JOE TORQUAY

Bobby Lee Trammell NEW Dance In France C/w Carolyn Without question the UK’s most hunted label. Every release highly coveted and vital to the avid British vinyl collector especially in tip-top condition. Before you today is one of Sue’s poorest selling 45’s, consequently today this example is incredibly hard to find, most will have WI-326 missing from their lifetimes work. This copy as you’d expect with our British offering is utterly pristine, check out the two splendid labels, and be rest assured the vinyl is the same. Just a few very light paper sleeve contact blemishes reveal themselves in strong light. Anyone who has ever seen a long run of UK Sue’s in full glory in the more complete UK collections; will confirm the adrenaline rush it induces… that is why so many are trying to amass as many of these highly elusive 7” critters as possible.. Here’s one of the very-seldom-seens… Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 183.00 Walter Wilson Love Keeps Me Crying C/w Not Now But Later No more than a handful known to exist, which is sad because this 45 offers up two NS thoroughbreds, from an highly respect luminary of Northern Soul. Billy Jackson the man who gave us some of the greatest Northern Soul 45s ever “Frank Beverley” “Groovettes” “Yvonne Baker” etc. again applies his talents to crafting stomping Northern Soul, littered with pumping brass and “Whoo Whoo” girls, choppy key changes, rattling piano, relentless driving arrangement and “Tommy Keith’s” vocal riding the ever increasing storm, sensational instrumental break ratchets up the power another notch…totally brilliant! PROPER REAL DEAL NORTHERN SOUL But we are not done yet - flip it over and sink into Beat-Ballad-Bliss - same ingredients, same girls, same imploring vocal, pleading and hoping his lady’s inaccessibility is not due to furtive-fumblings with another man. Is there a more captivating arrangement than a man in pain, riding a full orchestra accompanied by shrill girl chorus… listen and be moved Both sides are BEASTS of their genres..! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 1,867.00 Marvin Gaye Pride And Joy C/w One Of These Days Condition, Condition, Condition. Well it is the most-imperative factor in the year 2014 for the British Motown vinyl collector - the serial upgrader chasing perfection, will need never to look for another copy of CBA-1846. This offering Marvin’s 2nd release on Oriole, is as good as it gets - a strong 51 year old in it’s birth sleeve only revealing brief, minuscule paper sleeve contact blemish or two in strong light. Mint - a condition so hard to secure.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 101.00 Jazzie Cazzie And The Eight Sounds Soul City C/w Young Girl Ridiculously Rare horny FUNKER! Down right-dirty stroller from Indianapolis, Indian, featuring an wildly wailing trumpet punctuating an incessantly funky guitar licks. Lead singers gnarled vocal growls out the reputation of the Town where dance is the thing! Highly effective Mid-paced Funk experience with an especially dramatic horn break in the middle.. it’s down-right dirty-stuff from the 9 member gathering. The flip is highly coveted by Soulful Group harmony ballad collectors as the group again beef up the backing with a row of horns but carefully do not overpower the sincerely soulful lead or the icy harmony chorus. Offering a delicious slab of Real-Soul. Extremely hard to find, in gorgeous Mint - condition and of course giving up two contrasting genres of grassroots Soul. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 313.00 Billy Hambric Flaming Mamie C/w You're A Sweetheart This week’s R&B rumble comes from Northern Soul contributor of huge repute. Billy H. never fails to please, and again he struts through a session head held high and confident in his aggressive approach. But this 45 is so much more than just a snarling arrogant swaggering Soul Man. Every component plays it’s part; the saxophonist pumps a down, low & filthy note exactly when it’s needed, as the rhythm rolls on; sassy ladies squawk the chorus and tune develops into an unstoppable “Silver Streak” about to take the station out… Killer R&B I just LOVE IT! Deep Soul fans should check out the hurt-drenched flipside Billy turns in an on-your-knees horn supported performance to prove he is not just a reckless tyrant of the microphone… he can do it slow and meaningful too.. Condition is flawless.. in every respect Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 311.00 Prince Ella And Sidney Jones Baby Sugar I Love You C/w Babhttps://www.raresoulman.co.uk/y I Got To Cut You Loose A Simon Soussan discovery that excited him so much he almost simultaneously bootlegged it (on a dreary mustard coloured label) that halted it’s meteoric rise at Wigan Casino just as it was rocketing skyward. Even in Simon’s early 70s heyday, this was a Dog-Rare 45, as bootlegging was the only way he could meet the instant demand. Click the sound file to unleash not one but two rampaging Northern Soul Beasts from a determine pairing who know how to give it attitude. Condition is a light X on label away from perfection. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 356.00 Alexander Patten A Lil Lovin' Sometimes C/w No More Dreams 100% authentic ORIGINAL first press “daisy stamped” deadwax. For those of you who haven’t done the research the into this release. The “Soussan” early 70s counterfeit using original Capitol “blank” sheets of labels for the base, copied the “AIM” in triangle styled press label as the template with “title” is on TWO lines (see extra 3rd scan) The original “AIM” stamped deadwax of the TWO line press does not have the “daisy” stamp but the “AIM”stamp variation. Same goes for Jerry Cook - I Hurt On The Other Side” the counterfeit used the “AIM” stamped press as the label template. So there is no need to talk about the label having uneven surfaces etc. The text layout is wrong compared to the original “daisy” stamped 45 on both counterfeits. If you have a TWO line titled Alexander Patten with a “Daisy” stamp (often faked.) Carefully check the “Daisy” is authentic. Detailed information will be documentred in the forthcoming full colour book for authenticating Northern Soul 45s. (long long overdue) but worth the wait. Having said all that - you need to click the soundfile and unleash one of the very greatest Northern Soul 45s ever played on the British scene. A timeless inherent “Twisted Wheel” baby, that became an unachievable benchmark for future Rare Soul dancers to follow.. The Northern Soul Experience DOES NOT get any better than this.. especially if it’s a “real one” Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 317.00 Jimmy Mcgriff Blues For Mister Jimmy Extremely rare 1965 British mono press. The authoritative keyboard skills of Jimmy McGriff offers up a forceful masterclass in Hammond. The sleeve notes quote “Swinging With Gay Abandonment”. My how phases have changed over the last 49 years. What it does do, is whack you with Boo-Ga-Loo from the heart. Jimmy McGriff along with Jimmy Smith were Guru’s of the 60s Organ sound. Check out the sound clips we’ve chosen, and await to be hooked. I’m already hooked on the “art” cover, and the provenance of the shop stamp ” A.1. Stores of Tottenham, N.17” who besides stocking records, they were also “Lighting Specialists” and sold “Greetings Cards” if that doesn’t catapult you back to London 1965 .. then maybe the MOD scene of the time who thrived on this style..will do.. One for the serious about NS scene’s history… Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 49.00 Jean Stanback If I Ever Needed Love C/w I Still Love You Eye-popping and in “as new” condition… Dave Godin presents “The Ultimate In American Soul Music” his artistic flare and an ear for the stand-out sounds makes this short lived label not only one of the most attractive but most respected also. As every offering are handpicked solid-soul-senders from the brain of British most influential Soul Music journalists. The side we lead with is currently receiving heavy Northern Soul turntable exposure on the USA Peacock release triggering a rocket in value. A convincing Jimmy Oliver composition given the Sister-Screamer treatment from this under recorded talent. Potent Northern Soul that’s on the rise.. Flip it over for one of Dave Godin’s most-approved Deep Soul recordings which Dave chose as the A-side which of course flopped totally upon release in 1969. Mr. Godin’s taste just a little too advanced, even for the British Soul fan at the time. Check out the dazzling label scan - and be prepared to encounter total bedazzlement as Jean strides out… Two awesome tunes - gorgeously wrapped as only Mr. Godin would… Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 101.00 Velours I'm Gonna Change One of the “Major Trophy” pieces for the Black Stock copy Junkie trying to get a fix. A timeless Wigan Casino Monster - proper Northern Soul with such a persuasive intro, we can all still remember the “Dancefloor dash” when that base line jolted everyone out of their seats. Perhaps 500 times rarer than the PROMO copy, plus remembering the dealers who are economical with scruples, are still trying to sell the “counterfeit” promo’s as originals. No confusion this “Black Is Beautiful” release, rare as a four-legged Turkey, it is after all our 1st copy this century, we kid you not. Condition is gleaming! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 801.00 Della Humphrey Let's Wait Until Dark Crazy About Crossover - Inspired By RARE? Check out this STOCK copy on one of Northern Soul best-loved labels. Miami marries Philadelphia as the doyens of Arctic Records take a Johnny Pearsall & Clarence Reid composition to craft an exquisite young-girl soul groove. Della could hardly be in better hands as Bobby Martin and Jimmy Bishop conjure up an arrangement with a trombone blowing some captivating low notes, perfectly contradicting Della’s sexy shrill innocence. This is RARE as a STOCK copy is our first in memory; as a Crossover offering, it froths with potential. I can envisage Soul Essence, Just Soul, The Orwell, the UK’s premier upfront soulful events, delighting their congregation with this beauty. A lush-sleeper about to stir…we think? Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 161.00 L. L. Milton That's All I Need C/w Watch Yourself Soul As Deep As You Like It…! L. L. Milton’s only 45, which states it’s a 1974 release but Clyde Wilson an L. L. take you on a journey back a decade to the height of real Soul; when the beseeching raw vocal was supported by an army of horns sympathetically cradling a man’s testament to love, this session does it up perfectly. Haunting horns, simplistic guitar caresses, build up the wanting and needing L. L.’s vocal rasps and then purrs and all the right moments. Divinely Deep demonstration of love, driven by Milton pulling inspiration from his Southern roots. Flip it over and again we experience mid-60s excellence with an impressive Boo-Ga-Loo instrumental, defiant JB style trumpet, an outrageous sax break and a double bass licker who just never lets up throughout this impressive blend of Jazz / Funk & Soul - dance. Two great sides from a man who sadly was only captured on vinyl this one time.. don’t miss it. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 36.00 Elmore James The Best Of We could attract an avalanche of bids with just one word SUE or maybe two words Totally Immaculate Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 75.00 Major Lance You Don't Want Me No More C/w Wait Till I Get You In My Arms Getting Northern Soul Top 500 classics in the condition that only USA finds can offer is more difficult now, than ever. So when we acquire a NS anthem that has never visited the British Isles before we know the OCD about condition, will be clambering for ownership. No stylus fatigue, no decades of travelin’ the Northern Soul circuit, no multiple owners on it’s logo book, no names in the deadwax, no writing on the label, no hiss, no pops and not even the merest fade to it’s striking coloured label. Another offering from that file only collection, this 45 plays like it did in 1966 only the briefest paper contact blemishes from a lifetime inside the same sleeve is it’s only flaw. Seldom does it get better than this - Major is this week’s offering to the over-discerning NS collector.. check out the full rich label that squinted as I relieved it from it’s filing tomb..and listen to the perfect soundfile.. It’s time it had a home away from “The Blues” and with someone who will cherish it.. especially as the neglected flipside opens up an opportunity for surprise “Niter” spins.. Irresistible.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 588.00 Barrons Walking In The City C/w Talkin' Bout My Girl Unicorn-Rare! *Just been reminded this is a BIg Spin for “Honky” at Manhattan’s “Soul Watering Hole” DIG DEEPER, well we just knew he’d have a copy…UBER RARE Northern Soul BOTH SIDES! History: You are viewing one hideously elusive 45 - we are aware of another copy which Richard Searling had covered up at Wigan, Richard’s copy unfortunately suffered severe label damage from it’s primitive disguising. So let’s talk about this perfect flawless promo - that we are not ashamed to say is our first copy EVER, of a record who’s reputation has simmered away on the back burner of Soul-aficionados conversations since the late 70s steadily but surely falling into NS Folklore. It’s Stan “Ooo Child” Vincent who drives the session with these East Coast Four Season clones. Very reminiscent in make up to Del-Larks - In Crowd - oddity. Both sides utilize a full Orchestra and dazzling harmonies swerving through an horn-storm of immense presence. It’s different, it’s refreshing and is absolutely insanely unobtainable & it’s flawless. For those of you who get a kick out of owning those “impossible vinyls” in the best possible condition - do not pass by. It’s took me 44 years to unearth this copy… Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 524.00

used to get some real bargains until john manships first price guide came out and he wised up real fast after that, joe.

