JOE TORQUAY

Henry Brooks Greatest Debt To My Mother C/w Mini Skirts A sublime slice of Northern Soul crossover from New York an underground jewel that has yet to hit the Northern Soul scene but has to years wowed the patrons of Soul Essence, The Orwell and other fine watering holes for rare-soul grooves. Written by Henry himself, his vocal skips through his mid-tempo testament of his respect for his mother. Backed by a forceful highly pitched vocal-group Henry rasping vocal is smoothed by oohing and cooing. The mix works perfectly into an infectious classy rare dance groove of huge quality. The flip is a total contrast - but equally enthralling as Henry & team get down and funky! Two strong sides, one very rare disc. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 261.00 Carla Thomas C/w Prophets I'll Never Stop Loving You C/w Peaches Baby 1991 and # 7 in this series of annual free on the door 100 Club anniversary singles that have become not only most-collectable - but also the major event of the year when the 100 club gives these limited away to the lucky ones with admission tickets. This one dates back 21 years but still remains in the top 3 most coveted of the 33 singles issued. I was holding on to this 45 as I tried to collect all 33 for a bulk action offering - I’ve given up on that - ever tried to get a collector to part with an 100 Club anniversary single - near impossible task. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 115.00 Dan Brantley I'm So Lonely C/w Keep On Trying This Dan Brantley’s rarest of his too few 45 releases, and another scorching slab of Deep Soul, not once but twice over. Both sides spew out heartbreaking soul ballads embroidered with horns and girl group assistance. Top side flows to the drone of a sadden organ, skilled trumpet blows and a gospel tutored choir. Saturated with every aspect that makes a Deep Soul 45 great. Flipside is similar in make-up, again taking you on a despairing journey through love’s struggle, soften of simple vibes and acute guitar plucks. It is unusual for a record company to put two utterly brilliant Deep Soul outings back to back, but who’s complaining, as this rarity offers rare and perfectly constructed Double-Deep! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 65.00 Natural Four Hanging On To A Lie For me this is, this great group’s most-accomplished Northern Soul offering and ironically their rarest. Once again the wealth of soul from Oakland rears it’s head as everything this gathering recorded are considered mighty fine examples of vocal group soul. But only occasionally did they lift the pace and apply their seamless vocals to a dance record. Click the sound file and your day will be elevated by a carefree flowing Northern Soul that demands you dance…love this tune but then again I always have. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 298.00

Soul - Magazine For The R&b Collector Issue 3 April 1966 At the very height of the USA Soul invasion of Britain came the embryonic beginnings of Blues & Soul magazine.The tireless Tony Cummings from the depths of Devon produced yet another fanzine to inform the Soul collector what’s new and happening in April ‘66. This brief and ultimately rare series broke the ground for Blues & Soul to build on just 18 months later. This fanzine comes with an historical covering letter from Tony Cummings stating “Soul” will turn into SOUL MONTHLY after issue 4. Soul Monthly then merged with HOME OF THE BLUES and the rest is history, as BLUES & SOUL launched on October 1967. This edition of SOUL is a rare insight into the true soul scene of the period. * amazing listing the very first LOMA discography. * New release reviews both USA & UK releases * Irma Thomas interview + live review at The Flamingo, London 18th March 1966 * Impressions Story and discography * An amazing article on how in 1966 Bob & Earl’s identity remained a mystery as it was first believe Bob & Earl involved Ben. E. King as Ben E. King’s real name is Benjamin Earl Nelson? Earl & Nelson.. the cause of the confusion. Oh… this fanzine just ripples with Soul history..far to much for me to list .. just the wants list and record auction section is unmissable.. RARE in the extreme and includes that historical covering letter from Tony Cummings stating his intentions to expand his editorial interest to a MONTHLY ad ultimately the birth of BLUES & SOUL. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 38.00 Frank Wilson Do I Love You (indeed I Do) September 27th 2012 witnessed the very sad passing of one of Soul Music’s greatest contributors. 1965 Frank Wilson became one of the founder members of Motown’s Los Angeles office, going on to record Northern Soul’s highest prized 45. Before you today is that 45s 2nd. most-wanted format; the genuine authentic original 1979 ABBEY ROAD studio acetate cut in preparation of the UK Tamla Motown TMG1170 released to meet the overwhelming demand created by DJ exposure @ Wigan Casino. Considered by many at the time as the greatest Northern Soul record they’d ever heard - today this recording is a stand-alone masterpiece for which the original 1965 USA Soul 35019 DJ broke the world record price paid for a 45rpm single; when on 16/05/2009 a determined Humberside-based winner paid £25,742.00 to become the proud owner of only known copy in fine condition. Before you today is perhaps a once in a lifetime opportunity to own this eye-catching, thought-provoking and utterly iconic disc. Look, listen and salivate at the chance of owning it. This is not only the summit of British Soul 45 collecting, it is also the ultimate “alternative” way to own Frank’s unrivaled gift to Northern Soul.. the genius of Frank Wilson, R.I.P. your music lives on… Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 647.00 Four-gents Young Girls Beware From the Detroit label that gave us Gwen Owens - Mystery Man - comes a masterclass in Motor City male vocal-group harmony. The lead singer with characteristics of Smokey Robinson heads up a mid-tempo of utterly indulgent harmony that snugly fits the simplistic arrangement. A steady piano riff lays the platform for a perfectly pitched lead to hammer out the lyrics whilst his teammates polish proceedings with intricate vocals pitched at all levels. Consider ths simple-is-genius approach to the arrangement allowing some highly skilled vocalists to hit the top of their game…absolutely beautiful. Note the condition of this copy is MINT minus.. tough to find in this flawless condition. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 311.00 Little Jeanette Crazy Crazy Completely off most collectors radar this 1966 Los Angeles 45 offers up top quality Northern Soul and you’ll be surprised to know has received little or no NS DJ exposure. After andunderstated into, the sultry vocal of Little Jeanette takes over, bolstered by strong horns and a constant girl group chorus, shrill and positive at all the right times… This has everything required to rocket in price and popularity except exposure. What price today I wonder if this 45 was really pushed during “The Stafford” era. The pace is dead-right the production is full and memorable… What’s not to like? Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 186.00

