Ladymidnight

There is also a similar one by Brandye.

Some price reductions and a few new additions. Strict grading as per Soul Source guinelines. PM if interested! R.J. King - Stop what you're doing on O.P.S. Rare 4 track 7" including killer sweet soul from R.J. King. M-, looks unplayed. £70 D'Angelo - Voodoo 2xLP, US original with insert. Lovely copy, VG++ to M- on vinyl and cover. £40 Timeless Legend - Synchronized LP on Pendulum. Record is VG++, few and light marks not affecting play. Cover has a little ring wear and minor age spotting on front, solid VG+ sleeve. Very minor brown spotting on A-side label. £350 Monica Higgins - It's The Real Thing - UA promo. VG+ with some soft scuffs. Stereo side plays fine, mono side has styrene noise for a few rounds in the middle. Classy 70s floater. £35 Jackie Wilson - It's All Over/Shake A Leg - Brunswick. VG+, light scuffing, "Shake A Leg" has a bit of noise for 2-3 sec in intro, then fine. £25 Archie Bell & The Drells - Old People 45 on PIR. VG+ to VG++, nice copy. Small sticker residue mark on label. £20

Totally agree with the above FWIW.

About £120 at the moment.

A few nice things for sale. Strict grading as per SS guidelines. PM if interested. R.J. King - Stop what you're doing on O.P.S. Rare 4 track 7" including killer sweet soul from R.J. King and a weird proto-techno track from W Cockrell for those so inclined. M-, looks unplayed. £90 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXvlhTrPzsY Charles Johnson - Never had a love so good on Alston. Surely no introduction needed for this one? Nice VG++, few and light marks, plays clean. £180 SOLD! Timeless Legend - Synchronized LP on Pendulum. Record is VG++, few and light marks not affecting play. Cover has a little ring wear and minor age spotting on front, solid VG+ sleeve. Very minor brown spotting on A-side label. £370.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCbg3QU9sfwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GoAcS0YsHA Payment by Paypal (gift or buyer pays the fees) or bank transfer. Thanks for looking,[ Carl

Have no doubt, everyone I've spoken to about it vouches for the quality. You should try and make it over here as well for the weekender Kev:)

Phew...fantastic playlists.

All playlists are right up my street, really must make it there soon. Keep it up.

Have the following albums for sale, both quite rare pieces as you know. Strict grading as per SS guidelines. Tomorrow's People - Open Soul on Stage Productions. Record is M-, looks and plays super clean. Cover looks lovely in shrink, between VG++ and M-. Clean labels. Looking for offers over £400. SOLD FOR £450 (Killer sweet soul on "Lovers to friends" and "It ain't fair", plus the deep disco marathon "Open soul") https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-roNzAU7h_o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GW8DgB3x3Nk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz6JHGV-OIc Timeless Legend - Synchronized on Pendulum. Record is VG++, few and light marks not affecting play. Cover has a little ring wear and minor age spotting on front, solid VG+ sleeve. Very minor brown spotting on A-side label. Set sale price £400. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCbg3QU9sfw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GoAcS0YsHA Paypal only, as gift or buyer pays the fees. PM if interested. Thanks for looking, Carl

NOW SOLD, THANKS! Selling a copy of Village Choir - Street Opera With A Blues Waltz LP on SCM Ringer, including the awesome (and album only) "All Purpose Love" with Lee McDonald on vocals. Record is nice VG++ as per Soul Source grading, very few and light marks and plays clean. Cover has minor ring wear and edge wear + tiny tape mark front & back. Looks nice. £420 as gift (or add Paypal fees) including insured shipping. Clip below is not my copy, just for reference www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8wy4hlyN4g PM if interested, and thanks for looking. /Carl

