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BID FEBRUARY RARE SOUL AUCTION & A COOKIE JACKSON TRY LOVE CYCLONE 121 VG++ 300 Lorraine ‘Cookie’ Jackson made a handful of 45s that are all worth a soul fan’s attention. Her rarest moment came with this 1961 effort however, which has had the attention of dancefloors for nigh-on 20 years in the UK and is indeed a brassy, infectious call for foot action. B THE TIARA’S LOVES MADE A SETON 777 VG++ 300 CONNECTION With apologies for the incorrect possessive apostrophe on the groups’ name, this is the same group who backed Rita on her Dore epic… tho’ she never actually met them! They also made two records on the Valiant logo but for pure Northern Soul, refer to this one. Always has been a rarity and only our third copy in 30 years. C GENE CHANDLER FOOL FOR YOU / BUDDY UNIVERSAL VG++ 500 ACETATE A real oddity – these are the instrumental band tracks to Chandler’s Constellation release ‘(I’m Just A) Fool For You’ and ‘Buddy Ain’t It A Shame’. Both work incredibly well as instrumentals. In fact, in terms of “Northern”, ‘Buddy’ takes on a light of its own to become a dancefloor monster! Check the soundbite – a one off? D BOB & FRED I’LL BE ON MY WAY BIG MACK 6101 VG++ 1000 Such a big spin around 15 years ago and copies rarely turn up for sale. Detroit of course, with producer Ed McCoy being the label owner. Bob Thomas and Fred Brown were the singers and they ended up on the label after a $14.95 buy-your-own-demo session sponsored by the Detroit Free Press! It was McCoy who spotted their potential via the demo and he took them into the studio; although the record itself scarcely went further than the end of the street. E SOUL THOSE LONELY NIGHTS FEE BEE 221 M- 500 COMMUNICATERS The great Chuck Corby offers up one of the most convincing blue-eyed soul efforts on this gem. The label was a Pittsburgh imprint owned by long-time distributor Joe Averbach and which takes its name from the freebies Averbach was constantly given (Freebee). Interestingly, big Northern demand on this one seemed to come from an early Goldmine CD ‘This Is Northern Soul’ back in ’91. F REACHERS I JUST WANT TO DO MY MAGIC DISC 212 M- 250 OWN THING Not had this 1977 West Coast dancer in quite some time. Was sent this as a new(ish) release by a contact and it took me a dozen years to see another copy. Interestingly, the song is arranged by doo-wop group Rochelle and The Candles – a group that included N.S. legend Johnny Wyatt; lo and behold, he is on the writing credits. G LEN JEWELL ALL MY GOOD LOVIN’ PZAZZ 050 M- 350 (IS GOING TO WASTE) Arise Sir Leonard, the right honourable Knight of Northern Soul and legend of a hundred gems. He could do it for himself as well as others – this beauty on Paul Gayten’s label proves it. The label was a 1968 retirement for Gayten… not a bad effort! Styrene Monarch press is the original here (no original vinyl copies). A double-header right here, don’t miss the brilliant flip ‘The Elevator Song’ which has picked up plays over recent years. Both on soundbite. H TOWANDA BARNES YOU DON’T MEAN IT A&M 1141 WD M- 200 Gloria Barnes takes the Ohio Players song and tears it apart in wonderful fashion (she also did a slower album version). The stock copy of this is one of the rarest major label issues in N. Soul, but here we have a mint promo. Do not ignore the funkier flip ‘(You Better) Find Someone To Love’ either as it fits in well with any creative/alternate DJ set. I OLIVER JOY KEEP LOVE GROWING BIG DEAL 133 VG++ 350 ‘Keep Demand Growing’ might well be an alternate title for this New Orleans stomper which has emerged from the pack to become available only infrequently. A tiny bit of label wear perhaps described as ‘ring wear’ (ooh-erh) but nothing preventing spinning around on a turntable and filling the dancefloor. J THE NICKY WOMAN MERCURY 73812 M- 400 NEWARKERS WD The oddly named group and their 1976 release has always been a rarity and it’s difficult not to think that Jason ‘Jesus’ Alvarez, who produces the record, is the vocalist