JOE TORQUAY

Lorraine And The Delights Baby I Need You C/w I Just Couldn't Say Northern Soul girl-group heaven In the very best tradition of a real-deal-torrent of 60s dance music, incorporating everything good about classic style Northern Soul not only a pleading lead young-girl vocal, strong ear-piercing girl group chorus, but also subtle male-vocal group intrusions adding depth to the lyrics. When you have a relentless full-throttle instrumentation, baritone sax, vibes, triangles, pumping piano it's important not to swamp the vocals - this production pulls off the most difficult thing with "Kitchen-sink" sessions, it has clarity of vocal and a marvelous and powerful clear production. THIS IS THE ESSENCE OF NORTHERN SOUL with every ingredient you could ever wish to hear within 2.30 minutes Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 155.00 Phillip Mitchell Free For All (winner Takes All) A Golden Torch ANTHEM! When was the last time you encountered a pristine "perfect" STOCK copy of this timeless NS testament highlighting the energy required, to dance all-night at these legendary clubs. This example was an explosive turntable choice, that literally rocked iconic clubs like the "Golden Torch" when that punchy piano intro, signaled a stampede to the dancefloor. UK President met the huge demand created by such deleted USA 45s, through their conveyor-belt of Northern Soul greats released on the Jay Boy label. Today few collectors or DJ can boast owning this timeless-piece with two perfect labels and vinyl to match on this easy-on-the-eye Shout STOCKcopy. Click the soundfile, strap yourself in for a jet propelled journey back in time to when Northern Soul was still underground and most-every record played back then, is now considered a benchmark for NS quality. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 195.00 Mary Wells Mary Wells 1965 Uk 4 Track Ep How rare is this 1965 UK Tamla Motown 4 track EP. Well we can tell you, it's an actually incredibly tough to secure. track listing: 1. My Guy 2. Oh Little Boy 3. What's Easy For Two (Is Hard For One) 4. You Lost The Sweetest Boy The track listing above may give us a clue as to why this EP - never sold as much as other Tamla Motown EPs - it features her two 1963 / 1964 singles on one EP. Released over a year after the singles and consequently many collector would have had the two singles already. As you will already be aware this EP is one of the very least seen EPs in the series. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 67.00 Hitsville Volume 1 Edition 11 Hitsville U.s.a. 11 Incredibly RARE and totally immaculate January 1966 "MOTOWN APPRCIATION SOCIETY" booklet Hitsville USA # 11 subtitled "THE AMZING EMPIREON WEST GRAND BOULVEVARD" Foreword & Edited by Dave Godin.back cover pic of BERRY GORDY. Footnote reads: 6 years ago an $85-a-week auto worker quite his job, borrowed $700 and started making records for teenagers. Today his Motown Record Corp is the home of the unique "Detroit Sound" that echoes in waves of rocking rhythm around the world. Inside Contents inc: 2 page article by Michaela Williams from the CHICAGODAILY NEWS September 25 1966. Bio & pic Lamont Dozier - Brain & Eddie Holland. Otis Redding pic and report by Cliff Clifford. Stevie Wonder pic & talk of 1966 tour arriving January 21st staying and touring the UK until February 6th. Hot 30 Soul 45s for January 1966 and a center page spread of the Top 50 chart of 1965's top USA Soul import 45s. Dave Godin knew how to pack info & interest in a fanzine! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 39.00

Leon Haywood Baby Reconsider At the "Twisted Wheel" this became allegedly the first "soul" 45 to be sold for £10!! Today some 43 years down the road - it is still considered one of THEgreatest Northern Soul 45s ever found. Well, what would you expect when Leon Haywood, Arthur Wright and Cliff Goldsmith rub shoulders in a studio back in October 1966! They crafted "Northern Soul" perfection, that is regarded in STOCK COPY format as the ultimate way to own it. Why? The subsequent 70s Fat Fish vinyl "Bootleg" has dreadful sound quality, the Fantasy 1977 UK re-issue is an awful 70s remix that completely loses all it's 60s quality. This copy - is in absolutely as good as it gets condition - never encountered a Northern Soul DJ - visually and sound quality MINT minus! A beauty! A trophy! A Classic ! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 563.00 Steve Mancha Friday Night C/w Monday Through Thursday The legacy Richard Popcorn Wylie & Tony Hester left the Northern Soul movement is perhaps unparalleled. Here is another fine example of the pairs craftsmanship. "Friday Night" is a horn propelled dance experience just saturated in everything that is exceptional about mid-60s Motor City music. You won't be able to resist Steve Mancha's rasping vocal taking you places few records do - listen this'll be the best "Friday" you've ever had! As if not to be outdone Melvin Davis, Clyde Wilson and Don Davis ask the question on the flipside - hey what about "Monday Through Thursday. Every ear-piercing girl choris every horn blow, every Bari-tone saxophone purr matches the dynamic a-side - this is a record that demands your acute respect, twice over. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 220.00 Miss D. D. Phillips Hey Little Girl Miss D. D. takes James Royal's recording and gives it the female ingredient that lifts this way past the UK CBS original. An all-nighter classic from those halcyon days of long-hot summer night when niters rang to the sounds of Larry Santos, Maurice Williams, Mel Britt and the occasional joyous girly tune to mix it up. This copy again could hardly be in finer condition - totally flawless, with both labels and vinyl being pristine! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 104.00

