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Latest word on tickets for the upcoming 36th Anniversary in September along with news of the October revival of the Riverboat events... Right, lots of enquiries have started about the 36th anniversary and the revived Thames Riverboat Cruise. We kick orft with the usual 100 Club anniversary shenanigans on Sept 26th at the 100 Club from 10pm-6am. Tickets are £20 each by cheque to Ady Croasdell, Flat 10, 108 Gt Titchfield St, London W1W 6SN please include an SAE. If you wanna do PayPal call it £21 for charges and postage to ady.croasdell@btinternet.com These go on sale at the Aug 22nd nighter and then by post from Aug 24th, but I might be on hols for a few day so expect ‘em back early September. It usually sells out a week before the event so don’t hang about; but don’t panic neiver. Then the week after, Sat Oct 3rd 7pm-midnight, we’ve decided to revive the riverboat rave-ups of the 80s that used to be wild; and then some. Tickets for this are available now from the same gaff, cheque in my name at £22 each or £23 by PayPal. If you want me to hold onto them and send them with the 100 Club tickets just arsk. The boat is the Golden Jubilee and leaves from Temple Pier, opposite Temple underground station down by the riverside. No seal culling please. Details on www.6ts.info or daft questions to me by email. Ta Ady

Daptones latest album pre-release announcement give us the news of an upcoming Gold II album release featuring a mix of 45 only, unreleased and modern classics. All available on the 18th Sept via cd, vinyl and digital formats. Wait for the blurb... 21 tracks featuring 45 only, unreleased, and bonafide modern classics by Daptone's elite roster of stars including: Sharon jJones & the Dap-Kings, Charles Bradley, Naomi Shelton & the Gospel Queens, The BudosBand, Antibalas, Saun and Starr and more! But what's REALLY special are the exclusive tracks by Naomi Shelton & the Gospel Queens, as well as "The Baddest Band in the Land" The Dap-Kings, who offer up a dance-floor dominator, "Thunderclap." Daptone Daptone Gold Volume II is a collection of fan favorites, 45 only, and exclusive killers soooo good it turns Gold to Platinum. Dig on 21 tracks hand-picked by Daptone Staff, Musicians, and fans. But what's REALLY special are the exclusive tracks by Naomi Shelton & the Gospel Queens, as well as "The Baddest Band in the Land" The Dap-Kings, who offer up a dance-floor dominator, "Thunderclap," and Charles Bradley & LaRose Jackson's "Luv Jones," previously released on only on 45. The Daptone Gold II double LP is packaged in a silver foil gatefold sleeve and comes with a full-size poster, liner notes and Daptone logo iron-on. CD is packaged in a deluxe embossed silver foil digipak with liner notes. 200 LP's with GOLD colored vinyl available ONLY at the Daptone Shop. Track Listings Disc: 1 1. Better Things - Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings 2. Strictly Reserved - Charles Bradley 3. Sinner - Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens 4. Hot Shot - Saun & Starr 5. Dirty Money - Antibalas 6. Inspiration Information - Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings 7. The Traitor - Menahan Street Band 8. Heartaches and Pain - Charles Bradley 9. Unbroken, Unshaven - The Budos Band 10. Retreat! - Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings 11. Witches Boogaloo - The Sugarman Three Disc: 2 1. Look Closer (Can't You See the Signs?) - Saun & Starr 2. Keep Coming Back - Menahan Street Band 3. I Learned the Hard Way - Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings 4. Got to Get Back to My Baby - The Sugarman Three 5. Aphasia - The Budos Band 6. Out of the Wilderness - The Como Mamas 7. Little Boys With Shiny Toys - Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings 8. You Gotta Move - Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens 9. Luv Jones - Charles Bradley 10. Thunderclap - The Dap-Kings Listen to all, read and pre-order Daptone Gold II via the Daptone Shop link below http://shop.daptonerecords.com/collections/frontpage/products/daptone-gold-ii

The Uk Vibe website has a must visit lengthy and photo heavy article just up. The title 'The Art of Ian Clark' should have you already right clicking and opening in a new window, but if you are still here and not convinced here's a brief preview of what you be getting.. A Soothing ‘Slow Moody Black n Bluesy’ Art Direction by Ian Clark Image taken at a Reggae night in West Ealing sourced from Pictorial Press, Described by Ady Croasdell as ‘The Mona Lisa of Soul Music’ Due to the stare of the young lady in pic. The Kent section did not resemble your average soul reissues, gone were the flared trousers of a bygone era – out went the in-house design team, and in came a stylish new school with argyle socks and hi rise trousers. These album sleeves were as fresh as fungus in their day (with exception to Factory records Manchester of course). They were in a world of their own visually, unlike anything else in the racks. They held a moth like attraction for this young soul student, you just felt that passion. Ian Clark was able to draw on his large collection of found images/typefaces sourced in junk shops and dusty markets and travels, this was such an important factor back then. The original intentions were to emulate original soul graphics from old records Like Imperial or King however a new rawer visual language soon mutated. The first Kent album I owned was ‘Club Soul’, the cover art was a huge decider, ‘Club Soul’ had a Colin McInnis ‘Absolute Beginners’ vibe to it, like a lot of Val Wilmer’s photography. This was a subtle homage to early modernist and all-nighter roots in the heart of the Capitol. I always liked the fact that Kent acknowledged the mod foundations of soul culture that was noted “The casino winners, that picture came from a guy I worked with at college in Surrey when I ran their graphics unit, he went to Las Vegas came back with some pictures and he said “have you seen these they’re quite nice” I thought Bloody ’ell.” Ian Clark on Winner Takes all LP Many artists would keep alphabetically filed picture libraries gathered from magazines – images like Atomic Explosions/Apples etc. This also involved filtering through vast archives of imagery like you would record diggin’. This was roots visual sampling – more fun than Google any day. above preview source credit Mark Wallace and ukvibe.org get brew, right click now. http://ukvibe.org/visual_world/the-art-of-ian-clark/