Patti & The Emblems It's The Little Things C/w Easy Come, Easy Go This 1966 New York session encapsulates everything the Northern Soul wanted in a girl-group sound. Artie Resnick & Paul “Na Na Hey Hey” Leka composition is given the Jimmy “The Wiz” treatment providing perfect dancefloor Fayre. The Northern Soul scene has always embraced the use of vibes, the intro to this jewels is driven by them then Mr. Wisner bring in a dirty but discreet saxophone, joined by horns as Patti’s vocal is pushed higher and higher by The Emblem’s chorus. and in true Wisner style a jaw-dropping sax solo of huge presence. (sounds like Artie “I’ll Always Love You” Kaplin blowing the reed to death………what an impact! This is Girl-Group Northern Soul at it’s most compelling! So flip it over and you get something just as good… go on spoil yourself.. with a slab of the Girl-Sound guided by New York’s finest.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 311.00 Little Willie John Look What You Done To Me Dirty, filthy R&B shaker..relentless and utterly infectious! But this is more than just a wildly insane dancer, supported by a chain-gang of male-harmony vocals; it also boasts a breathtaking sax break that tops-off this totally unstoppable juggernaut, ready and waiting to destroy all in it’s way.. JUST LOVE IT. No it’s not just all of those things.. It is also a 1957 King “Bio” promo copy, with the label dedicated to introducing Little Willie John’s story to the DJ’s. These King / Federal “Bio” promo’s are just so interesting often documenting detail not available anywhere else.. Check out the riveting label scan carefully because we know the soundfile will have already blow your socks off! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 405.00 Marvelettes Reachin' For Something I Can't Have C/w Destination Anywhere Pristine 1968 British promo of a timeless classic - a timeless classic for The Brits but NOT in the USA because it never got issued there. Crazy after all these years I’ve never even thought that this (one of the group’s finest offerings) never receiving a USA 45 press in 1968 never crossed my mind, and not many other collectors either it would seem. The flipside “Destination Anywhere” which has featured on several UK TV adverts over the years was the lead side in USA and being backed with “What’s Easy For Two Is Hard For One”. So why British EMI lead with “Reachin’” is something of a mystery unless the British Clubs were featuring it off the highly sought-after “Sophisticated Soul” album. Either way this 1968 UK DEMO is no easy 45 to locate, this copy is flawless and it is one of the few indeed, UK 45 releases that never saw the light of day is the USA. If anyone can tell me why this 45 was UK and not USA I’d be very interested to know…as here in Blighty it is A MOTOWN CLASSIC! This example being it’s most desirable form.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 270.00 Lee Andrews & The Hearts I've Had It C/w Little Bird This week’s listing for those of you in hot pursuit of impeccable Northern Soul classics.. This Philly PROMO, as you can see has not a blemish to spoil your hunt for vinyl and label exactness. This 45 holds a special place in the heart of so many NS old-timers. Personally I remember exactly when I first heard it played - i was a young lad at the Whitchurch All Dayer circa 1972 the piano intro just blew me and everybody attending … totally away. Later in life the names of the men involved in this recording would become synonymous with Northern Soul quality - Thom Bell, Billy Jackson, John Madara & David White now considered studio-icons; little wonder both sides of this Philly “simple-is-genius” offering have stood the test of time. Top-Drawer Northern Soul - in top-drawer condition. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 211.00 Tyn Tymes Baby I Love You C/w Bootleg Raucous, defiant attack on Howard Tate’s Jerry Ragovoy collaboration and boy to they rip it up good. A nine-man assembly exhibit just how white boys “Can jump” as the insanely rare PICTURE SLEEVE promotes “The SOUL SOUND of The Tyn Tymes” you just can’t argue with that smug-statement these guys have absolutely got “it” Not only the “balls” to take on Howard Tate but on the flipside they have the arrogance to cover Booker T. Jones & The Memphis Group with a wild fuzz guitar padded , hammond driven version of “Bootleg” littered with honkin’ horn and intensity. Two great sides from a group who must have ripped the guts out of their dance hall. Potent, passionate and rippling with SOUL! But the real reason for auction for this rarity, is for those of you who want completeness! …with the picture sleeve this 45 is an impossible coupling! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 122.00 Magnificents There Can Be A Better Way C/w Don't Take Your Love I Just Been Whisked Off To The Paradise That Was - Cleethorpes Pier…the rarity is just as gloriously uplifting today as it was back then. Jack Ashford “Beef’s Up” the Smith Brothers - Soul Dimension recording with a remix providing totally perfect vocal-group Northern Soul. Adding depth wherever he could to the backing and shortening it by 8 seconds Mr. Ashford in my opinion reproduces a real gem, losing not a drop of his studio prowess as he moves from Detroit to Los Angeles. The Smith Brothers mix which reputedly only left the pressing plant as samples and the run ending up “Skipped” is extremely rare. But the “Magnificents” is still one very tough 45 to acquire and with it’s noticeably better mix, personally I prefer this take on what is a great song… But I would say that wouldn’t as it was me who championed it in my North Sea sets. Love it, every note as much as I did when I was a jumped-up snotty know-it-all NS DJ in 1977. PS the beautiful ballad flipside is confusingly available as “The Perfections” on Drumhead; Jack sure knew how to maximize his extreme studio talents. And this disc to his huge and massively sought after Northern Soul output… Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 747.00 Willie Mitchell Driving Beat 7" 33rpm Mini Lp includes “The Champion” John Vincent was the man who turned this album only track into an all time “Northern Soul Hall Of Famer” 40 years further down the line, the record that Blitzed Sheffield’s Samantha’s All Nighter is still today, an the stylus makes assures the dance-floor avalanche… Has there ever been a more danceable instrumental to ever grace the Northern Soul - it is full-throttle rumbling NS at it’s most potent. Before to today is the seldom seen 7” 33rpm min 6 track, complete not only with the so often missing card picture sleeve but also offers he owner total completeness with the attached tiny brown “window” envelope with 3 full colour jukebox tags - of the album front cover. Top Drawer classic in it’s complete form with a 4 decade pedigree only surpassed by Mr. John Vincent himself.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 170.00 Bobby Bland Call On Me / That's The Way Love Is If you’re a thoughtful album collector, this listing will have raised your pulse. Released the same year as Roger Eagle chartered new waters with his R&B Northern Soul all night sessions at the Twisted Wheel - 1963. So 51 years down the line the lust simmers away as strong as ever to own this artifacts from our past that we all missed the first time round, with the exception of Roger of course. This copy is in file copy condition showing little or no sign of human activity. The flip-back sleeve is laminated on BOTH sides of the cover. Both labels are perfect, sitting snugly inside the original Poly-lined inner sleeve. The all important vinyl is of course flawless also. Discoveries like this do take me back to when I was 10 years of age… merrily singing along to “The Beach Boys - Sloop John B.” blithely ignorant of the powers of the great Bobby Bland… Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 110.00 Brief Encounter Human C/w Total Satisfaction The big build up does not disappoint..but has John Richberg ever not delighted us. Nashville supremo of the studio yet againcarefully constructs a contagious session. Jazzy horns, a bank of strings, harmony vocal chorus, Gospel inspired girls cradle a beseeching lead vocal - this records has all those things carefully woven in to a luxurious soulful stepper of the very highest calibre.. Opulent 70s soul with not one note out of place…breathtaking! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 137.00 Jimmy Smith The Cat A MOD Anthem in it’s rarely seen form - a perfect British 1964 press! Jimmy the Prince of the Organ guided by the great Lalo Schifrin for a theme from the MGM Movie “Joy House” starring the darling of the 60’s screen, Jane Fonda. Compares nothing to this Darling of The MOD scene - this is Hammond-Heaven 50 years old a looking more attractive than Ms. Fonda in her heyday. Finding 50 years old’s without a blemish is no easy task - even the serial “Speed Dater” would have difficulty locating anything as unblemished as this 1/2 century date. On it’s USA 1964 release this 45 flies out the building - as the original 1964 UK press I must admit we were rather reluctant to even list it… Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 54.00 Ray Pollard It's A Sad Thing C/w All The Things You Are Absolutely pristine copy - flawless It is not too often you can say a 60s English release as a stock copy is infinitely rarer than the promo. Jimmy Thomas on Parlophone, Nancy Ames on Columbia, Barbara Mills on Hickory… Now add this one to the list with the highly-coveted Red & White DEMO out numbering on our files 3 to 1. Being conservative the DEMO is at least twice as common as the rarely seen Black stocker and this baby is absolutely impeccable in every way. So give an East Coast Soul Crooner a British written song - and see how it’s transformed into magnificent Big City Northern Soul. What a booming-delicacy of our sound this is.. In this condition and this form it is not to missed.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 161.00 Richard (popcorn) Wylie Rosemary, Whast Happended Vocal / Inst Oh the minefield of Northern Soul collecting - so many bootlegs, counterfeits and a few who are economical with the truth whilst describing a record. Can be a costly and upsetting experience. There is of course the “counterfeit” white promo copy of this Northern Soul anthem, that has bamboozled many collectors over the decades. So thank heavens for this incredibly RARE West Coast Promo in it’s full multi-colour glory! Decidedly rarer, convincingly more gorgeous; dispelling all doubt from the mind about it’s authenticity. Another listing for those of you collecting the Top-Drawer classics in their rarest and more attractive formats… this is one you very rarely see and it looks fabulous doesn’t it.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 222.00 Lovers Without A Doubt C/w One Way To Love Real Deal full-bore vocal group Northern Soul - A California Monster that has eluded most all of us for decades. RARE and utterly fantastic. I do remember back in the late 80s finding a single copy of this elusive beauty, in an out of the way garage that the sadly missed Mark Edmund of Berkeley fame sent me to. He forgot to tell me the old couple with the 45 hoard, bred birds as a hobby and I was definitely gonna get bitten to death by mites, fleas and invisible creatures who’d made their home snugly perched between vinyl and sleeve ready to strike… A stinking hot Stockton garage in July is not the ideal place to be foraging around for 10 hours…the next day I was scratching like a cockerel covered in red bumps and envisioning “Yellow Fever” “Ebola” “Typhus” would soon overcome me… but in true record-addict style I pulled my find of the day out of my hand-luggage and marveled at the glorious bright yellow emblazoned with that Universal City red text and logo.. I felt perfectly content and happy with my days challenge - sliding my prize from it’s sleeve - a little stowaway flea sat there gazing back at me..”take me to England..” Every insect bite, all the dust up my nose, the squawking Parakeets and scorching heat - every second was worth it, just to have this baby sitting in my Motel room at the end of the day.. This copy is Flea-free and utterly flawless! Click the soundfile to get bitten… Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 950.00 Founders Don't Don't Leave Me For those of you seeking the Northern Soul sleepers hidden away within the murky vinyl-swamps of rare soul, check out this New York haunter from The Edwards Brothers. This is a family affair with both sides produced by Roy Edwards and written by the “boys” Franklin Edwards, Leroy Edwards & C. Edwards arranged by the notable Phil Medley long term colleague of the great Bert Berns (Russsell) Check this flipside out it carries an irresistible unique quality of creeping up on you, as the lead vocal demands your attention as the insistent male vocal group go from chorus assistance to a full blow call and and answer response. We guarantee this of-the-wall overlooked treasure you will be playing more than once… infectious does not remotely describe it’s quality! Also check out their also rare release on Triode and their off-shoot offering on Music World. These boys serve up eerie, moody Rare Northern at it’s most-memorable Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 158.00 Irma Thomas Take A Look The Soul Queen of New Orleans! With her finest album in astonishing condition. Irma, without question one of the top five Soul Girls of all time, never fails to stamp her own brand of emotion on a song. Commanding, assertive but subtle and soothing too; so much so from the 10 stunning tracks we felt we needed sound-file 6 of them to showcase this grand lady’s versatility. Whether it be thumpin’ Northern Soul ” What Are You Trying To Do” or the big building Beat Ballad “It’s Starting To Get To Me Now” Irma is truly majestic. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 114.00

