Cover-up

Flipside of The Flirtations "Nothing But A Heartache" is a great track called "Christmas Time Is Here Again". And it isn't really Christmas without "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" by Darlene Love, is it?

Can I grab this one? PMed ya!

Yikes, I can't believe that's from 1991... I still think it's "new"!

Is there?

I'd take one on any label colour...

A mixed bag of items for sale. Paypal preferred. P&P extra (£1.50 per 45). PM if interested. REDUCED SECTION! Funk / Soul 45 (US unless stated). All titles at least EX ARCHIE BELL & THE DRELLS "Where Will You Go When The Party's Over" (UK Philadelphia International) £30 NOW £25 THE PHAROAHS "Freedom Road" b/w "Love & Happiness" (Scarab) SOLD! STEVIE WONDER "Ain't That Asking For Trouble" (Tamla Motown UK) EX £7 NOW £4 PLAIR "Brother Man On The Corner" (Tar-Saw) M- £60 NOW £50 BACKYARD HEAVIES "Keep On Trucking" b/w "Never Can Say Goodbye" (UK Action) 1973 (no centre) £40 NOW £25 FIVE MILES OUT "Super Sweet Girl Of Mine" b/w same (Hot Line) company bag £75 NOW £45 CHUCK ARMSTRONG "God Bless The Children" (UK Action - 1973) £10 NOW £5 Marva Whitney - Daddy Don't Know About Sugar bear (UK Mojo orig) £10 NOW £5

Well, that's just made me look even MORE moronic... I'll go and try and find it!

At the risk of sounding utterly moronic, I'm surprised by how often I get asked for Sam Cooke whilst DJing - not at northern soul nights, just general funky mod soul type affairs. So, just wanted to ask - what Sam Cooke stuff has been played at northern do's over the years. And what should? What's worth investigating on SAR Records?

Okay, second and final bump - must be more obscure than I thought. ANYONE????!!!!!

The Rayons terrible? "You Confuse Me"? You having a laugh?

11 views???!!!! Anyone????

Just been re-issued with proper flip-side and "lookalike" label: IVORYS!

Looking for a copy of: BEVERLY WHEELER with THE CAMEROS "Don't Shake My Tree" (BSC) Same label as Betty Lloyd, I think. Maybe a bunch turned up at the same time? Any help much appreciated. PM with any offers, thanks...

Fine, I'll take my business elsewhere, then... ...hang on, I'll just have a check down the back of the sofa.

For sale: ELVIS PRESLEY "Let Yourself Go" b/w "Your Time Hasn't Come Yet Baby" (UK RCA) NOW SOLD! Excellent condition, in RCA company sleeve. Nice popcorn, R'n'B spin. PM if interested. Refosoul clip seems to be the wrong track, so here's a cheeky link to someone else's (US) Ebay copy... HEAR IT HERE!

Might as well hijack this thread and ask... anyone want to sell me a Frankie Nieves 45???

Just filled in the survey - but can't imagine it'll make ANY difference. But made me feel slightly better. I'm sure the only reason Ebay have surveys is to see if they're missing a trick and can make even MORE money somehow. Like asking what sites you planned to use instead... why bother telling them, so they can try and kill them off too?!

