Soul Discovery Essential 25 Tracks for 2015
25. Elayne Starr “Night after night” (Kent)
24. Joe Leavy & Derek Allen “Standing in the shadows” (ELM Productions)
23. Roy Shy “Don’t they know” (Soul Junction) 7’
22. Carmen Rodgers feat. Anthony David “Charge” (Niag Records/Ka)
Here's the latest soul record auction catch up....
Soul Record Auctions - Recent Completed Auctions [Sorted By Value]
- Jimmy Burns - I Really Love You - Erica - Mp3 - $5641.00 Ended 15 Nov
- Appointments - I Saw You There - De-Lite - Mp3 - $4839.53 Ended 20 Dec
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To Make the Moment Last: The Story of the Incredible Jades Kindle Edition by William E. Thrasher Jr
In this memoir, a member of the Incredible Jades recalls the rise and experiences of the band over the course of one year in the late sixties-the group's amazing moment in the sun.
Available via a kindle edition at £3.49 and hardback at £7.95 from amazon (link below)
Not of great length and though while not fully reviewed due to lack of time, the preview below should give a good ide
Gordon Keith has contacted me to ask if I could let the world know that he would like to sell the original masters and copy right to the first Jackson Five recording that he released on Steel Town when they still lived in Gary, In.
Although many have claimed to have discovered them, it was Gordon and his partner Ben Brown that gave the group there first break and had so success with the 45 'Big Boy', which was a minor hit across the Mid West. Anyway here is his no
A place for all members to pass on best wishes, greetings, christmas related media, images, audio and video and such with the keywords being minimum fuss and bother.
So to kick things off on behalf of all the people involved with Soul Source would just like to wish all members...
Merry Christmas and a happy full of soul 2016
Have a good one!
Soul Source Team
Staple Singers - Faith & Grace: A Family Journey 1953-1976
Out now a limited edition 4 Cd Box set ( 80 tracks plus a bonus 7'' single)
The first-ever comprehensive, career-spanning overview of one of the most important American musical acts of the 20th century. The limited-edition 4-CD box set, Faith and Grace: A Family Journey 1953-1976 features all of the band’s best-loved hits, studio and live recordings, plus a handful of never-be
Rhythm Ride: A Road Trip Through the Motown Sound by Andrea Davis Pinkney is just a bit different than the usual motown related books that get featured on here as the audience its aimed at 10-14 year olds.
There are some quite favorable reviews via amazon and the goodreads site (you can read the amazon reviews via the link below) and a fair few praise the books approach and scope both musical and historical. So at this time of year it could be of interest if looking for gifts but at £14 f
Tardam Records is a new label dedicate on releasing new Soul and R&B dancefloor tunes on vinyl 7" singles. No reissues, just new artists with a great sound.
We are a collective of djs and musicians, deeply in love with black music since we were kids - our roots are in the Northern Soul, Funk and R&B european scene.
Our, which include great new versions of Com'un Home in The Morn'um by Lou Pride, One More Chance by Margie Joseph, an
First Time Ever on VINYL
Remixed by Tom Moulton
First in a series of new releases from the Arctic Archives
LIMITED TO 500
First in a series of 45's designed for DJ's with never before heard instrumental tracks on the flip side.
Hand Picked by Brewerytown Beat
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Arctic Records Info
Founded by WDAS program director/deejay Jimmy Bishop in conjunction with Jamie/Guyden Records in 1964, Arctic Records was one of Philadelp
Record Kicks have just pushed out news of their latest 45 from Marta Ren & the Groovelvets, full details below...
Following on from her smashing tunes "2 Kinds Of Men" and "Summer's Gone" released in 2013 on Record Kicks, "I'm Not Your Regular Woman" - coming out dec 4th 2015 on limited edition 45 vinyl and digital download - is Marta's first single from the much awaited upcoming debut LP "Stop, Look, Listen" that will hit the streets at the beginning
Elbowed Out have already been featured by Soul Junction with two 45’s , two dancers “Taking A Step” b/w “Girl You Got Magic” in 2013 followed by a dancer backed with a mid tempo ballad “Things Are Changing b/w Just To Be With You” the following year. Both were extremely well received by collectors and DJ’s alike. A further track “In The Book Of Guinness” was featured on the Soul Junction compilation “We Got A Sweet Thing Going On”.
