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Here's another no fuss, no hassle comp for all Soul Source members. This time around we have have 2 copies of Soul Junctions latest Cd album up for grabs. To be in with a chance of this fine cd landing on your doormat in just over a weeks time, all you have to do is just hit the competition link below and then enter this the latest Soul Source comp/draw Come the release day (8th Dec) two lucky members names will be automatically drawn out of the soul source hat as winners. Here's the competition link Full details of the cd that will be officialy released on the 8th Dec follow.... We Got A Sweet Thing Going On - Various Artists Catalogue # SJCD5009 1. The Hopskins Bros - "Shake Cheri" 2. Candi-Bars - "You're The One" 3. The Mansion - "Stop, Let Your Heart Be Your Guide" 4. Elbowed-Out - "In The Book Of Guiness" 5. Citation - "We've Come A Long Way" 6. Natural Impulse - "She Went Away" 7. Curt Darin - "Two On A Cloud" 8. Jesse James - "I Don't Want A Divided Love" 9. The Hopskins Bros - "Kiss Of Fire" 10. They Trey J's - "We Got A Thing Going On" 11. The Mansion - "The Girl Next Door" 12. Candi-Bars - "I Believe In You" 13. Citation - "Inspiration Of My Life" 14. The Trey J's - "I Found It All In You" 15. Oliver Cheatham - "Good Guys Don't Make Good Lovers" 16. The Coalitions - "Colour Me Blue" Press Release We Got A Sweet Thing Going On is a compilation album dedicated to the art of the harmony soul sound. A genre that was founded in the Doo-wop era of the 1950’s and embraced and continued by the generation that it influenced into the 1970’s. Although often regarded as a genre performed by vocal groups we have used some poetic license by including three solo outings such as Curt Darin’s (a.k.a Curtis Gadson) mellifluous “Two On A Cloud” as well as two recent unissued gems from the late Oliver Cheatham “Good Guys Don’t Make Good Lovers” the flipside of his now deleted 2012 smash “Don’t Pop The Question (If You Can’t Take The Answer)”. Followed by Jesse James with his sublime “I Don’t Want A Divided Love”. The group’s featured in this compilation begin with the highly desirable Hopkins Brothers northern/funk anthem “Shake Cheri“ accompanied by the previously unissued full length version of their Magnetik 45’s flipside “Kiss Of Fire”. Seattle outfit Elbowed-Out are included with their “In The Book Of Guiness” a previously unissued sweet soul ballad that’s a complete contrast to their recently released uptempo, Soul Junction 70’s dance tracks. Moving down the Western Sea Board we also feature Richmond California’s “Natural Impulse” with their now timeless modern soul anthem “She Went Away”. Milwaukee is well represented by former prison group “The Mansion” featuring both sides of their illusive 45 “Stop, Let Your Heart Be Your Guide” and “The Girl Next Door” which they recorded (while still in incarcerated) for the independent Gibbs label. The other Brewtown outfit featured is the Candi-Bars with their crossover classic “I Believe In You” followed by their harmonious “You’re the One” which appeared on their own custom Candi-Stix label. From the same Detroit production team that gave us the previously mentioned Curt Darin release, Probe 1Productions, we have included both sides of their Red Line release on vocal group The Citation “Inspiration Of My Life” and “We’ve Come A Long Way” the latter featuring a live audience. Atlanta, Georgia duo The Trey J’s contribution is both sides of their solitary Tee Fletcher produced 45 release. The popular horn driven “I Found It All In You” and the more soulful ballad “We Got A Thing Going On”, the track which inspired the title for this compilation. Last but not least featured is the Philadelphia outfit “The Coalitions” with the title track of their recently discovered “Colour Me Blue” album that had remained in the can since the late 1970s. Purchase direct via Soul Junctions website http://www.souljunctionrecords.co.uk/SJCD5009.html preview mp3: https://www.soul-source.co.uk/uploads/select_1417854762__sjcd5009_-_we_got_a_sweet_thing_going_on_promo.mp3

