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Gloria Scott UK Tour Dates 2023
https://www.seetickets.com/tour/gloria-scott
Tue 14 Mar 2023
19:00 Gloria Scott
Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester
Thu 16 Mar 2023
19:00 Gloria Scott
The Junction, Cambridge
Fri 17 Mar 2023
19:00 Gloria Scott
229, London
Sat 18 Mar 2023
19:00 Gloria Scott
The Crossing, Birmingham
Performing: Gloria Scott, Gloria Scott & The Tonettes and Andrew McGuinness
Trevor Nelson's Soul Christmas - Royal Albert Hall - BBC Radio 2 Thursday
Trevor Nelson's Rhythm Nation
After bringing the house down in 2019, Trevor returns to the Royal Albert Hall for a second time round, bringing together a host of special guests including Chic’s Kimberly Davis, soul singers Tony Momrelle and Omar, Ivor Novello-winning producer Troy Miller, award-winning singer Corinne Bailey Rae, singer-songwriter Andrew Roachford and British gospel group The Kingdom Choir.
They perform re-imagined and re-scored iconic tracks with help from the BBC Concert Orchestra.
Dance along to Soul and RnB with a classic Christmas twist this December at Trevor Nelson’s Soul Christmas.
Thursday 22:00 - BBC RADIO 2 - 1 hour, 57 minutes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001gc22
Secret History of Chicago Music - Jo Ann Garrett
Local soul sensation Jo Ann Garrett disappeared from the biz in her 20s
This flexible, distinctive singer worked with the likes of Pervis Spann, Andre Williams, and Charles Stepney—but her career lasted only a few years.
by Steve Krakow
December 16, 2022
... urged Garrett to audition for WVON DJ and club owner Pervis Spann. Garrett passed the audition, which got her a spot at a talent show at the Regal Theater. She took second place, behind the Five Stairsteps (later of “O-o-h Child” fame), and both artists ended up with record contracts. Garrett was still just 16 or 17 years old, but already her music career was being managed by Spann and Robert “Bob” Lee, who owned a small local label called Hawk Records and worked in A&R for the short-lived but more successful Crash...
Get over to the Chicago Reader website for the full length article, worth the walk.
https://chicagoreader.com/music/local-soul-sensation-jo-ann-garrett-disappeared-from-the-biz-in-her-20s/
View all Secret History of Chicago Music articles on The Chicago Reader site via
https://chicagoreader.com/music/the-secret-history-of-chicago-music/
Book: Soul Serenade King Curtis and His Immortal Saxophone
A lengthy Kindle preview follows below the notes
Release Notes
Although in 2000 he became the first sideman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, “King Curtis” Ousley never lived to accept his award. Tragically, he was murdered outside his New York City home in 1971. At that moment, thirty-seven-year-old King Curtis was widely regarded as the greatest R & B saxophone player of all time. He also may have been the most prolific, having recorded with well over two hundred artists during an eighteen-year span.
Soul Serenade is the definitive biography of one of the most influential musicians of the 50s, 60s, and early 70s. Timothy R. Hoover chronicles King Curtis’s meteoric rise from a humble Texas farm to the recording studios of Memphis, Muscle Shoals, and New York City as well as to some of the world’s greatest music stages, including the Apollo Theatre, Fillmore West, and Montreux Jazz Festival. Curtis’s “chicken-scratch” solos on the Coasters’ Yakety Yak changed the role of the saxophone in rock & roll forever. His band opened for the Beatles at their famous Shea Stadium concert in 1965. He also backed his “little sister” and close friend Aretha Franklin on nearly all of her tours and Atlantic Records productions from 1967 until his death.
Soul Serenade is the result of more than twenty years of interviews and research. It is the most comprehensive exploration of Curtis’s complex personality: his contagious sense of humor and endearing southern elegance as well as his love for gambling and his sometimes aggressive temperament. Hoover explores Curtis’s vibrant relationships and music-making with the likes of Buddy Holly, Sam Cooke, Isaac Hayes, Jimi Hendrix, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Sam Moore, Donny Hathaway, and Duane Allman, among many others.
Author Notes
Timothy R Hoover is an avid music lover who has spent more than twenty years researching and writing about the life of King Curtis. A freelance writer for Hittin’ the Note magazine, he lives outside Wheatland, Wyoming, with his wife.
Two new Stream Records 45 Releases: Armour Gomez and The Ritz Band
Armour Gomez - 'Feeling Uptight' and The Ritz Band - 'I Should Have Known'
Due for release at the end of February 2023, details below
Armour Gomez - Feeling Uptight / The Accent Instrumental
Limited Edition Stream Records 7” 250 run (Bundle with The Ritz Band Available)
Out End of February 2023
PLEASE NOTE: Integral interview to A. Gomez digital download included
Listen to the interview: https://youtu.be/Gw4o6KTsX-A
Preorder: https://cannonballsoul.com/streamrecords/
Boy, this Armour Gomez is something. From Vietnam to work 5 years in a coal mine to going underground in Las Vegas to found his own band The Accent, then up to New York to play his wildcard in the main business (to no success, as many other great artists like him), then back to Vegas and hit the road for many years as a musician. Three marriages (remembers me of someone I know very well haha…) until now well in his seventies yet playing everywhere day in day out.
FULL INTERVIEW DOWNLOADABLE VIA PREORDER LINK.
The Ritz Band “I Should Have Known” Mono b/w Stereo
Limited Edition Stream Records 7” 250 run (Bundle with Armour Gomez Available)
There have been many versions of the Ritz Band. The Charleston, WV Night Club opened in 1982 and over the years showcased many of the area's top musicians and vocalist. In 1985 club owner Dick Allen had a vision of releasing a single which led to the recording of the only original music ever recorded by one of the many versions of the Ritz band. There were a couple of different versions of the band in 1985 but the musicians listed below is the version of the group that recorded the single "I Should Have Known" featuring Raye Smith on lead vocal, written and produced by Raye Smith and Steve Johnson and recorded and mastered at Chandler Audio in Ashland Kentucky by Studio owner Denny Chandler.
Ritz Band Members:
Curtis Price Guitar Vocals
Jim Florkevich Drums, Vocals
Bobby Harrold Alto, Soprano, Alto Sax, Flute, and Vocals Raye Smith Bass, Vocals
Steve Johnson Keyboards, Vocals
Preorder: https://cannonballsoul.com/streamrecords/
Mica Millar has announced her National Tour for 2023!
Following two monumental album launch shows in September including a sold out show at the capital’s prestigious Jazz Café and a special hometown performance filling out the iconic Albert Hall, Manchester, Mica has announced her first UK tour for May 2023. She’ll be returning with her hotly-tipped seven-piece band to Jazz Cafe London on 5th May with shows at Liverpool's Epstein Theatre on 21st May, Manchester’s Band On The Wall on 25th May and The Wardrobe Leeds on 30th May presented by Manchester and Leeds Jazz Festivals with additional UK and European dates still to be announced.
Self-written, arranged and produced, Mica’s debut album ‘Heaven Knows’ explores themes of human nature, spirituality, love, oppression, inequality and empowerment, drawing inspiration from a plethora of vintage soundscapes, most notably, soul, blues, gospel and jazz.
Since its release in June 2022, ‘Heaven Knows’ has achieved widespread acclaim, picking up five star reviews from the likes of Daily Express and Daily Mirror who called it "a classy debut" and rave reviews everywhere from Wordplay, Music Week, Fred Perry, 1883 Magazine, The Official Charts, God is in the TV, Backseat Mafia, Soul Jazz and Funk, Soul Tracks, Noctis Magazine, Louder Than War and many more. Mica also landed front cover features at Blues & Soul Magazine who credited her as “a star with intense emotional sincerity” and Echoes Magazine who championed ‘Heaven Knows’ as their ‘soul album of the month’ and one of 'The Best Soul albums of 2022’.
Mastered at the iconic Abbey Road Studios in late 2021 by Geoff Peshe who cited 'Heaven Knows' as "his favourite Abbey Road album project" of the year, and mixed by Brian Malouf (best knows for engineering Michael Jackson's Bad Album), other album credits including organist Rickey Peterson and producer David Z (both long term collaborators of Prince), guitarist Miles James (Michael Kiwanuka, Cleo Sol, Tom Misch) and bassist Jerry Barnes (Whitney Huston).
Mica’s distinct vision is one that’s earned her renowned credibility within the industry and it’s her creativity, drive and attention to detail that has made ‘Heaven Knows’ the album it is - a timeless collection of modern soul showcasing a confident new artist, quickly establishing herself as a new and unique voice in British Soul music.
***Tickets are now on sale for Mica’s 2023 Tour - GET THEM HERE***
Sharon McMahan - Got To Find Another Guy - Big Man Records 45 - Out Now BMR 1011
Sleeve Notes
Sharon began her career, as a teen in Detroit, Michigan. She wrote her first songs at 12 years old. After auditioning her, Ollie Mclaughlin launched her writing career by publishing/producing, recording and releasing, several of her songs on his own record labels, KAREN, CARLA, MOIRA & RUTH RECORDS. McLaughlin recorded Sharon's songs on Barbara Lewis, Deon Jackson, Gracie Darnell, Johnnie Mae Matthews. He also secured a UK recording for Sharon's song, titled, "Someday We're Gonna Love Again" on the Liverpool based group, The Searchers. It charted to #11 in Billboard in several countries and to #23 here In the U.S. Thus, Sharon has a tremendous fan base In the UK. Later, another Detroit based publisher/producer became familiar with Sharon's writing skills. He was Don Davis, producer of Johnnie Taylor, executive producer of The Dramatics and many more artists. He recorded Sharon's songs on current Hall Of Fame artists, Etta James and Mavis Staples. He also recorded one of Sharon's songs on The Three Degrees. Please Note: Rappers, Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth sampled the track from The Three Degrees song, to record the title track for their CD titled: RETURN OF THE MECCA.
In 1973, Sharon was signed to Columbia Records, by then president Clive Davis. Her released single was titled, "Get Out Of My Life", produced by Toxey French and arranged by Philly master arranger, Bobby Martin. Sharon later associated with NEA jazz award recipient, Benny Golson. Golsons album, "I'm Always Dancin' To the Music", contains a Sharon McMahan song, "Love Is The Key". Sharon later worked with Golson as lyricists on the NBC mini-series, "The Sophisticated Gents". Unfortunately, for Sharon, her screen credits were not published, as agreed but her lyrics speaks volumes in this film.
