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This months releases from Ace includes a brand new cd from Kent, details and more below... New Kent Cd - Atlanta - Hotbed Of 70s Soul - Various Artists (Hotlanta/ GMG) - CDKEND 518 Release Notes Clip   The GRC Records set-up in Atlanta produced a wealth of great soul music. Because of the sudden curtailment of the company, due to owner Michael Thevis’ incarceration, so much of it never saw a release. The tapes were preserved though and with many tracks being issued. This

News of 4 new 45s due out from Daptone and available as a bundle from £21 (£25 for the colour bundle), or as individual 45s, release notes below   Daptone 45 Drop Out March 29th    Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings "Don't Wanna Lose You" b/w "Don't Give a Friend a Number" We are proud to present two unreleased sides from the late Queen of modern soul, and her Dap-Kings. Recorded during the sessions for Soul of a Woman and penned by sax stalwart and Daptone co-founder Neal S

News about a new Northern Soul CD sent in from Wienerworld Released on Friday the 29th March, the press release follows below... Northern Soul 2024 CD Cat. No: WNRCD5127 £12.99 Welcome to Northern Soul 2024, a sizzling collection of 24 new recordings capturing all the essence of classic Northern Soul by vintage soul artists and fresh new talent! The first "Northern Soul" series CD since 2012, with three new songs written with Fiachra Trench for the first time in 35

Two new releases from Soul Direction, read and listen below Soul Direction are pleased to announce 2 releases on the “Origins” Label. Tommy McGee – “Come On” / “To Make You Happy” – SDO-1009 The Summits – “Window Shopping” / Phillips – “People Clap Your Hands” – SDO1010. Release Date – 29th March 2024 Tommy McGee – “Come On” / “To Make You Happy” – SDO-1009 Tommy McGee Soul Direction have taken two tracks from his first two 45s “To Make You Happy” and “Come On”.

Soul Up North Magazine #119 Spring Issue 2024 is now out and about Details below... SOUL UP NORTH - issue 119 OPENING PAGE : CONTENTS – EDITORIAL & INFO GOOD TUNES & GREAT GROOVES Dave Halsall ISSUE CD TRACK LISTING – ‘BIRD BRAIN’ Martyn Bird FUNK IN YO’ FACE – GETTING IT BACK - THE STORY OF CYMANDE Howard Priestly DAVE LEEDHAM – A TRIBUTE Phil Morely COLLECTING BRITISH Lord Snooty SOUL SPOTLIGHT – THE BRY-WEK LEGACY P

Press Release:   Oliver Cheatham   “Don’t Pop The Question (If You Can’t Take The Answer)/Good Guys Don’t Make Good Lovers”   SJ555 Release Date:   Friday 5th April 2024 In 2012 we at Soul Junction were able to release two previously unissued songs on the Internationally renowned recording artist, Oliver Cheatham. The songs recorded in Detroit circa 1974/75 were cut under the supervision of Olivers cousin William R. Miller. “Don’t Pop The Question (If You Can’t Take The Answer)”

Event News Just a heads up as seen that The Piercebridge Weekender has moved from 'cancelled' status to a 'back on' status...  

Out today, a new lp from Thee Sinseers via Colemine Records  THEE SINSEERS - Sinseerly Yours CATALOG: CLMN-12030 RELEASE DATE: 22 March 2024 Release notes To say that Thee Sinseers play oldies would be a misnomer. Fronted by bandleader and son of East Los Angeles Joey Quinones, the group has quietly chipped away at the sounds of R&B and soul for the last half-decade. Quinones and his crew have continuously created a distinctive vibe that explores all aspects of a timele

Tonys Ballroom Blackburn got a recent mention in the news via a uk govt announcement Clip and link below The funding will be used to help preserve the much-loved Tony’s Ballroom’s place in Northern Soul music history whilst providing a new arts venue to bring communities together... https://www.gov.uk/government/news/208m-investment-in-the-north-to-transform-towns-and-cities Be interesting seeing firm plans, a case of time will tell? -------------------------------------

Kent has a new addition to its Select Imprint Carolyn Crawford - Get Up And Move / Sugar Boy - Kent Select 094 Release notes, video and such follow below Release notes from Kent/Ace Website This Kent single has been eagerly awaited for some time. Plays at the 100 Club and other venues of ill-repute, has made it a must-play, dancefloor-filling track. Carolyn Crawford had a brief sojourn at Mickey Stevenson’s Mpingo label, in the early 70s, as a temporary member of Hodges,

