Mal C

My notes, say, 'I Lost You' Is actually Steve Mancha, written by Tony Hester. Steve didn't like the flip song 'Easy Livin' , He could not imagine singing a song like this on stage as it had so many words in it, so it got released as 'The Holidays'. although Tim Brown in his latest auction, says; Another supreme piece of Detroit soul music sees the famed group (who had nearly as many line-ups as The Drifters) appear just the one time on Don Davis’ label. Eddie Anderson is lead on this one, but the flipside ‘Easy Living’ is actually Steve Mancha and was released as J.J. Barnes by UK Stax! Not only that but the group’s name was misspelt on this one – make little wonder that it is rare. So easy Livin, is Steve Mancha, but 'I Lost You' is 'Eddie Anderson'? cause I thought both were Steve Mancha...

Thats really Sad, used to speak to him an awful lot when I lived in London, he was a Gentleman. Rest in Peace Paul.

Here is the Mill Evans version. Mill Evans - Just Like The Weather.mp3

Very nice that wanna sell it?

Morning folks, lots of 45's here, bit of everything. ---- Spencer Wiggins - Let's Talk It Over / Percy Milmen - Call on Me / Soul Series Demo EX++ The Hytones - Good News / George Jackson - All in my Mind / Kent 29th Anniversary 45 EX++ ++ Fantastic Johnny C – Don’t Depend on Me / Phil-La of Soul WD EX++ Styrene demo, nice label, couple faint marks on play, but it’s a bit of a spanker, sounds totally clean, and brilliant! The Relatives - Lenient with my Love / Archway EX+ Very Catchy 45, great crossover track this, also on an LP that came out some years back… The Whispers - I Can’t See Myself Leaving You / Soul Clock EX++ Very nice clean copy, I rate this track allot. King Floyd - I'm Gonna Fall in Love with You / Chimmeyville EX++ Keith Woon tip, this is a brilliant, sweet midtempo track from 75, really catchy. Billy McGregor - It's My Turn Now / Mello Tone (Gold 1st Issue) EX++ Very nice copy, and another crossover classic on the first issue. Ray Frazier & the Shades of Madness - Your Eyes / Carriage EX+ A little rub on the label, hardly noticeable, styrene copy, plays and looks clean. Barbara Mason - Give Me Your Love / Buddah (Germany) Pic Sleeve EX+ Ellis & Cephas - I'm Gonna Miss you Girl /Heart VON’s Records EX++ (con pic sleeve) Came from the Lotus Land batch they had around 2005/6, all dried up now. Sharon Clark & Product of Time - Mama Didn't lie/I'm not afraid of Love / YODI Test Press (Plastic Products) VG++ Never seen another demo of any Yodi releases. I spoke to Sharon Clark in the 2000’s, and she told me all about these two recordings for Eddie ‘Dealth’ Merry’s label, lovely lady. Jackie Milton – Little by Little / de-vel EX++ One of the best crossover de-val releases, floating 7ts, very, very nice Sam Dees - Fragile, Handle with Care / Atlantic (Jamaican) EX++ Got this direct from the chap who discovered the batch in 2004, straight off the wall in his shop in Sydney. He had piles of them under the counter, Comes with Orig JA sleeve. Albert Jones – You and your love / Candy Apple EX++ Always a crossover winner, very nice track and copy Gwen McCrae - He Keeps Something Groovy Going On / CAT EX++ From her LP, this is such a beautiful swayer of a track, even her lesser songs are brilliant, you simply can’t go wrong… Jerry Washington - Set Your Soul On Fire / EXCELLO EX++ A staple ‘Excello’ 45, A brilliant driving track… Lee LaMont - I'll Take Love / Backbeat VG+ a few warps, but plays clear... Mokie, J.J. & R.O.B. - You’re So Real / Sun, Moon and Stars EX++ Oldie from the Mecca, nice copy. Joe Valentine - I Can’t Stand to See You Go / One Night of Satisfaction / RONN WD Sheer class, seriously good Deep soul 45. Herb Johnson – War / War (Inst) AOTN limited 300 copies / AOTN EX++ Unreleased https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qz6Iyk_1xw Flyte Tyme - It's The Things That You Do / I've Got You on My Mind / Numero (Pink Vinyl) EX++ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJCiCE7GkWQ Comes with a mad pic sleeve, this is real quality modern soul track, both sides. Ty Karim - All at Once / Lighten Up / Romark (Kent) EX++ Classic Northern dancer, and. Chuck Jackson – One of those Yester years / All Platinum EX++ From 1977, George Kerr produced, I’ve always liked this track, really good one for a tenner. General Johnson – Don’t Walk Away / Arista sol EX+ Cool as you like, a brilliant 7ts track, bit of staining on the label, plays really nice. Barbara Lewis - Don't Forget About Me / Atlantic EX++ Goffin and King brilliance! Absolutely superb track! The Three Degrees - Find My Way / Roulette EX++ Another Superb track, done by a few, including a corking version by Art Posey. This is a killer if a record, the business! Billy Butler and Infinity - (What Do You Do) When Your Baby's Gone / Pride EX++ From 1973, This is a brilliant laidback grove from the ultra-talented Billy Butler, also on his Pride LP. Sylvia Thomas - At Last / Bamboo EX ++ This track rocks! Sylvia Thomas pulls out all the stops… great rhythm and drums on this 45. William Bell - Born Under a Bad Sign / Stax EX++ Stormer from William Bell, was a bit of a play about 10 years back. Very nice copy play and label. Luv Co - Things are not the Same / Spring Demo EX++ Another brilliant sweet soul 45, arr by Gary Sherman, it was always gonna be brill!! Pic & Bill - All I Want is You / Charay EX++ Supreme slowie, also came out on LaCamm. Pic & Bill – I Love You, Baby / Charay EX++ Another amazing slowie, they never recorded any crap tracks. Brilliant vocals! The Sheppards - I'm Not Wanted / BUNKY EX++ Spanking copy of this very deep soul 45, it’s a haunting track this. The Fuzz - I'm So Glad / Calla EX++ Mecca Magic! This is a real nice shinny copy, great example. Grey & Hanks - How Can You Live Without Love / RCA EX++ The Two Tons - Never Like This / Fantasy / Honey Records / Demo EX++ Two from the two tons, both essential soul 45’s, and both nice copies…. Two Tons O' Fun - Just Us / Fantasy / Honey Records / EX++ second of the two, again, a brilliant track, and a nice copy…. First Choice – Gonna Keep on Lovin Him / Philly Groove EX++ This is the flip of ‘Armed & Extremely Dangerous’ and a far far better track, really good one this. Bobby Womack – Lookin’ for a Love / UA EX+ Classic Womack from 1973, nice clean issue copy. Major Harris – After Lovin You / Atlantic The 74 Atlantic release, easy 45, but my golly is it a good one. Eddie Floyd - Big Bird / Atlantic UK issue EX++ UK Blue issue, faultless copy, real nice one. William Bell - The Man in the Street / Stax Bell Brilliance, tad off mint, its a spanker, really nice copy. The Mandells - How To Love A Woman / TRANS WORLD SOUND EX++ Chicago classic now, this is their best on this label. The Continental Four - What You Gave Up / Jay Walking EX++ Classic Northern 7ts dancer, very nice copy. The Satisfactions - One Light Two Lights / LIONEL EX++ There is a reason this is such a cool track, it’s written by Landy McNeil, and the group do a great job on the song. A Spanking copy, with orig sleeve. Loleatta Holloway - I Know Where You’re Coming From / AWARE EX++ Flip of ‘Show must go on’, this is the side for me, absolute blinder of a record! Syreeta - What Love Has Joined Together / Tamla Motown EX++ As far as I know this only got a 45 release in the UK, from 72, this a brill track, really uplifting! Billy Preston - Can't She Tell / Capitol EX++ Every pianist has their sound, and this track for me, just encapsulates Billy’s playing, produced by David Axelrod, it’s a blinding record! Ella Washington - I Can't Afford to Lose Him / SS7 EX++ Used to be in every box, supreme deepie, and really nice copy. Lilly Fields Hoagy Lands - Sweet Soul Brother / Spectrum EX++ Sweet as you like, this is a killer record from Lilly and Hoagy. As above, real nice copy. The Rance Allen Group - Gonna Make It Alright / Gospel Truth EX++ Best eight quid you will spend this year! The Younghearts - I've got Love for my Baby / Minit EX+ Bobby Sanders Production, arranged by Arthur Freeman, great record, with eastern riff in it… ---- I prefer direct Bank Transfer, but you can pay by PayPal either Friends & Family or add the normal 4% fee. Postage: £4.50 for 1st Class signed for (Within the UK) anything over a ton via Special Delivery, £8.00 (Insured up to £750) within the UK. * If you are outside the UK, just tell me where and I'll quote you via PM. Cheers Malc

Thats the same as my old Issue copy, my old demo was the same as Eddie's (Below) I have see the different designs about over the years, as far as I can tell they were only on that release, 'Easier said Than Done'. In terms of press, both mine were 'Bestway', so they re pressed it for sure.