Soon after, Sharon was introduced to Otis Blackwell, writer for Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and others. He recorded and released a McMahan country song, titled "I'm Happy Just The Way I Am" on his own Bullion label.
Thanks to Richard Johnstone for his contribution to this release, Ian Gregory at 'Soul Time Soul Flyers' for label and sleeve artwork, Karen Bentham for her support and label administration.
Sharon McMahan Discography
Love is Wonderful / Here Comes the Boy I Love Karen Records 1964
Got To Find Another Guy Karen Records 1966
Get Out Of My Life Columbia 1973
Get Out Of My Life/ Maybe You'll Be Back Expansion 2011
Where There Is Love /I Have No Choice Karen 2018
Release Notes
Sharon McMahan - Got To Find Another Guy / Love Is Wonderful - Big Man Records 1011
Both songs written by Sharon McMahan and owned by McMahan publishing company. Released with both her blessing and kind permission
Sharon wrote songs for Barbara Lewis, Deon Jackson, Gracie Darnell, Johnnie Mae Matthews, and has appeared at the Cleethorpes Weekender to great acclaim.
The record will come in a custom picture sleeve, a6 collectors card personally signed by Sharon in a poly outer sleeve.
Listen
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Availability
Available now direct from @Mark Bicknell Big Man Records, or via the many records shops now, including our own Source Store - Tap to view Sharon McMahan - Got To Find Another Guy 45 Store page
Pre-Order: Joe Johnson 'What’s the Matter With You Baby' - Cannonball Records
Pre-Order Now:
Limited Edition Cannonball Classic 7” 250 run + 10TPs
Out End of February 2023
'What’s the Matter With You Baby'
Listen:
'I Still Love You'
Listen:
Preorder: https://cannonballsoul.com/cannonballrecords/
You just can’t imagine how many Joe Johnsons soul singers were around on both coasts of the States at the crossing of the sixties and the seventies. And how long it took us to find the right one.
Double banger here out of a privately produced Long Player that never had a 7” vinyl to lead to its publication. Until now of course, with that Time Capsule feel as trademark of our flagship record label.
Huge thanks to John Browne & Ian Williams for their assistance too!
Luxury Soul 2023 Box Set (3 x CD) Details
Note no shipping till the second week of January 2023.
35 tracks in total, spread over 3 x cds, track listing below
Released to coincide with the 20th Anniversary Luxury Soul Weekender in January 2023 and includes tracks by three artists performing live at the event.
Event Guide - Weekender Section
https://www.soul-source.co.uk/events/2-weekenders/
CD ONE
Here We Go Again - Output / Input feat. Audrey Wheeler & Brent Carter
Now's The Time For Us - Julian Jonah
Say Yes (Metlife Remix) - Cornell C.C. Carter
If It Feels Good - We Are One X-Perience
I Believe - Khari Cabral & Jiva
This Is Of The Most High - Royalty Duo
Got Sweet Loving (Raw Soul Mix) - Brian Power
You're The Best Thing (Original Mix) - Sound of SuperBad
4EVER! - Richard Alexander Davis
What Can We Do - IshMaleSings
Moods - The R&R Soul Orchestra
What We Gonna Do By - Down To Earth Feat. Stacey Lee
CD TWO
Move Me No Mountain - Lisa Dietrich
Let Me Be the One - Rockie Robbins
Soul Steppin (Soul Syndicate Remix) - Shirley Jones
Light Up My World - John Reid
Touch and Go - Victor Haynes
Midas Touch [Nigel Lowis Mix] - Candace Woodson
Alone Again - Ernie & The Family Mckone
Sucha Good Feelin' (Don-E Chuffed Mix) - Rich Beggar
Don't Give Up - Robert IMtume Owens
While I'm Alone - Alton McClain Scarborough
This Is Worth It - Blue Soul Ten
CD THREE
Slow Motion – Kenya feat Noel Gourdin
How I Feel - Antonio McLendon
Dot Dot Dot (The Sequel) - Marqueal Jordan
Stargazing (Radio edit) - Kim Tibbs
Take A Walk With Love - Sheree Brown
When We're Together - Kloud 9
Don't Throw Our Love Away - Ashley Scott
Something Like This (Breakdown Remix) - Tristan
Go Right On (Steve Salvari Remix) - Patrick McLean
You Make Me Feel (Dance Version) - Marc Staggers
Place In My Heart - Matt Johnson
Love Can Make You Feel So Happy - Ipso Facto
The Flirtations @ The Night Owl Birmingham Sat 17th Dec 2022
Press release
1960s Soul icons The Flirtations to headline The Night Owl this December 17th
1960s soul sensations, The Flirtations, are set to headline Digbeth’s soul & retro venue The Night Owl for a very special Christmas show.
Support on the night comes from Abi Farrell of East London’s independent label Big AC Records.
Tickets are available now at £20pp.
This Christmas you can treat yourself to a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see the soulful American trio who took over the UK scene with their hits ‘Nothing but a Heartache’, ‘Changes Darkness into light’, ‘Little Darling’ and more! The Flirtations, FKA The Gypsies, have crafted a legacy that follows their name and have marked themselves as a must-see group.
The Flirtations’ album Sounds Like The Flirtations was recently reissued on vinyl via Decca Records. Originally released on Deram in 1969, Sounds Like The Flirtations features some of the group’s most beloved tunes, including ‘Someone Out There’, ‘Love is a Sad Song’, and the classic ‘Nothing But A Heartache’.
If you’re familiar with The Night Owl you may recognise opening act Abi Farrell from their Big AC Records Live Revue back in May. Hailing from Oxfordshire, Abi Farrell was raised on a soundtrack of female-driven pop, funk and soul. Influences from the likes of Aretha, Carole King, Eva Cassidy and Chaka Khan may all be present in Abi’s music but each song is brought into the here and now by her effortlessly pure voice and lyrical dexterity. Farrell has received great critical acclaim over her musical career:
“Great songwriting and a beautiful voice” Robert Elms - BBC Radio London “An artist on the rise... a considerable talent” Blues & Soul Magazine
Tickets are available here for the upcoming show. Saturday 17th December at The Night Owl.
Tickets are available now at £20pp.
Kent Records 40 Years On - An Exclusive Four Month Digital Campaign
To celebrate an amazing FORTY YEARS of unrivalled Kent Records releases under the watchful eye of Master Soul Curator Ady Croasdell, aided and abetted by Messrs Tony Rounce, Dean Rudland and Alec Palao, Ace Records have launched an exclusive digital campaign to commemorate 40 years since the first Kent compilation “For Dancers Only” hit the record shops of 1982 with resounding success.
During the next FOUR months, we will release no less than FORTY digitally previously unreleased Kent titles!
First up is a digital selection containing nine tracks taken from the LP and CD versions of the recent “Kent Forty Forever” compilations.
Tap below for an exclusive preview of ‘Selections from For Dancers Forty'
Listen here!
Kent Records Turns 40! Spotify Connected Playlist
Subscribe to this Spotify playlist to be the first to get all FORTY previously unreleased digital tracks that we have lined up for you!
Four decades of supplying soul and still so much more to come; here’s to the artists, writers, musicians and producers – CHEERS!
December 2nd Release - 'Selections From For Dancers Forty' – Various Artists
Walk The Chalk Line - The Teen Queens
Gonna Put It On Your Mind - Arthur Adams
You Changed Me - Teddy Reyonlds
Here Comes The Judge - Larry & Tommy
Tramp - Foxfire feat. Johnny Adams
Freedom & Justice - Pace-Setters
Mr. Busdriver - The Teen Queens
Stand Up Straight And Tall - Jackie Shane
I’ll Let Nothing Come Between Us - Billy Watkins
December 9th - Ike Turner & His Kings Of Rhythm
Camel Walking – Ike Turner & His Rhythm Kings
Daddy’s Blues – Ike Turner & His Rhythm Kings
Upcoming releases:
December 16th - Z.Z. - Hill
Knock On Wood
Midnight Hour
December 23rd - B.B. King
Flying High
December 30th – James Carr
What The World Needs Now
January 13th - Milton Bennett
What’s One More Lie
January 27th – Arthur Wright Orchestra
Arthur Wright Orchestra - If I Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time
Arthur Wright Orchestra – Before It’s Too Late
February 3rd – “Gimme Some Mod Jazz” - Various Artists
Johnny Talbot – Never Make Your Baby Cry
Chili With Honey - Danny Bell & The Bell Hops
Empire City - Gene Walker
Spoonful - Playboy Five
Mission Impossible - Johnny Gilliam
In The Dark - Dave Hamilton
El Tacos - Frenchy & The Chessmen
February 10th “Valentine’s Soul” – Z.Z. HILL
When A Man Loves A Woman
You Send Me
Nothing Takes The Place Of You
February 24th - Larry Banks
Don’t Pull Away
We Got A Problem
Let’s Roll Up Our Sleeves
March 10th - Jackie Shane:
You Are My Sunshine
March 24th - James Carr & Barbara Perry
I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)
March 31st – “More Masterpieces of Modern Soul” – Various Artists
Ray Godfrey – I Ain’t Givin’ Up
Ronnie Walker – You’ve Got To Try Harder
7 Days Unlimited – Trying (Pt. 2)
The Four Tees – One More Chance
The Moderations – Ride The Disco Train
The New Experience feat Elayne Starr – I Believe
Higher Feelings – I Wanna Stay High On You
When Tina and Motown Came To Britain
When Tina Turner came to the UK on Christmas Day and then on New Years Day wehn Motown came to the UK.
BBC Two has revealed two documentaries on legendary singer Tina Turner and how Motown came to the UK in time for Christmas.
When Tina Turner Came To Britain will feature previously unheard interviews with the icon and will tell the story of her relationship with the UK when it airs on Christmas Day.
Speaking about the upcoming documentary, Turner said: “The love, energy and support I’ve had from Britain over the years has been amazing. I couldn’t have enjoyed the career I’ve had without my time spent in the UK and collaborations with amazing British songwriters, musicians and producers. From my very first visit to London in 1966, I always enjoyed visiting Britain and performing for fans across the country – it felt like my second home.”
