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A review from 2001 by Katrina Dixon about souling it in Oslo and Berlin Oslo, Berlin and Scotland - Katrina 2001 A short, few words (NOT) about souling it in Oslo and Berlin last week, of interest to few probably but Ill witter on anyhow, so hit delete now if you dont want to scroll thru an essay Friends in Oslo took me along to a club with the cool name of the Beat Basement held in the small back room of a very fine bar called Mono. Even tho theyre not into the garage punk, soul sounds played, they knew itd be right up my street, so they kindly put up with me going on about every single garage punk sound played during the first hour or so when there was only us, a few other bemused Oslo scenesters and about five mods huddled near the elevated djing area (who, when I got talkin... A clipped (1000 chrs) forum highlight post of an news/article item Original article was posted in the Soul Source Article/News feature - Click the below link for article in full all comments below are automatically added to the article View the full article (inc images/video/photos etc)

its been up a fair few times Jim as trying to keep all discussion on this film into the one thread for ease of use etc for members am going to close this one now should be able to find the opened one in the list of posts fairly easy cheers mike

This was originally wrote for the Togetherness Mag a few years ago -1999, after criticism of the mag by myself as it did not feature any events "south of brum" I was invited to do something about it. The below was the first one, think were another 3 before a move back up north, meant no more. ( Which was a good thing as .... edited as out of date... Excuse the few odd glitches in article, combination of word, frontpage and life Southern State of Soul - Togetherness Mag 1999 By Mike H, Keith Woon and Winston Heath Welcome to the first of "Southern State of Soul", hopefully this will be a regular thing, designed to let you know what's happened, what's gonna happen and also a bit of a southern view on current topics. Quite a lot to get over to you, so no hanging around, straight into it It seems that one of the main subjects knocking around recent... A clipped (1000 chrs) forum highlight post of an news/article item Original article was posted in the Soul Source Article/News feature - Click the below link for article in full all comments below are automatically added to the article View the full article (inc images/video/photos etc)

Northern Essence edited by Pete Coulson - Review of 1999 Issue Northern Essence edited by Pete Coulson - Review 1999 site note originally up in 1999 Well here you go, yet another classy fanzine that s dropped thru my letterbox. All I can say is that the amount of worthwhile fanzines/mags dedicated to soul music is awe inspiring, the time and effort that must go into them must be enormous. (not just taking easy way out if I got a shite one I would say!). Each one I've ever read has its own style and format but all achieve same results a f*cking good read and a goldmine of information. Latest example of the passion is Northern Essence edited by Pete Coulson, ok start with boring details first address is Northern Essence 34 Lobelia Avenue Farnworth Bolton BL 4 OEQ UK subs £3.50 issue, £12 for 4 UK; (£4... A clipped (1000 chrs) forum highlight post of an news/article item Original article was posted in the Soul Source Article/News feature - Click the below link for article in full all comments below are automatically added to the article View the full article (inc images/video/photos etc)

Out on Monday! Kents latest includes the much awaited Luther Ingram - Baby Dont you weep track! That floor filling track seeing the light of day for the first time is enough for a news item by itself, when you add that its rubbing shoulders with a large handfull of quality tracks as it breaks through the doors then it does look like this release from kent is one that goes straight on the must buy list. info from Ace Records tip top site The third of Kent’s ventures into the world of R&B dance music goes one step further into the world of musical categories by including tracks suited to the Belgian Popcorn scene. This genre of music grew up in the early 70s when like the UK’s Northern Soul scene, the hip teenagers of their day preferred the original dance music of the 60s to the records that were coming out of the US and UK at that time. View the full article (inc images/video/photos etc)

*GROOVESVILLE?USA* *The Detroit Soul & R&B?Index* Press Release As well deserved as this year's 50th anniversary celebrations have been, you might be forgiven for thinking Motown had been the only black music company in Detroit. But long before Hitsville's meteoric rise in the early sixties, the Motor City was already a hotbed of jazz, jump blues, and gritty R&B. Blue collar Detroit was one hard working city with the music to match. As Martha Reeves once said in the 60s, 'Detroit is full of talent'. And throughout that decade, independent producers and musicians did their level best to mirror Motown's success turning out some of the greatest and most revered soul sides. Yet although the black music scenes of Chicago,Philadelphia, New Orleans and beyond have been well documented the Motor City's minnows have been sorely overlooked. To correct this oversight,... A clipped (1000 chrs) forum highlight post of an news/article item Original article was posted in the Soul Source Article/News feature - Click the below link for article in full all comments below are automatically added to the article View the full article (inc images/video/photos etc)

use the contact details below please! JOE DUNLOP GLENAVON HOPE MOUNTAIN WREXHAM LL12 9HH TEL : 01978 761739 MOB: 07546666078 CAR: 07748714718 joedunlop@btinternet.com POSTAGE : £1.40 1ST 45, 20P EACH AFTER CD SUBS £5 FOR 3 LISTS & CD's SENT OUT A FEW DAYS BEFORE MAIN LIST IS CIRCULATED. WEB SITE: http.