Issue 82 of Soul Up North is out NOW!

ALL MY SALES ARE ALWAYS PLAY-GRADED

AND NOT JUST GIVEN A VISUAL ONCE-OVER

ALL THE ITEMS I AM SELLING COME FROM FORTY YEARS OF COLLECTING SOUL

THERE WILL BE SOME REAL GEMS, SO MAKE SURE YOU KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN

SOME OF MY LISTINGS CARRY 'BORROWED' SOUND CLIPS BENEATH THE TITLE

ALL MY ITEMS START WELL BELOW BOOK VALUE

SOME FROM AS LITTLE AS 99p

60s NORTHERN SOUL/CROSSOVER

ORIGINAL ISSUE

George McCrae (1942 - )

PRE-"ROCK YOUR BABY" MIAMI CROSSOVER

WITH HIS WIFE GWEN , GEORGE McCRAE RECORDED FOR ALSTON AT THE DAWN OF THE 70s (AS GEORGE & GWEN), THEN WATCHED AS GWEN WENT ON TO A RELATIVELY SUCCESSFUL SOLO CAREER

HE RECORDED TWO SOLO SINGLES HIMSELF DURING THE EARLY 70s, WITH THE EXQUISITE "TAKE IT ALL OFF" BEING HIS DEBUT FOR UNITED ARTISTS IN 1971, AND THIS GLADES 45 GAINING A RELEASE IN 1972 (NOT HELPED BY THE MIS-SPELLING OF HIS SURNAME)

JUST AS HE WAS ABOUT TO GIVE UP, HE TRIED ONE MORE TIME, WITH A LITTLE DITTY CALLED "ROCK YOUR BABY"

GEORGE Mac CRAE

"BACK LASH"

A. MAGIC!!!; uptempo early 70s dance rhythm; quality vocals, that reach falsetto during the two short break; all the names that were present at the dawn of "The Miami Sound" are here - Steve Alaimo, Willie Clarke, Clarence Reid, Rick Finch;  if you've not heard this, bid blind; someone is in for a quality slab of real soul

b/w

"LOVE WHO YOU CAN"

B. Very catchy Miami funkiness; similar to Betty Wright's "Clean Up Woman"

SORRY - NO "BORROWED" CLIPS ANYWHERE TO BE SEEN

(US: Glades 1702, 1972)

Vinyl

Record condition (A-side): Excellent (plays Excellent ++++)
Record condition (B-side): Excellent (plays Excellent ++++)

Label condition (A-side): Very Good (messy deletion hole/surface tear)

Label condition (B-side): Excellent

Both labels moulded onto rough base in a few places

Deletion hole: Yes

This record has been played on both sides to verify condition, but there's a full money-back guarantee on all my sales, and I'll refund anyone who isn't totally captivated. Most are sent by 'signed for' delivery (inclusive in the P&P cost).

I'm writing regularly for Soul Up North, Howard Earnshaw's long-running rare soul fanzine. It's available every three months from:

Howard Earnshaw (editor)

19 Rectory Drive

Kirkheaton

Huddersfield

North Yorkshire

HD5 OJT

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One 7" single: £2.10; 50p per 7" afterwards.

One 12" single/LP: £3.50; £1 per 12"/LP afterwards.

YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME TO PICK UP THE ITEM IN PERSON.

 

Overseas postal rates:

One single over £30: £12 (sent recorded delivery) 

One single under £30: £9 (sent recorded delivery) 

One single under £30: £4 (sent uninsured)

Note that overseas bidders can pay for uninsured postage, but I cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage in transit

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