Paul Capon

Three for today Willie Fisher Put Your Lovin' On Me TIGRESS VG+ £45 Mid tempo crossover soul dancer. I grade this as EX (light surface marks only). https://youtu.be/ScShIZFdbu8?si=gNxydPaZ6mFLZbul Five Keys, Rudy West Stop What Your Doing To Me LANDMARK CORP. VG+ £15 Classy stepper https://youtu.be/Ury43ocLCv4?si=QoFvzG0vPveKKmwV Five Special The More I Get To Know You T.E.A.I. INDUSTRIES M- £40 Ace 70's group mid-tempo. Small pen mark on label. https://youtu.be/g0Z7fFpEE10?si=vrPaVrkACdOb0IQd

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Quick revisit list with price drops Cottonmouth Treat You Kindly RCA M-/EX £40 Vinyl is M- apart from a single long scuff mark which doesn't affect play so grade is EX. Looking great in original RCA logo matching company sleeve. Feel good 70s dancer The Courtship It's The Same Old Love Tamla M- £20 Tiny black pen mark on label Very slick and soulful mid-tempo that builds and builds https://youtu.be/sS6vt6mR14g Cross Fire / The Virtues Take Me Back Virtue M- £30 Outstanding 70’s dancer https://youtu.be/kPfOTJdxfyY Geraldine Curry And The Heart-Stoppers You're So Wonderful London House Records M- £95 Classic mid-paced northern dancer. Take a listen! https://youtu.be/JsK-aLjgD3w Diane Cunningham Someday Baby New Breed VG £10 Slick femme dancer https://youtu.be/S-X8_DOiDcI?si=JicL5gS7trkPnFNM Jerry Cummings All I Do Is Think Of You Mecca M- £9 Modern soul mid-tempo https://youtu.be/CxGfXdr3O0A Helen Curry Love Him In Return Ja-Wes M- £15 Big production crossover mid-tempo https://youtu.be/G0QQhS4xAp4 Cacaras - My Woman ROCKY ROAD M- £30 Great uptempo disco with a jazzy twinge https://youtu.be/f6LevWHYqlE

A quick list June Conquest What's This I See / No One Else Curtom M- £15 Great crossover dancer backed with a great ballad https://youtu.be/s_eU1LVhjNA https://youtu.be/5e0J6vT9xfs Charles Conrad With Soul Bros. Inc. You Isn't It Amazing / Got The Love Shandy M- £22 ‘Amazing’ is a pleading vocal slow pacer/ ballad backed with an R&B dancer https://youtu.be/nXEUKpesmng https://youtu.be/_5ZCxRTabQE The Controllers Stay / Undercover Lover MCA M- £18 Looking great in original logo matching MCA company sleeve. 80’s soulful stepper https://youtu.be/z93qWqJaRrY SOLD Chet Davenport Can’t Get Over You TOEHOLT M- £180 The Controllers The People Want Music Juana M- £15 Top notch dancer https://youtu.be/vjHkLcW6WGE?si=EK0jRzfR4vtWDv8N Cortez (Harris) Girl I Been Watching You TezRu VG+ £12 Very good modern soul version of the Arnold Blair monster ‘Trying to get next to you’ but at a fraction of the price https://youtu.be/KGXVBkdZOuI Jimmy Dotson I Wanna Be Good (To You) / I Used To Be A Loser VOLT WDJ M- £22 Vinyl has a slightly cloudy look - not affecting the record at all. Looking great in original logo matching VOLT company sleeve. Two great sides here on a great WDJ - ‘I wanna’ is a horn driven slab of STAX soul!! https://youtu.be/lxkJWqXPCIk?si=y_hXUKcp69ZHCifK ‘Loser’ is a kid-paced power ballad with all the horns and pianos you would expect https://youtu.be/ziePbpf6xNg?si=Xi2Qnmm-oHb5jeW9 Drew-vels It's My Time / Everybody Knows CAPITOL VG+ £65 I grade this as EX (light surface marks only). Looking great in original logo matching company sleeve. I’ve always liked this very slick girl group harmonies track by Patti Drew and here two sisters https://youtu.be/bjO2P-JNYDA?si=N6JWvgQaML98Qy4f The Fabulous Jades Come On And Live / Planning This Moment RIKA M- £80 This is the identical boot with the etched matrix. Absolute cracking northern soul dancer https://youtu.be/dqXYlUKG67k?si=VvSK9ZVjlCBc41Vo