//. www.soulmountainrecords .co.uk * = on sales cd U S IMPORTS Mint / Ex unless stated 1* JOHNNY NASH I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE MY BABY MGM 15 2* RAY POLLARD IT'S A SAD THING vg+ UNITED ARTISTS 100 3* LONNIE HILL COLD WINTER IN THE GHETTO URBAN SOUND 75 4* Z.Z.HILL NEAR BUT YET SO FAR COLUMBIA 10 5* MARK IV'S THE TIDE HAS TURNED 'WDJ'' BARRY 150 6* BROWN SUGAR THE GAME IS OVER CAPITOL 60 7* BRENDA HOLLOWAY STARTING THE HURT (all over again) TAMLA 15 8* VIC MARCEL WON'T YOU COME AND FLY WITH ME '''YDJ''' RCA 20 9* DONNIE ELBERT SWEET BABY (one sided demo) ALL PLATINUM 8 10* OTIS LEAVILLE NOBODY BUT YOU SMASH 40 11* GHETTO CHILDREN IT'S NOT EASY TO SAY GOODBYE/DON'T TAKE YOUR SWEET LOVIN' AWAY '''WDJ'''' ROULETTE 100 12* ARCHIE BELL GONNA BE A SHOWDOWN '''WDJ'''' ATLANTIC 6 13* SUPERLATIVES I STILL LOVE YOU UPTIGHT 50 14* T.N.J.'S DON'T FORGET ABOUT ME ''WDJ''' CHESS 75 15* GARLAND GREEN JEALOUS KIND OF FELLOW UNI 6 16* VACELS HEY GIRL, STOP LEADING ME ON KAMA SUTRA 15 17* IRMA THOMAS WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO IMPERIAL 50 18* GENE ANDERSON I DIG YOU AMBASSADOR 150 19* DEAN SCOTT GOTTA HAVE LOSERS TOO SCEPTRE 10 20* CLYDIE KING IF YOU WERE A MAN ''WDJ''' IMPERIAL 50 21* FREDDIE KING I'M TORE DOWN FEDERAL 20 22* LEON HAYWOOD CONSIDER THE SOURCE VG+ CAPITOL 40 23* INTRIGUES IN A MOMENT YEW 5 24* VOLUMES I JUST CAN'T HELP MYSELF WDJ'''' AMERICAN ARTS 100 25* 125TH CANDY STORE HEY GIRL/SILENT HEART '''WDJ''' FANIA 100 26* ERNIE JOHNSON BIG MAN CRY STEPH AND LEE 100 27* JACKIE TAYLOR WALKING BACK '''WDJ''' JUBILEE 40 28* FANTASTIC FOUR I CAN'T STOP LOOKING FOR MY BABY VG+ RIC TIC 75 29* FREDDY KING HIDE AWAY '''WDJ''' FEDERAL 20 30* ENTERTAINERS I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU HMC 30 31* JESSIE FISHER YOU'RE NOT LOVING A BEGINNER WAY OUT 150 32* OLYMPICS GIRL, YOUR'E MY KIND OF PEOPLE ''WDJ''' WARNER.BROS 40 33* LOST GENERATION YOU'RE SO YOUNG BUT YOU'RE SO TRUE BRUNSWICK 10 34* GARNET MIMMS STOP & THINK IT OVER DJ'''' VERVE 15 35* THE MOODS RAINMAKER ''WDJ'' WAND 30 36* LEON HAYWOOD MELLOW MOONLIGHT '''PDJ'''' wol DECCA 10 37* TAMIKO JONES PEARL '''WDJ''' DECEMBER 30 38* C AND THE SHELLS I'VE FALLEN IN LOVE ''WDJ'' COTILION 10 39* OUT OF SIGHTS TEARS DONT CARE WHO CRY SARU 40 40* ROY BROWN GOOD SWEET LOVING TRU-LOVE 10 41* ELLIOT SMALL GIRLS ARE MADE FOR LOVING/ stay in my heart BANG 25 42* FREDDIE WATERS 'GROOVIN' ON MY BABY'S LOVE STAX 30 43* CHOCOLATE SYRUP YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF LOVE TO GIVE BROWN DOG 15 44* MICHAEL ALLEN IT DOS'NT MATTER ANY MORE ''YDJ''' MGM 15 45* TIMOTHY CARR A STOP ALONG THE WAY HOT BISCUIT 15 46* HOLLYWOOD SPECTRUM I GOTTA GET BACK TO LOVIN' YOU '''WDJ''' COTILION 8 47* ARCADES THERE'S GOT TO BE A LOSER TRIAD 300 48 LORRAINE CHANDLER WHAT CAN I DO GIANT 200 49 ESTHER PHILLIPS JUST SAY GOODBYE '''WDJ'''' ATLANTIC 100 50 TONI BASIL BREAKAWAY WDJ''' A&M 350 51 SHARON SCOTT COULD IT BE YOU '''WDJ''' RCA 150 52 JELLY BEANS YOU DON'T MEAN ME NO GOOD ESSCIA 150 53 LARRY SANTOS YOU GOT ME WHERE YOU WANT ME EVOLUTION 250 54 TONY MICHAELS I LOVE THE LIFE I LOVE ''WDJ''' GOLDEN WORLD 150 55 GEORGE JACKSON THAT LONLEY NIGHT DOUBLE R RECORDS 50 56 ALL THE MARBLES I'M GONNA LOCK YOU UP ''WDJ'''''' OLIVER 75 57 CEASERS LA LA (i love you) VG LANIE 100 58 GLADYS KNIGHT JUST WALK IN MY SHOES ''''WHITE DEMO''''' SOUL 25 59 FIVE SATINS DARK AT THE TOP OF MY HEART ''YDJ''''''' RCA 50 60 OJAY'S LOOKY LOOKY (look at me girl) wdj'''' neptune 8 61 NEWBEATS RUN BABY RUN ''''''WDJ''''''' HICKORY 6 62 DEE DEE WARWICK SUSPICIOUS MINDS ''''WDJ''''' ATCO 6 63 JEFF DALE OUR LOVE WILL GROW STRONGER ATCO 30 64 WASHINGTON SMITH FAT CAT RAINBOW 75 65 CAROLYN CRAWFORD MY SMILE IS JUST A FROWN '''WDJ'''' MOTOWN 100 '''UK COLLECTORS ITEMS'''' 1 MIKE VICKERS ON THE BRINK COLUMBIA 100 2 JACKIE EDWARDS I FEEL SO BAD sm ISLAND 300 3 JACKIE WILSON THE WHO WHO SONG '''''''BLUE & SILVER DEMO' CORAL 100 4 FLAMMA SHERMAN NO NEED TO EXPLAIN SN-B 40 5 DARRELL BANKS I'M THE ONE WHO LOVES YOU STAX 200 6 JOHNNY TAYLOR I AM SOMEBODY '''DEMO'' STAX 10 7 BOOKER T & MG'S SOUL CLAP ''''DEMO''' STAX 8 8 WILLIAM BELL HAPPY STAX 8 9 ORLONS SPINNING TOP planet 50 10 IKE & TINA TURNER SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE NEEDS YOU '''''WDJ'''''' W.BROS 150 11 BABY WASHINGTON THAT'S HOW HEARTACHES ARE MADE VG SUE 50 12 INEZ FOX MOCKINGBIRD VG SUE 5 13 BOBBY WILLIAMS BABY I NEED YOUR LOVE ACTION 50 14 JOEY KINGFISHER I WONT HURT YOU NO MORE GOLDMINE 8 15 OLLIE & THE NIGHTINGALES YOU'RE LEAVING ME '''G&W DJ'''''' STAX 25 16 GEORGIE FLAME YOU'RE GONE/WHERE DID YOU'RE LOVE COME FROM DEMO'''' SEVILLE 15 17 MAURICE & MAC WHY DONT YOU TRY ME ''YDJ'''' CHESS 30 18 CHUBBY CHECKER AT THE DISCOTHEQUE '''R&S DJ'''''''' BRUNSWICK 10 19 SPENCER WIGGINS UP TIGHT GOOD WOMAN '''G&W DJ'''' STATESIDE 30 20 ISLEY BROTHERS GOT TO HAVE YOU BACK '''G&W DJ'''' TMG606 20 21 FOUR TOPS SHAKE ME WAKE ME '''R&W DJ''' TMG553 250 22 FOUR TOPS SOMETHING ABOUT YOU ''R&W DJ'''' TMG542 250 23 MARVIN GAYE TAKE THIS HEART OF MINE '''R&W DJ'''' TMG563 150 24 M.REEVES&VANDELLA'S JIMMY MACK '''G&W DJ''''' TMG599 75 25 SHORTY LONG SING WHAT YOU WANNA ''G&W DJ''' TMG663 35 26 SHORTY LONG YOU'RE LOVE IS AMAZING ''G&W DJ''' TMG600 75

Lifeline floods the defences with a spring tide of Quality Rare Northern Events An April Allnighter at Wolverhampton in April and an Alldayer at Sheffield in May Yep, news of two events upcoming from the Lifeline people that may just ring your bell. Wolverhampton Allnighter April 26th 2008 THE LIFELINE SOUL CLUB present The Real Deal Rare Soul All-Nighter At The Brookfields Club (The Stables), Cannock Road, Shareshill, Wolverhampton, WV10 7LZ. (Directions: Just off the M6 junction 11, A460 towards Wolverhampton then 400 yards on your left). April 26th 2008. 8.00pm till 6.00am, a tenner gets you in! Resident rascals are the Countries TOP Rare Soul DJS Butch, Andy Dyson, Mick H, Cliff Steele, Soul Sam & Chalky With this months special digging deep into his collection to pull out the records he rarely gets the chance to spin one of Nottingham's finest Rob Smith Plus the three before 11 (Collectors chance @ Lifeline) Adam Topping, Phil Richards & Ian McManus As for the music the emphasis will be on the 60's but as usual Lifeline will feature the very best in 70's and crossover. In short all Dj's playing the very best in the rare, obscure, forgotten and underplayed soul music!! For further information see Shefield Info below Mick H's words on the Sheffield Dayer Sun May 4th Sheffield Dayer Sun May 4th Ok people,fast approaching (may bank holiday sunday 4th ) and Lifeline is putting on a something different on the soul front, for this may bank holiday sunday Kicking of 2pm and running till 2am Downstairs the best in 70s funk, also 70,s & 80,s grooves & not forgetting a touch of old Northern too Upstairs rare & underplayed 60,s if you have a oldies pacemaker fitted .then please stay at home but if you want to leave it at home and venture to a world of rare soul that might convert you then this is the place to be for sunday your djs for this 12 hour marathon Mick H, Andy Dyson, James Trouble, Steve Cato,T ony Free, Mick & Mo , Chalky, Andy Riley, Sean Turner. and we have a couple of slots for our turn up on the day with your box so if you fancy a early doors slot email me at trentsoul@aol.com for more info phone Mick 07968030464 Andy 01302744927,chalky 077743863523 door tax before 7pm £3.00 after £5.00 So on behaif of the Lifeline team see ya on Sun May 4th Mick H Original article was posted in the Soul Source Article/News feature view article in its original format (c/w images etc)