Tan Geers Let My Heart And Soul Be Free C/w What's The Use Of Me Trying Your challenge for the weekend! Find two better NS sides on one disc, if you can. This Promo is in stunning condition. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 606.00 J. B. Troy Live On C/w I'm Really Thankful The slumbering guitar & horn intro gives no indication of what is about to rampage from the speakers. An almighty beast is gonna be unleashed; as Ralph Bailey & Johnny Northern craft hard-driving Northern Soul, beefed up by one of the most-impressive horn breaks you could ever wish to dance to. Snarling vocal sounds very much like Johnny Northern himself under a pseudonym, that rasping pleading style is kinda familiar and the perfect partner to the blaring in your face backing. Who ever J. B. Troy is? this is one mightily memorable 45 as the flipside provides the Deep Soul aficionado with a beseeching ballad accompanied by all the upbeat side’s qualities. Punchy Horns, Squealing Girl choir and a Memphis inspired arrangement. Either dance you ass off or be comforted by an on-your-knees Deep Soul..the choice is yours if you own this super-elusive disc. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 232.00 Mary Wells Cancel My Subsrciption C/w If You Can't Give Her Love (give Her Up) The Rare WITHDRAWN stock copy with the highly sought after flipside. The flipside of this pre-disco 1974 is a stock copy is invariably “Don’t Keep Me Hangin’ On” but a few escape with “Cancel…” as the flip. This stealthily-stalked and currently played “Cancel My Subscription” is a delicious mid-tempo groove with Mary gently rapping the intro before she submerges herself into a sultry Soulful Stepper of the highest order; a tune most have been keeping quiet. When quality-conscious DJ’s of the calibre of Steve Guarnori are championing the sound you can expect the value to go only one way. You’ll agree this is certainly an essential early doors or late, late night spin…as you listen to the Superior-Soul Ms Wells serves. Totally fabulous, and well done Steve for yet again dropping-the-needle on a beauty during your must-listen Radio Shows… this is a beauty. And just for double the pleasure the lead side is a fabulous Soulful dancer… Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 75.00 Andy Fisher And The Encores My Heart's Beating Stronger C/w A Wee Bit Longer New Orleans meets L. A. to craft two sides to die for! A meeting of Cliff Goldstein & Arthur Wright, a collaboration that so often set the standard for Los Angeles Soul. We have grown to expect something special from this pairing, but when that work is done with members from New Orleans premier Soul Group “The Barons” then you just know nothing can go wrong. Andy teams up with Capitol lyricist Lester “House Next Door” Carr to craft a mid-tempo groove that matches up to, such magnificent NS floaters as Buddy Smith, Chuck Holiday and the like. An atmospheric session with few equals… as Andrew Fishers seasoned gravel-coated vocal is softly cradled by “the Encores” who could easily be other members of The Barons (who knows?) Flip it over Mr. Fisher and Barons team mate George Bonney write the lyrics for a bold brass driven Northern Soul stomper - again enriched by slick vocal-group backing and Goldsmith boosted blaring horns! Terrific stuff! Two awesome examples of perhaps a “moonlighting” session, crafting a pair of Northern Soul belters sitting here in that standard of condition you’ve always dreamed of owning… EXCEPTIONAL & ESSENTIAL rare-soul… Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 881.00 Jimmy Mcgriff Gospel Time Some listings require no embellishments from me… If the scans don’t do it for you nothing will.. So rare - it hurts Condition erected the hairs on the back of my neck… so very near to M-/M-/M- another thing of beauty that the real collectors of rare vinyl will be purring over.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 408.00 Hyperions Why You Wanna Treat Me The Way You Do C/w Believe Me Yes it’s the other title variation “Why You Wanna Treat Me The Way You Do” What can we say that we didn’t say last time about this fabulous example of West Coast vocal group Northern Soul.. Never been bootlegged and guaranteed to fill that dancefloor, every time… it’s all been said before another irresistible listing that needs no extra push from us…whatsoever Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 713.00 Bessie Banks I Can't Make It (without You Baby) C/w Need You A real British head-turner… How sumptuous are mid-60s British MGM Demo’s. The label scan does not do justice to the “Brilliant Pink” label with the flashing “Silver A” scything it way across the label. A THING OF BEAUTY But paling in comparison to Bessie Bank’s indomitable vocal as she powers her way through TWO immense productions in this 100% New York family affair. Produced by Bessie’s husband Larry Banks and both sides written by Larry’s brother-in-law Jazz influenced Ross “Tony” May the relatives are joined by iconic arranger Horace Ott and the result is dynamic! Click the soundfile and be prepared to be blown away by a sadly under-recorded talent strutting out uncompromising Northern Soul… twice over. Then check the label scan and consider can your collection live without it’s stunning beauty..? Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 117.00 Charles I V Doctor Love C/w The Girl Next Door Let’s get serious.. The chance to own an unissued Capitol Acetate of staggering proportions. Danny Brantley guided Northern Soul of the highest calibre.. Listen and prepare to be amazed.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 1,433.00 Ronnie Milsap C/w Roscoe Robinson Soul Sensations - That's Enough + Ain't No Soul (left In These Old Shoes) That’s Enough + Ain’t No Soul (Left In These Old Shoes) Now that’s what I call an EP So seldom seen…The rare 1966 British EP featuring two of New York’s Wand labels finest offerings and two Twisted Wheel Club anthems, on one disc. Was it coincidence ? or did UK Pye have the insight to meet the demand being created by the 60s all time clubs by releasing what are now considered Top-Drawer classics. I think coincidence as this EP was issued the same year as the singles; just like EMI & DECCA, Pye were also desperate to hang on the the coat tails of the British Soul Movement. With no pictures of the participating artists PYE opted for an effective Pop-Art cover and christened it “SOUL SENSATIONS”. EMI had just launched the slogan “SOUL SUPPLY” although the UK record company Soul-assault was in full flow, this impressive coupling sold virtually nothing. Although as a youth I saw this double hitter occasionally, in more recent decades this tactile piece of Northern Soul history has proved extremely scarce. This copy is in fine clean condition, part of a recent capture where every disc has been lovingly cared for…British collectors you know this is an imperative addition… as very few of you actually own a copy. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 102.00 Sideshow Featuring Arthur Ponder Sexy Lady C/w My Love It matters not what decade the saxophone is blown, it has the power to lift a song into greatness The intro on this delicious Georgia conceived 80’s session is rippling with sexy-sax “Ronnie Laws” styled instant-appeal. So enter Arthur Ponder with an equally suggestive vocal delivery as they sell the session as a very convincing seductive dance groove. Then an early doors sax solo, bass guitar break, more sax, more sax and more sax.. Just total quality isn’t it.. ..and just to prove a point the highly-charged sax-filled seductive flipside evokes an atmosphere of shimmering candlelight, a bottle of fine wine, lacy underwear and the Sky Sports Channel….on pause. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 128.00 Trends Thanks For A Little Loving Does anybody do it up right - like Johnny Pate. When J.P. does a production.. Boy he does it to monumental proportions pushing the boundaries of sound on this recording. A roaring barrage of horns, thumping piano complimenting one of Chicago’s most-accomplished vocal groups. Already recognized as a prestigious Northern Soul classic, but not one anybody has tired of hearing or dancing to. This is their rarest, their most wanted and by far the best thing the group ever recorded. Long will it live… with the combination of Johnny Pate’s skill of avoiding the obvious and The Trends craft of delivering the punchy but silky harmonious vocals.. A killer but you knew that already.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 493.00 Little Willie John Look What You Done To Me Dirty, filthy R&B shaker..relentless and utterly infectious! But this is more than just a wildly insane dancer, supported by a chain-gang of male-harmony vocals; it also boasts a breathtaking sax break that tops-off this totally unstoppable juggernaut, ready and waiting to destroy all in it’s way.. JUST LOVE IT. No it’s not just all of those things.. It is also a 1957 King “Bio” promo copy, with the label dedicated to introducing Little Willie John’s story to the DJ’s. These King / Federal “Bio” promo’s are just so interesting often documenting detail not available anywhere else.. Check out the riveting label scan carefully because we know the soundfile will have already blow your socks off! Current bid: £ 61.00 Time remaining: Approx. 6 days 22 hours More Info about Look What You Done To Me Listen to Look What You Done To Me Starting Bid £ 1.00 Bid Increment £ 11.00 Minimum Bid £ 72.00 Current Bid £ 61.00 Bid on Look What You Done To Me Nick Allen Hard Way To Go C/w Don't Make Me Be What You Don't Want Me To Be In recent years as availability of this unusual NS dancer has long since dried up, the price has risen through the ranks and shows no sign of slowing. Wave after wave of horns open the way for one attention-seeking vocal to break through - boy this is one hell of a tune, featuring strong changes of pace, as Nick Allen voice bobs n’ weaves through his range. He purrs, he growls, he shouts as his enthusiasm peaks and runs away with him. Girls, thundering horns are all thrown into the mix - this reminds me of the outstanding off-the-wall tunes that have made-it-big over the years; The Crow, James Lewis, Rufus Wood etc. different but totally infectious.. This tune is so different we think it still has a long, long way to go - and it’s going to be not a “hard” way. I’m so into this record today, I almost forgot to tell you about the equally enthralling flip side that starts off very DEEP and lifts up into a pumping mid-tempo colossus! TWO sides with the potential to rip your insides out… Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 115.00 Parliament Osmium Genuine ORIGINAL July 1970 USA press in ultra-clean condition even retaining the gloss finish Lyric Sheet. This iconic gatherings debut album that witnessed their progression from Plainfield, New Jersey, to Detroit Soul group on Revilot to team up with progressive Funk band from the Westbound label and assemble this outrageous groundbreaking album with the two bands ripping up the Holland - Dozier - Holland studios. The soundclip will only tell a fraction of the story of George Clinton’s genius and the highly accomplished people who he worked with. George ultilizing the backing talents of the 5 man Funkadelic this was perhaps the wildest studio session of the last century… all captured on this disc. NOTE this is not one of the many re-issues that broke surface on the back of the 1990 cult following of these guys & gals THIS IS THE ORIGINAL complete with the glossy double lyric sleeve, picture inner sleeve.. It’s complete and it’s immaculate …nuff said… Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 81.00 Forth Session She's Gone C/w Would You Love Me Too We just didn’t know which side to lead with on this stinking-rare Florida Soul offering; as both sides give it up “Big” in two contrasting Soul genres. In fact John Standberry himself must have also been impressed with his double-creation as the label fails to indicate which side is actually the “A” One side is really fabulous and the other side is a “Soul Masterpiece” so let’s go the masterpiece route first. “She’s Gone” is a stone-cold Sweet Soul ballad that from the first note pierces your very inner-self… the lead falsetto stabs your heart with laser precision signalling his colleagues to glide in smoothing the atmosphere with velvety voices. This is as silky as “Sweet Soul” can possibly rise to.. utterly exquisite. Flip it over and the label that gave us Ricky Calloway & John Standberry’s rare Soul dance tunes again delivers a mover to remember. The identical shrill tightly-knit vocals collide with an uplifting dance-rhythm and the falsetto flies only to be occasionally punctuated by tough-guitar-chords. All this spun firmly together by those impressive guys buzzing away in the background.. We have had this record once before about a decade ago but in horrid street tired scratchy condition - this serious rarity is PERFECT! labels and vinyl are totally pristine…. as are the harmonies those like gleaming groove emit. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 111.00

a chris savory record fair had a sale in stoke a few years back of the records they had at bbc radio stoke and there weren't many demos in the boxes as i remember, lots of issues. which must have been repeated all over the uk at other bbc radio stations i would think. mind you i expect all the dealers went through the boxes before the doors opened for business.

