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DIARY OF A TRAVELIN' SOUL FAN After last year's Hitsville Weekender was over, Bev and I planned to visit to the Australian National Northern Soul Weekender. Two Hitsville stalwarts in the guise of Denny Johnson and Pete Fowler had invited us out there and we figured it would also be a great opportunity to meet up with a few other people that we had worked or communicated with over the years of There's That Beat! and the Hitsville Soul Club. Our Son however, had other ideas and as the plans

Diary Of A Travelin Soul Fan by Dave Moore Part 2 of 2 site note the account continues, if you haven't read part 1 of Dave's travels then get yourself to here first.   BEER, RECORDS, NORTHERN LADS AND PIES!      On arrival at The Fowlers later that afternoon the party was in full swing. Paul Hannigan, another Hitsviller, was first up on the Technics and got everyone in the mood whilst Maxine introduced us to the greatest invention known to Lancashire men...

Just a few lines to look back at the first "Different Kettle Of Fish" Soul night at the Dog In A Doublet pub Whittlesey nr Peterborough. If you've read the events section of Soul Source you'll soon realise that Peterborough has it's fair share of various soul nights, the lads behind the DKOF wanted something a little different, the more obscure sounds, the underplayed sounds, they wanted a night to compliment the existing soul nights in Peterborough. The venue is a lovely pub on the banks of

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

orig posted by member   Thought some of you out there might find this of interest...in the most recent addition of "Manifesto" magazine ,Northants very own Lenny Dopson, was profiled .... anyway thought it was a little dissapointing that they edited so much out ,as i know he had made a lot of effort to put across some good points and comments .... a lot of them seem quite rellevant to some of the recent threads on Soulsource.... I also thought they missed out a lot of th

From the events section, a few dj profiles lifted from the NYE London Allnighter Event Guide Comments   David Flynn — Hey! Mr DJ Flynny has been based in Tokyo, Japan for the last decade, but was one of the resident DJ’s (alongside Irish Greg, Alan. H and Carl Fortnum) at the much lamented Capitol Soul Club. He runs AnoraksCorner.com for full-on Rare Soul collectors and even breaks down how to identify where and when, and indeed by whom, your 1960’s US Soul 45’s were manufactured,

Soul Searching Posted by djmelismo, 01 May 2011 · Been doing some soul searching again and this is what I came up with for mix #42: MARJORIE BARNES - Drift Away (1983) LES McCANN - Trail Of Love (1979) LONI GAMBLE - It's You (1983) MAXINE WELDON - I Want Sunday Back Again (1975) LAWRENCE HILTON JACOBS - Mister D.J. (1978) CYNDEE PETERS - Take It To The Top (1987) LENARD LIDELL - Afternoon Affair (1983) TONY COMER AND CROSSWINDS -

Just my view on last nite, its written for Drunken Monkey Soul Club members like, so its bit lengthy as also a fair few things like info and news that like to pass on to members.   Dmsc - Rare Soul Violence 23 Aug 03 Just my view on last nite, its written for Drunken Monkey Soul Club members like, so its bit lengthy as also a fair few things like info and news that like to pass on to members. Well what was this one like? Initial feedback have had goes like below Best ti

DMSC Soul nite was on last nite at the Springfield Hotel A55 Third one in the series and the final sort of see how things are going one. Well how did combination of a line up featuring likes of KEITH MONEY, ION and DAVE THORLEY, a well smart venue and monkey attitude go? Well need to hit read more for my own view and will just say watch out soon for next years dates, more top quality line ups and some near future news Third Monkey happened Nite

Dome CSC, well after moving back to the homeland a while back , my attempts to get regular to Dome, slowly got less and less, the vast amount of events, petrol prices, other involvements all meant trips down south had to be curtailed a bit. As been a bit of time since did a review of a csc nite, standby for a return of the sense of puzzlement that usually accompanies these reviews. Written for off-list thing with soul talk bit added on for list, so apoligies if context n

