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Reduced List, September Monday, 27th, 2010:
Everything now half-price or better…!!
I’ve managed to get about 50% of the scans / soundfiles uploaded (thx Andy!) and will hopefully have em ALL in place for next List due Oct 10th – ok? If ya wanna see / hear anything, just email me and I’ll send em straight over – ok? Thx, all…M
Order / Condition info at end of list folks because I know everybody will be keen to just get stuck in here – ya can read all of the boring bumph later…
SOUNDFILES – PLEASE NOTE!! Soundfiles always taken from the copy for sale but these MP3s don’t always sound amazing – this is unavoidable. MP3s are so highly compressed that the recordings highlight the tiniest flaws and minor defects in every record but these are NOT scratches/clicks so please do NOT take this as a sign that the records are in bad condition cos they are not. Even M- and unplayed stuff doesn’t sound great because of the compression – my written gradings are a more reliable condition guide being 100% honest and as accurate as I can make them so please read them carefully.
Resolution Records tee-shirts…
I’ve also just done my first-ever Resolution Records tee-shirts…!! They are lovely too – £15 each for a REALLY high quality, 100% cotton, screen-printed, limited edition Resolution Records tees. They are high-resolution, screen-printed, extra-durable and 100% cotton. They come in M / L / XL sizes (UK fit) I’m 5′ 6? and I take an M so please base your sizing on that. They are £15 + £3 postage (anywhere in the world) I only did 50 of em so they will soon be gone and then that’s it…£15 each + £3 postage – Total £18.00 – anywhere in the world…ONLY MEDIUM AND LARGE SIZES LEFT…
List categories are as below and if you feel I’m too expensive on anything, just make me a ‘fair’ offer – you never know
(1) 7″ singles – all genres:
(2) 12″ singles – all genres:
(3) Reggae 12″s:
(4) Jazz & Jazz-Fusion LPs:
(5) Soul / Funk / Disco LPs:
(6) Reggae / Caribbean-related LPs:
(7) Rock & Folk-Funk LPs
(8) Latin & Brazilian-related LPs:
(9) African & Indian-related LPs:
(10) Uneasy Listening / Exotica LPs:
(11) Avant-Garde / Electronic / Xian LPs:
EVERY ORDER OVER £100 GETS A FREE RESOLUTION RECORDS TEE-SHIRT WORTH £15.00. OR A £15 DISCOUNT IF YOU’VE ALREADY GOT A TEE-SHIRT…
Sleeves graded first where applicable:
(1) 7” Singles – all genres:
The Mighty Voices Of Jericho ‘Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven (Nobody Wants To Die)’ (Abaros / USA / 1960s / Ex+) £12
( Sublime Sweet male group Gospel Soul with a strong social message that just builds and builds… )
The 5th Dimension ‘Love Hangover’ (ABC / UK / 1976 / M-) £10
( Not had one of these in years – such a brilliant, brilliant Disco/Soul version of the Diana Ross tune – big personal fave…unplayed copy… )
C.D.K. & Company ‘Ohio’ / ‘When I’m Gone’ (Ace / USA / 1960s / Ex+) £12
( Sounds like a bunch of God Botherers doing an ‘out there’ cover of this Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young classic!! Would work extremely in a mix for someone with a taste for the leftfield…flip is also worthy… )
Jah Warriors ‘Radical’ / ‘What’s This Feeling’ (ARC / UK / 1980s / Ex+/M-) £2
( Good UK Roots 45 from the golden era – if ya dig the Aswad sound of that time, ya’ll like this – both sides worth checking…in a red, gold and green pic bag too… )
Stranger Cole ‘It Takes Time’ / ‘Version’ (Aries / Jamaica / 1960s / VG) £5
( Rare tune but a long way from M-…PLEASE don’t order this if you are fussy on condition – plays thru fine just pretty crackly – I personally prefer the Bullwackies All Star Dub on the flip… )
Dave ‘Baby’ Cortez ‘Funky Robot pts 1 & 2′ (All Platinum / USA / 1973 / M-) £4
( Unplayed copy of this ruffhouse Funk tune from Englewood, NJ – outstanding keyboard work from Dave himself as ever… )
First Class ‘Me And My Gemini’ (All Platinum / USA / 1976 / M-) £3
( Stone mint copy of this excellent little 70s Northern floater – written by The Moments, more from them later – good instrumental flip too which would ‘disco blend’ nicely, methinks… )
Lou Donaldson ‘Possum Head’ (Argo / USA / 1960s / M-) £8
( Full on ‘Baptist Beat’ from Poppa Lou on this much-loved Jazz Dancer from way back in the mists of time when Acid Jazz, Dingwalls and The Wag etc etc still ran tings… )
Linda Lewis ‘So Many Mysteries To Find’ / ‘This Time I’ll Be Sweeter’ (Arista / UK / 1976 / Ex) £4
( Under-rated artist who actually did some great stuff during her long career – 2 top sides here – one a floating, 2 Step ‘Cosmic’ style 2 Step groover and the flip a full on NS dancer – bit crackly so priced down from the usual £15… )
Sonlight ‘Let’s Help Them See The Light’ / ‘Ask The Lord’ (Aspro / USA / 1982 / VG+) £20
( Gospel Soul produced by the legendary ‘Otis G Johnson’ and actually sounds like an outtake from the Leo’s Sunship LP as produced by Roy Ayers…!! Super summer vibes…has a coupla light pops here and there which I’ll attend to before I ship – nothing serious… )
Jeanie Greene ‘I’ve Been A Long Time Loving You’ / ‘Sure As Sin’ (Atco / USA / 1960s / M-) £30
( Such a good double-sider – topside is bold-as-brass Northern Soul with a big horn section and a booming rhythm groove – while the flip is equally worthy in a kinda ‘Funky Sister Soul’ vein – a stone mint WD promo copy too - I’ve a VG+ copy that I want £25 for… )
Stephen Stills ‘Love The One You’re With’ (Atlantic / UK / 1971 / VG+) £2
( As later covered to great effect by The Isley Brothers on Motown – original middle is dinked here but otherwise clean… )
Keith Hudson ‘Lost All Sense Of Direction’ / ‘Jah Jah’ (Atra / UK / 1975 / M-) £15
( Stone mint copy of this rare Roots double-sider from this great Man of Music… )
The Traditions ‘My Life With You’ / ‘Something Gone Wrong’ (Bar Clay / USA / 1960s / M-) £100
( Indemand, powerhouse Northern Soul from Hicksville, Pennysylvania – stunning 45 in immaculate condition… )
Black Velvet ‘African Velvet’ / ‘Whatcha Gonna Do About It’ (Beacon / UK / 1969 / M-) £5
( Excellent UK Afro-Funk – right in that Cymande / Mandingo bag )
The Glitter Band ‘Makes You Blind’ (Bell / UK / 1975 / M-) £8
( Such a great UK Disco / Funk cut – remixed / sampled / copied SO many times down the years – exemplary copy here… )
G. Band ‘Tuna Biscuit’ (Bell / UK / 1976 / M-) £6
( (G)litter Band again but this is considerably harder to find than ‘Makes You Blind’ – straight out of that Average White Band / white Soul boy era that we all know and love – this one is a demo copy and comes in a Bell custom bag too )
The Exclusives ‘Loose And Funky’ / ‘New Breed’ (Ben-La-Rose / USA / 1976 / M-) £30
( Outstanding Modern Soul / Funk hybrid that has the potential to go HUGE in the right hands – even rarer white DJ copy here too – flip is also pretty good…
The Vulcans ‘Vulcanised’ / ‘Red Herring’ (Big Shot / UK / 1973 / Ex+) £15
( I just LOVE anything / everything these guys did – it’s all so good!! Funky / Moogy Reggae from the man like Bunny Lee – both sides absolutely ROCKING… )
The Vulcans ‘Dr. Spock’ / ‘Joe Kidd’ (Big Shot / UK / 1972 / VG+) £15
Ditto the above – not is such good shape with lotsa marks / scuffs but plays RIGHTEOUS….
