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Motown Legends 29 Oct -1 Nov: Latest format news and more
Troy Keyes is the latest addition to the all-star line up. at Prestatyn
Fleetwood Weekender (Artist song lists)
Soulsville 1st Anniversary bash
Soul Function launch
Lifeline & Soultown New Years Eve
Prestatyn 2005 Latest News: Artist Info, Soul In Sun and more
Notts Union -3 Years Celebration Fri 5 Nov
New Years Eve Party
Scenesville back in 2005
Should imagine many can remember just how good the Scenesville Soul Nites were, well have had word that should be good news to all soul fans; they are set to return.
In the spring of 2005 and at the venue which recently hosted soulvation dvd release party Carisbrooke Hall . Its been called a "Scenesville one-off megabash " so sounds like one to watch out for!
More details when public and watch out for news of website update
Thanks Everyone from Valatone
New Monthly Saturday Night Northern Soul Club for London
We are pleased to announce a new monthy Saturday night northern soul club for London, starting on November 20th 2004, then on December 11th. From January 2005 onwards, we will be running on the third Saturday of every month.
The venue is the brilliant Vivos of Watling Street, EC2 - some of you will know how fantastic this venue is because it is already home to top mid-week northern soul session Soul in the City.
The music policy is 60s rare soul - with a leaning towards the lesser known, the underplayed and the forgotten while still blending in plenty of established floor pleasers. 9pm-2am, £5 on the door.
Resident DJs are myself, (Gene Robertson), Stuart Tyler, Dave Greenhill and Martin Thomson, plus a monthly guest (to be confirmed).
More information will be posted in due course. Meantime- make a date for November 20th!
New Monthly Saturday Night Northern Soul Club for London Latest Event news Published by mike h- [mike-] on 2004/10/15 (207 reads)
The Original Sounds Of Detroit & Chicago-Confirmed Dates For 2005
DAVE RIMMER TO DJ AT SOLID HIT SOUL, LONDON!
SOLID HIT SOUL ANNOUNCE THEIR FIRST GUEST DJ.....................
We, at the Solid Hit Soul Club, are pleased to announce that Dave Rimmer will be our first guest DJ at our opening night.
Details for the night are:
DATE: Saturday 20th November 2004
TIME: 9pm - 2am
VENUE: VIVOs, 17 Watling Street, LONDON, EC4
Dave will be joined by resident DJs Gene Robertson, Stuart Tyler, Martin Thomson and Dave Greenhill. The music policy is 60s rare soul - with a leaning towards the lesser known, the underplayed and the forgotten while still blending in plenty of established floor pleasers.
Also, dont forget to make a note of our next night on Saturday 11th December. Take a soulful break from the Christmas shopping with us!
Guest DJ on this night to be confirmed.
Dont forget that during 2005, we will be running on the 3rd Saturday of every month, so be sure to make a note in your diaries!!!
Latest Event news Published by Gene Robertson [Gene-R] on 2004/10/19 (83 reads
Soul at Hitchin FC A change of venue for 28 Jan
Latest Ace Releases inc DAVE GODINS DEEP SOUL TREASURES VOL 4
New Releases for SEPTEMBER 2004 from Ace Records
DAVE GODINS DEEP SOUL TREASURES VOL 4 - KENT - CDKEND 230
In 1997, Dave Godin launched his first Deep Soul Treasures CD. Of the genre he had so masterfully identified, Godin noted, "It is certainly the music of the outsider," before adding that this glorious music he had so skilfully hewn from the rich musical landscape of black America, was, "a form of therapy by which we are brought face to face, with the worst thing we think could happen to us but by experiencing it through the artistic metaphor, we learn the lesson..."
