60s CHICAGO NORTHERN SOUL E RODNEY JONES PEACE OF ORIG

	£		67
	$		89

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SOME FROM AS LITTLE AS 99p.

60s CHICAGO NORTHERN SOUL/R&B/MOD

BRILLIANT TWO-SIDER

BOOKED AT £150 (IF IN MINT CONDITION)

THIS COPY IS ONLY IN BELOW VERY GOOD VISUAL CONDITION, BUT PLAYS ALMOST LIKE NEW

E. RODNEY JONES

"PEACE OF MIND"

HEAR HERE! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Awirc8n7WFI

b/w

"DO THE THANG"

(US: Tuff 418, 1967)

Vinyl

Record conditon:

Very good - (plays Excellent +++ (A); plays Excellent - to mostly Excellent ++ (B))

Labels condition: Excellent (A); Very good + (B) (deletion hole)

E. Rodney Jones (1927 - 2004)

Some American disc jockeys not only fancied themselves as music players, but as music makers, or music promoters. Frankie Crocker, Eddie O'Jay, Herb Kent ('The Kool Gent'), Pervis Spann, LeBaron Taylor, Jocko Henderson, Al Perkins - there were many others, but one of the greatest of all has to be Earl Rodney Jones. He began his career in St. Louis, Missouri, and by the 60s was working at Chicago's legendary station WVON. He recorded both of these Tuff singles during this period, and each shows his cool rap approach over a stomping back beat. "Peace Of Mind", in particular, is a real scorcher. There are lots of trumpet fanfares, a blistering sax break, and a relentless on-the-fours beat that ends with a dead-stop. Over this, E.R.J. raps up a storm as he tells his missus to respect the few hours of quality time he has left in a day, after he's finished work: "Listen, home is a castle baby, where man is king". I suspect that Rodney didn't have any supper waiting on the table, the day he recorded this outrageously sexist tune! The B-side is another firm Northern dancer, making it two for the price of one.

I've added a 10-minute interview with Mr. Jones, recorded shortly before his death.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7pdRLUHEK4

You can still hear the same deep voice that pervades both of his Tuff singles. Note that there is some confusion as to whether the DJ Yvonne Sterling, who's mentioned in the interview, is the same person as the singer of that name, who recorded "I Don't Wanna Get Away From Your Love", "I Got To Get Close To You", etc.

This is a good example of the sort of single you would find in the 'used but not abused' section of a top sellers sales list. The vinyl has a lot of scuffs and scrapes - not great to look at by any stretch of the imagination. Incredibly, both sides play almost as good as new, with only light background noise during the run-in, and a couple of ticks near the beginning of the B-side. My dual grading says it all.

The A-side label has a mild-to-medium amount of ring-wear (see scan). The B-side label has a similar amount of ring-wear, plus a couple of brown blotchy areas near the bottom. There is also a deletion hole.

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.

Domestic postal rates (sent recorded delivery, unless the winning bid is under £5):

One 7" single: £1.90; 40p per 7" afterwards.

One 12" single/LP: £2.90; 80p per 12"/LP afterwards.

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Overseas postal rates (all sent recorded delivery):

One 7" single: £7 or £10; 50p per 7" afterwards.

12"/LPs at a cost to be determined later.

DUE TO A NUMBER OF LOSSES/CLAIMS RECENTLY, ALL OVERSEAS WINS WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE CHARGED £10, WHICH I WILL THEN ADJUST, ACCORDING TO THE SALE VALUE.

OVERSEAS BIDDERS WHO WIN AN ITEM UNDER £30 WILL BE CHARGED £7 FOR A FULLY INSURED PACKAGE.

OVERSEAS BIDDERS WHO WIN AN ITEM OVER £30 WILL BE CHARGED £10 FOR A FULLY INSURED PACKAGE.

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