Voices List 393RECORDs OF THE LIST
The Chimes “The Beginning Of My Life” (Down To Earth) £25
The height of Chicago Crossover cool. Everything great about the genre, the lead vocal, the back-ups, the strings and it’s the perfect mid to uptempo pace. Suffice to say, early 70s group soul that you can shuffle your feet too do not come much better than this.
T.H.A.T “I’ll Be Forever Loving You” / “Sweet Lady Of Mine” (Jeree) £15 A top drawer 1984 midpacer with a big, male vocal lead that probably slipped through your net. Strong expressive vocals and a compulsive backing. Equally strong group ballad flip. A little hidden gem.
Thomas & Taylor “Try Me” (Ichiban) £10 If you’re finding today’s new ‘Modern’ discoveries not to your taste and hunger for those great 80s indies. Here’s an air punchingly great midtempo winner that went ‘Missing In Action” from an LP I can’t find released. Part produced with T & T by Patrick Adams. Nuff said.
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FP346
George & Gwen McCrae “Winners Together Or Losers Apart”
(Cat) £15
Excellent churning upbeat Miami 70s from this highly talented duo.
FP347
Brown Sugar
“Somebody Stronger”
(Brown Sugar) £10
Why we collect small label soul. After a lengthy spoken intro, this bursts into a churning early 70s dancer with strong, rasping male lead vocals. A bevvy of femme back-ups urge him on, side stepping on the way with changes of pace, before the big caustic wailin’ finale.
FP348
Patti Drew
“Hundreds & Thousands Of Guys” (Capitol) £15
Hustlin’ and busy Canadian issue of a semi-funky sound indicative of what is sweeping through Northen & Crossover playlists. Urgent, compulsive & tipped.
FP349
Leon Ware
“What’s Your Name”
(Fabulous) £10
Apt label name for this upbeat late 70s Modern moover that is currently flying out for us. Now low on this.
FP350
Universal Mind
“Reach Out For Me” / “ I’ll Never Let You Get Away”
(Red Coach) £15
Sublime Philly style dancer with great lead vocals; equally classy midtempo flip.
FP351
Carol Anderson
“Tomorrow Is Not A Promise” / “One Man’s Woman” (Soul O Sonic) £10
Fabulous ‘73 soul, no point mincing words! Both sides build and build, edging into fine midpacers with almost ‘Aretha-ish’ vocals. The best side? Your call.
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70’s / 80’s MODERN SOUL 45s.
MS371 Cheryl Hunter “Make Good Love To Me” (Chelar) £10 Sold out in a day when we had this as a new release - probably unplayed since - excellent punchy late 80s mid to up.
*Definite last few of the above*
MS372 Tony Troutman “Deceiving Love” (T. Main) £8 Great singer on a punchy 1983 midpacer. Imagine a more ‘edgy’ Lanier & Co. That’s this.
MS373 Charles Mann “Shonuff No Funny Stuff” (LA demo) £15 s/b
An archetype 70s dancer despite being issued in 1981. Fabulously produced, a churning, burning streamlined dancer with tempo changes and ‘whale tug’ hookline. Fabulous singer too. Great.
MS374 Gemini “(You’ve Got ) Something Special” / “Everytime I See A Pretty Lady” (M & M) £8 Strident 1981 uptempo Modern dancer with blockbuster vocals. Ace mid flip.
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70s Modern Soul 45s.
MS8176 Entertains “Love Will Turn It Around” (Steeltown) £30 Sparkling uptempo gem from 1975 with shimmering vibes and a wave of strings. An absolute cracker.
MS8181 Jean Carn “If You Wanna Go Back” (Phil Int demo) £10 s/b. My absolute fave of hers - put into context, I don’t think I’ll ever buy an ‘unknown’ this good ever again. Even if I won the lottery.
MS8182 Fred Parris & 5 Satins “Loving You (Would Be The Sweetest Thing)” (Elektra) £15 Actually from ‘82 but would sound at home in any 70s venue - real finger snaps, plinky-plonky piano, strings plus Fred and the lads.
MS8183 Frankie Gee “Date With The Rain” (Claridge demo) £15
MS8184 Caprells “What You Need Baby” (Bano) £20 Hip swivelling midpacer.
