Highlights

ANNOUNCING DIGGIN’ DEEP RECORDS NEW RELEASE!
DOUBLE DETROIT DYNAMITE! - PRE ORDER NOW FOR 5th OCTOBER 2018
 
Can You Dig It?
 
 
 
DD 002A CJ & Co ‘Let Them Talk’
DD 002B Joe Matthews ‘What Every Little Girl Needs'

Ben Pirani - How Do I Talk To My Brother LP Colemine Records
CATALOG: CLMN-12021
RELEASE DATE: 9/21/2018
 
Colemine Records is proud to present the debut LP from Ben Pirani. A record that feels so very easy and familiar, but at the same time fresh and relevant. Like the hype sticker says, “Soul music that’s so positive it might just spark a revolution!”
 
“It’d be easy to mistake this release for yet another soul revival album made by a dude who wasn’t there the first time around - but it’d be the listener’s mistake to make. What kind of record is a man with a punk past going to make when he’s been a mod, a rocker and a rare soul collector in between? One that draws on a familial history of activism, sacrifice and earnest hustling – the very same things we’re all being called upon to conjure as a society in this present moment. This is a body of work that lets neither performer nor listener off the hook, yet still understands the need for care and cause in the spaces between. Consider it: A band of fighters meant for the clear-eyed lovers of the world. Ben Pirani is not fooling around, and neither are the working musicians who agreed to make this record with him.” -Jocelyn Brown
 
 
Tracks
Try Love
Not One More Tear
Light Of My Life
Art School Girl
Can’t Get Out Your Own Way
You Brought The Rain
It’s Understanding
Dreamin’s For Free
That’s What You Mean To Me
How Do I Talk To My Brother
 
https://www.coleminerecords.com/products/b-ben-pirani-b-br-i-how-do-i-talk-to-my-brother-i
 
Full album stream from Colemine Records
 
 

One of the pains about getting older is that it seems that everywhere you turn you can read even more of our unique history getting rewritten in various ways.
 
If you do need refreshing on just what the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s  were really like then just get yourself over to the Soul Yesterday section of our Soul Source Gallery, where you can find 1000s of images from the people who were there!
All in easy to navigate members albums
 
https://www.soul-source.co.uk/gallery/category/33-soul-yesterdays/
 
kettle on
 
feel free to add your own real memories to this ever-growing collection... just hit the add link at the top
 
 
 

You may be aware that we do offer a Soul Source Mint member subscription service. This service allows us to offer improved membership benefits such as Google ad-free site viewing. 
 
The features of this service have recently been improved with two new additions.

Now along with 'Google Advert free viewing'  the service offers for all Mint Subscribers the use of 'Forum signatures' and exclusive posting use of our 'Ebay & Websites' sales forums
 
Main Features
 
Signatures - All mint members can now use the forum signature feature
Signatures offer a quick and effective way to spread the word on any soul related projects that you may be involved with.
After every post you can now your own forum one line signature - you can add/edit a line of text and one link
Your 'signature' will then show to all members/guests underneath your forum posts
 
Ebay & Website Sales - Posting Access
The Ebay and Websites Forum is part of our sales feature and offers advertising of sales on third party websites.
With a Mint subscription you can post your current Ebay or other third party website sales adverts in this forum.
 
No Google Adverts
No google adverts will be shown - so better and speedier browsing/loading/Use of Soul Source!
 
Information

The Mint Subscription page link follows below,  as before you can read info and sign up here...
 
https://www.soul-source.co.uk/subscriptions/
 
 

As part of the current set of site improvements, the Soul Source Terms and Conditions Of Use have been updated.
 
They can be read via the link at the bottom of every page and via the link below
https://www.soul-source.co.uk/terms/
 
As well a set of Guidelines For Soul Source' has also been provided to offer easy guidelines for general site use.
 
These can be read here
https://www.soul-source.co.uk/guidelines/ 
 
Please remember that by registering for the Soul Source website you have also agreed to follow our 'Terms and Conditions Of Use'

A quick shout up of Ace release news for this month
 
New releases from Ace records        

How it was for August 2018, a dynamic list of completed soul 45 auctions from last month...

 Soul Record Auctions - Recent Completed Soul Auctions [sorted by value]

Flash Mckinley I Ll Rescue You Milly On Bombay Ex  $3750.00   ended 06 Aug  

Just a highlight word about a recently stumbled upon youtube 1967 video that may be of interest.

