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The vinyl on the record looks fine. I played it and it sounds great. Trouble is, there's a one-inch hairline crack in the record. You can only hear it in the opening grooves. I was told that this is a FAIR record, despite the fact that it plays fine. I may have seen a few similar items being posted for sale here and there, but not many. What should I do? I don't care for the record and would like to put it out there, but I think 'fair' would scare some people off...and like I said, the record plays just fine. Thanks in advance for any input. Best, Mark

I've had a listen to the sound file...sounds like something the Popcorn folk would go for. Best, Mark

I'm glad she knew that you guys across the pond thought highly of her. We really need to reach out to these great singers and musicians while they're still here. Best, Mark

Actually, I DO sit at home and organize the box...I want everything in alpha order by artist so I can easily find stuff. I'm very much anal about that. The only things I don't keep in alpha order are my '3 before 3', which I keep at the end of the box (Travis Wammack, Continental Four and Dean Parrish). Best, Mark

Belated playlist for my DJ gig from this past Sunday, November 6th, at the Beachland Ballroom and Tavern in Cleveland…as usual, I DJ’ed their Sunday Brunch from 10 AM to 3 PM. For the first time, I was able to DJ for a soulie from the UK, Grahame, who’s been here in the Cleveland area for a while. Here’s the tuneage… See and Don’t See—Marie ‘Queenie’ Lyons (Deluxe) You Don’t Mean It—Ohio Players (Compass) I Found Out—Bobby Byrd (Federal) You Put a Hurtin’ On Me—Geminis (RCA WLP) Until I’m Free—Barbara Lynn (Tribe) Oh Darling—Z.Z. Hill (Kent) You’ll Fall In Love—Jive Five (Musicor WLP) Touch Me, Hold Me, Kiss Me—Inspirations (Black Pearl) Shotgun—Jr. Walker & the All-Stars (Tamla Motown Holland import) Let Yourself Go—Elvis Presley (RCA) 39-21-40 Shape—Jimmy Jones (Bell promo) Wait For Me—Monclairs (Sunburst) Last Minute Miracle—Shirelles (Scepter) The Horse—Cliff Nobles & Co. (Phil-L.A. of Soul) It’s Got to Be Now Or Never—Little Dooley (North Bay) Ain’t Got the Love of One Girl—Ambassadors (Arctic WLP) Two-Timer—Little Carl Carlton (Backbeat) Seven Rooms of Gloom—Four Tops (Tamla Motown Holland import) Nobody But Me—Human Beinz (Capitol) Detroit Sound—Megatons (Laurie promo) The Phillie—M-M & the Peanuts (Money WLP) Something On My Mind—Karen Sue (United Artists) Girl, You’re My Kind of People—Olympics (Warner Bros. WLP) Ain’t That Sharing My Love—Melodics (M.O.C. promo) Mickey’s Monkey—Miracles (HMV Australian import) Do Whatcha Wanna Do—Wesley Bright & the Hi-Lites (Hi-De-Ho!) Love Potion #9—Coasters (King) Don’t Bring Me Bad News—J.J. Barnes (Ric-Tic) I’ll Give You Time—Outsiders (Capitol) Pushin’ Too Hard—Seeds (GNP Crescendo) I Gotta Dance—Strangeloves (Bang) Everything I Do—Jets (Port) Hung Up On Your Love—Montclairs (Paula WLP) Come and Get It—Eli ‘Paperboy’ Reed (Capitol) If I Could Only Be Sure—Nolan Porter (ABC WLP) Help Me—Spellbinders (Columbia) For the next hour, I decided to do something special…an hour of Chicago soul and Chess label stuff, to honor three legends in the Chicago soul community who passed away recently…Phil Chess, Herb ‘The Cool Gent’ Kent and William ‘Sonny’ Sanders: Oh Baby—Creations (Globe) Organ Shout—Dave ‘Baby’ Cortez (Chess) I Can’t Say—Betty Everett (ABC) You’re Gonna Be Sorry—Billy Butler (Okeh) New Girl—Accents (One-Der-Ful) Uptight—Jackie Wilson & Count Basie (Brunswick) Hope We Have—Artistics (Brunswick) So Blue—Little Milton (Checker) Let’s Do Some Good Timing—Alvin Cash (Mar-V-Lus) This Town’s Too Much—Mighty Marvelows (ABC) The Beginning of My Life—Chimes (Down to Earth) It’s Those Little Things That Count—Artistics (Brunswick) How Can You Say Goodbye—Sidney Joe Qualls (Dakar) Get Off My Back—Marvin L. Sims (Revue) Gotta Find Me a Lover—Erma Franklin (Brunswick) Funky ’69—Alvin Cash (Toddlin’ Town) How Could It Be—Esquires (Bunky) Never Let Your Love Grow Cold—Vontastics (St. Lawrence) The Chase Is On—Johnny Howard (Bashie WLP) You Brought About a Change In Me—Jackie Wilson (Brunswick) Thank You Baby—Billy Butler (Brunswick) Baby You Got It—Maurice & the Radiants (Chess) Don’t Turn Your Back On Me—Johnny Sails (Sayles) (Mar-V-Lus) Come Get This Ring—Tyrone Davis (Dakar) See and Don’t See—Marie ‘Queenie’ Lyons (Deluxe) played again at the request of the venue owner (and the guy who showed me how to DJ) Mark Leddy…Mark had been to the bar Queenie owns in her hometown of Ashtabula, about 50 miles east of Cleveland, although he didn’t go in as it was closed. He took a pic of the outside and showed it to me. I’ll Be Loving You—Soul Brothers Six (Atlantic) Daddy’s House—Marie ‘Queenie’ Lyons (Deluxe) Feet Start Walking—Doris Duke (Canyon) Talkin’ ‘Bout You Babe—Little Charles & the Sidewinders (Decca promo) Our Love Will Grow—Showmen (Swan) Now I Know What Love Is—Al Wilson (Soul City promo) Go ‘Head On—Packers (Pure Soul Music) Hide Nor Hair—Earl Grant (Decca) The Girl’s Got ’It’—Billy Preston (Capitol) If This Is Love—Precisions (Drew) You Live Only Once—Imperial Wonders (Solid Foundation) El Pito—Joe Cuba (Tico) Sunshine Superman—Willie Bobo (Verve promo) You Are the One I Love—Adams Apples (Brunswick promo) More, More, More of Your Love—Bob Brady & the Con Chords (Chariot) I Got Love—Intrigues (Yew) Just Look What You’ve Done—Peoples Choice (Philips WLP) Just Can’t Live My Life—Linda Jones (Warner Bros.-Seven Arts) Things Get Better—Eddie Floyd (Stax) So Anna Just Love Me—Roy Lee Johnson (Josie) Gone But Not Forgotten—Johnny Robinson (Okeh promo) You Got to Have Money—Exits (Gemini) Is This the Way to Treat a Girl—Hesitations (GWP) Frightened Girl—Silent Majority (Hot Wax) Everything’s Coming Up Roses—Bobby Hebb (Philips) Halos Are For Angels—Blanch Carter (GSF WLP) A Love You Can Depend On—Brenda & the Tabulations (Top & Bottom) Stay With Your Own Kind—Patrice Holloway (Capitol) That Girl Is Mine—Attractions (Bell) Gotta Get to Know You—Bobby Bland (Duke) The Cat—Eddie & Ernie (Eastern WLP) Arabia—Delcos (Showcase) Who’s Gonna Pick Up the Pieces—Little ‘D’ & the Harlems (Josie) You Can’t Fight Love—Shirley & Jessie (Wand) If You Love Her—Benny Spellman (Sansu) Walking Up a One-Way Street—Willie Tee (Atlantic) Mojo Workout—Larry Bright (Tide) Do What You’re Supposed to Do—Three Degrees (Swan) It Takes a Lot of Lovin’—Big Ella (Lo Lo) Soul Affection—Interpretations (Bell) Walk On Judge—Soul Partners (Bell promo) Heaven Must Have Sent You—Continental Four (Jay-Walking) Shake—Selective Service (Mainline) Black Cat—Brian Auger & the Trinity (Atco WLP) Tin Soldier—Small Faces (Immediate) Hide & Seek—Sheep (Boom) Boo-Ga-Loo—Tom & Jerrio (ABC Paramount) Shadows of a Memory—Major Lance (Dakar) Scratchy—Travis Wammack (ARA) Day By Day—Continental Four (Jay-Walking) I’m On My Way—Dean Parrish Best, Mark