MS8187 The Pips “Since I Found Love” (Casablanca) £15 Lavish uptempo & tipped.
MS8188 Cottonmouth “Treat You Kindly’ (RCA demo) £25 s/b. 1977 Modern perfection - got pulses racing at Thorne back in the 80s - great vocals, shuffling upbeat backing - ‘produced by Mack Rice for Soultastic Inc’ - always makes me smile that credit.
Coffee break ....This list was brought to you via 2 fans and 1 aircon but even these can’t bring the temperature down after playing Otis Clay’s “Let Me Be the One” for the umpteenth time...typing in deepest East Yorks but living inside a Memphis soul 45....not on any of his albums either......
Modern Soul LPs
Ullanda “Love Zone” (Ariola) £5
Incs uptempo winner “Want Ads” plus “Around & Around”, “Time”.
Marlena Shaw
“Let Me In Your Life” (South bay) £15
Perfect Modern Soul from 1982 - handful of sealed copies. Uptempo blockbusters plus tight midpacers. Producers inc Johnny Bristol, Webster Lewis - musicians inc James Gadson, James Jamerson Jr, Paulinho Da Costa etc.
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Soul Group 45s
Bloodstone “Just like In the Movies” (London) £3.50 1976 soaring vocal heaven with those ‘ringing’ Philly guitar licks and oodles of strings.
Chicago Gangsters “I Choose You” (Red Coach) £15 Willie Hutch penned classy midpace group sound.
Jimmy Briscoe & Little Beavers
“I Only Feel This Way When I’m With You” (Pi kappa) £3.50
Escorts “Look Over Your Shoulder” (Alithia) £3.50 Great harmonies...
Diplomats “Help Me” (Arock) £10
Van McCoy in the driving seat - vibes, chimes and big, gutteral lead belting out the lyrics. Great!
The Gifts “Lovin’ You” (Ballad) £10
Wistful 60s group ballad.
Softones “Everybody Knew But Me”/ “Go On With The Show’ (H & L) £10
‘77 Sweet midpacers.
Dramatics “And I Panicked” / “ Beware of the Man” (Volt) £3.50
Piece of genius. Ballad is a real slow slayer; slightly funky flip hustles.
Dynamics “We’re Gonna Be Together” (Black Gold demo) £30
s/b. NOT on their LP - top drawer 1974 Philly group ballad with explosive lead.
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Femme Fatales on 7 inch.
Minnie Ripperton “Here We Go” (Capitol) £5
Bubbling 1980 midpacer with perfect Two Step credentials. If you like them lavish, crisp and compelling....
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Modern Soul 12”
Kasino “Hopeless Romantic” (Spectrum X) £15
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CROSSOVER SOUL 45
Lee Harris “Don’t Let Your Love Fade Away” (Forte) £25
Very soulful vocals over a real nice midtempo backing. Dream collectors label this.
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Recommended Philly Soul LP
The Spinners
“Yesterday Today & Tomorrow”
(Atantic) £12
Some knockout things on here - great hidden dancers in the shape of “You’re The Love Of My Life” & “You’re Throwing A Good Love Away” (personal rave of mine this..) plus the usual cache of great rippling ballads / mid - incs “I Must Be Living For A Broken Heart” - as good as it looks!
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Thinkin’ Man’s Soul 45s
TM16 Millie Jackson “I Can’t Say Goodbye” / “ Help Me Finish My Song” (Spring) £3.50 2 woefully ignored midpacers from her 1976 vintage and lavished with a production you simply just don’t get now. “I Can’t” is the more traditional side; “Help Me” is the total killer more ‘Modern’ side. Hip swivelling tempo, ‘chakka-chakka’ guitars, strings and her at full tilt. Great.
TM17 Curtis Mayfield “Future Song (Love A Good Woman, Love A Good Man)” (Curtom) £3.50 Curtis, leaning on life’s lampost, magical midtempo - probably 30 minutes work for him; some spent a lifetime getting nowhere near this level of genius.
TM18 J. Blackfoot “Taxi” (Edge) £2.50
As good as it gets. Why we listen to this music.