Big thanks to Wayne & co for putting us on. Had a super day and night, great to see old friends and some new ones too. Here's what I played, early doors spot, can't remember what order: Bernadette Bascom - I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love Krash Band - So I Can Make This Change Young Mods - Gloria Sweet Breeze - Slow Change-Up Aretha - Day Dreaming Terrells - Don't Believe Deboniers - Why Pick On Me Bobby Bland - Let's Get Together O'Jays & Moments - Sugar Sugar Marcell Strong - Mumble In My Ear Erma Coffee - You Made Me What I Am Masqueraders - Now That I've Found You Edge Of Daybreak - Eyes Of Love Diddys - Intergalactic Love Song Eramus Hall - Just Me And You Jackie Ross - Atomic Love Wee Gee - In The Rain East 14th & East 14th St Band - Now And Then Epics - Everytime I Cry Aretha - Cry Like A Baby Majestees - Let Her Go Cooperettes - Win All your Love Bobbie Williams - Singing Love, Happiness & Peace Conway Bros - Over And Over Again Thompsons - Seems Like I've Known You Smokey Robinson - Virgin Man

Nothing new there:)

I'll buy all the copies you can find at £20, sells for 2-3 times that on the regular. Pulse was pretty much going rate as well in recent years.

It's one of my favorite records and was damn hard to find. Good luck with the search.

Selling an original issue of Daybreak - I Need Love/Everything Man for a friend. It's as clean a copy as you'll find, looks and plays M-. Looking for £700 o.n.o. Also have the following at reduced prices from previous lists: Big Jim's Border Crossing - You're Good For Me Girl/Love Built On A Strong Foundation - Zanzee. Nice VG+ with some soft scuffing, plays fine, bought as M- but I'm looking at this under super strong light... Crossover beauties from J.R. Bailey & Ken Williams! £25 True Movement - What A Lovely Way To Meet - Mystic Insight promo. VG++, light label staining on stereo side. Nice sweet soul produced by Lou Ragland. £12 Debra Johnson/Diplomats To Get Love.../I Really Love You - Kent 24th Anniversary Special. M-, £30 Kim Weston - Little By Little And Bit By Bit - Mikim. Strong, well-playing VG with minor marks. £5 Chocolate Syrup - The Goodness Of Love/Stop Your Cryin' - IRA. VG+, small pen mark on "Stop" label, slight edge lift nap. First issue before AVCO. Crossover fingersnapper b/w a lovely sweet soul side! £25 Arnold Blair - Trying To Get Next To You/I Won The Big Deal This Time - Gemigo. Rarer issue with the great ballad flip. VG+, few light marks, plays fine except for half a second cue burn on "Trying...". £95 Marian Love - Can't Forget About You Baby - Capitol promo. VG++, £40 Four Wonders - Just Looking For My Love - Solid Foundation promo. VG++, small star in ball pen on stereo label. £25 Monica Higgins - It's The Real Thing - UA promo. VG+ with some soft scuffs. Stereo side plays fine, mono side has styrene noise for a few rounds in the middle. Classy 70s floater. £30 Jackie Wilson - It's All Over/Shake A Leg - Brunswick. VG+, light scuffing, "Shake A Leg" has a bit of noise for 2-3 sec in intro, then fine. £25 T.U.M.E. - Love Shortage/I'll Be Your Everything - MGM. VG+, some light scuffs and hairlines, sounds fine. Thundering 70s modern w/ midtempo flip. £8 LPs: Van McCoy & Friends - Dancin - SSS International LP. M-/M-, perfect copy in shrink. "What kind of man" great crossover/deep soul + "Help is on the way" punchy crossover track. £45 Odyssey - S/T - MoWest. VG++, almost M-. Cover is VG+ to VG++ with light ring wear and a sawcut. "Our Lives Are Shaped" & the LP only "Battened Ships". £50 SOLD RAMP - Come Into Knowledge - ABC/Blue Thumb. One hairline from M-, the strongest VG++ you'll find. Cover is also VG++, in shrink with sawcut and absolutely tiny writing on back. £40 John Valenti - Anything You Want - Ariola. VG++/cover is VG to VG+ with edge wear and minor ring wear. "Why Don't We Fall In Love" modern anthem. £20 SOLD Barbara Mason - Oh How It Hurts - Arctic stereo. VG+/VG+. Some light marks on record, plays fine. Cover has two cut corners + minor water damage around bottom left corner. Few brown spots on back. Classic sweet soul set, big bang for a little buck! £25

