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Soul Direction has a new addition to their 'Origins' imprint, due out on the 9th May 2022, details and audio below Helene Smith - The Pot Can't Talk About The Kettle / Gossip Don't Worry Me - Soul-Direction SDO-1005 Sleeve Notes Regarded as Miami’s First Lady of Soul this talented performer recorded for Lloyd, Deep City, Phil L.A. Of Soul, Dash, and Dade labels.  The two tracks in question were believed to be her first recording on the Blue Star label around 1964. Written by

Latest word from Soul Direction, a new release featuring 2 x previous unreleased tracks... Soul Direction are pleased to announce the next release in the catalogue. SD-009 - Norman Feels - "Don't"- (Original Edit)/ "More Love" - (Soul Direction) Scheduled Release Date - May 2022 Little is known about Norman Feels (AKA Norman Solomon) other than he was an underground soul singer in the first half of the 1970s. Norman Feels released two albums on Just Sunshine Records and

Latest 45 from Big Man Records is now out on the streets, The Falcons - Love Look In Her Eyes / Love You Like You Never Been Loved - BMR 1015 'The vocal talents of Johnny Alvin, Alton Hollowell, James Gibson, Carlis "Sonny" Monroe hit the spot creating such a good, good feeling with a handful of 45's cut over fifty years ago. Their legacy continues with this the latest big man release.' Sleeve Notes The Falcons were an American rhythm and blues vocal group, formed in 1955 in

The Freedom Affair - Outta My Mind - One World Records 45 The much looked forward to release of this fine track by The Freedom Affair is here Here's the details of One world Records latest 45 .... The Freedom Affair - Outta My Mind  (Vocal/Instrumental) - One World Records  OSP 5007  Release Date : 16th July 2021    Nine-piece Kansas City soul collective The Freedom Affair have received rave reviews and instant critical acclaim with their well-crafted debut album Freedom

Details of a new 45 from The Kevin Fingier Collective on Acid Jazz imprint Fingier Records. 45 due out on 28th April 2023. Digital version available now (see link below) Release notes, info  and audio follow right below... Release Notes 'The Kevin Fingier Collective is back with a brand new 7" single release, featuring Diane Ward, on our group label Fingier Records. An explosive side for the club dance floor, 'I Really Care' is a hybrid of R&B and Northern Soul with funky guit

Details of the next Soul Junction 45 release are out, available in just under 2 weeks Release Date:   Monday 7th November 2022 Artist Bio: The Mansion were initially a prison group formed by Charles Lorenzo Blakely in 1970 while serving time in the Green Bay Reformatory at Allouez, Wisconsin.  The Mansion’s line up included at different times Michael Locke, Stanley Newburn, Carl Anderson, John Crawford, Michael Smith, Larry Moses, Ronald Hardin, Jerome Wagner, Larry Lister, Mauric

Details of a new release from MD Records. The Originals - Young Train - MDJW 003 The third release on MDs new 45 series, The MD Records Blacktop Series. Press release and audio follows below... In the third of the series, we move to 1973 Detroit, we have been so excited bringing this through to pressing and it has been a long but exciting and rewarding road and we hope you enjoy listening to this this 45 taken directly from the Universal master tapes and brought to you 48 yea

A new release from Soul Direction imprint Origins The Turbines - We Got To Start Over - (Soul Direction Origins) 1006A Here's the release spiel... Soul Direction Records are pleased to announce the next instalment in the "Origins" family. The Turbines - "We Got To Start Over"/ "What More Can I Say" - (Soul Direction Origins)  SDO-1006 Release Date: August 2022 Very little is known at all about the Turbines or indeed the Cenco Label. The almost "David Ruffin"

Special Delivery - This Kind Of Love (Long Version) - SHOT 114 Details of Shotgun Records latest 45 release, available now. SPECIAL DELIVERY:  THIS KIND OF LOVE (Long Version)/ l'VE GOT TO BE FREE THE LONG VERSION of club soul favourite 'This Kind Of Love' by Special Delivery is scheduled for release on Shotgun Records. The 7" single will be available from 29 October.  The group evolved from Act 1 who recorded for Spring Records from 1973 under the direction of group leader Raefor

A great new 45 from Soul Direction is out for release tomorrow. Label release notes follow below... Soul Direction are proud to announce the latest release from Atlanta’s Sweet Soul group Unity (Formerly the Decisions). Unity - The Other Side of You / Going To A Carnival – SD018 RELEASE DATE – 4th AUGUST 2023 Following on from the enormous success of the first two releases by The Decisions on Soul Direction and courtesy of Fred White and the Decisions we give you anothe