From the record show I attended yesterday...Hesitations "Solid Gold" album on Kapp, Mongo Santamaria "Workin' On a Groovy Thing" album on Columbia (featuring "We Got Latin Soul"), Jackie Wilson "Whispers" album on Brunswick (featuring "My Heart Is Calling") and "The History of Joe Tex" on Pride. 45-wise, I found the following: Attractions "Find Me" (Bell promo) Willie Bobo "Sockit to Me" (Verve promo) Dan Brantley "Please Accept My Love" (Deluxe) Eddie & Ernie "I'm Goin' For Myself" (Eastern WLP) Exceptional Three "Unlucky Girl" (Way Out) Fantastic Johnny C "Hitch It to the Horse" (Phil-L.A. of Soul) Erma Franklin "Gotta Find Me a Lover" (Brunswick) spare copy Groovers "He'll Break Your Heart" (A&M WLP) Delores Hall "Good Lovin' Man" (Keymen) Intruders "Together" (Gamble) with the red label 'cards' design. I already have it on the black label with the multi-colored band. Jimmy Jones "39-21-40 Shape" (Bell promo) I already have a stock copy on this. Results "Untie Me" (APT WLP) Roy C. "Shotgun Wedding" (Blackhawk) Soul Partners "Walk On Judge" (Bell promo) Benny Spellman "Sinner Girl" (Sansu) Ike & Tina Turner "I Idolize You" (Sue) Valentinos "Baby Lots of Luck" (SAR) Best, Mark

I DJ the Sunday brunch every so often...they have different DJ's and different styles every week. Usually, all I have to do is PM the guy who books the DJ's for the brunch (who is a soul DJ himself, incidentally...he and his crew have a gig the last Friday of every month at the Five O'Clock Lounge on the west side of Cleveland) and tell him I want to DJ. The last couple of times, he's contacted me and asked if I could do such-and-such a date, and I said yes. We've also been talking about doing a brunch together. I will let you know the next time I'm there...usually, I've got a couple weeks notice for these things. Best, Mark