The video is simply titled 'The Cheetah', which doesn't really give a lot away but as the clip plays it turns out to be a 24 min documentary type programme from 1967 concerning itself with a 1960s/70s New York club... The Cheetah featuring The Jewels
 

Time for a 7 day summers over members competition, this time around you have the chance to win
The Best Of The Wand Years - Chuck Jackson - LP KENT 510...
 
To be in with a chance of winning this fine bit of vinyl all you have to do is just post the title of your lifelong fav Chuck Jackson track via the comments below 
 
Come next Friday morning all those who have posted a track will be put in the soul source top hat and a winner will be drawn out.
Then the lucky lucky member will then get a copy of this fine vinyl album winging their way
 
 
The Best Of The Wand Years - Chuck Jackson - LP KENT 510
 
Blurb
Chuck Jackson had eight solo LPs on Wand but there has never been a vinyl collection of his greatest recordings for the company … until now.
 
Preview

 
Tracks
Side 1
I Keep Forgetting
(I'd Be A) Millionaire
Beg Me
Any Day Now
I Can't Stand To See You Cry
Since I Don't Have You
What's With This Loneliness

Side 2
I Don't Want To Cry
Hand It Over
Good Things Come To Those Who Wait
These Chains Of Love (Are Breaking Me Down)
Two Stupid Feet
Tell Him I'm Not Home
I Need You
 
More album info and purchasing options via..
 
https://acerecords.co.uk/the-best-of-the-wand-years
 

 
Thats all, just shout up your fav Chuck Jackson via the comments below...

We had the pleasure of Matt Allwright and his crew from the BBC The One Show at our Northern Soul Charity Event last night at the Gardeners Retreat in Stoke. We had a great night with the crew filming our event and interviewing for the programme.
 
I don't know if many of you know that Matt is passionate with the Soul Scene and televised one 6 years ago which I still actually have on record. They had so much fun they stayed till the end.
 
We will be televised in 6 to 8 weeks on BBC1 and will post the actual date when he sends it to me....
 
Thanks for everyone's support and a cracking night....
KTF
 
      https://www.soul-source.co.uk/calendar/event/52743-northern-soul-night-motown-70-s-soul/

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.
Can catch up with all the highlights of recent soul content below...

Dean Johnson (Deanjj @dean jj on here) lost his long and painful battle with cancer of the jaw on Tuesday 14th August. His wife Sue and his brother Lee have asked me to inform those members of soul source who are not already aware of the news and to confirm that a celebration of his life will take place on Wednesday 29th August at the Royal Hotel, Market Street, Hayfield SK22 2EP from 1pm.
 
More details will follow shortly
 
I was able to spend some time with Dean a couple of Saturdays ago and typical of the man, who in spite of being in great pain, greeted me with the instruction "no tears Chaz,I am not afraid to die and I do not wish my passing to be a sad event. I have plans in place to be burned and expect you and anyone else who wants to join in to help celebrate my life in The Royal when I finally depart"
 
We have been friends for 40 years, never a cross word although we did argue about some of his prices and I only have happy memories of being in is company.
 
R.I.P. Dean Johnson.   
 
 
 
Dean Johnson RIP
Much loved, Dean lost his incredible battle with cancer and died at home on the 14th August 2018
A celebration of his life will take place on Wednesday August 29th at 1 pm at The Royal Hotel, Market Street, Hayfield, High Peak,
SK22 2EP followed by a private cremation.
 
No dress code
 
Family flowers only please. Donations to Blythe House Hospice would be very much appreciated.
 
Donations and any other enquiries please contact the Funeral Director
 
Jeremy Unsworth, 67 Church Road, New Mills, High Peak, SK22 4NU
(TEL. 01663 742772. E mail:unsworths.funeral@aol.co.uk).
 
 

 
 
 

Tracy Hamlin Pays Homage to Late Starpoint Singer Renee Diggs with Her Cover of “You’re My Sunny Day”
 
Ever-versatile vocal sensation Tracy Hamlin is adding her love light to the rays of summer with a very special early August EP release on her own DMH Records label:  a cover of “You’re My Sunny Day” that was a Quiet Storm turntable hit in the summer of 1980 for the R&B-Pop band Starpoint. The feel-good love song is a perfect fit for 2018 remixes by Hamlin who has recorded three versions to cover a plethora of romantic scenarios: a slow version on side A and a mid-tempo version on side B of a limited-edition vinyl 7” 45 single, plus a remix coming a month after on Quantize Recordings with Earl Tutu, John Khan and Hamlin’s longtime club music collaborator DJ Spen.
 