Some new bits and a few reductions from previous lists. Strict grading as per SS guidelines, and clean labels unless stated. All are of course original/first issues. PM if interested. /Carl 45s: Steinways - You've Been Leading Me On/My Heart's Not In It Anymore - Oliver. VG++, very light ring wear and small x on "My Heart's" label. Oliver sleeve has some creasing and small writing. £160 SOLD Sisters From The Ghetto - What Made You Change Your Mind - Emulate. VG+ to VG++, really solid copy. Rare and great sweet soul. £225 SOLD Big Jim's Border Crossing - You're Good For Me Girl/Love Built On A Strong Foundation - Zanzee. Nice VG+ with some soft scuffing, plays fine, bought as M- but I'm looking at this under super strong light... Crossover beauties from J.R. Bailey & Ken Williams! £25 True Movement - What A Lovely Way To Meet - Mystic Insight promo. VG++, light label staining on stereo side. Nice sweet soul produced by Lou Ragland. £15 Debra Johnson/Diplomats To Get Love.../I Really Love You - Kent 24th Anniversary Special. M-, £35 Kim Weston - Little By Little And Bit By Bit - Mikim. Strong, well-playing VG with minor marks. £5 Chocolate Syrup - The Goodness Of Love/Stop Your Cryin' - IRA. VG+, small pen mark on "Stop" label, slight edge lift nap. First issue before AVCO. Crossover fingersnapper b/w a lovely sweet soul side! £25 Lovations - (I Keep Singing) La La La Ooh / Heaven Told Me So - Part III. Fine scuffs and hairlines visible under strong light, VG to VG+ visually, plays clean. Bought as VG++ for what it's worth... Minimal label wear and small drill hole. Lovely crossover sides as you will know. £45 SOLD Arnold Blair - Trying To Get Next To You/I Won The Big Deal This Time - Gemigo. Rarer issue with the great ballad flip. VG+, few light marks, plays fine except for half a second cue burn on "Trying...". £95 Marian Love - Can't Forget About You Baby - Capitol promo. VG++, £40 Four Wonders - Just Looking For My Love - Solid Foundation promo. VG++, small star in ball pen on stereo label. £25 Monica Higgins - It's The Real Thing - UA promo. VG+ with some soft scuffs. Stereo side plays fine, mono side has styrene noise for a few rounds in the middle. Classy 70s floater. £30 Jackie Wilson - It's All Over/Shake A Leg - Brunswick. VG+, light scuffing, "Shake A Leg" has a bit of noise for 2-3 sec in intro, then fine. £25 Curt Darin - Two On A Cloud/Grown Up Fairytale - Buddah. VG with mainly surface scuffs and hairlines, "Two On A Cloud" plays ok with just a couple of light clicks. Sweet flip has a small scratch that gives a few clicks in beginning and a few more odd ones, but nothing bad. Slight label wear. £10 SOLD T.U.M.E. - Love Shortage/I'll Be Your Everything - MGM. VG+, some light scuffs and hairlines, sounds fine. Thundering 70s modern w/ midtempo flip. £8 LPs: Van McCoy & Friends - Dancin - SSS International LP. M-/M-, perfect copy in shrink. "What kind of man" great crossover/deep soul + "Help is on the way" punchy crossover track. £45 Odyssey - S/T - MoWest. VG++, almost M-. Cover is VG+ to VG++ with light ring wear and a sawcut. "Our Lives Are Shaped" & the LP only "Battened Ships". £50 SOLD RAMP - Come Into Knowledge - ABC/Blue Thumb. One hairline from M-, the strongest VG++ you'll find. Cover is also VG++, in shrink with sawcut and absolutely tiny writing on back. £40 John Valenti - Anything You Want - Ariola. VG++/cover is VG to VG+ with edge wear and minor ring wear. "Why Don't We Fall In Love" modern anthem. £20 SOLD Barbara Mason - Oh How It Hurts - Arctic stereo. VG+/VG+. Some light marks on record, plays fine. Cover has two cut corners + minor water damage around bottom left corner. Few brown spots on back. Classic sweet soul set, big bang for a little buck! £25 12"s: Norman Connors - Once I've Been There - Buddah promo. VG++, lovely condition. Buddah promo cover worn around edges. £50 SOLD O'Jays - Darlin' Darlin' Baby (Sweet Tender Love) - PIR promo. M-, name written on stereo label. Big classic and sounds FANTASTIC on this loud cut 12"! £50 Crue-L Grand Orchestra ft. Philip Ramirez - Spend The Day Without You - Crue-L. VG++, in stickered sleeve. Original Japanese 12" with the Original Extended version. £35 Debbie Hayes & Universal Robot Band - Let's Get This Thing Together - Caramer. VG++. £35

