Paul Capon

Today’s 45s and some re-visits. Take a listen Bobby Hendricks Let's Get It Over MGM Promo VG £25 Looking great in original logo matching MGM company sleeve. Big production early northern https://youtu.be/rtMLRSCXb9E?si=B-4TUbDZC5e5qKCw Al Hudson & The Partners My Number One Need / Alone She's Gone Atco M- £10 Looking great in original logo matching ATCO company sleeve. Two decent 70’s mid-pacers https://youtu.be/AVTR70yjmP8?si=oIfpSfS7DU8oU6kK & https://youtu.be/InhagzdNzzQ?si=p-JyV-9ZKW16Sz4I Honey And The Bees - Why Do You Hurt The One Who Loves You / (You Better) Go Now ARCTIC M- £80 Lovely M- copy. Vinyl has a slightly cloudy appearance - not affecting the record at all. Label has a slight background colour fade - a trait on this label. All text and logos clear and bright. Only mention this things as it's a M- record. Looking great in original logo matching JAMIE/GUYDEN 'J/G' company sleeve - see pics Absolutely top drawer northern dancer https://youtu.be/QXKcP9Ro3F8?si=yJWTfiJR_GXcBKif ‘Go now’ is a super soulful girl group ballad https://youtu.be/vJsonVcNPWo?si=l4i1S-IE78_R2sYX Hodges James Smith & Crawford - Let's Pick Up The Pieces MPINGO M- £30 As with all copies the gold text on the black label is quite feint. Very slick and classy crossover girl group mid-tempo. A great tune you can still pick up for a reasonable price https://youtu.be/DSo6YVjM2cw?si=kWfhmtd35xAHHbi9 Hodges James And Smith - You Take My Love For Granted 20th Century M- £30 (tatty 20th C sleeve) Great finger snapping dancer. Seriously rare Jamaican copy - I've never seen another. Vinyl is pretty much MINT. Label has a small damaged area - not affecting text or logo (see pic). https://youtu.be/hBUUYSt2urs?si=1Tsyd8ntDVGf3coB Hymes Sisters Walking Around The Town JER JIM HAN VG+ £30 I grade this as EX (light surface marks only). B side is VG+. Plays VG+ to EX. Couple of clicks in the running but this clears before the first note of the intro. Always loved this affordable northern girl group track. Everything in the right places!!! https://youtu.be/GdJf6LkJ2Ms?si=ycTSJexHdmsaRKk8 Johnnie Hudson Better Love / Girl You Should Have Known QUICKSAND £18 MINT Proper ‘modern’ soul tune! https://youtu.be/zFDsGPmwuDs?si=hRIg9l6AZcaYJeqa Stepper/ballad B side https://youtu.be/O16uqzys-2o?si=VDf2KXFWBEK2lJ5w Melba Moore / Tommy Hunt The Magic Touch / The Pretty Part Of You HORACE’S M- £50 Signed by Tommy Hunt when I met him in the 90's. 'Best wishes Tommy Hunt’. See pic Two great previously unreleased northern soul sides Tommy Hunt side https://youtu.be/vPevCwXKQNs?si=H2clZ491KPs9R4Hj Melba side https://youtu.be/RBt4xyKLKTM?si=4ehCD2DnUKuTNLW2

Today’s bits Jo Armstead - There's Not Too Many More (Left Like Him) GIANT EX £100 I grade this as EX (light surface marks only). Most copies of this classic mega soulful mid-tempo are trashed. Here in a great EX https://youtu.be/fsNg_e4nUxE?si=iRcrAUrC0hoq5gnk Jo Armstead - A Stone Good Lover GIANT VG+ £35 Another quality mid-tempo strolling dancer from Jo - classy!! https://youtu.be/LRHK09pxltI?si=KhsbvAB4ozI5sP-c Jo Armstead - Got My Taste (Of The Honey) / Won’t You Join The Band PREACHER ROSE M- Now £85 Brilliant modern soul dancer on this tiny self-owned label On the flip is a superb deep side https://youtu.be/DwKilYydsos?si=kUkvLTZCNCIntrvQ ‘Taste’ https://youtu.be/0jwgYXCUpI8?si=7eNX1ccolY7wf0La Arnie’s Love - I'm Out Of Your Life RADAR M- £45 Very nice in a 7”. Top class mid-paced early 80’s modern soul. https://youtu.be/kLVgDyXLwTo?si=jQzbU1RgAgwre7U7 Art And Honey - Let's Make Love Now MOTOWN M- £25 Looking great in original logo matching company sleeve. Rarer issue copy. A solo outing in Motown of this duet. Great mid-tempo with big production. Not sounding like a Motown record at all! https://youtu.be/YMqSdDfPjDc?si=7aP7YVyBjehDeVr- Art-Forms Ltd. - I'm A Bad Man RCA VICTOR EX £20 I grade this as EX (light surface marks only). Looking great in original logo matching RCA Victor company sleeve. Super soulful slow to mid-pacer - borderline deep soul https://youtu.be/bcnaVTJ9NtA?si=vduSvN6_9B2Iy6YZ The Artistics I’ll Always Love You / Love Song BRUNSWICK M- £20 Small neat drill hole. Looking great in original logo matching BRUNSWICK company sleeve. Two proper Chicago northern soul dancers https://youtu.be/RrhgaVFFVH8?si=V9QE9hlElaIvr_Ku https://youtu.be/m_1Q5quqsZQ?si=w2b69jboo6r_caYR