The Marvels ‘Voodoo Hurt’ (Bishop / USA / 1960s / M-) £20
( Proper R&B from a Golden Age – 1961 / 1962 – grab a listen – outstanding… )
The Upsetters ‘Enter The Dragon’ / ‘Black Belt Jones’ (Black Art / Jamaica / 1990s / M-) £5
( Long-deleted reissue of these banging Lee Scratch rubs – the originals will cost you hundreds and hundreds – unplayed copy… )
Junior Byles ‘Fever’ (Black Art / Jamaica / 1990s / M-) £10
( Ditto the above – nobody sang ‘Fever’ quite like Junior Byles… )
Keith Rowe ‘La La La La’ (Black Eagle / Jamaica / 1970s / Ex+) £75
( Here we have quite possibly THE hardest drumbeat on the whole list and it’s on a Reggae tune..!! For those of you who are unfamiliar with this, it’s a beast of a Funky-Reggae cut and the bassline alone here will blow your speakers apart – literally I-MP-O-S-S-I-B-L-E to find clean… )
Scott Cunningham Band ‘Morning Madness + 3′ (Black Horse / USA / 1975 / M-) £150
( WOW!!!! One of the most amazing 45s/EPs I’ve come across in a long, long time. Immense private pressed, 4 track EP that merges Jazz Dance genius next to Terry Callier like flute led Folk Funk ‘Blues Take You Over’, ‘Father Music’ , ‘Morning Madness’ (my personal fave!) and ‘Moon Child’ = 4 tracks of the highest order. Pushing £200-£250 elsewhere, this is one of the final copies around as all others are in collections now with people getting sweaty palms over this… )
Bongo Herman ‘S.90 Skank’ (Blue Mountain / UK / 1972 / Ex+) £8
( Nearly every single release I’ve heard on this Island Records off-shoot has been good – and this one is no exception…seems this was used as a place to release Harry J’s stuff in the UK? Original middle is dinked but extremely clean otherwise…superb, early DJ piece… )
Quantic ‘We Got Soul’ / ‘Fresh Rhythm’ (Quantic / UK / 2001 / M- £15
( Very early Quantic release – price is getting ridiculous elsewhere – unplayed copy here – bought from Skeg himself same day it was released… )
Lloyd Parks ‘Mafia’ / ‘Mafia Dub’ (Cactus / UK / 1975 / Ex+) £20
( Right, right up there in the “Top Ten Lovers Rock Hall Of Fame” – just stunning – did ya know that Augustus Pablo himself plays melodica on this too – have a listen…first copy in 10+ years… )
Bettye Swann ‘(My Heart Is) Closed For The Season’ (Capitol / USA / 1966 / Ex) £20
( Beautiful copy of a simply unbeatable mid-paced Northern Soul tune…always massive… )
The Dayton Sidewinders Band ‘Slippin’ Into Darkness’ / ‘Go Ahead On’ (Carlco / USA / 1970s / M-) £3
( Just a reissue here – high-calibre Deep Funk double-sider – my last-ever copy… )
Titanic ‘Sultana’ (CBS / UK / 1971 / Ex+) £5
( UK-only breakbeat and percussion frenzy… )
Georgie Fame ‘Seventh Son’ (CBS / UK / 1969 / Ex) £3
( Outstanding Mod / Club gear from GF – originally done by Mose Allison, written by Willie Dixon – this version is equally good – dinked middle and a bit of a mark on the label but otherwise nice… )
Yellowman ‘Strong Me Strong’ / ‘Dub Me Strong’ (CBS / UK / 1984 / Ex+) £8
( Killer ‘Electro-Reggae’ from Yellowman – produced by Material with strong input from Bill Laswell – can’t go wrong – Yellowman is/was/will be again one of the greats…nice promo copy here too – number written on the label by the radio station archive this copy came from… )
Ray Charles & The Supremes ‘Things Go Better With Coke’ (Coca-Cola / USA / 1960s / Ex+/Ex+) £20 £10
( Rare Radio/Promo jingle 7″ done to advertise Coke in the 60s – Big Daddy Ray takes one side while Diana Ross and the girls take the other – lovely 45 – pure 60s kitsch with a great ‘period’ pic sleeve too – very, very rare…. )
Richard Anthony ‘Ya Ya Twist +3′ (Columbia EP / France / 1960s / Ex+/Ex+) £12
( Rare EP on Richard Anthony – 4 well-worthy ‘Club / Twist’ tracks but the winner here has to be ‘Ya Ya Twist’ which is a great vocal version of the Lee Dorsey tune – great 6Ts pic baggie here too – lovely item… )
Osmar Milito ‘Maracatu Atomico’ (Continental / Brazil / 1974 / Ex+) £75
( Rare, rare, rare 7″ press for this exceptional version of the Gilberto Gil / Jorge Mautner classic Brazilian club tune – few light marks here and there – nothing serious – quality item… )
Tony Owens ‘Gotta Get My Baby Back Home’ / ‘Confessin’ A Feelin’ (Cotillion / USA / 1960s / Ex+) £5
( Worthwhile Soul double-sider from little-celebrated Tony Owens – one side nice Xover Northern and the other more midtempo… )
The Soul Agents ‘Get Ready Do Rock Steady’ (Coxsone / UK / 1967 / VG+) £10 £5
( Tuff to find (in any condition!) on original UK blue label Coxsone press – all-time fave Rocksteady 45 – every home should have one – looks rough but plays remarkably well now that I’ve cleaned it… )
Manteca Group ‘Funcky Jump’ / ‘You Did It’ (C Pearson / USA / 1970s / Ex+) £50
( Killer “Islands Funker” that rarely turns up for sale, ‘Funkcy Jump’ is the indemand side, but ‘You Did It’ is equally good to my ears. Label has ‘You Did It’ listed on both sides. Has sold for £150++ in the past… )
Nat Cole ‘Me And My Life’ (Creole / UK / 1970 / M-) £5
( Again – great funky breakbeat intro here which then goes off into a neat Rocksteady tune – flip is an instrumental rub and has the edge for me – sorry Nat… )
Troubled Soul ‘Funky Me pts 1 & 2′ (Crowbar / UK / 1990s / M-) £3
( Long-deleted re-pressing of a HEAVY Deep Funk tune that I don’t think ever actually came out at all? Can’t remember the original story so sorry if I got that wrong…unplayed copy here… )
Chariot Riders ‘Do It Nice & Easy’ / ‘Version’ (Crystal / Jamaica / 1975 / VG+) £10
( Derrick Harriott had a nice ‘light’ touch in the Studio and was behind many great tunes that we now know and love – here we get him in ‘Moog / Disco’ mode with a keys-heavy version of the Eddie Drennon Latin/Disco track of the same name – flip is just a “Moog Mash-Up£ frenzy – lotsa surface marks but plays good… )
Russell Morris ‘The Real Thing Ps 1 & 2′ (Decca / UK / 1969 / M-) £40
( Stone, stone mint Demo copy of this ever-indemand Mod / Psyche 45 – just builds and builds – outstanding stuff and I believe this copy to be unplayed…
Sandy & The Cavaliers ‘Cavaliers Ragga’ / ‘Moon Buggy’ (Decca / UK / 1971 / M-) £8
( New one on me? Really, really good / lively Rocksteady tune from the early-70s which definitely draws inspiration from Desmond Dekker…wacko lyrics about the joys of cricket (!) but the tune itself is excellent with a great organ lead – Demo copy again… )
Pat Lundy ‘Another Lovin’ Kind Of Feeling’ / ‘One Woman’ (Deluxe / USA / 196os / M-) £20
( I -L-O-V-E Pat’s voice – it’s one of the best from this era and she really makes these tunes here own – topside is outstanding Sister Funk while the flip is a brill deepie – buy with confidence – unplayed copy here, guaranteed…. )
Bongomaster Inc. ‘Brothers and Sisters (Dental / UK / 2003 / Ex+/Ex+) £10
( Tricky to categorise this kinda stuff so I won’t try – suffice to say that it’s a lovely, warm-sounding 45 that was pressed in very limited numbers at the time and instantly deleted…’Cosmic Hawaiian’…? Completely unique… )
Tinga Stewart ‘The Message’ / ‘Dub’ (Dragon / UK /1974 / M-) £25
( Killer-Driller Reggae version to Cymande ‘The Message’ – Dub is WILD………..stone minter… )
Keith Hudson ‘Satan Side’ (Duke / UK / 1972 / VG+) £25
( Keith Hudson again…! Here he comes with a maaaaad version of War’s ‘Slipping Into Darkness’ which I haven’t seen for sale anywhere for a good few years now – flip is also ace ‘Evil Spirit’ – sadly not M- so halved in price from the normal £50… )
Byron Lee & The Dragonaires ‘Disco Magic Pts 1 & 2′ (Dynamic / UK / 1976 / Ex+) £15
( If Patrick Adams and Peter Brown had ever done a Reggae tune on Cloud One, it probably would’ve sounded like this – squelchy Moogs over a shuffling Reggae / Disco rhythm – what more could you ask for?? )
Bongi and Nelson ‘That’s The Kind Of Love’ / ‘I Was So Glad’ (E.S.C. / France / 1960s / Ex+/Ex+) £50 £30
( AT RESOLUTION RECORDS, WE DIG DEEPER SO YOU THAT DON’T HAVE TO….believe it or not, this stunning, pure Northern Soul double-sider is actually by Myriam Makeba and her daughter…please take a listen and tell me this isn’t amazing…great pic sleeve too… )
Tribal Sinfonia ‘Tired Of Living (And Being Dead)’ / ‘Nebbish’ (Ego / USA / 1960s / M-) £30
( The topside here is a tremendous Blue Eyed Soul / Funk banger while the flip is a Pysche / Funk mover with Latin undertones if such a thing exists!! Both sides KILL it…so please get in quick if you want this cos it’s gonna go fast… )
The Voices Of East Harlem ‘Right On Be Free’ / ‘No No No’ (Elektra / France / 1970 / M-/M-) £8
( Two excellent sides from this great group on a lovely Euro issue pic bag – immaculate condition… )
Betty Chung ‘Bang! Bang! + 3′ (EMI-Pathe / Malaysia / 1960s / M-/M-) £200
( Quite probably THE rarest record on this month’s List – how many Funk records from Malaysia are there? Not many – and none of em as good as this one….appears unplayed…)
Muscles ‘Jungle Strut’ (EMI / UK / 1976 / VG+) £4
( New one on me..? I know this group ‘Muscles’ as I’ve had some of their other stuff in the past (their Big Beat LP is GOOD…) but I’d never seen this release before…like the Glitter Band stuff earlier on, it’s good white boy Funk with a good bassline and a busy drummer – sadly it’s a bit rough so I’m selling it cheap but next clean copy I get will be a LOT more than £8…Demo copy too…!!
Jimmy Gray Hall ‘Be That Way’ (Epic (S/S) / USA / 1974 / M-) £15
( Infectious uplifting Folk-Funk mover with strong Soul touches – never loses its appeal…unplayed Promo copy here… )
Lulu ‘Love Loves To Love Love’ (Epic / USA / 1960s / M-) £10
( Stone Mint yellow label demo copy of this completely infectious Club cut from THE most unlikely source….and – again – monster Drumbreak midway in – a total winner.. )
Lew Kirton ‘Talk To Me’ (Epic / UK / 1982 / M-) £5
( Clean UK copy of this cool Modern Soul dancer from big-voiced Lew…TUNE… )
Lenny Williams ‘Gotta Lotta Luv’ / ‘Here’s A Ticket’ (Expansion / UK / 2000 / M-) £8
( Long-deleted 7″ reissue for these killer Modern Soul dancers – no other 7″ press exists of these tunes… )
Positive Change ‘Love Of A Lifetime’ / ‘This Is Where I’ll Be’ (Expansion / UK / 2000 / M-) £4
( Ditto the above… )
Tomorrow’s Children ‘Sister Big Stuff’ (Explosion / UK / 1971 / VG- £5
( Bargain price on this cos it’s well-used – plays just fine but doesn’t have much ‘kerb appeal’…Reggae male ‘answer record’ to Jean Knight’s ‘Mr Big Stuff”… )
Sugar Billy ‘Super Duper Love Pts 1 & 2′ (Fast Track / USA / 1974 / M-) £4
( Great little funky soul tune in it’s own right – as also covered and made massive by Joss Stone on her ‘Are You Diggin’ On Me’ smash…superb stuff… )
The King Pins ‘I Won’t Have It’ / ‘Two Hearts’ (Federal / USA / 1960s / M-) £5
( Cracking R&B / early-Northern Soul on this standout old label – appears to be unplayed… )
Freddy King ‘High Rise’ (Federal / USA / 1960s / VG+) £3
( Ditto the above – cool, Bluesy-R&B from one of the Masters…. )
Gloria Lynne ‘Speaking Of Happiness’ (Fontana / USA / 1960s / Ex+) £20
( Lovely copy – only selling it a bit cheaper than usual cos it came in a bit less than I normally have to pay… )
The Gladiators ‘Stick-A-Bush’ / ‘Music Makers From Jamaica’ (Front Line / UK / 1978 / Ex+) £2
( First class UK Reggae outfit…2 great sides here – Radio Station promo…Prince Tony production )
Carol Dionne ‘I’m In Love With You Pts 1 & 2′ (Gateway / USA / 1981 / M-) £15
( Nice too see this roll in again – great little early-80s Modern Soul dancer with some great instrumental parts – I just wish there was a 12″…there isn’t…
Tony Etoria ‘I Can Prove It’ (GTO / UK / 1977 / Ex+) £10
( Ever-indemand UK Modern Soul dancer – so soulful – lovely copy here (very slight WOL) and in a GTO custom bag too…NICE……… )
The Marvels ‘Think’ (Gull / UK / 1976 / M-) £15
( Stone mint Demo copy of this excellent Reggae version of the Aretha Franklin tune -never had / seen this one before…? Cool 45… )
Marcia Griffiths ‘Band Of Gold’ (Harry J / UK / 1970 / Ex+ ) £8
( Cool, Rocksteady version of the Freda Payne cut – flip is also good ‘Cowboy-Version 2′ by The Jay Boys… )
Gene Redding ‘This Heart’ (Haven / USA / 1974 / M-) £8
( Beautiful copy of this Modern Soul floater / dancer…seems to be unplayed..?)