Diggin' Deep Records New 45 - James Lately & Gil Billingsley. James Lately ‘Love, Friends And Money’ - Gil Billingsley ‘I’m Me Just Me’ NEWS RELEASE - NEW FROM DIGGIN’ DEEP! THE NEWEST ‘DIGGIN’ DEEP’ COLLECTORS 45 RELEASE DATE FRIDAY 13th DEC 2019 ANNOUNCING DIGGIN’ DEEP RECORDS NEWEST RELEASE! TWO SUPERB SIDES DEDICATED TO THE GENIUS OF DAVE HAMILTON. PRE ORDER NOW FOR RELEASE 13TH DECEMBER 2019 Can You Dig It? DD 009A James Lately ‘Love, Friends An

Gure Gauza Records exclusively presents a double sided 45 release of two classic songs just recorded by Melvin Davis in a Detroit studio in the spring of 2013 Available at 7 euros via the website MELVIN DAVIS A Side: Chains Of Love http://youtu.be/51gGL07FLn4 B Side: I'm Gonna Love You http://youtu.be/dQ27KREJVoE BRAND NEW RECORD / DISCO COMPLETAMENTE NUEVO Press Blurb Melvin Davis´ vast contribution to the birth and development of Detroit's music makes his name syno

A most recent release from Acid Jazz, a great version of the stone-cold Joe Smooth 1987 house classic, Promised Land. Label release notes below Acid Jazz proudly announces the signing of veteran US soul singer Gloria Scott, with a digital single and upcoming 7” vinyl release. Discovered as a recording artist by Sly Stone, before working in Ike and Tina Turner’s backing vocal group 'The Ikettes’, Gloria Scott went on to record classic, collectible soul records, collaborating extensive

The latest release from Soul Direction is now out and about Thomas Cain – Hold Up / Try My Love – Soul Direction SD-011 Label Release notes Thomas Glenn Cain was born on November 8th, 1946 in (Athens Limestone County) Alabama. He initially began playing the trumpet at a very early age and went onto learn keyboards by playing his grandmother’s pump organ. Cain’s father was a church deacon and song leader of congregational hymns, so music was never far from Thomas’s

A few end of the month 45 releases from Cannonball Records and Athens Of The North that may make your day that bit better Aaron Broomfield - I'm Gonna Miss You / Does Anybody Really Know 7" Vinyl More fire from Aaron Broomfield's archive, here we have two sought after sides. 'I'm gonna miss ya' was transferred from tapes by Aaron himself and is a brilliant boogie joint that's highly coveted on many scenes for good reason. On the flip we have got the super rare and relatively unknown 'Doe

The latest Streams are entering the pressing facilities as we speak, so we are proud to present something a little more exotic than usual. Both the following new instalments are sprinkled with that latin flavour you all have a thing for, but bear a completely different story. ------ Bermudas’ finest CBLL038 - Leon Cook “Steppin in” b/w “The Last One to Know” Limited edition 250 copies - out Late November 2022 20 Test Pressings available as usual. Immediate digi

First in the Phil L.A. of Soul DJ series & third in a series of releases from the Arctic Archives 45's designed for DJ's with never before heard instrumental backing tracks on the flip side. Hand Picked by Brewerytown Beats Les Tres Femme - Listen To Your Mama & Winfield Parker - Shake That Thing Remixed by Tom Moulton from the ORIGINAL multi-track tapes. These will be in stock NEXT WEEK! Online orders will begin Monday 10/24 - 12am! This is just one of the two amaz

𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗟𝟰𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗟 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗦! ℕ𝔼𝕎𝔹𝔸ℕ If I Could (Make You Mine) / Rhythm & Rhyme (S4R18) Back in what now feels like a golden period in music and creativity, in the 1970s, many bands were formed by students. It almost seems like so many people could either sing, play, dance or write songs! This was also the case of several Woodland High School students in New York, who created Newban with fellow classmates. The group started gigging around the tri-state area of New

News of a new album release from Ace Records Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night Brooklyn Disco 1974-5 Release notes via Twitter say In 1975, writer Nik Cohn investigated the burgeoning discotheque scene for @NewYorkMagazine ; two years later, his feature would be filmed as Saturday Night Fever. These are the records Cohn heard in those dark dance dens - irresistible R&B and soul, disco before it was 'disco.'   Track listing Side 1 Side 1 01   Hel

