lewis - Wade in the water - Cadet ex £15

Monday four R&B / soul list UK postage £3.50. PM to reserve. Vernon Garrett - Running out / Slow and easy - Kent ex (2 fantastic R&B sides) £35 Freddy King - I'm tore down - Federal ex £25 Barbara Lewis - Straighten up your heart / If you love her - Atlantic another great double-sider ex £20 The Holidays - I know she cares - Revilot ex £20

Betty Wright - 1972 original performance contract (Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas) £19.99 From the Waldon Artists and Promotions / Paragon Agency estate. An original performance booking contract (AGVA # BC43138 ) for an appearance by Betty Wright at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Performance date December 1972. Details of venue location, rehearsal and show times, fees, terms and conditions, and deposit requirements are referenced. The document derives from the middle of her period with Alston label, within a year or so of "Clean Up Woman" and "I'm Gettin' Tired Baby". The contract package contains the orginal contract, three office carbon copies and three deposit riders. The contract and copies are all signed by the artist. There is some minor staining present but otherwise minimal creasing and no tears or defacement etc. Images / description and order via link https://a-nickel-and-a-nail.myshopify.com/collections/memorabilia/products/betty-wright-1972-original-performance-contract-lackland-air-foirce-base-san-antonio-texas