Little Tommy Baby Can't You See C/w I'm Still Hurt The most-wanted least seen 45 on August Moon’s highly-coveted Richmond, Virginia vehicle for local soul artists. Utterly stunning Northern Soul that has been seriously elusive since day-one! This copy is had my eyes-wide-open as I lifted it from it sleeve to reveal the finest copy I’ve ever experienced - the two pristine labels give you and indication of just how near perfect this 45 is. WE do not ever expect to list a better copy - so do not let it pass you by. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 1,469.00 Nate Evans Main Squeeze C/w Pardon My Innocent Heart “Crazy About Crossover?” You are about to hear the PROMO “A4KM-4317-1” mix of this Memphis collides with Chicago mid-tempo dance grooves. Rippling horns are joined by a rhythmic piano, Nate’s smooth vocal handles Earle Randle’s lyrics, listing all the “girls” who are not available for love tonight. He needs a regular “Main-squeeze”, approving girls chirp out the chorus as the layers of impeccable Northern Soul crossover develop. Syl Johnson’s production is flawless, blending the vital components of a silky lead, piano, horns and sultry ladies..into what has been a “Soul Essence” anthem for decades. Flip it over and you’re transported to the “Deep Lounge” with Nate writing the lyrics, that take him into a Deep Soul abyss aided by equally mournful Sisters adding depth to his despairing case with their shrill response.. TWO great sides - rare-real-soul offering the best of two genres. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 237.00 Helen Shapiro Stop And You Will Become Aware A hidden away as a flipside, given birth by an army of British Junk Shop and market stall Northern Soul “Ferrets” who’s thirst for a new tune was unquenchable. Once the British productions were in favor with the dancers and DJ’s circa 1974 onwards… Starting life after an NS archeologists sold it on to a DJ who consequently being covered up, to be convincingly played as the new “Dana Valery” discovery “Stop Pretending”. This overnight NS Monster…not only ignited rushes to the dancefloor it also sparked off rsprints to the local record shops in the hope of old stock being held. But not that many over the years have surfaced - it was a late release for Helen fully 5 years after her initial Top 30 chart success and as a B-side, Helen out of the Pop limelight, this 45 sold virtually nothing. Today this gleaming copy still sounds as great as the day I first heard it and even after constant promotion from the much-loved Nev Wherry, we never tired of hearing the potent production designed to accompany one of British strongest girl vocalists of all time.. This copy is in blinding condition, throughout! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 312.00 Chris Clark Soul Sounds One of the most-wanted in the first 100 in the series. The preferred by most MONO variation in superb clean condition. Two perfect labels, neat clean vinyl only revealing a couple of minuscule blemishes in strong light..Cover as you can see is also in sparkling condition couple of very light laminate veins, minor corner bump otherwise beautiful. Back cover totally clean. If you need me to explain this ladies musical contribution to Motown just browse the impressive 12 track gallery! Not a bad track on the album - and of course she’s beautiful.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 160.00

The Real Thing Heavy Togeher No not the English Soul group but a Morty Craft collaboration with Boo-ga-loo Bandmaster Louis Ramirez that was the forerunner to Northern Soul classic by the Jobell Orchestra “Never Gonna Give You Up”. Get on this 45 NOW ..it’s getting talked about and the blend of Latin Salsa of the Ramirez percussion section and Morty’s East Coast Horn Barrage are a Northern Soul marriage that lasts.. Fresh, different but familiar enough for instant dance floor reaction.. do we need to validate it’s rarity - we think not because the buzz is most have never heard it… A Monster instrumental is stirring.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 161.00 Louis Paul The Change Will Do You Good The “Big City Sound” just cannot get any “bigger”. This month we’ve talked of the talents of Arthur Wright but Los Angeles of course had another prolific Northern Soul contributor in the shape of H. B. Barnum who’s vibe littered arrangement on this September 1966 creation is typical of the man. What a tune was conjured up, that autumn in California, as H.B. joins the producer of one of the decades most-inventive records Charles Underwood the inspiration behind Bobby Picket’s “Monster Mash” again pushing studio boundaries. THIS IS NO ORDINARY - Northern Soul beater - this is “As Good As It Gets” and “As Rare As They Come” you about to be very impressed with an almighty production; killer Mac Rebennack lyrics, a fabulously constructed H.B. dance arrangement, a snarling vocal, yelping girls, and an unusual “Tick Tock” break that definitely pulls from Charles Underwood’s earlier studio successes. FANTASTICAL HAUNTING NORTHERN SOUL and DOG-RARE! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 453.00 Jnr. Walker & The All Stars Do You See My Love (for You Growing) C/w Move And Groove We have mentioned the phenomena of some Green & White British TMG’s being inexplicably rarer than others.. I have no idea why, but I do know after 15 years of data compiling this is out FIRST PROMO copy, E-Bay tracking sites only reveal TWO sales from the world of record dealing. Junior Walker & Johnny Bristol rework the very elusive 1962 Johnny & Jackey Tri-Phi recording. Johnny updates to carve out another extra special piece of Motown that failed miserably compared to Junior’s other releases of the time. Condition is impeccable - why it’s Unicorn-Rare as a DEMO.. we don’t know.. but it darn well is. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 108.00 Sonny Herman What About Me Vocal & Instrumental Not many writer/arranger/producers can offer a guarantee of musical content…but Arthur Wright can… ..when the name ARTHUR WRIGHT appears on a label you know you’re in for a Roller-Coaster ride of ultimate stomping Northern Soul, as the man consistently throws a kitchen-sink of horns to compliment his clear-cut piano rhythm crafting some Northern Soul’s finest offerings. Here is “Off-The-Scale” pounding Northern Soul showcasing what this man is all about . Check out ALL Arthur’s work, I can think of no other studio magician who packed more into his sessions. This offering Sonny Herman on the eye-catching and extremely rare UTOPIA label encapsulates Los Angeles Northern Soul perfectly. This copy plays the instrumental & the vocal on opposite sides - listen and prepare to go staggering backwards in the presence of Arthur and REAL-DEAL-NORTHERN SOUL. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 349.00 Samantha Jones And Suddenly Fabulous UK only version of the Cherry People’s Northern Soul & Wigan Casino classic, undoubtedly one of the rarer UK NS Promo’s. The innovative “French” record producer Mark Wirtz , the man who gave Northern Soul and the British Pirate Radio Stations “A Touch Of Velvet - A String Of Brass” also gave us 60-somethings, childhood memories with “Grocer Jack” also performing valued work at Abbey Road Studios.. guides Brit-Girl Samantha Jones and reworks “Left Banke” & “Cherry People’s” USA recording and gives it a European-punch. This is Wigan Casino / Cleethorpes Pier from the “Nine Times Out Of Ten” age when everything was feelgood/upbeat/bouncy happy dancefloor food. But every time-served UK collector will confirm this record never hit the heights of Muriel Day, for one reason only, it was annoyingly hard to find. Damn hard in fact, I avidly collected “British” for most of 70’s & 80s and found “Ray Of Sunshine” far easier to locate. This listing is for the many British completers we serve, who will no doubt have this missing or not have the DEMO or not have it in “keeper” condition. This listing is all of those things and more, because if this was just as available as “Ray Of Sunshine” this too would have joined the ranks in the “Nine Times..” hall of fame..especially as the “Cherry People” version had already been a huge tune at all “The Niters” of the day. Before you today, is the genius of Mark Wirtz manifesting itself as a neat clean 1968 very rarely seen DEMO! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 87.00

Jimmy " Preacher " Ellie I'm Gonna Dio It By Myself C/w Go Head On This weeks standout R&B offering is just insanely RARE! This will delight the fans of top drawer R&B because it’s been a surefire dancefloor banker played off the 1966 Shreveport based Jewel label for a few decades now - but on it’s VERY FIRST Los Angeles label from the summer of ‘66 it’s a record that will also energize those of you driven in the quest of owning the “impossible” small label 1st releases. Fats Washington’s L.A. conveyor-belt of Soul & Blues on the Movin’ Label was crammed with goodies throughout the mid-60’s and never ever disappoints; a “Fats” production guarantees attitude, power and energy. Check out some of his other artists on his rosta - Clyde Allen, Lowell Fulsom, Big Mama Thornton, Roy Milton, James King Curry, Ace Holder to name but a few… Fats’s “Movin’” label was street-level but had a very impressive output of small-run recordings.. this one I’ve seen less of than any of the others.. as far as Northern Soul is concerned, it is the label’s rarest and most valued 45 - our first copy in memory and condition is “divine” When will you see another of this proven dance-floor detonator in this form..? Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 513.00 Ambassadors Ain't Got The Love One Girl (on My Mind) One of the very hard to acquire Arctic’s just happens to be one of this iconic labels finest offerings. Vocal Group Northern Soul BLISS” that in more recent times has broken through to be one of Jimmy Bishop’s “Most Wanted” A delicious mid-tempo groove from the pen of Philly Princess “Barbara Mason” who gives up her signature catchy and meaningful lyrics woven into an high quality arrangement that we’ve come to expect from this label. Tightly stitched vocal harmonize their way through that compulsory “vibe” littered arrangement. Click the soundfile and witness Philly-Perfection … total NS CLASS! Condition of the labels & the vinyl could not be better.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 138.00 Tony Hester Just Can't Leave You C/w Watch Yourself Let’s get serious - surely this is “Pied Piper’s” rarest and one of the greatest 7” offerings! A 45 that of course emerged on the Karate label for wider distribution but as this the FIRST PRESS Detroit label, it is near impossible to snare. So when a near perfect copy breaks surface do not pause because we doubt we’ll ever get this lucky again - TWO perfect labels and vinyl to match. Truly awesome condition. A formidable tune with both sides pleasuring the Northern Soul faithful since I was a youngster; with “Just Can’t Leave You” rising up in the late 80s as an “100 Club anthem” as the sift from the NS thumpers to sublime mid-tempo’s started to take hold. Without question the “Pied Piper” team are my favourite studio-squad, and this is one of my top-PP-tunes, offering an imposing-stomper on one side & a breathtaking mid-paced master-class of Detroit Soul on the other. Condition, Condition, Condition - Rarity, Rarity Rarity - Class, Class, Class and more CLASS! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 574.00 Gene Chandler Live On Stage ACTION LABEL who doesn’t love the Action label the understudy for the departed British SUE it carried on the tradition of the eye-catching label, garish as apposed to those boring black & silver EMI offerings. Action brought life into collecting labels..and today’s some 46 years later collectors are still striving to complete this impressive series. Here’s one of this eminent “Soul” label albums is glorious “filed” only condition. hardly a blemish to spoil it’s perfectness. So listen to not only “The Duke” strut his stuff but also witness the legendary E. Rodney Jones purr out the introduction with his matchless voice. RARE and in condition you just don’t see these days Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 66.00 Chandlers (never Before) Your Love Keeps Drawing Me Closer C/w I Love You, Girl I’ve always doubted the authenticity of the copies you see of this 45 with the “QCA matrix”. Even though the label credits the same writer/producer (but in poorly quality text. The acknowledged “Rite Sound” 1st press, the deadwax width and matrix markings are totally different that can suggest only one thing. The QCA press is a later and was remastered (sound is lower) calibration of the grooves are tighter and was not lifted from the same master plate. Whether that press was a bootleg or a later Jeff Smith project is unclear. What is however glaringly clear is the “RITE” sound press before you today, is the 100% original first press. Note: for easy identification the artist credit is in “lower case” but also the sound has much better fidelity and depth. Personally I think, if the QCA copies did not exist this Northern Soul vocal group masterclass would be tipping the scales at 4 figures. It is extremely elusive and darn near impossible in perfect condition. Click the soundfile and unleash not just highly-accomplished Northern Soul but also sublime vocal harmony ballad on the flip! For those of you who will not entertain any form of re-issue this is the ONLY way to own this 45… and what a 45 is is too.. utterly KILLER TUNE! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 334.00

where abouts on the bbc i player was it ???, i looked all over and couldn't find a track listing with it on, joe.

thanks for the info, joe.

hi, did anyone hear the liza tarbuck show last night 7-6-2014 she played a track by tyrone davis about 1hour 39 minutes into the show, anyone know what it was please, not sure if it will show on this address??. regards, joe. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b045y8m5

i find some sellers in the us can charge that much ( $49 ) for singles although it's rare but $20 / $25 is quite common, $13 is about the norm these days and $19 for lp's. it's those using the paypal postage system that can rack up the costs. always check the postage and get in touch if you think it's too much,quite often they will drop the price a bit. some of the bigger dealers are still charging the old postage charges thanks goodness.

