Soul/R&B & Motown Singles

Soul music is a popular music genre that originated in the United States in the 1950s and early 1960s. It combines elements of African-American gospel music, rhythm and blues and jazz. Soul music became popular for dancing and listening in the United States – where record labels such as Motown, Atlantic and Stax were influential in the civil rights era. Soul also became popular around the world, directly influencing rock music and the music of Africa.

According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of funky, secular testifying".

Soul/R&B & Motown Singles
Soul/R&B & Motown Singles

Soul music dominated the U.S. R&B chart in the 1960s, and many recordings crossed over into the pop charts in the U.S., Britain and elsewhere. By 1968, the soul music genre had begun to splinter. Some soul artists developed funk music, while other singers developed slicker, more sophisticated, and in some cases more politically conscious varieties. By the early 1970s, soul music had been influenced by psychedelic rock and other genres. The United States saw the development of neo soul around 1994. There are also several other subgenres and offshoots of soul music.

The key subgenres of soul include the Detroit (Motown) style, a rhythmic music influenced by gospel; deep soul and southern soul, a driving, energetic soul style combining R&B with southern gospel music sounds; Memphis soul, a shimmering, sultry style; New Orleans soul, which came out of the rhythm and blues style; Chicago soul, a light gospel-influenced sound; Philadelphia soul, a lush orchestral sound with doo-wop-inspired vocals; Psychedelic soul, a blend of psychedelic rock and soul music; Blue-eyed soul, music performed by white artists and Northern soul, rare soul music played by DJs at nightclubs in northern England.


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The Ronettes - Baby I Love You

The Ronettes - (1963)

Successful follow-up to "Be My Baby", written and produced by Phil Spector

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The Crystals - Then He Kissed Me

The Crystals - (1963)

London HLU 9773, Phil Spector/Elle Greenwich/Jeff Barry classic - UK and U.S. top-10 chart single.

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The Miracles - I Like It Like That

The Miracles - (1965)

UK (SS 324) - The title song from their long-since deleted album of the same name.

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Marvin Gaye - Can i Get a Witness

Marvin Gaye - (1963)

UK (SS 243) Up-tempo Holland, Dozier, Holland penned soul standard, in excellent condition.

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Ray Charles - What'd i Say

Ray Charles - (1959)

London HLE 8917 - Charles' concert closer from his album of the same name, hails the birth of soul music.

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Freda Payne - Band of Gold

Freda Payne - (1970)

Written by former Motown producers, Holland-Dozier-Holland (under the pseudonym of Edythe Wayne) and Ron Dunbar.

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Gwen McCrae - Rockin' Chair

Gwen McCrae - (1975)

United States Billboard R&B Chart #1, impressive twin titles in excellent condition.

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The Commodores - Machine Gun

The Commodores - (1974)

U.K. TMG 902 - much sampled funk instrumental, taken from the band's debut album of the same name.

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Sly & the Family Stone - Family Affair

Sly & The Family Stone - (1971)

The American funk/soul band's final #1 hit single.

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Sly & the Family Stone - Runnin' Away

Sly & The Family Stone - (1972)

Taken from the album "There's a Riot Goin' On". The original recording, later covered by artists Paul Haig, The Raincoats and The Colourfield.

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Yvonne Fair - It Should Have Been Me

Yvonne Fair - (1975)

Stunning TMG 1013 the American soul singers only British hit single.

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The O'Jays - Back Stabbers

The O'Jays - (1972)

Huff / McFadden / Whitehead penned classic, from the album of the same name.

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Admiral Bailey - Winey Winey

Admiral Bailey - (1988)

 

Single release from the dancehall deejay, widely described as "the hottest dancehall star of the late 1980s".

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Earl George - People Are Doing It

Earl George - (1977)

British pressing from the late '70s reggae/lovers rock singer-songwriter, best known for his work with Lee "Scratch" Perry and Bunny Lee.

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Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - The Tears Of A Clown

Smokey Robinson And The Miracles - (1970)

TMG 745 - UK and U.S. #1 chart-topping single, released from their album "Make It Happen".

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Sugar Minott - Man Hungry

Sugar Minott - (1978)

Excellent original Black Roots pressing, increasingly hard to find, in this kind of condition.

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Anthony Blackwood - Ghetto

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Reggae artist best known for his roots reggae and dub singles "African Woman", "Written Lies" and "Once Bitten Twice Shy".

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Shaggy Wonder - One More Rude Boy

Shaggy Wonder -

Desirable Jamaican dancehall rarity with flip-side version, in stunning condition.

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The Temptations - Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)

The Temptations - (1970)

U.K. (TMG 773), the final group release to feature founding members Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams.