Marcia Griffiths ‘Stepping Out Of Babylon’ (High Note / Jamaica / 1970s / Ex+) £2
( Deep Roots with a fat Revolutionaries Band Dubstep on the flip… )
Frank Cosmo ‘Go, Go, Go’ (Island / UK / 1963 / Ex+) £12
( Beautiful white Island press for this great Ska tune – wind it UP…!! )
Yusef Lateef ‘Sister Mamie Pts 1 & 2′ (Impulse! / USA / 1960s / M- £25
( Rare, rare, rare 7″ press for this stunning Modal Jazz workout from Lateef – SO hard to find on 7″… )
Marcia Aitken ‘Still In Love With You Boy’ (Joe Gibbs / Jamaica / 1970s / Ex+) £6
( THE best version to the Trinity ’3 Piece Suit’ riddim – as also used to massive acclaim by Althea & Donna on ‘Uptown Top Ranking’…nice OG 70s press copy here – fair price too… )
The Studio One Band ‘Wildwood (Makes You Feel Good) Pts 1 & 2′ (Jam / USA / 1979 / Ex+/M-) £75
( Well – I’ve heard some INSANE Disco records in my time but this one possibly takes the garibaldi…lulls you into a sense of false security with a relatively tame opening but soon ratchets up and goes into overdrive – like something Lee Perry would turn out if he was asked to make a Disco record – has to be heard to be believed…!! )
Brass Construction ‘Got To Be Love’ (Kay-Dee / USA / 2005 / M-) £4
( Kenny Dope has a very good ear and he does a good job on the re-edits of this early Brass Construction tune – long-deleted… )
Mystic Light ‘Cold Fever’ / ‘Going Down To The Discotheque’ (Klik / UK / 1976 / Ex+) £3
( Some GREAT stuff got released on this label – definitely a sleeper for collectors – this is a kooky little Funk / Disco / Reggae double-sider…very, very unusual… )
Dave and Ansel Collins ‘Single Barrel’ (Klik / UK / 1975 / Ex+) £5
( More Moogy / Reggae – this time produced by dab hand, Winston Riley – superb tune which is just a joy to have in stock again…. )
Upsetters ‘Lock Jaw’ / ‘Light My Fire’ (Lanarc / Jamaica / 1970s / Ex+) £30
( Landmark Lee Scratch production – both sides have rarely ever been bettered………..backed by Tommy McCook & The Supersonics too… )
Dennis Brown ‘Ain’t That Lovin’ You Pts 1 & 2′ (Laser / UK / 1979 / 1979) £2
( Dennis Brown has one of THE sweetest voices in the whole of Black Music – period! Here he uses it to great effect on this ace cover version of the William Bell / Homer Banks classic – stunning copy – appears to be unplayed…good DJ lick on the flip… )
Tomorrow’s Children ‘Sister Big Stuff’ (London / USA / 1972 / M- £20
( Stone mint Promo copy this time – flip is also ace – ‘Get Together’ – vocals by Ken Lazarus)
Ernie Fields and his Orchestra ‘Workin’ Out’ (London / UK / 1960s / Ex) £30
( All I can say is “Nappy Brown ‘Coal Miner’ part 2″ cos that’s how strong this track is – absolutely mega – not M- so priced nice and cheap and original middle is dinked but still plays beautifully + it’s still in it’s original London custom bag too – HURRAH….someone just buy this, please…. )
Lucky All Stars ‘Zion I Pts 1 & 2′ (Lucky / UK / 1976 / Ex) £2
( Good UK Roots across 2 sides… )
Augustus Pablo ‘Satan Side’ (Mafia / Jamaica / 1980s / M-) £10
( Green wax reissue copy – well, YOU try finding a clean original for less than £200…!! )
David Sea ‘I’m In The Mood’ (Magic City / USA / 1980s / M-) £2
( Another Modern Soul 7″ I remember buying as a new release back in the 80s… )
Symon Grace & The Tuesday Blues ‘Out Of Sight’ / ‘You Won’t Get Me Workin’ (Main Line / USA / 1960s / M-) £25
( Rare one!! Stone mint, white Demo copy of this ace James Brown cover – practically impossible to turn up these days – flip is also very, very good…. )
Jimmy Tate ‘Get Some Dues’ / ‘Please Come Back’ (Mid-Tune / USA / 1960s / Ex+) £20
( ‘Nuther rarie – 2 great sides – ace NS on the top and a much-collected deepie on the flip… )
The Cellar ‘Think About Now’ / ‘I Wonder’ (Monica / USA / 1960s / M-) £30
( Fuzz-infused Psychedelic / Funk belter that wouldl appeal to Funk and Mod aheads alike, would sit nicely on the ‘Le Beat Bespoke’ series…rare as they come…. )
Marcus Daniel & The Syndicate Band ‘Drill For Your Love’ (Monkey Town / USA / 1960s / M-) £90
( Unknown and very, very deep Bluesy Funk tune that has all of the ingredients to go absolutely massive as soon as somebody gets behind it – totally and absolutely obscure black music – stone minter here too…total M-O-N-S-T-E-R 45… )
Max-B ‘Sex Revolution Pts 1 & 2′ (Movieplay / Spain / 1978 / Ex+/Ex+) £10
( Ignore the stupid title here – it’s completely misleading – this is actually a superb slice of Afro-Funk-Disco with great vocals and some banging percussion – as ya know, I’m a BIG Max-B fan and he doesn’t let us down here either… )
Jeannie Dee ‘Two Heads Are Better Than One’ / ‘Three Fools In Love’ (Musicor / USA / 1970s / M-) £20
( Beautifully clean WDJ copy of this ace Sister Funk double-sider – one side is uptempo and the flip is a bit slower – what more can ya ask for in a record? )
Cupit ‘Squeeze Your Knee’ (Neptune / USA / 1960s / Ex+) £20 £10
( Such a good tune -pure drum and bass breakbeat / mash-up tune with strong Rock / Funk undertones – few marks here and there otherwsie A-1… )
New Mastersounds ‘The Minx’ / ‘Baby Bouncer’ (One Note / UK / 2004/ M-) £2
( Clean copy of these organ-led Nu-Funk bangers… )
Max Romeo ‘When Jah Speak’ (Pama Camel / UK / 1972 / VG+) £5
( Good early Roots stuff from Max R – vinyl has seen better days but plays clean ‘Rasta Band Wagon’ on flip… )
Owen Grey ‘Girl What You’re Doing To Me’ (Pama Camel / UK / 1969 / VG) £5£2
( Soulful Reggae double-sider with ‘Woman A Grumble’ on the b side…. )
The Soul Set ‘Try Me One More Time’ (Pama Gas / UK / 1968 / Ex+) £2
( Nice Pama release with ‘Reggie In The Wind’ on the flip…clean copy… )
The Hippy Boys ‘Death Rides A Horse’ (Pama Unity / UK / 1970 / Ex) £15
( Classic Hippy Boys rhythm with ‘Melting Pot’ from Max Romeo on the other side – nice copy… )
Wee Three ‘Get On Board’ (People / UK / 1973 / Ex+) £2
( New one on me? Decent Disco / Funk produced by Bobby Martin in Philly – released here on People records… )
Krissi K ‘Who Do You Think You Are’ (People / UK / 1974 / Ex+) £20
( Hard, hard to find UK Reggae version of Jean Knight’s ‘Mr Big Stuff’ with ‘Stick Up’ on the flip which is also worthy of your love… )
Ruth Brown ‘Mama (He Treats Your Daughter Mean)’ (Philips / USA / 1960s / Ex+) £20
( Lovely WD promo copy of this seminal Ruth Brown cut – AMAZING voice….
Jacky ‘White Horses’ (Philips / UK / 1968 / Ex) £2
( Not only a wizard children’s TV theme but also a highly-collectable Psyche 7″ I’m told – well, I’ll believe anything thesedays… )
King James & The Royal Jesters ‘I Get A Feeling’ / ‘Girl’ (Plato / USA /1960s / VG+) £20
( Much-collected label (Kickin’ Mustangs etc etc) gives us this oddball Psyche / Garage release – 2 great sides but sadly not M- so half the normal price – rare, rare record…. )
The Original Cadillacs ‘Deep In The Heart Of The Ghetto Pts 1 & 2′ (Polydor / USA / 1970s / M-) £2
( Lovely white Demo copy of this J.R. Bailey-penned funky tune – barely a mark on the vinyl… )
Eddie Drennon & BBS Unlimited ‘Let’s Do The Latin Hustle’ / ‘Get Down Do The Latin Hustle’ (Pye / UK / 1976 / Ex+) £4
( 2 of the best tracks from Eddies’s rare LP…excellent Latin / Disco stuff………
Gene Ammons ‘Jungle Strut’ (Prestige / USA / 1960s / M-) £5
( All-time classic ‘Baptist Beat’ Jazz Dance cut – outstanding Jazzual grooves – rarely seen on this 7″ press… )
Tony Cody ‘Walk On By’ (Pye / UK / 1972 / M-) £75
( Best ‘skit/beat’ on the whole List – pure ‘Dusty Fingers’ business here and a tune much-coveted by breaks collectors the world over – pure Axelrod-styled groove with spaces in the music – just how we like ‘em – even harder to source on this stone mint Pye big ‘A’ yellow promo copy – a true gem…. )
Roland Alphonso ‘El Toro’ (Pyramid / UK / 1960s/ VG+ ) £5
( Classic uptempo Ska tune – not a bad copy at all for a fiver – plays very, very well… )
The Oriental Express ‘Sexy Bus Stop’ / ”The Bamboo’ (RCA / Japan / 1976 / M-/M-) £8
( Rare Japanese Disco productions from “The Golden Age of Disco” – 1976…I don’t believe these 45s were ever actually imported into the UK.. )
Sylvia McNeil ‘Catch A Robber By The Toe’ (RCA / UK / 1969 / M- £10
( Outstanding Funk-Rock-Funk from this obscure artist – she also gave us that excellent version of Lou Reed / Nico’s ‘Chelsea Morning’ – this one is a stone minter in an RCA custom bag too…nice break in this too… )
Thelma Houston ’96 Tears’ (RCA / UK / 1981 / M-) £4
( Funky version of the classic ? And The Mysterians tune done as only Thelma can… )
Big Ella ‘The Queen’ / ‘Too Hot To Hold’ (Record Shack / Austria / 2010 / M) £5
( Beautifully done reissue of these 2 amazing Deep Funk tracks – limited reissue…. )
Fantastic Four ‘As Long As I Live…’ / ‘To Share Your Love’ (Ric Tic / USA / 1960s / Ex+) £5
( Nice stamped demo copy of this Detroit / NS dancer… )
The Ethiopians ‘Owe Me No Pay Me’ (Rio / UK / 1966 /VG-) £2
( Unfortunately this has a nasty edge warp and needs a lot of needle weight to play – flip seems unaffected ‘I Wouldn’t Baby’ by The Sharks – extremely rare Ska double-sider….. )
Louisa Mark ‘Caught You In A Lie’ (Safari / UK / 1976 / Ex) £8
( Scarce UK first pressing for this Sir Coxsone-produced Lovers Rock classic-o – awesome version of the Robert Parker original – deep Dub on flip…lotsa scuffs but plays good… )
Gloria Ann Taylor ‘World That’s Not Real’ (Columbia / USA / 1970s / Ex+) £30
( Stone mint copy of this ever-indemand Sister Funk 45 with very strong Soul undertones – simply a stunner… )
Gill & Morgan ‘Mogambo’ (Shelton / USA / 1960s / M-) £50
( Apparently almost completely unknown? Outstanding Afro-Funk tune with a strong dash of Psyche thrown in for good measure – rare as hell and impossible to find…TUNE…
Pop Stampley and The Stampley Singers ‘Who Do You Blame’ (Siest Stars / USA / 1970s / M-) £8
Great uplifting Gospel / Modern Soul from the Windy City – I remember Arthur Fenn and Soul Sam playing this at Modern Soul do’s back in the early-80s….has to be rare…??