Word on last nite at the Dome was that it was a packer, with one of the longest queues, normal quality great sounds, great atmosphere, described in the words of one as the nite was "well mental". A right old celebration of 2 great years   Have a brief view on the nite by Mike Hump. Plus story about a guy who must live on another planet Dome 2nd Anniversary - Friday 2nd December 2001 A great deal has been said about the Dome since it opened 2 years ago in North London. Strangely th

Dome Friday 30 Mar 01 - New playlists added at end Here's one that cased a bit of discussion, with a soul fan posting up a few complaints of the nite, and the promoters answer, as well you get a few views of the nite, plus full detailed playlists - value for money or what?? Ok a quick brief on what went on last friday at what is said to be the UK's leading and best rare Soul nite, plus a few other views from people out there. Well after the last dome, it seems that this event is now fi

Don Juan Mancha — songwriter, producer, musician and talent scout. The name ‘Don Juan’ first appeared in the Spanish play ‘The Trickster of Seville and the Stone Guest’ by Tirso de Molina in 1630. The plot centres on a fictional libertine who devoted his life to seducing women. The term quickly passed into literary parlance as a synonym for a ‘womaniser.’ The story itself was rewritten numerous times throughout the centuries, in a variety of forms, including many plays, a poem by Byron, an

DORÉ: L.A. SOUL SIDES Lewis Joseph Bedinsky, better known to Soul Music lovers as Lew or Lou Bedell, and his cousin Herb Newman set up Era Records in the mid 50’s along with backing from Max Newman. In 1958, to increase airplay on radio a second label was added and it was named Doré. Despite the closeness of Bedell and Newman they did have differences musically and these differences eventually led to an amicable split approximately a year after the formation of Doré with Newman retaini

Doris Duke - Deep Soul Queen  Another quality fully featured article by @Peternickols  Again to ensure that both his layout, images and text layouts are respected we have published this as a pdf version    

First out in 1997 Want to know the score on Soul Scene in Dublin, read on..........Thanks to Karl for this good info. The scene over here has been booming for the last 6 months. Myself and a mate DJ on a Monday night in the Chocolate Bar (trendy Dublin Pub), playing rare soul from 60s to 90s mostly mid-tempo. We also do a radio show on Jazz 89.8 FM every Saturday afternoon 12 till 3. Its a pirate station, no relation to Jazz FM in the UK. We get plenty of listeners and its brought a lo

Dunn Pearson was around on the Cleveland soul scene from the late 60's through to 1980 when he relocated to New York. In that time, he backed up many local soul groups & singers, formed & led groups himself, toured (in backing bands) with top acts such as the O'Jays. He has also cut, arranged and produced his own group plus other acts on recording sessions and has generally become a 'jack of all trades' on the music scene in the city and beyond.   He learnt to play instruments and sang s

A review of Eccentric Soul: Sitting In The Park - Various Artists  In Eccentric Soul: Sitting In The Park, The Numero Group pays homage to the life and work of the late Chicagoan Bob Abrahamian.  Abrahamian was devoted in the celebration of “Chicagoland” and made it his obsession to discover and document Chicago Area Soul recordings from 1960 – 1980.  He showcased these discoveries on his weekly radio show on WHPK which championed obscure Sweet and Group Soul, putting a spotlight onto many

Ed Wolfrum - Detroit Sound','Ed Wolfrum by Rob Moss Aticle Photo: Detroit from the river 1966 The emergence of Detroit as a major music centre in the early 1960s has as much to do with technological expertise and sophistication, as it did with artistic creativity, musical talent or social migration. Yet, the coalescence of such a wide variety of highly skilled musicians, technicians, performers, engineers, entrepreneurs, composers and associated artisans all meeting at the same time, i

As said David Flynn posted a few reviews on Soul Talk, heres another of them! Seems its as he says! Yet another must buy from these crazy kent people Read on Eddie & Ernie - Lost Friends (CDKEND214) Simply brilliant...a must buy for sure...this is one of the best CDs for ages and deserves a place on everyones shelves. Tracks from Artco, Eastern (why no "I cant do it"?), Columbia ("Doggone it" is brill NS!), Shazam, Chess, Buddah, Revue, Ramco etc...and some mouth watering unis