Joann Courcy I Got The Power Few, if any Northern Soul rarities offer as big a warning to “Buckle up ” as this New Yorker takes you on a rumbling juggernaut journey into Northern Soul dance. From the man who guided Doris Troy through her finest recordings, Gregory Carroll conjures up a production of immense presence and power matching up proceedings with commanding sister-vocal to handle the sheer relentless potency. Click the soundfile to experience proper Northern Soul that will dominate any and all DJ sets that choose to air it. JoAnn you certainly do “Have The Power”.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 717.00 Kent Meade And The Remington Sunshine The Bad One C/w Funky To Me A record that has grown in reputation in recent years for the funk side, after years of sitting on the cusp of the Northern Soul scene for the other side. This immaculate and elusive White Demo offers a growling snappy funk tune heading up the a-side. Flip it over for a hard-edged horn driven dancer that received some Cleethorpes Pier & Blackpool Mecca exposure in the 70s but the heavy competition of tunes kept it’s day in the sun, rather short. In contrast today’s worldwide scene with all it’s variants, has given this double-hitter a chance to get noticed..currently in-demand and growing… Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 69.00 Overtones What Would I Do C/w The Gleam In Your Eyes A stand-out Street-level vocal group excellence from Wilmington, Delaware! Topside is naively constructed Northern Soul that just bursts with innocence and passion in equal measures. Soul vocal-group enthusiasts are drawn to the purity of low-budget productions and this is perhaps one of the genres best examples of friends pooling their resources together to create the music they love - this street corner symphony drips with ground-level ambition driven by strings, subtle horns and a tortured lead vocal. After you’ve enjoyed the stunning NS side - take time for the flip, that will knock sweet soul fans sideways - it exudes every quality that the rare-soul connoisseur seeks. Tight, fluid, skillfully arranged and delivered vocals dripping with pain. Rare in the extreme - do note this offering has the same label both sides. A chance to own a big-ticket rarity for the right price - we think. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 411.00 Otis Redding Early Otis Redding I thought I was hip, tuned-in and totally cool whilst at school, bluffing my way through with my mates; Danny Reynolds a guy who talked about records & artists I’d never heard of “Donnie Elbert” “A Little Piece of Leather” Oh yes I love that record - hiding my ignorance and changing the subject to Leicester City - who the hell was Donnie Elbert? I thought. But on Thursday 11th. Of December 1967 it was a different matter, the news of Otis Redding’s tragic death was all anyone was talking about. To my relief I had actually heard of him, he was the guy who sang “I Can’t Turn You Loose” They played that at our local youth club, I was plucking up the nerve to dance to it last week, but required more practice in the garden shed. Mourning, I along with others wrote his name on the back of text books, desk tops and walls… he was our hero and SOUL was the music of the day. Today Otis Redding is considered the man who took Soul music and introduced it to the world - that could not be truer, if a ignorant 14 year old from King Edward VII school in Melton Mowbray, England could truthfully say I know who he is, a man who only 3 years earlier had made his first LP, then I was truly well informed…wasn’t I? So continuing our regular UK SUE offerings is this highly sought - seldom seen 1966 4 track EP featuring the early works of Otis Redding his pre-Stax years. Which opportunist UK SUE jumped on the Otis bandwagon, trying to catch a little of his UK Atlantic success. This failed miserably and another iconic SUE artifact was born. This one one of this great man’s rarest examples of his work, enveloped inside a glorious live pose laminated sleeve, beautiful isn’t it…and I bet Danny Reynolds doesn’t own a copy. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 74.00

Soul - Magazine For The R&b Collector Issue 3 April 1966 At the very height of the USA Soul invasion of Britain came the embryonic beginnings of Blues & Soul magazine.The tireless Tony Cummings from the depths of Devon produced yet another fanzine to inform the Soul collector what’s new and happening in April ‘66. This brief and ultimately rare series broke the ground for Blues & Soul to build on just 18 months later. This fanzine comes with an historical covering letter from Tony Cummings stating “Soul” will turn into SOUL MONTHLY after issue 4. Soul Monthly then merged with HOME OF THE BLUES and the rest is history, as BLUES & SOUL launched on October 1967. This edition of SOUL is a rare insight into the true soul scene of the period. * amazing listing the very first LOMA discography. * New release reviews both USA & UK releases * Irma Thomas interview + live review at The Flamingo, London 18th March 1966 * Impressions Story and discography * An amazing article on how in 1966 Bob & Earl’s identity remained a mystery as it was first believe Bob & Earl involved Ben. E. King as Ben E. King’s real name is Benjamin Earl Nelson? Earl & Nelson.. the cause of the confusion. Oh… this fanzine just ripples with Soul history..far to much for me to list .. just the wants list and record auction section is unmissable.. RARE in the extreme and includes that historical covering letter from Tony Cummings stating his intentions to expand his editorial interest to a MONTHLY ad ultimately the birth of BLUES & SOUL. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 38.00 Frank Wilson Do I Love You (indeed I Do) September 27th 2012 witnessed the very sad passing of one of Soul Music’s greatest contributors. 1965 Frank Wilson became one of the founder members of Motown’s Los Angeles office, going on to record Northern Soul’s highest prized 45. Before you today is that 45s 2nd. most-wanted format; the genuine authentic original 1979 ABBEY ROAD studio acetate cut in preparation of the UK Tamla Motown TMG1170 released to meet the overwhelming demand created by DJ exposure @ Wigan Casino. Considered by many at the time as the greatest Northern Soul record they’d ever heard - today this recording is a stand-alone masterpiece for which the original 1965 USA Soul 35019 DJ broke the world record price paid for a 45rpm single; when on 16/05/2009 a determined Humberside-based winner paid £25,742.00 to become the proud owner of only known copy in fine condition. Before you today is perhaps a once in a lifetime opportunity to own this eye-catching, thought-provoking and utterly iconic disc. Look, listen and salivate at the chance of owning it. This is not only the summit of British Soul 45 collecting, it is also the ultimate “alternative” way to own Frank’s unrivaled gift to Northern Soul.. the genius of Frank Wilson, R.I.P. your music lives on… Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 647.00 Four-gents Young Girls Beware From the Detroit label that gave us Gwen Owens - Mystery Man - comes a masterclass in Motor City male vocal-group harmony. The lead singer with characteristics of Smokey Robinson heads up a mid-tempo of utterly indulgent harmony that snugly fits the simplistic arrangement. A steady piano riff lays the platform for a perfectly pitched lead to hammer out the lyrics whilst his teammates polish proceedings with intricate vocals pitched at all levels. Consider ths simple-is-genius approach to the arrangement allowing some highly skilled vocalists to hit the top of their game…absolutely beautiful. Note the condition of this copy is MINT minus.. tough to find in this flawless condition. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 311.00 Little Jeanette Crazy Crazy Completely off most collectors radar this 1966 Los Angeles 45 offers up top quality Northern Soul and you’ll be surprised to know has received little or no NS DJ exposure. After andunderstated into, the sultry vocal of Little Jeanette takes over, bolstered by strong horns and a constant girl group chorus, shrill and positive at all the right times… This has everything required to rocket in price and popularity except exposure. What price today I wonder if this 45 was really pushed during “The Stafford” era. The pace is dead-right the production is full and memorable… What’s not to like? Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 186.00

