My March 18, 2025 Motown / Soul Auction highlights!
Closes Tuesday, March 18th, 2025 at 7:00 pm PT
My March 18th, 2025 Motown / Soul auction COMPLETE LIST!
Printed (PDF) version of my March 18th, 2025 Motown / Soul auction
1. Barrett Strong — "Money (That's What I Want) / Oh I Apologize" ANNA 1111 • M- The ONLY 78 rpm on Motown!!! These are super rare! In my 50 years in records, I have only see about five copies—and they are usually worn from jukebox use. These were never sold in stores. Made for jukebox operators. MB $2,000
2. The Contours — "Funny / The Stretch" Motown 1012 • VG+ TOUGH one! You almost never see this one for sale! Nice copy with just very light wear. Only had two of these in my 50 year career in records! MB $500
3. Linda Griner With Smokey Robinson & The Miracles — "Good-By Cruel Love / Envious" MOTOWN 1037 • M- One of the most desirable of all Motown releases! This is the store copy with a drill hole in the label. Very scarce and BIG demand for this on the Northern Soul dance floor scene. MB $500
4. Saundra Mallett & The Vandellas "Camel Walk / It's Gonna Be Hard Times — " TAMLA 54067 • M- Saundra Mallett won a contest and recordedthis song with Martha Reeves' Vandellas. Didn't sell and is now one of the toughest Motown related release to find. MB $500
5. The Miracles "Bad Girl / I Love Your Baby" — MOTOWN 1 • POOR Well, here it is: Motown # 1 . . . looks whipped but plays okay. A MINT one will cost you $3K or more these days and most existing copies are not Mint. MB $100
6. The Primettes — "Tears Of Sorrow / Pretty Baby" LUPINE 120 • M- B-side vinyl is slightly hazy but plays perfect! The very first record by the girls that would go on to become The Supremes. MB $600
11. William Bell, Carla Thomas — "All I Have To Do Is Dream/Leave The Girl Alone" STAX BMG-100 M- PROMO ONLY issue FOR Radio Stations MB $35
12. LaBrenda Ben — "Just Be Yourself /I Can't Help It, I Gotta Dance" GORDY 7021 • MINT WHITE LABEL PROMO with xol on A-side MB $50
15. James Brown With The Fabulous Flames — "Please, Please, Please/Why Did You Do Me" FEDERAL 12258 VG+ WHITE LABEL PROMO with BIO label, # on A-side label MB $35
22. Gene Chandler — "Duke Of Earl/Kissin' In The Kitchen" VEE-JAY 416 MINT WHITE LABEL PROMO, TOUGH to find as PROMO MB $25
24. Ray Charles And His Orchestra — "What'd I Say Part I/Part II" ATLANTIC 2031 VG+ SPECIAL YELLOW AND BLACK "OLD STYLE LABEL" PROMO, tough MB $50
28. The Contours — "Whole Lotta Woman/Come On And Be Mine" MOTOWN 1008 M- Drill hole in label—Tough one MB $50
30. The Contours — "Shake Sherry/BLANK" GORDY 7012 VG+ One-sided WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $25
33. Sam Cooke — "Only Sixteen/Let's Go Steady Again" KEEN 2022 MINT WHITE LABEL PROMO of all time classic MB $25
35. Sam Cooke — "That's It - I Quit - I'm Movin' On/What Do You Say"RCA VICTOR COMPACT 33 37-7853 M- TOUGH MB $50
36. Sam Cooke — "Cupid/Farewell My Darling" RCA VICTOR 7883 VG+/VG+ WITH PICTURE SLEEVE MB $20
39. Sam Cooke — "Another Saturday Night/Love Will Find A Way" RCA VICTOR 8164 /M- PICTURE SLEEVE ONLY MB $20
41. Sam Cooke — "It's Got The Whole World Shakin'/(Somebody) Ease My Troublin' Mind" RCA VICTOR 8539 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $20
42. Sam Cooke — "A Change Is Gonna Come/SAME" RCA VICTOR SP-45-173 MINT WHITE LABEL PROMO ONLY RELEASE with SAME SONG on both sides—ALL TIME CIVIL RIGHTS ANTHEM MB $50
44. Debbie Dean — "Don't Let Him Shop Around/A New Girl" MOTOWN 1007 MINT ANSWER RECORD to the Miracles' "SHOP AROUND" MB $50
46. The Distants — "Come On/Always" WARWICK 546 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO—early TEMPTATIONS MB $30
61. The Four Tops — "I Can't Help Myself/BLANK" MOTOWN 1076 M- ONE-SIDED WHITE LABEL PROMO with small wol MB $35
