DAN GREER - PRAISE - NOT WITH WORDS / SEALED ORIGINAL:
Southern soul/gospel LP with a deep midtempo sound on "The story of my life" & "For the children". Scarce LP on Memphis label. US original, still sealed copy, just one minimal corner bump.

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GEMS - I'LL BE THERE / I MISS HIM:
Storming northern oldie. Great copy, just a tiny, faint residue mark on A-side label. US original with Audiomatrix stamp and GS in dead wax.

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LARRY HANCOCK - BORDERLINE:
Scarce solo album from the S.O.U.L. lead singer, released in 1988. No funk here but 80's soul - check "Celebrate love". LP has pretty light marks, lower end of our tough VG+ grade but still ok. Plays well, just a little crackle end of A3/start of A4. Cover has a bent corner (quite minor). French only original.

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MARION GAINES SINGERS - LEANING ON THE EVERLASTING ARMS:
Top drawer 1974 gospel album with backing from Herman Kelly, Cash McCall etc. Listen to the super funky "The man" and "Do your thing". Cover in partial shrink with a cut corner and a creased corner. US original.

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MEL CARTER - WHEN A BOY FALLS IN LOVE:
Rare early 60s soul with lush orchestral arrangements and a Sam Cooke-like style. "Hold me" and "Wonderful love" are the best tunes for me. LP in nice shape except for a 0,5 cm mark causing clicks on A1. Cover in torn shrink with a punch hole and slight wear to corners. Small part of B-side label is missing due to manufacturing error (doesn't look bad at all). US stereo original.

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MIRACLES - HI WE'RE THE MIRACLES:
Their first LP, including "Shop around" and "Who's lovin' you". UK mono original on Oriole. LP has surface marks and a 1,5 cm scratch causing light clicks for most of A2, plays well in general. The laminated flipback cover has some creasing, light wear, two tiny tears by edges.

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JIMMY DELPHS - WHERE THERE IS LOVE / OUR LAST GOODBYE:
Stunning Detroit 60s soul from luminaries Mike Terry, Ollie McLaughlin and Sharon McMahan. Previously unissued and well sought-after now. UK original in lovely condition.

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SAPPHIRES - WHO DO YOU LOVE / MONO:
Lovely 60s soul with fab arrangements from Joe Renzetti and a young Kenny Gamble. "I found out too late" and "Who do you love" are truly magnificent. LP is glossy with a few clusters of surface marks, nothing deep, plays well with just a few stray clicks. Cover has a little creasing and wear around corners, looks alright. US mono original.

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DON GARDNER & DEE DEE FORD QUINTET - LAST DANCE / HARLEM ROCK:
Ultra rare Swedish 45 recorded when Don and his group toured Sweden in the mid-60s, sold for 1255 USD on Ebay in February. Killer r&b/mod club sound on "Last dance"! Vinyl is a very conservative VG+, has full gloss with just a few light surface lines, plays beautifully. Pic sleeve looks great on front, just a small date stamp. Graded VG- due to a 12x5 cm newspaper cutting glued onto the back. Promo copy, blue vinyl, perfectly clean labels with centre intact.

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SOUL STIRRERS - I KNOW I'LL BE FREE / CHRISTMAS JOY:
Fab gospel soul from this much-loved group. Drill hole, faint stamp on A-side label. Early 2nd pressing with Checker logo on a straight line, in company sleeve.

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FRED - LOVE CAN LAST FOREVER:
Downtempo crossover/deep soul with a Curtis-like vocal. Instrumental on the flip. 2nd issue with a bit longer take than on the 1st issue.

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PRATT & MOODY / COLD DIAMOND & MINK - WORDS WORDS WORDS / INSTRUMENTAL:
Wonderful midtempo crossover track from Pratt & Moody, following up the equally lovely "Lost Lost Lost" from last year. Drum-heavy instrumental on flip. 2nd pressing with burgundy red label.

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PRATT & MOODY / COLD DIAMOND & MINK - WHEELS TURNING / INSTRUMENTAL:
Third 7" from this fine duo - sparse and melancholic sweet-with-a-beat style soul track! Heavy instro on the flip. 2nd issue with grey labels.