MAGNIFICENTS / MY HEART IS CALLING / DEE-GEE 3008 BOUGHT THIS FOR $5 AS A RE-ISSUE BEFORE THE POSTAGE WENT UP. HAVING BOUGHT A RE-ISSUE BEFORE THAT FOR £6

Billy Butler Right Track A NS icon with 10 tracks of sheer-Northern-Soul-Indulgence. A pristine 1966 Mono press is blazing condition. Two flawless vinyls that reveal a life of being filed only. Two pristine labels as you can see adorned with the “Gold” text and logo. Front Covers only flaw is a minuscule corner “bump” a strong Mint - Back Cover only sign that’s it’s not come straight from the printers is 48 years of aging forming a adoring light browning to the white. Free of any tears, writing or stains. What a fabulous legacy this man left us with - drool over the track listing and slaver over the spanking condition.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 86.00 Dee Edwards (i Can) Deal With That C/w Possess Me Not to be confused with the later diluted “Morning Glory” release. This is the mouthwatering 1977 Billy Kyle guided original version, evoking lusty visions of Dee’s sultry vocal, flirting with the studio microphone; as she purrs the lyrics using her obvious feminine qualities, decorated by her girlfriends in the background; crafting a true Soulful Femme-Fatale. Ms. Edwards calls upon her vast vocal range to ease her way from low pitch seduction to a convincing sexy-squeal… delicious piece of soul does not get anywhere near to describing this provocative offering driven by a jazzy-funk seasoned arrangement. Need a Soul Aphrodisiac ..? look no further than this elusive Motor City Masterpiece . Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 186.00 Contours It's So Hard Being A Loser C/w Your Love Grows More Precious Everyday 1967 British DEMO - perfect labels - perfect vinyl - just perfection. Two homegrown “Detroiters” again collaborate, as they did on one of Motown’s biggest hits - Jimmy Ruffin’s “What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted”.. this time James Dean & William Weatherspoon chose “Loser” lyrics and unfortunately “lose” themselves, as the song misses the charts both sides of the Atlantic.. A “Miss” is ideal credentials for the Northern Soul turntables, which over the decades it has graced so many times, it is considered another NS Motown classic. So what better way to own this elusive disc than a MINT British Green & White PROMO - yes utterly flawless. Resist if you can… Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 193.00 Buddy Ace True Love, Money Can't Buy C/w My Love “Pink” isn’t a colour - it’s an attitude A thing of astonishing beauty .. Gleaming absolutely flawless Pink PROMO copy - perfect! “Love At First Sight” Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 99.00 Ben Aiken Satisfied S.A.T. Lord I’m Feeling Good Now! - I.S. Everything Is Alright! -F.I.E.D. Sock It To Me Baby! - Oh Yeah SATISFIED! There are records this unique Northern Soul scene has provided over the decades, that remind you of the exact day you first heard them, and the effect it had upon you. Personally I was at the Catacombs circa ‘72 doing my inadequate dance routine on the small step-up stage at the back of Temple Street’s condensation-rain-forest. I think it may have been the first time the stranger next to me had heard it too, because after about 20 seconds in he stopped dancing, clasps the top of his head with his hands, then throwing his arms aloft in delight, bringing down the water clinging to the low ceiling above, and shouting above the music… “What A Fooking TUNE!” As a youngster Northern Soul affected you like that, and those legendary water-droplets the atmosphere manufactured were only short relief from the heat, mass-adrenaline, excitement and wonderment the quality of the music was generating. Halcyon days - for those who experienced the exclusive rush of a tune.. This we’ve listed today because it is as near perfect condition as you could ever dream of owning….also gives me a chance to relive the best days of mine and so many others lives.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 101.00

Little Eddie Taylor I Had A Good Time C/w Forgive One Mistake Don Robey & Gilbert Caple craft a mighty, mighty Northern Soul thumper for a Texas pocket-dynamo who defies his diminutive stature; serving up a performance out-stripping the blaring horns and marrying perfectly into the shrill girl group chorus, shaping a perfect example of real-deal-Northern. Time to relaunch this former Cleethorpes Pier Monster again, paying particular attention to it’s rarity and the only repress of it was a circa 1976 blank label nonentity. If there ever was a candidate for Northern Soul revival - this in the standout candidate. Noting condition of this PROMO is utterly PRISTINE! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 783.00 Hytones Bigger And Better C/w I've Got My Baby Seamless vocal-group Northern Soul given “edge” by Robert S. Holmes horn-craft; clever use of two different brass-pitches as Sax & trumpet compete on the intro before meeting a gloriously sleek wall of male-vocals. Oh how good is this…yes as good as it’s always been - timeless! Another “100 Club” favorite that in the 80s & 90s rose to cult-status. Even though the lyrics are about a guy telling his ex-girl “It’s Too Late” for her to come groveling back - the story is delivered so sweetly, it’s almost a sonnet.. Does harmony-group Northern Soul come any “Sweeter Than This” not very often that’s fa’sure.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 464.00 Liz Verdi Think It Over (and Be Sure) There is always a reason - a song is stand out! This delicious Popcorn classic, that pleasingly infiltrated Northern Soul with it’s infectious powers…is from the pen of no stranger to Northern Soul creations “Beatrice Verdi” who 5 years later than this 1964 recording, would be writing for Motown; displaying her talent for the compelling girl sound with her contribution to Barbara McNair’s Motown gems, and in the meantime wrote “In The Middle Of Nowhere” the big Dusty hit.. This early double-goodie carries a Motownesque feel to it, a top-quality of the “Girl Sound” that was so hard to achieve. But no matter how exceptional this session was - it missed the boat completely - a sales-flop - always been rare and always will be.. But that’s exactly how we like, the fans of Popcorn & Northern Soul like their vinyl elusive and totally contagious…this ticks both boxes. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 172.00 Joe Mayfield I'm On The Move C/w How's Things With You Today’s R&B Northern Soul tempter is this elusive 1964 throbbing juggernaut from Tennessee with the added bonus of a exalted Deep Soul flipside. One of only two documented Joe Mayfield recordings which sit a bemusing 7 years apart. Mr. Shambling’s website the first stop off for Deep Soul fans describes the Deep Soul ballad side as “terminally obscure - a triumph of Deep Soul”. Check out this exquisite testament to despair out and be prepared to have a change of mood. The Northern Soul R&B side that is currently getting enviable attention from those jocks lucky enough to have a copy, starts with a rattling drums, bopping horns decorated with a Blues picking guitarist who’s timely solo’s lift this recording into the realms of greatness. Laid back and utterly viral.. play it again & again you won’t tire of it’s power to charm the dancefloor! Condition…? need we say it …is sparklingly impeccable throughout… One impressive rarity with TWO great sides! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 161.00 Ad-libs New York In The Dark C/w Human Unbelievable condition for a rare record with a reputation for never quite being in acceptable condition - this one looks “brand new” Especially listed for those OCD Northern Soul reapers of the Classics - who are seeking perfection for the true dancefloor packers of the 70s. The other “sell” point of this offering has got to be it has been undeservedly neglected in recent decades from the Oldies Sets - I’m betting the first DJ to spin this at the bigger events of Prestatyn, Blackpool Tower or Kings Hall will detonate an enthusiastic stampede… How refreshing would this rarity be, booming out to 2000 people - a former Cleethorpes Pier & Wigan Casino beast set the roar back on a mission to rejuvenate! Remember condition is PERFECT! Straight from being filed a Blues collection for decades…. PS I adore the flipside too.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 236.00

Tridels And The Mighty Groove Makers What Can I Do C/w Thins Thing Called Love Peanut Country as Sweet as you like it.. If we’re gonna list a used 45 is has got to be exceedingly rare! When the world’s top collectors and “Soul Harmony Singles” book contributors Jeff Beckman - Jim Hunt - Tom Kline omit it from their research, that for me is the highest possible validity of rarity. This may be the only opportunity in my lifetime to list this 45 for Sweet Soul fans to immerse themselves in. Hailing from Portsmouth/Norfolk, Virginia this gathering craft a totally noncommercial SWEET experience, with no attempt to be a Stylistics or Delfonics clone, they opt for a completely unique style of blending falsetto into a haunting arrangement driven by a simplistic use of instruments allowing the vocals swirl aloft gliding skywards as the voices chill… on the raft of the Mighty-Groove-Makers rhythm. You are viewing a Sweet Soul Grail and a Raresoulman Auction debutant. The vinyl has surface marks but the Great Sphinx of Giza also has a few scratches on his nose… Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 479.00 Homer Banks A Lot Of Love C/w Fighting To Win Cast your eyes… and pin back your eyes.. Stax office & promotions girl Deanie Parker joins Memphis’s lyrical genius Homer Banks to pen one of Bluff City’s most memorable offerings, which over the decades has been copied but never bettered by many any other artist. Here is the original version one of 3 Homer Banks UK Liberty releases that shook Britain’s All NIght Clubs becoming part of the very fabric of the fledgling Northern Soul Scene. “60 Minutes Of Your Love” “Hooked By Love” and “A Lot Of Love” are to this day much-loved “Twisted Wheel” revival spins usually spun from their USA Minit releases. Before you today is the best of the three, in by far it’s most coveted form. An immaculate DEMO inside it’s birth-sleeve - is a thing of beauty. Drop a stylus onto it - it is a thing of ferocious-power with lyrics that have enticed many imitators to have a go.. and NONE have matched the indomitable Homer in full flight.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 125.00 Lillie Bryant Meet Me Halfway BLINDING!!! Some Northern Soul records most collectors are resolved to the fact they are very unlikely to get an opportunity of ownership…Those records are the truly-rare timeless Northern Soul classics where only a handful of copies are known to exist. Before you today is one of those aloof “Greats”.. a record which once it becomes your property, it is destined to feature in your will. NOBODY sells records of this quality - that’s why we feel it may be some time before another example comes to market. If you’re serious about Northern Soul - do not pass by. You are viewing one of Northern Soul Godzilla’s in fine clean condition - eye-popping STOCK copy with just a couple of very light turntable retrieval brushes. When will you see another..in this irresistible condition…? Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 3,001.00 Baby Washington Get A Hold Of Yourself C/w Hurt So Bad UK ONLY and it’s a Northern Soul Masterpiece! New Yorker “Baby” briefly flirted with United Artists highly regarded subsidiary VEEP RECORDS, in 1968 crafted one of the greatest 60s female Soul albums ever released. Amazing in the USA not one track off the album got released as a single, how crazy it that? Thank Heaven’s someone at British U.A. listened to the album and set free these two standout tracks.. with “Get A Hold Of Yourself” being a thumpin’ hunk of brass propelled Northern Soul, pushed through and beyond the sound-barrier by a bevvy of wailing girls - nothing but nothing sounds remotely like this floor-fracturing stomper - magnificently-matchless Northern Soul. Flip it over and witness Little Anthony’s Anthem deconstructed, rebuilt into a colossal confirmation of the Big City Sound! Henry Glover was the catalyst for this pair of almighty tunes…which frankly have left me, not for the first time…breathless! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 136.00 Various Artists Doctor Soul You are viewing one of the seriously rare testaments to USA Soul ever released in Britain. Compiled with unbridled enthusiasm by two of the mid-60s most-important and influential Soul DJ’s; residents at the Legendary “SCENE” Club in Soho, London. Compiling this 14 track testament to how far and wide these pioneering Jocks cast their net to keep the MOD arena fresh. James “Doctor Soul” Hamilton & Guy Stevens impressive track choices underline just how hip these guys were - hardly any of the tracks ever making 7” release in the UK. It is pleasing to handle historical artifacts that open a window in time and make you realize Northern Soul was well established in Britain long before The Torch or Wigan Casino etc. As James “Doctor” Soul reaffirmed with his quote “In 1966 I played nothing but Northern Soul” and of coarse the R&B Scene magazine quoted the term “Northern Soul” way back in 1964. Just check out those astonishing choice of tracks. The Volumes, Wade Donald, Chuck Flamingo, Gene Allison etc. etc. could it have got any more innovative than this .. Bow to the guys who underpinned the Northern Soul foundation whilst most of us were still were “Smoking In the Bike Sheds at school” Staggeringly RARE and historically essential… Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 150.00