Here's the playlist for my gig at the Beachland Ballroom and Tavern in Cleveland on this past Sunday, September 11th...as always, I DJ'ed their Sunday Brunch... Arabia--Delcos (Showcase) Friday Night--Johnny Taylor (Stax) Mustard Greens--J. Gardner (Blue Rock) Mojo Workout--Larry Bright (Tide) Dancin' Man--Ernie K-Doe (Duke) Seven Rooms of Gloom--Four Tops (Tamla Motown Holland import) If This Is Love--Precisions (Drew) How Could It Be--Esquires (Bunky) Just Look What You've Done--Peoples' Choice (Philips WLP) Just Can't Live My Life--Linda Jones (Warner Bros.) Out of This World--Gino Washington (Wand) You Can't Sit Down--Philip Upchurch Combo (Boyd) Let Yourself Go--Elvis Presley (RCA) Come and Get It--Eli 'Paperboy' Reed (Capitol) Just a Little Misunderstanding--Contours (Gordy) Do Whatcha Wanna Do--Wesley Bright & the Hi-Lites (Hi-De-Ho!) Detroit Sound--Megatons (Laurie) If You Wanna Change the World--Petites (Cub promo) Change My Darkness Into Light--Flirtations (Josie) Shotgun--Jr. Walker & the All-Stars (Tamla Motown Holland import) Shake--Selective Service (Main Line) Nobody But Me--Human Beinz (Capitol) Love Coming Down--Imperial Wonders (Musicor WLP) There's Nothing Else to Say--Incredibles (Audio Arts) Everything I Do--Jets (Port) Shadows of a Memory--Major Lance (Dakar) So Anna Just Love Me--Roy Lee Johnson (Josie) Comin' to Bring You Some Soul--Sam Baker (Sound Stage 7 WLP) How Can You Say Goodbye--Sidney Joe Qualls (Dakar) See and Don't See--Marie 'Queenie' Lyons (Deluxe) Time--Kenny Hamber (De Jac) Hide Nor Hair--Earl Grant (Decca) I Don't Love You No More--Exsaveyons (Smoke) You're Losing Me--Barbara Lynn (Atlantic) I Spy--Luther Ingram (Smash) I Ain't Gonna Stop--Masqueraders (AGP) So Much Love--Faith, Hope & Charity (Maxwell) Here I Go Again--Archie Bell & the Drells (Atlantic WLP) Heaven Must Have Sent You--Continental Four (Jay-Walking) Cry to Me--Solomon Burke (Atlantic) My Ordinary Girl--Tommy Ridgley (Ric) Mickey's Monkey--Miracles (HMV Australian import) This was by request...the guy wanted Stevie Wonder. I told him I didn't have any Stevie with me, but would he settle for Smokey? He did, so I spun this and even threw in the next one for him... Hot Cha--Jr. Walker & the All-Stars (Tamla Motown Holland import) Ain't That a Groove (Part 1)--James Brown (King) The Horse--Cliff Nobles & Co. (Phil-L.A. of Soul) A Love You Can Depend On--Brenda & the Tabulations (Top & Bottom) In a Moment--Intrigues (Yew) She Won't Come Back--Hesitations (Kapp WLP) I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself--Cissy Houston (Janus WLP) Call His Name--Christine Kittrell (Federal) She Made My Blood Run Cold--Ike Turner (Federal) Don't Play--Joe Tex (Checker) Crystal Ball--Stokes (Alon) El Pito--Joe Cuba (Tico) Cold Sweat--Mongo Santamaria (Columbia WLP) Gonna Have Fun--Ike & Tina Turner (Modern) I'll Give You Time--Outsiders (Capitol) You Are the One I Love--Adam's Apples (Brunswick) I've Been Hurt--Sensational Epics (Cameo) Run and Hide--Uniques (Paula) Boo-Ga-Loo--Tom & Jerrio (ABC Paramount) I'll Be Gone--Freddie Scott (Shout promo) You Got to Have Money--Exits (Gemini) Gotta Get to Know You--Bobby Bland (Duke) Ain't Got the Love of One Girl--Ambassadors (Arctic WLP) Don't Forget That I Love You--Intentions (Philips) Holding Hands--Rose Batiste (Ric-Tic) I'll Be Loving You--Soul Brothers Six (Atlantic) It Takes a Lot of Loving--Big Ella (Lo Lo) Peace Pipe--Pal & the Prophets (Jamie WLP) Turn On Your Love Light--Benny Gordon (Wand) If You Want My Love--Jimmie 'Bo' Horne (Alston) You Live Only Once--Imperial Wonders (Solid Foundation) Talkin' 'Bout You Babe--Little Charles & the Sidewinders (Decca promo) Funky '69--Alvin Cash (Toddlin' Town) The Chase Is On--Johnny Howard (Bashie WLP) Real Humdinger--J.J. Barnes (Ric-Tic) Been Ready For a Long Time--Daydreams (Dynamo WLP) Everybody Dance Now--Soul City (Good Time) Betwixt and Between--Joe Tex Band (Dial WLP) Check Your Bucket (Part 1)--Eddie Bo (Bo-Sound) Keep the Fire Burning--Skip Easterling (Alon) Gotta Tell Somebody--Little Tony Talent (Vando) Everything Is Coming Up Roses--Bobby Hebb (Philips) You Took Our Heart--Total Eclipses (Right On) Don't Tell Me I'm Crazy--Edwin Starr (Soul) I've Got News--Magnificent Men (Capitol) Miss Heartbreaker--Ascots (MBS) I'll Never Fall In Love Again--Bobby Freeman (Autumn) A Thousand Miles From Nowhere--Ronnie Milsap (Scepter) Until I'm Free--Barbara Lynn (Tribe promo) In the Twilight Zone--Astors (Stax) Rock My Soul--Gifts (Ballad) The Girl's Got 'It'--Billy Preston (Capitol) Don't Say Maybe Baby--Capitols (Karen WLP) Crazy--Emanuel Lasky (Thelma WLP) Oh Baby--Creations (Globe) So Blue--Little Milton (Checker) Got You On My Mind--Joe Hinton (Back Beat) Gone But Not Forgotten--Johnny Robinson (Okeh WLP) Just You Girl--Jimmy Castor (Smash) She Blew a Good Thing--Poets (Symbol) I Can't Stop--Wilson Pickett (Double L) Is This the Way to Treat a Girl--Hesitations (GWP) There's Still a Tomorrow--Diplomats (Wand) A Love Like Yours--Steve Mancha (Groove City) When Love Goes Wrong--Lou Rawls (Capitol) Hey!--Barbara Mercer (Golden World) It's All Right--Sir Mack Rice (Mercury WLP) Got to Have Your Love--Roy Roberts (Stateside New Zealand import) Boys and Girls Together--Johnny & the Expressions (Josie) What's It Gonna Be--Dusty Springfield (Philips) A Little Piece of Leather--Donnie Elbert (Gateway) Scratchy--Travis Wammack (ARA) Day by Day--Continental Four (Jay-Walking) I'm On My Way--Dean Parrish (Laurie) Forgot to mention...the gig lasted from 10 AM to 3 PM...it was a blast! Best, Mark

