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One of my all-time favorites. Uptempo A-side always causes a sensation and B is an achingly beautiful sweet ballad. Amazing record. Who were they???

Right, I got it for "Malty Papa" years ago, but then I read somewhere that the other side is the backing track to a well-known northern vocal....

Ha, the guitar and piano and even the sax when he takes a solo seem to be playing "Shotgun"! You sure this was released? Sounds like an outtake. An acetate, maybe?

Can't be much, can it? Rare, yeah, but desirable to anyone? Isn't one side the backing track to a northern anthem? But no vocals...

Better known for the flip, Soulful Sound of Music. On Crown LTD.

Can't find copies for sale anywhere...Obviously they're not really high-end records, but what...$40ish? Rufus Thomas, Memphis Train/...Boo-Boo (green label AND blue label...any difference in price?) Aaron Neville, How Could I Help But Love You/Wrong Number Marvin & Tammi, Ain't No Mountain High Enough (stock copy) Thanks

So the price is $0? Okay, thanks! I guess I'll keep it then.

Not the big one, but "I Know the Secret" / "I Believe in Miracles" on Abner. Thanks.

Grading: M–, VG+, VG. Prices in U.S. dollars. Paypal only. Shipping outside U.S. is $7 for first single ($4 within U.S.). Email to reserve: finewine@wfmu.org 1. Mel Torme, Comin Home Baby (Atlantic). Nice glossy VG+ with clean red/black stock label (slight writing on b-side label). $25 2. Barbara Mason, Bobby Is My Baby (Arctic). Strong VG, good loud recording, great for DJ'ing. $25 3. Four Seasons, Beggin' (Philips black stock copy). Just a couple light storage scuffs shy of M–. $25 (OR VG+, $15; OR VG+ blue stock copy with bb hole, slight writing on label, $15) 4. Jones Family, Chains of Love/You've Gotta Feel It Baby (Jen Jillus). VG++. $25 5. Ray Charles, You're Just About to Lose Your Clown (ABC-Paramount). Awesome record!!! VG+. $12 6. John Thomas, Come See Me/It Sure Is Groovy (Veep white promo w/company glossy display-type sleeve). VG+. $35 7. Willie Mitchell, That Driving Beat/Everything Is Gonna Be Alright (Hi). Glossy VG+ copy with clean labels. $60 8. Eddie Holland, Leaving Here/Brenda (Motown). Beautiful unplayed M– stock copy. $40 9. Supremes, Run Run Run (Motown). Beautiful unplayed M– stock copy. $25 10. Albert Jones, Unity (Kapp white promo). Vinyl is M–; label has a price sticker, writing, and minor staining. $45 11. Platters, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil... (Musicor). Nice shiny VG+. $15 12. Jack Costanzo, Viva Tirado (GNP white promo). M–. $15 13. Roy Milton, One Zippy Zam/You're Gonna Suffer Baby (King). VG–, fine for DJ'ing. Brilliant dance record that could really take off on the R&B scene but is largely unknown and very tough to find! $100 14. Soul, Inc., The Alligator/Don't You Go (Fraternity). M–. $75 15. Morris Vaughn, My Love Keeps Growing/Make It Look Good (Fontana). Two great crossover sides! VG++ (writing and stickers on labels; bb hole). $40 16. Crume Brothers, Don't Leave Me/What Am I Going to Do (Atco white promo). VG+. $15 17. Ben E. King, Seven Letters/River of Tears (Atco). VG++. $10 18. Wallace Brothers, Line Between Love and Hate/Thanks a Lot (Sims). Unplayed M–. B-side is my favorite recording of theirs, killer deep, always draws curious folks to the DJ booth. $25 19. Joe Jefferson, If I Could Turn Back the Clock (Wade). VG+. $40 ...or $500 for the lot.

so let's see the soul!

hi, russ. as far as i know the del-la-northern release is quite rare. does anyone know of another copy in collectordom besides mine? then again, the dotty's release is rare too. can anyone confirm the existence of even one of those??

Hoping to play the Little Roger Hatcher on Del-la Northern tonight on the radio: www.wfmu.org, 7-8 p.m. U.S. eastern time....show will thereafter be archived at www.wfmu.org/playlists/sv....could be that mine is a slightly different vocal take too. We can compare. It's in kind of rough shape, unfortunately.

Okay, I figured it out. It's not a white artist. It's Little Roger Hatcher on Del-La Northern, "Get a Hold of Yourself." It's very rare and doesn't appear in the Roger Hatcher discog at Soulful Kinda Music, though they have it as a release on Dotty's, which I've never seen.

Finally figured out what the "hey hey hey" intro reminds me of: it's a sped-up, rougher, less well sung version of the "say yeah yeah yeah" intro to "Stubborn Kind of Fellow."

I have definitely heard this. I think I even have it. But I can't think of what it is....Ugh.

Pete: "Just Say the Word" is the Jay Cees on Enjoy. Others are unfamiliar to me.

It may not be "northern," but how can you say it's not soul?? That's a real head-scratcher IMO. Of course it's soul.

Not the one I'm looking for, buddy.

Sunglows, Love Me/Honeychild (Sunglow) Please email me offlist if you've got one you're willing to part with: finewine@wfmu.org Thanks, M

Perhaps too common for y'all: Duponts with the Dixie Flyers, "Together" (Atco)....

I've never heard it before. My thoughts: It's pretty good but nondescript. Mostly by-the-numbers funky soul, with no catchy hook, undistinguished vocals, predictable/generic changes--except for that weird bridge. Kind of picks up for me when the wah-wah kicks in around 2:10!!!

Val, where in Florida are you? I'm here too. Just picked up a nice copy of the Platters 'Going Back to Detroit' LP and a fairly hammered Susan Barrett and not much else....oh, a couple rockabilly 78s. Cheers, Matt

It was here yesterday but seems to have vanished.

"Made It Up in Your Mind" (Mah's) Recently upgraded on this one, so my longtime play copy is available. It's VG- or slightly worse, but it's never let me down in the DJ box and sounds fine despite some pops and ticks. You can hear the actual copy that's available here: https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/30959 Offers to finewine@wfmu.org.

Thanks for giving it a listen and sharing your thoughts. Yeah, I think it's beautiful. I'm wondering whether a finished version of it exists and am hoping that if it does, someone recognizes the song in its stripped-down demo form and can tell me what it is.... I'll play the other side next week.