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Click on the song titles for soundclips, which are recorded flat from the copies for sale. Postage: £10 Special Delivery within the UK (or £4.50 Tracked 48 for cheaper items) / £12 Tracked & Signed anywhere else. cheers, George ALPHABETICAL BY LABEL Mel Williams “Can It Be Me / Part 2” (Astranaut) VG- £50 Rare & obscure earlier version of the tune on Modern. (Vocal side plays well, hear it in full. The instrumental is a bit messy, again it’s recorded all the way through. Ringwear) Bettye Swann “When The Game Is Played On You” (Atlantic) VG++/VG+ £125 Classic dancer. (Main side is VG++. The flip has juke marks not affecting play and a thin white line on the label. Original vinyl issue, not styrene – this is the PL version, which isn’t on discogs) The Street People Incorporated “Someday We’ll Be Together / The Hurt’s On Me Baby” (Chanson) VG £250 Extremely obscure funky soul dancer, with a solid funk side. (WOL & very slight warp not affecting play) Lee Moses “Never In My Life / If Loving You Is A Crime” (Dynamo) M- £160 Funk scorcher, ballad flip. See below for more from Lee Moses. (Vinyl pressing, not styrene – a very clean copy) The Gospel Echoes “If You Ever Needed The Lord / God Won’t Change” (Echoes) VG+ £350 Potentially a storming club spin here (ballad on the flip). A really tough one, hardly ever sold. (Tiny pen smudge on featured side.) Dee Dee Sharp “The Bottle Or Me / You’re Gonna Miss Me (When I’m Gone)” (Gamble) VG+ £35 Fantastic dark funky soul dancer (deep flip). (Looks close to M- / slight dish only visible when deep side is playing. Photos look a bit like this might be styrene, but it's actually vinyl) Larry Williams “Strange / Call On Me” (L&W) VG++ £275 The extremely rare original US pressing, in lovely clean condition. Modern Redcaps “Empty World / Our Love Will Never Be The Same” (Lawn) VG++ £125 Northern stomper (group midtempo flip). Lee Moses “Diana (From N.Y.C.) / My Adorable One” (Lee John) VG++ £80 Gritty 60s soul with deep flip. (Very clean disc, with a patch of faint label wear on deep side) The Danderliers “All The Way / Walk On With Your Nose Up” (Midas) VG++ £100 Classic northern. (Clean copy, very slight dish not affecting play) Little Willie Jones “That Was My Big Mistake / Nitty Gritty Music” (Power) VG £850 Storming & rare funky northern spin. (Promo stamp, label staining, wol; slight warp only visible when Nitty Gritty Music side is playing) Quantrells “Can’t Let You Break My Heart / Show Me The Game Of Love” (Yambo) VG+ £375 Killer sweet soul, uptempo funky soul flip. (Labels reversed. Looks reasonably clean, but has some intro noise which apparently is common to this pressing. Also has tiny warp not affecting play)

Click on the song titles for audio taken directly from the records. I use VG++ to mean the same thing as EX, and grade conservatively. F&F or bank transfer, £10 shipping anywhere. Please email ruralconcourse@yahoo.com to reserve. cheers, George The Brilliant’s “What You Gonna Do / Slow Lovin’” (Frisco) VG++ £325 Strong sweet soul ballad. (Lovely clean copy. Very slight lift not affecting play is only just visible) Perfect Timin’ “Say You’ll Stay / Material Lady” (TSOT) VG+ £75 Classy midtempo modern stepper, with a boogie dancer. The Creations “A Dream / Foot Steps” (Zodiac) VG++ £170 Two magnificent sides. (Slight dish, only visible when Foot Steps is playing. Also has a few dimples, and slight label marks; my personal copy of this label variation is quite similar, so perhaps it’s just how they come)

Click on the song titles for audio taken directly from the records. I use VG++ to mean the same thing as EX, and grade conservatively. F&F or bank transfer, £10 shipping anywhere. Please email ruralconcourse@yahoo.com to reserve. cheers, George Ronnie Walker “Really, Really Love You / Ain’t It Funny” (Phillips) VG+ £140 Two amazing ballads. (Very light hairlines only, plays great. Some very faint ringwear on B side label)