Sam Moultrie I'll Always Love You The extremely rare BLUE LOGO original! So very seldom seen and without question the most-colourful and ultimate way to own this ex-Cleethorpes Pier delight. Fluid Alabama Northern Soul that just encapsulates the scene's "glory" years of discovery circa 1974, when every week there was some new discovery to send the hairs on the of your back of neck, erect. If your seeking the top-drawer NS Classics in their rarest clothes this is one fine and elusive example. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 130.00 Vivian Jones Money Can't Buy My Love Rare, very rare Detroit riddled with Soul Sister attitude James Jameson style bass intro, Dennis Coffey style guitar work joins in, with a subtle Rudy Robinson style hammond drone all weave a mean backing track - but compares nothing to Vivian Jones's PMT prompted angry vocal, a soothing vocal-group chorus does nothing to calm her arrogance; even a mighty sax break can't steal her thunder! " I told You Before, Money Don't Move Me - I Just Want A Real Man" Vivian, this is 60s Detroit Northern Soul at it's very most-compelling... Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 1,023.00 Duke And Leonard Just Do The Best You Can At last this mighty powerful duet is breaking through - "Rare & Underplayed" nights are making this brass fueled stomper a talked about 45. Duke & Leonard vocally spar for position and the relentless backing prompts and cajoles finely tuned and expressive vocal exchanges from the pair. Condition of the labels and both sides of the vinyl is perfect! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 186.00

HI, THANKS FOR REPLIES, YOU THINK THEY'D ( PONTINS ) BE GLAD TO HAVE SOMETHING ON IN FEB / MARCH, JOB'S FOR LOCAL PEOPLE AS WELL, IT'S NOT AS IF THERE SNOWED ( IT'S BEEN THAT COLD SOME YEARS IT MIGHT AS WELL HAVE BEEN SNOWING ) UNDER WITH HOLIDAY MAKERS IS IT, I THOUGHT IT WAS ALL ABOUT BUMS ON SEATS WITH HOLIDAY CAMPS, IT'S NO WONDER THEY CAN'T MAKE ANY MONEY, IN MY OPINION IT WON'T BE THE SAME WITHOUT THE LIVE ACTS, JOE.

LOOKS LIKE NO NEWS IS BAD NEWS

HI, ANYONE GOT ANY NEWS ON PRESTATYN THIS SPRING ??? I HAVEN'T SEEN OR HEARD ANYTHING SO I GUESS IT'S BEEN CANCELLED, UNLESS SOMEONE OUT THERE KNOWS DIFFERENT, JOE.

Various Artists We Sing The Blues Don'tcha just adore UK 60s Soul EPs. They ALL seem to be very rare. This example is the so very seldom-seen 1960 UK 4 track EP from New Orleans premier label of the period - MINIT Records and four of their most-prolific artists. Ernie K. Doe - A Certain Girl 2. Benny Spellman - Fortune Teller 3. Jessie Hill - Ooo Pooh Pah Doo 4. Aaron Neville - Let's Live Cover is clean and flaw free (see scan) both labels are perfect. Vinyl has some fine, light surface marks but plays just clean and true. Check out he impressive 4 track sound file lifted directly off this actual offering. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 56.00 Sandi Sheldon You're Gonna Make Me Love You Stop, look and listen - you won't need any BS from me... Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 688.00 Soul Music Monthly #3 Soul Music Monthly March 1967 Perhaps the least seen of all the 60s Brit-Soul Music magazines. Edited by Tony Cummings a forerunner to Blues & Soul and a running partner of the highly coveted "Home Of The blues" within this pioneering March 1967 24 page "Soul Report" Tony Cummings and team dive deep below the surface of Black Music Scene creating some startling editorial. SPELLBINDERS with the front cover pic and bio. CHUCK JACKSON an in depth report on his career so far OTIS REDDING Discography MAD LADSreport of their live Brit performance at the "Tiles" 03.10.66 LITTLE RICHARDreport on his live Brit performance Saville Theatre 11.12.66 FLAMINGOS - "Artist Of The month" bio & discography ALVIN CASH & the CRAWLERS - live at Streatham, "Lacarno" A brief "Gospel" and separate "Blues" focusFRANKIE LYMON and the TEENAGERS article by Bill Millar JAN BRADLEY - bio and discography a thought provoking review of "new" soul singles which includes: Lillian Dupree - Hide & Seek - D.Town 1051 Ruth McFadden - Do It Right Up - Sure Shot 5011 Steve Mancha -Did My Baby Call - Wheelsville 102 which Tony Cummings describes as "a goodish song" "Marvin Gaye styled vocal" "Good for dancing to" Back cover pic is the mysterious New Orleans based EVA LARSE. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 11.00