Line up details for the next 100 club as below Check out the 6ts website for a review of the 100 club 24th anniversary last month by Alison H. (link below) OCTOBER 11th 2003 1.30am thru to 8am DJS: Ion, Russ Vickers, Dave Flynn, Dave Rimmer, Tommy Hall and Ady Croasdell Original article was posted in the Soul Source Article/News feature view article in its original format (c/w images etc)

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Check out this page for a great video of the sound thats had a fair few plays over this summer "Sugar, Baby, Darlin" by Soulplanet Jazz Ensemble also clips of 12 inch versions also featured their forthcoming single out in Sep visit soulplanet for clips Original article was posted in the Soul Source Article/News feature view article in its original format (c/w images etc)

100+ Sales list from Christian Hermansson Just hit read more to view "NORDIC SOUL 45´s" If you for some reason don´t want this list in the future (a few times a year at the most) send me a mail and tell me so and you will be deleted from my address book. If you do wish to receive a list in the future send me a blank mail saying"I want the list" and you will be added to future mail outs (this does not apply if you get it by mail obviously). I try to grade the records properly and you can buy safely, if not satisfied I´ll refund your money (not if you change your mind about the tune though!). Gradings are stricter than many major UK dealers I reckon and a M should be virtually flawless, most M- are basically the same while some have very slight visual wear. All records, gardless of grading should play fine unless stated ! If you need to ask me anything don´t hesitate to do so. Many of these records can be heard at various internet sites but if you need to hear anything you can give me a call at +46 40 26 27 76 (between 1800-2100 CET!). Records will be packed and shipped the usual way with cardboard stiffeners. I prefer reply by e-mail but it´s ok to phone me. Any orders will be dealt with in the order I receive them. Insurance(registered mail) up to £33 =£3.30 up to £675 = £5, this is on top of postage.Postage should be about european average. Mail is usually very reliable between Sweden,UK&US (I have never lost anything yet). I might give discount on shipping/records depending on how much/what you buy! Trades considered, good stuff/good condition, not necessarily very expensive stuff. Hope you find something, Christian Hermansson. E-mail: sectleader@hotmail.com 1.Silky Hargreaves-I´ll keep on trying/Love let´s try it again-Wheelsville £200 (2 class midtempo detroit sides, I paid £250 for this to P.B., bought as mint, I say EX+, plays fine, labels are clean etc.) 2. Roy Hamilton - Earthquake - Epic + nice pic sleeve M-(sleeve nice EX) £110 3. Eddie Ray- You Got Me/Glad I Found You- Prix M-/EX+ £175 (Very rare&obscure 1970 45 from Columbus/Ohio, 2 x-over dancers, one more norternish, only ever seen this once and then at £200) 4.Merle Spears&Treats-I want to know-Atlantic (WDJ) M- £80 (Recent r&b allnighter monster) 5.Jimmy "Preacher" Ellie-I´m gonna do it by myself-Jewel (WDJ!) M- £100 (totally beautiful/practically mint! Most, if not all, copies you see of this are issues, this is a beautiful WDJ, vinyl too!(many jewels are west coast styrene) Small discrete sticker mark (like a grease stain) on top side, 2 on flip) 6. Gino Washington-I´ll be around/Like my baby-Mala (DJ) M- £80 (2 Good detroit dancers, Mala copies have better(more clear&powerful)sound than the ATAC release) 7. Impossibles-It´s all right-Roulette (WDJ) M £60 (Storming northern group dancer, Manship lists at £75) 8. LaVern Baker-I´m the one to do it-Brunswick (DJ) M £60 9. Frank Howard&Commanders- I´m so glad- Barry M £75 (frantic NY northern) 10. Millionaires- You´ve got to love your baby- Castle M- £50 (seen at £100 recently!) (storming oldie, frankford/wayne stamped original) xx. Paramount Four-You don´t know(till it happens to you)-Southern City M £75 (Great group dancer, reminiscent of the Blackeyed peas "Smallest man alive" only this is far superior, been given some spins by top dj´s recently, tipped by Levine? Go to "Soul Girl" to hear it!) 11. Johnny Dixon- Where are you- Boss M- £50 (Good detroit dancer,same as 4 sonics only slightly better!) 12. Tammy Wayne-Have a good time-Boom (WDJ) M (small x.o.l.) £50 (powerful storming dancer, popular100 club spin for Shifty according to himself) 13. Barbara Lynn- I don´t want a playboy- Tribe (DJ) M £50 (Her best on the label, strong dancer, Manship listed at £75 on recent list) 14. Maxine Crayton- Don´t take your love- Steeltown M £40 (good x-over/northern up/midtempo dancer, Shifty spin, he listed at £ 50) 15. Serena Johnson-All work&No play- Big 2 M £50 (the original and best version, x-over soul dancer instead of disco) 16. Tal Armstrong- You´ve got so much feeling in your love- Love M £40 (soulful 70´s 2-step) 17. Paul Burton-So very hard to make it- Music-Go-Round (DJ) M £50 (Obscure soulful 70´s groover, tipped by and recommended at £100 by Tim Brown) 18. Na Allen- Everytime it rains/Lay it on me right now- Ronn M £30 (2 soulful x-over sides one more uptempo than the other, seen at £75 & £60) 19. Jean Carne- My love don´t come easy- PIR M- £25 (superb late 70´s track, shouldn´t be too rare but I don´t recall ever seeing it anywhere so £25 is fair I reckon?) 20. Don Gardner-Your love is driving me crazy- Mr G M £25 ( great powerful x-over mover, funk flip) 21. Deon Jackson- When your love has gone/Hard to get a thing called love- Carla (WDJ) M £25 (small w.o.l., 2 superb & classy detroit midtempo sides, "Hard to.." far better than Jackies version! One of his very best 45´s) 22. Spencer Wiggins-Lonely Man- Goldwax M- (d/h) £40 23. Johnny Copeland-Just one more time- Golden Eagle M £25 (seen at £50 a few years ago, mean & moody R&B mover, killer sax break, for serious mods and fans of authentic R&B, great record) 24. Al "TNT" Braggs- Out of the pan(into the fire)- Peacock M £20 (storming r&b/club soul dancer rated by some, uptempo flip too) 25. Buddy Ace- It´s gonna be me- Duke (pink DJ) M £25 (storming r&b/soul dancer, uptempo r&b dancer on flip, one of his best) 26. Little Walter Hammond-We go together/Let your conscience be your guide-Duo Disc M- (£20 , 2 dancers, few light scuffs otherwise mint, Manship lists at £30 in lesser condition) 27. Exits-Under the street lamp/You got to have money-Gemini M- £30 (BOTH sides are superior to "Sundown in Watts" & "If you don´t want to hear it", current spins, to be included on the new Goldmine CD "Allnighter 3", buy it now or wait...) 28. Geminis- Can´t let you go- RCA Victor (WDJ) M- £20 (superb NY midtempo girlgroup(strong lead) soul dancer, recommended) 29. Big Dee Irwin-You really are together- Fairmount (DJ) M- £25 (great dancer, better than most stuff by him) 30. Bobby Jones-Talkin´`Bout Jone´s-Expo (WDJ, small x.o.l.) M- £25 (strong dancer, same backing as Chris Campbell "You gotta pay dues" only better, Wdj´s are much less common) 31. Roy Hamilton-She´s got a heart- RCA Victor (WDJ) M- £20 (early 60´s dancer by him, rated by some) 32. Sandy Brockington-It was you- Bengee M £20 (seen at £30 recently) (storming girlie northern dancer, oldie??) 