All LPs and all re-issue 45s now on HOLD

A mixed bag of items for sale. Paypal preferred. P&P extra (£1.50 per 45, £3 per LP in the UK - will reduce for combined shipping). PM if interested. SOUL ALBUMS FOR SALE (ALL AT LEAST EX/EX) ALL AT £7.50 £6 each or 3 for £15!!! SMOKEY ROBINSON "Smokey" (UK Tamla Motown 1973) inc. nice crossover sounds "Wanna Know My Mind" etc. GLADYS KNIGHT "A Little Knight Music" (US SOUL) lovely copy, inc. "No One Could Love You More" FIRST CHOICE "Armed and Extremely Dangerous" (US Philly Groove) "This Is The House Where Love Died" etc. SISTER SLEDGE "Circle Of Love" (US Atco) inc. "Love Don't Go Through No Changes" + more great tracks! RUFUS THOMAS "If There Were No Music" (UK Pye) white label inc. funk tracks "Hot Grits" etc. SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES "Away We A-Go-Go" (UK Tamla Motown TML 11044) rare UK mono LP (books @ £60) scuffed VG copy, plays pretty good with a wee bit of background crackle, sleeve still good VARIOUS "Richard Searling presents 100% Casino" (Goldmine) inc. Larry Clinton, Cecil Washington, Doni Burdick, Peoples Choice etc. 20 storming cuts! VARIOUS "Motortown Revue LIVE" (UK Tamla Motown STML 11127 stereo) nice UK 1969 original VARIOUS "Soul Twist Instrumentals" (US Rhino) inc. "Twine Time", "Grazing In The Grass", "The Horse", "Soulful Strut" etc. VARIOUS "Rare Soul Uncovered Vol. 3" (Charly) inc. Sidney Barnes "Style", Stormy "I Won't Stop To Cry", Marvin L. Sims, Wade Flemons, Jackie Beavers "Hold On" etc. VARIOUS "Intensified! Original Ska 1962-66" (Island) 80s press (with red & white label) inc. Roland Alphonso, Baba Brooks, Skatalites, Maytals etc. ESSENTIAL! VARIOUS "The Red Bird Era Vol.2" (UK Charly) orig. 70s comp feat. Evie Sands "Can't Let Go", Butterflies "Good Night Baby", Alvin Robinson "Good TImes Roll" etc. (sleeve has (promo?) corner cut) VARIOUS "Messin Around Vol.3 - Tighten Up" (UK Universal Jazz) DOUBLE VINYL loads of latin, jazz cuts inc. James Brown Orchestra "Tighten Up" - BREAKS!!! REDUCED SECTION! Funk / Soul 45 (US unless stated). All titles at least EX ARCHIE BELL & THE DRELLS "Where Will You Go When The Party's Over" (UK Philadelphia International) £30 NOW £25 THE PHAROAHS "Freedom Road" b/w "Love & Happiness" (Scarab) £20 NOW £15 STEVIE WONDER "Ain't That Asking For Trouble" (Tamla Motown UK) EX £7 NOW £4 PLAIR "Brother Man On The Corner" (Tar-Saw) M- £60 NOW £50 BACKYARD HEAVIES "Keep On Trucking" b/w "Never Can Say Goodbye" (UK Action) 1973 (no centre) £40 NOW £25 FIVE MILES OUT "Super Sweet Girl Of Mine" b/w same (Hot Line) company bag £75 NOW £50 THEOLA KILGORE "He's Coming Back To Me" b/w "I'll Keep Trying" (K.T.) £3 NOW £2 CHUCK ARMSTRONG "God Bless The Children" (UK Action - 1973) £10 NOW £7 Marva Whitney - Daddy Don't Know About Sugar bear (UK Mojo orig) £10 NOW £6 Tommy Bush - Letting It All Hang Out (Black Prince) £3 NOW £2 RE-ISSUE SOUL FUNK 45 (£4 each) NOW £3 EACH OR 4 FOR A TENNER! CHESS SOUL SISTERS EP (inc. SUGAR PIE DESANTO "I Want To Know", JOY LOVEJOY "In Orbit" + 2) NOLAN CHANCE "Just Like The Weather" b/w "She's Gone" (Stardust URS 032) US pressing THE SONS OF MOSES "Soul Symphony" b/w "Fatback" (Coral 62549) US second press (labels reversed) PHIL COULTER "A Good Thing Going" b/w "Runaway Bunion" (Inferno HEAT 5) 1970s UK press (clear vinyl - picture sleeve) SHORT PEOPLE "Why'd You Put It To Me Baby" (Inferno HEAT 22) JOHNNY BRAGG "They're Talking About Me" b/w "Is It True" (Inferno HEAT 2) 1970s UK press (orange vinyl - picture sleeve) FRANKIE & THE CLASSICALS "What Shall I Do" b/w "Goodbye Love, Hello Sadness" (Pye Disco Demand DDS 101) UK 1974 press (company bag) LEE ROYE "Tears" b/w "Who Am I" (MCA 32356) US second press JACKIE LEE "Your Personality" (Soul Fox) LITTLE ANTHONY & THE IMPERIALS "Better Use Your Head" b/w "Gonna Fix You Good" (UA) UK TOBI LEGEND "Time Will Pass You By" + 2 (RK) UK "3 before 8" EP CHAPTER 5 "You Can't Mean It" (Goldmine Sevens) UK PEOPLES CHOICE "Save My Lovin' For You" b/w JIMMY MACK "My World Is On Fire" (Goldmine Sevens) GWEN OWENS "Just Say You're Wanted" b/w ANDREA HENDRY "I Need You Like A Baby" (Goldmine Sevens)

Eh, it was originally written and recorded by Neil Diamond! Good cover version, nonetheless...

It's got to be the Evie Sands ORIGINAL every time, hands down, and couldn't believe Madeline Bell looked like the favourite. Evie Sands has so much more urgency, passion and dynamics - from the pleading chorus to the false fade out. I listened to all the clips to make sure my ears weren't deceiving me to find... ...that the Evie Sands clip is some crappy Ian Levine style 90s re-recording - utterly dismal. Listening again, I'm 99% certain it IS Ian Levine on production "duties". Every time I hear that rubbish Motown sampled drum fill he insists on using on EVERY track EVERY eight bars I feel like punching a hole in my computer screen. Ugh! Here's the REAL Evie Sands version: Time to re-cast those votes I think. Pretty much every song Evie cut, someone went on to have greater success with a cover. "Take Me For A Little While" (recorded when she was 14), "I Can't Let Go", "Angel Of The Morning" - all superb.

You not spilling the beans what the sleeve's all about then...

What about Gloria Scott "That's What You Say" on French 45? Not a lot of people seem to know about it, amazing track... Err, I guess that rules it out of the rock solid Euro rarities, then...

ARCHIE BELL & THE DRELLS "Where Will You Go When The Party's Over" (Philadelphia International Records) M- £30 inc. P&P Great modern soul, big dancefloor sound - no US release for this 45. Lovely condition, in company bag. PM if interested...

James Last?