TRACK LISTING
1. Temptation Bout To Get Me - THE KNIGHT BROTHERS
2. I Believe She Will - EDDIE & ERNIE
3. I've Been Wrong Too Long - MATHILDA JONES
4. I Pity The Fool - BOBBY BLAND
5. I Need You - CHUCK EDWARDS
6. Just Loving You - RUBY ANDREWS
7. Slip Away - CLARENCE CARTER
8. Is It Me You Really Love - BLACK VELVET
9. The Day After Forever - PAUL KELLY
10. Giving Up - GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS
11. I'm A Lonely Stranger - ARTHUR CONLEY
12. I Love You - JACKIE LEE
13. The Tracks Of My Tears - THE MIRACLES
14. You Got Me Diggin' You - ROOSEVELT MATTHEWS
15. I Don't Care Anymore - DORIS DUKE
16. You Make Me Feel Good - LAWRENCE & JAIBI
17. Can't Find No Happiness - BARBARA BROWN
18. My Baby - GARNET MIMMS
19. It's So Hard To Break A Habit - THE WEBS
20. Time Is On My Side - IRMA THOMAS
21. This Heart Can't Take No More - TONY OWENS
22. It Was Like A Nightmare - JAIBI
23. The Dark End Of The Street - ROY HAMILTON
24. I Made It Over - JIMMY ROBINS
25. Don't Ever Leave Me - BOB & EARL
THE ULTIMATE FLAIRS - ACE - CDCHD 1023
For record company owners, it was often the practice in the 50s to have a vocal group named after one of your labels. The Bihari family, owners of the Modern group of labels, were no exception. They had started the Flair label in 1953 with primarily a hillbilly leaning, but then decided to widen the labels musical spectrum to include blues and R&B. What better than to have a vocal group named the Flairs as a showcase for the Flair label? The Flairs were born and they progressed to become one of the most respected vocal groups that came out of the West Coast doo wop scene.
THE ULTIMATE STAPLE SINGERS / A Family Affair - KENT - CDKEN2 240
In a career that spanned four decades, Pops, Mavis, Pervis (later replaced by Yvonne) and Cleotha Staples made a lot of remarkable recordings. Happily the majority of these have remained in print, in one form or another, virtually since they were first issued. However, the group recorded for several labels in that time, and thus its been the case to date that anyone wanting to build a definitive "Best Of The Staple Singers" collection would have to buy at least five CDs, maybe more, in an attempt to piece together such a thing.
GENE VINCENT CUT OUR SONGS / Primitive Texas Rockabilly&Honky Tonk - ACE - CDCHD 1018
It all took place in a quiet corner of east Texas nearly 50 years ago. The location is the Trail 80 Courts, a motel in Mineola, a railroad hamlet about 90 miles east of Dallas. Theres a train in the night and the sagebrush is tumbling across the dirt track courtyard. Inside, a bunch of good ole boys have gathered for a songwriters jam session convened by the motels owner Jack Rhodes, the man they look to for inspiration and guidance. A guitarist in small local country outfits, Rhodes didnt take up songwriting in earnest until the early 1950s by which time he was in his mid-forties. One or two of his songs got recorded and pretty soon he was on his way. A tie-up with a song publisher affiliated to Capitol Records opened up new vistas and in 1955 two of Rhodes songs, Beautiful Lies and A Satisfied Mind, became major country hits with the latter attaining "standard" status, as did another of his songs Silver Threads And Golden Needles popularised by the Springfields.
LARRY WILLIAMS AT HIS FINEST / The Specialty RocknRoll Years - ACE - CDCH2 1021
When Larry Williams picked up the banner so prematurely dropped by his Specialty label mate Little Richard in 1957, he became for a while the very personification of rocknroll. Frantic but always in control, wild but witty, crazy but cool, he had an unquenchable taste in bizarre women: short, fat, bony, dizzy or jelly bellied, Larry loved em all. more
MOANING, GROANING, CRYING / A Galaxy Of Soul and R&B - KENT - CDKEND 236
MOANING, GROANING, CRYING is the last of three sequential examinations of Galaxy, the much maligned R&B subsidiary of San Franciscos Fantasy Records, which operated from the late 1950s up until 1973. Last month we served up "Diggin Gold" on Ace and "Get Your Lie Straight" on BGP, sets which chronologically bookend this fine imprints discography. This latest volume on Kent focuses on what I consider the golden era of the Galaxy catalogue, the mid-to-late 1960s, and also includes items from associated outlets of the time like Early Bird, Soul Clock and M.I.O.B. In order to accurately reflect the tenor of these labels collective output in that time period, the contents are equal parts R&B and soul, with an admitted bias toward the upbeat (ie you just gotta shake a tailfeather to this stuff). That was the Galaxy sound: somewhat disparate by todays stricter genre definitions, but a distinctive, eminently soulful sound nonetheless. more
INSTRUMENTAL EXPLOSION / Incendiary Funk and R&B Instrumentals - BGP - CDBGP2 163
KEPOW! The record hits the deck, a syncopated drum beat fills the speakers and suddenly a screeching saxophone comes in. The DJ has nailed the dancefloor and hes done it with that much used but underappreciated tool, the instrumental. BOOM! And hes not stopped there, with a Hammond organ and a James Brown rhythm - always a JB rhythm. Hes kept the instrumental theme going and there is no way that its going to anyone is going to leave the dance floor. It is actually a European Union rule that funk DJs need to play 25% instrumentals in their DJ set (eu. Reg. 1475 funk), but as anyone with an iota of experience on what some of the younger sorts may call "the wheels of steel" will tell you, reckless experimentation can take that mix up into the high 80s and sometimes beyond for a completely rapt dancefloor. At BGP we are inveterate risk takers (amongst other things) so, give or take a few mumbled words, grunts, and asides, we have decided to bring forth a 100% instrumental set that should set your pulses racing.