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Diana Ross and the Supremes - In and Out of Love

Diana Ross and the Supremes - (1967)

The final single to feature the vocals of original Supremes member Florence Ballard.

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The Miracles - My Girl Has Gone

The Miracles - (1965)

(TMG 540) - Follow-up to the million selling hit "The Tracks of My Tears", taken from the album "Going to a Go-Go" .

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The Chiffons - One Fine Day

The Chiffons - (1963)

UK Stateside SS 202, written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King and produced by the Tokens.

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Dave and Ansil Collins - Double Barrel

Dave and Ansil Collins - (1970)

Well presented EX+ UK Techniques variant of the UK chart-topping single, written and produced by Winston Riley.

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Desmond Dekker - Israelites

Desmond Dekker - (1968)

"EX+" (PYR 6058) Desmond Dekker / Leslie Kong penned masterpiece that combines the Rastafarian religion with rude boy concerns.

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Otis Redding - Hard to Handle

Otis Redding - (1968)

Al Bell / Allen Jones penned R&B classic, taken from the album "The Immortal Otis Redding" - Stunning!

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Desmond Dekker & The Aces - It Miek

Desmond Dekker & The Aces - (1969)

UK Top-10 single written by Dekker and his record producer Leslie Kong.

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Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine

Marvin Gaye - (1968)

U.S. Billboard pop singles #1, taken from Gaye's album "In the Groove", the third Motown artist to release a version of the Barrett Strong/Norman Whitfield song.

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John Holt - Help Me Make It Through the Night

John Holt - (1974)

Tony Ashfield's reggae production of the Kris Kristofferson penned ballad, taken form Holt's album "1,000 Volts of Holt".

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Upsetters - Return of Django

Upsetters - (1969)

Double A sided 7" single with "Dollar in the Teeth",  by producer Lee "Scratch" Perry's house band, led by pianist Gladstone Anderson.

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Ruby and the Romantics - Our Day Will Come

Ruby and the Romantics - (1963)

The original version, a minor hit in the UK reaching #38 - Stunning!

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Lulu with the Dixie Flyers - Hum a Song (From Your Heart)

Lulu with the Dixie Flyers - (1970)

Recorded at the Muscle Shoals Fame studios, taken from her 1969 album "New Routes", includes her B-side version of Jerry Jeff Walker's "Mr. Bojangles".

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Desmond Dekker - It Gotta Be So

Desmond Dekker - (1973)

One of the Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singer-songwriter's minor hits - strong excellent condition, suggesting few plays.

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Kool and the Gang - Jungle Boogie

Kool and the Gang - (1973)

Classic '70s funk single in EX+ condition, taken from the album "Wild and Peaceful".

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Tito Simon - This Monday Morning Feeling

Tito Simon - (1974)

Self written and produced minor hit from the Jamaican reggae singer, in excellent condition.

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The Young Rascals - Love Is a Beautiful Thing

The Young Rascals - (1966)

Classic garage rocker follow-up to "Good Lovin'", (uncharted in the UK), - An eye catching Ex+ suggesting few plays!

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Sound Experience - Boogie Woogie

Sound Experience - (1975)

Stunning EX+/EX+ example of mid '70s American funk rarity.

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Eddie Kendricks - Keep On Truckin' (Part 1)

Eddie Kendricks - (1973)

Kendricks' first major hit as a solo artist, coming two years after his departure from The Temptations.

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Van McCoy - Soul Improvisations (Part 1)

Van McCoy - (1974)

UK (BDS 418) solid centre pressing, of the instrumental funk, dancefloor stormer, (uncharted), taken from the album of the same name.

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Arthur Conley - Sweet Soul Music

Arthur Conley - (1967)

EX+ example of single written and produced by mentor Otis Redding.

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The Bandwagon - Breakin' Down The Walls Of Heartache

The Bandwagon - (1968)

Great double sider, both regular soul club spin's, led by singer Johnny Johnson.

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Earl George - Opportunity

Earl George - (1977)

Elusive UK pressing (HOSS 143), of lovers rock song, with flip side dub version, in it's original company birth sleeve.

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Earth, Wind and Fire - Shining Star

Earth, Wind and Fire - (1975)

Demo copy of the band's first major hit, reaching No. 1 on both the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and R&B charts.

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Nicky Thomas - Come Back Girl

Nicky Thomas - (1977)

EX+ UK Trojan (TRO 9025) pressing.

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Edwin Starr - Headline News

Edwin Starr (1966)

The 1974 re-issue double-sided Northern Soul club classics, "Headline News" and "Stop Her On Sight (S.O.S.)", in EX+ condition.

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Desmond Dekker - You Can Get It If You Really Want

Desmond Dekker - (1970)

The cover version of the Jimmy Cliff song originally used in the 1972 film The Harder They Come.

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