The documentary will also feature contributions from those who have worked with Tina over the years, including Heaven 17’s Gregory and Martyn Ware, Skunk Anansie’s Skin and former Strictly Come Dancing judge Arlene Phillips, who choreographed the music video to Private Dancer.
It will begin with Turner's first visit to the UK when she supported Rolling Stones on tour in 1966. The film will span more than five decades, with footage of her attending the world premiere of Tina: The Musical in London in 2018.
In the second documentary airing on New Year’s day, BBC2 will tell the story of when Motown came to the UK in the form of a tour in 1965. The likes of Stevie Wonder, The Supremes, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas and Smokey Robinson and the Miracles arrived in the country and performed across the nation.
When Motown Came to Britain will also include commentary from a range of artists in Motown fans, including Otis Williams and The Supremes and the temptations manager Shelley Berger, plus many more.
Jonathan Rothery, BBC head of Pop Music TV, said: “Both films take a fascinating look at much-loved stars through the filter of the times they’ve visited our shores.”
When Motown Came to the UK airs on New Year’s Day on BBC Two and iPlayer.
When Tina Turner Came to Britain airs on Christmas Day on BBC Two and iPlayer.
https://virginradio.co.uk/entertainment/86795/bbc-announces-two-new-music-documentaries-on-uk-motown-and-tina-turner
208 Fabulous Records: My Soulful Life by Adrian Corbin
The Big AC, Adrian Corbin, has put pen to paper and compiled this excellent collection of stories and records about a life lived along to an incredible musical soundtrack.
Having received praise from Ady Croasdell, Eddie Piller and Dave Cole of 'In The Basement Magazine', this is a book you should definitely put on your Christmas list.
Introduction by John Lias, and beautiful full colour illustrations by John Sauverin. Limited copies of this soft back book are available on our website https://www.bigacrecords.com/
*****
"A fascinating look at a great period in music through the eyes and ears of one inspired enthusiast."
Ady Croasdell - 6TS Rhythm 'N' Soul Society and Kent Records.
******
"I have been privileged to make a number of firm friends thanks to my Soul music magazine; Adrian is one of the best of them. This book is an enjoyable reflection of a colourful character's years in soul music with more than a soupçon of football added in for good measure."
Dave Cole - 'In The Basement' magazine.
*****
"An incredibly evocative journey through life illustrated by music. From Mod to Soul, with everything else in between - essential."
Eddie Piller - Acid Jazz Records.
*****
https://www.bigacrecords.com/
New CD - For Dancers Forty - Kent Cd Out Now
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 Records follow below
Release notes
Kent Records are commemorating 40 years since the LP Kent 001 “For Dancers Only” hit the record shops of 1982 with resounding success. Our new CD “For Dancers Forty” revisits the US Modern and Kent labels that started it all off.
We have already released a “For Dancers Forty” LP but though the compilations share the same celebratory title, only three tracks feature on both. We didn’t want to neglect our digital customers at the expense of the vinyl hounds.
The collection represents the breadth of label-owners Saul, Jules, Joe and Lester Bihari’s recordings, featuring stompers, Rhythm & Blues rockers, girl soul grooves group harmony and sublime ballads.
Several tracks are new to Kent CDs. There are previously unheard 1966 soul recording from 50s Modern R&B artists Aaron Collins and his siters The Teen Queens, guitarist/songwriter Arthur Adams and soul-crooner Billy Watkins. Kent stalwarts Mary Love and Z Z Hill are featured, musically and on the front cover, with a recently discovered studio shot. As with Kent 001 we feature the R&B sounds of the label from T-Bone Walker, Little Joe Blue, Flash Terry and the mighty B B King. There are underplayed tracks by Jeanette Jones, Lowell Fulson and Tommy Youngblood – whose moody LP-only track ‘Tobacco Road North’ has been sampled by US rappers.
As ever on our rare soul scene, it is the lesser-known artists who we spotlight - there are largely unheard tracks by Teddy Reynolds (from a very obscure Twist LP), King Solomon and a plaintive ballad from Beatrice Lee. Northern Soul devotees will enjoy The Sweethearts’ Motownesque ‘No More Tears’, Jimmy Bee’s new and improved ‘Wanting You’ with added chorus, which has a digital debut and Clay Hammond’s cult mover ‘You Brought It All On Yourself’ reappears after several years absence. The funk-edged crowd get the first re-release of Foxfire’s manic take on Fulson’s ‘Tramp’, and new to Kent are Larry (Perault) & Tommy (Bush) doing a version of Shorty Long’s ‘Here Comes The Judge’.
Four decades of supplying soul and still so much more to come; here’s to the artists, writers, musicians and producers – CHEERS!
Ady Croasdell
https://acerecords.co.uk/for-dancers-40
Booklet Preview Scans
Track Listing
Side 1
01 Satisfied Feeling - Mary Love
02 You'd Be Good For Me - Jeanette Jones
03 Gonna Put It On Your Mind - Arthur Adams
04 Tobacco Road North - Tommy Youngblood
05 Jealous Woman - T-Bone Walker
06 Walk The Chalk Line - Aaron Collins & The Teen Queens
07 I've Got Papers On You Baby - B.B. King
08 You Changed Me - Teddy Reynolds & The Twisters
09 Wanting You - Jimmy Bee
10 That's It - Z.Z. Hill
11 Push Me - Lowell Fulson
12 Here Comes The Judge - Larry & Tommy
13 Tramp - Foxfire featuring Johnny Adams
14 Freedom And Justice - Pace-Setters
15 Jimmy's Special - Little Joe Blue
16 Remove My Doubts - Stacy Johnson
17 You Brought It All On Yourself - Clay Hammond
18 It's Crazy Baby - Ike & Tina Turner
19 On My Way Back Home - Flash Terry & His Orch
20 Mr Bad Luck - King Solomon
21 Mr Bus Driver - The Teen Queens
22 No More Tears - The Sweethearts
23 Help Me - Beatrice Lee
24 I'll Let Nothing Come Between Us - Billy Watkins
Availability
In the shops now, including our own Source Store - Tap to view For Dancers Forty CD Store page
New Retro Soul 45 Paul Mac Innes - Falling by the Wayside (LRK 18)
ORDER now! No long pre-orders on theses ones.
Shipping out by Dec 9th 2022 for everyone to get before Christmas and the UK postage strikes.
Only 300 copies pressed.
Singer Paul Mac Innes and producer Mattias Axelsson share a great love for the timeless Motown sound that led them to write "Falling by the Wayside" sometime before the pandemic.
The song was put on hold. But at a live performance, they chose to perform the song and then understood that the time had come to record this track for real.
They booked the new studio Skeppet in Gothenburg and brought along some of the city's best musicians.
Releases December 9, 2022
Musicians:
Producer & Drums: Mattias Axelsson
Keys: Markus Linnell Zovic
Git: Andreas Högberg
Bass: DavidGötvall
Engineer: Pär Hagström
Horns: Jakob Sollerman
Strings: Karl Johan Råsmark
Mastering: Hans Olsson
Vocals: Paul Mac Innes
Order here:
https://lrkrecords.bandcamp.com/album/falling-by-the-wayside-2
Welcome to Epsilon Record Co. latest Californian releases
Two fantastic singles
EPS018 Natural Impulse (previously unissued)
A: “Let’s Get Together”(3:10)
B: “Let’s Get Together”(extended version 4:34)
Written by: Richard P Ramos
Bay Area 1976
Listen:
EPS017 James Hales
A: “Could It Be Joy”(3:12) Arranged by: James Hale / James Pasley / Rasha A Abdur
1982
B: “Cashing in My Memories”(3:40) Written by: James Hale / Nathan Musser
Los Angeles California
Listen:
PRE-ORDER NOW!
Release on 20th Dec 2022
(you should get them on time for Christmas)
Check out our special Christmas bundles!
https://www.epsilonrecord.com/
Soul Up North #114 Winter Issue 2022/3 Out Now
Soul Up North #114
Issue Details
SOUL UP NORTH - issue 114
OPENING PAGE CONTENTS – EDITORIAL & INFO
GOOD TUNES & GREAT GROOVES
Dave Halsall
ISSUE CD TRACK LISTING – IT’S NEVER DULL IN ‘ULL
Martyn Bird
FUNK IN YO’ FACE – “BRING ME SUNSHINE”
Howard Priestly
EVERYONE'S FAVOURITE.......A BIT OF LATIN
Martyn Bird
ALEXANDER PATTON
John Smith
SOULFUL SEVENTIES SPINS aka ‘COSBY’S CHESTNUTS’
Bob Cosby
SOUL IN PRINT – MAGAZINES & FANZINES (Part 17)
Iain McCartney
LITTLE SILVER DISCS
HFE
THE RARE SOUL SEARCHER
Mark ‘Hitman’ Hanson
THE LADIES CHOICE – INTRODUCING THE GIRDWOOD’S
Julie Molloy
FEET TO THE BEAT
Geoff Green /Mark Hanson
COLLECTING BRITISH
Lord Snooty
SOUL SPOTLIGHT - A PERSONAL TOMMY TATE TOP TWENTY
Steve Guarnori
SOUL IN A DIGITAL AGE
John Farrar
HOT OFF THE VINYL PRESS
Howard E
PICTURE ME GONE (BUT NOT FORGOTTEN) PT.2
Martin Scragg
THE VINYL PRESS EXTRA + CD EXTRA
Ady Croasdell
COLLECTING BRITISH LABELS – ‘SUPPLY SERIES’
Dennis Haw
DEEP SOUL CORNER
Mike Finbow
Photo Tommy Tate
Availability
Available now from all the usual stockists including our very own Source Store
New Decisions 45 Release from Soul Direction
B/W - Come Round Here (and Let Me Love You)
Format: 7" Vinyl.
Following on from the enormous success of the first release by The Decisions on Soul Direction of two the two tracks “We’re In Love” and “I Love You” comes a second and equally sublime duo of tracks from the same studio session. Both tracks are from an almost lost master tape that was sent to a LA music executive in 1968 by the group but was sadly never returned. The tracks recorded in 1968 and would have been a possible release for the bands own label “York Records”
Licensed courtesy and in conjunction with Fred White and The Decisions.