I thought we had spoken about Jerry Naylor ? laughing

This one? a so, so sixties pop record...got bugger all to do with Northern Soul... Says "Samantha appeared on stage and on TV alongside some of the biggest names of the decade, including Val Doonican, Arthur Askey, Ken Dodd and Simon Dee".

I really like their 'Keep Your Love Strong' on Atlantic, good soulful slowie, got mine from the late Roger Stewart at his shop in Fulham. Records like that used to fall out of that shop, every Friday I'm hoping it's the same group, sounds like it, I've no idea if that was just a national release, meaning I've not seen it on another label before...

I can’t remember that many soul do's that were that bad, there have a few eye opening moments for sure, I've certainly had very very scary nighters on the house scene, 88/89/90 it went with the territory, The Hummingbird in Brum quite like Wigan, you didn’t go to the toilets on your own at the 'Bird', because you would have everything stolen from you...it was a very racial in there, allot of the Kings Standing lot (Villa Supporters) for the most part, were racist, they went there to fight, deal and all the rest of it... Mosely Dance center, for those of you who know it, was seriously dodgy, it was next to Ballsall Heath, and in mid 1990 attracted a massive crowd that had come over from the Hummingbird. There were allot of very big dealers there, and they brought there own trouble, most major cities have/had clubs like this... it was a shame cause it was a really great venue, music and Dj's were very good... Anyhow, Soul, been a few exchanges in the 100 Club que over the years, you can't stand about on Oxford street and not meet nutters walking past... Rememeber a fight way down the line, Sean Adams steamed into that, he came running past me, it didn't last long once he turned up......! lol One year at Cleethorpes I was in the modern room, it was the Sunday night so everybody had turned up to hear the classics, always a good night the Sunday night. I'm very worse for wear but I'm strutting my stuff and doing my moves and enjoying the night!! laughing Got chatting to this chap who was dancing next to me, alright mate, and all that....and he says I'm nipping out for a cigarette, comin? so I pip out. I'm out there 2 mins and he comes onto me, along the lines of “he has months to live" something like that.... I'm like, WTF! Mate I'm not gay, but no hard feelings and all that.... Then as soon as I look up his mate, a girl steams in front of us in her car, the passenger door swings open, and they make a quick getaway... I'm standing in the cold, what has just happened? didnt ruin the night, it was a great night, last night always is, but I felt a bit foolish best have another drink then, hit the floor

Sunlovers was £120 for years, thats allot for that. Platters was nice...

This is very very random, but I was listenig to the theme music to 'Tomorrow's People', you know, as you do, and checked out an old episode on YT, then I found this, check out the start @ 0:08, and tell me the BBC were not taking about Jimmy Saville in 1974...~? some chap in the comments below also mentions it...

Hi folks, two belting Northern tracks here, Hytones I've reduced to sell, if it doesnt, then back in the box :-)O The Hytones - Good News / George Jackson - All in my Mind / Kent 29th Anniversary 45 EX++ £250 £225 REDUCED to £200 Spencer Wiggins - Let's Talk It Over / Percy Milmen - Call on Me / Soul Series Demo EX++ £40 The first release of this awsome track, flip isn’t shabby either ---- I prefer direct Bank Transfer, but you can pay by PayPal either Friends & Family or add the normal 4% fee. Postage: £4.50 for 1st Class signed for (Within the UK) anything over a ton via Special Delivery, £8.00 (Insured up to £750) within the UK. * If you are outside the UK, just tell me where and I'll quote you via PM. Cheers Malc

He may not admit this, but what frightened me was Derek dancing to it...!

Two stunning tracks from two stunning artists, a classic Chicago group 45, and all of them yellow! ---- William Bell - The Man in the Street / Stax £15 Bell Brilliance, tad off mint, its a spanker, really nice copy. William Bell - Born Under a Bad Sign / Stax EX++ £15 Stormer from William Bell, was a bit of a play about 10 years back. Very nice copy play and label. Pic & Bill - All I Want is You / Charay EX++ £20 Supreme slowie, also came out on LaCamm. Pic & Bill – I Love You, Baby / Charay EX++£20 Another fabulous slowie, Great song, Brilliant vocals! The Mandells - How To Love A Woman / TRANS WORLD SOUND EX++ £20 Chicago classic now, this is their best on this label. ---- I prefer direct Bank Transfer, but you can pay by PayPal either Friends & Family or add the normal 4% fee. Postage: £4.50 for 1st Class signed for (Within the UK) anything over a ton via Special Delivery, £8.00 (Insured up to £750) within the UK. * If you are outside the UK, just tell me where and I'll quote you via PM. Best Malcolm

