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Diggin Dave 45s List - April 2015 

A lot of obscure stuff this month, paired with a few sought-after classics. Enjoy!

All records are strictly graded and come with photos and soundfiles. If you have questions about something don't hesitate to ask. If you can't get enough of these, I've got some more in stock in my store: http://stores.ebay.com/Diggin-Dave-45s Soundfles n my eBay not working atm but if you want to hear sth send me a message and I'll mail you the soundfiles.

SHIPPING is £5 to anywhere in the world, for any number of records from the list. Int'l signed for shipping is £10. 
This list comes a free CD of my last mix. Just let me know if you'd like a copy and I'll include it in your package. If you can't afford to buy anything but you'd still want a CD, just cover shipping (£2,5) and I'll make sure you get a copy. If you prefer the MP3 version I put up a download link below. 

https://soundcloud.com/diggindave/diggin-dave-unidentified-flying-objects
The New Yorkers – Don’t want to be your fool / You should have told me – Tac-Ful 101
Very clean copy of this sought after northern stormer. Top notch flipside too!
Visual Grade: VG+ to EX
£400

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Mike Rep & The Quotas – Rocket to nowhere / Quasar – Moxie 1008
Raw and lo-fi mid 70s Ohio proto punk grail in very clean condition. Very rare original copy. Only 100 copies were unsleeved and distributed by the label itself.
Visual Grade: M-
£250 

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Maurice Moore and The Family Affair Band – Everything that shines ain’t gold Pt I/II – Marjon 1073
Brilliant modern soul obscurity that’s gaining demand as we speak. Unplayed store stock but has some slightly feelable scuffing near the outer edge that’s audible during 30 first seconds or so. My very last copy so don’t miss out on this one!
Visual Grade: Strong VG
£180

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Lon-Genes – Dream girl / Our love is like the sea – Romark 108
Stunning mid-tempo popcorn style top rarity that gets better with every spin. Highly recommended.
Visual Grade: VG
£180

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P.T. & The Portables – Smile now cry later / Amapola – Siesta 1002
Killer quirky Tejano sweet soul rarity in beautiful condition.
Visual Grade: EX
£175


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Oceanliners – Funky pants / Cutting room – Blue Candle 1493
Miami funk grail thathas some visual scuffing but plays very well. I doubt you’ll ever see this any cheaper.
Visual Grade: VG-
£160

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The Mustangs of Austin, Texas – Tender loving care / How do you quit – Stangs 100
Uptempo mid-sixties blue eyed stomping rarity. 100mph dancfloor mover.
Visual Grade: Strong VG
£150

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First Crow to the Moon – The sun lights up the shadows of your mind / Spend your life – Roulette 4774 DJ Copy
Scorching garage psych rarity fom 1967. Sought-after quality tune.
Visual Grade: Strong VG+
£150

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The New Jersey Queens and Friends – Party and don’t worry about it / Instrumental – Magnet 2
Sought after 70s funky rare groove 45 from Jersey.
Visual Grade: Strong VG+
£120

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Question Mark and The Mysteriants – Funky lady / Hot ‘n groovin’ – Luv 159
Early 70s uptempo funky edged garage on a seldom seen original issue. Very hard to track down.
Visual Grade: VG+
£100

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The Energies – How many tears / Instrumental – Cobra 185
Lo-fi crossover obscurity that’s still very much overlooked but sounds like I could go big soon.
Visual Grade: Strong VG, warp NAP
£100

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Charley Simmons – Do the sissy / Why should they pay – PJ 107
Overlooked Nola funk scorcher with some blistering open drums. Clean copy too. A side label is pressed offcentre but record itself plays on centre.
Visual Grade: EX
£100


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The Century-Five – La moomba kasa boo boo cha cha cha / Red tiger shoes – Belmont 4003
Strong tittyshakin’ popcorn dancer. Plays perfect.
Visual Grade: VG to VG+
£100

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James Pane – Are you ready Pt I/II – GSP 575
Very unique and blissfully obscure funky edged mid 70s mover with some great rhythm switches. Recommended!
Visual Grade: M- with a storage warp NAP
£90


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Lula Reed – Walk on by me / My kind of baby – TRC 952
Top notch mid-tempo soulful R&B. Hard to find in clean condition.
Visual Grade: EX
£75

