WIN! WIN! WIN!
Yes thats right! Forget the usual prizes you receive on your doormat on a daily basis, youve not won a trip to the Caribbean, £10,000 or 1 of 5 special prizes.
NO!
This is something that simply outshines all overs!
Who wants to be a Millionaire? - NOT ME!
Not when you can win 2 pairs of tickets for North Herts biggest Rare Soul event - NORTHERN SOUL @ THE PLINSTON!!!!!!!
Hold that excitement (and stop doing that youll go blind!)
Check this link out for a online video clip of featuring a Northern Theme
Theyre full clips of a video for a band called Moloko, also showing on mtv, featuring a niter style venue and some familar down south faces and very well done indeed!
(4 diff size versions up there )
click here for page
Amazing exclusive played by Australias top rare soul DJ George (aka) Agent Double O Soul caused a sensation. A femme version - and probably the ORIGINAL version - of Lew Kirtons " Heaven In The Afternoon"!!!
note: be interesting to see who this is, know of a couple of others versions, so who ever sent it in more info please!
WIRE FM 107.2 Soul Connection moved from Saturday to Sunday same time - 7
till 9.Playing northern, motown, modern across the board soul
Recently had a competition to win chalet for four at Prestatyn weekender
kindly donated by Mark Fletcher at Pontins (no relation) Guest d.j.s (you know who they are)
Mainly Runcorn, Widnes Warrington, can get it up to Chorley and in Chester, and parts of Manchester
Whats on for advertising venues. Email steve@wirefm.c
Hope all had a top xmas!
Lots of news and all that
All in place for a great nite at the Monkey tomorrow nite (Friday)
Djs in main room
Andy Rix, Rob Thomas,
Guests Dave Rimmer Brian Ellis Colin Wood
Second room goes all-era with guest
Paul Baldwin bringing bit of revitalised upstairs at tonys to the springfiled along with some of North Wales finest all-era spinners
Plus free cd (first 50) and lots of other xmas going ons
Buzz about the
Dear all,
A Merry Xmas and a stonking New Year to all of you at Soul Source and the Drunken Monkey from your friends at the 6Ts Mafia in North Herts. Long may your rather groovy site continue to bring us the news and views on the scene and the tongue in cheek coments that have become your trademark.
We look forward to posting you all the skinny on the Plinston Hall events and the latest flyers and special flyers (Soul Sams will be landing with you by Jan 6th) as well as pho
2003 - Word of a great new event on Feb 01 More details follows later, its a 3 room event and it promises to be one of "the" events of 2003 Taster - just check out the line up of just one of the rooms!!! CROSSFIRE 10pm - 6am @ The International Students House, 229 Gt. Portland St. Regents Park London Ouch! Room 1 the 600 capacity Soul room with the LONDON UTD DREAM TEAM djs (100 club) Ady Croasdell Butch Mick Smith (Scenesville) Andy Rix, Dawn Brown Nick Brown (Capitol Soul Club)
A friend at work just told me about this...
DA pennebaker and Chris Hegedus go in search of the great soul performers who were left behind by disco.
On their journey they find and record legendary soul stars that have never stopped singing: Wilson Pickett, Sam Moore (of Sam&Dave), Mary Wilson (of the Supremes), Isaac Hayes, Jerry "Only the Strong Survive" Butler and the ChiLites.
Combining new recordings with archival footage is a permanent film docum
Latest Occurances:
The CSC celebrated the 3rd Annivesary this weekend and a cracking nite, see
badly drawn review below
Site stats for month of nov- 16,000 page views approx 3000 visitors
Track listings dug out and added for Russ Vickers, Ian Cunliffe and Ritchie Sessions
Everyone have met who has this, has said that this cd is ***** excellent, and is now an integral part of their cd player. Heres some notes on it from Ady C which may be of interest
SHRINE: THE RAREST SOUL LABEL VOL 2 • CDKEND 190
by Ady Croasdell
The catalogue number gives it all away.
This is KENT 190 and were already up to CDKEND 214 with the Eddie & Ernie release. It was only one small problem, but that was enough to delay us by two years; the tapes for three of the t
Soul Talk
The premier rare soul discussion list has just reached its two year mark. As always never standing still, to mark the occasion has added three new staff to its line up.
A right old mix of people who are just "passionate" about the music, and will take the list to even higher grounds.
Myself after starting Soul Talk up reckon its time for a bit of change and have hung up moderatering hat, like to thank all those who have supported list, from the early days up to now
Line ups of Dec Niters out - strong ones at Keele and Llandudno - up in events guide once time allows
One of UKs top radio independent soul radio shows Wire FMs Saturday The Soul Connection hosted by Steve F and mucker will feature Andy Rix and Rob Thomas in a special Xmas radio show around 27 Dec
Soul Source - The Next Step - details soonest, big thing or 5 minute toy ?
