Following on from our recent trip to the Soul Source archives last month (see previous article), here's a few more 6 Pacs that needed bringing back online and then archiving ....
2 x 6-pacs from Irish Greg, Carl Fortnum and Alan H 2001
Dome - CSC 6 pacs galore
Notes below all from that time... 2001
Posted on Monday, September 24 2001 @ 20:06:33 BST Topic: Soul Sounds Soul Sounds Yeah its that time again, time for one of the premier soul nites around, CSC friday nite ba
An article Steve Armitage, and I, wrote in 1993 ... explaining the number system
Ain't That The Truth!
The Motown DM Master System
By Steve Armitage & Andy Rix Acknowledgements To Ron Murphy (Detroit)
Have you ever wondered what the letters and figures on your Motown 45's stand for? Obviously there is the issue number (e.g. Motown 1056), but there are also other numbers, different on every side of every record.
Examples might look like this:-
DM 003222 / DM-V 03
William Herman Weems was born in Brookhaven-Lincoln County, Mississippi, to young, single mother Evelyn Weems, on 2nd August 1941.Brookhaven was an old Railroad town with a population of just over 6,200. Evelyn was just seventeen and had found work in the service of a white, southern family some 800 miles away in Virginia; she was young and uneducated and so did what she had to do to survive. With mum away, Willie, who was an only child, was cared for by an older cousin during those formative ye
The summer of 1996 was a great time for lovers of Northern/Rare Soul for it was the time when Ady Croasdell unleashed the unreleased RCA masters on the basement dancefloor of the famed 100 Club, the home of the countries longest running Northern/Rare Soul all-nighter club, now in its 42nd year.
Amongst these tracks was Kenny Carter’s original take of “What’s That On Your Finger”. Already known for the RCA 45 by Willie Kendrick. Kenny’s take a totally different arrangement, smoother more s
Long time Soul Source members may remember how about 20 years or so ago we used to have a 6 Pac audio feature here on Soul Source,
Basically as part of our audio output we used to offer audio rare soul 6 Pacs, which were a session made up of usually 6 tracks off one members current plays, which were mixed into one session, and posted up on site with a bit of info and such added as well.
The onsite 6 Pacs went quite well for a few years but as with all things their use faded away as oth
Hi. Today on my radio show I did an interesting interview with legendary Chicago soul singer Jan Bradley. Bradley grew up in the Robins, IL, a South Suburb of Chicago. In high school she began singing lead with a local group called the Passions (a male group who later recorded as the Swinging Hearts). While performing at a talent show, Chicago promoter and owner of the Formal record label Don Talty discovered the group. Don decided to keep Bradley as a solo singer so Bradley left the group to pu
Soulsations ... and then some
Soul Exotics, Emporers, Twila and the Twighlights, The Soulsations, and (no The) Soulsations.
Preview/Intro
Ronald J. Miller (Woody Miller) was a Soul Exotics male vocalist. His writing credit together with Bobby Fulton's appears on "Baby It's True" on the Terri Records label 5001. Both sides were produced by Phil Gaber. Amongst other things Phil Gaber was the producer on "Karate" Mala 543 for the Emporer's, then a vocal quartet backed by four instrument
DAVE GODIN a NORTHERN SOUL a biography by Stephen Stevlor
The fascinating and colourful life story of one of the most respected and important figures in black American music and the British Soul scene.
From his teenage discovery of Rhythm & Blues in 1950s Bexleyheath, walking into his favourite Friday night haunt, The Silver Lounge ice-cream parlour, and being instantly and utterly devastated by Ruth Brown's '(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean', blasting out from an American jukeb
“He Made A Woman Out Of Me” – Betty LaVette (Silver Fox 17) – 1969.
I was born on a levee; a little bit south of Montgomery. Mama worked at the ‘big house’ and Daddy worked for the county.
Never had no learnin’ till I turned sixteen, when Joe Henry came up the river y’all – he made a woman outta me, Lord, he made a woman outta me.
I used to tease Joe Henry – I guess I teased too hard. Then, one day, it happened, right in my own back yard. Joe Henry had his way – he went and set me
Soul Odyssey 1968 - Jonas Bernholm - York University
Jonas Bernholm has been in touch and shared details of a book of his which is available to read freely online in full under Creative Comments License via York University
'It's a diary from my Soul Trip in USA in 1968. and meetings with numerous artists and persons in the soul music business'
A few clips and details follow along with the link below, be aware you may need to get a brew on before reading as it is an extensive re
Leeds Central Soul Club Remembered
The Coronavirus lockdown has given me much time to reminisce and I have decided to put into words a bit about my early days as a 'soulie' in Leeds.