Interesting article on The New York Times concerning Botanica Rare Soul and  longtime internet types such as Mr Fine wine, titled 'Where Fans of Rare Retro Soul Get Their Groove on' it s worth the walkover...
 
Matt Weingarden was running late. Clutching a box of records, he asked the couple in the window seat at the candlelit bar to relocate. He bussed a pint glass from their table, set up two turntables and a mixer, and set his records up on the windowsill. Switches were flipped. Knobs were turned. A green light blinked on. Finally, he put the needle down.
 
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/09/nyregion/soul-music-botanica-radio.html

Latest Soul Source Ebay catch up, this time around its the results from the month of July 2018
long hot .....
 
 Soul Record Auctions - Recent Completed Soul Auctions [sorted by value]
Professionals That S Why I Love You Groove City Hear  $5600.00   ended 23 Jul   By The Servicemen Connie Sweet Magic Chartmaker Reco..  $2025.00   ended 14 Jul   Turley Richards I Feel All Right I Can T Get Back Home ..  $1630.00   ended 02 Jul   Northern Mod Deep Soul Shades Hit It Country Color 404 ..  $1499.99   ended 30 Jul   Sweet Soul Funk Three Dudes I M Beggin You Satin Recor..  $1380.00   ended 23 Jul   Junior Soul - Chattie Chattie Glendevon Special 1968..  $1327.84   ended 02 Jul   R B Mod Soul Mike Pedicin Burnt Toast And Black Fede..  $1257.99   ended 22 Jul   Original - Very Hyperions On Chattahoochee Records  $1236.71   ended 10 Jul   Holy Grail Soul - The Pro Fascination - Try Love Again ..  $1225.00   ended 01 Jul   Soul Soul Experience I M So Glad I Found You Smoke M-  $1225.00   ended 26 Jul   Florence Miller The Groove I M In 70s Soul Funk P P Mp3  $1212.87   ended 16 Jul   Kalima Where Is The Sunshine Modern Soul Jazz Olive..  $1147.00   ended 16 Jul   70s Soul Disco Funk Gentle Easy Greasy Leo Mini Hear  $1131.00   ended 08 Jul   Stormie Wynters Foolish Dreamer Life Saver Mercury 7250..  $1131.00   ended 13 Jul   Brooks Bros Lookin For A Woman Tay Detroit Hear  $1125.00   ended 23 Jul   Funk Part Ii In Groove Sagittarius Eia Vg Hear  $1121.21   ended 23 Jul   Cashmeres Showstopper Let The Door Hit Your Back Or..  $1110.00   ended 13 Jul   The Constellations I Don T Know About You Vinyl Record  $1105.00   ended 03 Jul   6 Pak W Larry Berney There Was A Time Funk Breaks Tr..  $1045.00   ended 16 Jul   Ike Tina Turner Strange You Re A Jive Playboy Sonja..  $1035.10   ended 26 Jul   Mal Adams-since Man Began  $1025.00   ended 28 Jul   Ray Marchand - Your Ship Of Fools - Dore Promo Copy  $1002.39   ended 15 Jul   Soap East Of Underground Funk Original 1971 2-lp Vi..  $999.99   ended 13 Jul    
 
Say an interesting month... ?
 
Comments most welcome!
 
 

Crates Of Soul Records are pleased to present another limited edition 45 in our quest to bring you rare and out of reach musical delicacies.
 
Detroit Sounds Of Friction - I ' m Leaving You / Stop Him Girl ( CS 003 )
 
The original 1974 single on Heavy Sound Inc out of Louisville, Kentucky is a highly coveted crown jewel amongst collectors. Upon it's release the 45 went nowhere following poor distribution.
 
The original 45 has been frustratingly unavailable in any quantity to satisfy eager soul collectors worldwide.
If, and when the 45 comes to market they are expensive and highly desirable.
Popsike, and Collectors Frenzy sales history validate it's undoubted rarity.
The last recorded sale ( Feb, 2017 ) @ $2,247 dollars.
 