Today’s outings Lee Fields Funky Screw ANGLE 3 VG+ £80 Mega funky 45. Hard driving funk track. Vinyl looks EX to M-. Has one small feelable mark. Plays great. Small black pen mark on label https://youtu.be/_hkwPudS5Rg?si=MhyfWmtXR_cUFnAd The Fiestas Sometimes Storm RESPECT M- £16 Great 70's soul dancer. https://youtu.be/9xOF9ZzzcLw?si=DT1i3YczzWGEiRVa Fifty/50 Like A Diamond REFLECTION M- £4 Great cheap modern soul record. Quality for under a fiver! https://youtu.be/JuiMtSjlNtk?si=zzpdOPv8CwB_ptJu First Love Love Me Today DAKAR WDJ. M- £42 'x' on label on ‘don’t say’ side Very overlooked ‘B’ side - great 70’s dancer - all the strings and production and a great female vocal https://youtu.be/Jo_TBz1o6A0?si=SRTrWcMANgXMmmPD Fat Larry's Band How Good Is Love FANTASY WMOT EX £16 Two tremendous mid-tempo soul sides but this side is only on issue copies. I grade this as EX (light surface marks only). https://youtu.be/Yx18ZhmPvpE?si=DPjhkmTaLdp61ubd Helena Ferguson The Loneliness (Is Coming Again) / Don't Spoil Our Good Thing COMPASS WDJ M- £25 Loneliness side is the main track - superb big production beat ballad northern soul. Rarest variation. Couple of light surface marks only. Small '*' written on label https://youtu.be/NqoSMMM2ic4?si=jmPgdOOfmd5tSw56 ‘Spoil’ side is also a soulful ballad https://youtu.be/ptQIqMtfEdA?si=eKxgU1kkMRh5VIf1 Finishing Touch Second Best (Is Never Enough) PHILLY GROOVE INC. WDJ £60 M- Superb 70s soul dancer https://youtu.be/kaH5iJTNF0g?si=BR2bwhDzbhGaMZHd

Today’s pieces Family Of Eve Having It So Bad For You / I Don't Want To Pay FULL SAIL EX £220 A side is early 80's modern soul and B side is a slick two-step. I grade this as EX (light surface marks only). https://youtu.be/Gbv2BVH0d-U?si=P6EVXxrPq2B11XXz https://youtu.be/rrAbjYDF-QY?si=PBE993vhOnHpVk_c The Falcons I Can't Help It / Standing On Guard BIG WHEEL EX £40 A side is dramatic northern soul dancer. The B side (which I bought it for) is a great mid-paced northern soul track. Quite hard to find in this condition. I grade this as EX (light surface marks only). https://youtu.be/r3UrSqTpkM8?si=2IeFS1j-PCgf3LoI https://youtu.be/MCRzd_QtV9E?si=R9RMGVXmUIyBy-1I The Fantasions Unnecessary Tears / That's Where The Action Is / SATELLITE M- £55 Two top class female northern soul dancers https://youtu.be/cS11Uh-fsaA?si=MSFAnzQ4iCbx8cW1 https://youtu.be/WJVfhEBBeIk?si=ghDLgKoQ0pgx7zyt The Family Feeling What You Wanna Feel LITTLE CITY WDJ M- £12 Left field modern soul https://youtu.be/hc-dMWGStqI?si=OAcQV2-bqaEMpvj- Horace Faith I Can't Understand It / Gimme Good Lovin' UK DJM M- £25 UK ONLY. Slightly cloudy look to vinyl. Not affecting the record at all. Swinging 70s dancer. PIC SLEEVE https://youtu.be/t6mRFlZcPMs?si=WmYFXgOKgdEtK_TP Family Of Eve Having It So Bad For You / I Don't Want To Pay FULL SAIL EX £220 A side is early 80's modern soul and B side is a slick two-step. I grade this as EX (light surface marks only). https://youtu.be/Gbv2BVH0d-U?si=P6EVXxrPq2B11XXz https://youtu.be/rrAbjYDF-QY?si=PBE993vhOnHpVk_c The Fantastic Puzzles Come Back UK RIGHT ON! M- £70 Feel good northern soul classic. https://youtu.be/vrEyV_K7-gc?si=2smtGze-_Q__k5Jr Fantastic Epics Let's Get Together KELTON VG+ £250 Play grade is EX. Vinyl looks VG with light surface marks only. This styrene version is very superior to the vinyl copy as the recording is much crisper and better sounding. Superb punchy uplifting crossover soul. https://youtu.be/rEEmgwh_EOI?si=6yiAnGxsm1ULAMS9