Maxine Brown Am I Falling In Love Without question one of THE most difficult of all the British release Northern Soul 45s to acquire. This copy is not only in vinyl-dreamland condition it also carries on the flipside label a red and white sticker reading: "DELETED - "This Record Is "Very Valuable" because it is not longer obtainable. Therefore return it to library immediately finished with"LIBRARIAN. The sticker alone, is so quirky in fact a conversation piece - as we feel the Library may have had a better chance of it being returned if it had read: "New York's Soul Diva's 2nd. British release, we doubt you'd like it, as you're probably infatuated with the Beatles! Please return for filing" 50 years on, it's now broke surface in more or less the same condition the mysterious library received it in. One hell of a NS tune from a Queen of Northern Soul. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 162.00 Irma Thomas Don't Mess With My Man C/w Set Me Free A Brit collectors "perfectionists" delight.. Looking at this 45 is the nearest the owner will ever get to traveling back in time. If you were a young "hip" MOD aspiring to impress you friends with your mushrooming collection of SUE's. It was after all the most-eclectic Brit Label of the Golden mid-60s and something of a MOD medal to wear if you owned some SUE's, especially the obscure ones. THIS ONE IS MINT! But this 45s is so much more than peep through the "Soul Scene" keyhole of 1965 - it is a hugely powerful performance from the "Queen Of New Orleans" that Northern Sol R&B jocks are currently seeking out on it's elusiveUSA "RON" release. It is a after-all very usable DJ platter. But honestly speaking, this 45 should be filed for prosperity. It's perfect and very few (if any) perfect copies in 2012 actually still exist. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 157.00 Gene Chandler Mr. Big Shot C/w I Hate To Be The One To Say A Northern Soul PROMO prize! Explosion Chicago NS BOTH sides! Top side is of course a Wigan Casino Mr. M's anthem - the flip has been until recently somewhat overlooked but is every note as powerful. Two Keni Lewis compositions, skilfully arranged by Sonny Sanders, produced by the uncompromising Carl Davis. A partnership that crafted a plethora of proper Northern Soul 45s usually seamless, smooth and soulful, not too many carry this bulldozer style floor-destroying power! Click the soundfile for two experiences to knock you off ya feet! This is the rarely seen WHITE DEMO with two perfect labels and lovey clean vinyl! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 158.00

Degree Of Freedom Please Tell Me Why C/w Vegtable Soup Sweet Soul vocal-group harmony fans check this out! Small label sweet harmony does NOT get much finer than this, street -level Richmond, Virginia rarity. FUNK fans listen to the thoroughly gorgeous harmony ballad because it is followed by the B-side which is Kick-Ass-FUNK! Two Mario Smith compositions that underline that foraging through 45s can be so rewarding especially when something this obscure pops up. A promo sleeve that comes with it - has a rubber stamp reading " DEARJOCK: IF YOU DON'T DIG THIS SIDE GIVE THE FLIP A LISTEN, IT'S HEAVYTOO" you're certainly right with that statement! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 161.00 Charles Pryor What They Doing (funkie Junkie) C/w I Just Want Top (change My Mind) A single artist D.I.Y. project that offers a forceful FUNK experience backed with a staunch Deep Soul out-pouring of the highest order. Charles Pryor displays talents far beyond just delivering a vocal to make you pause and absorb. He is also a highly skilled arranger as you hear hear as the moody horns nourish the FUNK offering - then in total contrast lull the ballad side into a begging piece of heartbreak. Charles, what ever you do is skilled and emotional - check out his other work. This one is tough to acquire and gives the listening and new owner two fabulous examples of Rare-Soul. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 67.00 Ken Boothe Oo Wee Baby C/w Lonely Tear Drops Oh the joy of wading through vinyl and spinning interesting looking discs. In the hope of a moment like I've just had today - what I know about 60s Jamaican music is less that my understanding of nuclear physics. Naively I was expecting "SKA" viewing the label reading the writer credits probably "Rock steady" takes on Fred Hughes & Jackie Wilson classics respectively, but was ooooh soooo wrong! What was to follow was a most wonderful "soul" moment, I just needed to share. As Ken Boothe flaunts his his gift for the "soul" sound as he totally deconstructs both songs, and serves up two sensational versions that will have you playing and replaying the irresistible sound file. Be prepared, as these two songs are so, so good! Light surface marks - but who cares? This 45 is utter brilliance, both sides! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 100.00 Karl Evans Oo Wee Let It Be Me Babe C/w Honey On My Shoulder I'm shocked!! Time to pause for thought.... This is a pristine original1966 first version of the Louise Lewis Northern Soul classic. It is only when I'm able to draw from a 14 year old data base of 100,000's of sales, listings and research that the true rarity of a disc is revealed. I did know I'd not met this old Northern Soul friend for many years - but only 1 copy previously recorded since our database started was quite frankly startling. So we re-checked with "Popsike" and to see only 1 copy the YELLOW label 2nd. press with the instrumental flip recorded. It made me realize not for the first time, that some records we took for granted in our Northern Soul infancy are now seriously RARE discs. NOTE: The 1975 re-issue did not carry the fine piano led Deep Soul ballad on the flip. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 124.00

Charlene And The Soul Serenaders Can You Win C/w Love Changes Currently one of THE most wanted titles on the British Rare-Soul dance scene! A huge tune and a dancefloor magnet for the likes of Dave Ripolles, Butch and from this weekend I hear Soul Sam has secured a copy on VOLT. But only one of the above mentioned can boast owning this funk-infused soulful masterpiece as the FIRST local Sheffield, Alabama 45. So what's the story? Well the soundfile will reveal a completely compelling Soul-Sister dance-tune that saw PROMO and very brief release on VOLT4052 in 1970. The "Can You Win" side is ONLY available on the stock copy. After saying all that, you can see from the label scan and hear from the riveting sound file - to own this 45 is something very special indeed. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 1,917.00 Supremes You Can't Hurry Love C/w Put Yourself In My Place A near perfect 1966 Red & White Grail! Every Tamla Motown Red & White collector will confirm it's the "HITS" that are the most difficult to acquire. As JImmy Ruffin's "What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted" confirmed early in December. If any 45s, back in the 60s was going to go AWOL from Radio Station libraries, reviewers offices, pressing plants or Record companies files it was "The Hits". This was of course a monster hit and considered a timeless Motown anthem - as a flawless red & white DEMO it is a rare species indeed! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 167.00 Guitar Ray You're Gonna Wreck My Life Just like Bobby Wilburn there are a few, a very few, records that if your ever not feeling at your best. Drop the stylus and your whole mood changes for the better. Is this not why the Northern Soul addict spends his life foraging for truly great performances that defy all reason as to why they never sold. Everyone in the world today, should listen to Guitar Ray's outpourings of his love for the girl who's wrecking his life..a saturation of heartbreak! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 468.00 Four Coins Maybe She's Right Does Northern Soul vocal group Crossover Northern Soul get any more smoother than this? We don't think it does.. Seamless vocals weave their way through this string propelled dancer that just when you think the production has peaked it just keeps climbing to higher. Staggeringly superb! and incredibly RARE! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 851.00