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MAIN INGREDIENT - SPINNING AROUND:
"Magic shoes" great early 70's soul tune used in hip hop. Nice sweet soul on "Spinning around". Early 2nd issue of the "Tasteful soul" LP. Cover has 12 cm split on spine (repaired with tape), small tear on bottom left front, small sawcut.

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KING FLOYD - HEART OF THE MATTER:
Nice soul LP from 1971 including the lovely "You've been good to me, thank you" & "You got the love I need". Small mark causes a few clicks on B1, otherwise clean. Cover in shrink with cut corner. US 2nd pressing on VIP (after the Pulsar release).

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FREDA PAYNE - IN STOCKHOLM:
Soul/jazz set including versions of "See see rider" and "Nobody wants you when you're down and out". First US pressing, USA 111, released some years after the Swedish original. This copy has red labels with black print. No punch hole on this copy (unlike website photo).

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DIONNE WARWICK - MAKE WAY FOR:
Maybe her best LP with timeless Bacharach/David classics as "A house is not a home" and "Walk on by". LP in solid shape. Cover has a drill hole, light wear, minor sticker on front and back (not on photo). 2nd US pressing with multicolor labels.

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VICKY TAFOYA & THE BIG BEAT - FOREVER / MY VOW TO YOU:
Cute but haunting girl group sweet soul from the Penrose-camp. 2nd pressing with lowered teardrop on right hand side of label.

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SPECIAL EDITION BAND - AT LAST...SPECIAL EDITION BAND:
Indie soul album including the great two stepper "Crying on the inside" and the boogie tune "Sooner or later"! Clean copy in shrink. This is the old 2nd issue that's often sold as an original.

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JOE ARMON-JONES - STARTING TODAY:
Jazzy soul from 2018, like a mix of Peven Everett and Fertile Ground. Listen to "Almost went too far" and "Starting today". 2nd pressing from 2019.

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LOVELITES - HOW CAN I TELL MY MOM & DAD / HEY! STARS OF TOMORROW:
Monster girl group sweet soul. Vinyl is well-playing VG, glossy with light marks, nothing deep. Early 2nd US pressing, national release on Uni (first release was on the local Lock label).

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GROOVERS - I'M A BASHFUL GUY / JUST GO FOR ME:
Surefire northern soul hit from Len Jewell and Miles Grayson. Vinyl has plenty of surface marks but nothing deep. Plays ok with a little surface noise. This is the national release on Minit, a little after the local Teri De issue. Promo copy.

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EDWIN STARR - AGENT DOUBLE-O-SOUL:
Classic Detroit soul. Unofficial 70s repress, vinyl pressing, yellow label with red lettering.

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ROBERTA FLACK - KILLING ME SOFTLY:
1973 album with the classic title track. Later US press from the late 70s, Rockefeller address and W logo on labels, in die-cut fold-out sleeve.

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JUDY STREET - WHAT / YOU TURN ME ON:
Big northern oldie that went on to be covered by Soft Cell. Unofficial 70s pressing on styrene. An ugly mark causes clicks in the start, then plays ok.

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DEAN PARRISH - TELL HER / FALL ON ME:
Storming 60s effort from this hugely popular singer. Small sticker on A-side label. Unofficial later pressing from the 70s.

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PRATT & MOODY / COLD DIAMOND & MINK - LOST LOST LOST / INSTRUMENTAL:
Another great release on Timmion's sublabel Stylart - superb sweet soul tune with instrumental on flip! 3rd issue with yellow labels.

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FREDDIE CHAVEZ - THEY'LL NEVER KNOW WHY / BABY I'M SORRY:
One of the big northern soul oldies, with a flipside that's excellent as well. Record looks good but 3 sec styrene burn in intro to "They'll never" forces VG grade. Old unofficial repress, red label, styrene.

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FLAMINGOS - REQUESTFULLY YOURS:
1960 album from this legendary doo wop group. "You, me and the sea" is lovely. Later (1970s) US pressing with blue/red labels.

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ERMA FRANKLIN - DON'T WAIT TOO LONG / TIME AFTER TIME:
Fast and furious 60s soul! Light marks, plays well. UK later pressing of 1962 original, this is the solid centre version.

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ROSE BATISTE - HOLDING HANDS / THAT'S WHAT HE TOLD ME:
Detroit northern with that typical sound - magic in the air in those days. Old repress of rare original, on vinyl instead of styrene. Just a few tiny marks on record, but the sound quality of the pressing is not fantastic.

