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JOHNNY ACE- Memorial Album For Johnny Ace- (Northern Soul w/ playing card cover) Duke (1960s orange label) Mono M $70
JEWEL AKENS- The Birds & The Bees- (Northern Soul sounds by ex-Turnarounds doo-wop vocalist. Contains "Sukiyaki (My First Lonely Night)"; "Georgie Porgie") Era (EL-110) Mono M- $90
STEVE ALAIMO- Every Day I Have To Cry- (Popcorn Northern Soul by ex-Redcoats singer. Every song title has the word 'Cry' in it) Checker (white label) Mono M $220
ARTHUR ALEXANDER- Same- Warner Bros SS $55
AMBERGRIS- Ambergris!- (Produced by Steve Cropper w/ Unipak cover) Paramount M $35 or M- $22
AMERICAN BREED- Lonely Side Of The City- (pre- Rufus w/ Andre Fischer & Kevin Murphy) Acta VG+ $16
CURTIS AMY- Mustang- Verve M- $50 or VG $18
ANACOSTIA- Same- (Richard Tee, Van McCoy, & Eric Gale produced by Charles Kipps & Van McCoy, w/ plain white cover) MCA (2269) M- $9
THE AQUARIANS- Jungle Grass- (Zodiac pop-funk w/ Stan Gilbert; Lynn Blessing; Joe Pass; Bobby Hutcherson) Uni M- $45
THE ARTISTICS- Get My Hands On Some Lovin'- (Nothern Soul w/ ex- El Dorados lead singer Marvin Smith) Okeh M $235
THE ARTISTICS- What Happened- Brunswick SS $120
ASSEMBLAGE- Assemblage Album (Detroit guitar-psych w/ some soul moves. w/ Stuart Avery, pre-Edgar Winter's White Trash & Robyn Robbins, pre-Bob Seger Silver Bullet Band) Westbound DJ M- $28
DONALD AUSTIN- Crazy Legs- Eastbound M $160
THE HARVEY AVERNE DOZEN- Viva Soul- Atlantic M- $78 | B
BABY RAY- Where Soul Lives- (His only LP. Includes "Harpoon Man" & "The House On Soul Hill") Imperial M- $18 or Imperial Mono SS $33
THE BAG- Real- (ex-Esquires New York City blue-eyed soul-psych produced by Jimmy Curtiss for Perception Productions, w/ original textured cover) Decca DJ M $125 Obscure!
THE BAGATELLE- 11 PM Saturday- (Their only LP features soul-rock w/ ex-Lost members Lee Mason & Willie Alexander pre-Glass Menagerie & Velvet Underground) ABC SS $120 or M $99
LaVERNE BAKER- Her Greatest Recordings- Atco Mono EX+ $14
BAMA- Touch Me When We're Dancing- (w/ lyric innersleeve. Title track later covered by The Carpenters & Alabama) Free Flight M $14
H.B. BARNUM- The Big Voice Of Barnum- RCA Mono SS $33
ARCHIE BELL & THE DRELLS- Can't Stop Dancing- Atlantic SS $78
ARCHIE BELL & THE DRELLS- Dance Your Troubles Away- TSOP VG $45
JESSE BELVIN- The Casual Jesse Belvin- Crown Mono M- $29 (Write for more Jesse Belvin titles available)
BROOK BENTON- Brook Benton Today- (w/ The Sweet Inspirations, Cissy Houston) Cotillion M $16
BROOK BENTON- Home Style- Cotillion M- $16
BROOK BENTON- Endlessly- Mercury DJ Mono EX $18
BROOK BENTON- It's Just A Matter Of Time- Mercury DJ Mono VG $14
EDWIN BIRDSONG- What It Is- (Rare debut LP) Polydor SS $125
JULES BLATTNER GROUP- Call Me Man!- (w/ Darrel Meister & Paul Spencer) Buddah EX $40
THE BLOSSOMS- Shockwave- (Northern Soul stylings w/ Fanita James of Richard Berry's backing group, The Dreamers, Jean King & Phil Spector session gal Darlene Love. They were the house group on the Shindig TV show & did backing vocals on countless sessions, but this is their only LP) Lion SS $199
THE BLUEBELLS- Sisters- (w/ lyric innersleeve) Sire / London M $33
WILLIE BOBO- Do That Thing / Guajira- Tico SS $25 More Info
GRAHAM BOND- Mighty Grahame Bond- (Spooky mellotron, Hammond & occult references. Dark psychedelic progressive jazz blues w/ Harvey Mandel & Harvey Brooks) Pulsar M $88
GARY "U.S." BONDS- Dance 'Til Quarter To Three- (frat-party rock & soul produced by Frank Guida w/ his house band, The Church Street 5 featuring Gene Barge) Legrand Mono VG+ $55
GARY "U.S." BONDS- Twist Up Calypso- Legrand Mono M $75
GARY "U.S." BONDS- The Greatest Hits Of Gary U.S. Bonds- Legrand Mono VG+ $50
BOOKER T. & THE MG'S- McLemore Avenue- (MG's aka Memphis Group w/ 'Abbey Road' inspired gatefold cover) Stax M- $50 or VG $18
BOOKER T. & THE MG'S- The Booker T Set- (MG's aka Memphis Group) Stax EX+ $40
BOOKER T. & THE MG'S- (MG's aka Memphis Group) In The Christmas Spirit- Stax EX+ $45
BOOKER T. & THE MG'S- Greatest Hits- (MG's aka Memphis Group) Stax SS $48
BOOKER T & PRISCILLA- (2-LP Set w/ Mr. & Mrs. Booker T. Jones & Priscilla Coolege) A&M DJ M- $48
GARY BOYLE- The Dancer- (prog-jazz w/ members of Brand X & 801 plus Rod Argent on Mini-Moog. Color vinyl) Canada Bomb SS $33
BROTH- Same- (heavy urban prog-funk & pop w/ Steve Verocca, features "I'm A King". Unipak cover) Mercury M $70
BADFOOT BROWN & THE BUNIONS BRADFOOT FUNERAL & MARCHING BAND- (Bill Cosby Presents Soul-Jazz Psych w/ Unipak cover) Uni SS $88 More Info
JAMES BROWN- Super Bad- ("Live" overdubbed applause. Has soul duet w/ Vicki Anderson) King SS $35
JAMES BROWN- Live At The Apollo- King VG- $12
JAMES BROWN- Live At The Apollo Vol II- (2-LP set. James Brown does a duet w/ Marva Whitney on the original version of "Think") King VG $18
JAMES BROWN- Grits & Soul- (hot instrumentals w/ James Brown on organ!) Smash Mono M- $65
JAMES BROWN- Showtime- ("Live" overdubbed applause) Smash Mono EX+ $50
JAMES BROWN- The James Brown Show- (w/ Baby Lloyd; Vickie Anderson; The Jewels; James Crawford) Smash Mono VG- $9
JAMES BROWN- Papa's Got A Brand New Bag- King (938 w/ black label no crown) Mono EX- $ or VG $14
JAMES BROWN- It's A Man's, Man's, Man's World- (Has only true stereo version of "Bewildered", w/ original embossed 'sparkle' cover) King (black label w/ crown) VG $30
JAMES BROWN- I Got The Feelin'- (awesome tightly focused high funk grooves!) Tiawan / Zone Sound (CSJ-722) VG $44
JAMES BROWN- Say It Loud- (Unipak cover) King VG $22
JAMES BROWN- Gettin Down To It- King M $44 or VG- $12
JAMES BROWN- Christmas Songs- (Wreath on white wall & song titles on back) King (1010 w/ black & silver label) Mono EX+ $70
JAMES BROWN- It's A New Day So Let A Man Come In- King (w/ orange/black label picturing James Brown) VG+ $22
JAMES BROWN- Hot Pants- Polydor M $70
JAMES BROWN- The Popcorn- (James Brown plays & directs The Popcorn w/ The James Brown Orchestra) Polydor SS $50
MEL BROWN- Blues For We- (more soul-funk oriented than Mel's usual jazz-blues feel, due to boss funk-groove arrangements by Artie Butler! Includes Tom Scott's "Freaky Zeke", plus "Son Of A Preacher Man"; "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" (Beatles), "Indian Giver"; "Set Me Free"; "Twist & Shout"; more. w/ gatefold) Impulse VG $14
PETER BROWN- A Fantasy Love Affair / Do You Want To Get Funky With Me?- (w/ Betty Wright backing vocals on one song. w/ original nudie gatefold cover photo) Drive M $40
RUTH BROWN- Black Is Brown & Brown Is Beautiful- (w/ Richard Tee) Skye EX $30
BROWNSTONE- Same- (Funky hard-rock w/ Barbara Lopez & David Hoffman. produced by Al Schmitt. Die-cut Unipak cover w/ punch-out sections still intact. Proper innersleeve) Playboy DJ M $45
SOLOMON BURKE- I Have A Dream- (Inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr) ABC/Dunhill SS $35
SOLOMON BURKE- If You Need Me- Atlantic Mono M- $35
