Still Diggin

Gene Woodbury ' I'll be glad' Del-Val vg++ small sticker on logo £25 Terry Bryant 'Geni' verve vg+ plays superb £35 Jim 'Preacher' Ellis 'Since I fell for you cross road vg++ £40 Artistics 'This heart of mine' okeh vg+ lots of light marks, but plays great £35 Magnificent 7 'Never will I make my baby cry Dial vg++ £20 Betty lavette 'I feel good all over' Calla vg++ £25 SOLD Fred Hughes 'As long as we're together Exodus vg++ £30 SOLD Geraldine curry 'You're so wonderful London house vg++ £30 SOLD Precisions ' Why girl' Drew vg+ £15 All the titles listed above with the vg++ grading would probably have the excellent+ grade elsewhere and all play great. Paypal is fine Thanks Andy

Excellent selection and representation of the genre. Glad you liked the Time 45. Nice one Chris! Andy

Have a promo on London if you need it. Looks vg but plays exellent £15 Andy

Everything mentioned above is a sheer delight. One LP I would like to recommend for those that have not spun it for a while, or have not checked it out is Benny Johnsons ' 'Visions of paradise'. For an album to come from nowhere, with little production pedigree, it really is a pleasure to play all the way through. Top class musicianship. Possibly a bit deep and moody for some, but that's my bag. Andy

Some great info and intrigue going on here. Is he black ? is he white?, but the fact is he sounds white ! which coupled with that fanfare backing track is the reason why most SOUL FANS can't stand it. Perhaps folks should be asking what it would have sounded like if Womack had been singing the damn thing , not the normal yawn trivia of who played it first.

love that record , sadly mine is not in great shape. But to be fair there is a shed load of stuff from that period that are only known to be in the hands of a few. I also have that original press of that Glenda Mcleod. Probably one of the most musically unique records from the period to be played on the scene. One record that I have always wished would get more exposure is Darrell Johnson 'Days gone past' on DTJ productions . Recorded in 1980 but way ahead of it's time when you listen to the production. Just looking at a few things here, that Henderson & Jones 45 never seemed to surface. As for the Fabulous friends 45 on budweiser, The Temps would have been proud of that!

Good shout, a really uplifting piece of modern soul. From his 'Forever yours' cd. Andy

Something went wrong there ,but it was funny.

Have seen it in a couple of play lists, but can't remember where. Think it came out well before the excellent cover version of 'Make it sweet'. imo it needs to come down a couple of notches on the deck. Mine has a solid center, but I am not sure if they were all pressed like that. Think it was only a three hundred press, so I would guess they are all like that. Andy

Have sent PM Andy

Had the chuck brown 12" several times, but has anybody out there got this on 7"? Andy

A top notch harmony group who would seemed to have split after that one final Gordy release, A real shame Mr Gordy did not let them loose on other material. It would appear Leon Thomas was in the group. As great as it is, the price on that Smash 45 is nuts!

A few years ago I got John to auction Barbara Masons 'You better stop it'. It sold for £407! Minus the 15% gave me £346. Even if that 45 had been in my sales box during the same period for £300 I have a feeling I would have struggled to sell it, and would have probably been called a number of choice names for good measure. He also achieved great prices for me on more modern titles like Cix bits band, Record player, Dolly Gilmore etc. So as others have stated it can be a good way to go, even after the fees. The great thing about all this is you never know what the next piece is that's gonna fetch crazy money.

You are correct in saying that we don't know what was in the contract, but I doubt very much that it said you will get f*** all. you are also correct regarding royalties due on such a very small press, as it must be peanuts. I was simply highlighting the morality and principle of the whole thing. I know full well royalties have nothing to do with second hand records, just making light of the situation given that other good will gestures have happened over the years between artists and fans. I would have thought royalties on masters come in to play when a record is re -issued, But has little to do with original sales. So what's this general release comment?. Just because it did not appear in woolworths does not mean they were given away!

Great to hear the classic Earth Wind & Fire track along side things like that Astrology 45,great logo on that one! Cheers.

Remember having a copy of Dave sometime around 85-86 With Dave trying to convince me it was not easy to find on an issue. So I caved in and I still own it. Happy days.

Tony Boyd was lead with the Presidents and Anacostia. However Archie Powell who was previously with the Ascots and Billy Shorter were not. Boyd was also lead with the group Trilogy also on Sussex. Andy

So the very person who not only wrote the song, but sung the damn thing as well, has stated he did not get paid a penny. And just to rub it in, some bloke has just paid over £800 for it. Smells to me like the situation where OV Wright's head stone was in fact purchased with help from his fans, won of whom does not live far from me. We all know this sort of thing was common within the music industry, but It would be nice just once in a while to hear of a happy ending ie the seller and buyer getting together and sending 15% to Milton, as they obviously have deep pockets. Or give it to his sister Betty to pass it on. I am no expert on publishing etc, but who should have paid him? .

Laura Lee ' To win your heart ' Ric-tic vg++ £50 SOLD No cue burn, few light marks plays superb. wonderfull slow flip,'so will i'. Gary Griffin & the top ten 'Think nothing about it' hmf vg+ £75 Lovely beat ballad from Alabama , A few marks ,but plays through well. Albert Jones 'Reflections' Bumpshot m- £75 SOLD Sought after, with 'Up to the sun' on flip. Flora wilson 'Dancing on a daydream' Soulvation army m- £75 Very in-demand L.leonard 'Nothing I wouldn't do for you' Sugar cane vg £30 A few marks unfortunatly, but similar feel to the Pat stallworth 45 Weapons of peace 'This life's about to get me down' Playboy m- £20 Won of the great pieces of affordable 70's soul. Milt Matthews You and me and love' H&l m- £15 As above, Not so easy as his other on the logo and much better imo Joe odom ' If you knew her like I do' Capitol m- £50 ON HOLD In -demand beat ballad ,recorded in Atlanta. All directions 'Lovely girl' Big cheese vg++ £40 Real nice stepper, plays great, just a few light marks, vg copy at £2 Clarence Carter 'I'm so tired' Big C vg £100 This original version, is rather rare, classic from those first modern excursions . Several marks though. Betty wright 'Goodby you hello him' Epic vg+ £15 Some juke wear, plays great. Fantastic ballad, not easy on 7'' Phase Seven Lp With the modern dancer 'Sweet love' Shell m- £50 Bit of an item back in the day, and still sounds great. Target Lp 'On Target' Sunshine m- £100 With the midtempo 'What i'm gonna do' and the superb ballad' All the lights are out'. . Paypal is fine Thanks Andy Thanks Andy

Remember that crew all contributing to the atmosphere, while the likes of Curtis on Charm city & King tutt were being spun. Some what amusing, but I wasn't offended. I was offended however when some rat found my cloakroom numbered ticket on the floor which had fallen from my pocket, which he used to steel my bag along with the records inside that I had just purchased. All sort of fell into place on my following visit as I was looking for Tower of power 'This time it's real'. A real evergreen oldie now , but back then I could not for the life of me remember the artist. Anyway I saw this record in a one of Tim ash's boxes with a similar title, so I took the chance. I ended up with George Hobson, it was £15. Being a bit green and a bit of a muppet you never know what you might end up with!

One here if you still need it Derek. Andy

Forgot about that one Dean. You probably sold me one of those cd's. Brilliant piece of music. Andy

Posted one up in my sales this evening. Andy