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RENALDO DOMINO & THE ORIENTATIONS

A: I Love My Girl (2:36)

B: I'm Hip To Your Game (2:33)

Chicago IL 1967

Buy it now:

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Loma Northern Soul - Classic & Revelations 1964-1968 Cd

A big release Friday from Kent Records, not only 45s but also 2 Loma related quality products released...

First off details of the new Loma Northern Soul 25 tracks cd

Britsh Culture Archive is running a feature on Wigan Casino Photos that were taken by Red Saunders for a Sunday Times Feature

Wigan Casino | Photographs by Red Saunders (britishculturearchive.co.uk)

"Early morning, the sun is rising outside and the amphetamine has taken its toll. There is no alcohol, only empty soft drink bottles and cans that the pills get mixed in."

The full article can be read via

Details of one of two new 45s from Soul Direction on its way - preorder available end of January, release during Febuary

SD014 - The 4 Masters - "Pretty One / Hearsay" - Soul Direction
Licensed courtesy of Frank Bendinelli and released on Vinyl for the first time.

A catch all topic as per last year...

Couple of new Soul Direction 45 details showing on travels

A much awaited vinyl release from Big AC Records, Two great sides from Carmy Love, release notes and audio follows below...

Carmy Love - In The Morning / Together Again - Big AC Records 

Press Release: Energy MC2   “You And Only You/Love To Make Love To You”   SJ 549

Release Date: Monday 6th February 2023

Cannonball Records are excited to announce their 8th Anniversary Special.

Totally, completely, wholehartedly dedicated to LOVE.

“Share with me what I can see in your eyes. I love you and I’ll see my whole world turning”

Press release from Daptone tells us all about a upcoming 'flurry' of 45s due out this February 2023, expanded details and audio below...

Northern Soul Connections #31 - Welcome to the latest in this now very long running series of soul connected connections from Ken B aka @Kenb

Northern Soul Connections #31

Colstar label, FIRE, VIP's, Magicians

The latest release from Big Man Records, the first in a series of previously unissued Jimmy Radcliffe recordings. Sleeve notes and audio follow below...

 Jimmy Radcliffe - Big City Blues - Big Man Records 45 - Out Now BMR 1012

Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations, the exhilarating new musical following the remarkable journey of The Temptations from the streets of Detroit to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, coming to the Prince Edward Theatre in London next March. 

It's that time of year again...

Back in April 2013, Russ aka @Amsterdam Russ started up a freebasing topic, simply set up for Source members to share their wildlife photos...

A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year to all

Hope you all have a most 'soulful'  time

Best Wishes

Soul Source Team

 

 

The Chicago Readers 'Secret History of Chicago Music' series of articles by Steve Krakow hits the spot yet again, this time it's taking a look at Jo Ann Garrett.

Local soul sensation Jo Ann Garrett disappeared from the biz in her 20s
This flexible, distinctive singer worked with the likes of Pervis Spann, Andre Williams, and Charles Stepney—but her career lasted only a few years.
by Steve Krakow
December 16, 2022

... urged Garrett to audition for WVON DJ and club owner Pervis Spann. Garrett passed the audition, which got her a spot at a talent show at the Regal Theater. She took second place, behind the Five Stairsteps (later of “O-o-h Child” fame), and both artists ended up with record contracts. Garrett was still just 16 or 17 years old, but already her music career was being managed by Spann and Robert “Bob” Lee, who owned a small local label called Hawk Records and worked in A&R for the short-lived but more successful Crash...

Get over to the Chicago Reader website for the full length article, worth the walk.

https://chicagoreader.com/music/local-soul-sensation-jo-ann-garrett-disappeared-from-the-biz-in-her-20s/

View all Secret History of Chicago Music articles on The Chicago Reader site via

https://chicagoreader.com/music/the-secret-history-of-chicago-music/

After problems at the pressing plant, the latest Big Man Records release is now available, audio along with the 45 sleeve notes and more follow below...

News from Ace Records of a four month celebration of the 40 year Kent Records landmark via an exclusive digital campaign. Details follow below.

Two BBC Documentaries over Christmas and New Year.

When Tina Turner came to the UK on Christmas Day and then on New Years Day when Motown came to the UK.

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If you like music, you will like this book; if you like Soul music, you'll love this book!

The Big AC, Adrian Corbin, has put pen to paper and compiled this excellent collection of stories and records about a life lived along to an incredible musical soundtrack.

A new cd release from Kent.

For Dancers Forty - Various Artists  - CDKEND 514

For Dancers Forty revisits the US Modern and Kent labels that started it all off

Welcome to Epsilon Record Co. latest Californian releases

Two fantastic singles

Winter Edition is out now, info follows below

Soul Up North #114

Issue Details

'It Hurts So Good' Soul4Real Album

After 31 singles released it´s so exciting to announce the first ever album on Soul4Real, a compilation including 𝘀𝗶𝘅 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 by James and Bobby Purify, Esther Phillips, Walter Jackson, Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight & The Pips and Marvin Gaye.