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Mad Mike And Northern Soul Collection Bought

Last Week I bought a collection of 45's off a DJ that quit sixteen years ago and had these 2,500 singles sitting around. I went and looked them over I only had to look at around three hundred to know I wanted them. Out of the collection I pulled about 400 hundred. The other I will put into storage. There was alot of 1970's and 80's dance music, over 400 picture sleeves stuff like Micahael Jackson, Madonna, Prince, and hair bands amoung other dance music. I was happy when I saw several Mad Mike singles, like Ronnie Cook (The Goo Goo Muck), Swamp Rats (Louie Louie), and (Red Rose Tea) on Gink records. I found lots of Motown and Northern soul Like a sweet copy of (I'm On The Out side Looking In)by Eddie Holland on a white label promo Motown 1049. Another almost impossible record to find was The Enchantments doing (I'm In Love With With Your Daughter) on Faro 620 promo. One record that I forgot about was (I Can't Believe You Love Me) by the Ambassadors on Arctic 147, I love this song great tune. I made a video you see some of the records that I got.

The records that I bought varied in condition from VG- to M- they all seemed to play with no real problems, several were cracked, and a few were warped.
Here is some of the other gems that were in this find.
Julian Covay & The Machine-A Little Bit Hurt Philips 40505 .....rocker.
Earl Gains-I Have Loved And I have Lived HBR 510...northern.
Baby Earl & The Trini-Dads-Back Slop....Mad Mike.
Cobras-Restless Stax 148.....Mad Mike rocker.
Johnny Daye-I Need Somebody Stax 238....northern
Atlantics-Heartburn Amon 90590.....Mad Mike
Mad Mike & The Maniacs-The Hunch LEO 504....Mad Mike (reissue)
Ella Fitzgerald-Can't Buy Me Love Verve 10234....northern (Beatles Cover)
Bobby Newton-When The World's At Peace Atlantic 2992 promo
Roy Lee Johnson-Boogaloo #3 Josie 965....funk
Garry & Larry-Garlic Bread Goliath 600....Mad Mike
Thats just to name a few I will be show casing these and others in the near future.

Collecting Singles On The Enrica Label

There are a few collectable singles on the Enrica label. One artist well known is Screamin' Jay Hawkins he had one single titled (Just Don't Care) killer tune, backed by (I hear Voices) on Enrica 1010. It's not the highest priced but the one that I like the most out of the four records at $26.00 to $48.00.

James Dee & A Piece Of The Action & The Primettes sing (Jealous Over Love) very nice northern soul tune, backed by (My Pride). Enrica 1020 it being the most sought after selling at around $150.00.

The next two I have in my collection Freddie Scott & The Symphonics singing (A Blessing To You) and (Come On Honey) both are nice songs but neither will bring the house down with stomping and dancing. The single is on Enrica 1002 it sells for $15.00 or less.

The fourth is by  group that goes by The Butanes With Teddy McRae singing (Don't Forget I Love You) this song is hard to tag its a doowop sounding with soulful vocals, backed by (That's My Desire) another old doowop makeover. Never the less it's hot and in demand at the moment, selling around $25.00 to $50.00.

Oddell Brown And The Rest Of The Records That I found This Weekend

I was doing a lot of running around this weekend and found some very cool and very collectable records. The first one I have had for a few years, the reason I am adding this one is that I found a good bit of funk records, and I have never seen another copy of it any place. It Joni Wilsons Debonairs-The Holly Lynn / Secret Love on Fenway 1712. I am not even sure if this is 1960's or 70's. Here it is any of you got there know this record please let me know.

Next I made a movie with music of some of the record that I found all this weekend. Some really nice funky organ playing and some great northern soul. One of my finds was sharon Soul-How Can I get To You / Don't Say Goodbye Love on Wild deuce 1001 that is one hard puppy to find. Another great northern soul 45 I found was Ola V. harper-I wanna Weep / Resisting on Jewel 797 promo in M- condition. One of the cool funk records I found was (Groove thang) by Jr. Walker and The All Stars on Soul 35097 promo M- as well. Here is the video i hope you enjoy it......happy Hunting.

