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A new release from Ace Records BGP (beat goes public) imprint, a "lost sessions" affair release featuring the main man himself Joe Battan

A brief snippet from the release notes is below

It was at this time that Joe left Mericana and placed his next recording at the Rifkind brothers Spring label. Unfortunately no contract was signed and the LP languished in the vaults, apart from a limited run Japanese release in the early 90s, until now. It's a shame because it is the missing link between "Afrofilipino" and his later recordings back at Salsoul. Certainly his vibrant version of Isaac Hayes 'Theme From The Men' is a sure fire follow up to 'The Bottle (La Botella)' and as he had previously updated some of his Fania recordings he does so again here with the wonderful 'My Cloud' and 'My Opera'. The whole album is underpinned with the nascent sound of disco that was in the air in the New York of 1976; the version of 'Sadie' is a disco update of Joe's version of 'Gypsy Woman'. His voice sounds amazing throughout the album particularly on the closing number, a cover of Billy Stewart's 'I Do Love You'.

Full release information by Dean Rudland can be read via the link to the ace website at the end, which also has the great news that Joe Bataan is lined up as one of the headlineacts at the upcoming Goodwood festival

Summer of 76 revisited in many ways

Tracks

01 SADIE
02 WHEN WE GET MARRIED
03 MY CLOUD
04 I NEED LOVE
05 THEME FROM THE MEN
06 LET ME LOVE YOU
07 MY OPERA
08 I DO LOVE YOU

ace records link

http://www.acerecord...59&release=8482

amazon link

http://www.amazon.co...wwacerecordc-21

By Mike in News Archives · April 29, 201015 yr

Todays the official release date of Soul Junctions latest 45 release "Mike Jemison - Hold On He's Coming/ Call On Me". Originally scheduled for earlier this month, the date of this fine release was pushed back till today due to manufacturing delays.
This great 45 has to be one of the strongest Soul Junctions releases to date, and certainly already seems that "Hold On He's Coming" is destined to be a floor packer after the response seen when played out on pre-release the other weekend.
Both tracks are taken from Mike Jemisons latest album "Call On me".
Available now from the usual online and out and about suspects...
Mike Jemison - Hold On He's Coming/ Call On Me - Soul Junction

Mike Jemison Biography
Michael (Mike) Jemison was born on February 4th 1958 on the East side Of Detroit. He was the third child of six who were raised by the Reverend Wilson Jemison Sr and his wife Annabel.
Mike had honed his vocal skills as a five year old in his father's church singing alongside his brother Clarence and their sisters Sylvia, LaDonna and Janice in the family group known as "The Jemisonettes".
Mikes introduction to secular music would not come about until he had completed a degree in business studies at the Franklin University in Columbus Ohio. Mike had been a long time friend of Carolyn Franklin, (Aretha's little sister). It was following an introduction by Carolyn that Mike first became involved with his future mentor Ernest Kelley who signed him to his Geneva label.
Mikes first recording session in 1973 yielded a funkier version of the Soul Twins classic "Quick Change Artist" coupled with "I Want Some Satisfaction" (Geneva 506).
Ernest Kelley had previously recorded "I Want Some Satisfaction" on some of his other artists, Willie Collins, Billy Sha-Rae and Betty Bibbs in the hope of turning the song in to a future Standard.
Mikes next release came in 1975 when he cut "When Your Around/Let's Bring Back The Good Times"(Geneva 510) which was later released to United Artists just as they were about to disband their record division.
A second deal with a major label would later follow. Through Ernest Kelley's relationship with Henry Allen at Atlantic Records Mike was signed to their subsidiary label, Cotillion. Cotillion only issued one release on Mike Jemison the 1984 recording
"You Make Me Feel The Way You Do" a cover version of a Barrett Strong song from two years earlier. Sadly due to the sudden death of Henry Allen the Atlantic deal ended prematurely. A further proposed deal with MCA never came to fruition due to the death of Al Perkins.
Mike Jemison's Geneva releases had been gaining a popular following amongst modern soul aficionados in the UK especially his next release "You Never Get My Love" (Geneva 514) which is now regarded as a all time anthem. "You Never Get My Love was also issued on the Lake label using the same catalogue number as the Geneva release.
In 1986 Mike recorded "Congratulations/"Ain't No Use" (Geneva 600) which was to be his last secular recording. A compilation album of Mikes Geneva recording was later released for the Japanese market.
In 1987 Mike recorded the acclaimed gospel album "He's My Friend" for the City Sound Label. The album featured "Reflections of the Man Inside" which also gained a 45 release.
Mike Jemison is a devoted family man, who with his wife Kimberley, have raised a family of four fine children, Stephan, Leah, Christopher and Sasha, with Sasha being somewhat of a four year old singing and dancing sensation!
In1991 Mike was ordained as a Baptist Minister and still continues to perform and record as a gospel artist, often sharing the same billing as Aretha Franklin, who he accompanied when she was honoured by Washington TV station BET on their Walk of Fame programme.
Following on from his 2007 "Worthy" album release, Mike has been working his current album project, and it is from this that we at Soul Junction have lifted the following two tracks.
The upbeat "Hold On, He's Coming" which marries Mike's excellent vocals with a strong dance beat. A song we feel has great crossover potential with soul and gospel fans alike. Together with the Title song from the album "Call On Me" a sophisticated Jazz influenced little number.
Mikes future plans also include recording a live show at the Christ Word Outreach Ministry Church in Detroit, of which he is the Pastor.
Dave Welding
Soul Junction

By Mike in News Archives · April 26, 201015 yr

Tobi Lark Cancels Cleethorpes

Spencer & Percy Wiggins Sign For Cleethorpes

After several years of tough negotiating and then finally settling on the highest
price I've ever offered an artist, Tobi Lark baulked at the signing of the contract
that had been thrashed out with her manager / agent. Several phone calls followed
where I managed to convince her that it would be a memorable and fulfilling event
and I managed to assuage her fears so much that she gave me her word she'd be there.
A couple of weeks down the line she pulled out again with absolutely no reason given.
This time I didn't fight it as I didn't feel I would have been able to guarantee her
performance.

From adversity comes opportunity. In the ensuing weeks I've been able to work out a deal, and a
contract that has been signed by all parties, for actual Memphis soul brothers Spencer and Percy
Wiggins. Both are fantastic singers who appeared at the Porretta Soul Festival in Italy a couple
of years ago, where Ace Records colleague Tony Rounce reported that they blew everybody away.

There they mainly sang deep and southern soul, but they also have a great catalogue of Northern and
Crossover under their belts too. Kent have already featured Percy's two Northern classics,
'That's Loving You' and 'It Didn't Take Much' on CDs as well as some of his
great ballads. 'Can't Find Nobody' was a exciting surprise for me, a 60s club
soul classic that up until recently had eluded me and his second RCA 45 'Love
Is A Wonderful Thing' is a cracker too.

Brother Spencer's song roster is even more extensive and appropriate to a Kent sponsored gig.
We have spent many hours examining andexcavating his wonderful Goldwax sides for release
and then negotiating with Fame and EMI to get his Northern Monster 'Let's Talk It Over' out on CD and
vinyl legitimately for the first time. Though he has a splendid repertoire of
dancers and mid tempo movers like 'Love Attack', 'Lonely Man' and 'I Never
Loved A Woman', the recent revelation has been his very recently discovered
Fame masters. These include a top notch rendition of the classic 'Make Me
Yours' and the revelatory Crossover monster-to-be that is 'Breaking Point'.
'Breaking Point' in particular has been universally accepted as a future soul
dance classic by everybody who has been lucky enough to hear it and many more
will be intimate with it by the time Spencer sings it live on stage for the
first time since it was recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama in 1969.

The brothers are also going to combine for a show-stopping duet and we've lined up
three horns and two backing singers along with our regular group to do their songs justice.

If anyone has booked tickets solely to see Tobi Lark, feel free to cancel them for a
full refund. If you are now further enticed to join our soul soirees (three of 'em) we still have
weekend passes available. If we do not sell out by May 31st, we will
make a limited number of evening-only tickets available then; but not before.

Ady & Charlie

By Mike in Event News · April 24, 201015 yr

Source Revisited - a occasional series of things that were up and then they weren't.
Recent reading about the Lost & Found - Real R&B And Soul cd comp release (that was put together by Paul Weller and Keb Darge) led me to making a mental note to have a dig for this the next time was messing around in the backend of soul source.
This was originally up on here in the late 90s and would say that my original source was perhaps a grab from the BBCwebsite.
At the time found this an interesting read, and as still think that's still the case and looking around there doesn't seems to be any sign of this elsewhere online. Thought it would be a good way to do the "two birds" thing and use it as an opener for getting the source revisited series underway and also as an opener for the new freebasing section of the revamped articles feature.
1998.02.08 All Back To Mine, BBC Radio 1
Paul Weller interview from the BBC
All Back To Mine was produced by Somethin' Else for BBC Radio 1.
Paul: So what's the aim of this? What's the plot? Is it just me playing my favourite records or records I've got a lot to say about? Otherwise it could just end up me playing The Who all the time.
(Phone rings - Paul answers)
Hello.... Um ..... only thing is I'm in the middle of doing this radio programme. Call me back in a couple of hours - if not I'll call you. Alright, see ya ...
So, shall we start then?
Plays Bill Withers - Harlem
Q: So have you ever used any of those kinds of riffs on your own things?
Paul: It isn't just kind of copying a riff - it might have been years ago when you first start - but it isn't just a question of copying a riff, it's more just a sound. Even just 1 sound or drum sound, or it goes beyond actual sounds and it's more of a vibe. I don't mean a spiritual thing but something in the music where you think, I'd like to get that on the record.
Plays Lee Dorsey - Everything I do Gonh Be Funky
Q: Those records from that period, they've got such a rawness about them.
Paul: The references, R'n'B you know, American black music, soul music, funk, which I would have heard.
Q: But how?
Paul: Dances. We had a disco every Friday, Thursday in probably about 1970/ 71.
Q: But youth club?
Paul: No, not a youth club it was a dance. You know flashing lights and DJ ... that sort of thing. It was post Skin Head. You know it was Suede Head and it was mainly stacks of Motown and it was Reggae as well. James Brown I suppose but at the time you could buy them in normal hardware stores (both laugh) normal record shops, you know.
But that music was mainstream in a way. You could go into this a local record shop and buy Sex Machine because there was enough demand for that record - especially Motown that had its biggest time in England in the early 70s. I mean a lot of those things were re-issues from the mid-sixties and a whole new generation got into it, you know like post-mod.
This next record I'm going to play comes from that era where again, you had another generation of people who had their own clubs, their own music together and they had their own import shops, all that stuff and it just keeps going. To me it's just like a big family tree.
And although I wasn't part of any of the Acid House scene, I remember going down the King's Road and seeing all the kids wearing their Acid clothes and cues outside the shoe shops for the wannabees , you know, Kickers.
Plays Ten City - One Kiss Will Make It Better
and tries a mix into Smokey Robinson's More Love .
Paul: Julian Palmer played this to me and he got into a lot of this independent soul, which was all these independent soul label in America knocking out a few copies...
Q: From what period?
Paul: Mid 80s but it's still going on, it's never stopped you know what I mean? But it became popular in the mid 80s. Still great records come out now but you never get to hear them - hardly anyone's playing them or even getting your hands on them.
Plays Frederick - Move On
Q: You said you'd heard that in the 80s and you were actually bringing that into the music as well, weren't you - into The Style Council ...
Paul: In a way, The Cost Of Loving, the name of the album we made around that time, 85/86 was me being influenced by these records by what people call independent soul - little soul labels in The States, you know. I really liked the kind of rawness of them, they were obviously made on low budgets - that kind of sound and there's lots of little riffs we nicked from that album. Night After Night by David C, we knicked the bass line from that for It Didn't Matter.
Q: But in its own little way it was a very mod thing, wasn't it?
Paul: Yeah, because it was like trying to go out and buy all these imports again and the whole root of all of it, what you come back to at the end of it is American music.
Q: 'Cause even the rejected album was very obviously a mod thing
Paul: Yeah I though it was, it was even called The New Decade Of Modernism ...
Q: That's what the original title was? But no one got it?
Paul: No, no one got it because it was never released it was turned down. It was banned from the waist up.
It's the same thing for me. It's like The Stones buying The Howlin' Wolf records on import, trying to chase around town to find it, covering it - from the one point of view they probably got a hit with it and Howlin' Wolf probably died penniless. That vibe I obviously wouldn't agree with but I'm a fan as well and my consideration is more from that angle.
I got a little flack over that at the time if I remember but it was the right move to make at the time for The Style Council. When I heard Garage and Deep House, I just thought that was kind of like soul music's move back to it's roots a bit more. You could hear the piano a lot more and the whole thing of the vocals building - the things I recognise and like. (Lights a fag).
Shall I proceed anyway?(they both laugh). What am I doing anyway?
Q: Making a radio programme
Paul: Oh yeah, where's my script? Producer? ...(they laugh).
Plays Taj Mahal - A Lot Of Love
Q: You know I can't help but notice you're incredibly annul in your collection - I bet there's a colour code on those record boxes.
Paul: Hey don't point at them (they laugh). It's nice to have some assemblance of order in things - that's just my way of doing it but you're right.
Plays Ernst Rangling - Surfing
Paul: I like anything that's good - whatever that means. I was very much a pop kid and I liked all The Move singles, Kinks, The Beatles and records by The Casuals.
Q: Shall we stick one on?
Paul: Right.
Plays The Casuals - Jezamine
Paul: (Opens wine) I really think it's a beautiful record and I love the melody - something about it still really inspires me. It is nostalgic but it's so inspiring.
Q: It's quite traditional as well in its own ...
Paul: Well it might be but how many records have you heard like that? I couldn't say where it's from. It's kind of MOR but it isn't. Shall we move swiftly on to Elgar? (Both laugh).
Q: With The Beach Boys, was that a constant that you've had from that moment?
Paul: Yes. I love The Beach Boys - the first record I ever had, I didn't buy myself but it was bought for me by my Dad from Heathrow Airport. We use to go on a Sunday night sometimes and watch the planes take off. Seriously that was before colour TV. That was the highlight.
Anyway we use to go to Heathrow and he bought me this album, which I haven't still got but I bought another copy. This is like a cheap MFP compilation and it's got a wicked sleeve. A huge Green wave and 2 surfers on it. But the whole image of The Beach Boys, sort of West Coast, sunshine, surfing and sea. That really caught my imagination as a kid. This is a great, beautiful track this ...
Plays The Beach Boys - Forever.
Q: Is your clock an hour fast?
Paul: Yeah, Summertime
Q: (Laughing) Summertime?
Paul: Yeah Babe, I hate Winter
Q: It's Beach Boys isn't it?
Paul: Well it is Surrey technically but Summertime, yeah.
Plays Ian Brown - My Star
Q: Were you checking like The Roses, when they came out?
Paul: Well no. I heard some of their singles obviously but I never liked the full scale but subsequently I've heard tracks off the first album - Waterfall I really liked, I Wanna Be Adored. So it took me a little while to come around to it but I talked to Steve Cradick on tour and he's a big Roses fan and for him and his generation, they were like the contemporary band. Steve always says it's like me talking about The Sex Pistols - I can't say they had a big lasting influence on me but at the time when I was 17, it was what I needed to drag me into contemporary music. And I think the Roses did the same for their generation as well.
Q: Shall we go through into the other room and look through you're CDs?
Paul: (As they walk through the rooms laughs)...Do you want a beer?
Q: I've never, ever in my life - abuse, drink ... I've never seen someone clean up a wine glass and smash it in their hand. I've seen people drop them, sit on them, step on them but I've never seen that before.
Paul: It's not my fault is it? (Laughing, they walk through to the CD lounge) Shall we carry on then?
Q: Yes, I think we should crack on, now that we're in the CD lounge.
Paul: MMM ... nice. Right, I saw the Stereophonics at this gig we did in Cardiff Bay last year and they played before us and then their manager sent me a copy of their album. Their lyrics are good and his voice is good.
Plays Stereophonics - Thousand Trees
Paul: You havin' that?
Q: Most definitely. What are your points of reference in finding new bands - young bands to come through like that?
Paul: None. I heard this by chance. I wouldn't purposely go out of my way to hear anyone (laughs). It's true. I'm only laughing 'cause I see the awfulness in it but it is true to some extent. Unless someone puts me on to something and says, "Listen to this". I'm not like Sting, I don't go out and check out what young people are up to today. I don't give a f*c*. I do in one way but I don't give a f*c* about today's market but it does lead onto the next record.
This is a think with Robert Wyatt. I did notice stuff. I wouldn't have gone out to buy this album, that's for sure. And just by chance I did a couple of tracks on his latest record. He was using the same studio I was working in at the time and I left a note for him. The fact that I did happen to hear his album turned me on to something else again and it was great. Out of all the people I've worked with in his generation, 60s people, he was the most inspiring 'cause he still added some kind of crazy, personilised vision that this was his record and he had focused idea of what it should be in his own mind - there is hope, there is a way forward.
Q: Does that give you hope?
Paul: Yes it does. I got more from Robert Wyatt working with him in a course of a week than anyone else I've worked with.
Q: Is this the track you did with him?
Paul: Yeah ... a bit of nepotism but I believe in it enough that I want to play it to you.
Plays Robert Wyatt - Free Will & Testament
Paul: Shall we have one more now, for the road? I like the mood on this... it's the right mood.
Plays David Holmes - Don't Die Yet
Paul: It's got a funky mood. It either connects with you or it doesn't. You can't explain it. I wouldn't even want to explain it, would you?
Every time you play a record, you believe in magic don't you? You still find something still fundamentally good about human beings I think. When I hear great music of any kind, whether it's a book or a painting - I'm not being too poncey about it but even I know that.
Art's the property of all people, it doesn't just belong to the middle classes. We can all go to the Tate Gallery ... good-buy.

