As always stumbling around the web come across stuff thats fresh to me so working on theory that may be fresh to someone else always pass on Latest is some great dj interviews from the http://www.djhistory.com/index.php site well worth a visit as most are informative and ones like the below give a far better idea of "what went on" than some of the usual recycled crap see around view interview here
Hi there Summer days are here and we are really getting the website into shape...CHECK OUT www.cooloff.net For great video footage www.cooloff.net/site/video We are still getting the site into shape and hope you can help..send in dj/punter profiles from youre life on the soul scene...reviews of soul/funk etc..nights and any events you want us to list..Come on folk only myself and Adam Leaver on dj profile so far..have a look at the questions and send me a profile from you lot in Uk/Irelan
Have been passed on word of a upcoming exhibition coming from US to Manchester soon, The exhibition originated at Gigantic Artspace, New York, and has been expanded for Urbis, Manchester. D Troit Curated By Trevor Schoonmaker Thursday 20 May to Sunday 18 July, 2004 The press release is below Website has more info, pics etc at http://www.urbis.org.uk/levelone.asp?page=134 D Troit Curated By Trevor Schoonmaker Thursday 20 May to Sunday 18 July, 2004 at Urbis, Manchester. D Troit is an ex
NC Soulshop has recently been revamped with new features added, new stock added and as always its own unique offers and products All products can be bought online or if prefer can pay via more traditional means Current highlights and additions Northern Soul Greatest DVD - £9.99 inc postage to UK Soulmasters Vol 1 - The dvd that set the standard Original 60s video of Northern Soul Legends when at their peak of their powers! "Did you ever dream you would see the likes of Joe Matthews performing Sh
Motown Records yesterday released the first 45 singles ever issued by Motown as well as 45 hard-to-find albums from the Motown archive on the iTunes Music Store to celebrate Motowns 45th Anniversary.
Premiering on the Apple iTunes Music Store is an exclusive iTunes store marking the 45th anniversary of Motown Records. The promotion comes on the heels of the release of MOTOWN No1s, which has been a popular download on iTunes since its release lastr month. The 45 Motown 45s campaign, w
COMING SOON!
RUBY ANDREWS: Just Loving You
GVCD 3014 due May 10th
The second album in our Chicago Soul Series is a collection of tracks by the acclaimed soul songstress RUBY ANDREWS. Just Loving You (GVCD 3014) features the very best of Rubys Zodiac label recordings, dating from 1967 to 1973. Includes the hit "Casanova" plus many rare and in-demand tracks such as the northern soul favourites "Just Loving You", "Wonderful Nite" and "
Hi all, Just a note to say the latest issue of RECORD COLLECTOR has a 4 page article on Northern Soul with contributions from Ady, Alan Handscombe, Ginger Taylor, Jo Wallace amongst others.
TheBigO
*Oh, by the way Alan H, if you spin the Allen Sisters at the Plinston before I do I will have to take you over my knee and spank you like a very naughty boy!!!!!!
Just a quick grab from the New Century Soul Club Site 6 video clips from the latest SOULMASTERS VOL 2 DVD can be viewed at Soulmasters vol 2 page at http://www.newcenturysoul.co.uk Featuring Chuck Jackson Brenda Holloway Major Lance Frank Howard New Yorkers Paul Anka Madeline Bell Have to say well worth a visit The below is from www.newcenturysoul.co.uk
The Soul Masters DVD Vol 2 - Available 24 April - Order Now!!!
Saturday 24 April sees the launch of volume 2 in this much talked about
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!
Radio listeners in the North West area may have caught Martha Reeves yesterday (Saturday 18 April) guesting on the BBCs GMR Northern Soul radio show hosted by Russ Winstanley. As a means of paying tribute to Martha and as a way to show thanks for appearing on Russ Winstanleys show (which celebrates its 1 year annivesary next week) New Century Soul co-promoter Chris Waterman produced a special one off dvd featuring rare video clips of Martha performing during the golden era of motown Martha was
Latest issue out now The May issue of The UK Soul Music FREE gig guide is out and about Main thrust is as its name says info and details on Uk events for the month of May but also includes the various articles below Soul Collector The Live Scene DJ Spotlight The Modern Scene Should be available free at a venue near you soonest
Ooops didnt realise it was 1984 when I kick started the mag off! Bloody hell twenty years.....
Pulled out all the stops last week and mailed off all the mags to subscribers, I recognise many names on here and they were probably wondering where their copy was after Id announced issue 31s birth first week of April. Hopefully they should have dropped through everybodys letterbox last weekend. If anybody wants to check the status of their subscription get back to me off list (D.P
Probably a bit late but if youre anywhere within the range of GMR radio at 11.00 am Good Friday there is a programme about Bob McClure visit to the Motown Vaults.
