60s L.A. NORTHERN SOUL AL(VIN) ROBINSON DRIVE ME WILD + EMPTY TALK PULSAR ORIG
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Issue 98 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 OVER 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 AT AROUND A TENTH OF THE CURRENT BOOK VALUE
SOME FROM AS LITTLE AS 50p
60s LOS ANGELES NORTHERN SOUL
ORIGINAL U.S. ISSUE
UPTEMPO 70s-STYLE REAL SOUL DANCER
ALVIN'S SINGLES WERE RECORDED JUST ABOUT ALL OVER THE PLACE (WELL IN THE NORTH, SOUTH AND WEST OF THE STATES AT LEAST); BY 1969 HE WAS RECORDING IN LOS ANGELES - WHICH MIGHT SEEM STRANGE CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT MANY OF THE FAMOUS NEW ORLEANS NAMES THAT STILL APPEAR ON THE LABELS; THEN YOU REALISE THAT MAC REBENNACK (aka DR. JOHN), HAROLD BATTISTE, AND MANY OF THE NOLA SESSION MUSICIANS WERE ALSO WORKING IN L.A. AT THE TIME; BY 1969, THE ARTIST WAS SIGNED TO MERCURY RECORDS. WITH HIS SINGLES ASSIGNED TO THEIR RECENTLY-FORMED PULSAR SUBSIDIARY; BATTISTE AND REBENNACK WERE HEAVILY INVOLVED WITH PULSAR VIA THEIR HALMAC PRODUCTION COMPANY, AND THEY ACCORDINGLY BROUGHT IN A FEW OTHER NEW ORLEANS ACTS - SUCH AS KING FLOYD AND THE LESSER-KNOWN TOBIAS WOOD HENDERSON; ALVIN (WHO ONCE AGAIN HAD SHORTENED HIS FIRST NAME TO 'AL') WAS ALSO KNOWN BY HIS NICKNAME OF "SHINE", AND SOME COPIES OF THIS PULSAR 45 APPEARED UNDER THAT ALTERNATIVE NAME; THE TOP SIDE IS A POWERFUL GRUFF-VOICED BALLAD WITH FEMME BACKING, BUT IT'S THE FLIP THAT GETS ALL THE ACCOLADES, WITH IT'S RAW-EDGED DELIVERY AND STORMING RHYTHM; ALVIN WORKS OVERTIME, RAPIDY REPEATING THE TITLE OVER AND OVER, JUST IN CASE THE LISTENER SHOULD FORGET IT; AT THE RISK OF ALIENATING PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS, THE GUITAR RIFF REMINDS ME OF "JUMPING JACK FLASH"!; HE REMAINED 'AL ROBINSON' FOR ALL COPIES OF HIS NEXT PULSAR 45, WHICH PROVED TO BE HIS LAST SINGLE FULL-STOP; HE NEVER GOT TO RELEASE AN ALBUM DURING HIS CAREER, AND IT WAS LEFT TO THE TRUSTED U.K. CHARLY LABEL TO COMPILE A COLLECTION OF HIS MATERIAL IN 1988 - TITLED "SHINE ON" WITH REFERENCE TO ALVIN'S NOM DE PLUME
AL ROBINSON
"EMPTY TALK"
b/w
"SHO 'BOUT TO DRIVE ME WILD"
HEAR HERE!!
Al Robinson - Sho 'Bout To Drive Me Wild
LISTEN TO THE B-SIDE IN FULL VIA THE YOUTUBE POSTING ABOVE
(NOT TAKEN FROM THE SALE COPY)
Styrene
Record condition (A-side): Excellent (plays Excellent ++++)
Record condition (B-side): Excellent (plays Excellent ++++)
Label condition (A-side): Excellent ++ (very light ring-wear)
Label condition (B-side): Excellent ++ (very light ring-wear)
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.
The majority are sent by 'signed for' delivery.
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
West Yorkshire
HD5 OJT
A four-issue/yearly subscription is £14 (including P&P).
You can also pay by PayPal at soulupnorthhfe@aim.com
Domestic postal rates (sent recorded delivery, unless the winning bid is under £5):
One to four 7" single: £2.40; 50p per 7" afterwards.
One 12" single/LP: £3.80; £1 per 12"/LP afterwards.
YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME TO PICK UP THE ITEM IN PERSON.
Overseas postal rates:
£12 (sent recorded delivery)
£5 (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.
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