All Back To Mine was produced by Somethin' Else for BBC Radio 1.

comment from past comments system
member REVILOT
Nice read.
I sold quite a few records to Paul back in the Style Council days and did him some cassettes of Northern and rare Soul records. I remember one cassette in particular that he took with him on his Japanese tour and in one of his letters he wrote that he loved Steve Mancha - Did My Baby Call. I knew then the guy had taste. (If I Could Only Be Sure )
Not easy to remember all the records he bought from me but they did include Otis Leavill and Brenton Wood stuff.
Still got the letters so I will dig em out and remind myself what he bought

By Mike in Articles · April 22, 201015 yr

Soul Survivor - Sir Lattimore Brown

Back From The Dead!

If anyone is entitled to a pain in the heart it is Sir Lattimore. Born to beginnings we cannot comprehend in 1931 and growing up with practically nothing. But from these humble beginnings he was introduced to music, the music of the cotton fields and gospel from the church.

Whilst serving in the Army in Korea, Lattimore was listening to acts such as King Cole Trio and Big Joe Turner and listening to these acts taught him a unique combination of R&B shouting and smooth vocal phrasing that he would carry on into his later work, work that would make him a veteran of the Chitlin Circuit working with some of the biggest names of the time.

Upon settling down in later life, hoping to see out his days in peace and tranquility his world was turned upside down by Hurricane Katrina, the storm was to take from him everything he owned in life. Lattimore's wife tragically died of a heart attack whilst attempting to escape the storm (it would be five months until Lattimore found out about his wife), Lattimore himself survived the storm but was badly injured.

Further tragedy was to come. Whilst getting his life back together after the ravages of the storm, Lattimore was then mugged whilst collecting his meager Army pension. One of the muggers driving a screwdriver into his side leaving Lattimore fighting for his life. Fortunately Lattimore survived but is left with a nasty scar to remind of the brutal attack.

(photo courtesy of Red Kelly)

It was whilst in hospital that he told a nurse of his past as a famous R&B singer. Curious she googled his name to find an article stating that he had died ten years earlier. The nurse found another article by the Soul Detective Red Kelly so she e-mailed Red to see if her patient was the same person. Red contacted Bob Wilson of Golden World Records fame, a name and a label very well known to many Northern Soul fans for his records such as All Turned On and his record work with Joe Simon and ZZ Hill. Bob called the hospital and it was indeed the Sir Lattimore Brown. Friends got together and got Lattimore somewhere to live and Bob decided to take Lattimore back into the studio.

Bob believes in doing things the old way, analogue. Bob used a combination of his own studio in Detroit (for overdubs and mastering) and Willie Mitchells' Royal Recording Studio in Memphis (for recording). He also gathered together the cream of Detroit and Memphis musicians. A line up that consisted of guitarists Skip Pitts & Charlie Hawkins, Steve Potts on drums, Dave Smith on Bass, on trumpet is Kelvin Green, Tenor Sax James Chaney and of course Bob Wilson on electric piano, organ, congas and tambourine. I must mention the backing singers, two singers very well known to the Northern Soul fraternity in the UK and to soul fans world wide, Pat Lewis and her sister Diane!

Now I've got to mention who and what this is all about, Sir Lattimore Brown, The Soul Survivor who at the age of almost 80 years and having gone through so much in his life never thought he would be back in the studio but thanks to Red Kelly and Bob Wilson he was and the result is this CD single and a forthcoming LP.

Photo courtesy of Red Kelly

The first track is a cover of the late great Otis Redding's "Pain In My Heart". Otis was a good friend of Lattimore and Lattimore himself delivers a haunting version of this soul classic. You can feel the pain as he asks where can his Baby be, pleading for to come back as he's had enough, wanting the pain to stop!

The second track is The Itch, another cover (originally recorded by Keb Mo who shares writing credits with Jeff Paris. Here Lattimore begins by prayin' to the Lord above for mercy. He goes on to say how he keeps falling in love, or is it lust, often with the woman he knows is bad for him before getting the Itch and leaving only he is pleading with the Lord for him not to make the same mistakes and go back, hoping he can learn his lesson and not do the same damn thing all over again! An often heard story of a man thinking with his balls and not his brain no matter how much pain and money it would cause him!!

A great piece soul set at a mid-tempo pace with Lattimore raising it for the chorus proving that he can still do the business! Just check out the video for further proof he still has it.

Bob again tells me how he wanted to keep this real and did so by doing not only the full version but also Parts 1 & 2 that could be found on many records back in the day, hopefully the radio stations will pick up on this. Bob also says that it is perfect to dance to doing the Hustle to it or The Twine as it is called in Tennessee where Bob used to live.

Visit Real Thing Records to not only buy the CD but see Sir Lattimore live in the studio proving that he still has what it takes. http://realthingmusic.com/fr_home.cfm

Photos of Lattimore and the musicians are also on the site and more videos of Sir Lattimore can be found on YouTube, seek them out.

There is no way I can do the story of Lattimore Brown justice in a page or two but you can read a comprehensive story of Lattimore Brown on the excellent blog of Red Kelly, who without him Lattimore probably wouldn't be here now to share his music with us, the first part of the story can be found at http://redkelly.blog...t-this-way.html take some time out and read all the parts to the story, it is a fascinating and interesting story.

There is also an interview of Sir Lattimore by Robbie Benson earlier this year that can be found at http://worldwidewebc...lattimore-brown

Lattimore is still in need of all our help. You can help in at least two ways, buy this CD single and the upcoming LP from Real Thing Records and make a PayPal donation via the friends of Lattimore Brown page which can be found at http://www.sirlattimorebrown.com/ Click on the Friends link at the bottom left of the home page and give Sir Lattimore Brown some much needed help and comfort.

Special thanks to Bob Wilson, Red Kelly and also to Sir Lattimore Brown.

Chalky (April 2010).

By Chalky in Articles · April 18, 201015 yr

Delayed shout due to the recent final work on this part of Soul Source, but still even though delayed a most welcome shout.
News and info from Kent on their recent Kent 45 releases,
Going by the releases below and word on the forums of even more forthcoming releases, have to say that in the second decade of the 21st century to see such quality vinyl releases being pushed out is something that kent deserve the utmost credit for. Indeed!

CITY 013
Changes by Lilly Fields from GWP
We Can Do It by The Shaladons from GWP

Lilly Fields appearance on the "GWP, NYC, TLC" CD has wowed everyone, and the demand to have it on vinyl is huge. It has already been well received at the 100 Club all nighters and it's from the legendary Detroit Pied Piper production team too and was cut in that city.

'We Can Do It' is a fabulous Larry Banks production on this mystery but inspired male vocal group.

CITY 014

Whatcha Gonna Do by Phillip & The Faithfulls from Goldwax
Until The End Of Time by The Additions from Dave Hamilton's Topper productions.

Goldwax completists will be thrilled at having this unreleased mid tempo Phillip & the Faithfulls' track on vinyl and coupled with the previous "CD only" mid 60s Detroit dancer from the Additions, it will be a crucial purchase for vocal group lovers as well as Northern Soulies.

CITY 015

A Man Is A Mean Thing by Barbara Perry from Goldwax
I've Got A Feeling For You Baby by Gladys Bruce from DiVenus

More Goldwax, this time New Breed R&B styled from the highly rated Barbara Perry has been picking up acetate plays for a couple of years making demand already high. The exact same goes for its NYC recorded flip from DiVenus artist Gladys Bruce

CITY 016 Hang On In There Girl by Jesse Davies
Hang On In There Girl: Instrumental

The vocal side of this disc fetches over a grand and here we have an elongated version from the multi track tapes. Even more uniquely we have mixed a storming instrumental take from those masters and acetate plays has already turned this track into a monster.

TOWN 136

Wear Your Natural, Baby by Towana & The Total Destruction
You Really Made It Good To Me by Ty Karim

Both of these artists are in fact the late wonderful Ty Karim whose super rare Romark 45s fetch very high prices. 'Natural' will appeal to the 70s and Crossover crowd, while 'You Really Made It Good' is 60s Northern Soul at its very best.

TOWN 137

Is This The Way To Treat A Girl (You Bet It Is) by The Hesitations
Come Out Of The Sandbox by Mary Love

The Prestatyn Soul weekender of March 2010 sees live appearances from Kent / Modern legend Mary Love and GWP's Hesitations. That group's 'Is That The Way To Treat A Girl' 45 has been picking up lots of plays particularly on the Modern scene where 'Sandbox' has been an in-demand item for years.

TOWN 138

A Man Of My Word by Salt & Pepper
Make Up Your Mind by San Francisco TKOs

One of the rarest and most popular Northern records of the last 5 years has been Salt & Pepper's 'Man Of My Word'. Recorded in Bangkok when the group were G. I. s in the late 60s, it has taken many years to emerge into the limelight and will cross over to modern and funk fans alike once it is readily available. The old Kent anniversary single 'Make Up Your Mind' by the San Francisco TKOs is another permanently wanted record.

Link to Dave Abotts thread on soul source about A Man Of My Word by Salt & Pepper which apparently played a major part in this release
and demos just how strongly kents finger is on the pulse

all should be avalable through your normal dealers out and about, plus normal online sources

By Mike in News Archives · April 17, 201015 yr

Details of three live shows next week and next weekend
Gill Scott-Heron
Flyer below
Live at Manchester Sunday 25th April
Link
http://www.skiddle.c...ester/11358089/
Royal Festival Hall - London
Gill Scott-Heron
+ Speech Debelle (20 April only)
Tuesday 20 April 2010 - Saturday 24 April 2010
Due to overwhelming public demand a second gig has now been added on Saturday 24 April.
Venue blurb:
In 1971 Gil Scott-Heron laid out the blueprint for the whole rap genre with 'The Revolution Will Not Be Televised', and now, as vital as ever, he returns with his new album 'I'm New Here' (XL Recordings) and this rare London show. One of the most important figures in 20th-century music to have come out of America, his thoughtful, provocative and still rebellious voice is something to be heard.
Support (for the 20 April concert only) comes from the 2009 Mercury Prize-winner Speech Debelle, whose album 'Speech Therapy' has been hailed as an outstanding debut. Support on 24 April comes from Ladi6.
http://www.southbank...ott-heron-51056
watch video
Gil Scott-Heron -We Almost Lost Detroit

By Mike in Event News · April 16, 201015 yr

SOUL UP NORTH 67 NOW AVAILABLE!!!

In this cram packed issue...

Rita Graham (Rita and the Tiaras) Interview - Rob Jones

Mallia Jackson - Queen Of Funk - Howard Priestley

Gilly's First Trip To Detroit (Part 2) - Gilly

Shirl's Soul Food CafÃÆ’© - including Carel Mancuso (Karyl Mann) interview

On The Rare Side Of Girl Group Soul (part 5) - Hasse Huss

+ all the rest of the usual good stuff including
Good Toons & Great Grooves - Dave Halsall, Craig Butler's - A Dab Of Early Soul, Modern Musings - Mark Randal, Plumbs Peaches - hosted this issue by Bob Cosby aka Cosby's Chestnuts!, Deep Soul - Mike Finbow, BearSouls's B's, Little Silver Discs & Hot Off The Vinyl Presses - HFE, Venue Reports - Spot & A to Z of Soul (give me a 'P') - Steve Copeman.... ++ a few other goodies!!!!

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By Mike in News Archives · April 16, 201015 yr

News and article section gets back under way!
Kicking off with a quick look forward on just two of the many soul events occuring this weekend.

6 looks like its the number of the beats this weekend, with the two most talked about allnighters on this weekend both sharing a sixy title.

Up London way its yet another monthly 6ts 100 Club Allnighter, can read the dj line up below and as always there's a quote from Ady teasing all with details of this months something up his sleeve.
Djs Butch, Mick Smith, Joel Maslin, Ady Croasdell and Special Guest Warren from Greenwich Boogaloo event

"Messrs Rounce & Palao have just returned from the Southern States with an industrial strength stomper that will grace a soul club for the first time since it was cut in 1967! It's a pretty tremendous record actually. I'll stick it on early doors for the truly devoted early arrivals too. And if anyone likes sublime early 70s dancers a la Tyrone Davis we have an utter beauty from none other than Spencer Wiggins! "

Event guide info link below - can use the guide as a one stop for event info, map, streetview (spin me ), directions, link to forum thread and all that
Over to the left of the Uk and then up a bit, Sam Moore has got the latest Six Hills Allnighter on.
By all accounts this series of Allnighters now in its 4th year is going strong indeed.
A two room affair, with the main room line up below.
9-10 Kyp,10-11 Simon McMasters, 11-12 Geoff Caxton, 12-1 Glyn Sissons, 1-2 Chris King, 2-3 Roger Banks, 3-4 Sam Moore, 4-5 Robin Bee, 5-6 Little Scotty, 6-7 Rob Smith

Again can check the event guide for event info, links, daytime views etc via the link below
Going by the front page event summary there's a healthy lot of soul events on this weekend. If you are out and about then let us all know just how the weekend soul was for you via the lookback forums

For even more event info, you can check out the recently launched soul source event map, still early days with this feature but seems to be working well.
and not one mention of 6 by 6, clickety click or you get your kicks on.....

By Mike in Event News · April 16, 201015 yr

A very quick word on a new front end of site, currently knee deep in ensuring it is all working as it should
So need to keep this brief, will post more later

there's a thread in feedback forum ref whats going on

link below

any q's etc please post in there
thanks

mike

By Mike in News Archives · April 12, 201015 yr

Radcliffe Allnighter Sat 27th March Appearing LIVE on stage Mr 'Sitting In My Class' Ronnie McNeir
New Century Soul Manchester
Allnighter
8pm till 7am
Radcliffe Civic Suite,
Thomas Street
Radcliffe,
MANCHESTER,
M26 2UH
Main Hall
Appearing LIVE on stage Mr 'Sitting In My Class' Ronnie McNeir
DJ's Andy Dyson, Kev Murphy, Steve Thomas, Bob Hinsley, Soul Sam, Chris King, Steve Pownall, Jimmy Randell, Steve Lane, Barry Malead...y and Mick Lyons
Room Two Steve 'Hoss' Watson's Rhythm & Blues Suite
DJ's Roger Banks, Bob Morris, Ted Coulston, Kev Drage, Nashee and Hoss
Room Three After Hours modern soul classics: 10pm til 3am
DJ's Neil Rushton, Steve Woomble, Geoff Allman, Chris Box & Soul Sam
Soul Or Nothing: 3am til 7am
DJ's Steve Cato, Big George, Wayne Dearman and Val Challoner
£10 OTD with a £3 refund if you wish to leave before 3am
Info Contact Chris 07737 341585 Or Via our website contavt us feature

By Guest in News Archive - Alt Comments System · March 21, 201015 yr

Soul Source Competition time again, and this time we got up for grabs two copies of a 45 that was so in demand that Soul Junction sold out within two weeks of its release!