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Audio recorded flat from the copies for sale. Please email ruralconcourse@yahoo.com to enquire. Payment as f&f or bank transfer. Shipping: £10 UK (or £4.50 for cheaper items) / £12 elswehere. Thanks, George mightyelegant.mp3 mightyelegant_funk.mp3 The Mighty Elegant “I Find Myself, Falling In Love With You / I Don’t Know What It Is, But It Sho Is Funky” (Jaber) VG++ £115 Killer sweet soul with a (banging) beat, funk flip, on the proper label. (Very slight dish visible when funk side is playing) franceola.mp3 Franceola “Mighty Good Man” (Maestro) VG++ £250 Slinky midtempo crossover / funky soul, atmospheric & with a lovely vocal. (B side seems to play the same song, and has a very, very slight lift visible) familycircle_crazy.mp3 familycircle_ohhow.mp3 The Family Circle “Crazy / Oh How Much I Miss Your Baby” (PMRC) VG/VG+ £450 Two incredible rugged sides on this Texas rarity – uptempo funky soul heat, with a gorgeous sweet soul ballad. (Light marks, plays well apart from one second of static at the very start of Crazy) movements_involved.mp3 movements_cockstrong.mp3 The Movements “Let’s Get Involved / Cockstrong” (Sounds International) VG+/VG++ £2000 The sweet soul side is incredible here, infinitely better than the other version of the song, to which it bears little relation. Another reason it has long overshadowed is, unsurprisingly, the breakbeat deep funk sledgehammer Cockstrong, which sounds amazing in club. Two top notch sides, and one of the cleanest copies ever to surface. (Looks very clean) masterstoryteller.mp3 masterstoryteller_lady.mp3 The Master Story Teller “Your Gotta Pay Pay Pay / Independent Lady” (SPQR) VG+ £60 Breakbeat disco funk with much character and banging drums (the second break being particularly sick); midtempo funk flip. (Light label wear) nightchill_hop.mp3 nightchill_ballad.mp3 Nightchill “Hop Skip And Jump / I Want Your Loving” (Tra-Sand) VG++ £425 Uptempo, uplifting modern soul with stunning harmonies, ballad flip. Hard to find these days, especially in such nice shape. (Very clean copy, virtually mint, with faint lift visible when ballad is playing) billyevans.mp3 Billy Evans “Prisoner Of My Weakness” (Tee) VG+ £475 Unique uptempo modern / disco stormer, tough on 45. A few copies have slipped through online but this tune has legs. (Slight lift not affecting play) valeriecarter.mp3 Valerie Carter “Trying To Get To You” (Columbia / ARC) VG++ £30 Classy 2-step for the connoisseurs. (Has a faint stress mark, which does not go all the way to the edge on both sides, and does not affect play) rudydardy.mp3 rudydardy.mp3 rudydardy_flip.mp3 Rudy Dardy & Harvest “Searching For Love / Never Was Intended To Be” (Harvest) strong VG to VG+ £450 SOLD Uplifting modern dancer with step-adjacent ballad flip. (Just a very faint touch of background holds this from being a solid VG+. The ballad is VG and has a slightly off-centre label)

Ernie Washington “Lonesome Shack / How About You” (Chattahoochie) VG+ £600 Light groove wear, plays well. erniewashington.mp3 erniewashington_flip.mp3 Payment as friends & family or bank transfer. Postage: UK - £10 Special Delivery / Rest of the World - £12 Tracked & Signed-For Please email ruralconcourse@yahoo.com to reserve, or with questions. thanks, George