33. Superiors-Let me make you happy/Can´t make it without you-MGM (DJ) M- £20 (2 stompers) 34. Walter Scott & The Kapers-Brand new girl/Iwant to thank you- Ivanhoe M- £15 (Group dancer & ballad flip, seen at £25 in lesser condition) 35. Delacardos-She´s the one I love-Atlantic M- (d/h at very edge of label) £20 (strong, sparse production group dancer, good.) 36. Barbara Lynn-You´re losing me- Atlantic M £15 (Classic 60´s dancer by her) 37. Jive Five-I´m a happy man-UA M- £20 (Nice male group dancer, good vocals) 38. Bobby Foster-Where do you go-Selectohits M- £15 (Good, sparsely produced x-over dancer, soulful flip, stafford spin?) 39. Honey & The Bees-Help me (get over my used to be lover)-Josie M- £10 (Good northern/x-over dancer, one of their best records) 40. Darrow Fletcher-Changing by the minute-UNI EX+ £15 (Good dancer by him) 41. Donald Height-Talk of the grapevine- Shout (d/h) EX+ £10 (Powerful driving all time classic northern dancer) 42. Neptunes-House of heartaches- Instant M- £15 (strong lead male group dancer, much better than Hal Hardys solo version!) 43. Fred Hughes-Baby Boy- Brunswick M- £15 (Classic northern soul) 44. Eddie Parker-Crying Clown/ I need a true love- Triple B M- £15 (powerful beat ballad & gritty mover on flip) 45. Continental 4-The way I love you- Jay Walking M- £10 (Great early 70´s dancer, Mecca classic (a good one!) ) 46. The Young Folk-Lonely girl- Mar-V-Lus M £10 (superb dancer, great value for money) 47. Ovations-They say- Goldwax M- £15 (classic Torch era northern oldie) 48. Cortez Greer-Very strong on you- Violet M- £20 (Great dancer, northern oldie, reportedly sold for £50 (on a boot!) in the mid 70´s) 49. Otis Clay-She´s about a mover/You don´t miss your water- Cotillion M- 15 (Gritty uptempo r&b/soul dancer(hi-heel sneakers type beat), quality deep on flip) 50. Joe Simon-Long hot summer- Sound Stage 7 M- £15 (Absolutely storming, gritty soul dancer, not listed too often, current spin here and there?) 51. Lee LaMont-I´ll take love-Back Beat M- £10 (Great midtempo dancer, stafford spin) 52. Jackie Day-Before it´s too late- Modern M- £15 (All time classic northern) 53. Barbara Lewis-Someday we´re gonna love again-Atlantic M- £15 (original!) (See above!) 54. Nancy Ames-I don´t want to talk about it- Epic EX £15 (perfect sound&labels, another all time classic northern dancer) 55. Billy Webster-Good Pepole- Silver Tone M- £20 (has sold for double) (Dramatic storming dancer, some scuff marks on flip(plays fine)wich is crap instr. anyway) 56. Dynamics-Misery-Bigtop M- £15 (Mod club classic, the original to High numbers "Zoot Suit", far superior and a guaranteed floorpacker!) 57. Eddie Floyd-Set my soul on fire-LuPine M £10 ( nice early 60´s detroit midtempo, sounds like the early 60´s Falcons, in which Eddie was a member of course, seen at £20, £50 & £100 recently! Why!!) 58. Theresa Lindsey-I´ll bet you/Daddy-O - Golden World (WDJ) EX+ £10 (Classic detroit dancers, slight surface noice first 10 seconds or so on top side, fine for djing as they say, and hence also half price) 59. Parliaments-I can feel the ice melting-Revilot M- £10 (Very classy detroit mid-tempo, one of their best records) 60. Occasions-There´s no you-Big Jim M- £15 (seen at double) (Great bouncy group dancer with tight production from Cleveland Ohio. Reportedly a stafford spin for Keb Darge, obscure, reminiscent of Lou Raglands "Big Wheel") 61. Eddy Giles-So deep in love-Silver Fox M- (d/h) £5 (Good southern soul mover, strong vocals, better than "Losing Boy", damage to flip) 62. Clarence Murray-Don´t talk like that-SSS intl. M- £10 (soulful storming dancer, club classic, powerful deep on flip) 63. Sunny Carrington- The girl every guy should know- Deep M- £10 (Good northern oldie dancer) 64. The Worlds Funkiest Band-When you´re alone- California Gold M £10 (strong x-over dancer, same as Buddy Connor, about as good as it gets for £10 in my opinion) 65. Liz Damons Orient Express-You´re falling in love-White Whale M- £10 (nice version of Betty Everetts LP-only track (wich I also got for sale somewhere let me know if interested) that was popular recently) 66. Ronnie Savoy-Loving you-Wingate EX+ £8 (Nice detroit dancer, not bad really!) 67. Neal Kimble-Ain´t it the truth/I´ve made a reservation- Venture M- £10 (Gritty voiced soulful midtempo/slowie, Prod by W.Hutch/C.Paul, M.Stevensson) 68. Leon Hayward-She´s with her other love-Imperial M- £10 (mid 60´s dancer, this is Leon Haywood, seen at double) 69. Tiny Watkins-Love flows like a river/Soldiers sad story- Excello (DJ) M £10 (R&B dancer with deep soul flip) 70. Ted Taylor-Rivers invitation- Atco M- £10 (Driving R&B/soul dancer, decent slowie flip) 71. Malibus-Two at a time- Sure Shot M- £15 (Male group dancer, date stamp on label) 72. Dan Greer- My Baby´s got a new way/wait for me- Big beat M- £5 (Sam Cooke style dancer/slowie flip, Writing? by George Jackson & D.Greer) 73. Odds & Ends- Yesterday my love-Today M- £10 (uptempo girlie late 60´s dancer, nice flip too)("Soul Zeb" spin in sweden) 74. Intruders-Turn the hands of time/Cowboys to girls-Gamble (WDJ) M- £10 (Nice dancer & classic flip) 75. Lee Rogers-My one and only- D-Town M- £8 (Powerful gritty detroit mover) 76. Masters Of Soul-I need you/Count the times- Ovide M- £5 (2 soulful late 60´s group soul/x-over sides) 77. Eddie Floyd- I´ve never found a girl- Stax M- (d/h) £5 (Soulful late 60´s x-over mover) 78. Skullsnaps-Ain´t that lovin´ you-Grill M- £5 (obscure 70´s midtempo soul) 79. C.O.D.´s -I´m a good guy/pretty baby-Kellmac M- £5 (Uptempo 60´s dancer & nice group soul midtempo flip) 80. Esquires-And Get Away-Bunky M- £3 (Uptempo Chicago 60´s dancer) 81. James Carr-Talk talk/She´s better than you- Goldwax M- £8 (r&b dancer + great deep soul flip) 82. Otis Clay-I testify/I´m satisfied- One-derful M- £5 (Gritty soul dancer/quality soulful midtemo flip, like most of his 60´s stuff) 83. Sebastian Williams-Get your point over-Ovide M- £15 (Good uptempo x-over dancer, seen at double, and has sold at double!) 