The Chosen Few ‘Time Is Hard Pts 1 & 2′ (Songbird / UK / 1970 / Ex) £8
( Wonderful ‘Sufferers’ tune from this cream Reggae outfit – ably produced by my friend and yours, Derrick Harriott – few marks here and there – otherwise A1… )
Byron Lee & The Dragonaires ‘The Record’ (Soul / Jamaica / 1960s / Ex) £20
( Rare early JA press for this Reggae-fied / R&B version of the ace Ben E. King Northern fave – given that lovely ‘Islands’ feel thru the vocal magic of Ken Lazarus – again – some surface marks but a very nice player… )
The 5th Dimension ‘California Soul’ (Soul City / USA / 1960s / M- £6
( M- copy of this rare version of the Marlena Shaw tune – right up there with the best versions – outstanding intro… )
Lloyd Charmers ‘Birth Control’ / ‘Version’ (Splash / Jamaica / 1971 / Ex-) £6
( Great Rocksteady from LC – all innuendo about ‘rudeness’ etc etc as a lot of tunes from that era were about…nice copy – actually a pre-release on a yellow Splash blank…
The Mohawks ‘Champ’ (Stardust / USA / 1970s / M-) £3
( USA repress – unplayed… )
The Soul Destroyers ‘Armadillo’ / ‘Bird Man’ (Stark Reality / UK / 2000 / M-) £2
( Malcolm Catto is one of THE best drummers on the whole circuit – fact! )
Shade and the Jazz Destroyers ‘Newborn’ / ‘Good Things’ (Stark Reality / UK / 2001 / M-) £2
( Wonderful Nu Funk that is now almost 10 years old… )
Mr. Soul & The Groovers ‘Soul Grooving’ (Star Light / Costa Rica / 1960s / Ex) £150
( AT RESOLUTION RECORDS, WE DIG DEEPER SO YOU THAT DON’T HAVE TO….Pt 2…well – here’s a bonafide Grail – Tuff, tuff Deep Funk from Costa Rica with a slamming backbeat and amazing vocals + excellent guitar licks and a heavy bassline – totally unknown and this is possibly THE first copy to pop up for sale on the open market – few marks here and there so graded down a little and if it was a Minter, I’d be asking £250… )
Diana Ross & The Supremes ‘He’s My Sunny Boy’ (Tamla Motown / UK / 1968 / Ex+ £2
( Few marks here and there so graded / priced nice and low for y’all… )
Syreeta ‘Black Maybe’ (Tamla Motown / France / 1974 / M-/M-) £8
( Did ya know Syreeta was / is Rita Wright who gave us the wonderful ‘Touch Me, Take Me’ biggie on Jet? Well – s’true. she was also married to Stevie Wonder for a while and this for me is just a G-E-N-I-U-S tune – thx Mel – pure “Black Consciousness” that normally only gets released on labels like Black Jazz / Strata-East etc – definitely not for the masses…written / produced and loved by the Master that is Stevie Wonder…STAND UP, SIR DUKE… )
Dave and Ansel Collins ‘Double Barrel’ (Techniques / UK / 1970 / VG) £2
( Well-played but absolutely fine… )
Lenny Lloyd ‘Africa Gone Funky’ (Third World / UK / 1973 / Ex+) £8
( Rare (and very good!) Funky Reggae version of Beginning Of The End’s ‘Funky Nassau’ smasheroonie from a coupla tears previously… )
The Isley Brothers ‘Pop That Thang’ (T Neck / USA / 1972 / M-) £6
( Much-sampled Funky Breakbeat cut from these Maestros… )
Judy Mowatt ‘Cry To Me’ (Torpedo / UK / 1975 / Ex+) £8
( More wonderful ‘Reggae-Got-Soul’ on this List – here we have the much-talented Judy Mowatt doing a stunning version of the Solomon Burke track – beginning to attract interest from Northern Soul collectors so better grab one quick – middle is dinked but otherwise A1… )
Monica ‘I Don’t Know Nothing Else…’ (Toxsan / USA / 1960s / Ex+ £50
( Now that the original stash of copies that were found have now completely dried up – expect to see this hit 3 figures soon….stunning example of Sister Funk / Soul and the intro alone here blows most of the competition away – killer drums here and just a joy to be able to offer it…light crackle on intro – fades immediately… )
The Africans ‘Cool Im Dong’ / ‘Version’ (Treasure Isle / Jamaica / 1960s / VG) £5
( Plays with some background crackle all through but not bad at all, all things considered…such a great Rocksteady sound…. )
JA-Man All Stars ‘Magic Dub’ (Treble / UK / 1975 / VG+) £3 £1
( Sadly – this has a slight edge warp which +3 needle weight to help it play through…great Dub from a Golden Era.. )
Man and Birdmen ‘Stardust’ (Tree / Switzerland / 2009 / M/M) £8
( I was lucky and got in early on this – managed to grab a few copies of the 300 pressed – all numbered – my sequence runs 044/045/046/105/117/172 – instantly deleted…simply put – this is one of THE best Psyche / Acid-Folk tracks I’ve heard in years and years – simply awesome… )
Horace Faith ‘Help Me Help Myself’ / ‘Black Pearl’ (Trojan / UK / 1970 / Ex) £1
( Decent Rocksteady tune/s – lotta plays but still sounds fine… )
Desomond Dekker ‘You Can Get It If You Really Want’ (Trojan / UK / 1970 / VG) £1
( Massive seller for Trojan Records in that year… )
Matumbi ‘After Tonight’ / ‘The Man In Me’ (Trojan / UK / 1978 / M- £8
( Beautiful big ‘A’ demo copy of this K-I-L-L-E-R Dennis Bovell-produced Lovers Rock double-sider – in a M- Trojan custom bag too – stunning piece… )
Ken Boothe ‘Now You Can See Me Again’ (Trojan / UK / 1974 /Ex+) £1
( Lovely version of The Three Degrees ‘When Will I See You Again’ from golden-voiced Ken… )
The Chosen Few ‘Everybody Plays The Fool’ / ‘You’re A Big Girl Now’ (Trojan / UK / 1972 / Ex) £10
( More goodness from The Chosen Few – topside is a Reggae-Got-Soul cover of the sublime JR Bailey-penned midpacer while the flip is also a soul cover version but I cannot remember for the life of me who did the original…anybody help? Middle is dinked but otherwise very nice… )
Gregory Isaacs ‘Leggo Beast Dub’ b/w The Roots Radics Band ‘The Alien Aborts’ (Trojan / UK / 2001 / M-) £4
Thompson All Stars ‘Rock Me In Dub’ b/w The Silvertones ‘African Dub’ (Trojan / UK / 2001 / M-) £8 £4
King Tubby ‘Serious Version’ b/w The Aggrovators ‘A Ruffer Version’ (Trojan / UK / 2001 / M-) £8
The Abyssinians ‘Yim Mas Gan’ b/w Delroy Wilson ‘Better Must Come’ (Trojan / UK / 2001 / M-) £4
Velvet Shadows ‘Wailing Of Black People’ b/w ‘Velvet Shadows ‘Dubbin & Wailin’ (Trojan / UK / 2001 / M-) £4
( The above 5 45s are all rare Trojan Roots / Dub reissues from the early-noughties…very specialist so I’m not gonna put up scans / mp3s for these (unless people specifically ask me to!) as this is the kinda stuff that you either know and want or not – if that makes sense? )
Hortense Ellis ‘Woman Of The Ghetto’ (Tropical / UK / 1972 / Ex+) £40
( The only reason I’ve downgraded this from M- is because the middle is dinked – otherwise it’s immaculate – flip is also stunning being a heavily dubbed-out version from the Chin All Stars…possibly THE best version of the Marlena Shaw tune ever… )
The Crowd ‘Mango Walk’ / ‘Beefy Dub’ (Tropical Sound Tracs / UK / 1976 / M-) £30 £15
( Unplayed copy!! Always amazes me to hear what the Jamaicans did with Funk stuff in the 70s – this is a SERIOUSLY GOOD version of Mandrill’s ‘Mango Meat’ biggie – just brilliant – for fans of Reggae, Hip Hop, Funk, The Jungle Brothers and every man AND WOMAN who loves good music…without equal… )
Laytona Ali ‘Ali Shuffle pts 1 & 2′ (Tyshawn / USA / 1980 / M-) £75
( Another insane Disco record from Mark Rez this list! Produced by the great man that is Fred Wesley and I guess that ‘Laytona’ must have been some distant relative of Ali’s out ta make a buck or two…? Who knows – but – as I always say – these D.I.Y Disco tunes are just so, so rare…sold zilch on release and instantly deleted / destroyed – killer, killer Funky Disco in immaculate shape… )
20th Century Steel Band ‘Feeling Fine’ / ‘Endless Vibrations’ (UA / UK / 1975 / Ex+/Ex+) £5
( Cool little pic bag issue for these two funky steel pan tracks from their indemand LP on the same label… )
Upsetters ‘Return Of Django’ / ‘Dollar In The Teeth’ (Upsetter / UK / 1969 / Ex) £3
( Nuther massive tune on Lee Scratch…decent copy – plays well… )
L.C. Robinson ‘Free & Easy’ / ‘Inst’ (USA / USA / 1970s / M-) £10
( Jaunty little 70s Northern Soul piece… )
Indigo ‘I’ve Never Done This Before’ / ‘Inst’ (VC / USA / 1980 / M-) £15
( Rare One…! First ‘spare’ copy of this I’ve ever had / seen…!! First class Modern Soul tune with strong dancefloor appeal and extremely good vocals – instrumental b side also sounds great… )
The Monitors ‘Bring Back The Love’ (V.I.P / USA / 1960s / Ex) £3
( Quality Northern from these Motown ‘backroom boys’ – just a classic sound… )
E. Rodney Jones & Larry and the Hippies Band ‘Football’ / ‘Right On-Right On (Sex Machine’) (Westbound / USA / 1972 / M-) £8
( Stone Mint copy of this excellent double-sider – topside is slept-on Northern Soul while the flip is a great, brassy Funk banger – E. Rodney Jones was a mouthy Chicago DJ who also carved out a recording career on the back of his outrageous DJ displays…two copies here and the first taker gets the promo…
Chaz ‘Go For Love’ (Zanzibar / USA / 1985 / M-) £8