67. Aretha Franklin — "Precious Lord Part 1/Part 2" CHECKER 941 VG+ WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $25
73. Marvin Gaye And Mary Wells — "What's The Matter With You Baby/Once Upon A Time" MOTOWN 1057 M-/M- WITH PICTURE SLEEVE MB $30
83. Marvin Gaye — "You're The Man Part 1/Part 2" TAMLA 54221 MINT WHITE LABEL PROMO pressed on beautiful RED VINYL MB $25
85. The Golden Harmoneers — "I Am Bound/Precious Memories" MOTOWN 1015 M- RARE ONE MB $50
88. Hal And Brenda — "It's You/Unless I Have You" MINASA 6714 VG+ Obscure one by HAL DAVIS AND BRENDA HOLLOWAY MB $20
92. Isaac Hayes — "Laura (We're On Our Last Go-Round)/Sweet Temptation" BRUNSWICK 55258 M- YELLOW LABEL PROMO of his very FIRST RECORD MB $50
93. Holland-Dozier — "What Goes Up, Must Come Down/Come On Home" MOTOWN 1045 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO—Tough one! MB $75
97. The Hornets — "She's My Baby/Give Me A Kiss" V.I.P. 25004 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $30
101. The Isley Brothers — "Everybody's Gonna Rock & Roll/I Wanna Know" GONE 5022 M- EARLY ONE MB $75
105. The Jackson Five — "You Don't Have To Be Over 21/Some Girls Want Me" DYNAMO146 M-/M- WHITE LABEL PROMO with special lyrics sheet included MB $25
106. The Jackson Five — "I Found That Girl/SAME" MOTOWN 1166 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO pressed on RED VINYL with same song on both sides MB $25
109. Mable John — "Who Wouldn't Love A Man Like That/You Made A Fool Out Of Me" TAMLA 54031 M- MB $50
111. Bob Kayli — "Small Sad Sam/BLANK" TAMLA 54051 M- ONE-SIDED WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $50
112. Anna King — "Mama's Got A Bag Of Her Own/Sally" END 1126 M- ANSWER RECORD TO James Brown's "PAPA'S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG", drill hole in label MB $50
114. Ben E. King — "Stand By Me/On The Horizon" ATCO 6194 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO with 1961 written neatly on the A-side label and stain on the B-side label, all time classic and TOUGH to find as Promo MB $25
117. Major Lance — "Um, Um, Um, Um. Um, Um/Sweet Music" OKEH 7187 M-/M- WITH PICTURE SLEEVE MB $25
118. Major Lance — "Come See/You Belong To Me My Love" OKEH 7216 M-/M- WITH PICTURE SLEEVE MB $25
119. Liz Lands — "Midnight Johnny/Keep Me" GORDY 7030 M- TOUGH ONE! Drill hole in label MB $50
121. Lee & The Leopards — "Come Into My Palace/Trying To Make It" GORDY 7002 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $50
122. Hattie Littles — "Here You Come/Your Love Is Wonderful" GORDY 7007 VG WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $25
123. Martha And The Vandellas — "I'll Have To Let Him Go/My Baby Won't Come Back" GORDY 7011 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $30
128. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas — "Love Is Like A Heat Wave/BLANK" GORDY M- NICE CARDBOARD PICTURE RECORD MB $50
137. The Miracles — "Shop Around / Who's Lovin You" TAMLA 54034 • M- RARE FIRST VERSION! Deadwax reads: 45-H55518 A-2 with a Delta # of 36968 MB $200
138. Smokey Robinson And The Miracles — "Shop Around/BLANK" TAMLA M- NICE CARDBOARD PICTURE RECORD MB $50
139. The Miracles — "I Like It Like That/You're So Fine And Sweet" TAMLA 54098 /VG+ PICTURE SLEEVE ONLY MB $30
143. The Miracles — "I'll Try Something New / You Never Miss A Good Thing" TAMLA 54059 • /M- PICTURE SLEEVE ONLY, TOUGH to find this in such BEAUTIFUL CONDITION MB $100
148. The Miracles — "(Come 'Round Here) I'm The One You Need/Save Me" TAMLA 54140 /M- PICTURE SLEEVE ONLY MB $25
149. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles — "Here I Go Again/SAME" TAMLA 54183 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO pressed on RED VINYL with the same song on both sides MB $20