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Please note, I use VG++ to mean the same as EX on the UK grading scale. Both records are clean. Please email ruralconcourse@yahoo.com to reserve, or with questions. thanks, George serenajohnson.mp3 Serena Johnson “All Work & No Play” (Big 2) VG+ £70 sold Nice southern crossover. (X on labels & light label wear. Light wear, plays well) johnbowie.mp3 John Bowie “I Never Felt So Lonely” (Chante) VG++ £600 Downbeat minor key 60s popcorn ballad, deep & atmospheric. (Rare in any condition, but this is sharp, not far from M-. Minor lift not affecting play) richardsmith_idont.mp3 richardsmith_mama.mp3 Richard Smith “I Don’t Wanna Cry / Mama Cried” (Hi-Q) VG++ £200 Incredible sweet soul ballad, with a solid funk side. (Not far from M-) topics.mp3 topics_givingup.mp3 The Topics “Booking Up Baby / Giving Up” (Mercury) VG+ £625 Midtempo 70s modern masterpiece, with a deep/sweet flip which may be the side for some. (Some very faint surface hairlines, closer to VG++, and with the usual bubbling to the labels) lostsoul_secret.mp3 lostsoul_minds.mp3 The Lost Soul “A Secret of Mine / Mind’s Expressway” (Raven) VG++ £675 sold Classic northern – and a killer windswept psych ballad on the flip. (A somewhat raw pressing, looks M- though, and is nice and loud. Northern side tracks a little off centre, does not seem affect play – I recorded it in full, as-is. The Mind’s Expressway side has a tiny label mark, possibly from sticker removal. Very minor lift visible only when the psych side is playing, possibly caused by the label’s raised ridge) vanjones_time.mp3 vanjones_groove.mp3 Van Jones & The Jays “Time Has Made A New Man Out Of Me / I Want To Groove You” (Silver Sound) strong VG £700 The gorgeous sweet side seems to be heavily in demand (this is the rarest version by far), although the crossover tune is equally strong. (Light marks & hairlines, plays great) sherryinverts.mp3 sherry_flip.mp3 Sherry & The Inverts “I Was Made To Love You / I’m Lost” (Tower promo) VG+ £85 Beautiful midtempo crossover ballad from this excellent group. Uptempo flip. Payment as friends & family or bank transfer Postage: UK - £10 Special Delivery / Rest of the World - £12 Tracked & Signed-For

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Please note, I use VG++ to mean the same as EX on the UK grading scale. Both records are clean. Please email ruralconcourse@yahoo.com to reserve, or with questions. thanks, George Little Tommy “Baby Can’t You See / I’m Still Hurt” (Sound Of Soul) VG++ £1200 (Close to M-, has not been used by a DJ and looks nice & clean) littletommy_baby.mp3 littletommy_flip.mp3 The Lost Soul “A Secret of Mine / Mind’s Expressway” (Raven) VG++ £750 (A somewhat raw pressing, looks M- though, and is nice and loud. Northern side tracks a little off centre, does not seem affect play – I recorded it in full, as-is, with everything set to 0. The Mind’s Expressway side has a tiny label mark, possibly from sticker removal. Very minor lift visible only when the psych side is playing, possibly caused by the label’s raised ridge) lostsoul_secret.mp3 lostsoul_minds.mp3 Payment as friends & family or bank transfer Postage: UK - £10 Special Delivery / Rest of the World - £12 Tracked & Signed-For

All three are nice clean VG++ (which I use interchangeably with EX). Audio is recorded directly from the copies for sale. Shipping £10 special delivery within the UK, or £12 tracked & signed overseas. Please email ruralconcourse@yahoo.com to reserve. Thanks, George Tammy McKnight "Take Away These Chains / What's Her Name" (Athens) VG++ £275 sold tammymcknight.mp3 tammymcknight_flip.mp3 Gene Holiday "Scratch My Name Off The Mail Box" (Johnson) close to M- £500 sold geneholiday_scratch.mp3 Beth Bynum "I'll Set You Free" (Star-Maker) VG++ £350 sold bethbynum_free.mp3

(Atco) VG+ £475 OVNO Very slight lift not affecting play. Audio & photos below. Shipping £9 UK / £12 elsewhere. Please email ruralconcourse@yahoo.com to reserve. cheers, George dynells_callonme.mp3 dynells_letmeprove.mp3

A lovely copy, with only the most minor label fading. £700 OVNO Audio & photos below. Shipping £9 UK / £12 elsewhere. Please email ruralconcourse@yahoo.com to reserve. thanks, George percystone.mp3 percystone_spreadinglove.mp3

George Jackson “I Found What I Wanted / Love Highjacker” (Verve) VG++ £125 Soulful dancer, with under-appreciated but solid funk side. (Lovely clean copy) ruralconcourse@yahoo.com to reserve £4 postage within the UK, £11 elsewhere. cheers, George georgejackson_ifound.mp3 georgejackson_highjacker.mp3

Impulse “In The Sky / I Really Do” (Shammara) VG++ £900 OVNO Excellent & still quite obscure modern soul, a cover of the Barrett Strong tune. I’ve had it once before, stamped as Green Light rather than Impulse. (Virtually M-, probably the cleanest copy ever to come up for sale) greenlight_inthesky.mp3 impulse_ireallydo.mp3 Friends & family payment, £8 postage within the UK, £11 overseas ruralconcourse@yahoo.com to reserve thanks, George