Eddie Foster Dreams of Wigan - Black Music 1970s 'The music is black american and obscure - ghetto sounds which never made it, the followers are mostly white and fanatical - working class kids in the industrial heart of Britain who dance like there's no tomorrow to records most of us will never hear. The Northern Soul Scene is a strange mixture of good and bad, of burning dedication and grubby exploitation. Despised by some, misunderstood by most, it is the ultimate Underground scene. Tony

Eddie Holman Interview by Big Mick Eddie Holman Interview - Thanks go to Soul Essence Mag (see fanzine section for more details) for letting Soul Source use this great interview with the man who knocked Lowton dead!! NORTHERN ESSENCE "We don't compare our success with anyone else's success because no one else's success pays your bills".... (EDDIE HOLMAN, Lowton, 270399) 27 March this year saw the highly talented and legendary EDDIE HOLMAN arrive in this country once again. Thanks to the dedicati

Charles Hatcher (Edwin Starr) was born in Nashville in January, 1942 but his family moved to Cleveland, Ohio while he was still young. Here Edwin was educated at the city’s East Technical High School. Whilst a student at this school his interest in singing developed. This isn’t surprising as the school seems to have been a spawning ground for male vocal groups at the time. The likes of the LaSalles & Carousels, who were both to go on to secure recording contracts, started up while the member

Ella Woods & Miss Lady by Kenb Ella Woods was born in Lexington, Mississippi and moved with her family to L.A when she was 5 years old. She studied opera/classical at U.S.C and majored in English Literature at Redlands. In 1970 she spent 18 months with The (Buck Ram} Platters. It's said she completed a love song for "Slaughter", a 1972 blaxploitation low-budget film starring Jim Brown. However no soundtrack LP was ever issued. (The theme song for Slaughter was written and performed by

Site note - this article was originally published on Soul Source in full back in 2006, it was clipped approx 2012 at the author Rob Moss's request. Rob here in 2023, has just given us the ok to revive and re-publish this and others in full. This is the second revived one and the plan is to revive the others on a weekly basis. Famed Detroit producer/songwriter Clarence ‘Clay' McMurray once stated "...there are only two real voices in Detroit of any consequence - Emanuel Laskey and James Ep

Well, for me it was "the most beautiful nightmare" ever...why that I hear you ask ? Well, of course the night down at the 100 Club was great if not awesome (to me anyway). It always has been sth special for me (especially as a guy from the continent who can`t always attend) to be there, but to be given the chance to play some records at this place was a dream come true to say the least. I was so nervous I couldn`t eat whole day...well, I can do with some stone(s) less so that wasn`t doing me any

Part 2 of Europe and beyond.. The rare soul scene guide to whats on over the water..   Oslo Soul Experience   Paid this place a visit in for the anniversary a few years back, another great time in a fantastic rooftop venue that overlooks the city, this venue is used for the Anniversary events.. A good mixed younger crowd, and a very healthy mix of sounds from 60s northern to modern soul.. The other guests on the night were James Trouble, Ian Wright and Marco, all gave the pla

Been wanting to feature whats on overseas for a long while.. Seems a good time now with Dave doing the overseas events guide.. I am gonna feature soul clubs and history from all over Europe and beyond... First up is the Gothenborg Soul Scene.. A brief history and what's on now from Punky who runs the Soulastatic club... Had the pleasure to go there and play in the past and in the future August event too I hope.. These articles can give an insight to whats on and a c

Extra Rich In Soul - Various Artists Cat # SJCD5007   Release date Monday March 17th 2014   The Soul Junction label operated by John Anderson and Dave Welding regularly release recordings that appeal to a complete spectrum of soul fans, many of them appealing to a cross section of fans of differing genres. Their latest CD offering entitled “Extra Rich In Soul” stitches together fifteen tracks that highlight the labels’ ethos by blending some of their previously released songs

FALLING INTO THE SOUL NET - Soulful Kinda Music Article Looking back bit dated but guess thats expected as it is a bit dated FALLING INTO THE SOUL NET - From Soulful Kinda Music Mag Hey here's an article in latest soulful kinda music on soul on the internet thought it might be interesting to errrrr soul fans who are on the internet.... Looks like more and more soul people out there are finding themselves on the internet, at moment it seems to be booming with all kinds of soul