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NORTHERN SOUL R’n’B 45
G. L. Crockett “Watch My 32’”
(4 Brothers) £5
Unplayed Chicago warehouse find - prod by Jack Daniels - a cut above some of the rarer stuff in our humble opinion. (and we are Dickensian in our humbleness....)
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Little 45 gem...
The Dells / The Dramatics
“Love Is Missing From Our Lives” / “ I’m In Love” (Cadet) £3.50
There’s an element of looking at this and thinking “This is too good to be true” but I’m not trying to sell you washing powder that won’t remove those terrible skidders in your shreddies, I’m pushing the envelope that says ‘2 super groups on 2 total killer ballads that you’ll play over and over again”. Capish? Come on in, the water’s fine.
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Cracking little 70s Soul 45
Sylvia “Lay It On Me” (Vibrations) £5
‘Coy’ vocals over a bubbling ‘Starvue’ style backing - lavishly produced late 70s that leaps across several scenes.
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Collector’s 45’s.
CS064 Francine Reed “Take Some Time For Love” / “Tear Down These Walls”
(Wild Sky) £80 Fabulous Modern soul - hear this on the site; great Deep flip. One of those early 90s 45s that was around for about a week.
CS065 The Emperor’s “I’ve Got To Have Her” (Mala demo) £15
CS066 Dells “Don’t Want Nobody” (Private I) £10 Strong ‘84 Modern Soul.
CS067 Gino The Gamanisist (Gino Washington) “Heaven Must Have Known” (Atac) £30 Midpace 1985 Modern Soul.
CS068 Capprells & Sul Brothers Band “Close Your Eyes” (Bano) £50
CS069 Barbara Mason “If You Don’t Love Me” / “ You Got What It Takes”
(Arctic) £15
CS070 The Charmettes “Breaking Up Again” / “ What About the Children” (Philomega demo) £15 Lavish 1974 femme Philly mid.
CS071 Linda Evans “I’ve Got To Get Myself Together” / “ A Woman Has Taken Her Place” (Watts Sound) £75 Big production West Coast Crossover - with ‘Watts’ in flames on the label - superb mid ballad flip has echoes of Candi staton / Bettye Swann at Fame - wafting strings and chink-chink bass line.
CS073 Bobby Freeman “Put Another Dime In The Parking Meter” (Double Shot) £25 Atmospheric early 70s beat ballad Steve Davis put me onto and then it became an early hour Thorne spin. Oozes class this.
CS074 Lonnie Hill “Galveston Bay” (UK Ten) £10
Great ‘84 midtempo - perfect summer soul.
CS075 Lew Kirton “New York City” / “Let Me Up Off My Knees” (Alston) £15
CS076 Hamilton Movement “Love Man - That’s What I Long To Be” (Soundwaves) £50 Haven’t seent his in about 10 years - crushing ‘77 slowie with roaring vocals - unbelievable 45.
CS077 Livin Inn “It’s Hard To Stop (When I Start Lovin’ You)” / “ With Your Love Came” (Epic) £50 One of those major label issues you just don’t see. Fiery crackerjack dancer “Hard” usually turns up as a ‘same both sides’ demo - the more Philly influenced midtempo flip is very much a hidden gem. A ‘Magic City’ production, if you like the Futures etc - this is very much one to hunt down. Minor wol on “Hard’ side only.
CS078 J.J. Johnson “Don’t You Go Away” (TEC) £50 80s Modern soul.
CS080 Sun ‘The Show Is Over” (Capitol) £6 Very classy ‘76 mid ballad.
CS082 Dedric Lamar & Cash “Hey Girl” / ‘How To Love” (Munnie) £25 Dream 1980 midpacer with group ballad flip - was simultaneously played at Thorne and in London on the old 2-Step scene back in the 80s.
CS083 Johnnie Mae Matthews “Worried About You” / “ Itty Bitty Heart” (Spokane) £15 Very clean vg+ and plays fine - Angst ridden 60s beat ballad; Big City style mid flip.
CS084 Harold Melvin & Blue Notes “Tell The World How I Feel About Cha” (Phil Int demo) £3.50 s/b.
