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The latest ebay recently completed auction list - a few high adds since the last time
Soul Record Auctions - Recent Completed Auctions [Sorted By Value]
http://thumbs1.ebaystatic.com/m/m9M5KeKceIfY2KV3ckhBADA/140.jpg Beyond Junior Mccants Try Me For Your New Love Kin.. $17100.00 Ended 24 Jul http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/m/mVK1OXiGNrBHxdGjrdM4TFA/140.jpg Larry Clinton She S Wanted Dynamo Hear $7877.77 Ended 11 Sep http://thumbs4.ebaystatic.com/m/mHE-WflR95qOqne70aQfKgg/140.jpg Dead Little Nicky Soul Orig Shee Sr-101 Record I Wante.. $4850.00 Ended 29 Aug http://thumbs1.ebaystatic.com/m/mRzLNGuie8fwjiAXkPEkTng/140.jpg Rita The Tiaras - Gone With The Wind - Dore Original .. $4371.00 Ended 18 Oct http://thumbs1.ebaystatic.com/m/mD-ECaMc46YAhWdnmV-f5Ug/140.jpg Sandi Matues The World Ultra Funk Matues Mp3 $3760.00 Ended 03 Oct http://thumbs1.ebaystatic.com/m/m9QYuKIWLBo312eGLyxFZEA/140.jpg Timmie Williams-Competition-Northern Soul Monster- Mala.. $3749.00 Ended 09 Oct http://thumbs1.ebaystatic.com/m/miyU9e9qCIjyaIopE6vp19g/140.jpg Satan S Breed - Road Runner Since You Left Me On Jeng.. $3649.00 Ended 09 Oct http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/m/mrYZeuGj3rNNmqRGtWDfIrA/140.jpg Ray Agee I M Losing Again Blues Soultown Hear $3505.00 Ended 03 Oct http://thumbs2.ebaystatic.com/m/mX5W7OVetl2mBmmRmrHmIyA/140.jpg Stormie Wynters - Life Saver Foolish Dreamer - Wlp-Rare.. $3165.00 Ended 01 Sep http://thumbs2.ebaystatic.com/m/mJQv7Gy1KJS_Cg1ABDzj12A/140.jpg Mel Williams Groove My Mind B W All Around The World .. $3050.25 Ended 22 Sep http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/m/mVeP8ykLhaw_-eg-jOUm55w/140.jpg Acetate - Unknown Artist - Ghettos Of Harlem - Bell -.. $3049.00 Ended 18 Sep http://thumbs4.ebaystatic.com/m/ml8zfxf_aJthjxCQcgK2jQQ/140.jpg Chuck Holiday - Just Can T Trust Nobody I Still Love.. $2938.00 Ended 03 Oct http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/m/mk_GumJpbxluaLrQ-L_1BnA/140.jpg Sam Williams Love Slipped Through My Fingers Orig D.. $2750.00 Ended 22 Aug http://thumbs1.ebaystatic.com/m/mazwZJ1vwUA8GEtp_0Oy4ow/140.jpg Arthur Verocai S T Brazil Soul Pysch Groove Original Lp.. $2750.00 Ended 29 Aug http://thumbs2.ebaystatic.com/m/mEWztXBBEjQsYhu60IKRRxQ/140.jpg Pee Wee Shuck And Huey Beside Myself Flagg Mega Vinyl $2551.99 Ended 17 Oct http://thumbs2.ebaystatic.com/m/mRDb36w_nTTfWE8-D8zbv0A/140.jpg Bobby Kline Say Something Nice To Me Mb Hear Vg $2550.00 Ended 11 Sep http://thumbs4.ebaystatic.com/m/mhaQY0kwlSXfkhNVqQBNtEg/140.jpg Jimmie Bo Horne I Can T Speak Dade Hear $2247.00 Ended 11 Sep http://thumbs2.ebaystatic.com/m/mD73f4CI8QnWiANd6-GnXAw/140.jpg The Gospel Orion Very Private Soul Funk Birmingham Alab.. $2247.00 Ended 06 Oct http://thumbs2.ebaystatic.com/m/mj5xrz3qKQ5TBTY7n_FLtbA/140.jpg Helene Smith Lp Sings Sweet Soul Deep City Rec Miami S.. $2128.00 Ended 11 Sep http://thumbs4.ebaystatic.com/m/m4xBIUqgS495bjswqEjZQZA/140.jpg Delites Lover Cuppy Mega Original $2111.92 Ended 21 Aug http://thumbs1.ebaystatic.com/m/mqbK25dvt_YKTCcw7Z8CxEg/140.jpg 45-Superbs-Wind In My Sails Your Eyes-Dore 872 D J $2000.00 Ended 10 Oct http://thumbs4.ebaystatic.com/m/mKG5RDdI-V8q8CkqvEoInTA/140.jpg Blank Soul Rich Man Poor Man - Sam Carty R Steady 7 $1949.00 Ended 23 Aug http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/m/mS1HNFbrXSHcJRtMOWgPsdg/140.jpg The Counts- It Takes A Bunch A Lovin I Know You Re Th.. $1802.77 Ended 15 Aug http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/m/mU_bpCVMWc9taiIZeZPeKwg/140.jpg George Lemons Fascinating Girl Gold Soul Lis.. $1802.00 Ended 16 Oct http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/m/mZVjwzvpIScgMsxe6APx5ww/140.jpg Blank Dancing Time Only Soul Can Tell - Slim Smith .. $1788.00 Ended 09 Oct http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/m/ml-cSQaS3xoghvtep3JJ5MA/140.jpg Joe Jama My Life Ultra Original Stomper Sweet Soul .. $1755.00 Ended 14 Sep http://thumbs2.ebaystatic.com/m/mcTw5Tg0O2lYAgBt6xQJrRA/140.jpg Freddie Chavez They Ll Never Know Why Original Listen $1735.00 Ended 07 Sep http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/m/m5IcldfaByIQzcDgTZ5M3_w/140.jpg Nomads Somethin S Bad Tell Her No Lies Mo-Groov 8240.. $1725.00 Ended 07 Oct http://thumbs4.ebaystatic.com/m/mzNMDOL0pLVtTuvs2anndHg/140.jpg 70s Soul - Sonic Explosion - We Belong Together - Big C.. $1682.57 Ended 18 Sep http://thumbs1.ebaystatic.com/m/mmLy2kvBLvqB6SXHiudHz0w/140.jpg Mike Pedicin Burnt Toast And Black Coffee Federal Pro.. $1675.00 Ended 28 Sep http://thumbs4.ebaystatic.com/m/mmKtxXKsYS2bZBiPY9brJng/140.jpg Funk - Soul Vibrations - The Dump - Vibrant - Mp3 - $1656.58 Ended 07 Aug http://thumbs2.ebaystatic.com/m/mhDDP_Qhsxol_E0o3O3qu0A/140.jpg Scarce-Detroit -Scope Record-Soulettes-Bring Your Fine.. $1655.00 Ended 11 Sep http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/m/m9YB9VdQHUM-2LTBRf8yr8A/140.jpg Funk Grambling College Marching Band Harlem Rumble On S.. $1624.00 Ended 18 Oct http://thumbs2.ebaystatic.com/m/myUMqsTkRyAcQor1GJP1kJw/140.jpg Uk Coxsone Cs 7085 Your Cheating Heart Lloyd And W.. $1592.04 Ended 02 Oct http://thumbs1.ebaystatic.com/m/mDUZc0oyh4EEnEKm_wtOO5Q/140.jpg Rod Andrea Ram Rods If It S Lovin You Want Super T.. $1575.00 Ended 13 Oct http://thumbs4.ebaystatic.com/m/mOv_wFeQCYiP7orCBBopPAw/140.jpg Studio One Free Man Shanty Town - The Soul Bros Eth.. $1525.00 Ended 09 Oct http://thumbs1.ebaystatic.com/m/mUZ55-fki_C7wf1EJySWngA/140.jpg Akwassa In The Groove Grail Super Afro Funk Clover Nig.. $1480.51 Ended 13 Sep http://thumbs4.ebaystatic.com/m/mn3NWKHxR4dwLZB-0tz99rQ/140.jpg Holly St James That S Not Love Abc Wlp Original Pr.. $1473.00 Ended 12 Oct http://thumbs2.ebaystatic.com/m/mS8YxF_cjoVNzvxJMNFg_fA/140.jpg 60s Txs Northern R B Rod Andrea If It S Lovin You Wan.. $1472.54 Ended 19 Aug http://thumbs2.ebaystatic.com/m/m9DJ9hNk3njJhU5NzzVNO9A/140.jpg Hollis Stone Streetwise Ultra Modern Soul Boogie Funk.. $1466.64 Ended 22 Aug http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/m/mHfukQwfnn7AnXzKvgSPfFA/140.jpg Bold Breed Let Me Down Easy Ultra Funk Beach Mood For.. $1462.00 Ended 07 Sep http://thumbs4.ebaystatic.com/m/mcnKvxnEarOeF4j7hzeLmbg/140.jpg Modern Funk Soul L S Movement Band Move Everything Yo.. $1395.00 Ended 08 Aug http://thumbs1.ebaystatic.com/m/m-mdvrvOSdIwZtGRSFflb2w/140.jpg Joe Mensah Original Ghana 1975 Throughout Mindblowi.. $1392.00 Ended 21 Sep http://thumbs4.ebaystatic.com/m/m8tUBVx0UaIpBDi8zaOZ3Ig/140.jpg Little Tommy Baby Can T You See Mega Stomper Deep Soul $1378.57 Ended 22 Sep http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/m/mvlX9FPo3wC19A3PTobpMHg/140.jpg Livy Ekemezie Friday Night Ultra Afro Disco Funk Soul.. $1375.00 Ended 31 Aug http://thumbs1.ebaystatic.com/m/mOdkXWuRhPu8GCx6y93Y7Tw/140.jpg Paul Wagner That World I Knew Mega-Rare Monster $1358.00 Ended 16 Oct http://thumbs4.ebaystatic.com/m/mxb0zXpcZDEIpcG28mmeI-A/140.jpg Northern Funk Deep Soul - Susie Raney - I Ve Had Enough.. $1330.00 Ended 18 Sep http://thumbs2.ebaystatic.com/m/mfOq8Qefsu3uQU19dp4uxLg/140.jpg The Psychedelic Alliens Impossible Sought After Afro .. $1324.00 Ended 12 Sep http://thumbs1.ebaystatic.com/m/mLLtfBUx_Jx0c-z7gqzVuLQ/140.jpg Tommy Mcgee Positive Negative Original Private Michigan.. $1304.00 Ended 28 Aug http://thumbs2.ebaystatic.com/m/mB1baozvnCH2ViZktsBllag/140.jpg 1973 Private Psych Funk Del Jones Positive Vibes Court.. $1291.00 Ended 20 Sep http://thumbs1.ebaystatic.com/m/moiq-Q81TjixehvoEbRGI4A/140.jpg Modern Soul - Morris - Can We Melt The Ice - Plush - Vg.. $1282.57 Ended 18 Sep http://thumbs4.ebaystatic.com/m/mHKYbR0PpmT1sqpFEwQDLDw/140.jpg Chubby Checker You Just Don T Know 1966 Very Promo .. $1275.55 Ended 15 Oct http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/pict/4011957803984040_1.jpg Detroit Sex Machines The Stretch Funk Original Soul T.. $1275.00 Ended 03 Oct http://thumbs1.ebaystatic.com/m/m7qL6t7YLbeltNsUo-Qf-SA/140.jpg Funk - Perfections - No Man Can Love You -Rock N Vg .. $1253.00 Ended 18 Sep http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/m/muAJD0H90TvejESY9pl-vZA/140.jpg Crossover Eula Cooper Let Our Love Grow Higher Super .. $1247.00 Ended 26 Aug http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/m/mqB_aYIeBf3v_azuGkaDRBg/140.jpg The Enjoyables On Shrine I Ll Take You Back $1245.65 Ended 13 Oct http://thumbs2.ebaystatic.com/m/mhkfSc-RLEp15S5Bjr_4Tgw/140.jpg Timi Yuro It Ll Never Be Over For Me 1969 Liberty .. $1238.39 Ended 13 Oct http://thumbs1.ebaystatic.com/m/mp9-8rCwdd9Tg7zgbrrE3dQ/140.jpg Tickled Pink Reach Out Funk Pink Knip Autographed Mp3 $1227.00 Ended 03 Oct http://thumbs4.ebaystatic.com/m/mXR0RcL2zmBg4QOjhhtRhLA/140.jpg Jackey Beavers I Need My Baby Love That Never G.. $1224.00 Ended 03 Oct http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/m/m2fg-cdBaA1AAJ7est9lGSA/140.jpg The Cautions On Shrine No Other Way $1200.00 Ended 22 Sep http://thumbs4.ebaystatic.com/m/m_a1wQVtm0NCRiehOp2nAgw/140.jpg Tony Hestor Watch Yourself Giant 707 Top Condition M .. $1182.99 Ended 14 Aug http://thumbs2.ebaystatic.com/m/mzXHfGb1Y2CuHeLiX5ZXPYw/140.jpg Jimmy Fraser Of Hopes Dreams Tombstones Unplaye.. $1175.00 Ended 18 Sep http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/m/mGGpcY5NnMyFKpIs7E4vldA/140.jpg Mike Selesia Flavor Private Spiritual Jazz Funk Mint.. $1144.98 Ended 02 Aug http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/m/mhNwF_CfyU8cRIChw6GG0CA/140.jpg Freddie Terrell S Soul Expedition 72 Lefevre Sound.. $1138.00 Ended 30 Aug http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/m/m3istNiAxSyHnAom4YjUx9Q/140.jpg Mod R B -Nelson Sanders -Your Sweet Love This Is $1138.00 Ended 18 Oct http://thumbs2.ebaystatic.com/m/mME9ix3vSvNq7puJ0dWIF1g/140.jpg The Sequins Try My Love Soul Detroit Sound Listen $1136.00 Ended 04 Sep http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/m/mgdMQQ01V6lC9UfbiA2txpg/140.jpg Segun Bucknor The Assembly Heavy Nigeria Afro Funk .. $1136.00 Ended 01 Oct http://thumbs1.ebaystatic.com/m/mlYXnJwEASN5Bs7-mA_tHbQ/140.jpg Andy Fisher My Heart S Beating Stronger Fat Fish De.. $1136.00 Ended 07 Oct http://thumbs2.ebaystatic.com/m/mt30AI3gTK0UoGIKU6TfKjA/140.jpg Ascots Just A Few Feet From The Gutter Crossover Funk.. $1134.00 Ended 22 Sep http://thumbs2.ebaystatic.com/m/mMWzPmorZd61syYA7eQ4isA/140.jpg Super Original X-Over Funk - Young Mods - Everblack $1126.00 Ended 11 Sep http://thumbs2.ebaystatic.com/m/mySZmyR4lij5d90vBEsxfwQ/140.jpg Arawak Accadde A Lp Monster Italian Library Funk .. $1125.00 Ended 11 Sep http://thumbs1.ebaystatic.com/m/mhKX94nIUy9epfE2FAUyuVA/140.jpg Joe Hicks I Gotta Be Free Feel Funky Agc Mega $1077.56 Ended 21 Aug http://thumbs2.ebaystatic.com/m/mMjYCs91NJExMu8v1mWQ6fQ/140.jpg - Candi Staton - Now You Ve Got The Upper Hand - Unit.. $1077.00 Ended 07 Aug http://thumbs1.ebaystatic.com/m/mk2IrzQuLbw59c9F7lqCPkA/140.jpg Maddog Fantasy Don T Squeeze The Fonk Funk Soul Mod.. $1058.99 Ended 02 Sep http://thumbs2.ebaystatic.com/m/mPiDSfXjSU1OOtqghSauCKA/140.jpg Broomfield Corporate Jam Stop Doin It Mountain Rec A .. $1057.00 Ended 25 Sep http://thumbs1.ebaystatic.com/m/mAkBWKYKJrH049hhQgk3dvw/140.jpg Lo-Twon - Wicked Leaf 12 - Player City - Obscure G-Fun.. $1050.00 Ended 04 Sep http://thumbs1.ebaystatic.com/m/m5dR0kgh8kCQMPwk4xFWq4w/140.jpg Modern Soul Disco - Galaxy - Live Your Life - Rizing St.. $1050.00 Ended 18 Sep http://thumbs2.ebaystatic.com/m/mKYEKVsXdpoXYlpbs6OAvbg/140.jpg Steve Monite Only You Ultra Afro Boogie Funk Modern S.. $1045.00 Ended 31 Aug http://thumbs1.ebaystatic.com/m/mtN2HXp-pFH7PwoohWCzQFQ/140.jpg Virginia Blakly Let Nobody Love You Northern Deep Soul .. $1037.00 Ended 04 Oct http://thumbs2.ebaystatic.com/m/mc_XwoyVkHyPSmjfxopi2Bg/140.jpg Frances Burr I Won T Hurt You Anymore I Say No No Mo.. $1034.00 Ended 02 Oct http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/m/m4fVeZuFtQEm9WpunVqEsbQ/140.jpg Freddie Terrell S Soul Expedition - S T Lp - Lefevre So.. $1025.00 Ended 11 Sep http://thumbs1.ebaystatic.com/m/m8spn6vC370t3BJzou7hRdg/140.jpg Adam S Apples Don T Take It Out On This World Brunswi.. $1025.00 Ended 11 Sep http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/m/mI5kHPFLES13E64htMHh2gw/140.jpg Sho-Nuff - Body Pressure Lp - Seven Seas - Japan-Only M.. $1025.00 Ended 16 Oct http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/m/mUA7d15NpsRPOTCujRd3eqg/140.jpg Trama - S T Lp - Cat - Soul Funk Sealed $1025.00 Ended 16 Oct http://thumbs4.ebaystatic.com/m/mes0ZcaPKYRPPupCbP2LDCQ/140.jpg - Edward Hamilton And Arabians - Baby Don T You Weep .. $1025.00 Ended 18 Oct http://thumbs4.ebaystatic.com/m/mIQ4nlxtJeAPQ5WTaUaCyvQ/140.jpg Trial And Error Thruway Ramrod 777 Good Modern Soul $1009.00 Ended 16 Aug http://thumbs2.ebaystatic.com/m/mPbc25kFTrL_a2MTjoL4vPQ/140.jpg Modern Soul Funk - Skull Sconiers - All All - Earth .. $1005.00 Ended 18 Sep http://thumbs2.ebaystatic.com/m/mO_MIXPSn1G0m4t5RTyU0VQ/140.jpg Martha Star Love Is The Only Solution I M Lonely .. $1000.00 Ended 27 Sep http://thumbs1.ebaystatic.com/m/mJ_-WoQJeynQMRgnWCgxs0A/140.jpg Jackie Opel - I Am What I Am Soul Bros Devil S Bug S.. $999.99 Ended 16 Oct http://thumbs4.ebaystatic.com/m/mrV-6SJ4SkFne7bRUyl33Vw/140.jpg Bernard Smith Gotta Be A Reason Ultra Funk Stunning C.. $997.00 Ended 22 Sep http://thumbs2.ebaystatic.com/m/m7X5g7ipJ-A1fXz7HnpWhyA/140.jpg Crossover Soul - Sherrell Bros - The Price - Currison .. $990.00 Ended 07 Aug http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/m/mPfhs6pl9hynfQCzIH2IyDQ/140.jpg The Construction Hey Little Way Out Girl My Heart Wou.. $989.00 Ended 31 Aug http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/m/mSxnchlVw-teCqpy_7coz0Q/140.jpg Milton Parker Women Like It Harder Closet Label From.. $972.00 Ended 03 Oct http://thumbs4.ebaystatic.com/m/mZVWpD8u0RSWDy-VG5o-NNw/140.jpg No Soul-Masqueraders-Do You Love Me Baby-Hear It $951.00 Ended 26 Sep http://thumbs1.ebaystatic.com/m/m4nX1ZpSQCigL_Lo2iFI0ng/140.jpg Jay U Experience Enough Is Enough Afro Funk Psych Lp .. $945.00 Ended 31 Aug http://thumbs1.ebaystatic.com/m/m3RYv3VircFEPznlFnQ7yug/140.jpg Hear Unknown Little Si The Dimentions Orchestra .. $939.00 Ended 31 Jul http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/m/m8QyST-GY0GUSJ1HlJWYAfw/140.jpg Funk - Winter - Bones - North Wind Muzic - Vg Mp3 - $939.00 Ended 07 Aug http://thumbs2.ebaystatic.com/m/mmdDqJamlQnMATNQjw5UhBw/140.jpg Super Original - Minnie Jones And The Minuettes - Sugar $935.00 Ended 11 Sep http://thumbs1.ebaystatic.com/pict/3319124078684040_1.jpg Dena Barnes If You Ever Walk Out Of Life Inferno Nm O.. $929.00 Ended 27 Jul http://thumbs4.ebaystatic.com/m/mrkxmKxf18nCP6jutdhN7kw/140.jpg Charles Sheffield It S Your Voodoo Working Orig Us .. $924.97 Ended 22 Sep thats all for this one, but just a reminder that you can keep up to date with a daily 24 hour look forward to current ebay auctions via this Soul Source feature - link below
https://www.soul-source.co.uk/ebay-listing-24hrs/

By Mike in News Archives · October 19, 20168 yr

The Pied Piper: The Pinnacle Of Detroit Northern Soul LP Competition result

Ok, a lot of response to this competition. If you missed it, all you had to do to be in with a chance of winning this fine lp was just id the artist shown in a cropped version of the photo below.

