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Warehouse Find | Charlie Mitchell – After Hours / Love Don’t Come Easy

Another great warehouse find Charlie Mitchell recorded this great version of the fantastic  J R Bailey/Ken Williams song 'After Hours' for the Janus label in 1973. It was produced by Tony Silvester and arrangements by Bert De Coteaux giving it a more sophisticated soul sound. Original copies are hard to find and sell for up to £150. We have  found a few copies of this previous RSD issue, grab your copy whilst you can. here's a link to our other recent finds. have a look at some of the 45s from the Soul Brother label here.
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Warehouse Find | Crystal Clear – Stay With Me / You’re So Unreal

Another find from the vaults... Crystal Clear were a female vocal group from Philadelphia who released two singles on the Polydor label in 1980,  both of which were  co-produced by Doug King , who also produced Vaneese & Carolyn for the same label (also released on Soul Brother). ‘Stay With Me’ is a great mid tempo 2 stepper which has been in demand for many years and has sold for £600. The track is arranged and conducted by Philly Soul legend Morris Bailey. We are delighted to reissue this track on a 45 for the first time outside of Japan....
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Warehouse Find | Future Flight – Hip-notic Lady

Another great warehouse find from the depths of the shop. Future Flight were a five member group assembled by legendary Detroit producer Lamont Dozier in 1981. They consisted of five singers and musicians who individually and collectively worked with Lamont in the late 70s and early 80s, in particular the 1981 “Lamont” album (including “You Outta Be In Pictures”, “I Ain’t Playing” etc). The smooth sophisticated work of Lamont at that time is reflected in the one Future Flight album from which the two songs on this 7” single are taken.  A 7” single with these songs was issued at...
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Warehouse Find | Otis Clay – The Only Way Is Up

Otis Clay recorded the original version of the George Jackson and Johnny Ray Henderson song ‘The Only Way Is Up’ in 1980 for the Chicago  Echo label.Although it is a great track, It went under the radar at the time, but has become a Modern Soul classic in more recent years and original copies now sell for around £400.  The record was covered by Yazz in 1988 who had a major hit with her house pop version, but the original is in a different league great vocals over a driving soulful beat. ‘Messing With My Mind’ is a version of...
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Warehouse Find | Tania Maria – Come With Me / Lost In Amazonia

Another great warehouse find. Classic Brazilian Jazz-Funk reissued on the Soul Brother label a few years ago. The original 45 was only released as a promo only, and would set you back over £200 if you could find one. Available in regular dinked or long out of print full-centre DJ copies, grab yours while you can. Have a look at our other warehouse finds here. Been some great titles recently. And check out other 45s on the Soul Brother Label here.
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Original Vinyl | 45 Soul, Funk and Disco 45s

Check out this great batch of 45 Original Vinyl Soul, Funk and Disco 45s mainly from the 70's. There are quite a few hard to find records here including a rare warehouse find Langa Langa 'It's All Right' a little known boogie tune, which we have a small quantity of, plus many classics in exceptional condition most at just £5 each. All records are in near mint or excellent condition except one which has a couple of scuffs. All records apart from Langa Langa are one off's, so please order early to avoid disappointment. You can combine with Motown and...
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Warehouse find | Hilton Felton – A Man For All Reasons

Warehouse find - Hilton Felton's A Man For All Reasons Great self-produced jazz-funk album from pianist Hilton Felton. A rare album, with originals selling for a few hundred pounds. Last few copies in the shop, on offer as the first item in the Soul Brother spring sale. Here is a link to our recent series of warehouse finds, keep your eye out as there are some great things to come. Keep an eye out next week for more sale items
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Warehouse Find | China Burton – You Don’t Care (About Our Love)

Warehouse find China Burton only made one record, this underground disco /rare groove track 'You Don't Care (About Our Love) in 1979 for the UK Logo label. It has an infectious groove and superb production from Adam Sieff reminiscent of Rose Royce at the time. The original record is very hard to find now and sells for £250. This remastered 12" was released for RSD 2024 on the Soul Brother label and has been out of print for sometime, a few copies have been found at the back of the shop. We also have a few 7" single copies of this quality in...
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Warehouse Find | Hank Ballard – You Can’t Keep A Good Man Down – The James Brown Sessions

Warehouse find on the soul brother label First time on CD for this rare 1969 album augmented by six non album singles to give the complete James brown productions of Hank. The funkier album tracks ‘How You Gonna Get Respect’ , ‘With Your Sweet Lovin Self’, ‘Unwind Yourself’ , ‘Come on Wit It’ and ‘Funky Soul Train are typical JB late 60’s grooves backed by The Dapps. The singles ‘Butter Your Popcorn’ , ‘Blackenized’ a brilliant jazzy soul floater with social commentary lyrics, ‘Annie Had A baby’ , ‘Finger Poppin Time’ and his rare groove classic ‘From The Love Side’....