Unfinished Unissued Until…now! Epsilon Record Co. proudly presents its latest release EPS029 1969 Milwaukee / City in Wisconsin HARVEY SCALES & THE SEVEN SOUNDS A: LOVE THAT ONE (2:38) (previously unissued from Cuca records stable) WRITERS / COMPOSERS T. Brown   B: DON'T YOU EVER LET IT END (2:47) WRITERS / COMPOSERS Lennie Lacour     Available to pre-order today! Limited edition 300 copies (release d

Events - The Next 100 Soul Allnighters as at March 2024 A heads up Event Guide shout Direct from our Source Event Guide a dynamic grab of the next upcoming 100 Soul Allnighter Events   Links Event Guide Main Page (tap) Event Guide Allnighter Section (tap)

New Big Man Records 45 The Embers - First Time / I Wanna Be (Your Everything)  BMR 1018 Just been released and now available  Label Release notes  This JCP northern soul monster first championed on the scene by the likes of Guy Hennigan, an Embers original song written by Jackie Gore has become a big collectable on it's USA original,  with their fabulous cover of the Manhattans Carnival classic 'I Wanna Be (Your Everything)' which The Embers very much make their own certainly

Events - The Next 100 Soul Weekenders March 2024 A start of the month Event Guide shout Direct from our Source Event Guide a dynamic grab of the next upcoming 100 Soul Weekender Events   Links Event Guide Main Page (tap) Event Guide Weekender Section (tap)    

WE ARE THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE OUR NEXT BIG MAN RELEASE BMR 1019 - ANTHONY AND THE AQUA LADS - I REMEMBER B/W THE TWILIGHTS - YOU'RE THE ONE, BLUE EYED CAROLINA SOUL OF THE HIGHEST ORDER, UNDER LICENCE FROM ANTHONY MANER OF THE AQUA LADS AND WITH THE BLESSING OF GARY LOWDER (WRITER AND LEAD SINGER OF THE TWILIGHTS) BOTH RECORDS ON THEIR ORIGINAL LABELS GOLD BEE AND AQUA HAVE BEEN FINE COLLECTABLES FOR MANY YEARS SO A PERFECT PAIRING FOR THIS BIG MAN RELEASE FOLLOWING ON FROM BMR 1017 AND BMR 1018 E

Groove Machine - The Earl Young Drum Sessions Various Artists CDTOP 1629 A new Cd release from Kent Records honouring the musical achievements of Earl Young... Clips of Release Notes  Earl turned 83 in June 2023 (and a very active 83 at that!). To honour his lifetime of musical achievement, Kent presents “Groove Machine – The Earl Young Drum Sessions” a representative but also all-encompassing selection of Earl’s studio work as a drummer and singer from the mid-60s to the late 70s

Three new 'Repro' 45s from Kent are released today, featuring Little Ann, Ty Karmin, Melvin Davis, the details and Kent release notes follow below...   Little Ann - Who Are You Trying To Fool - Kent Repro 15 Little Ann’s ‘Who Are You Trying To Fool’ was unknown until the late 90s when Ace acquired Dave Hamilton’s tapes and this glorious soul dancer was discovered. It has since sold out two Kent 45 releases and due to demand we have resurrected it. This time it is on a TCB re

Charlie Ingui a veteran blued eyed soul singer who formed the band “The Soul Survivors” in the 60's is back with a brand-new single called 'Wake Up Old World' “Wake Up Old World” is a song about making the world a better place and is due out digitally 23rd Feb 2024. Where it will be available on all streaming platforms. Charlie explains 'This has always been a theme in our songs inspired very much by our collaboration with Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff of Philadelphia International

Cannonball Records CBLL045 - The L.A. Propinquity "U Need Me" Previously unreleased 70s Soul out soon. Alberto has been pretty ill lately but thankfully he is bouncing back and his label hit the streets again with a previously unreleased 70s dancer by group The L.A. Propinquity entitled "U Need Me". Alberto says...... “U need me” by the LA Propinquity surfaces as part of a body of productions initially meant to be put out all together on an album. As often seen, for many reas