The answer was of course as it says ....
September Jones!

Nearly all who took part got the id correct, though there were 5 members who unfortunately got it wrong
So here's the result , the lucky winner drawn out of the hat {via random.org} was...
@Man from Soul

If you can just drop me a pm with your address and then in a few days your doormat will be full of Pied Piper!
For the unlucky ones out there here's a brief glimpse of what you came so close to...

Thanks to all who took part and look out for the next competition starting up tomorrow evening, where there will be 3 top prizes up for grabs!

By Mike in News Archive - Comments · October 18, 20168 yr

Soul Junction favourites The Coalitions return with a brand new recording done in conjunction with Soul Junction. Their album "Colour Me Blue" is a firm favourite with Soul music lovers with tracks picked up b Djs and dancers alike. Here we see a brand new recording backed with one of the favourites from the 2013 album release.
Press Release: The Coalitions (a.k.a Rheel Menn) “Nothin’ Left 2 Do/Didn’t We Almost Make It” SJ535
Release Date: Monday October 17th 2016

The Coalitions (also known as The Rheel Menn) return with a brand new song entitled “Nothin’ Left 2 Do” a song recorded and produced in collaboration with Soul Junction Records during 2015 under the auspices of some of the City of Brotherly Loves finest musicians. We begin with the songwriters Lavern Bynum, Bruce Fauntleroy and Leroy ‘Shu-Baby’ Shuller. With the songs recording and mixes have been expertly done by producer, Craig White at Sound Doctor Productions LLC. Craig was the former studio manager at the world renowned Gamble & Huff studios. The mastering was done by Peter Humphrey’s at Masterwork Recording (USA).
2016 finally sees the initial release of “Nothin’ Left 2 Do” a song of forlorn hope for a former lost love, that’s oozes class from the opening horn riffs executed beautifully by Henri McMillians UGO Horn Section. But despite the songs sad lyrics the overall mood of the track is very pleasantly uplifting. The line up on this song features Philadelphians Leonard Deans, Tony McFarland, Bruce Fauntleroy (the songs co-producer), Alan Williams and Tony Anderson (a.k.a Tony Talent) who’s vocal ability is a throwback to the days of when nearly every street corner in many major US cites would resonate to a all male group harmony sound.
A sound that these five gentlemen still regularly perform as a latter version of one of Philly’s finest harmony outfits ‘The Intrigues’ in the 360 Lounge of The Parx Casino.

The b-side of this single features the now familiar “Didn’t We Almost Make It” a previously unissued 1979 recording that gaine its initial release as the opening track on the Coalition’s previous unissued album project “Colour Me Blue” (SJLP 5006) released during November of 2013. Although the whole of this acclaimed album received extensive airplay it was the opening song “Didn’t We Almost Make It” that really caught DJ’s and radio listeners imagination and prompted callers to beg the question as to whether we (Soul Junction) would ever consider releasing it as a 45 vinyl single, a call that we hope has now been answered. A slightly earlier and different line up recorded this song Tony Anderson (Talent), Alan Williams, Bruce Fauntleroy, Milton Williams and Stephen Ferguson being the performers responsible.

Group members left–Right: Leonard Deans, Tony McFarland, Bruce Fauntleroy, Alan Williams and Tony (Talent) Anderson.

Listen now

SJ535 - The Coalitions (a.k.a Rheel Menn) Promo.mp3
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Coalitions - Colour Me Blue - SJLP5006.mp3
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For further information please contact Soul Junction at:
Tel: +44 (0)121 602 8115 or E-mail: sales@souljunctionrecords.co.uk

Coalitions - Colour Me Blue - SJLP5006.mp3
SJ535 - The Coalitions (a.k.a Rheel Menn) Promo.mp3

By Chalky in News Archive - Comments · October 17, 20168 yr

After a few delays I am pleased to announce the release of The Sharpees - Go On And Laugh B/W Get It Together - One-derful/Secret Stash is finally almost here, its been pressed and being shipped to me, all Demos are now pre sold out so Issues only are now available for pre reserve, £12.00 each plus £3.00 postage and packing sent first class sign for mail, all pre reserves will be processed as soon as the stock lands and payment has been made, to make this simple when you send payment please include full details name and address and exactly what you have reserved I have a full list of all pre reserves and will be working from that, to pre reserve and Issue PM here or email bicknellmark@aol.com - Pay Pal welcome on all orders as family and friends to avoid fees.
I will post a further update when the stock lands on here and also on the facebook group - SECRET STASH CHICAGO SOUL RELEASES UK DIVISION - the support and interest on this has been fantastic, big shout to all the DJ's who have been supporting Secret Stash releases it really means a lot, the profile of the company has been raised and we are looking forward to some really special releases to follow, The Ringleaders - 'I'd Like To Win You Over' B/W 'Sweet Little Girl' AKA 'All Of My Life' and Otis Clay - 'I Got A Problem' B/W 'Thank You Love' are the next two planned releases due out early 2017, already strong pre reserve lists on these, again you can pre reserve by contacting me directly via PM here or email bicknellmark@aol.com Demo's £20.00 limited number available and £12.00 for Issue's plus £3.00 postage and packing per order.
I have just submitted a CD compilation for release working title - 'Let's Do Some Good Timing' - The One-derful Rarities, a selection of approx 26 tracks including some of the alternate takes hidden gems and rarities from the likes of Padded Cell, Ringleaders, Otis Clay, Sharpees, Mousie And The Traps, Guys And Dolls, Harold Burrage, Jimmie And The Entertainers, Big Daddy Rogers, Jimmie Jones, Accents and more which should be released early to mid 2017.
Several other 45's planned for release as we go, full updates on here and facebook etc. massive shout to Mike here on soulsource for giving us support, as a thank you to Mike and a bit of fun I would like to offer three Secret Stash Record vouchers as prizes for a competition valid for one issue copy of any future Secret Stash release, not sure how we can play this so I'll leave it to Mike to arrange the competition which we can draw at a later stage.....over to you Mike lol
THE SHARPEES - GO ON AND LAUGH B/W GET IT TOGETHER - IT'S ALIVE LOL

By Mark Bicknell in News Archive - Comments · October 16, 20168 yr

THE RICHARD CAITON STORY
Compiled by David and Val Box 2016
With a lot of help from Richard Caiton, Garry J. Cape and Paul Mooney

Ask an American soul fan to name their favourite New Orleans’ artists, and they will probably choose Allen Toussaint, Lee Dorsey, The Meters, Irma Thomas and Robert Parker. Ask a European or Japanese soul fan the same question and they are more likely to select Willie Tee, or an even lesser known artist such as Richard Caiton, a forgotten figure of the New Orleans soul and R&B scene. Even few New Orleans musicians from his era recall his name.

However, in Europe and Japan, Richard’s emotive, soulful recordings have become revered, and are highly sought after. Richard Caiton’s name has been kept alive over the last forty years by fans outside the United States. In overseas R&B/soul record collecting circles, some copies of his original singles have changed hands for well in excess of £1000, and in the last few years the prices have escalated.
Richard James Caiton was born on December 26th, 1944. One of an extended family of seven children, Richard grew up near the St Bernard housing project in New Orleans. Whilst he attended Clark High School, he taught himself to play piano and he sang in the church choir; the church in question here being the St John’s Divine Baptist. Back then, Richard could barely afford to buy records, but listened to the radio a lot; he especially liked the Motown Sound and Curtis Mayfield. Smokey Johnson lived across the street and he was a great influence. “I remember the time when Smokey was putting together ‘It Ain’t My Fault’.”
Richard won his first talent show at Clark High School, singing ‘I Love You’, a song he wrote himself. “Even then, I consciously wanted to do my own individual thing and not copy anybody else.” That might have limited his success, but he was convinced that was the way he wanted to go.

Richard’s debut recording was cut in 1964 with bandleader Dave Bartholomew at Cosimo Matassa’s studio in New Orleans. ‘You Look Like A Flower’, with the B-side ‘Listen To The Drums’, was released on the Los Angeles-based GNP Crescendo label, GNP #327, a label owned by Los Angeles producer Gene Norman. “A cousin of mine knew Dave. He brought me to his office and he was interested in recording me.” The record got a few plays locally, but it really didn’t do much.
From 1966, Richard recorded for the Up Tight label, an independent label operated and owned by Ulyen Coleman, based in his home town - New Orleans.
He released four singles on Up Tight. First up was #101 ‘Our Love Is True’, backed with ‘Without Your Love’, which received radio plays on WYLD and WBOK. Richard made an appearance on Eddie Williams’ Three Way TV Show (New Orleans’ first dance music show for African Americans) on WGNO Channel 26, but few additional gigs came Richard’s way.
Richard’s second release on the Up Tight label turned out to be his biggest seller: ‘Take A Hold Brother And Sister’. “That was a big song. That was in the time when you could have a big record right here in New Orleans. It did pretty well around here, maybe 30,000 or so. At that particular time, it was the ‘black consciousness’ period; that’s where I got the idea from. Curtis Mayfield had ‘Move On Up’ around that same time. Yeah, these things still sound pretty good.” Richard recalls a Chicago label being interested in distributing ‘Take A Hold….’ nationally, but nothing happened.
In an interview conducted by Garry Cape and New Orleans’ producer the late Isaac Bolden, in 2003; Isaac commented “You know, the Temptations could have done that song ‘Take A Hold…’.. Can’t you hear it? Oh Lord, they could have done that good! That would have been a number one record for them. If Berry Gordy would have signed you….”, Bolden speculated, “if only you’d been at Motown instead of in New Orleans.”

Richard’s third release on Up Tight, ‘I’d Like To Get Near You’, is now highly regarded in modern soul circles and commands a very high price tag if ever a copy turns up for sale. The last time this appeared on Popsike was 2005, with a price tag of £1172.

Garry asked Richard “What inspired you to write your third release ‘I’d Like To Get Near You’?” “At that time” Richard recalled, “there was a song called ‘Colour Him Father’ and it gave me the idea. I wrote it with Eddie Williams. We came up with the melody and stuff together. That was a nice song. Those are real strings! My stuff was just a little too pretty to be a hit,” he laughed. “I could still sing that song today. My idols were Curtis Mayfield and Nat King Cole, and I liked the Gamble and Huff style of production.
During the interview, listening to ‘Reflections’, a Motown-sounding stomper, which was the final release on Up Tight, brought back more memories for Richard. “This is another song I wrote with Eddie Williams. It was recorded in Houston. We tried to get a different kind of sound, more of a Motown type sound,” he revealed. “I always tried to write like Motown, they were my idols.” This turned out to be the rarest release to obtain, it just never comes up for sale.
The Up Tight label had only these four releases, which all featured Richard Caiton. After the last release, ‘Reflections’, the label folded. There are some interesting label details: the first release, #101, had a yellow label; the second, #151, came out with two different colours – red and orange, with different imprint designs; the third, #151, (again) came out on a green label with a slight imprint change from the first release; the fourth release #101, (again) came out on a blue/green label, the design being almost identical to the third release.

All the Up Tight releases were recorded at Jones’ Studio, in Houston, Texas. “We did a few tracks down there; they were having some big records out of the Houston area at that time. I used to ride on a bus, and I’d get ideas for songs just by looking at people. You know, if I looked at a pretty girl – sometimes that’s how I would write.”
As many of Richard’s records had sold well regionally, Garry asked him if he’d performed much on the local club scene? “I did a little bit of work in the clubs, but I wasn’t the kind of person who spent a lot of time in the night life. I had a profession (teaching) and I had a degree, so I preferred to leave music as a passion. If it hit, it hit. And if it didn’t, it didn’t. But I really enjoyed writing, my thing was writing.”

In 1969, Richard signed a management contract with Elijah Walker,a music promoter who owned Skyline Attractions. Walker was instrumental in launching the careers of King Floyd and Jean Knight when he sent them to the Malaco studio in Jackson, and assigned Wardell Quezergue to arrange their sessions. So Walker thought he might duplicate their success with Richard.
By the early 1970s, Richard was concentrating more on writing, often with Joe Broussard, Carrol Washington and Ralph Williams (the team who wrote ‘Mr Big Stuff’ for Jean Knight), and Maria Tynes. Working from Elijah Walker’s Musical Associates in New Orleans, Richard had several songs ‘picked up’ by local producers such as the late Wardell Quezergue, who recorded the original four-member Pointer Sisters at Malaco. That very first session yielded ‘Send Him Back’, which was issued on Atlantic 45-2893 in 1972. Written by Richard, with Tynes and Broussard, it became an anthem on the Northern Soul scene here in the UK.
Senator Jones operated several small labels and recorded Richard’s songs ‘I’m So Lonely’ on The Barrons, and ‘I’ve Taken Over’ on Norma Jean in 1972. These 45s were commercial failures, but ‘I’ve Taken Over’ went on to be popular on the UK Modern Soul scene, and was released in the UK on a Grapevine single, #G2K 45-135, in 2003.
Trips to Jackson in 1972 and 1973 resulted in a Malaco single coupling ‘Superman’ and ‘I’m Gonna Love You More’ in 1974 – Malaco M-1020; despite recording another six tracks for Malaco, nothing else was released at that time. This was possibly due to Walker’s unexpected death which left Richard without a label, but he didn’t give up and continued with his writing. Producer Allen Toussaint was impressed with Richard and offered him a job as house songwriter. Richard declined because it would interfere with his teaching career.
Almost 30 years later, Garry Cape found the tracks at the Malaco studios. These were included with Richard’s other recordings, and the CD compilation was issued in 2003: ‘Reflections - Richard Caiton’, Grapevine GVCD3008.
As if following a pattern, Richard’s next two singles were also commercial failures, but both would become cherished overseas in later years. ‘I See Love Girl In Your Eyes’ and ‘I Wonder Will You Always Love Me’ were recorded at Malaco studios and issued in 1975 on Caiburt VPL-3041, a label Richard owned in partnership with Morris Burton.
“I wrote the song ‘I See Love Girl In Your Eyes’ with Joe Broussard. We had planned to release it on another New Orleans singer called Charles Otis, so we went up to Malaco in Jackson. That’s me on piano, Joe Broussard on organ and Malaco’s great studio musicians. We did that one and the song on the other side of the 45, a pretty ballad called ‘I Wonder Will You Always Love Me’. We put it out on Charles, then I decided to put the record out on myself in partnership with Morris Burton, so I took the track down to Cosimo’s studio here in New Orleans and put my vocal on it.”
The track by Charles Otis was put out as #002 on Caraljo Records, Corp, 2019 Deslonde St, New Orleans.
Garry asked: “What about the song ‘I Will Love You Always’? Was it about anyone special?”
“Yes. That song was about my wife – Theola. Every time I hear it I think of her, and about when we got married, because I heard this song playing on the radio the day we got married. It’s not the kind of song that would be a hit,” he added “but it’s a good song to listen to.”
Once again, Richard took the ride up Interstate 55 to Jackson in 1978 to record two more tracks, the uptempo ‘Where Is The Love’ and the gentle ballad ‘Thank You’.
“Wardell arranged the session and he did the strings for me. We used Malaco’s players and Dorothy Moore was one of the backing singers, though I overdubbed the male vocal parts. It was a good session but when we got through I didn’t have the money to release it, so I gave it to Senator Jones to release on his label, JB’s #131. Senator was pretty hot around here at that time.”
The disco-flavoured ‘Where Is The Love / Thank You’, issued on Senator Jones’ JB’s label, is another Modern Soul favourite, and this was to be Caiton’s last single, as he decided to devote more time to his family and to his teaching administration career, which he continues to practice to this day. Over the years, Richard has been made aware of the demand for his records with soul fans in Europe, and these particular singles have kept his name to the fore.
A quote from Richard… “I never did music for money; it’s always been for love. I’m humbled by what’s happening, and I really appreciate that, at last, folks finally appreciate what I’ve done.’
Since then Richard has recently been active again with his music; he made an appearance at Soul Essence in 2013 and performed at last year’s Ponderosa Stomp festival in New Orleans.
After hearing him at Soul Essence where they used his records as backing tracks I thought how great would it be to have Richard performing a full concert with a full backing band and background singers in the UK for the very first time!!
Well here we go! On the 19th November 2016 Richard Caiton will be performing at the Wilton.

WILTON’S SOULFUL SESSIONS - SATURDAY 19TH NOVEMBER 2016
RICHARD CAITON LIVE AT THE WILTON

A soul night featuring a very special performance from a southern soul legend, supported by our fantastic full eight piece band, including background vocalists, *PUSH*. The night will have the same format as our previous artist nights. Richard will perform two 30 min sets featuring most of his released recordings, and a number of his Malaco recordings that never made vinyl. This will be the first time Richard has performed live with a full support band in the UK. We are so proud to have Richard performing at the Wilton, so come on guys, let’s give him a great welcome with a capacity crowd.
Just to add to this fantastic night the next issue of Soul Up North, featuring Richard Caiton, will be available and Richard will be pleased to sign copies. A cd featuring all the songs Richard will perform on the night will also be available for Richard to sign. We will also have a few copies of Richard’s long deleted Grapevine 2003 cd release - “Refections”, for sale on the night.
Tickets are available now at £23.00 or £26.00 OTD if not sold out. The night will run from 9.00pm to 3.00am as before, with our guest DJ’s Soul Sam, Arthur Fenn, Mike Charlton and residents Boxy & Mouse playing the very best 60’s – 70’s and crossover soul throughout the night. Watch out for further information on the Soul Source website and Facebook. Our usual PayPal payment arrangement is available at www.greywoodhall.co.uk/soulfulsessions or by contacting Boxy on 01924 894555

Acknowledgements: To Richard Caiton for making this possible and for being so patient with my many telephone questions.
Thank you to Garry J. Cape and Paul Mooney – for help and kind permission to copy information from your research for the Grapevine CD release in 2003.
Val Box for her typing skill and putting up with my tantrums….