A new addition to the Ace Record's Songwriter Series of albums... Wrap It Up - The Isaac Hayes And David Porter Songbook - Ace Cd - CDTOP 1622 Release notes clip from Tony Rounce follows Ace are delighted to welcome them into our ever-popular Songwriter Series this month with “Wrap It Up”, a fantastic collection featuring almost half of the total number of songs they wrote together in versions you would expect, and versions you wouldn’t! Hayes and Porter wrote for almost ever

A early shout for this October the 2nd album release from Timmion Records This is the third album from Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators and looks set to be yet another must buy. Full details below...  If you are not fully aware of just what is on offer here, then here's the much praised "One In A Million" track that was released last month as a single and features on this release The second single from the upcoming Nicole Willis album Happiness in Every Style opens up the promised spec

Sonny Knight & The Lakers have just announced that they're taking pre-orders for their sophomore studio album, "Sooner or Later".  With the first 200 LPs being hand-numbered and pressed on clear wax and available for pre-order through the Secret Stash records online store (the link is at the bottom of the page). The album 'Sooner Or Later' isdue out 18th Nov 2016 Sooner or Later - The official youtube music video      Sooner Or Later Track List - Read and Play 

After a few years away from the recording scene, the group have returned with a great new LP. Produced by hometown boy Crayge Lindesay, this is a nice return to the harmony laiden style of yester year, but with a contemporary twist, thanks to Crayge.   Formed in 1962, in Kansas City, Missouri, the group was a high school doo-wop group called The Sinceres. In 1967-68 they were backed by and toured with a large Kansas City horn band known as the Smokin' Emeralds and performed their version of a Mo

I am thrilled to have been invited to DJ at a New Allnighter set to happen on March 10th in Bristol, it is hoped that this will be the first of many with a selection some fine DJ's set to appear at future events, full event details will follow in the events section soon. DJ's include - PETE FRENCH - ROGER ALLEN - DEAN READ - RICH BROWN  - CRIS DAVIES - DAVE HUTCHINSON AND MARK BICKNELL AT THE JACK OF DIAMONDS, OLD MARKET BRISTOL SATURDAY MARCH 10TH - 11PM - 6AM - ADMISSION £8.00 M

Just thought I'd update Soul Source with details of the updated website and the demise of the original website. www.worcssoul.info has been on-line for over two years now but over the last two months I've been experiencing problems with the Hosting company. Plus people either can't say the web address or see it as purely a website for Worcestershire Soul events only, not the case. With this in mind I've brought www.soulstuff.co.uk on-line. It still concentrates on the mai

News from Mart of the follow on release to last years "Let me do my thang" (which featured Gwen McCrae) Just thought I'd point a few of you towards the new release from Ferry Ultra feat Ann Sexton. Think most of you on here will prefer the Album version that is featured on the youtube video below & if you do it's available on vinyl from juno on the link below. http://www.juno.co.u...?show_digital=1 Great to see

looks like a good one out now from SPECTRUM at only £5.99 as well !!! Track Listing; 1. I Got A Feeling 2. You Got Me Hurtin All Over 3. Can I Get A Witness 4. Bah Bah Bah 5. Another Day, Another Way 6. Chained 7. Its Got To Be A Miracle (this thing called love) 8. Baby Dont You Do It 9. Its Not Necessary 10. Ill Turn To Stone 11. Im So Thankful 12. (Im A) Roadrunner 13. The Look Of Love 14. Why Fight It 15. Whats Easy For Two (is so hard for one) 16. Why Did You Run Away 17. When It R

Amazon UK are advertising the new Blinky Williams complete Motown recordings Anthology "Heart Full of Soul". Scheduled for release 1st November 2019. 2 disc set comprising 46 tracks that includes her never before released solo album. Really excited, a long overdue compilation of Blinky's work   added by site from Amazon USA Track Listings Disc: 1   1. I Wouldn't Change the Man He Is   2. Rescue Me   3. How You Gonna Keep It   4. This Man of

  PAOLO HEWITT : AUTHOR JOURNALIST. " Petes story is really pacey and exciting so my question is " Who The Hells Pete McKenna " and more importantly should you read his book ? As the man himself once sang " Indeed you should ". MARK SARGEANT : MUSIC EDITOR SCOOTERING MAGAZINE. " Sums up the essence of the " golden era " incorporating the seven esses - substances scooters skinheads sex and seven inch soul gems. A fictional journey back to the worlds first superclub.