Douglas Banks Ain't That Just Like A Woman THE INCREDIBLY RARE - STOCK COPY! Just love the intro - the novel growling "rap" is smashed aside by a wall of brass, so what type of vocal could writer/producer Murray Wecht marry to that start? Enter Ray Pollard, Tony Middleton, Roy Hamilton? No it's a man with equally vibrant tonsils - Doug Banks purring, growling Lionesque vocal is a perfect match for the big brass, string filled production, sweetened by a clean shrill girl group! It's recordings like this that make me chuckle when you hear the likes of "Lewie Walsh" uninformed exaltation of mediocre vocals we endure during X-Factor. Thank heavens for Northern Soul and beings who delve deeper to discover exceptional music and voices! Doug you get a YES from me! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 277.00 Casualeers Dance Dance Dance C/w There's Something About This Girl Almost every word we have compiled in the praise of Al Wilson and The Wigan Casino, could be paste and copied over to this equally important Casino Anthem! So at the risk of becoming repetitive: The unleashing of the very guitar first pluck. The attendees of "The Casino" circa 1973/74 will be rocketed back in time - Evoking visions of shoulder to shoulder dancing, skillfully missing your neighboring dancer and still be able to pull of a spin or back drop! Then frantically time-clapping the instrumental break reaching NS orgasmic emotions as the killer-saxophone kicks in. Casuleers - was "THE CASINO" @ 3.03am To find a STOCK copy today in Mint - condition without any sign of vinyl fatigue is nothing short of rare. Do not overlook the killer B-side that slept snugly on the flip since those days - but today sounds perfect for Northern Soul exposure in 12011 Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 180.00 Bobby Moore And His Rhythm Aces Searching For My Love Ridiculously RARE 1966 British press on which the multi-talented Bobby Moore & his Rhythm Aces cover 60s dance soul, R&B Dance, Boo-ga-loo and soul ballads of the very Deepest kind. Click the taster soundfile to experience a man at the very top of his soul game. This British press album just never turns up for sale - this copy is just likeNEW! If your discerning about Soul & particular about condition - this offering is gonna delight you! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 54.00

Debravon Lewis The Little Things (that Keep Me Loving You) Daly City Bob - I remember you sending me this Oakland indie as a new release. As so often happened when we went to order multiples from you. The record was out of stock @ "Music People" distributors. We never did get another copy from you. Since those days of Bay Area new releases dropping through my letter box, this 45 has grown in reputation on the Soulful Rare scene both here and in Europe. Especially France - so today for a copy I sold fully 30 year previously to come home is quite pleasing. The much-traveled Harvey Scales teams up with Walter Richardson crafting a sweet soul dance tune with a delicious vocal from Debravon Lewis - flip over for a vocal-group harmony stepper of the most-soulful kind! Today, after Bob's efforts for a re-order floundered this 45 is very, very tough to find. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 60.00 Detroit Spinners I'll Always Love You Totally immaculate 1965 UK press crediting for the first time "The Spinners" as The DETROIT SPINNERS. It is now well documented EMI's withdrawal of TMG 523 crediting The Spinners avoiding confusion with the already well established and hit making Liverpool folk group on Philips, thus giving birth to British christening that would stay with them on all subsequent UK releases. If this decision was to promote sales, they may wonder why they bothered, as this revamp failed miserably and today is considered one of the harderTMG 500 series to acquire, especially in this pristine condition. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 114.00 The World Of Soul June 24 1967 - Billboard Supplement June 24th 1967 Billboard felt it necessary to address the USA Soul Explosion with a 90 page supplement dedicated completely to USA soul industry. This is perhaps the finest insight to that era you could ever encounter. Full of pics, ads & interviews. including full page black & white record release ads to-die-for! from ATCO, MOTOWN, STAX, DATE just about everyone who was anyone involved in Soul in `1967 is covered. Remember this is no leaflet - it is a 90 page book with articles, release info, definitions of "the sound" and for those into "Soul Art" full page adverts that'll make your eyes pop-out" Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 56.00