RICHARD CAITON DISCOGRAPHY
GNP Crescendo GNP 327 - “You Look Like A Flower / Listen To The Drums” - 1964
Up Tight 101 - “Our Love Is True / Without Your Love” - 1966
Up Tight 151 - “Take A Hold Brother And Sister / I Will Love You” - 1968
Up Tight 151 - “I’d Like To Get Near You / It’s Been A Long Time“ - 1969
Up Tight 101 - “Reflections / Forgive Me Baby” - 1969
Malaco (unissued recordings 1972 - 1973) These tracks were released on the Grapevine compilation CD “Reflections” GVCD 3008 in 2003
“Got To Get Across To You”
“I’ll Do Anything For My Baby”
“I Gotcha My Baby”
“What’s Wrong Baby”
“I’m Not The Other Man”
“I’m Not Gonna Be A Victim”
Malaco M -1020 - “I’m Gonna Love You More / Superman” - 1974
Caiburt VPL - 3041 - “I Wonder Will You Always Love Me / I See Love Girl In Your Eyes” - 1975
JB’s 131 - “Thank You / Where Is The Love” - 1978
Grapevine CVCD 3008 - “Reflections - Richard Caition” - 2003

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By Boxy in Articles · October 14, 20168 yr

Here we go its time for another Soul Source competition.
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The two Kent CDs of material drawn from the vaults of Detroit's Pied Piper productions have been among the label's most popular. A fact that will surprise nobody with an interest in 1960s Detroit soul, given that the artists, songs and productions are all of the highest order. Vinyl fans have long been asking Kent if they would be assembling the best Pied Piper dance cuts on LP to complement their occasional series of 7-inch singles. For them and for everybody, the wait is over thanks to this stunning 12-track dancers delight. It explains why the Pied Piper productions are truly The Pinnacle Of Northern Soul. All 12 are proven floor-fillers and all the artists (ten in total) enjoy a reputation among collectors without peer. Original copies of the handful of tracks issued at the time of recording continue to command top dollar among those who insist upon original vinyl only. The less obsessed can enjoy them in this terrific collection. Watch out for more Pied Piper from Kent, on CD and vinyl, in the coming months.

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By Mike in News Archive - Comments · October 10, 20168 yr

If up north uk wise and find yourself at a loose end this Sunday afternoon, then this may be the answer...
Stuart Cosgrove presents an intimate story of northern soul, Britain’s fascinating underground musical scene. Explore the iconic clubs that made it famous – The Twisted Wheel, Wigan Casino, Blackpool Mecca – not to mention Newton Aycliffe Youth Centre. From the bootleggers and collectors to the impact of amphetamines and the rise of Thatcherism, Young Soul Rebels sweeps across fifty years of British life and places the northern soul scene in a social context with erudition and passion.
Stuart Cosgrove is a BAFTA award-winning television executive with Channel 4. He was a fanzine writer on the northern soul scene and worked for the music paper Echoes before becoming media editor with the NME. In 2005 he was named Broadcaster of the Year in the Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Awards.
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Sunday, October 9th
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Northern Soul: Young Soul Rebels
Crown and Mitre Hotel
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Borderlines Carlisle Book Festival
Thursday 29 September to Sunday 9 October 2016
Borderlines Book Festival aims to establish and sustain an annual celebration of the written and spoken word in Carlisle, Cumbria.
We aim to establish the festival as a focus for literary excellence by attracting high quality speakers, nurturing and showcasing local writing talent; providing new opportunities for local people to experience literature in direct, accessible and dynamic ways; and helping to foster literary skills within the community.
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By Mike in News Archive - Comments · October 8, 20168 yr

Ebay Big Sellers - a catch up of the most recent big hitters
Soul Record Auctions - Recent Completed Auctions [Sorted By Value]
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By Mike in News Archive - Comments · October 6, 20168 yr

The Esquires: The Family Tradition Continues.
The Musical Legacy of one of Milwaukee’s finest harmony group’s is being kept alive by their children.
The original Esquires were a vocal group from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, originally formed in 1957 as a high school group by Gilbert (Gil) Moorer, his brother Alvis, and their sister Betty. They originally began performing under the group name of Betty Moorer & The Esquires.

The Esquires (from left) Sam Pace, Millard Edwards, Alvis Moorer and Gilbert Moorer at the Apollo Theater in New York City in 1968.
Credit: File photo: http://archive.jsonline.com/news/obituaries/pace-was-member-of-esquires-classic-milwaukee-rb-band-he8c19d-186613851.html

The Esquires' line up during their early years saw several different changes, one of the later key members was tenor Sam Pace who initially joined the group in1961. Sam would also later become a fully fledged Moorer family member through his marriage to the Moorer’s younger sister Patricia in 1968. During 1965 sister Betty left the group with the remaining members reverting to the shortened name of ‘The Esquires’. Betty would later live and work out on the West Coast performing under the stage of ‘Tori Jackson’, but after many years of living away she has recently returned to her Milwaukee roots. During 1966 her replacement in the Esquires was Shawn Taylor who recorded the solo outing “Too Late To Turn Back Now/Put Me Down Easy” for Lenny Lacour’s Magic Touch Label.

The Esquires now consisting of Gilbert Moorer, Alvis Moorer, Sam Pace, and Shawn Taylor now felt that were ready to try for a record deal and headed for Chicago, where they first met and auditioned without success for Curtis Mayfield who was then operating the Windy C and Mayfield labels. Hawking themselves around the Windy City they eventually came to the attention of Bill "Bunky" Sheppard. Sheppard was owner of the Chicago based Constellation label, who’s artist’s roster included Gene Chandler, Nolan Chance, Dee Clark and Holly Maxwell amongst others. Sheppard was presented with the Gilbert Moorer penned demo song "Get On Up," which he liked. It was Sheppard's intention to record the Esquires on Constellation, but he first decided to use them as backing singers on Mill Evans (a.k.a Millard Edwards) 1966 outing “Thing Won’t Be The Same” the a-side of “I’ve Got To Have Your Love” (Constellation 170) a reputed failure at the time, “I Got To Have Your Love” would later find fame becoming a respected classic during  the early years of the UK northern soul scene.

With the Constellation label folding late in 1966, Bill Sheppard then formed the Bunky label, which was where The Esquires with the addition of Mill Evans to their line up came into their own, releasing their debut single, "Get on Up," during 1967. With national distribution being secured By Bill Sheppard through New York-based Scepter Records "Get on Up" became a huge success, soaring to number three on the R&B charts and number 11 on the pop charts. 1967 would also see the release of sister Betty’s solo release “Speed Up/It’s My Thing” on Scepter records sister label Wand.
"Get on Up" would bring Esquires to national prominence through radio airplay and theatre appearance’s which included such notable venues as the Regal in Chicago and the Apollo in New York. In between “Get On Up” and their follow up release “And Get Away” Shawn Taylor was to leave the group (to return later). “And Get Away” was very much in the same Style as “Get On Up” and subsequently charted at number 22 pop and number 9 in the R&B, charts now enjoying a winning formula the group recorded their debut (and only) album under the amalgamated title of their two hit 45’s “Get On Up And Get Away”, The album also featured their only Constellation release “Things Won’t Be The Same” and a song which Mill Evans composed with Bill Sheppard on a road trip to New Orleans, “When I’m Ready” The song “When I’m Ready b/w Trying To Find A Home” would also gain a 45 release on Marshall Sehorn’s Tousea label. The group’s popularity spread internationally with “Get On Up” and “And Get Away” gaining 45 releases on the UK Stateside label and their respected album appearing on UK Decca’s London Label. Their releases can be found on many European labels also.

Three further 45 releases followed during 1968, “You Say/State Fair”(Bunky 7753), “Why Can’t I Stop/The Feelings Gone” (Bunky 7755), “I Know I Can/How Could It Be” (Bunky 7756) With the flipside of the final Bunky release “How Could It Be” being a current popular spin within the UK and European Rare Soul Scene. Leaving Bunky Records to sign directly with Scepter, the group were placed on Scepter’s Wand imprint. Where they record a further two excellent singles, "You've Got the Power" and "I Don't Know," which reached numbers 29 and 37 on the R&B charts, respectively.

After just one year, they returned to Bunky (Bill) Sheppard  who took them to Capitol Records in 1970 to record their solitary release "Reach Out/Listen To Me”. Shawn Taylor returned to the group line up on this release as Mill Evans/ Edwards had left. The group’s next release appeared on Lamarr Records with "Girls in the City/Ain’t Gonna Give You Up" which got to number 18 during 1971. In 1972 Bunky Bill secured a deal with Nashville based ‘Cutlass, Records for the release of one of his productions on Mill Edwards entitled “I Found Myself”, one can only assume that also included in the deal was the release of The Esquires song “My Sweet Baby” coupled with the previously unissued “Henry Ralph” on Cutlass’s subsidiary label Hot Line. “My Sweet Baby” until then had only ever been released on the group’s 1968 Bunky album. This coupling of “Henry Ralph” b/w “My Sweet Baby” was then to receive a release on John Abbey’s Action label (on the 70’s grey label design). The songs official A-side was “Henry Ralph” and featured another Milwaukee vocalist and friend of The Moorer family David Bursey as the songs baritone lead. David was a former member of the Candi-Bars “I Believe In You” on (Candi-Stix),  and was also Noah of “Got To Get Away” Candi-Stix fame.

Further Esquires releases included “Ain’t No Reason/Baba- Daba-Do on the B&G label (1970). Together with their excellent group cover version of Detroiter Jimmy Delph’s “Dancing A Hole In The World b/w That Ain’t No Reason” Rocky Ridge Records. Followed by “Let Me Build You A New World/Stay” on New World Records (1974). A later rework of “Get On Up ’76 on the Ju-Par Label. The 1979 release “My Lady/The Fish” on Lasco Records and their final release “The Show Ain’t Over/What Good Is Music” released as both a 45 and 12” single on the Cigar Man Music label during 1980.


Sadly both Gilbert(1941-2008) and Alvis Moorer (1940-2012)and Sam Pace (1944-2013) have all passed away but it is the sons, daughters and nephews of  these former Esquires who are keeping the family name and tradition alive as you hear from cover versions of their parents songs (posted below). The current group features John Moorer (the son of Gilbert Moorer), Alexis Moorer-Rodgers and Linda Moorer-Durham (the daughters of Alvis Moorer) and Alvis Moorer Jr. This later group was formed following the death of Gilbert and were coached briefly by Alvis Sr and their Uncle Sam (Pace) who also briefly performed with them before his untimely death after a long illness in 2013. Their current mentor is another of their uncle’s Rudy Jacobs, a guitarist himself and the group’s current musical director.

Words By: David Welding
Acknowledgements to: John Moorer and Millard Evans (Edwards).

L-R Alvis Moorer Jr, Linda Moorer -Durham, Alexis Moorer-Rodgers and John Moorer
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By Chalky in Articles · October 2, 20168 yr

Time for the regular Ace Records cheat sheet....
The month of October will see

Let It Be - Black America Sings Lennon, McCartney And Harrison
60s Soul
Various Artists (Black America Sings)
CD £11.50
John, Paul and George get soul with a little help from their friends.

Totalement Chic! French Girl Singers of the 1960s
Girls
Various Artists (Ace International)
MISC £4.98
A super chic box to encase the three volumes of our French Girls series.

O Baby!
Rhythm & Blues
Billy Hawks
7" £9.86
Organ-heavy mod R&B produced by Cal Lampley at Rudy Van Gelder's studio in New Jersey. Includes the floor-filler ‘O’Baby (I Believe I’m Losing You).’

Syreeta - The Rita Wright Years - Rare Motown 1967-1970
60s Soul
Rita Wright
CD £12.92
The complete pre-Syreeta masters of this well-remembered Motown chartbuster. 17 tracks previously unissued.

This Is Fame 1964-1968
Southern Soul
Various Artists (Fame)
LP £17.80
A special vinyl only compilation looking at the very best of the label’s work during its first four years.

Pied Piper: The Pinnacle Of Detroit Northern Soul
Northern Soul
Various Artists (Pied Piper)
LP £13.75
The best Detroit Dancers LP ever, truly showing why Pied Piper productions are “The Pinnacle Of Northern Soul”.

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By Mike in News Archive - Comments · October 2, 20168 yr

A review of Eccentric Soul: Sitting In The Park - Various Artists
In Eccentric Soul: Sitting In The Park, The Numero Group pays homage to the life and work of the late Chicagoan Bob Abrahamian. Abrahamian was devoted in the celebration of “Chicagoland” and made it his obsession to discover and document Chicago Area Soul recordings from 1960 – 1980. He showcased these discoveries on his weekly radio show on WHPK which championed obscure Sweet and Group Soul, putting a spotlight onto many local artists whose output would have otherwise remained forgotten. In addition to the music, his shows included many interviews of artists, giving the listener some insight into their backgrounds and that of their recordings. These interviews can still be found on-line at http://sittinginthepark.com/interviews.html
Preview tracks

The CD begins with the first of two female lead tracks on the compilation. Cindy & The Playmates – A Portrait of God’s Love; A great choppy mid-tempo number with a nice string and piano break midway through. The other is The Krash Band – So I Can I Make This Change; with lead vocals Evelyn Holder it’s a lovely mid 70’s swayer.

Cliff Curry – Let Lover Come In; is the first outing on CD for this 1973 demo. It’s sparse, with instrumentation coming from just a piano, guitar and some form of percussion and I really like it.

The Northern styled dancer Life of Tears by Walter And The Admirations is one of the more well know tracks included here. Other tracks that have also seen some action on the desk are Shades Of Brown – How Could You Love Him and The Producers - Give Me One More Chance, both great examples of mid-tempo crossover soul. Onto a funkier vein is Master Plan Inc – Try It (You’ll Like It), with its breakbeat intro this song keeps on the right side of funk (which I don’t have a problem with), without losing any soulfulness.

The rest of the tracks are generally more down tempo with the likes of The Enchanters - A Fool Like Me, which has a great talkie intro before moving into sweet soul heaven. Ahead Of Our Time – It Ain’t Fair is a falsetto lead group soul with tight backing and personally I think it’s comparable to the best stuff the Delfonics or Stylistics were doing at that time. The other tracks included all have their merit and I don’t think there’s a duff track on the whole CD.

The final track is Otis Brown and the Delights – Southside Chicago; a lovely laid back toe tapper which was used as the “Sitting In The Park” theme and was included in every instalment.

There are times during the play-back where the sound quality of some tracks seems muffled (Oneness – Hard To Know, is one of them) and I’m unsure if it’s the mastering or the quality of the original source that is used. Saying that, I’m not an audiophile so it didn’t detract from my enjoyment of the CD.
The accompanying booklet gives an insight into Abrahamian’s life, the evolution of his show and the demons he battled. It’s packed with pictures and detailed information on each track and includes a snippet of each of the artist interviews.

It’s a fitting epitaph to a man whose enthusiasm, passion and knowledge were unsurpassed. His death, not only hit hard the world of record collecting and many music forums he frequented, but Soul Music lost one of its best assets, R.I.P. Bob.

Eccentric Soul: Sitting In The Park - Various Artists - Numero Group
Track Listing
1.Cindy & The Playmates - "A Portrait Of Gods Love"
2.Shades Of Brown - "How Could You Love Him"
3.The Mist - "The Girl In The Window"
4.Puzzle People - "Reach For The Truth"
5.Enchanters - "A Fool Like Me"
6.Oneness - "Hard To Know You"
7.Procedures - "Give Me One More Chance"
8.Master Plan Inc - "Try It"
9.Chocolate Sunday - "Second Story Man"
10.The Krash Band - "So I Can Make This Change"
11.Ahead Of Our Time - "It Ain't Fair" (part 1)
12.Cliff Curry - "Let Love Come In"
13.Walter & The Admerations - "Life Of Tears"
14.The Auditions - "Returning Home Frome Vietnam"
15.Dontells - "Moaning & Crying"
16.Otis Brown & The Delights - "Southside Chicago"

By John Reed in Articles · September 28, 20168 yr

The There's That Beat! Guide To The Philly Sound (Dave Moore and Jason Thornton)
Review by Mark Windle

Yes, this tome has been a long time coming. And in two ways. Not only reflected by the journey author Dave Moore and graphic designer Jason Thornton have had from book conception to publication, spanning over at least six-plus years I believe - although the precursors which got them there cross a lifetime of a love of soul music, and at that, on both sides of the Atlantic. A book like this has also been well overdue from a musical reference perspective. Thankfully for the soul music scene there appears to be a current surge of material from new and established soul music loving writers; noble in their quest to permanently document soon-to-be-forgotten artists, recordings and music industry stories. The Philly Sound admirably contributes to this central body of knowledge.
The loose topic matter of Philadelphia soul has of course been tackled over the years in articles, literary series, fanzines and book publications, and across various ‘soul scene’ subgenres. Inevitably, the focus of much of this literature is placed on what the mainstream would probably perceive as the halcyon days, musically speaking, of the City of Brotherly Love (the 1970s and that little green label). The enthusiasm and respect for this work should not be ignored. Indeed, some of it has no doubt laid at least part of the foundation for Dave Moore and Jason Thornton’s thorough research. The primary difference with The Philly Sound to this reviewer’s mind, however, is the sheer historical scope of exploration which exceeds the work of previous authors; and the way in which this information is presented to the reader in terms of accuracy, readability and visual presentation.

Before the reader even immerses him/herself in the core body of the text, the acknowledgements give some idea of sheer quantity and necessary diversity of sources accessed. Relevant experts and industry key players are represented from the UK, Europe and the US. A whole bunch of soul fans, record collectors, dealers and historians, label owners - and of course the artists and their families.

Remarkably, well over a century of African-American musical history in Philadelphia is explored. Documenting how development of gospel music, blues, rock ‘n’ roll, doo-wop and R&B developed their own position in Philadelphia’s history, as well as their cumulative influence resulting in a ‘pinnacle’ of soul music (depending on how you look at it), all ensures that the reader is provided with full context. The trick in a reference book as large as this, is telling a complete story which is accurate, but not losing sight of the primary target audience. In this case the soul music fan. Dave and Jason do this by proportionality, as they take us through the decades leading up to the 1960s and to the present. Each chapter is well referenced with follow-up footnotes for the anoraks, source credits and interesting peripheral tidbits.
The Philly Sound has another USP: the quality of book design. Jason Thornton is to be congratulated on applying his skills to present beautiful illustrations and book layout which maintains the reader’s eye and genuinely enhance the stories relayed in the text. A myriad of images adorn the pages of label scans, 45 and LP picture covers, candid artist photographs, promotional shots of individual singers and vocal groups, historical recording studio buildings and theatres. None of it is superfluous; all perfectly and relevantly positioned within the text. Just on appearance alone, if there ever was a coffee table book to go on your Christmas wish list, this is it.

OK, so this book is an important account of Philadelphia’s history for the attention of anyone who appreciates popular US music history and wants to delve deeper. But guess who the bulk of the readership is going to be. Dave and Jason endorse this through the final sections of the book, by covering the record stores, and record dealers of the past and present who will be very familiar names to the serious northern soul fan and record collector. Kind of unavoidable, given the mountain of musical fodder Philly has provided the scene with over the years. I for one can thoroughly recommend this incredible piece of work. Congratulations to Dave and Jason on what is a pretty awesome and essential reference tool, which will undoubtedly become a future collectable. Who needs records when you have books?

Mark Windle
September 2016

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By Windlesoul in Articles · September 25, 20168 yr

In May of 2016 Alberto Zanini…otherwise better known as Alberto “Folpower” Zanini, was digging in the States for records not just for personal use but maybe unearth something he could release on he relatively new label, “Cannonball Records”. I have to say the label has in my opinion one of the best looking labels around, anyway I digress! Towards the end of his trip he was in Michigan and stopping with Brad Hales. The idea was to help Brad move stock into his new premises and to listen to some unissued masters and acetates.
After several hours listening and several beers and just before retiring to bed the needle was dropped on one final acetate. Alberto describes it as being “90bpm of heartfelt poetry”. The disc was clearly recorded as a demo, very sparse with just the light subtle piano backing of which you could only hear the higher notes but the “deep tone and the vibrato of the vocals” as Alberto puts it were out of this world.
The acetate was credited to Big Lee Dowell who after some research was actually Lee Dowell Frazier. Buffalo born Dowell was signed to Epic records and brought to New York to record two tracks, both produced by G. Denby, “Don’t Make Me Mad” and “Black Belt”, both of which went in the soundtrack of what has been probably the first movie about gangs and social youth problems. We are speaking of 1966 and Teenage Gang Debs took to the big screen for the first time the problems of the youth living in the tenements of Brooklyn and in all America’s big cities and depicts the lives and loves of a young generation trying to survive the brutality of gang life.
What happened next to Big Lee as he was professionally known is a mystery and he totally disappeared until this New York labeled acetate was discovered in Detroit.
Alberto loved the track so much he decided to release it on his own Cannonball label, it would be the labels fourth release. Alberto only had basically the vocals so a whole new musical structure was laid down. Alberto took the track to Maxin Moston, a regular on the stages of Broadway and it was he who laid down the strings, two different lines of Violin and a line of Viola. The other instruments we all laid down by the Cannonball Collective, Max Gallesi (Steinway, Wurlitzer and Rhodes), Alex Class on Bass and Guitar and Max Po on Drums and Percussion.
Alberto even bought a late 70s full analogue mixing desk in an attempt to create the authenticity of the time, an authenticity the Cannonbvall crew have essentially nailed because nothing I have heard would have been out of place in the 70s, amazing work and dedication to the cause.
Needless to say the 45 upon release became one of the anthems of the summer on the Northern and Rare Soul Scene, “Feel-good music at its finest” it was described by one of Alberto’s closest friends.. The press, limited to 500 sold out extremely quickly and demand saw the price rise into three figures as demand from Djs and collectors rose. The 45 has seen extensive play on radio shows and at venues all around Europe.