Official re-release of Frankie Staton & Speckled Rainbow's very rare soul 45 'Love One Another' and 'Bi-Centennial - 1976' on Tramp Records Having been featured on Tramp's recent 'Can You Feel It' compilation album, Frankie Staton's debut release is highly sought after in Soul and Funk 45 collectors circles. https://tramp.kudosrecords.co.uk/release/tr327/frankie-staton-bi-centennial-1976-feat-speckled-rainbow A second re-release I would like to recommend is by William Cummings

After a break of 3 months with no Soul4Real releases I´m excited to announce two new 7"s by Tommy Tate and The Staples. Liner notes by Finland's finest Heikki Suosalo and our very own Iu Adell. As usually, great remastering courtesy of Jorge Muñoz-Cobo (Circo Perrotti) and fantastic job by Jordi Duró on design/artwork duties. Order now for 1st March: https://soul4real.es   𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗬 𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘 (S4R33) I Can´t Do Enough For You Baby / Hold On (To What We´ve Got) Tommy was born in 1

Press Release:  Shirley Diamond & Jesse James “You Don’t Know Who You Sleeping With” SJ1021 Release Date:  Monday February 26th 2024 Diamond & James are none other than our old friend, the evergreen Jesse James in tandem with Southern soulstress Shirley Diamond.  Jesse has known and worked with Shirley for some time following their introduction by Shirley’s former manager/producer the late Harvey Scales. Shirley a native of Atlanta, Georgia and is not only a performing artist a

A recent update of this Soul Source feature leads us to an excuse for a site shout/reminder Using this feature viewers can view both... 1. Members Locations  https://www.soul-source.co.uk/communitymap/ 2. Upcoming Soul Events Locations (from the event guide) https://www.soul-source.co.uk/communitymap/?group=events For future use can find the link under the 'extras' menu on our navbars.   You can quickly drill right down to street level via +/- icons or mou

Ace Records have pushed out a digital release just in time for that day... Release Notes Step into a world of soulful nostalgia with the perfect blend of warmth, beauty, and precision just in time for Valentine's Day. In 1967 – ZZ Hill recorded his soulful take on 'When a Man Loves a Woman,' a masterpiece crafted just a year after Percy Sledge claimed the top spot on the Billboard charts with the original. From the velvety vocals to the carefully produced arrangements, 'Valentine's Sou

A new site block will be showing on Soul Source, showing all members their current account email and asking if it is still valid   How It Works If answer yes then the block will disappear and you wont see it again for 180 days If answer no you will be led in to the change email routine  Note for this to work that you will need access to your old email and password If you do have any problems with this please contact the site via the below link when logged in ht

Funky Way - Venture Records 1967-1969 - Calvin Arnold CDKENM 528 A new album release from Kent Records, just released and the release notes follow below Release Notes This is the first album of Mickey Stevenson’s Venture material. ‘Funky Way’ was the label’s first release and a hit in 1967, despite limited airplay due to having the word “funky” in the title. It went on to become an early funk classic, covered by Rufus Thomas for Stax, Tommy Strand for Fame, Jimmy Bee for Kent, Ray

Soul Junction SJ544 Cam Cameron 'They Say I'm A Lonely Man' Press Release:   Cam Cameron   They Say/I’m A Lonely man   SJ554 Release Date: Monday 29th January 2024 Cam Cameron appears to be another one of those performers from an infinite list of Black American artists that cut a solitary 45 single and then disappear into obscurity never to be seen or heard from again. Couple this with the passing of any of the relevant protagonists from the time along with any of the surviving on

Soul Directions next upcoming release goes like this... Release Notes Soul Direction Records are pleased to announce the next release in the catalogue. Wee – “Trying To Tell You How I Feel” / “We Could Get It Together” SD022 Pre-Order from Friday 26th January for release date 5th February 2024. Both tracks “We Could Get It Together” & “Trying to Tell You How I Feel” featured in this latest Soul Direction outing were part of a master tape of unreleased tracks that nev

"The Rosetta Stone of Rock'n'Roll"? A Review of Mind Over Matter: The Myths and Mysteries of Detroit's Fortune Records by Billy Miller and Michael Hurtt from Joel E Turner Intro It’s been two Xmas’s since I was gifted this tome which has rarely left the office reading table. Mind Over Matter: The Myths and Mysteries of Detroit’s Fortune Records by Billy Miller and Michael Hurtt is a sprawling 500+ page, hardbound, well-illustrated history of legendary Fortune Records. I’