Temptations Girl Why You Wanna Make Me Blue C/w Baby I Need You In the early 60s CBS of West Germany were given the privilege of releasingUSA most successful independent record label and presenting them in wonderful "unique" artist picture sleeves. Check out this pristine 1964 German release of the Temptations Northern Soul Motown anthem and the clothes it's wearing. Avid Motown addicts will drool over the thumbnail black and white artist pictures sitting back and front bordering this RARE SLEEVE that 99% were discarded or damaged within minutes of purchase. Picture of Little Stevie Wonder, Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Mary Wells, Miracles, Contours, Supremes & The Marvelettes adorn and protect this desirable Dutch non-hit. Pressed in high fidelity vinyl. More than interesting, it's a piece of Motown "art" with the bonus of a killer tune inside! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 25.00 Silky Hargraves Keep Loving Me (like You Do) C/w You're Too Good (to Me Baby) Look at that scan and swoon. Listen to the sound file and enjoy a double-dosage of Detroit delights that few 45s can compare. A truly beautiful offering in equally beautiful condition. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 603.00 Bobby Burn I'm A Lonely Man C/w I'm A Dreamer On the previous lone occasion we have had the honor of listing exceptional 45 - most every serious soul collector was alerted to it's outstanding quality and ultimate rarity. This is of course BOBBY WILBURN the first local Atlanta, Georgia release of a recording that enjoyed a brief outing on Philly's Gamble label. That press is invariably encountered as a PROMO copy without offering the TWO sides. The Gamble stock copy is a whisker away from being as rare as this ridiculously elusive original CHANT promo. If the Essence Of Soul runs through your veins - take a deep breath - click the sound-file and await to be stirred to the core by Bobby J. Wilburn's two compositions delivered with all real-life passion Bill Haney's production can claw from Mr. Wilburn's Soul. Totally AWESOME - both sides! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 886.00 Del Vikings Confesion Of Love The Kings of Pittsbugh Doo Wop who at one time boasted the likes of Chuck Jackson within the line-up, do Northern Soul! Collecting British release Soul for the lifetime devotee sometimes hits the wall of "Got Nearly Everything" there is to have. So in recent times when the Northern Soul jocks reverted back to the transitional R&B/Group sound and started playing this beautifully smooth mover from it's 1962 ABC 10341 release. It gave the Brit-vinyl forager this much-rare 1962 HMV UK release to try and seek out. If your seeking, there is no finer example of the 45 than this near perfect 1962 English DEMO! View that alluring scan - listen to a skilled vocal group who's desire to keep with the times failed them as they ever achieved a hit for ABC and eventually split in 1965. Leaving the Northern Soul fan and the British collector with this fine legacy to chase. Sorry, this item has already been w

Al Wilson Help Me How smug do I feel today - being able to offer "Wigan Casino" encapsulated in 2.15 seconds of total Northern Soul. The unleashing of that very first blow of the saxophone those who experienced "The Casino" will be catapulted back in time to 1974 - shoulder to shoulder miraculously missing your neighboring dancer and still be able to pull of a spin or back drop! Al Wilson's - Help Me - was "THE CASINO" @ 3.00am To find a PROMO copy today in Mint - condition without any sign of styrene fatigue is nothing short of miraculous! A 7" Casino-Trip of unparalleled proportions, for those lucky enough to witness it's affect almost 38 years ago. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 234.00 Gary Sole Holdin' On Click the sound-file - a swirling organ and blaring horns lift you up, ready to collide with Gary Sole's "distant" vocal style, the three components fuse into Northern Soul Utopia. For some it will jet them back to when Dave Raistrick's discovery, that led to every NS DJ in England playing this tune circa 1978? It of course became an instant Northern Soul MONSTER, who's reputation has since, never dimmed. Today all copies of Dave's "find" have been long swallowed up by the Northern Soul collecting hoover, leaving many of the "newer DJ / Collectors" with a glaring gap in their set and collection. Here's an opportunity to put that right... Rarely comes to market especially in this near perfect condition. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 613.00 Harvey Scales And The Seven Seas Trying To Survive C/w Bump Your Thang For today's British Rare Soul Dance scene this 45 is just darn perfect for dancefloor appreciation. Not only incredibly rare but also carrying that fusion of Soul n' Funk so in vogue. Punchy production, punctuated by emotional Soulful lyrics pushed along brass/guitar flowing groove, decorated by a smooth vocal group chorus, the timely instrumental breaks all come together creating a thoroughly infectious record that every soul-dancer would ignite to! Flipside the Funk is the harder and nearly as compelling. Two strong sides - absolutely perfect for TODAY! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 900.00 Chubby Checker You Just Don't Know (what You Do To Me) Only a few Northern Soul related UK release 45s are held in such high regard they are "stand-alone" pieces of iconic stature. This offering is exactly that! No Northern Soulie reading this will need any more words from me or anyone to lift this records status. But you may need reminding the title was never issued in the USA! Which can only offer the West Coast styrene promo or the unique one copy known East-Coast vinyl test press. That is why, even though this 45 has a needless biro squiggle on label (see scan) we feel the 45s importance in 2011 far outweighs this small flaw. Click the sound file and DANCE! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 334.00

Joey Dee And The Starlighters What Kind Of Love Of This Killer version of the Johnny Nash tune on Groove from the Peppermint Lounge guys who will a penchant for the "Soul" sound. For the British completest it's records like this, that we all missed the first time round it is a chance to fill those gaps. What better way, than a "perfect" Red N' White1962 British Red & White DEMO, retains it's original "birth" sleeve. We know the record scan will have you pulled in - click the sound file and be prepared to be even more impressed. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 59.00 Chuck Henley Broken Heart C/w Standing In The Need Of Love Two truly fabulously soulful sides - two paces but both equally outstanding emotion driven productions. Click the sound file and be prepare to be impressed. Rarely seen for sale and just spilling over with potential for the Rare-Soul and under-played nights, that have ignited value-hikes on records of this calibre. I'd never consider parting with my copy - underlining our belief in this is soon to become a "New Kid" on the Northern Soul block after years of simmering away in the collections of those who seek out the obscure. Listen - spectacular soul - isn't it!! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 389.00 David Coleman Drown My Heart Now, here's a on this wildly individualistic 45 that quite a few DJs including myself are championing at this very moment. Because it is totally different and an absolutely infectious Latin Northern Soul dancer. A magnificent growling vocal is woven into a Hector Rivera arranged horns, giving up totally memorable 60s dance! A couple of listens or dance-to-experiences and you are hooked - demand is growing fast and still far from peaking. Catch it on the "UP" Very very difficult to acquire in fine condition - this copy is Mint minus in every respect. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 129.00

