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

Just to get the ball rolling for 2018 

Its a cheap as chips record got mine of Crogger on here aka Clive Read 

Early 7ts Xover 

Geater Blues Davis - Nice & Easy - Ace 

Atb Kev 

Edited January 17, 20187 yr by Kev John

Another new one for 2018 

 

Gil Scott-Heron With Pretty Purdie And The Playboys - Lady Day And John Coltrane (7", Promo) (Flying Dutchman

1 hour ago, ALAN said:

Another new one for 2018 

 

Gil Scott-Heron With Pretty Purdie And The Playboys - Lady Day And John Coltrane (7", Promo) (Flying Dutchman

Alan

Brilliant!!!!!Would love a UK copy as it's got a great B side which is different from the US copy,will have to put with my US copy til I get one

Cheers

Martyn

Another want has just come along.First heard Steve Cato play this at "Different Strokes".

Bobby Bloom - We're All Goin' Home MGM

 

 

Nice 7ts funky spin from me today cost not much you can get a clean copy for under £20 on discogs 

Cliff Nobles - We Got A Good Thing Together - Roulette 

Atb Kev 

Edited January 18, 20187 yr by Kev John

 

Sorry remove please

Edited January 18, 20187 yr by Doo Da

2 hours ago, hullsoul said:

Another want has just come along.First heard Steve Cato play this at "Different Strokes".

Bobby Bloom - We're All Goin' Home MGM

 

 

Have you heard this one mate:

https://rhythmlounge.co.uk/product/bobby-bloom-where-are-we-going-roulette-demo-vg/

Here's one that escaped me from 1971 to 2018, a UK production , disappointingly with a Brotherhood of Man connection.

Sorry if it's been featured before, been a while since I posted.

Boss Effect Brother Hold Your Head Up High Decca DJ 1971:

 

1 hour ago, Gary Brown said:

Have you heard this one mate:

https://rhythmlounge.co.uk/product/bobby-bloom-where-are-we-going-roulette-demo-vg/

Gary

He up young un,yes I've got by a group on Stateside but can't think off the top of my head?

Cheers

Martyn

Couple of cheapies that landed on the mat this week.

Both 1968 releases and only a fiver a piece +post in clean shape.

 

 

 

 

8 hours ago, hullsoul said:

Another want has just come along.First heard Steve Cato play this at "Different Strokes".

Bobby Bloom - We're All Goin' Home MGM

 

 

Great Tune 

My 3rd little belter of the month

The Soul Machine  You'd Better Watch Your Fox

https://youtu.be/jHdBnnR8Jyk

On 17/01/2018 at 08:15, Kev John said:

Just to get the ball rolling for 2018 

Its a cheap as chips record got mine of Crogger on here aka Clive Read 

Early 7ts Xover 

Geater Blues Davis - Nice & Easy - Ace 

Atb Kev 

Great record, great artist.  Label looks a lot earlier than 68 if a label design can have an age...

18 minutes ago, dylan said:

Great record, great artist.  Label looks a lot earlier than 68 if a label design can have an age...

Hi Dylan

The year given on discogs is 1974 

Yes i do agree label looks 6ts  but the label began in 1955 same design 

Just found on wikipedia  label relaunched in 1971 

Atb Kev 

Edited January 18, 20187 yr by Kev John

49 minutes ago, Kev John said:

Hi Dylan

The year given on discogs is 1974 

Yes i do agree label looks 6ts  but the label began in 1955 same design 

Just found on wikipedia  label relaunched in 1971 

Atb Kev 

Yes it is early 70’s

 

i read thread title wrong and thought it was for records from 68 that are 50 years old.

 

a favourite by geater for me is this one along with the sunbelt which is equally as good if not better.

 

 

4 hours ago, ALAN said:

My 3rd little belter of the month

The Soul Machine  You'd Better Watch Your Fox

https://youtu.be/jHdBnnR8Jyk

Been right up there on my wants for ages - belter.

Nice Funky instrumental  from me today !

Ramrods - Soul Train -Rampage 

Atb Kev 

Edited January 19, 20187 yr by Kev John

Instrumental, love it!

 

ThIs arrived too

 

 

 I had a copy of Kelly Garrett - Love's The Only Answer come through this last week having seen a copy come up on Discogs for a fair price.    

Lorraine Rudolph

 

Edited January 21, 20187 yr by Peter99

2 hours ago, Bruv said:

 

 I had a copy of Kelly Garrett - Love's The Only Answer come through this last week having seen a copy come up on Discogs for a fair price.    

Massive spin at Notts Oddfellows niter in Leicester - probably circa 1984. If memory serves me right it was the shamed vicar. 

nice one from bobby womack / how could you break my heart , arista records

 

 

 I had this Four Tops - If I Were A Carpenter 45 come in the same package with Kelly Garrett, as I had never owned this on a single before, got there in the end.   

16 minutes ago, Bruv said:

 

 I had this Four Tops - If I Were A Carpenter 45 come in the same package with Kelly Garrett, as I had never owned this on a single before, got there in the end.   

bloody marvelous soul

2 hours ago, Bruv said:

 

 I had this Four Tops - If I Were A Carpenter 45 come in the same package with Kelly Garrett, as I had never owned this on a single before, got there in the end.   

First import I ever bought , Doncaster market 

On 18/01/2018 at 13:01, Gary Brown said:

Couple of cheapies that landed on the mat this week.

