Just take a look at the UK singles & albums charts from 1st March 1969. Motown/soul music was making a full on assault on the UK charts. The soul singles/albums are also listed. Fascinating stuff!

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Dee Dee Sharp released on Action records

interesting stuff, so soul music/motown, stax etc was pretty much listened to everywhere, what was the 'difference' that kick started full on northern? just the 'unknown' 'raririty' yet 'sounded similar'?

You can see that several of the Motown chart entries are re releases issued due to the emerging Northern scene and renewed interest in those early Motown tracks originally released a couple of years earlier. 

Interesting contemporary reviews from UK music mag Disc published in late 1966. Do you agree with the reviewer?

1966 and the Four Tops make an impression on the Brits!

The first ever UK R&B Singles chart. Published in Record Mirror July 3rd 1965

The UK Soul Singles Chart published in Blues & Soul/Record Mirror on 15th March 1975

Another Billboard chart from March 1963- The R&B Singles, some interesting and surprising records included. This is due to them being bought in stores that provided data for the Billboard chart located in African American neighbourhoods.

A BIOGRAPHY of Jan Bradley published in Billboard March 1963.