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1 BOB WILSON ALL TURNED ON RIC-TIC 104 WD M- 10 Nice white promos of the stormin’ Torch instrumental backed with ‘Hungry For Love’. 2 ANDRE WILLIAMS YOU GOT IT AND I WANT IT RIC TIC 124 M- 25 3 FLAMING EMBERS LET’S HAVE A LOVE-IN RIC-TIC 132 M- 6 4 WILLIE ‘G’ (LOVING ME IS LIKE) MONEY RIC-TIC 125 M- 15 IN THE BANK 5 SONNY STITT THE DOUBLE-O-SOUL OF WINGATE 104495 M- 6 Tremendous instrumental version of the Edwin Starr tune. 6 J. J. BARNES DEEPER IN LOVE RIC-TIC 117 M- 8 7 EDWIN STARR HEADLINE NEWS RIC-TIC 114 M- 8 8 EDWIN STARR GIRLS ARE GETTING PRETTIER RIC-TIC 118 WD M- 10 9 BARBARA MERCER NOBODY LOVES YOU LIKE ME GOLDEN M- 25 WORLD 28 10 THE PARLIMENTS DON’T BE SORE AT ME REVILOT 211 M- 25 Last few copies of this Detroit gem – it isn’t to be found in the Motor City these days, that’s for sure.

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11 DANNY WOODS 90 DAYS IN THE COUNTY JAIL SMASH 2106 WD M- 200

12 IMAGINATIONS STRANGE NEIGHBOURHOOD FRATERNITY M- 300 1001 D 13 CLYDIE KING HE ALWAYS COMES BACK TO AUDITION 66172 M- 200 ME D 14 LEE ANDREWS & I’VE HAD IT CRIMSON 1015 M- 250 THE HEARTS 15 TEARS GOOD LUCK MY LOVE SMASH 1981 WD M- 200

16 THE STYLES BABY YOU’RE ALIVE MODERN 1048 M- 80 WD 17 JACKIE LEE OH, MY DARLIN’ MIRWOOD 5527 M- 80 WD Rare white promo copy. 18 GERRI TAYLOR EMPTY ARMS AND BITTER CONSTELLATIO M- 150 TEARS N 154 WD 19 SAMMY KING WHAT A NIGHT MAR-A-THON 102 M- 100 20 BENNY LATIMORE I’M A BELIEVER DADE 202 M- 100 Rare – the local release only – not the Atlantic distributed Dade. Superb as well of course. 21 SWEET BOBBY & WATCH THE ONE WHO’S SOUND O M- 50 HONEY BOY TALKING RIFFIC 1 22 RAY LEWIS SORRY, YOU’VE GOT THE SMASH 2134 M- 50 WRONG NUMBER 23 THE DELLS THINKIN’ ABOUT YOU CADET 5538 D M- 80 Rare promo. 24 SCOTTY TODD AIN’T NO BIG THING PHILIPS 459 WD M- 75

