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Welcome
to the “Detroit Gold Vault” section of the cave. In these surroundings you will
find an assortment of “not so common”,
“rare” and “undiscovered” recordings from the past half century. They are all
legal factory pressings .No "boots". There are many rare Detroit
labels in this section of the
cave. Some are records I have contributed to the Osborne price guide over the
years. This is an early auction preview,so only early “E” mail offers (over the
minimum bid) will be considered at
this time. If I accept an early offer on any item on this list before April 2 ,
2003,those items will be pulled from the list before the auction commences .
This auction will begin on April 2,2003
and close on July 1 , 2003 at
10:00 pm Eastern Standard Time.
45s & EPs -------------- Set Sales Symbols------ wos----- writing on sleeve
wol------writing on label
tol ----- tear on label
bbh---- bee bee hole st.ol---- stain on label
Picture Sleeve,EP,LP grading ; record first, than sleeve!
Record
grades:
M
Mint ------------ Clean as a whistle
M-
Mint
Minus ------ A few light scratches here and there
VG Very Good --- Some popping and surface
noise, scratching in places , but still a pretty good copy
G Good ---------- This record doesn’t
skip, has surface popping, and ,or noise, but will fill the collection until a
better copy comes along.
Concerning the above grades: I
grade conservatively. Records I sell are in good to mint condition.
Always remember that "good" does not mean bad !! A record in
good condition means that it has given it's owner many hours of listening
pleasure. But these vinyl treasures are not like fine wine ! Their condition
does not improve with age ! They are more akin to a pair of your favorite
walking shoes. They may have lost some of their polish , and they may look a
little rough around the edges , but when you put them on , they make you feel
pretty darn good. So too with a record in good condition. They may
have label imperfections and some pops
and scratches here and there , but nothing that distracts too significantly
from ones listening enjoyment.
Make your selections from the following
list , then “E” mail me at reo1243@aol.com
, or call me at 734-425-4931 ;
and, if you prefer, write me at Roys Record Cave , P.O.Box 510840, Livonia MI, 48151-6840 . All
payments via U.S check,cash,money order. Shipping & handling will be added
to total.
45s
A.M. and the P.M.’s ------------“Cry Tonight / Be Mine Tonight” Dode 2879 g mb $65
Glynn Archer & The Bowmen -------------------“Sooner / Flanders Field”
Early ,
good country on a local Detroit label , Happy Hearts 130 vg mb $150
Lee Bevill
----------“The Unemployment Plan / Georgia Boy” Early , great country tune on
a scarce Detroit label , Happy Hearts 129
vg mb $175
Eddie Burnes -------------“Wig Wearing Woman /
You Say That You’re Leaving” This tune is
virtually unknown outside Detroit (and almost unknown in Detroit also).
It is a great “Blues” tune and the only copy I’ve ever seen. It’s on Joe
Von Battle’s “Von” record label. The
address on the label is 8434 12th street in Detroit. If anyone
knows
when it was recorded, or has any info concerning interesting photos of
Joe Von Battle
or history of his labels, please feel free to “E”mail ,write or call
me. Von 709 g-
mb $250
Terry Dawn & the Daybreakers ---“ Rain, Rain , Rain / I Need Somebody” GO-T 201 m- mb $75
Calvin Frazier ---- “Have Blues Must Travel /
Lilly Mae” Great instrumental
guitar sound on the “A” side of this rarity.Vocal on “B”side .Reputed to
be Robert Johnson’s cousin,there were probably only a few hundred of
these pressed on
Joe Von Battle’s label’s rare Detroit label. JVB 86 vg mb $400
Dawnbreakers ---“Here Is My Answer / She’ll
Meet Her Match” Both sides
of this great “Northern Soul “ Detroit pressing are excellent. If anyone has any
information about this group (names,photos etc.) please contact me. Raldo 487 g mb $150
Pete Goble & Billy Gill & The Kentucky
Rebels ------- “Columbus / Down Where The River
Bends”Early and rare Michigan Bluegrass. This is the only”Happy Heart label with
an address on it . The address is just off Wayne Rd. in what is now Westland
, Michigan.
It’s a vacant lot in an old residential area of small bungalos .If anyone
has
any information on this label , groups , owners, photos , etc. , please call or “E”mail me.
