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Groovesville USA: The Detroit Soul and R&B Index, a book by Keith Rylatt. Detroit’s soul and R&B scene was not just about Motown. Berry Gordy’s company may have cast a mighty shadow over the city, but there were hundreds of singers, musicians, producers and songwriters who gave the giant a run for its money. Their story has remained a footnote in Detroit’s music history until now, with the publication of Keith Rylatt’s Groovesville USA. This 320-page paperback is packed with a depth of information Motor City freaks can only dream about. Available to order from A Nickel And A Nail. Quote FREEPOST1 for free UK delivery (and this is a heavy one!). Follow link for blurb and ordering: https://a-nickel-and-a-nail.myshopify.com/collections/books/products/groovesville-usa-the-detroit-soul-r-b-index-keith-rylatt

60s soul Postage UK £3, Europe £6, elsewhere £10. Payment via Paypal please. Fabulous Impact (Moments on Hog) – Baby, Baby I want you / Hamptons – No, no no not my girl – Kent 6Ts 11th Anniversary Special ex £60 The Majestics – Strange world – Linda label grubby / worn, but vinyl ex £15 The Five C’s – Love is a tricky thing / If you’re looking for a man – Goldwax ex £20 Don and Juan – What I really meant to say – Big Top ex felt pen on label £25 Bobby Brooks – Wise like Solomon – Hit ex £25 Dusty Springfield – What’s it gonna be – Philips ex with company sleeve £15 Jackie Wilson and Lavern Baker – Think twice – Brunswick ex £15 Leon Haywood – Its got to be mellow – Decca ex £15 Lee LaMont – I’ll take love / The crying man – Back Beat vg plus £10 Eddie Day – Summers gone / For my girl – Onyx ex £20 Jackie Wilson – I believe I’ll love on – Brunswick ex Eddie Singleton penned / production ex £15 Mitty Collier – I can’t lose – Peachtree ex £20

1960s soul LP sales at A Nickel And A Nail - O'Jays (Imperial), Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels (New Voice), Vibrations (Okeh), Chuck Jackson (Wand), Little Anthony and the Imperials (Veep) and more! Follow the link below. Quote FREEPOST1 at checkout for free UK delivery.... https://a-nickel-and-a-nail.myshopify.com/collections/soul-lps

60s soul Postage UK £3, Europe £6, elsewhere £10. Payment via Paypal please. Johnny Nash – Understanding / Lets move and groove together – Allied ex £15 Great! Written by Sam (of Sam and Bill). Canadian issue, a change from Joda. Jimmy Hanna and the Blues band – Don’t you lose your cool – Bolo Seafair ex £80 Little Milton – Don’t leave her – Checker ex £7 Dusty Springfield – What’s it gonna be – Philips ex with company sleeve £15 Righteous Brothers – Bring your love to me – Moonglow ex £15 Bobby Bland – Call on me – Duke ex £10 Lee Shot Williams – I hurt myself / I like your style – Shama ex £7 Roscoe Robinson – As soon as darkness falls – Sound Plus ex £7

At A Nickel And a Nail we stock magas and fanzines as well as books and vinyl. We have current and most of the last 4-5 years of back issues of Soul Up North in stock, and also several copies of B&S from the 1970s. Quote FREEPOST1 for free UK delivery. Link here: https://a-nickel-and-a-nail.myshopify.com/collections/fanzines-magazines

