60s MOD/JAZZ/HAMMOND BILLY PRESTON GREAZIE SOUL LP UK SOUL CITY ORIG DAVE GODIN
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Issue 91 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 SOUL/MOD/JAZZ
ORIGINAL U.K. ISSUE
Billy Preston (1946 - 2006)
TRULY ORGANIC DEBUT LP FROM THE KEYBOARD MAESTRO
TITLED "I6 YR. OLD SOUL" WHEN FIRST RELEASED IN THE STATES ON DERBY
IT TOOK SEVEN YEARS TO FINALLY GAIN THIS BRITISH RELEASE
THANKS TO DAVE GODIN AND HIS COLLECTABLE SOUL CITY LABEL
CONTAINS TEN ORAN AND PIANO INSTRUMENTALS
INCLUDES THE FULL VERSION OF "GREAZEE"
PLUS FIVE TRACKS ASSOCIATED WITH SAM COOKE
WHO RAN THE DERBY LABEL WITH J.W. ALEXANDER
THERE'S ALSO A FRED SMITH TUNE SPECIALLY WRITTEN FOR BILLY
IT'S AN UPTEMPO HAMMOND WORKOUT CALLED "AIN'T THAT LOVE"
SMITH AND ALEXANDER ALSO PRODUCED THE ENTIRE ALBUM
RECORDED AT UNITED STUDIOS, HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA, IN MARCH 1963
SO BILLY REALLY WAS JUST SIXTEEN
AND STILL ATTENDING SCHOOL IN LOS ANGELES
SLEEVE NOTES BY WELL-KNOWN RADIO D.J. AND ACTOR MIKE RAVEN
LISTEN TO JUST ONE TRACK IN FULL VIA THE YOUTUBE POSTING BELOW
(NOT TAKEN FROM THE SALE COPY)
THERE ARE YOUTUBE LINKS TO MOST OF THE OTHER TRACKS, BUT THEY ALL SEEM TO BE INACTIVE FOR SOME REASON
BILLY PRESTON
"GREAZEE SOUL"
LP
Side One
1. "Greazee Parts 1 & 2"
HEAR HERE!!
Billy Preston - Greazee Part I & II - YouTube
2. "Lost & A'Looking"
3. "I Can't Stop Loving You"
4. "Born To Lose"
5. "Ain't That Love"
Side Two
1. "Bring It On Home To Me"
2. "God Bless The Child"
3. "Pretty Little Girl"
4. " In The Spring"
5. "Good News"
LP
(UK: Soul City SCM-002, 1970)
Recorded: 1963
Record condition (Side One): Excellent ++ (plays Excellent ++++)
Record condition (Side Two): Excellent + (plays Excellent ++++)
Label condition (Side One): Excellent ++ (a couple of spots of whitening)
Label condition (Side Two): Excellent ++++ (virtually spotless)
Cover condition:
Excellent (front - light ring-wear/general creases)
Excellent (back - light ring-wear/general creases/sticker removal mark)
Excellent +++ (spine - all credits fully legible)
Excellent +++ (top edge) Excellent +++ (bottom edge)
Very minor bumping at the corners
This LP is fully laminated front and back
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
North 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 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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