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SALES LIST #790 – MONDAY 1st MARCH 2021

RARE SOUL AUCTION MARCH 2021 Auction finishes THURSDAY 25th MARCH at 6.00pm (18.00)

Welcome to our latest offering of rare soul 45s to be secured by the HIGHEST BID as of the finishing time shown above. There are no extensions to the finishing time, drop-downs, proxy bids or anything complicated. The price you offer is the price you pay. Hopefully there is something of interest for you. Best wishes and thanks for your interest. MIN. BID MARCH RARE SOUL AUCTION

A JOHNNY GILLIAM FIND YOURSELF ANOTHER BO MAR 5004 VG++ 200 WD Nice white promo copy (on small labels promos are frequently rarer, whilst on majors the converse is true) doesn’t crop up too often. Apparently the Belgian Popcorn scene was first with this one, but it became popular in the UK in the eighties too. Super vocal performance from Gilliam who once shared centre stage with two of the Four Perfections in Dewi, Cheetum and Howe on Thomas. B SAM NESBIT BLACK MOTHER GOOSE AMOS 154 D M- 350 When this one was taken to the Twisted Wheel by Dave Godin it was virtually a new release but still proved impossible to obtain. In fact, it was just about the rarest import 45 spun there. It has always been difficult to find. Eventually the emergent taste for ‘crossover’ pointed to the other side ‘Chase Those Clouds Away’, and a double-sided gem was born. A super mint condition promo is on offer here. C JUST BOBBY I’M A WINNER R/R 101 VG++ 250 Just like the above Sam Nesbit this record was impossible to find even a year later than its 1975 release. Ginger tried to play it a little at that point (cue a long-winded explanation that it wasn’t by ‘Bobby’ and that he didn’t mean just ‘Bobby’ it was actually Just Bobby – phew!) but its rhythm was a bit too tricky and subtle for the time. From the album ‘Love Is Powerful’ (which almost certainly does not exist sadly), the singer is the song’s writer Robert E. Murray. D BIG FRANK & THE I WON’T LET HER SEE ME CRY BLUE ROCK VG++ 250 ESSENCES 4012 Almost a plethora of discs that changed the face of Northern Soul in the eighties was this great piece of Uptown Soul from Big Frank Murphy aka Frank Dell, it had the cover-up title of Big Joe’s Ivory Brass (a bit silly, what on earth could ‘Ivory Brass’ be?) and was one of Stafford’s biggies. One of the few never to really go again in truth. This is the first label before a second release on Philips, although both discs are rare in truth.