ERNIE BUSH- "Breakaway"- (Rare 12" 33 1/3rd-RPM coverless TEST PRESSING ONLY of 5:35 Disco Version mixed by Tom Moulton & mastered by Jose Rodriguez, w/ vocal A-Side & instrumental B-Side. One of the 1st Disco Discs ever made!) Contempo / Scepter (12414) M $40 | C
CALHOON- Soul Man- (1-Sided 12" 45-RPM of Sam & Dave hit) Warner/ Spector DJ Only M $16
CANNIBAL & THE HEADHUNTERS- Land Of 1000 Dances- (Rare original issue) Rampart Mono $85
ACE CANNON- Memphis Golden Hits- Motown M $18
THE CAPITOLS- We Got A Thing That's In The Groove- Atco Mono EX+ $45
THE CAPITOLS- Dance The Cool Jerk- Atco Mono VG-- $6
CAPTAIN KINGS & THE MONKEYTIMERS- The Monkey Time- (obscure funk & soul stompers) Palace VG $17
CLARENCE CARTER- Patches- (w/ Travis Wammack) Atlantic SS $45
ALVIN CASH & THE REGISTERS- Twine Time- (The Registers are Alvin's brothers George, Arthur, & Robert, aka The Crawlers, from St Louis. Andre Williams produced this LP & his group, The Nightlighters, provide backing. The 'Twine Time' dance originated at Dunbar High School in Chicago) Mar-V-Lus SS $99
CERRONE IV- The Golden Touch- (Excellent Euro-disco by Jean-Marc Cerrone who later influenced the techno-ambient-house-electronica styles. w/ gatefold) Cotillion M $45
CHAMBERS BROTHERS- The Original Groovin' Time- Folkways M- $65
CHAMBERS BROTHERS- A New Time, A New Day- Columbia VG+ $14 or VG $9
CHAMBERS BROTHERS- Now! (Live) Vault M $35
CHAMBERS BROTHERS- The Time Has Come- (Classic soul-psych LP) Columbia (360 Stereo label) M- $28 More Info
CHAMBERS BROTHERS- New Generation- Columbia SS $33
CHAMBERS BROTHERS- Greatest Hits- Columbia M $28
GENE CHANDLER- Duke Of Earl- (one of the leading exponents of the '60s Chicago soul scene) Up Front M $55
GENE CHANDLER- The Gene Chandler Situation- (includes "Groovy Situation") Mercury M $70
RAY CHARLES- Volcanic Action Of My Soul- ABC / TRC M $45
RAY CHARLES- Genius Hits The Road- (his debut LP for ABC) ABC Paramount (black label) M $40 or Mono VG- $9
RAY CHARLES- In Person- Atlantic (orange over purple label) Mono VG $16
RAY CHARLES- Greatest Hits- ABC / Paramount (black label w/ white letters on top) Mono VG $12
RAY CHARLES- The Best Of Ray Charles- MCP M $14
CHECKMATES LTD.- Love Is All We Have To Give- (Sweet soul meets the Wall of Sound featuring Sonny Charles, produced by Phil Spector) A&M EX $28
CHIC- "Le Freak" bw/ "Savoir Faire"- (12" Swirl Picture Disc Disco Disc Single) Atlantic M $35
CHICAGO GANGSTERS- Blind Over You- (w/ Phil Upchurch) Gold Plate SS $95
CHILLIWACK- 2-Songs from "Lights From The Valley" LP bw/ 2-Songs from " Dreams, Dreams, Dreams" LP- (4-Song 'Hot Cut' 12" DJ ONLY on Clear Vinyl w/ die-cut round cover) Mushroom DJ ONLY M $44 or M- $33
CHUBBY CHECKER- The Change Has Come- (Backed by The Wildcats, this is his come-back LP after a 16 year hiatus. w. lyric innersleeve) MCA VG+ $9
JIMMY CLIFF- Can't Get Enough Of It- Veep M $45
CLOUT- Six Of The Best- (female fueled disco w/ hit "Under Fire") Epic M $9
WAYNE COCHRAN & HIS CC RIDERS- Cochran- (gatefold) Epic EX+ $95
WAYNE COCHRAN & HIS CC RIDERS- High & Ridin'- (w/ Charlie Brent) Bethlehem SS $150 or M- $105
WAYNE COCHRAN & HIS CC RIDERS- Alive & Well & Living- (gatefold) King SS $150 or EX $99
THE DENNIS COFFEY BAND- A Sweet Taste Of Sin- Westbound NM- $38
BOOTSY COLLINS- Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! (gatefold) Warner Bros EX $16
BOOTSY COLLINS- The One Givith, The Count Taketh Away- Warner Bros VG+ $14
DAVE & ANSELL COLLINS- Double Barrel- Big Tree SS $65 or VG $40
COMMODORES- Heroes- Motown SS $35
ARTHUR CONLEY- More Sweet Soul- (w/ Duane Allman) Atco M $50
ARTHUR CONLEY- Soul Directions- (w/ "Funky Street") Atco M- $38
L.C. COOKE- Sings The Great Years Of Sam Cooke- (Sam Cooke's brother) Blue Rock Mono SS $135 Rare!
SAM COOKE- Mr. Soul- RCA (black label w/ dog on top) M $38
SAM COOKE- Ain't That Good News- RCA Mono EX $24
RUTH COPELAND- Self Portrait- (w/ Parliament members George Clinton; Eddie Hazel; Dennis Coffey; Bernie Worrell; & others on tracks like "The Silent Boatman" a version which originally appeared on Parliament's Osmium LP. Lyric pamphlet included) Invictus SS $105 or M $85 or M- $75
RUTH COPELAND- Take Me To Baltimore- (w/ lyric insert) RCA M $65
DAVE "BABY" CORTEZ- (Write for titles available)
DON COVAY- See Saw- Atlantic M $45
DANNY COX- Live At The Family Dog- Sunflower DJ EX $32
CRAZY JOE & THE VARIABLE SPEED BAND- Eugene- (w/ Ace Frehley) Casablanca DJ M $30
STEVE CROPPER- With A Little Help From My Friends- Volt M- $35 or VG $17
ANDRAÉ CROUCH & THE DISCIPLES- Take Me Back- (gatefold) Light M- $33
ANDRAÉ CROUCH & THE DISCIPLES- Soulfully- Light VG- $9
ANDRAÉ CROUCH & THE DISCIPLES- Keep On Singin'- Light M $33
ANDRAÉ CROUCH & THE DISCIPLES- The Best Of Andraé Crouch & The Disciples- (2-LP Set w/ gatefold) Light M- $44 | D
TYRONE DAVIS- Turn Back The Hands Of Time- Dakar VG- $5
THE DELLS- Same- Cadet (CA-50046) SS $55
THE DELLS- Like It Is, Like It Was- (w/ Marvin Junior) Cadet M- $38
THE DELLS- Oh What A Night / Stay In My Corner- Buddah EX $20
DEMON FUZZ- Afreaka!- (soul-psych & prog afro-jazz funk monster by obscure UK group) Janus SS $299
DETROIT EMERALDS- Do Me Right- (their debut LP) Westbound SS $55
DETROIT EMERALDS- You Want It, You Got It- Westbound SS $50
DETROIT EMERALDS- I'm In Love With You- Westbound SS $50
BO DIDDLEY- Big Bad Bo- Chess SS $38 (Write for more Bo Diddley LPs)
BO DIDDLEY- Got My Own Bag Of Tricks- (2-Set) Chess M- $38
DISCO TEX & HIS SEX-O-LETTES- Same- (starring Sir Monti Rock III, produced by Bob Crewe) Chelsea SS $45
MARGIE DODSON- A Lovely Way To Live- Decca Mono DJ M $33
BILL DOGGETT- Candle Glow- (early jazz soul funk featuring the Hammond B3 organ) King Mono DJ VG $58
BILL DOGGETT- Honky Tonk Popcorn- King (deep groove label) EX $145
LEE DORSEY- The New Lee Dorsey- (w/ "...Coal Mine") Amy Mono SS $85 or M- $65
THE DRAMATICS- Joy Ride- (gatefold) ABC M $33
THE DRIFTERS- Same- (w/ "Lonely Winds") Clarion Mono VG+ $25
DORIS DUKE- Woman- Scepter EX $30 Scarce! | E - F
EASTSIDE CONNECTION- "You're So Right For Me"- (12" 45-RPM Hot-Cut Disc Disc on Multi-Color Vinyl! Vocal Side=6:14 / Instrumental Side=6:08) Rampart M $45 Rare!
TOMMY EDWARDS- It's All In The Game- MGM Mono VG- $12
THE ELEVENTH HOUR- Greatest Hits- (Their only LP) 20th Century M $45
EQUALS- Baby Come Back- (UK Northern Soul group w/ Eddie Grant) RCA M $50
EVER-GREEN BLUES- 7 Do Eleven- (Good blue-eyed soul produced by Lou Josie, has original version of "Midnight Confessions", later a hit for The Grass Roots) Mercury SS $55 or Mercury Mono DJ M $47 or Mercury Mono DJ M- $38
EVER-GREEN BLUES- Comin' On- (aka Evergreen Blues Band) ABC SS $55
BETTY EVERETT- There'll Come A Time- (Her 1st entry in the soul charts) Uni M- $33
EVERYDAY PEOPLE- Same- (Sly Stone inspired Canadian rock w/ Chris Papputts pre-Viletones & Bruce Wheaton of The Stitch In Tyme & Molly Oliver. Has hit "I Like What I like") Paramount- M $48
THE FABULOUS COUNTS- Jan Jan- (great Detroit funk) Cotillion DJ M- $88 Rare!
