Paul Capon

Today’s sales Soul Majestics I Done Told You Baby / Missing You AL-TOG EX £200 Here on the original first label. Lovely group harmonies mid-tempo https://youtu.be/sDuR1gSWJ7k?si=uFYwvCfY46nVGc9X Stoppers Come Back Baby JUBILEE promo M- Sleeve M- £250 Looking great in original JUBILEE GROUP/JOSIE company sleeve. Brilliant swinging group northern soul https://youtu.be/8YkdRNDY7jc?si=YXZtP_z6DojBojDN The Chandeliers - Stop Dragging My Heart Around LOADSTONE £25 M- sleeve MINT Very nice early sounding strolling female group sound. Very nice mint CIRCA company sleeve. https://youtu.be/Pm9FEhYXcIU?si=702w2uVNjqHkztue Gene Chandler You Threw A Lucky Punch VEE JAY £20 M- I dont usually use MINT as a grade but this practically MINT. Tiny 'R&B' written on outer rim of label. A classic from ‘The Duke’ in stunning condition https://youtu.be/Xja1y2gbRmc?si=vkNSm_JncU5LlvZr Lee Charles I Get High On My Baby's Love BAMBOO £35 M- Highly recommended - supern mid-paced northern soul with an amazing vocal https://youtu.be/IorPssvFcbw?si=4_T8OaMrkzQ92V04 Third Demetion If My Heart Was An Open Book BUMP SHOP M- £65 Classy modern soul dancer - https://youtu.be/8nTu8hQyhVM?si=YZpsGxPBqwDoGzgY

Today’s sales - take a listen Chants I've Been Trying CHIPPING NORTON EX £65 Uplifting mid-tempo soul on this UK only release https://youtu.be/BRgn10YNWpo?si=gA5dbpEITBa5C8YU Charisma Let Love In Your Life / Gonna Never Give Up ROCK MILL VG+ £145 Visually vinyl is VG+ with LIGHT surface marks only. PLAY GRADE IS EX to M- (played on headphones). Label has heavy writing on stating "other side" on the real killer side "Let live in your life". Doh! Some people!!!!! https://youtu.be/aCjwJEKc9gY?si=bMsnLSo7nKNi9APD The Ad Libs Giving Up DEEP SOUL UK EX Sleeve M- £20 I grade this as EX as the vinyl has a cloudy appearance - not affecting the record. Looking great in stunning logo matching company sleeve - my all tim favourite label & sleeve pairing https://youtu.be/4cAJbQrdHsg?si=fZMyKjYCamt7SPN9 Chaumonts I Need Your Love BAY SOUND VG £75 Plays strong and loud with some background crackles. No sustained pops. Storming northern soul dancer https://youtu.be/deJzeOGABVo?si=Uu8i0mahoGnGs8I4 Clara Wood You're After My Guy / Old And Grey IMPERIAL promo M- Sleeve M- £265 Vinyl is pretty much MINT. B side label has a pen squiggle. Looking great in an M- original logo matching IMPERIAL company sleeve. Great double header northern ‘After my guy’ side - lovely production - soulful northern https://youtu.be/7rH_XU0LU_8?si=trghUUkiUFT6SjwH ‘Old & Grey’ side - great mid-paced northern https://youtu.be/9F-T60S7dsQ?si=mmCa_9Q1A55Dr1AJ Two I listed yesterday but don’t think they posted everywhere@@@ Elsie Strong Ask The Lonely SOUNDS INTERNATIONAL M- £325 A stunning crossover version of the Four Tops masterpiece https://youtu.be/v-oIsco8xV4?si=mqICefH4WgEY2U-Q Ace Spectrum Don't Send Nobody Else ATLANTIC VG+ Sleeve M- £45 I grade this as EX (light surface marks only). Vinyl has a tiny bump - not affecting play. Small neat drill hole. Looking great in original logo matching company sleeve. https://youtu.be/qwu3Yufj0hI?si=1F_falUhGzw1HAS9 @@@ Back to today Chosen Few Wondering / Funky Butter KONDUKO M- £275 Now this is a tune! Brilliant and rare mid-tempo soul. B side is pretty funky! TAKE A LISTEN Funk side first https://youtu.be/tA5g0_1a27s?si=cOzu0yTx7-aNN1ej This is ‘Wondering’ https://youtu.be/wRYt0tBaOVE?si=_wLzZS_fIZZnlsl2