Bill Spoon I Can't Wait (Until The Weekend) / The One Who Really Loves You -Soul Junction 506.

Full info and clips of this fine 45 can be read via the link below

http://www.soul-sour...

To win yourself a mint as mint copy of this 45 all you have to do is just answer the following question that was set by those Soul Junction people

Q What was the name of the first label that Bill Spoons "Love Is On The Way" was released on

a. hense forth
b. hollywood
c. highland

Then click on the below...

this link

On the email form choose the fifth option in the "contact subject" drop down menu - one marked competition
enter your answer and press "send now"

Normal Soul Source rules apply

i.e. its members only and the two winners will be drawn out of the soul source hat in a weeks time (comp closes midnight next Tuesday 16th March )

good luck to all!

By Mike in News Archives · March 9, 201015 yr

New releases for March 2010 from Ace Records

ARTIST: VARIOUS ARTISTS (PRODUCER / WRITER SERIES)CATALOGUE NUMBER: CDCHD 1240TITLE: BLESS YOU CALIFORNIA: MORE EARLY SONGS OF RANDY NEWMANLABEL: ACE Following on from the success of "On Vine Street", Ace's first collection of compositions by Randy Newman, comes "Bless You California". As with the previous volume, the focus is primarily on Newman's early work for ...http://www.acerecord...59&release=8438 ____________________________________________________ ARTIST: VARIOUS ARTISTS (BIRTH OF SURF)CATALOGUE NUMBER: CDCHD 1252TITLE: THE BIRTH OF SURF VOL 2LABEL: ACE "The Birth Of Surf Volume 2" follows the pattern of Vol 1 in taking a slice through the timeline of rock instrumental history leading up to and on through the first surf era. Influential artists such as the Ventures, ...http://www.acerecord...59&release=8441 ____________________________________________________ ARTIST: KATHY MCCORDCATALOGUE NUMBER: CDWIK2 289TITLE: NEW JERSEY TO WOODSTOCKLABEL: BIG BEAT Had events taken a different turn, Kathy McCord might now be regarded as a 60s pop icon, rather than a cult heroine. It was her early mentor Chip Taylor's intention that she would record the original of the now-classic ...http://www.acerecord...59&release=8439 ____________________________________________________ ARTIST: VARIOUS ARTISTS (ACID JAZZ)CATALOGUE NUMBER: CDBGPD 207TITLE: LONDON STREET JAZZLABEL: BEAT GOES PUBLIC The 1980s saw a great jazz revival. In the United States a new generation gave it a focus that was reflected in acres of press coverage illustrated with lots of black and white photographs. Wynton Marsalis is probably ...http://www.acerecord...59&release=8440 ____________________________________________________ ARTIST: JIMMY HUGHESCATALOGUE NUMBER: CDKEND 331TITLE: WHY NOT TONIGHT: THE FAME RECORDINGS VOLUME 2LABEL: KENT It's a matter of pride for Ace that our friendship with Fame Records has allowed us to release not one but two splendid CDs by a man whose name will always be associated with that company: Jimmy Hughes. The Best Of ...http://www.acerecord...59&release=8443 ____________________________________________________ ARTIST: LOU JOHNSONCATALOGUE NUMBER: CDKEND 333TITLE: INCOMPARABLE SOUL VOCALISTLABEL: KENT Of all the CDs in all the record companies in all the world, this was the one I had to do. I only fully discovered Lou Johnson relatively late in life, but have been a firm disciple ever since. He became my ...http://www.acerecord...59&release=8442 ____________________________________________________ ARTIST: VARIOUS ARTISTS (FUNK)CATALOGUE NUMBER: BGP2 131TITLE: SUPER FUNKLABEL: BEAT GOES PUBLIC There has been much talk of a funk revival in the last couple of years. DJ's such as Snowboy and Keb Darge have rejected the same old rare groove classics and dug deeper and deeper to find the lost sound of the urban ...http://www.acerecord...59&release=8387 ____________________________________________________ ARTIST: CHARLIE FEATHERSCATALOGUE NUMBER: ZTFEATHLTITLE: TONGUE TIED JILL T SHIRT (SIZE: L)LABEL: ACE http://www.acerecord...59&release=8416 ____________________________________________________ ARTIST: BEAT GOES PUBLICCATALOGUE NUMBER: ZTBGPMTITLE: BGP LOGO T SHIRT (SIZE: M)LABEL: BEAT GOES PUBLIC Anyone up for a funky burger! BGP has for the last 20-odd years been a touch-stone for quality reissues from the funky side of black music. Releasing sounds that stretch from funk to jazz, touching on latin, soul and ...http://www.acerecord...59&release=8400 ____________________________________________________ ARTIST: THE DAMNEDCATALOGUE NUMBER: ZTDAMLTITLE: MACHINE GUN ETIQUETTE T SHIRT (SIZE: L)LABEL: CHISWICK The original photo was shot by Alan Ballard in New York, and pictures the band crossing Times Square in a Mad Max version of the "Abbey Rd" cover. Whereas the Fab 4 were threatened by nothing more than a stationary ...http://www.acerecord...59&release=8421 ____________________________________________________ ARTIST: LINK WRAYCATALOGUE NUMBER: ZTLINKLTITLE: EARLY RECORDINGS T SHIRT (SIZE: L)LABEL: ACE A new T-Shirt based on the iconic Phil Smee album design from 1978. Ace's Ted Carroll recounts the story, "This was quite straightforward, we found an obscure old colour pic of Link and reshot and enlarged it, plonking ...http://www.acerecord...59&release=8406 ____________________________________________________ Exciting news from our friends at the Luminaire with performances by Dick Dale and Wanda Jackson planned in the coming months.____________________________________________________Ace Records42-50 Steele RoadLondon NW10 7AStel: 020 8453 1311fax: 020 8961 8725www.acerecords.co.ukinfo@acerecords.co.uk____________________________________________________

By Mike in News Archives · February 25, 201015 yr

6 years on and Lifeline Allnighters just keeps on. Here's a quick word from Chalky all about this landmark
Doesn't time fly when you are having fun Can't believe it has been six years since The Lifeline Real Deal Rare Soul All-nighters started life at Sheridans in Dewsbury. One of the best venues in recent years that was home to several Soul Clubs not just Lifeline, a place where there was soul every week and a place that is missed by many of the all-nighter crowd.
A couple of different venues later and Lifeline has at last found a venue that it can call home at The Brookfields Club (aka The Stables) at Shareshill near Wolverhampton. It is a fantastic, classic all-nighter venue, great dance floor and a balcony over looking the enthusiastic dancers, dancing away to some of the best Rare Soul DJ's the country has to offer. Anyway enough of the waffle, helping us celebrate six wonderful years, alongside the resident DJ's Butch, Andy Dyson, Mick H, Soul Sam, Cliff Steele and Chalky will be Dave Welding, well known Midlands, Dj, collector and one of the brains behind the recent Grapevine and now Soul Junction label alongside John Anderson. As you may be aware Lifeline also gives two or three collectors a chance to shine at the beginning of the night. Kicking off the anniversary from 8pm until 10pm will be Harpo and Sandi and Tony Foster. As usual to send you all home happy (we hope) will be the legend that is Nottingham's Rob Smith.
All at Lifeline would like to thank everyone, DJ's, the girls on the door (usually Mandy and Wendy), anyone else forced into helping :whistling:, record dealers, the collectors on the balcony and most importantly the dancers who have shown their support for Lifeline for the past six years Here's to many more years of the Real Deal Rare Soul All-nighter!!
Hopefully we will see as many of you on Saturday as possible.......
THE LIFELINE SOUL CLUB
presents
The Real Deal Rare Soul All-Nighter

6th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL
At
The Brookfields Club (The Stables),
Cannock Road, Shareshill, Wolverhampton, WV10 7LZ.
(Directions: Just off the M6 junction 11, A460 towards Wolverhampton then 400 yards on your left).
FEBRUARY 27th 2010
8pm till 7.00am, a tenner gets you in!
Resident rascals are the Countries TOP Rare Soul DJS
Butch, Andy Dyson, Mick H, Cliff Steele, Soul Sam & Chalky
This month's special guest
DAVE WELDING
In addition to Dave, this months Collectors opening the night at 8pm will be
Harpo & Sandi and Tony Foster
and as usual closing proceedings Nottingham's
ROB SMITH
As for the music, the emphasis will be on the 60's but as usual Lifeline will feature the very best in 70's and crossover.
In short all Dj's playing the very best in the rare, obscure, forgotten and underplayed soul music!!
For further information
Andy Dyson @ Dysonsoul@aol.com or telephone 01302 744927
Mick H @ Trentsoul@aol.com or telephone 07968 030464
Chalky @ chalky@mailme.co.uk or telephone 07743 863 523

By Chalky in Event News · February 24, 201015 yr

Sadly it has come to my attention that the great Memphis soul singer Barbara Brown passed away at the beginning of the month.

When we released a CD of her material it became clear to me that her body of work was as good as anything to emerge from that city and I am very glad that she became aware of how fondly her music is now regarded. It was especially rewarding to send her the reviews of both her own CD and the "Take Me To The River" Southern Soul box set from the likes of Mojo and Uncut, which as well as praising her music was often accompanied by a big colour photo of the lady herself

Below from ace records website

Barbara came from a large family of ten girls and two boys, and the group initially made up of three of the sisters and one brother sang gospel. They were persuaded by produdcer Chips Moman, one of the studio geniuses who would put Memphis on the map, to record one of his secular songs 'Big Party' and released on Stax, it provided Barbara and the Browns with their only hit. Two more Stax singles followed before they were signed by Gene Lucchesi to his fledgling XL label, which had just hit the big time with Sam The Sham's international hit 'Wooly Bully'. At Lucchesi's label she recorded a series of sides produced by Charles Chalmers which were the very epitome of Memphis soul. Some of these saw release on Cadet, Tower and Atco and on XL itself whilst others remained in the can until 2007. After this she recorded two more sessions with Dan Greer for Gene's Sound's Of Memphis label in 1971 and 1972. These recordings reflected the changing sounds of the day but were equally brilliant.

After 1972 it appears that Barbara never recorded again. We are pleased to say that the 2007 release of her recordings saw her recognised within her own lifetime as the southern soul great that she so surely was.

link to the rest of article
http://www.acerecord...hp?page_id=1723

link to the original forum thread

By Dean Rudland in News Archives · February 20, 201015 yr

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings announce a new tour to support their upcoming album "I Learned the Hard Way" inc London, Berlin , Paris and Amsterdam.
Plus 45 sale info, 45 and lp release news from Daptone
European Dates
Friday, March 26 - Rutland, VT - Snoe Down Festival TICKETS
Saturday, April 10 - Berlin, Germany - Astra TICKETS
Tuesday, April 13 - Paris, France - Trabendo TICKETS
Wednesday, April 14 - London, UK - Kokos TICKETS
Thursday, April 15 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso TICKETS
USA dates at end
New 45!
3 Titans "College" b/w "The Life of a Scholar"
OUT NOW! Get it on 45 or .mp3 and watch them record "College" at Dunham Studios!
The 3 Titans, Khalil Jackson, Jorden Plaines, and Dallas Ifill, are rhythmically gifted fifth-graders with their sights set on higher education. On their debut for Dunham Records, College b/w Life of a Scholar, the precocious eleven-year-olds trade rhymes about the benefits of going to college and the determination it takes to get there over two sides of old-school, hard-as-nails (and refreshingly sample-free) beats provided by the notorious Menahan Street Band.
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45 SALE! From now through February 28th, 45s are on sale at $3 each! 43 titles total. Time to fill in the holes in your collection!
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Out April 6th...
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
"I Learned the Hard Way"
*Get a sneak preview of the album and download the single "I Learned the Hard Way" for free! Go here, now.
Produced by Bosco Mann and recorded on an Ampex eight-track tape machine by Gabriel Roth in Daptone Records House of Soul studios, this record drips with a warmth and spontaneity rarely found since the golden days of Muscle Shoals and Stax. *
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DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND, A SECOND SHOW AT THE APOLLO HAS BEEN ADDED ON SATURDAY MAY 1st!!
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings' NYC Record Release Parties
Friday April 30th @ The Apollo Theatre
253 West 125th Street
TICKETS
Saturday, May 1st @ The Apollo Theatre
253 West 125th Street, New York, NY
TICKETS GO ON SALE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26th
All Upcoming Shows
Menahan Street Band Featuring Charles Bradley
Along with Lee Fields & the Expressions!
February 19th
Music Hall of Williamsburg
66 North 6th St
Brooklyn, NY
http://www.musichall...
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Naomi Shelton & the Gospel Queens
Sunday March 14th
Bowery Ballroom
6 Delancey St
New York, NY
Opening for The Carolina Chocolate Drops
TICKETS
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The Mellomatics featuring Binky Griptite
Friday February 19th, 8pm
@ Southpaw
125 5th Ave.
Brooklyn, NY
Also Performing: Ikebe Shakedown, The Ex-Caminos
TICKETS
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Antibalas
First Australian Tour!
Sunday, 28 February 2010
WOMUBU World Music Weekend BUSSELTON WA
Old Broadwater Farm Busselton 3-10pm
TICKETS
Monday, 1 March 2010
RAILWAY HOTEL Fremantle 6-11pm
GLOBAL WARMING event with Tijuana Cartel + Sunshine Brothers + Grace Barbe
TICKETS
Thursday, 4 March 2010
MANNING BAR Sydney
w/ Gilles Peterson + DJ Somatik
TICKETS: www. manningbar.com & Moshtix.com & All moshtix outlets
Friday, 5 March 2010
PRINCE OF WALES Melbourne
+ Dead Dog + Dj Chris Gill
TICKETS
Saturday, 6 March 2010
GOLDEN PLAINS FESTIVAL Melbourne
TICKETS
Tuesday, 9 March 2010
FESTIVAL OF NEW ZEALAND
Pacific Blue Festival Club, Wellington NZ
TICKETS
Sharon Jones Dates USA
Saturday, April 17 - Live Oak, FL - Wanee Music Festival TICKETS
Thursday, April 22 - Lafayette, LA - Festival International de Louisiane TICKETS
Friday, April 23 - New Orleans, LA - The Howlin' Wolf
Saturday, April 24 - Oxford, MS - Double Decker Festival
Friday, April 30 - NYC RELEASE PARTY @ The Apollo Theater TICKETS
Saturday May 1st - New York, NY - The Apollo Theatre
Thursday, May 6 - Richmond, VA - Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden INFO
Friday, May 7 - Annapolis, MD - Ram's Head Onstage TICKETS
Saturday, May 8 - Charlottesville, VA - Jefferson Theater
Sunday, May 9 - Norfolk, VA - The NorVa TICKETS
Tuesday, May 11 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle TICKETS - on sale Friday!
Wednesday, May 12 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel TICKETS - on sale Friday!
Thursday, May 13 - Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Atlanta TICKETS
Friday, May 14 - Nashville, TN - Cannery Ballroom TICKETS - on sale Friday!
Saturday, May 15 - Nelsonville, OH - Nelsonville Music Festival TICKETS
Monday, May 17 - Newport, KY - The Southgate House
Tuesday, May 18 - Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre
Friday, May 21 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre
Saturday, May 22 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater TICKETS
Sunday, May 23 - Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue TICKETS - on sale Friday!
Tuesday, May 25 - Toronto, ON - The Sound Academy
Wednesday, May 26 - Montreal, QC - Le National
Thursday, May 27 - Boston, MA - House of Blues TICKETS - on sale Saturday!
Friday, May 28 - Hartfod, CT - New England Dodge Music Center TICKETS
Saturday, May 29 - Hartford, CT - New England Dodge Music Center TICKETS
Sunday, June 20 - Vancouver, BC - The Commodore Ballroom
Monday, June 21 - Seattle, WA - Showbox Sodo
Tuesday, June 22 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
Friday, June 25 - San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theatre
Saturday, June 26 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
Sunday, June 27 - Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern
Daptone Records
http://www.daptonerecords.com

By Mike in Event News · February 17, 201015 yr

The website thirteen.org has 9 full length episodes of the late 60s/ early 70s New York Tv show available to view online. As they have been up a year or so it may be "old" news to some, apoligies if that is indeed the case for you, but at a guess it may be "new" news to a few at least and so may be worth the effort,
The website thirteen.org itself has full details and history of this tv show (including full episode guide) and so apart from a grab of the episode listing and a few quotes will leave it for the site to tell the story. (link at bottom)
Aired 1968-73
Hosts: Ellis Haizlip, Nikki Giovanni, more
The entertainment-variety-talk show was not only a vehicle to promote black artistry, community and culture, but also a platform for political expression and the fight for social justice. It showcased classic live musical performances from funk, soul, jazz, and world musicians, but had in-depth, extraordinary interviews with political, sports, literary figures and more. It was the first program on WNET/Thirteen to be recorded on the then-new technology of videotape.

