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(1)   Billy Williams – “So Called Friend” (Kris) EX     £300

• Obscure and very very rare record with huge potential

(2)   C Vaughn Leslie – “Ain’t It Like I Told You” (Mastertone) VG+  £100

• Brilliant uptempo gritty dancer – should have been massive but will have its day!

(3)   Jimmy Ellis – “Puttin It On Your Mind” (Salem) EX/M-  £75

(4)   Jimmy Lomax & The Vows – “Come On Home”  (Cab) EX  £75

(5)   Ricky Lewis – “I’m Lonely Too” (Cindy WD) EX/M-  £75

(6)   The Royal Gospel Singers – “There’s Hope For This World” (King)  EX  £75

• Current demand on this great soulful mid-tempo gospel dancer

Nice mixed list for consideration. Many reluctant sales here but needs must – I have legal bills to pay! Soundfiles available on request.

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(1)   Billy Williams – “So Called Friend” (Kris) EX     £350

• Obscure and very very rare record with huge potential

(2)   C Vaughn Leslie – “Ain’t It Like I Told You” (Mastertone) VG+  £130

• Brilliant uptempo gritty dancer – should have been massive but will have its day!

(3)   The Harmonics – “Be Your Man” / “Scum-A-Doom Doom” (Seventy 7) EX   £600

• Only recently acquired this rarity and disappointed to have to let it go

• Brilliant in-demand funky crossover with deep funk flip

• Beautiful condition – faint ‘plug side’ stamp on Scum side

(4)   Jimmy Ellis – “Puttin It On Your Mind” (Salem) EX/M-  £90

(5)   Jimmy Lomax & The Vows – “Come On Home”  (Cab) EX  £90

(6)   Lil Henry & His Soul Express – “Baby” (Ride) VG  £180

• Couple of small minor surface scuffs on “Baby” side – nothing affects play

• Flip side “Girls” is a tad rougher

(7)   Mel Williams – “Burn Baby Burn” (Star) EX   £900

(8)   Ricky Lewis – “I’m Lonely Too” (Cindy WD) EX/M-  £90

(9)   Rita Dacosta – “Don’t Bring Me Down” (Mohawk WD) VG+   £230

(10) The Royal Gospel Singers – “There’s Hope For This World” (King)  EX  £90

• Current demand on this great mid-tempo gospel dancer

Vickie Labat - "Got To Keep Hanging On" (Shagg) VG £1800

Plays nice - some light noise in quieter parts but nothing overpowering. Had this about 10 years and very sorry to be letting it go.

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Hi All

For some reason, the Billy Williams scan is not coming out properly! It's not broken, I promise.

Nice mixed list for consideration. Many reluctant sales here but needs must – I have legal bills to pay! Soundfiles available on request.

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(1)   Billy Williams – “So Called Friend” (Kris) EX     £400

• Obscure and very very rare record with huge potential

(2)   C Vaughn Leslie – “Ain’t It Like I Told You” (Mastertone) VG+  £150

• Brilliant uptempo gritty dancer – should have been massive but will have its day!

(3)   Duralcha – “Jody Is Gone” (MicroTronics) M-  £300

• Brilliant deep funk – beware the looklalike reissues

(4)   Frank Dell – “He Broke Your Game Wide Open” (Valise) VG+  £700 *****SOLD*****

(5)   The Harmonics – “Be Your Man” / “Scum-A-Doom Doom” (Seventy 7) EX   £600

• Only recently acquired this and disappointed to have to let it go

• Brilliant in-demand funky crossover with deep funk flip

• Beautiful condition – faint ‘plug side’ stamp on Scum side

(6)   Jimmy Ellis – “Puttin It On Your Mind” (Salem) EX/M-  £100

(7)   Jimmy Lomax & The Vows – “Come On Home”  (Cab) EX  £100

(8)   Lil Henry & His Soul Express – “Baby” (Ride) VG  £200

• Couple of small minor surface scuffs on “Baby” side – nothing affects play

• Flip side “Girls” is a tad rougher

(9)   Mel Williams – “Burn Baby Burn” (Star) EX   £1000

(10)  Mr Caldwell – “Love Bandit” (Scorpio) EX   £250 *****SOLD*****

(11)  Ricky Lewis – “I’m Lonely Too” (Cindy WD) EX/M-  £100

(12)  Rita Dacosta – “Don’t Bring Me Down” (Mohawk WD) VG+   £250

(13)  The Royal Gospel Singers – “There’s Hope For This World” (King)  EX  £100

• Current demand on this great mid-tempo gospel dancer

(14)  Samuella Williams – “Ah Junkie Man” / “Tired Of Stealing Your Love” (Top’s)  EX/M-   £300 *****SOLD*****

• Some writing on flip side

• Superb funky edged dancer with brilliant, pleading low rider flip

(15)  The Ultimates – “Girl I’ve Been Trying To Tell You” (Br-roma) EX  £600 *****SOLD*****

OK, drastic reduction on this beauty. Bank transfer or Paypal F&F (or please add 4% to cover my fees).

