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TOMMY MCGEE - Now That I Have You B/w Stay With Me - Numero Group US Cat: ES 058LP Soul Out soon on 45 and also now avail via download Release blurb Having anthologized his ’60s songbook with 1976’s overdue long-player Positive-Negative, Grand Rapids, Michigan's Tommy McGee was eager to place something more modern into the marketplace. Brass at Brunswick and MCA failed to hear a hit in McGee's sultry-yet-assured delivery of “Now That I Have You.” Unable to find a home for the romantic anthem, McGee issued his 2-step masterpiece on his own TMG Records in 1981. McGee would revisit the composition later in the decade, dressing the tune with drum machines and synthesizers for a run of 12” singles. However, this 45-only version from 1976 captures the progressive soul stepper at its most organic. http://www.numerogroup.com/products/tommy-mcgee-now-that-i-have-you-bw-stay-with-me

2017 powers on, here's the second months Ace Records Newsletter, yep its almost February already. New releases for February 2017 from Ace Records Bob Stanley And Pete Wiggs Present English Weather 70s Rock Various Artists (Saint Etienne) CD £11.50 LP £21.70 The autumnal sound of Britain at the turn of the 70s, looking out through wet window panes to a new decade with a mixture of melancholy and optimism for what might come next. With the Beatles gone and the pound sinking, a new and distinctive sound emerges, led by flutes and mellotrons. The Planet Sessions Rock'n'Roll Screamin' Jay Hawkins CD £11.50 At last, the first official reissue of Screamin’ Jay’s rare second album, recorded in the UK in 1965. Stereo mixes and unissued tracks help clarify its status as an overlooked mod-jazz classic. Love's Been Good To Me - The Songs Of Rod McKuen Rock'n'Roll Various Artists (Songwriter Series) CD £12.92 From folk anthems to movie themes and French chanson ballads, 25 songs from one of the great pop culture icons of his time, including three previously unissued tracks. Skunk Juice: Dirty Funk From The Big Apple Funk The Pazant Brothers LP £12.05 12 tracks of horn-led funk from one of the great unsung bands of the late 1960s. Includes sought-after singles ‘Skunk Juice’, ‘Juicy Lucy’ and ‘Chicken Scratch’. The Seeds Psych / Garage The Seeds LP £29.98 A 50th Anniversary reissue of The Seeds' first album, with a deluxe tip-on gatefold sleeve, full colour booklet, and a bonus record of alternate takes and unreleased material. Manhattan Soul Volume 3 60s Soul Various Artists (Scepter/ Wand) CD £11.50 These New York labels were at the inception of soul music and continued to release excellent tracks until the disco era. http://www.acerecords.co.uk

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The latest episode in the very fine TvOne Unsung series features Lenny Williams - read and watch below UNSUNG Watch Unsung: Lenny Williams See the whole story of Lenny Williams, the soul singer whose career is truly unsung. tv one link https://tvone.tv/video/watch-unsung-lenny-williams/

Soul Source Select Offers Introduction Select Offers is a revamped feature that has just been re-added to the Soul Source site and will be running along side the existing sales forums The previous version (up last year for a few months) was found wanting due to a poor auction format. This revamped version shifts the focus from an fixed basic auction system to a more flexible 'offers' system Basically a 'Make an offer' feature - a basic inhouse system designed to offer members a more structured version of the "open to offers" sales procedure... Which should now offer to all members a more structured formal method of buying/selling records, that offers features that go beyond those offered by the soul source sales forums. Features The feature takes advantages of the many built in Soul Source features Multiple scans/images - can be added via the attachment feature (same method as per forum post - jpg, gif or png format) Sound clips - mp3s can be added via the attachment feature (note only mp3s at moment please) A more info/description section - a dedicated place for detailed info such as grading, payments, postal/shipping details etc Questions - a question to seller section Offer System - an inhouse 'make an offer' system Forum - each offer item will be auto posted into the sales forum Exposure - social sharing features, banner system and more to help both keep members informed and up to date Notifications/Follow - all sellers/buyers can use the notification system to be informed on updates to listings/offers etc Settings and choice of notifications can be set if wish via profile settings Sellers Info - members reputation, feedback, etc etc all show on the item page Listing Fee Offers is open to all members to list however have adopted a listing fee policy for this feature The reasoning behind the listing fee is threefold Assist the site in achieving full self-supporting status to try to cover all the various site costs and allow improvements To try and ensure that the listings are vibrant and worthwhile, having a fee will hopefully avoid bulk block listings, over pricing and repeated posts/bumps etc Validation of Accounts - By using fees it does means all sellers need to pay via a paypal account or credit card, which may lessen the concerns regarding unknown sellers identities. Cost/Method Current listing fee for this opening period is a special opening offer of just a flat £1 per item Payment is via paypal/credit card and is integrated into the listing submission procedure automatically Future It is aimed to be a complimentary feature to all the current sales features we offer, and as with all features as the use and such develops so will follow improvements and new features For further details/information Please see the FAQs guide to submission of items and the guide to system FAQs Link https://www.soul-source.co.uk/source-help/select-offers/ Any question on this or any Select Offers feature then please use the site support forum via link below Support Forum https://www.soul-source.co.uk/forum/41-support/ Select Offers Feature: https://www.soul-source.co.uk/classifieds/ Jan 2017 get set be ready.... there is a test/demo offer setup so feel free to use the 'make an offer' features on this test item link below https://www.soul-source.co.uk/classifieds/