It's 1973. An impressively-dressed Ashford & Simpson launch into "Keep It Comin'," a radiant soul song about the sustaining power of love. As she sings, Simpson raises her arm above her head, the gesture simultaneously a nod to the rhythm and a revolutionary salute. Both she and Ashford are beaming. As the camera pans back from the singers, it becomes apparent that so, too, is the audience. Heads keep time, feet tap gently; the room is softly alive and buzzing, the massed bodies a single unit, riding the song's unifying and sustaining groove. "Keep it comin. Keep it comin.'"
Link below
https://www.thirteen.org/program-content/soul-about-the-series/

By Mike in News Archive - Alt Comments System · February 11, 201015 yr

Mentioned in the forums a few times since the initial high quality trailers on youtube were put up.
Basically a release of the infamous "This England" Granda tv documentary in high quality by the guy who filmed it.
Seems it's only the actual 30 mins tv programme which is a bit of a let down, perhaps they are keeping the already widely available out takes for a volume 2
Maybe missed the boat on this as copies of this are widespread and the decent clips have been done to death.
If you do wish to see the original programme then suppose this has to be the best way to do so.
£7 odd at Amazon
Product Description
The Wigan Casino was not a gambling den near Manchester, anymore than The Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell is about a funfair by the seaside, although curiously the two are inextricably related. The Wigan Casino was a dance hall and home to Northern Soul' at the height of its fashion in the mid- to late 70s in the centre of a once prosperous manufacturing town, once bursting with cotton mills, now brought low by economic hard times. It remains the most famous club in Northern England. From Friday night, non-stop until early Sunday morning, it was packed with kids from all over Britain who had come together to enjoy their music in their environment without interference (or so they hoped) from either parents or the police. The police were convinced it was a druggies paradise, and although they never found a shred of evidence, used this blind suspicion (and the excuse of a minor fire) to eventually close it down in 1981. What they could never close, however, was the sound and even more importantly an incredible style of dancing invented there which became known worldwide as breakdancing'. Again a grim background of industrial slums, unemployment and social deprivation, this dancing expressed inner joy and fulfilment, and this film, made in 1977 for the now defunct Granada Television, is a celebration of that joy. TONY PALMER
About the Director
TONY PALMER's vast filmography of over one hundred films ranges from early works with The Beatles, Cream, Jimi Hendrix and Frank Zappa (200 Motels), to the famous portraits with and about Walton, Britten, Stravinsky, Maria Callas, John Osborne, Margot Fonteyn and Menuhin. His 7 hour 45 minutes film on Wagner, starring Richard Burton, Laurence Olivier and Vanessa Redgrave, was described by the Los Angeles Times as "one of the most beautiful films ever made". Among over 40 international prizes for his work are 12 Gold Medals at the New York Film & Television Festival, as well as numerous BAFTA (British Academy of Film & Television) and EMMY nominations and awards. He is the only person to have won the Prix Italia twice. In addition, Mr Palmer has won various platinum and gold albums for the best-selling CDs of the soundtracks of his films. He was a music critic for The Observer for seven years, and has written for numerous international magazines and newspapers, including The Times, The New York Times, Punch, The Spectator, & Life.

wigan casino

By Mike in News Archives · February 11, 201015 yr

Already been causing a stir in the forum on its pre-release rounds, this previously unreleased 45 from Soul Junctions is unleashed this Monday 14th Feb 2010
Press Release:
Bill Spoon I Can't Wait (Until The Weekend) / The One Who Really Loves You
Soul Junction 506. Release Date: Monday 15th February
Soul Junction's first 45 release of 2010 will feature Bill Spoon's previously unissued "I Can't Wait (Until The Weekend)" a excellent 70's dance track that was discovered by Mr Dave "Top Dog" Thorley on one of his record buying trips stateside, and who later very graciously introduced us to Bill Spoon.
The flipside of this release "The One Who Really Loves You" was previously issued in the early 90's on a 12" format. an excellent song with a late 60's feel that should have reached a wider audience but for a then prejudice by some to 12" releases and the somewhat muffled vocals on that release, a problem we hope to have rectified on this time around.
William Franklin Bell-Weatherspoon (Bill Spoon) although originally a native of Bessemer, Alabama, first began his performing career when his family later relocated to Cleveland, Ohio.

In Cleveland, Bill's earliest performances were with a un-named street corner group which also included his close friend, Riki Dannison (a.k.a. Riki Sonda, the co-writer on" I Can't Wait"). This friendship was briefly interrupted by a stint in the military. Upon their return in1965 they rekindled their friendship and together with Leroy Elie and John Berry they formed the group known as the "Soulnotes" recording "How Long Will It Last" for Way Out records.
Following brief but unproductive spells with Stax records (Memphis) and Polydor records (L.A) Bill later returned to Cleveland. In 1979 a collaboration between Bill, Lou Ragland and West Coast producer Gene Dozier produced Bills most successful recording, a 45 single "Love Is On The Way" for Highland Records.
A decade of inactivity recording wise followed, before in 1990 Bill in partnership with Hense Powell and Herbert Santifer collaborated on the "Talk To Me" project.
This collaboration was to produce the "Talk To Me" album, a four track 12" single containing the previously mentioned "The One Who Really Loves You" and a 7" re-issue single of "Love Is On The Way" all on Hense Powell's Hense Forth Music Co label. The Hense Forth releases although receiving very little exposure or success in the USA, did go on to find a more appreciative audience within the U.K.
Now available at the usual online stockists
For further information please contact
John Anderson or Dave Welding
Tel: +44 (0)121 602 8115
E-mail souljunction@blueyonder.co.uk
Further reading on Soul Source from the soul people articles section

By Mike in News Archives · February 10, 201015 yr

So what really are the TOP 100 NORTHERN SOUL CLASSICS of all time? Or more accurately, what are they according to the membership of SOUL SOURCE, a particularly passionate and active section of the UK Soul community?

PETE SMITH'S personal TOP 100 and the recent accompanying webcast was the original inspiration for the idea and the response to the opening week of the poll has been fantastic. Now, we are running an ongoing poll of the SOUL SOURCE membership, with the last date for registering of Charts being 25th February 2010.

Way back in the late 70s, BLUES AND SOUL and BLACK ECHOES both published All-time Charts and in more recent times Kev Roberts 'Northern Soul Top 500' books have been the topic of much debate and discussion amongst Soul fans. But for SOUL SOURCE members in the year 2010, what records have really passed the test of time? Is there any chance of 'The Snake' appearing at Number 4 in an SS Poll? Could DOBIE GRAY sit as a proud runner up to FRANK WILSON in the eyes and ears of the SS membership? 'What' chance for JUDY STREET when 350/400 SS Members get their thinking caps on and submit their All time favourite classics? As a boundary, we have limited the choices in the poll to recordings made in the 60s and 70s. Although some people have questioned this, we feel it is a sensible timescale for the current objective. Widening the net to include records from the 60s to 2010, may well have been interesting, but the huge amount of titles that the scene has turned over in those years may well have made such a poll numerically invalid.

Thus for this poll we are concentrating on the original 'Golden age' of Northern Soul recordings. The poll is open to records that have broken on the scene, at any time in the last 40 years as long as they were recorded in the decades described. Indeed, given the length of time since for instance the BLUES AND SOUL chart, it will be very interesting to see how many Post-Wigan records (Discoveries) feaure highly in the Top 100.

As regards individual selections, we are asking that people do concentrate on records that are/have been reasonably well known on the scene. The poll is for the Top 100 Northern Classics, not our own individual All-Time Soul Top 30's. There is a subtle difference there, and it is an important one, which the vast majority have so far appreciated.

As stated, we hoping around 400 members will contribute, if the number is more, great, but if we can get a poll that takes on board the opinions of that many people, we feel the final chart will be a credible and valid excercise. The fact that this chart will come straight from the selections of the membership, i.e Soul fans, gives the project a sense of genuine collective input and hopefully a final Top 100 that most people will find fairly representative!

To post your TOP 30, please visit the 'All about the Soul' Forum and post your chart in the relevant thread i.e 'TOP 100'. There is also an accompanying Discussion and Debate thread, hosted by DAVE THORLEY. We are asking members to post any comments they wish to make regarding the progress of the poll, in this section. This to both encourage ongoing discussion and to ensure that the chart thread remains as clear as possible for those collating the results.

As DAVE has pointed out in the discussion thread, SOUL SOURCE is indeed an International Forum, with members representing the Soul scene across the world. We are particularly keen to see charts submitted from Europe and further afield and welcome members outside of the UK to add their charts to the poll.

The final results will be published around February 26th-27th and hopefully there will then be an accompanying podcast featuring the 'SOUL SOURCE TOP 100 NORTHERN SOUL CLASSICS'! in the meantime, get thinking and submit those charts! It's not as easy as it sounds when you set your mind to it!

Rich

By Guest in News Archives · February 8, 201015 yr

New Releases for February 2010 from Ace Records, hopefully will be having a closer look at some of the interesting soul ones shortly

Ace Records - Etrack

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New Releases for February 2010 from Ace Records
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ARTIST: VARIOUS ARTISTS (LONDON AMERICAN)
CATALOGUE NUMBER: CDCHD 1249
TITLE: THE LONDON AMERICAN LABEL YEAR BY YEAR 1961
LABEL: ACE

To no one’s surprise, the “London American Year By Year” series has proven to be an instant success for Ace. The combination of nostalgia for both the era that the series will cover and for the label itself, not to ...
http://www.acerecord.co.uk/content.php?page_id=59&release=8393

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ARTIST: VARIOUS ARTISTS (HEARD IT HERE FIRST)
CATALOGUE NUMBER: CDCHD 1250
TITLE: YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST! VOLUME 2
LABEL: ACE

As a concept it’s a revelation – the original versions of (mostly) familiar songs that went on to become big hits by other artists. Familiarity is turned on its head as mental receptors attuned to the better-known hit ...
http://www.acerecord.co.uk/content.php?page_id=59&release=8395

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ARTIST: VARIOUS ARTISTS (BERT BERNS STORY)
CATALOGUE NUMBER: CDCHD 1251
TITLE: MR SUCCESS: THE BERT BERNS STORY VOL 2 - 1964-67
LABEL: ACE

Finally! A reason to remove Ace’s 2008 “Twist & Shout: The Bert Berns Story, Volume 1, 1960-1964” from my CD changer! That formidable set covered Berns’ ascendancy to the forefront of Tin Pan Alley. “Mr ...
http://www.acerecord.co.uk/content.php?page_id=59&release=8394

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ARTIST: VARIOUS ARTISTS (GOLDWAX)
CATALOGUE NUMBER: CDCH2 1248
TITLE: THE COMPLETE GOLDWAX SINGLES VOLUME 3 - 1967-70
LABEL: ACE

The third volume of the Goldwax singles is the story of music industry decline. If not exactly riches to rags – Goldwax sales were never that good – it is the tale of an independent label slowly losing its way in an ...
http://www.acerecord.co.uk/content.php?page_id=59&release=8391

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ARTIST: GEORGIE FAME & THE BLUE FLAMES
CATALOGUE NUMBER: CDBGPD 206
TITLE: MOD CLASSICS 1964-1966
LABEL: BEAT GOES PUBLIC

Georgie Fame, the Flamingo All-nighter, mods and GIs. These are the things that dreams are made of. Whilst a mid sixties Rod Stewart might have claimed that it was his ambition to sing with Count Basie, it was Georgie ...
http://www.acerecord.co.uk/content.php?page_id=59&release=8392

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ARTIST: FATBACK
CATALOGUE NUMBER: CDFGEN 004
TITLE: BILL CURTIS & FRIENDS WITH THE FATBACK BAND
LABEL: FATBACK

Ace are proud to announce another addition to the occasional series of releases curated by Fatback’s Bill Curtis. “Bill Curtis & Friends with The Fatback Band” reworks tapes from the Fatback vaults with the assistance ...
http://www.acerecord.co.uk/content.php?page_id=59&release=8396

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ARTIST: VARIOUS ARTISTS (WESTBOUND)
CATALOGUE NUMBER: CDKEND 332
TITLE: WESTBOUND DETROIT NORTHERN SOUL
LABEL: KENT

Second only to Motown in terms of releases and hits in 60s and 70s Detroit, Westbound and its sister label Eastbound hit on a successful formula of cutting rhythm tracks at Willie Mitchell’s studios in Memphis, while ...
http://www.acerecord.co.uk/content.php?page_id=59&release=8398

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ARTIST: BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE
CATALOGUE NUMBER: VMD 74004
TITLE: SOLDIER BLUE: THE BEST OF THE VANGUARD YEARS
LABEL: VANGUARD

By anybody’s standards or criteria, Buffy Sainte-Marie’s tenure with Vanguard created a banquet of unparalleled work. Certain of the period’s songs became common currency and thanks to covers by Neil Diamond, Donovan, ...
http://www.acerecord.co.uk/content.php?page_id=59&release=8397

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ARTIST: LITTLE RICHARD
CATALOGUE NUMBER: CDCHM 128
TITLE: HERE'S LITTLE RICHARD
LABEL: ACE

It's impossible to over-emphasise the impact Little Richard and the music on his first two albums for Specialty Records from March 1957 and July 1958 had on the future sound of R&B, rock and soul. “Here's Little ...
http://www.acerecord.co.uk/content.php?page_id=59&release=8388

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ARTIST: LITTLE RICHARD
CATALOGUE NUMBER: CDCHM 131
TITLE: VOLUME 2
LABEL: ACE

It's impossible to over-emphasise the impact Little Richard and the music on his first two albums for Specialty Records from March 1957 and July 1958 had on the future sound of R&B, rock and soul. “Here's Little ...
http://www.acerecord.co.uk/content.php?page_id=59&release=8389

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ARTIST: LITTLE RICHARD
CATALOGUE NUMBER: CDCHM 133
TITLE: THE FABULOUS
LABEL: ACE

It's impossible to over-emphasise the impact Little Richard and the music on his first two albums for Specialty Records from March 1957 and July 1958 had on the future sound of R&B, rock and soul. “Here's Little ...
http://www.acerecord.co.uk/content.php?page_id=59&release=8390

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Call or email Ace for your free copy.
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Ace Records
42-50 Steele RoadLondon NW10 7AS
tel: 020 8453 1311fax: 020 8961 8725

www.acerecords.co.uk
info@acerecords.co.uk

By Mike in News Archives · February 8, 201015 yr

A report on the recently held public memorial celebration and a look at the career of this recently departed legend.
WILLIE MITCHELL 1928 - 2010 by Rob Moss
To describe a person as a 'Legend', in any field of endeavour, is the highest accolade our society can bestow. In the case of Willie Mitchell, it is an epithet thoroughly deserved and honestly earned. His contribution to American popular music,generally, and Memphis music,specifically, was immense. From his early days playing trumpet in various local bands around Memphis in the 1940s, to forming and leading his own ensemble in the 1950s, Mitchell accumulated the collective experience needed to become one of the most distinctive, original and innovative producers of the modern era. Yet, it was a chance encounter with an obscure singer in Detroit in 1969 that would eventually lead to global success and professional acclaim. He happened to be in the Motor City on unrelated business when Albert Greene, from Grand Rapids, Michigan came to audition for Holland/Dozier/Holland, who had recently left Motown and were in the process of setting up their own record label(s). Mitchell accepted their invitation to attend. When it emerged that H/D/H did not intend to sign him, he uttered the words that would change music forever ... "I'll take him." Initially Greene was reticent to sign with Hi Records. Having asked Mitchell how long he thought it would take him to make him a star, and being told between a year and eighteen months, he refused to commit at all, believing the time period too long. Four months later he recanted, dropped the third 'e' in his surname, journeyed to Memphis and embarked on one of the most successful partnerships in music history.