I first went to The Central in 1975 I think, when I was 19 years old - I was certainly a member by then, as I still have my membership card which was valid until 31-Aug-1976. I lived in Leeds at that time as it was where I grew up - although, I haven't lived there since 1982.
I remember in the
6 Whitworth Street - The Birthplace of Northern Soul Introduction
This book is about the Northern Soul years of the Twisted Wheel Club, at its Whitworth Street location. It is about how one little basement club, in Manchester, created a worldwide music phenomenon. It attempts to follow the evolution of Black music at the club from Blues through to R&B, Mod, Soul to Northern Soul. Although the club went through different phases of Black music the lines were blurred and they were neve
Digging in the Texas Triangle 2019.
Here we go again since 2007 along with fellow collector Gaz Simons we have regularly visited Texas particularly the Austen Record Convention. The 2019 trip was special because fellow collector Colin Denham was joining us on our adventure. This was Colin's first USA Trip and he was dying to get stuck in.
Adding a bit context to looking for records in America this century is very important, it is by no means the “Golden Age” many soul luminaries have
THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER RARE NORTHERN
This list contains what I consider the most sought after and rare original release Northern soul 45s at this point in time. It contains some seriously rare 45s and includes many that have been deemed to be ‘the hot collectable to have’. Records that have eluded collectors over the many years of searching for them and the ones that keep you awake at night, brooding if you’ll ever own them. The records are not listed in any particular order, just as they
Little Johnny Jones - Feature
‘LITTLE’ JOHNNY JONES by Pete Nickols (with thanks for additional information from Mike Finbow)
A while back I listed my Top 50 all-time favourite deep-soul recordings and posted this to the Southern Soul Yahoo Group. Although my listing was intended to represent the best secular Deep Soul performances, the recording which made it to No.1 was actually something of a “cheat” on my part. It’s easy to see how important the gospel influence was to the deep-sou
TIMMY WILLIS
Information about soul vocalist Timmy Willis has always been sketchy but the singer’s “Easy As Saying 1-2-3” is such a monumental slab of deep-soul that I thought a little digging was in order. Of course, the Northern fraternity will doubtless prefer his “Mr Soul Satisfaction” and that’s their prerogative for it’s certainly a fine uptempo stomper.
Timmy was born Henry Lee Sapp in or close to Columbus Ohio (date unknown but probably circa 1947/8). In 1966 the would-be voca
Joe Valentine by Pete Nickols
When it comes to recording top-drawer ultra-emotive deep-soul, only a few exponents have managed to produce more than one supreme example in their recording careers and even the very few, like James Carr for example, who managed to produce several, usually released quite a large number of soul sides in total throughout the classic-soul era from which those few deep gems emerged. However, when we consider that, even including unreleased items at the time, Joe Va
Texas - a big state but a small world - In April 2020 my interest was piqued when a I saw 2 mysterious Chicano records on 2 different web sites of respected...
By E. Mark Windle.
In Memphis, there was a period when country and rockabilly prevailed at Hi records, before the label became synonymous with Willie Mitchell, and all things soulful and funky. Producers Quinton Claunch and Bill Cantrell had just left Sam Phillips’ Sun in 1957. They joined forces with country singer Ray Harris and some financial backers to set up Hi. Within a couple years, just before Claunch had left to set up Goldwax and prior to Willie Mitchell joining Hi (initially as a
One of the quirks of the UK soul scene has always been the acceptance of 'blue-eyed' soul sounds as part and parcel of its many factions. Indeed some 'Northern' classics are sung by white artists and we see and hear many tunes emanating from the Carolina's 'Shag' scene as worthy additions. By and large the tunes must have that 'black' sound reminiscent of the groups and artists from Detroit, Chicago, New York and beyond who are so familiar to us. Whilst most of the blue-eyed efforts easily ident
By Mark Windle (April 2020).
“Looking back, I’m really proud of what we achieved in the 1960s” reflected the late Nelson Lemmond of The Tempests. “We made some great R&B. And played with some great talent too. We never performed with Otis or Wilson. But pretty much everybody else in between. At the end of the day though, things started to change. Otis had died, Martin Luther King had been assassinated. Civil unrest was everywhere and there was a militant atmosphere, even in the more pro
Northern Soul Connections #22 - Baltimore
Site note - The most recent Northern Soul Connection of 2020, we are now at #22 in this long running series from Ken B aka Soul Source member @Kenb and this time around the focus is on Baltimore.
Northern Connections #22 not just birthplace of the U.S. national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner" Baltimore and its close surroundings was a hotbed for music that became popular for our genre of Soul. The rosta of artists, songwriters, producers, la
Obituary
Tony May came from an arts-based family. His father was an actor and classically trained violinist, while his mother was a jazz pianist and composer; she wrote an Ella Fitzgerald 1939 recording. Tony learnt the piano and, as a teenager, tuned them at venues including the Harlem and Brooklyn Apollos and many other top black music night spots. This gave him an insight into the world of contemporary music. A degree course in Physical Education at Temple University didn’t work o
By E. Mark Windle April 2020.