TRANQUILITY / Music For Yoga & Meditation - VANGUARD - VCD 79744
Its a reasonable question to ask why any yoga practitioner should require a music CD to help find inner silence. In a world awash with background sounds - muzak, lift music, shopping mall playlists - does meditation require its own soundtrack? As, sleevenote writer and yoga devotee Sam Graham points out, however, "the use of music to accompany yoga and meditation is neither new nor inappropriate". He then quotes author Shruti Pandit, who comments "Music is in fact magic, and it would not be wrong to observe that its notes and rhythms cast a hypnotizing spell on the one who listens to it."more
TEENAGE CRUSH VOLUME 4 - ACE - CDCHD 1015
Brainstormed by the venerable gang behind the Golden Age Of American RocknRoll series, TEENAGE CRUSH Volume 4 brings together 28 more clean-cut pop rockers and teen ballads from the late 50s and early 60s, each one from Billboards Hot 100. Not quite rocknroll, for a generation of teenagers, recordings like these were their zeitgeist, the soundtrack of their adolescence, evoking the angst and the joy of those innocent times more faithfully than any number of frantic rockers. Cardigan Rock, some of the guys and gals at Ace call it. more Produced by Ace Records Ltd
Wattstax DVD - a new DVD release of this classic concert
In August 1972, seven years after the Watts riots, the legendary Stax recording label staged a benefit concert in Los Angeles for 90,000 people. As time went by, it became known as the Black Woodstock. This features Staxs biggest stars, this 1972 concert at the Los Angeles Coliseum was arguably more remarkable than its hippie predecessor. Isaac Hayes was at the height of Shaft glory, the Bar-Kays ignited funk dynamite and Rufus Thomas redefined crowd control. Also stars Raymond Allen, Luther Ingram, Jesse Jackson, Albert King, Ted Lange and Little Milton. Richard Pryors commentary ties it all together.
More info on the film and where to buy
Alcohol - Robert Jay: A Voxpop45 release
THE VELVELETTES: 'THE COMPLETE MOTOWN ANTHOLOGY
due out 1 Nov
Disc 1
1. Selfish Lover* 2. Should I Tell Them* 3. My Foolish Heart (Keeps Hanging On To A Memory)* 4. Mama Please* 5. There He Goes 6. Thats The Reason Why 7. I Know His Name (Only His Name) 8. (The) Monkey (Hokey Pokey)* 9. Thats A Funny Way* 10. You Cant Get Away* 11. Stop Beating Around The Bush 12. Needle In A Haystack [stereo version] 13. He Was Really Sayin Somethin [alternative version]* 14. Since Ive Lost You* 15. Think Of The Times 16. Throw A Farewell Kiss 17. Long Gone Lover 18. Lonely Lonely Girl Am I [alternative version]* 19. Im The Exception To The Rule 20. Why Must You Go* 21. A Bird In The Hand (Is Worth Two In The Bush) [alternative mix]* 22. Save Me (My Ship Of Love Is Sinking) [alternative version] 23. Since Youve Been Loving Me [stereo version]* 24. Let Love Live (A Little Bit Longer) [alternative mix]*
Disc 2
