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Someone a few posts back mentioned about a warped record...I brought "Sunny Sunday" by Bunny Sigler with me to the DJ gig I was doing...after all, it WAS sunny and it WAS Sunday, so I thought it'd be apropos to play it. The vinyl is nice and clean on it, but I obviously didn't look at the record too closely when I bought it. When I tried to cue up the record, I couldn't get the needle on it, which I thought was weird till I noticed a nice sized WARP on the edge that made playing the record impossible! Best, Mark

OK...I'm not really getting the hang of this, since I've never posted pics from my camera on here before, so I'll just post the rest of what I found without the pics... Embers--It Ain't Necessary (Bell) Billy Joe Royal--Heart's Desire (Columbia WLP) Freddie Scott--Spanish Harlem (Shout) Strangeloves--Night Time (Bang) Tony Williams--Movin' In (Reprise) Shirelles--I Met Him On Sunday (Decca) Al Wilson--The Snake (Soul City) Gary U.S. Bonds--I Can't Use You In My Business (Sue) Mary Wells--He's a Lover (20th Century Fox) Z.Z. Hill--Set Your Sights Higher (Kent) Marvelows--I Do (ABC-Paramount) Luther Randolph & Johnny Styles--Cross Roads (Cameo) Z.Z. Hill--You Were Wrong (MH) Cold Blood--You Got Me Hummin' (San Francisco) Tymes--This Time It's Love (Winchester) Inez & Charlie Foxx--La De Da I Love You (Symbol) Little Johnny Truitt--Don't Let Me Be a Crying Man (A-Bet) Jean Wells--I Feel Good (Calla) Lou Courtney--If the Shoe Fits (Popside) Chris Bartley--For You (Vando) Best, Mark

Hey All, just wanted to share what I found during my latest round of 'vinyl therapy'...I checked out a record show this weekend and found some neat stuff...so if you're ready, here come the pics! Best, Mark

Got a Barnaby Bye that I'm willing to trade if you need another one...nice and clean copy! Best, Mark

If anyone needs this, I have a vinyl version (like the one above) that I'm willing to trade...only trouble is, there is a small crack in the center. It doesn't affect play in the slightest. The vinyl looks great otherwise. I have a pic showing where it's cracked if there are any questions...I always pride myself on dealing fairly when it comes to trading or selling. PM me if you're interested. Best, Mark

Got several tales of woe for ya...I always cry when I see Bobby Reed on Bell for sale, and I'll tell you why. There was a store on the west side of Cleveland called Hot Wax Emporium (I'll also have to share the story of taking Ashibende to visit this place when he came to Cleveland sometime) which had two copies for $2 apiece. I bought one (in all hindsight, I should've gotten them both!), I was chatting with Gene Merideth on the phone and wound up swapping that copy to him. No probs, I figured, just venture back to the west side and snag that other copy, which I did...or so I thought. I was in the car with my Mom, we were halfway to our house on the east side, I looked through the bag of stuff I purchased...and Bobby Reed wasn't there! The kid working the counter didn't put it in the bag! The place went out of business not long afterward, so I'll never know what happened to it. Maybe it wound up in the hands of one of you guys across the pond for all I know! I also suspect that I may have lost some 45's when I moved, in particular a box of 'C' 45s, which had both "Dance Dance Dance" and "When I'm In Your Arms" by the Casualeers, Chain Reaction by the Celestrials, There Was a Time by Gene Chandler and Desiree by the Charts, all of which would be damn good in my DJ box! There are quite a few other decent 45's I have that I can't seem to find...I have to arrange all my singles in pure alpha order to know what's there. And stuff has broken as well...both Cynthia and the Imaginations on Blue Rock and "Getting Mighty Crowded" by Betty Everett broke in half, due to my poor storage of stuff at the time. I also accidentally broke "A New Day Begins" by the Parliaments with my foot (don't ask!)...that was the second copy I had...the first, I lent to a guy I was working with on a temp gig, along with my copy of the Do Me Right album by the Detroit Emeralds. I got sick on that gig and never returned, so he got a couple of records from me! Best, Mark

They also recorded as the Sheep for Boom. You might know their version of "Hide and Seek". Best, Mark

They were definitely NOT Aussie! They were three Brill Building writer/producers from NYC, Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein and Richard Gottehrer, whose names have turned up occasionally on soul records, but mostly on girl group stuff like the Angels. Goldstein went on to found Far Out Productions, which was behind War's music. Gottehrer was one of the founders of Sire Records. Best, Mark