Some soft lads about, when will all people realise that everything you do on a website is logged, with time and
News of latest hot release from Kent!!!
Shrine II (CDKEND 190)
Amazing quality that means you can hear every bit of the over-produced
(!) tracks...Id never noticed all the Ondioline (early synth) work deep
in the
layers of sound before...and I was particularly shocked to hear it was
a keyboard and not strings within the instrumental break of RayPs "This
time"....I really must get my hearing tested (no jokes about my musical
taste!). Relieved to find both B
A person recently had problems on a northern list called advanced northern soul list.
Due to the inability of the moderator to sort things and advise the member, the member then thought his account had been hacked. He then decided to post to 700+ soul fans an accusation of wrong doing by 2 sites which he assumed must be the cause through flawed logic. The Soul Talk list moderators managed to sort this members problems out, once they knew the symptoms by explaing and demostrating that
New Tighter Format - Odd bits of news will go in Forum, while stuff like from weekend will be on main page. SCENESVILLE -SECOND ANNIVERSARY Friday nite One of the big events of the weekend was Scenesvilles Second Annivesary down London town way. Reports from this are that it was "awesome", the music, crowd and atmosphere all being top notch. Certainly seems that this was the place to be this weekend. ANDY RIX, CHRIS DALE, DAWN BROWN and NICK BROWN with special guest KITCH 100% Real Deal 60s Rare
1. The Phonetics - Just A Boys Dream 2. Jeanette Williams - Somethings Got A Hold On Me 3. Joey Delorenzo - Wake Up To The Sunshine Girl 4. Venicia Wilson - This Time Im Loving You 5. Vontastics - Ill Never Say Goodbye 6. The Brothers feat. George Young - Are You Ready For This 7. Clarence Carter - Messin With My Mind 8. Diane Pane - What Side Your Bread Is Buttered On 9. Helen Troy - I Think I Love You 10. Big Maybelle - Quittin Time 11. The 5th Dimension - Too Poor To Die 12. Fred Smith Orches
Greg passed on that CSC web site has a cunning competition where you can win a top prize!
Get over to for full details and hours of fun Leicester - news that last weekend event earned 2000 quid for charity mate Plus Andy Ds recent charity cd was a money spinner
Hats off to all involvedWeekend looks like a cracker - lowton, tonys, halifax, dayer in brum and more!
Should be a good one.
See you around
Sad news that Don Varner past away this week, am sure right in saying that all thoughts from all soul fans go out to his family and friends RIP
Don Wilson Varner (25 June 1943 – 7 October 2002[1]) was an American soul singer. Varner was a baritone who sang both uptempo soul in the northern soul style as well as ballads.
Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Varner grew up in the same neighborhood as Eddie Kendricks.[2] Varner moved to Chicago after high school to pursue his music career but ret
Just a reminder that the Charity CD mentioned earlier, done by Andy Dyson is available.
Already a big sum has been raised and had rave reviews
address for cash is
Andy Dyson
12 MICKLEBRING GROVE ,
CONISBROUGH ,
NEAR DONCASTER ,
SOUTH YORKS
DN11 9UT
Lp out now, the film due out in US on Nov 15.
A fair few websites, clips, trailers, audio etc etc all up and out there.
save you hunting around here's some decent links and a few words from intro of film
The official website
http://www.standingintheshadowsofmotown.com/
Film intro:
In 1959, Berry Gordy gathered the best musicians from Detroit's thriving jazz and blues scene to begin cutting songs for his new record company. Over a fourteen year period, they were the
Posted on soul talk by a "concerned dealer" and passed on with permission as may be of interest to some
WARNING!!! Whilst selling records at Keele last night I turned to talk to a mate and someone took 3 records out of my box and walked away with them. Fortunately I saw him out of the corner of my eye and challenged him, took all the records from him and recovered my STOLEN records, by the time I`d found the promoters the guy was nowhere to be seen. The strange thing was that he`d act
Some quality events around this weekend, check out event calander for info!!
Monkey flyers are out and about,
front is at top, the back with the info on is below
for a full view , hit here
If haven't checked it out yet, can watch the famous northern soul patrol on web. Funniest thing on tv since that thing on breakfast tv that involved a pie in a bread roll.....
Both clips are up on BBC choice site - also linked in the new video player section (under testing but seems solid)
Heres what Johnny V says on site about them
"And Soul Patrol, they're back arent they? Yes! I just love Northern Soul. I always have done. The first time I saw it I knew I was observing
Andy Dyson is putting together a worthwhile tape for charity,
None of the over the top stuff heres Andys own words
I figured if I charge £3 inc p+p for the tape it will raise whatever less post and tape cost which i havent the foggiest idea what blank tapes cost.so feel free to send what you want but £3 is enough.the tape will consist of some of my current plays and deep and general soul first priority is quality but equally and hopefully tunes
that are unknown to t
Our first two CD albums are available now...