1. The Boy From Crosstown [alternative mix]* 2. A Love So Deep Inside* 3. Aint No Place Like Motown 4. Hes The One* 5. Everybody Needs Love 6. Somethings Happening* 7. Love Is Good 8. These Things Will Keep Me Loving You 9. These Things Will Keep Me Loving You [alternative stereo version] 10. Your Heart Belongs To Me* 11. Seasons Greetings From Motown 1966 12. I’m In Love (And I Know It)* 13. (Weve Got) Honey Love* 14. Im So Glad Its Twilight Time 15. Bring Back The Sunshine* Bonus 1: Battle Of The Stars, Live at the Greystone, February 28, 1964 * 16. (The) Nitty Gritty 17. There He Goes 18. The Monkey Time 19. I Cant Wait Until I See My Baby’s Face 20. (Ain’t That) Good News Bonus 2: The French recordings* 21. Puisque Je Sais Qu’il Est à Moi (‘As Long As I Know Hes Mine’) 22. Tu Perds Le Plus Merveileux Garçon du Monde (‘You Lost The Sweetest Boy’) 23. Le Hokey Pokey ‘(The) Monkey’ 24. Je Veux Crier (‘My Foolish Heart (Keeps Hanging On To A Memory)’)
UK Sue label story Vol 3 - The Soul of Sue
Track listing:- HURT BY LOVE - INEZ FOXX
I CAN’T WAIT UNTIL I SEE MY BABY’S FACE - JUSTINE “BABY” WASHINGTON
THE LAST MINUTE - JIMMY McGRIFF
HITCH-HIKE PT I - RUSSELL BYRD
AM I A FOOL IN LOVE - IKE & TINA TURNER
CONTINENTAL MIND - ERNESTINE ANDERSON
I CAN’T STAND IT - SOUL SISTERS
INCENSE – ANGLOS
DON’T MESS WITH MY MAN - IRMA THOMAS
HARLEM SHUFFLE - BOB & EARL
YOUR RED WAGON (YOU CAN PUSH IT OR PULL IT) - DONNIE ELBERT
CRYIN’ DAYS ARE OVER - KELLY BROTHERS
STRONGER - THELMA JONES
DANCING FAST, DANCING SLOW - INTENTIONS
BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE - JACKIE DAY
THAT DID IT - BOBBY BLAND
SEARCHIN’ FOR MY BABY – MANHATTANS
WHAT DID YOU TELL THIS GIRL OF MINE - OV WRIGHT
NIGHT TRAIN - JAMES BROWN & THE FAMOUS FLAMES
DO- RE-MI - LEE DORSEY
GIMME, GIMME - ZZ HILL
TALKIN’ WOMAN - LOWELL FULSON
OH HOW HAPPY - SHADES OF BLUE
BELIEVE IN ME - JERRY BUTLER
YOU DON’T WANT ME - JAMES CARR
Read Dean Rutlands full review of the CD "UK Sue label story Vol 3 - The Soul of Sue" HERE .
Soulfunction DVD/CD set - Full info
Full info including sound streaming of all tracks and video clips available at the New Century Soulshop http://www.newcenturysoul.co.uk/modules/soulshop/
"In two and a half minutes life is magic" - V2 Music and the makers of the dance film hit "Function at the Junction" present "Soul Function"
“It was all about self expression which was amazing really because to be a working class kid and to think about how you look was completely different. It was very creative." - Sir Paul Smith.
"You get out on the dance floor. You rock it. To me that is quintessential Northern Soul." Ashley Beedle. DJ.
TRACKLISTING
DVD:
FUNCTION AT THE JUNCTION — Short Film
THE WAY OF THE CROWD — Documentary / Exclusive Photo Gallery
Click image below for flash video intro or view quicktime file at new century soul shop
(note - this video has been edited for internet and is a lesser quality than the dvd)
Dance. Vinyl. DJs. Amphetamines. Club culture. Northern Soul culture fed on the energy of audiences discovering dance music classics for themselves. British appreciation of the under-appreciated and instinct for street-generated style lay at the heart of the Northern scene.
The street-based energy that filled Northern club floors in the Seventies laid the foundations for the Rave scene in the Nineties.
With film, archive footage, dance clips, documentary and twenty blistering dance tracks, "Soul Function" captures the excitement and power of Northern Soul.