Three great tunes!! Elsie Strong Ask The Lonely SOUNDS INTERNATIONAL M- £325 A stunning crossover version of the Four Tops masterpiece https://youtu.be/v-oIsco8xV4?si=mqICefH4WgEY2U-Q Ace Spectrum Don't Send Nobody Else ATLANTIC VG+ Sleeve M- £45 I grade this as EX (light surface marks only). Vinyl has a tiny bump - not affecting play. Small neat drill hole. Looking great in original logo matching company sleeve. https://youtu.be/qwu3Yufj0hI?si=1F_falUhGzw1HAS9 Elvin Spencer Lift This Hurt / You're Being Unfair TWINIGHT M- £125 Superb crossover soul. This is by far the better version - a lot punchier than the version on WINNER. Ignore the sound quality on this YouTube clip - this sales copy is M- https://youtu.be/LM_NeARvztc?si=M7jVzXl-VRean0IE

There is a 45 of “I Love You (Yes I Do)” - saw this on one of the soul forums. I don’t own it!!

I saw this pic recently - yes it got release!!!

Some nice tunes for Easter! Na Allen, Hodges, Freddie Hughes & Chevelles, James Bell, J T Carter Na Allen Thanks For Nothing ATCO Records VG+ (plays EX) £150 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=lCtdWB3z0thNMWGy 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 SOLD Eddie Holland - Just Ain't Enough Love MOTOWN M- £30 Very slight cloudiness on areas of the vinyl. Only mentioned as it's a M- record Classic hand clapping Motown dancer https://youtu.be/Rr4DSbacu4o?si=HG16ERKpBsqtg1D4 Freddie Hughes And The Chevelles I Just Found Out JANUS M- £85 Looking great in original logo matching M- JANUS company sleeve. Amazing mid/deep soul. Stunning vocals - what a performance!!!! https://youtu.be/loZ6iSOBaTE?si=QNQg-jgwp38Rihln SOLD James Bell & The Highlighters Band Amazing Love / Pop-pin' Pop Corn RoJam G (strong player) £115 Looks G but plays really well with some crackles but not overpowering in any way. Mega group crossover soul https://youtu.be/pZwPnIdIBFU?si=O225OdoQzA2NQ_VN SOLD J T Carter Closer To Your Heart Decca M- £75 In birth sleeve. Beautiful condition on this classic northern soul dancer https://youtu.be/Fzp5ikUq0ho?si=oP4vpZZ3Ufl1E7bW Freddie Hughes - I Got To Keep My Bluff In WAND M- £25 Small neat drill hole. Looking great in original logo matching company sleeve. Wow - what a record!! This has everything - mid-paced dancer, brilliant production and what a voice! Simply a brilliant relatively cheap 45 sounds like £000’s https://youtu.be/GRPGGxtpovA?si=ssBTiTk7VyICIvmh

Hi I have a Willie Pickett M- £275

I have Gene Chandler Gene Chandler There Goes The Lover / Tell Me What Can I Do BRUNSWICK £25 M- sleeve M- Looking great in original logo matching BRUNSWICK company sleeve. Found them all - PM’d you

I think I have WalterJackson , Wales Wallace , Lorraine Rudolph as well what do you still need??

I have Gene Chandler Gene Chandler There Goes The Lover / Tell Me What Can I Do BRUNSWICK £25 M- sleeve M- Looking great in original logo matching BRUNSWICK company sleeve.

