Voices List 418>>>>> VOICES FROM THE SHADOWS >>>>> PO BOX 2, Patrington >>>>> HULL HU12 0YU UK >>>>> tel : 01964 631457 >>>>> e-mail=voices@btconnect.com >>>>> Website = www.soul45.com >>>>> >>>>> ***List 418*** >>>>> >>>>> RECORD(s) OF THE LIST >>>>> >>>>> Atlantic Starr Straight To The Point (A & M) £10 >>>>> Scorching 1979 uptempo, big robust male lead and a torrent of >>>>> strings whirling and whipping him onwards. Bob Eli cracks the whip >>>>> as this races ever onwards. late 70s uptempo heaven. >>>>> >>>>> FIFTY 50 LIKE A DIAMOND / SERIOUSLY IN LOVE (REFLECTION) >>>>> £15 The last 45 I financed and a side I thought would be the >>>>> next Brotherly Love but it never happened. By the time this >>>>> came out (circa 93 from memory) Thorne had gone and the 80s >>>>> indie scene was in decline. An yet this was a total monster >>>>> waiting to happen. Fabulous, distinctive intro, memorable hook- >>>>> line, great vocals, its all there. This was an 80s recording >>>>> left on tape and yet from the first time I heard this, I >>>>> thought monster. We did 300 and most went to Europe & Japan. >>>>> Disillusioned at the lack of interest in new releases here, >>>>> we never put anything else out. Makes you wonder how many have >>>>> actually heard this? Classy yet punchy mid group flip too. >>>>> The best 80s Modern Soul 45 never to have made it in my opinion. >>>>> >>>>> ************************************************************* >>>>> >>>>> Midpace Magic on 45 >>>>> SPINNERS She Does (Mirage demo) £8 s/b. >>>>> Handful only. 1985 Patrick Adams re-mix, builds from a ballad >>>>> to churning mid - fabulous lead vocals. >>>>> >>>>> CHI-LITES Living In The Footsteps Of Another Man (Brunswick) £8 >>>>> >>>>> MILLIE JACKSON A Love Of Your Own (Spring) £5 >>>>> ****************************************************************** >>>>> >>>>> Modern Soul 12 >>>>> Mystic Merlin Dream Lover (Storm) £15 Sadly neglected by many >>>>> on its release in 1989, this midtempo gem was probably beset by >>>>> the image the group had from its Capitol period and a lack of >>>>> spins from most name djs. Time of course alters everything >>>>> and 21 years is a long time for this to lay idle. Theres a >>>>> subtlety to this that is only laid bare after 2 or 3 spins but >>>>> if you like those crisp, sax-laden midpacers that could stand >>>>> shoulder-to-shoulder with what Orpeus & Hush were putting out, >>>>> then this you will really like. I have been making a case for >>>>> years that this is the era the dj has forgotten and this >>>>> soulful swayer is now also in a style that is now as >>>>> unfashionable as me. Ironic too, as I thought this was the >>>>> direction Modern would go in....i.e. soulful & classy. >>>>> ****************************************************************** >>>>> ******** >>>>> Collectors 45s. >>>>> >>>>> CS545 The Jones Brothers Thats All Over Baby / Without Your >>>>> Love (Seel) £40 Near M-. 60s beat ballads. >>>>> CS546 A. C. Poston Im So Full Of Love (Odessa) £40 >>>>> Fabulously soulful midtempo virtual Crossover unknown. >>>>> CS548 George Jackson Macking On You (Chess) £50 vg++. >>>>> Immaculate tick-tock 70s midpacer. >>>>> CS549 Royalettes Its a Big Mistake / Its Better Not To >>>>> Know (MGM) £5 60s beat ballad(s) / midpace. >>>>> CS550 Little Johnny Taylor You Win, I Lose (Galaxy) £10 RnB >>>>> dancer. >>>>> CS551 Leroy Hutson Where Did Love Go (Curtom demo) £5 s/b. >>>>> CS552 Marvells Im A Fool For Losing You / Tomorrow (Finer >>>>> Arts) £50 >>>>> Practically unknown 60s in that vein that is very in vogue now >>>>> plus neat group sound flip. >>>>> CS554 Betty Lavette Hey Love (Karen WD) £20 Her usual brand >>>>> of lived in, kicked around midpace. Deep with a beat. >>>>> CS557 Millie Jackson We Got To Hit It Off (Spring) £5 >>>>> Strongnfiery 1979 Modern mid to uptempo (Latimore song). >>>>> CS559 Joe Martyn You Blew My Mind This Time (Interplanetary) >>>>> £8 Lilting 78 mid ballad - Barbara Acklin on backing. >>>>> CS560 Donna Allen Heaven On Earth / Renew The >>>>> Love (Oceana) £5 Pic sleeve. Classy soulful 88 midpacers. >>>>> CS562 George Kerr Orch Back Lash (All Platinum) £8 Funky inst. >>>>> CS563 Annette Poindexter Youll Get It Right Back (Brena) £40 >>>>> Very strong surging Crossver / Northern. >>>>> CS564 Gary Taylor Compassion / Follow (Virgin) £5 1988 >>>>> Modern Soul. >>>>> CS565 Roosevelt Grier People Make The World / Hard To >>>>> Forget (Amy) £10 >>>>> CS566 Dan Greer Bless You / Share (Sounds Of Memphis) £40 >>>>> CS567 Steelers It Must Be Love (Triple T) £15 Brilliant 80s >>>>> midtempo with big, big voiced lead. >>>>> CS568 Renee Perri I Aim To Please / Loves Not What It Used >>>>> To Be (Soulville WD) £40 >>>>> Wall bouncing uptempo Northern / Deep Soul flip. >>>>> CS569 Norman Connors / Prince Phillip Mitchell Once Ive Been >>>>> There (Buddah) £5 >>>>> CS570 Clifton Dyson Slow Your Body Down (Network demo) £5 >>>>> CS571 Anita Faye All Your Love (WE) £8 Classy 80s midpacer. >>>>> CS572 Freddy Henry Trying To Live My life (TK) £5 70s Modern >>>>> Soul. >>>>> CS573 Impact Just Give A Little / Im Here (Full Scale) >>>>> £8 Al Johnson prod 80s dancer / midpace flip. >>>>> CS574 Latin Counts Night Cheater / You Dont Know >>>>> It (Corna) £8 80s Detroit Modern Soul; midpace group flip. >>>>> CS575 Mary Love Comer Come Out The Sandbox (Co Love) £12 >>>>> Autographed. >>>>> CS576 Ace Jones You Got My Fire Burning (Cu-T-Wu) £10 Funky >>>>> obscurity. >>>>> CS579 Arthur Alexander Set Me Free (Sound Stage 7) £5 >>>>> CS580 Ruby Andrews Whatever It takes To Please You (Zodiac) £5 >>>>> CS581 Fontella Bass Youll Never Ever Know / Safe & >>>>> Sound (Checker) £5 >>>>> CS582 Roy C Heart Made Of Stone (3 Gems) £5 >>>>> >>>>> Modern Soul 45s >>>>> >>>>> 976 Christine Adams "Loneliness Is Always Around' (Cyclone) £25 >>>>> 977 Jean Plum Here I Go Again / I Love Him (Hi) £75 The >>>>> rare issue copies. >>>>> 978 Atlantic Starr Dont Abuse My Love (A & M) £5 Strident >>>>> 78 uptempo dancer. >>>>> 979 Willie & Barbara Sleep With Me (Reids World) £25 >>>>> 980 Dustin Wilson Have Some Sympathy (Judus) £15 >>>>> 981 Nia Johnson Plain Out Of Luck / You Are the Spice Of My >>>>> Life (Mainstream) £15 Strong 76 uptempo dancer plus very >>>>> classy midtempo flip. >>>>> 983 Teddy Pendergrass Close The Door (Phil Int ) £5 >>>>> 984 Esther Phillips Love Addict (Mercury) £5 Beefy, >>>>> strutting semi-funky 70s dancer; anguish and desire swirl >>>>> amongst the strings. Hear this on the site. >>>>> 985 Pulse Shake What You Got (Olde Worlde demo) £5 >>>>> 987 Eddie Cornelius Thats Love Making In Your Eyes (GB) £15 >>>>> Superb but seemingly forgotten UK only limited edition. >>>>> Achingly soulful midtempo this. >>>>> 988 Frank Everett Spellbound (Big Smoky) £50 >>>>> 989 Luther Ingram Ill Love You To The End (Koko) £3 vg++. >>>>> Brilliant midtempo. >>>>> 992 Bobby McClure You Bring Out The Love In Me (UK Island) £50 >>>>> His stunning UK Only 1975 killer - same backing as Love >>>>> Affair on UA. >>>>> >>>>> Bargain Basement 45s - used but not abused under priced soul... >>>>> BB69 Emotions Love Aint Easy / If You Think it (Volt) £2 >>>>> vg+. minor wol. >>>>> 2 strong early 70s midtempo cuts in a Crossover vein. >>>>> BB70 Bloodstone Natural High (UK London) £2 vg+. >>>>> BB71 Soul Children Dont Take My Kindness For Weakness / >>>>> Just the One (Stax) £2.50 vg++. Rasping Southern perfection, >>>>> 2 great sides. >>>>> BB72 Aretha Franklin All The Kings Horses (Atl) £1.50 Near >>>>> M-. writing on label. >>>>> BB73 Luther Ingram To The Other Man (Koko) £1.50 vg+. >>>>> BB75 Jimmy Hughes Time Will Bring You Back / Hi-Heel >>>>> Sneakers (Fame) £5 >>>>> Clean vg+ and plays well. Great moody 60s midtempo with >>>>> atmosphere. >>>>> BB76 Joe Martin You Blew My Mind (Interplanetary) £2.50 see >>>>> CS559. vg+. >>>>> BB77 Syl Johnson We Did It / Anyway the Wind Blows (Hi) >>>>> £2.50 clean vg+. >>>>> BB78 McKinley Mitchell When It Rains It Pours (S/Biscuit) >>>>> £3.00 vg++. >>>>> BB79 Isaac Hayes & David Porter Aint That Loving >>>>> You (Enterprise) £4 vg++. >>>>> Fabulous throbbing, lolloping Crossover. >>>>> BB80 Temptations What You Need Most (Gordy) £3 vg++. Recmmd >>>>> 70s dancer >>>>> BB81 Betty Wright Sometime Kind Of Thing (Alston) £2 vg+. >>>>> Lilting 70s midpacer. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Deep & Southern Soul 45s.... >>>>> >>>>> DS500 Johnnie Taylor Its Amazing (Stax) £5 It certainly is. >>>>> Taylor roaring away.... >>>>> DS501 Miss Johnnie Over The Mountain / Let Sleeping Dogs >>>>> Lie (Zells) £10 >>>>> One womans tale of woe with just a plinky-plonk piano for >>>>> company. >>>>> DS502 Sonny Perry Its Been A Long Time / Do Something For >>>>> Yourself (Crisko) £50 Prime faltering slowie with strong funk >>>>> flip. >>>>> DS503 Mark IV Ill Be Right There / My Everything You >>>>> Are (Mercury) £5 >>>>> Immaculate 72 group slowies from Roy C. 2 great sides. >>>>> DS504 George Freeman Stop Now / Ill Be Long Gone (Epic >>>>> demo) £25 >>>>> Just plain great midpace soul - both sides. >>>>> DS505 Jimmy Hughes I Like Everything About You / What Side >>>>> Of the Door (Volt) £10 Typically great yearning Stax style >>>>> slowie plus strong Southern beater flip. >>>>> DS506 Dan Brantley Get It Together & Do What you Should (De >>>>> Luxe) £15 >>>>> DS508 Soul Children Move Over (Stax) £5 Brilliant. >>>>> DS509 A.C.Poston When You Gave Me Your Love / Toosie Woosie >>>>> Woman (Sympathy) £30 Excellent grave digger voiced deep >>>>> plus funk lesser known. >>>>> DS510 Mckinley Mitchell When It Rains It Pours (Southern >>>>> Biscuit) £8 One of the great 70s Southern midpace beaters - >>>>> Malaco pre-the label itself. Recommended. >>>>> DS511 Howard Peters Tell Me Its Alright / Tighten Up the >>>>> Slack (Coral demo) £75 Northern Soul flip. >>>>> DS512 Raymond Parker Shes Coming Home / Ring Around The >>>>> Roses >>>>> (Nola) £15 Northrn Soul flip. >>>>> >>>>> DEEP SOUL LPs >>>>> GEATER DAVIS >>>>> SWEET WOMANS LOVE >>>>> (HOUSE OF ORANGE) £30 >>>>> Incs his fabulous Crossover grit-fest My Love Is So Strong >>>>> plus I Can Hold My Own, Wrapped Up etc. >>>>> ***************************************** >>>>> Japanese Deep Soul LPs >>>>> >>>>> Deep Soul Classics Vol 16 >>>>> Love For All Seasons >>>>> (P-Vine) £25 >>>>> Warren Lee & Joe Haywood - great chunks of New Orleans soul. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Soul Cookin (Chess) £25 >>>>> James Phelps & L.C.Cooke >>>>> Prime 60s Chicago Soul. >>>>> ***************************************** >>>>> Thinkin Mans Soul 45s >>>>> >>>>> TM13 Creme DCocoa I Dont Ever (Wanna Love Nobody But >>>>> You) (Venture) £5 Very, very classy rippling 1979 midtempo >>>>> with very lavish production and femme / big voiced male (like >>>>> Lew Kirton) vocal trade offs. Recommd. >>>>> TM14 Natalie Cole Hold On (Capitol) £2.50 You know the never >>>>> judge a book adage. Well, be honest, youve looked at this and >>>>> thought no big deal. Youve never actually considered that >>>>> this sounds like Shirley Brown on a good day, have you? I was >>>>> quite taken aback myself. A slow-puckering-to-mid killer with >>>>> mandatory sax. Lyrically strong and she is something else. >>>>> Stash your preconceptions, this a slow burning gem. >>>>> >>>>> ********************************************* >>>>> Rare Modern Soul Lp >>>>> HSV (C & S) £30 >>>>> Incs Feeling This Way. >>>>> ********************************************* >>>>> Various From The Vaults (Tamla Motown) £25 100% unissued 60s >>>>> Motown - incs stunning What More Could A Boy Ask For? >>>>> Spinners plus Monitors, Marv Gaye, Gladys Knight, Mary >>>>> Wells....etc. >>>>> ****************************************** >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Crossover Soul 45 >>>>> >>>>> NANCY BUTTS Letter Full Of Tears / Only One Love (King WD) >>>>> £30 >>>>> Strutting and extremely soulful midtempo beater with chink- >>>>> chink bass. Some singer this gal - great deep flip. >>>>> >>>>> *************************************** >>>>> >>>>> That's all folks - hope you find something of interest. >>>>> >>>>> Regards >>>>> >>>>> Rod |