All of the Happy Heart labels I’ve seen have 1961 on them. Happy Hearts 122 vg mb $ 150
Little Paula Gordon ---“Mommy For Christmas /
River Of Tears” From Sparta , Michigan
, this is
a country oriented tune that sounds a little gruesome , wanting to see her long
departed “Mommy”
underneath the Christmas tree. Good all around lyrics and vocal
arrangement, Wa-mo 81158 vg mb $55
Silky Hargrove
------“ Hurt By Love / Go On Girl”
Great R&B stuff , D-Town
1043 vg mb $150
Insiders
-------------“Zug Island Blues / I May Be Down” Hard Hat 6656 vg+ mb $15
Jay & Ray
----------------“ Kathy Baby / All Grown Up” DJ
Copy , Atila 212 vg mb $45
Johnny
& The Hurricanes
---------“Crossfire / Lazy”
nol , nice copy Twirl 1001 vg++ mb $55
Johnny & The Hurricanes ----“ Crossfire / Lazy” Block letters ,
Warwick 502 vg+ m $45
Johnny & The Hurricanes -----“Saga Of The Beatles / Rene’ “ DJ Copy , Atila 211 vg mb $25
Johnny & The Hurricanes ----------------“I Love You / Judy’s Moody” Atila 214 m- mb $35
Johnny & The Hurricanes --“Wisdom’s Fifth
Take / Because I Love You” Atila 215
m- mb $45
Johnny & The Hurricanes ----“The Psychadelic Worm / Red River Rock ‘67” Atila 216 m- mb $25
Johnny & Jackey ----“ Do You See My Love For You Growing / Carry Your Own Load” This is a great underrated tune from 1961. Tri Phi
1016 g
mb $55
Marvin Johnson
-----“Come To Me”Whisper”
Nice white label Promotional
copy of this tune from 1959. Small weather stain on “B”side label. United Artists 160 m- mb $35
Vivian Jones
----“I Wanna Know / Open Arms”
Promotional copy .
Both sides on this great Detroit “Northern Soul” rarity are great. Twirl 2009 g mb $55
Willie Jones & the Chimes ---“I Need Love /
Coming Back To You” From circa
1959
comes another Detroit rarity. Both sides of this great release are
super.The address is the same as on “Twirl” label pressings. This is great “Northern Soul”. Storm
501 g mb $125
Danny Kirkland
-------------“They Were Rockin’ / Stop Mambo” One of Osborne’s “World’s Rarest Records” ,
this is one of two known copies that I know of in “vg” or better
condition. From the rare Detroit label owned by Joe Von Battle . All of
Joe’s
masters were destroyed in the Detroit riots of 1967.
JVB 60 vg+ mb $1000
Joey Leal
-----------“Pretty Little Girl / The Girl With The Curl “ Midnite 100 vg mb $45
Rick Roll & The Auroras --“To The Dancing
Party / The Ring You Wore” This is
one
of only two copies I have seen of this rare , unbelievable
early“Basement/Garage/Punk/Rocker “ from the Detroit area. The “A” side is the
“rocker’ , with two simple, but fabulous guitar breaks. The
“B” side is a great ballad. Happy Hearts 142 g mb $250
Royal Playboys
----“Goodbye Bo / Happy Hours”
Nice guitar instrumental , Dode
101 m- mb $55
Royal Playboys -----“Arabia / Bring It Back” A most sought after local
Detroit tune , this is a nice copy with only a few light scuffs . The
“B” side is the side of choice in the Detroit
area.by local collectors, Dode vg++ mb $475
Little Sammy Swinger ---------“(straighten up
& ) Fly Right / Hot Pastrami & Mashed Potatoes” Extremely rare
and comes with promotional photo of the artist. Essar 716 m- mb $350
Sanchers ----------“Johnny B. Goode / He Is The Boy” Great rare Detroit rocker from an old MGM distributor’s collection. Raw and rare , Essar 718 m- mb $650
Washboard Willie ----“Cherry Red Blues / Washboard Shuffle” Another super rarity from Detroit.
Co-written by legends Joe Turner and Pete Johnson, the
sexual content and racial atmosphere of the times insured that this tune never made it to the
airwaves. Artists such as Jimmy Reed and Eddie “ Cleanhead “ Vinson
later recorded weak, toned down versions of the song. Vinson recorded
not
only a single , but an LP entitled”Cherry Red” ( Bluesway 6007 ) , in
1967 . Neither comes close to this rare
and raw version done by Washboard Willie. JVB 59 vg
mb $650
Young Sisters
--------------------“ Casanova Brown / My Guy” Twirl 2001 vg
mb $15
Young Sisters
--------------------------“Playgirl / Hello , Baby” Twirl 2008g mb $55