60s RARE DETROIT NORTHERN SOUL ADORABLES OOH BOY GW-25

	£		184
	$		243

I've made the decision to sell some of my very large collection of 7", 12" and LPs.

ALL THE ITEMS I AM SELLING COME FROM OVER THIRTY YEARS OF COLLECTING.

I AM NOT A DEALER.

There will be some real gems, so make sure you keep your eyes open.

SOME OF MY LISTINGS NOW CARRY 'BORROWED' SOUND CLIPS BENEATH THE TITLE.

I AREN'T QUITE ADVANCED ENOUGH YET TO PROVIDE MY OWN!

RARE 60s DETROIT NORTHERN SOUL

THE ADORABLES

"OOH, BOY!"

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=f9kCUv95tak

b/w

"DEVIL IN HIS EYES"

(US: Golden World GW-25, 1965)

Styrene; ZTSC-stamped matrix

Record conditon: Very good + (plays Excellent +)

Labels condition: Spotless (A); Excellent (B)

The Adorables were two sets of sisters: Pat and Diane Lewis; Joyce and Betty Winston. Their career together lasted for under two years, apparently not even long enough for a publicity photo (anybody got one?) They signed to Ed Wingate's Golden World label in 1964, and stayed together for three singles - although even seasoned collectors sometimes wrongly state that there were four, forgetting that GW 4 and GW 5 were issued back to back. Of the other two singles, GW 9 is one of the most common of all Golden World releases, while GW-25 is now one of the scarcest. It used to be fairly common (my first copy only cost me £2, back in 1977), but it has risen dramatically in price as the years have flown by. It's now among the top three Golden World scarcities: valued at roughly the same price as The Parliaments' "Heart Trouble"; and only beaten by very rare ordinary issue copies of "I'm Spellbound" by Tamiko Jones.

At least half of the group's members went on to enjoy careers as solo artists. Pat Lewis stayed with Golden World to cut one solo single, and also had four put out on LeBaron Taylor's Solid Hit imprint. Her sister, Diane, had a handful of 45 releases, on Love and Wand. The Winston sisters didn't harbour any such aspirations, though Betty recorded several demo's as Betty Boo, which surfaced on acetate via John Anderson at Soul Bowl, some ten years later. They were given deck airings at Wigan via Richard Searling, and two of them ("Spellbound" and "Stop That Boy") were included on the "Talk Of The Grapevine" LP, in 1978. The best of all was "Say It Isn't So", which saw a single release on Grapevine, the following year. The Adorables who recorded for Peacock were a different female soul group, originating from Charlotte, North Carolina.

My own personal copy of "Ooh, Boy!" has a rectangular promo sticker attached to the A-side label. This spare copy must also once have had one, but on the B-side label. However, it was detached at some point, leaving a minor amount of discolouring/residue. Proper white label D.J. copies don't exist for this particular release.

A. Outstanding mid-tempo Detroit magic, impossible not to 'adore'. Blaring horn intro, crisp beat, wonderful group vocals - sheer bliss. Impeccable studio credentials: produced by Richard 'Popcorn' Wylie; arranged by Sonny Sanders; and penned by Wylie, alongside Ronnie Savoy (the stage name of Ron Hamilton, one of the talented Hamilton brothers).

B. Another exceptional dancer, which skips along at a mid-tempo pace. Has a twangy guitar in the intro, showing a slight British Beat influence. Freddie Gorman wrote the tune, together with Bob Hamilton, another of the three brothers (the third recorded as Al Kent); Bob also produced this side, under the alias of Rob Reeco. He was shot and killed in 1969.

As usual, I'm starting my bidding at a tenth of the current asking price.

The styrene is in a 'used, but not abused' state. There are a medium number of light scuffs/"spiders webs", and general signs of much previous turntable action. Both sides actually play above excellent, with no clicks or ticks, or any other background noise. It's certainly a perfect copy for jocking with, and will please all but the most fussy armchair listener.

The A-side label is spotless. The B-side label has the promo sticker removal mark mentioned above (see second scan). This is NOT a tear, just some residue left when the sticker came off.

The edges are completely chip-free.

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.

New postal rates:

One 7" single: £1.70; 30p per 7" afterwards.

One 12" single/LP: £2.70; 50p per 12"/LP afterwards.