This left four further unissue
Louisville’s Unhooked Generation
They were an eight piece group formed out of Jerry Green’s group The Sonic Sounds. Along with Jerry the band included several other members that would progress to make a mark in the business. Louisville has never been thought of as having a large black music output, mainly because it never had a record label of note like many other citys. But from early on many from this city would go on to have great careers. Mary Ann Fisher would
Sad to hear that Wally Roker has passed away. West Coast producer, label owner and one time member of The Heartbeats. He was a powerhouse for more than 3 decades and a real nice guy to meet and always ready to talk about the music he loved...... But Wally started life on the east coast and was instrumental in the formation of Scepter /Wand records where he worked tirelessly to get new releases onto DJ play lists. In 1965 he then went onto St Lawrence records in Chicago as a promo man. Thanks to
Soul Record Auctions - Recent Completed Auctions [Sorted By Value]
Hopkins Bros Original Magnetik Shake Cheri Kiss Of Fire.. $6000.00 Ended 12 Sep
Ray Agee - Hard Loving Woman I M Losing Again 7 Blue.. $5999.00 Ended 13 Sep
- Jimmy Burns - I Really Love You - Erica - Mp3 - $5
Reported that 'Soul' a new play all about Marvin Gaye's life and death will be having its world premiere in Northampton during May 2016.
The press night is scheduled for May 24 and the play running from May 20 to June 11,
James Dacre, the Royal & Derngate theatre's artistic director said to the BBC
"It's a dramatic thriller, not a musical," and "It will have the spirit and energy of Motown and will include music from the time."
Williams' play will be set within the confin
Continuing the enjoyable task of informing/reporting the latest soul release news, today we have the latest from Kent Records....
Thanksgiving weekend could be said to be an apt time for the offering of a second slice of tasty Southern Texas soul and it seems Kent Records may have been thing similar as today sees the news about the release of South Texas Rhythm'n' Soul Revue - 2
Following on from the 2013 released Volume 1 of South Texas
Express Your Soul - Mixed by Levanna McLean - Universal Music
An interesting comp concept from Universal Music with what seems to be a curator type role taken by the youtube dancer/dj Levanna McLean. Maybe not on everyone's christmas present list but after seeing over the years more than a fair few weary comps with even wearier names attached to them, then this comp does make a mark by offering something different.
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Sad news reported in the forum by Soul Source member John Smith (Roburt) of the passing on of Arthur Brooks once of the Impressions (1958–1962).
The forum thread and follow on comments can be read via this link - view forum thread
A recent soul source article titled the Richard Brooks story was posted by Chalky in 2014 to accompany a Richard Brooks Soul Junction 45 release - view Richard Brooks story. This article covers both brothers recording history and does have a lot of info on
If ever an excuse is needed to mention santa before December the 1st then this weeks fine release from Tramp records offers just that!
We are talking about Tramp records latest release and it is the third volume in its now regular Santa's Funk & Soul Christmas Party series. Again its a cd/vinyl/digital affair and going by the photos the lp looks like the pick visual wise.
Words and such fo
Jerry Zolten recently passed on the sad news to the site regarding Billy Sha-Rae passing on earlier this month.
Jerry Z has posted a detailed entry on this sad news via a facebook page which can be read via the link below
Preview clips follow below...
A remembrance of BILLY SHA-RAE who passed away on November 5, 2015. In the 1960s Billy made his name performing R&B in the Pittsburgh area. I knew him as Billy Wilson from Uniontown, PA.
In those days I was spinning records
Back To The River: More Southern Soul Stories 1961-1978
This box set is the 'follow up' release to the best selling critically and publicly acclaimed 2006 release “Take Me To The River: A Southern Soul Story” Box set ( details here ) and is now out and about
A 3 disc box set, this release follows on the first release, again with 75 tracks which include objects of desire such as rarities, unreleased and well known gems but this time around the scope is more expanded than its predecesso
Think its safe to say that in 2015 there has been a fair few Soul artist related documentaries released, so many that it's getting hard to keep track of them all. Well, here's word of another one just released via its premiere last month in Chicago. You may have heard of this as it has been funded by a Kickstarter campaign (832 backers pledged $46,730 to help bring this project to life), here's the info...
Syl Johnson: Any Way The Wind Blows
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Sad news, it has been confirmed by his daughter that Ronnie has died.
The family are trying to raise funds, if anyone is interested in making a donation then link is here
https://www.gofundme.com/q6amsr9w
from the above webpage
Children and family of Ronald Abner, former member of The Fabulous Peps are in need of assistance to give him a much deserved home going. We are asking the assistance of fans and other lovers of the beautiful music enjoyed over the years by th
The Bakersfield Californian web site reported a few days ago the recent passing on of Bakersfield musician Luther Davis on Oct 28th aged 69
The reporting includes a fairly informative look at both Luther Davis life and his recordings
A preview clip of the feature follows...
