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Auction: RSV-2120 Ends: 14/07/2022 18:00
Artist: POOKIE HUDSON
Title: This Gets To Me
Label: Jamie 1319 (dj)
Condition: VG++
Hudson’s real name was Thornton, and it was his childhood babysitter who christened him Pookie. A doo-wop legend of course but his solo ‘soul’ career was a huge failure, hence the essential rarity of this 45, even the 1977 reissue goes for decent money these days.
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Reserve Price: £400.00
Current Bid: £405.00
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Auction: RSV-2121 Ends: 14/07/2022 18:00
Artist: FOCAL POINT
Title: Your Love Is
Label: Lakeside 1011
Condition: VG++
Great 1982 midtempo track that I picked up virtually as new – and this is the first copy we’ve had since that time! The group are a total unknown and the label emanates from Cleveland – that’s all we can tell ya, apart from check the soundbite!
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Reserve Price: £200.00
Current Bid: £200.00
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Auction: RSV-2122 Ends: 14/07/2022 18:00
Artist: MARGARET MANDOLPH
Title: Something Beautiful
Label: Planetary 106
Condition: M-
A big spin around about the same time as item A and a 45 that rarely crops up. Mandolph was in fact black but how this song wormed its way over to the UK for a quite awful version by Adrienne Poster (Posta) is anybody’s guess.
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Reserve Price: £500.00
Current Bid: £0.00
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Auction: RSV-2123 Ends: 14/07/2022 18:00
Artist: DOUG BANKS
Title: I Just Kept On Dancing
Label: Argo 5483
Condition: M-
One of the new wave of sounds that emerged from the 80s Stafford era (for want of a better description) and still going strong. Nice to see a mint copy.
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Reserve Price: £250.00
Current Bid: £250.00
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Auction: RSV-2124 Ends: 14/07/2022 18:00
Artist: TED FORD
Title: I Wanna Be Near You
Label: Stallion 001
Condition: VG+
Very rare and obscure release out of California has been reissued no less than three times, which speaks volumes for its quality, but the original 1976 U.S. issue has always been scarce. In fact, although it is not stated as such, it is in essence a promo-only release due to having stereo/mono of the same track on both sides.
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Reserve Price: £200.00
Current Bid: £0.00
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Auction: RSV-2125 Ends: 14/07/2022 18:00
Artist: JEANETTE HARPER
Title: Put Me In Your Pocket
Label: 20th Century-Fox 6683
Condition: VG++
The mysterious Ms Harper is one of a group of N. Soul artists whose identity has never really been explained – Rubin, Lee Roye, even Chuck Wood, are others. In this case big names such as Dave Appell and Joe Renzetti were involved but we are still none the wiser really. Always much rarer on black issue copy as seen here.
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Reserve Price: £200.00
Current Bid: £200.00
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Auction: RSV-2126 Ends: 14/07/2022 18:00
Artist: THE TOPICS
Title: Booking Up Baby / Giving Up
Label: Mercury 73447 (dj)
Condition: VG++
This would appear to be the Carnival/Chadwick group on a crossover GIANT from 1973. It’s the B-side to a truly stunning group ballad version of the Gladys Knight track on Maxx from nine years before. Two super sides for your money, therefore.
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Reserve Price: £700.00
Current Bid: £0.00
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Auction: RSV-2127 Ends: 14/07/2022 18:00
Artist: STARLET EL
Title: Mama's Gonna Get Me
Label: Dagger 105
Condition: M-
A mysterious artist on an obscure label that would appear to be Detroit and with a 1970 datemark of release combines the decades on an infectious midtempo number that would have suited Ann Sexton very well.
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Reserve Price: £150.00
Current Bid: £0.00
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Auction: RSV-2128 Ends: 14/07/2022 18:00
Artist: CALVIN WILLIAMS
Title: Let's Dance / It Don't Mean A Thing
Label: Target 501
Condition: VG++
Williams’ first release in ’64 proved not to be a bullseye for the Detroit Target label as it was the only release. Williams later had singles on Northern Del-La (one leased to Atco) before featuring in an Indianapolis soul/funk band called Amnesty. Always a rarity, both sides are great dancers (see soundbite).
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Reserve Price: £300.00
Current Bid: £315.00
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Auction: RSV-2129 Ends: 14/07/2022 18:00
Artist: DEENA JOHNSON
Title: I'm A Sad Girl
Label: Simpson 102
Condition: VG+
Hiding the identity of the great Jo Armstead this is a rare ISSUE copy of a track that should be better remembered than it is and has loads of potential as a revival. Certainly not mint condition but plays much better than it looks (see soundbite).