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Robert Starks And The Geniuses Space Traveling Part 1 & 2 An now for something completely different… This obscure but fine example of Psyche FUNK is 100% a Robert Starks D.I.Y. project. Using usual production techniques, inventive sound Mr. Starks crafts a hybrid of Last Poets and Gil Scott-Heron featuring strong drums solo and captivating guitar work before Robert Starks crazed vocal style makes it distant entrance. Strange, weird, groundbreaking groove with very few comparables, his back-up team christened themselves geniuses, well they are certainly way out there. This Psyche FUNK indie will leave you wondering…and wondering some more Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 36.00

Martha And The Vandellas Come And Get These Memories British MOTOWN Oriole 45s just sell themselves for obvious reasons. All bar a few are seriously hard to find and everyone is seeking the ones in outstanding condition. So lets talk about this 49 year old 45’s state of health. Labels are flaw free - strong Mint minus Vinyl a-side is a strong unblemished Mint minus Vinyl b-side has one insignificant light surface mark NOT affecting play or visual pleasure a strong Excellent plus. Original company sleeve has some light writing in the re-order white space where the CBS1819 would have been written. This is a darn-gorgeous copy of what is a fast shrinking window of secureing these elusive Orioles in the right condition - this one is dead-rght! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 114.00 Fabulous Verbs Hot Heat C/w Let Me Be The Man RARE and totally under-the-radar 1968 Kenny Wiggins Memphis project just rippling with all the elements the we’ve come to expect from the River City recordings of the 60s. Kenny Wiggins teams up with L. B. Mosley, pumping out a Sam & Dave style performance as they ride the swelling brass-section from most-likely provided by moonlighting Mar-Keys members, as they lay the base for those affirmative lyrics designed for dance. The subtle Funk arrangement is the perfect vessel for the pairing to strut their stuff, with the “Verbs” incessantly blowing out those horns. Strong stuff, potent and extremely elusive Memphis Northern Soul. Flip it over Wiggins takes a leap into harmony supported Deep Soul, this time gently accompanied by some fine guitar work, it’s not until he really starts to plead for his girls love that those horns kick in again, then soothing vocal harmony backing lift this recording into greatness. Two thoroughly soulful offerings from two guys supported by everything real Memphis Soul was built on. Little wonder within the year Kenny was snapped up by Stax to work with Don Davis. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 211.00 Four Arts Who Do You Think You Are C/w Just One Night A Bronx, New York project on an iconic label that boasts just two top-drawer totally killer Northern Soul 45s. Guided by skillful jazzman Richard Tee the Four Arts offer not just one but two fine NS dancers of this highly elusive label. Check out the soundfile and enjoy two harmonious vocal-group mid-pace delights, led by an expressive vocal cushioned by some flawless vocal backing from his teammates. Personally I think this is evetry note as good as some of the big-ticket items and certainly just as rare, especially in this fine condition. The only other copy we’ve had this century had a disturbing edge chip - this copy is as clean as you could ever hope to own. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 399.00 Larry Laster Go For Yourself This title seems to be currently the NS oldie of the month, I’ve heard this out a few times recently and how exhilarating to hear something that was an old favourite from the early seventies, still sounding tantalizing and fresh. Little wonder it was playing to a full dance floors. It is always going to be received well as it pulls inspiration from the classic but over-worked “Somebody Somewhere Needs You” that Ike & Tina Turner & Darrell Banks 45 made such an impact as they too were on the comeback trail recently. This “version” for me is quite easily the best and without question the rarest. This PROMO copy is absolutely immaculate in every respect. I would just love the oldies sets if the DJ’s are gonna pull records of this quality out of the bag. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 173.00

Onyx Break It Loose Part 1 & 2 Oakland! California’s hotbed of Soul gives up another rare soul dance tune for us all to consider. Arranged by “I Never Knew” Ricardo Lewis produced by The Basey’s, between them they craft an atmospheric Norman Whitfield inspired funk infused dancer of real substance. As the dance-trends of the Northern Soul scene swing and divert themselves into every corner of soul music, this “funk” style is today so very in-vogue! Strong harmonies, swirling strings, potent guitar and horns breaks weave their spell as you find yourself drawn deeper into the session. A robust dance-tune and a totally elusive example of Bay Area soul. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 157.00 Eloise Laws Baby Doll Wow! how special is this unique 1972 Holland - Dozier - Holland studio acetate! A Detroit masterpiece filed in 1972 and laying undiscovered ever since. This incredible 10” cut only came to light after the sad death of renown Motor City producer Johnny Terry that allegedly lost out to “Love Factory” as the The Music Merchant release. Eloise really turns it on during this Music Merchant session, aided by a full orchestra driven production, spilling over with all the Invictus/Music Merchant style and undiluted class we’re used to. The trademark meaningful lyrics woven into a string arrangement, are laid down in typical Eloise beseeching vocal style, crafting utter early 70s brilliance. NOTE this acetate as far as we know is a ONE-OFF other than a single vinyl test press owned by renowned collector/Dj Steve Guarnori, this is it - the only way to own this masterclass in 70s soul. Mr. DJ you want to wow the crowd - this will do it very nicely, indeed Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 411.00 Aretha Franklin Take A Look Pre-Atlantic Aretha! Flirting with Jazz and delivering SOUL The sleeve notes describe her as “a girl capable of expressing boundless emotion and feeling…with intensity and style” it was only a matter of 12 months later and this “girl” was being hailed as the Queen Of Soul. This is her rare 1965 UK album in perfect condition, vinyl and labels are MINT, original inner sleeve and a flawless cover only showing slight signs of it’s 47 years. Not only is this platter special with the astonishing condition but also this album gives up Aretha’s most wanted Northern Soul Columbia recordings. I Can’t Wait Until I See My Baby’s Face - which is absolutely the best version ever recorded. One step Ahead - currently receiving tons of NS DJ exposure Every Little Bit Hurts - a blistering take on the Brenda Holloway recording. The rest of the album underlines every word that John Hammond the man of who discovered Billie Holliday spoke the day he heard Aretha - “The Best Voice I’ve Come Across in Twenty Years” If you’re gonna own the work of most-talented Soul-Sister of all time - you need her rarest British LP in perfect condition, very few collectors can boast of having that honor. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 79.00 Ray Merrell Tears Of Joy UK ONLY and so hard to capture. Original authentic 1970 press in MINT - condition. Both labels and both sides of the vinyl are impeccable. Click the sound file, for lift-off of one of Britains most-wanted Northern Soul creations. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 311.00