Today’s bits The Ambers Potion Of Love SMASH VG+ £250 Vinyl looks VG+ to VG++ with light marks only. Record has a tight hairline crack not all the way through. Played on headphones and no pop - plays great. Strengthened with a slither of tape to keep it for getting any worse. Looking great in original logo matching SMASH company sleeve. 100% original with vertical line logo. https://youtu.be/dZorfT0PPd0?si=zNea8X9CgPub753Q Ernie Andrews - Where Were You CAPITOL EX £15 I grade this as EX (light surface marks only). Looking great in original logo matching CAPITOL company sleeve. Northern soul beat ballad that builds https://youtu.be/hvis7fL7RCs?si=IomcflG6HWGqwxHC Ruby Andrews - Hey Boy (Take A Chance On Love) ZODIAC M- £30 Punchy crossover soul. Have Bridges-Knight-Eaton productions ever made a bad record? https://youtu.be/xdHjAaJZaJo?si=Pqt6d8LcbJFiD3VE Little Anthony & The Imperials - It's Not The Same VEEP M- £120 sleeve M- Fabulous uptempo northern soul. Huge production that builds and builds. One of those records that is nearly always trashed in poor condition. Here on a lovely M- with M- great VEEP original logo matching company sleeve. SEE PIC. https://youtu.be/CpQv20wcS0w?si=4ZIp0ICS28cxaSHI Little Anthony & The Imperials Better Use Your Head VEEP EX £55 A side I grade this as EX (light surface marks only). B side is VG+. Classic big production northern dancer https://youtu.be/9aMbA_2cUSM?si=BMf8PHKA9acY0zwP Little Anthony & The Imperials Goin' Out Of My Head DCP INTL M- £20 Looking great in original logo matching DCP company sleeve. Just a superb cheap northern soul 45. https://youtu.be/v3j9bAVqt3c?si=xhSU8VstjDvOIYus Little Anthony & The Imperials - Don't Get Close / It’ll Never Be The Same UNITED ARTISTS VG+ £12 Looking great in original logo matching UA company sleeve. Lesser known midtempo from Little Ant. I bought it for ‘it’ll never be the same’ - a great soulful cover of The 5th Dimension track. Can’t find a sound yet anywhere!!! ‘Closer’ side. https://youtu.be/ZX1yZqEEuw0?si=7zR-g13zwzSo-7lp Little Anthony & The Imperials - Never Again DCP INTL PROMO VG+ £12 Looking great in original logo matching DCP company sleeve. Don Costa strikes again!! Superb Hugh production classic northern soul https://youtu.be/HbWfQfBuz8w?si=ip3lIBoE5ZiM3RaL Jo Armstead - Got My Taste (Of The Honey) / Won’t You Join The Band PREACHER ROSE M- £100 Brilliant modern soul dancer on this tiny self-owned label On the flip is a superb deep side https://youtu.be/DwKilYydsos?si=kUkvLTZCNCIntrvQ ‘Taste’ https://youtu.be/0jwgYXCUpI8?si=7eNX1ccolY7wf0La

