FLIRTATIONS Northern Soul FESTIVAL 705 Clean

$

615

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ESTREMELY ULTRA RARE NORTHERN SOUL/R&B 45!

THE FLIRTATIONS -
Stronger Than Her Love / Settle Down  1967
(FESTIVAL RECORDS  MONO  705)   Advance Disc Jockey Copy!!!
EXTREMELY CONSERVATIVE GRADE : 7 (VG+/VG++)  Very Glossy!!  Faint Paper scuffs.
Name written on A Side.  Small piece of tape on A side.  This can be removed by buyer, if they wish.
B side label is near perfect minus some minor wear!!  See Pics.
Plays extremely strong VG+++/Ex!!!  "Stronger Than Her Love" is absolutely fantastic.
An perfect example of classic Northern Soul!!!

Book Value is $650.00 - $850.00   NO RESERVE!!!!!!!!!!!

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FROM WIKIPEDIA :

The Flirtations (previously The Gypsies) are an all-female musical group who have recorded since the early 1960s.

For other uses, see The Flirtations.

In 1962 in New York, four women from South Carolina formed The Gypsies. They were Lestine Johnson and sisters Ernestine Pearce, Shirley Pearce and Betty Pearce.

In 1964 they signed to Old Town Records, where they released their debut single "Hey There, Hey There". The song achieved airplay only on local radio stations, but their next single — the J.J. Jackson-written "Jerk It" — was more successful, reaching #111 (pop) and #33 (R&B) in the spring of 1965. Despite the relative success of "Jerk It", Lestine Johnson left the group, replaced by Viola Billups. The Gypsies released only two singles on Old Town Records in 1966, giving them a total of four.

That year, now on Josie Records, the four women redubbed themselves The Flirtations and released the now-regarded northern soul ballad "Change My Darkness Into Light". It was ignored by DJs and sales suffered. The quartet then moved to Festival Records, where they released the northern soul monster "Stronger Than Her Love" and "Settle Down" as a single, which failed to spark much interest.

Betty Pearce left the group, reducing the Flirtations to a trio. After winning a small local talent contest in 1968 to see who could sound the most like the Supremes, they packed their bags and headed for England, where they signed to the Parrot label. (Tom Jones was signed to the label at that time.) Their only release was "Someone Out There" b/w "How Can You Tell Me?". Although the song received more airplay and recognition than their other singles, it did little.

In late 1968 the trio went to Deram Records and released what would become their signature recording: "Nothing But A Heartache" — a dense, dynamic, earth-shattering melodrama produced by Englishman Wayne Bickerton and written by Bickerton with Tony Waddington. The B-side was a Christmas song entitled "Christmastime Is Here Again". In early 1969 the record was released in the United States, but with a different B-side ("How Can You Tell Me?"). In March "Nothing But A Heartache" entered the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #34 in May and remaining on the Hot 100 for a then-impressive 14 weeks. The single also reached #31 in Cash Box. Reminiscent of mid-60s Supremes – particularly "Stop! In the Name of Love" — the single is now generally regarded as a pop and northern soul classic.

The follow-up was less of a dance tune than the previous single. "South Carolina" was a ballad that reached only #111 pop in July 1969. In 1970, "Keep On Searching" was released and did nothing. However, this may have been due to confusion over whether the newest single was "Searching" or "What's Good About Goodbye My Love". The latter rocketed to #17 R&B in early 1970, but failed to make a dent in the pop charts. In July 1970 the trio scored another hit with the original version of Tom Jones's "Can't Stop Loving You". The song made #96 in Cash Box.

1971 saw their sixth and last Deram single, "Give Me Love". Taken from their 1970 LP Sounds Like the Flirtations, it did not do well in the charts. The rest of their singles were not released in the U.S.

Throughout the 1970s the Flirtations released material on various labels. 1971 and 1972 Polydor titles included "Little Darling (I Need You)", "Take Me In Your Arms (& Love Me)", "Hold On To Me Babe" and "Love A Little Longer". In 1973, their Mojo Records releases included "Why Didn't I Think of That". In 1975 it was RCA's turn: "Dirty Work", "Mr. Universe", and "One Night of Love", which gained enough sales and airplay for another LP, Love Makes the World Go Round, just before 1976. In 1977 they released the disco single "Earthquake", whose 12-inch version was a hit in 1983.

Loretta Noble replaced Viola Billups in 1972. Viola Billups had a solo career as Vi and as Pearly Gates.

The Flirtations sang high energy songs such as "Time", "Earthquake", "Read All About It" and "Back On My Feet Again" through 1989. In 2007 the group recorded two new songs, "Resist the Temptation" for Ian Levine's album Northern Soul 2007, and "Run for the Exit" for Disco 2008, both also featuring solo tracks by Viola.

Revival

The band were rediscovered in the disco and northern soul circuits of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the U.S.. In the UK "Nothing But A Heartache" was used in an advertising campaign for KFC and in 2007 was covered by The Freemasons. [1] [2]. Ernestine Pearce can be seen at various venues along with Clem Curtis and Jimmy James as part of "The Soul Exposion" tour

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I work on the 10 point grading system (see below). 
There will be a blue number representing shape besides the listing/Year in blue.   (Ex: 1967  7/8)
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10 : MINT (still sealed (LP's only) or unplayed (shown by zero spindle wear).  PERFECT CONDITION!!!)
9 : NEAR MINT/M- (opened LP or slight handling wear.  ALMOST PERFECT BUT NOT...)
8 : Above VG / Below M- (Slight wear(ring/seam), slight paper scuffs that do not effect play and little to no spindle wear)
7 : VERY GOOD  (slight needle wear/slight scuffs/slight scratches/slight cover discoloration and or seam wear).  Small seam splits starting.  Some slight ticks that don't take away from the listening experience.
6 : Above G / Below VG (slight needle wear/mild scuffs/ mild scratches/ mild cover discoloration and or seam wear). 
Plays with slightly noticeable ticks but still enjoyable!!)
5 : GOOD (Needle wear/scuffs/scratches/cover discoloration and or seam wear). 
Plays with noticeable ticks but OK!!)
4 : Above POOR / Below G (OK LP.  Listed as a play copy until a clean one comes)
3: POOR (Seam splits/heavy writing on cover/scratched and scuffed ... BUT STILL PLAYS but sound like bacon sizzling)
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1: Hurts to look at (Should be thrown away or given to Goodwill.  "Used for target practice"/Original owner should be ashamed!!).
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