Willie Mitchell first met Joe Cuoghi (it is the last two letters of his surname that gave the HI label it's imprint) in 1959 when he was playing with his band at Danny's Club in West Memphis. "He liked our sound. We got to talking and I started running sessions at his studio on Lauderdale with people like Bobby 'Blue' Bland and O.V. Wright. It had been a movie theatre (Royal) but we transformed it into a studio. I was also doing my own stuff back then, instrumentals like 'Sunrise Serenade' and '20-75', stuff like that." Mitchell's band achieved R&B chart success and toured college campuses throughout the country. One of the first vocalists to accompany the band on the road was a very young David Porter who fondly recalled the experience. " 'Poppa' gave me a chance and I went out with him a lot in the early 60s. He even recorded me on Hi. They named me Kenny Cain. The record was 'Practice makes perfect' but it bombed. I didn't care. We were having so much fun. He was a great inspiration to me and taught me a lot." Mitchell's ear for the distinctive sound that would come to epitomize and identify Hi Records' productions germinated in the room itself. "When I first came in, I listened and listened to that room. The sound was running all over the place. I wanted to make it stop somewhere. I wanted the air to be dead, and I put shit up every night until I got it right. I swear I can't tell you what I used ...although I will tell you it was mainly burlap and house insulation. Man, that stuff stuck to me and was itching me for six months afterwards. But it worked." He also ensured that the studio band retained the same personnel to create a consistency and fluidity that made their sound instantly recognizable. Hi Rhythm, featuring Leroy, Charles and Teenie Hodges on guitars and Howard Grimes on drums, became a recording entity unto itself in the 1970s. "We used a lot of the same horn guys who played over at Stax. Andrew Love, Wayne Jackson, 'Bowlegs' Miller, guys like that, and my brother James. He played on a lot of sessions. Later on we added strings too."
Hi studio's growing reputation, combined with Mitchell's skill at the mixing board, attracted much 'outside' interest, including the Beatles, who rehearsed at Royal before their 1964 U.S. tour. "They knew about the studio, because they were carrying Bill Black out on tour. Man, we had a big party that day! They went around the corner to Brady and Lil's restaurant and bought up all the barbecue." Elvis Presley hired the Willie Mitchell band for several private parties over the years, and artists like Aretha Franklin, Ike and Tina Turner, Denise Lasalle, Detroit Emeralds, Bobby Womack and many others beat a path to his door. Hi Records founder, Joe Cuoghi, died in 1970 leaving Mitchell in charge of the label. What followed was a period of unprecedented commercial and artistic success for the roster of artists that included Al Green, Ann Peebles, Syl Johnson, Otis Clay, Don Bryant and O.V. Wright. Once asked how he produced the unique Hi 'sound' Mitchell's response was characteristically simple yet profound. " It's nothing too technical." he drawled "if I can feel it in my heart and my feet it's done." In the ensuing decades he produced hits for a range of artists that included Rod Stewart, Keith Richard, Elvis Costello, Wet Wet Wet, Robert Cray, Otis Rush, Boz Scaggs, Buddy Guy and Solomon Burke, set up his own Waylo label and recorded two more successful albums on Reverend Al Green. The city of Memphis recognised his contribution to the city's culture by re naming Lauderdale Street, the site of the Hi studio, 'Willie Mitchell Boulevard' in 2004. - an unprecedented action when the recipient was still alive. In September 2007 he received the Blues Ball Lifetime Achievement Award in Memphis,TN (one of only three ever awarded) and at the 50th Grammy Awards in 2008 ceremony was honoured with a Trustee's Award recognizing a lifetime of achievements in the music industry.
I was fortunate to have met Willie Mitchell at the Hi studio during my first ever visit to Memphis several years ago. It was an experience I will never forget. Having parked right outside the main entrance, I proceeded to knock on the front door. Within seconds a smiling face appeared and announced "Hi I'm Willie Brown. I used to sing with a group called the Mad Lads, come on in. Where are you from? Would you like to meet Willie Mitchell? He's right here - hey Willie come and meet this guy from England." The man himself emerged and immediately offered to show me round the studio, which he did, before introducing me to the musicians and technicians that were gathered therein. The studio itself is darkly lit and is comprised of a series of recesses and nooks of different sizes which are connected to the central performance area. These include a drum set bay and an isolation room for vocals. The high ceiling has large triangular appendages jutting downward. One had split open to reveal large wads of thick, pink insulation material. Overlooking everything is a huge glass window that protects the mixing board and other associated recording and production devices. An access corridor to this room stores rows of original master tapes in boxes clearly marked with artist and session details - a kind of potted history of the music made in this incredible place. Willie was impeccably dressed and spoke relatively quietly with a pronounced Southern drawl. He was witty, erudite, informative and gracious, and, unlike the vast majority of performers and producers I have met, seemed genuinely interested in my own situation and not simply talking about himself . My attempts to infiltrate the true nucleus of his creativity produced a simple yet stark response. "All I do" he said "is make the records." A true gen
Public Memorial Celebration of the life of Willie Lawrence Mitchell.
Wednesday January 13th, 2010. 2PM commencement.
Hope Presbyterian Church
8500 Walnut Grove Road
Memphis, TN 38018
The building that housed this event looked more like a convention centre than a church. There were five separate entrances and parking facilities more suited to a sporting arena. The auditorium had four sets of double doors at its entrance and seating for 5,500 souls inside, while the massive foyer area immediately beside it resembled a huge bar (the square serving area turned out to be a huge religious information booth). Had me fooled for a second.

'Hi Rhythm performing 'Soul Serenade' with original sax player Charles Chalmers'

The tiered seating inside led down to the widest stage area I've ever seen. A giant photograph of Willie Mitchell sat on an easel on the right side surrounded by plants, and two enormous television monitors were elevated on both sides of the backdrop. In the centre, also on high, was a distinctive black crucifix. As we entered, rehearsals were still underway. What a sight to behold. On the left side sat seven string players (four violins,two violas and a double bass). Next to them, in a straight line, sat eight horn players (five saxophones and three trumpets).Then a grand piano (played by Lester Snell), keyboards and a congas/bongo combo player. On the other side was the full, original line up of the Hi Rhythm section - Howard Grimes, Archie Turner, Mabon 'Teenie' Hodges, Charles Hodges and Leroy Hodges accompanied by four white backing singers that included Sandra and Donna Rhodes.

Dr Al Bell

The proceedings began with reflections from friends, former colleagues and political admirers who all described a generous, caring and compassionate man who will be dearly missed. The most poignant speech came at the finale from Doctor Al Bell, former President of Stax Records, who shared a memory of Willie Mitchell he had previously kept to himself. He explained how difficult things had become when Stax finally went bankrupt. How his phone stopped ringing and how everyone avoided him. Wiping tears from his eyes, he shared a very special moment with us all. "At a time when everyone pushed me away and people shunned me Willie Mitchell did not push me away or shun me. Willie Mitchell sought me out. Willie Mitchell put food on my table and helped to keep a roof over my family's heads. God bless Willie Mitchell."

Don Bryant and Ann Peebles

When the Musical Tribute began, the full might and majesty of the ensemble exploded into action. Don Bryant kicked things off with one of Mitchell's signature tunes, 'That driving beat', which sounded better than the record. Hi Rhythm performed a spine tingling rendition of 'Soul Serenade' replete with original session sax player Charles Chalmers' solo and Kevin Page provided a credible version of 'Let's stay together'. It transpired that Al Green was on tour in Australia. His spirit was in Memphis at that moment. 'Take to the river' came next from Preston Shannon and oh how the band did Willie proud. Surely one of the best tunes to ever come out of Hi studios. When J. Blackfoot ambled onto the stage no one was prepared for what was to come. His rendition of 'That's how strong my love is' was simply stunning. The epitome of heart rending, gut wrenching, soul searching emotion in song. The highlight of the event and an experience indelibly etched into my psyche forever. Willie Clayton followed with Al Green's 'Simply beautiful' and Otis Clay belted out 'Trying to live my life without you' before Solomon Burke was escorted onto the stage in his wheelchair to conclude the event. He performed the last song Willie Mitchell ever produced - 'Nothing is impossible'. An unbelievable collective tribute to an extraordinary individual talent.

Fortunately the day did not conclude at the church as we were invited to a get together at a downtown hotel for what David Porter called 'Drinking beer and talking shit'. Sharing the company of Carla and Marvel Thomas, Mack Rice, Eddie Floyd, J. Blackfoot, David Porter and Dr. Al Bell for an entire evening and listening to their recollections, anecdotes, memories and opinions was a priceless experience and a perfect climax to an unbelievable adventure.

By Rob Moss in Articles · February 8, 201015 yr

SIMPLY SOUL MAIL ORDER - Launches brand new website !!

We are pleased to announce as from the beginning of January 2010 - SIMPLY SOUL MAIL ORDER has a brand new website - you can find us still at the same web address www.firstexperiencerecords.com (launched initially for the record label FER, but later used in tandom with the mail order business, hence we've kept it at the same domain address, having built up profile at this address over a number of years)

But I think we now have an exciting fresh site, that brings us firmly into 2010 - with detailed track listings of all items, soundbites and scans for each release. With a much more user friendly design and layout.

There's a player incorporated into the site, so no need to redirect off to another medium to listen !!
Along with several other features including a TOP 10 CHART, FEATURED MUSIC and NEW RELEASE sections on the homepage. Plus a new NEWSLETTER list subscription that'll send out directly to your email address twice a week and include all the brand new releases available each week on it. You'll also be able to listen to all of the new releases from the newsletter, as well as on the website itself.

Many of you may already be on the old mail-out, but you'll need to re-subscibe on the new updated site to receive the new newsletter release email format.

There's also a dedicated EVENTS PAGE, listing where we'll be out and about selling each month and a LINKS PAGE at the foot of the site. If you'd like to be added to the links page, please email us - sales@firstexperiencerecords.com and we'll make sure we get you on there.

As we literally have 100's more back catalogue items still to enter on the site, with 1000's of man hours required to do this, please keep checking the site on a regular basis as there'll always be something new entered daily for the forseeable future.

All our other details remain the same.

Tel - 0116 2375461
Email - sales@firstexperiencerecords.com
Web - www.firstexperiencerecords.com

Hopefully you'll also find the new website alot easier to navigate and find what you're looking for.

Any feedback on the new site is most appreciated (good or bad !!).

ENJOY.

A Very Happy New Year to all our subscribers and customers.

Thankyou for your continued business in what has economically for many been a tough time in 2009, we look forward however to another fantastic year musically in 2010 with a new website to showcase it all !!

Best Regards

Mark Coddington
Simply Soul Mail Order

By S&m in News Archives · February 7, 201015 yr

A recent release from Jazzman records, latest in their Holy Grail series, on both cd and also a limited edition vinyl run.
Available on both cd and lp, just check out the clip link for a quick no brainer decision
George Smallwood - Just 4 You - JMANCD.031
Limited reissue of a totally obscure private press LP of real quality soul music, from up-tempo disco movers to crossover floor fillers and deep modern ballads, there are several good reasons why this LP has been so prized amongst lovers of progressive, rare soul music.
The fifth release in our illustrious HOLY GRAIL series is a faithful, collector-friendly reissue of Washington DC native George Smallwood's only LP, one of the most sought after modern soul long players in existence. As ever, we present the LP complete with its original artwork intact and the music lovingly restored - limited to 1000 numbered copies on vinyl. The CD issue boasts additional tracks taken from his 45s as well as exclusive in-depth track notes with background info on the man himself and every song included.
As with every release thus far in this series, haste is strongly advised! We have sold out on every title and we anticipate the demand on this to be just as strong!
George Smallwood had actually turned his back on a dream of a career in music in order to provide for his family by driving trucks for a living when a terrible accident intervened to rob him of his sight forever. Finding gainful employment hard to come by, Smallwood turned once again to music as both a possible vocation and a remedy for his soul. Setting up a home studio outfit, he buried himself in instrumentation and composition in a more deep and concentrated way than ever before. Eventually assembling a band of talented musicians he began to record and release his own 45s.
Each record he released was distinguished by truly sophisticated production, a smooth sound and lavish depth which marks Smallwood as a real voice in 70s soul music, but one which few up til now have ever heard. Even without major success, thankfully Smallwood continued to record and issue short-run records through the '70s and into the early '80s, culminating in the majesty of his full length LP 'Just For You.'
With George's blessing and endorsement we are thrilled to be able to offer up his wonderful album once again, and we feel that it will find a much wider and more receptive audience than it did the first time around, in fact the audience it was always intended for - lovers of deep, groovy music from the heart and soul.
Also available on Vinyl (note limited run)

Both formats available for on line purchase thru the Jazzman website

By Mike in News Archives · February 7, 201015 yr

Soul Up North Latest Issue 66 Out Now

Included in this 50 page bonanza is...

An interview with northern soul heroine "TAMIKO JONES" (who also appears on the stunning cover) and full discography.

A great article on West Indian soulman - "Jackie Opel" courtesy of Greg Burgess and there's the first part of 'Gilly's First Trip To Detroit' - a fascinating insight.

A bit of funk from Howard P. with a feature on the group 'Mandrill' and Part 4 of Hasse Huss's great "On The Rare Side Of Girl Group Soul.

Plus all the usual great regular pages from Shane Cox (Chicago Soul), Dave Halsall's 'Good Toons & Great Grooves', Mark Randall's 'Modern Musings', Wayne Hudson (Hitting The Decks), Steve Plumbs (Peaches)- 70's Soul, Mike Finbow's 'Deep Soul Corner', Craig Butler's, 'Touch Of Obscurity', Steve Copeman moves onto the letter O with 'Give me an "O". and of course 'Bearsoul's B Sides'...
to complete the vinyl line up there's Howard E's "Hot Off The Vinyl Press" (a run down of the essential new 7" releases)

To complete this run down don't forget 'Spot's' Venue Reports, The Soul Up North 'Nighter Planner' and 'Those Little Silver Discs' (CD reports)

add a few additional items and that's your lot for this cram packed edition...

It's a must buy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cover price £3.00 (5 Euro / 6 Dollar) postage £1...

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By Little-stevie in News Archives · January 28, 201015 yr

A fast and sharp Allnighter news catch up, weekend occurances, next month, 100 Club regs...
Allnighter News - No Sleep Till...

Three allnighters this weekend catch the eye, New Century gets their first one of 2010 under way one at Radcliffe Manchester. The boxing day one was a 2 day recoverer so expect more of the same.

Vibrant Forum Thread link

Friday see's the Gloucester Allnighter taking place in the South West

Lively Forum Thread below

Saturday also see's an Allnighter in Leicester run by the Leicester Soul Assassins

Jumping Forum Thread link

Up Manchester way Friday doing the Soul Or Nothing thing so chance may end up at NCSC though busy Sunday plans may scratch that.

Coming Up - February sees a few nighters celebrating their anniversary Lifeline, Bidds, and Rugby for sure, will try and grab a few words from the organisers on the year gone

Other Nighter news
100 Club just annouced a new regular to their line up..

6TS PRESS RELEASE

Following much deliberation and soul searching - literally,
we are chuffed to announce that we have acquired the DJing services, skills and
peculiarities of Joel Maslin on a regular basis. He joins the team of Butch,
Mick Smith, Keith Money and myself as one of the regulars and will DJ when Keith
can’t make it down from the Trossachs, or the Hebrides ,
or wherever his rig is parked. So there’ll be four regulars plus one, or
occasionally two, guest DJs every nighter. We hope this goes some way to making
up for the Palace going down the Pawnbrokers this week for Joel. He's youngish, enthusiastic and played a blinder on his last guest spot and will add his own dimension to the 100 Club sound.