To satisfy the demand created by the track Alberto decided to release a twelve inch take.
The initial take was extended to just over seven minutes, a new piano backing was added and double congas. Just like the 45, the vocal is then followed by the Steinway instrumental. The beat for the instrumental was dropped from 115bpm to 110 making it a more leisurely listen, the arrangement of this I really do like.

The flip side see’s two remixes, one from Steve Cobby and one from Alberto. These are aimed more at the dance market rather than the Northern/Rare Soul Scene in an attempt to widen the appeal of the track. None of the instruments are produced via a computer, all the work is with proper instruments, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer and Gibson Les Paul all complimenting the stunning vocals of Big Lee.

September the 26th is the date for the release of the twelve and it is likely to sell very quickly with 200 or so advanced orders so do not delay, get your order in now. As I mentioned earlier Big Lee was the fourth release and all four have sold out, pretty impressive for a small independent label.

To reserve your copy contact Alberto at cannonballsoul@gmail.com

Price is £20 + PP depending on number of copies and destination.

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Side A track 1 Extended Version:
https://youtu.be/Z3cSBrCvC30
Side A track 2 Steinway Instrumental: 
https://youtu.be/PW26NOmpaIg
Side B track 1 Cobbymix: 
https://youtu.be/YqA3EWpUox0
Side B track 2 Sons of Dancefloor mix: 
https://youtu.be/i1GtD9iCp5Q

By Chalky in News Archive - Comments · September 22, 20168 yr

HOW TO DO NORTHERN SOUL PROPERLY - A Handbook for the 21st Century by Tony Ellis - now available
With my tongue planted firmly in my cheek I take a none-to-serious look at the Northern Scene
Have you ever thought that sometimes we take our scene a little bit too seriously? After all this seriousness is not apparent when we go to a soul night, there has always been a large amount of piss-taking and general larking about in and around the scene. However this hasn’t been reflected in the literature of Northern Soul - until now. I was inspired to write “How to do Northern Soul Properly” by a book for cyclists called “The Rules” in which the many unwritten rules and traditions that apply to life as a roadie were collected and laid down as a set of rules. There is a convention that dictates that the valve of a tube should always line up with the logo on the tyre, which in turn must line up with the logo on the wheel. This may sound poncey but you’ll always know where the valve is! It was while I was reading this that the connection between the soul scene and cycling occurred to me; until recently cycling was an obscure sport with no media interest, the same with the soul scene, every few years we become trendy and the media and punters start taking an interest and like cyclists we have a set of unwritten rules & conventions that you learn as you go on. Seemingly trivial things like when to clap during a record, dancefloor etiquette, how to navigate across a flooded toilet and not get your beer towel wet, why the Chinese connection theory is bo***cks and many more snippets of useless information. The book itself has evolved into more than just a book of rules, it’s part autobiography, part fiction and all tosh. There are chapters on dance lessons, health matters, a potted history, what to wear, taking gear, what record dealers descriptions really mean, what we want from our DJs and much more.
I don’t pay much attention to individual records. This subject is covered better than I could hope to do in many other publications. This was and is a light-hearted look at the Northern Scene through the eyes of someone (me) who has been loitering around the Northern Scene since 1972. The book is more suited to the reader who has been around for a while and seen the changes, both good and bad, that have taken place over the last 40 or so years.
The book 102 pages x A5 wire bound (by me), full colour photos and illustrations. It costs £ 11.50 inc postage from me.
You can Paypal me at
tone5446@tiscali.co.uk
or send a cheque to
37 Thornhill Rd, Surbiton, Surrey KT6 7TN
Both John Manship and Derek Mead at Soulmine Records also hold a stock of the book.

Here’s what some readers have said about HOW TO DO NORTHERN SOUL PROPERLY.
Its Tony’s comedy take on Northern Soul behaviour over many decades. If you are a newcomer or have a loose connection to NS, it may not suit your palate, for those who have lived it since its inception it’s a real rib tickler.
KEV ROBERTS
Totally brilliant lolled my head off thanks Tone x
SUE FISHER
One of the best books (On Soul) I've read.
KEITH ROBINSON
So that’s what you used to get up to.
TONY’S MUM
A must read for all real northern soul fans (nsf). Incredibly witty & spot on!
ANTHONY HANNINGTON

By tone5446 in News Archive - Comments · September 22, 20168 yr

The competition to win a sealed copy of the fine recent released vinyl lp - Dreams All Come True - Jeanette Jones is now over,
Congratulations go to member John Siret @John Siret

John was the first drawn out of the soul source hat and once passes on his address will soon be looking at a sealed copy of this fine lp on his doormat.
Thanks to Kent Records for the prize and thanks and commiserations go to all those who entered but didn't win
Just to rub salt here's a taste of what you missed out on....

More info and purchase options via
http://acerecords.co.uk/dreams-all-come-true
Next comp coming soon!

original competition page

By Mike in News Archives · September 20, 20168 yr

Word about a recent comp release which has picked up some good reviews. As the title says the main focus of this album is featuring Chess related tracks that have been sampled over the years. Double Cd with 42 tracks at what appears to be an affordable price
Words and preview clips follow
Black Gold: Samples, Breaks & Rare Grooves From The Chess Records Archives
Featuring a wealth of irresistible funky floorshakers and sumptuous, sought-after sample cuts,including certified classics such as Marlena Shaw’s California Soul, I Am the Black Gold of the Sun by the New Rotary Connection, as well as rarities such as the never-before-reissued UK mix of In The Basement by Etta James and Sugar Pie DeSanto and Shake It Up by The Vibrations.
Preview Clips from Juno Player
Disc: 1
1. Les Fleur - Ramsey Lewis
2. California Soul - Marlena Shaw
3. Rotary Connection - The Memory Band
4. The Getaway - Alvin Cash
5. Mannish Boy - Muddy Waters
6. Funky Breeze/Ghetto Scene - The Dells
7. Black Gold - Phil Upchurch
8. Out On the Street Again - Etta James
9. The Electric Surfboard - Brother Jack McDuff
10. Bad Moon Rising - Bo Diddley
11. Up Above the Rock - Ray Bryant
12. Go Go Power - Sugar Pie Desanto
13. In My Body's House - Gene Chandler
14. Cross Country - Archie Whitewater
15. You Don't Care - Terry Callier
16. Free Soul - John Klemmer
17. While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Jimmy Ponder
18. Inside Out - American Gypsy
19. The Moving Finger - Dorothy Ashby
20. Julia - Ramsey Lewis
Disc: 2
1. I Am the Black Gold of the Sun - The New Rotary Connection
2. Jelly Jam - Brother Jack McDuff
3. In the Basement - Etta James & Sugar Pie DeSanto
4. Humpin', Bumpin' and Thumping - Andre Williams
5. Shoo-be-doo-be-doo-da-day - Eddie Fisher Quintet
6. Liberation Conversation - Marlena Shaw
7. The Look of Love - Monk Higgins
8. Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey - Ramsey Lewis
9. The Windmills of Your Mind - Dorothy Ashby
10. Fonky Thang, Diamon' Rang - The Dells
11. Who Got the Number - Pigmeat Markham
12. Think About It - Odell Brown & The Organizers
13. Little Bitty Pretty One - Wayne Cochran
14. Walk On By - Jo Ann Garrett
15. Chocolate Candy - The Soulful Strings
16. Hit Or Miss - Bo Diddley
17. Andalusian Nights - Ray Bryant
18. Got to Get Your Own - Reuben Wilson and The Cost of Living
19. Shake It Up - The Vibrations
20. Hanky's Panky - Shirley Scott
21. Hulk - Archie Whitewater
22. Spinning Wheel - Phil Upchurch

By Mike in News Archive - Comments · September 19, 20168 yr

Just seen this on twitter about Kim.
Lets try to help her after everything she given our scene
Click https://www.gofundme.com/258qqdqc
Below added by site
Kim Weston is need of your help. She is in a hospital in Detroit and is in dire need of financial assistance after surgery. The legendary Motown Singer Kim Weston, is rehabing after a major surgery. Kim was the first duet partner for Marvin Gaye, with the song "It Takes Two,"(Baby). Also she performed and recorded the most popular version of "Lift Every Voice and Sing." She needs financial support right now, due to illness prior to the surgery and not being able to perform. I would like to ask if you would give whatever you are able, $5, $10, $20 or more if able. It will all add up if everyone Chips in. The goal is to get her into a nice senior facility and help with a couple months or more rent until she can heal and get back on her feet.
Thank you so very much for your help, and Kim is very grateful as well. While your there, please leave a comment to let her know your thinking about her and to cheer her up. Thanks to her fans and friends! May God comfort, bless and heal her. Share to the music community please.
LV
If you can afford to give $5, $10, $20 or more please do.
Thank you very much!

By Rhino in News Archive - Comments · September 16, 20168 yr

The current crop of seven inch box sets have divided opinion amongst collectors. Some say it has dumbed down the Dj fraternity, some want to see more previously unissued material or LP only tracks rather than tracks that have previously had a release on a 45 and in some cases are pretty common. I don’t know the criteria laid down when compiling or how much quality unissued material is available. It could be more sets are scheduled and a balance has to be struck.
Whatever the complaints they have struck a chord amongst some collectors and I guess deejays too. The box sets are selling very well and in some cases selling out within weeks of going on sale.…I guess that is what it is all about and not about the purists view about collecting.
Listen via Juno Player
Here we have the second box set featuring the famed Chess label, a label synonymous with Soul Music. Preferred by many for its gritty harder more soulful vocals to the sweeter more pop orientated Motown sound. Chess, alongside its subsidiaries Checker, Cadet and Argo recorded some of the all time greats of Blues, R&B and Soul music over a 25 year period.
Harborough Horace, aka Ady Croasdell has compiled the latest box set which sees three tracks that have never seen the light of day on vinyl, previously laying dormant in the vaults until getting a release via cd many years later. There is also on alternative version, Jamo Thomas with “Must I Holler”.
Terry Callier is the very first track and for the first time released on vinyl, it is the best of the set for me too. I cannot believe something of this quality was left in the can for 30 years before being retrieved for a CD release. An excellent dancer. It should see plenty of turntable action. Also previously unreleased is Jackie Ross with “My Square” very reminiscent of her released material such as “Selfish One”. Sugar Pie DeSanto sees the third unreleased track, the gritty R&B number "Talkin’, Dreamin’, Boastin’". Jamo Thomas sees an alternative take of “Must I Holler” which Ady states shares the backing of Jamo’s “Stop The Baby”. The tempo is quicker and the horns come in later.
The rest of the discs are made up previously released Chess favourites of the Northern Soul Scene, Jo Ann Garrett with “A Whole New Plan”, Densie LaSalle “A Love Reputation”, Marlena Shaw “Let’s Wade In Water”, The Vashonettes “A Mighty Good Lover” and the Gospel Classics “More Love, That’s What We Need”. Greg Perry’s first recording “Head Over Heals (In Love) gets a worthy inclusion as does the final recording of the Vibrations, “Make It Last”. Mod Classic “Two In The Morning” from Spooner’s Crowd is the last track on disc 7.
Resplendent with black and gold & black and silver labels, all in a plain black sleeve with Chess emblazoned in gold across the top. The box set is accompanied with an informative booklet compiled by Ady with plenty of information and photographs to browse whilst listening.
I’d give the set three out of five although I personally would like to have seen maybe one or two more unissued or LP only tracks. The discs do look good and the quality is excellent.

Tracklisting:
Record One
A. Terry Callier – You Were Just Foolin’ Me (previously Unreleased On 45 Vinyl)
B. Bobby McClure – You Got Me Baby

Record Two
A. Jo Ann Garrett – A Whole New Plan
B. Jackie Ross – My Square (previously Unreleased On Vinyl)
Record Three
A. Sugar Pie DeSanto – Talkin’, Dreamin’, Boastin’ (previously Unreleased On Vinyl)
B. Denis LaSalle – A Love Reputation
Record Four
A. The Vashonettes – A Mighty Good Lover
B. Marlena Shaw – Let’s Wade In The Water
Record Five
A. Jamo Thomas – Must I Holler (Alternative version)
B. The Chessmen – Why Can’t I Be Your Man
Record Six
A. Greg Perry – Head Over Heels (In Love)
B. The Gospel Classics – More Love, That’s What We Need
Record Seven
A. The Vibrations – Make It Last
B. Spooner’s Crowd – Two In The Morning

By Chalky in Articles · September 15, 20168 yr

A new comp from those Numero Group types
Afterschool Special: The 123s Of Kid Soul - Various Artists - Numero Group US
The title sort of gives the game away slightly! Yep its a re-visit to the formula that was used a few years back.with the Home Schooled comp.
The read and listen bits follow, its available in double lp, cd and download formats and looks a good one

Preview via Juno Player

Company Blurb
School is back in session! A decade removed from our acclaimed Homeschooled compilation comes a new class of talent show titans. With enterprising parents, neighbors, and teachers turning play dates into recording dates, groups like Magical Connection, Little Man and the Inquires, and Five Ounces of Soul emulated the Jacksons, who'd made grade-school stardom appear easy as ABC. Afterschool Special: The 123s Of Kid Soul contains 19 tiny tunes ranging from bilingual D.A.R.E. anthem, to James Brown bio, to young love and life beyond the playground.

Company Video

The Tracks
1   I'm a Special Kidby Bethlehem Center Children's Choir

2   Runnin' Wild (Ain't Gonna Help You) by Scott Three 2:25
3   Guessing Game by Jimi Hill
4   You Got Me Believing (Dreamin' 'Bout You) by Leonard (Lil' Man) Kaigler
5   I Love You Still by Cash
6   Because I Love You by Brighter Side of Darkness
7   Every Where You Go by The Next Movement

8   I Want a Little Girl by The Bennett's
9   Simon Says by The Future Kind
10   I Am Free, No Dope for Me by The Dynamics
11   The Revolution Will Not Be Televised by The Brother's Rap
12   We Don't Dig No Busing (The Busing Song) by The Greer Brothers
13   Funky Breakdown by Little Man & The Inquires
14   Love Got a Piece of Your Mind by Five Ounces Of Soul
15   Girl Why Do You Want to Take My Heart by Magical Connection
16   It's Time for Love by Soul Emotions & Co.
17   Losing My Girl by Brotherly Five
18   The Other Guy By Mighty Mustangs
the lp and guess the download versions as well has 19 tracks
seems the extra is billed as
Nancy Dupree with a Group of Youngsters - James Brown

By Mike in News Archives · September 14, 20168 yr

As reported in the forums by member @Kris Holmes Clifford Curry passed on very recently.
The Knoxville Mercury marked the sad news with an article about 'one of its great voices'
Sweet Clifford: Remembering Knoxville Soul Legend Clifford Curry
In Inside the Vault, Music Stories by Eric Dawson September 9, 20161

Knoxville lost one of its great voices when soul singer Clifford Curry died on Wednesday, Sept. 7, at the age of 79, after a stroke several days earlier. Curry never achieved widespread fame, but he had a solid, consistent career that it’s hard to imagine anyone replicating in today’s music world. His recording career stretched from his teenage years to 2015 and covered more than a dozen labels. He wrote songs for everyone from obscure Knoxville acts to the Oak Ridge Boys, found popularity in Europe, sang soul, gospel, and country, and experienced that rare thing in the entertainment business: a second act.

The full article can be read via this link
http://www.knoxmercury.com/2016/09/09/sweet-clifford-remembering-knoxville-soul-legend-clifford-curry/

forum thread

artist sad news

By Mike in News Archives · September 12, 20168 yr

NEED A CHRISTMAS OR BIRTHDAY PRESENT? WE'VE GOT YOU SORTED!
When I first discussed writing a book with Weldon A McDougal III, he was adamant that the story of Philadelphia’s  ascendancy, as a ‘soul town’ should be told as he called it, ‘properly’.  I’d already written Weldon’s story as part of The Harthon Trio – A Dyno-Dynamic Tale and published that piece in Issue #4 of There’s That Beat a couple of years earlier, but Weldon kept badgering me to ‘get it all down Dave, the whole kit and caboodle!’.  For those that know Weldon he was a larger than life character who always had a penchant for looking on the bright side of life and over the years his insistence on me writing a book about Philly Soul grew.
I started making a few notes and put together a list of topics that would need to be included but then tragedy struck.  My mate Weldon passed away.  I shelved the project and went back to real life for a while until I was contacted by a guy in Sweden who owned a publishing company and had worked at CBS when the Philadelphia International Records company went global. Wilhelm from Premium Publishing in Stockholm had bought ‘There’s That Beat!’ and wanted to know if I was interested in being commissioned to write a book about….. Philly Soul!  Karma or what?
I toyed with the idea and eventually contacted Jason Thornton my friend and partner in There’s That Beat! and asked him if he thought we could pull it off. We were both, and always have been, conscious of the fact that projects we get involved in have to have production values that stand in quality next to the music we love and after a few weeks mulling it over we decided that because of our affiliation with so many Philadelphian music makers, we would accept the challenge. But we would do it our way, in full glossy colour, with as many pages as it took!
And so, began a near 6 year journey of research, interviews, hunting down people, artefacts, records and other memorabilia. When the call went out for assistance, it was met by an avalanche of goodwill from Record collectors and archivists all over the world, many soul-sourcers included.  As the project developed I made a few trips to Philadelphia and to the people there that showed immense patience with this quirky ‘Brit’, trudging round their city, who wanted every single i dotted and t crossed, I will be forever grateful.
As I drafted the text of the chapters,  Jason, whose graphic layout skills are well known to There’s That  Beat! readers,  pored over the material in order to present it as we wanted and the book began to take shape.   Whilst writing the book quite a few influential Philly musical figures have passed away and I like to think that as time went on,  despite the pressure to ‘publish and be damned’ a number of times, Jason and I held out, determined to present the stories as we planned.

And so now in September 2016 the first edition of THE PHILLY SOUND : It’s Roots and History. All 690 full colour, A4, glossy pages is available.
The new book is now available to pre-order for a cost of £45 + £6 Shipping within UK. It ain’t cheap, but then quality never is and this tombstone of a book weighs in at 3.5kgs!
If you would like to order a copy for delivery next week :
Email me at : hitsville2648@earthlink.net.
Drop me a message here on Soul-Source
Join the books facebook page at : https://www.facebook.com/groups/1585027708465960/ or search out The PHILLY SOUND book.
Payment is via Paypal to : hitsville2648@live.com (Friends and Family please)
Or
Bank Transfer (Details available from me)
They say a picture paints a thousand words and so I have created a video for folks to see the book before they decide to order one or not.
Although every single person who contributed to the project is acknowledged in the book, I’d just like to thank every ‘Soul-sourcer’ that stepped up, with a scan, a story, a lead, a phone number etc . The soul world at its best!  Thank you.