60s soul sales – additions and reductions. Post UK £3, Europe £6, elsewhere £10. Paypal please. Major Wiley - One more heartache - Verve Forecast great uptempo intense version of Marvin Gaye ex £20 Mitty Collier - I can't lose - Peachtree ex £15 highly recommended! Solomon Burke - Save it - Atlantic ex £15 same as Lee Rogers (Sock some...), OV Wright (I love the way...) etc all great in their own right The Magictones - Together we shall overcome / Its better to love Mah's ex £10 Pic and Bill - Gonna give it to you - Blue Rock ex £15 Betty Lavett(e) – Witchcraft in the air – Lupine ex £25 Don and Juan – What I really meant to say – Big Top (some writing on label, vinyl ex) £20 superb big city feel to this early one, among their best! The Jarmels – Keep your mind on me – Laurie promo vg plus. Their last Laurie 45 and their hardest and least known. Doowop meets northern! £25 Chuck Bernard – Indian giver – Satellite ex white demo £15 the earliest and best take on this compared to the later Maverick recording Lee Lamont – I’ll take love – Backbeat vg/vg plus £10 plays well Ty Hunter – Bad loser – Chess ex £25 Bobby Bland – With these hands (small but mighty) – Duke ex one of his best £15 Human Beinz – Nobody but me – Capitol vg a single feelable scratch but surprisingly doesn’t affect play £10 Herbert Hunter – The big oak tree -Poncello ex £70 Peggy Woods – Love is gonna get you – Kent 6Ts 9th Anniversay vg plus – superficial scratch (not feelable and doesn’t affect play) £60 bargain! Vickie Royal – That don’t make you the boss / Normas Blues – Valtone ex great R&B track and inst. £15 Jackie Wilson – I believe I’ll love on – Brunswick Eddie Singleton produced / penned ex £15 Wilson Pickett – 4 track Atlantic EP - incs She’s lookin’ good / Jealous love / We’ve got to have love / I’ve come a long way ex £10 Ivory Joe Hunter - Every little bit hurts me - Goldwax vg++ £25 less seen Goldwax outing. Superb! Eddie Day - Summers gone / For my girl - Onyx ex £20 Earl Gains - It's worth anything - HBR 2 copies ex £15, vg++ £10 Walter Jackson - One heart lonely - Okeh ex £15 one of his finest The Holidays – Never alone / Loves creeping up on me – Revilot ex £15 great double sider Richard Brown – Sweet and kind / Don’t listen to the grapevine – Steeltown ex £20 Carter Brothers – So glad she’s mine – Jewel vg+ plays ex £15 Al TNT Braggs – Home in that rock – Peacock ex £15 William Bell - Born under a bad sign – Stax ex really taking off, superb version £10

The Lost Supreme: The Life of Dreamgirl Florence Ballard A book by Peter Benjaminson, available from A Nickel And A Nail. In the months before she died, recorded on tape, Flo shed light on all areas of her life, the details of her love-hate relationship with Berry Gordy, her drinking problem and pleas for help, a never-ending desire to be the Supremes’ lead singer, and her attempts to get her life back on track after being expelled from the group. The heart-breaking story of a world-famous performer whose life ended at the age of 32 as a lonely mother of three who had only recently recovered from years of poverty and despair. More info and ordering details via the link: https://a-nickel-and-a-nail.myshopify.com/collections/books/products/the-lost-supreme-the-life-of-dreamgirl-florence-ballard-peter-benjaminson

60s soul Postage UK £3, Europe £7, elsewhere £10. Paypal please. Betty Lavett(e) – Witchcraft in the air – Lupine ex £25 The Holidays – Never alone / Loves creeping up on me – Revilot ex £15 great double sider Richard Brown – Sweet and kind / Don’t listen to the grapevine – Steeltown ex £20 Marv Johnson – I’m not a plaything – Gordy ex £10 Bobby Bland – With these hands (small but mighty) – Duke ex one of his best £15 Carter Brothers – So glad she’s mine – Jewel vg+ plays ex £15 Al TNT Braggs – Home in that rock – Peacock ex £15 William Bell - Born under a bad sign – Stax ex really taking off, superb version £10 Human Beinz – Nobody but me – Capitol single feelable scratch but DNAP plays as vg+ / ex- £10

70s / 80s Sales Postage UK £3, Europe £7, elsewhere £10. Paypal please. Bobby Womack - How could you break my heart - Arista 12" ex £15 Jackson Sisters - I believe in miracles - UK Urban 12" ex £10 Clarence Carter - Messing with my mind - UK Certain 12" £10 Al Wilson – Show and tell – Bell ex £10 in company sleeve Doris Duke – Feet start walking – Canyon label minor wear, but vinyl ex £5 Bobby Womack – Daylight – UA ex £10 superb, up there with “Give me something for my head” etc The Dells – All about the paper – 20th Century ex £10 Omni – Keys to the city - - Fountain ex £10 General Johnson and the Chairmen – Don’t walk away – Surfside ex great version of the earlier General Johnson song on Arista. £10 The Natural Four – You bring out the best in me – Curtom ex £10 David Ruffin – Walk away from love – Motown vg ++ £8 Sam Dees – Child of the street – Atlantic vg grade as the flip has marks ++ good news is this side plays much better vg plus or better £5 Bobby Womack – Nobody wants you when you’re down and out – UK UA £5 first class Bobby for next to nothing – recommended! …..and one LP....Reuben Howell - Same - Motown (LP) incs cant stop a man in love etc.. ex £15

