HI ALL. THIS YEAR WILL BE 50 YEARS OF RARE SOUL, BACK THEN THERE WAS STILL A DEVELOPING YOUTH CULTURE IN THE UK, AFTER ALL IT HAD ONLY BEEN RECOGNISED FOR 10 YEARS OR SO, WITH YOUR TEDDY BOYS, BEATNIKS, BAN THE BOMB LEFT WING STUDENTS, MODS & ROCKERS, HOWEVER IT'S THE MOD SCENE THAT HAS IT'S ROOTS IN US R&B MUSIC AS WELL THE INFLUANCE OF CARABEIAN CULTURE & MUSIC,WHICH DEVELOPED IN CELLERS OF OLD HOUSES IN WHAT WAS THE BLACK AREAS OF LARGE CITYS, FOLLOWING ON FROM THE RIOTS IN SHEPARDS BUSH, THE BLACK MUSIC SCENE WENT UNDERGROUND, AS SUCH THE MODS FOLLOWED, IN LONDON MANY FAMOUS BUT SHORT LIVED CLUBS SERVERD THE BLACK COMMUNITY WITH ALL NIGHT BLUES,GAMBLING HOUSES WHICH PLAYED THE JAMAICAN SOUNDS OF THE DAY, LIKE MOST MUSIC SCENES OF THE DAY DANCE MUSIC IS A THROW AWAY SCENE AS THE DJ WAS THE TOP DOG, TO KEEP THE CLUB RUNNING HIS RECORDS WERE A SECRET AND HE WOULD NOT LET ANYONE KNOW IT'S TRUE IDENTITY PLAYED.

AS THE 6TS MOVED ON THE R&B CLUBS STARTED PLAYING MORE UPBEAT BLACK MUSIC, & EVEM THE NAME CHANGED FROM R&B TO SOUL, SOME PEOPLE FROM TIN PAN ALLEY SAW A MARKET IN BLACK MUSIC THAT WAS NOT IDENTIFYED AS WORTHY OF RADIO PLAY, BUT PEOPLE LIKE RONAN O'RILRY HAD A NEW APPROACH BY PLAYING MUSIC FROM A SHIP, THIS WAS CALLED PIRATE RADIO, CAROLINE, RADIO LONDON TOOK TO THE AIR WAVES FROM 1963 TO 67 WHEN NEW LAWS ON BROADCASTING WERE INTRODUCED, MOST ALLNIGHTERS WERE BY WORD OF MOUTH, THESE WERE LOCATED IN THE NORTH & IN LONDON,WHERE THE FIRST RECOGNISED ALLNIGHTER STARTED, CALLED THE SCENE CUB IN GT WINDMILL STREAT IN SOHO THE MUSIC POLICY WAS A MIXTURE OF US BLACK R&B, JAMAICAN SKA & ROCK STEADY.

I would like to think that we have the passion of the worlds longest running Youth Sub Culture, To celebrate 50 years of rare soul, it would be good if you could make at least once a week to pick a sound that you feel hits your soul, the choice is yours alone, however still dig out those 45s that the night has made you expose it to the world via SOULSOURCE RECORD CLUB 2018.

MY FIRST PICK WILL FOLLOW ON SHORTLEY AS I STILL CAN'T GET MY HEAD AROUND MY PC TRANSFERING MUSIC FROM MY COLLECTION INTO A MUSIC LIBARY, IT'S NOT FARE, ANYWAY PLEASE TRY TO CELABRATE 50+ YEARS OF SOUL. BELOW ARE SOME OF MY MEMORIES OF 50 YEARS, IF YOU HAVE PICTURES OF LAST 50 YEARS THAT RELATE TO THIS THREAD POST THEM PLEASE

KEEP the FAITH DAVE K

23 hours ago, hullsoul said:

Alan

Shame it's such a trek for us or I'd be giving your night a go

Cheers

Martyn

Thanks Martyn

22 hours ago, Peter99 said:

You must be not far away from Loughborough Alan. I work there.

Pete

I'm from Essex so a fair track but I think it's such a great club and well worth the journey 

Alan

  I had the Ohio Players Greatest hits album from 1976 land today with Love Slipped Through My Fingers on the playlist, cost me less than thirty quid.  

These classy and relatively easy to pick up modern soul cuts wont be around forever.  future classics imo.....