Grapevine GVCD 3001 : Various Artists CAROLINA SOUL SURVEY
20 soul tracks with nine previously unissued recordings 8-page booklet with liner notes by John Ridley
Grapevine GVCD 3002 : Various Artists CRESCENT CITY FUNK
20 rare deep funk tracks from New Orleans Liner notes by Jason Stirland Order direct from Grapevine or Millbrand at a special price of £12.99 each - inclusiv
From : cogden5468@aol.com
Ive just been on the Johnny Vaughans Web Site, if you havent seen it he has a part called "Johnny Vaughans Northern Soul Patrol" where 5 blokes turn up to anywhere in the country, they roll out a piece of LINO and cover it in talc, they proceed to play a bangin Northern track while dancing around, after the track is half way through they stop the music and just pack up there stuff and leave without saying a word, (youve got to see it to believe it). Ive got most of
presents soul in the city the art centre westgate road newcastle upon tyne
saturday september 28th
room 1
the soul cellar
northern anthems & big beat balads
djs toma / duncan mc callister /gazza white /steve wilson special guest top niter dj terry davies
room 2 the cool room djs darren leach / frankie lucas /tim carr /wally francis + guests up front modern & crossover soul
£5.00 on the door no adm after 10pm
*info* toma 07990593505 paul 07812803410 tomaokeh@yahoo.com
As a soul fan, I am shocked at what I had sent to me this morning from a member of a soul/Belgian popcorn/ Hi-energy music message board called ANS. If it wasnt enough to stomach, that the majority of the DJ line up was dreary and the music was "old hat" real soul records are now being banned and considered "not good enough" for thier brand of Northern Soul. Gene toones, arguably, is probably the best record ever made. Read on, a true shocker :
Gene Toones - What More
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
Thanks to Irish Greg for passing on a thoughtful list I was speaking to a very well known record Collector/Dealer/DJ who kept telling me that the records are just not in the states no more. So I decided to tell him the kind of stuff that has turned up over the last year from the states on Ebay and I even shocked myself!! I can never remember so many rarities turning up Left and Right (The truth is out there folks) good hunting. Too prove my point see below. Al Williams - I am nothing - Palm
Reports of yet more negative comments on the Northern scene in a mainstream-ish magazine.
Fair enough you may think, but trouble is they are all written by so called northern fans, the rocket lot. in their attempts to promote their own event, they seem fit to do it by slagging down other events, djs, soul fans, styles of soul.
Be laughable if it wasnt so offensive.
Three new Grapevine singles released on Monday, March 25th:
G2K 45-121
THE SPRINGERS
Nothings Too Good For My Baby
G2K 45-122
THE FOUR DYNAMICS
Things That A Lady Aint Supposed To Do
G2K 45-123
THE JONES BROTHERS
Good Old Days / Lucky Lady
Copies can be ordered from the usual outlets or direct from
Garry J. Cape at
1 hour and 3/4 of pure quality with a special featuring Ronnie McNeir whos currently in the UK as part of the Four Tops tour. Well enjoyable
Phil Sacks (spelling?)was other guest with a look at the club scene prior to the days of wigan and mecca. Which was well interesting as steered away from usual cliched info.
Next weeks guest being bit of a London connection so watch out for Nick Brown from Scenesville. Check it out, know lot of people up here enjoyed these old shoes
Please email me Leebuers@hotmail.com if you are intrested in any of the following,
Tyn Times - on Music Box (mint) £250
Lee Shot Willliams - Live now pay later- Gamma (Ex) £90
Wilie McDougal - Dont turn away - Kinard (mint) £80
Charles Johnson - Good Lovin - Dash (mint-) £50
Buddy Lamp - Next best thing - D-Town (vg) £40
Cheers
Jazz FM - Caught a bit of this on road, guest was new Northern folk hero Ginger with as always a most entertaining guest appearance.Recounting details of his recent trip to Sweden (sounds like a well thriving scene there) and delivering some of his latest top sounds, such as Dance With You - Jimmy Andrews- cover up it was most enjoyable both rare soul and laugh wise. Good to hear that many of Sweden Soul fans were familar with his current plays and cover ups through downloading off the internet
Postcards From The Factory Issue #2 - February 2002
How the kids from Compton were spotted hanging out in Detroit.
At the height of the Rare Groove scene, during the 1980s , this track by The Jackson Sisters grew to cult status and saw Polydor Records gain some heavy sales when they obliged the record collecting fraternity with a re-issue on their Urban Records imprint.