There's some real interest these days in uncovering the history of the Nashville R&B industry. "Shake Your Hips! The Excello Records Story" is a book by Randy Fox available to order from A Nickel And A Nail. A label synonymous with Nashville R&B and Louisiana lease-ins - this is the first book to dig deep into the label history from Ernie Young's 1940s record store, development of Excello through late 50s R&B phase, the soul explosion in the 60s and beyond, label spin offs, the buy-out by Crescent / AVI, reissue series and final demise. Something in here for everybody - whether you are into swamp blues, R&B or 60s / 70s soul. Highly recommended. Order "Shake Your Hips!" and take advantage of free UK delivery by quoting FREEPOST1. Follow the link for blurb and order info: https://a-nickel-and-a-nail.myshopify.com/products/shake-your-hips-the-excello-records-story-randy-fox

60s Soul Postage UK £3, Europe £6, elsewhere £10. Paypal only please. Ivory Joe Hunter - Every little bit hurts me - Goldwax vg++ £25 less seen Goldwax outing. Superb! SOLD Helen Shapiro - Look over your shoulder - UK Columbia ex £20 with company sleeve. A nice version of Chuck Jackson on Wand, less well known than some of her others. SOLD Rufus Thomas - Memphis Train - Stax ex £20 Wilson Pickett - Baby call on me - Double L vg+ £10 Eddie Day - Summers gone / For my girl - Onyx ex £20 Earl Gains - It's worth anything - HBR 2 copies ex £15, vg++ £10 Walter Jackson - One heart lonely - Okeh ex £15 one of his finest SOLD PW Cannon - Beating of my lonely heart - Hickory ex with company sleeve - harder issue copy £15 Charles Brimmer - Show and tell - Hayley ex £10 SOLD Ted Taylor - Steal away - Pye acetate (destined for Contempo release) ex £15

The Soul of New Orleans: A Legacy of Rhythm and Blues - Jeff Hannusch In stock at A Nickel And A Nail A book by Jeff Hannusch in stock now at A Nickel And Nail. A comprehensive exploration of the rise and fall of New Orleans rhythm and blues. It presents scores of colourful and important profiles as it investigates activities of the N.O. clubs, musicians, record companies, recording studios, and much more. Artists discussed include Tommy Ridgley, Chuck Carbo, Danny White, Robert Parker and labels like Ric and Ron Frisco and Hep' Me. Contains over a hundred photographs and illustrations and a full appendix including a selected discography. A must for fans of New Orleans rhythm and blues. The author is a life long R&B and soul fan, having lived in New Orleans since 1978. Follow the link for more info and ordering details: https://a-nickel-and-a-nail.myshopify.com/collections/books/products/the-soul-of-new-orleans-jeff-hannusch Have a great week Mark.

60s soul sales Postage UK £3, Europe £7, elsewhere £10. Paypal please. Human Beinz – Nobody but me – Capitol vg a single feelable scratch but surprisingly doesn’t affect play £15 Herbert Hunter – The big oak tree -Poncello ex £75 Don and Juan – What I really meant to say – Big top writing on label as shown otherwise ex. Fantastic early one and among their best £25 Peggy Woods – Love is gonna get you – Kent 6Ts 9th Anniversay vg plus – superficial scratch (not feelable and doesn’t affect play) £65 bargain! Vickie Royal – That don’t make you the boss / Normas Blues – Valtone ex great R&B track and inst. £20 The Orlons – I aint comin’ back – cameo white demo ex £25 Jackey Beavers – Hold on – Sound Stage 7 white demo ex £12 Jackie Wilson – I believe I’ll love on – Brunswick Eddie Singleton produced / penned ex £15 Wilson Pickett – 4 track Atlantic EP - incs She’s lookin’ good / Jealous love / We’ve got to have love / I’ve come a long way ex £15

60s soul sales Postage UK £3, Europe £7, elsewhere £10. Paypal please. Don and Juan – What I really meant to say – Big Top (some writing on label, vinyl ex) £25 superb big city feel to this early one, among their best! Cash McCall – Im in danger -/ SOS – Checker ex £35 ON HOLD The Jarmels – Keep your mind on me – Laurie promo vg plus. Their last Laurie 45 and their hardest and least known. Doowop meets northern! £30 Marv Johnson – I’m not a plaything – Gordy ex £15 Chuck Bernard – Indian giver – Satellite ex white demo £15 the earliest and best take on this compared to the later Maverick recording Lee Lamont – I’ll take love – Backbeat vg/vg plus £10 plays well Solomon Burke – Save it – Atlantic ex same as Lee Rogers / OV Wright £15 Mitty Collier – I can’t lose – Peachtree ex £20 what a record! Sounds great out loud and highly rec. Ty Hunter – Bad loser – Chess ex £30 Eddie Carlton – It will be done / Inst. – Cream Acetate - one of only a few acetates associated with the UK Cream outing, vocal version with inst. version on the flip (not on the Swan release). Looks and plays ex. Interesting historical piece £35

There’s a live / sync’d version of her singing Sad Girl maybe from Soultrain / similar on youtube . Had a quick look but been removed now since I last watched it.