 

 

 

just arrived in post, I'd forgot about this until I heard it recently

 

not sure if this tune been put on here before , jimmy delphs/ almost , karen records

 

Edited January 25, 20187 yr by gogger

2 hours ago, gogger said:

not sure if this tune been put on here before , jimmy delphs/ almost , karen records

 

Judging by the Karen Catalogue Numbers I think Betty Lavette was in the studio very soon after with the same band.

Delphs - Karen 45 1538

Lavette - Karen 45-1540

Maybe they were trying both artists to see who would get the nod for a release - then decided both were great?

Cheers
Gaz

12 hours ago, Gary Brown said:

Judging by the Karen Catalogue Numbers I think Betty Lavette was in the studio very soon after with the same band.

Delphs - Karen 45 1538

Lavette - Karen 45-1540

Maybe they were trying both artists to see who would get the nod for a release - then decided both were great?

Cheers
Gaz

Gogger/Gaz

Got the Betty LaVette (demo) version but always remember the Jimmy Delph version that was played?

Betty Lavette - Almost Karen

 

 

HI ALL. This year I have had to get another laptop, as I could not get out to go to PC World until December 22nd where I parked was in a disabled bay, I put my blue badge in the window had a look around for a bit, then I took a look at the laptops, after viewing all of them I called an assistant to help, this always takes time in PC World, I think they hide somewhere! any way the purchase took over 1hour, in the 2nd week of Jan a letter from a private car parking company stated that I overstayed my welcome by Half a Hour as there was a 2 hour max stay, you can imagine my horror as the charge was £100,  now my blue badge states that I can park for 3 hours, I'm trying to sort this out, sorry for ranting but this is just one of a few things that have pissed me off, anyway as my mind has been elsewhere I forgot to make any posts OOoops!, so I will rectify it tonight with a classic old school 45 that is fetching big money, and it is a hard one these days, plus it's on ACTION, which I completed in early December with the help of one of Stokes SOUL BROTHER & TOP RADIO DJ NICK MARSHEL, a great guy who does some excellent POD cast that are a must listen,  anyway my choice is a top fave of my mate Mick Smith, I do hope it is one of yours also, my copy of this 5 star 45 is below, can I wish you all a very belated Happy & Safe New Year and KTF, love Dave K

anyone know where this was played other than Wigan?

and this one

 

1 hour ago, dthedrug said:

HI ALL. This year I have had to get another laptop, as I could not get out to go to PC World until December 22nd where I parked was in a disabled bay, I put my blue badge in the window had a look around for a bit, then I took a look at the laptops, after viewing all of them I called an assistant to help, this always takes time in PC World, I think they hide somewhere! any way the purchase took over 1hour, in the 2nd week of Jan a letter from a private car parking company stated that I overstayed my welcome by Half a Hour as there was a 2 hour max stay, you can imagine my horror as the charge was £100,  now my blue badge states that I can park for 3 hours, I'm trying to sort this out, sorry for ranting but this is just one of a few things that have pissed me off, anyway as my mind has been elsewhere I forgot to make any posts OOoops!, so I will rectify it tonight with a classic old school 45 that is fetching big money, and it is a hard one these days, plus it's on ACTION, which I completed in early December with the help of one of Stokes SOUL BROTHER & TOP RADIO DJ NICK MARSHEL, a great guy who does some excellent POD cast that are a must listen,  anyway my choice is a top fave of my mate Mick Smith, I do hope it is one of yours also, my copy of this 5 star 45 is below, can I wish you all a very belated Happy & Safe New Year and KTF, love Dave K

Ay up Dave. Ignore the “parking fine” they’re not enforceable.

Happy New Year mate.

Pete

 

13 hours ago, Peter99 said:

Ay up Dave. Ignore the “parking fine” they’re not enforceable.

Happy New Year mate.

Pete

 

was going to say the same , ignore dave 

On 25/01/2018 at 19:34, Gary Brown said:

Judging by the Karen Catalogue Numbers I think Betty Lavette was in the studio very soon after with the same band.

Delphs - Karen 45 1538

Lavette - Karen 45-1540

Maybe they were trying both artists to see who would get the nod for a release - then decided both were great?

Cheers
Gaz

gaz , two great versions  

17 hours ago, shufflin said:

anyone know where this was played other than Wigan?