( Cracking Modern Soul and one I remember getting absolutely CANED on the scene as a new release…TUNE… )
Lord Zero and the Grove ‘Funky Carnival’ / ‘Inst’ (Zara / UK / 1977 / M-) £1
( Unplayed copy of this uptempo funky Steel Pan 45 with a coupla good breakdowns on the flip… )
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(2) 12” Singles – all genres:
Asphalt Jungle ‘Freakin’ Time pts 1 & 2′ (TEC / USA / 1979 / M-) £25
( Rare and amazingly good vocal version to the Funk Fusion Band’s ‘Can You Feel It’ tune – Philly’s finest… )
Atmosfear ‘What Do We Do’ / ‘Xtra Special’ (Chrysalis / UK /1983 / Ex) £15
( Beautiful copy of this outstanding UK ‘Cosmic Jazz Funk Disco” track from the outstanding talents that were Atmosfear – much-sampled in House down the years and the flip is also stunning – my first copy in ages and ages…file next to ESG, Sun Palace, Liquid Liquid etc etc… )
Linda Clifford ‘Runaway Love’ (Curtom / UK / 1978 / M-) £8
( OG UK Curtom press for this ace Boogie tune – clocking in at over 7:00 long…lovely copy… )
Community People ‘Education Wrap’ / ‘Inst’ (Delmar / USA / 1980 / Ex+) £30
( Rare, early Disco / Rap piece – Delmar Donnell was an early Disciple of Patrick Adams and Peter Brown – and it shows…brilliant conga breakdown too – actually reminds me a LOT of Cloud One’s ‘Patty Duke’ rhythm… )
Daddy Dewdrop ‘Turn On The Motion’ (Inphasion / USA / 1979 / VG+) £4
( Included here for the breaks – the backing rhythms are pretty good but this guy’s vocals suck…there’s a great ‘cosmic’ synth break here a la the Mizell Bros and also a good percussion part too – has had lotsa plays but still bears up well… )
Georgie Fame ‘Daylight’ (Island / UK / 1077 / Ex+) £15
( Love this – Georgie Fame gives the Bobby Womack track “the treatment” here – excellent version and this one’s an Island ‘Limited Edition’ promo copy too… )
Fire And Ice ‘Inferno’ / ‘Devil Woman’ (Butterfly / USA / 1970s / M- £8
( Slamming Disco 12″ with big percussion breaks and thumping ‘isolated’ basslines all across both sides – Lalo Schifrin productions…promo copy too…
Funk Masters ‘Love Money’ (Tania / UK / 1981 / M-) £20
( Much-loved and hard-to-find UK-only ‘Loft Classic’ here – was always a big fave for Larry Levan too and he rinsed this for many years in NYC…again – file in the ‘Cosmic’ section of your collection… )
Gloria Gaynor ‘This Love Affair’ (Polydor / USA / 1978 / M-/M-) £30
( Rare promo 12″ for this essential Northern Soul current indemander – so, so tricky to get on this 12″ issue…unplayed copy here… )
Gordon’s War ‘The Rock Is Gonna Get You’ (Stan-Jay / USA / 1970s / Ex+) £60
( JR Bailey again…! Wow – that guy certainly got around, didn’t he….here we have a booming Disco / Boogie cut with a heavily dubbed-out feel and some of the finest synth and syndrum runs I’ve heard in ages – beautiful copy…I’ve never had this before, I don’t think…? )
Allan Harris and Perpetual Motion ‘Get Ready’ (Exact Change / USA /1970s / M-) £100
( 100% guaranteed, first-press of this HUGE Northern Soul / Modern Soul / Disco indemander – seems to be practically unplayed… )
Chas Jankel ‘Glad To Know You Instrumental’ (A&M / UK / 1983 / M-) £10
( Unusual one? This is a white label promo (with press sheet) but I don’t believe this actually ever got released!? It’s not on his online discography It’s actually an instrumental mix of ‘Glad To Know You’ that just goes off on a crazy / ‘Reggae-fied’, dubbed-out tangent and becomes sorta unrecognisable from the original…we all know Chas Jankel was an amazing Studio whizz kid at the time and this is up there with his best work for me…superb mix…. )
Chaka Khan ‘What ‘Cha Gonna Do For Me’ (WB / UK / 1981 / M-/M- £15
( Rare, UK-only 12″ release for this epic Chaka cut – no equivalent US press exists so far as I know…this copy seems unplayed too…another huge N.Y.C. club tune in the early-80s… )
Terry Lewis ‘Disco City’ / ‘Inst” (Terry Tunes / USA / 1977 / M-) £150
( Grail Time…! Certified as one of THE rarest Patrick Adams / Peter Brown productions – totally obscure release on Terry’s own label and just never, ever pops up for sale…big, BIG Disco tune – appears to be unplayed…? )
Sabrena Rich ‘Exit’ (Mikann / USA / 1980 / M-) £60
( Tiny independent FLA label – hand-written labels etc – the whole nine yards…! This is a wonderful Disco / Boogie tune with excellent vox and big brass – seems to be an unplayed copy here and still tight in it’s shrinkwrap…TUNE…! )
Ananda Shankar ‘Dancing Drums +3′ (Blue Note / UK /1996 / M-) £15
( Rare, rare prom0-only 12″ which also has Lou Rawls ‘You Made Me So Very Happy’, Tina Britt ‘Sookie Sookie’ and Jeremy Steig ‘Howling For Judy’ – all loudly cut from oriinal taoes and this release is THE only place you’ll find Ananda Shankar on a 12″ press – strictly limited to DJs / reviewers at the time of release…STONE MINTER… )
Sophisticated Ladies ‘Check It Out pts 1 & 2′ (Mayhew / USA / 1977 / M-) £15
( Very rare 12″ press for this Disco banger version of the Bobby Womack track – was a big spin at the Blackpool Mecca as a new release for Colin Curtis and Ian Levine…great instrumental parts on the flip side too – seems to have been played very few times… )
Major Lee Vincente ‘Let Me Take You Higher’ (Goldtush / USA / 1970s / M-) £10
( Good Disco / Boogie tune here – much indemand – and here we get a one-sided promo copy too – no bad thing that we don’t need to look at the awful pic sleeve the regular issue copy comes in…good tune with a really driving bassline… )
Voices Of East Harlem ‘Wanted Dead Or Alive’ (Low Fat / UK / 1988 / M-/M-) £10
( Early UK pic sleeve pressing for this – done at the very height of the ‘Rare Groove’ boom in the late-1980s – cut nice and loud from the original master tapes too and with the extended mix on the flip + a previously unreleased instrumental version included here too…nice piece… )
M.J. Wade ‘I’m Gonna Ball Baby’ (Helva / USA / 1982 / M-) £125
( Stone, stone Mint copy of this massive Modern Soul indemander – I’d be surprised if this has been played more than once or twice in it’s lifetime…just set a lovely pace for us oldies to dance to…sublime grooves… )
Larry Wu ‘Let Me Show You’ (Atlantic / USA / 1984 / M-) £40
( Massive Modern Soul / Boogie tune – always been popular and ALWAYS tricky to turn up in clean condition like this one too – nicer promo press here with long / short mixes included – go for the long mix, it’s SO much juicier… )
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(3) Reggae 12″s:
The Albians & Ranking Neville ‘Let’s Dance’ / ‘Dub’ (K&K / UK / 1970s / Ex+) £3
( Lovely little Lovers Rock 12″ from this South London-based Joe Gibbs offshoot… )
Arema ‘Back-A-Yard’ pts 1 & 2′ (City Boy / UK / 1970s / Ex+ £4
( Great Roots cut with a deep Dub flip… )
Black Harmony ‘Don’t Let It Go To Your Head’ / ‘Dub’ (Laser / UK / 1979 / M-) £20
( Outstanding Lovers Rock version of the Jean Carn tune – massive sounds – as compled by Soul Jazz a few years back too – exemplary condition… )
Ken Boothe ‘Show & Tell’ (Taxi / UK / 1983 / Ex+) £5
( Cracking version of the Soul cut (Jerry Fuller / Willie Clayton / Al Wilson etc etc) from golden-larynxed Ken – backed all the way by Sly & Robbie… )
Brentford All Stars ‘Greedy G’ (Studio One / 1980s / UK / Ex+/Ex+) £40
( Rare, rare, rare UK press for this all-time Funky / Reggae classic James Brown ‘Get On The Good Foot’ cover – I also have a second copy which is also clean but without a pic sleeve which I can take £30 for… )
Crucial Robbie & The Offbeat Posse ‘Don’t Sniff The Coke’ (Y&D / UK / 1980s / Ex+) £2
( Lively Dancehall tune warning of the dangers of Class A drug intake… )
Gregory Isaacs ‘Love Me With Feeling’ (Island / UK /1983 / M-) £2
( One of the Cool Ruler’s very best… )
Janet Games ‘Silly Games’ (Arawak / UK / 1983 / VG+) £6
( Original label release for this Majestic slice of Lovers Rock – one of Dennis ‘Bluebeard’ Bovell’s finest EVER productions – the Dub outro here is simply stunning…sadly, this ain’t M- and plays with a some crackle…I’ll give it a good clean before I ship it…. )
Janet Games ‘Silly Games’ (Lifestyle / UK / 1984 / M-) £4
( Slightly later pressing of the above…Stone Minter this time though… )
Dennis Laro & Trinity ‘Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough’ (Joe Gibbs / Jamaica / 1980 / VG+) £25
( No introduction necessary here – massive all-over the globe – has a teeny-tiny edge warp which moves the stylus around a little for the first 5 / 6 revolutions – plays thru just fine – great DJ version on the flip too – killer 12″…
The Mohawks ‘The Champ’ / ‘Landscape’ (Pama / UK / 1980s / Ex/VG+) £5