25 GENE DIAMOND MISS TALL AND SLENDER TANGERINE M- 30 1009 WD 26 MICKEY LANAY I’M GONNA WALK VULCAN 100 M- 150

27 BOB BRADY I STAND REJECTED A&M 1382 WD M- 25 28 PLUS 4 HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WARNER BROS – M- 35 WORLD SEVEN ARTS 7287 Rarer issue copy. 29 RICKEY ANDREWS THE NEXT TIME R.W.A 585 M- 100 30 PAT LUNDY ANY DAY NOW COLUMBIA M- 25 44155 WD 31 THE MOTORS THE DAMPNESS FROM 123 1720 M- 30 YOUR KISS 32 DAVID PORTER WIN YOU OVER STAX 163 M- 200 33 BROTHERS OF SOUL COME ON BACK BOO 121799 M- 100 34 DOBIE GRAY OUT ON THE FLOOR CHARGER 115 M- 40 True original – stamped matrix rarer than you might think. 35 THE ORIGINAL LARKS TOGETHER SHAZAM 1001 M- 50 36 THE FOUR LARKS GROOVIN’ AT THE GO-GO TOWER 402 WD M- 200 37 CARRIE MAKE LOVE TO ME AUDIO-ENT 1511 M- 100 38 GERALDINE JONES SPOIL ME HERB-ART 4667 WD M- 40 39 JOE MURPHY IT’S A WEAKNESS VIVID 106 M- 50 Red issue copy. 40 ROY NELSON ELEVATOR MAN RANARD 12196 VG++ 40 41 SAM ANDERSON STANDING AT THE EDGE OF KING 5855 M- 50 THE SEA 42 JUNE GATLIN BABY CAKES REVUE 11021 M- 50 43 DON HOLLINGER CRUEL WORLD ATCO 6492 M- 40 44 BUDDY LAMP NEXT BEST THING D-TOWN 1064 VG++ 60 45 OTIS LEAVILL A REASON TO BE LONELY BLUE ROCK 4031 D M- 40 46 LEROY BRITTON YOU’RE NEVER TOO YOUNG SOUND 101 M- 30 47 LORRAINE KEEP COMING BACK FOR JET STREAM 817 M- 80 RUDOLPH ME Quite superb Butch cover-up from the late eighties. 48 THE LOLLIPOPS LOVING GOOD FEELING IMPACT 1021 WD M- 150 49 JEAN STANBACK I STILL LOVE YOU PEACOCK 1958 D M- 100 50 COLETTE KELLY CITY OF FOOLS VOLT 4018 WD VG++ 100 51 BRENDA DUFF GOT TO GET TO KNOW YOU CASINO 500 WD M- 30 52 THE PACESETTERS I’M GONNA MAKE IT MINIT 3204 D M- 80 53 THE O’JAYS HOLD ON MINIT 32015 M- 60 Plus ‘Working On Your Case’, rare promo. 54 THE CHARMAINES KEEP ON SEARCHING MINIT 32074 D M- 30 Detroit! 55 SPYDER TURNER I CAN’T MAKE IT, ANYMORE M.G.M 13692 D M- 80 Promo! The one to have. 56 JOANNE MORGAN JUST HOW LOUD MGM 13659 D M- 25 57 APRIL STEVENS WANTING YOU MGM 13825 D M- 75 58 THE JEWELS WE GOT TOGETHERNESS MGM 13577 D M- 60 59 ANDREA HENRY I NEED YOU LIKE A BABY MGM 13893 D VG++ 200 60 KING WILLIAMS FIGHT FOR YOUR GIRL MGM 13259 D M- 35 61 THE LOWNLY SHADOWS AND MGM 13740 D M- 30 CROWDE REFLECTIONS 62 MARLINA MARS HEAD & SHOULDERS MGM 13361 D M- 50 63 MARLINA MARS I’M GONNA HOLD ON MGM 13404 D M- 75 64 MARLINA MARS PUT MY LOVE ON STRIKE MGM 13482 D M- 75 65 THE EDWARDS KEEP ON KNOCKIN’ MUSIC WORLD M- 75 BROTHERS 106 WD 66 CHRIS I’VE GOT TO HAVE YOUR BELL 663 D M- 40 HAMILTON LOVE 67 BLONDELL BREED WHEN I SEE MY BABY ACTA 818 WD M- 50 AND THE IMPORTS 68 JEFF DALE LANGUAGE OF LOVE ATCO 6332 WD M- 100 69 BOBBY FREEMAN THE DUCK AUTUMN 25 WD M- 30 The Northern version, white promo. Better than Jackie Lee we think. 70 ARTIE LEWIS AIN’T NO GOOD LOMA 2073 M- 40 Rarer issue copy. 71 BEVERLEY ANN YOU’VE GOT YOUR MIND ON RCA VICTOR M- 150 OTHER THINGS 9468 D 72 THE EXCITERS BLOWING UP MY MIND RCA 9723 D M- 150 73 ROY HAMILTON YOU SHOOK ME UP RCA VICTOR M- 200 9171 WD 74 ROBERT WALKER AND STICK TO ME RCA VICTOR M- 50 THE SOUL STRINGS 9304 WD 75 MICHAEL & MAN WITHOUT A WOMAN RCA VICTOR M- 150 RAYMOND 9244 WD 76 KENNY CARTER I’VE GOTTA FIND HER RCA VICTOR M- 60 8791 WD 77 THE GEMINIS YOU PUT A HURTIN’ ON ME RCA VICTOR M- 25 8865 WD 78 DEAN WE HAVE A GOOD THING RCA VICTOR M- 75 COURTNEY 8919 WD 79 KELL OSBORNE YOU CAN’T OUTSMART A LOMA 2023 M- 100 WOMAN 80 BOBBY FREEMAN LIES LOMA 2080 M- 75 Rarer issue copy. 81 TSU PLEASE HEART DON’T BREAK RAMPART M- 200 TORONADOS STREET 0644 82 THE SHEPARDS LITTLE GIRL LOST ABC PARAMOUNT M- 150 10758 WD 83 THE SPINDLES TEN SHADES OF BLUE ABC 10850 WD M- 60 84 DAWN BABY’S GONE AWAY ABC PARAMOUNT M- 30 10791 WD 85 THE LIKE ADAM AND EVE ABC PARAMOUNT M- 150 REFLECTIONS 10794 WD 86 THE TRENDS THE BIG PARADE ABC 11091 WD M- 25 87 JIMMY CHURCH THE HURT OKEH 7186 WD M- 100 88 MAJOR LANCE AIN’T IT A SHAME OKEH 7223 WD M- 25 89 THE TRIUMPHS WORKIN’ OKEH 7273 WD M- 75 90 THE LITTLE FOXES LOVE MADE TO ORDER OKEH 7312 WD M- 150 91 THE AUTOGRAPHS I CAN DO IT OKEH 7293 WD M- 100 92 JOYCE DAVIS HELLO HEARTACHES, OKEH 7237 WD M- 75 GOODBYE LOVE 93 ERNIE LUCAS WHAT WOULD I DO WITHOUT OKEH 7315 WD M- 25 YOU