Natural Four Hanging To A Lie C/w Twelve Months Of The Year California’s Bay Area’s premier vocal group with their most-wanted, and I consider, leading Northern Soul offering; because it has never been re-issued, bootlegged or found in any sort of quantity, ever! So a mint - copy is virtually impossible, even an Ex+ copy is elusive, more often than not the only examples we ever encounter are street-weary to say the least. This copy is an exception to the rule. A-side carries a couple of light marks but plays superb,visually EX. The flip is a grade better @ Ex+ So click away to be taken to NS Heaven by an accomplish gathering who can do no wrong. Especially on this rare session where they really do crank up the pace and presence. On the money Northern Soul all the way. Sweet-Soul fans will go all floppy at the “Twelve Months..” side, that encapsulates everything a Sweet-Experience should be. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 233.00 Brice Coefield Ain't That Right C/w Just One More Night Highly attractive and damn hard to find STOCK copy. An old friends reunion crafts a double helping of Los Angeles Northern Soul. Former comrades of “The Untouchables” Chester & Gary Pipkin guide other team member Brice Coefield. Since it’s British baptism on that famous “Soussan” C90 it has been an highly-prized Northern Soul collectors piece that has escape the dubious honor of being bootlegged. Mainly due to it’s annoying elusivity during the 70s, consequently suffering from a lack of NS turntable time. Today this classic is a most-refreshing diversion the “Same Old - Same Old” that dilutes the evening’s experience. But it so much more than a much-needed breath-of-fresh-air, the FLIPSIDE which is seldom if ever heard - is a nailed on killer too. A&M Records owner Herb Alpert journey’s into THE BIG CITY sound! with a moving mid-paced juggernaut featuring his old-mates purring away in the background. Note this side has a couple of “light clicks” so you may be able to snag this dynamic-dual offering a favourable price.. LOVE BOTH SIDES - Don’t You? Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 400.00 Sidney Hall I'm A Lover C/w The Weekend SHRINE TIME !! IMPECCABLE SHRINE TIME ! at it’s most-pwerful VINYL has ONE light sleeve brush blemish on the “The Weekend” side. Other side I can’t find even the lightest of flaws.. LABELS both are shockingly clean you can even clearly read the “INC.” text on the iconic Red Flame logo. We did auction a copy several months but not in as impressive state as this spanker. Click the soundfile and witness why this label has the unrivaled reputation it enjoys… but remembering also, SHRINE has a bad-reputation for flaking or missing labels, fake copied replacement labels, invariably different levels of marked vinyl, in fact all manner of ugly battle scars…from Washington’s streets. When one comes to market in this flawless state - do not pass by - solid vinyl investments are always the super-immaculate ones… SHRINE especially. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 869.00 Gifted Four Are You Choosing C/w Fallen Star NOT to be confused with the 1990 re-issue 12” on HAM-SEM 104..this is the machine stamped UNITED press. 1976 1st. local Inglewood, California press, considered rarer FIRST LABEL vinyl press, same year moved onto it’s distributors label CSC for styrene press and another push, that also failed under the weight of “Disco” An magnificent ear-wakening example of Woo-Woo 70’s vocal group Soulful-dance. Released in Los Angeles right in the “Eye” of the “Disco-Explosion”. Thankfully these guys stuck to their soul/jazz origins, ignoring all the East Coast influences sweeping the country at the time. Check out their divinely rich harmony vocals woven tighter by an intricate horn arrangement and an exquisite wah-wah plucking away gently in the background. Impressive lead-vocal changes from bass to falsetto, broken up by a jazzy keyboard break. This is classy stuff..very classy and if that’s not got you diving for the bid button, wait til your Stirrup & Cochlea vibrate to the equally imposing flipside. Full of the same ingredients, highly-honed vocals play verbal-volleyball over a net of jazzy horns, keyboard tweaking… again great instrumental interlude.. I think this side is every note as good as the known lead side - “Fallen Stars” turntable isolation could well come to an end in the right DJ’s box. Two totally tantalizing tunes..set for a long-overdue rare-soul-club renaissance. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 82.00 Coasters Crazy Baby I know we may seem to be on our “condition” soapbox this week, bare with us, we’re sure there will be days in the future when everything we list will be less than Mint…meanwhile This anthem popped up out of that strictly Blues collector’s hoard, who “filed” every other disc he found - I think this Blackpool Mecca “Secret Sound” was UNPLAYED until we lifted the soundfile - it is as if we had been on the 1965 Atlantic mailing list, and it had just dropped onto the mat. This listing is especially for Northern Soul classic enthusiasts who are on that most difficult of journey’s, trying to acquire “The Classics”..every one in as near to mint as possible. This 1965 PROMO is as fine as you could ever dream of snaring… do not pass by. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 480.00 Temptations My Baby C/w Don't Look Back a flawless copy - one for the OCD TMG addict Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 1.00

Four Tracks Like My Love For You C/w Voo Doo Man (you're Gonna Love Me) Sexy strings, exquisite horns cradle some of the finest vocal-group work I’ve ever experienced. This is my personal favourite genre of Northern Soul and you are about to listen to it at Premiership level. A flawless recording generating harmonized vocals so very perfect it’s hard to imagine it getting any better than this… This is Northern Soul exactness… that needs no further embellishments from us, does it… PS it’s in perfect condition too.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 663.00 Jackie Wilson The Who Who Song C/w Since You Showed Me How To Be Happy Totally pristine December 1967 British DEMO! No matter how many records have passed through this business over the last 45 years - Still nothing thrills me more than the British DEMO in flawless condition. I know whilst commenting away on forums “condition” seems to be the least mentioned consideration for the observer. But for the majority of our 31,000 worldwide customers who collect vinyl seriously…..CONDITION IS EVERYTHING! You will not encounter a finer kept 47 year old beauty than this offering. Jackie Wilson? Coral? Who Who Song? no requirement to validate the artist, the songs or the PROMO label… to us and to you guys… CONDITION is what counts.. Jackie’s unrivaled reputation speaks for itself.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 110.00 Jimmie Ellis Happy To Be (the Man You Liker To See) C/w V The Preacher with his finest Northern Soul Crossover offering. This much-travel Blues a man is noted for his R&B flavoured Northern Soul contributions on Hip-Delic, Ride, Jewel etc. etc. even cutting one disc for Kent Harris’s legendary Romark label. Mr. Ellis was certainly welcomed into many Californian independents. So take time to absorb his most-valued 45 and his exceptional talent in adapting his Blues roots and serving up perfect horn-propelled Crossover Northern Soul soften by a considerate piano rhythm. The way the man slows it down with submissive expressions, then changes the pace up a gear with a multi-range of vocal pitches underlining this artists superior vocal-delivery. I am thinking but finding it hard to compare this session with any other tune - “The Preacher” really does turn in a stand-out testament of accepting his fate of being in love. Purists will enjoy the flip side and fabulous Deep n’ Bluesy ballad.. Two wonderful sides - one very elusive disc. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 377.00 Gladys Knight & The Pips Just Like You Never Loved Me WOW the Magic Of Motown! An authentic Studio Acetate with all the in-house mastering numbers and critique saying “file for album inclusion” well we don’t known of any album it appeared on, we presume it became yet another fabulous Motown dance-cut to falls into Hitsville’s cyberspace. Direct-cut clarity starts with Bongo’s rattling, as if in the wind; Gladys with her Royal-vocal purrs into action, the Pips Gospelesque backing, is ramped up by the additional Sister-Choir. As it gathers power and pace you unmistakably feel the presence of Norman Whitfield, as a Stevie Wonder harmonica unobtrusively squeals in the background…. A bass guitar drives the dance arrangement in the breaks, then an Earl Van Dyke piano solo. WOW! was everyone of note crammed in the studio that day in early September 1970. It’s a beauty! Apart from it’s all too brief outing as a CD track in 1995 on “THe Sound Of Young America - Year By Year” 1970. I can’t find any vinyl album that boasts this track. A fabulous “Lost” Motown treasure awaiting the right DJ or to be coveted in the record room of the many, many Motown completers. I’m impressed…HUGE POTENTIAL for the DJ Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 361.00 Gary Lewis My Heart's Symphony Today’s this Wigan Casino anthem will polarize opinion"‰–"‰but at the time this happy 1966 dance tune absolutely blitzed the dancefloor at every major Northern Soul House in Britain. No-one really cared too much about the odd “white” vocalist offering in the mid-70s as long as it triggered the right dancefloor response..and this much-loved feelgood stomper certainly did. It’s part of Northern Soul’s inherent history a period in time when everyone involved had a damn-good time. Although into the 80s in became fashionable to sneer at Northern Soul Pop-pollution. Some bigots even taking it as far as to label Paul Anka’s - “I Can’t Help Loving You” - Charlie Calello, Aritie Schroek, Jet Loriing & Gary Sherman creation or Charlie Rich’s - Love Is after Me - Hayes & Porter written and Willie Mitchell produced as “Pop” Gary Lewis & His Playboys certainly benefited like the above mentioned, producers Snuff Garrett & Leon Russell were no strangers to crafting great Northern Soul offerings. We all know it’s “Pop” but it’s darn good “Pop” and it was not a fleeting-flirt it had with the Northern Soul Scene in the mid-70’s, it was a full-blown love-affair….and in this format, the VERY RARE Red & White 1966 DEMO in immaculate condition .. ..I’m still in love, after all these years. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 101.00

Jannie Williams I've Been True C/w Get Up Off Your Knees aka JEANETTE WILLIAMS - much better known to the Northern Soul scene as the lady who gave us endless joy with her later Back Beat recordings. On this Johnny Copeland project she provides us with a Down-Right-Filthy-slab of “Popcorn / R&B” which New York’s “Mr. Fine Wine” has been championing for quite some time, within his renown for “flawless taste” DJ sets. Seductress Ms Williams serves up a deliciously sultry mid-pace groove. Enticing in the extreme, as label owner Charlie Booth decorates the vocal with an equally impressive horn arrangement, with a particularly suggestive sax break that seals the session as irresistible. This is Dirty-Soul at it’s most-convincing, it’s a multiple needle-dropper as proven today, I’ve already spun it 4 times..and I’m not done yet. PS. Deep Soul fans with love her version of Johnny Copeland’s hit on the other side.. boy this lady just oozes with Soul…. don’t she. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 407.00 Richard Wylie & His Band Money (that's What I Want) C/w I'll Still Be Around Quite why Berry Gordy would think that another version of his biggest hit would sell, is perhaps a question the great man may have asked at the time - because this 1961 release became one of the very rarest “Motown Pinks” on the back of near zero sales. But do not miss this Rare Soul Icon rev-up an insane rendition of Motown’s first hit record. Barret Strong’s version seems tame by comparison. Listen to the wild piano intro, you will think the vocal will never start, then “The Popcorn” snaps into action, wow this is explosive stuff. Earl; Van Dyke picks up all the plaudits for his keyboard work, but just listen to Popcorn smash those ivory’s. He never got recognition for his magical piano skills nor in fact for his powerful vocal. Besides this being an outrageous recording and validated as stupidly rare; we doubt you could ever locate a finer example the vinyl condition is “blinding” labels have the appropriate PROMO adornments (see scans) RARE and not a record you’ll ever forget after hearing it…interesting this is so far under-the-radar at this moment in time Wikipedia does not list it in it’s many, many cover versions… even though it is clearly the most-powerful by a very long way. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 131.00 Jnr. Walker & The All Stars These Eyes C/w I've Got To Find A Way To Win Maria Back We rely so much on our computer input of the last 15 years, it is not humanly possible to remember all it holds. But more importantly it gives a clear overview of what titles are genuinely elusive. Especially when it comes to TMG’s and all it’s many variations. Solid centers, 4 prong die-cut center’s, Promo’s, with the “Sold in U.K. text ” or without. RCA presses or EMI .. there is so much to document it is impossible for the (my) brain top recall accurately. But what it has become very useful for is to inform is which PROMO’s seem to be rarer than others. Why in 15 years you’d sell 4 or 5 of one and never ever see a copy of a number sitting right next to it. I was surprised to see we have only had one Promo copy of #727 in 15 years. In fact THE WWW WORLD has only offered up a mere 4 promo’s in a similar length of time. This copy is flawless in every respect, and we are assuming that the 1000’s of TMG collectors the vast majority will not have filed this yet. Without technology at our fingertips, this # like so many higher numbers of the series would have gone on set-sale and left the building with 24 hours. For whatever reason it is certainly one annoyingly scarce 700 series demo..and this copy in MINT - Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 144.00 Marsha Gee Baby, I Need You C/w I'll Never Be Free (because I Love You So) To be absolutely certain you haven’t purchased the notoriously accurate “counterfeit” from the front pages of 70s sales mail-outs. You have to look for the Capitol “daisy” moniker in the deadwax. Just like Jerry Cook & Alexander Patton on Capitol this too was convincingly faked. BUT NOT WITH THIS VARIATION This is the rarely seen - machine stamped - 45 67023 - P1 with the “triangle surrounded “IAM” stamp. No confusion whatsoever with this press - it’s the rarest release you can own of this timeless Northern Soul classic played at all the early 70s Brit-Clubs.. But do take time to check out the totally passed over flipside - utterly yummy girl group mid-tempo featuring the compelling highly-keyed girl-group answering chorus, delish! If you’re gonna own this NS classic, this is the “ultimately distinguished” way to do it.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 250.00 Impressions Nothing Can Stop Me No UK or USA single for this silky harmony version of the Gene Chandler Northern Soul classic “Nothing Can Stop Me” The Spanish choice of flipside on this 1968 “We’re A Winner” release was fortunately a fabulous decision. That gave the serious Northern Soul collector another happy-quirk of the vinyl world to hunt down. Click the soundfile and release this great song that was imprisoned on the 1968 ABC 635 album elsewhere in the world. Easy to carry, booming loud and clear recording and an essential alternative to the “Duke’s” classic and with the pace lifted by Johnny Pate from a NS stoller to a full on Northern Soul dance experience. Curtis Mayfield is in top-class-form and Mr. Pate’s rich blend of horns & strings in the production is blinding. I personally have no hesitation in labeling this as THE BEST version, by some distance. But then again I’m saturated in “Impressions-Bias” Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 64.00

