Benji

A few goodies for sale this time. All records play graded. For condition of labels please see scans. Postage in Europe £3 regular, £5.05 registered no matter how many records. Outside Europe £6 and £8.05. Insurance available at extra cost. Please PM me if interested. SOUND OF SOUL - WRAPPED UP TIGHT/STRANGER IN PARADISE - JOSIE W/D EX £30 Beautiful and very catchy midtempo dancer b/w nice girl sound. Check the soundclips: Wrapped up tight / Stranger in paradise EARTHA KITT - THERE COMES A TIME/ANYWAY YOU WANT - MUSICOR VG/VG £40 Plays much much better than it looks, rare black issue copy. Sells for 100+. Soundclips: There comes a time / Anyway you want FIVE ROYALES - CATCH THAT TEARDROP/GOOF BALL - HOME OF THE BLUES VG £175 Very rare first local label issue of this R&B biggie, plays much better than it looks. If the expression "perfect for dj-ing" wasn't that worn out, I'd use it. Soundclips: Catch that teardrop / Goof ball ROBERT JOHN - RAINDROPS, LOVE AND SUNSHINE - BELGIAN A&M (W/ PS) EX £40 Ultra rare origian belgian issue, never seen or heard of another copy. Nice one! Soundclip: Raindrops, love and sunshine

Ending tomorrow morning on Ebay: Carolyn Crawford - My smile is just a frown/I'll come running - Motown W/D Click here Thanks Benji

A few 45s to go, all priced to sell (IMO). Paypal only. Postage £3.00 in Europe, no matter how many discs. If interested, please PM. All orders over £20 post free! 60s/NORTHERN SOUL: FOUR TOPS - I CANT HELP MYSELF/SAD SOUVENIRS - MOTOWN - EX SMALL LD - 5£ MIRACLES - WHOLE LOT OF SHAKIN IN MY HEART - TAMLA - EX DH - 5£ JERRY BUTLER - MOODY WOMAN - MERCURY UK - EX SMALL RINGWEAR - 5£ FOUR TOPS - REACH OUT I'LL BE THERE - TAMLA-MOTOWN UK - EX SMALL LD - 3£ FOUR TOPS - SEVEN ROOMS OF GLOOM - TAMLA-MOTOWN UK - VG++ - 5£ DUSTY SPRINGFIELD - YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME - PHILIPS UK - VG+ - 3£ JOHN MILES - ONE MINUTE EVERY HOUR - ORANGE UK (RE) - EX - 3£ 70s/MODERN SOUL: PHILLY DEVOTIONS - JUST CAN'T SAY GOODBYE - CBS SPAIN (PS) - EX - 8£ SID HERRING - DO IT IN THE NAME OF LOVE - MUSCLE RECORDS - EX - 10£ JOE FRAZIER - FIRST ROUND KNOCK OUT - MOTOWN - EX - 15£ EARL CONNELLY - MAKE UP YOUR MIND - MAYCON (RE) - VG++ - 8£ BILL BRANDON - STREETS GOT MY LADY - PIEDMONT (RE) - EX XOL - 15£ FLAMING EMERALDS - HAVE SOME EVERYBODY - GRAPEVINE UK - EX WOL - 5£ EXCITERS - REACHING FOR THE BEST - 20TH CENTURY UK - VG++ - 5£ J. BLACKFOOT - WHERE IS LOVE/TAXI - ALLEGIANCE UK - EX - 3£ FAT LARRY'S BAND - ACT LIKE YOU KNOW - WMOT (DJ) - EX - 10£ ESTHER PHILIPS - WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MADE - KUDU UK - VG++ - 2£ MOMENTS - NINE TIMES - STANG - VG++ - 5£

Thanks!

Jackie Edwards "Oh Mary": anyone with a current value for this? What label did it come out? TIA Benji

And here's a scan of the orange CBS company sleeve used for german Tamla-Motown issues if they weren't issued with proper picture sleeves or for later press runs. The scan shows the rarest and most expensive german Tamla-Motown 45, Temps "my girl" sung in german. Wish I had a copy

Apart from proper picture sleeve there were two different company sleeves used for german Tamla-Motown 45s. The first one was on orange CBS and is the design used for the b/w copy. Attached scan of the later sleeve they used once they did set up the german Tamla-Motown label (65-ish?). The orange CBS sleeve you don't see that often, the brown Tamla-Motown is rather common.

I'm not surprised. I played the clip only once but it literally blew me away

If you want to get back to basics stop posting in the Sales thread and start sending out paper printed lists. I welcome the idea of feedback both from a sellers and a buyers point of view.

It's french. BIEM is the french copyright authority. Nice one!

That sleeve is a straight b/w copy of the company sleeve used for german Tamla-Motown releases.

Neil, did you get my PM? Paid the deposit back in October and haven't heard anything ever since...

A very knowledgable Motown expert/collector (I forgot his name) once said that there are definitely more acetates of FW around than actual issue copies. I wonder how many Northern records could claim that there are more acetates in existence than pressed vinyl/styrene copies?

Bob, thanks a lot for the write up. Will check out the interview tonight. Calvin & Twilites is a big big favourite of mine (both sides). Any chance of picture of the group?

Nah, that's run by a grumpy old geezer

Only one from me that I heard in 2009 and thought I'd forgotten how good it is: World Column - So is the sun c/o Dave Thorley @ Bamberg Weekender

Now on Ebay...

Thanks for clearing that. I always thought they were one and the same outfit. Do you have any more background information about The Four Perfections or the Party Time label? "I'm not strong..." is one of my alltime faves and it'd be nice to know more about the song..

Now sold. thanks!

Do you know if the Four Perfections and the Show Stoppers were one and the same group?

I think Arthur once told me he found the first copy of Four Perfections on Party Time at Val Shivley's.

For sale: HANK JACOBS - ELIJAH ROCKIN' WITH SOUL/EAST SIDE - CALL ME (VG++) Genuine original, plays really fine. £60 incl. registered post in Europe and Paypal fees. Outside Europe £2 extra. Please PM if interested.

Scans now added. Anyone?

Now reduced...

For sale: CAROLYN CRAWFORD - MY SMILE IS JUST A FROWN/I'LL COME RUNNING - MOTOWN WHITE DEMO (EX) Plain logo label design. Nice one! £100 £80 incl. registered post in Europe and Paypal fees. Outside Europe £2 extra. Please PM if interested.