Agentsmith

hi mick, so does that mean the second version has a string section added?

correct chalky, 28/1/1965, written & produced by holland-dozier-holland 10" acetate - version without strings

i echo pete's sentiments about this record, huge in it's day and from a midlander's point of view, vigorously championed by PEP, a dj who amongst all his varied attributes, had a discerning ear for soulful tunes. yes, it appeared amongst a plethora of fine tunes, all surfacing, fortunately for us, at the same time/same era. indescribably rare, it dosn't deserve to be mocked as are the afflicted, the fact that so few of the big guns do not possess this record or simply haven't thought of the possiblities of a revival, is the only reason that it is not massive all over again. i would, however, hasten to add that the undeniable audible clicks from the auction item, really do not enthrall..i'm pretty much sure that even the undoubted wizardry of technician, OZZ, couldn't mask the obvious...say, at the king's..probably the only nice thing it could possibly be is to look at, to admire...for several hundred pounds?......

goosebumps?.....shivers down the spine??......there is ONE supreme hands down WINNER.....LINDA JONES, unquestionably, and without any shred of a doubt, THIS woman HAD IT ALL. not an octave on the chart she couldn't reach...coupled with THE genius that was GEORGE KERR, her contributions to soul music are nothing less than SUBLIMINAL!..we could talk for eternity about wonderfully dynamic orchestrations and the legendary and integral sax break that is the trademark of many historic northern soul records, but only ONE ARTIST can contrive a "vocal break", if such a thing exists...and that would lead all and sundry to conclude that i speak of "MY HEART NEEDS A BREAK", a song in itself that could easily have doubled for a blockbusting 007 soundtrack, when from out of nowhere, bursts forth, a mind blowingly sumptuous mini-aria that is breathtaking, yet not beyond the realm of a woman, mature beyond her years...she takes it in her stride with ease, pitched within the confines of kerr's heartwrenching lyrics. a true heroine of the northern soul saga, who seccumbed to diabetes, LINDA was taken from us, aged just 28 years in 1973, an incalculable loss in terms of her mastery of a meaningful song, her catalogue has no flaws, such was her very real greatness...had she lived, what price a performance on a stage in this country??.

yep, always thought that..wonderful h.b. barnum orchestration and not a bad singer for a blonde!

thought i'd missed a couple... big up to everyone for dancin'..

my selections for the evening in no particular order: duke browner - crying over you - impact ivorys - please stay - despenza frankie & johnny - i'll hold you - hickory the epitome of sound - you don't love me - sandbag dave & ruben - i love her so much it hurts me - rampart frank beverley - if that's what you wanted - sassy tobi legend - time will pass you by - mala ritchie adams - i can't escape from you - congress mickey champion - what good am i - musette holly st james - that's not love - abc harold melvin - get out - landa bunny sigler - girl don't make me wait - parkway sam dees - lonely for you baby - sss int lew kirton - heaven in the afternoon - alston harold melvin - prayin - source flaming emeralds - have some everybody - fee albert washington - i'm the man - fraternity jimmy hughes - it ain't what you got - atlantic shane martin - i need you - epic the sapphires - i got to have your love - abc eddie parker band - i'm gone instr. willie mitchell - that driving beat - hi lp the tempests - someday - smash lp tina mason - what - capitol lp