Soundfile available. Plays lovely and clean.

Oscar Perry - "I'm On My Way" (Paradise) VG+ £1,500 plus post

Massive tune over the last 15 years plus.

Oscar Perry "I'm On My Way" (Paradise) - VG+ £1,700

Plays beautiful - no issues. Soundfile available on request.

(I did post the soundfile up here when listed previously, but the mp3 did not seem to transfer properly for some reason)

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PM if interested.

Sammy Campbell looks cheap to me

Demand for Roy Roberts continues to exceed any rarity value - excellent though the record is, it's never been that tough. Plenty of copies around. Supply and demand!

Nice list for consideration. Many reluctant sales here but needs must! Soundfiles available on request. Please PM.

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(1)  A C Jones & The Atomic Aces – “Oh Baby” (Luau) EX    £100 *****SOLD*****

• Brilliant mid-tempo 60s harmony with a gritty edge!

(2)  Alice Clark – “You Hit Me (Right Where It Hurt Me)” (Warner Bros WD) EX    £500 *****SOLD*****

• Beautiful clean copy of this classic

(3)  Billy Williams – “So Called Friend” (Kris) EX     £450

• Obscure and very very rare record with huge potential

(4)  Bobby Shannon – “I Get My Groove From You” (To-Mar WD) EX/M-    £500 *****SOLD*****

• Very rare white demo of this 70s classic

(5)  Buddy Conner – “When You’re Alone” (Breakthrough 1003) EX     £500 *****SOLD******

• Lovely clean copy of the first release of this brilliant 45

(6)  Henry Ford – “I Love You And Need You” / “Take Me For What I Am” (Starfall) EX/M-     £175

• Brilliant double-sider - gritty funk and crossover

(7)  Jimmy Lomax & The Vows – “Come On Home”  (Cab) EX  £125

• Nice clean copy of this in-demand funk-edged R&B stormer

(8)  Johnny James – “Tell You About My Girl” (Circle M) VG+  £1,100 *****SOLD*****

• Storming rare classic

(9)  The Just Us – “There’s A Man” (Golden Music) VG/VG+   £250 *****SOLD*****

• No pic sleeve but bargain price on this funk classic

(10) Originals of Sight & Sounds - “Long Boots” (JJI) EX/M-   £125 *****SOLD*****

• Pounding Northern R&B – great record!

(11) Rita Dacosta – “Don’t Bring Me Down” (Mohawk WD) VG+   £250

• Nice copy of this Northern classic

Reduction on this rarity I listed a few days ago. Massive tune over the last 15 years plus.

Oscar Perry "I'm On My Way" (Paradise) - VG+ £1,750

(scan and soundfile below)

Bank transfer or PayPal please (F&F or add 4% to cover my fees).

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Another eclectic mix of the unusual, the rare, the Northern, the funky and the crossover.

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I can do soundfiles for anything listed if wanted.

(1)   Big Ella – “It Takes A Lot Of Loving” (Lo Lo) VG/VG+    £50 *****SOLD*****

• Better than VG condition but not quite enough to justify a full VG+; no significant marks on vinyl – bit of label wear and staining as shown

• Plays great – no issues; pounds along

(2)   Calvin Turner & Bad News – “After All” (LuLu)  VG/VG+    £250 *****SOLD*****

• Ditto re condition – better than VG but can’t quite justify full VG+; plays with a little crackle but doesn’t overpower the sound

• Very classy brass and organ driven 70s crossover and a rare record – seldom comes up

(3)   Cliff Nobles – “This Love Will Last” (J-V) VG+     £250 *****SOLD*****

• On a lot of wants lists right now and here on the rarer first label

(4)   Jame T Horn – “The Glory Bound Train” (Modo) EX     £250 *****SOLD*****

• Doesn’t come up often – pounding gospel

(5)   Johnny Davis – “You Got To Crawl To Me” (Bandit) EX     £50 *****SOLD*****

• Spare copy of this brilliant funky crossover (got a demo recently) - bargain price

(6)   Nu’Rons & Co – “Can’t Do Enough Girl” / “Disco Hustle” (Stage-Art) EX     £150 *****SOLD*****

• Great double-sided 70s funk and crossover

(7)   Originals Of Sight & Sounds – “Long Boots” (JJI) EX/M-   £150

• Pounding Northern R&B – great record!

(8)   Ray Frazier – “Your Eyes”  (The Carriage Trade) VG/VG+  £50 *****SOLD*****

• Plays nice enough – spare copy as I managed to get a very clean demo

Northern Lights

Don't know what's happened but the mp3 seems to slip at the beginning and the full track starts to play about 20 seconds in!!

Little Curtis

*****BOTH SOLD TO PEOPLE WITH EXCELLENT TASTE*****

Hi All

These are two very nice obscure and rare 45s - one funky and one crossover. Both spares I managed to pick up.