( Another tune reissued in the late-80s specifically to cash in on the ‘Rare Groove’ scene at the time – this too has become a real, real hard one to find on 12″ – cos this is the ONLY place you’ll find ‘The Champ’ on a 12″ that was recorded from the original tapes – all other 12″ presses of this are either bootlegs or dubbed from disc – FACT!! If this was a bit cleaner, I’d confidently slap £20+ on it – ‘Landcsape’ on flip is also a granite-hard Mohawks tune…sleeve has some seam wear and wax has a few visible scuffs / marks -plats very well… )
Junior Murvin ‘Police & Thieves +3 (Island EP / UK / 1976 / Ex+/Ex+) £6
( Both pic bag and sleeve are in great condition here… )
Natural Touch ‘I Don’t Want To Be Alone Tonight’ / ‘You Make Me Feel So Right’ (NK / UK / 1980s / Ex+) £2
( Cool Lovers Rock double-sider from one of Brixton’s very finest Roots men, Neville King..BLESS… )
Johnny Osbourne ‘Rewind’ (Greensleeves / UK / 1984 / M-) £4
( Big tune on Johnny, this – with Frankie Paul’s version ‘Foreign Mind’ on the flip – Greensleeves was one of THE greatest UK Reggae labels… )
Louisa Mark ’6 Six Street’ (Bushays / UK / 1980s / VG+) £4
( Nuther HUGE Lovers Rock tune this List – just check those horns….outstanding – and – with a great, great Rub on the flip from Clem Bushay…few marks here and there – plays good all things considered… )
D Maximillian ‘Egyptians + 3′ (Blak International EP / UK / 1994 / M-) £5
( Worthy ‘Electro-Reggae’ 4 tracker here – crazy Dub sounds and the accapella is also cool – seems unplayed? )
Randy’s All Stars ‘Batman’ (Impact! / UK / 1980s / M-) £5
( Now rare 10″ repress of this madcap Clive Chin production – actually a banging Rocksteady versionn of the TV show theme – has to be heard…stone Minter… )
The Royal Rasses ‘San Salvador’ (UA / UK / 1979 / Ex+/M-) £4
( Excellent UK Roots featuring Prince Lincoln Thompson – ‘Old Time Friends’ on the flip is also very good…clear vinyl press too… )
Trinity ‘Natty Dread Have De Big Contact’ (Jamaica Sound / UK / 1980s / Ex) £3
( More good Roots with heavy Dub flip from these Reggae veterans… )
Winsome ‘Am I The Same Girl’ (Fine Style / UK / 1980s / Ex+/Ex+) £15
(Love this! Great Funky / Reggae version of the Barbara Acklin / Young-Holt track of the same name – always gets the crowd jumping – stunning condition… )
Yellowman ‘Nobody Move Nobody Get Hurt’ (Greensleeves / UK / 1984 / Ex) £3
( Massive Yellowman tune… )
Horace Andy & Tappa Zukie ‘Natty Dread Weh She Want’ / ‘Rub A Dub’ (Star Disco / UK / 1970s / Ex) £8
( All-time, all-time Roots killer with heavy Dub / DJ flip from Tappa Zukie – Horace Andy’s voice is just amazing…few marks / scuffs so graded and priced nice and low for y’all… )
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(4) Jazz & Jazz-Fusion LPs:
The AB’s ‘The AB’s’ (Moon / Japan / 1983 / M-/M-) £20
( Rare, rare Jap Fusion set with the big ‘Deja Vu’ track but the whole LP is good – music from a bygone era…I have personally never even SEEN this before…stone, stone minter…
The Three Sounds ‘Blue Genes’ (Verve (gatefold) / USA / 1960s / Ex+/VG+) £5 £3
( Cool ‘Baptist Beat’ from a golden era – sleeve is nice but wax is a bit crackly so priced low – few nice tunes on this but ‘Blue Genes’ stood out for me… )
Cannonball Adderley ‘Soul Zodiac’ (Capitol (Dbl LP / USA / 1972 / Ex+/Ex+/Ex+) £20
( Lovely and clean copy of a wonderful LP – produced by David Axelrod, narrated by Rick Holmes and overseen by Cannonball himself – standout track? ‘Cancer’, I reckon – pure bunkum mystic spiritualism set to a cosmic beat… )
George Benson ‘The Other Side Of Abbey Road’ (A&M (gatefold sleeve) / USA / 1969 / Ex+/M-) £10
( Lovely and clean copy of an LP that has never been easy to find…I’ve certainly not had one for ages – best track for me is the epic and double-funky, flute-laden version of ‘Come Together’ here – just so, so good…99% M- / M- copy here folks… )
Hugh Brodie and the Real Thing ‘Hugh Brodie and the Real Thing’ (Kheba / USA / 1970s / M-/M-) £100
( Best copy I’ve EVER had / seen – still tight in it’s shrinkwrap and I’d be surprised if it’s been played more than twice? So many tracks but the standout cuts for me are ‘Cornbread & Beans’ , ‘Since My Baby (Left Me Standing Alone)’, ‘Tippin’ and ‘Utopian Chant’ – just a Grail and a stunning ‘black music’ LP to boot… )
Oscar Brown, Jr ‘Between Heaven And Hell’ (CBS / UK /1962 / Ex / Ex+) £10
( Few marks / wear to the sleeve so priced nice and low – always indemand for the LP-only Jazz Dance / Club cut ‘Mr. Kicks’ which has been popular across many different scenes since day dot – vinyl is very, very nice… )
Joe Carroll ‘Man With A Happy Sound’ (Charlie Parker / UK / 1960s / Ex+/M-) £5
( Rare Blues LP that I’ve only ever had / seen once before? Bset cut on this is the clubby version of ‘Route 66′ here which is extremely good – as originally done by Chuck Berry, The Rolling Stones etc etc…beautiful condition and on a very rare UK label too… )
Francy Boland Kenny Clarke Big Band ‘Open Door’ (Muse / USA / 1975 / M-/M-) £5
( Very close to stone Mint copy here…worth the money alone for the version of ‘All Blues’ here which is spread across most of Side 2…!! Strong support from a sterling cast which includes Sahib Shihab, Johnny Griffin, Benny Bailey, Ronnie Scott, Idress Sulieman etc etc – pure ‘Strata-East’ sounding for want of a better phrase… )
Rupert Cobbett ‘Sensitive Cat’ (Soul Deep / USA / 1976 / M-/M-) £30
( Rare, rare, rare Jazz / Funk indie LP from the depths of FLA – was sealed when I got it – I broke it open only to check the contents and take a soundfile…it’s all a good listen but ‘Seven Heaven’ stood out for me – excellent funky fusion that reminded me a lot of Weldon Irvine’s sound – keys lead but with so much depth…a stunner – SO rare… )
The Headhunters ‘Survival Of The Fittest’ (Arista / USA / 1975 / M-/M-) £15
( Unplayed copy of this seminal Funky / Fusion LP ‘God Made Me Funky’ etc etc… )
Masaru Imada ‘Andalucian Breeze’ (Trio / Japan / 1980 / Ex+/Ex+) £8
( Good Jap Fusion ste with several tracks – ‘Samba Del Centauro’ , ‘Andalucian Breeze’ and ‘Gulf Stream’ which was the one that caught my ear…beautiful copy with barely a mark on either sleeve or vinyl… )
Bob James ‘Two’ (Columbia / USA / 1975 /Ex+/Ex+) £5
( ‘Take Me To The Mardi Gras’ )
Kimiko Kasai ‘This Is My Love’ (CBS / Japan / 1975 / M-/M-) £40
( Stone Mint copy with THE killer funky / breakbeat version of Bill Wither’s ‘Use Me’…and we also get a good take on ‘The Lamp Is Low’ too – always been a rare one… )
Santi Latora ‘The Sound Maker’ (Durium / Italy / 1970s / Ex/Ex+) £40
( Unfortunately the sleeve is a bit off but the vinyl is nice – rare Italian Jazz / Fusion set with a slamming version of Deodato’s ‘Skyscrapers’ and ‘Flip Top’ os also good as is ‘Superstar’ and ‘Space Race’ – excellent LP and getting harder and harder to source as the years go by… )
Johnny Lytle ‘New And Groovy’ (Tuba / USA / 196os / M-/M-) £125
( Believe me when I tell you that this LP / sleeve is STONE MINT – I’d guess that it’s hardly ever even been out of it’s sleeve before it came to me – let alone been played!! Absolutely perfect copy in every way..with ‘Selim’ which was one of THE most important tracks ever played on the Jazz Dance scene…a true milestone in Black Music… )
Jimmy McGriff ‘The Worm’ (UA / UK / 1968 / M-/M-) £20
( One of Jimmy’s rarer 60s LPs – I actually never even KNEW this had been released over here till I saw this copy! ‘The Worm’ is one of THE most-sampled breaks in Hip Hop (Beasties / TCQ etc etc) + we also get ‘Blue Juice’ , ‘Think’ , ‘Keep Loose’ etc – extra funky cos the band are TIGHT – Grady Tate, Mel Lewis, Blue Mitchell etc etc – standout LP on JM…exemplary condition… )
The Albert Manglesdorff Quartet ‘Never Let It End’ (MPS )gatefold) / Germany / 1970 / Ex+/Ex+) £15
( Rare OG MPS press for this excellent Jazz LP – belongs on a label like India Navigation, Folkways or Strata-East really cos it fits so well into those label’s “ideology”…Spiritual, almost Avant-Garde Jazz with a real sense of purpose – the title track here is particularly good with excellent brass and an overall ‘urgent’ feel – recommended…. )
Marco Di Marco / Chris Woods Sextet ‘Together In Paris’ (Modern Jazz (gatefold) / Italy / 1974 /M-/M-) £60
( Again – like the Johnny Lytle LP earlier on – this looks like it was pressed yesterday – and – again – I doubt if it’s been played more than once or twice…another outstanding Jazz LP this List that includes ‘Bossa With Regards’ , Scuffin’ Along’ , ‘Together In Paris’ – it’s all good – superlative Euro Jazz LP… )
Oliver Nelson and Steve Allen ‘Soulful Brass’ (Impulse! (gatefold) / USA / 1960s / M-/M-) £5
( Pretty much unplayed copy…best track for me is the funky version of ‘Spooky’ here – excellent arrangements – just a good 60s Jazz LP… )
New York Jazz Sextet ‘Recorded Together For The First Time’ (Sceptre / USA / 1960s / Ex+/Ex+) £5