Further sensational, if not sensual, news is that we have
signed up the venerated Alan “Kitch” Kitchener
for the February 13th 100 Club nighter. That will be Joel’s debut as
a staff member, Mick’s sorting out his union card. If I can swing it with the
printer we’ll get Butch and Kitch’s first letters of their names mixed up;
accidentally like.

So get your fine selves down those Oxford
Street stairs for another night of Northern Soul
mayhem.

By Mike in Event News · January 27, 201015 yr

"Get It Baby"The Stanley Mitchell Story
Stanley Mitchell 1935 - 2006 by David Welding
Stanley Rudolph Mitchell was born February 10th 1935 in Detroit Michigan. He was the only boy and the youngest of the four children raised by Mr and Mrs Louie Mitchell. As with so many of his generation his earliest musical influences came from the church. At the Russell St Baptist Church, the Mitchell family's place of worship, Stanley along with his sisters performed regularly as a gospel quartet.
Upon graduation from Highland Park High School in 1955, Stanley joined his first group the Cherokons. Through regular performances at local talent shows Of which they won their fair share the group was eventually brought to the attention of Lionel Hampton. Under the auspices of Hampton the group changed their name to the Hamptones. The other group members were Frank Holt, Joe Miles and Donzelos Gardner.
In 1957 Stanley left the Hamptones to form his own group, Stanley Mitchell & the Tornados. The other members of this new group were, a former Royal/Midnighter Charles Sutton, William Weatherspoon a future Motown songwriter (who wrote a string of hits for Jimmy Ruffin). And finally Ben Knight (who later joined and sang lead vocals on the Brothers Of Souls Shock releases. Ben having replaced the more familiar Richard Knight who at the time was in prison for unpaid alimony). Whilst performing throughout the Detroit metropolitan they were discovered by Alonzo Tucker (the then manager of one Detroit's hottest RnB groups the Midnighters). Through Tucker Stanley & the Tornados were eventually introduced to Phil Chess the group released their debut single the same year, "Four O'clock In The Morning /Would You. Could You" Chess (1649) reaching #5 in the Billboard charts.
In those early days a successful recording often brought financial gain for the recording company but not the performing artist, as was the case here. It was to be another 45 years later before Stanley and his fellow Tornadoes belatedly received the sum of $400 each in back royalties for this recording. The success of "Four O'clock" etc would keep the group in regular employment for the next two years. Until in 1959 when now known as the Tornadoes they recorded their second release for the local Detroit based Bumble Bee label, "Love In Your Life/ Geni In The Jug" (503). Prior to this release, Charles Sutton had left the group to be replaced by Bobby Eaton later of the Brothers Of Soul. This was to be the Tornados last release together as Stanley left the group to join Billy Ward & the Dominos, replacing Jackie Wilson. Although this was to be a short lived affair Stanley did stay involved long enough to appear on the Ed Sullivan Show.
As the 60's dawned Stanley by now performing as a solo artist was invited to New York by End label owner, George Goldner. Goldner had a song in mind for Stanley entitled "Up On The Roof", unfortunately for Stanley his flight was delayed for a few days due to bad weather so Goldner decided to record the song on the Drifters instead. Stanley did eventually arrive in New York and Goldner did get to record a song on him, cutting "Devil In Disguise/ Loving Man" which appeared on Goldners Gone label (5106).
Upon his return to Detroit Stanley continued to work as a solo artist only once considering the merits of a regular day job to help support his two children son Stanley Jr and daughter Mary. A two week interlude with the Chrysler Motor Company soon saw him return to the life of an entertainer. Between gigs Stanley found employment as a session singer with Motown, and Gino Washington's Atac label amongst others.

In 1966 Stanley joined veteran Detroit group the Royal Jokers replacing Willie Jones. Although he wasn't present on the groups Wingate release "Love Games (from A-Z)". In 1968 again working as a solo artist Stanley was recruited by legendary songwriter/producer Richard "Popcorn" Wylie. This liaison would produce Stanley's most revered recording in the UK when he recorded the quintessential northern soul classic "Quit Twistin' My Arm/Get It Baby" Dynamo (111). Although recorded in Detroit Popcorn felt the song had great potential to a wider market. At the time Popcorn was part of the team of Detroit songwriters/producers charged with reviving the career of the hit recording group the Platters. The Platters at the time were signed to the New York based Musicor label. Popcorn through this association persuaded Musicor to licence the song from him, Musicor however chose to release the song on their Dynamo subsidiary. Although sales figures of reputedly 12,000 copies have been mentioned the record was to fade into obscurity. Salvation did come some years later albeit from foreign shores, when the records official ? side "Get It Baby" caught the imagination of the dancers within the UK northern soul scene.
"Get It Baby" was only ever intended as a b side to the vocally superior "Quit Twistin' My Arm" with Popcorn asking Stanley to overdub a few sparse lyrics over a backing track incidentally, Stanley never sings "Get It Baby" throughout the entire recording. Circa 30 years on and both sides of his solitary Dynamo release are as popular today as they were at their inception.

Meanwhile in the Detroit of the 1970's Stanley Mitchell unaware of his new found popularity across the Atlantic had formed a new group, known as Stanley Mitchell & the Peoples Choice (no connection with the group that recorded for the Palmer label) who performed with a more disco orientated sound, they stayed together until the mid 90's.

Stanley once again a solo artist continued to perform becoming more involved in the field of Gospel music. In 2000 Stanley was approached by veteran Detroit drummer/manager R.J. Spangler to join him, amongst others, in a project called the Motorcity Rhythm & Blues Pioneers. As a member of an eight piece band Stanley recorded a cd of 50's RnB standards which was released on the Blue Suit label, securing him and his fellow Pioneers a European tour.
In later life Stanley found out that he had another child, so after some 37 years apart in 2004 daughter Dorece was reunited with her father. Stanley also belatedly found out about the popularity of his Dynamo single in England, and from hearing about the reception given to other artists who had visited these shores he too wanted to come over.
This dream was almost about to come true, negotiations had been conducted and contracts signed, Stanley was booked to appear at the March Prestatyn Weekender 2007. But cruelly fate intervened when at 3.30 am in the morning of Saturday October 14*'' 2006 Stanley suddenly died from a heart attack, aged 71. He had been experiencing heart problems for sometime but never spoke much about them preferring to continue to entertain right up to the end.
His funeral service was aptly held in the same church where as a boy Stanley honed his skills as a performer the Russell St Baptist Church on Friday October 20* 2006. Stanley Mitchell rest in peace.
N.B in 2001 a previously unissued Stanley Mitchell recording from the 1957 Chess sessions appeared on the Hip-O labels Street Comer Essentials CD entitled "That's The Way I Feel".
David Welding
Soul Junction Records

Acknowledgements to the late Stanley Mitchell and his Family. Richard Wylie and Ernest Kelley. Also Dave Rimmer and Bosko Asanovic.
Related Links
Blue Suit Label Website
http://www.blue-suit.com/releases.html

artists

By Mike in Articles · January 20, 201015 yr

White Men Can't Jump - The Turley Richards Story
By Martin Gavin (Scotch Martin)
"You have to ask yourself, have you felt pain?" says Turley Richards "Ask that about African American's back then and the answer was clear And me, I can tell you that the blues visited my heart and soul every single day of my life and still do because as a blind man I've never seen my children "
Turley Richards has certainly known pain, and that comes through his music, but he s also positive, very funny, inspiring and committed to recording again after an absence of 25 years. ??'s made some serious money at points He's also drifted around the edge of major stardom all his life and with a new CD in the can he's bubbling over with enthusiasm for the music that first inspired him, but it's been a hard row to hoe After hearing his soul material I've become a huge fan in recent years and I spoke to him at the end of 2005 about his career and his remarkable life
Richards was born in Charleston, West Virginia At school he was an unusually talented basketball player and could have pursued a career in sport had it not been for a childhood eye injury that would eventually lead to blindness in 1969 He now lives in Louisville and has two children, Adam, 28 and Amber, 25 "I love them with all my heart," he says "We have a tremendous relationship and I'm so very proud of them " Pride is an enduring characteristic of this very polite and genuine man, maybe partly because of his determination not to be labeled or marketed as a "blind" performer, or maybe just because he's proud of his very eclectic and substantial body of work over the last 40 years
Despite having sold over 1.4 million records, with appearances on Top of the Pops (anyone got the footage?') and at the Royal Albert Hall, Richards failed to reach the heights of success that his good-looks and outstanding voice warranted. In a typical stroke of bad luck the hugely soulful I'm A Lonely Man, from the 1966 Columbia session was shunned by black radio stations that had been championing the track after Colombia released his photo to Billboard in a disastrous attempt to woo white stations Ironically, when Turley first started singing with three black friends and another white kid in the late 50s, he was taunted as a n****r lover and found it hard to get bookings Thankfully this type of bigotry has no place on the Northern Soul scene.

Since Cleethorpes in the mid 70s the Columbia barnstormer, 'I Feel All Right' has been leading a charge to the dance floor and is finally in the Northern Soul big league where it belongs. Also making waves is the 1965 R&B dancer, I Need to Fall in Love, on 20th Century, recorded with an audience in the studio. But these two gems barely scratch the surface of a career covering folk, jazz and rock that, but for confusion about where he fitted in, should have taken him to the very top
"I learned to sing in a little black church and even today black people love my singing," he says "Sure, they know that I don't sound black, but I sing black and as BB King said, the colour of soul is blue '
His first recording was for tri-state label Fraternity in 1959. "I had no idea what was going on," says Turley. "I was 17 and recording at King Studios, Cincinnati. The entire band recorded at the same time, live. There were no headphones and even if you messed up on the last bar everyone did it again. I dread to think what the stuff sounds like, I don't have any records today. I started singing R&B in Charleston with three black kids and two white fellas and we had a hard time for sure, from all camps. We did Drifters, Coasters and Midnighters material."
In 1964 Turley packed up and moved to New York. "I guess I thought it was a waste of time trying to achieve anything in Charleston, and with my sight worsening I was very driven. I'd visited LA but things were slow so I moved to New York with $87, my guitar and my Mother's blessing. Man, it wasn't what I expected.
"When I ran out of money I didn't know what to do, but I sure wasn't going home with my tail between my legs. In '64 I started playing in bars around Manhattan for food and pocket money supporting comedian Richard Prior. I'd sweet-talk the pretty girls and usually got lucky and they'd take me home, but I never lied. I'd say. Til sleep on the floor, the couch or in your bed but I can't make a commitment'. 1 lived with 13 different gals before the last one got me an audition and I was off and running.
Probably the most influential figure in my early career was Norman Schwartz, he was the manager that actually got things started. Then Paul Tannen, my producer, took over and got deals with Columbia, Kapp and Warner Brothers. Beyond that, there were not many people in the business that made me feel comfortable with who they were."

Tannen was the producer (PMT Productions) on the summer 1966 Columbia session that produced, I'm A Lonely Man, and I Feel All Right. Turley then revealed the amazing band that had been hired by Leroy Glover for the session. "I still had some sight then and when I walked into the studio most of the crew were black," he says. "I'd come from the beach and I don't think they were too impressed by my blonde hair, blue eyes and suntan when I arrived, but I won them over. Bernard Purdie was on drums, Chuck Rainey on bass, Cornell Dupree was the guitarist, piano was provided by Paul Griffin and backing vocalists were Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson."
"NYC was very nice in the 60s, compared to the 70s and beyond," says Turley. "Being 6' 4" and 220 lbs. helped to keep me safe, but you didn't really have to worry too much. I saw lots of acts at the Apollo that never really made it and also Stevie Wonder, when he was just a kid." I mention to Turley that I could hear traces of Jackie Wilson in his vocal style. "Right on! I learned a lot of my vocal inflections from Wilson. I also like Clyde McFaddern, Chuck Jackson and Little Richard. I met Wilson Pickett at the Columbia studios and he was great too, but I didn't meet many other big soul acts face to face". Turley's favourite singers as a young man were Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles, leading him to joke, "Maybe I should have chosen different musical heroes!"

I asked if attitudes towards blindness have changed. "I think the better people understand it, the better they deal with it. I don't appear to be blind so it's very funny sometimes when I meet people for the first time. Someone on the phone actually said, 'You don't sound blind Turley'. My answer now after hearing this so often is, 'Up until now, you didn't sound stupid'."
I revealed to Turley that his Columbia record, I Feel Alright, started getting played at soul discos in the UK about 1975, and asked about his circumstances at that time. "I recorded, I Feel All Right, at Columbia on 52nd Street along with three other tracks. I had no idea that anything was happening in Europe with the songs that came out of that session. The entire band was made up of great black side men. I do believe that all musicians can forget about the colour. When someone is really good, we don't give a damn what colour they are, but society wants to always make something out of it. The stuff I recorded for Kapp was awful, that was because they didn't get my scene."
"When you guys in the UK were playing the track in 1975 I was in my third year of retirement," he says. "I was sick and tired of major labels wanting me to be like whatever singers were hot. They stole my R&B style from me and never let me go back to it. I was soulful, man they sank me with them. But I'm not bitter," he laughs, quite genuinely for someone who's been let down time and again by short sighted record label bosses. "The 20th Century deal was secured through the manager that I mentioned earlier, courtesy of number 13!" he adds.
I wondered if Richards' love of soul had somehow held back his chances of commercial success, after all he's signed deals with nine major labels in his career including Atlantic, Epic and Kapp. "Yes and no," he says. "I wasn't really writing that much although I did write, I Need To Fall In Love. I think my problem was the fact that I could sing just about anything. I had an unusual five-octave range and could do everything. After I went blind, I was pushed into the folk scene but I don't think the labels had a clue what to do with me. At one time, they felt that I was a possible blind guy that they could sell as 'sexy'. That's when I quit for about four years."
Career wise the 70s and 80s were a series of all-too-familiar brushes with stardom that didn't quite come off. According to Turley a six-album deal with Atlantic, brokered by Mick Fleetwood, fell through when Ahmet Ertegun took the decision not to proceed with the deal when sales of the first record were short of the target by just a few thousand albums. There's some really interesting background to this story but I don't fancy meeting Atlantic's lawyers across a US courtroom.
I finish by asking him what the future holds. "I've just finished a new CD 'Back to My Roots' and I'm going to put some samples on my website. I'm always writing. I've written over 600 songs and one day, if someone records one of them and has a hit, I will be ready to give all the producers all the songs they can handle. I'm also a vocal coach and I produce some of the local bands or solo singers. If they are good enough, I will take advantage of what contacts I still have, but, unfortunately, I've not found that one act that I feel can get to the next level. But I'll keep trying, it's what I do." Just before closing Turley demonstrates his great wicked humour by explaining the meaning of his 1970s rock LP, Therfu which is regularly on ebay. Fill in the blanks, **therfu****'!
Not all black music is soul. Similarly, in my opinion, not all soul music is black. The very essence of what I call Northern Soul is the lack of colour and the presence of soul, and Turley Richards has bucket loads of the stuff.
Scotch Martin
Originally published in issue 65 of Soulful Kinda Music Magazine
http://www.turleyrichards.com/
Scotch Martin playlist
Turley Richards -1 Feel All Right - Columbia
Unknown -1 Can't Believe My Eyes - Acetate
The Esquires - How Can It Be - Bunky
Timmie Williams - Competition - Mala
The Explosive Dynamics - A Whole Lot of Love - Lemco
Bill Bush - I'm Waiting - Ronn
Jackie Paine - No Puppy Love - Jet Stream
Cookie Jackson - Suffer - Okeh
Chuck Wells - The Love Knot - Goldleaf
Unknown - Every Man Needs a Woman - Acetate

By scotchmartin in Articles · January 19, 201015 yr

Series exploring the life and career of soul artist Curtis Mayfield, previously broadcast on Radio 6
Part 1 was broadcast last Monday, but you can still catch it on the BBC iplayer if you are quick.
Part 2 this Monday at 23:30 on BBC Radio 2
Move On Up
2/4. Exploring Curtis Mayfield's life and career throughout the 1960s and 70s.
link for Part 1 below
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00q2qlb/A_Man_Like_Curtis_People_Get_Ready/
BBC Series info
Lenny Kravitz, a life-long fan of Curtis Mayfield's music, celebrates his life and musical achievements.
Curtis was a prolific songwriter whose career was sadly cut short following a tragic accident in August 1990; which eventually led to his death at the age of 57 on 26th December 1999. His songs of love and peace influenced millions, and he was an inspiration to many music luminaries including Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin.
The first episode, People Get Ready, concentrates on Curtis' early musical influences from 50s to 65: gospel beginnings, writing songs for Jerry Butler, and early Impressions' hits. The subjects of his songs ranged from simple, tender love songs to broadsides demanding social and political equality.
As a songwriter and a producer, Curtis was a key architect of Chicago soul, penning material and working on sessions by notable Windy City soulsters including Gene Chandler, Jerry Butler, Major Lance, and Billy Butler. Mayfield was also an excellent guitarist, and his rolling, Latin-influenced lines were the highlights of The Impressions' recordings. Early on, he established his own publishing company and soon after that, his own independent record companies, Windy C, Mayfield and Curtom Records.