After A Spell Of 'cold Turkey', I Got My Soul Fix.. ! Posted by FickleFingers, 14 September 2009  The week leading up to the recent back holiday I came down with a 'flu' bug, although it didn't prevent my attending - or enjoying, to the full - both the Lifeline 'Niter at The Stables and the following day's Lifeline 'Dayer, in Nottingham. When I woke on the Monday, though, I thought that proverbial Steam Roller had run over me during my sleep. Obviously the over indulgence over the

Published Date: 2004/4/7 7:50:00 Fed up with hearing the same old same every week, Andy Dyson and Mick H decided to do something about it. They decided to assemble the cream of the Rare Soul DJs and put them all on together at the same venue!!! Approximately 6 months ago they approached Sheridan's to hold the night there and Chris and Rodz jumped at the opportunity of having Andy and Mick's club at their venue. So some six months later after some heavy advertising, flyers, magazines, c

Well here you go with a great (and I do mean great) review of Togetherness Event by Colin Dilnot If you want a informative, enjoyable well written view of the weekends goings on...... Big thanks to Colin D for the time and effort... great stuff!!   Fleetwood Weekender 2001 Just getting my act back together after another great weekender.I arrived with my wife Barbara on Friday in the early evening. We soon settled into the caravan and started on the old red vino with our

Flying High in the Friendly Sky - Brainy Soul.   If a bunch of nerds can pseudo-intellectualise about the relative artistic merits of formula rock and the BBC construct of the history of pop, centred on the Sixties and the Beatles; Soul Music and the Soul Scene can easily withstand a little intellectual discourse. And not just at the level of vinylism, remembering names and dates, pitting differing opinions against each other, and people bluffing about where they’ve been, what they’ve

FOOTIE AND 45s WEEKENDS By Dave Moore As lifelong Burnley Football Club fans, I am so chuffed that Bev, my Grandkids, (who are also season ticket holders) and the club, play a central role in this tale. We left Burnley in 1985 but as a family we still attend most home games and quite a few away games which, when your grandson plays grass roots football on Saturday and Sundays, can be a challenging programme at the best of times, as even the home games result in a 300 mile round trip for

A collection of great 45 reviews written by the late Frank Jackson site note In the early days of the internet, one day I stumbled on a no fuss webpage, that simply featured clips of 45s and one persons brief words on each 45. Over time the writing and the selection of 45s made this site a regular revisit. Sadly as many will be aware Frank Jackson is no longer with us, however thanks to Frank Jr and Carms can revisit just some of his  past reviews I was so touched when Frank Jnr c

Thanks go to Andy Rix for making this article available to all. Originally written and published to accompany the fairly recent auction (2009) of the 45 via John Manship and for inclusion in a special catalogue that was distributed to those who subscribed, given the recent sad news regarding the passing on of Frank Wilson yesterday Andy had passed on what could be called the 'definite' story ... ‘Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)’ — The Story “Music has always been part of my life. In 1960,

FROBISHER REVIEW - 30TH OCT 2004 So, having seen Steve make it through to the next phase of the X Factor, we decided to make a quick dash down to the Frobisher. The October edition brought us those two young gents from Todmorden: Tim Brown and Ginger Taylor. Arriving around half-nine, we found Dave Box, one of the resident DJ’s, doing the early shift. A few of the tunes he played in this hour included: Topics, Enchanters, Dynells, and a go

Most of us go through life essentially simply surviving, the dull reality of real life often puts paid to any dreams or aspirations that many of us have, the odd night out and drink at the weekend to break the monotony of real life, of work, bills, debts and the struggle to put food on the table and your kids don’t go without.  Often a cruel twist of fate can lead to an adventure that one doesn’t expect and gives you the kick needed to realise those dreams, no matter how unrealistic they may see

