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Showing on BBC 4 Friday 24 th July 2020 a 1 hour documentary on Jazz Funk BBC 4 Rodney P's Jazz Funk  Release date: 24 July 2020 58 minutes BBC blurb goes like this UK rap legend Rodney P reveals how the first generation of British-born black kids was inspired by the avant-garde musical fusions of black America in the 70s to lay the foundations of modern-day multiculturalism by creating the first black British music culture with the jazz-funk movement. As new clubs spran

I am pleased to announce the second release from Big Man Records, due out late summer, a wonderful double header from The Commands - 'A Way To Love You' B/W 'I've Got Love For My Baby' BMR 1002 following on from BMR 1001 from Bull & The Matadors- 'A Part Of My Life'B/W 'MY Babe' which was very well received and pretty much sold out. The Commands tracks have been licenced from the NUMERO GROUP (USA) and are taken from Dynamic master tapes the San Antonio, Texas based label owned by Abe E

My forthcoming book. I Searched For Soul and Found The Stars. Well at last I can announce that this much anticipated book will be available for your pleasure in November 2020. It tells of the 5 trips I made to the States (85-94) and along with others, what we got up to, record finds, and more importantly who we met and the quality time with those people 'The Stars' that we met along the way. In most cases a first for anyone outside the USA. From day one it has always been my

UP COMING FIRST RELEASE FROM THIS EXCITING NEW LABEL Ike Perry & The Lyrics - God Must Have Sent You To me / I'm Just A Man - North Broad St Records NBS001BL North Broad St Records NBS001BL Is a stunning double side of pure delight, there to tease the best of us with a modern crossover dance floor winner one side, and a delightful mid tempo sweet killer on the other that totally blows you away, from sessions where Issac Perry went back in to studio in Cleveland to record these gems

Tami Lynn (born Gloria Brown 1942 – June 26, 2020) was an American soul singer. She scored a Top Ten hit on the UK Singles Chart in 1971 with the song "I'm Gonna Run Away From You" Another great lost.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tami_Lynn

A new month arrives, but just enough time for a quick look back at what went on via eBay during June 2020. Top 100 June auction mv items follow below, a power-house month...  Soul Record Auctions - Recent Completed Soul Auctions  William Powell Heartache Souvenirs Power-house Hear  $7200.00   ended 14 Jun   Hank Hodge Eye For An Eye Eye Hear  $6600.00   ended 14 Jun   Sealed Gra

LRK Records are delighted to announce that we'll be releasing America's West Coast funk trio Whatitdo.'s single 'Crocker Way' b/w 'Steve's Romp' on limited edition 7" vinyl. “Crocker Way” feels like an inner-city funk workout with punchy horns, tightly syncopated percussion, and a commanding electric piano lead. Over on the flip, “Steve’s Romp”, takes us swinging into the late night social scene with a Ramsey Lewis-esque groove, drum breaks, and irresistible handclaps. Essential new digs fo

You Got The Power - Cameo Parkway Northern Soul CD Cameo Parkway was late to CD but the Northern Soul selections have been trickling onto CD/LP compilation releases legally now for a couple of decades, starting first with the 'Introduction to Northern Soul' boxset I think. Here is the first official CD dedicated entirely to the Northern Soul releases on the label I envisage, I could be wrong.  In theory these are out now, but I haven't seen them anywhere and the big A lists them for Septemb

New Respect Trailer    Official Respect Trailer starring Jennifer Hudson looking good...

Here we go,  Ace Records latest release list for July 2020 The Soul Of The Memphis Boys 60s Soul Various Artists (Memphis Boys) CD £11.50 Showcasing the soulful side of the brilliant American Sound Studio session group, 1967-72, directed by Chips Moman and featuring top guitarist Reggie Young.   She's All Right With Me! Girl Group Sounds USA 1961-1968 Girls Various Artists (Girl Group Sounds USA) LP £15.60 For those who prefer to own their music on vinyl,

Details of a new release.. Emma Noble - No Turning Back Out today on all platforms via Cosmos Music   Emma Noble’s sound is rooted in and influenced by her deep love for rare soul, funk and disco. Her passion and knowledge for this music steadily grew since moving to London 10 years ago and delving herself deep into the city’s underground soul scene. Starting as backing vocalist for ‘New Street Adventure’ (Acid Jazz), she then went on to write with Lack of Af