PM’d you - I have the J R Bailey LP

Today’s bits Tal Armstrong - You've Got So Much Feeling (In Your Love) LOVE M- Now £125 Very light label rub wear - only mentioned as it’s graded M-. See pic. Monster stepper modern soul. From 1976 but sounding ahead of its time. https://youtu.be/-N3cbhfQH-Q?si=1BlF9EgZNsBbwjJC The Agents - You Were Meant For Me ‘P and L’ label M- £40 27/01/25 Mid paced northern group sound - just a great easy to listen to mid 60’s soul tune https://youtu.be/eg7oKkPLe0M?si=TkRo_vNuSmGSEhx6 Billy Adams - You And Me / Go (Go On, Get Out Of Here) / AMY VG £6 Surface marks Early northern https://youtu.be/5mDxxvGUpbI?si=R0EMYWs_bj-pMwLA https://youtu.be/P-tMxdaU1QY?si=lvACbbrZbKGljgRL The Admirations - Don't Leave Me / All For You ONE-DERFUL EX £40 I grade this as EX (as the vinyl has a cloudy appearance - not affecting the record Two great sides. Uplifting finger-snapping northern dancer https://youtu.be/6rBD49CdFY4?si=0pipmxEq4LZuUm0w Backed with a strolling mid-paced group harmony track https://youtu.be/4zw1mNknBp8?si=JGG2BhOKY1AtTzDb Act IV - Bless You CUB M- £8 Looking great in original MGM matching company sleeve. Big production northern https://youtu.be/5MEtggnvPUQ?si=_xW8IwKXxxXTDVBy Acufunkture / Following A Dream / Boy Blue SAGITTARIUS INTL. M- £25 Mid-tempo group 70’s Couldn’t find a clip of this on youtube The one single release from this Californian group https://www.raresoulman.co.uk/137462-following-a-dream-boy-blue.html The Admirations - Wait Til I Get To Know You ONE-DERFUL M- £12 https://youtu.be/RT1cUawuAwU?si=Un4FDGEmEYwHwbWV Africano - Satisfactorize Your Mind HI PROMO VG £40 Surface marks - out of sleeve Strings led early 70s group groove https://youtu.be/WzJNIJElezA?si=2vjiiDqhLfCrejo9

Today’s bits Tal Armstrong, Ace Spectrum, The Artistics, American Gypsy American Gypsy Inside Out CHESS M- £60 Funky stuff - ripe to be sampled https://youtu.be/gFUOi6HmYJU?si=BuGkd73XTA-H8-fx Ace Spectrum Don't Send Nobody Else ATLANTIC EX Sleeve M- £25 I grade this as EX (light surface marks only). Vinyl has a tiny bump which causes a dull pop for about 10 secs. Small neat drill hole. Looking great in original logo matching company sleeve. All time classic dancer https://youtu.be/qwu3Yufj0hI?si=1F_falUhGzw1HAS9 The Artistics - This Heart Of Mine / I’ll Come Running OKEH VG++ £75 issue copy inc sleeve Most of these are trashed!! This copy has superficial very light surface marks and just a light bit of label rub wear so I’d put a conservative VG++ to EX on it. I’ve played it in headphones and it plays EX+ to M-. Okeh sleeve too (a bit warn). ‘This Heart’ is a strong northern soul dancer. https://youtu.be/433nN9OfI58?si=Ht-qcdOZDcK5ZpCg ‘Running’ isn’t bad either!!! https://youtu.be/3H5oHytJxsU?si=5gE53KP6gDDnKd_c Tal Armstrong You've Got So Much Feeling (In Your Love) LOVE M- £150 Very light label rub wear - only mentioned as it’s graded M-. See pic. Monster stepper modern soul. From 1976 but sounding ahead of its time. https://youtu.be/-N3cbhfQH-Q?si=1BlF9EgZNsBbwjJC

Two dancers today Patrick Alley Groove Feeling PERSIST EX £75 16/07/25 I grade this as EX (light surface marks only). Strong modern soul dancer https://youtu.be/3UGAJQrf5mo?si=I3BZwg-DGmL2knc1 Jesus Alvarez Please Stay Don't Go VIBRATION M- £40 16/07/25 Another strong 70’s dancer with a great vibes hook https://youtu.be/nA5Kv8eGDJU?si=ZW27NfDxaYWUx1g3

Too notch crossover Na Allen Thanks For Nothing ATCO VG+ £125 Visual a strong VG+ but plays EX to M- Looking great in original MINT ATCO logo matching company sleeve. A truly fabulous crossover soul dancer https://youtu.be/RkDCLWYuSwY?si=hwqcokOxyy6_uZhW

What were you looking for as a fee have now sold

Up to £30 or 3 x 7” =21” £2.75 Up to 3 x 7” up to £75 = £4.25 Over £75 = £8 Up to £30 or 3 x 7” =21” £2.75 Up to 3 x 7” up to £75 = £4.25 Over £75 = £8