CS085 Ronnie McNeir “Saggitarian Affair” (Prodigal demo) £3.50 s/b.
CS086 Stephanie Mills “Magic” / “ Night Games” (20th Century) £3.50 I can’t stand Diana Ross - don’t get me started on The Ross - but I do have a thing for Stephanie Mills. I’ve had an article about the attraction to female singers with ‘vulnerable’ voices kicking around in my head for about 20 years. Having told friends this, they now look at me even more sideways than before. Anyways, if you fancy a bit of coy, just think Steph.
CS087 Stephanie Mills “Never Knew Love Like This” (20th Century) £5 Her strutting Modern masterpiece from 1980 - is she wearing riding jodphurs and is swishing a riding crop? It’s your fantasy friend, we just sell the records. (Hot in here, no?).
CROSSOVER SOUL 45s
C002 Marva Whitney “This Girl’s In Love With You” (King) £30
C004 Four Mints “You Want To Come Back” / “ You’re My Desire” (Capsoul) £25
Punchy dancer / classy mid ballad flip.
C005 Signs Of The Times “Don’t Hurt Me No More” (Break Out) £25
C006 Little Milton Campbell “Somebody’s Changin’ My Sweet Baby’s Mind” (Checker) £15 Hear this on the site - Industrial strength vocals riding high on Donny Hathaway’s arrangement. George Jackson and a hat trick of Chicagos’ ‘who’s who’ turn in the lyrics. What is Crossover? This is Crossover.
C007 Peaches & Herb “The Sound Of Silence” / “The Two Of Us” (Columbia) £15
The Paul Simon classic but cut at such a different arrangement, it’s barely recognisable. Upbeat with an overload of vibes, chimes etc. Flip is similar too.
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NORTHERN SOUL 45s - 45s are generally M- or near unless graded.
NS4699 Magic Tones “Great day” / “ Look Away” (Ram-Brock) £25 All that’s great about classy Detroit midtempo group sounds - this probably appeals more to the Crossover crowd who may have overlooked it due to lack of exposure or thinking it was ‘too Northern’. Not so, this is a tremendous ‘Impressions’ style midpacer with flowing strings etc. Equally good beat ballad flip.
NS4700 Dells “Make Sure” (Cadet) £7
NS4701 Big Dee Ervin “And Heaven Was Here” (Dimension demo) £25
Near mint - great atmospheric beat ballad.
NS4702 Barbara & Uniques “I’ll Never Let You Go” / ‘You’re Gonna Make Me Cheat On You” (Arden) £5 2 strong beaters with really good lead vocal - inflections of Gladys Knight on this.
NS4703 Inez & Charlie Foxx “No Stranger To Love” (Musicor) £10 Crossover.
NS4704 Smith Brothers “Payback’s A Drag” (Soul Dimension) £40
NS4705 Gene Chandler “Good Times” / “No One Can Love You” (Constellation) £10 Typically snappy Chicago dancer plus great beat ballad flip.
NS4706 Curtis King “So Nice While It Lasted”/ “ Bad Habits” (Columbia demo) £40
NS4707 Shelley fisher “Big City Lights” (Aries) £20
NS4708 Roe-O-Tation “Old Love” / ‘Special Category” (Gerim) £50 Thorne X-Over.
NS4709 New Holidays “Maybe So Maybe No” / “ If I Only Knew” (Soul Hawk) £40
2 Wylie-Hestor midtempo gems.
NS4710 Thelma Jones “Souvenirs Of A Heartbreak” / “I Won’t Give up My Man” (Barry) £10 Small sticker on label. Punchy dancer plus great Deep flip.
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70s Modern Soul 45s
014 Melba Moore “Standing Right Here” (Buddah) £8 Monstrous 70s Philly from McFadden & Whitehead - perfect mid to uptempo with waves of strings and anthemic hook line. getting asked for this - a lot!
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015 Della Reese “I’ll Be Your Sunshine” (Chi Sound) £15 Fiery 1977 Chicago - written by Leon Ware, produced by Carl Davis.
016 Street People “I Wanna Spend My Whole Life With You” (Vigor) £10
The epitome of a big voiced, full bodied ‘have strings;will sing’ 70s uptempo gem
017 Moments “Got To Get To Know You” (Stang) £5 One of lifes mysteries, a perfect uptempo 70s dancer with full on backing and it’s not only rarely played but virtually unknown.
