Highlights

A focus on a most recent double Cd release from Kent Records offering The Undisputed Truths final Motown albums.
The Undisputed Truth - Cosmic Truth & Higher Than High - Kent Records  CDTOP2 483
The psychedelic soul group’s final two Motown albums. Produced by Norman Whitfield.
Listen while you Read

Eddie Foster Dreams of Wigan - Black Music 1970s
 
The music is black american and obscure - ghetto sounds which never made it, the followers are mostly white and fanatical - working class kids in the industrial heart of Britain who dance like there's no tomorrow to records most of us will never hear. The Northern Soul Scene is a strange mixture of good and bad, of burning dedication and grubby exploitation. Despised by some, misunderstood by most, it is the ultimate Underground scene. Tony Cummings investigates...
 
Three scans of a well remembered and often mentioned article that featured in Black Music Magazine
 
Originally posted in 99, but went missing, did say recently on the forum that if do find will repost, so here you go
 

sometimes a rest is as good as a change?
the return of the playlist forum - a place for all soul related event playlists
play...  post... read... play... post...
https://www.soul-source.co.uk/forums/forum/138-playlists/
 

Canadian soul star Tanika Charles announce the release of her second album, “The Gumption”. Album out next 10 of May on Record Kicks. 
Press blurb follows below
Canadian soul star Tanika Charles announce the release of her second album, “The Gumption”, out next 10 of May on Record Kicks.
Juno Award and Polaris Music Prize-nominated Canadian soul star Tanika Charles, announce the new studio album “The Gumption”, that will hit the streets worldwide next 10 of May on Record Kicks. Tanika Charles releases today an animated teaser, created by the German artist Aline Helmcke, that unveil “Cadillac Moon” one of the track of the new album.
 
Produced by a stable of some of Canada’s finest musical minds including DJ Kemo (The Rascalz, Kardinal Offishall), Chin Injeti (DJ Khalil, Eminem, Drake) and Daniel Lee (Hooded Fang, Phedre), “The Gumpion” picks up where Soul Run left off, continuing her tradition of marrying classic soul with modern production styles.
 
Since emerging on the international scene in 2017 with her debut Soul Run,Tanika Charles has revealed herself to be one of the best kept secrets in soul music. Both on stage and off, Toronto-based Charles presents an immutable charm, at times endearingly abrasive and honest in her vulnerabilities. Tanika returns in 2019 battle tested and ready to reveal the latest chapters of her life since graduating from local favourite to international success.
 
Pre orders are now available here
https://tanikacharles.bandcamp.com/album/the-gumption
 
 

Jerry O, On The Record - Off The Wall
A new book has just been published about one of the most enigmatic names on the sixties Soul scene - Jerry O.

Never really accepted as a true Soul singer, Jerry Murray was more of a Soul showman who owned record labels, produced records, managed groups, deejayed and released eighteen records himself.

Contact Keith at popcornboogaloo@gmail.com or pm him @Funky 4 Corners for details of how to obtain a copy. 

 

 

 

 
 

Word on a new release from Kent records...
Tommy Hunt - The Complete Man - 60s NYC Soul Songs CDKEND 480
Release Notes
Tommy Hunt’s classic 60s soul recordings for Scepter and Dynamo along with his elusive Atlantic and Capitol gems, plus five recent early 60s Scepter tape discoveries.

Well Suspect Records have been in touch and passed on advance word about this upcoming release...
Press Release
Fay Hallam – Starting To Feel Good
Cat No:SUSS23D
Genre: Soul, Pop.
Radio Plays from TODAY, 1st March
Release on 29th March 2019.
Euphoric, infectious and addictive, Fay Hallam's latest single, Starting To Feel Good, is a pop master-class of funk groove, soul-full vocal and a horn section that's so catchy it should be quarantined. 
Plus an instrumental version that sounds timeless and is sure to be a dancefloor filler!
 Having spent 2018 co-writing and performing with Swedish number 1 selling artist Magnus Carlson on his 2018 album, A Nordic Soul, Fay has truly claimed 2019 as her own. From the forthcoming album, Propeller on Well Suspect Records produced by erstwhile Paul Weller bassist Andy Lewis.
Starting To Feel Good is available to pre-order on all digital platforms from 1stth March. 
Radio plays, video release, reviews and interviews from TODAY, 1st March
 