Available for purchase from Order Here
Sandra-Mae Lux Vinyl 45
Sandra-Mae Lux
Born in the sleepy fishing village of Steveston (British Columbia, Canada), award-winning Sandra-Mae Lux was singing almost before she was walking and showed a natural ability with musical instruments even in grade school, playing piano, saxophone and guitar.
Sandra-Mae achieved a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies on Saxophone from Capilano University and has received multiple awards such as Outstanding Achievement in Music five years in a row and the Phil Nimmons Scholarship for Outstanding Achievement in Jazz.
She has twice appeared at the Ottawa Jazz Festival where she met and performed with many recognized artists such as Robert Glasper, Herbie Hancock and opened for Dave Brubeck.
After moving to London in 2017, Lux began working on her debut album "Happily Ever Now" released in 2020. The album made it to Number 11 on the Global Soul Chart and she was nominated for Best UK Artist in 2020's Bright Star Awards.
Sandra-Mae was also nominated as Jazz Artist of the Year in the 2019 Boisdales Music Awards presented by Jools Holland.
In 2021 Sandra-Mae Lux became a Recording Academy / GRAMMYs ® voting member.
Sandra-Mae lives in South London with lots of plants, a disco ball, and many feathered masks.
I'm Still Here by Sandra-Mae Lux
'It Hurts So Good' New Lp From Soul4Real
After 31 singles released it´s so exciting to announce the first ever album on Soul4Real, a compilation including 𝘀𝗶𝘅 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 by James and Bobby Purify, Esther Phillips, Walter Jackson, Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight & The Pips and Marvin Gaye.
It doesn’t always hurt to hurt…
Soul 4 Real’s first venture into the albums market is as compellingly essential as the label’s impressive singles catalogue. Its 11 tracks explore every lonely street and losers avenue that soul music has walked down since the early 60s, tempering essays of heartbreak and love lost with the occasional glimpse of positivity and happiness. “It Hurts So Good” is very much in the tradition of those great 60s soul compilations where diverse strands of black American music sat side by side with each other, and still formed a satisfying listening experience despite their apparent disparity because, in the final analysis, the music mattered most.
Just as it does here, in fact.
This album showcases just under a dozen goodies by some very big names in soul. It may well be that one or two of the tracks might be less than familiar to you, but you will know the artists – and you will know, too, that they will never let you down. Originally unissued tracks by James & Bobby Purify and Walter Jackson blend seamlessly with early essentials from Aretha Franklin, Willie Hutch and the Main Ingredient (as the Insiders). Soul 4 Real has delved into the deeper parts of discographies of legendary artists like Marvin Gaye, Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight & The Pips and Esther Phillips to bring you songs and performances that are every bit as unforgettable as those that forged their reputations. And if you remain unmoved after experiencing the stellar offerings from the Soul Children and Lou Courtney, it may well be that you didn’t have a soul to begin with.
In the song that gives this collection its title, the great Prince Phillip Mitchell wrote “it ain’t no good unless it hurts a little bit”. It’s true, and the ‘Hurt’ here really IS ‘So Good’…and then some…
…Soul 4 Real – for real.
TONY ROUNCE
Compiled by Andy "Tats" Taylor and Alex Subinas. Liner notes by Tony Rounce. Label design by Jordi Duró. Remastering by Jorge Muñoz Cobo (Circo Perrotti).
𝗣𝗥𝗘-𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗙𝗢𝗥 9𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗘𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥
24 euros + postage as it follows:
6,90 euros UK & Europe
2,70 euros Spain
10,55 euros USA & rest of the world
(please contact for multiple copies)
𝗣𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗣𝗔𝗬𝗣𝗔𝗟 𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 & 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆:
soul4realrecordlabel@gmail.com
Check previous releases: www.soul4real.es
Gillespie & Co Feat: Coko What You Gonna Do 7"
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Who Saved 'Do I Love You? - Bruce Springsteen Feature
Bruce Springsteen cover reignites row over lost northern soul classic
Who saved Frank Wilson’s Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) from Motown oblivion?
When Bruce Springsteen performed his new single on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on 14 November, it was to rapturous applause and the ecstatic US talkshow host leaping from his seat to declare that the Boss had “crushed it!”
But 3,300 miles away, Springsteen’s performance of the lost Motown classic Do I Love You (Indeed I Do), from his new album of soul covers, Only The Strong Survive, was reigniting a debate that has raged for almost half a century.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/nov/19/bruce-springsteen-cover-reignites-row-over-lost-northern-soul-classic
The feature concerns itself with a 'row' between Richard Searling and Russ Winstanleys and airs both of their versions of events...
Of course there is this one as well...
https://www.soul-source.co.uk/articles/soul-articles/frank-wilson-the-story-of-do-i-love-you-indeed-i-do-r2565/
The end line of the Guardian article says
The row over who discovered Do I Love You notwithstanding, northern soul fans are at least united in applause for Springsteen. Searling says: “Whatever purists might think of his cover of Do I Love You, he has brought the song to a new audience at last.”
a recent topic on here gives a slightly different view...
https://www.soul-source.co.uk/forums/topic/433243-bruce-springsteen-does-frank-wilson-give-me-strength
united in applause?
ho hum
BBC Northern Soul Dance Competition take
Northern Soul world dance champ 'just went with the music'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-63668124
Chuck Cockerham - A Brief Interview
After following up on a few leads I finally got to speak with the man behind the voice of one of the most iconic crossover records of all time, “Have I Got A Right” released on the Bell records subsidiary label Mala, the one and only Mr Chuck Cockerham. A very nice guy who agreed to briefly answer one or two of the questions that I wished to put to him. He is reputedly working with another party regarding the compiling of memoirs for a future publication and therefore only agreed to offer up limited information to some of my questions the results of which are as follows:
Charles Harold Cockerham pronounced as ‘Cockeram’ with a silent ‘H’ was born in Durham, North Carolina during 1945 and being later raised in the city of Greensboro, NC. He initially began singing in his School choir which was instrumental in him forming his own Doowop group by the name of the Objectives during the early 1960’s. From 1963 to 1965 they worked regularly, culminating in the release of their solitary 45 single on Stan Lewis’s Jewel label, “Oh My Love (Come Back To Me)/Love Went Away” (Jewel 751). The Objectives later broke up following the death of Chuck’s best friend and the group’s first tenor, at this point Chuck temporarily retired from performing but later made a brief return when starting a rock group, a scenario which Chuck chose not to divulge any further information upon.
In 1969 Chuck was invited to join the vocal group Bill Pinkney And The Original Drifters, the group he was to perform and record with for the rest of his performing career.
Also in 1969 and just prior to joining the Original Drifters Chuck was to record his now legendary solitary solo, Mala 45. Through a chance meeting with Fred Tanner and his fellow producer Johnny Coffman, Chuck recorded the now high desirable and respected Fred Tanner penned “Have I Got A Right” backed with Hey There”. Chuck remembers that the song did receive some airplay throughout the Carolina’s upon it’s release, albeit somewhat limited. “Have I Got A Right/Hey There” was recorded at one off studio session with Chuck never ever performing the songs again.
Now enjoying life as a retired performing artist, Chuck is fully aware of the huge popularity and price tag Interviewof his Mala 45 throughout the UK and indeed the rest of the world’s rare soul collector’s scene. With regards to the later, group version by The Nomads, Chuck is also aware of that but was not involved with it in any shape or form as has sometimes been reputedly mentioned. So there you have it, the sum total of what Mr Chuck Cockerham was prepare to divulge to me during our brief conversation.
Words By David Welding
With Acknowledgements to: Charles Cockerham.
Charly Records On line store. Ltd Vinyl releases
Ltd previously unreleased vinyl from the Swiss Movement, Ruby Winters, Harold Burrage among others.
Keep an eye on new product from one of the UK’s longest running labels.
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New Book - Soul Stories a novel by Stephen Riley.
Soul Stories is the follow-up to The Truth About Northern Soul, but unlike its predecessor, it is fiction – well, kinda, sorta… The author explains:
“When The Truth About Northern Soul was published, it attracted a huge amount of feedback – most of it positive, I am pleased to say. One comment in particular, from a friend who knows me from way back, caught my eye. She asked why I hadn’t included certain other stories. There are two answers: firstly, The Truth About Northern Soul only needed a limited number of examples to make its case – any more would have just belaboured points and added little to the discourse. Secondly, many such stories could be embarrassing or hurtful to individuals or their families. But, from that question the idea of producing a work of fiction emerged. I didn’t, however, want just to create a piece of reportage with the names changed, and I have therefore taken the freedom afforded by fiction to get closer to the human experience of events and write creatively – to tell a story. In short, if I have been building something, The Truth About Northern Soul is the bricks and Soul Stories is the mortar that fills the gaps and holds it all together.”
Synopsis:
A bundle of diaries is delivered anonymously to an historian. As he reads through them, he pieces together the tale of a group of young friends irresistibly drawn to the burgeoning soul music scene in the North of England at the beginning of the 1970s. Enchanted by the passionate music and the ecstatic all-night dance clubs, the friends follow a path from innocence to experience, from youth clubs and street-corner flirtations to somewhere none of them could have imagined.
After the narrator sets the scene, the book takes the form of a series of short stories, which seem at first only to be connected by the characters and the passage of time, but gradually an overall narrative emerges.
While the northern soul scene is a key reference point, Soul Stories goes far beyond that. It explores the characters’ lives both in those dark, exhilarating clubs and in a much broader hinterland. Riley creates in authentic detail the highs and lows of youthful experience in the 1970s: friendships, family, work, football, love and night-time misdemeanours, all set to a backcloth of Cortinas, frenetic all-nighters and smoky pubs. As the title suggests, Soul Stories is a series of tales ‘from the soul’ and about the souls who populate the book.
Liberated by fiction, Soul Stories expands on themes introduced in The Truth About Northern Soul (2019). A handful of tales from that earlier book are reimagined, set to the music of fiction and supplemented with hundreds more new stories to create a compelling overall narrative thread, which grows in intensity as the book develops.