THE FAMILY VIBES- Confined To Soul- (Ike Turner production) United Artists M- $33
FANDANGO- Last Kiss- (Picture Disc) RCA DJ ONLY M $75
FANDANGO- "Last Kiss" bw/ "San Joaquin"- (2-Song 12" 45-RPM Picture Disc) RCA DJ ONLY M $35
FAT BOYS- Crushin'- (Beatbox pioneer Buff Love. Includes "Wipe Out" w/ The Beach Boys) Polydor M $5
THE FIVE STAIRSTEPS & CUBIE- Love's Happening- (Written & produced by Curtis Mayfield) Curtom SS $150
THE FIVE STAIRSTEPS- Sane- Windy C EX+ $68
THE FIVE STAIRSTEPS & CUBIE- Our Family Portrait- (gatefold) Buddah M $99
FLAMING EMBER- Westbound #9- Hox Wax VG+ $45
EDDIE FLOYD- Knock On Wood- Stax (714) Mono VG- $18 Scarce!
THE FOUNDATIONS- Build Me Up Buttercup- (Fields, Pluto related) Uni SS $35
THE FOUNDATIONS- Digging The Foundations- (gatefold) Uni M- $22 or VG+ $14
THE FOUNDATIONS- Baby, Now That I've Found You- (once big on BBC-TV) Uni M $22
THE FOUR TOPS- Same- (debut LP w/ "Baby I Need Your Loving") Motown M $45
THE FOUR TOPS- Second Album- Motown M $40 or Mono EX+ $25
THE FOUR TOPS- On Top- Motown M $35 or Mono VG $18
THE FOUR TOPS- On Broadway- Motown Mono EX+ $9
THE FOUR TOPS- Reach Out- Motown VG+ $15
THE FOUR TOPS- Changing Times- Motown SS $26
THE FOUR TOPS- Main Street People- (gatefold) Dunhill SS $22
THE FOUR TOPS- Anthology- (3-LP Set) Motown M $33 or EX+ $17
INEZ FOXX- At Memphis- Volt SS $68
INEZ & CHARLIE FOXX- Come By Here- Dynamo Mono M $50
ARETHA FRANKLIN- Running Out Of Fools- Columbia Mono DJ VG $14 (Write for more Aretha Franklin LPs)
ARETHA FRANKLIN- Aretha Arrives- (w/ Joe South, King Curtis) Atlantic M- $18
ARETHA FRANKLIN- This Girl's In Love With You- (w/ Duane Allman) Atlantic M- $17 or VG+ $12
ERNIE FREEMAN- Hit-Maker- (Soul-Jazz & Funk) ABC Dunhill SS $18 | G
CHERI GAGE- "Experience" bw/ "Let's Dance"- (Rare 12" 45-RPM 'Hot-Cut' Disco Disc, issued wo/ cover. Cheri was a member of the Long Island, New York group 'Pidgeon' w/ Jobriath Salisbury) Martian M $33
MARVIN GAYE- Marvin Gaye & His Girls- (Tammi Terrell; Mary Wells; Kim Weston) Tamla M 45
MARVIN GAYE- M.P.G.- (original) Tamla SS $45
MARVIN GAYE- Super Hits- (16 Big Ones) Tamla M- $25
MARVIN GAYE- Greatest Hits- Tamla M $30 or Mono EX $22 (Write for more Marvin Gaye LPs)
MARVIN GAYE & TAMMY TERRELL- You're All I Need- (Tammy is sister of Chicago boxing heavyweight Ernie Terrell) Tamla (1st pressing) M- $55
JAMES GILSTRAP- Love Talk- (session vocalist for Quincy Jones; Stevie Wonder's Wonderlove; Northern Soul; Michael Jackson & others) Roxbury DJ M $22
THE GIRLS- Girl Talk- (Female funk rock & pop vocal trio ala Vanity 6 & Apollonia 6. Written & produced by Prince alumni André Cymone) Columbia M- $40
GOLDEN GATE- Year One- (Rare soft-psych & blue-eyed soul w/ Billy Carl, Reid Whitelaw & Richard Bell. Similar to Eternity’s Children; The Mutual Understanding; Soft Soul Transition; The Changing Scene, The Millennium) Audio Fidelity SS $95 or M- $75
GONZALEZ- Shipwrecked- Capitol SS $16
GONZALEZ- Our Only Weapon Is Our Music- EMI SS $16
GRANDMASTER FLASH- They Said It Couldn't Be Done- (w/ Rahiem & Kidd Creole) Elektra M $4
GROUP WITH NO NAME- Moon Over Brooklyn- (w/ Katey Segal before she backed-up Bette Midler in the 'Harlerttes' & before starring in the hit TV sitcom "Married With Children". Katey started out earning money as a singing waitress at 'The Great American Food & Beverage Company' restaurant, & formed the disco-funk 'Group With No Name' along w/ co-workers Henry Medross, Carolyn Ray, Jimmy Lott & Alan Miles. This is a rare pre-release promo copy of their only LP, w/ temporary jacket) Casablanca M $55 | H
WILBERT HARRISON- Shoot You Full Of Love- (of "Kansas City" fame) Juggernaut M $35 Rare!
SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS- Frenzy- UK / Edsel Mono EX $45
ISAAC HAYES- In The Beginning- (his solo debut) Atlantic M $45
ISAAC HAYES- Hot Buttered Soul- Taiwan / Zone Sound (CSJ-954) VG- $5
LEON HAYWOOD- It's Got To Be Mellow- (ex-Packers; Romeos; Dyke & The Blazers) Decca Mono DJ M $48
BOBBY HEBB- Sunny- Philips VG $9 or Philips Mono M- $16
JOE HENDERSON- Snap Your Fingers- Todd SS $90 or Todd Mono M- $68
THE HESITATIONS- Soul Superman- (Northern Soul perfection as this Cleveland, Ohio group gets the Detroit Motor City soul treatment from the Pied Piper production team. Includes "I'm Not Built That Way") Kapp Mono DJ M $150 Scarce!
THE HESITATIONS- Born Free- Kapp Mono DJ EX $99
EDDIE HOLLAND- Same- (Original press of only solo LP he ever released. Became 1/3rd of the famous song-writing team) Motown (604) Mono SS $350
CARL HOLMES & THE COMMANDERS- Twist Party At The Roundtable- Atlantic Mono DJ M- $165
CARL HOLMES: SHERLOCK HOLMES INVESTIGATION- Investigation #1- (After The Commanders, Carl 'Sherlock' Holmes formed The Investigation consisting of: Jimmy Towns; Chico Green; John Hammond; John Daves; Charles Harris; Chubby Brown; Art Grant; someone named Sly on organ, & others. They recorded this, their only LP, at Sigma Sound in Philly, engineered by Jay Mark. This is a Rare Original pressing, on the Curtis R. Staten record label) CRS (01) NM $750
THE CECIL HOLMES SOULFUL SOUNDS- The Black Motion Picture Experience- (Nice Wah-Wah & Fender Rhodes grooves from Super Fly; Shaft; Slaughter; Freddie's Dead; Across 110th St; Ben; Trouble Man, others. Produced by Tony Camillo. Original pressing) Buddah DJ M $40
RICHARD 'GROOVE' HOLMES- Super Soul- Prestige (Rare original blue trident label w/ logo to right side) M- $48
HONEY CONE- Sweet Replies- (Carolyn Willis ex-Bob B. Soxx & The Bluejeans; Shellie Clarke, & Edna Wright the sister of Darlene Love. Includes their hit: "Want Ads", w/ textured Unipak gatefold cover) Hot Wax NM- $18 or DJ EX+ $14
JOE HOUSTON- Doin' The Twist- (Jump-blues sax) Crown Mono M $33
HUGO SMOOTH BAND- Same- (Obscure private Bossa Jazz Funk w/ Brian E. Paulson & incredible scat vocals by Joan E. Hall) Big Time M- $50
PAUL HUMPHREY & THE COOL-AID CHEMISTS- Same- (w/ David T Walker; Clarence McDonald; & Phil Upchurch) Lizard M- $50
TOMMY HUNT- I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself- (Northern Soul rarity by ex-Five Echoes & Flamingos vocalist. Title song was later a hit for Dusty Springfield) Scepter Mono M $155 | I - J
THE IMPRESSIONS- Same- (debut LP w/ Curtis Mayfield, has "It's All Right" & "Gypsy Woman") ABC VG- $35 or ABC Mono VG- $35
THE IMPRESSIONS- Keep On Pushing- ABC SS $75 or ABC Mono VG $38
THE IMPRESSIONS- The Never Ending Impressions- ABC M $65
THE IMPRESSIONS- One By One- ABC SS $75
THE IMPRESSIONS- The Versatile Impressions- (w/ Curtis Mayfield) ABC SS $75 or ABC M- $55
THE IMPRESSIONS- Times Have Changed- (embossed gatefold cover) Curtom DJ M- $65
THE IMPRESSIONS- This Is My Country- Curtom EX- $50
THE IMPRESSIONS- The Impressions With Jerry Butler & Betty Everett- (4 early songs by The Impressions w/ Jerry Butler; 6 early songs by Betty Everett) Design (201 Stereo-Spectrum) EX- $5
THE IMPRESSIONS- The Best Of The Impressions- ABC VG $14
INCREDIBLE BONGO BAND- The Return Of The Incredible Bongo Band- (w/ Jim Gordon; King Errisson; Steve Douglas; Perry Botkin Jr; Mike Deasy; etc) Pride SS $85
LUTHER INGRAM- If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Want To Be Right- (w/ self-standing poster still attachehed) Koko M- $55
LUTHER INGRAM- I've Been Here All The Time- Koko M- $55 Scarce!