84. Jimmy Beaumont- There´s no other love- Gallant M- £10 (The lead singer of the Skyliners? Big City midtempo, Manship lists at £20 in less condition) 85. Sapphires-Who do you love- Swan (d/h) VG+ £5 (Vinyl looks a bit scruffy but plays well, labels look fine) 86. Mamie Galore-Special agent 34-24-38/I wanna be your radio-St Lawrence M- £6 (2 gritty midtempo movers, usually lists for more) 87. Temptations- I know I´m losing you-Gordy M- (WDJ) £15 (Powerful classic motown dancer, much rarer wdj) 88. Temptations-The girl´s alright with me/I´ll be in trouble-Gordy M- £12 (w.o.l.) (Superb fingersnapping midtempo dancer/ another dancer rated by some) 89. Marvin Gaye-How sweet it is to be loved by you-Tamla M- £10 90. Marvin Gaye-You/Change what you can- Tamla M- £10 (2 superb late 60´s sides from Marvin) 91. Marvin Gaye-At Last (I found a love)-Tamla M- £15 (Powerful storming late 60´s dancer, most know it from the "In The Groove" LP, better & more powerful sound on this ,issue only, not seen too often, 45) 92. Marvin Gaye-Ain´t that peculiar-Tamla M- £10 (classic 60´s motown dancer) 93. Isley Brothers-That´s the way love is-Tamla (d/h) M- £10 (another classic) 94. David Ruffin-I´ve lost everything i´ve ever loved-Motown M £5 (Late 60´s dancer from David, seen at £15) 95. Supremes-Stoned Love-Motown M- (d/h) M- £5 VARIOUS 70´s & 80´s 96. Queen Yahna-Ain´t it time/instr. - P&P M- £10 (Mid 70´s NY soul/disco, seen at treble this price, sounds like something off a Keb Darge comp.) 97. Rare Pleasure-Let me down easy- Cheri M- £20 (Popular 70´s soul/disco, recently on a BBE compilation, seen for more) 99. Wayne Warren-Hit on somebodys baby- Happy Hooker M- £15 (Good 70´s dancer, written, prod & arr by George Jackson (his label too), seen at £30) 100. Frankie Saunders-Take another look-Juana M £20 (Superb early 80´s soul, stafford spin (though not crap like Glenda McLoud!), seen at £30 recently, flip rated as great deep by some) 101. Hodges, James, Smith & Crawford-I´m in love/Nobody- Mpingo (WDJ) M £20 (1 side written ? by Ronnie McNeir, great 70´s soul, funky soul flip rated by fans of that genr, seen at $50 in lesser condition) 102. Archie Bell&Drells-Ain´t nothing for a man in love- Glades M- (d/h) £10 (70´s dancer written & produced by Phillip Mitchell, seen at double) 103. Trammps-Hold back the night- Buddah M- £15 (all time classic 70´s northern, not seen too often nowadays) 104. Moments-Nine times- Stang M- £5 (another 70´s classic) 105. Harold Melvin&Bluenotes-Satisfaction guaranteed- PIR M- £5 (Classic 70´s, scooterist fave) 106. L.J. Reynolds&Chocolate Syrup-What´s A matter baby/The penguin breakdown-Law-ton M- £5 (Great soulful 70´s dancer/instr. version on flip, classic sides) 107. Bobby Womack-Daylight-UA M- £10 (Great 70´s floater, perfect ender, recent/current spins?) 108. South Shore Commission-We´re on the right track- Wand M £5 (Classic 70´s dancer) 109. Tyrone Davis-What goes up (must come down)- Dakar M- £3 (One of his best 70´s hits (among the 50?or so)) 110. Jackey Beavers-I never found a girl/Place in the sun- 77 EX+ £2 (bad label damage on "sun"side, "I never found.." Soul essence spin. "Sun" same as Stevie Wonder, only much better) 111. Gloria Gaynor-Honey Bee- MGM M £4 (70´s disco/soul) 112. Trammps-Disco Inferno- Atlantic M- £2 (ehh.. no comment) VARIOUS INSTRUMENTALS, Jazz, funk, soul, r&b etc. 113. Johnny Lyttle-The snapper/Screamin´loud- Tuba M- £5 (2 danceable organ/vibes dominated instrumental sides) 114. Googie Rene Combo-Soul Zone- Class M £5 (2 60´s jazz instr. sides) 115. Frank Frost-My back scratcher- Ronn (2nd) M- £5 (Slim Harpo style R&B club dancer) 116. "Diane Lewis"-My darlin- Love M- £5 (Heavy detroit soul instr. Identical to Herman Griffin,vocal soul flip) 117. Wingates Love-in strings/Flaming Embers-Let´s have a love in- Ric Tic M- £4 (Classic detroit northern instrumental stomper, strings galore, vocal flip) 118. Truman Thomas-Twenty five miles- Veep M £25 (Manic organ instr. version of Edwin Starrs classic, featured on Goldmine comp. "Hipshaker"+ Statesides "Testify", quite hard to get) 119. Marvin Holmes&Uptights-Ride your mule pt. 1&2- Revue VG+ £2 (Hard hitting late 60´s funk instrumental dancer, artist&title scrathed out on label (c/up), plenty of heavy breaks&beats, plays perfect&loud!) 120. Billy Vaughn-Color it cool/On days like these- Dot EX £2 (60´s jazz/easy listening/flip,the theme from "The Italian job") VARIOUS non USA originals,reissues, boots,etc. The following northern soul reissues all have large centre holes cut out in them instead of their original solid centre (actually an improvement I´d say!) they all play fine and have good sound, M-/Ex.. 121.Del Larks/Eddie Parker-Job Opening/I´m Gone-Soul Series £10 (2 of the best northern sides ever, impossibly rare&expensive on originals) 122.Spencer Wiggins/Percy Milem-Let´s talk it over/Call on me-Soul Series £10 (Unissued monster northern tune+ R&B indemander on flip) 123. Martha Star/Emanuel Laskey-Love is the only solution/I´m a peace loving man-Goldmine/Casino anniversary limited edition. £4, 2 awesome detroit dancers) 124. Ivorys/Tommy Hunt-Please Stay/The Work song-Kent £5 (Fantastic rare Chicago northern+the best version of "Work song") 125. Lorraine Chandler-What can I do/ Love You Baby- Black Magic £5 (Classic Detroit northern dancer) 126. Ronnie McNeir/Detroit Executives-Sitting in my class/Cool Off-Goldmine sevens £5 (Classic detroit northern dancers, rare on originals) 127. Diane Lewis/J.J.Barnes-Keep a hold on me/Sweet honey baby- Goldmine sevens £5 (2 superb previously unissued 60´s Detroit northern sides) Various others, no holes cut out!! 128.Booker T &MG`s-Green Onions/Chinese checkers-Atlantic oldies series £3 (2 classic instrumental 60´s dance sides, surprisingly hard to get on originals!) 129. Devonnes-I´m gonna pick up my toys/same-Colossus (boot) £3 (classic northern oldie, good sound) 130.Jackie Wilson-I get the sweetest feeling/Lonely teardrops-Dureco Benelux £1.50 131. John & the Weirdest-No Time/Can´t get over these memories-Goldmine sevens £5 (2 monster northern sides, super rare on original, powerful sound) 132. Nolan Chance-Just like the weather-Stardust £5 (Classic chicago northern dancer, rare on original, nice slowie on flip not on original) 133. Dynamics-Soul sloopy/Yes I love you baby-Laurie £4 (powerful & gritty dancer, some surface noise on "yes I love.." side) 134. Arthur Conley-Sweet soul music/Funky street-Atlantic oldies series £2 135. The Camp- Marching (instr.)