Whereas Soul Stories is the follow-up to The Truth About Northern Soul, it is by no means only about the northern soul scene. The Truth About Northern Soul was aimed at audiences who wanted to read about the subject because they were part of the scene back in the day, or because they weren’t but would like to have been, or because they had an academic or a casual interest of some sort in the northern soul scene. While Soul Stories should appeal to those same audiences, it will also have meaning for a broader audience with little or no attachment to the northern soul scene, just as it is possible to enjoy Nick Hornby’s Fever Pitch without being an Arsenal fan, or Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting without being a junkie.
Ultimately, Soul Stories is a universal tale of coming of age.
Comments:
F J Paton:“I wondered where it was going at first – the stories all seemed so innocent. But it gradually became darker and more compelling. To that extent, it reminded me of ‘Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha’. The closer it got to the end, the more I couldn’t bear to put it down. And when I finished it, I went straight back to the beginning and started again!”
Tim Bates: “the visceral joy of the music,” “punctuated by some very funny moments,” “a deft touch with physical injuries and automotive mishaps,” “proper showing not telling.”
Lesley Britton: “I really enjoyed it. It was evocative of the time and really brought those places to life. It made me laugh and cry.”
It's here!!!
Link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BJH1PPR9/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1666079788&sr=1-2
Available as ebook and paperback from Amazon. Link above.
'Tony's Empress Ballroom is star of new film documentary' - Local feature
Details of an upcoming showing of a specially-commissioned documentary which is part of a campaign to 'bring a unique part of Blackburn’s heritage back to life' make up a current article on the Lancashire TelegraphWebsite
'On Saturday there will be two invitation-only screenings of a specially-commissioned documentary in which former regulars at Tony’s Empress Ballroom share their memories of the dancehall which for 80 years was at the heart of Blackburn’s nightlife.
Then the public will be able to see the film when it becomes ‘an exhibit’ at Blackburn Museum with regular screenings over a two week period.'
Full article can be read via....
https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/23108934.tonys-empress-ballroom-star-new-film-documentary/
Northern Soul Connections #30 - The Seventh Sense
The manager of The Seventh Sense was James Shaw, Shaw Records SH-1. He was mostly a realtor at Lindsay & Shaw Real Estate, 13 Middle Turnpike, East Manchester, Connecticut- the same address as on the SH-1 Shaw Records label. James was an Irishman and brought big bands like Woody Herman to the Hartford area, at places like Pagani's Crystal Lake Ballroom in...
Northern Soul Connections #30 - The Seventh Sense
I'd like to dedicate this article to Red Kelly, The Soul Detective R.I.P July this year.
Ken B
Nov 2022
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You can check out Kens other quality 29 Northern Connections all available via his 'activity' profile page, the link follows below...
https://www.soul-source.co.uk/profile/37754-kenb/content/?type=cms_records5&change_section=1
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BMR 1011 Sharon McMahan Repress Update
THIS HAS BEEN A VERY WORRYING TIME BUT NOW RESOLVED, JUST LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR UNDERSTANDING AND PATIENCE REGARDING THIS UNFORTUNATE SITUATION.
Carmy Love - Rebel / Thinkin’ About You 7” Repress
This double-sided 45 is limited to 500 copies only and will be available at The Big AC Records Live Revue Show featuring Carmy Love, Abi Farrell, Nick Corbin and Emma Noble at London’s 100 Club on Thursday 24 November. There are also limited copies available on our website in the lead up to the show.
Follow the link below to order your copy of this 7" single now!
https://www.bigacrecords.com/product/carmy-love-rebel-thinkin-about-you-7-single-repress
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Heads Up - Upcoming/New Releases - late 2022
Feel free all to add a quick shout up of any current/releases (best if keep it short and sharp as we do have the news feature for full info posts)
Soul Direction have a new 45 coming up
release date?
How To Sing Your Way Out Of Jail: The Charles L. Blakely Story.
At the time a common practice within the US Prison System was to encourage inmates who had shown some musical ability to channel their energy into performing as groups for their own and their inmate’s entertainment. Thus in 1970 Charles Blakely formed his first ensemble under the name of the Mansion, a name he chose after reading a book on English Stately Homes!
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, Lewis Lister, Maurice Payne and Charles himself. One day while rehearsing in the prison chapel, The Mansion attracted the attention of the warden’s wife who happened to be showing some local dignitaries around. Impressed by what she heard the warden’s wife was instrumental in The Mansion being invited to perform for the city’s television station WBAY, where they recording two holiday programs. The warden later gave them permission to perform outside the prison which brought them to the attention of a Milwaukee neighbourhood program adviser by the name of Al Dunlap of the Commando Project One. It was through Dunlap that The Mansion recorded their solitary 45 release in 1974 “The Girl Next Door /Stop! Let Your Heart Be Your Guide” for the local Milwaukee label Gibbs (406). The label’s owner Bill Gibbs held the release back until some of the members of The Mansion were granted their release papers, as prisoners were unable to sign any contract agreements while still incarcerated at that time. Although Charles Blakely remained incarcerated, he was later moved to a medium security prison in Fox Lake County, Wisconsin. While there he formed a further group, a gospel ensemble called the ‘Bell Tones’ who’s line up included Charles, Mayweather Lee, Joe Hayes, and Levell Rudd. The formation of this group was seen as major factor in Charles’s rehabilitation which led to his eventual parole in late 1976, thus serving 7 years of his initial 10 year sentence.
Once on the outside Charles with former ‘Bell Tone” member Mayweather Lee were joined by Charles (Sonny) Bryant and Jimmy Taylor to form a new ensemble by the name of The “Final Chapter”. As the final Chapter in 1980 they recorded a solitary release for Milwaukee main man Marvel Love’s New World Label “Now I Know/Get Down For Your Action” (NW800), a brief association that for several reasons was to eventually break down. Although Jimmy Taylor left to pursue a career as a blues musician the remaining three members of the ‘Final Chapter’ continued to perform until they finally disbanded in 1987. Although recorded, further Final Chapter songs post to their new World release remained unissued, a situation soon to be rectified with their inclusion as part of a future Soul Junction project.
Charles himself is still active in the music business and is currently working on a gospel project. Following his parole in 1976 Charles has left his notorious past behind him and has stayed on the right side of the law with not even as much as a speeding ticket to his name to this day.
Words By: David Welding
Acknowledgements to: Charles L. Blakely for the colourful interview and photographs.
Label scans courtesy of Mark (Butch) Dobson.
The above article is a the fully extended version of the sleeve notes of the Soul Junction CD album “We Got A Sweet Thing Going On ” Volume 1 (SJCD 5009) released in 2014 Which will feature both sides of ‘The Mansion’ 45. The Final Chapters issued and unissued songs were also released on a further Soul Junction compilation “We Got A Sweet Thing Going On” Volume II (SJCD 2011) in 2016.
Press Release: The Mansion The Girl Next Door/Stop, Let Your Heart Be Your Guide SJ548
Release Date: Monday 7th November 2022
To buy got to https://www.souljunctionrecords.co.uk/SJ548.html or send @Louise a message
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, Maurice Payne and Charles himself. One day while rehearsing in the prison chapel, the Mansion attracted the attention of the warden’s wife who happened to be showing some local dignitaries around. Impressed by what she heard the warden’s wife was instrumental in the Mansion being invited to perform for the city’s television station WBAY, where they recording two holiday programs. The warden later gave them permission to perform outside the prison which brought them to the attention of a Milwaukee neighbourhood program adviser by the name of Al Dunlap of the Commando Project One. It was through Dunlap that the Mansion recorded their solitary 45 release in 1974 “The Girl Next Door /Stop! Let Your Heart Be Your Guide” for a local Milwaukee label Gibbs (406). The label’s owner Bill Gibbs held the release back until some of the members of the Mansion were granted their release papers as at that time prisoners were unable to sign any contract agreements while still incarcerated. Although Charles Blakely remained incarcerated, he was later moved to a medium security prison in Fox Lake County, Wisconsin. While there he formed a gospel group, called the ‘Bell Tones’ who’s line up included Charles, Mayweather Lee, Joe Hayes, and Levell Rudd. The formation of this group was seen as major factor in Charles’s rehabilitation which led to his eventual parole in 1976. Once on the outside Charles with former ‘Bell Tone” member Mayweather Lee were joined by Charles (Sonny) Bryant and Jimmy Taylor to form a new ensemble by the name of The “Final Chapter”. As the final Chapter they recorded a solitary release for Marvel Love’s New World Label “Now I Know/Get Down For Your Action” (NW800) during 1980, a brief association that for several reasons was to eventually brake down. Although Jimmy Taylor left to pursue a career as a blues musician the remaining three members of the ‘Final Chapter’ continued to perform until they finally disbanded in 1987. Three previously unissued Final Chapter songs can be found on Soul Junction Various Artists CD compilation “We Got A Sweet Thing going On” Volume II. The Mansion’s Gibbs 45 is now is a highly prized and sort after item amongst Sweet and Group Soul collectors.
For further information please contact Soul Junction at:
Tel: +44 (0) 121 602 8115 or E-mail: sales@souljunctionrecords.co.uk
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Big Man Records - New Release 2023 - Jimmy Radcliffe & Barbara Jean English
THE SONG WAS RECORDED AND RELEASED BACK IN 1966 AN OBSCURE 'B' SIDE BY BILLIE (DAVIS) AND KEITH (POWELL) ON UK PICADILLY RECORDS, THE RADCLIFFE/ENGLISH VERSIONS ARE IN ANOTHER LEAGUE COMPARED TO THE UK POP DUOS RENDITION.
WRITTEN BY JIMMY RADCLIFFE AND BUDDY SCOTT AROUND 1965 IN NEW YORK THE SONG IS INFECTIOUS WITH AN IDEAL DANCE FLOOR GROOVE BOTH JIMMY AND BARBARA MATCH EACH OTHER BOTH SMASHING THIS DELIGHTFUL TRACK OUT OF THE BALL PARK, THEY BOTH SANG BACKING VOCALS ON EACH OTHERS VERSIONS WHICH MAKES THIS EVEN MORE SPECIAL. IMPOSSIBLE TO CHOOSE WHO DELIVERS THIS SONG THE BEST BOTH ARE EQUAL BIG CITY SOUL PRODUCTIONS.