Hi folks, Three good ones. Spencer Wiggins - Let's Talk It Over / Percy Milmen - Call on Me / Soul Series Demo EX++ £40 The first release of this awsome track, flip isn’t shabby either The Hytones - Good News / George Jackson - All in my Mind / Kent 29th Anniversary 45 EX++ £250 REDUCED to £225 Them Two - Am I A Good Man / Deep City Records (Numero) EX++£10 **SOLD ** Very in demand Deep soul side, Numero did a brill job on this second issue, very mint in orig numero sleeve. ---- I prefer direct Bank Transfer, but you can pay by PayPal either Friends & Family or add the normal 4% fee. Postage: £4.50 for 1st Class signed for (Within the UK) anything over a ton via Special Delivery, £8.00 (Insured up to £750) within the UK. * If you are outside the UK, just tell me where and I'll quote you via PM. Cheers Malc

Having just created a Discogs sales account, I was aksed what kind of seller I am. Not sayig the tax office wont go after sellers like that, but at least Discogs makes the distinction. here is the blurb that Discogs gives. ---- Discogs sellers are required to identify as Business or Hobby sellers*. Hobby You are considered a Hobbyist if you: Are not affiliated with any business entity AND Selling is not your primary business; you only list items occasionally Business Typical indications that you are a Business Seller include: Have a physical store where you sell items or otherwise sell through a business entity Regularly sell many items on Discogs Example: you have 200 or more discrete sales or transactions resulting in the accumulation of $5,000+ Gross revenue within any continuous 12-month period during the previous 24 months. Buy items specifically to re-sell them here *Knowingly misrepresenting your type of business may lead to suspension from the Discogs Marketplace. For those selling to the EU, there may be additional fines and/or legal action taken against you for misrepresenting your trade, business, craft, profession, or falsely representing yourself as a hobbyist or as a consumer. You should check local laws to see if you are considered a Business seller and your obligations. Who does this affect? Current sellers will be asked for additional information to verify their accounts. First, we simply want you to tell us what kind of seller you are. In your Seller Settings, you will make a selection to self-identify as a business or hobby seller. Some sellers will be notified if they need to provide further details based on their location and business size. New sellers on Discogs will undergo an introductory waiting period. If you recently created an account, any inventory you add will be placed in a “Pending” status, which means it will not be available for sale in the Marketplace. Once the waiting period is over, Discogs will ask new users to continue the seller identification process. Since this is a new step, we currently cannot provide an estimate on when this waiting period will be complete.

That is a good slowie, what are the other tracks like?

Arguably the best Anniversary 45, a killer track. The Hytones - Good News / George Jackson - All in my Mind / Kent 29th Anniversary 45 EX++ £250 REDUCED to £225 ---- I prefer direct Bank Transfer, but you can pay by PayPal either Friends & Family or add the normal 4% fee. Postage: £4.50 for 1st Class signed for (Within the UK) anything over a ton via Special Delivery, £8.00 (Insured up to £750) within the UK. * If you are outside the UK, just tell me where and I'll quote you via PM. Cheers Malc