-Scepter "Special pressing DJ" £2 (monster sound in the 70´s, unissued? or ultra rare on original) UK motown originals etc. 136. Marvin Gaye&Kim Weston-It takes two-Tamla Motown UK (2nd print label,n.o.c.) M- £5 (classic motown dancer) 137. Temptations-I know I´m losing you/Little miss sweetness-Tamla Motown UK M- £10 138. Four Tops-Walk with me talk with me, darling-Tamla Motown UK EX (n.o.c.) £3 (nice dancer, Frank Wilson prod.) 139. Bob&Earl-Harlem shuffle-Island UK (st.m.o.l.) M- £5 (60´s club classic, in Island sleeve) 140. Gene Chandler-It´s your love I´m after/Hey little angel-Mercury(Danish) n.o.c. M- £4 (2 nice early 70´s Chicago sides, one dancer,+nice pic.sleeve of Gene) 141. O´jays-I love music-Columbia(Canadian) M- £3 (70´s club classic, vinyl instead of US styrene) 142. Rimshots-Do What you feel pts. 1&2- Philips(French) M- £3 (Uptempo Jazz/Funk dancer, Mecca & Casino classic, nice pic. sleeve of the group) 143. O´jays-Time to get down/Love music-PIR (US 2nd issue?) M- £2 (2 classic 70´s sides) . Various 60´s/mod stuff 144. Timebox-Beggin´-Deram(Belgium) small w.o.l. M- £20 (Classic mod club tune, top quality blue-eyed british soul, psych/pop flip) 145. The Mohawks-The Champ- Pama UK (Blue label) M- £30 (The mother of all organ workouts/club tunes, heavily sampled) 146. Julie Driscoll(Brian Auger& the Trinity)-Save me pt. 1&2- Polydor(Germany) VG+ £3 (Powerful organ dominated club sound, plays loud & well) 147. Sharon Tandy-Hold On-Atlantic(French, yellow&black label,tiny tear) EX £15 (Psych/garage fuzz guitar freakout, seen at £30 many years ago) 148. Tom Jones-Day By Day-Decca UK+ pic sleeve n.o.c. EX £1.50 (strong driving dancer, beleive it or not!) 149. Tom Jones-Looking out my window- Decca(swedish) EX n.o.c. £1,50 (again, beleive it or not but a decent dramatic sounding dancer from the man) A FEW WANTS OF MINE Must be flat, straight, label, centre hole & Grooves must be well centered, good & clean condition. Bud Harper-Where ever you were-Peacock Al Gardner-Sweet Baby-Sepia Four Voices-Your love is getting stronger-Voice(original) Dickie Wonder-Nobody knows-Golden Triangle(vinyl) Sam Dees-Lonely for you baby Masqueraders-How-LaBeat Bobby Reed-The time is right for love-Bell Matthew Barnett-If your love is real-Puff Tomangoes-I really love you-Washpan Icemen-It´s time you knew-Ol 9 September Jones-I´m coming home-Kapp(US or Canadian, must be vinyl) Vanguards-Good times, bad times-Lamp Cliff Nobles-My love is getting stronger-J-V Herman Hitson-Yes you did-Minit(vinyl) Jessie James-Are you gonna leave me-Shirley Darrow Fletcher-What have I got now-Jacklyn Barbara Lynn-This is the thanks I get-Atlantic(red/white DJ, vinyl) Larry saunders-On the real side-Turbo(DJ?) Deon Jackson-I can´t go on-Carla(Red/black or wdj) Chosen Few-Birth of a playboy-Maple/Canyon Billy Butler&Chanters-Can´t live without her-Okeh(DJ, vinyl?) Fast and reliable payment if you should have something of interest, this is just a sample, get in touch if more extensive want-list needed. E-mail: sectleader@hotmail.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: Click Here "NORDIC SOUL 45´s" If you for some reason don´t want this list in the future (a few times a year at the most) send me a mail and tell me so and you will be deleted from my address book. If you do wish to receive a list in the future send me a blank mail saying"I want the list" and you will be added to future mail outs (this does not apply if you get it by mail obviously). I try to grade the records properly and you can buy safely, if not satisfied I´ll refund your money (not if you change your mind about the tune though!). Gradings are stricter than many major UK dealers I reckon and a M should be virtually flawless, most M- are basically the same while some have very slight visual wear. All records, gardless of grading should play fine unless stated ! If you need to ask me anything don´t hesitate to do so. Many of these records can be heard at various internet sites but if you need to hear anything you can give me a call at +46 40 26 27 76 (between 1800-2100 CET!). Records will be packed and shipped the usual way with cardboard stiffeners. I prefer reply by e-mail but it´s ok to phone me. Any orders will be dealt with in the order I receive them. Insurance(registered mail) up to £33 =£3.30 up to £675 = £5, this is on top of postage.Postage should be about european average. Mail is usually very reliable between Sweden,UK&US (I have never lost anything yet). I might give discount on shipping/records depending on how much/what you buy! Trades considered, good stuff/good condition, not necessarily very expensive stuff. Hope you find something, Christian Hermansson. E-mail: sectleader@hotmail.com 1.Silky Hargreaves-I´ll keep on trying/Love let´s try it again-Wheelsville £200 (2 class midtempo detroit sides, I paid £250 for this to P.B., bought as mint, I say EX+, plays fine, labels are clean etc.) 2. Roy Hamilton - Earthquake - Epic + nice pic sleeve M-(sleeve nice EX) £110 3. Eddie Ray- You Got Me/Glad I Found You- Prix M-/EX+ £175 (Very rare&obscure 1970 45 from Columbus/Ohio, 2 x-over dancers, one more norternish, only ever seen this once and then at £200) 4.Merle Spears&Treats-I want to know-Atlantic (WDJ) M- £80 (Recent r&b allnighter monster) 5.Jimmy "Preacher" Ellie-I´m gonna do it by myself-Jewel (WDJ!) M- £100 (totally beautiful/practically mint! Most, if not all, copies you see of this are issues, this is a beautiful WDJ, vinyl too!(many jewels are west coast styrene) Small discrete sticker mark (like a grease stain) on top side, 2 on flip) 6. Gino Washington-I´ll be around/Like my baby-Mala (DJ) M- £80 (2 Good detroit dancers, Mala copies have better(more clear&powerful)sound than the ATAC release) 7. Impossibles-It´s all right-Roulette (WDJ) M £60 (Storming northern group dancer, Manship lists at £75) 8. LaVern Baker-I´m the one to do it-Brunswick (DJ) M £60 9. Frank Howard&Commanders- I´m so glad- Barry M £75 (frantic NY northern) 10. Millionaires- You´ve got to love your baby- Castle M- £50 (seen at £100 recently!) (storming oldie, frankford/wayne stamped original) xx. Paramount Four-You don´t know(till it happens to you)-Southern City M £75 (Great group dancer, reminiscent of the Blackeyed peas "Smallest man alive" only this is far superior, been given some spins by top dj´s recently, tipped by Levine? Go to "Soul Girl" to hear it!) 11. Johnny Dixon- Where are you- Boss M- £50 (Good detroit dancer,same as 4 sonics only slightly better!) 