Highlights

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING, but... THE ESTIMATIONS ARE BACK WITH A SECOND RECORD!

The A side, Heart Of Stone brings fuzz guitar, 4/4 drums, and a Levi Stubbs lead with haunting backing vocals to set a Norman-Whitfield-psychedelia-inspired soundscape for repressed lovers. 

This Is Lowrider Soul Vol 2 - VA - Kent Records CD

A brief clip from the release notes by Ady Coasdell tells the story.

It’s been almost three years since Sean Hampsey and the Southern (California) Soul Spinners created “This Is Lowrider Soul” for Kent Records, and the ensuing acclaim and enjoyment

Long time readers of Soul Source may sit up to this heading. Back in the1990s here on Soul Source, one member aka @Benji told us how he had got hold of the original test pressing copy of this never released lp. Sourced from the producer/engineer (memory) and of course the lp contained the 'original never released mix' of 'Hold On' a powerful 4+ minutes long version, which went onto be a classic play at the Capitol Soul Club Dome events in London for Irish Greg at the turn of the century.

Autumn arrives and so does... 

The Soul Up North #110 Autumn 2021 issue is now out and about, as always brimming with soul related words and info

Contents of this issue follow

𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗟4𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗟 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗦!

𝗣𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗜 𝗟𝗮𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗘 & 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗟𝗨𝗘𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗦

How Can You Throw My Love Away / When Joe Touches Me (S4R17)

Been dropped news about Soul Directions new label imprint 'Origins'

Soul Direction Label 'Origins'

'This label will focus on rare and obscure soul releases and bringing them to a wider audience in the soul community. All releases are licensed through the proper channels and are hopefully giving back to the writers and artists that deserve it.'

Audio and scans of the first 45s lined up for a mid November release follow below

Ed Wolfrum - Detroit Sound','Ed Wolfrum by Rob Moss
Doctor Edward J. Wolfrum worked at Motown, Golden World, United Sound Studios, Terra Shirma..

This evening brings the sad news of the passing of Dr Edward J Wolfrum. Ed was the man behind the screen, the engineer for Motown, Golden World, and United Sound Systems studio, and from the very late 60s running his business from home under the name of Audio Graphics until recently. It's a sad day for music, in the UK we know and take for granted songs such as The Tomangoe's. I Really Love You. Washpan.  Norma Jenkins. The Airplane Song. Maltese.  The Utopias. Girls Are Against Me. La Salle. Marva Whitney. Savin' My Love For You Baby. Federal.  Edwin Starr. Stop Her On Sight/Headline News. Ric Tic. Larry Wright. Sweet, Sweet Kisses. Ago go. Brothers of Soul, Candice Love.. and hundreds more.

Ella Woods & Miss Lady by Kenb

Ella Woods was born in Lexington, Mississippi and moved with her family to L.A when she was 5 years old. She studied opera/classical at U.S.C and majored in English Literature at Redlands. In 1970 she spent 18 months with The (Buck Ram} Platters.
It's said she completed a love song for "Slaughter", a 1972 blaxploitation low-budget film

Over last year or so you long time member @Andybellwood has been working on a new label, looking like it's all coming together as we have just had details of the first release for 2022!

A limited release of a previous unreleased version of 'I’m Com’un Home In The Morn’un' recorded all the way back in 2004

People Get Ready: The Curtis Mayfield Songbook - VA (Songwriter Series) is Kent Records latest addition to its long running 'Songwriter Series'.

Billed as 'An extensive overview of the words and music of Chicago’s Gentle Genius Of Soul', this cd focuses on Curtis Mayfield. Offering a select selection from  his vast catalogue of songs.

What’s It All About: The Counts

Press Release:   The Counts “What’s It All About/Watch The Clock” SJ1017

Release Date:   Monday 15th November 2021

The latest (#27 no less) in the long running series of 'Northern Soul Connections' from @Kenb

Teens With Talent 

𝗝𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗜, 𝗔 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗗 𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗘𝗟

PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE LAUNCH OF 𝗝𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗜, A NEW LABEL SUBSIDIARY OF SOUL 4 REAL RECORDS AND ITS FIRST TWO REFERENCES BY THE RANCE ALLEN GROUP AND URSULA RICKS

Details of 'Piece Of Me'. a new album from Lady Wray, available from today (19th Oct 2021) for pre-order from Big Crown Records. Due out January 28th.

Soul Source Weekly Catch Up Newsletter

This weekly newsletter offers a quick and easy way for all Soul Source members to keep up with all that is happening here on Soul Source.

You can catch up with all the highlights of recent soul source content below...

4 new arrivals to our line up...