INTRUDERS- Cowboys To Girls- (The Intruders helped define the 'Philly Soul' sound & were the first group signed to Gamble & Huff’s Gamble Records, featuring the sweet-soul lead vocals of Sam "Little Sonny" Brown. Includes "Love Is Like A Baseball Game") Gamble M $165 Rare!
ISIS- Same- (all-female funk w/ Carol MacDonald & Ginger Bianco, produced by George "Shadow" Morton) Buddah SS $45 or M- $30
ISIS- Ain't No Backin' Up Now- (w/ June Millington of "Fanny", produced by Allen Toussaint & Randy Muller of Brass Construction) Buddah SS $45
ISLEY BROTHERS- Everything You Always Wanted To Hear By The Isley Brothers But were Afraid To Ask For- (Promo Only 'Best Of' LP) T-Neck DJ ONLY M $30
ISLEY BROTHERS- The Brothers: Isley- T-Neck M $27 or M- $20
ISLEY BROTHERS- The Famous Isley Brothers Twisting & Shouting- United Artists Mono M $65
ISLEY BROTHERS- Take Some Time Out For The Isley Brothers- Scepter M- $45
ISLEY BROTHERS- Doin' Their Thing- The Best Of The Isley Brothers- Tamla M $40
ISLEY BROTHERS- The Isleys: Brother, Brother, Brother- T-Neck M- $35
ISLEY BROTHERS- In The Beginning- (w/ Jimi Hendrix) T-Neck SS $85
ISLEY BROTHERS- The Isley Brothers and Marvin & Johnny- Crown M- $25
THE JACKSON FIVE- Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5- Motown VG $7
THE JACKSON FIVE- Jackson 5 Christmas Album- Motown M $48
CHUCK JACKSON- The Great Chuck Jackson- (ex-Del Vikings) Strand EX $42 or Strand Mono VG $24
CHUCK JACKSON- Tribute To Rhythm & Blues- (w/ Bobby Scott) Wand Mono M $33
CHUCK JACKSON- Goin' Back To Chuck Jackson- Motown SS $35
CHUCK JACKSON- On Tour- (Live LP w/ "Beg Me" cover sticker) Wand Mono M- $28
CHUCK JACKSON- Dedicated To The King!!- (all covers tribute to Elvis Presley) Wand M- $50
CHUCK JACKSON- Chuck Jackson's Greatest Hits- Wand SS $35
CHUCK JACKSON & MAXINE BROWN- Saying Something- Wand Mono SS $33
CHUCK JACKSON & BOBBY FREEMAN- Same- (5 songs by Chuck Jackson; 4 songs by Bobby Freeman) Grand Prix Series EX- $22
JERMAINE JACKSON- Jermaine- (w/ gatefold) Motown M- $14
MICHAEL JACKSON- Got To Be There- Motown M- $9
MILLIE JACKSON- Caught Up- (w/ Jimmy Johnson & Pete Carr on guitars) Spring M $45
JAM FACTORY- Sittin' In The Trap- (w/ Joe English of Wings. Produced by Ken Cooper of 'Cynara' fame. Includes "Brothers Gemini" jazz vocal track w/ funky horn sections) Epic M $18 or M- $9
ETTA JAMES- Tell Mama- ('Miss Peaches' at her best, produced by Rick Hall at Fame Studios, Muscle Shoals) Cadet VG $28
ETTA JAMES- Funk- Cadet SS $48
ETTA JAMES- Come A Little Closer- (bluesy soul-funk) Cadet SS $48
JIMMY JAMES & THE VAGABONDS- Come To Me Softly- (Jimmy James relocated to the UK & became a leading mod R&B 'Nothern Soul' group in the mid-late 60s. This is the hit US version of the title track, different than their UK release) Atco SS $75
JAY & THE TECHNIQUES- Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie- Smash M- $30
JAY & THE TECHNIQUES- Love, Lost & Found- (w/ hit song "Strawberry Shortcake") Smash SS $43
JOE & EDDIE- Coast To Coast- GNP / Crescendo Mono VG+ $14
JOE & EDDIE- Joe & Eddie Vol. 4- GNP / Crescendo Mono VG+ $14
MARV JOHNSON- I Believe- United Artists EX $45
TAMIKO JONES- Love Trip- (Backed by an assortment of Muscle Shoals musicians mixing southern & mid-70s soul styles. w/ proper innersleeve) Arista DJ M- $16 | K
PAUL KELLY- Dirt- (from Miami, discovered by Clarence Reid) Warner Bros SS $45
EDDIE KENDRICKS- Vintage 78- (ex-Temptations) Arista M $12
BEN E. KING- Rough Edges- (Sought after funk nugget / dusty fingers breakbeat piece) Maxwell SS $45
BEN E. KING- Street Tough- Atlantic M $29
KING CURTIS- It's Party Time With King Curtis- (born Curtis Ousley) Status EX $29
KING CURTIS- Country Soul- Capitol EX+ $29
KING CURTIS- That Lovin' Feeling- Atco Mono DJ M- $33
CURTIS KNIGHT- Down In The Village- (Jimi Hendrix's pal) Paramount M $40
GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS- All In A Knight's Work- Tamla / Motown M $18
KOOL & THE GANG- Music Is The Message- De-Lite SS $35
KOOL & THE GANG- Kool & The Gang & Good Times- De-Lite SS $35
KOOL & THE GANG- The Best Of Kool & The Gang- De-Lite SS $40 | L
PATTI LaBELLE & THE BLUEBELLES- Cameleon- (w/ Nona Hendryx & lyric innersleeve) Epic DJ M $16
PATTI LaBELLE & THE BLUEBELLES- Dreamer- (w/ Cindy Birdsong pre-Supremes. Side 2 recorded Live in Philadelphia, PA) Atlantic Mono SS $38 or Atlantic Mono M $28
PATTI LaBELLE & THE BLUEBELLES- Greatest Hits- Trip SS $44
LaBELLE- Same- Warner Bros M $16
LaBELLE- Pressure Cookin'- (w/ lyric innersleeve) RCA EX $16
La CLAVE- Same- (Well-done Latin, jazz, soul funk versions of cool tunes like "Sally Go Round The Roses", "Road Runner", Soul Sauce" & songs by Donny Hathaway, Lalo Schifrin, etc. w/ percussionist Benny Velarde. LaClave are produced by Tony Bruno) Verve SS $195 Scarce!
LADY FLASH- Beauties In The Night- RSO SS $25
MAJOR LANCE- The Monkey Time- Okeh M- $66
MAJOR LANCE- Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um / The Best Of Major Lance- Okeh Mono VG- $12
JACKIE LEE- The Duck- (early 'Northern Soul' dance number was a hit, putting Mirwood on the funkytown map. Jackie Lee is aka Earl Nelson, who along w/ Bob Relf performed as Bob & Earl) Mirwood SS $85 or M $68
LEON'S CREATION- This Is The Beginning- (Great soul rock w/ Leon Patillo pre-Santana) Studio 10 M- $75 Scarce!
LILITH- Boston Ride- (Lesbian jazz-rock & funk fusion w/ Laurel Blanchard; Peg Brewer; Deborah Campbell; Lou Crimmins; Beth Caurant; Maianne Pontoppidan; Janis Warner, produced by Karen Kane. Has solid covers of Average White Band song "Pick Up The Pieces" & "Back In Love Again" by Hanks & Grey) Galaxia (001) M $99
THE JOHNNY LOUIS TRIO- The In Crowd- Crown (468) VG+ $22
LOVE & KISSES- Same- (w/ Chris Rae & Alec Costandinos. Has original version of "I Found Love", a later hit for Jeanie Tracy) Casablanca DJ M $18
LOVE & KISSES- How Much, How Much I Love You- (3-Song 12" w/ nude girl on horseback) Casablanca EX $9 | M
MAGNIFICENT MEN- Better Than A Ten Cent Movie- Mercury SS $55
MAGNIFICENT MEN- Same- Capitol VG+ $24 or Capitol Mono SS $55 or Mono VG $18
MANDRILL- Same- (Latin Funk Jazz-Rock sensations w/ gatefold) Polydor EX $16 or Asia / Pioneer (PRC-5161) EX $14
MANDRILL- Mandrill Is- (gatefold w/ insert) Polydor DJ EX $18
THE MAR-KEYS- Last Night- (Their debut LP. Became house band at Stax / Volt records w/ Duck Dunn & Steve Cropper. Trumpeter Wayne Jackson later organized the Memphis Horns) Atlantic Mono VG $28
THE MAR-KEYS- The Great Memphis Sound- (their 3rd LP) Stax Mono SS $45
THE MAR-KEYS- Memphis Experience- (Their final LP. Some Booker T. & The MG's can also be considered as Mar-Keys records) Stax M- $33
HANK MARR- Sounds From The Marr-ket Place- (soul-jazz sound w/ the mighty Hammond-B3 organ) King EX $45
HANK MARR- Greasy Spoon- King M- $45
THE MARVELETTES- Same- Tamla Mono VG- $9
THE MARVELETTES- Sophisticated Soul- Tamla SS $45
THE MARVELETTES- In Full Bloom- Tamala SS $50
THE MARVELETTES- The Return Of The Marvelettes- (Unipak cover) Tamla SS $45
MASON & DIXON- Our Thing- (Rare Northern Soul sounds by Bobby Mason & Tony Dixon) Tower VG $22
CURTIS MAYFIELD- Rapping- (Special promo only LP. Side-A is a radio interview; Side-B is The Best Of Curtis Mayfield) Buddah / Curtom DJ ONLY EX+ $58 or EX $50 Rare!