E WADE FLEMONS TWO OF A KIND RAMSEL 1002 M- 300 One of two releases by the ex-Earth, Wind and Fire vocalist (‘71/’72) on Ramsey Lewis’ label. Actually, this one is quite a bit rarer than ‘Jeanette’ and wasn’t ever available at sixty pence as that one was. Takes a different approach and proves that Flemons was quite a singer being light and tuneful rather than down home and gritty. Just as great sound in its own way. F THE NATURAL HANGING ON TO A LIE BOOLA-BOOLA VG+ 200 FOUR 1001 The Oakland group made this one after their short ABC career in 1971 and despite the label number (1001) this was a re-formed Boola-Boola some two years after the group’s first releases on the label. The whole ‘crossover’ thing (which started in the UK in the mid- eighties) really brought great tracks such as this one to the fore. G GWEN & RAY BUILD YOUR HOUSE ON A BEE BEE 223 VG++ 850 STRONG FOUNDATION Such a rare original, slightly lighter orange than the boots and an 8mm wide dead wax is the clincher. 100% guaranteed. In fact, I’m still mystified as to why this one was booted two, if not three, times. For sure it was a popular early Wigan spin, but was never part of the oldies scene that soon came along back then (possible because hardly any deejay had an original copy). A very nice copy with just two faint marks relegating it from mint. Great Deep Soul flipside. H EDWARD BABY DON’T YOU WEEP MARY JANE M- 250 HAMILTON 1005 Edward Hamilton passed away only last year, leaving behind a fantastic legacy of Detroit sixties soul. Having left the business in 1969 to work in a car factory, eventually he got to know how revered his old recordings are in Britain. Many regard ‘Baby Don’t You Weep’ as his greatest moment and, for sure, it is difficult to argue against its essential quality! I THE OTHER BROTHERS I’M GONNA FIND LOVE PET 73267 M- 300 An accomplished five-man group who had a ten-year recording career including two releases in 1969 and 1970 for Bill Petty’s Dallas label Pet. This particular title is so obscure that certain online music websites don’t even list it. It combines a great Northern dancer with a tremendous slow side – given the interest in group ballads these days, we have ‘sound-bitten’ the slow flipside too. J THE PROCEDURES GIVE ME ONE MORE TRA MOR 1925 VG++ 200 CHANCE Talk of group harmony soul leads us to this rarity featured for the first time ever on our list. Top rate midtempo 1975 Chicago soul with a brilliant ballad flip (soundbite). One of two 45s the group did for Tra Mor and very much the rarer of the pair. PLEASE NOTE this is the genuine original, NOT the Numero reissue lookalike, which has lighter colouration and different matrix numbers in the dead wax. K ANDY FISHER MY HEART’S BEATING FAT FISH 8009 VG++ 800 STRONGER Recorded in 1967 at Hollywood’s TTG Studios, this 45 has been elusive ever since the first copy turned up in the UK courtesy of Simon Soussan’s collection (perhaps earlier?). Fisher and his Encores have remained unknown; however, co-writer Lester Carr wrote a few other things for the likes of Lou Rawls and Frank Polk. Probably a little rarer on a stock release rather than the promo, it is a certain rarity on either to be honest. L CAROL MOGAN I’VE GOT EVERYTHING BORN 409 VG+ 250 Any collector of Chicago soul will vouch for the obscurity of this track and the infrequency with which it crops up for sale. Amazingly, it actually came out on both red and blue labels, with the red one probably being the first one… certainly it is the rarer one on a generally rare record. Not a minter for sure – check our soundbite.

M COMMANDS I’VE GOT LOVE FOR MY DYNAMIC 123 VG++ 200 BABY WD Of the five releases from this air force group on Abe Epstein’s San Antonio label, this one is the rarest. When it is espied it is, in fairness, usually a promo as offered here (which has no B-side). The flipside however, came out on the other side of ‘A Way To Love Me’ anyway. The song itself is a version of The Younghearts gem on Minit and this rarer take stands up well alongside it. Strong VG++, just a few tiny marks. N CRYSTAL’S IMAGE A FRIEND CRYSTAL’S VG+ 250 IMAGE 81958 Superior Modern Soul mover on a tiny label out of Washington D.C. that was actually the group’s own, with the track itself being recorded at Beltway Studios in Silver Springs, Maryland. They are the same group who recorded ‘Gonna Have A Good Time’ on Mainline (later IX Chains) and in actual fact they originated from Benton Harbor, Michigan. O CAROL FREDERICKS I COULDN’T CARE LESS STONEL 1003 VG+ 300 WD Rare promo copy of a 1966 release from the obscure Ms Frederick. She released two singles on Lee Stone’s Stonel label that share the same ‘Where I Oughta Be’ on both issues. Stone brought in the talents of New York singer/writer/producer Chris Towns to supervise arrangements on the 45s – which did indeed sink faster than a stone!

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1 JO ANN GARRETT STING ME BABY DUKE 475 D M- 15 A one-off visit to the Texas label resulted in a strident dancer. Nice pink promo. 2 DAN GREER MY BABY’S GOT A NEW BIGBEAT 149 M- 10 WAY (OF LOVING ME) Excellent Southern Soul midpacer. 3 THE RADIANTS (DON’T IT MAKE YOU) FEEL CHESS 1986 M- 25 KIND OF BAD Not too sure that a less expensive soul record gets much better than this. 4 PAT HODGES PLAYGIRL KEYMEN 107 M- 15 Tremendous Motownesque midtempo number on Mirwood’s sister label. 5 GENE DIAMOND LONELY DRIFTER MOTHERS M- 15 RECORDS 1302 Two fantastic beat ballads – flipside is a good version of ‘Lonely Drifter’. 6 VERDELLE SMITH WALK TALL CAPITOL 5567 M- 10 Original version of the Christy Allen on Diamond. 7 THE WASTERS DON’T STOP UNI 55148 M- 15 Obscure West Coast group turn out a very decent Impressions soundalike. 8 THE MANDELLS HOW TO LOVE A WOMAN TRANS WORLD M- 15 SOUND 711 Super midtempo out of Chicago. The Windy City was good at this kind of thing. 9 SYL JOHNSON FALLING IN LOVE AGAIN TMP-TING 115 M- 10 The only visit for Syl to this label resulted in a great just-above-midtempo dancer well worth owning. 10 EDDIE & ERNIE OUTCAST EASTERN 608 M- 15 The original version of Jesse Johnson’s ‘Left Out’ in effect.