Sales for today Sales for today - take a listen Rare Pleasure Let Me Down Easy CHERI EX £120 I grade this as EX (light surface marks only). Top notch dancer from 1976. Sampled many times (David Morales ‘Need U’, Paul Johnson etc.). Such a classic groove! https://youtu.be/Mw7JWg-FsM4?si=e-8ozZeR7QAcmGm4 Jokers Y-ilde Very Special Love GOLD SPILL VG £80 Vinyl has some marks. Plays strong with the occasional pop and background crackle. Nothing major - no sustained ticks or anything nasty. This a semi - known monster stepper - I found two copies in the 90’s. Check out the video. I can’t believe there is a recording of the band (miming but still!!!). RESERVED Elsie Strong Ask The Lonely SOUNDS INTERNATIONAL M- £300 A stunning crossover version of the Four Tops masterpiece https://youtu.be/v-oIsco8xV4?si=mqICefH4WgEY2U-Q

Today’s outings Bobby Jonz Win Your Love DISPO M- £60 Great crossover dancer. https://youtu.be/Yui_keAnDn8?si=pImikMGIXbY9LV_c Ronnie Dyson The More You Do It (The More I Like It Done To Me) CBS UK PROMO M- £5 Vinyl is M-. Label has a torn area in the centre of A side and a small sticker Nice little fivers worth of a southern style mid-tempo https://youtu.be/dDRZN6pEXCA?si=X86TNID0TWnSDS_G Holland & Dozier Why Can't We Be Lovers INVICTUS UK VG+ £3 Slight cloudy look to vinyl. Not play affecting. Looking great in original logo matching company sleeve (tatty sleeve) Proper anthem - nice cheap UK 7” https://youtu.be/mxIjuR8d_0w?si=9mW0p3BUsZvtXPBh

Otis Clay The Only Way Is Up / Special Kind Of Love ECHO VG+ £240 A side has a feint TWO SECOND noise right at the start on the first bar of the track. Clears to M-. B side has a few light marks - looks and plays VG+. Small 3mm pen mark on label. Great double header - two top class uplifting dancers ‘Up’ side https://youtu.be/0zf0rMfTeaI?si=MCRumI-vXrqj_YvG ‘Special’ side https://youtu.be/9dkm2d8JytI?si=41NdA8hUXlq7tQ4d

Otis Clay The Only Way Is Up / Special Kind Of Love ECHO VG+ £240 A side has a feint TWO SECOND noise right at the start on the first bar of the track. Clears to M-. B side has a few light marks - looks and plays VG+. Small 3mm pen mark on label. Great double header - two top class uplifting dancers ‘Up’ side https://youtu.be/0zf0rMfTeaI?si=MCRumI-vXrqj_YvG ‘Special’ side https://youtu.be/9dkm2d8JytI?si=41NdA8hUXlq7tQ4d

I have Littke Samson - PMd you

Both vinyl and cover are pretty much MINT. Cover has a neat cut out hole top right. Cover has a neat round ‘London (logo) - Promo Copy - not for sale’ sticker

I think I still have a copy here. PMd you

I have one here @£100 + P&P. As close to Mint as you’ll find. PMd you I have one here @£100 + P&P. As close to Mint as you’ll find

N.B. It’s a totally different take - not just RPMs

And LP only The Ripple Blast Singers LP ‘Funny Girl a la Soul’ which includes ‘Sadie Sadie’. You have to be very careful when buying a copy tho’ as there are two versions of Sadie - a slow version and a fast version. Both releases have exactly same cover and label - one character difference on the run out grooves is the only way to visually tell!! THIS IS THE FAST VERSION

Another overlooked one Thelma Houston LP ‘same’ which includes the LP only ‘Nothing left to give’. Never quite worked out why the track listing on the USA release of the same LP excluded this track!!!

RE Is this getting confused with The Ohio Players LP ‘Superpack’ on TRIP. This includes ‘Love Slipped Through My Fingers’

I don’t think this big production northern soul track ever got the credit it deserved Freda Payne - “You never should have loved me” off her MGM LP ‘How Do You Say I Don't Love You Anymore’.

This LP came out on Malaco not P-Vine. This is release is the original release from 1979

The Jades - L-O-V-E I Love you IMPERIAL promo M- £50 inc Imperial sleeve Great girl group crossover dancer. As far as I’m aware this is promo only - never seen an issue copy https://youtu.be/KsYVFA7Yo8g?si=SuAwIw8NXyugtwks