Most of my autographed stuff is CD booklets, but there were a couple of occasions where I got the artist to sign the label of a 45. When I first met the current group of Hesitations, I brought my copy of Is This TheWay to Treat a Girl with me for them to sign. Art Blakely, the only guy in the current group who sang on it, was amazed and said that he hadn't seen one in some time. Also, when I saw Dan Penn and Buzz Cason at the Rock Hall, I had 45s for them to sign. Ihad a WLP of Robert Knight's Everlasting Love for Buzz, which blew him away as he hadn't seen one in ages, and for Dan, I brought a WLP of his Atlantic single, Nice Place to Visit. If I could find those, I'd post pics. I can take a pic of the Hesitations single later. Best, Mark

At times, I do play my records at home. I was so despondent about not being able to make it to the other side of town for a soul dance party, that I played records in my room and danced to them by myself. I didn't get to meet anybody like I wanted to, but I at least got to dance. Best, Mark

All of the DJ's who work the brunch do it for the full five hours, which is 10 AM to 3 PM (there are other DJ's who entertain the crowd each week, playing all different sorts of music...this is, after all, by and large an alternative music club). When I was first approached to DJ back in 2009, I was advised to bring about 100 records with me, which is what I always do. I swap out a lot of stuff from the box before every gig I do, just so different things can get spun...I have a lot more than what is in the box. Best, Mark

The main reason I play that and Shotgun and The Horse is that this crowd is pretty much a dining crowd. They don't know jack about Northern soul, so I throw in a few familiar pieces/artists to make it a little more palatable for them. It is nice when you get someone who shows up who knows what you're spinning (Hi, Grahame!). Best, Mark

Just noticed the header...the venue is the BEACHLAND Ballroom, not the Beachtend! Best, Mark