The Book and the Harthon teams

By Dave Moore in News Archive - Comments · September 12, 20168 yr

For those that may not have heard the sad news, Ian Prinsen, my beloved 'Prin', passed away suddenly & unexpectedly of heart failure on 17 August aged 47 years. His funeral was on Tuesday 6th Sept and he had a great send-off with a scooter escort & many of his mod & soulie friends were among those who attended the service.

Together we had put on our Steppin' Up nights 4 times a year since Sept 2012 - Soul based with a mod twist, we wanted to reflect our love both of old soul music and the mod scene. We had been together as a couple since 1990 & both attended many northern soul & mod do’s & rallies over the years, & enjoyed DJing together & separately at many scooter club, mod do’s & soul nights. But it had been a while & following a low turn in our lives with redundancy etc. starting Steppin’ Up was a significant turning point in our lives, for it symbolised in Prin’s words, the start of getting back to who we were again.

When 2 years ago we were looking at a car to buy together for the first time our key consideration was plenty of room in the back to load our DJ gear – which we would kart up the stairs at Bournbrook & Selly Oak Social Club (incredibly steep, narrow ones too - until we started taking them up the main stairs)! the wonderful club with the lovely room & massive sprung wooden dancefloor. We always hoped to fill the large room one day…there always a lot of things on nowadays though…We got a lot of support from a lot of people including ‘regulars’, fellow DJs & people traveled & they spread the word. Thank you all…

Back to the devastating news – I asked a friend to take me to ‘the club’ where Mick & Elaine always treated us like honorary members. When they greeted me they had already heard via Steppin’ Up regular John Wilson (thank you John x). They took us into the back where it didn’t seem 5 minutes since Prin & I had been sitting talking to Mick & after saying how sorry they were (I know they thought a lot of Ian) without hesitation offered us the downstairs for the ‘wake’ (for want of a better word), so after the funeral we congregated at the club where we were given the warmest welcome in the world & their catering lady had put on a great spread. The room was packed with family, lots of friends & love.
It is still so hard to take in. Just to say I have cancelled the 1st Oct date we had booked (that being too soon & my birthday) and I am currently considering whether to proceed with the Nov 19th date, so will update you when I can.
Jo x

By Joprinsen in News Archive - Comments · September 11, 20168 yr

Since being involved and working for Secret Stash Records I have had the pleasure and joy of going through the excising master tapes of One-derful, Mar-V-Lus, M-Pac, Toddlin' Town, Midas and Halo,there are some 250 sound files packed with alt takes, finished studio masters and un-issued material, Secret Stash have been releasing some stunning CD/Album compilations and 45 releases, my job has been basically to raise the profile of the company, market, promote and also develop future 45 releases, with the support and help from the Soul scene there are now three new releases in the process from The Sharpees - 'Go On And Laugh' B/W 'Get It Together' which is due out later this month all being well followed by The Ringleaders - 'I'd Like To Win You Over' B/W 'Sweet Little Girl' AKA 'All Of My Life' due out towards Christmas time and last but not least just about the best thing I've heard in many years Otis Clay - 'I Got A Problem' B/W 'Thank You Love', as soon as I played the track I knew I was onto something pretty special, Bobby Kline collides with Chuck Jackson - 'What's With The Loneliness' it's that good, swirly female backing and a crunching vocal from Otis Clay, this is right up there with the classic mid tempo tunes connected with the soul scene.
I sent Richard Searling an MP3 of this and his reply was one word 'Excellent, Sean Hampsey a huge Otis Clay fan played it at his Diggin' Deep event in Sheffield and the reaction was instant so much so he will be featuring the track at the Kings Hall Allnighter in the rare room very soon, both he and Richard have exclusivity for the time being to play the track and myself with a dub promo to feature at the Showcase events I am doing including Dave Rastricks Skegness Weekender coming up and the Gilberts Allnighter for Pep coming up in October and Route 61 Soul night in Sheffield also in October.
All the tracks have been well received at venues so far including Leeds Central for Steve Luigi and the Ibstock Allnighter recently for Chris King and Martin Alsop, looking to add to these events whenever possible.
You can pre reserve all the future releases (no payment required until records released), all demos for The Sharpees have been reserved so only stock/issues available on that and both demos and stock/issues of The Ringleaders and Otis Clay are available to pre reserve, demos £20.00 and stock/issues are £12.00 plus postage, there will be further releases in the process soon, looking at doing perhaps a CD of all the interesting alternate takes etc on the likes of The Ringleaders, The Sharpees, The Inspirations, Big Daddy Rogers, Harold Burrage, Otis Clay and more.
I still keep re visiting the tapes so the list keeps on growing, there are some MP3's in there some 30/40 minutes long and more, click the play button and there is nothing for sometimes a few second or a couple of minutes then bang you hear one,two,three four and a song starts found one thing like that a wonderful early 70's dancer and we don't have a clue who it is, it's so much fun doing this and if I was only to be involved on the three records I helped on that would be enough for me, to be involved in bringing to the attention to people of the likes of Otis Clay is such an honour.
Sharing The Stash is a joy for me and again thank you to everyone who are enjoying the records, no longer a secret I'm glad to say, I have posted live recordings of Otis Clay and an alternate take of The Ringleaders - 'Baby What Has Happened To Our Love' slower version than the released one on the Facebook group 'Secret Stash Chicago Soul Releases UK Division' with regular posts and updates of what's happening with the Stash.

Mark Bicknell

By Mark Bicknell in News Archives · September 11, 20168 yr

We are now hitting week 4 with the newly launched members feature - Select Sales. Late August saw both the launch of this feature and with it the special opening offer of a flat fee of £1 for every soul 45 listing.
Its good to be able to say that the launch has gone fairly well. But as we are now coming up to the end of the first month then it make sense to have a look at every aspect of this feature. As part of this landmark the one off special opening offer will be ending come Monday 19th Sept.
So if you are one of thosee types who like to get max bang for your bucks record trading wise then you may well want to take advantage of this opening offer while you can!
You can view the latest auctions on offer here (some ending today) and easily add your own sales via the "auctions" link in the top menu or the link below
https://www.soul-source.co.uk/offers/

By Mike in News Archives · September 11, 20168 yr

Here's a great way to get saturday night underway....
just have a listen below to Light Of My Life . out now on a Daptone related 45...
BENJAMIN & THE RIGHT DIRECTION "LIGHT OF MY LIFE" / "DREAMIN'S FOR FREE"
Benjamin & The Right Direction make their debut with two sure-fire soulful sides for your dance floor - "Light Of My Life" b/w "Dreamin’s For Free". The A-side tells the age-old story of a love affair born on a New York City subway train. Employing the rhythms of steamy summer nights in the city, it’s layered with big boss brass, syrup sweet group harmony and topped off with an irresistible chorus.
The easy tempo of "Dreamin’s For Free" has the charming cheek-to-cheek slow dance appeal of the uptown ballads of the early 60’s. The Spanish guitar and the swirling strings fit snuggly in the dusty 45 box where you store your tear-jerkers, low-riders and treasured memories. And if you listen closely you’ll find a message, both timeless and timely.

By Mike in News Archive - Comments · September 10, 20168 yr

Here are, not just a chance to listen and read but also a chance to get your hands on this fine recent release from Kent records. All you have to do is read the below release notes and then answer a morning tv type question as per the details at the end of the news item, and the winner gets a brand new still sealed copy of the Lp. Easy.

Jeanette Jones - Dreams All Come True - Kent LP
Catalogue: HIQLP 047
£17.80
Release Notes (extract)
The complete recordings of this enigmatic San Francisco singer. Pressed on 180g white vinyl in heavy duty sleeve, with rare photos on inner bag.
Jeanette Jones is an enigma. Hers is a full-blooded voice overflowing with unbridled emotion. The passion leaps from the grooves. On record, Jeanette mostly sang for the Lord. But she made a handful of attempts at a mainstream career: lost gems that demonstrate a singer fully in control. There was a lone single released in 1969, while other, originally unissued, tracks have featured on various BGP and Kent compilations over the years. Now that Ace owns the Golden State Recorders catalogue, it makes sense to bring all the Jeanette Jones masters together to showcase the talent of this fine and soulful singer. Jeanette, however, remains a mysterious figure, with few clues as to who she was, where she came from, or where she might have ended up....
....After that, the trail runs cold. When discussing Jeanette, Leo Kulka often lamented that he had been unable to make her more successful. But he remained proud of the recordings he had a hand in, and this album shows exactly why.
More via the release notes by Alec Palao at Ace records http://acerecords.co.uk/dreams-all-come-true
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Tracks
Side 1

1.   "Cut Loose" (2:15)
2.   "I'm Glad I Got Over You" (2:14)
3.   "Jelous Moon" (2:40)
4.   "Darling, I'm Standing By You" (2:33)
5.   "Dreams All Come True" (2:34)
6.   "What Have You Got To Gain By Losing Me" (4:19)

Side 2

1.   "Break Someone Else's Heart" (2:50)
2.   "Quittin The Blues" (2:23)
3.   "You'd Be Good For Me" (2:39)
4.   "I Want Action" (2:41)
5.   "I Want You Mine" (mono) (2:28)
6.   "The Thought Of You" (2:54)

Competition
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And then come Monday 19th Sept, a winner will be drawn out of the Soul Source hat
Q What year was the lone single released

By Mike in News Archive - Comments · September 8, 20168 yr

Back in the day, Sarah Collins’ Dad, Phil, was one of the coolest mods in town. He drove a customised Lambretta, wore the sharpest suits and was seen in all the right places. But most of all he was envied for his massive record collection. It helped that he’d been brought up living in pubs in Leeds so had access to all those 45s with the extra large hole in the middle which had been playing on jukeboxes. Music for him was a passion, and he was most passionate about Soul, Northern Soul & Tamla Motown.
When Phil married Val and started a family, music was centre stage in their home. “In most living rooms, the TV is the focal point,” says Sarah. “But when I was growing up, the record player was in pride of place. And it was very seldom that there wasn’t a record playing on it. Dad always taught me that good music can move people. It’s a way of sharing emotions and soul music always hits home.”
It was perhaps inevitable that Sarah should catch the music bug, and by the age of 9 she was on stage singing professionally in musicals. When West End productions came to Yorkshire on tour, Sarah would regularly get a part in the children’s chorus. “I learnt so much,” she says. “I was like a sponge, learning how to breath, how to project and how bring a song to life.”
At 17 she started singing with bands, initially singing rock, then graduating to a touring band playing chart hits, and eventually to soul and funk bands where her heart lay. She worked successfully for several years and had brushes with the big time, but the break never came. Sarah met Tom and she became a Mum, so music took a back seat for a while. Then came a close call with death.
“It was just after our daughter was born and I’d been suffering headaches. I’d just returned home from dropping my elder son at school when I felt dizzy and collapsed, unconscious. It wasn’t until Tom came home late in the afternoon that I was found.”
She was rushed to hospital where doctors found a tumour almost a quarter the size of her brain. It was removed in an emergency operation. “Doctors said that it was lucky I’d had the fall. If the tumour hadn’t been discovered, I would almost certainly would have died from a brain haemorrhage.”
It was touch and go whether a full recovery would be possible. Knowing that she had been a professional singer, her doctors recommended music therapy as a road to recovery and Sarah’s parents hit on a plan to encourage her back to health: they gave her their vinyl collection. Tom was in on the plan too. He bought her a record player so she could listen to the old albums and 45s. As Sarah began to immerse herself in the music, she started researching Northern Soul online. She became fascinated by the stories and the songs, the clothes and the dancing. Then her Dad told her about the scooter rallies and all-nighters where the music is still played. “He suggested I might like to record some cover versions, starting with ‘Heaven Must Have Sent You’ by the Elgins. He thought that it would give me something to focus on. I got hold of a backing track, made a video of me singing to it and put it up on YouTube. The response was fantastic. In no time word spread amongst lovers of Northern Soul and people contacted me asking why they hadn’t heard of me on the scene and suggesting songs for me to cover.”

Since Sarah uploaded that first video in June 2014 it’s been watched over 30,000 times. Her YouTube channel has clocked up over well over a million views and there are now over 300 songs to choose from. One of her 15,000 followers around the world summed up her appeal in a blog: “She posts from her kitchen, performing to a backing track. It’s just her, looking into the camera singing. It helps that she is very beautiful and it further helps that she has an extraordinarily good singing voice. There’s an astonishing intimacy about her performance. When she sings, there’s a sense that she’s singing directly to you.” The US website 'Great Music Never Dies' recently posted "Sarah personifies EXACTLY what music needs here in America. We need to make the old new again! She is a fabulous new talent from over the pond in England. With a sexy, passionate and breathy voice, she reminds me so much of Dusty and Lulu! This lady is going places … the best new talent I have found."
Sarah’s online following soon led to personal appearances, The Big 7 Scooter Rally in Kent and Scooter Meltdown in Germany to name but two. “It’s been great doing them and meeting some of the fans,” says Sarah, “but I’ve always felt a bit of a fraud singing to backing tracks. So the obvious next step was to get back to singing with a live band.”

Sarah Collins at Scooterist Meltdown in Germany
Keep The Faith, the 9-piece band Sarah has put together features a brass section and a backing singer. They’re all very experienced musicians who love playing soul. They’ve recreated authentic arrangements of original Northern Soul songs including many that Sarah’s not been able to sing in the past because backing tracks don’t exist. In the short time that they’ve been playing together they’ve already played at several festivals this summer, including the VW Festival near Leeds, and bookings are coming in for major Northern Soul events in 2017.

Given that Sarah’s so in love with music that was first written and performed some 50 years ago, does she think she was born out of her time? “I would have loved to have been a Bridget Bardot. She sums up for me the glamour of those days and I often style myself on her. I’d have liked being part of the original scene but you can recreate the excitement of those days through all the rallies and festivals, the 60s fashion boutiques, the record shops, the DJs and the dancing. And of course all you have to do to travel back in time is to pick a favourite old record, put it on the turntable, and for three glorious minutes you can be in a world of your own.”
An earlier version of this article was commissioned by Scootering Magazine and appeared in the May 2016 edition. You can view Sarah’s YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/user/diddy5848 and find out about her band at www.keepthefaith.band

By Guest Keep The Faith in Articles · September 5, 20168 yr

THE LARRY BANKS & THE SERVICEMEN STORY

The Servicemen, four members of the US Airforce and one from the US Army, were a highly talented vocal group. However with just a few releases to their name and two or three other songs in the can they didn’t find the fame their talent deserved….at least not in the USA.
However, several thousands of miles away in the United Kingdom, in clubs up and down the country DJs and dancers sought out worshiped The Servicemen and their records began to change hands for some serious money. Today one or two command a four figure sum whilst the others a three figure sum. I believe “I Need A Helping Hand” was a big record for Colin Curtis at Blackpool Mecca whilst Simon Soussan discovered “Sweet Magic” in 1974 and it was he who gave it to the Wigan Casino DJs as The Magicians. Simon Soussan bootlegged the 45, far too soon for some and it was then quickly dropped at the time by the DJs. It would be a little while longer, 1976, before Kev Roberts discovered the original in Anaheim and it was learnt that it was in fact The Servicemen and not the Magicians.   In more recent years, with the Northern Soul never more popular and with many revisiting their youth and these classics the whole output of the Servicemen as again found favour, “Connie” is extremely popular today after getting reactivated a few years ago and is as popular as the top side.
Prices for originals of the Servicemen 45s have soared in value today.
I was lucky enough to be in contact with one of the members, the bass and baritone singer James Bailey. He was in a nursing home but unfortunately he was moved elsewhere and the location would not be divulged due to data protection laws in the States. This was before we could get round to telling the story of the group and I thought the chance had gone forever. Larry Banks though happened upon a topic on Soul Source and having established further contact with Larry we not only established his extremely interesting story and career but that of the Servicemen too. We will start by telling the story of Larry and finish with the Servicemen but both are intertwined and extremely interesting.

Larry Banks Singing "Yesterday" at The Riverside Ballroom.
Larry Banks was born in 1941 in rural Atlanta, Georgia into a close-knit family with four boys of who Larry was the youngest. When Larry was aged two his parents moved the family to Cleveland, Ohio. Larry remembers having a very full childhood living in a neighborhood fully made up of Doctors, Lawyers, Entrepreneurs, and multiple small business enterprises. Singing and entertainment ran in my family as far back as Larry could personally remember to his Great, Great Grandfather.

In Larry’s elementary school he took part in band and the choir. The biggest influence he remembers at that time was Saturday night "Your Hit Parade". “Pop tunes appealed to me then” Larry would say.

An early influence on Larry was his brother Al here with his group The Wigs in 1959.
Into secondary school Larry was continuing with bands, marching bands, and choruses. He now became aware of early Do-Wop. The pioneers like "The Diablos, The El-Doradoes, The Drifters (with Clyde McPhatter), The Solitares, The Penquins, Frankie Lyman & The Teenagers, The Schoolboys" and on and on. Singing groups and harmony became Larry’s strong preface and he along with school friend who sang with him used to draw crowds walking through the halls singing popular songs of the day. "The Wind", "Baby I Need You", "Work With Me Annie", "Annie Had A Baby" and "Sixty Minute Man". Larry says “There were so much extraordinary talent around in that time period from 1953-1956. Many going on to stardom, I'm sure you are familiar with a great many of them”.

Then came the high school years, 1956-1959. “I had to work especially hard to focus on graduating. All I wanted to do was sing” says Larry. He developed a group called the El-Deons. Larry goes on to say “This group was extremely talented. I don't think there was a spot in town we didn't perform. We were known for ballads with difficult harmonies such as the Flamingoes, Moonglows, Dells, Jerry Butler & the Impressions, Spaniels, Everly Brothers (All I Have To Do Is Dream, and an assortment of Jackie Wilson's renditions of "Lonely Teardrops & Danny Boy".

E-Deons & El-Deonettes

El-Deons Newspaper Article

The El-Deons, The Rose Room of The Majestic Hotel in 1958

In 1959 after graduation Larry entered the military. After basic training and tech school, he was shipped out to Dreux Air Force Base, France. Located sixty miles north of Paris and thirty miles from Evreux Air Base. While there he developed a group calling themselves The Hallmarks. The repertoire of this group was a little more diverse. They not only did the Spaniels, Heartbeats "Thousand Miles Away", Crazy For You, Moonglows "Most Of All, they also did some modern harmony such as Hi-Lo's, and Four Freshman's "Graduation Day. Then they sometimes did some jazz like Lambert, Hendrich, And Ross's, "Moanin or Gimme That Bottle". The group did a great deal of Franco-American Relationship work, performing a number of times at the French Naval Base up around Caen & Cherburg, France.

The Hallmarks in 1960

At The 1250 Broadway Show

Upon returning to the United States in 1964, Larry was stationed at Luke AFB, Arizona. It was here that Larry developed a group called the Tridels in 1965. This group was the prelude to the Servicemen. Not only was this group extremely popular area wide, but also it distinguished itself in 1965 by:
(1) Winning the base talent contest. (20-group competition)
(2) Winning the Command contest. (60-group competition)
(3) Winning 3rd place worldwide contest. (2 month long, 300 group competition)

The Tridels
Because it was during the Vietnam era two members shipped out.
In 1966 the two remaining members morphed into the five membered Servicemen. With the arrival of James Mitchell, the only Army member was stationed there on location. A biography was written for publication in many newspaper articles on and off base. Introducing the group to the public it was so titled MEET THE SERVICEMEN. The amazing thing is that everyone had such an extensive amount of past experience that we came together almost immediately. The first song we thoroughly nailed down became our signature requested song seems like at every appearance, the song "Most Of All" by the Moonglows.

The Servicemen's popularity rose rather quickly. They found themselves with a weekend commitment for shows at a very posh super nightclub call the El-Morroco Club. Various stars appeared there such as, Redd Fox, Slappy White, Righteous Brothers, Lou Rawls, The Whispers, and on an on. It was really an extraordinary experience to work with so many headliners.

