Modus

Modus Modus is an organisation that was formed to promote all things soulful - made up of Modus The House Of Soul & The Modus Archive.

PLEASE NOTE SINCE CHANGE OF LOCATION WE ARE NOW VIEW BY APPOINTMENT CONTACT US USING MOBILE 07711030493

Up for sale today we have a dozen soul, R&B, ska and reggae 45s. Payment via PayPal or Bank Transfer please. £2.90 for p...
31/03/2026

Up for sale today we have a dozen soul, R&B, ska and reggae 45s. Payment via PayPal or Bank Transfer please. £2.90 for postage up to 2 singles, or £5.00 up to 6 in the UK. For international orders please message us beforehand.

***** SOUL 45s *****
Jimmy Hughes - Neighbor, Neighbor / It's A Good Thing - Fame - VG++ £15

Nancy Wilson - The End Of Our Love / Face It Girl, It's Over - Capitol - VG++ £25

Sherri Taylor & Sammy Ward - Lover / That's Why I Love You So Much - Motown - VG+ £35

The Butlers - Laugh, Laugh, Laugh / Butlers Theme - Phila - EX, slight label scratch £75

Kings Of Soul - Girl What Have You Done / same - Down To Earth PROMO - EX £140

Frankie Lee Sims - She Likes To Boogie Real Low / Well Goodbye Baby - VIN - M- £180

***** REGGAE, SKA 45s *****

Byron Lee & The Dragonairs - Soul Serenade / Elizabethan Reggae - Duke - VG+ £4

Drifting Blenders - Oh Pa Pa / Lloyd Allstars - Bone Yard Skank - Harry J - VG+ £12

The Creepers - The Beat Of My Soul / Lloyd Adams - I Wish My Picture Was You - Blue Beat - VG £25

Laurel Aitken - Boogie Rock / Heavenly Angel - Blue Beat - VG+ with sticker on label. £50

The Clarendonians - When I Am Gone / She Bring Me Joy - GAS - VG, plays through with a little crackle £85

Mudies All Stars - Wha Who Wha Version / Wha Who Wha - Moodisc - EX £100

Up for sale today we have half a dozen reissues for £20 + £4.50 P&P for the lot. Bill Black's Combo - Little Queenie - O...
03/12/2025

Up for sale today we have half a dozen reissues for £20 + £4.50 P&P for the lot.

Bill Black's Combo - Little Queenie - OOTP - VG++, some label marks

Reflections / August & Deneen - Like Adam & Eve / We Go Together - ABC - VG+

Jimmy Conwell - Cigarette Ashes - Contempo - VG+

Bob Kuban & The In-Men - The Cheater - Eric - EX

Don & Juan - Magic Wand / What I Really Meant To Say - Collectables - EX

Wayne Gibson - Under My Thumb - Pye Disco Demand - VG+

Up for sale today we have a dozen original mixed British and Import 45's. Postage for up to 2 singles (RM 1st class) is ...
21/11/2025

Up for sale today we have a dozen original mixed British and Import 45's. Postage for up to 2 singles (RM 1st class) is £3.50. Payment via PayPal F&F or through a Bank Transfer please.

*** US 45s ***
Bunny Sigler - Let The Good Times Roll - Parkway Canadian PROMO - VG++ £15

Bobby Patterson - What A Wonderful Night For Love - Jetstar - EX £30

Scientists Of Soul - Be's That-A-Way Sometime - KaShE - EX £55

Ray and Dave - Wrong, Wrong, Wrong - Mica - NM £90

Witches & The Warlock - Behind Locked Doors - BRA - Both sides play VG+ with some background noise and marks to vinyl, the B side label has some damage (see photos) £125

Bobby Angelle - It's Just Gotta Be That Way - Money - EX £250

*** UK 45s ***
The Temptations - Beauty Is Only Skin Deep - TMG 578 - EX £10

Jackie Wilson - Higher & Higher - Coral - VG++ £20

Ike & Tina Turner - So Fine - London DEMO - EX (small writing on label, see photos) £30

The Artistics - Girl, I Need You - Coral - VG++ £40

Irma Thomas - Some Things You Never Get Used To - Liberty DEMO - VG+ (A couple of extremely light marks to the vinyl, both sides play through fantastic) £50

The Artistics - I'm Gonna Miss You - Coral - VG++ £60

Stop Press - Great News ! Next Friday the 18th we are putting on a do at The Old Bell in conjunction with the 60s Old Or...
09/07/2025

Stop Press - Great News ! Next Friday the 18th we are putting on a do at The Old Bell in conjunction with the 60s Old Originals, playing the finest selection of Soul, Motown R&B & Ska. Tickets for this event are almost sold out already, and on the night there will only be limited access on the door. You don't want to miss this - it's going to be a gooden! See you all next week.

We are really pleased with our involvement in the upcoming Mods Exhibition at Brighton Museum opening tomorrow - Here's ...
09/05/2025

We are really pleased with our involvement in the upcoming Mods Exhibition at Brighton Museum opening tomorrow - Here's a few snaps of what to expect !