I have everything--both soul and non-soul 45s--lumped together in alpha order by artist. Within the artist, the records are in chronological order, i. e., the Major Lance Okeh singles would come first, then the Dakar, Curtom, etc. Since there are specific labels I collect, I may just put those labels separate from everything else and in numeric order. It sure would save me from buying spares that I can't get rid of. Best, Mark

I have everything--both soul and non-soul 45s--lumped together in alpha order by artist. Within the artist, the records are in chronological order, i. e., the Major Lance Okeh singles would come first, then the Dakar, Curtom, etc. Since there are specific labels I collect, I may just put those labels separate from everything else and in numeric order. It sure would save me from buying spares that I can't get rid of. Best, Mark

Glover, named after Henry Glover. Best, Mark

Shaw, named after James Shaw. Best, Mark

Simco and Simpson...Jesse Simpson Best, Mark

Would this impact anyone planning to post videos there? I have several things that I'd like to make videos for, but I worry about potential pitfalls. Best, Mark

Arock is also named after Al Sears. There's also Glad-Hamp (Lionel Hampton), Tru-Glo-Town (Gloria Toote and Ed Townsend), Thomas (Eddie Thomas), Curtom (Curtis Mayfield and Eddie Thomas), Maxx (Larry Maxwell) and Maxwell (Larry Maxwell once again). Vando= Van McCoy and Douglas 'Jocko' Henderson. Best, Mark

Maybe the guys coming to Prestatyn are the Dynamics that did Woman for the Chicago label Brainstorm? Best, Mark