For more info: rich@wellsuspect.com -  http://www.wellsuspect.com
Interviews & Guest List: alan@suityourselfmodernists.com -  www.fayhallam.co.uk
LIVE Launch Weekend: 
Friday 26th April, The Hope & Ruin, BRIGHTON 
Saturday 27th April, The Water Rats, LONDON

Black Panthers, The Lumpen, and Marvin Gaye 
When Bottom & Company and Redbone had finished as ‘openers’ at The Forum, Los Angeles in May 1974, Marvin Gaye came on stage to a 32-piece orchestra conducted by Gene Page together with the back-up quartet Ladies Choice(ii). Marvin started with ‘Trouble Man’ and finished with ‘What’s Going On’.

We are proud to announce our next LIMITED EDITION 2 stunning previously unissued tracks from  the One-derful masters under exclusive licence to Secret Stash Records from One-derful productions. Several DJ's have been sent white label promos of this sublime double header

The latest 45 from Diggin' Deep is now avail for pre-order...
Details, video and blurb follow right below
 
DD 004A  Sir Ted Ford ‘Right Now'

DD 004B Sir Ted Ford ‘I Can’t Give You Up’

It's that time of year people
Any new contenders for the list ant-valentine plays  or are the every green ones such as 'Guitar Ray' still ruling the turntables on the 14th
so then whats your  anti-valentine play this year?
 

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

News just passed on all about a new TV Series that is starting up a 10 episode UK run on BET Network Thursday 7th February
 
American Soul

Eulaulah Hathaway on Her Musical Marriage to Donny Hathaway By Emily Lordi
...singer is Eulaulah Hathaway, Donny’s wife. Their infant daughter, Lalah, was in the studio, too, her presence memorialized on the recording when her whine of complaint gets zipped into a high-pitched squeal...
On the occasion of Donny Hathaway's Lifetime Achievement Award and Lalah Hathaway's multiple Grammy nom's, I spoke with Eulaulah Hathaway (Donny's wife and Lalah's mother) about her own vocal art & her life in music
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/eulaulah-hathaway-on-her-musical-marriage-to-donny-hathaway

After the sell out success of our first release - Here's the second release from MD records, back from the pressing plant and in fine shape.
Taken from a session at the famous Virtue studios, it's a track by a previously unknown soul group called "The Fun & Funk Family" and the track is "Shouldn't Have Said Goodbye" and it's pretty darned good!!!

Bizarrely on the same tape is Ronnie Walker's release for "Gala" records, but Ron had no recollection of this group.
The flip is not too shabby either!!
   
Listen to both sides below
 
MD Records
MD records is the brainchild of Mark Anderson and myself, Des Parker to put out limited issues of previously unissued Soul gems. We really want the releases to speak for themselves, no gimmicks or nonsense - All priced at £10 each (Postage £2.50 first class recorded), all available through ourselves on this site ( I'm SOUL INC @SOUL INC  in case you didn't know)
Ordering details
PayPal can be done via lotusexcel@icloud.com.
If using PayPal it’s friends and family at cost or goods and services with charges picked up by buyer- it’s around 5% uplift from experience.
EG 1 single plus postage would be £13.16 including PayPal charges. £10 per single and £2.50 uk first class recorded post. 
Can get a price for other amounts/ countries. I can be contacted on here via pm to  @hold tight 
Or emails to enquiryMDrecords@outlook.com

Impulse  “You Changed Me/What’s That Sound”   Kandi
Two previously unissued tracks released as a vanity project in the fall of 2018. “You Changed Me” is an excellent modern soul dancer already being championed by Dj’s in the know, while “What’s That Sound” is a more funk influenced outing. Copies available at £12.00 each plus £3.00 postage (1strecorded, UK) overseas at cost. (Sorry only one copy per person). To reserve PM or E-mail: david.welding@blueyonder.co.uk

The big 100 is here.. A wonderful rare soul fanzine since 1995...
£3 each and plus postage...
Back copies available also... 
@little-stevie
 
Contents...