We are pleased to announce our involvement with the upcoming Mods exhibition being staged in Brighton at the museum in c...
30/04/2025

We are pleased to announce our involvement with the upcoming Mods exhibition being staged in Brighton at the museum in conjunction with our friend and associate Roger Burton of The Horse Hospital London. Opening on the 10th of May, we have supplied a number of photographs from the Motown section of our archive, along with numerous vinyl records and picture sleeves from our inventory.

We have had a number of requests for prices since we put these few singles up as examples of the new stock we will be li...
30/04/2025

We have had a number of requests for prices since we put these few singles up as examples of the new stock we will be listing on the updated website. Although they aren't all on the website at the moment, we are working through things and expect to be up fully in about a months time - but meanwhile, here's a list of conditions and prices. Hope you find something you like!

Larry Atkins - Lighten Up / Ain't That Love Enough - Highland Issue - NM, stunning copy
£550

Sag War Fare - Don't Be So Jive / Girl! You Better Change - Libra (Numero Box Set Issue) - EX, one or two sleeve marks DNAP
£200

Goody Oswaldo - I'm Gonna Have My Fun / Yea Yea I Like It - Willow - VG++
£160

TNT Band - That's Life / I'm Gonna Get To You Yet - Cotique - VG++
£150

Black Ivory - You Are My Lover / Inst. - Panoramic - NM
£120

Bobby Day - Pretty Little Girl Next Door / Buzz Buzz Buzz - RCA - VG++, plays EX
£80

Barbara Lynn - You're Losing Me / Why Can't You Love Me - Atlantic PROMO - EX - foxing on labels - small mark on B side that causes 2 or 3 small ticks
£65

Payment via PayPal F&F Please, £4.50 P&P for up to two singles, we will provide a quote for over 3 singles.

We are pleased to say that in the interest of efficiency we have upgraded our website - and things are looking good ! We...
25/04/2025

We are pleased to say that in the interest of efficiency we have upgraded our website - and things are looking good ! We've moved servers and are currently working through our inventory / archive - so please bear with us whilst we are applying the last few finishing touches. We'll be listing lots of new stock over the next few months, so here's a small taster of what's to come...

Up for sale today we have a dinked dozen of various classics for £50 + £5 P&P. All listed below in full. Payment by PayP...
10/01/2025

Up for sale today we have a dinked dozen of various classics for £50 + £5 P&P. All listed below in full. Payment by PayPal F&F please.

Donald Height - Talk Of The Grapevine - Jay Boy - SMOL, VG++

The Glories - Sing Me A Love Song - Direction - WoL, VG++

Jimmy Thomas - Where There's A Will - Jay Boy - Stamp On Label, VG+

Percy Sledge - Out Of Left Field - Atlantic - Sticker Residue On Labels, WOL, VG++

R. Dean Taylor - Indiana Wants Me - Tamla Motown TMG 763 - VG++

Otis Redding & Carla Thomas - Lovey Dovey - Stax - WOL, SMOL, VG++

Jackie Wilson - Higher & Higher - MCA - VG+

James & Bobby Purify - I Can Remember - Bell - WOL, VG+

Eddie Lovette - Boomerang / Together - WOL, VG

Sam & Dave - I Thank You - Stax - WOL, VG+

Fontella Bass - Safe & Sound - Chess - Label Wear from sticker, VG+

William Bell - A Tribute To A King - Stax - VG++

Up for sale today we have half a dozen various soul albums. Payment Paypal F&F only please - Postage £5.00 1st class per...
27/11/2024

Up for sale today we have half a dozen various soul albums. Payment Paypal F&F only please - Postage £5.00 1st class per LP. UK only.

Jackie Edwards - Put Your Tears Away - Island - Record VG++, Sleeve VG+ With price sticker on front cover and general storage wear. £50

Jimmy Holiday - Spread Your Love - Minit - Record EX, Sleeve VG, Writing and some tears. £35

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Going To A Go Go - Tamla Motown (UK mono 1st) - Record and sleeve VG+ (Sleeve has writing on back cover). £30

Jackie Lee - The Duck - Mirwood US - Vinyl and sleeve VG++. £25

Edwin Starr - Soul Master - Tamla Motown - VG++ vinyl and sleeve. £25

Gladys Knight & The Pips - Feelin' Bluesey - VG+ vinyl with sleeve marks, sleeve VG++. £20

It's almost that time of year again... How about some stocking fillers for a loved one! Get your copy of Hitsville / Gro...
27/11/2024

It's almost that time of year again... How about some stocking fillers for a loved one! Get your copy of Hitsville / Groovesville (or even both!) before the Holiday season now. We have a limited number of signed copies of both books available.

Hitsville £24.99, Groovesville £20.00. Please send us a PM if you are abroad as postage rates are different.
https://www.house-of-soul.co.uk/store/programmes/753-hitsville-the-birth-of-tamla-motown.html
https://www.house-of-soul.co.uk/store/programmes/510-groovesville-keith-rylatt.html

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