Word about a nice looking and sounding vinyl box set release from Timmion Records Timmion Records Singles Box, Vol 2 from Timmion Records 7" Singles Box Vol. 2 includes the following 45's TR706 Fred "Love Can Last Forever" TR707 Willie West & The Soul Investigators "After The Storm" TR708 Cold Diamond & Mink "Queen Of Soul" TR709 Bobby Oroza "This Love" TR710 Ernie Hawks & The Soul Investigators "Scorpio Man Theme" ships out within 4 days https://timmionrecords.bandcamp.com/merch/timmion-records-singles-box-vol-2 Buy Now €40 EUR or more Music videos:

Word about a photographic exploration of Young Northern Soulies in Birmingham and the Midlands 27 January – 24 February 2017 Here's the blurb from the Parkside Gallery website... Birmingham City University's Contemporary Art Gallery All Because Of You - Northern Soul Portraits - Birmingham 2017 A photographic exploration of Young Northern Soulies in Birmingham and the Midlands 27 January – 24 February 2017 'Coming to Parkside Gallery this January is the work of Birmingham-based independent photographer Bethany Kane and Sarah Raine, a researcher for the Birmingham Centre for Media and Cultural Research. They have documented the underground northern soul scene in Birmingham and the West Midlands through what Raine describes as a “curated collection of photographs, audio, memorabilia and scene insider accounts.”' more info and links via http://blogs.bcu.ac.uk/parksidegallery/tag/all-because-of-northern-soul/

The event guide is set up to offer an dynamic member led guide to soul music events You can get to it via the calendar icon at the top of every page in desktop, tablet and phone views and via the main menu/hamburger menu in the other views Desktop view - Location of Event Guide Icon and Menu link Tablet/Phone view - Location of Event Guide Icon and Hamburger Menu Once in the event guide you will see the Event Guide Navigation menu as below Desktop Menu - Top Nav Menu these These links can be used to navigate between the various event type sections of the event guide they are as follows 1. All events - all events are listed (less radio shows which are part of the stand alone radio guide) 2. Allnighters - Allnighter events ( for ease an allnighter is classed as a event that finished after 4am) 3. Weekends - Weekender type events 4. Soul Nights - Soul Night Events 5. Alldayers - All day type events 6. Live acts - Soul Music Artists appearing live 7. Misc events - Non-music events such as record fairs etc 8. Soul Radio - The Soul Source Online Radio guide - All Radio shows and regular podcasts All event types are colour coded.

