The World I Knew by Paul Wagnar

Label: Cobblestone 708 dj
Year: 1967
Condition: M-
Price: $1500.00

Here's a very rare Northern Soul record which passed through John Manship's hands earlier this year. I'm going to quote from Manship because he has a lot of interesting things to say about the record."RAREST OF THE RARE! Never released, never mailed shotted to USA radio stations. If this record wasn't so insanely unavailable over the last 50 years , it would have been a Wigan Casino MONSTER !!! A 1000 times rarer than the M.V.P.'s, a 45 of infinite rarity. Triumphant horns explode the intro into orbit, ringing vibes decorate its path to a lush vocal, elevated by an avalanche strings. Strap yourself in for a journey into real-deal Northern Soul from the desk of the "Wizard" Stan Vincent, one of the main men supplying at Buddah records with standout songwriting ! Stan "The Wizard" who crafted the timeless soul classic Five Stairsteps - "Oooh Child" and Ronnie Dyson's "When You Get Right Down to It" also many "Vincent" creations become Northern Soul plays. Paul Wagnar's "The World I Knew " being quite easily the rarest of all his work, as the USA release never happened and promotion seemingly channeled into Europe only. An all powerful Northern Soul storm, a huge production, an imposing juggernaut hardly any NS DJ or collector has ever owned." -- J. Manship

The flip is another uptempo number well worth seeking out. Note: This copy looks almost new, with Mint labels and shiny wax that has a few light scuffs. The grooves preserve pristine Mint sound... Check out the mp3 "snippet" of it.