Cover-up

ALL PRICES REDUCED! Various 7" singles ******************** THE SHIRELLES "There's A Storm Going On In My Heart" b/w "Call Me" (Blue Rock - great funky crossover soul) £15 THE FUTURES "Party Time Man" b/w "You Got It" (US PIR, rare on issue) £20 - RESERVED! CHAIN REACTION "Never Win, Never Lose" b/w "Chase A Miracle" (UK Gull - British group harmony soul - rare) £10 BLACK & BLUE "Of All The Hearts To Break" (Game) £8 ARLENE BELL "I Wanna Be Loved" b/w "Stop Before You Start" (Velvet, quality 1978 modern crossover - seen elsewhere £25) £8 DUPARS feat. VENETTA FIELDS "Love Cookin'" (UK Contempo, on Manship for £45) £5 Below all £3 each *********************** LUTHER INGRAM "Looking For A New Love" (KoKo) HOLLAND DOZIER "Why Can't We Be Lovers" b/w "Don't Leave Me" (Invictus - classic two-step backed with club sound) STEVIE WONDER "If You Really Love Me" (UK Tamla Motown - getting plays) SHAGGY BOYS "Stop The Clock" (Red Bird) ANN ROBINSON "Little Miss Loney" (Virtue) NEW EXPERIENCE "I Don't Want Nobody To Waste My Time" (UK Contempo) Albums ********* DONALD BYRD "Black Byrd" (UK Blue Note - 1973, great Mizell production) £5 SAN REMO STRINGS "San Remo Strings Swings" (UK Tamla Motown, inc. "Hungry For Love", "Festival Time" etc. slight wear to spine) £5 ALLEN TOUSSAINT "Motion" (UK Warners) £2 MEMPHIS HORNS "Get Up And Dance" (UK RCA - 1977, inc. vocals by James Gilstrap, John Valenti, Deniece Williams etc.) £5 PHIL UPCHURCH / TENNYSON STEPHENS "Upchurch / Tennyson" (US Kudu - 1975) £5 OC SMITH "At Home" (UK CBS - 1969, inc. superb LP only "Colour Him Father") £8 CONTOURS "Baby Hit & Run" (UK MFP) £4 Postage extra. Paypal okay. PM me below, thanks...

There's a new Nicole Willis single out now on Timmion - "Four Leafed Clover" b/w "Holding On" - you'll get that at www.jazzmanrecords.co.uk too... A-side is a rocking New Orleans RnB style thing, and the flip is a brilliant funky crossover dancer - for some reason the rhythm reminds me of the Delegates Of Soul...

Thanks for the info everyone - once I've cleaned them up, I'll post up some soundclips. Considering I bought 11 with no idea what they were, 3 were a VERY pleasant surprise...

Just got a few 10" acetates bought blind (or deaf, more specifically) and I wanted to pick the collective brains on here, since I had a few questions. 1) When there's no artist listed on the label, is there any easy way to tell if a track is unreleased or who the artist is, without having a 30 year encyclopaedic knowledge? Tried Googling a few titles but either nothing comes up, or tons of irrelevant stuff. 2) When a track HAS been previously released, would collectors still want an acetate if it was an original first pressing? 3) How would you tell if an acetate was an original from the studio OR a track cut onto acetate by a DJ who wanted a track to play out? Would these always be EMI-DISC pressings? 4) Do the labels on acetates give any clues to the age or content? Obviously if it says Motown, then it's probably Motown. I heard there was a fad for cutting new tracks onto the flipsides of old acetates. And cutting new tracks onto old stocks of acetates... 5) Is there a recommended way to clean acetates? I heard reports saying just don't... Any info, help or amusing anecdotes much appreciated.

Ian Clark was auctioning a copy of Record Player on his last list - he might still be taking offers...

But which side? They're both awesome!!!

After the Glasgow show (on Sunday 30th April) there's a bank holiday northern soul special at the Liquid Lounge (West Regent Street) with special guest DJs Keith Money (100 Club) and Mikey Collins (Friday Street). Would be good to meet up with a few Soul Sourcers... I'll be the lanky bald guy with beard and glasses behind the decks. Yup, the ladies think I'm quite a catch.

Billy Stewart's "Secret Love" - that's a Doris Day song isn't it?

I've just emailed to reserve it... so it's probably sold.

Just wondering if anyone on here has a phone number for Keith Money? Trying to organise a night. If you could PM me that would be great...

All prices lowered...

Looks like this one never even made it to the warehouse - someone rescued it from the pressing plant before they got a chance to punch a big hole in it! C'mon, I'd like to think if someone's going to bid on a Shrine 45 then they should be able to tell the difference between a UK re-issue which clearly states so on the label, and a US original...