Three for today The Falcons (I'm A Fool) I Must Love You / Love, Love, Love BIG WHEEL EX £70 Outstanding northern soul monster. I grade this as EX (light surface marks only). most copies are trashed!! https://youtu.be/ChFTOtnT9Js?si=bYEGc0uLu9V8-323 The Falcons I Can't Help It / Standing On Guard BIG WHEEL EX £40 A side is dramatic northern soul dancer. The B side (which I bought it for) is a great mid-paced northern soul track. Quite hard to find in this condition. I grade this as EX (light surface marks only). https://youtu.be/r3UrSqTpkM8?si=2IeFS1j-PCgf3LoI https://youtu.be/MCRzd_QtV9E?si=R9RMGVXmUIyBy-1I The Fantasions Unnecessary Tears / That's Where The Action Is / SATELLITE M- £55 Two top class female northern soul dancers https://youtu.be/cS11Uh-fsaA?si=MSFAnzQ4iCbx8cW1 https://youtu.be/WJVfhEBBeIk?si=ghDLgKoQ0pgx7zyt

a nice mixture today NB - I will alway hold things if you need me to Betty Everett Getting Mighty Crowded FONTANA EX £28 Classic hand-clapping northern soul dancer. Nice on UK. I grade this as EX (light surface marks only). Looking great in original logo matching U.K. FONTANA company sleeve (taped seams). Very nice on a UK release. https://youtu.be/5tA0pv5LHG4?si=B7JDg8zy9c_EP4EL SOLD Nate Evans And Mean Green The Look On Your Face / This Time With Feeling D. P. R. M- £150 The Esquires I Don't Know / Part Angel WAND M- £12 Great finger-snapping Chicago dancer backed with a slick mid-tempo group sound. Looking great in original logo matching WAND company sleeve. Nice on a promo too! TWO GREAT SIDES https://youtu.be/VJLFLH_E1ck?si=V77r1ermk6l3adAm https://youtu.be/bqelRMw2Y4Q?si=yKt81_4NVNPhZSwn The Explosions Hip Drop GOLD CUP VG+ £125 Ultra punchy funk track here on the original 1971 release. Right from the first line 'Hip Drop cum on and Hip Drop'. Fatback drums and a sax hook. Has a couple of feel-able marks. Plays very strong. Tiny pen mark on label. https://youtu.be/pNo4ICXKUtE?si=EU5302d3IuSG1WRf El Chicano Viva Tirado UK MCA M- £25 Moody mid-paced hammond organ jazz. Small pen mark on centre ring https://youtu.be/F8ZFckLRMRw?si=VBpkL5ahWhXsZjbD The Exceptional Three Unlucky Girl / What About Me GRT promo M- £160 (Label has a small mark on the B side) Finger snapping group harmony mid-tempo dancer backed with a sweet pacer. Hard to find in this condition and harder still on a demo. Add the M- condition and looking superb in rare stone MINT GRT original logo matching company sleeve and you have the full package here!! See the pics. https://youtu.be/t9xoCGwVOMc?si=QDOdoiruY91La7Sg https://youtu.be/jjw0KvpmLKE?si=r8HM7OkE0iVi1Cad