Morning chicos, few nice cheaper ones here. ----- Pic & Bill - All I Want is You / Charay EX++ £20 Supreme slowie, also came out on LaCamm. Masterplan - Clinton Park / De-Lite WD sol EX+ £20 ** SOLD ** Some staining on the label, but a solid copy. Nice demo, try finding a Fos-Glo one, not an easy 45. Pic & Bill – I Love You, Baby / Charay EX++£20 Another Supreme slowie, they never recorded any crap tracks. Brilliant vocals! Chuck Jackson – One of those Yester years / All Platinum EX++ £10 From 1977, like how this was produced by George Kerr and GOD! I’ve always liked this track, really good one for a tenner. Barbara Lewis - Don't Forget About Me / Atlantic EX++ £15 Goffin and King brilliance! Absolutely superb track! Billy Butler and Infinity - (What Do You Do) When Your Baby's Gone / Pride EX++ £15 From 1973, This is a brilliant laidback grove from the ultra-talented Billy Butler, also on his Pride LP. Sylvia Thomas - At Last / Bamboo EX ++ £20 This track rocks! Sylvia Thomas pulls out all the stops… great rhythm and drums on this 45. William Bell - Born Under a Bad Sign / Stax EX++ £15 Stormer from William Bell, was a bit of a play in the UK about 10 years back. Very nice copy play and label. Luv Co - Things are not the Same / Spring Demo EX++£20 Another brilliant sweet soul 45, arr by Gary Sherman, it was always gonna be brill!! The Producers - Love Is Amazing / Huff Puff WD EX++ £30 ** SOLD ** Gamble Huff brilliance, but then you know that! Inst to ‘What Kinda Lady’ on the flip. The Sheppards - I'm Not Wanted / BUNKY EX++ £10 Spanking copy of this very deep group soul 45, it’s a haunting track! The Fuzz - I'm So Glad / Calla EX++ £12 Mecca Magic! This is a real nice shinny copy, great example. Grey & Hanks - How Can You Live Without Love / RCA EX++£20 Always liked this one, clean label and play, comes in RCA sleeve, nice copy. The Continental Four - The Way, I Love You / Jay Walking EX+ £40 ** SOLD ** Classic 7ts, very nice clean copy, label and play. The Continental Four - What You Gave Up / Jay Walking EX++ £15 Classic Northern, very nice clean copy, label and play. Ella Washington - I Can't Afford to Lose Him / SS7 EX++£15 Used to be in every box, supreme deepie, and really neat copy. Lilly Fields Hoagy Lands - Sweet Soul Brother / Spectrum EX++£25 Sweet as you like, this is a killer record from Lilly and Hoagy. As above, real nice copy. The Rance Allen Group - Gonna Make It Alright / Gospel Truth EX++ £8 Best eight quid you will spend this year! The Younghearts - I've got Love for my Baby / Minit EX+£20 Bobby Sanders Production, arranged by Arthur Freeman, great record, with eastern riff in it… ---- I prefer direct Bank Transfer, but you can pay by PayPal either Friends & Family or add the normal 4% fee. Postage: £4.50 for 1st Class signed for (Within the UK) anything over a ton via Special Delivery, £8.00 (Insured up to £750) within the UK. * If you are outside the UK, just tell me where and I'll quote you via PM. Cheers Malc

Darren @ rare soul 45's had two Moniques (108) for sale in the last 6 or so months, both made £1250 / £1200 respectively. >>HERE<< So I guess £250 is a snip at a VG>? It did look pretty nailed, sound was described as acceptable...

Well we all know 'Two of a kind' was released by Wade Flemmons on Ramsel, have you checked if this is the same song? Is there any info on the flip of this acetate, other than group and track names?

Hi there, few nice cheaper ones here. ----- The Mandells - How To Love A Woman / TRANS WORLD SOUND EX++ £20 Chicago classic now, this is their best on this label. Grey & Hanks - How Can You Live Without Love / RCA EX++£20 The Two Tons - Never Like This / Fantasy / Honey Records / Demo EX++ £15 Two from the two tons, both essential soul 45’s, and both nice copies…. Two Tons O' Fun - Just Us / Fantasy / Honey Records / EX++£15 second of the two, again, a brilliant track, and a nice copy…. First Choice – Gonna Keep on Lovin Him / Philly Groove EX++ £10 This is the flip of ‘Armed & Extremely Dangerous’ and a far far better track, really good one this. Bobby Womack – Lookin’ for a Love / UA EX+ £5 Classic Womack from 1973, nice clean issue copy. Major Harris – After Lovin You / Atlantic £10 The 74 Atlantic release, easy 45, but my golly is it a good one. Eddie Floyd - Big Bird / Atlantic UK issue EX++£15 UK Blue issue, faultless copy, real nice one. William Bell - The Man in the Street / Stax EX++£15 Bell Brilliance, tad off mint, its a spanker, really nice copy. Love, Peace & Happiness - Strip Me Naked / RCA £15 ** SOLD ** Arr and conducted by Riley Hampton, produced by Fugua III productions, a brilliant sweet soul 45. ---- I prefer direct Bank Transfer, but you can pay by PayPal either Friends & Family or add the normal 4% fee. Postage: £4.50 for 1st Class signed for (Within the UK) anything over a ton via Special Delivery, £8.00 (Insured up to £750) within the UK. * If you are outside the UK, just tell me where and I'll quote you via PM. Cheers Malc

I thought I might bump this thread, as we have had allot of new members since. We would love to hear about how you all got into soul music, especially those of you from afar, from the USA, France, Spain, Japan etc... How did you come to this wonderful music, how has it affected your life, and probably your bank balance!

My favorite film this month, it's a long one, but totally draws you in. Brilliant film, called 'God's Crooked Lines' or in Spanish 'Los renglones torcidos de Dios'. If you have Netflix, it's on there as they produced it . https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13229894/