So sad to learn Tony Jebb passed away last night. A true Pioneer of Northern Soul, he paved the way for others to follow. Rest in Peace Tony 🙏    xx   Site note - due to technical reasons - please use this topic for comments  

For Sale:  Impulse   “I Really Love You/Get The Funk Off My Back”   Kandi Two new previously unissued tracks from the same sessions that brought you the previous release “You Changed Me” and “What’s That Sound” in 2018. Firstly “I Really Love You"  is an excellent modern soul dancer already being championed by Dj’s in the know, while “Get The Funk Off My Back” is a more funk influenced outing that would be at home in either a funk or modern soul set. Copies available at £12.00 eac

Soul Voices - 60s Big Ballads Details follow of a great new Kent Records release titled Soul Voices, 60s Big Ballads is the tag line and it most certainly lives up to that tag. Out right now on Cd, and also available via a mp3 sampler format, via both download and streaming services. A powerful and dramatic collection that demands to be played loud. Release Notes Preview Majestic male vocalists singing over subtly orchestrated arrangements of superb songs were the pinnacle of

The Guardian recently pushed out a great interview with Bootsy Collins from Ammar Kalia  Bootsy Collins: 'We're all funky, just not all of us know it' Details below... The P-Funk bassist was a street kid in the 60s, got his break with James Brown, then spent much of the 70s taking LSD. He talks about drugs, racism, police brutality – and the healing power of music Bootsy Collins: ‘Funk just brings people together. It doesn’t have nothing to do with colour.’ At the age of 1

Word about an upcoming 45 release from Cannonball Records Previously unissued from Darrell Banks 'It's Not Fair To Me' The Lost Atlantic Recording Sessions New York 12/26/1967  Acetate Studio Demo Restored/Remastered + 2020 Version + Instrumental 3 tracks 7”/45rpm - Core Black Vinyl - Picture Sleeve Out End of July 2020   Although we are beyond 40 releases across the 3 labels, here we are at the milestone of #30 on our main outfit Cannonball Records. We j

For those look forward types, details of an early bird offer from Northern Soul History. Details and link follow below... NORTHERN SOUL CALENDAR 2021 Pre-order - Special Early Bird Offer only £9.99 plus p&p available from March to August. Regular price of £12.99 plus p&p from September onwards. ...make a date with Northern Soul PERFECT FOR A WALL NEAR YOU! OVER 400 HISTORIC DATES CURATED BY RICHARD SEARLING This unique full-size (600mm x 300mm), full-colou

A quick catch up of the current Northern Soul shows trending with the current Top Ten taken from Mixclouds Chart dated 12 June 2020 Richard Searling's Va-Va All-Nighter special, 6.6.2020 by Richard Searling spurs1961 2,220 "Rare, And Well Done" 7.6.2020 by Richard Searling spurs1961 1,238 "A Cellar Full Of Soul" 7.6.2020 by Richard Searling spurs1961 906 04.06.20 Eddie Piller's Eclectic Soul Show* #lockdownlive Totally Wired Radio 816 THE PETE SMITH

Out today from Record Kicks, The Devonns' self-titled debut album... KX073 THE DEVONNS - The Devonns LP | CD | LTD 45 | Digital pre-order it on Bandcamp RECORD KICKS PRESENTS CHICAGO SOUL SENSATION THE DEVONNS’ SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM. Record Kicks is proud to present Chicago soul sensation The Devonns' self-titled debut album. "The Devonns" is out on JUNE 05 (New Release Date).  The Devonns are a group of young musicians based in Chicago, Illinois. With their debut album, th

Ebay Results - Mays 2020s top dollar 45s listed    Soul Record Auctions - Recent Completed Soul Auctions [sorted by value] Funk Boogie Charles Marcus So Fine Wine Roses Vg Hear  $5105.00   ended 18 May   Sweat Band Ft Jeff Floyd Fellows Be Kind Modern Soul..  $4050.00   ended 12 May   Ice Reality Ultra Modern Soul Original Ice Mp3  $3160.00   ended 11 May  

A new month at the door, so here's the latest release news from Ace Records Ace Records June 2020 Release News New releases from Ace records   Soul Voices - 60s Big Ballads 60s Soul Various Artists (Kent) CD £11.50 Majestic male vocalists singing over subtly orchestrated arrangements of superb songs were the pinnacle of 1960s black music sophistication.   Expansions Funk Lonnie Liston Smith LP £21.94 Lonnie Liston Smith’s 1975 classic re