Around £400-500 is more like it IMO.

Selling some great records to fund a few long-time wants., so please do come and help me out:) Strict grading as per SS guidelines, and clean labels unless stated. All are of course original/first issues. PM if interested. /Carl 45s: Sisters From The Ghetto - What Made You Change Your Mind - Emulate. VG+ to VG++, really solid copy. £275 Veda - What It's All About - West Sounds. VG++ to M-, really clean. £170 SOLD Arnold Blair - Trying To Get Next To You/I Won The Big Deal This Time - Gemigo. Rarer issue with the great ballad flip. VG+, few light marks, plays fine except for half a second cue burn on "Trying...". £100 Lovations - (I Keep Singing) La La La Ooh / Heaven Told Me So - Part III. Fine scuffs and hairlines visible under strong light, VG to VG+ visually, plays clean. Bought as VG++ for what it's worth... Minimal label wear and small drill hole. Lovely crossover sides as you will know. £45 Harold Tyler - Reality - Tymo. VG+ to VG++, some very fine scuffs & marks, plays fine. Pen mark on "Reality" label. Beautiful, mellow crossover! £40 SOLD Ed Summers - I Can Tell - Soya. M- save for one tiny inaudible surface mark, so VG++. £40 SOLD Marian Love - Can't Forget About You Baby - Capitol promo. VG++, £40 Debra Johnson/Diplomats To Get Love.../I Really Love You - Kent 24th Anniversary Special. M-, £35 Four Wonders - Just Looking For My Love - Solid Foundation promo. VG++, small star in ball pen on stereo label. £35 Monica Higgins - It's The Real Thing - UA promo. VG+ with some soft scuffs. Stereo side plays fine, mono side has styrene noise for a few rounds in the middle. Classy 70s floater. £35 Jackie Wilson - It's All Over/Shake A Leg - Brunswick. VG+, light scuffing, "Shake A Leg" has a bit of noise for 2-3 sec in intro, then fine. £30 Chocolate Syrup - The Goodness Of Love/Stop Your Cryin' - IRA. VG+, small pen mark on "Stop" label, slight edge lift nap. First issue before AVCO. Crossover fingersnapper b/w a lovely sweet soul side! £30 Curt Darin - Two On A Cloud/Grown Up Fairytale - Buddah. VG with mainly surface scuffs and hairlines, "Two On A Cloud" plays ok with just a couple of light clicks. Sweet flip has a small scratch that gives a few clicks in beginning and a few more odd ones, but nothing bad. Slight label wear. £15 T.U.M.E. - Love Shortage/I'll Be Your Everything - MGM. VG+, some light scuffs and hairlines, sounds fine. Thundering 70s modern w/ midtempo flip. £10 Hi-Lites - That's Love - Invictus. VG+, plays fine. £8 LPs: Melton Brothers - Livin' In The City - MDM (beige & black cover). VG++, almost M-, slight dish NAP. Cover is VG+ due to 7 cm split on top seam and small paper rip on back, the rest is clean. The title track is awesome. £95 SOLD Van McCoy & Friends - Dancin - SSS International LP. M-/M-, perfect copy in shrink. "What kind of man" great crossover/deep soul + "Help is on the way" punchy crossover track. £50 Odyssey - S/T - MoWest. VG++, almost M-. Cover is VG+ to VG++ with light ring wear and a sawcut. "Our Lives Are Shaped" & the LP only "Battened Ships". £50 RAMP - Come Into Knowledge - ABC/Blue Thumb. One hairline from M-, the strongest VG++ you'll find. Cover is also VG++, in shrink with sawcut and absolutely tiny writing on back. £40 John Valenti - Anything You Want - Ariola. VG++/cover is VG to VG+ with edge wear and minor ring wear. "Why Don't We Fall In Love" modern anthem. £25 Barbara Mason - Oh How It Hurts - Arctic stereo. VG+/VG+. Some light marks on record, plays fine. Cover has two cut corners + minor water damage around bottom left corner. Few brown spots on back. Classic sweet soul set, big bang for a little buck! £25 12"s: Norman Connors - Once I've Been There - Buddah promo. VG++, lovely condition. Buddah promo cover worn around edges. £55 O'Jays - Darlin' Darlin' Baby (Sweet Tender Love) - PIR promo. M-, name written on stereo label. Big classic and sounds FANTASTIC on this loud cut 12"! £50 Debbie Hayes & Universal Robot Band - Let's Get This Thing Together - Caramer. VG++. £40 Crue-L Grand Orchestra ft. Philip Ramirez - Spend The Day Without You - Crue-L. VG++, in stickered sleeve. Original Japanese 12" with the Original Extended version. £35