12. Tammy Wayne-Have a good time-Boom (WDJ) M (small x.o.l.) £50 (powerful storming dancer, popular100 club spin for Shifty according to himself) 13. Barbara Lynn- I don´t want a playboy- Tribe (DJ) M £50 (Her best on the label, strong dancer, Manship listed at £75 on recent list) 14. Maxine Crayton- Don´t take your love- Steeltown M £40 (good x-over/northern up/midtempo dancer, Shifty spin, he listed at £ 50) 15. Serena Johnson-All work&No play- Big 2 M £50 (the original and best version, x-over soul dancer instead of disco) 16. Tal Armstrong- You´ve got so much feeling in your love- Love M £40 (soulful 70´s 2-step) 17. Paul Burton-So very hard to make it- Music-Go-Round (DJ) M £50 (Obscure soulful 70´s groover, tipped by and recommended at £100 by Tim Brown) 18. Na Allen- Everytime it rains/Lay it on me right now- Ronn M £30 (2 soulful x-over sides one more uptempo than the other, seen at £75 & £60) 19. Jean Carne- My love don´t come easy- PIR M- £25 (superb late 70´s track, shouldn´t be too rare but I don´t recall ever seeing it anywhere so £25 is fair I reckon?) 20. Don Gardner-Your love is driving me crazy- Mr G M £25 ( great powerful x-over mover, funk flip) 21. Deon Jackson- When your love has gone/Hard to get a thing called love- Carla (WDJ) M £25 (small w.o.l., 2 superb & classy detroit midtempo sides, "Hard to.." far better than Jackies version! One of his very best 45´s) 22. Spencer Wiggins-Lonely Man- Goldwax M- (d/h) £40 23. Johnny Copeland-Just one more time- Golden Eagle M £25 (seen at £50 a few years ago, mean & moody R&B mover, killer sax break, for serious mods and fans of authentic R&B, great record) 24. Al "TNT" Braggs- Out of the pan(into the fire)- Peacock M £20 (storming r&b/club soul dancer rated by some, uptempo flip too) 25. Buddy Ace- It´s gonna be me- Duke (pink DJ) M £25 (storming r&b/soul dancer, uptempo r&b dancer on flip, one of his best) 26. Little Walter Hammond-We go together/Let your conscience be your guide-Duo Disc M- (£20 , 2 dancers, few light scuffs otherwise mint, Manship lists at £30 in lesser condition) 27. Exits-Under the street lamp/You got to have money-Gemini M- £30 (BOTH sides are superior to "Sundown in Watts" & "If you don´t want to hear it", current spins, to be included on the new Goldmine CD "Allnighter 3", buy it now or wait...) 28. Geminis- Can´t let you go- RCA Victor (WDJ) M- £20 (superb NY midtempo girlgroup(strong lead) soul dancer, recommended) 29. Big Dee Irwin-You really are together- Fairmount (DJ) M- £25 (great dancer, better than most stuff by him) 30. Bobby Jones-Talkin´`Bout Jone´s-Expo (WDJ, small x.o.l.) M- £25 (strong dancer, same backing as Chris Campbell "You gotta pay dues" only better, Wdj´s are much less common) 31. Roy Hamilton-She´s got a heart- RCA Victor (WDJ) M- £20 (early 60´s dancer by him, rated by some) 32. Sandy Brockington-It was you- Bengee M £20 (seen at £30 recently) (storming girlie northern dancer, oldie??) 33. Superiors-Let me make you happy/Can´t make it without you-MGM (DJ) M- £20 (2 stompers) 34. Walter Scott & The Kapers-Brand new girl/Iwant to thank you- Ivanhoe M- £15 (Group dancer & ballad flip, seen at £25 in lesser condition) 35. Delacardos-She´s the one I love-Atlantic M- (d/h at very edge of label) £20 (strong, sparse production group dancer, good.) 36. Barbara Lynn-You´re losing me- Atlantic M £15 (Classic 60´s dancer by her) 37. Jive Five-I´m a happy man-UA M- £20 (Nice male group dancer, good vocals) 38. Bobby Foster-Where do you go-Selectohits M- £15 (Good, sparsely produced x-over dancer, soulful flip, stafford spin?) 39. Honey & The Bees-Help me (get over my used to be lover)-Josie M- £10 (Good northern/x-over dancer, one of their best records) 40. Darrow Fletcher-Changing by the minute-UNI EX+ £15 (Good dancer by him) 41. Donald Height-Talk of the grapevine- Shout (d/h) EX+ £10 (Powerful driving all time classic northern dancer) 42. Neptunes-House of heartaches- Instant M- £15 (strong lead male group dancer, much better than Hal Hardys solo version!) 43. Fred Hughes-Baby Boy- Brunswick M- £15 (Classic northern soul) 44. Eddie Parker-Crying Clown/ I need a true love- Triple B M- £15 (powerful beat ballad & gritty mover on flip) 45. Continental 4-The way I love you- Jay Walking M- £10 (Great early 70´s dancer, Mecca classic (a good one!) ) 46. The Young Folk-Lonely girl- Mar-V-Lus M £10 (superb dancer, great value for money) 47. Ovations-They say- Goldwax M- £15 (classic Torch era northern oldie) 48. Cortez Greer-Very strong on you- Violet M- £20 (Great dancer, northern oldie, reportedly sold for £50 (on a boot!) in the mid 70´s) 49. Otis Clay-She´s about a mover/You don´t miss your water- Cotillion M- 15 (Gritty uptempo r&b/soul dancer(hi-heel sneakers type beat), quality deep on flip) 50. Joe Simon-Long hot summer- Sound Stage 7 M- £15 (Absolutely storming, gritty soul dancer, not listed too often, current spin here and there?) 51. Lee LaMont-I´ll take love-Back Beat M- £10 (Great midtempo dancer, stafford spin) 52. Jackie Day-Before it´s too late- Modern M- £15 (All time classic northern) 53. Barbara Lewis-Someday we´re gonna love again-Atlantic M- £15 (original!) (See above!) 54. Nancy Ames-I don´t want to talk about it- Epic EX £15 (perfect sound&labels, another all time classic northern dancer) 55. Billy Webster-Good Pepole- Silver Tone M- £20 (has sold for double) (Dramatic storming dancer, some scuff marks on flip(plays fine)wich is crap instr. anyway) 56. Dynamics-Misery-Bigtop M- £15 (Mod club classic, the original to High numbers "Zoot Suit", far superior and a guaranteed floorpacker!) 57. Eddie Floyd-Set my soul on fire-LuPine M £10 ( nice early 60´s detroit midtempo, sounds like the early 60´s Falcons, in which Eddie was a member of course, seen at £20, £50 & £100 recently! Why!!) 58. Theresa Lindsey-I´ll bet you/Daddy-O - Golden World (WDJ) EX+ £10 (Classic detroit dancers, slight surface noice first 10 seconds or so on top side, fine for djing as they say, and hence also half price) 59. Parliaments-I can feel the ice melting-Revilot M- £10 (Very classy detroit mid-tempo, one of their best records) 60. Occasions-There´s no you-Big Jim M- £15 (seen at double) (Great bouncy group dancer with tight production from Cleveland Ohio. Reportedly a stafford spin for Keb Darge, obscure, reminiscent of Lou Raglands "Big Wheel") 61. Eddy Giles-So deep in love-Silver Fox M- (d/h) £5 (Good southern soul mover, strong vocals, better than "Losing Boy", damage to flip) 62. Clarence Murray-Don´t talk like that-SSS intl. M- £10 (soulful storming dancer, club classic, powerful deep on flip) 63. Sunny Carrington- The girl every guy should know- Deep M- £10 (Good northern oldie dancer) 64. The Worlds Funkiest Band-When you´re alone- California Gold M £10 (strong x-over dancer, same as Buddy Connor, about as good as it gets for £10 in my opinion) 65. Liz Damons Orient Express-You´re falling in love-White Whale M- £10 (nice version of Betty Everetts LP-only track (wich I also got for sale somewhere let me know if interested) that was popular recently) 66. Ronnie Savoy-Loving you-Wingate EX+ £8 (Nice detroit dancer, not bad really!) 