MAZE- Featuring Frankie Beverly- (Smooth Philly Soul style) Capitol M $16
CASH McCALL- Omega Man- Paula M- $38
MARY McCREARY- Jezebel- Shelter SS $25
JIMMY McGRIFF- Groove Grease- Groove Merchant EX $17
MALCOLM McLAREN- Duck Rock- (early Hip-Hop, Electronic w/ David Birch & Thomas Dolby on "Buffalo Gals") Island EX+ $17
CLYDE McPHATTER- Rhythm & Soul- Mercury (black/silver label) Mono EX+ $24
MECO- "Meco's Theme" & "Close Encounters"- (Special 12" Single w/ 2-songs on one side. Side 2 is blank) Casablanca Disco Disc M $6
PHIL MEDLEY- Happy Walk- Pyramid DJ M $17
MEL & TIM- Good Guys Only Win In The Movies- (includes "Backfield In Motion") Bamboo M- $75
MEL & TIM- Starting All Over Again- Stax SS $55
ROBERTO MENESCAL- Soul Beat Brazil- Kapp Mono EX $75
SANDY MERCER- Hey Love, Come & Get It!- (w/ Giorge Pettus) H&L DJ M $33
THE ROY MERIWETHER TRIO- Soup & Onions / Soul Cookin' By The Roy Meriwether Trio- (jazz-funk) Columbia EX $33
THE METERS- Cabbage Alley- (has nice version of the Neil Young song "Birds") Reprise DJ M $44
THE METERS- Fire On The Bayou- Reprise DJ M- $38
THE METRONOMES- And Now... The Metronomes- (Northern Soul vocal quartet backed by Sam Reed, alto sax; Jay Roland, vibes; Winston Williams, bass; William Ross, drums; & Billy Davis, guitar) Wynne M $133
THE MG'S- Same- Stax M $33
THE BUDDY MILES EXPRESS- Expressway To Your Skull- (Unipak w/ prog-psych funk by former Wilson Picket drummer. Backed Mike Bloomfield in Electric Flag & Jimi Hendrix in Band Of Gypsys. Jimi wrote the liner notes on this LP) Mercury M- $35
THE BUDDY MILES EXPRESS- Electric Church- (co-produced by Jimi Hendrix) Mercury EX $28
GARNET MIMMS- As Long As I Have You- (his post-Enchanters solo debut, w/ Jerry Ragavoy & Bert Berns involvement, whose 'Northern Soul' stylings inspired pre-Zep Robert Plant in Birmingham's 'Band Of Joy') United Artists Mono M $155
BLUE MITCHELL- Blues' Blues- (gatefold) Mainstream M- $36
BLUE MITCHELL- The Last Tango = Blues- (gatefold) Mainstream SS $45
WILLIE MITCHELL- Solid Soul- (Solid Memphis Soul that is...) Hi M $45
WILLIE MITCHELL- On Top- Hi EX $28
WILLIE MITCHELL- Ooh Baby, You Turn Me On- Hi M- $33
THE MOB- Same- (aka Mission Of Blues w/ Hal Blaine; Dennis Budimir; Mike Melvoin; Jim Holvay; Bobby Ruffino; et al. Not to be confused with the Boston group or the Rap group of the same name) Private Stock SS $38
THE MONITORS- Greetings!... We're The Monitors- (Ohio Players & Temptations related w/ Richard Street & Warren Harris) Soul SS $115
MONSTERS- Same- (includes "Transylvania Disco Hustle"& The Kinks' "You Really Got Me". Cover features the famous Universal monsters playing instruments) H&L M- $45
WATER MURPHY & THE BIG APPLE BAND- A Fifth Of Beethoven- (w/ Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards of Chic) Private Stock SS $40
THE MUSTANG- Plays Swingin' Organ- (aka Paul Griffin ex-Bob Dylan sessions. LP aka "Dance to Swing Organ"; "The Mustang Plays Swing Organ". Great Hammond sounds w/ the exact same version of "Frankie & Johnny" on this LP as the one that appears on the LP by 'The Haircuts & The Impossibles'. This LP is rumored to be related to 'Animated Egg' but not confirmed) Somerset Mono M $75 Scarce!
THE MUSTANG- Plays The Beatles Song Book- (aka Paul Griffin ex-Bob Dylan sessions, plays Swingin' Hammond Organ to 6 Lennon-McCartney Beatles hits, plus 4 other Beatles inspired originals) Somerset EX+ $60 or EX $50 Rare! | N - O
JOHNNY NASH- Same- (His debut LP) ABC / Paramount Mono M- $38
JOHNNY NASH- Let's Get Lost- ABC / Paramount Mono M- $35 or VG $20
JOHNNY NASH- Hold Me Tight- JAD M- $45
JOHNNY NASH- Soul Folk- (Great 3-D Cover) JAD VG $55
THE TERI NELSON GROUP- Sweet Talkin' Teri- Kama Sutra M- $26
PAUL NERO- Nero's Soul Party- (ala Klaus Doldinger w/ "This Is Soul". Cover art by Dean Torrence & Kittyhawk Graphics) Liberty VG $40
THE NEW LONDON RHYTHM & BLUES BAND- Soul Cookin'- (w/ "Soul Mate" & good versions of "Light My Fire" & "Soul Man") Vocalion VG $16
CLIFF NOBLES & CO.- The Horse- Phil LA Of Soul SS $95
CLIFF NOBLES & CO.- Pony The Horse- Moon Shot (deep groove) M- $95
OHIO PLAYERS- Skin Tight- Mercury SS $26
O'KAYSIONS- Girl Watcher- (beach music personified) ABC M $75 or EX+ $60
THE OLYMPICS- Something Old, Something New- Mirwood Mono M $40
JOHNNY OTIS- The Johnny Otis Show - Cuttin' Up- (Jack Davis Cover Art) Epic SS $68 or M- $44 | P - Q
BOBBY PARIS- Let Me Show You The Way- (nice Northern Soul, includes "Per-Son-Nal-Ly") Tetragrammaton VG $55 or Mono DJ M $88
PARRIS- "Never Take Your Love" bw/ "Can't Let Go"- (12" Maxi Single) Brunswick DJ ONLY M $9
LOUIS PAUL- Same- (ex-Ronnie & The Daytonas w/ gatefold) Enterprise DJ M- $43
FREDA PAYNE- After The Lights Go Down Low- (gatefold) Impulse SS $18
PEACHES & HERB- Let's Fall in Love- Date Mono VG $9 (Write for more Peaches & Herb)
THE PERSUADERS- Thin Line Between Love & Hate- (title track was a hit for The Pretenders) Win Or Lose SS $53
THE PERSUASIONS- Acapella- (debut w/ gatefold)- Straight DJ EX $44
THE PERSUASIONS- Chirpin'- Elektra $18
JERRY PETERS- Blueprint For Discovery- (funky jazz breaks) Mercury SS $38
PHILADELPHIA- Same- (w/ Tom Draper) RCA M $35
ESTHER PHILLIPS- All About Esther Phillips- Mercury M- $40
ESTHER PHILLIPS- From A Whisper To A Scream- Kudu M $55
WILSON PICKETT- The Exciting Wilson Pickett- Atlantic VG $18 or Atlantic Mono VG+ $22
WILSON PICKETT- The Wicked Pickett- Atlantic EX- $28 or Atlantic Mono VG $16 or VG- $5
WILSON PICKETT- Join Me & Let's Be Free- RCA M $22
WILSON PICKETT- It's Too Late- Up Front EX $33
WILSON PICKETT- Great Wilson Pickett Hits- Wand EX+ $28
WILSON PICKETT- Wislon Pickett's Greatest Hits- (2-LP gatefold set) Atlantic VG+/EX+ $9
WILSON PICKETT- The Best Of Wilson Pickett- (Many of Pickett's hits were recorded at Stax studios in Memphis, backed by Booker T. & The MGs, yet released on Atlantic) Atlantic NVG $8
WILSON PICKETT- The Best Of Wilson Pickett- (2-LP Set) Brookville M- $30
THE PLATTERS- Goin' Back To Detroit- Musicor Mono M- $15 or VG $9 (Write for more Platters)
PLATYPUS- Cherry- Casablanca DJ M $18
PLEASURE- Accept No Substitutes- (gatefold) Fantasy SS $45
PORT AUTHORITY- Same- (U.S. Navy band Port Authority played military & public events to entertain & aid recruiting. Members Skip Harding; Don Letbetter; Leonard Cuddy; John Sheridan; Pete Portee; James Allen; & others perform groovy afro soul-jazz tracks: "Funkophobia"; "U.F.O."; "Sour Grapes"; & "Port Authority Bus Blues" among others. Liner notes by John Lissner. Produced by the US Navy for recruiting purposes, never being sold in stores) SS $225
NOLAN PORTER- No Apologies- (Mixture of northern soul & funk jazz w/ Lowell George; Richie Hayward; Roy Estrada; Jimmy Carl Black) Lizard M $65
BILLY PRESTON- Early Hits Of 1965- (his debut LP) Exodus Mono SS $85
BILLY PRESTON- Hymns Speak From The Organ- Exodus SS $65
BILLY PRESTON- I Wrote A Simple Song- (w/ George Harrison. Produced by Quincy Jones) A&M VG+ $45
BILLY PRESTON- That's The Way God Planned It- (w/ George Harrison, wo also produced) Apple VG+ $45
BILLY PRESTON- Encouraging Words- (w/ George Harrison) Apple M- $55
BILLY PRESTON- Wildest Organ In Town- (Arranged By Sly Stone. Produced By Steve Douglas) Capitol Capitol (SY 4644) SS $60
BILLY PRESTON- Same- Buddah VG $40
BILLY PRESTON- The Most Exciting Organ Ever- Vejay SS $75
LLOYD PRICE- This Is My Band- (Instrumental LP produced by Lloyd "Mr Personality" Price. Arrangements by Slide Hampton. racks include New Orleans keyboard genius James Booker on organ) Double-L (8301) M- $85 Scarce!
