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BID JANUARY RARE SOUL AUCTION & A THE FOUR SIGHTS LOVE IS A HURTING GAME SHY-SOUL 101 M- 570 – THAT I CAN’T WIN One of those ‘one box, one time’ situations (probably via John Anderson) that saw, at the time, a lowly price. Problem is that it hasn’t been located in the U.S. since and is a rarity for sure. West Coast maestro Miles Grayson is at the helm and the flipside ‘The Dreamer’ is worthwhile too – so we’ve ‘soundbitten’ it for you. B ROBERT TANNER SWEET MEMORIES MEGATONE 113 M- 2600 Crossover giant may well be a one-off in this ‘as new’ condition. Originally from Washington, D.C., Tanner ended up in Lynchburg, Virginia where he recorded two fine singles through 1968-69. He was also a member of The New Sounds who recorded their eponymous album (released on Turbo) also in Lynchburg in 1970. C GLORIA & THE T- I’M SATISFIED BETTY 1204 M- 300 AIRA’S Seemingly a one-off for the tiny Chicago label and the only one of half a dozen releases to appeal to ‘our’ crowd. It’s a 1967 release, played back in the ‘golden era’ but never booted. Apparently, the group were Gloria Cummings, Audrey Cummings and their cousin Beverly Sims. D MATT LUCAS BABY YOU BETTER GO-GO KAREN 2524 VG++ 1250 Despite the sticker mark on the label, the vinyl on this one is very good – almost mint minus. In essence, Lucas was a blue-eyed rocker who later in his career turned to R&B and Soul without any success. This collaboration with Ollie McLaughlin and Popcorn Wylie ticks all the right ‘Northern’ boxes, not least of which is being very scarce. E BARBARA KING WHAT I DID IN THE GULFSTREAM VG++ 1000 STREET 1105 A total monster of soulful funky-edged Northern Soul and like item D, almost a mint minus (one light mark). The Gulfstream release is the first release before the one on Alwa and actually a different version (both are fantastic, however). The label is out of Hollywood, Florida which is in-between Miami and Fort Lauderdale on the East Coast. F JUNIUS (BUGS) I’M WHAT THE DOCTOR HEW 711 M- 550 HUGHES ORDERED Ultra-rare New York soul 45 known from few copies indeed, in fact this is the first one we have had in over 45 years of record hunting / dealing. Artist is a total unknown and we can’t find evidence of any other releases on the label either. It has that R&B edge to it that could really take it places. G CLIFF NOBLES MY LOVE IS GETTING ATLANTIC 2352 M- 250 STRONGER WD Apologies to whoever had asked me for this a few months ago and I couldn’t find the copy I knew we had somewhere. Only fair to put it on ‘open offer’, therefore. It’s a sparkling demo of one of the biggest spins of the current century which only amazes that it was not highly regarded ‘back in the day’. H SAM DEES SOUL SISTER LO LO 2306 M- 160 For long enough (even then not in the seventies), Sam was regarded as having only ‘Lonely For You Baby’ as his lone Northern stomper. Very wisely, a few years ago, someone decided to try this, the flip of the Deep classic ‘Easier To Say Than Do’ which is a superb Stax/Atlantic-styled dancer with soul to spare. I JOHNNY BARNES NOTHING WITHOUT YOUR JABA 801 VG++ 600 LOVE For long enough this disc was the ‘Frank Wilson’ of the Belgian Popcorn scene – the ultimate 45 to have. Eventually the UK took to older sounding tracks and this was ideal, but very-hard- to-find. Good condition but has one 2mm-wide mark on the playing surface and the record clicks a few times. Check the soundbite. J JAMES COLE REST & DRESS SPECTRA 8032 VG++ 270 Got this unknown a few years ago and sold it to a prominent deejay who covered it up (as Bobby Rich) and since sold it me back as part of his collection. See what you think… its rare! K JOHNNY HOWARD THE CHASE IS ON BASHIE 101 WD M- 225 Has to be seriously rare on a West Coast styrene press and it’s the only format we’ve seen the green issue on as well. As ever with mint styrene, the sound quality is totally crisp and superb. L THE NATURAL