NORTHERN SOUL RARITIES

11 THE SHEPARDS LITTLE GIRL LOST ABC-PARAMOUNT M- 150 10758 WD 12 THE THREE DEGREES CONTACT WARNER BROS. M- 100 7198 WD 13 GENE CHANDLER THERE WAS A TIME BRUNSWICK M- 100 55383 D 14 HERMON HITSON LAUGHIN ROYAL 2871-50 M- 200 15 PLUS 4 HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WARNER BROS. M- 25 WORLD 7287 WD 16 TERRIBLE TOM WE WERE MADE FOR EACH MAVERICK 1001 M- 250 OTHER D 17 BENNY SPELLMAN THIS IS FOR YOU MY LOVE ALON 9031 M- 250 18 NIPPY HAWKINS & IT’S GONNA BE TOO LATE LORRAINE 1001 M- 50 THE NIP-TONES 19 THE INTENSIONS I DON’T CARE ANYMORE BLUELIGHT 1214 M- 75 20 THE PARLIAMENTS DON’T BE SORE AT ME REVILOT 211 M- 25 21 JOHNNY NASH TOWN OF LONELY HEARTS GROOVE 58- M- 30 0026 22 LITTLE BERNIE AND POOR TOWN ASCOT 2183 WD M- 25 THE CAVALIERS 23 THE ROMEOS MUCHO SOUL LOMA 2028 WD M- 25 24 JOHNNY MOORE SOLD ON YOU BRIGHT STAR M- 30 145 25 SAM & KITTY YOUR MONEY – MY LOVE 4 BROTHERS M- 40 400 26 THE AD LIBS LOVELY LADIES INTERPHON M- 25 7717 WD 27 FRANK DELL BABY YOU’VE GOT IT VALISE 6901 M- 30 28 THE VONTASTICS LADY LOVE MOON SHOT M- 30 6702 29 GREGORY TEA AND UNDERSTANDING BRAINSTORM M- 30 WASHINGTON 169 30 PATTI AUSTIN A-TISKET A-TASKET CORAL 62536 D M- 40 31 TITUS TURNER EYE TO EYE OKEH 4-7244 WD M- 25 32 BRANDI ALEXANDER DO RIGHT MAN TANGERINE 996 M- 30 WD 33 BARBARA CARR I’M GONNA MAKE A MAN CHESS 2130 WD M- 25 OUT OF YOU 34 THE ULTIMATIONS WOULD I DO IT OVER MAR-V-LUS 6020 M- 40 35 CICERO BLAKE SAD FEELING MAR-V-LUS 6004 M- 40 D 36 THE GREEN GRUNCHONS GUYS AND GALS BOO-GA-LOO M- 35 ALL-STARS BOUNCE 112 Very rare release on the label – has edge chip (NAP) hence low price. 37 JACKIE WILSON YOU BROUGHT ABOUT A BRUNSWICK M- 30 CHANGE IN ME 55392 D Nice demo, ‘W193’ written on label (12mm). 38 THE COOPERETTES EVERYTHING’S WRONG BRUNSWICK M- 40 55307 D 39 THE COOPERETTES GOODBYE SCHOOL BRUNSWICK M- 25 55296 D 40 CHUCK CARTER I CAN’T HELP MYSELF BRUNSWICK M- 30 55295 41 TRACIE ROBBINS THIS WORLD WITHOUT YOU BRUNSWICK M- 40 55331 42 MARVIN SMITH LOVE AIN’T NOTHIN’ BUT BRUNSWICK M- 20 PAIN 55314