THE BARGAIN BASEMENT....bruised but not abused.....
BB408 Marvin Gaye “Can I Get A Witness”/ “I’m Crazy ‘Bout My Baby” (Tamla) £2
very clean vg+.
BB409 Impressions “Thin Line” / “I’m Loving You” (Curtom) £2 very clean vg+.
Semi-funky 1973 dancer; great group ballad flip.
BB410 Teddy Pendergrass “Close The Door” (Phil Int Golden oldies) £1.25 vg+.
BB411 Johnnie Taylor “I Ain’t Particular” / “ Where There’s Smoke” (Stax) £1.50
Near vg++. Sassy struttin mid to up; deep flip.
BB412 Presidents “Sweet Magic” / “Triangle Of Love’ (Sussex) £3 vg++ If you like Classics Sullivans “Paint Yourself” - you’ll like this - excellent Philly ballad flip t00.
BB413 Lillian Hale “The Signes Were Wrong”/“ Don’t Boom Boom” (Fretone) £3 vg
BB414 Z Z Hill “Let Them Talk” (UA demo) £2.50 vg++. Fabulous ‘73 deep. s/b.
BB415 8th Day “You’ve Got To Crawl” (Invictus) £1.00 vg.
BB416 Syl Johnson “That’s Just My Luck” (Hi) £2.50 vg++ fabulous deep / plays fine
BB417 Syl Johnson “I Hear The Love Chimes” (Hi) £1.50 very clean vg+.
BB418 Belle Epoque “Losing You” (Big Tree) £3 clean vg+ plays fine here. *great ‘head nodding’ 1977 Deep with plinky-plonky piano and an atmospheric hazy feel.
BB419 Curtis Mayfield “Future Song” / Can’t say Nothin’ (Curtom) £1.50 vg+.
BB420 Cheryl Lynn “I’ve Got Faith In You” (Columbia demo) £2 s/b
Very clean vg+. Strong 1979 Modern Soul
BB421 Reflections “3 Steps From True Love” (UK Capitol) £2.50 vg++. Uptempo ‘75 philly stomer; great group ballad flip. very minor lbl tear.
BB422 Z Z Hill “Something Good Goin’ On” (Malaco) £1.50 vg+
Great Southern and plays fine.
BB423 Luchus Brown “Can’t See The Forest For the Trees” (ESOR) £3 vg++.
Midpace 80s Modern Soul. 3 copies.
BB424 Barbara Roy & Ecstasy, Passion & Pain “If You Want Me” / “I’ve Got You” (Roy B) £3 Clean vg+ / vg++ - 2 strong Modern soul uptempo sides. small quantity.
BB425 Ronnie Dyson “Couples Only” (Columbia demo) £3 s/b vg++ Uptempo 70s.
BB426 Isaac Hayes / David Porter “Ain’t That Loving You”(Enterprise) £1.00 vg.
BB427 Dionne Warwick “Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself” (Scepter) £1vg.
BB428 Danny Pearson “Is It Really True Girl” (Unlimited Gold) £1.50 vg+. 70s mid.
BB429 Sandpebbles “Love Power” / “Because Of Love” (Calla) £5 vg++. Fabulous group this - powerhouse beater (prod by Teddy Vann); explosive beat ballad flip.
BB430 4 Tops “Midnight Flower” / “ All My Love” (ABC) £1.50 Clean vg+. plays fine
BB431 Curtis Mayfield “If I Were Only A Child Again” (Curtom) £1.50 vg+.
BB432 Sam & Dave “I’m Not An Indian Giver” / “ Don’t Stop Now” (Atlantic) £1.50
vg+.
BB433 Mckinley Mitchell “Fallin’ For Your Love” / “ When It Rains It Pours” (Southern Biscuit) £1.50 vg+.
BB434 Newcomers “Keep An Eye On Your Close friends” (Truth) £3 very clean vg+
BB435 Jackie Moore “Cover Me” / “Time” (Atlantic) £1.50 very clean vg+.