It is every groups dream to record and the Servicemen’s was no different and when word came of a record deal they were elated.
One night in April 1966 the group drove to Los Angeles so that they could record at the Bob Ross Studios the next morning. Larry recalls, “We were so excited to be recording, we didn't anticipate walking into a studio with mountains of dust only to find this was by design. The very nature and quality of sound produced was determined by this dust. In the studio we met a young kid with a portfolio of songs he had written. He wondered if we would be interested in doing some of his material. We declined because we just didn't think it fit our style. Our first fascination was with seeing studio musicians performing their craft. Seeing them go over the music, familiarizing themselves with any outstanding parts or rhythms. Playing spot parts of the music, and then just to sit back and wait for the arranger”. In this case the arranger was a young H.B. Barnum. From the control room comes the signal, "Band, are we ready, take one count, 1-2-3-4.” With the downbeat comes the coming together of accomplished musicians that is something to behold to the ears of one who truly appreciates. Especially when you're listening to your original song Larry recalls.

The Tridels
It is at this point where Larry explains how the transition from the Tridels to The Servicemen happened…

“In order to compete in the Air Force Wide Vocal Group competition you must survive through four (4) levels of competition, each one more competitive than the next.

Four (4) Bases
Four (4) Parts of the country

The Tridels in Competition

Tridels World Wide Competition Judge's Score Sheet (Air Force Finals)

Yvette Milieux, Elmer Bernstein, & Vince Barnett (Judges, US Air Force Talent Contest Finals)
When we returned from the competition I got a call from the Base Commander's Office. Since this is extremely rare my entire office was curious as to what's it all about. When I got there to report he had me stand at ease. Then proceeded to commend me for what the group had accomplished and for bringing recognition in terms of representing the base. It would appear there was some competitive jealousy from other bases in the command. He then appointed us Ambassadors with special exempt status in participating in mandatory functions within the squadrons. We also agreed that when we were doing our weekend shows, we'd do one show a night in the military uniform. That gave us the idea to change the name to the Servicemen. Even though we thought the name change was appropriate we had no idea what a reception we'd get with audiences seeing us in military the opening show, and then seeing us in full tux with matching accessories.

The Tridels
At this point the Servicemen really began to soar. Articles began to appear in publications on and off base weekly with radio exposure that just seem to ramp up. Because of our status on base we began to travel with increase frequency, sometimes up to a week at a time with notification to the base. This gave us engagements to be performed up and down the west coast from Los Angeles to Seattle, Washington. From the state of Arizona, civic functions, politic functions, prayer breakfasts, college campuses, military functions and ceremonies when called upon. From and including Texas to sometimes a Honky-tonk joint on the outskirts of Las Vegas. We were there.

How we met and came together is outlined in the biography. What is not included is just how much we bonded. In 1968 when we disbanded the group there was a great amount of sadness and disappointment. We had invested so much inner soul into the group's development. But in the end we walked away with no regrets because we had a great, great run.

Earlier I alluded to meeting a young man with a portfolio of his written material we declined to do at the time. Well two (2) years later our 1st tenor (Edgar Goodman- we call him Goody), brought to my attention a Life Magazine. On the cover was Frank Sinatra. All the guys knew that for me at that time, I idolized two people because of the way they used their voice as an instrument with perfect pitch. Not necessarily in this order but Johnny Mathis and Frank Sinatra. The cover story was "Franks Got A Cold" highlighting his power and influence he welded in the music industry and especially Las Vegas. Goody told me to open it to a specific page. I did to see a picture of a young man in a conservative business suit. The face seemed familiar but I couldn't place it. Goody asked, "Do you remember the young kid we met back in Bob Ross Studios, you know the kid who wanted us to do some of his material." I said "I'll be a S.O.B." There was a huge story title "JIMMY WEBB, "Genius, A Young Cole Porter". I read on and flipped the page to see the 5th Dimensions, "Up, Up and Away" just being released by five young college kids out of Berkley. And so it goes that young Jimmy Webb went on to write and collaborate for many TV specials.”
Larry’s military commitment ended January 1967 and having graduated from Arizona State University in Environmental Sciences he return to Cleveland to start a career. It's often said that when one door closes another one opens. Larry went on to flourish in a successful career. Having published a number of industry articles, headed the Environmental Office for a Public School System, consulted to NASA and the Federal Government on Environmental Issues. Larry settled down 10 years after returning to Cleveland. Raised a family of two boys, one girl, all educated, married and working in their chosen fields. Now married soon 40 years, residing in a suburb of Cleveland, South Euclid, Ohio. Larry has been retired since 2011, but continues consulting to the Federal Government (part-time for pleasure only)
Larry finishes by saying, “What is gratifying now to see the way people have ultimately responded to the Servicemen and their efforts. They truly, truly put forth their best from the teachings from the early masters”.

The Servicemen

January 1966, a young James L. Mitchell was arrived at Luke Airforce Base. Mitchell was a talented singer and writer and was upon arrival at the base eager to establish a group and began a search for like-minded individuals. He soon met Larry Banks who was lead singer of a successful forces vocal group The Tridels. They had won first place in a Luke AFB Talent Contest & Tactical Command and was placed third in a Worldwide Air Force competition in 1965.
The meeting of Larry Banks and James Mitchell marked the beginning of The Servicemen.
Larry would then introduce to Mitchell Edgar “Goody” Goodman (first tenor of the Tridels) and Victor Gussew, a good baritone and very familiar with the R&B field. James Mitchell liked what he heard, both vocally and their style and accepted them into the group. The search then turned to a bass singer to complete the formation. Several were auditioned but none so far were satisfactory
Mitchell then approached one of his friends, James Bailey. James was reluctant to join the group due to his religious beliefs. He was very experienced in this field but after serious consideration James decided to join the group. Larry recalls they were very lucky to get James Bailey on board. He had the depth and volume to his voice and he gave the group the solid foundation for the kind of harmony the group were seeking and that he kept the group on its toes and the audience on the edge of their seats. His versatility didn’t restrict him to bass; he was also an accomplished baritone.   Larry recalls that James was “one of the best, great and talented, and what I call Southern inspired and trained basses I've ever know”.
The next stage was to find someone who would produce and record the group. Mitchell was introduced to T/Sgt William Mauzey. Bill Mauzey was also military and had been in the service longer than any of the group. It was Bill who financed the groups first session, the recording of “Connie” and “Sweet Magic”
One night in April 1966 the group travelled to the Los Angeles, California. Their final destination 6263 Lelandway & Vine and the studio of Bob Ross, one block from the Motown Studios.   It was here where the group laid down their first ever recordings, Larry Banks featuring on vocal for “Connie” and James Mitchell the lead for “Sweet Magic”, both sides were written by Mitchell. They arranger for the session would be none other than a young H.B. Barnum.
The record was released on 22nd of August 1966 on the Chartmaker label.

According to Bill Mauzey 10,000 copies were pressed and initial distribution was in the Phoenix/Flagstaff area of Arizona. The group had minimal participation in the distribution; mostly they did promotions throughout the state. They were extremely well known throughout the state within the military, but they also had a strong following on the college campuses and in general had been on many of the radio stations with very good air play including being placed on Phoenix Radio Station KRIZ’s Boss Blues Top 15 (Hadley Murrell who would play a part in the groups history was a personality at the station). They were in many of the record shops with request coming in constantly for more records. Our main drawback was only that we were military and didn't have the freedom to move as the studio wanted us to. The studio owner’s main business interests were television productions.
It was around this time that Victor Gussew was stationed away from Luke AFB and therefore had to depart the group. Alton “Al” Hall was recruited to replace Victor.
Hadley Murrell then came into the lives of then group. He was to DJ at a calypso dance on the base and it was there that Mitchell asked Murrell if The Servicemen could sing a capella during the intermission. Murrell agreed to this and the group simply blew Murrell away with the sublime four-part harmony. The tracks were “Are You Angry”, “I Need A Helping Hand”, “Why Can’t You be True”, “Come Back to Me” and “My Turn”.

Murrell decided immediately he wanted to record the group and in February of 1967 he took the group into the studio at Audio Recorders of Arizona in Phoenix. Backing up the group was the LBJ’s. The group and the band rehearsed the tracks and the results were “Are You Angry” and “I Need A Helping Hand”.

Murrell would hawk “Are You Angry” and “I Need A Helping Hand” around the companies but got little if any interest so he returned to Phoenix and put the two tracks out on his own Wind Hit label. 200 copies it is believed was the initial press. These were shipped to movers and shakers in the business, radio stations but as Murrell says “Nothing happened”. Murrell then went to L.A. and put the two tracks out on Patheway records, still with no luck.
In October 1967 the group returned to the studio and cut four more tracks. “My Turn” which would see a release on the re-released “I Need A Helping Hand” (Patheway 102), the soulful brilliance that is “I’ll Stop Loving You” which didn’t see the light of day until Grapevine in the UK released it in 2003. The Five Keys “Close Your Eyes” and The “5” Royales “Right Around The Corner” were the other tracks laid down. Apart from “My Turn” they would all remain unreleased. However 2003 as I stated saw the released on Grapevine for I’ll Stop Loving You” and along with the others would feature on a CD released by Hadley Murrell in 2007. The CD would also feature stunning a capella takes of the tracks that blew Hadley Murrell away at the dance.

In 1968, with no more sign of the group returning to the studio and their service ion the forces coming to an end the group was disbanded, departing to make careers and lives in the real world away from the confines of life in the military and as part of a close-knit harmony group.
They did however leave a lasting impression. All of their records and 45s are hugely in-demand in the UK on the Northern Soul Scene.
Simon Soussan discovered the Chartmaker 45 in 1964 and shipped acetates/emidiscs of it to the Wigan Casino DJs Russ Winstanley and possibly Richard Searling as well. However it wasn’t as the Servicemen that Simon would send the tracks over as but the Magicians. It was as this that it was championed as by the DJs. However Simon Soussan quickly bootlegged the 45 as the Magicians, far too quickly it is said, and the record was dropped by the DJS. It would be a couple of years before Kev Roberts found an original copy in Anaheim but there was little interest in the 45 and he sold it for £80, still quite a sum back in circa 1979. Colin Curtis at Blackpool’s legendary Mecca venue championed “I Need A Helping Hand” in the mid 70s. “Are You” Angry it would appear was initially played by Soul Sam at The Notts Palais. Connie would find greater acceptance in more recent years, reactivated and championed by the likes of Ady Pountain and Mark “Butch” Dobson.

The revived interest in the scene has seen many revisiting their youth and many who are finding the scene for the first time, now a world wide music scene finding, these records for the first time. Two of the releases are commanding sums around the £1000 mark whilst others are in around £100/£150. Demand saw re-releases on Grapevine in 2001 for “Are You Angry” and “I Need A Helping Hand” and in 2003 for “I’ll Stop Loving You” and “Sweet Magic”.
Testament to the enduring quality and class of one of the great forgotten and largely unknown harmony groups in the USA but who found fame 1000s of miles away in the UK years later.
Chartmaker 408 - Connie / Sweet Magic - 1966  
(Recorded April, 1966, @ the Bob Ross Studios, Lelandway and Vine, Los Angeles, California. The lead on “Connie” is Larry Banks, “Sweet Magic” lead is James Mitchell).
Wind Hit 100 - Are You Angry* / Need A Helping Hand - 1967 (*Recorded 24-February-1967 with Larry Banks on lead for “Are You Angry” and James Mitchell on lead for the flip side).)
Wind Hit - I'll Stop Loving You - 1967
(Larry Banks on lead and recorded 25-October-1967 and previously unissued on vinyl  until the 2003 release on Grapevine).
Patheway 102 - I Need A Helping Hand / My Turn – 1967
(James Mitchell on lead fro “I Need A Helping Hand” and Edgar Goodman on the lead for the flip. This release had three presses at least. Ones with the “Cartoon Man” on the label with labels pressed the wrong way and then the right way and also on a plain orange label).
A massive thank you to Larry Banks for sharing this great story.
Thanks to the notes of Dan Nowicki and also Hadley Murrell.
Photographs courtesy and property of Larry Banks.
Label Scans.
Chartmaker, Wind Hit and plain Patheway courtesy of Greg Tormo.
"Cartoon" Pathway courtesy of Dave Moore.

Larry Banks kindly sent me a couple of CDs. One of Connie and Sweet Magic taken from the masters and one of the El-Deons rehearsing for a reunion gig. Larry kindly said I could share with you so hear are the El-Deons.
added 5 February 2017
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By Chalky in Articles · September 1, 20168 yr

The Chairmen Of The Board can trace its roots back to The Showmen, a group founded by “General” Norman Johnson in Norfolk, Virginia. The group are best remembered for “It Will Stand” and gave us other tracks such as “The Wrong Girl”, “Take It Baby” & “Our Love Will Grow” which although none where big hits in their native United States they found some success on the UK Northern Soul dance scene.

Holland, Dozier and Holland having left Motown formed their own label Invictus and in turn formed The Chairmen Of The Board and recruited the post Showman General Johnson along Eddie Curtis, Danny Woods (Correct-Tone and Smash) and Harrison Kennedy. The group went on to score major hits for the Invictus label, memorable tracks such as “Give Me Just A little More Time”,  “Everything’s Tuesday” & “You Got Me Dangling On A String”.
However all things come to an end and the original line up of Johnson, Curtis, Woods and Kennedy went their separate ways, some recording solo material and writing for others.
However come the mid to late ‘70s Johnson reformed the group along with Danny Woods and it is this incarnation that we are interested in.  Danny Woods whilst looking for talent to make up the group was in a bar in Detroit where Ken Knox and his band were performing and the two immediately hit it off and Ken Knox became a member of Chairman Of The Board.  The band was then initially made of the Funkadelics who were on a hiatus from George Clinton and Parliament. Members included Bernie Worrell on keys, Eddie Hazel on guitar, Tiki Fulwood on drums, Billy Nelson on bass, Ron Bykowski on rhythm guitar, Mckinley Jackson of the Politicians on trombone, Roland Christian on trumpet and Ken himself on saxophone.
Ken Knox was born in 1954 in Charleston, West Virginia, one of nine children, six girls and three boys. His family would leave like many others from the South for Detroit when he was three months old.

Ken grew up surrounded by music, his friends singing on street corners, Motown, Junior Walker, King Curtis and Boots Randolph early influences but one major influence would be his brother Leonard who played saxophone. Another influence was his sister Betty Martin who was in a gospel group with Kim Weston. When he was 11 or 12 years of age he would pick up the sax himself and he eventually taught himself to play. This led to Knox forming his own group and performing in clubs and bars around Detroit and subsequently the meeting with Woods in 1973 which finished up with Ken and his group dancing on the bar with Woods.

Upon Invictus closing its doors the Chairman of the Board relocated to North Carolina for the Beach Scene and set up Surfside Records. The group would have a regional hit with Carolina Girl that was number one for 11 weeks. Ken would feature on vocals, saxophone, and drums. Ken would also be the Associate Producer in the studio.

The group would perform regularly around the Carolinas becoming firm favourites and eventually earning a place inn the North and South Carolina Music Halls of Fame. Johnson died in 2010 from lung cancer. Ken and the other members continued to tour for a couple more years before retiring the name “Chairman Of The Board” and Ken now tours as Ken Knox and Company, KCO, with former members Thomas Hunter, Brandon Stevens and The Executives, Jerry Dee Washington, Jerry Midas Hardison, Jerome Joseph, John June Townes, John Page III, Doug McVey & Doug Burns.

KCO continued to write and record as well as tour extensively, keeping alive the music of the Chairmen Of The Board whilst also promoting new material to packed clubs around the South East and this Autumn in the UK as the Chairmen Of The Board. They topped the Beach Charts with “You” in 2011. 2012 saw another regional hit with “Carolina Shuffle” and in 2015 the Group landed a # 5 record on the UK Soul Charts with " Reach Out 2 Me" on DSG Music written by Thomas Hunter and Ken Knox, Produced by famed Producer Nigel Lowis. 2017, will offer a new CD Project with songs from the Steals Brothers , writers of the a Spinners Classic "Could it be I'm Fallin' in Love" , Nigel Lowis, McKinley Jackson , Thomas Hunter and Ken Knox
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Goldsoul are pleased to announce 70's Hitmakers CHAIRMEN of the BOARD featuring Ken Knox & Company are coming to the UK to perform 6 shows(September 16-25th).  A legendary Soul group created by the late General Johnson, started out life as The Showmen( It Will Stand, Wrong Girl, 'Our Love Will Grow')in the early 60's before signing to Holland- Dozier- Holland's Invictus label in 1970. The relationship delivered some of the best hit dancers of the era with Give Me Just A Little More Time, You Got Me Dangling On A String, Everything's Tuesday, Pay To The Piper, Working On A Building of Love, I'm On My Way To A Better Place, Elmo James and many more plus New material from Ken Knox such as 'Reach Out 2 Me'
A full live band accompany this great act. Limited availability!
To book, choose your venue then contact the relevant box office to purchase.
Forthcoming UK Tour dates:
Friday, September 16th Chateau Impney, Droitwich Spa, Worcs 07976351377 or contact the venue. Tickets £15  
Saturday 17th Whitby Pavilion (Whitby Motown Weekender), North Yorkshire. Tel 01947-458899 www.goldsoul.co.uk / www.whitbypavilion.co.uk   Weekend event £25  
Sunday 18th Mansfield Palace Theatre. Tel 01623-633133 www.mansfield.gov.uk/palacetheatre   Priority front row and similar £17.50 or £15 other  
Friday 23rd Northampton, The Picturedrome, Kettering Road. Tel 01604-230777 Tickets £15  
Saturday 24th King George's Hall, Northgate, Blackburn. Tel: 0844-8471664 www.kinggeorgeshall.com   Tickets from £10.  
Sunday 25th Rolls Royce, Moor Lane, Derby. Tel 01332-248319/248027 www.goldsoul.co.uk Tickets £15
For show times and booking info contact the venues individually unless stated.

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By Chalky in Articles · August 28, 20168 yr

A heads up on the new Ace releases for September 2016, expect more on the interesting individual releases later on. Note that some are released and available right now
New releases from Ace records



Come Back Strong: Hotlanta Soul 4
70s Soul
Various Artists (Hotlanta/ GMG)
CD £11.50
Underrated Atlanta, GA gives us 24 southern soul scorchers; both raw and refined.

I Want A Guarantee / Now That You're Gone
60s Soul
Various Artists (Kent singles)
7" £9.86
First time on 45, for this magnificent Ashford & Simpson dancer. The flip is a beautiful crossover ballad from the Platters’ lead singer.


Body Chains / Push On Jesse Jackson
Northern Soul
Various Artists (Kent singles)
7" £9.86
Two big Northern tracks on the funkier edge that are already hugely popular with forward-thinking DJs and dancers.

Gettin' To Me / I Need You
60s Soul
Various Artists (Kent singles)
7" £9.86
This epic Ben E King track finally receives a 7” release, backed with the best up-tempo Northern discovery of last year on the flip.

But If You Must Go / All That I Have
Deep Soul
Various Artists (Dave Godin)
7" £9.86
One of the very best soul ballads gets a deserved first UK release backed with Debbie Taylor’s classy ‘All That I Have’ which is makes its first appearance on vinyl.


I've Come Too Far With You / Who Are You Gonna Love
Deep Soul
Rozetta Johnson
7" £9.86
Rozetta Johnson’s name is synonymous with the highest quality southern soul, often in conjunction with Sam Dees, who wrote these two sides.

You Only Live Twice / Hold To My Baby
60s Soul
Various Artists (Pied Piper)
7" £9.86
Lorraine Chandler’s dramatic track featuring the James Bond theme tune motif back with the adrenalin rush of this instrumental mix of the Cavaliers’ ‘Hold To My Baby’.

You Hit Me / I Couldn't Build A World With You (On The Outside)
60s Soul
Various Artists (Kent singles)
7" £7.99
‘You Hit Me...’ is a massive record, first played to 1,000 plus dancers in the 70s. The flip is from GWP stablemates the Devonnes.
The Twitch / Enough For Everybody
60s Soul
Various Artists (Kent singles)
7" £7.99
The epitome of the swinging 60s soul sound from this 1963 recording backed with a Betty Bibbs track from 1968 in a similarly light-hearted mood.