Here's the latest label in my Mighty 3 discographies. The legendary Gamble label.   Also, at the bottom I have included a YTube video showing all the 7" releases   PS. If you are going to repost sections of this anywhere, I'd appreciate a mention.     Key: PS = Issued as picture sleeve NR = No (known) release *= See note below   Additional notes: This discography covers US releases only. Dates are release dates, not recording dates. Dates may be 1 year out in some cases, but errors should only

Gamble-Huff, Thom Bell and the Philly Groove By Pete Wingfield Originally published in "Let It Rock" Date of publication: January 1973 On a balmy night in the late summer of ’67, while the world was wearing flowers in its hair, I was sinking into my seat, trying to look inconspicuous amid hordes of black schoolkids and young mums in the middle of the stalls at the Uptown Theatre, Philadelphia Pa., two hours from the Big Apple by the mighty Greyhound. Philly, Doo Wop City: and the

All Danced Out Posted by Ganche, 16 June 2009 I knew by the glorious sunshine on the way to Cleethorpes that the weekend was gonna be a blinder. I wasnt wrong. Kylee and I had a pretty easy journey to Lincolnshire and in fact, chatted so much we were there before we knew it. After the usual shinnanigans of who was sleeping where we got to the venue about halfway through Sue Brick's and Amanda's set. That started us off in great style, fantastic set girls Friday night is great for "sett

The Drifters Girl  throws a spotlight on the murky world of a  music industry often marked by accusations of betrayal, exploitation and plagiarism through a complex web of accusation and counter accusation. Soul music history is of course rife with such tales, but few matched The Drifters in its scale and length.If you probe a bit further you find  a litany of broken promises and contracts , poached talent and double crossing that many football fans might recognise.The Drifters Girl musical  pre

George Jackson Nite Review By Mike Hump 2000 thanks go out to another of out intrepid reporters for taking his life in hand and venturing to far off lands, EC1 in london, just so he can pass onto you details of what seems to be a excellent nite with a bit of a different flavour read on for the adventures of mike humphries at the george jackson soul nite It always seems to me a tough decision deciding what type of warmer to go to before an event. Going to a strictly 60s Northern do befo

GEORGE McGREGOR - Detroit's busiest drummer.   There can't be many people who have seen active military service as a teenager in Korea, played music for some of the most famous doyens and despots in the world, yet enjoyed a long and distinguished career as a musician and record producer in one of the most creative eras of popular music ever. George McGregor has. Over five decades, beginning in the mid 1950s, he played drums on everything from marching bands to Motown with a technical p

"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.

The three albums Gil Scott-Heron recorded for Bob Thiele’s Flying Dutchman label are some of the most important in the history of black music. They show a multi-talented artist reaching maturity with his first recorded efforts. ‘The Revolution Will Not Be Televised’ transcended its place as an album track to become an aphorism, a slogan on a T-shirt, omnipresent shorthand for alternative culture. Over the years these recordings have been treated in a haphazard way, reissued in cheaply packaged c

Thank you to The Blue-in-Green Blog for permission to reproduce this article. Nick Pride & The Pimptones formally introduced themselves through their debut album on Record Kicks in 2011, ‘Midnight Feast of Jazz’.  In itself the album was an inspiring concept record: a soul band’s interpretation of jazz music – and it’s a concept that served the group well.  ‘Rejuiced Phat Shake’ subsequently followed in 2014 which was the group’s first collaboration with Légère Recordings, and saw them

Thanks again to John for giving us the ok to pass on one of his reviews, which was originally pushed out on the soul talk email list. Going Green - A review plus by John Pugh Over time newly discovered tunes, or their nearly cousins, those inspired revivals of some forgotten oldie or former three spin wonder appear, and are taken to the hearts (and dancing feet) of our scene. They are at the most basic level, the very lifeblood of our scene. These tunes have two basic routes to Niter

After Broughton, the minibus headed for Goldbourne niter, picking up yet a few more North Welsh strays, was a great nite. Somewhere along the line Goldbourne has become a regular haunt for us, with a minibus full and 6 others from coast turning up at the event, there was a well strong presence from the homeland. Think the recent selection of djs , the venue and the fact we always have right old laugh there make this a most enjoyable niter. And the quality of sounds heard there makes this imo a g