FOUR I THOUGHT YOU WERE ABC 11253 M- 260 MINE Another styrene minter, originally on Boola Boola, when the major label took the group they zipped up the tempo. This was 1970 and there is some evidence they were not done with Boola Boola as ‘Hanging On To A Lie’ is from 1971. M IMAGINATIONS STRANGE FRATERNITY M- 200 NEIGHBORHOOD 1001 D Beautiful minty-mint copy in its original sleeve (not ‘birth’ sleeve please… we might throw up) of a track first spun at Wigan by R. Searling as ‘Ray Pollard and The Wanderers’. It’s a 1967 recording sneaked out early in the next year and produced by a genuine ‘great unknown’ of Northern Soul, Ray Allen. You’d be surprised how many great records he supervised. N KEITH CURTISS I GOT TO KEEP YOU BABY SMOKE 601 VG++ 600 A one-off artist (could be a pseudonym of course) for George Blackwell’s New Jersey imprint hailing from the labels’ most prolific year (1967). What’s more, there are two great sides for your money and we’ve put the flipside on the soundbite too as it is excellent. O CURLY MOORE YOU DON’T MEAN SANSU 473 WD M- 310 Yet another of this auction’s breath-taking minters (these are old records y’know!) and another one, like Cliff Nobles (item G) to rightfully stake its claim on the dancefloors of the New Millennium after inhabiting the collector’s realm back in the day – and there are plenty more left yet! ! SECOND PAGE FOCUS 1 GENE DIAMOND LONELY DRIFTER MOTHERS 1302 M- 15 Great version of the O’Jays track backed with an excellent Frank Wilson penned beat ballad ‘Till The End Of Time’. 2 THE CRUISERS TAKE A CHANCE GAMBLE 207 M- 10 Former doo-wop combo turned to the new wave of Philly soul in the late sixties to turn out a tremendous midtempo dancer. 3 BOYD McCOY 1000 PEOPLE FUNKY 1002 M- 15 Manic stomper got a few Wigan spins. 4 THE INSPIRATIONS TOUCH ME, KISS ME, BLACK PEARL M- 25 HOLD ME 100 Two releases of this one on the label. But this is the better one with the uptempo flipside ‘Funny Situation’. Seems to be fairly rare. 5 LITTLE MILTON SO BLUE (WITHOUT YOU) CHECKER 1221 M- 10 Same song as Joe Murphy on Vivid – probably the better version. 6 JACKIE WILSON I DON’T WANT TO LOSE BRUNSWICK M- 20 YOU 55309 Fabulous, the original version of course. 7 ETHICS LOOK AT ME NOW VENT 1001 M- 25 Top-rate Philly dancer from ’67. 8 THE FAWNS GIRL IN TROUBLE TEC 3015 M- 10 100mph girl group dancer backed with ‘Bless You’ a downtempo stepper the Rare Groove crowd used to go for. 9 SANDRA STAY HERE WITH ME INTER/SOUL M- 20 RICHARDSON 103 Orange label super 1974 Detroit dancer. The singer later changed her name to Sandra Feva. 10 THE BABY, I’M HERE JUST TO SLIDE 2101 M- 25 STAGEMASTERS LOVE YOU Stomping, storming old Torch spin would have certainly shaken the rafters there. ! NORTHERN SOUL RARITIES 11 BOBBY GARRETT MY LITTLE GIRL MIRWOOD 5511 M- 250 12 THE STEPTONES LONELY ONE DIAMOND JIM M- 350 8794 13 LEE ANDREWS & I’VE HAD IT CRIMSON 1015 M- 300 THE HEARTS WD 14 HOAGY LANDS THE NEXT IN LINE LAURIE 3381 M- 100 Vinyl copy, 100% original. 15 TOMMY DODSON III COOPERATE MAIN SOUND M- 300 501 16 MELVIN DAVIS SAVE IT (NEVER TOO MALA 590 M- 30 LATE) 17 PAUL KELLY CAN’T HELP IT DIAL 4025 M- 50 18 THE RADIANTS DON’T WANNA FACE THE TWINIGHT 153 M- 25 TRUTH 19 FRED HUGHES OO WEE BABY, I LOVE VEE-JAY 684 M- 30 YOU WD 20 THE SHUFFLERS ALWAYS BE MINE CRACKERJACK M- 200 4010 21 THE EXITS I DON’T WANT TO HEAR IT GEMINI 1006 M- 150 WD Same both sides, no instrumental flip. Rare promo. 22 DEENA JOHNSON I’M A SAD GIRL SIMPSON 102 M- 75 WD 23 BILLY KENNEDY IF I WAS A KID SILVER 250 M- 40 24 THE EXPRESSIONS YOU BETTER KNOW IT FEDERAL 12533 M- 25 25 THE GIRLS THE HURT’S STILL HERE MEMPHIS 102 M- 50 26 HERBIE THOMPSON LET YOUR LOVE (GROW BIG HIT 110 M- 40 STRONGER) Backed with ‘Jungle Time’ – good funk. 27 ROY REDMOND AIN’T THAT TERRIBLE LOMA 2071 M- 100 28 BOBBY REED I WANNA LOVE YOU SO LOMA 2089 WD M- 100 BAD 29 JAMES FRY STILL AROUND HI 2142 M- 40 Actually, this is Wendy Rene’s brother.