Here's the playlist for my gig at the Beachland Ballroom and Tavern here in Cleveland...as usual, it was their Sunday brunch, and I DJ'ed from 10 AM to 3 PM. Here are the tunes... So Blue--Little Milton (Checker) Prove It to Me--Garnet Mimms (United Artists) Stay With Your Own Kind--Patrice Holloway (Capitol) Until I'm Free--Barbara Lynn (Tribe promo) She Blew a Good Thing--Poets (Symbol) There's No You--Occasions (Big Jim) Dancin' Man--Ernie K-Doe (Duke) Trespassin'--Ohio Players (Compass) I Spy (For the FBI)--Luther Ingram (Smash) Detroit Sound--Megatons (Laurie promo) Mickey's Monkey--Miracles (HMV Australian release) I Can't Stop--Wilson Pickett (Double L) There's Nothing Else to Say--Incredibles (Audio Arts) Just Look What You've Done--Peoples Choice (Philips WLP) Everything I Do--Jets (Port) Baby Boy--Fred Hughes (Brunswick) Let Yourself Go--Elvis Presley (RCA) When It Comes to My Baby--Ronnie Milsap (Scepter) Call His Name--Christine Kittrell (Federal) I Want My Share--Cornell Blakely (Rich) Comin' to Bring You Some Soul--Sam Baker (Sound Stage 7 WLP) How Can You Say Goodbye--Sidney Joe Qualls (Dakar) You'll Fall In Love--Jive Five (Musicor WLP) Do Whatcha Wanna Do--Wesley Bright & the Hi-Lites (Hi-De-Ho!) Just a Little Misunderstanding--Contours (Gordy) Hey!--Barbara Mercer (Golden World) She Won't Come Back--Hesitations (Kapp WLP) In the Twilight Zone--Astors (Stax) Tell Her--Jimmy (Soul) Clark (Moira) El Pito--Joe Cuba (Tico) Fried Neckbones and Home Fries--Willie Bobo (Verve) Cry to Me--Solomon Burke (Atlantic) I'll Never Fall In Love Again--Bobby Freeman (Autumn) I Just Can't Live My Life--Linda Jones (Warner Bros.) If This Is Love--Precisions (Drew) Mama Didn't Raise No Fools--Billy Joe Royal (Tollie WLP) Little Bit of Lovin'--Outsiders (Capitol) You Are the One I Love--Adams Apples (Brunswick) Heaven Must Have Sent You--Continental Four (Jay-Walking) Seven Rooms of Gloom--Four Tops (Tamla Motown Holland import) Talkin' 'Bout You Babe--Little Charles & the Sidewinders (Decca promo) Arabia--Delcos (Showcase) Baby Don't'cha Worry--Vernon Harrell & Little Gigi (Decca) Hide Nor Hair--Earl Grant (Decca) Shadows of a Memory--Major Lance (Dakar) You Live Only Once--Imperial Wonders (Solid Foundation) Don't Stop Now--William Bell (Stax) Happy--William Bell (Stax) Mojo Workout--Larry Bright (Tide) I've Got News--Magnificent Men (Capitol) Shake--Selective Service (Mainline) More More More of Your Love--Bob Brady & Con Chords (Chariot) Everything Is Coming Up Roses--Bobby Hebb (Philips) I'll Be Loving You--Soul Brothers Six (Atlantic) Back Street--Edwin Starr (Ric Tic) I've Got Your Number--Boogie Kings (Paula) You Put a Hurtin' On Me--Geminis (RCA WLP) Gonna Have Fun--Ike & Tina Turner (Modern) Now I Know What Love Is--Al Wilson (Soul City promo) Gotta Get to Know You--Bobby Bland (Duke) We Can't Go On This Way--Darrow Fletcher (Revue) Got You On My Mind--Joe Hinton (Back Beat) When You're Down and Out--Sir Mack Rice (Blue Rock) In a Moment--Intrigues (Yew) Party Time--Little Mr. Lee & the Cherokees (Sure-Shot) The Horse--Cliff Nobles & Co. (Phil-L.A. of Soul) You Brought About a Change In Me--Jackie Wilson (Brunswick) The Chase Is On--Johnny Howard (Bashie WLP) In a Real Big Way--Richard Berry (K&G) I'm Comin' Home--Judy Clay (Scepter WLP) I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself--Cissy Houston (Janus WLP) When--Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7 WLP) What About Me--Visitors (TRC) Haven't I Been Good to You--Johnny Moore (Wand) Gone Gone--Roy C (Shout) My Cloud--Joe Bataan (Uptite WLP) It Takes a Lot of Loving--Big Ella (Lo Lo) Just Let Your Heart Be Your Guide--Five Degrees Fahrenheit (Abet) Love Coming Down--Imperial Wonders (Musicor WLP) Big 'D' Breakdown--Sam Hutchins (AGP WLP) Ooh Wee Baby I Love You--Doug Haynes (Dakar) Let's Do Some Good Timing--Alvin Cash (Mar-V-Lus) You Got to Have Money--Exits (Gemini) Give It to Me Straight--Thelma Jones (Barry) Run and Hide--Uniques (Paula) Hide and Seek--Sheep (Boom) Pushin' Too Hard--Seeds (GNP Crescendo) Burning Touch of Love--Billy Butler (Brunswick) See and Don't See--Queenie Lyons (Deluxe) The Girl's Got 'It'--Billy Preston (Capitol) How Could It Be--Esquires (Bunky) That's What He Told Me--Rose Batiste (Ric Tic) I've Got You On My Mind Again--Billy Joe Young (Paula WLP) It Sure Is Groovy--Brothers Cain (Acta WLP) Is This the Way to Treat a Girl--Hesitations (GWP) Oh Darling--Z.Z. Hill (Kent) Organ Shout--Dave 'Baby' Cortez (Chess) Ain't That a Groove (Part 1)--James Brown (King) Check Your Bucket (Part 1)--Eddie Bo (Bo-Sound) Ain't Got the Love of One Girl--Ambassadors (Arctic WLP) So Anna Just Love Me--Roy Lee Johnson (Josie) If You Want My Love--Exciters (RCA) Unwanted Love--Montclairs (Paula) It's Those Little Things That Count--Artistics (Brunswick) What Took You So Long--Bad Boys (Bell) Don't Forget That I Love You--Intentions (Philips) Been Ready For a Long Time--Daydreams (Dynamo WLP) Oh Baby--Creations (Globe) Follow Your Heart--Bunny Sigler (Parkway WLP) Giving Up Your Love (Is Like Giving Up the World)--Twentie Grans (Columbia) Scratchy--Travis Wammack (ARA) Day By Day--Continental Four (Jay Walking) I'm On My Way--Dean Parrish (Laurie) Best, Mark

Among the pickups I made earlier today...three albums: Gladys Knight and the Pips Standing Ovation (featuring No One Could Love You More), Jerry Butler Soul Artistry and Spyder Turner Stand By Me (never saw the album before today). Singles-wise, the big find was The Girl's Got 'It' by Billy Preston, just in time for my DJ gig this Sunday. I also found a Goldies 45 reissue of I Still Love You by the Casinos, a nice original copy of Don't You Care by the Buckinghams and an odd promo copy of Stormy by the Classics IV (odd in the sense that the flip is not 24 Hours of Loneliness, but a tune called Ladies Man, which is a pleasant enough dancer, but not in the same class as 24 Hours. Best, Mark