Was having another dig around the soul source back garden, and stumbled on this... Another scanned sleeve notes ocr (not sure) type of thing done in the last century, this time around the scan is from the Charly Comp Lp "Rare Soul Uncovered" with the notes being written by Dave Evision. The notes are not really that related to the actual tracks, its basically a take on the 'History Of Northern Soul' as it was circa 1984. As always these notes do provide a 'snapshot' in time of attitudes etc Sleeve notes off 'Rare Soul Uncovered (18 Northern Soul Favourites)' - Charly LP 'History Of Northern Soul' With the demise of the famous Wigan Casino All Niter rumours were rife that the remaining faithful Northern Soul fans still left would be duly buried in the rubble, along with the dance floor the balcony and of course a thousand and one memories of great all niters past. What the doubters had not bargained for was the fervent never say die attitude of soul fans throughout the U.K. bred into them by their memories spanning back to the early sixties. It had been this pride and appetite for the continuation of this unique scene', as it is affectionately known. That has proved beyond any doubt that Northern soul and it's dedicated followers are part of the longest lasting 'fad' known to man! For the uninitiated the interest for this special type of music broke out in the mid-sixties. It was felt that when the opposite numbers on the other side of the Atlantic were sucked into the whirlpool of Beatle mania that if they didn't want their own home grown mainly black artists, then we would be only too pleased to oblige by flying their flag for them. It seemed a fair swap Suddenly we found an underground cult in our midst. Manchester seemed as good a geographical place as any to provide the launch pad for this seemingly unwanted American music. Venues rapidly sprung up. with the Twisted Wheel acting as command H.Q, flanked by the Bluenote nearby and the Top Twenty out in the suburbs. Sheffield followed suit with the Mojo. in Bradford it was the Ambassador and so on. Taking in predominantly Northern and Midland cities. Leading soul journalist and co-founder of the legendary Soul City label. Dave Godin claimed responsibility for christening it Northern Soul. At this point the interest had broken into an epidemic with curiosity and demand for the music spreading at a breathtaking pace. The symptoms were for rare. Collectable sounds preferably with a fast beat. By the early 70's it was becoming increasingly difficult to prevent the lid from blowing off the top of the pot. As the pot was overflowing with an expanding army of soul fans eager to digest as much new vinyl as their little legs could dance to. D.J.'s found themselves virtually as mothers feeding their young. Not daring to fail to obtain more and more different sounds, yet ensuring that only the rare. Collectable and danceable tunes would suffice as the fodder. By the early 7Os the Wheel had closed but hot on it's heels By the early 70's the Wheel had closed but hot on it's heel's came other all-nighters like "Up the Junction" in Crewe and 'The Catacombs' in Wolverhampton but it was the 'Golden Torch' in my hometown of Stoke On Trent which took over the reins as the leading haven, probably due to it's capability, like the Wheel before it, to actually import obscure Americian soul artists in as live acts. Inevitably, commercialism was bound to creep in, as this different way to social life became increasingly popular. The music press infiltrated first, followed closely by the national daily's. All levels of radio and even T.V. documentaries, Everything from £100.00 singles to baggy trousered youths hitching from every part of the country became hot news for the media. The Casino had even over shadowed the Rugby Club and the Pier. Inquisitive faces seen for the first time, guaranteed weekly packed houses. Purist veterans of the Wheel and Torch days reluctantly accepted that the secret was out and many flew the nest. The mid to late 70's were very healthy. with other equally popular allniters from Cleethorpes to Sheffield and Newton Aycliffe to Yate. One venue seen by many as the engine room of Northern soul, was by far the most popular non allnighter, that was Blackpool Mecca. In compiling the album I have included soul sounds which have spanned from those unassuming and innocent days of the 60s right through to music still popular at present. Hopefully these sleeve notes will give you an insight into what for me have been 16 very happy years, both as a D.J. and more importantly as a hard core, grass roots soul fan, who like thousands of others has been privileged to experience this unique phenomenon. Finally to all you youngsters out there welcome aboard... and to all the regulars over the years.... Thanks for the memory. DAVE EVISON (ex-Wigan Casino Oldies D.J) Thanks to Dennis Mack Guy Hennigan John Smith Rare Soul Uncovered (18 Northern Soul Favourites) Charly R&B ‎– CRB 1085 Released: 1984 Phonographic Copyright (p) – Charly Holdings Inc. Copyright (c) – Charly Records Ltd. Licensed From – Charly International APS Credits Artwork – Yeldham Muchmore Compiled By – Trevor Swaine Photography By – Peter Knight Tracklist 1 The Montclairs Hung Up On Your Love 2 The Ballads I Can't See Your Love 3 Toussaint McCall Nothing Takes The Place Of You 4 Roscoe Robinson That's Enough 5 Sid Barnes* I Hurt On The Other Side 6 Clarence Murray Don't Talk Like That 7 Gloria Taylor You Gotta Pay The Price 8 Big Al Downing Medley Of Soul 9 The Valentines Breakaway 1 Don Thomas Come On Train 2 The Montclairs I Need You More Than Ever 3 Jackie Lee Would You Believe 4 Betty Everett Gettin' Mighty Crowded 5 Fred Hughes Don't Let Me Down 6 Little Richie Just Another Heartache 7 Ann Sexton You've Been Gone Too Long 8 Robert Parker Let's Go Baby (Where The Action Is) 9 Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson Soulshake

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Event Details - Please post all event information into the actual event guide feature. Comments - please use the comments section of each event entry for comments before and after each event Reviews - Once the event has finished a review section will show on the event page. Please post all events reviews via this feature. You can also rate the actual event via a 5* star system, plus if reading the reviews you can also rate the reviews 'helpful' as well. Major Event news - there is a front page news feature set up for worthwhile and informative news, please see the news feature faq/help section for best use of this feature. Please do not post event information in the soul forums

The forums are set up to offer a worthwhile and enjoyable place for soul music types to talk about soul music. To try and assist in keeping things both enjoyable and worthwhile, there are several forums set up to help the discussion flow, with each one having a broad but distinct focus/range. The scope of each forum follows below All About the SOUL - aimed at general talk about current soul music related topics. Look at Your box - more for the 'collector', with hardcore vinyl and artist info being the main thrust, value, original or boot also most welcome Soul Media - forum for talk about soul podcasts, audio, video, radio Site Support - the place for all talk about the actual site itself. If have any support questions, concerns, suggestions, views etc about Soul Source be it features, team, moderation, members or whatever then this is the place to post them. Sad News/RIP Topics Soul Artists - RIP / 'Sad News' topics - Please post in the 'All About The Soul' Forum Members/Non-Members - RIP / 'Sad News' - Please post in the 'Freebasing Forum' Sales Markt Forums - while these are forums, due to the way they are set up (for trading purposes) they do have different rules etc so will be covered in the sales features faq/help section updated 28th Feb 2022

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