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Soulful Session, Worcester - New venue announcement, new DJ and reduced entry price

A new 45 from Acid Jazz... Billy Valentine & The Universal Truth - Lady Day & John Coltrane / Home Is Where The Hatred is -  Acid Jazz AJX784s Release Date : 12 April 2024 Out and about, the release notes from Acid Jazz follow below

BGP have a new series underway with two vinyl lps released, 'aimed at vinyl buyers who wants a genre specific compilation to excite their ears'

​​​​​​​Delighted to announce two new Jai Alai references, this time consisting in four favourite tracks never released on 7" before.

I frequently have a tendency to delve into researching a particular subject, only to find myself veering off course after about a month or so, leaving some interesting facts sat on my computer’s desktop. Some might attribute this behaviour to ADHD, but who knows?

The just gone Easter Weekend saw 5 new releases from Kent/Ace records, 2 on the Select imprint, 2 on the Repro and one on their Measured Mile one. Details, audio and Kents release notes follow below...

Margate Soul Festival is back and bigger than ever, it's simply the best beachside festival this summer, packed with soul legends! Taking place on 2-4 Aug, it will be Margate's biggest and most eco-friendly festival, and it's also the longest running - this year is its 22nd year.

This months releases from Ace includes a new cd from Kent, details and more below...

News of 4 new 45s due out from Daptone and available as a bundle from £21 (£25 for the colour bundle), or as individual 45s, release notes below

Northern Soul 2024 - A new Cd from Wienerworld

Two new releases from Soul Direction on the “Origins” Label, can read and listen via the below

Soul Up North Magazine #119 Spring Issue 2024 Out Now Tap below for details

With interest remaining high, Oliver Cheatham's previous big seller on Soul Junction "Don’t Pop The Question (If You Can’t Take The Answer)" returns to the catalogue to satisfy demand.

Out today, a new lp from Thee Sinseers via Colemine Records  THEE SINSEERS - Sinseerly Yours Release notes and audio tap below

Tonys Ballroom Blackburn got a recent mention in the news via a uk govt announcement Clip and link below The funding will be used to help preserve the much-loved Tony’s Ballroom’s place in Northern Soul music history whilst providing a new arts venue to bring communities together... https://www.gov.uk/government/news/208m-investment-in-the-north-to-transform-towns-and-cities Guess time will tell

Kent has a new 45 addition to its Select Imprint Carolyn Crawford - Get Up And Move / Sugar Boy - Kent Select 094 Release notes, video and such follow below

Unfinished Unissued Until…now! Pre-order

A spring Source Event Guide shout... Direct from our Event Guide, a grab of the next 100 Soul Allnighters as at March 2024

New Big Man Records 45 The Embers - First Time / I Wanna Be (Your Everything)  BMR 1018 Just been released and now available 

A start of the month Event Guide shout... Direct from our Event Guide, a grab of the next 100 Soul Weekenders as at March 2024

WE ARE THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE OUR NEXT BIG MAN RELEASE BMR 1019 - ANTHONY AND THE AQUA LADS - I REMEMBER B/W THE TWILIGHTS - YOU'RE THE ONE, BLUE EYED CAROLINA SOUL OF THE HIGHEST ORDER....

A new cd from Kent Records... Groove Machine - The Earl Young Drum Sessions Various Artists CDTOP 1629

Three new 'Repro' 45s from Kent are released today, details and Kent release notes follow below...

Charlie Ingui a veteran blued eyed soul singer who formed the band The Soul Survivors In the 60's is back with a brand new single. 'Wake Up Old World'

The cream of LA musicians are behind the latest release from Cannonball Records, the previously unreleased Modern Soul mover "U Need Me"

released Friday 1/3/2024 & 5/4/2024

After a break of 3 months with no Soul4Real releases I´m excited to announce two new 7"s by Tommy Tate and The Staples. Liner notes by Finland's finest Heikki Suosalo and our very own Iu Adell. As usually, great remastering courtesy of Jorge Muñoz-Cobo (Circo Perrotti) and fantastic job by Jordi Duró on design/artwork duties.

Jesse James and Shirley Diamond don't know who they are sleeping with. Soul Junctions latest release sees Jesse James and Shirley dueting with "You Don't Know Who You Are Sleeping With" with Shirley going solo on the flip for her first vinyl release.

Northern Soul Connections #36 - Latest Issue from Kenb Tap below...