LLOYD PRICE & BENNY JACKSON- Come To Me / Misery- (2 songs by Lloyd; 8 songs by Benny) Guest Star VG $15 or Guest Star Mono VG $12 or Mono VG- $3
JOE QUIJANO- The Joe Quijano Party Album- (Latin Soul & Boogaloo w/ Manny Corchado) Cesta VG+ $45 | R
RAICES- Same- (Latin Soul Jazz-Funk groove) Nemperor SS $55 Rare!
LOUIS RAMIREZ- "Salsa"- (12" 33 1/3rd-RPM 'Hot Cut' Disco Disc w/ 6:39 version on A-Side bw/ 4:46 version on B-Side) Cotique M $35 Rare!
LOUIS RAMIREZ & HIS ORCHESTRA- Latin Au-Go-Go- (One of the tightest & hardest-hitting LPs of the pre-Latin Soul years! Group co-led by Louie & Ozzie Torrens, w/ girl in cage cover) Atco M- $58 Rare!
RAM JAM- Portrait Of The Artists As A Young Ram- Epic DJ M $22
RARE EARTH- One World- (Detroit fuzz soul-psych rockers w/ Rod Richards. Contains hit "I Just Want To Celebrate". Gatefold) Rare Earth M- $18
LOU RAWLS- Tobacco Road- Capitol Mono VG $5
LOU RAWLS- Live- Capitol M- $14 or VG $3
LOU RAWLS- Soulin'- Capitol VG $3 or Capitol Mono EX+ $12 or Mono VG- $2
LOU RAWLS- Carryin' On!- (produced by David Alexrod) Capitol Mono EX $15
LOU RAWLS- Feelin' Good- Capitol EX+ $9 or VG $2
LOU RAWLS- A Man Of Value- MGM SS $22
LOU RAWLS- Starring Lou Rawls With Special Guest Stars Joe Tex & Brook Benton- (2 songs by Lou Rawls; 4 songs each by Joe Tex & Brook Benton. A Morty Craft Production) Premier VG $14
JAMES RAY- Same- (Gerry Granahan production w/ Hutch Davie. Includes the Rudy Clark song, "Got My Mind Set On You", later a hit for George Harrison) Caprice SS $95
OTIS REDDING- History Of Otis Redding- (gatefold) Volt EX $22 or VG+ $12
OTIS REDDING- Tell The Truth- Atco DJ M- $33
OTIS REDDING- Otis Blue (Otis Redding Sings Soul w/ Booker T Jones; Steve Cropper; & Isaac Hayes) Volt Mono VG- $9
OTIS REDDING- Love Man- Atco (yellow label) M $35 or VG- $5
OTIS REDDING- Dock Of The Bay- Atco VG $5 or UK/ Atco EX $22
OTIS REDDING- Recorded Live, Previously Unreleased Performances- Atlantic M $18
OTIS REDDING- The Otis Redding Dictionary Of Soul- Complete & Unbelievable- (My-My-My) Volt (415) Mono EX+ $50
OTIS REDDING- The Soul Album- Volt VG- $8 or Volt Mono EX $50
MARTHA REEVES & THE VANDELLAS- Ridin' High- Gordy SS $42 or M- $28
MARTHA REEVES & THE VANDELLAS- Black Magic- Gordy EX $25 or Gordy DJ EX $30
MARTHA REEVES & THE VANDELLAS- Natural Resources- Gordy SS $38
MARTHA REEVES & THE VANDELLAS- Sugar N' Spice- Gordy M $32
LAURIN RINDER & W. MICHAEL LEWIS- Seven Deadly Sins- (Spacey disco outlining the seven deadly sins: "Pride", "Anger", "Lust", "Sloth", "Covetousness", "Gluttony" & "Envy") AVI SS $57
ROCKY ROBERTS & THE AIREDALES- Same- (This is the cool 'beach' group that appeared in the film "The Wild, Wild World Of Jayne Mansfield") Brunswick Mono VG $40 Scarce!
SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES- Four In Blue- Tamla DJ M $33 or Tamla DJ M- $25
SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES- Going To A Go-Go- Tamla VG $40
SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES- Away We A Go-Go- Tamla (original) VG- $40 or Tamla (2nd press) VG- $12
SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES- Live!- Tamla VG $12
SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES- Time Out For Smokey Robinson & The Miracles- Tamla SS $45
SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES- One Dozen Roses- (gatefold) Tamla VG $9
SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES- Flying High Together- Tamla SS $38
NILE ROGERS- B-Movie Matinee- (solo funk by ex-Chic 'Le Freak' creator w/ 3-D Cover art) Warner Bros M $45
ROTARY CONNECTION- Same- (1968 jazzy soulful psych music w/ Minnie Ripperton (5½ octave vocal range) & Mitch Aliotta, produced by Marshall Chess. Has Rolling Stones classics "Lady Jane" & "Ruby Tuesday", plus Bob Dylan's "Like A Rolling Stone") Cadet Concept VG+ $25
ROTARY CONNECTION- Aladdin- (Unipak cover) Cadet Concept M- $38 or EX $28 or VG 22
ROTARY CONNECTION- Peace- Cadet Concept SS $46 or EX- $26
ROTARY CONNECTION- Songs- Cadet Concept EX $28
ROTARY CONNECTION- Dinner Music- Cadet Concept M- $38
ROTARY CONNECTION- Hey Love- (psychedelic soul rock by the 'New' Rotary Connection, w/ Minnie Ripperton & Phil Upchurch) Cadet Concept M- $44
THE ROUND ROBIN MONOPOLY- Same- (includes acid jazz classic "Life Is Funky") Truth SS $125
JIMMY RUFFIN- Ruff 'N Ready- Soul EX+ $55
RUFUS- Same- (ex-American Breed members w/ Chaka Khan, gatefold) ABC M- $38 | S
SAINT TROPEZ- Je T'amie- (w/ poster cover. All songs in French) Butterfly M $18
SAM & DAVE- Same- (debut) Roulette VG $45
SAM & DAVE- Back At 'Cha!- (produced by Steve Cropper) United Artists SS $40
SAM & DAVE- And I Thank You- (produced by Isaac Hayes) Atlantic EX- $28
SAM & DAVE- The Best Of Sam & Dave- Atlantic M- $30
MONGO SANTAMARIA- Greatest Hits- Columbia EX $8
MONGO SANTAMARIA- La Bamba- Columbia Ltd Edition M- $18
MONGO SANTAMARIA- Stone Soul- Columbia VG $15
MONGO SANTAMARIA- Mongo '70- Atlantic DJ M $24
MONGO SANTAMARIA- Feelin' Alright- Atlantic VG $12
LARRY SANTOS- Just A Man- (TV jingle singer, also hosted & arranged music for the 'Hot Fudge' kiddie TV show. This is his solo debut, w/ Kyle Garrahan ex-Chamaeleon Church. Produced by Robert Byrne w/ some Jerry Jeff Walker involvement) Evolution M $66
SAPODILLA PUNCH- Steel Soul- (cover art by Skip Williamson) Philips M- $88
PEGGY SCOTT & JOJO BENSON- Lover's Heaven- (w/ electric sitar) SSS International SS $48
SEA CRUISE- Same- Celsius SS $22
SEÑOR SOUL- Plays Funky Favorites- Double Shot M- $48
SHADES OF JOY- Same- (late 60s San Francisco soul-jazz w/ Martin Fierro, sax; Jackie King, sitar; Millie Foster, vocals) Fontana SS $60 or NM- $40
SHANGO- Trampin'- (Steve Barri) Dunhill M- $40
THE SHIRELLES- Happy & In Love- (contains the funky "No Sugar Tonight") RCA SS $38
THE SHIRELLES- Shirelles- RCA SS $35
SHIRLEY & COMPANY- Shame, Shame, Shame- (Shirley Goodman of 'Shirley & Lee' fame. Title track written by Sylvia Robinson of 'Mickey & Sylvia' fame. w/ Kenny Jeremiah ex-Soul Survivors. Richard Nixon depicted on cover) Vibration SS $48
SHOTGUN LTD- Same- (good organ, guitar & percussion driven outlaw soul-funk) Prophesy DJ EX $48 Rare!
