Everything posted by Solidsoul
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Cheapie recommendations Northern/crossover
These three Timothy Wilsons on Buddah. They are not a lot of money, but brilliant records!💫
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The Term "Mecca floaters"
"Cashing In" - Voices Of East Harlem - Just Sunshine. "You're Gone"- Celeste Hardy - Reynolds. "Can't Live Without You" Connie Laverne - GSF and many more💫
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Frankie and Johnny “ I’ll Hold You”
Declon refers to this record as being a Decca recording. It was issued on Decca in the UK. As far as I remember, all the originals have "A Declon Recording" written under the names of Frankie and Johnny.
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The Superiors- All i need is half a chance
I like that alternate version, I think it would sound good, loud in a venue! I first heard Rosey Jones played as a "cover up". It was titled as "All I Need Is Half A Chance" by Carlos Monroe, when Richard Searling started playing it at the Casino.
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Best LP only northern soul tracks?
Jackie Wilson "Whispers" L.P. "My Heart Is Calling"
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Sapphires W/Demo & The Soulful Twins.
The Sapphires "Gotta Have Your Love" all-time classic on a nice Excellent condition demo original. It is much harder to get on the white demo than the black issue. £110 plus £3.60 postage. Sold. The Soulful Twins on the original Sable label. Great record that shares the same backing track as "Count The Days" Magnetics. M- condition. £175 + £3.60 post. SOLD.
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That Other Place - Wade Flemons & Sapphires W.D.
Wade Flemons is a vinyl original and in very nice, clean M- condition. Comes with VJ factory sleeve. £150 plus £3.60 tracked postage. SOLD.
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Anglo American Auction Results: Thu 3rd July 2025
Teddy and the Finger Poppers is ok, but I much prefer Cliff Nobles version on Phil La of Soul!
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Collection selling
Keep them! Don't sell your soul😊! I am enjoying the money, buying great records💫 If I sold my records, the money would just flitter away on this and that semi-meaningless things!
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IMPRESSIONS - 'I'M THE ONE WHO LOVES YOU" ABC DEMO
A nice clean mint- original demo of this Impressions classic "I'm The One Who Loves You" £40 + 3.50 postage. The Soulful Twins with "I Can't Let You Go" on the original Sable label. Shares the same backing track as "Count The Days". £175 + postage.
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Impressions - I'm The One Who Loves You. ABC Demo
Nice clean mint- original demo of this Impressions classic "I'm The One Who Loves You" £50 + 3.50 postage. Also, The Soulful Twins with "I Can't Let You Go" on the original Sable label. Shares the same backing track as "Count The Days". £200 + postage.
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What was your first boot?
When I first got started with Northern, I just wanted the records to play and wasn't bothered about the label. I sent for a Monster sound at Wigan at that time, Dana Valery "You Don't Know where Your Interest Lies" When it came it was an Emi disc with six tracks on it. Dana Valery "You Don't Know Where Your Interest Lies", Pointer Sisters "Send Him Back", Len Barry "I'll Always Need You", Lynn Varnado "Wash And Wear Love", Bernard Pretty Purdie "Fickle Finger Of Fate and Phil Loman "Rock Me, Till I Want No More" Phil Loman was another very big tune back then and the others were all a bonus!
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Brian Rae RiP
That's very sad news. A true gentleman and a great entertaining DJ. He could really get the dance floor packed and just knew what to play next!
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Is This A Boot
The copy in your picture has far too many run in grooves on the outside before the record starts. The originals have normal run groove spacing, as shown in this picture.
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Monarch Records - ever in vinyl?
Just checked the vinyl Wade Flemons record I posted the pictures of earlier in this topic. It only has the delta and number then further around the runout area it has the MR stamp in a circle. Can not see an Alco stamp on either side.
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Monarch Records - ever in vinyl?
- Mancave Naming
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Results: Anglo American Auction - end 6pm Thu 5th June 2025
I bought my Sammy Campbell on Queen City from the Soul Bowl for £3. He had a small amount of them in quantity. I didn't know it then and only bought it because John said Sammy was the lead singer of The Del Larks. When it started getting popular I sold it to a prominent dj and dealer for £25, nice profit eh! Unfortunately it then started to sell for silly money! The up's and downs of record collecting🤔
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Worrying AI development
We won't be able to believe anything people say or do on the internet shortly. And even when it's a true real person we won't be able to believe it's real!
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Unsatisfied - Lou Johnson - Big Top (Vinyl)
All time Northern Soul Classic! "Unsatisfied" by Lou Johnson on the east coast New York original Big Top label on Vinyl issue. This is a lot rarer than the yellow label styrene west coast issue and the blue screen print styrene copies. This issue matches the vinyl white demo. Record is M- and in it's original sleeve. £65 + £4 postage to UK address.
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Best LP only northern soul tracks?
Richard Searling tune from the Clifton Hall era in the early 80's.
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Best LP only northern soul tracks?
I'm your Pimp" by the SkullSnaps on GSF was originally only on the USA SkullSnaps LP in 1973. It was bootlegged/pressed on a 7" single in the 70's for the Northern scene on GSF. It might have sneaked out on some foreign release or recent reissue, but in collectors circles it would be considered as LP only, to be an original.
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Unsatisfied - Lou Johnson - Big Top (Vinyl Issue)
All time Northern Soul Classic! "Unsatisfied" by Lou Johnson on the east coast New York original Big Top label vinyl issue. This is a lot rarer than the styrene west coast issue. This issue matches the vinyl white demo. Record is M- and in it's original sleeve. £70 + £4 postage to UK address.
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Best LP only northern soul tracks?
I've got this Chuck Bridges and the L.A. Happening L.P. on Vault, for this great track that never came out as a 45rpm. "Head Over Heels"
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Double Sided 45's
Yes the same backing track, also the same on the Groovesville flip of "Friday Night, "Monday Through Thursday" which is really good!