New releases for December 2014 from Ace Records - A Grab and post pass on Hang On Sloopy: The Bert Berns Story Volume 3 Pop Various Artists (Producer Series) CD £11.50 More highlights and rarities from the New York-based producer-songwriter’s too-brief career. http://acerecords.co.uk/hang-on-sloopy-the-bert-berns-story-volume-3 Speak Easy - The RPM Records Story Volume 2 1954-57 Rhythm & Blues Various Artists (Kent/ Modern) CD £15.98 54 tracks documenting RPM singles issued between 1954-57, from down-home blues to rockabilly. Features many previously unissued or un-reissued performances, all mastered from fresh sources. http://acerecords.co.uk/speak-easy-the-rpm-records-story-volume-2-1954-57 Boogie With John Lee Hooker Blues John Lee Hooker LP £16.21 This is the ultimate "Boogie" LP with the king of the boogies, John Lee Hooker, stomping his way through 14 classics in style. A special 180g black vinyl only release. http://acerecords.co.uk/boogie-with-john-lee-hooker Omaha Bar-B-Q Funk Preston Love LP £16.21 Rare Funk sax blast from LA! Preston Love's rare 1969 Kent album (KST 540) featuring the blistering guitar work of Shuggie Otis. http://acerecords.co.uk/omaha-bar-b-q-1 Ka-Pow! An Explosive Collection: 1967-1968 Psych / Garage Powder CD £12.92 Authentic 1960s recordings by the Bay Area’s one bonafide mod outfit, with the finest sound and several unissued tracks, including two versions of the sought-after garage nugget ‘Kick Me’. http://acerecords.co.uk/ka-pow-an-explosive-collection-1967-1968 She's Like A Swallow Folk Bonnie Dobson CD £11.50 http://acerecords.co.uk/shes-like-a-swallow The first album from one of the most distinctive voices of the 1960s folk boom. Bue Mitchell Soul Jazz Blue Mitchell CD £7.43 Mitchell’s 1971 debut for Mainstream is one of his finest recordings. A triumphant mix of soul-jazz and hard bop. http://acerecords.co.uk/blue-mitchell-2 Hadley Caliman West Coast Jazz Hadley Caliman CD £7.43 A rare spiritual jazz session from the under-rated reedman. Reissued on CD for the first time. http://acerecords.co.uk/hadley-caliman-1 A Time In My Life Vocal Jazz Sarah Vaughan CD £7.43 The vocal stylist interprets songs by John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Marvin Gaye and others, with arrangements by Ernie Wilkins. http://acerecords.co.uk/a-time-in-my-life You're Gonna Get Next To Me: The Complete Claridge Recordings 70s Soul Bo Kirkland & Ruth Davis CD £11.50 First-ever reissue of this Los Angeles duo’s album. Features the club classic and UK Top 20 hit ‘You’re Gonna Get Next To Me’. http://acerecords.co.uk/youre-gonna-get-next-to-me-the-complete-claridge-recordings Follow Me Down: Vanguard's Lost Psychedelic Era 1966-1970 Psych / Garage Various Artists (Vanguard) CD £11.50 Some of the craziest and most mysterious green and purple paisley’d rock music to come out of the mid-to-late-60s, all discovered in Vanguard Records’ vaults. http://acerecords.co.uk/follow-me-down-vanguards-lost-psychedelic-era-1966-1970 75 / Get Out'A My Way! Funk Houston Person CD £11.50 Saxophonist Houston Person’s funky jazz sessions for Westbound Records, never before issued on CD in their entirety. http://acerecords.co.uk/75--get-outa-my-way Maggot Brain Funk Funkadelic LP £16.21 A 180g heavy-duty gatefold version of this all-time Funkadelic classic. http://acerecords.co.uk/maggot-brain-3 New releases from Ace records http://www.acerecords.co.uk/browse/releases