Not sure...my copy is a demo as well. Best, Mark

She has a much better single (IMO) on Sunflower, Because I Love Him. Best, Mark

Here is the playlist for my gig at the Beachland Ballroom from Sunday, May 15th. I DJ'ed their Sunday brunch from 10 AM to 3 PM. We had a minor delay due to equipment issues, but we got past that fairly quickly: Mojo Workout--Larry Bright (Tide) Hide Nor Hair--Earl Grant (Decca) I Can't Say--Betty Everett (ABC) So Blue--Little Milton (Checker) There's No You--Occasions (Big Jim) Going to a Go-Go--Miracles (Tamla Motown Holland Import) If This Is Love--Precisions (Drew) Don't Let True Love Die--Superlatives (Dynamics) I Want My Share--Cornell Blakely (Rich) Got You On My Mind--Joe Hinton (Backbeat) Let Yourself Go--Elvis Presley (RCA) I'll Be Loving You--Soul Brothers Six (Atlantic) There's Still a Tomorrow--Diplomats (Wand) Crazy--Emanuel Lasky (Thelma) I've Been Hurt--Sensational Epics (Cameo) I Want It Back--Voice Box (Loma) I'll Give You Time--Outsiders (Capitol) How Could It Be--Esquires (Bunky) So Anna Just Love Me--Roy Lee Johnson (Josie) Peace Pipe--Pal & the Prophets (Jamie) Shadows of a Memory--Major Lance (Dakar) Crying Like a Baby--Jive Five (Musicor WLP) Seven Rooms of Gloom--Four Tops (Tamla Motown Holland Import) You Betta Be Sure--Casualeers (Laurie promo) Shake Your Hips--Slim Harpo (Excello) High Rise--Freddy King (Federal) You Got to Have Money--Exits (Gemini) Hung Up On Your Love--Montclairs (Paula WLP) Do It--Billy Sha-Rae (Hourglass) Need of You--Gloria Walker & the Chevelles (Flaming Arrow) You Can't Sit Down (Part 2)--Phil Upchurch (Boyd) A Little Piece of Leather--Donnie Elbert (Gateway) I Found Out--Bobby Byrd (Federal) Magic Saxophone--Jimmy Castor (Smash) Touch Me, Hold Me, Kiss Me--Inspirations (Black Pearl) Let Me Know--Mary Love (Modern) The Horse--Cliff Nobles & Co. (Phil-L.A. of Soul) Do Whatcha Wanna Do--Wesley Bright & Hi-Lites (Hi-De-Ho!) You Are the One I Love--Adam's Apples (Brunswick promo) Ain't Got the Love of One Girl--Ambassadors (Arctic WLP) A Love You Can Depend On--Brenda & the Tabulations (Top & Bottom) You Live Only Once--Imperial Wonders (Solid Foundation) Trespassin'--Ohio Players (Compass) Shotgun--Junior Walker & the All-Stars (Tamla Motown Holland Import) Rock My Soul--Gifts (Ballad) Alvin's Boo-Ga-Loo--Alvin Cash (Mar-V-Lus) She Won't Come Back--Hesitations (Kapp WLP) El Pito--Joe Cuba Sextet (Tico) Blue Pachanga--Ray Barretto (Riverside) Arabia--Delcos (Showcase) Mustard Greens--J. Gardner (Blue Rock) See and Don't See-- Marie 'Queenie' Lyons (Deluxe) If I Could Only Be Sure--Nolan Porter (ABC WLP) How Can You Say Goodbye--Sidney Joe Qualls (Dakar) All Goodbyes Ain't Gone--James Duncan (Federal) Baby Boy--Fred Hughes (Brunswick) Detroit Sound--Megatons (Laurie promo) I Spy (For the FBI)--Luther Ingram (Smash) Just Look What You've Done--People's Choice (Philips WLP) Everything I Do--Jets (Port) Get Off My Back--Marvin L. Sims (Revue) Boogaloo (Part 1)--Quovans (Big City) Barefootin' Time In Chinatown--Lester Young (Barry) Check Your Bucket (Part 1)--Eddie Bo (Bo-Sound) Talkin' 'Bout You Babe--Little Charles & the Sidewinders (Decca promo) Wait For Me--Monclairs (Sunburst) I Didn't Know How To--Constellations (Gemini Star) That's When the Tears Start--Blossoms (Reprise) By request...the guy who asked actually wanted a very odd request. He wanted to hear something with the Wrecking Crew as backing musicians. I initially mentioned the Chiffons, not sure if the Crew had ever worked with them, and then it dawned on me I had this record! It made him very happy!! Nobody Knows What's Going On In My Mind--Chiffons (Laurie) S.T.O.P.--Lorelei (Columbia WLP) I Got a Whole Lot of Lovin'--Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7) Miss You So--Ted Taylor (Ronn) Go Go Train--Jackie Paine (Jetstream) I'm Number One--Sam Baker (Sound Stage 7) It Sure Is Groovy--Brothers Cain (Acta WLP) Real Humdinger--J.J. Barnes (Ric-Tic) Heaven Must Have Sent You--Continental Four (Jay-Walking) Love Coming Down--Imperial Wonders (Musicor WLP) Gotta Get to Know You--Bobby Bland (Duke) I've Got Your Number--Boogie Kings (Paula) More More More of Your Love--Bob Brady & the Con Chords (Chariot) I Just Can't Live My Life--Linda Jones (Warner Bros.) It Takes a Lot of Loving--Big Ella (Lo Lo) Gotta Tell Somebody--Tony Talent (Vando) The Chase Is On--Johnny Howard (Bashie WLP) Betty Jo From Ohio--Bobby Hebb (Boom) Prove It to Me--Garnet Mimms (United Artists) One Mint Julep--Stokes (Alon) My Ordinary Girl--Tommy Ridgley (Ric) Change My Darkness Into Light--Flirtations (Josie) Black Cat--Brian Auger & the Trinity (Atco WLP) Don't Tell Me I'm Crazy--Edwin Starr (Soul) Harlem Shuffle--Danny Wagner (Imperial promo) I've Got News--Magnificent Men (Capitol) Follow Your Heart--Bunny Sigler (Parkway WLP) In My Life--Linda Carr (Ranwood) Gonna Have Fun--Ike & Tina Turner (Modern) Boys and Girls Together--Johnny & the Expressions (Josie) There's Nothing Else to Say--Incredibles (Audio Arts) Time--Kenny Hamber (De Jac) I Am Free of Your Love--Bill Brandon (Moonsong) Great Day--Magic Tones (Ram-Brock) Lonely Love--Bettye Swann (Money) A Love Like Yours--Steve Mancha (Groove City) The Echo--Epsilons (Stax) Scratchy--Travis Wammack (ARA) Don't Let It Go to Your Head--Lorraine Ellison (Mercury) I Don't Know How to Fall Out of Love--Persians (GWP) Day By Day--Continental Four (Jay-Walking) Take Me Back--Freddie Gorman (Ric-Tic) I'm On My Way--Dean Parrish (Laurie) Best, Mark