Mark B from Big Man Records has passed on news all about an upcoming book from Sharon McMahan Going by the title it could be an interesting one, due out on Feb 12th,  details and link below   The Last Note: A Northern Soul Classic... the Stories Behind the Songs! by Sharon McMahan   About the Author SHARON MCMAHAN SONGWRITER / ARTIST / PUBLISHER / PRODUCER Sharon was born in Sevierville, Tennessee but raised and musically disciplined in Detroit, Michigan. Sha

Another quick highlight/reminder post for all those who like to be organised! We do have a dynamic look forward planning list of the next 100 top soul related Weekender events taken direct and in real time from our very active Source Event Guide. Basically what you get is a simple dynamic list of the next 100 Weekenders posted by you (the members) in our Event Guide,  all on one page The link to the page is below and can also now be found on our Weekender Index page https://w

Bella Brown & the Jealous Lovers Unveil "Soul Clap" LP: A Fusion of Retro Soul/Funk and Modern Grooves Los Angeles-based retro soul/funk sensation Bella Brown & the Jealous Lovers are set to ignite the music scene with their highly anticipated LP, "Soul Clap." Born from the creative genius of Grammy Award-winning vocalist/songwriter Carol Hatchett, Bella Brown emerges as a diva with a fiery stage presence, drawing inspiration from the likes of Tina Turner and Sharon Jones, and chann

Just a quick highlight/reminder post for all those who like to be organised! We do have a dynamic look forward planning list of the next 100 top soul related Allnighter events taken direct and in real time from our active Source Event Guide. ( Note our Allnighter section does cover both full Allnighters and also mini-niters. ) Basically on offer is a simple dynamic list of the next 100 Allnighters posted by you in our Event Guide,  all on one page The link to the page is belo

Known for her 45s on Broadway [Sue] and collaboration with Swamp Dogg Here are links to a few stories reporting her passing. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/sandra-reaves-phillips-dead-actress-singer-1235777164/ https://www.pinkvilla.com/trending/world/who-was-sandra-reaves-phillips-exploring-life-and-career-of-actress-and-singer-as-she-passes-away-at-79-1268729 https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1143586-sandra-reaves-phillips-raisin-star-takes-final-bow

Details of an upcoming book due out Aug 2024 from author Benjamin Myers. Bloomsbury has acquired Rare Singles, a "full-throated hymn to the sorrows and triumphs of soul music" from author Benjamin Myers. "Over in Chicago, Bucky Bronco is down on his luck – and has been since the loss of his beloved wife. The best he can hope for is to make ends meet, and try and stay high. But then an unexpected invitation arrives, from someone he’s never met, to come to somewhere he’s never heard of."

Our popular 'Featured Events' feature has undergone some work, improvements and updates Source Event Guide Featured Events Intro The 'Featured Events' feature now allows promoters/organisers/members  to 'upgrade' any Event's exposure/awareness via the event listings in our Soul Source Event Guide.  For a small cost members can now 'upgrade' their own or indeed other members Event Guide Entry in minutes Prices have been upgraded The trial 'opening' offer is now over,

A quick heads up on a couple of recent improvements to our Soul Event Guide - Local Soul Events feature Firstly we do now have a local text based search - just  enter town/city/district for a 'ranged' (50 mile default) list of events which carries onto other weeks Members can now also choose to use their profile location when logged in Once a location is chosen it should then be your 'default' location  in the 'local events' section for 14 days Get over to see it all in actio

The Source Store Summer Sale 2023 has just started We have over 50 recently released soul 45s up for grabs, all our copies are mint condition and are sourced directly from the labels/suppliers. You can check them all out via our new  'summer sale section' here https://www.soul-source.co.uk/store/category/15-summer-sale-45s/ Full audio, scans and purchase options are available. Priced to sell, with up to 50% reductions on offer May need to step lively as there will b

A quick highlight news post of a recently added feature to our active and vibrant Source Event Guide.. Source Event Guide Featured Events Intro The 'Featured Events' feature now allows promoters/organisers/members  to 'upgrade' any Event's exposure/awareness via the event listings in our Soul Source Event Guide.  For a small cost members can now 'upgrade' their own or indeed others Event Guide Entry in minutes How To take advantage of this feature, it's just a simpl