Sugar & Sweet Hands Out Of My Pockets “Hey Girl, Get Your Hands Outta My Pockets” Does R&B get any more dominant than this…and rarity so far has stopped this Run-Away-Truck from wrecking the dance-floors of the scene. An instant dance-floor-detonator from the street of Los Angeles where this local duo recorded over 10 offering for the Northern Soul scene all small indie label delights this offering being the rarest and most desirable. Take a listen to a pairing that know exactly how to attacks a production with Calvin Harris arranged some insane keyboard work that just about keeps up with these two hardest vocalist! Driving R&B at it’s very, very best! Condition is like new! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 370.00 Originals Good Night Irene C/w Need Your Lovin' (want You Back) Motown were so much more than just the greatest writing and producing factory of the 60s. Hitsville also had capacity for taking “standards” and transforming into the Motown Sound. “Do What You Gotta Do” “It’s All In The Game” jump to mind but this deconstruction of the Huddie Ledbetter signature tune is the standout achievement of the team’s delving into other artist’s work. So who better to do it than Stevie Wonder’s biggest influence Clarence Pauling highly skilled Motown producer/writer. Now listen to a Blues classic given the CP Motown treatment - conjuring up a stunning Northern Soul experience. No doubt you’ve noticed this offering is the 1966 Green & White Demo, once again TMG collecting becomes irresistible. But you may not have noticed that the flipside offers double the pleasure, although overlooked, this too is spot-on vocal-group Northern Soul with the added spice of Mike Terry’s burping Baritone Sax honking away in background. Awesome.. 3 times over.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 198.00 Village Choir Along The Beach Right on the money for today’s “upfront” segment of this burgeoning Northern Soul scene. From the first horn blow, the signal is to DANCE! A sexy blend of jazz/soul/funk is whisked up into an hectic dancer decorated by a tapestry of rich vocals. The male lead purrs as trumpets blow their approval, then in total contrast an high pitched Sister-vocal reply squeals her part so well, brilliant improvisation. The horns force up the songs presence into a tune you just can’t ignore - this sleeper is so very infectious just waiting to the correct DJ to push it past it’s current rarely-seen rarely-heard status… LOVE IT!! …..really love it! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 505.00 Dynells Call On Me C/w Let Me Prove That I Love You A totally pristine copy! Of this lush Philly offering. Larry Brown & Company guided by the gifted hands and ears of Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff embellished by the perpetually skilled influence of another slick Bobby Martin arrangement. All this exceptional input crafts two glorious vocal-group dance grooves that sit in that category of the “Thinking Man’s” Northern Soul. Although both titles were release of tiny street-level indie labels. This major label release offering two-for-the-price-one is consider by many as the “smart” way to own (we can see the purist scoffing and the very idea) So click the soundfile to be persuaded that there are not many 1968 major label releases that offer this depth of quality on one disc. Condition is blinding in every respect Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 303.00 Kevin King Lear The Snake “On The Way To Work One Morning…” Love it or hate it there is no getting away from the fact that Oscar Brown Jnr’s lyrics are indelible story-telling - at it’s most memorable. So if you don’t want to follow other DJ’s and enjoy giving the crowd something different, by getting a step away from the NS-norm. Check out this extremely convincing 1969 British take by Kevin Lear, guided by a man who is no stranger to drawing influences from “Soul Music”. So click the soundfile and we think you’ll be more-than impressed by Des Champ’s reworking of Al Wilson’s Northern Soul anthem . Good ain’t it… But it’s gets even “Gooder” when you hold it in yours hands; the beautiful sight of Red & White promo label jumps out at you as it snugly sits in it’s birth-sleeve and the vinyl is truly immaculate. Great tune in dream-condition… Be different and leave “Al” at home.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 57.00

Jimmy Hughes Goodbye My Love C/w It Was Nice Flawless you will never find a better copy. In the UK The Searchers hit the charts with this incredible song, originally recorded in 1963 by Robert Mosley and titled “Goodbye, My Lover, Goodbye” which was retained by Jimmy Hughes on his Fame release. It seems Island tweaked the title to cash in of The Searchers success as Pye shortened it for UK release. So, before you today is Rick Hall’s Muscle Shoals, Alabama rendition of this potent beat-ballad. Produced by the Muscle Shoals Master himself, who guides Jimmy’s incredible vocal-powers to float on a raft of gentle horns and cooing girls. Flip it over for a strong R&B “Wheel” style dancer. British collectors condition is just as blinding as the two songs, we are struggling to find any flaws what-so-ever. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 93.00 Bobby Freeman C'mon And Swim - Part 1 & 2 From the foggy Bay Of San Francisco to steamy confines of Manchester’s “Twisted Wheel” club; Before you today is a 1964 British DEMO in near perfect condition! An hipshakin’ Sly Stewart creation that became a 60s “MOD” fave; Then in the mid-70s receiving a huge revival at The North Sea Temple Of Soul under the frequent spins of iconic but sadly deceased Cleethorpes DJ Nev Wherry. Neville had an uncanny gift of reviving a neglected classics, making them bigger than they were first time round. Cleethorpes “Winter Gardens” dancefloor shuddered under this turbo-charged dance-craze thumper with an outrageous keyboard instrumental break… memories are flooding back. There are so many “Twisted Wheel” dedicated evenings these days, I feel a 3rd Tsunami wave of enthusiasm to do the “Swim” coming on… so why not drown in the glory of this fabulous disc in it’s rarest form! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 98.00 Syl Johnson Do You Know What Love Is C/w The Love I Found In You This is “SP-1 20079” mix in magnificent condition. Drum roll, banging piano intro lift the anticipation up for a vocal to match. Of course Syl’s muscular snarling is just perfect to carry the dynamic production, and the two aspects pump out proper-Northern Soul. We think the condition, The diff. mix and the soundfile will convince much more than our words, that this is not a record that requires pause for thought.. ..this is proper Northern Soul that demands ownership.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 262.00 Intentions I'm Losin' Your Love C/w I'll Search The World in the best tradition laid down by those groups like Huns Review, The Magnificent Men, Detroit Soul, Oxford Knights, Lost Souls, etc. here is another in a long line of fabulous 60s Northern Soul from horn propelled groups with growling lead vocalists dripping with attitude. Horns are one thing, insane sax is another - listen to that down & dirty blowing punctuating the crazed hammond work. Every time the lead pauses for breath a barrage of brass takes his place.. this really is strong-stuff that will rattle your Northern Soul brain. Notice we never mentioned the term “Blue-Eyed”; Do take time for the awesomely soulful flipside to kick in - you’ll understand why.. harmony vocal-group 60s Soul at it’s most gorgeous. This 45 ticks all boxes for urgent-ownership. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 200.00 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles Going To A Go Go Condition, Condition, Condition !965 UK mono press with little or no flaws. Laminated front cover reveals only a couple of fine veins down the spine edge Back Cover is free of any flaws at all just very light signs of aging. Retains original EMI “rice-paper” line birth inner-sleeve Labels are perect Vinyl both sides are a strong clean Mint - So hard to find these first 100 TML in this standard of high quality. So to the highlights of this 12 track beauty. Listen to the soundfiles we’#ve chosen it includes 1. My Baby Change Like The Weather (a song that Bobby Calender covered on the Bamboo label) 2. In Case You Need Love - featuring sax-God Mike Terry 3. Original Miracles version of the later record Chris Clark NS classic “From Head To Toe” If you’ve not got it in flawless condition this is a must.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 80.00

Big Ella Too Hot To Hold C/w Come Back Home Strap Yourself in.. This weeks snarling Big Mama R&B-Rattler comes in the form of a very elusive Bobby Rush project. In true Soul-Dominatrix style Big Ella whips up a storm with her defiant strutting vocal lashing against the ardent horns; this is full-on dance-floor penetration, there will be no hanging around the bar, when this truncheon of a tune paddles your ass straight onto the dancefloor… An R&B commander that compels you to dance - this is BIg Mama Soul at it’s most bruising. Rare? Bet your ass it is…. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 129.00 Kittie Doswell Just A Face In The Crowd Crazy About Crossover? You are! Well this uncomplicated slice of the “Crossover Sound” from the streets of Los Angeles will absolutely delight. A 45 that already enjoys a strong reputation for rarity with it’s pure-quality is there for everybody to hear. Kittie “Miss Soul” Doswell tackles the choppy hammond arrangement with an equally rippling vocal that softly “gravels” on all the right notes, as the addition of the floating horns ,elevate the tune yet another notch. Crossover, a much-misunderstood Northern Soul genre, does not get any more convincing than this. Kitty is right up their with Ella Woods, Almeta Lattimore, Alex Brown etc as a Sister who delivers a tune with the consummate ease demanded in these mid-tempo masterpieces.. 1973 two years earlier than the disco-disaster that led so many artists away from Soul. This is an unspoiled, from the heart dancer.. so refreshing to hear and shuffle to. When it’s sung like this - “Crossover” - Yes, I’m totally crazy ‘bout it. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 405.00 Mr. Soul What Happened To Yesterday C/w You're Too Good Do records of this calibre need embellishments.. I must say I’m motivated enough to pull out every thinkable vinyl-superlative I’ve ever thought of.. But it’s not required because this 45 sits in the top 50 most-wanted - least seen - most respected Northern Soul 45s ever played.. Ridiculously RARE - Crazily sought-after - and so damn deliciously, ludicrously, insanely, preposterously, implausibly, stupidly-fine NORTHERN SOUL! Richard Searling’s former Maurice McAllister’s - Your Love Is Slipping Away - “cover up” of course….and since those heady days… most collectors have yearned for a mere sniff of a copy.. Now’s your chance… Some light surface marks - but as you can hear plays loud clean and true.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 1,334.00 Ernest Mosley Stubborn Heart C/w Leep On Loving Me A Northern Soul classic with a huge reputation for being a “Thinking-Man’s” oldie, that has now been an elusive capture for fully 40 years. From the first note this record explodes into pure Northern Soul. Blasting horns, Woo-Woo girls precede the intricate vocal of Mr. Mosley. Who has the gift of changing key at will, with the brass accompaniment never out blowing his expressive style. Perfect instrumental breaks, punctuate this dancer at all the right times and those girls coos just get stronger and stronger.. THIS IS NORTHERN SOUL that will catapult many back to “The Pier” and the groundbreaking sets of Ginger Taylor, Ian Dewhirst, Poke etc. It was a Northern Sea imperative play. Having said that The Mecca, Casino & Yate were also simultaneously jolting to its power. This copy has two clean labels and only two light turntable retrieving surface marks stop this beauty getting a much higher grade - as you can hear it plays LOUD clean & true. Like it always has done… Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 500.00 Billy Floyd My Oh My C/w Time Made You Change (your Mind) Without question one of the least encountered 45’s on the legendary Philly label - and what an heavy-weight slab of Northern Soul it is too; with BOTH sides giving-up stand-out Northern Soul crammed with heaps of blaring-brass and just as lively bustling n’squealing Soul-Sisters enhancing the two arrangements. Let’s start with the side that was played in the mid-70s; A thumping East Coast dancer with compelling Latino influences on the trumpets and Billy’s highly tuned vocal bouncing on every beat; Soaring horns are present throughout and the girls timely choruses just add the finishing touches, you’d think..but no, from outta nowhere comes a xylophone break. Everything is in there crafts one of the fullest arrangements you could every wish to hear. So to the B-side which if it’s possible is an even better Northern Soul dancer, which in the late 90s & early 2000’s received spins from a couple of very prominent DJ’s notably Butch & Carl Willingham. This side is pure-distilled Northern Soul with no attempt being aimed at commercial viability. All the same ingredients used to full effect - extra-shrill girl penetrate the horns and Billy again reaching those high notes with ease.. TWO great sides, magnificent condition and Turin-Shroud RARE! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 747.00

