Issue 84 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

EARLY 70s NORTHERN SOUL
ORIGINAL U.K. ISSUE

Mr. Flood's Party, as pictured on the back cover of their only album

POPULAR HORN-DOMINATED STOMPER
UPTEMPO ROCK-SOUL VERSION - A GENE McDANIELS COMPOSITION

SOURCED FROM DETROIT'S G.M. LABEL
BECAME A BIG TORCH SPIN WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF RELEASE
DESPITE ITS ROCK PEDIGREE, DESERVING OF IT'S CLASSIC STATUS
EASY TO SEE WHY - THE BREAKS ARE JUST PERFECT
ALTHOUGH THE LYRICS ARE PLAIN CRAZY

RECORDED BY MANY ACTS IN ALL MUSICAL FIELDS
MOST FAMOUSLY BY ROBERTA FLACK, LES McCANN/EDDIE HARRIS, AND RAY CHARLES

LATER REISSUED/REMIXED ON BULLDOG, INFERNO AND SOUL CITY

THE B-SIDE IS A PLEASANT SLICE OF POP-ROCK

THIS COPY HAS THE SAME A-SIDE LABEL ON BOTH SIDES
BUT DOES PLAY THE CORRECT FLIP

MR. FLOOD'S PARTY

"COMPARED TO WHAT"

HEAR HERE!

b/w

"UNBREAKABLE TOY"
HEAR HERE!

LISTEN TO BOTH SIDES IN FULL VIA THE YOUTUBE POSTING ABOVE (NOT TAKEN FROM THE SALE COPY)

(UK: Ember EMBS 312, 1971)

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

Record condition (B-side): Excellent ++ (plays mostly Excellent +++)
(a couple of intermittent clicks part way though this side)

Label condition (A-side): Very Good

(a couple of sticker marks, and a large 'A' written over the centre)

Label condition (B-side): Excellent -

(age signs and some centre wear)

The single has a solid centre.

It comes in my own personalized white card cover

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

A four-issue/yearly subscription is £14 (including P&P).

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Domestic postal rates (sent recorded delivery, unless the winning bid is under £5):

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

IF YOU ARE AN OVERSEAS WINNER, PLEASE WAIT FOR ME TO AMEND YOUR INVOICE BEFORE PAYING.