60s NORTHERN SOUL ROBERT LEE/EXQUISITES TEARS ARE FALLING + LISA STEELTOWN ORIG
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Issue 93 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 AT AROUND A TENTH OF THE CURRENT BOOK VALUE
SOME FROM AS LITTLE AS 30p
60s NORTHERN SOUL/CROSSOVER
ORIGINAL U.S. (NATIONAL) ISSUE
AN UTTERLY SUBLIME PIECE OF CROSSOVER SOUL
WITH A HIGH TENOR LEAD VOCAL AND BEAUTIFUL HARMONIES
I LOVE THE MOURNFUL HORN AND STRING INTRO
AND THE UPBEAT B-SIDE AIN'T BAD EITHER!
THERE WAS DEFINITELY MORE TO GARY, INDIANA, THAN THE JACKSON FIVE
THIS 45 APPEARED LOCALLY ON THE JIVE LABEL SHORTLY BEFORE BEING PICKED UP BY STEELTOWN
A COUPLE OF YEARS AFTER THIS RELEASE, ROBERT LEE FORMED A GROUP CALLED THE LOST WEEKEND, AND ALSO A LABEL WITH THE SAME NAME - THEN IN 1979 HE REAPPEARED TO RELEASE A COUPLE OF SINGLES AS GENERAL LEE, AGAIN ON LOST WEEKEND RECORDS
ROBERT LEE & THE EXQUISITES
"TEARS ARE FALLING"
HEAR HERE!!
Robert Lee & The Exquisites Tears Are Falling - YouTube
b/w
"LISA"
HEAR HERE!!
Robert Lee & The Exquisites - Lisa - Steeltown.wmv - YouTube
LISTEN TO BOTH SIDES IN FULL VIA THE YOUTUBE POSTINGS ABOVE
(NOT TAKEN FROM THE SALE COPY)
(US: Steeltown Inc. 687, 1968)
Vinyl
Record condition (A-side): Excellent +++ (plays Excellent ++++)
Record condition (B-side): Excellent +++ (plays Excellent ++++)
Label condition (A-side): Excellent ++ (very mild ring-wear)
Label condition (B-side): Excellent ++ (very mild ring-wear)
Deletion hole: No
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.
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 three 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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