Detroit Sounds Of Friction left one solitary recording and no master tapes or original files exist following a burglary at Garrett Tilford's apartment.
Only ever pressed in a small quantity according to Garrett so instead of wasting time attempting to locate the elusive first press grab your hands on the limited edition of 250 units.
 
Due out on 5th September this 45 will satisfy those who have an insatiable thirst for crossover soul .
To pre - order please email to reserve so we have your details on file for invoicing when the 45 lands. Limited to one per customer.
 
NO PAYMENT REQUIRED YET .
ADVANCED PRE - ORDERS  NOW AVAILABLE
LIMITED TO 1 PER CUSTOMER 
 
Priced at £15 plus postage .
 
Once they are gone that's it no re- press .
 
Email : cratesofsoul@sky.com
 
Interesting Info ....
 
Detroit Sounds Of Friction were :
Garrett Tilford - Songwriter / Producer - Studied classical music and played flute in the U S Army Orchestra before working with Blue Note artist Bobbi Humphrey in the late 1970' s.
Chuck Lewis - Songwriter - Former member of The Moonglows.
Buddy Rogers Jarett - Lead Vocals
Johnny Graham - Trumpet - played with Earth , Wind And Fire.
William Mc Broom - Bass
Aaron Purdy - Drums
Lyman M Johnson - Trombone
The Robinson Sisters - Strings.
Thanks to Mark Allbones ( Grand Vinyl Ltd ) for pressing and graphics.
Matt Fletcher ( Remastering ) 
 
 
 

Northern Connections #16 Benjamin and the...

There’s been many a thread about the ‘survival’ of the NS scene on SS. 'A youth culture left in the hands of old men' to name just one. Well... if these guys have anything to do with it, it will flourish. (This sentiment also extends to the likes of Secret Stash, Hayley Records, Diggin’ Deep, Timmion, and others who are making ‘new’ N.S. music ).

Here are, the return of our unregular competitions offering a chance to get your hands on a most recent released Vinyl lp from Kent Records

New Breed R&B - Various Artists KENT 509

A fine 14 track R&B comp Lp that's almost guaranteed to make this summer even hotter, details of both the comp and the lp follow below
Blurb

We coined the term New Breed R&B in 2001 when our inspired selection from the original US Kent and Modern labels caught the musical zeitgeist. Six CDs on, these offerings are still eagerly anticipated and the highlights on vinyl, having been deemed a must, is now a reality.
 

Preview

 


Tracks
Side 1
1  Oh Baby Don't You Weep - Luther Ingram
2  Why Oh Why - Austin Taylor
3  I Say, I Love You - Johnny "Guitar" Watson
4  Long Gone Baby - B.B. King
5 Burnt Toast And Black Coffee - Mike Pedicin
6 Hard Times (Every Dog's Got His Day) - Prince Conley
7 Double Locks - Johnny Gosey

Side 2
1 I Idolize You - The Charmaines
2 I've Got a Feeling For You Baby - Gladys Bruce
3 A Man Is A Mean Thing - Barbara Perry
4 Where Did You Stay Last Night - The Phillips Sisters
5 Well, I Done Got Over It - Bobby Mitchell
6 You're Supreme - Sterling Magee
7  I'm The Man - Albert Washington & The Kings

 

More info and purchase options can be had via Ace Records website 

https://www.acerecords.co.uk/new-breed-rb-2
 



 

Soul Source Members Competition - Win a copy!

Still sealed and ready to ship, to be in with a chance of winning this fine lp, all you need to do is 'upvote' this article - look down and right and then hit the 'upvote' ... your name should then appear as one of the up voters

Come 01 August one member from this list will be drawn out of the hat and a sealed copy of this fine lp will be heading for their doormat asp!

Uncle Stan The Hip Hit Record Man - Stan Lewis RIP

Sad news reported in the forums by John Smith aka @Roburt that Stan Lewis, founder of Jewel Records (Ronn/Paula) has passed away.

Further details can be read via

Stanley J. Lewis 1927 - 2018  Obituary

Stanley was born July 5, 1927, in Shreveport, LA to Lucille Scalia Lewis and Frank Leonard Lewis and passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side July 14, 2018.
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=stanley-j-lewis&pid=189608785&fhid=10218

A lengthy informative interview with Martin Gavin can be read here in our articles section

Uncle Stan The Hip Hit Record Man - Stan Lewis Interview

https://www.soul-source.co.uk/articles/soul-articles/stan-lewis-interview/
 

 

Press Release:   Robert Montgomery   “Love Song About You/I Love You So   SJ540

Release Date:   Monday 30th July 2018


Robert Montgomery is a Singer, Songwriter, Performer, Producer, Keyboard and Organ Instrumentalist, who began his music career in his early teens jamming with local bands in his small hometown of Rome, Georgia. The most notable being “The Sons of Aries”.  Performing their own blend of rock, soul, and jazz, kept them very busy throughout the southeastern states. However, they never gravitated to recording any original material and eventually disbanding.