superbs - only for lovers - alteen ( scruffy labels both sides, few crackles but plays loud & fine £15 gayle adams - baby i need your lovin - prelude ( massive cover of tops a few years back ) £20 david ruffin - i'm just a mortal man - motown ( underrated 1972 release ) £10 mike jemison - i want some satisfaction - geneva £10 june taylor - jealous heart - music now ( label tears both sides, 70's detroit )£15 the identities - when you find love slipping away - together ( uplifting 60's crossover/version of dd warwick ) £10 aristocrats/brothers guiding light - lets get together now/getting together - la coupe ( legit reissue ) £15 herbie hancock - wiggle waggle - u.k. warner bros ( 60's mod jazz stormer ) £25 bill black's combo - the funky train - columbia ( forgotten casino instr. ) £10 johnnie mae matthews - here comes my baby - blue rock ( promo sleeve ) £15 pieces of eight - come back girl - a&m ( blue eyed stomper ) £15 the shoestring - shoop de hoop twine - 20th century (D) ( infamous john vincent c/up instr.@ the casino "the miami sound" ) £20 roscoe gordon - jessie james - jomada (d) ( 60's rnb ) £10 the poppies - do it with soul - epic (D) another stomper from the "pain in my heart" girls £10 robert parker - secret service - nola ( 100mph mod stormer...think cool jerk! ) £10 the mood mosaic - touch of velvet,sting of brass - capitol ( canadian ) m's anthem great night ender £ 10 sam dees - lonely for you baby - sss re-issue £5 tony hestor/tommy neal - spaceland/going to a happening - pameline re-issue £5 bernard smith & jokers wild - gotta be a reason - groove re-issue £15 the hopkins brothers - shake cheri - soul junction £5 the sweets - satisfy me baby - soultown ( soussan boot but with unissued instr on b-side ) £10 sandie shaw - don't run away - astor ( australian ) very catchy, bit like paula parfitt £15 diana ross & supremes - you've been so wonderful to me - tmg662 £5 the detroit spinners - i'll always love you - tmg627 £5 jj barnes - real humdinger/please let me in/i aint gonna do it - tmg870 (black demo - stol ) £10 the contours - just a little misunderstanding - gordy £5 earl van dyke - 6 x 6/all for you - tmg759 £5 r.dean taylor - there's a ghost in my house/lets go somewhere - motown ( canadian ) believe this is a unique find, 74 issue but NO spoken intro to "let's go somewhere" - not seen listed anywhere so,...offers please no grading as such but all records play fine - paypal to: robhaigh2011@live.co.uk - add £2.50 p+p

well,..there are plenty on here to go at, to get an answer to your question..sardine can...probably appropriate!..i can't actually remember weather the last all-nighter was a ticket event or not...either way the place was rammed so, maybe 300?...i could be out by a good way and i wouldn't have put it past something like 700 trying to squeeze in there ( hence sardines!! ) somebody better placed than me, will give you a more accurate account.

four tops - 7 rooms of gloom - french 4 track ep/picture sleeve ( wol ) £20 contains "is there anything that i can do" louis curry - a toast to you/i'll try again tomorrow - m-s ( yellow label )£25 jackie wilson - i've lost you - brunswick £15 sheila anthony - living in love - buttercup (d ) £30 ( some surface marks ) love and brotherhood - sugarpie honey - chess £10 ( same as time's a wastin ) queen city showband - true patron of the arts - pow £40 c/up as ramsey lewis carol jones - problem child - mutt £25 ( uptempo version ) don ray sampson - baby come back - E £30 ( label ringwear ) the other brothers - its been a long time baby - modern £20 the lovers - do this for me - philips £15 ( same as emotions on vardan ) underrated stomper majestees - take back all those things - mutt ( 2nd issue ) £20 the olympics - no more will i cry - loma £20 ( water damage to label ) five stairsteps - little young lover - curtom £15 gladys tyler - mr. green, mrs. green - decca (d) £30 thelma harper - fool that i am - mark III £15 billy hambrick - just cant take it no more - jovial £15 harvey frolic - talkin about my baby - hit £10 curtis mayfield version king curtis - foot pattin' - atco ( french picture sleeve ) £10 storming r n' b instro/jnr walker soundalike rose battiste - come back in a hurry - revilot £30 jackie beavers - lover come back - ss7 £20 margie joseph - i will always love you - volt £20 ( few surface marks/ label ringwear ) occasions - there's no you - big jim £15 i'm no grading expert, but all records play fine or money back paypal to: robhaigh2011@live.co.uk - add £2.50 p+p

A truly great singer, an incomparable master of the art, an associate of an elite group of recording stars who ONLY ever made double-A sided singles.....vinyl worth playing out on any and every occasion. as every year passes, we mourn with increased intensity, the passing of so many icons whose invaluable contributions, have graced our scene and remain undiminished. more's the pity that his presence never touched our shores but we will be forever indebted to deon jackson for his wonderful portfolio of songs...that quite simply "make the world go round".

