My March 25, 2026 Motown / Soul Auction, page 1
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Top Ten Motown / Soul 45's:
1. The Contours"Whole Lotta Woman / Come On And Be Mine" MOTOWN 1008 • M- WHITE LABEL PROMO—Beautiful copy of very early MOTOWN release. Usually these have writing on the label . . . this one has perfect labels and is super clean. Nice Motown rarity! MB $500
2. The Contours"Funny / The Stretch" MOTOWN 1012 • VG Their rarest and most desirable record! This is the Stock copy which is a bit scarcer than the Promo release. Light scuffs but plays fantastic. "DR" written neatly on the label. MB $500
3. Linda Griner"Good-By Cruel Love / Envious" MOTOWN 1037 • M- WHITE LABEL PROMO with xol. Very scarce and desirable NORTHERN SOUL sound! These are getting rarer and rarer. Written and produced by SMOKEY ROBINSON. MB $300
4. Eddie Holland"You Deserve What You Got / Last Night I Had A Vision" MOTOWN 1026 • M- INSANELY rare withdrawn issue! Only copy I've ever seen or had! Not sure how many are out there, but I would say not very many. Find another one . . . if you can! MB $1,000
5. The Miracles"The Feeling Is So Fine / You Can Depend On Me" TAMLA 54028 • VG+ This is the rare SECOND MIX and the rarest of this release. First and Only copy I have ever had . . . light scuffs but plays near Mint. MB $300
6. The Pips (GLADYS KNIGHT'S FIRST RECORD!) "Every Beat Of My Heart / Room In Your Heart" HUNTOM RECORDS 2510 M-/VG+ YES! This is the very first record by Gladys Knight on a small label from Atlanta, Georgia. VERY scarce, especially in super clean shape! MB $500
7. Otis Redding And The Pinetoppers "Fat Gal / Shout Bamalama" CONFEDERATE 135 • VG+ YES! This is OTIS REDDING'S VERY FIRST RECORD! Small MACON, GEORGIA label. First and only copy I've ever had to sell. Historic! Small writing on A-side label. MB $500
8. The Satintones "Going To The Hop / Motor City"TAMLA 54026 • VG SUPER RARE! I have never had this one before! Light scuffs but plays Near Mint! VERY desirable Motown item! MB $500
9. Barrett Strong "Do The Very Best You Can / Let's Rock" TAMLA 54021 • M- HIS RAREST RECORD and one of the rarest of all Motown releases! First and ONLY copy I've ever had! Stunning copy! Don't miss this one! MB $1,500
10. The Supremes"Your Heart Belongs To Me / (He's) Seventeen" MOTOWN 1027 • M-/VG+ WITH PICTURE SLEEVE!!! Their very first record for Motown and it comes with a beautiful PICTURE SLEEVE that is VERY hard to find clean! MB $500
Rare & Classic Motown / Soul 45's (Plus a RARE 10 inch Supremes Lacquer Test Pressing! #233):
11. Billy Abbott And The Jewels — "Groovy Baby/Come On And Dance With Me" PARKWAY 874 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $20
12. Arthur Alexander — "You Better Move On/A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues" DOT 16309 VG+ MB $10
13. Arthur Alexander — "Soldiers Of Love/Where Have You Been" DOT 16357 VG Xol on B-side MB $5
14. Arthur Alexander — "Anna/I Hang My Head And Cry" DOT 16387 VG MB $5
15. Arthur Alexander — "I Wonder Where You Are Tonight/Dream Girl" DOT 16454 VG- MB $5
16. Arthur Alexander — "Black Night/Ole John Amos" DOT 16616 M- MB $20
17. Arthur Alexander — "Detroit City/You Don't Care" DOT 16737 M- MB $20
18. Little Anthony And The Imperials — "Hurt So Bad/Reputation" DCP 1128 VG+/M- WITH PICTURE SLEEVE MB $20
19. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters/The Viceroys — "That Low Down Move/Seagreen" KING/BETHLEHEM 5719/3045 VG NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE! Ballard on one side and Viceroys on the other! GOLD LABEL PROMO! Have YOU ever seen this??? Small writing on the labels. MB $10
20. LaBrenda Ben — "Just Be Yourself/I Can't Help It, I Gotta Dance" GORDY 7021 VG+ WHITE LABEL PROMO—Tough one MB $20
21. Booker T. & The M.G.'s — "Jingle Bells/Winter Wonderland" STAX 203 VG+ WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $10
22. Brenda & The Tabulations — "The Touch Of You/Stop Sneaking Around" TOP and BOTTOM RECORDS 401 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $20
23. James Brown With The Famous Flames — "Please, Please, Please/Why Do You Do Me" FEDERAL 12258 M- MB $20
24. James Brown With The Famous Flames — "I Feel That Old Feeling Coming On/I Don't Know" FEDERAL 12264 M- MB $20
25. James Brown — "Chonnie-On-Chon/I Won't Plead No More" FEDERAL 12290 VG+ MB $10
26. James Brown With The Famous Flames — "I Walked Alone/You're Mine, You're Mine" FEDERAL 12300 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO with BIO LABEL MB $30
27. James Brown And The Famous Flames — "Baby Cries Over The Ocean/That Dood It" FEDERAL 12311 M-/VG+ MB $20
28. James Brown And The Famous Flames — "Try Me (I Need You)/Tell Me What I Did Wrong" FEDERAL 12337 M-/VG+ MB $20
29. James Brown And The Famous Flames — "Got To Cry/It Was You" FEDERAL 12364 VG+ MB $10
30. James Brown And The Famous Flames — "This Old Heart/Wonder When You're Coming Home" FEDERAL 12378 M- MB $20
31. James Brown & The Famous Flames — "The Christmas Song (Version 1)/(Version 2)" KING 5064 MINT WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $20
32. James Brown And The Famous Flames — "Let's Make This Christmas Mean Something This Year (Part 1)/(Part 2)" KING 6072 MINT MB $20
33. James Brown — "Let's Unite The Whole World At Christmas/In The Middle (Part 1)" KING 6205 MINT MB $20
34. James Brown And The Famous Flames — "Just Plain Funk/I Guess I'll Have To Cry, Cry, Cry" KING 6141 M- YELLOW LABEL PROMO MB $20
35. James Brown - A Talk With The News — "Steve Soul Interviews James Brown/Shades Of Brown" KING 6216 MINT YELLOW LABEL PROMO ONLY RELEASE! B-side label is slightly off center MB $25
36. James Brown — "Maybe The Last Time/SAME" SMASH DJS-6 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO ONLY RELEASE with the same song on both sides MB $25
37. Solomon Burke — "Christmas Presents/When I'm All Alone" APOLLO 485 M-/VG+ HIS FIRST RECORD, WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $20
38. Solomon Burke — "Cry To Me/I Almost Lost My Mind" ATLANTIC 2131 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO with wol on A-side MB $20
39. Solomon Burke — "Presents For Christmas/A Tear Fell" ATLANTIC 2369 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $20
40. Jerry Butler — "He Will Break Your Heart/Thanks To You" VEE-JAY 354 VG+/M- Label ring MB $5