Late Bakersfield musician's legacy extends as far as the U.K. BY CESAREO GARASA For The Californian
WEDNESDAY, NOV 4, 2015 4:48 PM
...Davis picked up the guitar at a young age at the suggestion of his
It has been reported by WWL-TV in New Orleans that Allan Toussaint passed away on Monday .........
http://www.wwltv.com/story/news/2015/11/10/allen-toussaint/75500982/
It seems he passed away in Spain after doing a live show there. He was due to perform in London on Sunday. I love much of the stuff he was involved with in the 60's (Lee Dorsey, Betty Harris, Irma Thomas, Diamond Joe, etc.). In the 70's , he became an artist in his own right and made more great music. Sad news indeed.
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Mavis! opens theatrically in Canada and is also available on iTunes from November 13th After a standing ovation at the World Premiere screening at the 2015 SXSW Film Festival and at Hot Docs 2015 where it had its Canadian Premiere, Toronto based distributor Films We Like announces that director Jessica Edwards’ MAVIS! will open in theatres in Canada starting Friday, November 13 at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema. “A spirited and captivating doc that richly deserves the exclamation point in its title
A drive by just so aware post, the Ace Records album releases for Nov 2015 ... Jon Savage's 1966: The Year The Decade Exploded Pop Various Artists (Jon Savage) CD £17.75 The soundtrack to Jon Savage’s new book documenting the year the 60s hit their Modernist peak. http://acerecords.co.uk/jon-savages-1966-the-year-the-decade-exploded Georgie Fame Heard Them Here First Pop Various Artists (Heard It Here First) CD £11.50 A choice cross-section of the original Modfather’s 1960
A long running feature on here has been the 'ebay highlights' listings which show to members (if wish) highlights of the next 24 hours ebay auctions underneath the first forum post in a forum topic What This feature has just been extended and you can now get a 24hr dynamic update on the next 24 hours on ebay by... simply visiting a one page to view 3 'live' extended highlights lists ! Just hit the link and you well get the next 24 hours of upcoming soul auction info all in one place How the lis
Guess this familiar cover may just bring back a few memories for some of you out there. Well 36 years after the original 1979 release its had a bit of a re-working and now this fresh lp has been launched as Volume 2, and is now available... on vinyl of course. Heres the blurb In November 1979 Neil Rushton's Inferno label released a Northern Soul compilation album "Out On The Floor Tonight" from tracks it had issued on 45s. The LP came out with no fuss, and in the mad at the time frenzy at the
Numero Groups most recent is a project that has been featured recently on a few msm sites such as Rolling Stone. Its all about the reissuing of a rare lp titled 'Eyes of Love' by 'The Edge Of Darkness'. The Edge Of Darkness being a group made up of prisoners who were in the late 70s serving 6 to 60 years prison sentences On Sept 14th 1979 a 5 hour recording session was held at Virginia’s Powhatan Correctional Facility (near Richmond). The lp 'Eyes of Love' made up of 8 self composed tracks was
Out now on vinyl via Timmion Records - Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators new single titled 'Let’s Communicate' and lifted from the just released 'Happiness In Every Style' lp. This yet again is a Timmion release that hits the right buttons in the right order. You can do your own button check via the below vid... Available via the usual vinyl suspects - seen at £5.99 Long time members feel free to use the comments if you do have this available right now Links http://www.msnicolewil
It has been reported on Facebook that James Lewis, a long time fixture on the Jackson music scene, has passed.
He will be best remembered by recording fans as a member of Stax / Malaco group Sho-Nuff.
