With the thread about Inferno / Destiny 45's, thought I would ask which are the 'little' UK labels that put out the best soul 45's ......
A few that instantly spring to mind with me are .........
BUFFALO: the Justin (issued as by Justine) and a Betty Harris & Lee Dorsey duet if I'm not mistaken.
CARNIVAL: The UK version of the (NY) label that the Manhattans early cuts were on. Run & put out by a London based reggae label if I'm not mistaken. My fave on this label is the Manhattans "That New Girl" ...... in the 80's there was also the Nite Life label that had the Carnival logo on it as they issued the New Jersey Conn's "Love Don't Come Easy" in 1982.
PAGE ONE: Some nice items that look especially good on red & white demos. The Pic & Bill 45's are among the best on the label in my opinion.
Lots of 60's & early 70's releases (Fab, Rainbow,etc) but the labels kept going well after that .... the later releases not being of too much interest to the NS crowd though.
There was the Mojem label which I believe was owned / run by Jimmy James (label name probably derived from Mojo & gem). Have an EP from Jimmy James on the label but its a bit strange as 2 of the tracks seem to be re-recorded versions of tracks he had out on Pye just before the label dropped him.
Others include Ardent, Barak & Tammi plus some nice items on bigger labels such as Ember (Mickey Stevenson 45's, etc).
Lots more UK groups on London based little labels, especially after Soul to Soul went massive but as these increase in number its hard to keep track of all the arists / labels out there (some are The Brothers Org; Rugged Ram; Heaven Sent; A & W; Soultown; TPL; Kongo, etc).
With the thread about Inferno / Destiny 45's, thought I would ask which are the 'little' UK labels that put out the best soul 45's ......
A few that instantly spring to mind with me are .........
BUFFALO: the Justin (issued as by Justine) and a Betty Harris & Lee Dorsey duet if I'm not mistaken.
CARNIVAL: The UK version of the (NY) label that the Manhattans early cuts were on. Run & put out by a London based reggae label if I'm not mistaken. My fave on this label is the Manhattans "That New Girl" ...... in the 80's there was also the Nite Life label that had the Carnival logo on it as they issued the New Jersey Conn's "Love Don't Come Easy" in 1982.
PAGE ONE: Some nice items that look especially good on red & white demos. The Pic & Bill 45's are among the best on the label in my opinion.
Lots of 60's & early 70's releases (Fab, Rainbow,etc) but the labels kept going well after that .... the later releases not being of too much interest to the NS crowd though.
There was the Mojem label which I believe was owned / run by Jimmy James (label name probably derived from Mojo & gem). Have an EP from Jimmy James on the label but its a bit strange as 2 of the tracks seem to be re-recorded versions of tracks he had out on Pye just before the label dropped him.
Others include Ardent, Barak & Tammi plus some nice items on bigger labels such as Ember (Mickey Stevenson 45's, etc).
Lots more UK groups on London based little labels, especially after Soul to Soul went massive but as these increase in number its hard to keep track of all the arists / labels out there (some are The Brothers Org; Rugged Ram; Heaven Sent; A & W; Soultown; TPL; Kongo, etc).
Edited by Roburt