60s CHICAGO NORTHERN SOUL TYRONE DAVIS 4th 45 SACK 4359

	£		26
	$		35

I've made the decision to sell some of my very large collection of 7", 12" and LPs.

ALL THE ITEMS I AM SELLING COME FROM OVER THIRTY YEARS OF COLLECTING.

I AM NOT A DEALER.

There will be some real gems, so make sure you keep your eyes open.

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

I AREN'T QUITE ADVANCED ENOUGH YET TO PROVIDE MY OWN!

60s CHICAGO NORTHERN SOUL

GOLDEN VOICE HIMSELF!!

TYRONE DAVIS (THE WONDER BOY)

"I TRIED IT OVER (AND OVER AGAIN)"

b/w

"I'M RUNNING A LOSING RACE"

http://www.raresoulman.co.uk/d/50164/DAVIS%2C+TYRONE+THE+WONDER+BOY

(US: Sack 4359, 1967)

Record conditon: Excellent ++ (plays Excellent ++++)

Labels condition: Excellent ++

Tyrone Davis (1938 - 2005)

Like many soul fans of the golden age, I grew up with the music of T.D. wafting through the air. He had the ability to speak to every emotion, usually of the broken-hearted variety. First love wouldn't have been quite the same, without a daily dose of "I Can't Make It Without You".

Today I'm listing a couple of his pre-hit 45s, which I have recently acquired in demo format.

Tyrone recorded his debut in 1965, with the first of three singles on the local 4 Brothers label (part of Willie Barney's One Stop). 4 Brothers put out ten singles in it's first series - three by Tyrone Davis, three by G.L. Crockett, three by Andrew Brown, and one by Sam & Kitty. All of them fit into the Northern Soul bracket, and Sam & Kitty's "I've Got Something Good" is a Torch classic. The first eight had an eye-catching green and white logo, but Atlantic took over distribution in mid-1966, and the last two singles in the first series were given a plain design (Sam & Kitty exists in a variety of original and coun!?rfeit presses, but all feature this very basic design). Atlantic soon dropped their distribution deal, and 4 Brothers emerged again early in 1967, with a short-lived second series of releases.

Harold Burrage featured heavily in the singer's early career, writing both sides of his first two single releases ("Suffer"/"Try Me" and "Good Company"/"If You Don't Need Me"). On all of his early 45s, Tyrone was billed as 'The Wonder Boy', although he was no spring chicken - he was twenty-seven before his first release. Unfortunately, Burraged died after a heart attack in November 1966, and it was left to Johnny Moore and Jack Daniels to pen the final 4 Brothers track by Tyrone. The flip was a reissue of his first release, but with the title extended.

His next single was the first to feature the full name of 'Tyrone Davis', though it retained the 'Wonder Boy' appendage. It was put out as the debut release on the very desirable Sack label. All of the releases on Sack are worth picking up, particularly Bobbie Jean Bland's "I'm Satisfied Just Loving You" (4360). The scarcest of all the Sack's is 4361, which is "No Right To Cry" by Mamie P. Galore. A number of these releases came out on a very strange UK LP in 1980. It was called "Funky Fox", and credited to Sister Doris Duke A Friends, on Manhattan (MAN 5033). However, nothing by Doris Duke (or any of her pals) features: all the tracks are Sack recordings, and include the "No Good To Cry" rarity (plus it's flip), this Tyrone Davis single, plus a number of unreleased Northern tracks, by Mamie, Tyrone, and the afore-mentioned Bobbie Jean Bland. If you spot this unusual oddity, it's well worth picking up. There were further LPs on Manhattan, again with the credits completely wrong.

A. Class Chicago ballad, handled like a true veteran; sparse femme backing - in fact, they do so little, I'm sure they couldn't have been paid!

B. Excellent piece of gritty Northern Soul; you can tell the backing singers were paid for this one; also comped on Soul Supply's "The Northern Soul Story 5" double LP, back in 1987.

As usual, I'm starting my bidding at a tenth of the current asking price.

The vinyl looks close to immaculate, with just light signs of previous play around the edges, and a very small number of wispy "spiders webs". The play condition is mint.

Both labels have a very faint trace of ring-wear, and a couple of smudges (see scan).

The edges are completely chip-free.

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.

New postal rates:

One 7" single: £1.70; 30p per 7" afterwards.

One 12" single/LP: £2.70; 50p per 12"/LP afterwards.