Well it must be being played in Stoke & by good friend of mine that video is of his You Tube site   Tony Bee  on here 

Not sure this will be everyone's sort of tune but I love it

Duke Jenkins-Mambo Blues  Pennant

 

Hi Guys

Just noticed this fantastic track has made its first appearence on You Tube .This is The flip of the Northern Classic Ill Never Forget You.I Have it on the Jamie Demo and for me the Since youve Been My Girl has been ignored for years. Did hear once that it gained a few 80s 100 club spins.

 

Another recent addition,one of those cheaper tunes that is hard to track down.It's a bit funky,a bit R n B?Been getting plays.

Billy Frazier-Oh Baby (Look at Me) Music World

 

 

1st one on this thread from me (Sammy Campbell) Tyrone Ashley ‘I want my baby back’ . Strains of ‘Job opening’ ....and , imo a fab inexpensive tune . 

 

Edited February 8, 20187 yr by andybellwood

Took me a while to get a real original of this all time classic but its in the box now 

 

8 hours ago, hullsoul said:

Another recent addition,one of those cheaper tunes that is hard to track down.It's a bit funky,a bit R n B?Been getting plays.

Billy Frazier-Oh Baby (Look at Me) Music World

 

 

Nice to hear Mart, that's my Youtube post you've copied , glad to see that it's ended up of some use.

Love it myself, both sides are OK I think.

Anyway another cheapo, probably been posted before but I havn't played it for ages until this afternoon.

Give it a chance, it's a lovely groove:

Charles Beverly - Dont You Want A Man Like Me (Vanessa 210)

 

 

 

Late 90s early 2000s R&B tunes were firmly entrenched in most playlists.This one i first heard at a Winsford Nighter and i bought one as soon as i could.Never heard it played out since

 

been checking out a lot of stuff on Liberty recently, what a fantastic label, anyway came across this one which was new to me, I don't know a lot about KikI Dee other than one or two Northern tracks and Elton collaborations but had to get this when I heard it

 

8 minutes ago, shufflin said:

been checking out a lot of stuff on Liberty recently, what a fantastic label, anyway came across this one which was new to me, I don't know a lot about KikI Dee other than one or two Northern tracks and Elton collaborations but had to get this when I heard it

 

Kiki Dee "I" UK Fontana TF 833 1967, great tune also on the "Patterns" LP along with "why don't I run away from you", "I dig you baby" and slow but nice version of "when we get there" . Worth a listen.

TF3

 

 

one for those who might enjoy the low rider scene, been playing this a lot, my import copy arrived a couple of weeks back

 

and another I'm playing a lot at home, recently becoming popular

 

 Finally have an original of the Younghearts Classic - A Little Togetherness in the collection now     

On 08/02/2018 at 17:30, Patto said:

Took me a while to get a real original of this all time classic but its in the box now 

 

Patto

One of the iconic openings

Cheers

Martyn

On 08/02/2018 at 17:32, Mick Sway said:

Nice to hear Mart, that's my Youtube post you've copied , glad to see that it's ended up of some use.

Love it myself, both sides are OK I think.

Anyway another cheapo, probably been posted before but I havn't played it for ages until this afternoon.

Give it a chance, it's a lovely groove:

 

Mick

Didn't realise,nice one

Billy might be at the cheaper end but bloody hard to track down.Been getting plays here & there so can only go up in price?

Cheers

Martyn

On 08/02/2018 at 17:36, Patto said:

Late 90s early 2000s R&B tunes were firmly entrenched in most playlists.This one i first heard at a Winsford Nighter and i bought one as soon as i could.Never heard it played out since

 

Patto

Yep 90t's nighters for me.Still hear from time to time usually from the younger dj's who aren't as long in the tooth as us

Cheers

Martyn

7ts from me today ...just dug it out for Monday’s radio show .  Al Wilson - ‘you did it for me ‘ (Playboy) 

 

12 hours ago, hullsoul said:

Patto

Yep 90t's nighters for me.Still hear from time to time usually from the younger dj's who aren't as long in the tooth as us

Cheers

Martyn

My, those are very long sharp teeth Grandma! 

Hope you’re well mate.

Pete

5 hours ago, Peter99 said:

My, those are very long sharp teeth Grandma! 

Hope you’re well mate.