Should be interesting
This may be of interest to some, mainly concerned with the 60s beat scene in Manchester and North West the manchesterbeat site has a great section on venues. Suprisingly just how many names are regonisable from both back then and also current days. http://www.manchesterbeat.com/venues.htm Some of venues featured Manchester City Centre Coins/Beat City Manchester Cavern Rowntrees - Takis, Sound, etc Jungfrau Jigsaw Mr Smiths Majestic Club - Deansgate Beat City Plaza Twist
Well Ive dropped off the proofs to the printers this morning and barring any disasters I should have Shades #31 for sale at Soul Essence on Friday. Features a 3 page interview with Dundee DJ Keith Money; a 6 page article on Lou Johnson complete with discography; Steve Guarnoris 4 page disection of the Magic Touch label, Penny and Highland label listings, Greg Tormos 3 page account of soul searching in the era of ebay and price guides plus loads of record reviews from a wide variety of vinyl rasc
Ex-Motown producer, writer, singer Johnny Bristol dies Monday, March 22, 2004
ASSOCIATED PRESS BRIGHTON TOWNSHIP -- Former Motown records producer, writer and singer Johnny Bristol, who worked with Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye, has died. He was 65. Bristol died Sunday morning at his Livingston County home, about 40 miles west of Detroit.
He apparently died of natural causes, state police said, and results of an autopsy Monday were not immediately available
The 2004 season of drivinR&B and sweet sixties soul
from the FLIPside R&B Club
Ted, Nashee, Joe, Horse, Lee&Mark
FLIPside welcomes the return of the mighty CIRO who rocked the
specialists room on his last vist, he joins the legendary MACE in the R&B room. Mace has a DJ pedigree longer than my arm, sufice to say as a DJ and rare vinyl dealer he has changed many a persons life.
If these two were not enough Horse joins the resident team providing the
Just added a front cover scan of On The Scene - April issue to the flyers gallery
Dont forget if want front page exposure for your "works of art" - just use the easy submit link under the front page random flyer
Oakland Tribune has a feature on Rufus Wonder called
Soul legend Rufus Wonder makes music once again By Angela Hill
A quick clip from the article
Soul legend Rufus Wonder makes music once again
Oakland Tribune
Oakland Tribune
March 15, 2004 | Angela Hill, STAFF WRITER | Copyright
OAKLAND -- Rufus Wonder says going blind made him get focused again.
Of course he'd rather have his sight back, in a heartbeat. "But I'm blind. That's it," he said, seated nex
Lots of things have changed in my personal life over the last 6 months - Ive left the single life behind and moved in with my sweetie aka Miranda in sunny Stockport. Ive bought a newish car and now commute 80 miles a day. Time has started to get really tight and Ive cut out alot of dead wood. And Ive started work with a vengance on Shades Of Soul issue 31. Ive always been interested in what other people buy and collect so.......let me have your current top 5 for printing in the forthcoming issue
Just a quick message to promote the new soul site
REALSOUL.NET
This is a webpage dedicated to reviews of quality soul 45s.
Run by myself, Kitch and Andy Dyson. The page is still under
construction but you will find loads of nice scans, real audio samples etc.
More to come very soon. If you run a website,
feel free to add us to your links! Well do the same
in return of course.
Kind regards,
Christian B
Thanks to Mark C on Soul Talk have news that all this week BBC Radio 6 is featuring a 4 part series focusing on Northern
Not 100% clued up on BBC 6 - as in can you get it other than Sky or Digital Radio. However its on
Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri at 9-930
At 9pm, 6 Music's Julie Cullen presents the first part of Keep On Keeping On, a four part series focusing on the UK's legendary Northern Soul venues. Part 1 recalls the Twisted Wheel in Manchester.
Mark Ellis passed on sad news
Could you please let the soul scene know on my behalf that Pete Day from Rotherham passed away yesterday at 6.30 am. Pete was a top bloke & one of us through & through, never a bad word for anyone & out with his lovely wife Jane virtually every weekend, hell be sadly missed, in fact he allready is,
many thanks,
Mark.
DORIS TROY Doris passed away yesterday, 16th June 2004, in her Las Vegas home.
I’m not sure of the causes but she had suffered from breathing problems for a long while. Born Doris Payne in New York City in 1937, she was a truly great soul singer and songwriter who shot to fame in 1963 with her top ten Atlantic smash ‘Just One Look’. She cut more soulful sides for the label; ‘He Don’t Belong To Me’ and ‘Tomorrow Is Another Day’ are personal favourites.
By 1964 she had visited the UK and
Rob W asked me to pass on the sad news, that Paul Cakebread a well known Rotherham ex-Wigan and Clifton Hall regular has sadly passed on suddenly. The funeral is to be held at Ordsley Crematourium (near Barnsley) this Thursday 19 Feb at 3.30. Further details to be posted
Sidney Barnes - His Good times Still Rolling
From the Citizen Times - The Voice of the Mountains, a website bashed in Asheville North Carolina comes word of a lengthy article on Northern legend Sidney Barnes.