Motown: Celebrating 60 Years of Amazing Music - Book by Pete McKeena Recently received news about an upcoming Motown related book from Pete McKeena. Titled Motown: Celebrating 60 Years of Amazing Music the book is scheduled for an August 2020 release. Publishers Info 2020 marks the 60th anniversary of Tamla Motown, arguably the greatest recording label in the history of African American soul music. Detroit Motor City 1960 and with racial tensions simmering and with only eight th

Here it is the 11th release 7” from Soul 4 Real Records, more unreleased music from THE MASQUERADERS. Originally recorded in 1972. Limited Edition of 400 copies. PRE ORDER NOW FOR 15th JUNE 2020 LISTEN HERE:     The celebrated history of the Masqueraders has given us two of soul music’s most memorable recordings with “I Ain’t Got To Love Nobody Else” and “I’m Just An Average Guy”. Through the years they have left us many classic gems that are heavily sought aft

New release - 2 x Hit and Run 45s - Jo Jo Benson + Bernard Drake   2 NEW RELEASES - DUE : 29 May 2020 MAILING : Wed 27 May 2020 HR 1517 JO JO BENSON - You're Losing Me / I'll Be The One I remember during the days of Grapevine 2000 going to the studios in Houston with JA to try and work a deal for Huey's masters. There was a legal thing going on and we never got to it - so I'm particularly pleased to be able to eventually release this one on vinyl 45. Unreleased in the 70s,

BBC 4 The Changin' Times of Ike White...  Mon 18 May 2020 The Changin’ Times Of Ike White follows the journey of a musical prodigy and the mythical album he made whilst serving life for murder. Released in 1976, Changin’ Times was a commercial album recorded inside an American prison, gaining Ike White industry adulation from the likes of Stevie Wonder. This compelling new documentary for BBC Four traces a gritty and soulful tale that twists and turns like the best true-crime cinema an

Soul Boy - Our Lives Series 4 Soul Boy - Our Lives -  A teenager in care finds a home on Nottingham’s Northern Soul scene. Details of an upcoming real life documentary due to be shown on  BBC One on Wednesday 27th May 2020. Billed as a 'heart warming' film this 30 minute documentary follows teenager Anthony Flavin as he finds his place on Nottingham’s Northern Soul scene. Here's the BBC info... Northern Soul is more than just music to Anthony Flavin - it’s a way of life. Anth

Details of a upcoming new release from Cannonball Records imprint Quatre Recordings that hits a certain spot QQT002 Jay Nemor "Freedom" (Dj Rocca Remix) Quatre Recordings (CANNONBALL RECORDS) Release: 12th June 2020 Available now for preorder. Press blurb and promo video follow, interestingly  note the 45 format it has a 33 rpm speed which seems an odd choice  NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT QQT002 - 7"/33RPM JAY NEMOR (DJ ROCCA REMIX) "FREEDOM" Side A - Vocal

MD Records and Blue Lotus Recording Studio present Roland Johnson – Set Your Mind Free Just who is Roland Johnson! If you have not come across Roland before then be prepared to hear Soul music at its very best. Roland lives in St Louis, Missouri and up until the age of 68 had been plying his trade in front of live audiences and on a couple of releases. Most of the songs were adaptations of standards and other writers’ songs but expressed in such a way that you could hear Roland’s life expe

It's Showtime at the Apollo  was first broadcast on September 12, 1987 to May 24, 2008 with 1093 episodes. Just seen that In the Uk The Roku Channel is offering all 15 Series of this show (1987-2001) for free via NowTV, Sky Q or various Roku devices You just install The Roku Channel as an app on your NowTV box, the same as Netflix etc and away you go Not a lot of info such as listings about this channel, but it's there, easy to find and available free right now.  https://www.