Pete

Pete

Yes good mate,wish my body thought that

Hope all's good your end mate

Cheers

Martyn

Bit of Texas soul from me today quite rare  & a none hit record from 1966

Johnny Copeland - Danger Zone - Boogaloo 

 

Not on the Tube so uploaded mp3

01_Johnny Copeland.mp3

Atb Kev 

Edited February 10, 20187 yr by Kev John

this is obscure (?) and was new to me when I got it, been a bit of traffic on it today on forums and the Tube so thought I'd post it up, 1967 'newie', B side is just as good and maybe more 'Northern', prefer the A side

 

Edited February 10, 20187 yr by Shufflin
usual typos

On 25 janvier 2018 at 20:34, Gary Brown said:

Judging by the Karen Catalogue Numbers I think Betty Lavette was in the studio very soon after with the same band.

Delphs - Karen 45 1538

Lavette - Karen 45-1540

Maybe they were trying both artists to see who would get the nod for a release - then decided both were great?

Cheers
Gaz

First issued (7/67) on Carla as the 'A' side with the fantastic dancer 'I've been fooled before'. Then 9 months later it was re-release but as the 'B' side to 'don't sign the paper' and on Karen this time. The re-recording of Betty Lavette is somewhat not working for me and in comparison of Jimmy Delphs authenticity seems just "not true nor right".

And I do truly love some of Betty early to later recordings, so I am not about dissing the lady. Like her version of 'you'll wake up wiser' works better than the original of Deon Jackson IMO for example. Still I don't really rate Betty's work with Ollie McLaughlin (but for both sides of her Atco 45) and man, I do love his production work and stable.

Edited February 11, 20187 yr by tlscapital

Bought this one when (re)released in 2014 for the A side - a piece of legendary Ethiopian soul , now enjoying the flip .

Alemayehu Eshete ‘honey baby’ 

 

Edited February 11, 20187 yr by andybellwood

Playing this one on the weekly radio show at mo . Samples ‘my girl ‘ brilliantly imo, a vinyl promo (both 7’’ & 12’’) for ‘Phoenix Rising’ Lp (Motown) which as far as I know was only cd & cassette ? 

The Temptations ‘Stay’.

Edited February 16, 20187 yr by andybellwood

Woah - just spun this for the first time in ages - what a production

 

On 2/16/2018 at 08:12, andybellwood said:

Playing this one on the weekly radio show at mo . Samples ‘my girl ‘ brilliantly imo, a vinyl promo (both 7’’ & 12’’) for ‘Phoenix Rising’ Lp (Motown) which as far as I know was only cd & cassette ? 

The Temptations ‘Stay’.

I agree, the way my girl mixes in is fantastic. It's on vinyl promo as you say - prices are all over the place, I recommend people grabbing this from the US and sucking up the shipping cost as UK/EU price is up to £100!

new to me thanks for posting Andy

got one!

Edited February 17, 20187 yr by Shufflin

Here's a 45 I recently purchased by Class Act featuring Rita.  It'd been a want for a while but I didn't want to pay too much.  Rita is the wife of one of the founder members of The Magnificent Men, Bob Angelucci, and there's lots of info & band footage on the net.  Incidentally, the 45 does not speed up, as the audio appears to a little in this video.

 

 Added this wonderful oldie to the collection this week,  Gene McDaniels - Walk With A Winner      

  I picked up Gladys Knight And The Pips Standing Ovation LP for 3 Dollars from New York last month,  that's another off the wants list.     

been after a nice copy of this, one arrived this week

 

and something quite different but I do like across the board soul, Archie Bell

 

4 hours ago, Bruv said:

  I picked up Gladys Knight And The Pips Standing Ovation LP for 3 Dollars from New York last month,  that's another off the wants list.     

only ever had this on a CD, was the first release the 1971 LP, followed by the UK single in 1973? is the LP mix the same as the 45, they sound the same to me ??

5 hours ago, shufflin said:

only ever had this on a CD, was the first release the 1971 LP, followed by the UK single in 1973? is the LP mix the same as the 45, they sound the same to me ??

Pretty sure it's exactly the same recording Shufflin, I did have a Tamla Motown single with no one could love you more from years back but I cannot find it anywhere, so bit the bullet and got the LP. 

Recent acquisition, The Soul Notes - Don't Make Me Bag - Way Out , though I'll be amazed if Martyn for one, hasn't posted it at sometime.

A former sales box cheepo, that must now have legs, with two cracking sides:

 

Answer record of sorts to Sharpees. Gritty, funky, cheap as chips.

 

Album only I believe, let life flow / the ojays, nice bit of modern