Back in the far off days of last century (1999) Sidney Barnes visited our shores, I can still remember spotting him in the Dome record room, where he seemed just a quiet unassuming man, dressed in normal street clothes and seemed a bit in awe of what was going on. Later on
Noticed news about this when the video of Sharon jones was posted up, seems now available and as just flashed back into memory, thought may be of interest to some
Two quality sides for a fiver..cant be bad, plus avail via paypal - link at bottom of article
QUALITY RE-ISSUE FUNK 45s - SOUL - 70s
The First Release on Fryers records was a tough choice but in the end two strong dancefloor classics won through. Pressed in Memphis the way 45s should be and taken from the Original master
In Ace Records own words - "Never before has Kent released such an unashamed "All The Hits" Northern Soul package. The excuse that we needed was being asked to produce the soundtrack CD for the new play Once Upon A Time In Wigan."
This month (Feb 04) sees the release of ONCE UPON A TIME IN WIGAN (CDKEND 227 Kent/Ace Records) the soundtrack to a the play based on the lives of four 70s teenagers who spend their adolescence growing up at the shrine to Northern Soul, the Wigan Casino
The f
Once Upon A Time In Wigan at the Contact
IT was with a sullen heart that I departed the Contact Theatre. Not because I had been left unimpressed by this homage to Wigan Casino and all that went with it, but because I was born 15 years too late to have been involved.....lawrence poole
Just a brief clip from a new review of the much talked about Wigan Play "Once Upon A Time"
The 2004 run started last Tuesday in the Contact theatre Manchester, early reports say that there have been a
Information via Greg Tormo ( www.geocities.com/solidhit ) and Dave Brown of Philly Archives.
Herb Johnson passed away Monday January 19th in Philadelphia, PA of cancer, aged 68.
Born December 26th, 1935 in North Carolina, Herb moved to Philadelphia with his family when he was nine years old. As a teenager attending Overbrook High School, Herb auditioned at the Royal Theatre on South Street for a radio spot on WPEN, singing "You Belong To Me" by one of his
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ON THE SCENE (The only INDEPENDENT FREE UK SOUL GIG GUIDE) listing February events is now out.
Available at all good specialist record shops as well as at most soul events
throughout the UK.
You can also obtain it direct from Fresh Promotions by sending an SAE to
Fresh Promotions,
PO Box 1088,
Blackpool
or taking out a yearly subscription
by calling 01253 318267 to guarantee you dont miss an issue.
Keep it soulful &#
Hi Folks just a quick blast.
Our next night is an oldies/6ts one; a 1off break from our usual x the board policy. A good warm up for the "Once Upon a time in Wigan" play and Soul Night that arrives at the Helix in 1st week of february. Sleepless Nights does oldies with Al, Pip, Karl&John representing different eras from Dublin, Mark with Bretby, Macca from Derby&me with Bedford should be enough influences for a great Oldies night.
23rd JANUARY OLDIES NIGHT
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Forthcoming Grapevine 45s
G2K 45-144 COREY BLAKE Due soon
How Can I Go On Without You / Your Love Is Like A Boomerang
G2K 45-143 GERRI HALL / THE JADES Due soon
Who Can I Run To / Lucky Fellow
check Grapevine web site out for more info
hit read more for up to date of Grapevine 2000 releases so far G2K 45-144 COREY BLAKE Due soon
How Can I Go On Without You / Your Love Is Like A Boomerang
G2K 45-143 GERRI HALL / THE
Still missed by so many on the scene his memory is kept alive constantly everywhere i go through the records djs are constantly playing and crediting to him.The turnout at the funeral & the subsequent all-dayer tribute was immense and showed what so many thought of this great guy.Always in our thoughts and in our music. The highs of the year for me were Dean Parrish at Cleethorpes and of course Maxine,great as ever,the Plinston 1st Anniversary and going from strength to strength,managing
Hi-Just wanted to see if you could possibly pass the word on that the legendary Motown studio band, The Funk Brothers, will be playing two dates in the UK with guest vocalists Steve Winwood and Isaac Hayes.
The dates are Jan. 29th at the Apollo in Manchester and Jan. 30th in London at Royal Festival Hall.