Part 2
In the 1960s, Mayfield's songs were taken up by civil rights movement and in 1970 he began his solo career with (Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below We're All Going to Go.

By Mike in News Archives · January 17, 201015 yr

Timeout Chicago has a short but interesting word on Lee Fields, clip below, link for more including clips of new album (usa only)

The baby-faced funkateer’s senses of style, dignity and humor make him stand out from both his contemporaries on the chitlin’ circuit and its modern white-hipster equivalent. Perhaps his stellar new album, My World (on Truth & Soul, a non-Roth Brooklyn label), in which Fields tempers his nasty workouts with Al Green smoothness, will be his breakthrough.
Read more: http://chicago.timeout.com/articles/music/81891/lee-fields-at-lincoln-hall-concert-preview#ixzz0caEILkzy

By Mike in News Archives · January 14, 201015 yr

"To all his fans who loved his music, thank you," his son said. "He will live on through his music."
Yet more sad news.
The singer’s son, Teddy Pendergrass II, said his father died at Bryn Mawr Hospital in suburban Philadelphia. The singer underwent colon cancer surgery eight months ago and had “a difficult recovery,” his son said.
News article can be read here
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wirestory?id=9557400&page=1
Terry Pendergrass, who was born in Philadelphia on March 26, 1950, gained popularity first as a member of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes.
In 1971, the group signed a record deal with the legendary writer/producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff. The group released its first single, "I Miss You," in 1972 and then released "If You Don't Know Me by Now," which was nominated for a Grammy Award.
Gamble remembered Pendergrass fondly and lauded him.
"I think Teddy Pendergrass was really one of a kind of an artist, and his music kind of speaks for him," Gamble said in an interview early Thursday. "He had such a powerful voice, and he had a great magnetism."
Pendergrass quit the group in 1975 and embarked on a solo career in 1976. It was his solo hits that brought him his greatest fame. With songs such as "Love T.K.O.," "Close the Door" and "I Don't Love You Anymore," he came to define a new era of black male singers with his powerful, aggressive vocals that spoke to virility, not vulnerability.

By Mike in News Archives · January 14, 201015 yr

Forum pass on: Marlena Shaw in Manchester this March

Just got tickets to see this lady.. The Band on the wall is a fantastic live music venue thats been closed for a good while and now is back after a massive facelift... Details below for any others who could want to see her live...

Marlena Shaw.. Live at Band on the wall.. Swan St Manchester..

Sat 20th March 2010 – Doors open: 8pm..

Tickets £20

http://bandonthewall.org/events/2649/
One of the great singers from the 60's glory days of jazz, R&B, gospel and soul performs live at Band on the Wall!

Considered a national treasure in the USA, Marlena Shaw's 40-year career reads like a who's who's of music having fronted or played with, amongst others, Count Basie, Ray Brown, Sammy Davis Jnr, Benny Carter, Joe Williams and Frank Foster. She produced or sung on some of the era's best know hits and was also the first woman vocalist to be signed to Blue Note. With a later, highly successful foray into disco with the massive hit Touch Me In The Morning, her legacy continues as new-found fans with artists in the rap, dance and hip hop genres such as DJ Shadow, Diplo, Faze Action and St Germain sampling her work.

Expect a night featuring some of her greatest tunes such as California Soul, Mercy Mercy Mercy, Woman Of The Ghetto, Liberation Conversation, Touch Me In The Morning and many more. For a magical evening in the company of a music legend advance booking is strongly recommended.

This concert will begin at 8.30pm.

By Little-stevie in Event News · January 12, 201015 yr

The just gone end of 2009 saw the latest release from Soul Juction hit the streets, this time out the latest 45 took us bang up to date with two recent tracks from Lou Wilson titled "Settle Down” and “Around the Corner from Love.
Info, clips etc follows below and thanks to the Soul Junction people we are running an week long exclusive Soul Source members only competition
read on...
Lou Wilson & Today’s People
Settle Down” b/w “Around the Corner from Love
Soul Junction 505
Press info from Soul Junction
Lou (Loise E) Wilson was born in Senatobia Mississippi with his family later moving to Memphis Tennessee.
As a perfomer Lou’s recording career stretches back to the fifties, where as a founder member of Wade Flemons & the New Comers he recorded a top R & B hit with “Here I Stand” for Chicago’s Vee-Jay Records. As a solo performer Lou experienced further success with “This Love Is Getting Deeper” which appeared on the Kent Records subsidiary label, Supreme.
Lou’s Next release “Got to Be Me” appeared on Columbia Records, this time under the name of Lou Edwards and Today’s People. The success of this release was not only confined to the U.S.A. Import copies of this 45 soon found there way into England reaching a whole army of new fans. It was the flipside of the Columbian release “Talkin’ ‘Bout Poor Folks Thinkin’ ‘Bout My Folks” that caught the imagination of the Northern Soul Scene, and is regarded as an all time classic of this genre.
Lou and his family had by now relocated to Kalamazoo Michigan. A further three releases appeared on the Detroit Crew label. Culminating in the acclaimed, 2005 cd album, “Blues Groove” which Lou released on his own Frontline Label.
It is from Lou’s current cd album “Money Talk” that Soul Junction has lifted these two excellent southern soul tracks for its latest 45 release
“Settle Down” b/w “Around the Corner from Love”
More Info via
John Anderson or David Welding
Tel; 0121 602 8115
E-mail
souljunction@blueyonder.co.uk
Win a copy!
Thanks to Soul Junction can offer the chance to all members of winning 1 of 2 copies of this fine release.
All you have to do to enter is just hit this link
Fill in the form making sure that you enter
Lou Wilson as the title, your member name
and the correct answer to the following morning tv style question below
Q. Under what name did Lou record "talking bout..."
a. Lou Entwistle
b. Lou Ebenezer
c. Lou Edwards
All correct entires will go in to the soul source hat and two winners will be drawn out on Mon 18th Jan
Normal competition rules apply, its members only and ends midnight Sunday 17th Jan
Stockists
Available both online and out and about from all the usual Soul Junction stockists

By Mike in News Archives · January 11, 201015 yr

Allnighter Allnighter

100 Club hitting its 5th decade
Details of below
NOTE WILTON AND BURNLEY CANCELLED!

THE 6TS Rhythm & Soul Society NOW IN OUR 5th DECADE!
Sat 9th Jan

PRESENT
BUTCH
MICK SMITH
MARCO SANTUCCI
FRANK "BRITVIC" WEBSTER
ADY "COCKBURNS" CROASDELL

Playing the best and rarest Northern Soul sounds around.

AT THE 100 CLUB

100 OXFORD ST

LONDON W1

10pm-6am

NO MEMBESHIP REQUIRED, just turn up.

Ady

website:
http://www.6ts.info/ forum thread:

THE BURNLEY ALLNIGHTER
Sat 9th Jan

Posted in forum cancelled due to weather

I had to make a decision on this today. It took me a couple of hours to dig my car out, and I got to Burnley ok. But the side roads and car parks are bad, and they have forecast more snow at the weekend. I've rung round all the DJ's and some other cave dwellers, and the consensus of opinion was to cancel. So it's CANCELLED!!

I have been in touch with Susan at the Falcon, and we have re-scheduled the date for-

SATURDAY 23rd JANUARY

I hope you can all make it on that date, and that the weather is more favourable.

Please would you let anyone know who doesn't have Internet access. Thank you.

Best regards, Phil.

website:
http://theburnleyallnighter.webs.com
forum thread:

WILTON ALLNIGHTER
Fri 8th Jan
WILTON ALLNIGHTER THIS FRIDAY IS CANCELLED
We regret, due to extreme weather conditions, that we have to cancel the Wilton Allnighter this Friday, 8th January. Many people have contacted us to say it is impossible for them to get there because of the conditions. So, we feel it would be better if we cancelled. Weather forecasts for Friday night and the weekend in this area are for more heavy snow and we don't want to put anyone at risk trying to get to the venue.

We understand that many people will be disappointed, especially when the night was to be dedicated to Jerry Brown; with that in mind we intend to pay our respects to Jerry at our next date, Friday, 5th March, which is our 17th Anniversary and the 100th Wilton Allnighter.

Some of the DJ's scheduled for this Friday will join us in March for 10 hours of double decking madness, this should make a very special night not to be missed.

We again apologise for any inconvenience caused, but feel we have made the right decision. This is the first time in almost 17 years that we have to cancel an event and hopefully the last.

Mouse & Boxy
website
http://www.wheatsheaf.com/all_nighters/index.html
forum thread

By Mike in Event News · January 7, 201015 yr

The sad news continues in 2010
Memphis musician and producer Willie Mitchell dies at age of 81
The sad news of another soul music legend passing on, video news clip and news release below and links to interview and the forum thread follows
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Willie Mitchell, a record producer, label head and musician who worked with Al Green and other stars, died Tuesday. He was 81.
Mitchell died at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis at 7:25 a.m., more than two weeks after he suffered cardiac arrest Dec. 19, said his son, Lawrence Mitchell.
Willie Mitchell owned Royal Studio where Buddy Guy, John Mayer and many others recorded their music.
In the 1970s, Mitchell also owned Hi Records of Memphis, the label that produced some of Green's biggest hits. Green, also from Memphis, was flying to Australia and unavailable for comment Tuesday.
At Hi, Mitchell was responsible for several instrumental hits of the 1960s and helped the careers of Green and singer Ann Peebles in the 1970s. Even in later years, Mitchell stayed busy at his studio, working with then-emerging talents like Mayer and Anthony Hamilton.
Most recently, he wrote string and horn arrangements for Rod Stewart's new album of R&B covers, and produced a still-unreleased album from soul kingpin Solomon Burke.
He received a Trustees Award from the Grammy Foundation in 2008.
A trumpeter, Mitchell and his band provided the musical entertainment at several New Year's Eve parties for Elvis Presley at Presley's Graceland home. A Memphis boulevard was named in his honour in 2004.
Below clips from the Memphis website commercial appeal article
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2010/jan/05/musician-music-producer-willie-mitchell-dies-age-8/
News of Mitchell's passing elicited an immediate outpouring of emotion from those who knew him best.
"I'm terribly saddened," said Otis Clay, the Chicago soul singer who came under Mitchell's tutelage in the late-'60s. "This man was like my father. I learned so much from him.
"What he taught me is how I've survived in a business that hasn't always been kind. But Willie was always kind, and he treated me like a son. And I loved him that way."
"It's hard to say anything, it's such a great loss," said Ann Peebles, who came to Mitchell as a raw teenage talent and blossomed into a star. "For me, he was the beginning of my career -- and, as a matter of fact, he was an inspiration all throughout my career."
Mitchell's most famous protégé, Al Green, was en route to Australia to begin a concert tour and could not be reached for comment.
Online interview from 2004 can be read here
http://www.sonicboomers.com/pastprint/willie-mitchell-memphis-soul-king
Forum tribute thread can be read here

By Mike in News Archives · January 6, 201015 yr

Word in the forums of the first update for 2010 on the Soulful Kinda Music Website from Dave Rimmer
Running count is now 810 Artist Discographies and 445 Label Discographies

The latest update info is below

New discographies for:
Al Gardner,
Benny Gordon,
Big Ella,
Curby Goggins,
Earth’s Delight,
E T White & His Great Potential Band,
Fork In The Road,
Freddi/Henchi & The Soulsetters,
Gloria Parker,
Jimmy Robins,
Johnny Cobb & The Attractions,
Keanya Collins,
Kitty Doswell,
Larry Banks,
Little Caesar,
Little Jimmy Tyson,
Nancy Butts,
Obe Jessie & The Seeds Of Freedom,
O B McClinton,
Oscar Weathers,
Parrish,
Robbie D & The Robettes,
The Gillettes,
The Grand Prix,
The Human Beinz,
The Metrics,
The Razor’ Edge,
Theron & Darrell,
Vala Reegan & The Valarons,
Willie Hobbs,
Z Z & Company.

Plus Label Listings for

Dot,
Ascot,
Fair Play,
Fast Eddie,
Seventy Seven Records.

http://www.soulfulkindamusic.net

By Mike in News Archives · January 6, 201015 yr

A Happy New 2010 to all members from all here at Soul Source
You should see a fresh spring in the soul source step on here over the next few days to fit in with the arrival of the new year and the new decade.
Thanks to all members past and present for making this site what it is over the last decade, the next ones gonna be even better!
Happy New 2010!
The Soul Source team

By Mike in News Archives · January 1, 201015 yr

Seasons Greetings to all from the Soul Source team
Wishing everyone a Soulful Christmas and a happy tip top New Year
Have a good one!

By Mike in News Archives · December 24, 200915 yr

Christmas? Soul? Christmas Soul!
News of a xmas 45 from Daptone

Here you go, kids: Sharon Jones' debut holiday song!

Available December 8th
DAP-1048
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
“Ain't No Chimneys In the Projects”
b/w Binky Griptite “Holiday Breakdown”

In this self-penned little jingle-jangler, Sharon takes us back to her childhood, where as a young girl in the projects of Brooklyn she wondered how Santa was ever going to bring her any toys when clearly, “There Ain't No Chimneys in the Projects.” As she soon finds out, the true miracle of Christmas was no fat man shimmying down heating ducts, but rather the love with which her own mother had been secretly tucking those presents under that tree. Awww. With a little help from Sharon's backup singers and some tasty violin runs offered up by the Bushwick Philharmonic, the Dap-Kings lock into their usual nasty little pocket and the groove blossoms like a soulful red pointsettia beneath Sharon's story. The flip gives Daptone mouth-man Binky Griptite an instrumental taste overwhich he lays down a heartfelt holiday message of tolerance and togetherness. Right on, Santa!

Purchase Page
http://store.daptonerecords.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=230

http://www.daptonerecords.com/audio/dap1048a.mp3

http://www.daptonerecords.com/audio/dap1048b.mp3

By Mike in News Archives · December 7, 200915 yr

This coming Saturday sees Starpoint Radio air the interview with Kenny Hamber and Marc Evans recorded on Channel 6 Radio at Prestatyn Legends Weekender back in October.

Tune in between 5-6pm GMT to hear what the guys had to say in this informative and enjoyable interview conducted by John Smith.

The old skool meets the new cool and very interesting it is too!

The interview will be rebroadcast on Monday 23rd November between 2-3am GMT

www.starpointradio.com

mark r

By Mike in News Archives · November 20, 200915 yr

Baltic Soul Weekender 4 - 23rd -25th April 2010
Houston, we have a Line-Up.
Firstly, we'd like to say thanks for your faith and dedication resulting in 1800 tickets being sold in the past few months alone. Three types of accommodation have sold out, and all this despite any of you knowing who's going to be on next years' line up!

At the 4th Baltic Soul Weekender you certainly won't be disappointed. We are proud to reveal a first taste of the quality line up we have prepared for you.
This won't be the end of things by any means. We'll constantly be adding artists to the line up, right up to the festival date itself, and we'll naturally be keeping you updated. Those of you who don't have tickets reserved by now, should hurry in order to obtain desired accommodation.