Yes, Robb, it's Mark from Cleveland, the guy you know from the Soulful Detroit Forum (which I haven't been to in a while!). Best, Mark

From yesterday's record show at the Beachland Ballroom here in Cleveland... Sam Baker--"I'm Number One" (Sound Stage 7) paid $5 Brothers Cain--"It Sure Is Groovy" (Acta WLP) paid $5 Diplomats--"There's Still a Tomorrow" (Wand) paid $10 Falcons--"Standing On Guard" (Big Wheel) paid $2 for a copy that's seen better days...this is my fave of theirs, BTW. Exits--"I Don't Want to Hear It" (Gemini) paid $5 for a copy that's seen better days. Gifts--"Rock My Soul" (Ballad) paid $5, though I wish to hell I'd found the Citations on Ballad, but this is pretty good! Imperial Wonders--"You Live Only Once" (Solid Foundation) paid $10 Little Milton--"So Blue (Without You)" (Checker) paid $1, and worth every penny! Mary Love--"Let Me Know" (Modern) paid $10 Grover Mitchell--"Take Your Time and Love Me" paid $3 for a copy that's seen better days, but I'm still out for a cleaner copy. Tony Talent--"Gotta Tell Somebody" (Vando) paid $20 Vanguards--"The Thought of Losing Your Love" (Lamp) paid $3 for a copy that's seen better days. Oscar Weathers--"The Spoiler" (Top and Bottom WLP) paid $3 I also picked up spares on the Masqueraders "I Ain't Gonna Stop" and James and Bobby Purify "Untie Me", if anyone needs either, I'm willing to do a small trade. And I also picked up Adams Apples "You Are the One I Love" on a yellow Brunswick...it's not an original, but doesn't seem to be a boot either. Best, Mark