MODERN / CROSSOVER RARITIES

43 MANDRILL TOO LATE ARISTA 0375 WD M- 100 Rare promo. 44 JOHNNY MOORE I’M ONLY HALF A MAN JADAN 7740 M- 150 WITHOUT YOUR LOVE 45 THREE PROPHETS I THINK I REALLY LOVE YOU TOGETHER 108 M- 250 46 TOMMY TROJAN LOVE HAS THE POWER JC 100 VG++ 150 Rare funky Modern mover – a little label wear and 25mm written name on flipside. 47 C. ALEXANDER & THE PAY THEM NO MIND LEO 101 M- 40 NATURAL THREE 48 ALL THE PEOPLE WISH I HAD A GIRL LIKE YOU BLUE CANDLE M- 20 1494 49 VEE ALLEN LOVE IS ALL AROUND ME LION 152 WD M- 30 50 ALPACA PHASE III I LIKE TO PARTY ATLANTIC 3038 D M- 20 Rare promo copy. 51 ART & HONEY LET’S MAKE LOVE NOW MOTOWN 1246 WD M- 30 52 PATTI AUSTIN MAGICAL BOY UNITED M- 20 ARTISTS 50520 53 BESSIE BANKS BABY YOU SURE KNOW HOW QUALITY 508 M- 40 TO GET TO ME WD 54 JEWEL BASS SUGAR BRITCHES MALACO 1034 M- 25 55 JIMMY BEAUMONT I COULD HAVE LOVED YOU CAPITOL 3979 M- 25 AND THE SKYLINERS SO WELL 56 WALTER BEE ANGEL MAN ROBOT 101 M- 30 57 ARCHIE BELL & THE AIN’T NOTHING FOR A MAN IN GLADES 1711 M- 25 DRELLS LOVE WD Rarer promo copy of Archie’s finest. 58 DANNY BELL MY HOW YOU’VE CHANGED ARTCO 504 M- 150 Great, churning soulful dancer. R&B-styled flip. 59 ART BENTON YOUR LOVE KEEPS TURNING GATEWAY 100 M- 25 ME ON Nice 70s dancer from St Louis, was rare then easy, now vanishing again. 60 BITS & PIECES YOU SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME PARAMOUNT M- 40 0284 61 WILLIAM BRANCH SMILING EYES ZIP 1001 M- 20 62 BRIEF ENCOUNTER I’M SO SATISFIED SEVENTY 7 123 WD M- 20 63 THE BROTHERS TWO HEY GIRL CAPITOL 3533 WD M- 30 64 CHARLIE “COLE I’VE GOT YOUR LOVE JEWEL 838 D M- 25 BLACK” BROWN Original-only on styrene, vinyl copies are reissues. 65 PEP BROWN I AM THE ONE WHO NEEDS POLYDOR 14204 M- 80 YOU WD 66 THE BUTLERS LOVE IS GOOD GAMBLE 233 M- 50 67 BARNABY BYE CAN’T LIVE THIS WAY ATLANTIC 3266 M- 25 D S/S Rare promo copy. 68 DEBBIE TAYLOR CHEAPER IN THE LONG RUN POLYDOR 14219 M- 50 Superb midtempo at around half price. Reduced due to writing on the label. The vinyl is almost perfect.