THE RELEASE WILL COME IIN A CUSTOM CARD PICTURE SLEEVE, A6 COLLECTORS CARD, 148 MM x 148MM CARD INSERT LYRIC SHEET IN A POLY OUTER SLEEVE, SLEEVE LINER NOTES BY CHRIS RADCLIFFE JIMMY'S SON, WE ARE SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS RELEASE WITHOUT QUESTION TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE.
TO RESERVE COPIES PM HERE @Mark Bicknell EMAIL bicknellmark@aol.com OR bigmanrecords1@gmail.com
JIMMY RADCLIFFE/BARBARA JEAN ENGLISH - TASTE SOUR DON'T IT - BMR 1013 TWO PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED RECORDINGS.
PROMO VIDEO - 'TASTE SOUR DON'T IT' - JIMMY RADCLIFFE
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PROMO VIDEO - 'TASTE SOUR DON'T IT' - BARBARA JEAN ENGLISH
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The Sound Burger makes a return...
To celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Audio-Technica, the fan-favorite Sound Burger, makes a welcome return after 40 years! The limited-edition AT-SB2022 portable turntable is the return of the Sound Burger, with modern updates including Bluetooth® connectivity and a USB-C charging cable. This turntable features a lightweight design making it perfect for parties, picnics, or compact living spaces.
The AT-SB2022 Sound Burger offers high-quality sound reproduction with a belt-drive system that plays 33-⅓ and 45 RPM records. Updated with Bluetooth capabilities, this turntable can play your favorite vinyl records wirelessly for up to 12 hours. Enjoy a nostalgic, wired listening experience with the included audio cable.
Full details via
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Miss Motown - Raynoma Gordy & Jack Gibson
"Miss Motown"
The "Miss Motown" record (is one of two 45's) that completely surprised, excited and confused any and all "Motown" collectors or "Motown" interest, when one of the two 45's suddenly appeared on "Ebay" in 2015. The 45 record on a Motown Label was a gift to an unknown "Miss Motown" in 1964. This summary is how we finally resolved the "Miss Motown" mystery, following numerous searches, records, listings, archives, Motown DFTMC, and record master's listings etc. During the 1960's it was not unique for any of the key Motown staff to arrange pressing 45's on Motown labels as a one off, or any special events, albeit rare, difficult to find and usually small numbers.
Ray & Berry
Raynoma (Ray) Liles Gordy - following her marriage breakup in 1963 and the final divorce agreement instigated by Berry Gordy, Ray was then to leave Motown and Detroit. Despite their divorce, they both would still continue to work together, albeit limited with Ray being sent to New York by Berry with a new role for her to set up the "NYC Motown Office" completely away from Detroit in 1963.
Bringing things back to the 21st century there was a real challenge concerning the "Miss Motown 45" that just turned up in 2015. It was a complete mystery as to what the record was about and whom it was for? After much searching, amazingly we simply discovered that the "Raynoma (Ray) Liles Gordy Singleton" biography, which was issued in 1990, titled "Berry Me & Motown" provided us with the answer. It was from her own biography that we finally identified and confirmed who the record belonged to and who it was intended for.
When it was time for Miss Ray to leave "Detroit" and in the process of moving to NYC in 1963, she then also mentioned that she would now become "Miss Motown". It is then noted from her book that she detailed her new "business name" clearly detailed on: "Page 139 - Chapter 9 - New York -1963 (extract below) namely: "a quick change operation in the sky and came out as "Miss Motown".
It is worth noting that despite this new name many Motown artists and staff still continued to use her original name as "Miss Ray".
The above record links Jack Gibson (Jack the Rapper) to the “Miss Motown 45” which was a personal gift in 1964. This is clearly detailed on the Motown 45 record. We can now also define “Miss Motown” as being Raynoma Gordy (as was): from her book being “Chapter 9. New York” (exert detailed above).
Jack Gibson “Jack The Rapper”
Originally and not knowing much about Jack Gibson especially his role with Motown, was quite a surprise concerning his critical involvement with the company having worked for Berry Gordy for five years 1961-1966. Details as to the Jack Gibson’s biography “Mellow Yellow” is relevant and also clearly references his role for the period in working for Berry Gordy & Motown from 1961 through to 1966 (Berry Gordy fired Jack Gibson in 1966, allegedly being involved with Motown album bootlegs).
Prior to Jack Gibson “Jack the Rapper” moving to Detroit in 1961 he was one of the top DJ’s in the U.S. throughout the late 1950’s and the early 1960’s before he went to work for Berry Gordy and Motown. Jack was originally based on WCIN Radio out of Cincinnati in Ohio. Berry took the opportunity in 1961 for Jack to come to work for Motown. This is detailed in Jack’s biography (namely: Chapter 12 Page 111). He openly agreed to work for Berry from 1961, he continued to commute from his home in Cleveland Ohio due to his family and children as the distance was not too far. The journey being 168 miles from Cleveland to Detroit taking 2hrs 45 mins by car, however he regularly flew to Detroit rather than drive instead. Jack also mentions (Page 122) his birthday being the same date as Stevie Wonder & Mary Wells. He also mentions that all three of them have the same birthday being the 13th of May. Thereafter and for each year it was a huge Motown birthday party for everyone to celebrate!
Not only was Jack a good friend of Ray, but also Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, Mary Wells, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder and others. He regularly went to New York & other cities to visit all of the record & radio stations including the local disc jockeys in promoting records and artists and taking with him some of the current Motown artists. He also had a close relationship with Ray as she was not only a Motown senior partner (originally) but on her leaving Detroit he also supported her in her 1964 move to New York.
“MISS MOTOWN” Record
The good thing about the Miss Motown 45 in that there is no real purpose anyone would or could press this record other than in 1964, as it being likely that it is Raynoma's voice that had been used for “Jingles” on Jack Gibsons radio shows which was then also used for this specific “Miss Motown” record. Only Jack Gibson would have the recordings that he then used on this 45 or on his regular radio show. Jack had access to a number of pressing plants that he would use, he then utilised his recordings of the voice on tape(s) or acetate as per the record gift as detailed on the 45.
None of any recordings of either Jack Gibson or Raynoma Gordy from 1963/64 exist, this included anything for those with access to any relevant data concerning Jack Gibson and any Jingles. Any potential existing or unissued sound files that were also from the early sixties and / or any voice recordings, again were not available either.
As regards the Miss Motown 45 from 1964 up to the year 2015 no one knew anything about "Miss Motown" or the Motown 45 record (complete with the 6t’s “Delta Release Number” in the runout groove). When the first copy turned up in 2015 most Motown “junkies” or collectors were surprised, excited, curious or dismissive, and/or an attempt in bidding on this record listed on Ebay. Quite a number watched the bidding and many also actually decided to bid on this rarity, however many missed the copy as it sold for over $300. The follow up discussions on the back of this specific 45. appearing in 2015 was just guess work, many also trashed the record as nobody had any ideas concerning “Miss Motown” or “Jack Gibson” with it being a complete mystery.
It is supposed that Berry Gordy secured the Ebay Miss Motown 45 in 2015. Only two copies exist, the second copy turned up at the same time and was sold to a UK dealer. On finally establishing who Jack Gibson & Miss Motown were, we then looked to establish the sound files and the
voice on the record. We already had Raynoma’s voice, as “Little Iva” (Pseudonym) and also with the two girl groups she sang with, around 1959, (Cute-Teens on Aladdin being one). More importantly in more recent years we have
open access to two “Youtube Motown Shows” being:
"Joan Collins & Geraldo”
“The Joan Rivers Show”
Both having “Raynoma Liles Gordy Singleton” as a guest, giving us for the first time the chance to hear her voice in full conversation(s).
Summary
There is then a story as to the purpose of the rare Miss Motown record as a special gift as clearly detailed on the Motown 45: “Very Personal and Very Special Thanks”
Without “Raynoma (Ray) Liles Gordy Singleton” there would have been no Motown. She was key to everything that happened with both Berry & Motown in its infant years. Jack Gibson was also with Motown in the early years and worked in Detroit from 1961 to 1966, both Jack & Raynoma were also very good friends.
The “45 Record” says it all, but it is your own view of the “Special Record” and the main purpose of the record when given to Raynoma by Jack Gibson. This is a key part of Motown’s history as “Miss Motown” was a joint owner of Motown along with Berry Gordy until their divorce. When Ray moved to New York the output from the N.Y. Motown office was some of the greatest none Motown Label Soul 45’s providing some of the most sort after “Northern Soul” records out of the N.Y. office and later from L.A.
This Miss Motown 45 is a key part of the Motown history that Raynoma had kept to herself for all those years until she passed away. It was only then that the two known copies surfaced, it took several years of searching before being able to establish this rare and specific “Motown Special” that left behind a very personal gift between two of the senior staff, (Berry aside) that were both involved in helping build Motown.
Record Title
“JUST FOR YOU” & A Very Special Thanks
The Record Tracks
1) About the Weather
What time is it? What’s the weather going to be like today? Well, what’s the temperature right now? What’s the high for today? What’s the low? Be sure to bundle up because it’s cold outside? Carry your umbrellas cause it's raining? It's such a dreary day? So hot today? It’s so cold today? It’s so sunny & warm outside? Drive carefully? Cause the roads are bad? Be Extra careful going home? Traffics awful heavy? Have you got any new records? Play one just for Me?
2) About The Records & The DJ
Play Me Something groovy? Play me something mellow? Oh that sure sounds good? Can I hear a little more for that one? Gee but you play some swinging records? Who’s on next? How’s my favourite guy today? You are looking very good? So Sharp? What you Say? Will I see you tomorrow? Please come back & see Me? Same time same place?
3) Greetings & nonsense
Bye now? Hi sugar, sugar? Bye, bye, sugar, sugar?
Final Summary
Raynoma Mayberry Liles Gordy Singleton sadly passed away 11 November 2016.
We can only presume that Raynoma had disposed of the records just before she passed away in 2016. It is then likely that any records and other things would have been disposed of or given away. It was in 2015 that the two records were then sold, the records might have had no interest or value to anyone else at that time.
Jack Gibson passed away 30 January 2000.
Nothing from Jack Gibson following his death was anything to do with Motown concerning any effects or documents that are known.