A new month and in these times it has to be  interesting to see just how ebay performed over the last 30 days...  Soul Record Auctions - Recent Completed Soul Auctions [sorted by value] C O D S Cod S-she S Fire On Kellmac Northern 45-new So..  $4048.00   ended 05 Apr   70s Soul Funk - Soulfull Strutters - Let Your Feelings ..  $3051.00   ended 26 Apr   R B Soul - Don Carol - You Want No On

The monthly Ace Records newsletter, May 2020... a tale of spotifys, mp3s and reads  New Releases for: 24.04.2020 It's Ace new release day today. Due to lockdown we have no new physical releases, so to meet your listening requirements this month we're launching a series of Spotify playlists. We're also sharing with you our Ace podcast series, lovingly presided over by journalist, record collector and broadcaster Pete Paphides. This occasional series features interviews with guests from

JUST MAILED OUT TODAY ALL PRE-ORDERS FOR THIS NEW RELEASE : HR 1516 - DELREYS INCORPORATED : Destination Unknown - Crying In My Sleep         £12 + £3 p/p = £15.00  -  paypal as f&f please to - hitandrunsoul45@gmail.com One of the occasions when we will do a 45 previously released on a small regional label in USA - this is one on an obscure Florida label we had lined up for release around 10 years ago. 'A' side is a Cleethorpes era

Just had the following press release sent in from Loveforce International Records Loveforce International Records is  releasing Rita Graham’s version of the Beatles Classic Come Together. Graham who is a former Ray Charles Raelette and lead singer for Rita & the Tiaras, has had two songs on UK’s Northern Soul charts The first hit was “Gone with the Wind is My Love” performed by Rita a & The Tiaras. It was released in 1967 about the time the Beatles released their Sgt. Pepper’s

Cannonball records have a new 45 out in May 2020, available to pre-order right now. Have a listen below... CBLL029 The Swans of New England "Cold Like Ice"   More info including pre-ordering via  https://cannonballsoul.com/  

LRK Records are super excited to announce we will be releasing the super talented soulful North London based singer Danny Toeman - She's got something about her / Give it all up (Mr. Showtime) on 7" limited edition vinyl.  You can pre order the single here : https://dannytoeman.bandcamp.com/album/shes-got-something-about-her-vinyl-7-single-45rpm  She's Got Something About Her: Vinyl 7" Single 45rpm by Danny Toeman When thinking about the true legends of Funk and S

New Diggin' Deep 45 - Joe Johnson out 24th April. Available for pre-order now,  release date 24th April 2020. Read and listen... Joe Johnson "I’ve Done No Wrong" /  "Trust In Me" NEW FROM DIGGIN’ DEEP RECORDS THE ONE YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR! THE NEWEST ‘DIGGIN’ DEEP’ LIMITED EDITION 45 RELEASE DATE FRIDAY 24th APRIL 2020 TWO RARE AND PREVIOUSLY UNAVAILABLE SIDES FROM NEW YORK CITY USA. SHOWCASING THE TALENTS OF JOE JOHNSON & WARREN SCHATZ. AVAILABL

The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel is a new biopic that premieres on the US Tv Network Lifetime this weekend April 11th 2020 Should be available to those who can view US Tv, hopefully a Uk showing will follow soonest?   The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel Premieres April 11 at 8/7c   The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel, from executive producers and Grammy Award winners Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige and Missy Elliott, premieres April 11 at 8/7c. The

Kings Of Soul, following discussion about a recent BBC show that was titled 'Kings Of Soul', I thought it may be interesting to see what our own Soul Source members take on such a format would be... So after an all in members shout, we managed to get  hold of a load of single artist and video nominations, allowing us to put all the selections together into a Youtube video playlist. The Final result is  here... Soul Source Members - Kings Of Soul Video Playlist 2020

A quick and easy Soul Source catch up of the top $ ebay results that ended during March 2020  Soul Record Auctions - Recent Completed Soul Auctions [sorted by value] Fred Williams And The Jewel Band Tell Her Solo 1969 ..  $4477.00   ended 07 Mar   70s Soul Doc Peabody - Here Without You Hear Both Sides  $3383.00   ended 04 Mar   The Tiaras Ultra Foolish Girl Surprise Canada Listen  $3020.0

IT'S BEEN A WHILE - GEORGE JACKSON IS NOW HERE ! GEORGE JACKSON - I Want That Love Back / If I Could Open Up My Heart - HR 1515 'A' side from the 1991 CD 'Heart To Heart Collect', became a 'Soul Essence' anthem and still sounds the business today; flip is a 1972 midpacer from the 2002 Grapevine CD 'In Muscle Shoals'. Two classic George Jackson sides.  Listen...   NOW ACCEPTING ORDERS WITH PAYPAL PAYMENT : Price is £12.00 + £3.00 p/p - you can send 3 45s fo