Hit List 2
Pop
Various Artists (Hit List)
CD £11.50
A happening helping of 24 American Top 40 Chart hits of the early 1970s, from a time when AM Radio was still king and records still broke out regionally.
SON-OF-A-GUN And More From The LEE HAZLEWOOD Songbook
Pop
Various Artists (Songwriter Series)
CD £12.92
The songs of Lee Hazlewood performed by a panoply of international artists from the 1950s to the present day.
Classical Gassers - Pop Gems Inspired By The Great Composers
Pop
Various Artists (Themes)
CD £12.92
Ranging from rocked-up instrumentals to lush countrypolitan ballads, a collection of pop gems inspired by the great classical composers.

As said just a heads up for now, more later
Full info and purchase options via Ace records site, the link is below
https://acerecords.co.uk/home

By Mike in News Archive - Comments · August 26, 20168 yr

I don't like country music at all; the instruments used, the style of vocal delivery, even the 'look' of country artists puts me right off ….. .... … plus I have painful memories of going to the Greyhound pub in Edlington for soul nights and being confronted by loads of idiots dressed in cowboy gear & stetsons, wearing imitation colt 45 guns who thought it was their C&W night. ANYWAY, that aside, I have known that I like some country songs for many years …. the ones performed by Candi Staton, Bettye Swann, Joe Odom, Joe Tex, Moses & Joshua Dillard & the like.
But I never knew so many decent recordings started out with a simple country song .... songs like “Green Green Grass of Home, “My Elusive Dreams”, “Son Of A Preacher Man” & “Love of the Common People”, … mind you there are many such songs that, no matter which pop / soul singer tackled them, I'd always hate them (D-I-V-O-R-C-E being just one of these). Why am I wittering on about such matters, well I'll tell you.
All the above songs (excpet “D I V O R C E) and others recorded by the likes of the Daydreams plus Candy & the Kisses were all written by a combination of 3 guys who were signed to songwriting deals by Nashville's Tree Publishing Company (linked to Buddy Killen's Dial Records). The first of the trio of John Hurley, Curley Putman & Ronnie Wilkins to find success was Claude 'Curley' Putman. His song “Green Green Grass of Home” won a country music award in 1966. In 1968, his “My Elusive Dreams” won a similar award with “Love of the Common People” doing similar for John Hurley & Ronnie Wilkins.
Ronnie Wilkins was from a small town in North Carolina but he was to find success after he moved to Nashville. Initially he worked on his own, writing songs that the likes of the Buttons (Columbia), Evaline (SS7) & the Avons (Groove). He initially seemed to aim his compositions at soul acts, but Nashville soon turned him to the dark side. By 1965, he had teamed up with Hurley and they were writing for Joe Tex and the Illusions. John Hurley was a singer / songwriter and they soon hit it off. By 1967 they were a well respected team, both working for Tree Publishing, where they met up with Curley Putman. This teaming sometimes worked on songs as a trio but on other occasions it would just be Hurley & Wilkins writing together.
The team were soon having their songs selected by outside producers / acts on the soul scene. In 1966, Candy & the Kisses cut the Hurley – Wilkins song “Sweet & Lovely” with Tom Jones having an international hit with Putman's “Green, Green Grass”. Dial act, the Dreams, got into the act when they recorded “(Just to Keep On) the Lovin' Side” written by all three of them.
While down in Muscle Shoals in 67, Hurley & Wilkins were asked by Jerry Wexler to write a song for Aretha Franklin (Wilkins was playing organ on a studio session for Aretha at the time). Knowing that Aretha's father was a famous preacher, they used that link to craft the song they wrote for her. Aretha cut her version of the song but Wexler didn't think it fitted in with the otther songs on her upcoming album, so it was left in the can. Not long afterwards (early 68), Dusty Springfield traveled down to Memphis to record for Wexler. He immediately thought of the song Aretha had already cut & got Dusty to lay down her version of it. In November that year, the song was released on a 45 (Atlantic in the US, Phillips in the UK) and it went straight onto the charts in both countries.
Other artists were now picking up on songs the trio had written and it wasn't too long before other compositions of theirs were hits. “Love of the Common People” was recorded by many acts but it was a reggae version by Nicky Thomas (Trojan) that did best. This was a top 10 pop chart hit in the UK in summer 1970. By that time, loads of people were recording their songs with high profile singer / songwriters such as Elton John also joining the throng. The guys moved on, Ronnie relocating to California. New songs dried up, but new versions of their old ones (& film's using old tracks) kept the money rolling in. “Love of the Common People” returned to the charts in 1983 via Paul Young's version.
All in all then, these 3 guys who set out to write country songs back in the early 60's made quite an impression on the world outside of country music. However, it will always be the soul (& reggae) takes of their efforts that are the ones that will bring me joy.
JRS

site note - article cover photo from
https://www.flickr.com/photos/welovethedark/welovethedark

By Roburt in Articles · August 25, 20168 yr

Here's a highlight of the sites video feature, over a 1000 video clips up and more added regularly, a recent add being...
This great show first showed up on here a fair few years ago now, looks like its now mtv connected
So there may be a few episodes that have missed out on, here's one
On this episode of Live From Daryl's House, Daryl welcomes Philly soul legends, The O'Jays. It's all aboard the "Love Train," back to Daryl's House, back to his roots, "The Philly Sound," where it all began.
Daryl Hall - vocals, guitar, keyboards
The O'Jays (Eddie Levert, Walter Williams, Eric Nolan Grant) - vocals
Shane Theriot - guitar, musical director
Brian Dunne - drums
Eliot Lewis - keyboards
Dennis "Doc" Williams - keyboards
Klyde Jones - bass
Porter Carroll Jr. - percussion
Charlie Dechant - saxophone, flute
Barry Danielian - trumpet
01 intro
02 Love Train
03 Backstabbers
04 I Love Music
05 food prep
06 For The Love Of Money
07 Use Ta Be My Girl
08 dinner conversation
09 I Want To Know You For A Long Time
10 dinner conversation
11 I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)
12 closing comments / credits

Website:
http://www.livefromdarylshouse.com/

By Mike in News Archives · August 24, 20168 yr

HD featuring Laura Jackson - Nothing But Love
Just had word passed on about this new release, a debut single from HD featuring Laura Jackson and after a few repeat plays of the below have to say that am glad.

here's the video clip
here's the blurb
Introducing the debut single from HD 'Nothing But Love' featuring Laura Jackson out now on Ashwood Records.
“ a perfect modern soul artefact” soulandjazzandfunk.com
“ UK soul at its very best’ The Soul of Grenada FM
HD is brought to you by bassist/ producer Benjamin Race who has followed in the footsteps of Gregory Porter & The Brand New Heavies after recording a live session for Jazz FM's - album of the week.
He is best known for his work with the award winning Doggett Brothers & is Influenced by the likes of Lynden David Hall, D’Angelo, Dwele, Tower of Power and Jamiroquai.
Other work includes bass guitar sessions at the BBC, with Milan based producer Mark Di Meo, The West Coast Soul Stars, live performances with Alexander O'Neil, Trevor Nelson, Soweto Kinch (MOBO'S Best Jazz Act), members of Incognito, Jamiroquai as well as playing with world renowned bassists Victor Wooten & John Patitucci at Warwick bass camp in Germany. Benjamin is endorsed by Warwick bass guitars & Ernie Ball strings, with teachings from Julian Crampton (Reel People, Tony Momrelle, Joey Negro's Sunburst Band.)
Singer/ songwriter Laura Jackson has worked with the likes of Cool Million, The Doggett Brothers, The Baltic Soul Orchestra, Kenny Thomas, Yarborough & Peoples, Candi Staton and D-Train to name a few and features on the debut single 'Nothing But Love’.
The track also features drummer Jim Macrae who has worked on the recording of the EP 'Groove Curse', the debut album 'Cloak' and live shows with Australian neo soul artist Jordan Rakei.
http://www.hdmusicbrand.co.uk
Promoter. Steve Ripley Soul Food Music

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By Mike in News Archives · August 22, 20168 yr

Here's something to mark Soul Source going into its 20th year,... a new members sales feature !
Titled 'Select Sales' this new feature has been set up to offer all Soul Source members a new sales features that while running alongside the sales forums it does go beyond the features offered via these.
Today's launch of Select Sales sees the initial main thrust being the Auction system, where for a very affordable fee all members can now offer to all soul fans their own auctions featuring their own 45s via a basic no fuss auction system. The term and use of a 'very affordable fee' is a basic building block of this feature and the news and faqs in the Select feature has the full details on this side of things, As the system is fully integrated into the site, it does makes maximum use of all the familiar and time proven Soul Source features resulting in a fully featured but easy to use solid sales feature.
Full information on this feature can be had via the Select Sales News and the Select Sales FAQ features that are available via links shown on the top menu or the 'Select Sales Welcome' page.
Launched as of just now, so it is early days at the moment, there will no doubt be a period of settling in. While testing has been extensive there may be some glitches so bear with us for now. Over time as the feature gets used the features will both grow and develop.
Welcome to Select Sales its at .....
While comments are most welcome ask that members please use the support forum for more detailed questions/comments
thanks
mike

By Mike in News Archive - Comments · August 21, 20168 yr

New issue of Soul Up North available now....

CONTENTS OF ISSUE 91

GOOD TOONS & GREAT GROOVES
Dave Halsall
TRACK LISTING FOR COLLECTORS CD
Editor’s Special
FULL ENGLISH (WITH ALL THE TRIMMINGS)
Stuart Drake
FUNK IN YO’ FACE – MASS PRODUCTION
Howard Priestly
SOUL UP NORTH NIGHTER PLANNER
YOUNG SOUL REBELS : THE YEAR THAT CHANGED SOUL
Stuart Cosgrove REVIEWED BY Dave Rimmer
THE LADIES CHOICE
Julie Molloy
M.V.P’S – THEIR TRUE IDENTITY DISCOVERED
Dave Welding
SOUL IN A DIGITAL AGE
John Farrar
FEET TO THE BEAT – VENUE REPORTS
HOT OF THE VINYL PRESS + VINYL PRESS EXTRA
HFE
THE O’KAYSIONS-BEYOND GIRL WATCHING
Jack Garrett
INRODUCING SECRET STASH (UK)
Mark Bicknell
NORTHERN SOUL STORIES - “LONG AFTER TONIGHT IS ALL OVER”
Robert Patrick
THE MYSTERIOUS WORLD OF COVER UPS (Pt 14)
Martin Scragg
HITTING THE DECKS
Wayne Hudson
THE PASSIONS (an extract from ‘Rhythm Message’)
E. Mark Windle
LOOKING INTO YOUR SOUL
Russ Vickers
STEVE’S SOULFUL SEVENTIES SPINS aka
PLUMB’S PEACHES
Steve Plumb
THOSE LITLE SILVER DISCS
Howard E
SPINNING AROUND – A HISTORY OF THE SOUL LP
John Lias REVIEWED BY John Roburt Smith
SOUL UP STATES – CONFESSIONS OF A VINYL JUNKIE (Pt 11) SoulmanJan
COLLECTING BRITISH
Lord Snooty & His Gang
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And finally…DEEP SOUL CORNER
email stevecato64@yahoo.co.uk or message little-stevie on the forum...

£3 plus £1.50 postage uk.... Back issues of 95/96/97/98/99/90 available also....

By Little-stevie in News Archive - Comments · August 19, 20168 yr

'Do The 45', 'Tired Of Being Lonely' 'I've Got A Secret' three well known records from One-derful Records out of Chicago, well you can now add another release by these guys to the list as I can reveal the identity of the artists behind 'Go On And Laugh' known as The Just Brothers for so many years as actually THE SHARPEES, it's been a secret since March 2016 when the track surfaced on one of the many One-derful masters held by Secret Stash Records, full credit to my good friend Mark White for his help and to all the radio guys who have helped promo the two tracks for the past few months, a promo list of Club DJ's will be sent all future Secret Stash releases to help raise the labels profile which is something I have been working on over the past few months, with only a handful of people who knew the groups identity it's been really difficult not to spill the beans until now, the time is right now to let everyone know as we now have a release date for September 23rd 2016, all Demo copies have already been pre reserved and are sold out, Issue copies will be available to order from that date at £12.00 each plus £3.00 sign for first class mail, we have also submitted the next release for mastering by The Ringleaders -'I'd Like To Win You Over' B/W 'Sweet Little Girl' AKA 'All Of My Life' due out later on in the year, copies can be pre reserved on this £20.00 for a Demo and £12.00 for the issue Issue, PM here or email bicknellmark@aol.com to pre reserve.
All Secret Stash releases are under full licence from the Leanner family and estate, all tracks are taken from the existing studio master tapes, the sound quality is sublime with the attention to detail being first rate.
THE SHARPEES - THE SHARPEES - THE SHARPEES - THE SHARPEES - THE SHARPEES - THE SHARPEES - THE SHARPEES.

By Mark Bicknell in News Archive - Comments · August 19, 20168 yr

Recently seen this on Facebook and thought it worth sharing.................hope it's in appropriate section.
Exciting News from MODUS The House Of Soul
We are on schedule to publish our first book at the beginning of November 2016 'HITSVILLE The Birth Of Tamla Motown' featuring 192 pages written by Keith Rylatt and designed by Stuart Russell, detailing the origins of Tamla Motown in Britain and the work done by Dave Godin, Clive Stone and the Tamla Motown Appreciation Society to bring it's artists to these shores.
The book contains many never before seen photos and memorabilia from the Clive Stone Collection.
For more information visit our website at
http://www.house-of-soul.co.uk/ .

motown music

By Graym in News Archive - Comments · August 18, 20168 yr

Betty Boo has been a household name on the Northern Soul Scene since the days of Wigan Casino but one who has always it seems remained a somewhat mystery figure. "Say It Isn't So" was massive back in the days off Wigan and saw a release on a 45 via Grapevine. Spellbound another scene favourite and a fabulous Popcorn Wylie production only ever made it as far as "The Talk Of The Grapevine" Lp has now belatedly been given a release on a 45 via Soul Junction. Read on for the story of Betty and her impact on the Northern Soul Scene in the UK and eventually further afield.

Press Release: Betty Boo “Spellbound (Vocal & Instrumental) SJ1006
Release Date: Monday August 22nd 2016

Betty Boo, real name Betty Jean Winston was born January 22nd 1945 in Detroit. She was raised with her younger sister Jacklyn (Jackie) at the family home on Hazelwood Street on the Westside of Detroit.
Betty began her early singing career as a backing singer at Motown and was later joined by her sister. While at Motown Betty was to meet Bob Hamilton (A.K.A Bob Recco). Bob was to be very influential in Betty’s early recording career, employing both her and Jackie initially as a session singers at Motown, then taking them with him when he moved over to Correctone Records and on to Continental Records. It was while at Continental that Betty first met up with Popcorn Wylie.
When Bob and the other Hamilton brothers, Eugene (Ronnie Savoy) and Al (Kent) together with the late Hermon Weems joined Ed Wingate's Golden World Records, The Winston sisters found themselves being reunited with another pair of sisters, their fellow neighbourhood friends from Halewood Street, Pat and Diane Lewis. This reunion would lead to the formation of the all girl group ‘The Adorables’.
At Golden World the two pairs of sisters recorded during an eighteen month period three 45 singles firstly in 1964 “DeepFreeze/Daddy Please’” (GW -4) followed by “School’s All Over/Be’” (GW-10) and finally during 1965 their northern soul tour de force “Ooh Boy/Devil In His Eyes” (GW-25). Although Betty sang on every recording session she wasn’t present on the group’s only TV appearance on the Robin Seymour Show as she was heavily pregnant with her second child at the time.
Following Berry Gordy’s eventual buy out of Golden World, ‘The Adorables’ disbanded as a performing group with Pat and Diane going onto record as solo artists and later as a part of Isaac Hayes Hot Buttered Soul Project.
The Winston sisters also briefly performed as a duo while continuing to do session work for Popcorn Wylie. It was during this period that Betty recorded several excellent unissued sides under the artist name credit of Betty Boo (T). The name Betty Boo arose from the nickname that Betty was given by her mother following her birth. Following her mother’s initial sighting of her newborn child she turned to the other assembled family members and announced that Betty’s posterior was the largest bootie she’d ever seen on a newborn baby !, so Betty’s Boo (T) she became !
Although credited as just the solo artist Betty Boo (the lead singer), all three of the other former Adorables actually feature as un-credited backing vocalists on both “Say It Isn’t So” and “Spellbound”.

Following a licensing deal made during the mid 1970’s between Popcorn Wylie and Soul Bowl Proprietor John Anderson some of Popcorns unissued masters would eventually gain a belated release. Initially via advance acetates given out to the influential Dj’s of the time Richard Searling, Ian Clarke and Poke (Blair Haydn) two of Betty Boo’s songs would go on achieve cult status amongst the dancers of the northern soul scene. Firstly, “Spellbound” which gained its only release on the first Grapevine album “Talk Of The Grapevine” alongside Betty’s unissued cover version Of Jimmy (Soul) Clarks “(Somebody)Stop That Boy” during 1978 (this album also featured host of other excellent previously unissued Popcorn masters). Followed a year later by possibly the most popular of Betty’s songs “Say It Isn’t So” which appeared on a now highly collectable Grapevine 45 single as well as featuring on the second Grapevine album, ‘The Sound Of The Grapevine’. While a fourth unreleased track “My Man Flint” although never being released at that time did feature albeit as a shortened instrumental version of the backing track on the aforementioned ‘Sounds Of The Grapevine’ album under the fictitious artist and title of ‘The Motor City Shakers’ “Let’s Do The Duck”

The 1960’s film industries obsession with cold war espionage would give rise to a plethora of super spy’s and secret agents films and TV series. The British had James Bond, and the Americans amongst many others had one Derek Flint, a suave and sophisticated Master spy (played by actor James Coburn) who featured in two spoof spy films “Our Man Flint” (1965) followed by “In Like Flint” (1967). Flint’s undisciplined philandering demeanour although causing great annoyance to his spy master boss Lloyd Cramden, played by Lee J. Cobb would always be outweighed by his ability to save the western world from being held to ransom by some evil clandestine organisation.

Partners in crime metaphorically speaking Hester and Wylie hit on the idea of recording a theme song for the second Derek Flint film, so Betty Boo’s “My Man Flint” was recorded and submitted for consideration, but unfortunately never accepted. The big screens loss would eventually decades later become the Northern scene’s gain via Soul Junction’s eventual release of “My Man Flint”. Which featured both Betty and Jackie Winston on backing vocals, with Betty’s Lead vocal’s later being laid over the top.
Betty continued to work for Popcorn singing commercial jingles through the now infamous riots of 1967 into 1968, after which time she took a job as a receptionist at Brodie Mufflers, a job which only lasted a year. When following a robbery at the store, the manager’s son accused Betty of being a party to the crime (which of course she wasn’t) while aggressively wagging his finger in her face. Betty was having none of this and subsequently took a bite out of his finger! The embarrassed store manager later apologized for his son’s outrageous behaviour, but Betty chose to move on. Following a five year stint working for the post office Betty arrived at General Motors in 1976, where she worked on the assembly line until her retirement during 1982, following injuries sustained during a workshop fall.
Betty’s sister Jackie later moved to Ohio to run a nightclub and bar, but following a serious aneurysm later returned to Detroit in 1988, her final residence until her death during 1995.

The Adorables in Detroit before setting off for Northampton (courtesy of Rob Moss)

The girls on stage at Northampton.
Betty by now had carved out a career for herself as a community care worker and Foster parent, during which time she lost touch with her former Adorables partners, that was until 2005 when Pat Lewis tracked her down and Betty along with Pat and Diane came to England to perform as The Adorables at the Northampton Weekender.
Today Betty in her own words is still only 71 years young and continues to be heavily involved in the fostering service as a Foster grandmother. While still keeping audiences 3650 miles and beyond from her native Detroit “Spellbound” with her music.