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The Secrets – I feel a thrill coming on / Here I am – Omen 15 DJ Copy
Super clean and original copy of this top double sider.
Visual Grade: M-
£70

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The Enter-Prize – The tug / Music street – Doc’s
Smokey downtempo private funk breaks, pressed on blue wax.
Visual Grade: VG+
£70

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Ruthie Mae Ross – Genuine love / You’re trying to put me down – Dumas 1210
Early sixties popcorn R&B obscurity in excellent condition.
Visual Grade: EX
£70

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Flamboyettes – You’re a teaser you’re a pleaser / Stuck in Chicago – Belle Meade 1611
Blissfully obscure but beautiful uplifting mid-tempo soul from Nashville.
Visual Grade: Strong VG+
£65


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Stan Gorman – I love lovin’ you / Green unicycle – Ty Tex 131
Cool blue eyed Texas obscurity that sits on the very edge between soul and garage.
Visual Grade: VG+ to EX
£60

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The Perails – Sweetness Pt I/II – Odex 4002
Rare as hens teeth early 60s Nola doo wop soul. Clean copy.
Visual Grade: EX
£60

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Pamala Baitey – Action speaks louder than words / You can’t let the girl over power the woman in you – Sy-Roc 1001
Deep sixties popcorn style big voice mid-tempo mover. Very tough to find in clean condition.
Visual Grade: Strong VG+
£60

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Ace Saint Clair – My song / Let there be “just you” – XLP 1005
Early sixties popcorn oldie on this very obscure local label before the flipside was picked up by the Sound Stage 7 label.
Visual Grade: VG
£60

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Sonny Dave Daye & The muffins – Merry-go-round I can’t keep score – Ring-O 305
Quality mid-tempo popcorn soul obscurity. Beautiful copy.
Visual Grade: M-
£55

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Steven Toll – The freeze / Yes, I love you – Darren 3737
Super tough to find mid-70s funky mover. Beautiful copy.
Visual Grade: M-
£50

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Rick Covey – Whole lotta shakin’ / The key’s in the mailbox – Hicklin 12943
Very obscure and undocumented rockabilly rocker. Scuffy surface but nothing deep and plays very well.
Visual Grade: VG
£50

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Siamese Twins – After it’s all over / He’s sweet I know – C&S 1122
Very cool novelty gospel style mover from the siamese twins Yvonne and Yvette that was reissued on Norton a few years ago. The original is extremely hard to pick up.
Visual Grade: VG
£50

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Rudy Norman – Back to the streets / Harmony – New Day 1577
Great unusual modern soul in-demander in beautiful condition.
Visual Grade: M-
£50

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Miss La-Vell – Teen-age love / If I could be with you – Duke 198 DJ Copy
Killer R&B and a total dancefloor filler. Rare demo copy!
Visual Grade: Strong VG
£50


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Little Anthony and The Imperials – The diary / Tears on my pillow / Traveling stranger / So much – End EP 203
Rare hard cover sleeve of this sought after Little Anthony EP. Sleeve only! Surface looks clean, left hand side seam has splitting. Bottom side has a 1” split.
Visual Grade: VG
£50
Marc LaRoi Cummings – Lots of love / Struggling together – Setting Sun 002
Obscure, widely unknown but top notch mid-tempo modern from Detroit.
Visual Grade: M-
£40

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Charles (Chuck) Colbert – Quit your cryin’ / It’s a raid – Bee 1823
Rocking early 60s R&B obscurity that’s hard to pick up in clean condition.
Visual Grade: Strong VG+
£40

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Russel Blake – Only lover / Land of love – Xela 21901
Cool lo-fi electro synth vibes. Super clean copy.
Visual Grade: M-
£40

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Ronny Kae – Swinging drums / A flight for drums – Leo 506
Super clean copy of this Tittyshakin’ obscurity with a surf edge.
Visual Grade: M-
£40

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Willie Wilson and Soul Prospectors – Tell me girl / Let me off this merry go round – Dagger 108
Widely unknown small label dancer. Clean copy.
Visual Grade: VG+
£30

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Bunker Hill – Dionysis / Bicentennial funk – Omnisound 104
Visual Grade: EX
£45


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Sami Jo – Don’t look back / This is love – Vesuvius 1001
Visual Grade: EX to M-
£40

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Maurice McKinnies & The Champions – Sock-a-poo-poo Pt I/II – Black & Proud 10000 DJ Copy
Visual Grade: EX to M-
£40