There is also an irony to both of their biographies in that neither mentioned each other. However, Jack passed away in the year 2000. He never got to see his biography as it was not until 2015 that Walker Smith published Jack’s book “Mellow Yellow”. He knew Jack Gibson well and from 1997 through to Jacks death in 2000, Jack wrote his own story via Walker Smith before he died.
Concerning the two biographies and any references including the copyright is the ownership of the two individuals concerned and / or their families. This also includes any and all photographs being the courtesy of the rightful owners.
Graham Jarvis.
Oct 2022.
Site News - James Rice Mod of Markt/Sales - Moving On
James has chosen to step down as he wants to focus more on his new job which he will be starting soon.
Regular users and readers of our Soul Markt section will be well aware of the top job that he has done over the last four years (since March 2018). Always acting in a most measured calm manner which given some of the heated disputes that occur is a lot harder than it sounds.
Thanks to James I 'd say the Soul Markt has grown and developed into a very much more busy, useful and worthwhile section of the site over his time.
So on behalf of the Source time, just like to wish James all the best for his new job, and say thanks for all the time and effort along with a personal 'good luck' with the new job
All the best James
mike
7 New 45s From Kent Records - October 2022
Eddie Hill / Detroit Emeralds - I Am So Thankful / Long Live The King - Kent Select 075
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Loleatta Holloway - I Can't Help Myself / Mr So & So's Daughter - Kent Select 076
CITY_076-1-1.mp3
CITY_076-2-1.mp3
Joe Buckner / Hal Frazier - I Wish I Knew / I Stand Blue - Kent Select 077
CITY_077-1-1.mp3
CITY_077-2-1.mp3
Gil Scott-Heron - Pieces Of A Man / I Think I'll Call It Morning - BGP
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BGPS_068-2-1.mp3
Darrow Fletcher - Infatuation / What Have I Got Now - Kent REPRO 06
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REPRO_06-2-1.mp3
Hollis Dixon & The Keynotes - Go Away With Me / Time Will Tell - Kent REPRO 09
REPRO_09-1-1.mp3
REPRO_09-2-1.mp3
The Corvairs - I'll Never Do It Again / A Feeling Deep Inside - Kent REPRO 05
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REPRO_05-2-1.mp3
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Charly Records Rare and Unreleased Soul Product
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Detroit soul man J.J. Barnes looks back on his career...
Detroit soul man J.J. Barnes looks back on his career ahead of what he says could be his final live performance
The ‘Chains of Love’ singer is set to perform at northern soul festival Detroit-A-Go-Go
... mailman who delivered to the Barnes’s home also ran a record label. Mailman Fred Brown had recently initiated his Kable and Mickay’s imprints, and knew a good thing when he heard it. While walking his delivery route, Brown overheard the Barnes family singing and harmonizing together. The mailman promptly signed Barnes, his sister Ortheia, and his stepfather’s group to contracts with his...
https://www.metrotimes.com/music/detroit-soul-man-jj-barnes-looks-back-on-his-career-ahead-of-what-he-says-could-be-his-final-live-performance-31421347
Mica Millar Wins Jazz FM 'Soul Act of The Year' Award alongside Jools Holland and Marcus Millar
Mica Millar performed single 'Will I See You Again' to open the ceremony with her award presented by P.P Arnold later in the proceedings. Other performances came from Jools Holland who took to the stage with 'Blues Act of The Year' winner; Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram, and jazz pianist Fergus McCreadie who won 'Instrumentalist Of The Year' and was also nominated for this years Mercury Prize.
Further winners included saxophonist Chelsea Carmichael – Breakthrough Act Of The Year; Lady Blackbird – International Jazz Act Of The Year; the Questlove directed music documentary Summer of Soul – The Digital Award; jazz electronica duo Blue Lab Beats – Innovation Award; and trumpeter/producer Emma-Jean Thackray’s album Yellow was voted Album Of The Year in the second public vote category. Scottish jazz singer Georgia Cécile took home two awards for Vocalist of the Year and UK Jazz Artist of the Year.
Presented by actor Clarke Peters (best known for his roles as Lester Freamon in the television series The Wire and Albert Lambreaux in the television series Treme) the individual awards were presented by Peter Leathem from PPL and Andrea Gray from PRS For Music, Binker Golding, Theo Coker, Mark King, Tom Watson, Judith Owen, Alina Bzhezhinska, Marcus Brigstocke, Guy Barker, Leee John, P.P. Arnold, MF Robots and Hugh Laurie.
The full list is as follows:
GOLD AWARD: Marcus Miller
IMPACT AWARD: Jools Holland
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Norma Winstone
SOUL ACT OF THE YEAR sponsored by Boisdale: Mica Millar
BREAKTHROUGH ACT OF THE YEAR: Chelsea Carmichael
INTERNATIONAL JAZZ ACT OF THE YEAR: Lady Blackbird
BLUES ACT OF THE YEAR sponsored by Imagine Cruising: Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram
VOCALIST OF THE YEAR sponsored by Hampstead Jazz Club and Lateralize Records: Georgia Cécile
INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR sponsored by Yamaha: Fergus McCreadie
THE DIGITAL AWARD sponsored by Rathbones: Summer of Soul
INNOVATION AWARD sponsored by Mishcon de Reya: Blue Lab Beats
UK JAZZ ACT OF THE YEAR: Georgia Cécile
ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Emma-Jean Thackray – Yellow
New 45 - The Mansion - Soul Junction Records
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, Maurice Payne and Charles himself. One day while rehearsing in the prison chapel, the Mansion attracted the attention of the warden’s wife who happened to be showing some local dignitaries around. Impressed by what she heard the warden’s wife was instrumental in the Mansion being invited to perform for the city’s television station WBAY, where they recording two holiday programs. The warden later gave them permission to perform outside the prison which brought them to the attention of a Milwaukee neighbourhood program adviser by the name of Al Dunlap of the Commando Project One. It was through Dunlap that the Mansion recorded their solitary 45 release in 1974 “The Girl Next Door /Stop! Let Your Heart Be Your Guide” for a local Milwaukee label Gibbs (406). The label’s owner Bill Gibbs held the release back until some of the members of the Mansion were granted their release papers as at that time prisoners were unable to sign any contract agreements while still incarcerated. Although Charles Blakely remained incarcerated, he was later moved to a medium security prison in Fox Lake County, Wisconsin. While there he formed a gospel group, called the ‘Bell Tones’ who’s line up included Charles, Mayweather Lee, Joe Hayes, and Levell Rudd. The formation of this group was seen as major factor in Charles’s rehabilitation which led to his eventual parole in 1976.
Once on the outside Charles with former ‘Bell Tone” member Mayweather Lee were joined by Charles (Sonny) Bryant and Jimmy Taylor to form a new ensemble by the name of The “Final Chapter”. As the final Chapter they recorded a solitary release for Marvel Love’s New World Label “Now I Know/Get Down For Your Action” (NW800) during 1980, a brief association that for several reasons was to eventually brake down. Although Jimmy Taylor left to pursue a career as a blues musician the remaining three members of the ‘Final Chapter’ continued to perform until they finally disbanded in 1987.
Three previously unissued Final Chapter songs can be found on Soul Junction Various Artists CD compilation “We Got A Sweet Thing going On” Volume II. The Mansion’s Gibbs 45 is now is a highly prized and sort after item amongst Sweet and Group Soul collectors.
Words By: David Welding
https://www.souljunctionrecords.co.uk/SJ548.html
Big Man Records - Jimmy Radcliffe New 45 Release Announcement BMR 1012
BMR 1012 JIMMY RADCLIFFE - 'BIG CITY BLUES B/W 'YOU CAN'T LOSE SOMETHING YOU NEVER HAD' WHICH SOME PEOPLE WILL RECOGNISE FROM DAY'S GONE BY (TWO PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED RECORDINGS) BIG CITY SOUL OF THE HIGHEST ORDER, 'BIG CITY BLUES' IS SUBLIME DOWN TEMPO SOUL TO MATCH THE LIKES OF ROY HAMILTON & RAY POLLARD, HEARTBREAKER OF A TRACK FROM THE ICONIC JIMMY RADCLIFFE, UNDER LICENCE FROM BLACK PATCH PRODUCTIONS TO BIG MAN RECORDS WITH THE BLESSING AND PERMISSION OF CHRISTOPHER RADCLIFFE JIMMY'S SON, TAKEN FROM STUDIO MASTERS, THE RELEASE WILL BE PRESENTED IN A CUSTOM PICTURE SLEEVE, A6 COLLECTORS CARD, 148mm x 148mm SQUARE CARD DOUBLE SIDED LYRIC INSERT, DETAILED SLEEVE LINER NOTES BY CHRISTOPHER RADCLIFFE WITH POLY OUTER SLEEVE.
DEMO COPY AND STOCK ISSUE COPIES AVAILABLE, WE ARE TAKING RESERVES NOW WITH PRE ORDERS TO FOLLOW PM HERE @Mark Bicknell EMAIL bicknellmark@aol.com OR bigmanrecords1@gmail.com TO RESERVE.
THANKS IN ADVANCE GO OUT TO KEVIN COX, DAVID CARTLIDGE, IAN GREGORY FOR ALL ARTWOK, KAREN BENTHAM FOR HER ADMIN SKILLS, CHRISTOPHER RADCLIFFE BLACK PATCH PROMOTIONS IN MAKING THIS PROJECT HAPPEN.
THE RELEASE HAS BEEN SUBMITTED FOR MASTERING AND MANUFACTURING WITH RELEASE DUE DATE OF EARLY 2023.
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Big AC Records Soul Revue with Carmy Love, Abi Farrell, Emma Noble, Nick Corbin and special guests!
First up is the “King of North London Soul”, Danny Toeman! After a 2022 that has seen him sharing the stage with Diana Ross, releasing acclaimed singles on LRK Records and achieving BBC Radio 2 support from Craig Charles, this guy is one to watch for sure!
Next up, we also welcome the extremely talented singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer, Kitty Liv! Kitty has fired up music lovers around the globe from a very early age, co-fronting family band ‘Kitty, Daisy & Lewis’ and now making waves with her solo music too.