Grayson Perry’s The Full English Channel 4  Thursday 9th February  9-10pm Quirky artist and TV presenter Grayson Perry concludes his three part examination of what it means to be English’ these days . This sees him  journey North where he supposedly chats to a pair of Northern Soul enthusiasts in Wigan before visiting an All Niter in Blackpool. (There is also an interview with Paul Heaton :Ex  Beautiful South ) He’s not everyones taste but he doesn’t take himself too serious

A four part series from BBC and PBS  starts on the 21st January 2023 Details below The BBC has announced that it will air a brand new four-part music documentary boxset featuring and executive produced by Hip Hop legend, Chuck D, called Fight The Power: How Hip Hop Changed The World. Developed by Chuck D and his producing partner, Lorrie Boula, the series will air on BBC Two and drop as a box-set on BBC iPlayer on January 21st. It has been co-produced by BBC Studios and PBS. Fight

We regret to learn of the sad passing of Bonnie on 8th June 2020 and of Anita on 31st December 2022 The Pointer Sisters achieved mainstream success during the 1970s and 1980s. Their career spanned four decades and their repertoire has included such diverse genres as pop, disco, jazz, blues, soul, funk, country and dance. The Pointer Sisters have won three Grammy awards and received a star on the Hollywood Hall Of Fame in 1994. The group had 13 US top 20 hits between 1973 and 1985

It's that time of year again... Back in April 2013, Russ aka @Amsterdam Russ started up a freebasing topic, simply set up for Source members to share their wildlife photos. Straight off it became a most popular topic, so popular it was extended to include all types of photo subjects, with a new year based topic at the start of every year. So here we are 10 years later ... The 2023 topic has just kicked off and can be had here https://www.soul-source.co.uk/forums/topic/43

SOUL STORIES: a novel by Stephen Riley. Soul Stories is the follow-up to The Truth About Northern Soul, but unlike its predecessor, it is fiction – well, kinda, sorta… The author explains: “When The Truth About Northern Soul was published, it attracted a huge amount of feedback – most of it positive, I am pleased to say. One comment in particular, from a friend who knows me from way back, caught my eye. She asked why I hadn’t included certain other stories. There are two answers: first

Audio-Technia releases a limited-edition version of the Sound Burger, with the inclusion of modern day tech such as bluetooth, usb charging etc, guess such sort of makes sense, anyone's interests stirred...?   To celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Audio-Technica, the fan-favorite Sound Burger, makes a welcome return after 40 years! The limited-edition AT-SB2022 portable turntable is the return of the Sound Burger, with modern updates including Bluetooth® connectivity and a USB-C chargin

A quick site news style post just to inform all that the long-standing Markt/Sales moderator James Rice aka @James Rice is stepping down from his role tomorrow.  James has chosen to step down as he wants to focus more on his new job which he will be starting soon. Regular users and readers of our Soul Markt section will be well aware of the top job that he has done over the last four years (since March 2018).  Always acting in a most measured calm manner which given some of the heated

A msm view of the 'mod' revival back in 1979 from the BBC Archive     James Hogg reports on the mod revival currently taking place in London. He interviews Ian Page - the vocalist with the new mod group Secret Affair - and John Entwistle of mod's elder statesmen The Who. Is the mod rebirth just a flash-in-the-pan, motivated by money, or is there more to it than that? The whole affair is regarded with some amusement in Yorkshire, where the mod scene never really went away

Ikea are all set to launch a new range of audio related products next month In collaboration with the Swedish House Mafia, the new OBEGRÄNSAD (Swedish for 'unlimited') collection is set to launch in store during October 2022. The collection consists of more than 20 clever home furnishing solutions for producing and performing music in the home setup – as well as solutions for listening to music and creating a relaxed atmosphere. The collection includes a record player, LED work,

Peter Triska has asked me to post this letter from the MND Association in response to the donations from Susan Triska's Memorial Night at Culcheth, thanking everyone who donated an AMAZING £1500

Just out, details follow... Acid House As It Happened by Dave Swindells. Blurb 'A brilliant title for what is already the definitive unofficial visual history of 1988. Swindells photographed the first Acid nights at Future and Shoom in March ‘88, then Spectrum, Trip, Mutoid Waste Company, events organised (or otherwise) in car parks and bus depots, all throughout that year of seismic change, ending in November with the appropriately named Adrenalin. Dave documented and wrote about