Billy Peterson Jr. Color One Tear Black C/w Party Man So you’re into SOUL - well try this Cincinnati creation… it’ll knock you dead. Same song as the Double O Demingo’s, deconstructed and awakened by a lush Soulful-Stepping arrangement, sexy sax and an emotional lead vocal reinforced by glorious Sister’s harmony chorus; crafting a “steeper” of the highest calibre. THIS IS SOUL - PROPER SOUL! Flip it over for a rare Boogie groove - an unforgiving dancer using horns, twangy bass guitar, with those wild girls stepping out of their soothing state by ripping “oohs” and “chants” right into the heart of the tune.. Street level Boogie at it’s best. RARE? you darn know it is… Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 156.00 Grand Prixs Roar Of The Crowd C/w Lost Love Dog-Rare 1966 Los Angeles Northern Soul with an impressive credits listing including such illustrious exponents of the sound as: Billy Revis, William Powell & James Carmichael all involved in the crafting of this dancer..and you can feel it! When gathering of this calibre enter the studio you know something good is gonna come out. Not one but BOTH sides nail the sound completely, I think maybe they borrowed a little from Arthur Wright with the brass arrangement and the dogged back beat just perfect delivered for Northern Soul dance. Upon listening to this rarity for the first time in a very long time - I think maybe we have all missed a trick as today “Lost Love” sides pips “Roar” to the winning line as the best tune of the disc.. but both are brilliant aren’t they. Two perfect labels - vinyl has some very light surface marks but as you can confirm there’s not even a murmur on the stylus. Plays near perfect & offers two killer into the bargain.. SOME TUNE!! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 222.00 Clarence Reid & The Delmiras Push A Little Harder C/w Like White On Rice One of the driving forces behind Miami Soul is aided by his long-term studio partners Willie Clarke & Johnny Pearsall for Clarence’s one and only “Dade” release, and what a remarkable Northern Soul mover it is too. Remarkable in two ways, firstly Clarence exploits a full studio of talent which includes a sophisticated vocal-group “The Delmiras” who span falsetto to Doo-Wop style “bass vocal” to enrich this Clarence Reid arrangement. Clarence’s lead vocal pleads and the smooth harmony lifts it higher. A perpetual sax purrs away in the background, and “Impressions” style this recording wings it way into greatness. So the 2nd remarkable factor is why oh why has this rarity not broken through into the Northern Soul scene, as big as it should have done? This is much more than a candidate for the “Rare and Underplayed” evenings, this quality 45 begs a larger audience. One for the DJ’s and collectors looking for an under-valued scarcity, that in the right hands will fly…cause it’s just far to good not to. Flip side is also a fine down-beat vocal group assisted horn-driven Soulful beauty.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 289.00 Betty O'brien She'll Be Gone Lover’s of the “Black’s” here’s a seldom-seen treasure. There will be no confusion with the consummate “Daly City Bob” Promo Counterfeit press circa 1976 for the “Popcorn” market. Owning this “black” will lift all doubts on authenticity, with it’s shimmering rainbow strip and glowing yellow n’ gold Liberty logo. So too the song; This is the quintessential “Popcorn Sound” that particularly this century has been welcomed with open arms by enthusiastic Northern Soul dancers. So let’s allow Betty do the talkin’ - click the compelling sound file …before “She’s Gone..!” Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 329.00 Sir Henry Ivy He Left You Standing There Rocketing in value on the back of visionary DJ spins. This horn-consumed recording bridges all of Northern Soul barriers as it appeals to the Northern Soul dancers, The Crossover Worshipers and that edgy Funk infusion also makes it more than viable the Northern Soul outskirts, the more adventurous Rare Soul get-together’s..oops I nearly mentioned “Soul Essence” again..just perfect for that watering-hole. Reminding me of the meteoric rise T. J. Williams had with his “Baby I Need You” this 1977 Memphis session carries the same irresistible charm as it pulls you into it’s flowing easy-to-dance-to personality This disc of course is so much rare than T. J. Williams and at this moment in time it carries so much more millage. Personally I can see this tune..growing in value and demand - I and many others find it utterly seductive! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 511.00

Various Artists We Sing The Blues One of SUE’s rarest covering the R&B Greats of the time. Check out the eye-popping list artists on the front Check out the track listing on the flipside - (tiny date & name on cover reverse) Gaze of the stunning labels. Can you live without it… not a question you should ask yourself after the hammer falls.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 80.00 Fascinations Girls Are Out To Get You C/w You'll Be Sorry A British trophy - A “Twisted Wheel” anthem in it’s alluring Green and White clothes. Little or no sales patter could lift this offering any higher than it already sits - British Soul collectors will know this is the FIRST issue as some are confused that the UK SUE 45 looks older is in fact a re-issue that emerged just over a year later. On the back of huge demand created by EMI’s swift deletion and constant club-spins. That wave carried through to 1971 when Polydor re-issued it on their MOJO vehicle that help quench demand but they kept it available on the catalog longer than their label predecessors. In front of you today is by far the most-wanted ownership..and this copy is superbly clean! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 211.00 Johnny Wyatt This Thing Called Love Well, the black-stock copy fans have something to consider this week, only fair then that the larger contingent of White Promo fanatics also get something to muse over. Here is a “Twisted Wheel” anthem that took the Northern Scene by a storm upon it’s first 1966 British release - one of the groundbreaking “stompers” that raised the bar and the pace of what the dancers required to be pumped-up by. Totally determined Barry White project that fires a frenzied dance production epitomizing the Northern Soul Sound on every note; as the White Promo it is an historical press that set different standards. Even though the temptation to wear this out may overcome you; just let it, as the PROMO has the same song both sides.. . double the play-life. Condition of the vinyls and as you can see the labels is unblemished..irresistible. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 111.00 Leroy Horne Don't Come Back (take Me Through The Changes) C/w There's A Way A sleeper about to waken - and reveal why it’s been so desirable on two fronts for more years than I care to remember. Top side is explosive piece of Northern Soul - a dance-floor detonator in waiting. Click the soundfile and let off the lead.. a Beast of a tune, witness Leroy’s growling vocal charging into the onslaught of brass. Girls again support this lively dancer as it twists and weaves it way to a compelling instrumental break. Proper Northern Soul for those who can dance-the-dance… Flip is not for dancers but for the Deep Soul fan who will know all too well this ballad rates so very highly but has yet to comp’d on any of those many “Deep Soul” CD’s, time this got heard. I’ve loved this 45 for decades now - and thought it was time it received a wider audience - plus before you is the VERY RARE Green STOCK copy… I’m Loving You For More Reasons Than One… Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 212.00 Triumphs I'm Coming To Your Rescue C/w The World Owes Me A Lovin' “THE” Northern Soul classics in exemplary condition, is there a better vinyl investment? This variation is the PINK “A” on “Rescue” side - both labels are flawless, both vinyl play perfect and only reveal sleeve brush blemishes in strong light - not quite Mint minus all round but very close. A “Golden Torch” anthem that sparked the 1972 re-issue that left the “Select-A-Disc” cellar, in the blink of an eye.. even that re-issue is a hard find these days. SO, click, to be vaulted back in time to the “Golden” pre-Wigan Casino days when this was considered a Top-Tune in the country inducing amphetamine-sodden dancers to perform all sorts of gymnastics. Having now validated its pedigree, DO NOT overlook the gorgeous flipside, a Delilah Kennebrew composition of purely-executed mid-tempo Northern Soul by this three man, one girl team. Most may never have taken time to listen to it…. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 211.00 Mighty Cherubins Gospel Singers I Keep On Searching Don’tcha just love the ever-expanding Rare-Soul-Dance-Scene as it devours every single aspect of the music - forever seeking out all and every possible “dance” creation it is possible to discover. So welcome the latest “In-Vogue” style, the Soul-Funk-Gospel-Inspired rarity as championed by trans-Atlantic DJ’s like Greg Belson, Soul Sam, Dj Honky, Michael Robinson etc guys who, pardon the pun, just “Dig Deeper” Greg has actually put together a tour styled on this genre and last year it was one of the most-talked about “soul” events of the calendar. So then step in, the DJ’s and collecting prowess of enthusiasts-of-the-Rare like Nev Griffiths, Mick H and the net is being cast far and wide. The aforementioned guys are pushing the envelope and keeping the Rare-Soul-Scene fresh, alive and interesting.. Long may it live… click the soundfile to unleash a dance-music-style that is becoming hotter by the day…it is the “Now” sound - a compelling sound. This rarity, is a debutant to the auction and flawless in every respect.. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 186.00

Autographs Love's Gonna Do You In C/w On A Hot Summer Day In The City I had the pleasure of following Flanny’s set at Great Yarmouth last week and boy did he spin some lush-stuff. Like many other Jocks at the moment he is passionate about harmonies - those Soulful Harmonies. I sat next to him for 15 minutes watching him work the room, I noticed him pull out this delicious 1965 master-class in harmony. I thought YES now there’s a tune - but he ran out of time (talkin’ far too much) so I never got to hear one of my fave 60s mid-tempo creations. I really wanted to watch as “peeps” casually look at his revolving discs.. . to catch what they were… Strange, but true I saw one for sale only hours later - when you hear it you will understand mine & Flanny’s enthusiasm for this style; so classy, so soulful and so very different to the NS-Norm. But if you require more traditional dancers - just flip it over…it’s a stonkin’ instrumental that also needs to be heard..and danced to. This weeks “sleeper” is pure quality - isn’t it. But with Motown’s contracted Gary & Chester Pipkin & Hal Davis at he helm - what else could you expect. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 187.00 Jesse Davis Gonna Hang On In There Girl An “100 Club” signature tune and in earlier days the Johnny Vanelli cover-up. Today considered a top-drawer Northern Soul classic and in this impeccable condition… a NS Trophy-piece. Two flawless labels, original company sleeve and forensic inspection of the vinyls reveal only a few brief light brushes on the sleeve. So take it away Jesse and show us what happens when a great vocal attacks the Mirwood Mistress’s lyrics - Sherlie Matthews again shows off her wordsmith prowess. Undiluted Los Angeles Northern Soul in sweet sweet condition! Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 714.00 Marlena Shaw Let's Wade In The Water C/w Mercy, Mercy, Mercy This week’s “memorabilia” offering has so much to offer. THis is the rarely seen 1968 Dutch Chess press complete with unique Picture Sleeve -messaged “With Love - and signed by the lady herslef. So the lucky winning bidder - gets a floorpacking classic on a rare label variation, a worthy flipside, unique picture sleeve autographed. Now that’s an enticing package. Vinyl is superb, sleeve is exactly how you see it. The impressive labels A & B have 3 sticker residue blemishes. See scans Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 58.00 Maxine Brown Yesterday's Kisses C/w Ask Me No rest for the British Demo Junkie - here’s another desirable Stateside DEMO. We’ve led with the flipside as this is the original version of the much-loved BIg Maybelle 1965 Scepter release. Brill Building heavyweights Tony & Brenda Bruno wrote both sides, Tony penchant for the big orchestral production is evident, on a mid-paced Northern Soul belter showcasing strings blended with horns and flute that are just blown aside by Maxine dominant vocal. AWESOME! Flip it over and there’s a neglected gem to consider. As The Bruno’s milk an hobo to great effect, bringing in an angry string section, exposing the art of guiding an orchestra to display hurt, their skill is almost unparalleled. TWO KILLER SIDES - and two of the best examples of The Sister-Big-City-Sound… ever made. Presented here on a near impossible in 2014 format to capture in on.. THE RED & WHITE DEMO! the ultimate…. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 181.00