And if that wasn’t enough… there will also be a very special one-off live performance of 'So Pure' from PHONO 48. A lot of our followers will be familiar with the single and film which we worked on with Dean Chalkley earlier this year, so we are really excited to bring this unique performance to the stage too! Phono 48 includes vocalist Laville, Kitty Liv, Nick Corbin, Solomon Douglas, Amane Suganami and Lewis Durham.
Tickets are nearly sold out but some are still available here:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/big-ac-records-soul-revue-show-the-100-club-tickets-368050166957
BBC Archive Mod Revival 1979 News Report
James Hogg reports on the mod revival currently taking place in London. He interviews Ian Page - the vocalist with the new mod group Secret Affair - and John Entwistle of mod's elder statesmen The Who. Is the mod rebirth just a flash-in-the-pan, motivated by money, or is there more to it than that? The whole affair is regarded with some amusement in Yorkshire, where the mod scene never really went away, and where there are still several thriving scooter clubs. What do these veteran mods make of what is happening down in London?
Originally broadcast 13 September, 1979.
New Retro Soul 45 by Claire Davis - Long Gone - LRK RECORDS (LRK-17) - Pre-Order Now
https://lrkrecords.bandcamp.com/album/long-gone-2
A jewel of Canada’s Soul scene, Claire Davis takes it up a notch and showcases her mighty vocals on the fiery breakup single “Long Gone”. Drawing from her influences of the likes of Etta James and Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, the unrelenting rhythm and sassy background vocals of this track complement the “take-no-mess” message of Davis’ lyrics and vocal delivery. A song about knowing your worth and walking away from those who don’t! Claire Davis is an analog enthusiast, opting to record to tape whenever possible to best capture the feel and energy of a live performance and this single does not disappoint. The track was co-written by Toronto based artist Kyla Charter and producer Scott McCannell whom Davis has excitedly collaborated with for years on various other projects in Toronto’s R&B/Soul scene. The saucy background vocal arrangement from composer/arranger La-Nai Gabriel provided the icing on the cake for this record which features dynamic background vocals from Aphrose, Tegan Michelle Gordon, and Chynna Lewis.
Available on 7” Vinyl on Wednesday November 30th, 2022
Pre-Order from Friday October 14th, 2022 via LRK Records
The flip side to be announced early Nov
Preorder here: https://lrkrecords.bandcamp.com/album/long-gone-2
Long Gone by Claire Davis
Claire Davis is a musical time traveller. Known for her mighty and expressive vocals, Davis authentically and effortlessly brought the sounds of ‘60s and ‘70s soul into the present on her debut solo EP Thrive. Recording the EP to tape, Davis stayed true to the golden years of soul music that inspire her most, “I wanted to have the flavour of some of my favourite soul records while also being unique compositionally.” Davis explains, “Using an analog process is all about capturing the vibe of a performance, it’s a practice in giving up the idea of perfection and tapping into the moment when you’re recording.” Carving out her reputation as a powerhouse frontwoman and background vocalist in the Toronto music scene, Davis joined seven-piece retro funk ensemble YUKA as their lead singer on full-length album releases From the Ancients (2014) and Dreamscape (2019) to critical acclaim.
Regarded as one of the best live acts coming out of Toronto, YUKA shared the stage with The Dap-Kings, Lee Fields and the Expressions, Treme Brass Band, and The Souljazz Orchestra. Davis also established herself as a go-to background vocalist for all things soul, performing with
legends Martha Reeves (of Martha & the Vandellas), Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, and Jully Black, top Toronto breakout artists Charlotte Day Wilson, Jessie Reyez, and Daniel Caesar.
Stepping out on her own as a solo artist, Davis teamed up with producer and YUKA bandmate Scott McCannelll to write and record her debut EP, Thrive. An EP that explores themes of relationships and heartbreak, the title track centres on the relationship we have with ourselves -- the relationship that all else is built upon, “We blossom the most when we love and take care of ourselves first. It’s the only thing we can truly control.” says Claire of the track. Thrive was released digitally on July 16, 2021 and was followed up with a 7” vinyl release on UK label LRK
Records which sold out presales in just over a day.
UK Doc'n Roll Film Festival inc Lee Fields Film - Oct - Nov 2022
Doc’n Roll Film Festival and details follow below
COUNTDOWN... AND WE'RE ROLLING!
Doc’n Roll Film Festival returns to big screens nationwide this autumn for its 9th London edition, and a 13-city tour – to Birkenhead, Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham and Sheffield – offering a truly UK-wide programme of premiere music documentaries.
An experience-led festival, Doc’n Roll brings its events to life with live Q&As with directors and musicians, special DJ sets, afterparties and post-screening gigs.
This year Doc’n Roll will screen a hand-picked selection of 21 feature-length documentaries and 9 shorts from around the globe, with both in-cinema and online offerings, and multiple world, European, UK and London premieres of highly anticipated films.
FROM ELECTRONIC TO SOUL & PSYCH TO JAZZ
A programme of musical discovery highlighting major artists and unsung heroes, cult icons and underground subcultures, Doc’n Roll puts a dazzling range of rhythms, musicians and music scenes in the spotlight, and showcases stories from the worlds of electronic, folk and punk to the landscapes of soul, psychedelia and jazz.
The theme of change is at the heart of this year’s lineup, from the personal impact of health conditions to the positive influence of creative communities as they respond to social and political change, and music’s ability to inspire and empower in the fight against injustice. This year's programme aims, say Doc’n Roll’s founders, to help us navigate a world full of constant upheaval and change.
More info via
https://www.docnrollfestival.com/
Lee Fields: Faithful Man Documentary
WORLD PREMIERE
Dir. Jessamyn Ansary and Joyce Mishaan, 2022, USA, 80 min
His voice has been compared to James Brown, but Lee Fields is no knock-off. He’s the real thing. Listening to the soul sounds coming through his transistor radio in the late fifties and early sixties, Lee was hooked. Through the seventies, he made his living touring the legendary Chitlin’ Circuit alongside some of the greatest names in blues and soul history. He landed a gig with Kool and the Gang before their rise to fame. But, as the seventies came to a close, disco began its reign and Lee's soul career plummeted. For decades, he thought his music dreams were dead. But with one phone call, everything changed...
Event supported by the BFI, awarding funds from the National Lottery.
Lee Fields: Faithful Man Documentary Screening
SCREENING (directors Q&A): 01 November 2022 at 19:00
Birmingham - Mockingbird
SCREENING (directors Q&A): 02 November 2022 at 18:00
Brighton - Komedia
SCREENING (zoom directors Q&A): 02 November 2022 at 18:30
Liverpool - FACT Picturehouse
SCREENING: 03 November 2022
Nottingham - The Old Bus Depot
SCREENING (directors Q&A): 04 November 2022 at 18:15
London - Barbican Cinema 2
SCREENING (directors Q&A): 05 November 2022 at 20:15
Glasgow - GFT
SCREENING (directors Q&A): 05 November 2022 at 16:00
Edinburgh - Cameo
SCREENING (directors Q&A): 06 November 2022 at 16:00
Manchester - HOME
SCREENING (Premiere 10 November 2022 at 18:30
Sheffield - Showroom
SCREENING (Premiere): 11 November 2022 at 20:00
Bristol - CUBE
Two New Soul4Real Releases -Barbara Lynn & Mary Wells
𝗣𝗥𝗘-𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗙𝗢𝗥 1𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥
4 𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗬 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗨𝗘𝗗 𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗦
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𝘽𝘼𝙍𝘽𝘼𝙍𝘼 𝙇𝙔𝙉𝙉 - 𝙐𝙉𝙇𝙊𝙑𝙀𝘿, 𝙐𝙉𝙒𝘼𝙉𝙏𝙀𝘿 𝙈𝙀 / 𝙎𝙊𝙐𝙇 𝘿𝙀𝙀𝙋 (𝙎4𝙍23)
Spooner Oldham produced six recordings by Barbara Lynn for Atlantic in mid-1968, but session information had previously been scant. Spooner recently confirmed that these tracks were "recorded at American in Memphis" and when the late Red Kelly (Soul Detective) digitised guitarist Reggie Young's session diaries, his endeavours presented further clarity.
Reggie's 1968 diary indicates two American sessions on June 14th and 15th. Four songs were recorded, with "Unloved, Unwanted Me" being shelved. No songwriting credit was documented, but its sorrowful yearning is perfectly executed by Barbara.
A third session the following month yielded two more songs, including the first known recording of "Soul Deep" (its writer Wayne Carson and The Box Tops each recorded the song in 1969). Reggie's diary documents a fortnight's holiday in July, but the distinct lack of guitar and the audible presence of other American Studio musicians further suggests Barbara Lynn's version was possibly recorded in Memphis too.
Both songs make their 7" vinyl debut here. Enjoy!
𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝘀𝗼𝗻
𝙈𝘼𝙍𝙔 𝙒𝙀𝙇𝙇𝙎 - 𝙇𝙊𝙑𝙀 𝙇𝙀𝙏𝙏𝙀𝙍𝙎 / 𝙃𝘼𝙉𝘿𝙎 𝙊𝙁𝙁 𝙈𝙔 𝘽𝘼𝘽𝙔 (𝙎4𝙍24)
It was not until early 1965 that Mary Wells officially left Motown. After a brief stay at 20th Century Fox, she signed for the Atlantic subsidiary Atco Records, and was placed in the very capable hands of Gerald Sims and Carl Davis.
Some tapes of unissued material from this period have been unearthed over the years, and here for the first time on vinyl we have two real delights.
First up is the blatantly Chicago-esque lilting and catchy "Love Letters". Gerald Sims appears to have seen the potential in letter writing as a vehicle for Mary’s talent, and just as with "Dear Lover" it works perfectly. With an introduction that may well have provided the template for that of The Soul Brothers Six, "I’ll Be Loving You", Mary drifts effortlessly through a magical Carl Davis midtempo production.
On the other side, "Hands Off My Baby" is far more reminiscent of her earlier Detroit days, which is unsurprising coming from the pens of Richard Popcorn Wylie and Tony Hester.
𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁
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Label design by Jordi Duró.
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15 𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝘀 + postage as it follows:
1 to 5 copies: 6,90 euros UK & Europe
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1 to 5 copies: 10,55 euros USA & rest of the world
𝗣𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗣𝗔𝗬𝗣𝗔𝗟 𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 & 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆:
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