United Spiritual Singers - Not A Minute Too Late - Athens Of The North

Rivage - Strung Out On Your Love - Athens Of The North

Richard Marks - Never Satisfied / Did You Ever Lose Something - AOE

Richard Marks - Speak Now / Purple Haze - Ocean Of Tears

Read and listen via the below feeds

Check out our Source Store record section for 100s more new soul 45s

https://www.soul-source.co.uk/store/category/10-records/

 

Rivage - Strung Out On Your Love - Athens Of The North

 

Richard Marks - Never Satisfied / Did You Ever Lose Something - AOE

Richard Marks - Speak Now / Purple Haze - Ocean Of Tears

 

https://www.soul-source.co.uk/store/category/10-records/

 

 

Soul Source Weekly Catch Up Newsletter

This weekly newsletter offers a quick and easy way for all Soul Source members to keep up with all that is happening here on Soul Source.

You can catch up with all the highlights of recent soul source content below...

Out Now!

Epsilon Record Co.

Proudly presents its latest release: EPS007

Ira Raibon

Shake it off (Live) / You’re my dream (Live)

2 Sophisticated Modern Soul winners live performances that have never been released on a 45.

(limited to 300 copies only)

Listen:

 

 

Buy it now:

https://www.epsilonrecord.com/

 

Ira Raibon..." Is the musical genius behind the "Indiana Funk" sound that was heard throughout the world.

He shares songwriting credits with Gene Rogalski (Brady Bunch theme writer) for the 'Nursery Rhyme Song recorded by 70's teen idol/T.V. series 'Seattle', Bobby Sherman as well as songwriting credits with Freeman King, from the original "Sonny and Cher Show" for the "Vanguards" hit, "Gotta Have Love".

Ira is also the writer, singer, and saxophonist for the "Fabulous Souls" hit, "Take Me". The song and group credited for starting the"Digital Underground" (music on the internet).

For years historians and archivists believed he was from Indiana but the truth of the matter is Ira Raibon is from San Diego's North County, Oceanside.

Ira started playing instruments and singing at a very early age.

My mom said, I was singing at 2 months and she could put me down and I would just sing myself to sleep. At 3-5 years old, I remember listening to the old wringer washing machine and making up songs to the different rhythms it would be throwing out.

At 6-7 I rode a bus to school with high schoolers and I remember blowing their minds making up songs on the bus as we went to school. I started my instrumental study at 7.5 years with the clarinet although I had taken piano lessons from my mom prior to this.

I remember I could already play and didn't understand why I had to learn how to read music. So I threw all my books away and that had ended the piano lessons.

Today Ira performs and plays 40 instruments and performs all instruments on his recordings.

 

 

I've just uploaded another Detroit File to YouTube - this time there are two interviewees combined into one video...

 

WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE OUR NEXT BIG MAN RECORDS RELEASE BMR 1008 JESSE JOHNSON - LEFT OUT B/W YVONNE AND THE VIOLETS - CROSS MY HEART BOTH RECORDED BACK IN 1966 FOR OLD TOWN & BARRY RECORDS, UNDER LICENCE FROM EMBASSY MUSIC CORPORATION (BMI) TO BIG MAN RECORDS, THIS RELEASE WILL COME IN A CUSTOM SLEEVE,  COLLECTORS CARD IN A POLY SLEEVE. TAKEN FROM OLD TOWN/BARRY MASTER FILES. 

LEAD TIMES ACROSS THE INDUSTRY ARE STILL A LITTLE CRAZY BUT THIS RELEASE IS NOW IN PRODUCTION AND WILL BE RELEASED EARLY 2022, JESSE JOHNSON HAS BEEN A TOP DANCE FLOOR WINNER FOR MANY YEARS REMAINING HARD TO FIND ON THE OLD TOWN ORIGINAL, 'CROSS MY HEART' IS PURE GIRL GROUP DRAMA BIG HAIR, SPARKLY DRESSES AND SLING BACKS THIS BARRY RARITY STILL HAS THAT SOMETHING SPECIAL, FIRST TIME UK 45 OFFICIAL RELEASE FOR BOTH RECORDINGS.

Another new soul cd release from Kent Records out this week. 

Soul Superman / With A Dab Of Soul - VA (Pied Piper) CDKEND 505

The cd is actually two classic Detroit soul Pied Piper connected lps served up via the one cd.

Can I Be A Witness - Stax Southern Groove - Various Artists (Stax) Kent CD 507

Out today from Kent

A brand-new collection gathered from the Stax catalogue of southern-flavoured dancers, from soul to funk and in between.

A recent release, Magnus Carlson teaming up with Kevin Fingier to offer 'Play To Win', the official details follow below...

Magnus Carlson Goes Latin!

PLAY TO WIN – THE NEW SINGLE FROM MAGNUS CARLSON

Article found online about the group formed circa 1965 in San Diego and recorded "This Is The Day" on John B Kopit's" KOPIT label.

This is the Day: Breaking Out of Obscurity with THE INMATES