big tune at wigan 74-75

here's a list of stuff to clear, all pretty much cheap and in vg+ to ex- condition ive checked them over and all play fine! jackie wilson - ive lost you - brunswick £15 sheila anthony - living in love - buttercup (d) £50 love and brotherhood - sugar pie honey - chess £15 the queen city showband - true patron of the arts - pow! £40 carol jones - problem child - mutt £40 don ray sampson - baby come back - E (d) £40 (little ring wear on label) the lovers - do this for me - philips £30 ( same as emotions on vardan ) the other brothers - it's been a long time baby - modern £30 the olympics - no more will i cry - loma £30 ( water damaged label ) the majestees - take back all those things - mutt ( box set 2nd issue ) £30 five stairsteps - little young lover - curtom £15 gladys tyler - mr green, mrs green - decca (d) £60 robert parker - secret service - nola £15 ( slight ringwear on label ) king curtis - foot pattin' pt 2 - atco french ps £30 harvey frolic - talking about my baby - hit £15 billy hambrick - just can't take it no more - jovial £20 thelma harper - fool that i am - mark III £25 monica - freedom - toxsan £60 louis curry - i'll try again tomorrow - m-s £30 rose battiste - come back in a hurry - revilot £55 jackie beavers - lover come back - sound stage 7 £30 margie joseph - i'll always love you - volt £25 ( label ringwear ) exsaveyons - i don't love you no more - smoke £20 ( a side surface mark/b side wol ) occasions - there's no you - big jim £20 tamiko jones - cross my heart - metromedia ( brazilian/company sleeve ) £20 herbie hancock - wiggle-waggle - warner bros (uk) £30 the identities - when you find love slipping away - together (same as d d warwick) £20 superbs - only for lovers - alteen ( label scruffy/slight tear on edge) £20 gayle adams - baby i need your loving - prelude (same as 4tops) £20 aristocrats - lets get together now - la coupe (2nd issue) £20 mike jemison - i want some satisfaction - geneva £10 david ruffin - i'm just a mortal man - motown £10 contours - just a little misunderstanding - gordy £10 supremes - you've been so wonderful to me - tmg662 £10 detroit spinners - i'll always love you - tmg627 £10 jj barnes - real humdinger - tmg870 (d) 3-track 45 £20 earl van dyke - 6 x 6 - tmg759 £10 fourtops - 7 rooms of gloom - french ps - 4 track ep (features"is there anything that i can do") £20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- paypal as "gift" to robhaigh2011@live.co.uk or cheques accepted - please include p+p £2.50

don't mention the "couple you can't remember", there's more than enough there for a touch of the green eyed monster!

view with trepidation...it'll be over in a flash, 5 or 10 minutes....whatever, it's a "short"...damage limitation at a bare minimum...not even time to breath or build up a head of steam between your ears ( who put matt baker in the pics?...it's ALLWRIGHT if i'm not mistaken...hope he didn't think graham was a rogue trader? ) fortunately no dustbin, no tank tops, no cuban heels, no wig...nice pie from hebden bridge though .....oh, and as an aside to the actual subject matter, PETE & SUE are two top soulies and there's nothing wrong with notts folk.

spot on mr. mccabe The One Show....or as they will be known next week if it ain't right......T.O.S.SERS!

don't think i'll have any problem mentioning soulsource LOADS OF TIMES!.....is that ok adey?

stunning sets paul.....less coal, more soul!

correct..um'd and ah'd about buying it again, he who hesitates, as they say......great tune, got the lp but have to disagree.....single version miles better and huge at "the manor"

another one that butch was responsible for?

really pleased there's a thread on this most unlikely of instrumentals to be classed amongst the very best on the northern scene. it's detroit and in the hands of coffey & theodore, oozes class. i have a mint issue in the original company sleeve which is also eye catching but it's what's in the groove that counts and i can't but help reaffirm my preferred phrase for this tune....had there ever been a 60's tv serial from the states to bear this name, it would have been "the american avengers"...maybe they would have auditioned jack lord to play steed's part!....either way it sounds like it could've been destined for something bigger and a vocal certainly would have given it extra emphasis...shame that the one that does exist is not up to dave's or our exacting standards.....think i'll give this a spin at prestatyn

tim brown had a 25 count about 3 years ago now and was selling them for £50...at the time i remember it selling for something like £250....so that must have knocked a hole in it prematurely.

gotta agree with jordi on this one......quality right from the start but judging by plays later in the evening, the ante was well and truly upped!!.....some staggering money's worth there guys,...95 punters must have been in dreamland....the north east's answer to lea manor by the looks of it!.

rest assured...vol.2 is on it's way in the spring....

it's not very often tim's wrong on a value.....whereas he does make the occasional typo as well ( he is only human, afterall ) e.g couple of years ago we were at the mill on a friday afternoon and i pulled out from a front desk sales box ( the following weeks list ) a copy of "you've got to steal it"...played it,...ummed and aahed...put it back...price? £25. same day..GONE!. phoned him during the week and he told me he had almost 50 calls for it...why?....it should've been listed at £250...he honoured the deal and wrote it off as a slight abberation and i had it in me little mits.....felt like a twit or what?