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94 MONOFIDE COME ALONG WITH ME EMUEE 102039 M- 30 95 NATHAN BARTELL SOME ONE LIKE YOU VANITY 102 M- 10 96 WILLIAM GIRL, I GOT YOU ON THE RUN ARTX 101 M- 10 STUCKEY 97 RICHARD ROGERS FRANTIC SAM 500 M- 10 98 MARKUS WE’RE GONNA MAKE LOVE RR 941 M- 10 ANTHONY TONIGHT 99 SHADOW BORN TO HUSTLE ELEKTRA 47161 WD M- 10 100 WALTER JACKSON IT’S COOL CHI SOUND 110 M- 10 101 BOBBY JONZ THOUGHT YOU WERE LOVING EXPANSION 500 M- 15 ME 102 DINK PERRY BETWEEN HELLO AND GOODBYE METRO 870324 M- 10 103 BOBBY THOMAS JUST LOVIN YOU BIG CITY 4224 M- 10 104 GWEN PHLEGM OCEANS OF LOVE JOHN PHLEGM M- 15 1182 105 RON SEAGRAM JUST A LITTLE LOVE JODY 11223 M- 10 106 JIMMY TAYLOR JEALOUS RS 6220 M- 10 107 AURRA WHEN I COME HOME SALSOUL 0357 M- 15 WD 108 AURRA IN THE MOOD (TO GROOVE) DREAM 0355 WD M- 10 109 MALT TELL ME CHI-WEST 7 M- 15 110 DAVID SEA DESTINY J. JAYE 783 M- 10 111 THERYL I ROOMS PYRAMID 1002925 M- 10 112 BOBBY GAINES I’M THE GIGALOL MAN AIRWAVE 94975 M- 10 113 THE VELVET TOUCH MYSTERY LADY WILDCAT 1122 M- 10 114 NuLIFE MAGIC RR 939 M- 10 115 ROSEVELT ALL NIGHT LOVE AFFAIR OLA 11232 M- 10 CARTER 116 GLENN EDWARD TURN AROUND CAPITOL 5156 M- 10 THOMAS WD 117 TONY LOVE WE’RE DOING IT TOGETHER HSR 103 M- 15 118 SUPERIOR MOVEMENT FOR YOU CIM 02502 WD M- 10 119 MICKEY DEE I JUST CAN’T HOLD BACK MASTER 20613 M- 10 120 ERIC RAPIER LIPSTICK KEYNOTE 004 M- 10 121 ERIC RAPIER CAN’T STOP DREAMING KEYNOTE 0002 M- 10 122 CARL SIMS SEVENTEEN DAYS OF LOVE EDGE 014 M- 8 123 PLUSH LYIN’ FOR YOUR LOVE RCA 13336 M- 10 124 FRONT ROW WANTING YOU TBC 1001 M- 10 125 BONDURANT COME GO WITH ME WCR WORLD M- 15 CLASS 16 126 LABRONZO McDONALD GOODY THRUST 003 M- 10 127 FIFTY/50 LIKE A DIAMOND REFLECTION 500 M- 10 128 DON COVAY BADD BOY NEWMAN 500 M- 10 129 ROBIN LEE WANT ADS EVERGREEN M- 10 1018 130 BETTY CEE LOVESICK AL TURN 001 M- 15 131 DENNIS RAY WORLD OF FANTASY TOP FLOOR 002 M- 10 132 JERRY HOYLE DREAM LADY LAC 6479 M- 10 133 BRENDA AND THE DON’T GIVE UP THE LOVE A MAJOR 36501 M- 10 TABULATIONS 134 CUT GLASS WITHOUT YOUR LOVE 20TH CENTURY M- 10 FOX 2442 D 135 CLIFTON DYSON I CAN’T LET YOU GO WASHINGTON HIT M- 15 & RICK WEBB MAKERS 2000 136 LATANYA JONES DOES ANYBODY WANNA STONE 1000 M- 10 DANCE 137 L.A.X ALL MY LOVE PRELUDE 8019 M- 15 138 80’S LADIES LADIES OF THE EIGHTIES MELODIC 701 M- 25 WD 139 OSCAR PERRY YOU’VE GOT MY NOSE OPEN RED SUN 111 M- 10 140 DAN YESSIAN MAGIC IN THE CITY STARDISC 4044 M- 30 Features Ronnie McNeir on vocals. 141 FRANK RANDALL THE TIME HAS COME THE THIRD KIND M- 50 111 142 REXX STONE NOTHNG MOVE ME LIKE U MEMMO 1001 M- 10 143 WILBUR McFARLAND & SHAKE YOUR BODY MAC 8250 M- 15 THE SUPREMES BAND Rare instrumental version of the Jacksons hit! 144 FAY HAUSER REACHING OUT FOR TROM 23102 M- 10 HAPPINESS (80s remake). 145 THE GATHERING SONG FOR A FRIEND SOUTHBOUND M- 20 17016 146 FRANKY & JAMOS SET ME ON FIRE SPACE 5478 M- 30 147 MARY LOVE COME OUT OF THE LOVE 1001 M- 10 COMER SANDBOX 148 RITA BACK HOME AGAIN REN CEN 104 M- 10