So, reserve your dream weekender apartment at http://www.baltic-soul.de now!

First Line Up for BSW #4

*THE REAL THING*
The Real Thing, brothers Chris and Eddie Amoo and Dave Smith are appearing in April and will surely deliver an unbelievable show. With classics like "You To Me Are Everything", "Raining Through My Sunshine", "Children Of The Ghetto" andthe Johnny Bristol penned modern soul favourite " Love Takes Tears". The question is "Can You Feel The Force?" YES, WE CAN !

*KENI BURKE*
As a member of the 5 Stairsteps, and through his work with Curtis Mayfield, Linda Clifford and Terry Callier, Kenny Burke has left an impressive legacy in soul music, with "Rising To The Top" he gave us an absolute anthem, but with other weekender classics like "Hang Tight" and "Let Somebody Love You" and of course the 5 Stairsteps favourite " O-o-h Child" shows that he has a wealth of material on offer, we look forward to a brilliant performance from this "musical genius".

*COLLINS AND COLLINS*
Siblings Tonee and Bill Collins recorded a single album on A&M Records in 1980 which included the Ashford and Simpson song "top of the stairs" and Gamble and
Huff 's "you know how to make me feel so good" (also recorded by Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes),"Top of the stairs" became a modern soul monster in the UK and is still played to "hands in the air " crowds. Witness them LIVE! With us!

*ANN SEXTON*
The wonderful "Southern Soulstress Ann Sexton will be appearing for the fourth time as a lifetime resident, you will become a fan of this lady as soon as she opens her mouth on that stage and holds you under her spell with classics like "You're Losing Me" "You've Been Gone Too Long" and "I Still Love You". A dazzling experience guaranteed!

*GLORIA SCOTT*
Gloria Scott was discovered by Barry White who produced her one and only album "What am I gonna do" in 1974. The album was largely ignored at the time of release, but the quality of songs like the title track and " A Case Of Too Much Lovemaking" made it a firm favourite on the soul scene. After 30 years of absence from the stage her comeback was breathtaking. Ensuring her status as a "Lifetime Resident", she will perform and inspire us again in April with classic and new material.

*COOL MILLION*
We also love bringing new acts to the beach for you: Anyone who loves good soul music will love Cool Million. Founded by Frank Ryle (Demark) and Rob Hardt (Seductive Soul), their debut album "Going Out Tonight" has just been released and is supported by some very fine musicians indeed. Cool Millions' motto is; "Taking Good Soul Back to the Future"..

*KAYE-REE*
Words like "Neo Soul" and the name Kaye-Ree go hand in hand and perfectly summarise the style of this Frankfurt female artist. The singer with Persian roots has been likened to great vocalists such as India.Aire, Asa and Erykah Badu. Her debut album " Endless Melody" was released earlier this spring. Her unique performance at the BSW 2010 will promise to be a magical selection, accompanied on the guitar by Felix Justen.

*DJ LINE-UP*
In our DJ line up we'll see the return of some good old friends, as well as meeting some newer "friends to be" such as Tom Kuklicz and Raw Deal. Here the DJ list in short

*Crout · Bernd Niedergesaess · Dan D. · DJ Friction · DJ Tomekk · Eddie Piller · Hans Nieswandt · Henry Storch · Kenny B. · Lloyd Attrill · Mick Farrer · Mike Thompson · Miss Kelly Marie · Ralph Tee · Richard Searling · Rob Wigley · Smudo · Steve Hobbs · Supergid · and many more... *

Baltic Soul Store

We have made all the merchandise, which is usually only on sale during the Weekender, available through the shop. All proceedings will provide additional help for the Baltic Soul Charity project!

BSW Compilation now available on Vinyl

For all collectors and those who value the sound of a good old vinyl record we have produced a limited number of vinyl copies of the Baltic Soul Weekender Compilation, featuring Dennis Taylor, Dezzie, Marc Evans, Bennson, Ray Munnings, Lou Pride and Lemuria.

*The record can be ordered in our shop

Kurtis Blow Video Special

The first official video for the Baltic Soul Weekender #3 is now online. Kurtis Blow's Perfromance at BSW #3 is still in good memory to all who witnessed this show. Now, for all of you to experience the madness again, here is the video:

*Kurtis Blow Video Special

Gran Can Soul Week: A Week of Summer!

We'd like to take this opportunity to invite you to come with us to the northern part of Gran Canaria from the 14th to 22nd of November 2009. We'll be celebrating Cran Can Soul '09 with a great DJ line up and numerous live acts from the last Weekender, such as George McCrae, Ann Sexton, Steve Hobbs, Eddie
Piller, Mick Farrer and many more.

*Visit http://www.grancansoul.com for more information.*

English Website online

It took a little while but thanks to the contribution of Andrew McGuinness and Sean Daly who offered their help translating the contents, we now have the English version of the Baltic Soul website online. Thank you, gentlemen.

That's all for now. Make sure you reserve you're ticket before we're booked out and we hope to see you at the beach!

The BSW Team

By Mike in Event News · November 13, 200915 yr

*GROOVESVILLE?USA*
*The Detroit Soul & R&B?Index*

Press Release

As well deserved as this year's 50th anniversary celebrations have been, you might be forgiven for thinking Motown had been the only black music company in Detroit. But long before Hitsville's meteoric rise in the early sixties, the Motor City was already a hotbed of jazz, jump blues, and gritty R&B. Blue collar Detroit was one hard working city with the music to match. As Martha Reeves once said in the 60s, 'Detroit is full of talent'.

And throughout that decade, independent producers and musicians did their level best to mirror Motown's success turning out some of the greatest and most revered soul sides. Yet although the black music scenes of Chicago,Philadelphia, New Orleans and beyond have been well documented the Motor City's minnows have been sorely overlooked.

To correct this oversight, Keith Rylatt has spent the last eight years researching and writing about the unsung heroes of Detroit's soul and R&B scene. If you caught Keith's definitive Twisted Wheel history Central 1179, then you'll know what to expect in terms of research, rare pictures and attention to detail. This weighty paperback is packed with a depth of information Motor City fans can only dream about.

As well as a history of the development of black music in Detroit there is an exhaustive A-Z of the city's artists and musicians, and an equally detailed A-Z of the area's myriad labels and record companies. The book is beautifully designed with rarely seen artists' photographs, press advertisements, radio station flyers, newspaper clippings, and 45rpm labels.

Groovesville USA is published in February 2010 and will only be available from the website - priced £27.50 exclusive of post and packing.

*If you register online at www.groovesvilleusa.com
http://www.groovesvilleusa.com before 1 December you can get a signed copy for just £25 - there is no obligation to purchase if you change your mind and no deposit is necessary.*

See sample spreads, extracts and photographs from the book at http://www.groovesvilleusa.com

*GROOVESVILLE?USA*
*The Detroit Soul & R&B?Index*
*Keith Rylatt*
www.groovesvilleusa.com

Publication date: 15 February 2010
A Paperback Original
189mm x 246mm, 240 pp
UK: £27.50 (£25 if registered before 1 December 2009)

By Mike in News Archives · November 12, 200915 yr

When it comes to feisty femme funk or sassy sock-it-to-em soul, mighty Marva Whitney has no equal. Blessed with a lithe yet powerful church-raised voice, she first made her mark with the James Brown Revue in the late-1960s. Such was her impact during that time that she earned the titles "Marvellous Marva" and "Miss Excitement" for her dynamic stage performances. James Brown even went so far as to proclaim her "Soul Sister ..1".

See her perform her classic dynamite soul on...

Thursday 19th November

Doors @ 7pm. Onstage @ 8pm

The Hifi Club (formerly Central Soul Club!)
Central Rd
Leeds
West Yorkshire

Tickets are usually £11 but they are being offered to Soul Source members at a DISCOUNTED price of £8!

To make use of this fantastic offer, simply email sean@thehificlub.co.uk and quote ref: SOULSOURCE.

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By Mike in Event News · November 12, 200915 yr

Posted via refosoul comments news that the talked about Lefties Soul feat Corrina Grayson track is available on vinyl now

Posted via refosoul comments a few and a bit days ago
News that the talked about Lefties Soul feat Corrina Grayson track is now available on vinyl from Melting Pot Records @ 5 euro bucks
'You Don't Know' 7" single is available on Melting Pot Music.
http://www.mpmsite.com/index.php?area=store

Artists
www.myspace.com/leftiessoulconnection
www.myspace.com/corrinagreysonrecordings

Refosoul comment link
http://www.soul-sour...n-you-dont-know

By Mike in News Archives · November 6, 200915 yr

Newsletter from Daptone, includes upcoming cd release details, dates for Sharon Jones in USA and Naomi Shelton in Europe, podcast and a free mp3 download

Daptone Gold

The world capital of soul has moved around a lot in the last 50 years or so.For most of the '60s, it shuttled back and forth between Memphis and Detroit,with occasional stopovers in New Orleans, Cincinnati and elsewhere; in the '70s, it relocated to Lagos for a little while, before going into international exile with occasional appearances here and there. And for the better part of the past decade, soul's central headquarters has been in Brooklyn--specifically an old two-family house in Bushwick that was converted into the Daptone Records headquarters in 2003.

Coming November 24th, we are releasing a 23 track compilation featuring rarities, classics and previously unreleased tracks from Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, The Budos Band, Binky Griptite, Lee Fields, Antibalas and more.

* Double LP packaged in a deluxe gold foil gatefold jacket with extensive liner notes. Poster, sticker and .mp3 download card included!

* Deluxe gold foil CD digipak with 6 page booklet including extensive
liner notes and photos.

Introduction by Binky Griptite
? Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings “I’m Not Gonna Cry”
? The Budos Band “Up From The South”
? Naomi Shelton & the Gospel Queens “What Have You Done”
? Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings - “How Long Do I Have To Wait For You?”
? Lee Fields “Could Have Been”
? Antibalas featuring Mayra Vega "Che Che Cole Makossa"
? The Budos Band “Budos Rising”
? Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings “Got A Thing On My Mind”
? Charles Bradley & the Menahan Street Band “The World”
? Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings “Make It Good To Me”
? Lee Fields and Sugarman & Co. “Stand Up”
? Naomi Shelton & the Gospel Queens “What Is This”
? Binky Griptite with the Sugarman Three “A Lover Like Me”
? Menahan Street Band “Make the Road by Walking”
? Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings “Tell Me”
? Sugarman & Co. “Down To It”
? The Dap-Kings “Nervous Like Me”
? Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings “Giving Up”
? The Budos Band “Ghostwalk”
? The Gospel Queens feat. Cynthia Langston “I Need You To Hold My Hand”
? Binky Griptite & the Mellomatics “The Stroll Pt. 2”
? Sharon Jones & Lee Fields “Stranded In Your Love”

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Free Giveaway .mp3!

Preview the upcoming "Daptone Gold" compilation with a free .mp3 hosted by The Fader Magazine. Lee Fields and Sugarman & Co. "Stand Up" is one of the seven songs on Daptone Gold previously only available as a 45rpm single.

GET IT:
http://www.thefader.com/2009/11/03/premiere-lee-fields-and-sugarman-co-stand-up-mp3/
New Podcast

"Everyday...Will Be Like A Holiday" by Old Chris

DJ Old Chris (formerly known as Young Chris) of Big City Records in NYC, brings us this months podcast, a collection of sweet soul songs, a perfect fall weather listen starting with a personal favorite of ours here at Daptone,the Brothers of Soul.
No tracklisting this time though, you'll need to get yourself to the record store for some digging of your own or find him at one of his parties. Subscribe or download HERE.
http://daptonerecords.podbean.com/2009/10/19/everydaywill-be-like-a-holiday-by-old-chris/
Be our friend or become a fan!

Daptone Records - Facebook & Myspace and now...Twitter
EVER-SOUL - Facebook & Myspace
Menahan Street Band - Facebook & Myspace
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings - Facebook & Myspace

The Budos Band - Facebook & Myspace
Naomi Shelton & the Gospel Queens - Facebook & Myspace

All Upcoming Shows

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings

Friday, November 20th
Higher Ground Ballroom
1214 Williston Road
Burlington, VT
TICKETS

Saturday November 21st, 9pm
Water Street Music Hall
204 N. Water Street
Rochester, NY
TICKETS

Thursday December 3rd, 7:30pm
Tarrytown Music Hall
13 Main St.
Tarrytown, NY
TICKETS

Saturday December 5th, 7pm
Starland Ballroom
570 Jernee Mill Road
Sayreville, NJ
TICKETS

Friday December 11th, 8pm
The National
708 East Broad St.
Richmond, VA
TICKETS

Friday January 22nd, 7pm
State Theatre
130 West College Ave.
State College, PA

Saturday January 23rd, 6:30pm
Diesel Club
1601 East Carson St.
Pittsburgh, PA

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Naomi Shelton & the Gospel Queens

December 2nd - Amsterdam
Paradiso
Weteringschans , 1017 SG, Netherlands
http://www.paradiso.nl

December 3rd - Bruxelles, Belgium
L'Ancienne Belgique
Anspachlaan 110, B-1000
http://www.abconcerts.be

December 4th - Sannois, France
EMB
2 rue Georges Pompidou 95110
http://www.emb-sannois.org

December 5th - Rennes, France
Transmusicales de Rennes
La Cit
10 rue Saint Louis 35000 Rennes
http://www.lestrans.com

December 6th - Poitiers, France
Le Confort Moderne"
185 rue du Faubourg du Pont-Neuf, 86012
http://www.confort-moderne.fr

December 8th - Bordeaux, France
Espace Tatry
170 Cours du Mdoc, 33300
http://www.espacetatry.fr

December 9th - Pau, France
L'Ampli
Alle Montesquieu, 64140 Billere, France
http://www.ampli.asso.fr

December 11th - Montpellier, France
Victoire 2
1, rue Thophraste Renaudot 34430 Saint Jean De Vedas
http://www.victoire2.com

December 12th - Barcelona, Spain
Razzmatazz 2
Calle Almogavers 122, 08018 Barcelona, Spain
http://www.salarazzmatazz.com

Daptone Records 115 Troutman Brooklyn NY 11206

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By Mike in News Archives · November 6, 200915 yr

A Google book preview of the book A House on Fire: the Rise and Fall of Philadelphia Soul By John A. Jackson
A Google book preview of the book A House on Fire: the Rise and Fall of Philadelphia Soul By John A. Jackson
Another goggle grab of a book from a few years ago (2004)
As before worth a revisit as the Google books preview (embeded below) allows a far better idea of the actual content than any review.

A House on Fire: The Rise and Fall of Philadelphia Soul by John A. Jackson Oxford University Press, October 2004 $35, ISBN 0-195-14972-6
Purchase details
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ZS9dzY9PvfIC&sitesec=buy&source=gbs_navlinks_s

Books

By Mike in Articles · November 6, 200915 yr

iam sad to anounce the death of clark vincent joseph aka clarkie his fruneral will be held at oldham crem 1pm 28th may 2010 thanks to everyone whp supported me especailly mr ste proudlove peace god blees you

Finding Clarkie At Last
Posted by lukin4clarkie, 01 November 2009
thanks mr proudlove
i would like to say thanks to ste proudlove clakie is defo my dad i went to see him at the weekend iam we are do-uble of -each other iam glad you took the time to help me as i may not have go the chance as clarkie is a very sick man i owe you big time an thanks to all the people who wished me well i will see you at the wheel in t5he near future

By Guest in Articles · November 1, 200915 yr

Soul Source Members Competition - David Hudson Soul Junction 45

Time for another Soul Source members comp. For this one the Soul Junction team have thrown in to the arena two copies of their latest 45 release

(Girl I'm Coming Home To) Something Good by David Hudson - Soul Junction SJ504

Two copies of this previously unreleased soul side are up for grabs

All you have to do to be in with a shout of this landing on your doormat is answer the following question...

Q.Which Florida label was David Hudson's Honey,Honey release on:

1. Atco
2.Alston
3.Ariola

Send your answer via the email link below

please add DavidHudson in the subject title

Normal rules apply, it is a members only competition
Comp will close on 5th November 2009 with the winners annouced the next day

Good luck!

By Mike in News Archives · October 29, 200915 yr

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