on this one. It’s a B- side to the funky/disco sound of ‘Leave Me Or Love Me’ and, as most seventies promos are one song on both sides, we are fortunate the promo has the side. Produced in association with Jerry Ross, this one quickly vanished back in the day. K THE MYSTIQUES PUT OUT THE FIRE TWINIGHT 112 WD VG+ 500 For sure one of the rarest discs on the Chicago label and a quite excellent crossover dancer that also came out on the hideously obscure Orr record label. Some wear on the label and, for sure, some on the vinyl, but it plays pretty well. Check the soundbite. L BESSIE BANKS DON’T YOU WORRY QUALITY 603 WD M- 200 BABY THE BEST IS YET TO COME The right label for this great singer without a doubt and this superior seventies dancer has never been easy to locate. This is surprising, as she was known and rated at the time of this release (1976) but the disc failed to show up much in the UK and wasn’t around N.Y. either. This one is a sparkling white mono/stereo promo copy. M THE MARTINEQUES IF YOU WANT TO CALL ME-O 1002 M- 500 ME This is the Detroit doo-wop group The Martiniques on their final recording from ’65 (tho’ it isn’t a Detroit label) – a beautiful piece of midtempo harmony therefore emerges from the embers of doo-wop to ignite soul music. The more uptempo flipside ‘My Baby She Can’t Dance’ may have its devotees too. N TERRI GOODNIGHT THE VICTORY SONG PHELECTRON 702 VG++ 1500 Three 1966 releases on this 1966 Los Angeles label and every one of them a rarity. However, the two Terri Goodnight releases are the rarest of the trio by some way and this particular 45 the rarest of the two by her. The catchy rhythm has that slight latin feel which made things like ‘You Should O’ Held On’ so popular. Just waiting for the right deejay therefore. O THE EL COROLS CHICK CHICK ROUSER 2954 M- 500 This release from the label of Tommy Rouse has soared in demand in recent times. It was a Washington label, one of comparatively few in a city with a large black population. The El Corols are largely unknown but this obscure number also saw release on the tiny… Tiny label. Flipside ‘You Gotta Be An Angel’ is also ‘soundbitten’. P THE LIMITATIONS I’M LONELY, I’M BACONE VG++ 400 TROUBLED Storming group soul once more, this time from Elizabeth Bacone’s Philadelphia label which had just the two releases in the late sixties and only one from this group who then had a solitary release on the famed Volt logo. Bacone herself wrote one side of the rare Joni Wilson Volt release. A career rather submerged in obscurity then – all of which deserved better. Q COURT DAVIS TRY TO THINK WHAT EAST COAST 1047 M- 1800 YOU’RE DOING One of the Casino’s longest-running cover-ups was this one covered up as Herbie Williams by Richard Searling. For the full story and further details on this record, see Richard’s book ‘Setting The Record Straight’, suffice it to say that Court Davis is even depicted in the book. Considering that the record got reasonable press at the time of its release, it has always been rare with very few copies ever cropping up for sale. ! SECOND PAGE FOCUS 1 JAN BRADLEY NIGHTS IN NEW YORK CHESS 2043 M- 15 CITY Midtempo Chicago stuff packed with atmosphere. 2 RAY CHARLES SOMETHING INSIDE ME ABC 10901 M- 15 Another from Ray Charles’ fine vault of mid-sixties stompers. 3 TINA BRITT THE REAL THING EASTERN 604 M- 15 Motown-esque mover, was a big Wheel spin. Downtempo flip ‘Teardrops fell’ is very worthwhile. 4 BIG JOHN HAMILTON IF YOU’RE LOOKING MINARET 148 M- 25 FOR A FOOL Super pounding version of the soul classic. Great beat ballad flip ‘Take This Hurt Off Me’. 5 MIKE & THE DON’T MESS WITH ME HIGHLAND 1181 M- 25 CENSATIONS Top rate sixties dancer puts many of the four-figure rarities to shame. 6 MILT MATTHEWS ALL THESE CHANGES BRYAN 1007 M- 10 Forgotten seventies dancer, sounds great today. 7 THE NATURALS CRYSTAL BLUE SHOUT 307 M- 15 PERSUASION As usual a great soul version of this tune backed with a good version of ‘Color Him Father’.
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