Thousands if not millions of words have been written about the music and legacy of Chess Records since the label was founded nearly 75 years ago. But the mid-70’s era when Chess was owned by All Platinum Records has been the most mysterious, least understood era of the company’s history…until now. Dan Nooger was a 25 year old music journalist and punk-rock bass player (his band Razors Edge opened three nights for Blondie at CBGB’s during Valentine’s weekend of February 1976) when he was hired to

1975... the year that broke the mould! 12 months that saw the musical direction of the scene broker two different styles, acceptable to many, hard to swallow for some. 208 pages determining exactly where allegiances would lie...fully documented, many photographic items never in print before, along with media coverage of those heady times and the advertising to go with it.. the banality, the fun and the vociferous voices.. a year in the life of the devotee to the ever changing, constant

Jerry O, On The Record - Off The Wall A new book has just been published about one of the most enigmatic names on the sixties Soul scene - Jerry O. Never really accepted as a true Soul singer, Jerry Murray was more of a Soul showman who owned record labels, produced records, managed groups, deejayed and released eighteen records himself. Contact Keith at popcornboogaloo@gmail.com or pm him @Funky 4 Corners for details of how to obtain a copy.       

Our Collectively Written Book, "Our Soul Music Journey", to benefit Soul Music Artists, is now available on Amazon.com.  It's a great read with pics from back in the day, personal stories about The Northern Soul Scene, etc... UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08PPJZDVH  

Sawdust Caesars: Original Mod Voices by Tony Beesley published by Days Like Tomorrow Books, price £19.99 plus P&P   Sawdust Caesars: Original Mod Voices, which has just been published is a new book about Mods. This time it utilises the words of people who were Mods back in the day, at the start of this youth movement, and following it through to the present day.   It sets the scene for the start of Mod back at the tail end of the 1950s with teenagers who were into Modern Jazz and were thus c

Picked up on this on another board and thought some would be interested in this book which is just out from Clive Richardson Really Sayin' Something: Memoirs of a Soul Survivor http://www.bankhouse...-something.html Looks good

New Breed R&B - Saturday Night Special - Kent Records CDKEND 492   New Breed R&B Saturday Night Special is the latest addition to Kents ongoing New breed R&B series. Billed as featuring 'more great New Breed R&B dance exclusives' this release certainly looks and sounds like a worthy addition. Release Notes Preview 'New Breed is back with a historical bang. The opening track and title inspiration is Aaron Collins & the Teen Queens’ ‘Every Saturday Night’. I

A information pass on news item on this just released album from Kent New Breed Workin' - Blues With A Rhythm CDKEND 443 Released : End of Jan 2016 Also available via mp3 format (see web link below) Blurb With a third of the tracks debuting here, this CD is aimed at R&B lovers looking for something new. We found a ric

Here we go, news all about the two most recent releases from Cannonball Records and Tesla Groove International and 3 delayed 45s First off we have two quality 45s, one featuring two 'The Words Of Wisdom' tracks from a restoration project the other featuring 'King Bee' with a more contemporary remix and rework project that hits the mark.  Also now out and about are 3 more fresh 45s that were originally due out in May 2021 but got caught up in the recent pressing plant delays. Steve Manc

A new cd release from Kent. For Dancers Forty - Various Artists  - CDKEND 514 For Dancers Forty revisits the US Modern and Kent labels that started it all off The Lp version was released last month, but this the cd version differs a great deal, from than the vinyl version, with only 3 tracks being found on both As always, the cd comes with an informative 20-page glossy leaflet, with photos and notes by Ady Croasdell (see below for preview scans) Release notes from Ace Re

Loma Northern Soul - Classic & Revelations 1964-1968 Cd A big release Friday from Kent Records, not only 45s but also 2 Loma related quality products released... First off details of the new Loma Northern Soul 25 tracks cd Loma Northern Soul - Classic & Revelations 1964-1968 CD Release Notes Preview The compilation is a mix of the loved and cherished sides as played on the Northern Soul scene from the early 70s onwards, to brand new master tape finds that will gi