The Obscure Donald Hines

I have had these two Donald Hines singles in my record collection for many many years. I like the sound on both 45's one is a very swinging R&B tune titled (Baby, Tell It Like It Is) with sax and guitar. The other (You Had To Pay) is much more bluesy and moody. From my research there is very little to report. Hines seems to be packed away in collectors attics or in there one dollar box. I looked on allmusic all they had was his name and he was an R&B singer. no blogs have anything on him. There is one 45 for sale on ebay for $12.00. Hines had three singles on the Hi record label Hi 2043 Baby, Tell It Like It Is / I'm So Glad, Hi 2056 Stormy Monday Blues / Please Accept, and Hi 2068 You Had To Pay / Trouble Is My Name recorded in 1962-1963. I uploaded my two singles on Youtube so everyone can hear what they have been missing. Hines had another single on Starmaker 1001 Going Crazy in an old price guide I have prices it at $50.00 to $60.00. I have never seen a copy of this record or for that matter one that was up for sale. I hope my two videos inspire you to dig out your copies of these gems and put them on your collection between Z.Z. Hill and Joe Hinton.........Happy Hunting.

Jamie Coe & The Gigolo's

Jamie Coe had several singles as a solo artist and some with the Gigolo's. He has the sound of Bobby Darin & Elvis and why not he was around singing at the same time and influenced by them. Bobby Darin liked him and when he started his own label Addison he put Coe on his first release Summer Time Symphony on Addison 15001. It's a great up beat rocker written by Darin. The affair was short lived, as Coe found other labels to recorded on. He released a single on Big Top 3107 (Cleopatra / But Yesterday) which is his most sought after record that sells between $70.00 & $110.oo. To be honest I have never heard of Coe until last weekend when I bought one of his 45's called The Dealer / Close Your Eyes on Reprise 0295 as: Jamie Coe & The Gigolo's. At first I thought it may be Jamie Coe & His Gay Cats Of Ryhthm and old R&B group from the early 1950's, but it was not. On The up side its a killer instrumental with a hard blowing sax and guitar to move and groove you along. It was released in 1964 as was the same song on Enterprise 5005. The Enterprise single sells for around $30.00 I can't find out nothing on the Reprise single as what it's worth. Coe had another single on Enterprise 5055 (I Was The One / Good Enough For A King) it sells around $30.00.

Freddy King Heads Up And Betty Harris Mo Jo Hannah

I have got a brand new Lenovo laptop PC with Mircosoft word where I can make videos.  Also I bought a Nikon Coolpix 14.0 camera that takes fantastic pictures. I have been playing around with it trying new things. I have put three videos on Youtube, I have been searching for songs that no one has did yet, it's not an easy task. Here is two I want to share with you. Betty Harris singing Mo Jo Hannah on Jubilee records, and Freddy King doing Heads Up on Federal 12443. I hope you enjoy them both.

J.D. The D.J. Jim Dudas In Memoriam

On August 22, 2011 Jim passed away after having health problems over the past year. I knew Jim for about twenty years. We did lose contact for the past nine years or so. Long ago he owned a small record shop called The Atic II in Charleroi Pa. That is where I first met him. We became good friends I used to go with Jim Once in a while and help him DJ just for kicks. I bought many, many 45's from jim, even after he closed his record shop I would go to his home and buy records. Jim taught me that a great record does not have to be worth a thousand dollars, he would always steer me in the right direction, I was pretty green back in those days. I use to make some pretty bad trades in my younger days for instance swapping a mint Poets-Wrapped Around Your Finger on J-2 records for a Little Milton single on Jewel. He interduced me to groups like The Apollos-Mr. Creator, Smokey & His Sister, Johnny Barfield and His Men Of Soul, he was the king of Mad Mike singles.  In fact he went out of his way to find out what some of my records were worth to help me out. For years he hosted the radio show called Mon Valley Memories, when he converted to CD's I bought his collection from him. You will be missed Jim. (On a personal notes why his death is a little hard for me is that my father passed away on August 22 also, eleven years ago.)
He had a great love for oldies and doowop here is one of his favorites.