151. Bunny Paul — "I'm Hooked/We're Only Young Once" GORDY 7017 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO—tough one MB $50
153. Lloyd Price — "Stagger Lee/You Need Love" ABC-PARAMOUNT S-9972 M- Super scarce STEREO 45!!! MB $50
155. Otis Redding — "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay/Sweet Lorene" VOLT 157 M-/VG+ WHITE LABEL PROMO and TOUGH to find this one as a PROMO, all time classic MB $30
160. Satintones — "Tomorrow & Always /A Love That Can Never Be" MOTOWN 1006 • M- WHITE LABEL PROMO WITH STRINGS MB $100
161. Satintones — "I Know How It Feels/My Kind Of Love" MOTOWN 1010 VG "DR" written on A-side label MB $25
170. Barrett Strong — "Money (That's What I Want)/Oh I Apologize" ANNA 1111 VG RARE BLACK AND SILVER PROMO COPY! They made one of these for every one hundred gold labels. Wol MB $25
172. Barrett Strong — "Money (That's What I Want)/Oh I Apologize" TAMLA 54027 VG+ MB $25
174. Barrett Strong — "Money And Me/You Got What It Takes" TAMLA 54035 M- MB $50
176. The Supremes — "I Want A Guy /Never Again" TAMLA 54038 • M- WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $200
177. The Supremes — "Buttered Popcorn /Who's Loving You" TAMLA 54045 • M- Xol MB $150
178. The Supremes — "Supremes' Interview /The Only Time I'm Happy" GEORGE ALEXANDER 1079 • MINT MB $100
181. The Supremes — "Stop! In The Name Of Love/BLANK" MOTOWN 1074 M-/M- ONE-SIDED WHITE LABEL PROMO with PICTURE SLEEVE MB $50
190. The Supremes — "Everybody's Got The Right To Love/SAME" MOTOWN 1167 VG/VG+ WHITE LABEL PROMO ON RED VINYL with same song on both sides MB $20
191. The Sweet Things — "You're My Loving Baby/Don't Come Looking For Me" DATE 1504 M-/M- Picture Sleeve MB $30
192. The Temptations — "Check Yourself/Your Wonderful Love" MIRACLE 12 M- TOUGH TO FIND THIS ONE CLEAN MB $50
201. Ike & Tina Turner — "A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Every Day) / I Idolize You" PHILLES 136 • M- The very LAST PHILLES release and almost always found only as a PROMO. This is the much rarer stock copy! MB $75
203. Twistin' Kings — "Congo Part 1/Part 2" MOTOWN 1023 VG White Label Promo MB $20
212. Mary Wells — "One Who Really Loves You/BLANK" WHITE LABEL TEST PRESSING VG+ Dated 2/6/62 This is a SUPER RARE ORIGINAL TEST PRESSING done for MOTOWN by COLUMBIA MB $25
213. Mary Wells — "The One Who Really Loves You/I'm Gonna Stay" MOTOWN 1024 VG WHITE LABEL PROMO, xol on A-side MB $20
214. Mary Wells — "The One Who Really Loves You/I'm Gonna Stay" MOTOWN 1024 VG+/M- WITH PICTURE SLEEVE MB $50
215. Mary Wells — "You Beat Me To The Punch / Old Love (Let's Try It Again)"MOTOWN 1032 M/VG+ WITH SUPER RARE PICTURE SLEEVE! MB $100
216. Mary Wells — "Two Lovers/Operator" MOTOWN 1035 M- MB $20
217. Mary Wells — "Laughing Boy/SAME" MOTOWN 1039 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO with same song on both sides MB $25
218. Mary Wells — "Your Old Stand By/What Love Has Joined Together" MOTOWN 1042 MINT MB $20
219. Mary Wells — "My Guy/Oh Little Boy" MOTOWN 1056 M- MB $20
221. Mary Wells — "I'm Sorry/Me Without You" 20th CENTURY FOX 606 M- YELLOW LABEL PROMO MB $20
222. Mary Wells — "Such A Sweet Thing/Keep Me In Suspense" ATCO 6423 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $20
224. Jackie Wilson — "Lonely Teardrops/In The Blue Of The Evening" BRUNSWICK 55105 M- YELLOW LABEL PROMO, all time classic and TOUGH to find as Promo, date of Oct. 27, 1958 scrawled on the A-side label MB $30
My March 18, 2025 Motown / Soul Auction COMPLETE LIST!
Good luck, everybody!
John Tefteller
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R&B Vocal Group 45's and 78's!!