Rock' N Co. You Live Only Once Killer and incredibly rare version of the Imperial Wonders Solid Foundation Cleveland, Ohio masterpiece. You would think, hey! nothing could trump that incredibly-slick vocal group performance that set the tone for the Blackpool Mecca to lean towards the more "modern" Northern Soul - it was an Highland Room anthem and held dear by those lucky enough to experience the controversial changes the music-policy went through. Think again! This is not only significantly rarer than the Imperial Wonders 45 it is certainly no poor-country-cousin. Listen, and like me you'll be convinced it is a truly fantastic, smooth seamless harmony vocal work, stitched to a strong dance production; and so very hard to find! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 110.00 Cynthia Sheeler I'll Cry Over You Totally sublime and stupidly elusive New Orleans street-level treasure! The JB's label, gave local Crescent City distribution and a platform for so many artists to showcase their talents - but also decades later opened up an Aladdin's Cave for the Rare-Soul curious to dig into. It seems most every record on the label is not only a fine testament to our music but also super-hard to acquire. This example is one of the most-soulful and one of the most difficult to secure. Click the sound file, soak in it's warming emotion and dream of ownership! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 628.00 Frank Eddie Love Has Never Passed Me By Street-level 1978 Miami Florida Soulful Dance, currently enjoying a huge underground appreciation.. Records of this quality need securing in your collection, before their reputation exceeds the perceived value. In recent times this fine example of rare-soulful dance has disappeared from the Northern Soul collecting landscape - we feel this will creep up in value for all the right reasons, for a very long time to come. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 250.00

Clydie King And The Sweet Things Only The Guilty Cry The incredibly RARE Black Philips STOCK copy! Ex-Ikette and songbird from Soul-Heaven fires off another 60s girl dancing gem to add to her highly impressive catalog of proper-real-deal Northern Soul. Before you today is a supremely clean "Black stock" copy of what is her most elusive 45. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 120.00 Clyde Mcphatter Lonely People Can Afford To Cry The man Jackie Wilson was inspired by: A man who covered three decades and many styles of black music. This record in my humble opinion was his greatest "soul" offering. Simply splendid in it's construction, magnificent in it's build up, leaving it's majestic aura etched in your mind - it really is that good. Other than the heart-stopping music in the grooves, there are two other huge plus points with this offering. Condition is totally flawless This is is rare misprint title! "Lonely People CAN afford to cry" Listen, you may well be crying too. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 127.00 Elgins Put Yourself In My Place Currently a hugely popular Ginger Taylor revival spin - packing floors wherever he appears. (He's at THE STUTE 3rd Saturday in January) But the backing of top DJ's completely pales to insignificance when the extremely rare non-hit 1966 British Tamla Motown TMG 551 appears for sale is just perfect condition - just a brief sleeve brush blemish relegates the vinyl to Mint - labels are likewise flawless, still retaining the original company sleeve. This acquisition has been unearthed after decades of sitting being filed in a run of TMG's certainly never me a DJ like Ginger or in fact anyone other than it's previous owner. TMG's do not come any more alluring - Condition, Condition, Condition!! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 109.00 Fantastic Four 4 4 4 4 When Ric Tic / Golden World was swallowed up by the Motown-machine few acts successfully made the transition to Hitsville. Because of the high-quality work this group crafted at Ric Tic MOtown release this album in 1968. This offering is a flawless & we mean flawless 1968 UK mono press. Flipback laminated cover is Mint -, original inner sleeve is still intact and Mint minus. Both labels are Mint - and the all important vinyl is the finest we have encounter also Mint - UK Tamla Motown collectors you will not find a better copy. Soul vocal group fans listen to the taster you'll adore the skills this quartet deliver. Northern Soul aficionados will know this is the only British release of the magnificent "Can't Stop Looking For My Baby" Nuff said! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 96.00

Baby I Need You c/w I Just Couldn't Say Edwin Starr Scott's On Swingers (s. O. S.) A legendary Detroit PROMO only 45 - paying tribute to Motor City DJ Scott Regan, who's turntable support of Edwin's "(S.O.S.) Stop her On Sight" - contributed hugely to the record becoming a monster hit! This version of course, became a huge Northern Soul favourite during the 70s as a few copies filtered through from Bob Mayes famous vinyl emporium in Detroit. Today all copies of this 45 are safely tucked away in the world's finest Northern Soul and Motown collections - so we are pleased to be able to present a copy in PERFECT condition. Two flawless labels and vinyl to match. It really is the finest copy we've experienced in memory. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 352.00 Lynn Varnado Wash And Wear Love Only two 45 release and this gal nails them both into Northern Soul trophies of the most-wanted kind. Miles Grayson is a name that has graced this pages many times before with his skills for blending soulful angst with a feelgood production. The absolutely gorgeous label will be even more irresistible after you've refreshed your memory with a click of the soundfile! Top-drawer - just top-drawer! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 1,002.00 Kell Osbourne Small Things (make A Big Diference) A twist a fate, this guy traveled west instead of staying on in Detroit to become a TEMPTATION! Northern Soul fans will not mourn that decision as Kell gave the NS collector a bucket full of outstanding rarities to hunt. This highly regarded release on Googie Rene's eye-popping label is a seldom seen or heard but always appreciated. 60s Los Angeles Northern Soul that over the years a gained a solid rarity reputation, escaping the insult of being bootlegged. Today looking at it's beauty, wiggling at my desk, as the infectious dance arranged gets to me, i'm thinking this much-admired 45, is surely due for its Northern Soul second-wind. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 522.00 Sonny Childe Giving Up On Love So very very wanted UK ONLY version of the Jerry Butler classic. Not many artists are comfortable trying to match the imperial skills of "the Iceman" but Sonny Childe under the guidance of the prolific Ivor Raymonde does just a fabulous job creating a very rare Big City Beater. A massive Island Scene classic that ignited a bootleg on the "MATE 008" label, and a hugely sought-after UK collectors piece of serious rarity. The UKpress is the only way to own it as an authentic original. This copy is a flawless 1965 DEMO - listen & view scan and resist if you can Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 300.00

hi, i think you're right on more than one right on lable, 3 at least & maybe more, i think the first two on my list are two different lables and the rest are from a third ??. joe.