Brian Cannon is a name that has appeared on here a few times via his photos taken at northern events, but a recent Manc Evening News had a feature which apart from Brians current successful northern related going ons with fashion shoots also sheds light on a background that I at least wasn't aware of... Preview follows below, hit the link for the full info Photographer Brian Cannon is exhibiting some of his most famous works at the Manchester shop after shooting the fashion label's latest colle
“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
Real Gone Music have been releasing the complete Atlantic, Atco and related label material recordings for various artists these past few years. Linda Jones, Carl Hall, Patti Labelle, Bettye Swann, The Sweet Inspirations, Jackie Moore and Dee Dee Warwick just some of artists featured so far. It is the latter, Dee Dee Warwick that we are interested in here. Her compilation from 2014 feature no less than 12 previously unreleased songs. One of those 12 “You Tore My Wall Down” has been the most ta
The Uk newspaper takes a look at Daptone records Deep in the heart of residential, backstreet Brooklyn stands a townhouse you would simply walk past, never knowing that it was the nerve centre of independent soul music, or that the team within helped to shape the sound of one of the most important albums of this century, and the bestselling single so far of 2015. Daptone Records, the self-styled House of Soul, is the modest but vibrant label and production house that has given us many of the coo
So I notice both Arthur Fenn & Cliff Steele shouting the praises of a new album by Lucinda Slim I get interested. Then I notice Keb Darge was involved I am even more interested. Finally I notice that the Haggis Horns were featured I sit up. Album details here... http://lucindaslim.bandcamp.com/album/lucinda-slim Highlights Popular ex-featured video via the sites video section
Now available, the latest in the Soul Togetherness series from Expansion records The track listing should say it all, but if you do need a refresh or a listen then the trusty Juno player lets you get your ears on it highlights... Sales Blurb below Back and as powerful ever, The Soul Togetherness series presents this year's collection of exceptional modern soul room floor fillers. The flavour is particularly upbeat following a cool start from the best new Jam & Lewis production in years fr
Within contemporary arts practice there has been an increasing focus on notions of the archive with particular emphasis in the fields of photography and on collections of historical documents. Vinyl records are documents of popular culture and record collecting is a common social practise. But can a record collection be an artwork? And what might transform a record collection into an archive? 9000 vinyl records examines these issues. The exhibition displays artist Stephen Williams’ personal coll
What happens when your Dad's an African-American soul star and your Mum's a music-loving girl from working class Sheffield? Are your roots on the terraces at a Sheffield United match, or in the stylings of a Spike Lee film? For writer and photographer Johny Pitts, whose parents met in the heyday of Northern Soul, on the dance floor of the legendary King Mojo club, how he navigates his black roots has always been an issue. Not being directly connected to the Caribbean or West African diaspora cul
Continuing the catch up with recent soul album releases, the spotlight this wide awake Monday falls on the recent "Reaching Out - Chess Records at Fame Studios" release. The title does give the game away but if still need a nudge, Tony Rounces releases notes explain things more... An overview of the 1967-69 southern soul sessions undertaken at Fame studios by Chess Records. Includes three previously unissued tracks.Rick Hall’s Fame studio in Muscle Shoals enjoyed a lengthy relationship with Chi
Reported in the forums by @chalky the sad news that Al Abrams has passed on.
The Detroit Free Press has an extensive obituary and a preview and a link follows
Martha Reeves says Al Abrams' work "got us through doors that were always shut to us."
Al Abrams was Motown before Motown even had its name.
Abrams, the first employee of Berry Gordy Jr. and the man who pushed artists like the Supremes and Stevie Wonder into news headlines around the world, died Saturday morning at home in
Another in the occasional series where we make the most out of the amazon "look inside" to provide some heads up reading on kindle releases.
This time around its a kindle preview visit to a book that saw publication in June just gone ( thats 2015 for any Dave channel viewers) .
Had mixed reviews on amazon but the kindle preview does allow a certain amount of making your own mind up...
The Amazing Nina Simone documentary film is set to open later this month with a showing in New York. Followed by other select showings in the USA and showings in Madrid and Ontario and a winter DVD release to follow. This believe it or not is the second of three Nina Simone related films scheduled for release this year, "What Happened Miss Simone ?" being the earlier one and a third bio-flick movie titled "NIna" set to follow later in the year. Film maker filmmaker Jeff Lieberman has said th
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Houston Press has a fitting piece on this sad news
Houston and the world lost a giant today with the passing of Wilton Felder, saxophonist for the fabled Crusaders. Mr. Felder was 75. Word of his passing reached the Internet via longtime collaborator Ray Parker, Jr.’s Facebook page around 2 p.m. today.
Felder’s
Friends and fans of Tramp Records in general, and of the 'Feeling Nice' series specifically, will be feeling even nicer his time around with the release of this deep and soulful new collection: Feeling Nice Volume 3. These recordings have been painstakingly sought-out and unearthed from as far away as Hawaii, Canada, and Jamaica (in addition to the usual Texas, Ohio, and Georgia). This music has been carefully transferred (in some cases form the sole known copy) and remastered to the highest sta
A new month's creeping up on us, here's a cheat sheet for the months Ace records releases New releases for October 2015 from Ace Records Toujours Chic! More French Girl Singers Of The 1960s Girls Various Artists (Ace International) CD £11.50Experience the hip sounds of 1960s France on this hand-picked collection of groovy Gallic girl-pop. Toujours Chic! More French Girl Singers Of The 1960s Girls Various Artists (Ace International) LP £17.80 A 12-track 180g lavender vinyl release
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