Just a quick word that a 'Online Soul Event' section has been recently opened up in our Soul Source Event Guide. Offering all the same major features as our other sections but tweaked to reflect the online part, you can view and add current online events right here... https://www.soul-source.co.uk/calendar/1-online-events/  

Details of a new vinyl lp release from Outta Sight Records were found blowing around that may be of interest. Here's the blurb direct from their website... THE ONLY WAY IS UP! Move On Up To Northern Soul OSVLP025 WE ARE TRULY BLESSED! Pastor Smokie Norful, two-time Grammy award winner, leads proceedings with the FIRST EVER UK release of his Motown Modern Soul Anthem “I’ve Got What You Need”. DeeJay’s stand up and take note, if you subscribe to “OVO” (original vinyl only) this

I have some good news in these trying times. I managed to come to an amicable agreement out of court arrangement with a subsidiary company of Getty Images. They have taken all my images off their sites and no longer profit from my intellectual property. Financially there was no great return for me but it was a moral boost to stop huge monopolies profiteering from this illegal and insidious practice. I would like to send a big thank you to all those people supported my campaign when I first

The COVID-19 measures have left the Rare Soul scene littered with cancelled events and the faithful following home alone at the weekends; so the Bury Town Hall team have decided to launch a ‘virtual’ all-nighter. The show will be broadcast over internet radio every Saturday while we’re under lockdown from 21:00 until the early hours of Sunday morning. The format will be just like a real event with a selection of DJs from previous and upcoming all-nighters at Bury Town Hall selecting th

HAYLEY RECORDS 20 YEAR ANNIVERSARY 2000 - 2020   Album release ‘Detroit. My home town’ VARIOUS ARTISTS HRLP 1001.   As part of our 20 year celebrations, Hayley Records is proud to announce the release of our first ever 12” long playing vinyl album, ‘Detroit. My home town’.  The album features a selection of Hayley 7” single releases from JJ BARNES, THE STYLISTS,  TONY HESTER, DEON JACKSON, SHARON McMAHAN, JIMMY DELPHS, BOBBY  SHEPPARD, THE PERFECTIONS and GILFORD & S

PRESALE | Aladean Kheroufi - Sorry If I Hurt You b/w Nothing Ever Changes (KIM-005) We have a new release, it's a fusion of minimalist soul / fuzz. A catchy A side with a floating island ballad on the flip. It won't appeal to everyone, the B side 'Nothing Ever Changes' has something about it and seems to fit with current times, in that whilst in uncertain, sad times, there is a sense of hope and optimism for the future as we discover our fragility and the need to work together selflessly if

Details of a  new documentary showing on BBC 4 this Friday 20th March 2020 and the Saturday after The title says it all ... The Story of Ready Steady Go!  A 60 Min documentary showing at 9pm Friday and available via the BBC IPlayer afterwards 'Documentary that showcases Britain’s iconic 1960s music show, Ready Steady Go!, which revolutionised television 'for the kids' and introduced emerging talent from the era'   Video Clip   Could be an interesting documentar

The Guardian recently featured a paragraph or four regarding Kenny Carter as part of their weekly column Music Notes:. Preview and link follow below...... Unearthing Kenny Carter, soul’s unluckiest lover Ben Beaumont-Thomas, music editor A genre coinage that has never really caught on, but perhaps should, is “deep soul”, the name given by record collector Dave Godin to a certain kind of emotionally raw mid-century soul music informed by the downbeat lyrical themes of the blues. Godin’s

An interesting motown feature based on the recollections of one of the group can be had via The Blade website (link below) Motown moment: Toledo's Prentiss Anderson recalls local hit that came out of historic label He was there in the label’s early days. Anderson, 80, is today a reverend at New Bethel Church of God in Christ in Toledo, where he serves under Bishop Rance Allen. (Allen himself brings a noteworthy musical pedigree to the congregation: The gospel vocalist heads the Gr

Fresh from Daptone records is the new album from The James Hunter Six, titled 'Nick Of Time' This album is out now in various formats and certainly hits the mark here, and already picking up high reviews in the media. Details and previews follow below...   The James Hunter Six -  Nick Of Time LP Company Blurb The James Hunter Six are back with another sublime offering of no-nonsense rhythm and blues. Recorded and produced by Bosco Mann, Nick of Time is a shining exa