right-on # # 1001 variations # i wanna take you uptown 101 a. c. soulful symphony # because of you / PART 2 101 heart & soul # pretty lillte brown skin girl / that's not my bag 102 total eclipse # love like yours / you took our heart 103 # 104 # 105 ad libs # dance with me / children 106 richard parker # sugar love / you're all i need 107 # 108 # 109 dee dee gartrell # fighting fire with fire / see what you done 110 # 111 nikki giovani # woman poem / nikki rosa 112 communications # change directions ( part 1 & 2 ) 113 willy & silly # i'm a christmas tree hi, for some reason there's two issues for 101, JOE.

Willie Tee Walking Up A One Way Street C/w Thank You John A flip-side that rose to become a timeless MOD Anthem for England's all-nite clubs.This is the rarely seen 3 pronge center 1966 British original. To be in MINT - condition is totally astonishing. Yes just as the day it was made - condition freaks this 45, still even retains tiny vinyl flake residue from the factory 3 pronge die-cut hanging around on the label. Not unplayed because we lifted the soundfile directly from it - but surely the finest copy we could possibly ever offer. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 55.00

Ron Holden I'll Forgive And Forget C/w I Tried Hey how long is it since this stomping Cleethorpes Pier monster was spun at an oldies night? Today is the first time I've heard it in memory - and hey it sounds even better than in did back in 1976! Jerry Fuller takes Donnie "Mission Bell" Brooks composition and harnesses it to a Run-away-truck production adding a piercing girl-group inside the cab. It rumbles from one peak to another - this is Stompin-Northern-Soul at it's best and it has been missing from oldies sets for far too long! This original 1967 PROMO is a beauty - two X's on the other side - which to my amazement is also a worthy example of L.A. Northern Soul; a moody Jerry Fuller Big City stroller with those lively-gals again in close-attendance! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 134.00 Edward Hamilton And The Arabians Baby Don't You Weep C/w Tell Me Well if you were buying a slab of Detroit genius for your loved-one this Xmas. You wouldn't want a water-damaged or stained label would you? I say that because this 45 is so very hard to find with perfect vinyl & labels! This Fred Bridges & Richard Knight creation serves Motor City Northern Soul at it's best. For those of you who paid homage to the "Brothers Of Soul" @ Coventry recently quite rightly acclaimed the creators of this disc as the Holland-Dozier-Holland of the rare-soul scene - click the sound-file immerse yourself in the exceptional writing and producing of the trio, and Edward's silky vocal. NOTE this copy is not only "perfect" it is also the rarely seen label variation with the "Mike Terry" crediting omitted. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 299.00 Luther Ingram Exus Trek C/w If It's All The Same To You Find a better example of this Top-Drawer Northern Soul anthem if you can. Absolutely never encountered a Northern Soul hand until it met me. This is the pinnacle of Northern Soul classic collecting, when you have a rendezvous with white demo perfection! Two flawless labels and vinyl with a minuscule sleeve brush blemish...breathtakingly perfect! Can you think of a better Christmas Gift to give to your partner this year? Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 451.00 Topics Booking Up Baby C/w Giving Up Listen and melt!! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 510.0

The winning bid was £ 119.00 Teques Don't Push My Love Cup C/w Shy Boy Some of Chicago's finest travel a little south to Gary, Indiana to craft pure-class! This girl group experience will grab those of you who appreciate delicately precise music that literally drips with SOUL! Not only Soulful Crossover but a record that will crossover into your inner-self and leave you defeated, as the leading lady pleads and begs her way into your heart...how could any man could ever resist such purity. From the skilled hands of Johnny Cameron, Tom Washington, Eddie Silvers and B. Durham. This is as high as girl-group real-soul can rise to... Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 394.00 Ollie Jackson The Day My Heart Stood Still C/w Gotta Wipe Away The Teardrops During the 60s Los Angeles Motown office turned out some wonderful "Jobette" tunes, many of which Motown just never used. This 45 offers TWOexamples of their work - and what killers they are too. Top side is a Wigan Casino anthem - that in recent times seems a faded memory - so click that soundfile to feel that joy of the clasic style Northrn Soul that had the place jumping. Wriiten by Willie Hutch and Hal Davis it draws from Detroit almost on every note. The Flip is something completely different, and has been receiving deserved spins from a few notable NS Jocks, Written by Kent Harris & Hal Davis it delivers a fusion of Popcorn/Northern Soul and The Big City sound. Two fabulous tunes, that Motown passed over but those vigilant Northern Soul fans just lapped up. Condition of the vinyl is blindfingly perfect - A-side label carries PROMOgraffiti - 1967 - X X and the promoters name VERSAILLOS - we've never seen a promo so this is most likely the nearest thing. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 259.00 Martha And The Vandellas Martha And The Vandellas a truly immaculate 1965 UK Soul - Art! If the fact that this EP is one of the real tough one to acquire in the UK Tamla Motown EP series - doesn't ignite your desire for ownership, we think the 3 ecstatic grins of three ladies at the top of their game will be irresistible. Or maybe the fact that the label sports a "Factory Sample NOT FOR SALE" promo sticker presses your buttons... All in all this EP has everything going for it. A too good to miss combination of Art, Condition, rarity and promo status sticker and of course the killer factor of all 4 tracks are Motown / Northern Soul classics.Dancing In The Street 2. Live Wire 3. Wild One 4. In My Lonely Room Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 125.00