(1) Little Curtis & The Bigmen - "Peace" (GF Productions) VG+ £200 *****SOLD*****

• one I've played at the last couple of Rhythm Soul & Funk weekenders in Eastbourne and gone down well - also featured on my last Mixcloud

(2) Northern Lights - "Hey Mama" (Northern Lights) VG/VG+ £200 *****SOLD*****

• this is simply a stunning piece of flute-driven, pleading crossover soul which genuinely deserves to go big across a range of venues

• the recording is pitched up a little which gives it a more dancefloor friendly feel, but this really could catch on in all sorts of venues

• it is a little crackly in quieter parts but is pretty much exactly the same condition as the copy I'm keeping

Massive tune over the last 15 years plus.

Oscar Perry "I'm On My Way" (Paradise) - VG+ condition (scan and soundfile below)

£2,000

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Papa Bear & The Cubs. Who wants to spunk £3K on that awful piece of dreck? One of the worst records I have ever heard played in the name of rare soul.

Very sad news. A gentleman and such a stalwart as a DJ - somewhere every weekend! Such a shame his last year was filled with such anguish. RIP Ted.

Dreck.

Looking for the Chicago Good Guys "Peace, Love & Harmony" on Toi.

Please message me if you can help.

Thanks

22 hours ago, Colouredman said:

It should be very very interesting; looking forward to it. He certainly had a dodgy side, but I’d say this. I was lucky enough in the early 80’s along with Ian Clark, to be invited to Les McCutcheons home to view Simon Soussans collection, which was being sold through Les. What a sight that was! That haul of records all together like that, would blow most collectors minds; it blew mine!! Rarely do any of us see that many rare original records, all in one place in this country. It was phenomenol, amazing. Everything was for sale, and the pricing was amazing (Cheap!!)but thats a whole other story.

Slightly off topic, for which I apologise, but did Iain Stewart end up with the rump of this collection, about 10,000 records so I was told at the time? Or was it the rump of Ian Levine's collection that ended up with Iain Stewart?

A few quality items needing new homes. Paypal F&F (or please add 4% to cover my fees) or bank transfer. Postage to be added.

(1) Creations - "Take These Memories" (Virtue) VG+ £250   *****SOLD*****

• simply a fabulous record - rare and underplayed
• I understand has had venue plays including from Soul Sam himself and Andy Dyson

(2) Jimmie Ellis - "Happy To Be" (Century City) EX £300   *****SOLD*****

• classic in lovely condition and a reluctant sale - needs must

(3) Johnny Davis - "You Got To Crawl To Me" EX £50

• reduced from previous lists - spare copy of this wonderful, heart-rending soul 45

(4) Masterpiece - "Love Affair" (Ypsi) EX £250   *****SOLD*****

• another reluctant let go - lovely condition on this 70s crossover gem

(5) Winfield Parker - "Mr Clean" (Ru-Jac) VG/VG+ £200   *****SOLD*****

• Departure from the more crossover end of the other listed items with this funk-edged R&B gem
• The better version of Mr Clean IMHO and I think tougher than Dicky & Gloria - seen more of them than this
• Condition is more VG+ than VG but visually at the lower end; however, record plays loud and proud with no significant issues

Messaged you.

Hi All

Same label as brought us Verble Domino's version of "I've Been Fooled Before".

If anyone happens to have the Chicago Good Guys "Peace, Love And Harmony" lying around unwanted, please let me know.

Thanks

OK folks, have an unexpected major bill to settle so here's some beauties for consideration.

Some of these are things I've only bought very very recently, but they feel the least painful to let go on that basis! Sensible offers might be considered for quick sales.

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(1) Billy Williams - "So Called Friend" (Kris) EX/M- £500

• Probably the rarest record on the list - very tough and not widely known

(2) Frederick Hymes III - "Time Ain't Gonna Do me No Favor" (Fab Vegas) EX £950    *****SOLD*****

(3) Jerry Jones - "I'm A Slave" (PAL) G+ £500   *****SOLD*****

• Looks rough as, but plays decent enough for DJing and I have used it on several occasions
• View it as an opportunity to acquire a very in-demand rarity at a bargain price and impress the dancefloor!

(4) Mixed Sugar - "It's A Bad Feeling" (FGS) EX/M- £550     *****SOLD*****

• Seen this popping up on more playlists recently
• Very tough 45 to acquire and value will only head upwards

(5) Re-Vells - "I Want A New Love" (Trent Town) VG+ £900    *****SOLD*****

• My second copy of this and only acquired a few weeks back, but needs must
• Still growing in dancefloor demand
• Really nice condition and signed by the band members

(6) The Sound-Masters - "Lonely Lonely" (Julet) VG+ £550   *****SOLD*****

• Another only very recently acquired - my second copy and was pleased to get it back in the box
• Classy soul from Morris Chestnut and his partners
• Some copies are off centre (my last one was) - this one is not!
• A few small marks on the vinyl but all very superficial and play quality is excellent - it's a bargain