BEN SIDRAN- Don't Let Go- (ex-Steve Miller Band & AB Skhy w/ Phil Upchurch groovin' on "Fat Jam") Blue Thumb SS $35
SILVER CONVENTION- Same- Midland International EX $16
SIMON DUPREE & THE BIG SOUND- Without Reservations- ('Simon Dupree' is not a person, but a UK group featuring the Shulman brothers who later formed prog group Gentle Giant) Tower M $99
SIMTEC & WYLIE- Gettin' Over The Hump- (Simtec Simmons & Wylie Dixon. Includes "Bootleggin", sampled by Pete Rock) Mister Chand M $45
SINS OF SATAN- Same (Detroit Soul/Funk w/ Lester Williams & John Brooks) Buddah M- $27
PERCY SLEDGE- When A Man Loves A Woman- Atlantic Mono EX+ $24
SLEEPING PILLS- Same- (3-Song 12" EP) Hangman EX $14
SLY & THE FAMILY STONE- Dance To The Music- (quintessential Sly LP!) Epic (original yellow label) M $35
SLY & THE FAMILY STONE- Life- Epic EX $18 or VG- $5
SLY & THE FAMILY STONE- Stand!- (Unipak cover) Epic EX $18
SLY & THE FAMILY STONE- Greatest Hits- (gatefold) Epic VG $6
JIMMY SMITH- Monster- (gatefold) Verve M- $28 (write for more Jimmy Smith LPs)
SOUL SOCIETY- Satisfaction From The Soul Society- Dot M $50
SOUTHERN CONTEMPORARY ROCK ASSEMBLY (SCRA)- The Ship Album- prog-jazz-funk-rock-blues) Atlantic M- $28
STARS ON- Stars On Long Play- (re-called LP w/ Beatles Medley) Radio Records M $18 or M- $12 or EX+ $8 More Info
STARS ON- Stars On Long Play II- (more disco style funk by the studio group aka Stars On 45) Radio Records M $16
STRATAVARIOUS- Same- (w/ the cosmic stepper "Nightfall") Roulette EX $23
STUFF- Live In New York- (soul-jazz fusion w/ Cornell Dupree; Gordon Edwards; Steve Gadd; Eric Gale; Chris Parker; Richard Tee, recorded live at Mikells) Warner Bros M $18
THE SUPREMES- Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland- Motown Mono VG+ $9
THE SUPREMES- Love Child- (w/ Cindy Birdsong ex-Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles) Motown VG $9
THE SUPREMES- Merry Christmas- Motown M $45
THE SUPREMES WITH THE TEMPTATIONS- Together- (die-cut cover w/ poster intact) Motown VG $7
THE SUPREMES- Farewell- (2-LP Box Set w/ embossed cover & book) VG+ $14 or Asia / Li Ming (LM-4006 2-LP set w/ gatefold) EX $8
THE SUPREMES- Right On- (without Diana Ross) Motown EX $16
THE SUPREMES- New Ways But Love Stays- (without Diana Ross. Die-cut Unipak cover) Motown EX $16
THE SUPREMES- Great Hits- Asia / First (FL-1340 w/ Orange Vinyl) EX- $9
SWAMP DOGG- "Straight From My Heart"- (aka Jerry Williams, 1st black producer at Atlantic Records. "Straight From My Heart" is the 1st 12" 45-RPM single ever released! The B-Side is blank) Swamp Dogg Presents (distributed coverless by Jamie / Guyden) M $50 Rare!
SWAMP DOGG- Cuffed, Collared & Tagged- (aka Jerry Williams) Cream SS $80
SWAMP DOGG- Have You Heard This Story??- Island SS $80
SWAMP DOGG- Finally Caught Up With Myself- Musicor DJ M $80
THE SWEET INSPIRATIONS- What The World Needs Now Is Love- (great Gospel tinged Northern Soul) Atlantic M $30
THE SWEET INSPIRATIONS- Sweet Sweet Soul- Atlantic SS $38
THE SWEET INSPIRATIONS- Estelle, Myrna & Sylvia- (They backed Elvis Presley. Sylvia Shemwell is the sister of Judy Clay) Stax M- $33
THE SWORDSMEN- Same- (nice Northern Soul duo, discovered by Nina Simone) RCA EX $18
SYLVIA- Same- (Sexy & sensuous songs w/ lyric innersleeve) Vibration DJ M- $38
SYLVIA- Pillow Talk- (of Mickey & Sylvia fame who hit w/ "Love Is Strange") Vibration SS $46 | T
THE TAMS- Portrait Of The Tams- ABC SS $35
HOWARD TATE- Same- Verve SS $40
BOBBY TAYLOR & THE VANCOUVERS- Same- (Sole LP by British Columbia group, has "Does Your Mama Know About Me?" written by group guitarist Tommy Chong (later to Cheech & Chong). Bobby Taylor discovered The Jackson 5 & produced their early hits) Canada Tamla / Motown M- $88 Rare!
TED TAYLOR- Taylor Made For You- (Soul-Blues w/ Leon Haywood involvement) SPG EX+ $65
TED TAYLOR- Blues & Soul- Okeh DJ Mono EX $85
THE SUPER TAYLORS- Same- (Little Johnny Taylor & Ted Taylor) Ronn DJ M $75
TCB- Open For Business- Traffic EX $14
THE TEMPESTS- Would You Believe!- (Great Northern Soul sounds) Smash SS $125 Rare!
THE TEMPTATIONS- Gettin' Ready- Gordy EX $9
THE TEMPTATIONS- With A LOt Of Soul- Gordy Mono VG- $5
THE TEMPTATIONS- Wish It Would Rain- Gordy EX $16
THE TEMPTATIONS- Live At The Copa- Gordy VG+ $5
THE TEMPTATIONS- Cloud Nine- Gordy EX $28
THE TEMPTATIONS- Psychedelic Shack- (Has original version of "War" later a hit cover by Edwin Starr) Gordy EX $37
THE TEMPTATIONS- Puzzle People- Gordy EX $28
THE TEMPTATIONS- All Directions- Gordy M- $20
THE TEMPTATIONS- Masterpiece- (embossed cover) Gordy DJ M- $17
THE TEMPTATIONS- 1990- (die-cut cover) Gordy DJ M- $17
THE TEMPTATIONS- A Song For You- (die-cut cover) Gordy SS $18
THE TEMPTATIONS- House Party- Gordy M $18
THE TEMPTATIONS- Give Love At Christmas- (8-Song 12" hot-cut) Gordy (G8-998M1) DJ M $16
THE TEMPTATIONS- Greatest Hits II- (w/ "Ball Of Confusion," "Cloud 9," "Psychedelic Shack"; etc) Gordy M- $22
THE TEMPTATIONS VS THE FOUR TOPS- The Battle Of The Champions- (For their 25th Anniversary, Motown released this PROMO ONLY disc pitting the productions of Norman Whitfield vs Holland-Dozier-Holland w/ the Temptationss on one side & the 4-Tops on the other) Motown (PR-134) DJ Only M $80
RAY TERRACE- Home Of Boogaloo- (Latin-Soul & Jazz w/ Willie Torres; Pete Terrace & Manny Roman on vocals) Tower (original) EX+ $90 Rare!
TAMMI TERRELL- Irresistible- (her debut solo LP) Motown SS $75 or M $57
JOE TEX- Hold What You've Got- Atlantic (Dial Series) Mono EX $26
JOE TEX- The Best Of Joe Tex- Atlantic (Dial series) VG+ $17
JOE TEX- Buying A Book- Atlantic (Dial Series) EX $33
JOE TEX- Another Woman's Man- King / Power Pak / Gusto SS $33
CARLA THOMAS- Love Means Carla Thomas- (Cool Northern Soul Sounds) Stax M $44
IRMA THOMAS- Time Is On My Side- (original version of the Rolling Stones hit) UK / Ace / Kent M- $22
THE THREE DEGREES- Same- (Gamble & Huff Philly-soul divas, pre-MFSB "TSOP" w/ gatefold) Philadelphia International EX $16
THE THREE DEGREES- So Much Love- Roulette M $18
SONNY TIL & THE ORIOLES- Sonny Til Returns!- RCA M- $18
TILT- Music- Parachute / Casablanca SS $40
DOMENIC TROIANO BAND- Burnin' At The Stake- Capitol SS $18
THE ANDREA TRUE CONNECTION- More, More, More- (ex-porn star) Buddah (w/ correct track listing) SS $38 or Buddah (w/ incorrect track listing. Includes paper that informs of correct song sequence) M- $38
IKE & TINA TURNER- Come Together- (gatefold) Liberty VG $6
IKE & TINA TURNER- The World Of Ike & Tina, Live!- (2-LP Set) United Artists EX+ $16
IKE & TINA TURNER- Outta Season- (gatefold) Blue Thumb (blue label) EX+ $40 or Blue Thumb (black label) M- $28
IKE & TINA TURNER- 'Nuff Said- (gatefold) United Artists M- $15
IKE & TINA TURNER- The Best Of Ike & Tina Turner- Blue Thumb EX- $22
IKE TURNER & THE KINGS OF RHYTHM- Hey Hey (2-LP Set) UK / Red Lightnin' Mono M- $35
THE TYMES- Trustmaker- RCA EX $14 | U - V - W
PHIL UPCHURCH- Upchurch- Cadet M $55
PHIL UPCHURCH- The Big Hit Dances- United Artists Mono EX+ $46 or EX $40
PHIL UPCHURCH- Name Of The Game- Jam M $55
PHIL UPCHURCH- The Way I Feel- Cadet M- $50
THE UPSETTERS- We Remember Otis- (featuring Jimmy Wess) ABC EX $17
U.S. APPLE CORPS.- Same- (Southern Soul Rock w/ 15-year old singer Bryant Sterling, aka Denis Bryant. This is a Rare PROMO ONLY Blue Vinyl Pressing) SSS International DJ EX $80
MELVIN VAN PEEBLES- As Serious As A Heart Attack- (Unipak cover w/ Tom Scott; Clyde King) A&M M- $48
MELVIN VAN PEEBLES- What The ... You Mean I Can't Sing?!- Atlantic SS $56
MELVIN VAN PEEBLES- Ain't Supposed To Die A Natural Death- (Unipak cover) A&M M $50
BILLY VEREA & JUDY CLAY- Storybook Children- (Billy & Judy were the first interracial, male/female singing duo to record an LP. Judy was a member of The Drinkard Singers, a family act w/ Lee Warrick, mother of Dee Dee & Dionne Warwick, & Cissy Houston, mother of Whitney. Judy's sister, Sylvia Shemwell, was in Cissy's group, the Sweet Inspirations) Atlantic SS $47 or M- $36
THE VIBRATIONS- Shout!- (Northern Soul style) Okeh DJ VG $30
DAVID T. WALKER- Same- (funky soul jazz guitar) Ode DJ M- $50
JUNIOR WALKER & THE ALL STARS- Road Runner- Soul VG+ $25 or VG- $6
JUNIOR WALKER & THE ALL STARS- A Gasssss- Soul VG+ $25
JUNIOR WALKER & THE ALL STARS- Live- Soul VG $18 or Soul Mono VG $14
JUNIOR WALKER & THE ALL STARS- Greatest Hits- Motown M $12
JUNIOR WALKER & THE ALL STARS- Anthology- (2-LP Set) Motown M- $33
WARLOCK- Same- (wild Detroit psych-funk w/ occult cover art) Music Merchant M- $115 Scarce!
WAS NOT WAS- "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone" (3-Version 33 1/3rd 12" w/ A-Side: Full Version 6:35; B-Side: Richie Rich Remix 7:45 / Richie's Bass-Apella 5:35) Chrysalis EX+ $8
DINAH WASHINGTON- The Original Soul Sister- (Queen Of The Blues) Wing M- $15
DINAH WASHINGTON- Late Late Show- Wing Mono EX $14
DINAH WASHINGTON- The Original Queen Of Soul- (2-LP Set of "Late Late Show" & "The Original Soul Sister") Wing VG- $12
GINO WASHINGTON- Out Of This World- Norton SS $14
GROVER WASHINGTON JR- Soul Box Vol 1- (funky jazz w/ Richard Tee; Ron Carter; Billy Cobham; Eric Gale; Hubert Laws; Airto) Kudu SS $33
GROVER WASHINGTON JR- Soul Box Vol 2- (funky jazz w/ Richard Tee; Ron Carter; Billy Cobham; Eric Gale; Hubert Laws; Airto) Kudu SS $33
WASHRAG- Bang!- (Memphis Soul w/ Captain Guitar aka Steve Cropper) TMI M- $33
WATCHPOCKET- Same- (Memphis Soul w/ Steve Cropper & Danny Jones) TMI M- $30
JOHNNY "GUITAR" WATSON- Ain't That A Bitch- DJM SS $65
JOHNNY "GUITAR" WATSON- Funk Beyond The Call of Duty- DJM SS $65
JOHNNY "GUITAR" WATSON & LARRY WILLIAMS- Two For The Price Of One- Okeh EX $75 or Okeh Mono VG+ $50
WATTS 103rd STREET RHYTHM BAND- Same- Warner Bros 7 Arts SS $46
WATTS 103rd STREET RHYTHM BAND- Together- ("Do Your Thing" w/ Charles Wright) Warner Bros 7 Arts (photo cover) SS $48 or Warner Bros 7 Arts (w/ Bob Zoell cover art) DJ EX+ $68 Rare!
WATTS 103rd STREET RHYTHM BAND- In The Jungle, Babe- ("Till You Get Enough" w/ Charles Wright) Warner Bros 7 Arts SS $46
WEAPONS OF PEACE- Same- (Chicago soul w/ lyric innersleeve, includes "This Life's (About To Get Me Down") Playboy DJ M $38
JUNIOR WELLS- You're Tuff Enough- Blue Rock M- $50
MARY WELLS- The Two Sides Of Mary Wells- Atco Mono EX+ $33
WHAM- Wham!- (NOT the pop duo w/ George Michael) GRT DJ M $18
CLARENCE WHEELER & THE ENFORCERS- Doin' What We Wanna- (Rare soul-jazz w/ Cissy Houston) Atlantic SS $85
WHITE CHOCOLATE- Same- (w/ Andre Lewis & his wife, Maxayn) RCA SS $45
BARRENCE WHITFIELD & THE SAVAGES- Same- (Boston soul rocker backed by Howie Ferguson ex-Real Kids & Peter Greenberg ex-Lyres) Mamou M (w/ Autographed Cover!) $78 or M- $58
BARRENCE WHITFIELD & THE SAVAGES- Ow! Ow! Ow!- Rounder M $68
WHODINI- The Haunted House Of Rock- (12" 45-RPM of old-school hip-hop) Arista / Jive M- $14
THE WILD TCHOUPITOULAS- Same- (The only LP by these New Orleans Mardi Gras Indians headed by George "Big Chief Jolly" Landry, uncle of Charles, Cyril, Art & Aaron Neville, later known as Neville Brothers, who provide backing vocals on this heady gumbo of swampy R&B funk, produced by Allen Toussaint. Also w/ Ziggy Modeliste, George Porter Jr & Leo Nocentelli of The Meters) Island SS $75
ANDRÉ WILLIAMS- Holland Shuffle- (Live in Europe, backed by Dutch group, Green Hornet) Norton SS $14
LARRY WILLIAMS- Greatest Hits- Okeh EX+ $50
LENNY WILLIAMS- Pray For The Lion- (ex-Tower Of Power vocalists sings Northern Soul, produced by Eugene McDaniels) Warner Bros TEST PRESSING (White cover w/ label copy & song titles pasted on. Has Columbia Record Productions label. Don't know if this sounds different than stock copies) M- $28
WILMER & THE DUKES- Same- Aphrodisiac M $40
AL WILSON- Show & Tell- Rocky Road DJ M- $16
JACKIE WILSON- You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet- Brunswick Mono VG- $9
STEVIE WONDER- The 12 Year Old Genius- (as Little Stevie Wonder, Recorded Live) Tamla Mono VG+ $23
STEVIE WONDER- Up Tight- Tamla Mono VG- $9
STEVIE WONDER- Greatest Hits Vol 2- Tamla VG $8 or VG- $4
STEVIE WONDER- Looking Back- (3-LP Set) Motown EX $25
WOOL- Same- (gatefold w/ "Funky Walk") ABC M $99
WYNDER K. FROG- Out Of The Frying Pan- (aka Mick Weaver of Traffic & Dave Mason's group on Hammond B3 organ, w/ Dick Heckstall-Smith on horns, & Neil Hubbard on guitar. Bruce Rowland on drums & Alan Spencer on bass provide backbeat on some great psych soul-jazz groovers) United Artists SS $115 | X - Y - Z
YELLOW SUNSHINE- Same- (Dexter Wansel & Chambers Brothers' Roland Chambers, pre-MFSB) Gamble SS $45
YESTERDAY'S FOLKS- US 69- (soulful horn-funk, sitar-psych, & jazz-prog leanings includes "2069 A Space Oddity" & lots of funky breaks sampled by DJ Shadow) Buddah SS $65 Scarce!
TOMMIE YOUNG- Do You Still Feel The Same Way- (her debut LP, produced by Bobby Patterson, w/ "Hit & Run Lover") Soul Power M $95 Rare!
THE YOUNG GYANTS- At The Chez- (Bob Marcucci related, w/ John D'Andrea. Liner notes by Dick Clark) Parkway Mono M $20
THE YOUNG SENATORS- "Boogie Music"- (12" Promo Only 33 1/3rd-RPM 'Hot Cut' Disco Disc w/ 6:18 special disco mix bw/ same) Epic (ADS-223) DJ Only M $16 Scarce!
FRANK ZAPPA & THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION- Roxy & Elsewhere- (2-LP Set w/ gatefold) Discreet M $35 or Discreet DJ M- $40
ZULEMA- Ms Z- (Zulema Cusseaux ex-Lovelles) Sussex SS $40
ZZEBRA- Panic- (jazz-prog psych-funk w/ Dave Quincy & Terry Smith of 'If'; plus Tommy Eyre ex- Jucy Lucy, Ansley Dunbar Retaliation, Riff Raff; plus Steve Byrd. Jeff Beck is uncredited guest. Byrd & Eyre along w/ drummer Liam Genocky & bassist John McCoy became the Ian Gillian Band before McCoy founded Mammouth. Eyre went on to Dan McCafferty Band, Gary Moore Band, & The Greg Lake Band) Polydor M- $45 |
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