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The J’s – Hard cold world Pt I/II – Giant Step 002
Visual Grade: VG+
£40

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Eddie Bo – Shake, rock and soul / Reassure me – Cinderella 1203 DJ Copy
Visual Grade: Strong VG
£35

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January Jones – In this world / What about mine – 20th Century Fox 523 DJ Copy
Visual Grade: EX
£35

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Les De Merle – Bulldozer / Glendale stomp off – Tournament 404
Visual Grade: M-
£35

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The Cats Meow – La-la-lu / Confusion – Brunswick 65008 Rare French Issue
Visual Grade: VG
£30

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Elwood James – Arkansas Jane / Stand up – Bonanza 3456
Visual Grade: EX
£30

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Cicero Blake – You’re gonna be sorry / Sad feeling – Mar-V-Lus 6004
Visual Grade: VG+ to EX
£30

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The Dancers – Big Willie’s drum / Born on the bayou – PA 002
Visual Grade: M-
£30

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Johnny Little John and Guitar – Kitty O / Johnny’s jive – Margaret 996
Visual Grade: M-
£25

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Curtis Robinson – Free man / Instrumental – Metro-Art 907061
Visual Grade: VG to VG+
£25

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Bobby Jones – Talkin ‘bout Jones / You gotta have love – Expo 101
Visual Grade: EX
£25

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Bunny Paul – I’m hooked / We’re only young once – Gordy 7017
Visual Grade: VG+
£25

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Joe Perkins – Movin’ in the groove / Think I’ll go somewhere and cry myself to sleep – Nuget 1029
Visual Grade: VG+ with a warp NAP
£25

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Tyrone Ashley – I want my baby back / Let me be your man – Phil LA of Soul 342
Visual Grade: VG to VG+
£25

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The Wonderettes – I feel strange / Wait until tonight – Ruby 5065
Visual Grade: VG
£25

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Beau Williams – I’ll be home soon / Outside love – Truth & Soul 043
Visual Grade: M-
£25

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Johnny Soul & The J.S. Blues Bunch – It’s alright / Hey baby – Pure Love 674-003
Visual Grade: VG
£20

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The Volcanos – Storm warning / Baby – Arctic 106
Visual Grade: VG to VG+
£20

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The Imaginations – I love you, more (than anyone) / I want a girl – Bacon Fat 101
Visual Grade: VG+ to EX
£20

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The Sharpees – I’ve got a secret / Make up your mind – One-Derful 4843 DJ Copy
Visual Grade: VG+
£20

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Betty Everett – Getting mighty crowded / Chained to a memory – Fontana 520
Visual Grade: VG
£20

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Carol Morgan – My man is dangerous / If you’re fooling – Sock 101
Visual Grade: VG+
£20

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Mr. Lucky – Alice designs / You don’t need me – Panorama 52
Visual Grade: Strong VG+
£15

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The Soundmakers – Hot wodka / Elephant shop – Ariola 10704
Visual Grade: Strong VG
£15

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Mel Brown – Son of a preacher man / Set me free – Impulse! 274 DJ Copy
Visual Grade: VG
£15

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Bobby Byrd – I need help / Signed, sealed & delivered – Polydor 2066323 Rare Belgian PS
Visual Grade: Sleeve EX Vinyl VG+
£15

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Peggy Gaines – When the boy that you love / same – Ref-O-Ree 1
Visual Grade: M-
£15

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The Du-Ettes – Every beat of my heart / Sugar daddy – Mar-V-Lus 6003
Visual Grade: VG+
£15

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Martha Reeves & The Vandellas – Honey chile / Show me the way – Tamla Motown 25.693 Rare Dutch PS
Visual Grade: Sleeve VG Vinyl Strong VG
£15

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Liz Lands – One man’s poison / Don’t shut me out – One-Derful 4747
Visual Grade: Strong VG+
£15

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Multi-Funk – Nineteen hundred and eighty-five Pt I/II – Multi
Visual Grade: Strong VG
£15

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The Headliners – Let me love you / I’m so tired – Val 1000
Visual Grade: M-
£10

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Eddie Holland – Candy to me / If you don’t want my love – Motown 1063
Visual Grade: EX
£10

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The Belmonts – I got a feeling / To be with you – United Artists 966 DJ Copy
Visual Grade: EX
£10

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