Montiques Take Another Look C/w Fool Am I You are viewing one of the very rarest Northern Soul vocal-group 45s it is possible to own. So take time to absorb, as the next copy you see, may be in another lifetime. Yet another enthralling Herb Miller project capturing everything both the Northern Soul and the vocal harmony enthusiast hungers for. Top side is a flowing horn bolstered mid-tempo groove incorporating a beseeching lead vocal soothed by a raft of harmony and understated brass. Sublime, shimmering with class and utterly RARE! Flip it over, the pain amplifies as the lead vocalist realizes he’s a fool awaiting a phone call that never comes… his misery saturates every note and the despairing atmosphere builds to a point of overwhelming empathy - as you too realize it’s a situation you’ve experienced… Not only RAREST OF THE RARE but two of the very finest examples of it’s the genre. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 1,264.00 H. B. Barnum It Hurts Too Much To Cry + 3 Seldom seen 1963 UK 4 track EP with a laminated picture cover showcasing the great H. B. in in his most recognized pose. The utterly prolific Hidle Brown Barnum boasts an unrivaled portfolio of Northern Soul offerings and productions. Before you today is his rarest platter, looking so tempting not only for the stunning laminated cove but also the only way that his highly sought after “It Hurts Too Much To Cry” came out in Britain. Cover condition is superb only a light crease top right corner otherwise Mint -. Back cover is free of any writing, tears or flaws. Both labels are perfect. Vinyl on the “It Hurts Too Much To Cry” track is excellent. “How Many More Times” has a light scuff NOT affecting play. the 2 other tracks on side 2 are excellent. This rare piece is still a gaping hole, in even the most-complete of British Soul vinyl collections. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 131.00 Jive Five Featuring Richard Fisher You're A Puzzle Richard Fisher is about to unleash a adrenaline fueled runaway-train Northern Soul that will leave you breathless. Although this 45’s reputation has been huge amongst collectors chat at the bar for decades now, it is a mystery why this isn’t recognized as an ultimate NS stomper right up there along side “Key To My Happiness” “I’m Not Built That Way” “Quick Change Artist” to name just a few timeless classics. “You’re A Puzzle” spews out ever note with equal power and attitude. A defiant slab of Northern Soul driven by Otis Pollard’s penchant for horns and his refusal to ignore the finer aspects of 50’s vocal group harmony. The whole effect is a stunning slab of Northern Soul that will rise up once DJs like myself, give it the turntable time it has unfairly been deprived of. View and listen to some PROPER-REAL-DEAL-NORTHERN SOUL as a tempting seldom-seen BLACK STOCK copy! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 174.00 The Motown Story - 1970 Compiled By Blues & Soul Magazine In 1970 the now well established Blues & Soul magazine compiled a 36 page FULL COLOUR magazine in tribute to the unparalleled achievements of Hitsville over the last 10 years. Littered with full-colored artist pics to accompany in-depth biographies. Artists as you’d expect cover - Diana Ross & the Supremes 4 group photo’s, Mary Wells, Kim Weston, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Jackson Five, Four Tops, Edwin Starr, Marv Johnson, Rare Earth (full page pic), Elgins, Isley Brothers, Contours, Bobby taylor, Jimmy Ruffin. Full-colour centerfold 6 x LP EMI advert. 2nd 1/2 is more colour & black and white artist pic to accompany artist biographies of Junior Walker and the All stars, Kiki Dee, Chuck Jackson, Marvelletes, The Spinners, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, The Temptations, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Martha & The Vandellas. Plus a unique and complete UK singles and album discography that was still available to order in 1970. followed by more artist pic and bio’s of Brenda Holloway, Blinky, Velvelettes, Fantastic Four, The Originals,Shorty Long and finally the beautiful Tammi Terrell. Is there a finer more in-depth tribute to Tamla Motown in magazine form, we think not. A a cost a 5 Shillings in 1970 - 42 years on this tribute stands as a lasting testament to greatest independent record company in history. Ironically this is the hardest of all the Blues & Soul publications to find. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 280.00

Marvelettes Beechwood 4-5789 The forever spinning carousel in search of Motown perfection! Well owning this 45 will lay one quest to rest - this 1962 UK press is as near perfect as I’ve ever seen - original birth sleeve with title lovingly written top left corner in the white space the 60s British companies left free for easy referencing on British Record Shops shelves, as they filed and re-ordered by label & number. We doubt if this 45 has been hardly handled or played since those writings back in 50 years ago - the 4 prong die-cut center even has fragments of paper hanging from it’s factory dinking modification. You will only find a better copy - in your dreams…. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 76.00 Sonny Boy Williamson No Nights By Myself C/w Boppin' With Sonny Boy One of the seldom-seen British SUE 45s in just impeccable condition and still retaining it’s original birth sleeve. Blues iconic with his rarest UK 7” in impossibly fine condition. The label scan & the soundfile just say it all. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 67.00 Rhetta Hughes Relight My Fire The Chicago-based collaboration of Joshie Jo Armstead & Mike Terry was a studio-togetherness creating countless fine soul recordings during the late sixties. As you’d expect when a skilled lyricist teams up with arranger/producer supreme for an album project it’s gonna craft something special. This album of course contains the remarkable crossover LP ONLY dancer “CRY MYSELF TO SLEEP” made a gigantic dance-floor favourite, primarily by DJ Roger Banks persistence, and what a fine choice of play it was too, as RB lifted this track to NS stardom. But as you’ll hear from the soundfile this is no one track wonder, 2 other tracks catch the ear amongst this flowing 11 track experience. This copy is an immaculate PROMO copy with a white promo label. Looks gorgeous and plays perfect. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 78.00

Gaturs Cold Bear C/w The Boogeer Man GATUR RECORDS, 3141 North Robertson street, New Orleans, Louisiana was the late 60s early 70s dwelling for the creation of some of the Crescent City’s most wanted soul & funk 45s. The architect of the operation Willie Tee created over 10 highly sought after 45s for the Rare-Soul connoisseur to wish for. This example is the 1970 local press of a double-helping of FUNK that enjoyed a brief outing on ATCO 6870. The Atco example is no easy find - this handsome Gatur release is even more tricky to nail. So click the soundfile and witness keyboardist Willie Tee create two raucous-rumbling-run-way-truck FUNK dancers. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 38.00 The Tamla Motown Show 1965 Tour Program seriously RARE 1965 UK tour program as Harold Davison & Arthur Howes present from HITSVILLE U.S.A.“THE TAMLA MOTOWN SHOW” 16 page 120 gramm semi-glossy 10” by 8” program full of artist pics, EMI Tamla Motown record adverts and bio’s. AUTOGRAPHED and messaged by Martha Reeves, Rosalind Ashford-Holmes & Betty Kelly in 1982 - message reads to the right of Vandellas picture “We Were touring for first time in England - What A Blessing” referring to the 1965 tour Artist pics and bio’s on Supremes, Martha & The Vandellas, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Stevie Wonder, Earl Van Dyke + special EMI guest Georgie Fame. full center spread collage of live on stage pics + 3 pages of UK Tamla Motown LP and EP adverts. Incredibly rare, impossible to value piece of UK Soul History. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 96.00 Buddy Ace Screaming Please This weeks R&B offering is a Deadric Malone aka Don Robey session with the inimitable Buddy Ace. The 28 year old “Silver Fox of the Blues” slowly but surely pulls you in with his rap then bursts in a RB Popcorn infused production with cha-cha brass magnifying Buddy’s growl, the mix crafts a very memorable recording, indeed. Infectious and one of his hardest to track down… Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 109.00

Little John Heartbreakin' Time How many times are we going to laud the work of Leonard Jewel Smith in recognition for his huge inadvertent contribution to Northern Soul and rare soul record collecting. Here is yet another storming piece of magnificent 60s Soul dance from the “Delanieur” team. As you’d expect this too is a rare, upbeat, vibrant and compelling example of Los Angeles Northern Soul in the type of condition that even the most-discerning collector will be thrilled to own. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 179.00 Voltaires My, My, My Baby C/w Movin' Movin' On Having lived in the shadows of The Limitations single on the same obscure label for a few decades, this classy vocal-group Northern Soul dancer is at last having it’s own time in the sun. The Bacone family I wish would have continued with their foray into vocal-group soul, E. or Liz Bacone are not names you see on label credits very often but when you do you are sure of fluid but primitive finery throughout their productions. This 45 offers not one but two killer examples of vocal-group Northern Soul that have been causing more than a ripple with those who dig below and past the obvious. LOVE IT twice over.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 337.00 Marvelettes I'll Keep Holding On As much as it pains me to admit it - the French and The Dutch presented 60s Motown far better than any other country, especially Britain. Releasing unissued material, on high quality vinyl is only part-reason for my respect to Artone of Holland, it’s really the imaginative choice and often unique picture covers they adorned their releases with that sets them apart. Check out this spectacular picture sleeve showcasing Gladys Horton, Wanda Young & Georgeanna Tillman - with Katherine Anderson mysterious off camera. What a fabulous way to own this timeless Northern Soul Motown favourite. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 42.00 Garnett Mimms & The Enchanters Cry Baby On September 1st this year Melanie Masson “WOWED” the judges on X-Factor with her version of Janis Joplin’s “Cry Baby” Excuse me, surely you meant Garnett Mimm’s “Cry Baby” and compared to the incomparable Mr. Mimms, I’m sorry Ms Masson it was just a grain away from the exquisite 1963 all-time soul classic original rendition guided by two greats of the studio; Jerry Ragovoy & Garry Sherman were fortunate to work with one of the great soul-vocals of the 60s. We know many 1,000,000’s watch X-factor but in the interests of fairness and discussion we decided @ least our 12,000 auction members, You Tube & Facebook should hear the best version by far by a man who never quite reached the recognition his vocal and on stage presence deserved. This example is an extremely elusive 1963 UK press in just exquisite condition. Listen and cry…….baby Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 47.00

Jackie Day Naughty Boy In short, just the greatest female Northern Soul 45 ever created. If Jackie Day’s captivating vocal doesn’t get ya, the relentless pounding dance-beat will, as will the shrill oohing & cooing girl group providing a soaring relief from the otherwise daunting power of the production, then just when the dancer is running out of steam as the lactic acid kicks in, there’s an adrenaline rush induced by an insane saxophonist, raising the bar again into..a floor-destroy with NO equals. Totally PERFECT NORTHERN SOUL in totally perfect condition. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 1,041.00 Donald Jenkins Happy Days C/w Whole Lotta Lovin' Donald Jenkin’s 1975 Chicago recording “Lucky Day” is one of the real value Northern Soul tunes left to grab @ £20 or less. Just fantastic uplifting Northern Soul that suffers a little maybe from “Not-Rare-enough” snobbery… So how about this the ORIGINAL version made some 10 years earlier. Amazingly there are still quite a few outstanding records that have yet to catch the Northern Soul train and this is one of them. It matters not, which side you drop the stylus on with this extremely elusive Chicago beauty your treated to street-level Northern Soul fully supported by vocal group harmony, a subtle horn arrangement with a distant haunting saxophone adding the finishing touches. Potential is blatant - paradoxically of this the original version suffering Northern Soul isolation from it’s own rarity. Whether it be “Lucky Day” or this the elusive “Happy Day” both demand much more Northern Soul exposure…but not overlooking the primitively enticing flipside.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 123.00 Pookie Hudson This Gets To Me This weeks rare Northern Soul STOCKER comes from the Spaniels lead singer an icon with vocal-group circles. A record that simultaneously unified Wigan Casino & Cleethorpes Pier in 1975 with it’s capacity for cramming the dancefloor at both venues. This is after-all 60s feelgood Philly at it’s most vibrant. View the scan and enjoy the soundfile that will rocket you back to a time when Northern Soul was at it’s peak. This copy retains it’s original birth sleeve, and boasts perfect vinyl and labels - you doubt you could ever locate a finer copy than this example. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 222.00 Shelia Ferguson Heartbroken Memories C/w Signs Of Love The Great Escape! Just like the tee-shirted Steve McQueen on his motorbike weaving in haste across the hillside - this 45 has weaved, bobbed and ducked all forms of capture, re-issuing, bootlegging; remaining a seldom seen, seldom-heard Philly masterpiece. That is all about to change, I know a few (including myself) that are now revisiting their past and dropping the stylus once again on the real-deal slab of Northern Soul after decades of neglect. Take a listen to the double Leon Huff & Richie Barrett project - the first thing you’ll be asking is why wasn’t this the biggest sound at The Torch, The Mecca, The Pier or The Casino at some point during the 70s. Too few 70s DJ plays and almost total dormancy for the next 30 years would be my answer… Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 247.00

Bill Dennis I'll Never Let You Get Away C/w Poor Liitle Fool not only SHRINE TIME but an utterly RARE TIME too.. 13 in the series, featuring two of Shrine's fundamental studio team-members, the duo of Harry Bass & Dale Warren guide the mysterious Bill Dennis to another fabulous Washington Northern Soul winner. The all important SHRINE labels are flawless, no ring wear, writing, water stains, or pieces missing - such an important aspect of collecting the Rarest-Of-The-Rare on this label. Vinyl is a strong Ex+ only revealing the merest surface blemish or two in strong light.Plays beautifully both sides as you will hear from the double sound file. A fine copy of a record that is clearly most likely to be a once in a lifetime opportunity to snare another number in the series of Northern Soul's most-wanted label. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 4,515.00 Duke Browner Crying Over You Vocal & Instrumental A timeless Northern Soul anthem, it matters not how many times you hear this Detroit Delicacy it still has that unnerving affect for synchronized hand-clapping , embarrassing in the office of course - but just had to be done. Before you today is a unique 1979 British RCA DIRECT CUT 10"Â acetate with sound quality (unlike the original) deep, solid and totally penetrating. On the eye, the handwritten label screams NS history; So alluring and actually informative as it references it's intended release destination with the GPR - 145. Unmissable Northern Soul super-classic in it's rarest form.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 75.00 Rumblers Soulful Jerk 1965 Los Angeles instrumental from the renowned Downy Recording Building where Barry White honed his singing and production skills during the era. This is a far cry from Barry's work, this mountain of sound blends Soul,Surf & Latin into a Tsunami of hipshakin' turbulence, that would have drowned the traffic noise of I-5 and I-605 freeways converging either side of the studios. Mid-60s instrumental that beseeches you to dance. You are viewing it's rarest and most desirable form - the extremely elusive 1965 UK press in near perfect condition. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 60.00

Larry Allen Can't We Talk It Over Yes this is the ultra-elusive LARRY Allen credit 1st. press in just sublime condition. One of those NS classics those intro is an instant starting gun for the sprint to the dance-floor. The shrill piano key slapping is so very inviting, but not nearly as inviting as that big LARRY text on the label, the ultimate variation whilst chasing the disc perhaps 20 times rare than the L. Allen credit alternative. Two clean label and vinyl to match - a beauty in it's rarest form. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 510.00 Donna Colman Your Loves Too Strong C/w If You Want Me And this weeks desirable Northern Soul USA White DEMO is: A distant droning male vocal group precede a seductive young girl vocal that will just enter all the places in your heart you really didn't want her to go. Can Northern Soul be sexy? Well I think this 45 certainly is, as Donna purrs precisely at the right place beckoning her background boys to elevate the session by providing some of the most persistent vocal-backing of any Northern Soul recording and of course the relentless piano brings the whole thing together. This has just got "IT"Â hasn't it .. After Donna turning me on, shall we talk condition..? which is so very near perfect - it hurts. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 271.00 Ron Buford Featuring Ural Thomas Deep Soul Part 1 & 2 Ray Barretto style horn intro almost immediately hardens into a James Brown style FUNK engine that sweeps aside all tat comes before it. Ural Thomas does a fine job on part 1 with his defiant vocal approach so's not to be overwhelmed erupting brass strengthening by the second behind him..late on the Latin influence creeps in and the session is complete, leaving you gasping.. Part two takes a breather and drops a tad in pace - completely different but equally effective and a wild hammond jumps to the fore.. Two sides that frankly would just conquer any dancefloor.. Two perfect label & playing surface, tiny, tiny edge curl in one small area of the record edge NOT affecting sound. Check that perfect & mighty sound file and try not to dance if you can... Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 59.00 Choker Campbell Hits Of The Sixties Walter "Choker"Â Campbell, the driving force behind the legendary Motown Revue. Providing the full musical backing with his 16 piece band. I can say it no better than the Scott St. James's sleeve notes, quote: "Â Shake with that Motown Sound, that indefinable something which continues to give depth of feeling and beat to these Holland & Dozier, William Stevenson & Clarence Paul productions"Â Choker was the MAN! Check out this 12 track 1965 mono original UK press that retains the original company inner sleeve, two perfect labels, neat clean vinyl, laminated front cover is free of flaws except for some minor creasing - see scan. Back cover is free of writing, stains, but there is a small sticker removal surface tear NOT affecting text or track listing. It's rare, you know that - now listen to the soundfile and you will fully appreciate what a highly talent band leader "Choker"Â was. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 112.00

Spinners Sweet Thing C/w How Can I at the risk of repeating ourselves: For ever seeking flawless labels and vinyl? Both the USA And UK MOTOWN collectors quest for a run of perfection is never ending. So when we encounter a great Northern Soul tune in dream-condition, we do like to hang it up for offer. Considering what are the chances today for this 1964 48 year old masterpiece popping up for sale in pristine condition. Both labels are totally clean, vinyl reveals under tough scrutinization we can't even detect even a brief light sleeve contact brush...we think this is just the thing the ultra-picky-Motown-Man is looking for. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 97.00 Miracles Ain't It Baby C/w The Only One Love British Tamla Motown addicts - you'll be pleased to hear this is the finest copy of this 1961 British press we've encountered this century. Flawless Mint minus labels - vinyl that is near perfect - just a minuscule light surface blemish on the flipside vinyl otherwise we'd have no hesitation to list this rarely seen offering as Mint minus throughout. Still retaining it's original birth-sleeve, we'd suggest you'd spend a lifetime trying to find a finer copy. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 84.00 Sugar Simone I Love My Baby C/w I'll Keep You Satisfied Born in Jamaican Keith "Sugar"Â Simone showcases the influence of British residents from the Islands had on the mid-sixties "British Soul sound"Â that was so appreciated by the MODS of the era. With recordings of both Ska & Soul under his belt and a series of highly collectable 45s on Carnival, Sue & Go. Let us introduce you to this completely obscure 1967 "A"Â stamped Brit-release from this versatile singer. Topside is a vibrant Horn-mobilized English soul-shaker absolutely capturing the very essence of the time, as he draws inspiration from Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding and Arthur Conley and the like and literally rips into the production. But that is not all, flip it over for a remarkable slab of Deep Soul as the funeral paced hammond hums and the despairing guitar slowly plucks it's web of despair, horns slowing lift up and a most-brilliantly understated trumpet solo keeps the mood right on the cusp, just one step away from jumping off the cliff. Who's want to die?.. whilst music like this is still yet to reach the masses.. a Deep Soul masterpiece that Otis himself could hardly have bettered...and oh that trumpet... makes you just want to lie down in front of log fire with someone you care about... Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 59.00 Bill Brandon The Streets Got My Lady C/w Tag Tag Be prepared to have your mood regenerated twice over, as this master of the Southern Soul takes you by the heart. Top side created by two captains of our music Robert Holmes & Moses Dillard join forces in Nashville, crafting Deep Soul lyrics into a soulful dance production. No easy task but the pairing excel in their assignment, aided by a man who just delivers pain on every word...SUPERB The flipside jumps from Soul Captains to Soul-Gods, as the adroit pen Sam Dees tells another tale of lost-love and despair, through highly-imaginative lyrics and Bill Brandon's skilled vocal again rekindling the heartache. It's proper SOUL in two different styles but both delivering the same message of how love, just hurts sometimes.. This is the rarely seen authentic ORIGINAL press, of course. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 307.00

Ernie Lucas What We Pay For Love C/w Can Separate Me From Your Love This Los Angeles Okeh recording was missed by everyone, check out Arin Demain aka Ernie Lucas grinding out a slab of Beat Ballad Heaven! Guided by the steady hand of James Carmichael who methodically assembles a mighty beater, with a girl choir soothing Ernie's pain; has he quite rightly points out "Heartaches Are What We Pay For Love"Â Jackie "Call Me Tomorrow"Â Mills cranks up the production to epic proportions, it's all there the ingredients for a heart-repairing excercise. One pace above Deep Soul, one pace below a Northern Soul dancer, sits it in smack dab in the middle of what a great Beat Ballad should sound like. Without question one of the least seen of all the Okeh treasures. I can see this 45's reputation growing on the back of You Tube & Facebook. What price the next time you see it..must be the question. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 86.00 Twisted Wheel Mail Shot Full Contents Of The October 1969 Mail Shot Perhaps the most significant "TWISTED WHEEL"Â package ever to come to market. This is the October mailshot to members only, totally complete and in the same condition as when the Burton On Trent "Wheeler"Â opened his envelope Saturday 27th. of September 1969. Contents are an astonishing 2 live artist event flyers Marv Johnson & Ben E. King to appear on two consecutive Saturdays. Twisted Wheel membership card, printed handbill for live act schedule for September, October & November 1969 with act changes of The Bandwagon & The Platters amended to Marv Johnson & Lee Dorsey by hand. Note: Arthur Conley - billed as AURTHUR CONLEY Also includes the seldom seen TWISTED WHEEL CLUB wallet size CARD event informer - plus to make this set, irresistibly perfect - is the ORIGINAL address, stamped and franked envelope it was mailed in. Surely awaiting a high quality picture frame and a pride of place on a wall in your house, as this conversation piece just bristles with NS history... Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 128.00 Cix Bits Band I Can't Turn Myself Around 1978 street-level Los Angeles funk infused dancer that falls perfectly into today's preferred Northern Soul 70s dance style. A pinch of vocal-attitude rolls over the persistent wah-wah guitar work, bolstered by strong horn and shrill girls - always a recipe to wow the dancefloor. This copy is totally perfect in every way not only condition - but perfect for the DJ to impress, as Soul Sam, Mick H. and others have done for quite some time.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 1,009.00 Limitations I'm Lonely I'm Troubled C/w My Baby Much is mentioned about the huge contribution Stoke On Trent Soul-Boys have made to the Northern Soul scene over the decades. Throughout the early 70s Keith Minshall championed the cause at the iconic The Golden Torch all-niter with his team of King Spinners. "Butch"Â picked up the baton in the 80s and spent the next 3 decades amassing the worlds greatest Rare Soul collection and an unrivaled DJing reputation as his one-off discoveries were one of the major reasons Northern Soul stayed alive, fresh and challenging. But not enough has been said about the other "Potteries"Â Northern Soul hero who pre-internet era of the 80's and early 90s, traveled the length & breadth of the USA. Crate digging first, then elevating his search to finding artists, producers and label owners. That was Super-Record-Sleuth Tim Ashibende, a man responsible for bringing many single and quantity finds to the UK. Tim an unassuming and modest kinda guy wrote great in-depth accounts of his meetings with many Soul Artists and producers. I don't think he has written one about his meeting with Liz Bacone but without that encounter this double-delight of vocal-group Northern & Sweet Soul 45 would be an impossible dream to own during the 90s. Today, Tim's meager haul has 20 years since been quickly dispersed into the finest NS collections and is now quite rightly right back at the top of DJ wants lists like it was before Tim Ashibende became one of the first self-styled Private-Vinyl-Detectives and he was very good at it. Tim, respect mate .... Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 311.00

i guess uk records are better to look at with the middles intact but us records a lot easier to handle with large centers, no finger marks etc on the vinyl, but i wonder ( not too much ) why the difference between the uk & us, someone somewhere must have decided which was best way to go,

I STILL THINK IF THE WHEEL HAD STAYED OPEN THROUGH THE 70s IT WOULD HAVE KEPT IT'S NO1 SOUL CLUB IN THE WORLD TITLE ( DISCUSS ) JOE.

HI, APOLOGIES BUT I'VE PUT THIS IN THE WRONG SECTION

Babara Mcnair You're Gonna Love My Baby For ever seeking flawless labels and vinyl? Both the USA And UK MOTOWN collectors quest for a run of perfection is never ending. So when we encounter a great tune in dream-condition, we do like to hang it up for offer. Considering what are the chances today for this 1965 47 year old masterpiece from center-fold girl Barbara, popping up for sale in pristine condition. Both labels are totally clean, vinyl reveals under tough scrutinization only a brief light sleeve contact brush...we think this is just the thing the ultra-picky-Motown-Man or woman is looking for. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 191.00 Fugitives Human Jungle C/w Don't Play That Song One for the British-Label-Soul soul collector who's hit that brick wall of near completeness. It' is only, the really ridiculously rare or the strange quirky items that catch their desire to own after years of boring upgrading. So consider the 60s EMI acetate in preparation for a 1967 UK COLUMBIA release that never happened. A Teddy Vann & Herman Kelley collaboration that was to rise to Northern Soul & Wigan Casino exposure as the USA Roulette release, ultimately emerging on Pye's Disco Demand label in 1974. Interesting isn't it, a UK Columbia release 7 years earlier, we'd now be talking about a Twisted Wheel anthem ...not a Wigan Casino spin.... Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 25.00 Marvelettes When You're Young And In Love C/w The Day You Take One You Havev To Take The Other Rarely did Motown take another girl-group's hit and give it to one of their own and create another Motown classic. The Marvelettes version of Van McCoys Ruby & The Romantics classic swept the world in 1967 particularly going huge in Britain. How nice it is to witness it as the 1967 British Green & White DEMO! in just sublime condition. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 217.00

Honey & The Bees Group Portfolio RARE! very rare... 10 page wallet style 11"Â x 9"Â group portfolio with full Group Biography from 1962, full 4 girl group b/w pic, full list of the Night Clubs, Colleges & Tours the girl have embarked on since their beginnings. Includes individual bio's & alluring photographs on Nadine Felder, Jean Davis, Ann Wooten & Gwen Oliver latest 1971 Josie 45 enclosed inside with its very own flipback compartment. An iconic Philly girl-group for Northern Soul fans who offered some outrageously good and rare 45s to pursue but this offering takes collecting to another level.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 30.00 Little Richard Get Down With It During Richard Penniman's 1967 UK tour, non other than Norman "Hurricane"Â Smith the "Don't Let It Die"Â man, invited Little Richard into the studio to record a version of Bobby Marchan's 1965 Miami session. Fashioning a wild UK production for Okeh records that never achieved USA release, but has recently achieved huge Northern Soul spins, so much so it was even recently re-issued to meet demand. Before you today is a wonderfully clean original 1967 Brit-release retaining it's original birth sleeve. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 98.00 Willie And The Mighty Magnificents On Scene 70 Just littered with NON-45 Northern Soul dance tracks. An album that is just so darn good we've sound-filed fully EIGHT TRACKS of the 11 tracks as the stand-out examples of East Coast vocal group rare-soul - littered with an occasional funk tune adding a little spice to an already impressive platter. Willie Feaster and the gang does it up tight and solid. With every track shimmering with vibrant enthusiastic SOUL skillfully constructed and ejected with purpose. Thais LP mysteriously passed everybody by upon release in 1970. Northern Soul DJ's seeking something to turn heads and pump up your set, check out the soundfile , you'll be impressed.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 159.00 Hyperions Why You Wanna Treat Me The Way You Do Oh for a chance to revisit the days in Los Angeles when you could get off a plane and visit Record Shops still crammed with 45's. THen drive I-101 for 5 hours to Modesto and meet the larger than life American Indian John Hillyard, a man with more obscure records at his fingertips than anyone I ever met before or since. Today, John is a sadly missed legend amongst California crate-diggers and obsessive Brits who would scramble for sometimes a week; overlooking his crazy high-pitched laugh as you dropped the stylus on some really rare Bakersfield label - and that twangy Country & Western guitar rang out to be greeted by John's sarcastic mantra - "Is That Northern Soul? ..he, he, he, he"Â I do remember the very moment I dropped the needle on this baby, John's ears pricked up "That's a bit better was his retort.."Â yes it certainly was better, another Northern Soul monster was born...when my old friend Steve Smith was at my house on my return rubbing his hands and asking "Come on Manny what'cha got for me..?"Â Steve the DJ of course was instrumental in turning this into a Northern Soul monster! Oh how I miss those days on the road, full of anticipation of not only the vinyl but also of spending time with unique characters like John Hillyard.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 673.00