Buy any publication from the book section at A Nickel And A Nail, and get the Bobby Womack autobiography "My Story 1944-2014" FREE!! Just quote BOBBYFREE at checkout. While stocks last. Follow the link to new books: https://a-nickel-and-a-nail.myshopify.com/collections/books Have a great weekend Mark.

60s soul Postage UK £3, Europe £6, elsewhere £10. Paypal please. The Orlons - I ain't coming back - Cameo (white demo) ex £25 Marv Johnson - I'm not a plaything - Gordy ex £15 Major Wiley - One more heartache - Verve Forecast great uptempo intense version of Marvin Gaye ex £25 Mitty Collier - I can't lose - Peachtree ex £20 recommended! Solomon Burke - Save it - Atlantic ex £20 same as Lee Rogers (Sock some...), OV Wright (I love the way...) etc all great in their own right The Magictones - Together we shall overcome / Its better to love Mah's ex £15 Pic and Bill - Gonna give it to you - Blue Rock ex £15

Wasn’t there a reissue in the late 80s / very early 90s? I picked a copy up about then that looked like the first scan ie the pink / red bold letter one . So was the reference to the 2016 reissue regarding the look a likely one?

Scepter Wand Forever! (book) by Steve Guarnori Last few copies left at A Nickel And A Nail of this comprehensive and essential reference book covering Scepter-Wand catalogue, with a heavy soul and R&B focus. A heavy one for posting, but take advantage of our FREEPOST1 code at checkout for free delivery within the UK. Link for more info on the book and ordering details here: https://a-nickel-and-a-nail.myshopify.com/collections/books/products/scepter-wand-forever-steve-guarnori Have a great weekend all Mark.

Saturday 25 May weekly summary sales revisions / additions Postage UK £3, Europe £6, elsewhere £10. Paypal please. 60s soul Ben E King - What can a man do - Atco demo ex £20 Bobby Bland - With these hands - Duke ex £15 Lou Rawls - You can bring me all your heartaches - UK Capitol £15 The Carter Brothers - So glad you're mine - Jewel vg plus plays well - £15 The Radiants - Aint no big thing - Chess ex £20 Bobby Bland - Gotta get to know you - Duke ex £15 Roy Hamilton - Don't come crying to me - Epic ex with pic cover. Excellent one from Roy, so obviously sounds like the precursor to his better known RCA Victor sides. and stands up to them. Looks good too with picture cover ! £15 William Bell - Born under a bad sign - Stax ex £15 folk just turning onto this superb record The Holidays - Never alone / Loves creeping up on me - Revilot vg plus label, ex vinyl £15 Little Johnny Taylor - True love - Galaxy ex £10 Leroy Jones - Hey girl - Hit ex great version £10 The Dramatics - Your love was strange - Volt ex £15 Marian Love - The right to cry - Capitol vg+ £15 Andy Mack - Its later than you think / Do you wanta go - Chess ex ex £30 Betty Everett - Trouble over the weekend / Shoe wont fit - Vee Jay ex £15 The Dells - Make Sure - Cadet ex £15 Little Milton - Driftin drifter - Checker ex £15 70s / 80s soul Bobby Womack - How could you break my heart - Arista 12" ex £15 Jackson Sisters - I believe in miracles - UK Urban 12" ex £10 General Johnson and the Chairmen - Don't walk away - great version of same song done earlier on Arista by General Johnson ex £10 Natural Four - You bring out the best in me - Curtom ex £10 Clarence Carter - Messing with my mind - UK Certain 12" ex £10 David Ruffin - Walk away from love - Motown vg++ / ex £10 Ann Peebles - I didn't take your man - Hi ex £10 Bargain basement 60s/70s stuff, £5 each or 5 for £20! Jimmy McCracklin - Think / Steppin up in class - Imperial ex £5 with company sleeve Fantastic Four - Godess of love - Ric Tic ex Sam Dees - Child of the streets / Show must go on (Show side g+, but this side vg+ just a bit crackle on quieter bits) - Atlantic Jackie DeShanon - I let go completely / love will find a way - Imperial ex Chi-lites - My heart just keeps on break in’ - Brunswick Demo Little Joe Blue - Lonely / Dont tax me in - Sound Stage 7 demo ex The Incredibles - Can’t get over losing your love / (Audio Arts Strings on flip) - Audio Arts reissue / boot ex Candi Staton - How can I put out the flame - FAME ex Lowell Fulsom- Everyday I have the blues / No hard feelings - Kent ex Kelly Brothers – That’s how I know my baby loves me / Not enough action - Excello ex Bill Blacks Combo - Funky Train / California dreaming - Columbia ex ZZ Hill - Don’t make me pay for his mistakes / Think people - Hill Recs ex Bobby Powell - That little girl of mine / CC Rider - Whit (vinyl ex, grubby label) Dean Randolph - Lonely eyes / When I look at you - ABC demo ex Pic and Bill - How many times / Finny how time slips away - Charay ex Charles Brimmer - Show and tell - Hayley ex Cecil Parker - Really really love you - UK EMI promo Bobby Womack - I can understand it - UK UA ex Bobby Womack - Nobody wants you when you are down and out - UK UA ex Natural Four - Heaven right here on earth - Curtom ex Don and Ron - I’m so sorry - a not so look a likely carver thing (how did I even end up with this!) ex free to anyone for the postage