Masterpieces Of Modern Soul Vol 6 is released today (29 July 2022) Masterpieces Of Modern Soul Vol 6 - Various Artists  Genre: Modern Soul Label: Kent Format: CD Catalogue Id: CDKEND 512 The latest release in this much-acclaimed series offers a great deal, with an emphasis on quality including12 previously unreleased tracks. As always, the cd comes with an informative 16-page glossy leaflet, with photos and notes by Ady Croasdell (see below for preview scans) Release not

Details of a fine CD release from Kent records Willian Bell - Never Like This Before - The Complete 'Blue' Stax Singles 1961-1968  Due out at the end of this month, info below...    Preview of the release notes by Tony Rounce Iconic veteran Southern soul man William Bell has been in the business of making records for 66 years, and was with Memphis’ fabled Stax label for virtually its entire 15-year existence (1960-1975). In that time, he composed and recorded many songs

Announcing! THE NEW "CAPITOL CITY SOUL" CD Rare and hard to find Northern soul, funk&sweet soul sounds from the 60's This first volume from DTB 45's features great sounds from the Tranells Soulville All Stars Intentions George Wilson Emperor's Soul '69 Peter&Wolfs & Many More plus 3 bonus tracks you will never hear anywhere! 2 unreleased cuts from the Intentions sessions in 1967 at Viurtue Studios.... "Honest I do"&"It's got to be love". Plus George Wilson (

News passed on of a new cd single release from the Orlons No clip or such yet, but hopefully in future will get a chance to listen to the tracks. Check out the website for more info on the group including history and more New CD single "Soothe & Groove" in stores & on the web Jan. 2007 "I Been Counted Out" and "I Found You" Written by: Stephen Caldwell The Philadelphia r&b group that brought you those Top Ten Hit singles: "Don't Hang Up", "South Street" & "Wah- Watusi" and t

As reported in the forums and on the New Century Web site, the New Century Soul Club is no more. After five years of promoting the main man behind it all and indeed one of the two co-founders Chris Waterman has called it a day. You can read his reasons and reactions via the forum thread (link is at the end) While the above may not be exactly "white hot off the press" news, as am still playing catch up on the news/articles front on here, do feel that though delayed  it still deserves a

A New Charles Bradley 45 Due out very soon!   Charles Bradley & LaRose Jackson - Luv Jones / Change Change Change   Out June 17th - Ships week of June 9th   Clips via the Daptone site   http://s3.amazonaws.com/Daptone/Previews/CB%20and%20LaRose%2045/Luv%20Jones%201.mp3   http://s3.amazonaws.com/Daptone/Previews/CB%20and%20LaRose%2045/Change,%20Change,%20Change%201.mp3   Sounding good here!   Full info via Daptone   https://daptonerecords.com/shop/index.php?route=product/product&product_i

“Lost Without You - The Best Of Kent Ballads 2” If you’re a Deep Soul or Soul Ballad fan I really must bring to your attention the latest ‘Kent Ballads’ compilation which is to be released at the end of October. This CD series tends to cover the whole of the soul music era and most genres, but those on the blue or mellow side in particular. Having had the great pleasure of being able to absorb the tracks in this fine collection over many months, and in some instances, several years, I can only

Cordial Recordings has been in touch with us again and have asked us here at Soul Source to pass on the latest news about their next forthcoming 45 release. They have lined up for release two previous unreleased 1970s tracks from Ruby & the Mudflaps. Details and a preview follow below and you can also take in a full interview with Mel Canady on all things Ruby and Mudflaps.  Plus news also out about a brand new lp out of this collaboration in the near future. Cordial Recordings Blurb

Details of the first release from a new label...     Wilson Williams - I Think It's Gonna Work Out Fine / I Like Being In Love With You - CratesofSoul Records   Here's the blurb though no sound clip yet...   CratesofSoul Records are a new independent label dedicated to issuing vinyl from the vaults past , present , and new.   We are delighted to offer our first limited edition 7 " vinyl record .   In 1978 Wilson Williams recorded the album , ' Up The Downstairs ' in Detroit , Michigan .   Ten tr

We’re joining forces with the awarding winning Boston area soul and funk night, Soulelujah to put out a special limited edition 45. The crew from Soulelujah have chosen their classic dance night floor filler — Irene Reid’s “Dirty Old Man” for the A-side. We chose the B-side which is often incorrectly credited as “I Keep Forgetting” by the Thornton Sisters. Dr. Yvonne Thornton and her sisters vehemently deny that they recorded this track which leads us to believe that Cuppy Records p