( Welcome back to another old Resolution Records fave – the Bossa version of Coltrane’s ‘Giant Steps’ here is gorgeous – really unusual… )
Bob Perna ‘By Request’ (Rella (gatefold) / USA / 1970s / M-/M-) £5
( Rare LP – not worth loads, just rare – great uptempo version of Judy Roberts ‘Ole’ Jazz Dance tune here – whole Lp is worth a listen though – barely a mark on sleeve or vinyl…
Charles ‘Cha Cha’ Shaw ‘Into Morning’ (Folkways / USA / 1976 / Ex+/M-) £75
( Not had either of this guy’s two Folkways LPs here for years and years – ex-Sun Ra sideman went on his own and produced two extraordinary LPs for this maverick USA label – just a big old mix of Soul, Funk, Jazz, Modality and all stations inbetween – he also gigged with Stevie Wonder for a while too – ‘Eternal’ is the standout cut for me but the whole LP hangs together beautifully…outstanding copy – sells north of $200 elsewhere – but not here… )
Marlena Shaw ‘Marlena’ (Blue Note / USA / 1972 / Ex+/M-) £10
( Barely played…definitely one of Ms Shaw’s trickier 70s LPs to find – lovely condition again – and worth the £20 alone for her amazing interpretation of Marvin Gaye’s ‘Save The Children’ from ‘What’s Goin On’ – awesome flute parts from whomever the flautist was on this session…! )
Joe Viera Sextett ‘Kontraste’ (Calig / Germany / 1978 / M-/M-) £15
( Nuther rare European Jazz LP this list – it’s a very ‘Afro-centric’ set this time and there are some K-I-L-L-E-R tracks on this – but – their version of Archie Shepp’s ‘Blues For Africa’ here takes the prize – amazing track with SO much going on… )
Sadao Watanabe ‘My Dear Life’ (Flying Disk / Japan / 1977 / Ex+/Ex+) £10
( Good LP on Sadao here – I’m not normally much of a fan but this LP works…I noted a few cool cuts when I tracked it earlier – ‘Safari’ , ‘Massai Talk’ , ‘Samba Em Praia’ etc etc – in great shape too – and with the obi still intact… )
Vaclav Zahradnik East All Stars Band ‘Interjazz’ (Supraphon / Czechoslavakia / 1970 / Ex+/Ex+) £15
( The Euro Jazz godition… )
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(5) Soul / Funk / Disco LPs:
The 8th Day ‘The 8th Day’ (Invictus / USA / 1970s / Ex/Ex+) £10
( Old School Soul / Funk LP from this ever-reliable label – few good tracks here but the biggie for most people is / was ‘She’s Not Just Another Woman’ which is double-funky and with a much-sampled intro in Hip Hop down the years – gawdiest sleeve on the whole List – somebody have a word with the label’s Art Department PLEASE….sleeve is a bit worn at seams but otherwise all is A-OK… )
Bombey / Horn’ Subway Baby’ (Philips / Sweden /1976 / Ex+/M-) £45
( ‘Subway Baby’ – outstanding copy…)
James Brown ‘Hell’ Polydor / USA / 1974 / USA / Ex+/Ex+) £25
( Very str
Ray Bryant And His Combo ‘Dancing The Big Twist’ (Philips / UK / 1960s / Ex+/Ex) £3
( ‘Molasses’ – big old Jazz Dance / Rocking track – ask Snowboy… )
Cado Belle ‘Cado Belle’ (Anchor / USA / 1977 / M-/M-) £15
( ‘Got To Love’ – quality 70s Northern…some other good tracks on here too…
Charles ‘Good For Ya’ (Ham-Sem / USA / 1980s / M-/M-) £8
( ‘Make Out’ – great Modern Soul dancer…I’ve seen this go for $100 on the evil one.. )
Chicago Gangsters ‘Gangster Love’ (Gold Plate / USA / 1976 / M-/M-) £25
( ‘Feel Like Making Love’ stunning copy…..’Michigan Avenue’ , ‘Gangster Boogie’ – loadsa goodies on this – incredibly clean )
Kinsman Dazz ‘Dazz’ (20th Century / USA / 1979 / M-/M-) £10
( ‘Love Design’ killer Brazilian Boogie…tuff, tuff LP to pick up… )
Doris Duke ‘Woman’ (Contempo / UK / 1976 / M-/M-) £15
( ‘Woman Of The Ghetto’ – UK original – backed up by Ultrafunk and The Armada Orchestra… )
The Ebonys ‘Sing About Life’ (Buddah / USA / 1976 / M-/M-) £15
( ‘One Thing On My Mind’ – exellent 70s Northern Soul – my own personal copy… )
Eliminators ‘Loving Explosion’ (BRC / USA / 1972 / M-/M-) £60
( ‘Blood Donors Needed’ etc etc – still in shrink and 99% unplayed… )
Ingram ‘Would You Like To Fly’ (Streetwave / UK / 1983 / M-/M-) £20
Inner Life ‘Inner Life’ (Salsoul / USA / 1983 / M-/M-) £25
( ‘Make It LastPs… )
Love Craft ‘We Love You Whoever You Are’ (Mercury / USA / 1975 / M-/M-) £5
( ‘I Feel Better’ with Lalomie Washburn – good Funky / Rock gear – new one on me… )
Gwen McCrae ‘Rockin Chair’ (Cat / USA / 1975 / Ex+/Ex+) £10
( ’90% Of Me Is You’ , ‘Rockin Chair’ – beautiful copy… )
Maceo ‘US’ (People / USA / 1974 / M-/M-) £35
( Killer LP….stone minter…’Soul Power ’74′ etc etc…’Show and Tell’ – etc – amazing Fred Wesley-produced LP… )
Masquerade ‘Take Your Mask Off’ (K-2 / USA / 1980s /M-/M-) £10
( Rare Modern Soul / Boogie LP…very, very popular with French collectors – gleaming copy here… )
Mel and Tim ‘Mel and Tim’ (Stax / USA / 1974 / Ex+/M-) £12
( ‘Keep The Faith’ – light ringwear – superb vinyl…. )
Buddy Miles ‘All The Faces Of Buddy Miles’ (CBS / UK / 1974 / M-/M-) £20
( I’m Just A Kiss Away’ etc – ace LP – so many tracks – Johnny Bristol-produced – ‘Push and Pull’ etc etc… )
Garnet Mimms ‘I’ll Take Good Care Of You’ (UA . USA / 1960s / Ex+/Ex+) £15
( ‘Looking For You’ – Northern Soul anthem )
The Moments ‘Those Sexy Moments’ (All Platinum / UK / 1975 /Ex+/Ex+) £10
( ‘Ride Your Pony, Girl’ – stunning 2 Stepper… )
Mtume ‘Kiss This World Goodbye’ (Epic / USA / 1978 / Ex+/Ex+) £10
( ‘Theme For The People’ – excellent LP – with the free poster too… )
Numonics ‘Rollin’ (Hodisk / USA / 1980s / M-/M-) £30 £15
( ‘Forever And A Day’ and ‘You Lied’ – was £100 at one time…stone minter… )
Sam Bros 5 ‘Sam Bros 5′ (Arhoolie / USA / 1970s / M-/M-) £50
( ‘S.A.M’ = amazing Chic ‘Le Freak’ cover version…like nothing you’ve ever heard before…
Sly & The Family Stone ‘A Whole New Thing’ (Epic / USA / 1969 /Ex+/Ex+) £20
( ‘Trip To Your Heart’ etc etc…Sly’s rarest / best / most-indemand 60s LP… )
The Soul Searchers ‘Salt Of The Earth’ (Sussex / USA / 1970s / Ex/M-) £20
( ‘Ashley’s Roachclip’ etc etc – light wear to top seam – otherwise A-1… )
Universal Robot Band ‘Dance And Shake Your Tambourine’ (Red Greg / USA /1977 / Ex/Ex+) £20
( ‘Dance And Shake…’ and ‘Space Disco’ etc etc…rarest LP (apart from the French boner…light seam wear to sleeve – nuttin bad… )
Art Webb ‘Love Eyes’ (Atlantic / USA / 1977 / M-/M-) £8
( ‘You Can’t Hide Love – stunning flute-led version…’ )
Nancy Wilson ‘Life, Love and Harmony’ (Capitol / USA / 1970s / M-/M-) £25
( ‘Sunshine’ – the most “Cosmic” tune ever…more Mizells than the Mizells themselves…!! )
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(6) Reggae / Caribbean-related LPs:
African Head Charge ‘Off The Beaten Track’ (On-U Sound / UK / 1970s / Ex+/Ex+) £4
( Adrian Sherwood productions….maaaaaadcap Dub stuff )
African Head Charge ‘Songs Of Praise’ (On-U Sound / UK / 1970s / Ex+/Ex+) £4
( More of the same…where Dub meets Punk meets the Avant-Garde… )
Dennis Alcapone ‘My Voice Is Insured For Half A Million Dollars’ (Trojan / UK / 1980s / M-/M-) £3
( Lovely 80s comp – killer DJ – everybody’s fave… )
Horace Andy ‘Dance Hall Style ‘Wackies / UK / 1980s / M-/M-) £3
( Reissue copy – BEST voice in the business…deep Roots biz… )
Barry Biggs ‘Coming Down With Love’ (Revue / UK / 1982 / M-/M-) £3
( ‘Love Come Down’ etc etc…brilliant Soul LP from BB – this is a version of Evelyn King…also features covers from The Isley Brothers, Kashif etc etc )
Big Youth ‘Dread Locks Dread’ (Virgin / UK / 1970s / Ex+/Ex+) £3
( Nice copy – more DJ niceness…classic sleeve too…. )
Blooblo ‘Reggae Party Time’ (Contour / UK / 1973 / Ex+/Ex+) £20
(Killer K-I-L-L-E-R Funky version of ‘Superstition’ – better for me than The Button Down Brass version – this LP is definitely rarer than ‘The Hanged Man’ on Contour also – ya just never see it for sale… )
Dilinger ‘Marijuana In My Brain’ (Jamaica Sound / UK / 1970s / Ex+/Ex+) £5
( ‘Satta Massa Gana’ – wonderful version of the Abyssinians tune… )
The Heptones ‘Swing Low’ (Burning Sounds / UK / 1980s / M-/M- £3
( ‘Book Of Rules’ etc – all of their goodies… )
Gregory Isaacs ‘Gregory Isaacs’ (Virgin / UK / 1982 / Ex+/Ex+) £3
( ‘Universal Tribulation’ – great Roots set from ‘The Cool Ruler’ )
Junior Murvin ‘Bad Man Possee’ (Dread At The Controls /UK / 1981 / Ex/Ex) £15
( ‘Bad Man Possee’ – definitely Junior’s rarest UK LP… )
Rising Sun Steel Band ‘Sand & Steel’ (Trojan / UK / 1969 / M-/M-) £5
( ‘Enjoy Yourself’ – funky steel pan gear…rare Trojan piece – excellent condition )
Junior Murvin ‘Police And Thieves’ (Island / UK / 1976 / Ex+/Ex+) £3
( Lovely copy….came in cheap so can now go out cheap too… )
Max Romeo ‘War Ina Babylon’ (Island / UK / 1976 / Ex) £3
( This LP has no sleeve – grab a bargain and get a sleeve from somewhere else…’Chsae The Devil’ etc etc )
Peter Tosh ‘Captured Live’ (EMI / UK / 1970s / M-/M-) £3
( ‘Get Up, Stand Up’ – ‘Johnny. B Goode’ – very fair price here… )
Various Artists ‘Club Reggae’ (Trojan / UK / 1969 / Ex) £3