Revisiting these with priced reduced 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 Bud Harper Let Me Love You / Mr. Soul Peacock Promo £65 I grade this as M- to EX (very light surface marks only). Classy 60s soul pacer ‘Let me love you’ side https://youtu.be/rTN_nr9sVuI?si=ZLHzKm8bo8DNS-oM ‘Mr Soul’ side https://youtu.be/3J9TiG7ZfiQ?si=eLHp71YKuhQPr4sI Hodges James Smith & Crawford Nobody / I'm In Love Mpingo M- £90 The B side 'I'm in love' is the track! Punch girl group dancer with a pinch of funk!! https://youtu.be/YrW8yEpHsfE?si=7XPDeZGZZpFJguVv ‘Nobody’ is a haunting funky soul track https://youtu.be/jvA73WOe-fI?si=UHKAbNScQC5wSw2- @@@ end Albert Jones LP ‘The Facts Of Life’ CANDY APPLE - MINT £225 Includes the great dancer ‘You and your love’ (LP cover has a small area of creasing top left - not tears or loss of picture etc.) https://youtu.be/Jkv-lEFrJDw?si=FVUf-G1VGsMi4W3B

Found it. M- vinyl with a small bit of label damage - nothing serious ( see pics). Rare Jamaican pressing - never seen one before £30

I think I still have a Jamaican 20th Century if this. Can’t remember the grade. Let me check

SOLD Sissie Houston Don't Come Running To Me KAPP WDJ Promo EX I grade this as EX (light surface marks only). Looking great in original M- KAPP company sleeve. Another big production dramatic northern soul piece. Outstanding vocals - all the horns and things. https://youtu.be/Pltv0tGQbrU?si=ZFScHj3t2Ga0jiXn

Sales today and a couple of price drops The Artistics - This Heart Of Mine / I’ll Come Running OKEH issue copy inc sleeve VG++ ( plays EX) £75 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 Jokers Y-ilde Very Special Love GOLD SPILL VG £100 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!!!). https://youtu.be/uoQ4nLBjF9w?si=msX_nhBLWglKoFfh Norma Mendoza The Girl On The Beach / Incredible Decca DJ promo £20 Very cool café jazz. A side VG+ and plays EX, B Side looks G grade as has an area of marks that don't affect play. B side plays strong VG+ Very Good Plus (VG+) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IDBDW_0pHwA Mary Wells / You Lost The Sweetest Boy / What's Easy For Two Is So Hard For One U.K. STATESIDE red/white promo £45 Visually VG but plays great - VG++ player. Label has a sticker mark that has been expertly recoloured (see pics). No centre. Looking great in original logo matching company sleeve (sleeve taped). Two great Motown sides here on the original first release with ‘Sweetest Boy’ on the A side https://youtu.be/6TkmnDwzG8I https://youtu.be/2Da_LTzKy2I The Uniques - I'll Do Anything / Go On and Leave Paula wdj EX £25 I grade this as EX (light surface marks only). ‘X’ on label. Looking great in original logo matching PAULA company sleeve Superb uplifting dancer https://youtu.be/9GMSK-lMF5c Backed with a northern stomper https://youtu.be/xjjOxXndl3o?si=Rg0wTXILBvBwmljv Freda Payne - We’ve Got To Find A Way Back To Love INVICTUS EX £35 One small paper mark - plays EX All the hallmarks of a great mid-tempo dancer penned and produced by Holland-Dozier-Holland https://youtu.be/aVHUejxrMRE?si=13WMYAHTnfp2PXIp Art Wilson - I Know We Can Make It / Unbelievable ALEXANDER ST. EX £25 ‘I know’ is a very nice mid-tempo https://youtu.be/qB7c5ksDzaQ?si=EqSl1U_MPCgpWCh8 ‘Unbelievable’ is a stepper/ mid-tempo https://youtu.be/etxxUk2Jdk4?si=uRtrnLfvdKLn7FDZ Barbara Lewis - Thankful for what I’ve Got ATLANTIC ORIGINAL M- £25 Vinyl is pretty much perfect. Tremendous femme crossover dancer. Here on a rare Canadian release https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=tFeosPZjFPWNzEmh&v=dwV44YpHmxQ&feature=youtu.be