The winning bid was £ 108.00 Impressions Can't Satisfy For a very satisfying Christmas morning - Buy him this flawless! Red & WhiteDEMO! Twisted Wheel anthem in just the finest possible condition, in it's seldom seen colours. As beautiful a vinyl-vista as you could ever wish to hold. A Brit-Soulies grail... Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 157.00 Jesse Fisher Honey C/w I Can't Stop Loving You A pre-disco Cleveland, Ohio proper 70s Soul-Dancer with a huge reputation for rarity and quality! Click the soundfile you'll see why from European Rare-Soul scene to the Japanese Deep Soul scene this is a "Most-wanted". Top side Jesse "Your Not Loving A Beginner" Fisher excels in Dunn Pearson's project - not a "disco" cliche anywhere, this a pure uninfluenced rare-souldful dance. Flip it for an Ohio Reflective Soul experience of the Deepest kind.. Some light surface marks, DOLL written on the label - see scan listen to the double soundfile lifted directly off this highly-elusive disc. We know the quality will over-ride those minor flaws - ownership is essential for the real soulie seeking unobtainable excellence! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 213.00 Artie Fullilove Santa Claus Please Listen To Me The ultimate Northern Soul Christmas record! This is the rarely witnessedORIGINAL press in just immaculate condition; 2 x A on label suggests this was used as a promo in a mail-out. No wonder this 45 was "bootlegged" immediately it was discovered in the70s - quickly shipped to the Wigan Casino DJs. It was not until sometime later the original vinyl 45 revealed itself. A trick often used by the West Coast suppliers to the scene. Listen and be prepared to hear solid proper-real-deal Northern Soul that would have Santa, Rudolph and those little elves raiding Grannie's "talcum powder" gift... Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 90.00 Home Of The Blues No. 11 July 1967 Well what was happening on the 1967 Soul & MOD scene in England? Only way to accurately find out is to immerse yourself in this rare Soul Magazine of the day. For starters, Garnet Mimms was appearing "live" at the Saville Theatre, London backed by the iconic R&B band THE SENATE documented by a full 2 page Bio & review. Bio's on Mable John, Jimmy Holiday, Clyde McPhatter, Brenda Holloway and more Up to date new release Soul vinyl reviews for 45s and Lps Artists pics of Jimmy Holiday, Garnet Mimms, Brenda Holloway, Chiffons, Clyde McPhatter. Full page record company adverts with magnificent new release Album from both EMI & Polydor. Little wonder, today this series that later evolved into "BLUES and SOUL" is a legendary publication and Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 14.00

Jimmie Bo Horn I Can't Speak Does this record require any comments from me, not really does it? But I can't help myself, as I swoon whilst Jimmie takes an easy stroll through Steve Alaimo & Brad Shapiro's production, i must applaud the simple-is-genius approach. Simply saturated with emotion, as the lone-vocal has almost only a piano for company. But in true Miami style and Clarence Reid & Willie Clarke tradition, brass and subtle-girls enter the studio to lift this soul-masterpiece even higher into the upper reaches of Northern Soul distinction. Vinyl does have some light surface marks listen to soundfile lifted directly off this enticingly rare disc, only the merest occasional light inaudible pop. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 2,590.00 Emanuel Laskey (i've Got To) Run For My Life C/w You Better Be Sure Most all THELMA DEMO have promo graffiti wrote on the labels - so to find one of the "Rare Whites" in flawless condition is very pleasing indeed. Strong Detroit Northern Soul and perhaps Emanuel Laskey's least known dancer. Click the sound-file to be refreshed on just how darn good and uninfluenced by the rest of the Motor City's success this raw creation is. Proper, gritty street-level Northern Sol isn't it? So how cool is it to have a proper Deep Soul ballad on the flip. Two stonkin' example of real-soul from Detroit by one of it's best-loved sons... Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 353.00 Appreciations It's Better To Cry C/w Gimme Back My Soul It has been an age since we have listed this New York meets Detroit trophy! David Blake & Frankie Neives team up with Valise label partner Phil Medley and present this vocal group with a fluid brass production to weave some beautiful harmony vocals into. The music quality screams PRICELESS...our sales data reveals only 1 copy sold in the last 12 years... made me pause for thought, and what a relief to find I still have a copy in my collection. Otherwise no way would this 45 be for sale Utterly BRILLIANT! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 998.00 Danny Dollar Hello Blues Hey check this out - incredibly rare street-level Los Angeles R&B Northern Soul thumper, awaits the Northern Soul jock looking for a head-turner to spin. Same song as LaCharles McCoy - AMC recorded but this is much, much rarer! The 60s King Of L.A. R&B, Fats Washington writes both sides and guides this white guy endowed with a huge "black" vocal through 2+ minutes of relentless anger-driven 60s dance! It's fantastic stuff, it's rare and it still retains what surely must be one of the ultimate Northern Soul picture sleeves to own. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 108.00