We will be playing some predictable Motown songs but also some off-the-beaten track Motown and non-Motown songs the guys played on like "Function At The Junction,
One of the earliest and also the most worthwhile northern related web sites has been subject to a major revamp along with a new name
Northern-Soul.com (aka Soul-a-Go-Go!)
being the new name and domain, with new features, look and feel. It looks like it will build on its well deserved reputation and status as a regular worthwhile visit site
click here to visit
Always rated Martins site, as may have noticed theres a lot of northern related sites out there
Jumping Joan Have caught Joans soul outputs a fair few times over the last 18 months or so, have seen her saving nighters, winding up the monkey, dancefloor destruction at New Century, being just a few times have caught her, always a pleasure to hear and see a passionate and enthusastic dj Managed to grab a few current plays of her over the weekend along with a couple of cheap tips and forthcoming spots. A rough and ready, dark and mysterious video clip of Joan getting the new century niter j
Following a successful two month run in Manchester and Leeds earlier this year, Paul Sadots "Once Upon A Time in Wigan" will be doing a national tour in 2004.
For further info on what the play is about visit:- link now gone
The dates are as follows:
20-31 January Contact Theatre, MANCHESTER
3&4 February The Helix, DUBLIN
10-14 February Palace Theatre, WESTCLIFF
17&18 February The Wolsey, IPSWICH
20&21 February Queens Hall, WIDNES
24-28 February
Just found out via Ceefax that Arthur Conley died of a heart attack yesterday. Sweet Soul Music was the first soul record I can remember hearing as a mere lad of 13 and thinking what a blinding record it was. Feel as part of my youth has just gone. Sad news indeed.
‘On The Scene’ Goes National
PRESS RELEASE
Fresh Promotions today the 14th of November 2003 launched the first national issue of ‘On The Scene’
Formerly a North West only Soul & Mod Gig and Media Guide, ‘On The Scene’ has now due to overwhelming demand become a national gig guide, listing Soul and Mod events from all over the country.
Spokesman for Fresh Promotions Paul Metcalfe said; “We had not envisaged such a demand for the guides
Hi gang
Still a few weeks till the next SN
Next one we go till 2.30am, our guest is local Dj Mivian who manages to mix in some Northern and keep the Sound alive at the Gaiety Theatre every Saturday night. As usual were with regular vinyl spinners; Al, Pip, Karl Mitchell, John Dunne&some ol git.
Next month we have another great overseas guest confirmed Mr Steve
Thomas!
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21st November
Sleepless Nights
Top Room
Doyles
Fle
Soul Record Fair
10 til 4
Manchester Metropolitan University Student Union
(Hall on 1st Floor)
99 Oxford Road - Next to BBC
Manchester
5 minutes Oxford Road Station&The Ritz
Northern, Funk, 70s/80s, Deep, Rare Groove, Breaks, Jazz, Dance, House, Garage, Rap etc etc.....
Top Dealers....Confirmed to date: Soul Bowl, Mick Smith, Adey Pierce, Roger Banks, Henry Atkinson, Soul Explosion, DT Records, DJ Friendly
Details fone Chri
Latest On The Scene is out
Can find all details of Soul/RnB/Mod gigs in North West and is free
Upcoming Monkey should be in there
Word from the people
Just a quick one to let you know that the new edition of On The Scene
is now out, totally FREE and lists every North West soul event for
November.
You can obtain a copy by calling in at Beatin Rhythm, Manchester,
Records and Relics, Caunce St, Blackpool or Kingbee Records Wilbraham
Rd, Stretford,
Latest soul 24.7 news update is out and about Few snips that may be of interest Salsoul label starting up in uk Terry Callier dates in uk this month All info below and courtesy of the soul 24/7 newletter lots more news and info in this regular newsletter - hit read more to view Hit this to sign up
New Releases for OCTOBER 2003
from Ace Records
HY WEISS presents OLD TOWN RECORDS - ACE - CDCH2 979
It is hard to believe that this year marks the Golden Anniversary of Hy Weiss Old Town Records, the New York label that meant so much to me in my youth, and still does. So what did you want to be when you grew up? A rocknroll star, a baseball player, or maybe even a cop or a fireman? I wanted to be a record man, and Hy Weiss and Old Town Records were my first role models. more
Release from Kent A varied collection of classy, mainly 70s, dance tracks that have consistently filled the floors of Modern soul rooms. Sleeve/release notes by Ady
To the uninitiated I won't go into the full explanation of Modern Soul, there are more than enough words in the sleevenotes. Suffice it to say that it is primarily danceable 70s soul music with a solid, as opposed to a funky beat.
Having said that, the Modern Soul crowd has a very liberal view on what is danceable and hav
Hi everyone, received this note from Dave Shannon, the guy who organises Radio 2s northern soul progs.. too late for this ish of Soul Up North, so perhaps you might want to add your input... cheers.. Howard (editor - Soul Up North)
Hi Howard Could you let your readers know that they can bring in the New Year with another special edition of All Singing All Dancing All Night. BBC Radio Two has asked Stuart Maconie to present a show to help usher in 2004, the third year in succession the netwo