GOOD TOONS & GREAT GROOVES
Dave Halsall
TRACK LISTING FOR COLLECTORS CD – ‘EVER SO SOULFUL’     John Horsler
FUNK IN YO’ FACE – IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE Howard Priestly
SOULFUL SEVENTIES SPINS aka PLUMB’S PEACHES Steve Plumb
BLUE ROCK STUDIO, NEW YORK John Smith
BEARSOUL’S ‘Bs’ Chris Morgan
TALES FROM THE VAULTS Ady Croadell
THE LADIES CHOICE – COLLECTING RARE SOUL Julie Molloy
VIEW FROM THE APE HOUSE Tim Brown
SOUL IN A DIGITAL AGE John Farrar
SOUL SCENE MUSINGS – FEET TO THE BEAT Jack Gadson
THE HITMAN REVIEW Mark Hanson
KING CURTIS AND THE GHETTO ODYSSEY Stuart Cosgrove
HOT OFF THE VIYL PRESS - EXTRA Ady Croasdell
HITTING THE DECKS Wayne Hudson
NORTHERN SOUL STORIES-THE GIRL FINDS SOUL (part 6) Author Is Revealed!
THOSE LITLE SILVER DISCS Howard E
COLLECTING BRITISH Lord Snooty & His Gang
ONE’S TO WATCH Richard Smith
SOUL IN PRINT – MAGAZINES & FANZINES Iain McCartney
HOT OF THE VINYL PRESS  Howard E
MEETING SIDNEY BARNES Lisa Hurley
WIGAN = THE END Martin Scragg
And finally…DEEP SOUL CORNER Mike Finbow

Ace Records - February 2019 Releases - all available right now       

On The Detroit Beat! Motor City Soul - UK Style 1963-67
Pop 
Various Artists (Motown) 
CD £12.92 
 
The Motown Sound gets a distinctly 60s UK makeover. 
    
 
This Is Lowrider Soul 
60s Soul 
Various Artists (Lowrider Soul) 
CD £11.50 
Sweet soulful sounds from the golden age – as adored in the clubs and classic automobiles of Southern California. 
 

Manchester - A City United In Music 
Pop 
Various Artists (Manchester) 
CD £17.75 
Spanning 55 years and 45 songs, a 2CD collection to ratify Manchester’s claim to be Britain’s second – if not at times, first – musical city. From primal beat through promiscuous punk, high 80s disco/soul and pure baggy to proud and proper rock, the evidence is all here.     
 
 
Bellissima! More 1960s She-Pop From Italy 
Girls 
Various Artists (Ace International) 
CD £12.92 
 
Bellissima! 1960s She-Pop From Italy 
Girls 
Various Artists (Ace International) 
LP £23.25 
Soaring big beat ballads, the occasional guitar-driven nugget and other feminine gems of the stylish Italian variety. 
 
Reggie Young - Session Guitar Star   
60s Soul 
Various Artists (Artist Anthologies) 
CD £11.50 
A long-awaited overview of Reggie Young’s six decades as Memphis and Nashville’s most in-demand guitarist. 
    
The Pop Genius Of Mickie Most 
Pop 
Various Artists (Producer Series) 
CD £14.34 
Record producer, hit-picker extraordinaire, entrepreneur, TV talent show pundit, pop mogul Mickie Most was a man ahead of his time, anticipating the workings of modern media before the internet made it all happen. This is the soundtrack to his story, told in rich detail in a picture-packed 72-page booklet. 
    
Alternative Medicine 
Psych / Garage 
Dr Strangely Strange 
CD £11.50 Making a return to the Ace catalogue after many years’ absence, 1997’s difficult third album from the Irish folk group. Features the late Gary Moore on guitar on several tracks. 
  

Tesla Groove a record label born out of Cannonball Records founded by Alberto Zanini in Italy. Cannonball found success initially with the release of Big Lee Dowell and “What I Done Wrong” which was a massive dancefloor winner. Further excellent releases cemented the labels place in the Soul market across Europe and indeed the World, often taking basic demo recordings and adding backing from the labels own in house band with authentic 60s recording equipment, giving listeners a sound as near to the original records as possible. Despite the success for the label Alberto wanted more and from this yearning Tesla Groove was set up with Dave Thorley to record and promote more contemporary artists and give them a platform to showcase their talents.
Alberto assembled a quality in house band, arranging and production team. Luca Zannoni joined the arrangement patrol in full service, Drummer Cesare Barbi, guitar maestro Richi “the Kid” Landini, Davide Rossi, top level bass player and now in charge of all the final mixing at both Cannonball Records and Tesla Groove International Recordings and, last but not least , they welcomed onboard one of the most powerful and professional brass sections that ever stepped on an Italian stage, Corrado Terzi and Enrico Guastalla. This team is better known as Electrified.