The passing of Edwin James Balbier a couple of years ago went virtually unnoticed in UK northern scene circles: indeed few outside of the industry will recall his name. Yet, this individual would be the unwitting driving force behind one of the most popular soul re-issue (if brief) label imprints of the 1970s, even if it was the company’s younger soul music enthusiast employees who shaped the nature of the label arm of the operation.
Balbier’s initi
By E. Mark Windle. March 2020
When I asked reissue / retrospective soul label owner Garry Cape about the motivating factors for his 2020 return to the soul market with the reactivation of his Hit and Run label series, issues of mortality seemed to be at the top of the list:
“I guess it had something to do with my good friend John Anderson becoming ill and passing away recently. It made me think. I’d had some health issues a few years back. What if I was gone? I generally work al
I have some good news in these trying times. I managed to come to an amicable agreement out of court arrangement with a subsidiary company of Getty Images. They have taken all my images off their sites and no longer profit from my intellectual property. Financially there was no great return for me but it was a moral boost to stop huge monopolies profiteering from this illegal and insidious practice.
I would like to send a big thank you to all those people supported my campaign when I first
E. Mark Windle, March 2020.
Among other genres, Elvis Presley was informed by the blues. Even as a young teenager, the songs he heard on Beale Street were a source of significant musical inspiration. And it would not be unreasonable to suggest that his interpretation of Arthur Crudup’s blues number “That’s All Right” helped kick-start the teenage rock ‘n’ roll revolution. But if that’s true, then “Hound Dog” provided the pace. It was almost inevitable that Elvis’ take on the song, wh
By E. Mark Windle, March 2020.
Let’s face it. There would be no need for a Women’s History Month forty years on from inception, if under-recognition of female contributions to culture, society and the workplace wasn’t still a “thing”. The music business can be as guilty as any other male dominated industry of inequality and denied opportunity. Female recording artists are still on average earning less than male counterparts. Less women reach music executive positions. Less are employ
There's a plethora of books readily available on the subject of "Northern Soul". I've ploughed through a good number of them....they're mainly (not all) personal memoirs of the Scene back in the 70's and most of them are poorly written, turgid affairs which rely on photographs to carry them. Most of them are fixated with Wigan Casino. There are exceptions, of course, but not many.
'The Truth About Northern Soul' is Stephen Riley's analysis of the Scene, warts and all, from it's early days and
Northern Connections #21 Alphonso Hamilton, Captain Soul, Teri Thornton, The Black Masons ...
Site note - The first Northern Soul Connection of 2020, now at #21 in this long running series from Ken B aka Soul Source member @Kenb and it's a big one
It was an impromptu look at the sleeve credits of a 1963 LP titled 'Adventures in Negro History', Highlight Radio Productions HRP-101 that started this articles journey. In 1963 Jerry Blocker a part-time DJ on WCHD-FM began producing...
Book Review.
When I was first knocking around the Rare Soul Scene, there was a guy from Cambridge called Norman Rogers. He was one of the 'faces'.
Everywhere that he went, Norman took his camera. The story goes that it was a present from an aunt or uncle and that it was a top quality job.... In fact it was his father who gave him it.
Over the years he's taken thousands of pictures, many of which have subsequently turned up in various books, magazines and TV documentaries often without
Artists have long made it a point to make sure that their original works are preserved in a good way and then do a collaboration with a press printing in order to produce a specific number of art prints. They put these prints for sale and make money out of them while being able to keep the original for themselves. These prints are normally cheaper so there is that and you also get to be able to actually make it a point to make sure that you support the artist at the same time. To give you an ide
Wigan Casino Top 20
Compiled by Russ Winstanley & Richard Searling. This chart was published in Record Mirror weekly for several months during 1975
From the Mecca of British Soul
You've Come A Long Way Baby - Flower Shoppe
Let Me Do It - The Bells
Going To A Go·Go -The Sharonettes
The Day My Heart Stood Still - Ollie Jackson
I'm comlng home in The Morning - Lou Pride
Cracking Up Over You - Tommy Hunt
Get Out -Tommy Hunt
Zola - King Errisson
I Can't Help Myself
Another scan added to our reference feature. This one features a fairly lengthy look at the Northern Soul Scene from the Melody Maker music paper, the 25th January 1975 Issue, with the main focus on Blackpool Mecca and Wigan Casino.
"Keep The Scene Alive" Inside the ballrooms that are the citadel of the NORTHERN SOUL scene. Great music. Athletic dancing.Later, breakfast and a swim."The scene is here as long as the punters want it" says one DJ. "Its essence is rarity and it's up to us to kee
Here's a scan of a Record Mirror ( a long gone mainstream uk music paper) feature taken from the issue dated 15th Feb 1975.