Reduced prices on remaining items. Added a Youtube link for the Joe Cuba track that should fit well for many people - nice latin soul track, plus it's a pretty tough 45. Strict grading guaranteed. PM if you find something of interest. Carl Arnold Blair - Trying To Get Next To You/I Won The Big Deal This Time - Gemigo. Rarer issue with the great ballad flip. VG+, few light marks, plays fine except for half a second cue burn on "Trying...". £110 SOLD! Joe Cuba - Do You Feel It/What a Baby - Tico promo. Latin soul with tons of atmosphere. Rare 45 in lovely shape, VG++. £55 Firm of Hodges, James, Smith & Crawford - Let's Pick Up The Pieces/Write Me A Letter - Mpingo. VG++, great copy. £20

Selling a few nice records. Strict grading as per SS guidelines. Paypal to chedberg@hotmail.com. Gift payment is nice but not required. Thanks for looking, Carl Arnold Blair - Trying To Get Next To You/I Won The Big Deal This Time - Gemigo. Rarer issue with the great ballad flip. VG+, few light marks, plays fine except for half a second cue burn on "Trying...". £120 Joe Cuba - Do You Feel It/What a Baby - Tico promo. Latin soul with tons of atmosphere. Rare 45 in lovely shape, VG++. £75 Firm of Hodges, James, Smith & Crawford - Let's Pick Up The Pieces/Write Me A Letter - Mpingo. VG++, great copy. £25 Epicenter feat. Sandra Feva - You Can't Come Up In Here No More - Krisma. VG++. £20 Grey & Hanks - Gotta Put Something In/I Can Tell... - RCA. Punchy modern dancer. VG++, faint sticker mark on "I can tell" label. £15

Looks superb once again, will make it over one of these days...

Yeah it really was good, try to make it over next year if you can. Have vivid memories of the young girls fighting to get hugs and pictures of Maxine:)

Nice stuff Wayne, see you next week. /C

Someone should buy Cynthia & The Imaginations, killer track and decent price.

Shirley Lake is brilliant, someone should snap it up.