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DEEP & SOUTHERN SOUL 45s...
DS269 Billy La Mont “Please Come Home” (Bran-T) £25 Tonsil tearin’ ‘tastic!!!
DS270 Oscar Toney jr “A Love That Never Grows Cold” / “ Without Love (There Is Nothing” (Bell) £15 Fantastic. Classic 60s deep.
DS271 Cody Black “I Still Love You” (Ston Roc) £15 Not all Detroit was ‘on the fours’ - great ‘gotta-gotta’ punchy Soul with Pickett-esque vocals.
DS272 Jessie Ferguson “One Sided Deal” (12 O’Clock) £10
Latimore-ish 70s midtempo winner out of Miami. Always get good feedback on this.
DS273 Jimmie Steward “I’m In Love Again” (Better) £10
DS274 Carol Smith “Loving Peter To Pay Back Paul” (Hot Rays) £10 1983 Memphis.
DS275 Lou Johnson “Please Stop The Wedding” (Big Hill) £10 Superb.
DS276 Clay Hammond “I’m Gonne Be Sweeter” (Kent) £15
DS277 Leroy King “My Darling” / “ Tennessee Waltz” (Bar-Bare) £40
DS278 Willie Hightower “Too Late” / “ What Am I Living For” (Enjoy) £25
Fabulous 60s Deep plus strong Northern Soul flip.
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DS279 Johnnie Ruth King “Still I Love You” / “ Don’t Tell Me ‘Bout My Man” (Pzazz) £30 IF Carlsberg made sultry late 60s mid ballads with mocking horns and plinky-plonky piano’s, they would probably sound like this. r’n’b flip.
DS280 Jennings Brothers “Believe In Me’ (Soulvile) £25 Fantastic duo - knockout.
DS281 Chuck Johnson “The Way You Treat Me” / “Your Little World” (C & E) £50
New Orleans obscurity with Northern Soul flip.
DS282 Millie Jackson “Despair” (Spring) £5 Tilts head back; lets rip.
DS283 Denise LaSalle “Down Home Blues” (Malaco) £3.50
DS284 Tony Borders “Dreamer’s Prayer” (Hall Way demo) £50.
DS285 Dynamic Adam & His Excitement “Groove Maker” / “ Be A Man” (Anla) £25
Despite the title, this IS an intense late 60s slowie - right on funk flip.
DS286 Dynamic Adam “She’s Gone”/“Forgive Me” (Anla) £30 vg++ uptempo 60s flip.
DELETED DEEP / SOUTHERN SOUL CDS
BOBBY PATTERSON
“SOUL IS MY MUSIC”
(SUNDAZED ) £15
DOUBLE CD - INCS UNISSUED - 40 TRACKS.
PEGGY SCOTT-ADAMS “HELP YOURSELF’ (MISS BUTCH) £10
BOBBY RUSH “ONE MONKEY DON’T STOP NO SHOW’ (WALDOXY) £10
incs “I Need Someone”, “Cut Me In”, “I Wanna Get Close To You”, “People Sure Act Funny”..
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RECOMMENDED DEEP SOUL 45
Otis Clay “Let Me Be The One’ / “Trying To Live My Life Without You” (Hi) £6 Fantastic simmering Memphis magic - if you ever wanted to demonstate what soul is to someone, I’d have no problem with you playing them this. The underlying groaning tension that sizzles on this a masterclass. Vocally he’s in another league to most and thisloping and latent slow burner is the perfect summer spin. Gritty, punchy ‘up and at ‘em’ flip just rams home his genius.
CLASSIC DEEP 45s
Katie Love “It Hurts So good” (Scepter demo) £15
Last copies of above.
Syl Johnson “It Ain’t Easy” / ‘Bout To Make Me Leave Home’ (Hi) £5
Fan - ruddy -tastic smouldering Memphis slowie - salty sassy midtempo gritty flip.
Willie Hightower “Poor Man” / “Back Road Into Town” (Fame) £15
Stone classic Muscle Shoals.
Bill Coday “Jury Of Love” / “I’m Back To Collect” (Crajon) £5
If you want removing - please let us know otherwise, hope you find something of interest
best wishes
Rod
www.soul45.com
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