60s NORTHERN SOUL/R&B/MOD SYLVIA ROBBINS DON'T LET YOUR EYES GET BIGGER ORIG
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Issue 86 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 WELL BELOW BOOK VALUE
SOME FROM AS LITTLE AS 50p
60s NEW YORK NORTHERN SOUL/R&B/MOD
ORIGINAL U.S. ISSUE
Sylvia Robbins (aka Sylvia Vanderpool aka Sylvia Robinson aka Sylvia)
(1936 - 2011)
SULTRY BIG CITY PLEADER
VINTAGE SOUL BEATER WITH A STRONG DANCE RHYTHM
SYRUPY BALLAD WITH A BEAT ON THE FLIP
BOTH PENNED BY SYLVIA HERSELF
FIRST CAME TO PROMINENCE AS ONE HALF OF MICKEY & SYLVIA
PARTNERING GUITARIST MICKEY BAKER ON "LOVE IS STRANGE"
SHE LATER ENJOYED A HUGE WORLDWIDE HIT WITH "PILLOW TALK"
COMPLETE WITH SOUNDS USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE BEDOOM
AND I DON'T MEAN SNORING!
CUT FOR HER OWN ALL PLATINUM/STANG/VIBRATION COMPANY
FAMED IN CLUBS AND DISCOS AS 'THE NEW JERSEY SOUND'
LATER STILL SHE FORMED SUGAR HILL RECORDS
(THE SUGAR HILL GANG'S "RAPPER'S DELIGHT" AND "THE MESSAGE" FROM GRANDMASTER FLASH & THE FURIOUS FIVE)
BECOMING AN IMPORTANT FIGURE IN THE HIP-HOP REVOLUTION
PLEASE NOTE THE CONDITION OF THIS ONE
WHICH PLAYS A LOT BETTER THAN IT LOOKS
SYLVIA ROBBINS
"DON'T LET YOUR EYES
GET BIGGER THAN YOUR HEART"
HEAR HERE!
Sylvia Robbins - Don't let your eyes get bigger ... - YouTube
b/w
"FROM THE BEGINNING"
LISTEN TO THE A-SIDE IN FULL VIA THE YOUTUBE POSTING ABOVE (NOT TAKEN FROM THE SALE COPY)
(US: Sue 45-805, 1964; orange label)
Vinyl
Record condition (A-side): Very good - (plays almost Excellent +++)
There are a number of linear scuffs on this side, none of which are audible
Record condition (B-side): Very good (plays Excellent)
Both sides also have numerous very light "spider's webs"
Label condition (A-side): Excellent + (light picking round deletion hole)
Label condition (B-side): Excellent + (small pen line)
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. Most are sent by 'signed for' delivery (inclusive in the P&P cost).
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
North Yorkshire
HD5 OJT
A four-issue/yearly subscription is £14 (including P&P).
You can also pay by PayPal to soulupnorthhfe@aim.com
Domestic postal rates (sent recorded delivery, unless the winning bid is under £5):
One 7" single: £2.30; 50p per 7" afterwards.
One 12" single/LP: £3.70; £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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