Johnny Beecher AKA Plas Johnson

Johnny Beecher better known as Plas Johnson has some very sweet sax music under Beecher. His beecher recordings seem to go by un-noticed and can be bought for very little money. His styles vary from blues, R&B, and hardbop. He worked with Johnny Otis and Charles Brown, and he recorded on labels such as Tampa, Score, Capitol, Ava, and Concord. Around the Pittsburgh area where I live Beecher's (Sax Fifth Ave) was played a lot by the local DJ's and can be found on Charter records as well as Astra 1019 (a local Pittsburgh labe)l. Beecher put out two LP's on the Charter label one being (Sax 5th Ave) catalog 102 with 12 slow misty tunes made to put your mind at ease and carry you off to slumber land. I think you get the geist of the tempo. The record is very easy going and I find it relaxing, not for the mosh pit crowd.

Sax 5th Ave on the Astra label pressed on green wax

Here is a nude cover copy of Beecher's Sax 5th Ave from Japan that is quite rare and hard to find.

As Plas Johnson (Beecher) has this single on Capitol 4251 that is much in demand by the northern soul collector and is worth aound $80.00 in near mint condition. It's a smoking instrumental, listen.

Richard Hayman Voodoo And A Game Called Bewitch

I have had this Richard Hayman LP Voodoo for several years. He seems to be one of the pioneers of Erotic easy listening with a trippy sound in living stereo. The LP Voodoo is one of his harder to find my copy is in near mint condition. Today I was at the local flea market and ran across this board game called bewitch made by Selchow & Righter in 1964 and it is very hard to find as well. I will be honest I have not had the time to read the instructions. It a game of mind reading, what will be better than playing this game and listening to Voodoo at the same time........Happy Hunting.

Johnny Daye I've Got Soul

Johnny Daye Pittsburgh breed blue eyed soul singer, (not really he looks to have brown eyes). He was a white singer discovered by Otis Redding where he took Daye to Stax records. He only recorded two singles for Stax Stay Baby Stay and the flip I Love Love, and What'll I Do For Satisfaction / I Need Somebody. The bigwigs at Stax and Redding liked Daye but after Otis Redding died so did Daye's recording career with Stax. He recorded on Jomada, Parkway, and Blue Star from 1965 to 1968 with six records to his credit. 

Here is his six record discography and some of the prices they bringing.

I'll keep on loving you / One of these days - Blue Star 230  $50.00 to $90.00

Marry me / Give me back my ring - Jomada M600 * 1965

Good time / I've got soul - Jomada - M603 * 1966  $30.00

A lot of progress / You're on top - Parkway 119 * 1967

What'll I do for satisfaction / I need somebody - Stax 238 * 1968

Stay baby stay / I love love - Stax 0004 * 1968

Is Ebay Big Brother??????????

I went on my ebay account this afternoon I am selling 8 items and last month I only sold a few records. I get this message saying that I can only sell twenty items or $500.00 which ever comes first. Or you could upgrade your selling account. I am getting ahead of myself I have 100% positive feed backs with a high rating. I clicked on the area where you can up grade your account to sell more items. First it said they can call you, and you give a four number pin or 2. you can answer four questions. I picked to answer the questions. My account is in my girlfriends name, which it had all that info, Question 1 was I guess to throw you off track, it asked where did someone that I have never heard of lived and it gave you one place close to  where I live, and two in eastern Pa which is miles from here, the fourth option was (you had never heard of this person) that is what I picked. Question 2 It asked where does my girlfriends ex-mother in law live by her married name, ok my question is, how the hell do they even know that they are related? The state was Florida were she lives. Question 3 Which street did my girlfriend live on at one time again we got that right, but again where did they get this info? Question 4 which of these corporations where you ever associated with, and again we got it right where she use to work. I have no clue how they got this information from, makes me wonder maybe than George Orwell had it pegged that BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU.