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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year   Tradition is a big part of this time of the year and so as, is customary, the Soul-Source Team would like to pass on our seasonal salutations to all the members.   On behalf of the site we like to wish everyone and their families a Very Merry Christmas and a Healthy, Happy and Prosperous New Year!   Lots of great site features and contributions in the past year and many more equally soulful ones to come in 2019. Have a great time everybo

While the phase 'strange times indeed' has never seemed more suited, would just like to take a moment and pass on our seasonal greetings to all our members on behalf of all the Soul Source team... A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year to all Have a wonderful time and as they say stay safe! Best Wishes Soul Source Team      

Loads of greetings from many members and of course the Soul Source team for this festive season have been posted and can be read in the forum. Site will/is/been in a sort of slower than usual sort of mode for technical stuff etc for the next few days, so if do have any probs then there may be a bit of delay. Have a good one!

A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2020 to all Soul Source members and readers Hope you all have a good one! Best wishes to all on behalf of all of us on the Soul Source team      

A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all! Best wishes on behalf of all the Soul Source team   jolly on

A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year shout to all out there on behalf of everyone involved with Soul Source Hope you all have a good one!!  

Thought it might be a nice idea to start a Christmas message thread here on Soulsource. Ill start the ball rolling in wishing everyone out there a very happy Christmas and soulful new year, just like to thank a few people on a more personal level for DJ bookings etc. over the past year special thanks to Chris Waterman, Ady Croasdell,Neil Jones and Jayne Malone, all at the Bridgewater Soul Nights,Mace and many more. Big shout to Brett Franklin, Rich Buckley, Jamie, Mike Hughes, Jumping Joan, Shan

A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Soul Source shout out to all. May it be a most 'soulful'  time for all Best Wishes mike (on behalf of all the Source Team)   Photo by Bradley Gossett on Unsplash

A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year to all Hope you all have a most 'soulful'  time Best Wishes Soul Source Team    

THIS IS PRETTY COOL AND CERTAINLY A FIRST FOR THE NORTHERN SCENE A MESSAGE FROM MR ERIC MERCURY IN PROMO OF THE REISSUE RELEASE OF 'LONELY GIRL' -  BMR 1006 COMING SOON, HE IS THRILLED WITH THE RECOGNITION HE HAS HERE ON THE SCENE WITH THIS NORTHERN MONSTER OF A RECORD HOW THE RECORD WAS RECORDED IS STUFF OF LEGEND. ALL THE GROUP GOT WAS 10 COPIES OF THE SAC ORIGINAL AND THAT WAS THAT, VERY FEW COPIES WERE PRESSED FIRST TIME AROUND AND SADLY HE DOESN'T OWN A COPY DESPITE BEING ASKED MANY TIMES F

Dear All, Sorry Ive not posted too much here recently but Ive just had the worst week of my life as my father Alf Bicknell passed away last Monday, so its been a bastard of a week all in all, thanks for all the good wishes etc. its really helped me get through the past few days, some of you may have known my dad had a pretty unique job back in the 60s as he worked for The Beatles so we have had added presure with the press etc. because of his connection with them. I will try and

I would like to thank everyone for their kind thoughts, condolences, cards, website messages and floral tributes. I would like to thank everyone for their kind thoughts, condolences, cards, website messages and floral tributes. I know Derek would have been both touched and amazed at all those who came to the funeral, especially so near to Christmas. He would have been suitably embarrassed at so much attention. I am so sure he was watching especially when the sun shone t

Jane Minnick's memorial Message on behalf of Dave Thorley Jane Minnick's memorial will be held in Richmond, Surrey on Tuesday August 2nd. Any friends who would like to attend, please let Dave Thorley know so that he can get an approximate idea of numbers. Email davethorley@aol.com Date 2nd August Time 2.30pm for 3.pm start Venue: Royal Mid Surrey Golf club Old Deer Park RICHMOND Surrey TW9 2SB &

One of the UK’s brightest new stars, Mica Millar unveils the video for her new groove-infused single ‘More Than You Give Me’ – lifted from her 5-star debut album ‘Heaven Knows’.  The track was written, arranged and produced by Mica, who also took on engineering duties alongside bassist and engineer, Vince Chiarito (Black Puma's) and Grammy-award winning engineer Lewis Hopkins, featuring guitar by Jessie Barnes and Tom Fripp, Organ by John Ellis (Corinne Bailey Rae, Lilly Allen), drums by Jo

The winners of the Jazz FM Awards 2022 were announced at an awards ceremony at Shoreditch Town Hall on Thursday 20 October with rising Soul star Mica Millar taking the prestigious 'Soul Act of The Year' award alongside Jools Holland (renowned blues-boogie woogie pianist and presenter of his long-running BBC show Later...) who won the 'Impact Award', US bassist Marcus Miller known for his tenure as Miles Davis’ producer for the last decade of the iconic trumpeter’s career who took home the 'Gold

One World Records most recent - Michelle David & The Gospel Sessions 45 with the 'Yes I Am' track appears to be going very well after it's delayed release. Paul Mooney one of the guys behind it all, has been in touch and passed on the latest One World Records Press release and informed me that sales of both the Michelle David 'Yes I Am' 45 and their last 45 Brenda Boykins 'Love Is In Town' are going very well. He also quickly passed on future release plans for the One World Records labe

Your help is needed If you have ever attended the fantastic Cleethorpes 6T's Soul weekender run by Ady Croasdell, you will be well aware that the madness on Sunday night includes the DJ Dance competition, where DJ's who should know better, are rounded up to perform in a ritual of humiliation that is most commonly known as musical chairs. The winner of this event since 1999 has been awarded the Mighty Bub's Memorial trophy. This was meant to be engraved each year with the winners n

Just hearing the sad news that the legendary soul/funk artist/producer The Mighty Hannibal has passed away at the age of 74. He provided us with some great music over the years and it's a sad loss to the music world. Hopefully they make a film of his life - it's well overdue.   R.I.P.     Dave TurnerJan 31 2014 09:10 PM   Sad news indeed. My favourite track of his ..   "We're Gonna Make It       jez bishopFeb 01 2014 12:12 AM   Sad news indeed - The Mighty Hannibal (James Shaw) - a real soul sin

Todays the official release date of Soul Junctions latest 45 release "Mike Jemison - Hold On He's Coming/ Call On Me". Originally scheduled for earlier this month, the date of this fine release was pushed back till today due to manufacturing delays. This great 45 has to be one of the strongest Soul Junctions releases to date, and certainly already seems that "Hold On He's Coming" is destined to be a floor packer after the response seen when played out on pre-release the other weekend.

Millie Jackson Exposed - The Multi-track Sessions Mixed By Steve Levine CD CDSEWD 164 A Recent release from the Southbound label avail in CD, Download and Vinyl Formats    Preview Millie Jackson Exposed - The Multi-track Sessions Mixed By Steve Levine Millie Jackson Spring sides exposed as fantastic recordings of great songs, played by remarkable musicians and sung by a truly amazing singer. Remixed by Steve Levine to bring them into the sharpest focus. Track Listin

While a bit of a delayed piece, this look at a recent releases from Kent is part of a inhouse revamp of the articles section. A new section has been opened where soul source will take a regular indepth look at recent cd releases of a rare and northern soul nature. including scans, clips and where possible a chance for members to win the actual cds The section has already started with Chalkys tip top review of the recent Soul Junction Falcons cd (has been updated to include a comp and clips a

A new Cd release from Jazzman. The second in their Holy Grail series is a re-issue of Milton Wrights 70s lp "Spaced" Info below Press Releases This is the second release in our new Jazzman ‘Holy Grail’ reissue series. ’Holy Grails’ are those super-ultra rarest-of-the-rare albums that everyone wants – but nobody can find! We aim to find and re-release these desirable and coveted soul, funk & jazz LPs on CD and limited edition numbered vinyl. Rarely on eBay and extreme

The BBC reports the end of MiniDisc player production by Sony as below Sony has announced it is to deliver its last MiniDisc stereo next month. It marks an end to the firm's support for the system which it launched in 1992. The format only ever had limited success outside of Japan and was ultimately doomed by the rise of recordable CDs and MP3 players. http://www.bbc.co.uk...nology-21297024 Would guess a few of you out there may have a few minidisks knocking around, myself have

Its back to the competitions with a humdinger, we have up for grabs a brand new sealed copy of Kent Records latest vinyl offering...  Mirwood Records Northern Soul tagged as 14 outstanding stompin' soul dancers, this lp has to  Lp Information Video Trailer   Track Preview Via Juno Records Release Notes From Ace Records and @ady croasdell KENT 507 This product is also available as mp3s  A vinyl-only collection comprising 14 outstanding stomp

More very sad news .. Raynoma Gordy Singleton passed on 11 November aged 79. I had the pleasure of meeting her in Los Angeles many years ago and she was beautiful. funny, full of stories and full of mischief. The day spent with her, Eddie Singleton and Barbara Randolph is one I will never forget. We all talked about Motown, Detroit .. and of course Shrine Records. I wrote about her in the sleeve notes for the first Shrine CD which can be viewed via Soul Source She will b

Soul film news and then some more soul film news seems to be the current thrust here on Septembers Soul Source. Todays soul music cinema news is all about the word that a new documentary film titled 'Miss Sharon Jones' is making its Worldwide Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival The documentary concerns itself with the life and music of Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings. 'Miss Sharon Jones' focuses on a 12 month period which saw the singer battle to overcome a very serious illness

News from London’s documentary cinema Bertha DocHouse London on the showing of Miss Sharon Jones on this Sunday 24th July 2016 MISS SHARON JONES! follows funk and soul singer Sharon Jones as she faces her toughest year – diagnosed with cancer, she has to keep her band and career together whilst fighting for her life. It’s not a dour, depressing film though – thanks to Sharon’s luminous personality and remarkable voice, it ends up being a joyful celebration of life.   About the Film D

Mister Good Times - Norman Jay - Kindle A Sunday read type highlight of the Kindle preview of Mister Good Times - Norman Jay  Paperback version has been recently published, also available in an earlier hardback version and also via Kindle at £3.9. Details and Kindle preview below. Amazon Blurb THE ENTHRALLING LIFE STORY OF THE LEGENDARY DJ, NORMAN JAY MBE 'Norman Jay's contribution to club culture is immeasurable . . . He brought new life to undiscovered classics and in

News in  from Matt J that the  MJ Promotions website is refreshed, revamped and relaunched.   site info: "Welcome to the new Information web site. Keep up to date on London Northern Soul events promoted by MJ Promotions. Soul fans will be able to view venue details, directions, reviews, photographs etc. Watch this space...." check it out at http://www.mjpromotions.info

Many thanks to member pottsy for flagging this up in the Box forum here on soul source. It's from the Billy Nunn website and just one page of what is a fairly extensive decent soul site. As the title of this piece says the page flagged up concerns itself with the Mo Do label. While last years Daptone releases of Bob and Gene Lp and 45 brought the spotlight onto this label, its still worth a shout as its just one of those great informative info page's that simply just deserves a bit of a sho

Mod Jazz Rides Again - Various Artists (Mod Jazz Series) CDKEND 479   Listen   Release Notes Preview The sharpest cuts for the keenest feet. So “Mod Jazz” rides again does it? Well, if it does it will be on a pristine 1960 Vespa GS, very pure, with no gaudy additions, looking as sharp as it did when it came off the production line. It’s an early summer night, so as you ride between café and bar you can be observed in your midnight blue lightweight mohair. A quic

A new cd release (CDKEND # 500 no less) from Kent Records. Titled Moderinity this mod styled compilation is available out and about right now Details follow below   Modernity - Various Artists  - Kent Records CD Compilers Ady Croasdell & Dean Rudland’s third CD collection spotlighting the sort of R&B and club soul the original 60s mods could have been danced to – if only they’d had the chance. CDKEND 500 Kent Records  Format: Audio CD Release Date

Just picked up the latest issue of Mojo magazine and theres a feature on Wigan Casino (6 pages), top 50 soul records and long overdue praise for the man with the silly haircut Ady C. and Kent records. Just flicked through it but it looks like a decent article and not a mention of the ROCKET anywhere. Hmmm someone slipped up there then! Enjoy! TheBigO

Dunno if anyone else has seen this "Northern Soul" video that someone has made for Molokos new track... Familiar feeling... This England remade for the nauhgties... link: http://www.video-c.co.uk

Hot on the heels of well-received projects by the Contours and Marv Johnson, Kent is delighted to bring you the altogether-splendid results of a further dip into the 1960s Motown archives, with the first ever CD by collector favourites the Monitors. * Although they consistently failed to achieve the promotion and success that was afforded to some of their more famed labelmates, the Monitors were among the finest groups to record for Berry Gordy's company during its golden era.

For those that can't make the 6th annual MonuMENTAL Soul weekend in Clacton - The Essex Sunshine Coast, you will be able to listen to the whole weekend LIVE on www.starpointradio.co.uk   Please note that the usual .com platform will still have the regular radio DJ schedule The weekend will start at 4pm on Friday 1st August through to 6pm on Sunday 3rd August, with 3am finish on Friday and Saturday nights.   The regular Mental DJ's spinning funky floor-fillers, modern soul anthems, forgotten gems

After popular demand, we are pleased to announce the dates for our 7th annual weekender...   By popular demand we are delighted to announce that we will be heading to sunny Clacton-on-Sea once again for Monumental Soul-On-Sea 7.   Taking place on 17th, 18th and 19th July 2015 at 5th Avenue, Orwell Road with all the superb DJs, fantastic music and fabulous friends we have come to know and love.   We are also pleased that our special guest DJs for this event will be seasoned Mental regular, the su

Hadley has been hard at work with more of his back catalog. This time bringing us his work with the great 70's harmony group Black Ice and the talented Eddie Horan. Many of you will remember the great sets he put out a couple of years ago on The Servicemen & Freddie-Henchi & The Soulsetters Black Ice were Antone Curtis, Gerald Bell, Cleveland Jones, Frank Willis & Ralph Lars. Between the mid 70's and early 80's Hadley recorded a number of LP's with the group, that sold v

Having read Daves post,its spurred me on to post a few things that are turning me on at the mo. 1 Sunburst Band-Everyday-Z records.Out next month,this is going to be massive,Joey Negro production with Taka Boom(chaka khans sister)on vocals.Great dance track 2 Stars On Broadway-Never Alone-Superb mid tempo soul,got to be a contender for album of the year. 3 Anthony-Dont Throw Your Love Away-an independent release.Missing You AgainChiquita and I remember when are the stand out tracks

Yet again another story concerning people who just dont give a **** for anyone else. Many people will be aware that there are several soul fans, who go round photographing going ons at soul events. These photgraphers often put in a lot of time and effort taking these photos, and of course there are all the expenses of doing this such as travel etc that has to be covered. Obvisouly many soul fans are interested in seeing these photos so many authors do allow them to be diplayed via w

More Lost Soul Gems From Sounds Of Memphis CDKEND 421   This most recent Kent release is as the name hints, the second volume of an ongoing series of releases featuring mainly unreleased material from the Sounds of Memphis catalogue, the first release being the 2012 released Lost Soul Gems From Sounds Of Memphis (CDKend 378). This second installment again features Memphis soul, the attention span of this release is from the 1960s as before but this time the journey stops at 1974. Almost all of t

Just a quick highlight of changes to the top structure of Soul Source. After the recent upgrade we are now going through a bit of a spring reorg, which means that we now have 5 top level sections, as you can guess the main top ones are News/Articles, Forums, Event Guide and Gallery. These are now joined by a 'MORE' section which is made up of all the other Soul Source  features, currently 6 features which include the likes of the video feature, soul directory, soul map and more Mo

New photos added this time from C.S.C. the 26th March 2004: http://www.capitolsoulclub.com/photos.htm Many thanks to Nogsy for taking these and previous photos! Yours in future soul, C.S.C!

I've recently started broadcasting on 103.6fm in NW London on a Wednesday night from 10.00pm - 12midnight with the Vinyl Vault on Life FM. General soul, mod jazz, ska and other odds and ends is mixed with events news and occasional guests (6 June DJ Cello returns for more fierce ska and rocksteady). Also available on www.lifefm.org.uk - the show crashed online last week because too many people were trying to access it at the same time so the station is increasing bandwidth soon to hel

This is the third various artists release from the ever growing, Coventry based, Hayley records logo, each one re- inforcing their reputation for discovering the finest un - released, rare and indemand Soul sides .This time however, label owner Rob Moss has really struck gold, in finally securing the release of both the legendary " I wonder why " and " Go back baby " sung by the mystical Sy Hightower, and only existing on a solitary Monarch acetate, discovered during the 80's, an

Motowns 50th  BBC2 tonight and Mojo Magazine Seems that Rob Moss recent words are proving correct, as the mainstream media do currently seem to be featuring a lot of 'Motown' is 50 related features Here's two more motown connections that may be of interest, reported in the forums by cunnie and soul-slider BBC TV To celebrate its 50th anniversary, actor and passionate Motown fan Martin Freeman visits the record label's birthplace - Detroit - where he meets the unsung heroes o

I'm not sure how many of you are aware of the Motown Alumni Association? It is a site dedicated to the whole Motown Family. Although it isn't affiliated or part of Motown it does a lot of work for the acts and people who gave the world some wonderful music and memories. From the major acts, to the minor, lesser known acts, from Berry Gordy to the receptionist. The Association does what it can to remember the people who helped create the label. As well as the website and facebook

Showing this weekend on BBC4 reruns of two recent BBC Motown related shows originally broadcast in 2009 to mark the 50th Motown Anniversary 23:25-00:25 Saturday Night Motown at the BBC With the Miracles, the Supremes, the Temptations, Stevie Wonder and the Four Tops. 00:25-01:25 Sunday Morning Legends The Motown Invasion Documentary about the 1965 Motown Revue UK tour and the Ready Steady Go! TV special. Worth a watch if you havent seen before The photo is

Busy times, heres a few scraps of news, thanks to David F and Neil The Motown Connection Cd complied by Jo Wallace is due out soon, Junior Walker - Good Rockin Marvelettes - Goddess of love Carolyn Crawford - Forget about me Earl Van Dyke - How Sweet it is Billy Eckstine - I wonder why nobody loves me Tammi Terrell - I cant believe you love me Martha Reeves - My baby loves me Smokey Robinson and Miracles - Can you love a poor boy Fantastic Four - Just

Just had word of this new mainstream motown book...   Motown Encyclopedia by Graham Betts Three years in the planning and writing and already an international best seller*, the Motown Encyclopedia by Graham Betts is one of the most detailed books ever written about the iconic label, its artists, writers, producers and key personnel. Rather than follow the Motown story in chronological order, the book gives every artist who had a record released (and in some cases merely scheduled