Mike

Out today! Soul Junctions latest addition to the wide world of quality soul releases August Heat You And Me/Hooked On You SJ 524 This month sees a great double sider Soul Junction 45 released from the group August Heat "You and Me" is the leading track but for my monday morning ears "Hooked on You" is the necessary side You can listen to both sides here.... https://www.soul-source.co.uk/uploads/junction/august-heat.mp3 Available via your usual suspects or via Soul Junctions own online shop http://www.souljunctionrecords.co.uk/buydirect.html Hats off to Soul Junction for yet another stand up release Here's the official blurb.... Press Release: August Heat You And Me/Hooked On You SJ 524 Release Date: Monday September 9th 2013 The August Heat Band, hail from the small town of Bristol near Opelousas, in the state of Louisiana. The main core of the August Heat band consist of the gospel trained lead soprano vocalist Eltonez Salton otherwise affectionately known as “Cookie”. Veteran lead guitarist, background vocalist, and the August Heat album project producer, John Kent Pierre-Auguste. Who more frequently uses the abbreviated name of Kent August. Along with bass guitarist Ronny Sonnier, drummer Michael “Joe Monk” Caesar and keyboardist Tony Lea. On the “Closer” album project additional keyboard parts were provided by local musician and studio engineer Michael Lockett. Who also recorded and mixed the entire album at his Lockdown studio in Lafayette, La. The “Closer” album project began in 2010 and was a further two years in the making. It is from this excellent album that we at Soul Junction have taken the delightful mid-tempo offering “You And Me” backed with the more up-tempo dancer “Hooked On You” for our next 45 release. In doing so, we hope to introduce the great sound of the August Heat Band to the appreciation of a greater worldwide audience. Here’s to a successful future, August Heat. For further information please contact Soul Junction At: Tel: +44 (0)121 602 8115. E-mail sales@souljunctionrecords.co.uk

Last month (Aug 2013) saw Soul Source hit the 16 years old mark. August 1997 being the official start up date of the site That makes it 16 years of fun and games... dunno if another 16 be just as much fun Did mean to mention it last month as it was a sort of "what... are you sure" type thing, but it slipped by. Mentioning now as just like to make sure I pass on big thanks to all those who have made it what it is Cheers mike soul source team

A dual post just to pass on two soul related news items First is that today see's the official release of Northern Soul: An Illustrated History This has been mentioned on here a fair few times over the last year or so and today see's the official release day arrive. A more detailed site article will follow in a day or two, but for now here's a few images and some release text from the publishers The story of Northern Soul is one of practically total immersion, dedication and devotion, where the plain concept of the 'night out' was elevated to sacramental dimensions. Where devotees pushed their bodies, their finances and sometimes their minds to brutal and unforgiving extremes. For those who went through that involvement every test of faith or endurance was worth bearing. - From Northern Soul: An Illustrated History. 'It was a drugs scene, it was a clothes scene. It was about dancing. It came out of this thing. It was about pills that made you go fast. To go fast to make the scene happen.' - Chris Brick In the late 1960s, a form of dance music took a feverish hold on the UK, finding its heart in the north of England. The music of 1960s-70s black American soul singers combined with distinctive dance styles and plenty of amphetamines to create what became known as Northern Soul - a scene based around all night, alcohol-free club nights, arranged by the fans themselves - setting the blueprint for future club culture. Northern Soul tapped into a yearning for individual expression in northern teenagers, and exploded into a cultural phenomenon that influenced a generation of DJs, songwriters and designers for decades to come. Acclaimed photographer and director Elaine Constantine has brought the movement to life in her film Northern Soul - and that film was the starting point for this book, Northern Soul: An Illustrated History. However, what started out as a project largely comprising of Constantine's stunning on-set photography, featuring her young, talented cast and highly authentic production, has turned into a unique illustrated history of Northern Soul. In its final form, the beautiful new photography holds the book together thematically, but its real depth lies in the material from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s that Elaine and Gareth have researched and pulled together. Available now at ... http://www.amazon.co.uk/Northern-Soul-An-Illustrated-History/dp/0753541912 The Second bit of news is that thanks to the publishers Soul Source can offer to all members a chance to win 1 of 3 fresh copies of this new release. 3 Copies of Northern Soul: An Illustrated History to be won! Here's how... Each day for the next 3 days the site will be holding a daily draw open to all members of Soul Source All you have to do is to like the daily post (link below) and after midnight each day a winner will be drawn from all those who have liked the comp daily post that day The normal Soul Source competition rules apply, all you have to do is "like" the actual competition post using the onsite "like" feature - and you be in This will open shortly with a link to todays competition being placed right here very shortly (which you then need to like) Here's the day one link day two now so here's the current link day three is now so here's the link... as said, to enter just go here and then just "like" the post! all over - see later post for complete list of winners! Good luck now mike soul source team