Both 1968 releases and only a fiver a piece +post in clean shape.

 

 

 

 

Gary

Shame about Calvin?Opening few bars are brilliant but when the vocals kick in it goes a bit "nice" doesn't it,pity.

Cheers

Martyn

On 18/01/2018 at 17:45, ALAN said:

My 3rd little belter of the month

The Soul Machine  You'd Better Watch Your Fox

https://youtu.be/jHdBnnR8Jyk

Alan

Kinell got a sweat on thinking about dancing to this Proper nighter tune for now.

Cheers

Martyn

On 20/01/2018 at 19:37, shufflin said:

ThIs arrived too

 

Always reminds me of Wilton nighters

Cheers

Martyn

On 21/01/2018 at 11:35, Bruv said:

 

 I had a copy of Kelly Garrett - Love's The Only Answer come through this last week having seen a copy come up on Discogs for a fair price.    

Bruv

Wigan for me,not heard it in ages brought back great memories.........most of the memories from that time are a bit fuzzy for some reason

Cheers

Martyn

Bruv's Motown post had me reminiscing,so here's a cracker from my youth.

Temptations - Get Ready TMG

 

 

 

42 minutes ago, hullsoul said:

Gary

Shame about Calvin?Opening few bars are brilliant but when the vocals kick in it goes a bit "nice" doesn't it,pity.

Cheers

Martyn

Yeah, I agree.

At the cheaper end of the market sometimes we need to forgive a tune for its weaknesses. I'm not complaining for a fiver though. It'll do as a little early-doors warm-up tune.

1 minute ago, Gary Brown said:

Yeah, I agree.

At the cheaper end of the market sometimes we need to forgive a tune for its weaknesses. I'm not complaining for a fiver though. It'll do as a little early-doors warm-up tune.

Gary

Not a lot wrong with it,just lacked a bit of oomph!!Great tune for the price

Cheers

Martyn

I'd been after this for years - there's lots about - but never got round to buying it... until now for a fiver. Managed to find another want (60s blue-eyed garage/mod) from the same seller to help take the sting out of shipping.

 

 

1 hour ago, Gary Brown said:

I'd been after this for years - there's lots about - but never got round to buying it... until now for a fiver. Managed to find another want (60s blue-eyed garage/mod) from the same seller to help take the sting out of shipping.

 

 

well worth a fiver (or a lot more), really good track, never heard that before

On 1/18/2018 at 08:59, hullsoul said:

Another want has just come along.First heard Steve Cato play this at "Different Strokes".

Bobby Bloom - We're All Goin' Home MGM

 

 

that's a fantastic record, new to me

8 minutes ago, shufflin said:

that's a fantastic record, new to me

Plenty on Discog................ https://www.discogs.com/sell/list?master_id=620558&ev=mb

Some on evil-bay.

Cheers

Martyn

Edited January 22, 20187 yr by hullsoul

'Keep an Eye' is the favourite NS track of an old mate from Stoke, but I prefer this song from same LP (I think it was first released on the album? later released in a box set?) fab LP anyway

 

1 minute ago, shufflin said:

'Keep an Eye' is the favourite NS track of an old mate from Stoke, but I prefer this song from same LP (I think it was first released on the album? later released in a box set?) fab LP anyway

 

Played "Stranger" out quite a bit at one time,even had a carver done of it save me carry the LP around One of her best dancers imo.

Cheers

Martyn

4 hours ago, hullsoul said:

Alan

Kinell got a sweat on thinking about dancing to this Proper nighter tune for now.

Cheers

Martyn

I can't wait to play it next time I'm at the Quorn Soul Club

Thanks

Alan

 

 

 

Was put on to this track a few years back by a mate bought the Lp & racked it until he reminded me again at our beer & records club here in Stoke  

LP only track of the Nightchaser album

Natural Four - I thing I Found That Girl - Curtom 

Atb Kev 

Someone did "press" the 45 up about 10+ years ago with Chris Clark "Something's Wrong" on the flip side.

2 minutes ago, the yank said:

Someone did "press" the 45 up about 10+ years ago with Chris Clark's "Something's Wrong" on the flip side. Sorry for the double post!!!

 

Edited January 22, 20187 yr by the yank

3 hours ago, Gary Brown said:

I'd been after this for years - there's lots about - but never got round to buying it... until now for a fiver. Managed to find another want (60s blue-eyed garage/mod) from the same seller to help take the sting out of shipping.

 

 

Great track Gary it got played out  in the Dolly room at the 3 Clubs all nighter last November 

4 hours ago, hullsoul said:

Bruv

Wigan for me,not heard it in ages brought back great memories.........most of the memories from that time are a bit fuzzy for some reason

Cheers

Martyn

Same here Martyn I have never heard it played out certainly not for many years, hopefully I will get the chance to play it out a few times this year. 

52 minutes ago, ALAN said:

I can't wait to play it next time I'm at the Quorn Soul Club

Thanks

Alan

 

 

 

Alan

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

Cheers

Martyn

1 hour ago, ALAN said:

I can't wait to play it next time I'm at the Quorn Soul Club

Thanks

Alan

 

 

 

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

Pete

bloody awful weather but this just lifts me up, nice dancer too on Soul LP

 

 

nice modern tune , al johnson with jean carn / i'm back for more , columbia records demo

 

Edited January 23, 20187 yr by gogger