Words By: David Welding
Acknowledgments to: Betty Winston and Pat Lewis.
Photographs courtesy of: Betty Winton & Rob Moss.
Tape box scans courtesy of: John Anderson
SJ1006 - Betty Boo- Promo.mp3

SJ1006 - Betty Boo- Promo.mp3

By Chalky in News Archive - Comments · August 14, 20169 yr

Looks like this just released TV series via Netflix may be of some interest...

Set in the 1970s Bronx, The Get Down is a fictionalized account of the birth of hip-hop, as told through the eyes of a group of African-American and Latino teens. As with most Luhrmann films, it’s an odd mix of other films, from Singin’ in the Rain and West Side Story to Super Fly and just about any movie you can name where Judy and Mickey decide to put on a show. And yet, thanks to the involvement of some true hip-hop pioneers including Grandmaster Flash and musical historian Nelson George, the project is suffused with authenticity and affection.

Above clip from USA Todays review at http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2016/08/11/review-netflixs-get-down-takes-passionate-look-birth-hip-hop/88493080/

The series is 12 episodes long, 6 are released right now with the other 6 scheduled for next year, seen mixed reviews so far.
aven't watched it yet myself , anyone out there watched it yet and like to pass on their take...?
Just use the comments if you do

By Mike in News Archive - Comments · August 14, 20169 yr

From Dave Moore a quick heads up word and flyer on the current state of play on the upcoming book' The Philly Sound "
There's That Beat! Guide to the Philly Sound: Philadelphia Soul Music and its R&B Roots: from Gospel & Bandstand to Tsop Hardcover
by Dave Moore (Author), Jason Thornton (Author)
The book is now at the printers and has a 6th September publishing date.

The passionate team behind the acclaimed Northern Soul magazine There's That Beat!, presents here in over 690 lavishly designed pages, their in-depth investigation of how Philadelphia became the hottest city in the American pop and soul music industry, not only once, but twice!

This meticulously researched book tells the remarkable story of the music entrepreneurs, songwriters, arrangers, record labels, recording studios all of which contributed to what became known as The Philly Sound, all beautifully presented in full, sumptuous, coloured detail, including a multitude of rare Soul/R&B discs, vintage photographs and memorabilia.

A quality point of reference and and superb book for any serious soul music fanatics as well as a must for every true Northern Soul record collector!

By Mike in News Archive - Comments · August 5, 20169 yr

Came across this last night and don't remember it getting a mention on here last year. Apologies if it did, but thought it might be of some interest to those of a more 'modern' disposition...
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/obituaries/bs-md-ob-curtis-anderson-20150803-story.html

artist sad news

By DtheD in News Archive - Comments · August 4, 20169 yr

A new month breaks out and so yes here's the latest release news from Ace records...
Rhythm 'n' Bluesin' By The Bayou: Nights Of Sin, Dirty Deals And Love Sick Souls
Rhythm & Blues
Various Artists (By the Bayou)
CD £11.50
A spicy mix of rarities, alternates and previously unissued R&B goodies from South Louisiana and S.E. Texas, where you are never too far from a bayou and some good rockin’ music.

Celestial Blues
70s Jazz
Various Artists (BGP Various)
CD £11.50
Progressive jazz from the 1970s, the music which has influenced Kamasi Washington and the Brainfeeder crew.

Magellan Was Wrong
Pop
Bob Lind
CD £11.50
The follow-up to “Finding You Again” (2012) features eleven new Bob Lind compositions and a surprising take on the Tom Paxton classic ‘Bottle of Wine’.

Machine Gun Etiquette
Punk Rock
The Damned
LP £12.05
The Damned didn’t care about definitions, which is why their classic second album sounds as fresh now as it did in 1979. Available again on vinyl.

The Black Album
Punk Rock
The Damned
LP £15.60
“The Black Album” was ambitious, even more so than its multi-faceted predecessor, “Machine Gun Etiquette”. Reviewing the new album, weekly music paper the NME pointed to a Terry Riley influence. Syd Barrett and the Beach Boys were name-checked in Sounds’ review. Thinking of the Damned as a punk rock band was no longer possible. Available again on LP.

Dreams All Come True
60s Soul
Jeanette Jones
LP £17.80
Jeanette Jones is one of the great unsung belters of 60s soul. Here are the complete recordings of this enigmatic San Francisco singer pressed on 180g white vinyl.

Some various format criteria/limitations apply ot some, such as vinyl only, or mp3 formats available or not, all this info and more can be had via the Ace Records Website
http://acerecords.co.uk/

By Mike in News Archives · August 2, 20169 yr

Cultures of Soul Records is proud to present a brand new compilation curated and researched by Gospel Soul music authoritarian Greg Belson. Greg Belson's Divine Disco - American Gospel Disco 1974 to 1984 is a snapshot in time encapsulating the raw power of a spiritual performance, set to the pulsating 4/4 rhythms that were in vogue on the dance floors of the day.
Formats : Cd and gatefold 2xLP
Price varies format/country/outlet

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Cd Listing

1.   Enlightment - "Faith Is The Key"
2.   Delores Fuller - "One More Chance Lord"
3.   Gospel Ambassadors - "What Kind Of Man Is This"
4.   Enlightment - "What's Happening People"
5.   Betty Griffin - "Free Spirit"
6.   The Inspirational Souls - "Jesus Is Going Away (But He's Coming Back Again)"
7.   Gospel Ambassadors - "Thank You Jesus"
8.   Gloria Grffin - "You"
9.   The Masters Of Music - "Troubles Don't Last Always"
10.   The Gospelaires Of Dayton Ohio - "No Where To Run"
11.   Shirley Finney - "Give Your Best To The Master"
12.   The Testimonial Singers - "No Greater Love"
13.   Herman Harris & The Voices Of Faith Hope & Love - "Give Yourself To Jesus"
14.   Gospel Ambassadors - "Thank You Jesus" (Steve Cobby remix)
15.   Masters Of Music - "Trouble Don't Last Always" (Rahaan edit)

Company Blurb
This compilation focuses on a breed of Gospel performers that were forward-thinking enough to explore a funkier style; a powerful message with which a younger audience could identify. Music that could stir their mind, body and soul…..while stimulating their senses with a basic need to dance!
Labels like Savoy played a key part in identifying artists that fit nicely into this brand new movement….performers like Shirley Finney and The Gospelaires, both of whom were established within the scene but carried the ‘Disco’ torch brightly with their tunes, are featured here. Divine Disco also paints a picture of the lesser known acts that privately released their message to the hopeful masses, such as the Gospel Ambassadors and the Inspirational Souls, whose recording budgets would have been significantly less than any ‘major’ label. As proven here, they had no less of an impact to the listener.
Other tracks on this compilation such as Betty Griffin's "Free Spirit" have become big club spins for the likes of the NYC Downlow and Horse Meat Disco crews. Also included here are recently discovered tunes like the Masters of Music's "Trouble Don't Last Always" as well as a future classic by The Testimonial Singers, which features several young members of the Winans Family. We’ve got you covered too for those more modern soul, boogiefied moments with rarities from Delores Fuller, Herman Harris and two offerings from the killer LP released by Enlightment.
-Greg Belson

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By Mike in News Archive - Comments · July 24, 20169 yr

MusicConnex proudly present a celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the UK’s longest running soul label, Expansion Records. On Friday 30th September, Expansion marks 30 years with a major Party with live music and DJs at one of London’s finest venues the Brooklyn Bowl in the 02, North Greenwich.
The live artists are Alton McClain and Tracy Hamlin reflecting Expansion’s position as both purveying greatness from previous decades in soul music to supporting the best new contemporary artists of the genre.
Alton McClain
Alton McClain & Destiny were with Polydor Records in the late 1970s and early 80s, signed to the label looking for a new Diana Ross & The Supremes and got a sound with “It Must Be Love” more akin to The Emotions with music that has endured to this day by lovers of disco, soul, two step and rare grooves. Alton McClain has never performed live in the UK before, and as part of her show will be a tribute to her late husband Skip Scarborough, a classic songwriter of the period whose hits included ‘Lovely Day’ (Bill Withers) and ‘Love Ballad’ (George Benson).
This special tribute will include songs like ‘Can’t Hide Love’ (Earth, Wind & Fire), ‘Don’t ask My Neighbors’ (The Emotions), ‘Lover To Lover’ (Maxi Anderson) and ‘Tell Me Please’ (Freda Payne).
Expansion has its own CD dedicated to his work, “The Skip Scarborough Songbook”, in addition to the reissues of all three Alton McClain & Destiny albums.
Tracy Hamlin
Tracy Hamlin has a recent background as a lead singer with Pieces Of A Dream, Starpoint and as a solo artist since 2005, and came to Expansion last year as a solo artist for an album “No Limits”. Much earlier this year she blew a 1000+ UK audience away performing alongside Kashif and with the popularity of her own recordings. We are thrilled to have her perform with us at such an important night for us at Brooklyn Bowl.
Joining Alton McClain and Tracy Hamlin on the night will be a mix of DJs with a shared passion for soul, playing until the early hours to make this THE soul party of 2016.
Friday 30th Sept 7pm – 4am.
DJs
Bobby & Steve (Zoo Experience)
Luke Howard (Horse Meat Disco/Rinse FM)
Lotus Disco
Terry Jones (Village Soul)
Ralph Tee
JM (Mi-Soul)
Tickets are £25 in advance £30 on the door.
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Tickets are £25 in advance £30 on the door.

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By Jmsoul in News Archives · July 21, 20169 yr

Am sure that many of you will remember the recent requests from BBC researchers regarding the BBC series 'The People's History of Pop' that showed up here on Soul Source.
Well going by some msm pre-reviews it seems that this Friday the second episode touches 'Northern Soul' and features an account by Cheryl Summers of her experiences of Wigan Casino Allnighters
Here's a preview of the blurb from the BBC, a link to the programme webpage follows at the end

The People's History of Pop Episode 2 of 4
1966-1976: The Love Affair
Fri 22 Jul 2016
21:30
BBC FOUR

Sat 23 Jul 2016
00:30
BBC FOUR
Writer, journalist and broadcaster Danny Baker looks at the years of his youth - 1966 to 1976 - a time when music fans really let rip.
From the psychedelia of the Beatles' Sgt Pepper to the birth of thelarge-scale music festival, this is when hair, sounds and ideas got wilder and looser as a whole new generation of fans got really serious about British pop music and the world around them.
There is testimony from hippies who found love and happiness at the 1970 Isle of Wight festival, from a teenager growing up in Birmingham who discovered a new sound called 'heavy metal', and from fans sent wild with excitement after David Bowie and Marc Bolan were beamed down and glam rock was born.
A shy young man tells how he found expression through progressive rock, a fan relives her weekend escapes to Wigan Casino and a new scene called northern soul, and a young man discovers a new hero as reggae becomes mainstream.
Unearthed pop treasures include a rare item of clothing worn by Marc Bolan and given to a young fan as a gift after he knocked on Marc's door. A former teacher and pupil of Peckham Manor School are reunited, more than forty years after they witnessed an unknown Bob Marley perform in their sports hall, and rare photos of the event are shown. Plus, some rare and special material from the biggest star of the 70s himself - David Bowie.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07l24rf
Guess it could be interesting viewing, not really my cup of tea so if you do catch it this Friday then make sure that you let us all know how it was via the comments.below....
update clip added 2020

By Mike in News Archive - Comments · July 20, 20169 yr

Just to set the ball rolling we are proud to announce the next Secret Stash 45 release will be a stunning double header from The Ringleaders - 'I'd Like To Win You Over B/W 'Sweet Little Girl' AKA 'All Of My Life' both tracks taken from original studio master tapes which will be a first for 'All Of My Life' sounding crystal clear as it was intended, issued on the M-Pac logo, we can offer the pre reserve service on this release as we did with 'Go On And Laugh', to reserve a copy PM here or email bicknellmark@aol.com - DEMO £20.00 limited number and £12.00 for an Issue copy plus £3.00 postage in the UK (Check rates for Europe and rest of the world), no payment required until release, all records sent by first class sign for mail, CD and MP3 promo's will be available in due course for the radio and podcast presenters.

We have some very interesting releases in the pipeline one of which might be a CD compilation of all the alternate takes etc. on things like The Ringleaders - 'Baby What Has Happened To Our Love', The Inspirations - 'Your Wish Is My Command', Johnny Sayles - 'Don't Turn Your Back On Me', Harold Burrage - 'Got To Find A Way' (faster version) Big Daddy Rogers - I'm A Big Man, The Sharpees - Tired Of Being Lonely, Jimmie And The Entertainers - New Girl (2 takes) and more.
I will post further updates as we move through the process, 'Go On And Laugh' is almost there, test pressings are due any day now, the mastering, stampers and labels are all in place so it's just a case on waiting on the pressing plant to press the records, the labels look fantastic and the sound quality is awesome, all pre reserved Demo's are now fully sold out so it's Issues only from now on which can also be reserved, the full story to follow via John Vincent and Chalky on here.

By Mark Bicknell in News Archives · July 20, 20169 yr

News from London’s documentary cinema Bertha DocHouse London on the showing of Miss Sharon Jones on this Sunday 24th July 2016
MISS SHARON JONES! follows funk and soul singer Sharon Jones as she faces her toughest year – diagnosed with cancer, she has to keep her band and career together whilst fighting for her life. It’s not a dour, depressing film though – thanks to Sharon’s luminous personality and remarkable voice, it ends up being a joyful celebration of life.

About the Film
Dir: Barbara Kopple
United States / 2015 / 94mins

On the eve of the release of her new album, internationally recognized soul singer Sharon Jones was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Tour dates were cancelled, the album pushed back and Sharon entered into a fight for her life and career.
Two-time Academy Award winner, Barbara Kopple is granted intimate access to follow Sharon during this intense and courageous year.
Video Trailer
About the cinema
Bertha DocHouse, based at Curzon Bloomsbury, is the first cinema dedicated to documentary films and events. We select the best docs and bring them to you along...
We’re reaching out to soul and funk enthusiasts around London that we thought would want to see the film, and would love if you could share the news of the screening among your members! If you'd like to share widely we can send you images, twitter/FB copy and more information, but oeither way, please do have a look here for more information and to book tickets
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Tickets
Date: SUN 24 JULY, 2016
Time: 17:10
Price: £9 (£7 CONCESSIONS)
SUNDAY 24TH JULY

Links
Imdb
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4935480/
Cinema
http://dochouse.org/cinema/screenings/docfest-picks-miss-sharon-jones

By Mike in News Archive - Comments · July 19, 20169 yr

Press Release: Various We Got A Sweet Thing Going On Volume 2 SJCD 5011

Release Date: Monday 25th July 2016

“We Got A Sweet Thing Going On” volume 2 carries on where volume 1 left off. Eighteen great tracks which all showcase the group harmony sound, well almost! We’ve thrown a curve ball into the mix on this occasion with the inclusion of an instrumental “Merry-Go-Round Of Love” one of three previously unissued tracks out of the four featured from the Milwaukee group the Final Chapter. As with the previous compilation a solo artist has crept in to rub shoulders with the group ensembles. Gary, Indiana’s very own Mr Wilton Crump who performs both sides of his mellifluous solitary 45 single “Think It Through” and “Give Your Love To Me” released on his own Olive Branch label. Solo artist or group if it sounds right then it feels right.

The Motorcity is heavily represented on this compilation with three acts from legendary producer Richard ‘Popcorn’ Wylie’s Soul Hawk stable. Firstly by The Mighty Lovers, with their highly sort after “Ain’t Gonna Run No More”(previously issued on a Soul Junction45, SJ1002). The Mighty Lovers voices can also be heard although un-credited as backing vocalists on all of Jimmy ‘Soul ‘Clarks Soul Hawk sides as well as providing the rhythmic hand clapping on his “If I Only Knew Then (What I Know Now)”.
The second of Popcorn’s acts featured is Eric & The Vikings with their harmonious million seller, “Vibrations (Made Us Fall In Love)”, followed by The New Holidays with their currently popular “Maybe So, Maybe No” .Aldo featuring it’s excellent flipside, a great cover version of Jimmy ‘Soul’ Clark’s previously mentioned “If I Knew Then”.
Fellow Detroiters The 21ST have all three of their recordings made for Joe Terrell’s Joy label featured, “I Just Can’t Forget Your Name” released twice with two different flipsides “The Sun Came Out” and “I Just Can’t Forget Your Name” all featuring Willie Jones later of the group ‘McArthur’ on lead vocals and label production credits that feature some of the motorcity’s finest.
The final Detroit act is Energy MC2 with their previously unissued sweet soul outing “Juliane”. MC2 began their performing career as a energetic bunch of kids under the name of ‘Congressional Funk’ who by their mid teens had become The Soulful Hounds who not only recorded “Why Did You Leave Me Girl” for Ernest Burt’s Magic City label but would feature on many of, Mad Dog & The Pups and Sweet Geraldine’s Magic City releases. Later some of the band members joining Ray Parker Jr in forming the band ‘Raydio’ while some of the other members becoming part of the band for ‘Parlete’(part of the P-Funk family) helping George Clinton land the Mothership!
N.B.(Two further previously unissued Energy MC2 songs are due for a vinyl 45 release later in the year, catalogue number SJ536).
The Windy City is represented by The Five Crowns with their local hit “Just A Part Of Life” and both sides of it’s follow up release “Beating Of My Heart”/Got To Be My Baby” unusual in the fact that it is two different songs recorded with both using the same backing track!, all three songs were composed by Chicago wordsmith’s Gerald Dickerson and Charles Boyd and produced by former Trends (ABC) group member, Emmett Garner Jr.
The final inclusion comes from the Atlanta, GA group, ‘The Combinations’ with their high desirable 45 rarity “I’m Gonna Make You Love Me” recorded for the vanity Kimtone label in 1968 under the tutelage of Veteran producer Tee Fletcher. With the recently discovered revelation that some of the members of The Combinations actually went on to become part of the group ‘The M.V.P’s’( Most Valuable Players) who recorded the Northern Soul anthem for Buddah Records “Turning MY Heart Beat Up”

1 - Mighty Lovers
Ain't Gonna Run No More
Soulhawk 1007 (1968) 2:16

2 - The 21st
I Just Can't Forget Your Name
Joy 672 (1972) 2:40

3 - The Final Chapter
This Time I'm Gonna Stay
(2016) Previously Unissued 4:28

4 - Wilton Crump
Think It Through
Olive Branch 101 (1975) 3:13

5 - New Holidays
If I Only Know
Soulhawk 1008 (1969) 2:30

6 - Five Crown
Beating Of My Heart
Five-O 504 (1969) 2:55

7 - The Final Chapter
Now I Know
New World 8006 (1980) 4:05

8 - The 21st
The Thought Of Me Losing You
Joy 672 (1972) 3:19

9 - Eric And The Vikings
Vibrations (Made us Fall In Love)
Soulhawk 1009 (1970) 2:37

10 - The Final Chapter
I'm Coming To Rescue You
(2016) Previously Unissued 3:51

11 - Five Crowns
Got To be My Baby
Five-O 504 (1969) 3:01

12 - The 21st
The Sun Came Out
Joy 672 (1972) 2:33

13 - The Final Chapter
Merry-Go-Round Of Love
(2016) Previously Unissued

14 - The Combinations
I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
Kimtone 1001 (1968) 2:04

15 - Five Crowns
Just A Part of Life
Five-O 503 (1969) 2:55

16 - Energy MC2
Julaine
(2016) Previously Unissued

17 - New Holidays
Maybe So Maybe No
Soulhawk 1008 (1969) 3:01

18 - Wilton Crump
Give Your Love To Me
Olive Branch 101 (1975) 4:01
Words by Dave Welding.
To Purchase visit Soul Junction at
http://www.souljunctionrecords.co.uk/SJCD5011.html
Also available from other good stockists listed on the above page in the links down the right.
For further information please contact Soul Junction at:
Tel: +44 (0)121 602 8115 or E-mail: sales @souljunctionrecords.co.uk

Listen via Promo Clip SJCD5011-Promo.mp3

By Chalky in News Archive - Comments · July 17, 20169 yr

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