Highlights

Out today (10th October 2023 ) 2 very strong releases from the Soul Direction label. Details follow below

Hank Hodge & The J Notes Band - Eye for An Eye / Since You Said Goodbye – (Soul Direction Origins SDO1008

The Caressors - I Can’t Stay Away / Sir Joe - Every Day (I’ll Be Needing You) – Soul Direction Origins SDO1008

Introduction

For over 15 years I wrote a monthly column in the now defunct Manifesto magazine, latterly under the editorship of Mike Ritson. This was a premier, glossy monthly publication that in my opinion surpassed everything since Black Music and hard copy Blues & Soul went under

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 action

https://www.soul-source.co.uk/events/14-local-soul/

 

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MD 117 – Blinded by Pride / I Found A Love – The Sensations

At MD Records, our main mission has always been to ensure that the music we release is handled fairly and ethically. We put a significant amount of effort behind the scenes to ensure that all legal requirements are met before we make a release public. Sometimes, this task can become challenging when dealing with tracks that come with limited information.

The below has just been added to our Sales Guidelines

Updated today 12th September 2023

The below was added under SALES POSTING LIMITATIONS...

SALES POST MUST INCLUDE TEXT BASED INFO - At the very least the post should include, the item title, the condition and the price of each item in an EASY TO READ TEXT format.

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Just to expand on the above, images are most welcome to help assist sales but image only sales are not acceptable

As above any item offered for sale on here must have the title, condition and price in text format

JEWEL BASS - "IN AND OUT OF LOVE" LP (SOUL4REAL)

𝗝𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗹 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝘀´ 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗟𝗣 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. 13 𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹, 7 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗻𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱.

𝗣𝗥𝗘-𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗙𝗢𝗥 20th 𝗦𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥:

Details on One World Records latest release...

Shazz - Innerside (Universal Soul Mix) / (Radio Edit)

Just released, this great mix (Universal Soul Mix) of this great track was once a 'featured' top of the tree track on here way back in the late 90s, at long last it's now available as a 45!

One World Records release notes

The moody and soulful house track 'lnnerside' has been internationally popular since it was first released in 1998.

Shazz - derived from soul, house and jazz - was an identity of French producer Didier Delesalle who co-wrote the song with American-born jazz singer Ken Norris, the featured vocalist on this track.

'lnnerside' was a minor hit and was remixed numerous times but the original 'Universal Soul Mix' has remained most popular with soul fans and is now released on a 7" single for the very first time.

As the summer that never was draws to a close, we have 4 brand new Kent 45s making a breakout for the beach just in time for the Bank Holiday Weekend, complete with a new Select Soul branding.

A new release from Big Man Records

Taken from Yodi masters, this 45 offers a great dish of St Louis Soul

LaVel Moore The World Is Changing / Dauphine Williams - I Love You - BMR 1016

Join Stuart Cosgrove and John Manship for an afternoon of something a little different!

Stuart Cosgrove is the award-winning author of the ground-breaking Black Social History and soul music books ‘Detroit 67’, ‘Memphis 68’, and ‘Harlem 69’. Join Stuart for this unique event that will delve into his research, look at the struggles Black American soul artists faced, the hardships, the heartbreaks, and hear him put into context the influence the artists and their music had on Wigan Casino, the Northern Soul scene in general, and the wider music scene in this country.

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/

A highlight of a new addition to the worthwhile 'Secret History of Chicago Music' article series running on The Chicago Reader Website by Steve Krakow

This month the series looks at a familiar name... Garland Green

Today, we have another story to share - the remarkable tale of The Gambrells, a previously unknown girl group from the heart of Detroit. Thanks to the efforts of our researcher and label partner, Jordan Wilson, and the discovery of long-forgotten studio tapes within the Pioneer Studio vault, we can now shed event more light on the incredible journey of Sharon, Pat, and Sandra.

Ted Massey  aka @Ted Massey has been in touch with us regarding the recent robbery  of records from his house. He has managed to put together some label scans and pictures of some of the stolen records and asked if they could be hosted on Soul Source. so people can view the scans as a reference.

We have just reached #34 in @Kenb's long running informative 'Northern Connections' series. Read and digest below

Northern Connections # 34
Lew Hanson, Mary Mundy & Soul Syndicate/Seven Sense

Just released a great 45 from Acid Jazz on their ever-growing Fingier imprint

 

The Kevin Fingier Collective - My Heart Is Burning (feat. Jo Ann Hamilton, Diane Ward & Josi Dias) / Foreword Dub (Flotta & Fingier Mix) - Fingier 45 / Acid Jazz

Latest 45 from Big Man Records is now out on the streets,

The Falcons - Love Look In Her Eyes / Love You Like You Never Been Loved - BMR 1015

MD Records are thrilled to continue our musical journey by returning to Detroit and collaborating with Gary Rubin of Pioneer studio fame. Building upon the success of the immensely popular Alfreda Brockington release, we are excited to delve into the rich musical landscape of Detroit once again.

Dave Louis, historian, label owner and collector has compiled one of the most comprehensive lists of small and independent 45RPM labels coming out of one of the most important music cities in the world.  Philadelphia has been long known for its amazing studios (ie: Virtue, Sigma, Impact) and its proximity to both FrankFort / Wayne (then Masterworks) mastering house and Diskmakers pressing plant.

The most recent article in The Chicago Reader website series 'Secret History of Chicago Music' features a familiar name... Gerald Sims

THE SECRET HISTORY OF CHICAGO MUSIC

Gerald Sims played on two of the most immortal soul songs ever

Latest news on the next upcoming Soul Direction 45...

The Melvin Davis - "I'm The One That Loves You" - Soul Direction - SD022

Press release, which includes the full story about how this new release of a previously unreleased version of this northern soul classic, from the songs authors Melvin Davis came about. Plus details on the worthwhile thrust of this release towards helping Melvins ongoing medical expenses follows below...

Welcome to Soul4Real’s second album, a collection of originally unreleased tracks which feature a whole host of soul royalty.

WE ARE THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE OUR NEXT PLANNED RELEASE FROM BIG MAN RECORDS, BMR 1016 - LaVEL MOORE - THE WORLD IS CHANGING B/W DAUPHINE WILLIAMS - I LOVE YOU, TWO FABULOUS TRACKS ORIGINALLY RELEASED ON ST.LOUIS BASED 'YODI' RECORDS, UNDER LICENCE FROM NUMERO GROUP TO BIG MAN RECORDS,

Press Release:  Bill Albright “Sitting By The Phone/In The Middle Of The Night” SJ1020

Release Date:  Friday 7th July 2023

Written In Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos

A 7  CD box set

Release date June 23, 2023