ALL PRICES REDUCED!!! ORIGINAL LPs (all at least EX/EX unless otherwise stated) DONALD BYRD “Black Byrd” (UK Blue Note - 1973, great Mizell production) £5 SAN REMO STRINGS “San Remo Strings Swings” (UK Tamla Motown, inc. “Hungry For Love”, “Festival Time” etc. slight wear to spine) £5 ALLEN TOUSSAINT “Motion” (UK Warners) £3 ISLEY BROTHERS “Tamla Motown Presents” (UK MFP, inc. “My Love Is Your Love” - light mark where sticker has been removed) £5 CURTIS MAYFIELD / STAPLE SINGERS “Let’s Do It Again” (US Curtom - 1975) £5 - SOLD JAMES BROWN “Mutha’s nature” (UK Polydor 1977, inc. “People Wake Up And Live”) £5 - SOLD CURTIS MAYFIELD “Give, Get , Take and Have” (US Curtom - 1976, inc. inner) £5 - SOLD NEW BIRTH “Blind Baby” (US Buddah - 1975) £3 MEMPHIS HORNS “Get Up And Dance” (UK RCA - 1977, inc. vocals by James Gilstrap, John Valenti, Deniece Williams etc.) £5 PHIL UPCHURCH / TENNYSON STEPHENS “Upchurch / Tennyson” (US Kudu - 1975) £5 OC SMITH “At Home” (UK CBS - 1969, inc. superb “Colour Him Father”) £6 CONTOURS “Baby Hit & Run” (UK MFP) £4 DAVID AXELROD “Heavy Axe” (US Fantasy re-issue) £5 FRIENDS OF DISTINCTION “Whatever” (UK RCA - 1971) £5 Postage extra. Paypal okay. PM me below, thanks...

This might sound like a stupid question but... When DJs cover-up records, do they just stick a white piece of paper over the label? Is the "new" name just written on the label? Just wondering if anyone goes to the bother of doing fancy Photoshop labels, and if not... why not? That way you wouldn't even know if a cover-up WAS a cover-up... Is this the reason why the Four Vandals record caused such uproar? (Although to me, not only did it sound all wrong, it LOOKED all wrong...)

I remember going to a "Rarest Of The Rare" night at the Manchester Ritz a few years back and seeing Kenny Burrell empty the dancefloor. The tune? Frank Wilson...

7” singles THE FUTURES “Party Time Man” b/w “You Got It” (US PIR - in-demand, rare on issue) £20 CHAIN REACTION “Never Win, Never Lose” b/w “Chase A Miracle” (UK Gull - British group harmony soul - rare) £25 CHAIN REACTION “Why Can’t We Be Lovers” b/w “Hogtied” (UK Gull - great Holland Dozier cover backed with downtempo funk cut) £30 HOLLAND DOZIER “Why Can’t We Be Lovers” b/w “Don’t Leave Me” (US Invictus - classic two-step backed with club sound) £5 SHARON JONES “What Condition My Condition Is In” (US Daptone - new) £5 - HOLD JOSEPH HENRY “I’ve Never Found A Girl” (US Daptone - male vocal funky cut) £4 HONEY & THE BEES “What About Me” (US Josie) £3 STEVIE WONDER “If You Really Love Me” (UK Tamla Motown - Norman Jay spin) £3 LPs THE ORIGINALS “California Sunset” (US Motown) £7 OC SMITH “At Home” (UK CBS, inc. “Colur Him Father”) £7 CONTOURS “Baby Hit & Run” (UK MFP) £5 ISLEY BROTHERS “Tamla Motown Presents” (UK MFP, inc. “My Love Is Your Love”) £6 THE MIRACLES “Love Crazy” (UK CBS 1977) £3 DAVID RUFFIN “Everything’s Coming Up Love” (US Motown 1976, slight cover wear) £3 KELLEE PATTERSON “All The Things You Are” (US Shadybrook 1979) £3 VARIOUS “From The Vaults” (UK Tamla Motown inc. Spinners “What More Could A Boy Ask For”) £4 - HOLD VARIOUS “Motown Memories” Vol. 1 (UK Tamla Motown 1967, great comp. feat. Kim Weston, Elgins, Spinners “I’ll Always Love You”, Velvelettes “Bird In The Hand”, Chris Clark “I Want To Go Back There” etc. Record has a few scuffs, plays fine - £50 in book) £8 - SOLD VARIOUS “Motown Memories” Vol. 2 (UK Tamla Motown 1968, a few scuffs £50 in book BUT has nasty scratch which clicks over 2 tracks. The good news is that Barbara McNair “You’re Gonna Love My Baby”, Carolyn Crawford “My Smile Is Just A Frown”, Mary Wells “When I’m Gone”, R.Dean Taylor “Ghost in my House” all play fine) £10 - SOLD Or the last 2 for £15 for the pair. Postage extra. Paypal okay. PM me below, thanks...

Well, I thought it was a nice price too - might just keep it, only selling because it was found in a charity shop on Sunday afternoon...

The Futures "Party Time Man" (Philadelphia International Records) US issue copy EX+ copy in company sleeve £25 (paypal okay) PM if interested...

WANTED : Disciples Of Soul "Together" (Phantom) Apparently this used to be a soul pack favourite and was everywhere, so if anyone's got one knocking about they could part with, please PM me. Thanks!

I reckon this one could go big - Nicole Willis on Finnish label Timmion... Dave Rimmer's spinning it, who else is on it? CLICK!

Shall I take that as a "no" then???

Or maybe it is...

If anyone can help me find a copy of Rosetta Hightower "I Can't Give Back The Love I Feel For You" b/w "Big Bird" on UK TOAST, I'd be most grateful... Must be sitting in someone's out box somewhere! Please PM me below...

Hi Ted Thanks for the scans, very much appreciated. Don't suppose you've got a Pantone colour reference book do you??? I'll get me coat...

Damn, hadn't even thought of that... what a cheapskate, eh?