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Reserve Price: £150.00
Current Bid: £175.00
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Auction: RSV-2130 Ends: 14/07/2022 18:00
Artist: SONNY TIL
Title: I Gave It All Up
Label: Clown 3061
Condition: VG++
Til’s solo career after many years fronting the famous Orioles doo-wop group was conspicuous only for its lack of success despite some quality. Even the major label RCA could not lift his profile. The tiny Clown label out of New York tucked this wonderful piece of crossover away on a B-side in 1970. The result is quite marvellous.
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Reserve Price: £250.00
Current Bid: £0.00
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Auction: RSV-2131 Ends: 14/07/2022 18:00
Artist: THE MILESTONES and LITTLE LEROY
Title: The Joker
Label: Andre 706
Condition: M-
One of the monster spins of ’74 without a doubt and when Soussan came to send the track to the UK, he roped in the name of Butch Baker to add extra ‘credibility’. In actual fact ‘Littler Leroy’ contributed the ‘vocals’ as seen on this rare original copy. Never has been an easy record to find.
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Reserve Price: £500.00
Current Bid: £0.00
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Auction: RSV-2132 Ends: 14/07/2022 18:00
Artist: THE COASTERS
Title: Crazy Baby
Label: Atco 6379 (dj)
Condition: M-
Claimed as a London-area ‘discovery’ but in truth it was all a case of pointing the record in the right direction as a cover-up. A handful of non-scene collectors already owned the 45 and had done so for years by the time this went to the turntables as Freddie Jones. Nonetheless it was the right thing to do and a ‘classic’ was born. Superb, as-new, copy.
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Reserve Price: £250.00
Current Bid: £0.00
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Auction: RSV-2133 Ends: 14/07/2022 18:00
Artist: THE SWAN SILVERTONES
Title: If You Believe Your God Is Dead (Try Mine)
Label: Hob Is Gospel 1356
Condition: VG++
This prolific gospel group were actually named after The Swan Bakery! In a huge career they have only occasionally drifted towards what might be termed as ‘soul’ but when they did so the result could be jaw-dropping as is the case with this funky-edged dancer, currently receiving collectors’ attention.
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Reserve Price: £200.00
Current Bid: £200.00
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Auction: RSV-2134 Ends: 14/07/2022 18:00
Artist: THE CHANTLERS
Title: In The Beginning
Label: Ches-Love 42070
Condition: VG++
This one-off release was on a label owned by producer Preston Chapman and named after his hometown of Chester, Pennsylvania. Creeping out on the b-side of a rather empty gospelesque number ‘Darling’, this was recorded in Philadelphia and storms along very effectively.
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Reserve Price: £400.00
Current Bid: £0.00
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Auction: RSV-2135 Ends: 14/07/2022 18:00
Artist: TONY DRAKE
Title: Suddenly
Label: Brunswick 55437 (dj)
Condition: M-
Brilliant piece of Chicago soul from 1970 which first got attention as a crossover spin but could only be defined as ‘Northern’ today. Mostly to be found on promo (if you can find one!), a release copy does exist. Great condition but has a 5% label tear (see scan).
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Reserve Price: £350.00
Current Bid: £0.00
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Auction: RSV-2136 Ends: 14/07/2022 18:00
Artist: HOUSTON OUTLAWS
Title: What Am I Going To Do
Label: Westbound 211 (dj)
Condition: VG++
This auction’s ballad offering is this super effort from the unknown Houston Outlaws and despite being a Detroit production the group’s name hints at it being possibly The Drells of Archie Bell fame. Whatever the truth, this is one fantastic piece of slow soul.
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Reserve Price: £400.00
Current Bid: £0.00
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Auction: RSV-2137 Ends: 14/07/2022 18:00
Artist: JOHN EDWARDS
Title: The Look On Your Face
Label: Bell 45205
Condition: M-
When Philippe Wynne left the Spinners in 1977 his replacement was the even more accomplished John Edwards. Edwards had been recording solo since ’69 with a modicum of success. However, his one-off single for Bell was a big failure despite offering the highest level of soul content on both sides (see soundbite). As a result the issue copy on offer here is rather rarer than the promo.
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Reserve Price: £200.00
Current Bid: £0.00
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