Lindell Hill Remone C/w Used To Be Love Steamboat from St. Louis To Memphis, was a regular trip for many of the last centuries musicians, so it's no surprise there are several collaborations between these two Mississippi cities. Check out this example, serving up cold and calculated Deep Soul of the man reminiscing a girl he just can't forget. "Remone"Â - sparks off a minestrone of horns, ear-piercing church-tutored girls nourishing an expressively gritty vocal through his pains. Nick Charles & Steve Cropper then sprinkle this soulful-soup with a male vocal group infusion and the song is complete. Memphis Deep Soul it is, at it's most empathic.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 35.00 Wally Cox This Man This weeks Northern Soul weirdness release from around the world is currently a hugely popular NS revival spin. Former Wigan Casino monster that packed the floor and sparked a UK Pye Disco Demand release and album track. Is presented here in it's ultimate rarest form. A 1971 Argentinian deep groove 33 RPM 7"Â disc sporting a glorious USA Scepter design label with a small hole center. Just looks and sounds totally sublime.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 121.00 Combinations I'm Gonna Make You Love Me C/w The Goddess Of Love You are viewing a 45 that sits right at the top of the Northern Soul Trophy Tree.. The genius of Tee Fletcher molds double-helping of flowing vocal group grooves, encapsulating the very essence of what a truly great Northern Soul sound should sound like. Effortlessly smooth 60s dance music.. A pleading lead is cradled by a raft of male harmony support, then right on cue the horns and vibes breaks punctuate this Northern Soul beauty to perfection. Perfection does not come cheap, especially if it is as rare as hell Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 2,016.00 Jimmy Mccracklin What's That A totally immaculate example of this highly sought-after R&B romp. Before you and looking so very tempting is a pristine 1961 White Demo. An imaginative Clyde Otis & Jimmy McCracklin creation; blending J.M's rasping vocal into a patchwork a moaning male vocals and crazed saxophone wailings. The effect is a compelling R&B/Popcorn shaker of the most-infectious kind. Little wonder this disc is so in-demand, it just ripples with dance-floor appeal! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 209.00

Eddie Parker But If You Must Go C/w I Need A True Love Way-Beyond Beat-Ballad-Heaven! The Jack Ashford / Lorraine Chandler / Eddie Parker Alliance masterminded two of Northern Soul greatest recordings, most consider the very pinnacle of the genre. "I'm Gone"Â and "I Love You Baby"Â are timeless examples of Northern Soul at it's most magnificent. Before you today is the 3rd Soul masterpiece the team created. Pause for a moment and consider first is EXTREME RARITY which outstrips "I'm Gone"Â on our data alone at 6 to 1 and "Love You Baby"Â at 50 to 1. So now listen to what single-minded rare soul fans consider as one of (if not THE) finest soul experience you could ever wish to encounter. Slow piano intro meets haunting strings, as Eddie's gravel-coated vocal eases its way forward. In true Ashford / Chandler style subtle girls & murmuring males vocals inject a platform for the Parker-vocal to spring from. AND HOW! slowly but surely E.P. builds the atmosphere as he suddenly hits the roof as he pleads "But If You Must Go"Â leading to the killer line "Baby, How Many Bags Does It Take, For You To Leave..?"Â For me this 45 is without question the most colossal mountain of Real-Soul ever recorded. An unequaled emotional journey of despair that will never be matched. This is 4.05 minutes of Perfect-Real-Soul-Heaven - the flipside is strong Northern Soul but who cares...after listening to that? Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 1,814.00 Inell Young The Next Ball Game C/w Part Of The Game An Eddie Bo New Orleans project, offering a pairing of punchy mix of Northern Soul & Funk backed with a Deep Soul journey into despair. Top side: Mr. Bocage creates a primitive, raw-edged funk infused soul dancer, dead right for both the Funk & NS scenes as the harder growling Sister tunes are the flavour with so many top-NS-DJ sets. Constant drumming, clever rimshots and overpowering horns lay the perfect base for Inell's sweet vocal to spring from aided by girl group choruses, this is street-level New Orleans at it's most inviting. Flip sides: is a slow journey of hurt, portraying a young girls experiencing pain "playing the game of love"Â We have spoken before of the wisdom of investing in New Orleans vinyl - but this killer could have been made any where on the planet and we'd window it as a "must Own"Â for any collector serious about rare soul. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 127.00 James Brown & The Famous Flames Night Train This week's Red & White lure is the groundbreaking 1962 instrumental, that went some way to building the bridge from Modern Jazz All-night-club music to the beginnings of the MOD R&B/Soul dance-preference. Those "Modern Jazz"Â purple-heart fueled revelers soon tapped into the wealth of product from the USA "Night Train"Â "Green Onions"Â "Last Night"Â "Walking The Dog"Â provided a few of the many tunes of the day, formulating the basis of the Northern Soul scene as we know it now. It could not have had a better titled, to grab the attention of the underground scene - or indeed provided and stronger dance production for the leap from Jazz to R&B....and the rest of course is history. To acquire this disc as a pristine flawless RED & WHITE promo is a serious Brit-vinyl collectors dream... just irresistibly gleaming with street-cred. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 209.00 Thelma Lindsey Prepared To Love You C/w Why Weren't You There This weeks Northern Soul classic White Demo slot goes to this Detroit-Double-Delight. Topside epitomizes everything real-deal Northern Soul is - potent, relentless, floor-destroying testament to dance. But this 45 is so much more than the full-throttle foot-top-the-floor Wigan Casino stomper - because just a flip of the sides will reveal a cultured precisely constructed mid-paced soulful journey just dripping with class. Two sides of Motor City Magic in an immaculate highly coveted WHITE PROMO form in just-to-die-for-condition. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 272.00

soul sam is from wrexham so maybe it's the wrexham way, i was sure mine needed the middle knocked out, but i could be wrong, memory is crap nowadays, i seem to remember you could buy a discotron the size of a car radio and it fit in the glovebox of a mate's rover i always thought that played 45s with knocked out middle's ( maybe i got that wrong as well )