To receive more postcards from the factory email allan
The Soul Factory is a wholly owned subsidiary of B
Dont forget if you have a soul related thing going and want to spread the word, on it feel free to post/submit/email details in and get it featured on this site. Idea of site is to provide a good resource for soul fans to find out what is going on, what has happenend, what is available. Like to think were getting there, picking up about six thousand plus visitors per month, so if got ought want passed on.......get on it now!
Few odd clips of news
Sly, Slick & Wicked Comments:
Great Site. I would like to thank all of you for supporting us over the years. Hope to see you real soon.
Peace
John " Sly" Wilson
Sly, Slick & Wicked
Bit late as been busy, but just a quick word on last weekend
Well got to say the 6th Annivesary at Lowton was a well enjoyable nite, great line up of DJs, two dropped out Tim Brown and Chris King. Think late additions were Ian Cuncliffe and also Steve Thomas (HHead) doing the last hour.
Packed, quality sounds, great atmosphere. Highlight of nite to me was Keith Moneys spot, ouch so good it hurt. Rest of line up did the business, and to me seems a lot fresher feel to the sounds being sp
Just to let you know that after almost 3 years, have handed over the running of the Northern Web Ring to Bernie O Brien.
Set up to help soul fans find Northen sites easier and web site owners get exposure. Felt due to other going ons could not give it the time and effort it deserves. So have passed it on, and hopefully Bernie will take it onwards and upwards
Cheers and thanks to those who offered to help out.
Mike
100+ Sales list from Christian Hermansson
Just hit read more to view
"NORDIC SOUL 45´s"
If you for some reason don´t want this list in the future (a few times a year at the most) send me a mail and tell me so and you will be deleted from my address book. If you do wish to receive a list in the future send me a blank mail saying"I want the list" and you will be added to future mail outs (this does not apply if you get it by mail obviously). I try to grade the records properly and y
Just to let you know that, what has to be one of the most enjoyable "offical" web sites to visit has just been updated. Main part of this update being the annoucement and feature of the first "punter of the season" for 2002. Winner of this award this time happens to be...... Soulful Cris, as well as herself coming under the spotlight, theres a quick word on the current Italian scene and the connection between this and the 100 Cub http://www.6ts.info Use the above to check it out. Well
Hoagy Lands was buried yesterday. Mark Hanson has updated his web site and passed on the following news.
On the site you will see the two interviews he did, one for "In The Basement" [May 2001] and the "Soul Up North" [December 2001]. There is also label scans of some of his 45s from MGM to Paramount, plus some UK 45s. There is even a snippet of Hoagy singing "The Next In Line" at Cleethorpes through Steve Heinsens video site.
The main thing though is the Tribute CD of
Levi Stubbs has been treated for prostrate cancer and has been undergoing medical treatment for some time. I believe he is getting much better but is
not touring until further notice. His stand in is Ronnie McNeir along with Duke Fakir, Obie Benson and Theo Peoples.
Wanted Record Dealers
Are there any record dealers out there that would like to have a stall at the Brooklands Hotel event on February 23rd.
If you are interested do not contact the hotel as they pulled out dealing with ticket requests, please contact Dave Needham on 07949 215890.
Email: dave.needham9@btinternet.com
Here are details of four new 7" singles due out on GRAPEVINE 2000 in February:
G2K 45-118 Swiss Movement - I Wish Our Love Would Last Forever
G2K 45-119 The Magnetics - Ill Keep Holding On / Jackie Baby (Can You Do It)
G2K 45-120 Don Gardner - Cheatin Kind / Is This Really Love
G2K 45-121 The Springers - Nothings Too Good For My Baby
Also, watch our for the launch of Grapevines new RED LABEL series for contemporary product
Posted on 25 Jan 01
Ok here we go again, another busy weekend, seems round here all the roads are leading to CSC Dome and Birchfield tonite with Bretby all-niter and King Georges Blackburn the next day being the places getting a visit from this way.
Lots of other worthwhile quality venues going on.
Good to see reviews and comm
Known as one of the most respected Djs/collectors/dealers around. Heres Andy Dysons current Top Ten Can catch him regularly spinning quality like this at one of the Norths leading Niters - The Wilton and can also catch him at the CSC Dome event this Friday in London 25th Jan. HOLLIDAYS - SET ME ON MY FEET - HOLIDAY TURBINES - WE MUST START OVER - CENCO MELVIN BROWN - LOVES STORMY WEATHER - PHILLMORE ROBERT TENNER - SWEET MEMORIES - MEGATONE ALFREDA BROCKINGHAM - DONT CRY OVER SPILT MILK - UNISS