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BOB RELF - BLOWING MY MIND TO PIECES / GIRL, YOU'RE MY KIND OF WONDERFUL:
150 mph northern soul b/w a superb crossover classic (same tune as Olympics). Later US pressing from the 70s, yellow label vinyl copy. Record has light marks and a small smudge causing a few crunches on "Girl". Plays well outside of that.

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SPINNERS - THE ORIGINAL SPINNERS:
One of the best 60s albums from the Motown stables, including stunners like "I'll always love you", "Sweet thing" and "How can I"! Nice copy in slightly torn shrink. Later US press from 1981.

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J.J. BARNES - PLEASE LET ME IN / I THINK I FOUND A LOVE:
One of the all-time Detroit soul greats. Unofficial later pressing, on vinyl instead of styrene.

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YVONNE BAKER - YOU DIDN'T SAY A WORD / TO PROVE MY LOVE IS TRUE:
One of THE northern soul classics. This is a 70s boot replicating the East Coast demo design, has Frankford Wayne etching in dead wax but no AudioMatrix-stamp. Slight noise for a few rounds in the intro, then fine.

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MARVELETTES - PLAYBOY:
Lovely Motown classic, includes "I think I can change you" and many more great tunes. TM 231, yellow label with horizontal disc & globe on top. 3rd US mono issue, after the white and yellow labels with overlapping globes, but still an early 60s pressing. LP is very close to NM. Cover has minor rub wear on front, looks nice.

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LUTHER INGRAM - SAME:
1986 album from this soul giant, including the deep ballad "Baby Don't Go Too Far". US original, this copy is not in shrink but still looks alright.

VARIOUS - TWIST & SHOUT - 12 ATLANTIC TRACKS PRODUCED BY PHIL SPECTOR:
Compilation from 1989. Nice clean copy.

Z.Z. HILL - DUES PAID IN FULL:
1984 comp with 14 tracks from this much-loved soul singer. LP has some minor marks, plays well. Cover has a little shelf wear and 3 cm fraying on top seam.

MIGHTY SAM - NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH:
Comp from 1988 including plenty of great 60s soul - my pick is "I need a lot of lovin'". LP and cover in fine condition.

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OSCAR TONEY JR - PAPA DON'S PREACHER:
Deep/southern soul comp including fine versions of "The dark end of the street", "For your precious love" and "Any day now". No shrink on this copy.

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FRICTION BAND - WATCHIN' YOU / TO THE SKY:
Rare, private-pressed midtempo modern soul 7" with a nice sweet soul number on the flip (watch out for the unexpected twist towards the end). Reissue.

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EDDIE FLOYD - THE BEST OF:
1988 comp with fab southern soul as "Too weak to fight", "I've never found a girl" and "Consider me"! LP is visually VG to VG+ with light marks, nothing bad, plays ok.

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VARIOUS - THE SMOOCHER:
Strong soul compilation with killer tunes as "Hollywood dreaming" by Father's Children, Solomon Burke's "Over and over" and Bobby Patterson's "I get my groove from you". Light marks on vinyl, plays well.

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PUFFS / SUPERBS - I ONLY CRY ONCE A DAY NOW / WIND IN MY SAILS:
Traditional 60s girl group northern dancer with a Gene Page arrangement b/w a a tough, funk-edged club smasher that's my pick of the two! Reissue.

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JOE TEX - THE BEST OF:
Some of his early hits, including the r&b club favorite "Pneumonia"! LP has two pressing bubbles causing a few soft thumps. Cover has some creasing and a small stain on front. Old reissue.

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GREGORY JOLLY - WHAT 'EM DOING IS MY BUSINESS:
Superb late 70s soul with a deep dance groove. Reissue including a rework by Altrey & JR.

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RUBIN - YOU'VE BEEN AWAY:
Storming northern classic! Unofficial reissue with blank B-side.

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DON COVAY & THE GOODTIMERS - MERCY!:
Compilation including mid 60s sides for Atlantic including the hit "See-Saw".

MANHATTANS - DEDICATED TO YOU:
Lovely album that's recommended if you want sweet 60s soul in the same style as the early Impressions stuff. Check the awesome "Follow your heart" and "I'm the one that love forgot"! Reissue. No shrink on this copy (unlike website photo).

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