After their appearance on the BBC's Top Of The Pops as part of the 'Wigans Chosen Few' spot Record Mirror featured an article from Jan Iles having a chat with some of the dancers involved, Anne, Kip and Gethro....
The Recent Sale of Berry Gordy’s Former Detroit Mansion on the 20 October 2017
It is well known amongst Motown & Soul fans that the Motown Records company moved all of its operations to Los Angeles (LA) in June 1972, with a number of artists, among them Martha Reeves, the Four Tops, Gladys Knight & the Pips, and Motown's Funk Brothers studio band, either staying behind in Detroit or leaving the company for other reasons. James Jamerson did move out to LA but later moved back to Detroi
Shades Of Soul #7 April 1986 - Fanzine Scan
Editor Derek Pearson aka @Derek Pearson
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Shades Of Soul #6 Dec 1985- Fanzine Scan
Editor Derek Pearson aka @Derek Pearson
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Northern Soul Connections #20
lesser known Jerseydelphians re-discovered
Site note - hitting a landmark here as we have reached Number 20 in this long running series from Ken B aka Soul Source member @Kenb
This time around the Northern Soul Connections author takes us on a detailed dig into the going on's New Jersey and Philadelphia way...
A change in delivery - the pdf version of Northern Soul Connections #20 is available via our very own intergated views and have added a
Shades Of Soul #5 Aug 1985- Fanzine Scan
Editor Derek Pearson aka @Derek Pearson
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Shades Of Soul #4 Dec 1985- Fanzine Scan
Editor Derek Pearson aka @Derek Pearson
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Shades Of Soul #3 Dec 1984- Fanzine Scan
Editor Derek Pearson aka @Derek Pearson
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Shades Of Soul #1 Jan 1984- Fanzine Scan
Editor Derek Pearson aka @Derek Pearson
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Shades Of Soul #1 Jan 1984- Fanzine Scan
Editor Derek Pearson aka @Derek Pearson
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A recent Doris Troy topic led to a dig through the shoe boxes to find this interview with Doris Troy by Dave Godin orignally published in Blues and Soul Issue # 28 February 27 - March 12 1970 Issue, only the first page though...
BLUES & SOUL 28
THE DAVE GODIN COLUMN
DAVE GODIN MEETS MOTHER SOUL
WHEN EDITOR John Abbey asked me if I would do a feature interview with Doris Troy to coincide with her forthcoming single release on "Apple," I protested on the grounds that I
A selection of photos and comments marking the weekends 40 year landmark from Ady c aka @ady croasdell
The Spirit of 6TS
My favourite shot of 6TS at West Hampstead with the very recently departed Russ "Woofer" Taylor acclaiming all: surrounded by his and our great friends from Market Harborough. It's 40 years since the first night at Henri's in Covent Garden and it should never be forgotten what outrageously enjoyable nights those early evening events were. They formed the mould
THE 100 CLUB….. 40 YEARS ON
The 100 club allnighter celebrates its 40th anniversary in September, which makes it, by some distance, the longest running allnighter. In the greater scheme of things Northern, this is a unique milestone and for many of the northern soul fraternity, the allnighter has a legendary & iconic status, for some, go further, and see it as a national treasure! For those that have not ever visited, it’s situated in London’s famous Oxford street and is a compac
Artist of the Week - Smokey Robinson along with The Miracles who were there at the beginning of Motown
The work of Smokey Robinson as singer, songwriter & record producer.
Smokey Robinson Biography (Wikipedia)
William "Smokey" Robinson Jr. (born February 19, 1940) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson was the founder and frontman of the Motown vocal group the Miracles, for which he was also chief songwriter and producer. Robinso
Jackie Wilson - Artist Of The Week
Jackie Wilson Biography
Jack Leroy Wilson Jr. (June 9, 1934 – January 21, 1984) was an American soul singer and performer. A tenor with a four-octave range, Wilson was a prominent figure in the transition of rhythm and blues into soul. Wilson was considered a master showman and one of the most dynamic singers and performers in pop, R&B, and rock & roll history, earning the nickname "Mr. Excitement".
Wilson gained initial fame as a member
The Dells Biography
The Dells were an American R&B vocal group. Formed in high school in 1952 by founding members Marvin Junior, Verne Allison, Johnny Funches, Chuck Barksdale, and Mickey and Lucius McGill, under the name the El-Rays. They released their first recording in 1954 and two years later had their first R&B hit with "Oh What a Night". After disbanding due to a near-fatal car crash in 1958, the band reformed in 1960 with Funches being replaced by Johnny Carter. This lineup
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