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Thought I'd share a few photos. The first is Craig Woolard a member of the Embers beach music group for 27 years (now out on his own with the Craig Woolard Band)and thenLittle Steven Van Zandt backstage at a recent Bruce Springsteen concert (I'm on the far left). You will also recognize Mic Gillette from the Tower of Power horn section (third photo) and in the photo next to him Charles Pope one of the original founding members of the Tams. Those twopicturesand the one of Craig Woolard are from a series of Beach Music Party's I emceed in the summer of 2006.
Now let's talk Northern Soul!!
First and formost it is important to understand that Northern Soul is primarily popular and thus collected in England.* Sellers if you don't sell overseas then listing Northern Soul 45's will not benefit you very much. *
I thought it would be helpful for both buyers and sellers if you think you'd like to begin your search forthese elusive 45'sto offera few tips.
Most valuable Northern Soul 45's did not sell well on the initial release. In reality some of the most valuable ones were printed in very small numbers. I sold a copy of Robert Tanner's Sweet Memoriesand a second single by Robert called Tell Me Your Name and in researchingthem found out that only 500 copies were ever printed. Very few ever left Virginia and so there are likely only a few copies floating around and most of those are probably going to be found in and around Virgina, North Carolinaand Tennessee. More recently I sold a copy of The Greater Experience's "Don't Forget To Remember" on Colony 13 Records out of Danville, Virginia. While I can't give the production numberson this 45 you can bet they were small.The most sought after Northern Soul 45's are on the Shrine Record label which was based in Washington, D.C. in the 1960's. A number of high dollar Northern Soul 45's came out around the Detroit area. You get the idea that you should try to find out where the high dollar 45's were released andto focus on those areas. A big find of the singles that I heard about came at a flea market in the Detroit area within the last year or so.
Speaking of Shrine Records a copy of "I Won't Be geing Back" b/w "Walk on In" by J.D. Bryant on Shrine sold for $10, 223.00 recently on okay and it was found at an estate sale. I wish I'd been at that estate sale!
Here are a few titles you should be looking for and prices realized on okay.
Antiques~Go For Yourself on La Salle Records (sold for $1,635.00)
Appreciations~It's Better to Cry on Sport Records (sold for $1,299.00)
Dena Barnes~If You Ever Walk Out of My Life on Inferno Records (sold for $1,025.00)
Jackie Beavers~ I Need My Baby on Revilot (sold for $2,237.00)
Frankie Beverly