Here’s the playlist for my DJ gig at the Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland from last Sunday, March 19th…sorry this is so late. Here goes… Pick Up the Pieces—Carla Thomas (Stax) Take Away—Tams (ABC-Paramount) Gonna Have Fun—Ike & Tina Turner (Modern) Arabia—Delcos (Showcase) Twistin’ With Linda—Isley Brothers (Wand) Walking Up a One-Way Street—Willie Tee (Atlantic) Baby It’s Wonderful—Chris Bartley (Vando) Shotgun—Jr. Walker and the All-Stars (Tamla Motown Holland import) Mojo Workout—Larry Bright (Tide) Oh My Darlin’—Jackie Lee (Mirwood) A Thousand Miles From Nowhere—Ronnie Milsap (Scepter) Spinout—Elvis Presley (RCA) I Gotta Dance—Strangeloves (Bang) The Girl’s Got It—Billy Preston (Capitol) Out of Time—Chris Farlowe (MGM) Seven Rooms of Gloom—Four Tops (Tamla Motown Holland import) Boo-Ga-Loo—Tom & Jerrio (ABC-Paramount) Stay With Your Own Kind—Patrice Holloway (Capitol) It’s Easier Said Than Done—Otis Clay (One-Der-Ful) Thank You Baby—Billy Butler (Brunswick) Only All the Time—Patti Austin (Coral) Heaven Must Have Sent You—Continental Four (Jay-Walking) A Love You Can Depend On—Brenda & the Tabulations (Top & Bottom) Do Whatcha Wanna Do—Wesley Bright & the Hi-Lites (Hi-De-Ho!) Sunshine Superman—Willie Bobo (Verve) You Are the One I Love—Adams Apples (Brunswick) More, More, More of Your Love—Bob Brady & the Con Chords (Chariot) Standing In the Darkness—Ethics (Vent) What About the Music—Billy Harner (Kama Sutra) I Can’t Help Loving You—Paul Anka (RCA) That Girl Is Mine—Attractions (Bell) Gotta Find Me a Lover—Erma Franklin (Brunswick) The Beginning of My Life—Chimes (Down to Earth) Make Sure—Dells (Cadet) Love Coming Down—Imperial Wonders (Musicor) Is This the Way to Treat a Girl—Hesitations (GWP) It’s All Over—Gees (Port) The Way You Been Acting Lately—Al Kent (Ric Tic) Need of You—Gloria Walker & the Chevelles (Flaming Arrow) Everything I Do—Jets (Port) You Can’t Sit Down (Part 2)—Phil Upchurch (Boyd) El Pito—Joe Cuba (Tico) Black Cat—Brian Auger & the Trinity (Atco) Competition Ain’t Nothin’—Little Carl Carlton (Backbeat) Where Did I Go—Jeff Dale (Atco) Ain’t Got the Love of One Girl—Ambassadors (Arctic) Shot of Love—Variations (Amy) I’ll Be Loving You—Soul Brothers Six (Atlantic) The Spoiler—Oscar Weathers (Top & Bottom) Going to a Go-Go—Miracles (Tamla Motown Holland import) Tequila ’68—Ole Jose & the Golden Leaves (Challenge) Don’t You Know a True Love—O’Jays (Astroscope) Don’t Let True Love Die—Superlatives (Dynamics) I’ll Give You Time—Outsiders (Capitol) You Shakin’ Things Up—Robert Parker (Silver Fox) The Chase Is On—Johnny Howard (Bashie) Run and Hide—Uniques (Paula) You Haven’t the Right—Catalinas (Scepter) I’m In Love Again For the First Time—Gambrells (Cub) Sunny—Bobby Hebb (Philips) The Mule—James Cotton Blues Band (Verve Forecast) Love Potion #9—Coasters (King) I Need You—Impressions (ABC) Love Uprising—Otis Leavill (Dakar) You Got to Have Money—Exits (Gemini) Taste of the Good Life—Little Charles & the Sidewinders (Decca) Heartbreak Train—Rick Lancelot (RCA) Detroit Sound—Megatons (Laurie) Shake—Selective Service (Main Line) The Horse—Cliff Nobles & Co. (Phil-L.A. of Soul) Jerkin’ the Dog—Mighty Hannibal (Shur-Fine) You Live Only Once—Imperial Wonders (Solid Foundation) Frightened Girl—Silent Majority (Hot Wax) Feet Start Walking—Doris Duke (Canyon) Until I’m Free—Barbara Lynn (Tribe) Good Soul Lovin’—Queenie Lyons (Sims) She Won’t Come Back—Hesitations (Kapp) A Minute of His Good Time—Queenie Lyons (Sims) Just You Girl—Jimmy Castor (Smash) You Got It Baby—Volumes (Inferno) Waterfall—Jimmy Cliff (A&M) Don’t Stop Now—William Bell (Stax) I Got to Get Myself Together—Donnie Elbert (Rare Bullet) Hide Nor Hair—Earl Grant (Decca) I Found Out—Bobby Byrd (Federal) Don’t You Care—Buckinghams (Columbia) That’s When the Tears Start—Blossoms (Reprise) Gotta Get to Know You—Bobby Bland (Duke) All That Is Required Is You—Holidays (Revilot) Daddy’s House—Queenie Lyons (Deluxe) I Need You Baby—Arthur Alexander (Monument) See And Don’t See—Queenie Lyons (Deluxe) The Girl Every Guy Should Know—Sunny Carrington (Deep) You’ll Fall In Love—Jive Five (Musicor) There’s No You—Occasions (Big Jim) Rainmaker—Moods (Wand) Stay Mine—Mellow Fellows (Dot) Keep On Keeping On—N.F. Porter (Lizard) Hung Up On Your Love—Montclairs (Paula) I Just Can’t Get You Out of My Mind—Four Tops (ABC-Dunhill) Got You On My Mind—Joe Hinton (Backbeat) How Can You Say Goodbye—Sidney Joe Qualls (Dakar) What’s It Gonna Be—Dusty Springfield (Philips) The Hand of Fate—Babies (Dunhill) Scratchy—Travis Wammack (ARA) Day By Day—Continental Four (Jay-Walking) I’m On My Way—Dean Parrish (Laurie) Best, Mark

Probably. Who knows, someone may have done one already? Best, Mark

Otis's version is yet another different song with the same title. Spencer's is a remake of Prince La La. Best, Mark

The Prince La La song is different...great song, though! Best, Mark

The only place I know to find it is the Kent CD, Living the Night Life. Bettye admits now that she didn't even remember recording the song, or even signing a deal with Scepter...but there it was in the Scepter/Wand vaults for Ady to find, and find it he most certainly did! Best, Mark

Just got done viewing a YouTube video of "She Put the Hurt on Me" by Trade Martin, and I couldn't help but notice that Jimmy Roach co-wrote the tune. This begs the question...are there any other versions of the tune besides Trade's and the Shirelles' version ("You Could Be My Remedy"). I'm assuming that, since Jimmy got around a lot in those days, that there was some other artist he worked for who cut the song. What's really odd...I unfriended Trade on Facebook due to some comments he made that seemed somewhat racist. Around the same time, I added Jimmy as a friend! And here is a record with both their names on it! Best, Mark

The top photo is the best pic I could take of the crack. Second photo is that of the record in its entirety. Don't know how to do sound bites, but I did play it, and it's only audible in the opening grooves. Best, Mark