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Gamble Records Full Discography
Here's the latest label in my Mighty 3 discographies. The legendary Gamble label.
Also, at the bottom I have included a YTube video showing all the 7" releases
- Soul Articles Phillydaveg on 10 May 2013
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Modern Musings With Mark Randle May 2013
Modern Musings…….…news and grooves from the Modern Side with Mark Randle
Once again I’ve left it to the last minute to pen this piece, so it’s just as well that we’ve had another dumping of snow because if...
- Soul Articles Mark R on 26 Apr 2013 4
Wholly Holy and Epilogue
Part 3 of a series of articles - The final part of this series of words. Wholly Holy, Inner City Blues, Let’s get it on and Epilogue
- Soul Articles Stevesilktulip on 01 Apr 2013 8
Mel Britt - Northern Soul Icon
With the passing of Mr Mel Britt I thought it timely to remind ourselves of a very special day in his company. In a strange quirk of fate I almost missed this day as I’d visited Motown a few times in previo...
- Soul Articles Dave Moore on 27 Mar 2013 17
Flying High in the Friendly Sky - Brainy Soul
Part 2 of a series of articles -
Save the Children – Who really cares? and Flying High in the Friendly Sky
- Soul Articles Stevesilktulip on 27 Mar 2013 2
Soul at the Crossroads - What’s Going On and What’s Happening Brother?
Originally titled Soul Wars – a New Hope, but I try not to be too provocative. OK, so I don’t try that hard, but it’s what elevates Art above politics.
Has anybody, DJ or otherwise, recently thought twice...
- Soul Articles Stevesilktulip on 19 Mar 2013 12
Margaret Little - Her Story
Margaret Little was born in Detroit on August 7th 1945. She was the oldest of 3 children. Her parents divorced when she was very young and her father, a member of the Four Kings who recorded for Fortune Reco...
- Soul Articles Andy Rix on 23 Feb 2013 46
Don Juan Mancha – The Story
The Story of Don Juan Mancha – songwriter, producer, musician and talent scout by Rob Moss
- Soul Articles Rob Moss on 19 Feb 2013 21
Pcrl Basement Soul Show Videos - Revisited
Both the show and the other vids have been mentioned a fair few times over the years on here, so after John P made mention of them on the minidisc article thread I had a quick trip to Mickey d's page on...
- Soul Articles Mike on 17 Feb 2013 0
My Obsession With The Preview Label - A Feast Of Teri's
It all started back in 2011 I got a phone call from Nige Brown telling me he heard a sound bite on ebay of a record he thought had something special and he would like my opinion on it before he set his bid ....
- Soul Articles Anais Nin Carms on 12 Feb 2013 17
Tim Brown Talks
Tim Brown, one of Rare Soul's premier collectors and dealers has kindly given me permission to use his blog as an article. Tim has written many articles, price guides and books about the music and has...
- Soul Articles Chalky on 26 Jan 2013 22
Mark Randle's Contemporary Countdown 2012
I create listings of my favourite cuts at each year end from a contemporary soul/dance/jazz perspective, and can't remember whether I've posted them here before, but here they are for 2012
- Soul Articles Mark R on 18 Jan 2013 0
Mark Randle's Modern Soul Musings
I find myself tempted to start once again with mention of the weather here in the UK, but it’s all just a little too depressing so I’ll keep it brief. Suffice to say my thoughts go out to all those affected...
- Soul Articles Mark R on 08 Jan 2013 13
Dunn Pearson & The 9th Street Exit
Dunn Pearson was around on the Cleveland soul scene from the late 60's through to 1980 when he relocated to New York. In that time, he backed up many local soul groups & singers, formed & led gro...
- Soul Articles Roburt on 23 Dec 2012 10
Charles Drain: Two Stupid Feet
Charles Drain was born in Eupora, Mississippi back in 1939. He began singing at the age of eight and formed his first group a couple of years later.
After moving to St Louis, he secured work singing back-...
- Soul Articles Roburt on 16 Dec 2012 6
It's About Time - Bobby Brooks Wilson
His story is a true rags to riches tale. Bobby Brooks Hamilton was born in New York (1961?) but as an infant he found himself in the foster care system in South Carolina where he grew up in Columbia. His c...
- Soul Articles Chalky on 09 Dec 2012 2
TOPPS 45s – “Yeah, But Can You Play ‘Em?”
The memorabilia available to collectors of Berry Gordy’s Motown and its subsidiary labels and companies covers the whole spectrum of artefacts. From rare unreleased acetates that never made it past the infam...
- Soul Articles Dave Moore on 08 Dec 2012 6
Let Our Love Grow Higher
“I hope these dreams will come true”, so goes a line in the song “Let Our Love Grow Higher”. Well we often dream that rare soul icons such as Eula Cooper would be re-discovered and make a triumphant return t...
- Soul Articles Roburt on 16 Nov 2012 5
Marie Knight: “That's No Way To Treat A Girl”
Marie Knight came into the world way back in 1925 and though she enjoyed a recording career that stretched over 61 years, she savoured little actual commercial record success. Born in Sanford, Florida in Jun...
- Soul Articles Roburt on 10 Nov 2012 19
Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Begins
The three albums Gil Scott-Heron recorded for Bob Thiele’s Flying Dutchman label are some of the most important in the history of black music. They show a multi-talented artist reaching maturity with his fir...
- Soul Articles Dean Rudland on 04 Nov 2012 16
Barbara Stant: Unsatisfied Woman
Barbara Stant got into the recording business at the end of the 1960’s after she dropped in on the offices of Shiptown Records in Norfolk, Virginia. Just about anyone with talent was welcome to call by at Sh...
- Soul Articles Roburt on 28 Oct 2012 4
Paul Riser MBA - Motowns Brilliant Arranger
Paul Riser Motown’s Brilliant Arranger. The importance of the arranger in the musical process, whatever the genre, cannot be overstated …or underestimated. The arranger translates the basic structure of a s...
- Soul Articles Rob Moss on 23 Oct 2012 19
Forever Saturday Night
Native Detroiter Oliver Cheatham was born February 24th 1948 into a family of eight other children. It was his gospel trained mother, Maddie that encouraged her son to sing. Oliver was a shy child who would...
- Soul Articles Louise on 13 Oct 2012 4
Roger Hatcher
Roger Hatcher was a member of a very musical family, apart from his brothers Will and Roosevelt, his cousin was of course the most famous Hatcher, Charles (Edwin Starr). Roger had been involved in the music...
- Soul Articles Roburt on 02 Oct 2012 7
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