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149 EDDIE BURNS HARD HEARTED WOMAN HARVEY 111 M- 40 150 KENNY CAIN PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT HI 2060 WD M- 60 This is David Porter of Stax fame. 151 EDDIE CARLTON WAIT CRACKERJACK 4009 M- 25 152 MARTHA CARTER NOBODY KNOWS RON 336 VG++ 25 153 CLARENCE & SOMEBODY BETTER COME DUKE 365 D M- 35 CALVIN HERE QUICK 154 JOHN COLBERT SURFSIDE SLIDE SUR SPEED 222 M- 150 RARE! This is J.Blackfoot of the ‘Soul Children’, his first record. 155 DON COVAY & THE SEE ABOUT ME COLUMBIA M- 75 GOODTIMERS 42058 D 156 BO DIDDLEY BOO-GA-LOO BEFORE YOU GO CHECKER 1168 M- 25 157 DONNIE ELBERT LOVE STEW CUB 9125 M- 25 158 MARY ELLEN GONNA PUT A HURT ON YOU GRAMO 108 M- 75 159 SHERMAN EVANS YO YO TWIST MANCO 1049 M- 25 160 SHERAN EVANS LOOKING FOR MY BABY MANCO 1036 M- 30 161 TONY EWING BABY SPIN 0002 M- 50 162 THE FABULOUS DOGGIN’ THE DUCK LONDON M- 50 ROYAL FLAMES HOUSE 624 163 FIVE ROYALES BABY DON’T DO IT TODD 1088 M- 35 164 DEE DEE FORD JUST LIKE A FOOL ABC PARAMOUNT M- 50 10503 165 LOWELL FULSOM BABY MOVIN’ 128 M- 40 LEON BLUE & BAND 166 GORGEOUS NOW I BELIEVE NEPTUNE 125 M- 150 GEORGE 167 GUITAR RED JUST YOU AND I CHECKER 988 M- 75 WD