The Soul Function CD/DVD artifact features:
CD: streaming available at New Century Soulshop
(1) The Royal Esquires “Aint Gonna Run”
(2) Calvin Grayson “Youve Got to Be Willing”
(3) Dave Charles “Aint Gonna Cry No More”
(4) Doris Troy “Face up to the Truth”
(5) Harry Deal & The Galaxies “I still Love You”
(6) Kiki Dee “Magic On A Carpet Ride
(7) Nancy Butts “I want to hold your Hand”
(8) Charles Mann “ Shonuff No Funny Stuff Love”
(9) The Soulful Twins “Cant Let you Go”
(10) Steve Mancha “Friday Night”
(11) The Enchanters “Theres a Look about You”
(12) Lela Martin “You Cant Have Your Cake”
(13) Willy McDougal “Dont Turn Away”
(14) Bobby Jonz “Win Your Love”
(15) Clay Hunt “Your Loves Gone Bad”
(16) Emmit Long “Call Me”
(17) Judy Street “What”
(18) The Mylestones “The Joker”
(19) Mojo “Lets Get Ugly”
(20) Tommy Neal “Going to a Happening”
Rare archive footage of club and dance action
Previously unreleased stills from the scene
20 rare Northern Soul classics, including previously un-released material
45 minute "Way of the Crowd" documentary charting the history of the scene
Interviews with DJs Ashley Beedle, Stuart Patterson, DJ Paulette, Terry Farley, Bill Brewster, Geno Washington
Commentary from Sir Paul Smith detailing the impact of Northern on British fashion
Award winning short "Function at the Junction" as seen on the BBC, Sky, Sundance and on the web at Tiscali.
Full info including sound streaming of all tracks and video clips available at the New Century Soulshop
Grapevine 45 and CD Releases
G2K 45-149 HERMAN HITSON : You Can’t Keep A Good Man Down /
Ain’t No Other Way
(great 70s coupling rare Sweet Rose 45 – Crossover dancer ‘A’ with in-de
mand funker)
G2K 45-150 EDDIE HOLMAN : Wanted In 3 States
(classic Northern – here’s the previously unreleased original version
Harthon recording)
And two new CDs : £12.99 each inc postage
GVCD 3016 : CAROL ANDERSON – Sad Girl
(cult Detroit soulstress – inclueds all her known output including the title
track and 2 other in-demand dancers – Taking My Mind Off Love & It Shouldn’
t Happen To A Dog)
GVCD 3017 : VARIOUS ARTISTS – America’s Most Wanted Volume 2
(another visit to the vaults of Malaco for a 21 track dancer’s treasure –
includes previously unreleased tracks – George Jackson’s own cut of “The Only
Way Is Up”and a previously unknown femme delight Carol Bell. This one lives
up to the high standard set by AMW 1)
Order direct from Grapevine :
Phone : 01924.2994641 or
grapevine.musicgroup@virgin.net
Sad News CP Spencer dies at 65
C.P. Spencer, whose soaring tenor voice led the hit song “Baby I’m For Real,” by Motown group the Originals, died Wednesday 20 October of a heart attack. The Oak Park resident was 65.
Born Crathman P. Spencer, the Detroiter started singing with the Voicemasters, a group who evolved from the Five Jets and were one of the first groups that Berry Gordy used on sessions. Core members Crathman P. Spencer, Walter Gaines, and Henry Dixon were led by the dynamic leads of David Ruffin, Ty Hunter, Joe Charles aka Joe Murphy, and Lamont Dozier.
Along with Freddie Gorman, Hank Dixon and Walter Gaines, Spencer was signed to Motown in 1964 by producer Lamont Dozier. While cutting some sides on their own, they sang backup on sessions from 1965 to 1969.
The Originals scored their first big hit on their own with “Baby, I’m For Real,” in 1969, a song written and produced by Marvin Gaye.
It was Ed Love, then a disc jockey on jazz station WCHD, who first played “Baby I’m For Real” in Detroit at the request of Gorman, who worked with Love at the post office.
It wasn’t intended to be the single, but the group liked it, and listeners went crazy for the song, and Spencer’s lead vocal.
CP Spencer was also one of "The Voice Masters" which evolved from the Five Jets and the Five Stars and were one of the first groups that Berry Gordy used on sessions. Core members Crathman P. Spencer, Walter Gaines, and Henry Dixon were led by the dynamic leads of David Ruffin, Ty Hunter, Joe Charles aka Joe Murphy, and Lamont Dozier.
Ref: Originals biography