collectable rare 7" mod single Beat Merchants Pretty Face/Messing with the man

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collectable rare 7" mod single Beat Merchants Pretty Face. Condition is "Used".

Fifteen 7”  mod records sold separately consists of

·       five RC collectableModsingles’ from Paul Malones article ‘sixties modscene published Record Collector July 1990

·       five non-UK releases 60s mod singles

·       five Atlantic mod 7” 60s singles

RC collectable Mod five singles consist of Sam Cooke’s,Shake, a song frequently covered live by UK bands in the 60s & on the Bside, Cooke’s ‘A change is gonna come’, which probably resonates more today thanin 1965, Soul Sauce (1965) by Cal Tjader, ex Dave Brubeck percussionist coupledwith Mongo Santamaria’s version of Herbie Hancock’s. Watermelon Man on USA label, Original Jazz classics. Skatalites dancefavourite Guns of Navarone released & bought at W H Smith’s, Ilford in 1965didn’t chart till April 1967. A little bit hurt, Julien Covey’s only single, althoughhe had many other releases under different aliases, was a huge mod favourite. Themuch coveted Beat Merchant’s 1964 debut single Pretty Face & a Muddy Water’s‘Messing with the man’ cover on the B side completes the five ‘collectables’ sale.

mod non-UK release five singles consists of Lee Dorsey’s Fury Records 1962 released, Do-Re-Mi which was part of GeorgieFame’s Flamingo set & released by him on a live LP. I’ve got something good,Sam & Kitty’s 1966 rare US release on 4 Brothers became much sought after onthe 70s Northern soul scene. Two popular mod dance tunes, Stop her on sight& Headline Newssung & co-written by Edwin Star underhis birth name, Charles Hatcher are on Tic-Toc (USA).  Starr lived in the UK from the late 60s tillhis death in 2003. The five singles are completed by Bunny Sigler’s massive moddance number, Let the good times roll which I bought in Valencia in the 60s.

Atlantic mod singles consists of the Rufus Thomas’1964 recording of Somebody stolemy dog & the 1963 release of If you need me by Solomon Burke, which inspiredthe Rolling Stones & the Blues Brothers 1980s film. Sock it to ‘em JB (1966)by Rex Garvin & the Mighty Cravers was guaranteed to fill the dance floor. TheThree Caps 1966 release of Cool Jerk, became a Northern Soul favourite in the1970s. The set is completed with a USA re-issue of two of Joe Tex’s mostpopular tunes Hold on to what you’ve got (1964) & Show Me (1967).

Most of these fifteen records were bought in the 60s, are without the originalsleeves. They aren’t in mint or excellent condition, but are playable, as theywere cherished for 50 years till my conversion to digital sound. Some in goodor vg condition, according to RC record grading system. All information I giveis to the best of my knowledge, accurate, but beforemaking a bid, please view the photos & read the description carefully. Packing& postage costs is £3.50 for one 7” single.  If you win 1 to 7 records, sent to thesame UK address p&p is still £3.50 in total & the invoice adjusted atthe end of the auction. Non UK bidders should be aware that ebay globalshipping doesn't allow combining postage on multi buys. Some of these records arevery rare & copies have sold at high prices, but I have set the startingbids low, so bidders may get a real bargain.  

The full list comprises

‘The sixties mod scene’ articlecollectable 7” singles

1.     Shake/Achange is gonna come – Sam Cooke                                             1965

RCAVictor RCA 1436

2.    SoulSauce (Wachi Wara)-CalTjader/Watermelon Man-Mongo Santamaria 1965

Original Jazz classics (USA) OJC 1802

3.    Gunsof Navarone/Marcus Garvey                                                             1965

IslandW1 168

4.    Alittle bit hurt/Sweet Bacon- Julien Covey& the Machine                       1967

Island WIP 6442

5.    PrettyFace/Messing with the man – The Beat Merchants                        1964

Columbia DB 7367

Sixtiesmod non-UK release 7” singles

6.    Do-Re-Mi/People gonna talk – Lee Dorsey                                              1962

FuryRecords (USA?) 1056 F2011

7.    I’vegot something good/Love is the greatest- Sam & Kitty                    1966

FourBrothers (USA) 45-452

8.    Stopher on sight (S.O.S.)/I have faith in you – Edwin Starr                  1966

Ric-Tic RT 109 (USA)

9.    HeadlineNews/Harlem – Edwin Starr                                                     1968

Ric-TicRT 114 (USA)

10.  Letthe good times roll & feel so good/There’s no love left                    1967

Sonoplaypresenta Cameo Parkway (Spain)  SN 20043

    mod 7” Atlanticsingles

11.   Ifyou need me/You can make it if you try – Solomon Burke                   1963

London American recordings Atlantic  HLK 9715 (Black label)

12.  Somebodystole my dog/I want to be loved- Rufus Thomas                    1964

LondonAmerican recordings Atlantic  HLK 9884 (Blacklabel)

13.  Sockit to ‘em JB part 1/Sock it to ‘em JB part 2-Rex Garvin                 1966

Atlantic584028  (Red label)

14.  CoolJerk/Hello Stranger – The Three Caps                                          1966

Atlantic 584251  (Red label)

15.  Showme/Hold what you got                                                                  1967

Atlantic(USA) oldies series OS 13110  (beige& black label)

Mod began about 1958 in London’sSoho & Notting Hill, dominantly males & focussed on fashion, music& scooters. Smart Italian tailor made suits were worn, Lambretta& Vespa scooters driven & modern jazz,soul,rhythm & blues & ska listened to. By 1963English groups emerged playing covers of US mod records at Soho mod clubs suchas the Flamingo & Scene. By the mid 60s Mod had become a UK wide movement, lostits cult status & thus it's influence waned. The music partlyevolved intofreakbeat (a term not used at the time) & psychedelia, but not in  the  north where clubs such as the Twisted Wheel continuedplaying mod music which by the 1970s had become Northern Soul & outlastedits mod roots.