Todays outings Pete Warner I Just Want To Spend My Life With You POLYDOR EX £110 EX with light out of sleeve marks. I’ve played it on headphones and it plays EX. Great uplifting 70’s dancer https://youtu.be/Wift08KRlvw?si=3TSpGx4TARQ6fOA4 Geraldine Curry And The Heart-Stoppers You're So Wonderful London House Records M- £95 Classic mid-paced northern dancer. Take a listen! https://youtu.be/JsK-aLjgD3w Cottonmouth Treat You Kindly RCA £35 EX Vinyl is M- apart from a single long scuff mark which doesn't affect play so grade is EX. Looking great in original RCA logo matching company sleeve. Feel good 70s dancer https://youtu.be/KRnAl2mLQqI?si=HgKGtPiOQJdL3zZJ Freda Payne - How Do You Say I Don't Love You Anymore MGM very nice yellow labelled ‘DISC JOCKEY’ release M-.£35 Cover has radio station ‘WFAH’ written on both sides. Contains the great not in a 45 - LP only ‘you never should have loved me’ - powerful big production northern soul. Take a listen!!! https://youtu.be/cZ8i2JqX4ko?si=SY9Jz-1hGgEE-le8 Clifton Dyson - I’m Giving Up QS Records M- £30 Quality dancer https://youtu.be/WujeDoNyZNg?si=WP36r9YUSrTShpDn SOLD Thelma Houston - ‘Thelma Houston’ UK MOWEST MWS 7003 VG but main track is EX £20 Vinyl looks VG+ with light surface marks Side 2 has some damage affecting play of track 2 BUT the main track ‘Nothing Left To Give’ on that side plays EX. For some inexplicable reason this track was NOT put on the USA release (MW 102) of this LP and it is a tremendous. Take a listen https://youtu.be/alSVCNH92eY?si=GZ97_CWzWJogWTwL

Is anyone after these original green 45 sleeves. I have about 150 of them. About half have paper stickers and or writing. Ping me if interested. U.K. only

The next two are 45s of the highest order. You can still buy simply great records without paying high prices!! Barbara Jean English You're Gonna Need Somebody To Love ALITHIA EX £25 I grade this as EX (light surface marks only). 'X' on label Just wow - two stunning soul sides. Take a listen https://youtu.be/BkX_JLuM00o?si=g_y2z8rWOkQ7WEYu https://youtu.be/m-FCQ2oLLaM?si=3HUHJNKK6dUtnt5r Barbara Jean English Breakin' Up A Happy Home / Guess Who ALITHIA EX £8 I grade this as EX (light surface marks only). Another great two sides https://youtu.be/8kmr8pEqt1k?si=dw97ahZ1_lKsB6xK https://youtu.be/Ie8eYkndGzg?si=Jr6Unrln7W3ZsP8g The Escorts Look Over Your Shoulder / by the time I get to Phoenix ALITHIA M- £12 Classy mid-tempo group harmony soul https://youtu.be/4fOoTmHTZvE?si=GbgDKr-5kjytGRyb B side https://youtu.be/AHepKQ9vs1w?si=ECTNOJZNzvG6qm-M Enchantment Anyway You Want It / Oasis Of Love ROADSHOW M- £4 Enchantment It's You That I Need UA , ROADSHOW M- £4 Initials on centre ring SOLD The Esquires My Sweet Baby HOT LINE M- £75 SOLD Empulse Don’t let this world turn so cold MIDWEST INT. M- £30 SOLD The Enchanted Five Have You Ever CVS EX £125

A short list full of emotion!!! The Emotions Somebody New / Bushfire DEEP SOUL M- £50 Just a stunning piece of soul music. This superb ballad has the full package. Looking amazing in original artwork DEEP SOUL company sleeve. Vinyl has a slightly cloudy look but nothing that affects the record in any way. B side is a half decent northern track. This label paired with the company sleeve is a piece of art in its own right! https://youtu.be/dCJ_iLR-qgM?si=P4tsYbrasQEbhtv9 https://youtu.be/eJy2Bsd5Tl0?si=yRg0ESb3dqneqgMb The Emotions The Best Part Of A Love Affair / I Like It VOLT EX £15 I grade this as EX (light surface marks only). Looking great in original logo matching company sleeve (sleeve EX). Drill hole. https://youtu.be/1nWzxt4P_Xk?si=VmK5st3CEGKXscV6 https://youtu.be/eVkMNwWiaeU?si=NPfY6WTFGIr7bxLL SOLD The Emotions So I Can Love You / Got To Be The Man VOLT M- £15 SOLD SOLD The Emotions Stealing Love / When Tomorrow Comes VOLT M- £30