GENERAL SOUL SOUNDS

69 THE FOUR SONICS IT TAKES TWO SPORT 110 M- 15 70 JACKIE PAINE THE NEXT WOMAN I MARRY JET STREAM 741 M- 15 71 BENNIE CONN FORGIVE ME MAGNUM 741 M- 20 72 WILLIE MASON NO PLACE LIKE HOME LANTICGOLD 103 D M- 30 73 EDDIE JEFFERSON WHEN YOU LOOK IN THE GOLDWAX 316 M- 30 MIRROR One of the rarest Goldwax releases! ‘95’ written on label (20mm). 74 JIMMY ROBINS ONCE IN A LIFETIME TANGERINE M- 25 995 WD 75 BISHOP and the I MIGHT GIVE OUT, BUT I WON’T MAGNETIC M- 50 WALLACE BROTHERS GIVE UP 91152 76 SIR LATTIMORE IT’S SUCH A SAD, SAD WORLD SOUND STAGE M- 10 BROWN 7 2575 WD 77 AZIE MORTIMER ETERNALLY NUMBER ONE 7778 M- 10 78 MARY “B” SINCE I FELL FOR YOU FLING 725 WD M- 40 79 LITTLE CHARLES AND SWEET LORENE DECCA 32321 D M- 25 THE SIDEWINDERS 80 KIM TOLLIVER GET MYSELF TOGETHER GENERAL M- 15 AMERICAN 322 81 JOHNNY MOORE A DOLLAR NINETY EIGHT WAND 1165 D M- 15 82 JACKIE ROSS WHERE DOES THE JOY GO SEDGRICK M- 10 4001 83 MITTY COLLIER YOU HURT SO GOOD PEACHTREE 121 WD M- 10 84 JOHNNIE MAE I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT YOU BLUE ROCK M- 25 MATTHEWS 4011 WD 85 PERCY WIGGINS BOOK OF MEMORIES ATCO 6479 WD M- 15 86 SPENCER WIGGINS I’D RATHER GO BLIND FAME 1470 M- 15 Great version. 87 PIC AND BILL HOW MANY TIMES CHARAY 60 M- 15 88 FRED HUGHES LOVE IS ENDING CADET 5616 M- 15 89 BUDDY ACE THE REAL THING PAULA 355 M- 10 90 WILLIE WEST DID YOU HAVE FUN DEESU 314 D M- 20 91 THE IMPLEMENTS OLE MAN SOUL LOMA 2087 M- 20 92 MELVIN DAVIS I’M WORRIED INVICTUS 9115 M- 15 93 THE INNER DRIVE PARTY MAN ZODIAC 1052 M- 15 94 WALLY & THE KNIGHT UNCLE SAM VEEP 1259 WD M- 10 95 FRED JOHNSON I NEED LOVE “I NEED YOUR LOVE” CAPRI 110 M- 15 96 NED TOWNS HOW CAN YOU BABY-SIT A MAN ATLANTIC 2343 M- 15 97 ERNIE HARRIS HOLD ON OKEH 4-7196 WD M- 25 98 JAY W. KING I’M SO AFRAID SKYSCRAPER 6001 M- 15 99 SONNY GREEN JODY’S ON THE RUN HILL 777 M- 10 100 CARL GREENSTREET IF YOU ONLY SAY I DO DUKE 354 D M- 15 101 BOBBY JONES YOU’RE A DEVIL EXPO 105 M- 10 102 BOBBY JONES SUGAR BABY VEE JAY 672 M- 10 103 CHRIS BARTLEY TOMORROW KEEPS SHINING MUSICOR 1437 M- 25 ON ME WD 104 MAJOR LANCE DO THE TIGHTEN UP DAKAR 1450 M- 15 105 ROY HYTOWER YOU PLEASES ME BRAINSTORM 127 M- 10 106 THE PRECISIONS YOU’RE THE BEST (THAT EVER ATCO 6669 WD M- 20 DID IT) 107 LARRY HOUSTON I KNOW WE CAN MAKE IT AMBASSADOR M- 10 1032 108 SYL JOHNSON I’M LOOKING FOR MY BABY FEDERAL M- 30 12476 WD 109 ODESSA HARRIS DRIVING WHEELS JEB 101 M- 15 110 LEVENIA LEWIS NOBODY GONNA TAKE MY MAN GOLDEN M- 10 EAGLE 108 111 RICKY LEWIS WELCOME HOME ENJOY 5001 M- 10 112 BOBBY STRINGER YOU’VE GOT TOO MANY MILES SWAR 7125 M- 10 113 MARIE KNIGHT CRY ME A RIVER MUSICOR 1076 M- 15 114 JIMMIE RAYE I TRIED TUFF 401 WD M- 40

NEW SOUL PACKS !

100 x U.S. label Modern Soul Dancers - £150 Yes a hundred mostly mint 70s/80s Modern Soul movers. This new selection is sure to sell out. Price includes VAT and carriage.