It was then that Robert began to write his own songs. One such tune was the soulful “I Need You Girl,” a song based on personal experience with his future wife, Emma. By now in his early 20’s Robert was an aspiring solo artist. Hooking up with a crafty local businessman named Jeffrey Jackson Jr, He entered the studio and recorded “I Need You Girl,” using guys from his former group who were by then called ‘Chain Reaction’. So the song was released on Jackson’s label, Crescent Records, but due to a shoestring budget the 1000 copies pressed were poorly distributed and the song never really achieved any great level of success.

Following 12 months on the road with a group called Villaruz, in 1978 Robert moved to Atlanta. Following an invitation to join a band he’d heard rehearsing as their keyboard and organ player, Robert began a short tenure with the Michigan funk group “Ripple” who themselves had moved to Atlanta upon signing with GRC Records. Ripple recorded several hit singles for GRC including “I Don’t Know What It Is, But It Sure Is Funky”. Followed by the seminal album “Sons Of The Gods” for Salsoul Records in 1977, which featured their perennial disco/hustle classic “The Beat Goes On And On”.


During a later period of reconstruction by Ripple’s band leader percussionist Brian Sherrer.  Robert used musicians from Ripple to record four self-penned songs as a vanity project which remained unissued, two of which have since been released as a Soul Junction 45 the modern soul dancers ‘Time Of The Day/Take Me High’ (SJ537). While a third track, the excellent ballad ‘Love Song About You’ made it’s initial debut as part of the popular ”We Got A Sweet Thing Going On “ (Volume 3) cd compilation series to great acclaim, following requests for it to put on a 45 we have duly obliged placing it back to back with Robert’s remaining previously unissued track the more dance orientated “I Love You So” complete with girl backing singers. Thus in doing so, we have now completed the trilogy of Robert Montgomery’s recording output.


For further information please contact Soul Junction at:

Tel: +44 (0) 121 602 8115 or E-mail: sales@souljunction.co.uk

To buy go to http://www.souljunctionrecords.co.uk/SJ540.html or the usual stockists.  Don't sleep on it though!

 


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HAYLEY’S got it goin’ on!

A ONE - TWO punch from Tony Hester and The Perfections!

Hayley Records is proud to announce the release of yet another pair of previously unissued gems from deep in the Detroit vaults.

Hey everyone,

We thought we'd pop in and let you know about our second release due out in a couple of weeks. 

The group is called Broken Hearts Inc. and features members from the cities Edmonton and Calgary in Alberta Canada.  The A side Please Don't Walk Away is atmospheric sweet soul with plaintive lyrics dripping with regret and pain while the flip Heartache (Is All You Get) contrasts the other with a bright uptempo arrangement that belies themes of hurt and cold detachment.  

Pre-sales go live in about 1.5 hours on www.kimberliterecords.com and orders will ship out on or before August first.  

We hope you like it!

 

 
https://kimberliterecords.com/

Thanks to twitter user monkey for this streaming pass on tip.

The documentary 'Betty... They Say I'm Different' is available to stream fully online for a limited period, hosted by Lush player this legal availability appears to be part of its release schedule and you can watch it while available fullyembedded below

Following on from the sell-out success of the first Northern Soul Amsterdam mini weekender in 2017, we’re doing the whole thing all over again! Come and visit us for a 2nd LOST WEEKEND of top quality rare sou

INTRODUCING THE UK’S LATEST SOUL RECORD LABEL, DIGGIN’ DEEP RECORDS - OUT 13th JULY 2018

Making available a series of excellent Soul recordings from the 60’s and 70’s, most of which will be released as a limited edition 45 for the very first time, and the occasional, carefully selected, re-issue. Dozens of titles are already lined up for future release. Keep informed by collecting the vinyl, joining the mailing list, visiting the website and social media pages regularly and ensure you’re among the first to know!

Can You Dig It?