I have the Martha Starr - pm’d you

It is yes - I had to add my version to Discogs as it wasn’t on there

Hi Adey i found the Garland Green - Ain’t that good enough it’s a M- promo copy with an ‘X’ on the label. Comes with M- Revue sleeve. looking around at recent sales VG+ have gone for £125 and the last M- was £200

Hi ady I have a copy. Let me know and I’ll confirm. Paul

I’m pretty sure I gave a copy. Ping me and I’ll confirm grade. Need to look at current price

Beautiful pretty much MINT copy (M-) of this all time great Bottom & Co - Gonna Find A True Love M- £500

Yeah - California Soul - good version

I have the first release Marlena Shaw - Looking Thru The Eyes Of Love on Cadet 5618 with ‘anyone can move a mountain’ on the flip. M- let me know

Hi Ady i dug out the Cookie Scott - it’s in nice VG+ condition with light surface marks I’ve played it on headphones today just to be sure and it plays EX. Labels totally clean. I just saw a VG+ copy sell on eBay for £500 three weeks ago so I’d be looking for £450

That is good news. I bought it probably 35 years ago as an original and was just thumbing through the boxes and I was wondering

Yes it’s that time old question. Do I have an original or not. Discogs states:- Original stock and Promo copies also have a raised 3-digit 'hallmark' under both A & B labels. On some Promo copies they are situated: A - below the G in SANDBAG B - bridging the A and N in SANDBAG. On some copies they are aligned differently and sometimes only on one side. The 1970's bootleg with identical copied labels has a pronounced concave centre and a 9.5mm run-out groove as opposed to 8mm on this original. My copy has a very slight raised number under the label on the ‘Where Were You’ side - see close up on first picture and it IS under the ‘G’ in SANDBAG. I can’t find it in the YDLM side but it so feint on the other side it might be not visible I can’t compare the runout measurements as described above as my label is slightly off centre. My copy also has a slight ridge in the label but so does the picture that appears on Discogs. So what do I have???

I have a copy here. PM me and I’ll confirm grade and have a look at current price

Todays outings - take a listen Enternal Family We've Got To Give More Of Ourselves / My Soul COMMUNICATION M- £95 Rare modern soul mid-paced dancer. https://youtu.be/jAHGJVcJ4TQ?si=EzWCnhewxFBUjFDT The Entertainers I'm In Love With You HMC M- £25 Finger snapping dancer. One light scuff. Still a M- record. Small pen mark on label. https://youtu.be/KTIHWdK80KY?si=F8TyY6XiWOeDcLX0 The Entertainers Featuring Bobby Conerly Why / Po Boy OVIDE M- £12 Left field soul. Nice M- on the collectible label https://youtu.be/O23k3qLK2rw?si=yCrJcEWthuH-IE6z The Epsilons The Echo STAX PROMO M- £30 Slick production on this great group harmony tune. Love this!!! https://youtu.be/NNg-nkkVgWs?si=w3q0WBbJh-E6ERNL The Escorts Heart Of Gold / Sing A Happy Song KNOCKOUT M- £10 Great sweet ballad backed with an uplifting soul dancer. Worth a tenner of anyone’s money!!! https://youtu.be/Ok0px02GfK0?si=eqOclf76fHoLHMvH https://youtu.be/cq5bZXu0VSY?si=5yWuZ9i2GhnhVYhy Pete Warner I Just Want To Spend My Life With You POLYDOR EX £120 EX with light out of sleeve marks. I’ve played it on headphones and it plays EX. Great uplifting 70’s dancer https://youtu.be/Wift08KRlvw?si=3TSpGx4TARQ6fOA4