At A Nickel And a Nail we stock all of Dave Rimmer's Soulful Kinda Music "by city" soul label discographies including the Detroit, Chicago, New York and Philly Soul ones, at £14.99 each. Quote FREEPOST1 for free UK delivery! Follow the link here or use the search menu under "Soulful Kinda Music" for all titles https://a-nickel-and-a-nail.myshopify.com/collections/books/products/the-soulful-kinda-music-guide-to-philadelphia-soul-dave-rimmer

60s soul sales. Postage UK £3, Europe £6, elsewhere £10. Paypal please. Major Wiley – One more heartache – Verve Forecast demo (superb take on the Marvin Gaye song) ex £25 Fabulous Impact (Moments on Hog) – Baby, baby I want you / The Hamptons – No. no. no not my girl = Kent 6Ts 11th Anniversary Special ex £70 Solomon Burke – Save it – Atlantic ex £20 superb same : slight variation on a theme as Lee Rogers and OV Wright. Mitty Collier – I can’t lose – Peachtree ex £20 Chuck Bernard – Indian giver – Satellite demo ex £20 Pic & Bill – I’m gonna give it to you – Blue Rock ex £15 Eddie Holman – Free country / This can’t be true – Dutch Cameo-Parkway with picture sleeve ex vinyl. Cover as shown £20

The Soul of New Orleans: A Legacy of Rhythm and Blues - Jeff Hannusch A book by Jeff Hannusch in stock now at A Nickel And Nail. A comprehensive exploration of the rise and fall of New Orleans rhythm and blues. It presents scores of colourful and important profiles as it investigates activities of the N.O. clubs, musicians, record companies, recording studios, and much more. Artists discussed include Tommy Ridgley, Chuck Carbo, Danny White, Robert Parker and labels like Ric and Ron Frisco and Hep' Me. Contains over a hundred photographs and illustrations and a full appendix including a selected discography. A must for fans of New Orleans rhythm and blues. The author is a life long R&B and soul fan, having lived in New Orleans since 1978. Link to ordering here: https://a-nickel-and-a-nail.myshopify.com/collections/books/products/the-soul-of-new-orleans-jeff-hannusch

The Carter Brothers - So glad you're mine - Jewel vg plus plays well - £15 Bobby Bland - Gotta get to know you - Duke ex £20 Roy Hamilton - Don't come crying to me - Epic ex with pic cover. Excellent one from Roy, so obviously sounds like the precursor to his better known RCA Victor sides. and stands up to them. Looks good too with picture cover ! £20 William Bell - Born under a bad sign - Stax ex £15 folk just turning onto this superb record The Holidays - Never alone / Loves creeping up on me - Revilot vg plus label, ex vinyl £15 Little Johnny Taylor - True love - Galaxy ex £10 Leroy Jones - Hey girl - Hit ex great version £10 The Dramatics - Your love was strange - Volt ex £15 Postage UK £3, Europe £7, elsewhere £10. Paypal please.

For completeness, my chapter excerpt from Rhythm Message: https://a-nickel-and-a-nail.myshopify.com/blogs/news/the-tsu-toronadoes-e-mark-windle