Highlights

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.

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.

Out today at last, the looked forward to album from Colemine Records 

THE HARLEM GOSPEL TRAVELERS
Look Up!

Word is out about an upcoming viny lp release from Kent Records that has a somewhat familiar sounding vibe.

For Dancers Forty - Kent Records 1982-2022

A 'northern soul' themed autumn campaign from Flannels brings an interesting interview with Paul Sadot

An original face on the scene, Sadot was there throughout northern soul’s heyday. A regular at Wigan Casino – and the clubs that followed – he was hitchhiking and skipping school to get his music fix each weekend, travelling the country to hit the next opening.

Rare Soul | Volume 3 by Emandolynn Music - Digital Album release

Emandolynn Music presents Rare Soul Volume 3 featuring unreleased, and rare soul music from the catalog of Philadelphia based songwriter/producer Manny Campbell and his production company Emandolynn Music. Volume 3 features rare/unreleased music from Carolynn Porter, Sharisma and The Delights

North Broad Street Records (NBS 007BL). Release: 3rd September 2022

British Musuem is holding an interesting event, available live or online

I'll Be There: An Evening with Duke Fakir of The Four Tops

Mon 3 Oct 2022, 19:00 - 20:30

Much talked about track  'Love And Hate In A Different Time' by the Gabriels is finally out on release on 45

Release/Press notes follow below

The latest issue of Soul Up North is now out and about. Details go like this...

 

Soul Up North #113 Summer

Availability

Available now from all the usual stockists including our very own Source Store

Tap to purchase Soul Up North 113 now via your own Source Store account

Out right now from Ace Records, can read full details via the Ace Website (link at bottom)

 

New Releases for September 2022
 

New releases from Ace records

 


Clowns Exit Laughing - The Jimmy Webb Songbook
Eclectic
Various Artists (Songwriter Series)
CD £13.12
Prime examples of the art and craft of one of the 20th century’s greatest songwriters.

 

 


Look But Don't Touch! Girl Group Sounds USA 1962-1966
Girls
Various Artists (Girl Group Sounds USA)
LP £15.80
“Look But Don’t Touch!”, is the fourth in our current series of gorgeously packaged vinyl girl-group compilations.

 

 


Girls With Guitars Gonna Shake!
Girls
Various Artists (Girls With Guitars)
CD £13.12
A new volume of guitar-toting all-girl bands and similar 60s females of the species – further confirmation that girls can do what the guys do!

 

 


Blues And The Soulful Truth
Vocal Jazz
Leon Thomas
LP £22.14
A mixture of contemporary soul, blues, funk and spiritual jazz arranged by James Brown alumnus Pee Wee Ellis. Remastered from the original tapes.

 

 


Renaissance
Funk
Lonnie Liston Smith
LP £22.14
The final album released by Lonnie Liston Smith with the Cosmic Echoes. Features the dance jazz classic ‘Mardi Gras (Carnival)’.

 

 

 

https://acerecords.co.uk/

Northern Soul Connections #29 - Murphys Law - The latest in this long running series of soul connected connections from Ken B aks @Kenb

Murphy's Law: "Everything that can go wrong, will go wrong"


Roscoe Murphy Jr was 34 years old when he ran Mel's Record shop at 2130 S. 7th, which as it happens was destroyed by faulty
electrical wiring and eventual fire in Jan 1973. The record shop and apartments were owned by Paul, Sylvan & Stephen Gross.
Well known around Philadelphia as rack jobbers & cut outs guys, trading as Serve-Rite Record & Tape Co, World of Music, Time
Associates and others.


Yhprum's Law: "Everything that can work, might work" - Yhprum is Murphy spelled in reverse.
The 'Murphy's' put out some diverse material and left an interesting if muddled legacy.
Let's start with a resume of what's on some of the labels.....

 


 

Northern Soul Connection #29 ( click twice for best view)


Site info - You can check out Kens other quality 28 Northern Connections all available via his 'activity' profile page, the link follows below...

https://www.soul-source.co.uk/profile/37754-kenb/content/?type=cms_records5&change_section=1

 

Out now the latest book from Stuart Cosgrove, renowned professional journalist, broadcaster,a ward winning author and long-time Soul Source member

Hey America!: The Epic Story of Black Music and the White House 

Masterpieces Of Modern Soul Vol 6 is released today (29 July 2022)

Masterpieces Of Modern Soul Vol 6 - Various Artists 

Genre: Modern Soul Label: Kent Format: CD Catalogue Id: CDKEND 512

A new release from Soul Direction imprint Origins

The Turbines - We Got To Start Over - (Soul Direction Origins) 1006A

Here's the release spiel...

Atlanta Soul Artistry 1965-1975 - Various Artists (Hotlanta/ GMG)

A new vinyl lp release from Kent Records

'This album is a great overview of the musicians’ and singers’ work – the cream of Atlanta Soul'

A new month and a new Cd from Kent arrives. Titled 'Whatever You Want Bob Crewe's 60s Soul Sounds' this latest Kent Cd offers 'an overdue snapshot of his work in the soul field'. If not up to speed with his career, then it may be quite an eye opener.

As always, the cd comes with an informative 16-page glossy leaflet, with photos and notes by Ken Charmer (see below for preview scans)

Two new 45s just landed in the Source store via MD Records.

Details below, all ready to ship via our FAST same working day shipping service, check em out..

Look A Little Higher  by Ike Noble & The Uptights - LP (Digital & Vinyl) - Athens Of The North

Top album just released from Athens Of The North , details and sounds below...release notes and audio follow below

A topic for us all to share and enjoy details of upcoming soul 45 releases scheduled for 2022...

Out today, originally planned for a July 1st launch, but the release has been brought forward by Detour Records

Label Information and audio follows below

CON FUNK SHUN ‘MOVE ON UP’ / JAY CEE ‘I’VE BEEN THINKING’ (LB03)

Back in 1966 (the 20th of May to be exact) the latest edition of the Detroit Free Press Newspaper had on offer a lengthy feature on Detroit's Golden World Records, concerning itself with such topics as the studio, the recording process and artists such as  JJ Barnes and Edwin Starr

Details of a fine CD release from Kent records

Willian Bell - Never Like This Before - The Complete 'Blue' Stax Singles 1961-1968 

Next up on the LRK label is Bella Brown & The Jealous Lover - Get Mine / I'm Gone

A Limited edition 7" that comes in a stunning picture sleeve.

300 copies only.

THE LARRY BANKS & THE SERVICEMEN STORY

 

The Servicemen, four members of the US Airforce and one from the US Army, were a highly talented vocal group.  However with just a few releases to their name and two or three other songs in the can they didn’t find the fame their talent deserved….at least not in the USA.

However, several thousands of miles away in the United Kingdom, in clubs up and down the country DJs and dancers sought out worshiped The Servicemen and their records began to change hands for some serious money.  Today one or two command a four figure sum whilst the others a three figure sum.  I believe “I Need A Helping Hand” was a big record for Colin Curtis at Blackpool Mecca whilst Simon Soussan discovered “Sweet Magic” in 1974 and it was he who gave it to the Wigan Casino DJs as The Magicians.  Simon Soussan bootlegged the 45, far too soon for some and it was then quickly dropped at the time by the DJs.  It would be a little while longer, 1976, before Kev Roberts discovered the original in Anaheim and it was learnt that it was in fact The Servicemen and not the Magicians.   In more recent years, with the Northern Soul never more popular and with many revisiting their youth and these classics the whole output of the Servicemen as again found favour, “Connie” is extremely popular today after getting reactivated a few years ago and is as popular as the top side.