DYNAMIC DETROIT DUO from Hayley Records !
Previously unreleased gems from The Stylists and Johnny Griffith Band setting UK dance floors alight.
Hayley Records is proud to announce the release of THE STYLISTS ‘I need your loving ( to satisfy my soul) b/w JOHNNY GRIFFITH BAND ‘Operator please’. 

2019 is now underway but just gonna take a quick step backwards to have a look at just what went high on EBay over the last month
The EBay high enders of 2018 December

Press Release:   The New Creation   “The Fish Song/Elijah Knows”   SJ541
 Release Date: Monday 28thJanuary 2019

 The New Creation were a five piece ensemble made up of family members Robert James Randle (Aka Rasheed Shakoor Sr) his son Keith Randle (aka Rasheed Shakoor Jr) their nephew/cousin Mel Houston. Mel’s stepfather William Cooper (aka Wali Ali) and a fifth unrelated member only remembered as Wayne E-2X.
The creator of The New Creation was William Cooper a guitarist who had previously worked with Norman Whitfield at Motown and had toured with The Undisputed Truth and The Jackson Five. He had also been employed by HB Barnum as part of Areatha Franklin’s touring band an association that would be relevant in The New Creation’s story.

The concept of The New Creation began sometime during 1973 when Robert James Randle penned the song “The Fish Song” ( credited as Robert 51-X) and William Cooper penned the song “Elijah Knows” amongst other material that never really got past the demo stage. Adding teenage cousins Mel Houston (Bass Guitar) and Keith Randle (Conga drums) and Wayne E-2X , The New Creation began performing through their affiliation to the African America political and religious movement , The Nation Of Islam with no lesser a person than Muhammad Ali, as a support act to his Celebrity Boxing Promotion Tours. They also toured as a support act to one of Philadelphia’s most well known soul groups, The Delfonic’s.

EUGENE THOMAS NEW RELEASE!
The name of Eugene Thomas has become well known in soul circles ever since it was discovered that he was the lead vocalist on that wonderful Northern Soul double sided classic by Epitome Of Sound – “You Don’t Love Me b/w Where Were You”, which was recorded at Venture Studios in Bound Brook New Jersey and subsequently released on Sandbag Records in 1967.  Fast forward an amazing 52 years and the author of both sides of that classic 45 Robert Paladino, has recently released a 45 and here, hot its heels is a solo effort from Mr Thomas.        
Written and co-produced by Eugene himself, Eugene Thomas – “I’m Through With You b/w Lovely Lady” Sweet Beat Records (RW1805), combines two excellent soul sides that do a great job of tipping their hat to the golden era of 60s soul.  
The A Side is a pounding up-tempo dancer relating the story against a love affair gone wrong as Eugene ditches his two-timing woman. Full blown, on the fours, Northern Soul with a crackin’ sax break, if it garners the right exposure I’d imagine it will get great dancefloor reaction from the dancers.  The flip is another ‘bounce along’ dancer that highlights Eugene’s dexterity within his song-writing skills as he embraces a new love. Musically it’s another performance that would seem ideally suited to the Northern Soul dancefloors.       
The 45 is available from all the usual outlets in UK and US. 
Here's a snippet of both sides:
  Dave Moore
 
 
 

THIS IS LOWRIDER SOUL - CD Compilation from Ace/Kent
Just giving my Soul friends the heads up that a project I've been working on with Ruben Molina Arlene Sepulveda Josh Whittemore and Ady Croasdell for the past couple of years finally got a release date. A compilation of stunning Lowrider Soul from the playboxes of the leading DJ's in the genre + a couple of fabulous, previously unreleased, scorchers from The Lovers and Melvin Hicks.

'If You Don’t Know Me’ is the untold and ultimately inspiring story of legendary soul singer Teddy Pendergrass, the man who was poised to become the biggest R&B artist of all time until the tragic accident that changed his life.
TEDDY PENDERGRASS IF YOU DON’T KNOW ME
The Rise, Fall And Resurrection Of Soul’s Sexiest Superstar  
UK FILM PREMIERE IN CONJUNCTION WITH SKY ARTS  BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE (BFI) 19th FEBRUARY 2019
includes Q&A session with director Olivia Lichtenstein
tickets on sale 15th January  (8th January to BFI members