( This LP has no sleeve – with ‘Wear You To The Ball’ by Hugh Roy and John Holt – again – grab a bargain and go find a sleeve online… )
Various Artists ‘Pay It All Back Vol 1′ (On U Sound / UK / 1970s / Ex+/Ex+) £4
( Cracking comp from Adrian Sherwood…Mark Stewart from Rip, Rig & Panic is strong on this LP – more Dubbed out craziness… )
Various Artists ‘Reggae Chartbusters Vol 2′ (Trojan / UK / 1969 / Ex/Ex) £3
( ‘Message From A Blackman’ – Derrick Harriott – stunning version to the Temptations / Norman Whitfield tune )
Delroy Wilson ‘Unedited’ (Hulk / UK / 1976 / Ex/Ex) £3
( ‘Call On Me’ (Bobby Bland) etc etc…all soul stuff – whattavoice… )
Delroy Wilson ‘Sarge’ (Charmers / UK / 1977 / Ex+/Ex+) £4
( ‘Moving Away’ etc etc…great version of the Kenny Lynch 2 Stepper – love it… )
Yellowman ‘Zunggazzung’ (Greensleeves / UK / 1983 /Ex+/Ex+) £8
( Classic Yellowman skank…whole LP kills it… )
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(7) Rock & Folk-Funk LPs:
Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper ‘Live Adventures’ (CBS / UK / 1968 / Ex+/Ex+) £5
( ‘Her Holy Modal Highness’ etc etc – amazing Modal Jazz )
Blood Sweat and Tears ‘New Blood’ (Columbia / USA / 1972 / Ex+/Ex+) £5
( ‘Maiden Voyage’ – best version of the Herbie Hancock classic I’ve ever heard – all scat vocals… )
J.J. Cale ‘Really’ (A&M / UK / 1972 / Ex+/Ex+) £10
( ‘Lies’ , ‘Right Down Here’ , ‘Soulin’ , ‘Goin Down’ – killer LP….as covered by Asha Puthli – man was a great, great tunesmith…rare one… )
Colosseum ‘Valentyne Suite’ (Bronze / UK / 1969 / Ex+/Ex+) £5
( ‘Elegy’ – Funk / Rock extraordinaire… )
John McLaughlin ‘Devotion’ (Douglas / UK / 1972 / M-/N-) £5
( ‘Don’t Let The Dragon Eat Your Mother’ – outstanding Acid Rock – pure ‘Chains & Black Exhaust’ gear – wicked…with Buddy Rich etc etc )
Bo Hansson ‘Lord Of The Rings’ (Charisma / UK / 1972 / Ex/Ex) £4
( ‘Llothorien’ etc etc…love this – whole LP is ace – just listening to it now…most impressed – long way from Mint… )
The Pentangle ‘Basket Of Light’ (Transatlantic / UK / 1979 / Ex+/Ex+) £5
( ‘Light Flight’ – few marks here and there – this is the OG gatefold press… )
Shawn Philips ‘Spaced’ (A&M / USA / 1970s / M-/M-) £12
( ‘I Don’t Want To Leave You But…’ crazy jam with the Headhunters…BASS……!! )
Puzzle ‘The Second Album’ (Motown / USA / 1974 / Ex+/M-) £12
( ‘State Of Mind’ – big tune and one of my very fave Funky / Jazz tunes – essential… )
Cris Williamson ‘The Changer And The Changed’ (Olivia / USA / Ex+/Ex+) £2
( ‘Song Of The Soul’ – same label as many other great female / protest / women’s collective stuff that I just can’t remember right now… )
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(8) Latin & Brazilian-related LPs:
Aguabella ‘Hittin Hard” (Epsilon / USA / 1960s / M-/M-) £10
( Reissue copy – ‘Desire’ )
Victor Assis Brasil Quintet ‘Victor Assis Brasil Quintet’ (Inner City / USA / 1983 / Ex/Ex+) £5
( ‘Waltz For Phil’ etc etc – classic Jazz Dance gear – 3 cool tracks on this for me… )
Reginaldo Bessa ‘Reginaldo Bessa’ (Macduson / Brazil / 1978 / Ex+/M-) £5
( ‘Cade Yaya’ – excellent Bossa track… )
Antonio Carlos e Jocafi ‘Louvado Seja’ (RCA / Brazil /1970s / Ex+/M-) £5
( ‘Louvado Seja’ – new one on me? Lovely cut on these guys )
Jack Costanzo ‘Afto-Cubano’ (Verve / USA / 1960s / VG+/Ex+) £8
( ‘Mambo Costanzo’ – rare LP – few creases to sleeve – otherwsie nice… )
Los Papines ‘Fantasia En Ritmo’ (Arieto / Cuba / 1960s / Ex+/Ex+) £5
( ‘Sabor A Cinga’ etc etc – lotsa Batucada / Percussion stuff here )
Ray Mantilla ‘Mantilla’ (Inner City / USA / 1978 / Ex+/M-) £5
( ‘Chango Llama’ – hardcore Latin / Jazz / Dance track – all the way back to Club Sandino in Glasgow… )
The Carlos Martinez Latinaires ‘It Happened In Acapulco’ (P.R.I / USA / 1960s / Ex/Ex+) £5
( Cuban Mambo’ etc etc…clear vinyl press – 2 / 3 decent tracks on this )
Baden Powell ‘Baden’ (Eleno / Brazil / 1968 / Ex/Ex) £8
( ‘Lamento’ , ‘Percissao e Batucada’ etc etc…nice shape – classic BP set… )
Quinteto Maria Joao ‘Cem Caminas’ (Nabel / Germany / 1970s / M-/M-) £5
( ‘Take Five’ etc etc…done like you’ve never heard before… )
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(9) African & Indian-related LPs:
Ashantis ‘Disco Music’ (Harmony / France / 1970s / Ex+/Ex+) £10
( ‘Disco Play’ etc etc…loadsa nice tracks on this – seen @ £50 elsewhere… )
Bayete ‘Bayete’ (Smash Disco / USA / 1970s / Ex+/Ex+) £8
( ‘Soul Makossa’ etc…still in shrinkwrap… )
Acker Bilk ‘The Acker Bilk Saga’ (Polydor / UK / 1970s / M-/M-) £5
( ‘Acka Raga’ – lovely version to the John Mayer // Joe Harriott composition – from Acker Bilk….!!! )
Buari ‘Disco Soccer’ (Makossa / USA / 1979 / Ex+/Ex+) £100
( ‘I’m Ready’ etc etc…stunning LP -some of THE best Afro-Disco ever laid down – massive…
Rahul Dev Burman ‘Teezri Manzil’ (EMI-Odeon / India / 1970s / Ex+/Ex+) £40
( ‘Theme Music’ – sublime Indian OST stuff – old Gilles Peterson Radio spin – astounding… )
Rahul Dev Burman ‘Manzil Manzil’ (HMV / India / 1970s /Ex+/Ex+) £10
( ‘He Baba’ – 4 / 4 Techno with banging percussion on a Bollywood score..? Whatever next……. )
The Indo Jazzmen ‘Ragas And Reflections’ Saga / UK / 1968 / M-/M- £5
( ‘Joint Venture’ – outrageously good Jazz tracks – with flutes, sitars, tablas – like Tubby and Joe Harriott are in on the session – SO highly recommended…
Ali Akbar Khan ‘Raga Durga’ (HMV / UK / 1966 / M-/M-) £5
( ‘Raga Durga’ – nice Sitar / Tabla freeness… )
Edja Kungali ‘African Rhythmnology’ (Decca / France / 1960s / Ex+/Ex+) £20
( ‘Kungali’ – banging Afro-Jazz with a heavy trombone part – KILLER……….. )
Original Wings ‘Change This World’ (EMI / South Africa / 1970s / M-/M-) £20
( ‘Igba Alusi’ – much indemand Afro-Funk from Johanannesburg… )
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(10) Uneasy Listening / Exotica LPs:
Erotheque ‘Erotheque’ ( EMI-Pathe / France / 1970s / Ex+/Ex+) £8
( ‘Laure’ – pure Porno gear… )
Georgie Fame ‘Seventh Son’ (CBS / UK / 1969 / Ex+/Ex+) £20
( ‘Somebody Stole My Thunder’ – amazing club cut from GF… )
Johnny Harris ‘All To Bring You Morning’ (WB / UK / 1973 / M-/M- £5
( ‘All To Bring You Morning’ = beats………reminds me of Nucleus’s ‘Roots’ – bass and drum, bass and drum, bass and drum… )
Tom Jones ‘The Body and Soul Of Tom Jones’ (Decca / UK / 1973 / Ex+/Ex+) £5
( ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’ – stunning intro and an unbelievably good version to Bill Withers – surprisingly hard LP to get… )
The Peddlers ‘Three For All’ (Philips / UK / 1970 / Ex+/Ex+) £4
( ‘String Of Pearls’ – excellent Organ instrumental – decent LP… )
Jean Jacques Perrey ‘The In Sound From Way Out’ (Vanguard / 1973 / UK / Ex+/Ex+) £10
( ‘Spooks In Space’ – funky Moog Madness… )
Elvis Presley ‘Almost In Love’ (RCA / UK / 1970 / Ex+/Ex+) £3
( ‘A Little Less Conversation’ , ‘Rubberneckin’ – his best LP? )
Demis Roussos ‘Demis Roussos’ (Philips / UK / 1978 / Ex+/Ex+) £5
( ‘L.O.V.E. Got A Hold Of Me’ – goes over $100 regularly on the evil Bay… )
Labi Siffre ‘The Singer And The Song’ (Pye / UK / 1971 / Ex+/Ex+) £8
( ‘Rockin’ Chair’ – they call him the “English Jon Lucien” – I couldn’t agree more… )
Yma Sumac ‘Miracles’ (London / UK / 197s / Ex+/Ex+) £15
( ‘Tree Of Life’ etc stunning Psyche gear from my friend and yours Les ‘Helles Belles’ Baxter – again – hitting £60 / £75 on eBay now… )
Various Artists ‘Blow Up – Exclusive Blend, Vol 1′ (Blow Up / UK / 1990s / Ex+/Ex+) £5
( ‘Beat Me Till I’m Blue’ etc etc…all Mohawks cuts from the KPM catalogue and ‘Big Beat Vos 1 & 2′ – all mastered directly from original tapes too – nice and loud.. )
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(11) Avant-Garde / Electronic / Xian LPs:
Concept Neuf ‘Concept Neuf’ (CAM / France / 1979 / Ex+/Ex+) £15
( ‘The Path’)
Brian Eno ‘Here Come The Warm Jets’ (Island / UK / 1973 / VG+/VG+) £5
(‘Here Come The warm Jets’ )
Brian Eno’ Another Green World’ (Polydor / UK / 1975 / Ex/Ex) £5
( ‘In Dark Trees’ )
Brian Eno ‘Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)’ (Polydor / UK / 1974 / VG+/VG+) £5
( ‘Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy’)
Kraftwerk ‘Kraftwerk’ (Vertigo / UK / 1972 / M-/M-) £45
( ‘Mehaherz’ , ‘Stratavarious’ etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc……….!! Their debut LP – double vinyl )
Annette Peacock ‘I’m The One’ (RCA / USA / 1972 / M-/M-) £50
( ‘Pony’)
Klaus Schulze ‘Dig It’ (Brain / Germany / 1980 / VG+/VG+) £3
( ‘Weird Caravan’ )
Telex ‘Neurovision’ (Sire / UK / 1980 / M-/M-) £3
( ‘Tour De France’ )
Universal Energy (Bernard Estardy) ‘Universal Energy’ (Harvest / UK / 1977 / Ex+/M-) £30
( ‘Disco Energy’ etc)
Delia Derbyshire ‘BBC Radiophonic Workshop 21′ (BBC Radiophonic / UK / 1977 / Ex+/Ex+) £10
( ‘Dr Who’ , ‘Tardis’ etc etc… )
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End-Of-List-Thx-Again-………Mark-Le-Rez