Charly Records was mentioned quite often in the "end is nigh" thread but didn't want to hijack that thread.

I noticed that out of the blue Charly Records (weren't they bankrupt?) rose again and are releasing many 7" and LP's aiming for the Northern Soul market. Many of the 7" seem to feature alternative takes or unreleased tracks. Some of these alternative versions seem to be tailormade productions (Ian Levine again?). And then there's that "Levanna" comp which causes quite some stir.

Does anybody know the story behind this flood of releases? Who's behind them?

I think Kev Roberts has played one or two of the unreleased tracks on his Radio show.

Edited May 16, 20241 yr by Jessie Pinkman

So reading this I jumped on the Charley Records website to find its still under construction, and in the shop there's quite a bit of pre order stuff. Mostly rehashes of oder output.

There's nothing really telling in the about us section  either.

Reading some of the release notes I would infer that the stuff they are releasing is not "new finds" in the wild, but someones been rooting through the Charley archives and digging out things that may have been overlooked in the past.

FWIW, having had a Lee Bates for years, when I listened to the unissued female? version, it sounded like someone had been tweaking Lees vocals a bit to get a slightly different tone.

 

Don't shoot just my opinion!!!

Lee Bates WDYW, never heard the female version, or the tweaked on, where do I find that?

 

 

1 minute ago, Mal C said:

Lee Bates WDYW, never heard the female version, where do I find that?

 

 

Sound clip on Charly website.

Oh, I found it...Alias Ducie... deffo a different vocal, but that dont sound right to me, it's dreadful... Alias Ducie, what kind of made up name is that?  sombody must be having a laugh here...

4 minutes ago, Mal C said:

Oh, I found it...Alias Ducie... deffo a different vocal, but that dont sound right to me, it's dreadful... Alias Ducie, what kind of made up name is that?  sombody must be having a laugh here...

It is dreadful.

6 minutes ago, Mal C said:

Oh, I found it...Alias Ducie... deffo a different vocal, but that dont sound right to me, it's dreadful... Alias Ducie, what kind of made up name is that?  sombody must be having a laugh here...

Alias Ducie did have one release on Instant.

Is the Harold Burrage "Mountain of soul" previously unreleased. It's not something that springs to mind but I think it's great.

Think it was put out initially by the secret Stash M-Pac Lp's, probably an acetate play before that, looks like Charly might have either sub licenced it from them, or who ever has the tapes now, I think that all went south at Secret Stash didnt it, I cant remember the story behind it...

That was it, was on The One-Derful! Collection Vol. 3 - M-Pac Records

38 minutes ago, Mal C said:

Think it was put out initially by the secret Stash M-Pac Lp's, probably an acetate play before that, looks like Charly might have either sub licenced it from them, or who ever has the tapes now, I think that all went south at Secret Stash didnt it, I cant remember the story behind it...

That was it, was on The One-Derful! Collection Vol. 3 - M-Pac Records

Thanks Mal, I totally missed that. I've just ordered a copy, the flips not to shabby either.

1 hour ago, Mal C said:

Think it was put out initially by the secret Stash M-Pac Lp's, probably an acetate play before that, looks like Charly might have either sub licenced it from them, or who ever has the tapes now, I think that all went south at Secret Stash didnt it, I cant remember the story behind it...

That was it, was on The One-Derful! Collection Vol. 3 - M-Pac Records

Heard ted play a 'mountain of soul' at Keele, not sure if it's the same 

And there was the Tommy Payton version released on Staff Records. Mountain Of Soul that is.

I did get the unissued Swiss Movement 45 about a year or two back. 

 

There is a fantastic Otis Clay album on the website ,featuring the great “ Come My Dear “ ,a Chicago pounder which was previously on a Japanese Otis Clay CD …

Thought Id check that out Eddie, you are right, it's a killer track...never heard that before....

 

Otis Clay LP. Gotta to find a way. P Vine. Brilliant tracks  

Richard

4 hours ago, Mal C said:

Thought Id check that out Eddie, you are right, it's a killer track...never heard that before....

 

I let Rob Marriott do a cut of it off my Japanese CD in the 90’s ,glad you like it 

It’s also on soul on the real side14 cd