67. Neal Kimble-Ain´t it the truth/I´ve made a reservation- Venture M- £10 (Gritty voiced soulful midtempo/slowie, Prod by W.Hutch/C.Paul, M.Stevensson) 68. Leon Hayward-She´s with her other love-Imperial M- £10 (mid 60´s dancer, this is Leon Haywood, seen at double) 69. Tiny Watkins-Love flows like a river/Soldiers sad story- Excello (DJ) M £10 (R&B dancer with deep soul flip) 70. Ted Taylor-Rivers invitation- Atco M- £10 (Driving R&B/soul dancer, decent slowie flip) 71. Malibus-Two at a time- Sure Shot M- £15 (Male group dancer, date stamp on label) 72. Dan Greer- My Baby´s got a new way/wait for me- Big beat M- £5 (Sam Cooke style dancer/slowie flip, Writing? by George Jackson & D.Greer) 73. Odds & Ends- Yesterday my love-Today M- £10 (uptempo girlie late 60´s dancer, nice flip too)("Soul Zeb" spin in sweden) 74. Intruders-Turn the hands of time/Cowboys to girls-Gamble (WDJ) M- £10 (Nice dancer & classic flip) 75. Lee Rogers-My one and only- D-Town M- £8 (Powerful gritty detroit mover) 76. Masters Of Soul-I need you/Count the times- Ovide M- £5 (2 soulful late 60´s group soul/x-over sides) 77. Eddie Floyd- I´ve never found a girl- Stax M- (d/h) £5 (Soulful late 60´s x-over mover) 78. Skullsnaps-Ain´t that lovin´ you-Grill M- £5 (obscure 70´s midtempo soul) 79. C.O.D.´s -I´m a good guy/pretty baby-Kellmac M- £5 (Uptempo 60´s dancer & nice group soul midtempo flip) 80. Esquires-And Get Away-Bunky M- £3 (Uptempo Chicago 60´s dancer) 81. James Carr-Talk talk/She´s better than you- Goldwax M- £8 (r&b dancer + great deep soul flip) 82. Otis Clay-I testify/I´m satisfied- One-derful M- £5 (Gritty soul dancer/quality soulful midtemo flip, like most of his 60´s stuff) 83. Sebastian Williams-Get your point over-Ovide M- £15 (Good uptempo x-over dancer, seen at double, and has sold at double!) 84. Jimmy Beaumont- There´s no other love- Gallant M- £10 (The lead singer of the Skyliners? Big City midtempo, Manship lists at £20 in less condition) 85. Sapphires-Who do you love- Swan (d/h) VG+ £5 (Vinyl looks a bit scruffy but plays well, labels look fine) 86. Mamie Galore-Special agent 34-24-38/I wanna be your radio-St Lawrence M- £6 (2 gritty midtempo movers, usually lists for more) 87. Temptations- I know I´m losing you-Gordy M- (WDJ) £15 (Powerful classic motown dancer, much rarer wdj) 88. Temptations-The girl´s alright with me/I´ll be in trouble-Gordy M- £12 (w.o.l.) (Superb fingersnapping midtempo dancer/ another dancer rated by some) 89. Marvin Gaye-How sweet it is to be loved by you-Tamla M- £10 90. Marvin Gaye-You/Change what you can- Tamla M- £10 (2 superb late 60´s sides from Marvin) 91. Marvin Gaye-At Last (I found a love)-Tamla M- £15 (Powerful storming late 60´s dancer, most know it from the "In The Groove" LP, better & more powerful sound on this ,issue only, not seen too often, 45) 92. Marvin Gaye-Ain´t that peculiar-Tamla M- £10 (classic 60´s motown dancer) 93. Isley Brothers-That´s the way love is-Tamla (d/h) M- £10 (another classic) 94. David Ruffin-I´ve lost everything i´ve ever loved-Motown M £5 (Late 60´s dancer from David, seen at £15) 95. Supremes-Stoned Love-Motown M- (d/h) M- £5 VARIOUS 70´s & 80´s 96. Queen Yahna-Ain´t it time/instr. - P&P M- £10 (Mid 70´s NY soul/disco, seen at treble this price, sounds like something off a Keb Darge comp.) 97. Rare Pleasure-Let me down easy- Cheri M- £20 (Popular 70´s soul/disco, recently on a BBE compilation, seen for more) 99. Wayne Warren-Hit on somebodys baby- Happy Hooker M- £15 (Good 70´s dancer, written, prod & arr by George Jackson (his label too), seen at £30) 100. Frankie Saunders-Take another look-Juana M £20 (Superb early 80´s soul, stafford spin (though not crap like Glenda McLoud!), seen at £30 recently, flip rated as great deep by some) 101. Hodges, James, Smith & Crawford-I´m in love/Nobody- Mpingo (WDJ) M £20 (1 side written ? by Ronnie McNeir, great 70´s soul, funky soul flip rated by fans of that genr, seen at $50 in lesser condition) 102. Archie Bell&Drells-Ain´t nothing for a man in love- Glades M- (d/h) £10 (70´s dancer written & produced by Phillip Mitchell, seen at double) 103. Trammps-Hold back the night- Buddah M- £15 (all time classic 70´s northern, not seen too often nowadays) 104. Moments-Nine times- Stang M- £5 (another 70´s classic) 105. Harold Melvin&Bluenotes-Satisfaction guaranteed- PIR M- £5 (Classic 70´s, scooterist fave) 106. L.J. Reynolds&Chocolate Syrup-What´s A matter baby/The penguin breakdown-Law-ton M- £5 (Great soulful 70´s dancer/instr. version on flip, classic sides) 107. Bobby Womack-Daylight-UA M- £10 (Great 70´s floater, perfect ender, recent/current spins?) 108. South Shore Commission-We´re on the right track- Wand M £5 (Classic 70´s dancer) 109. Tyrone Davis-What goes up (must come down)- Dakar M- £3 (One of his best 70´s hits (among the 50?or so)) 110. Jackey Beavers-I never found a girl/Place in the sun- 77 EX+ £2 (bad label damage on "sun"side, "I never found.." Soul essence spin. "Sun" same as Stevie Wonder, only much better) 111. Gloria Gaynor-Honey Bee- MGM M £4 (70´s disco/soul) 112. Trammps-Disco Inferno- Atlantic M- £2 (ehh.. no comment) VARIOUS INSTRUMENTALS, Jazz, funk, soul, r&b etc. 113. Johnny Lyttle-The snapper/Screamin´loud- Tuba M- £5 (2 danceable organ/vibes dominated instrumental sides) 114. Googie Rene Combo-Soul Zone- Class M £5 (2 60´s jazz instr. sides) 115. Frank Frost-My back scratcher- Ronn (2nd) M- £5 (Slim Harpo style R&B club dancer) 116. "Diane Lewis"-My darlin- Love M- £5 (Heavy detroit soul instr. Identical to Herman Griffin,vocal soul flip) 117. Wingates Love-in strings/Flaming Embers-Let´s have a love in- Ric Tic M- £4 (Classic detroit northern instrumental stomper, strings galore, vocal flip) 118. Truman Thomas-Twenty five miles- Veep M £25 (Manic organ instr. version of Edwin Starrs classic, featured on Goldmine comp. "Hipshaker"+ Statesides "Testify", quite hard to get) 119. Marvin Holmes&Uptights-Ride your mule pt. 1&2- Revue VG+ £2 (Hard hitting late 60´s funk instrumental dancer, artist&title scrathed out on label (c/up), plenty of heavy breaks&beats, plays perfect&loud!) 120. Billy Vaughn-Color it cool/On days like these- Dot EX £2 (60´s jazz/easy listening/flip,the theme from "The Italian job") VARIOUS non USA originals,reissues, boots,etc. The following northern soul reissues all have large centre holes cut out in them instead of their original solid centre (actually an improvement I´d say!) they all play fine and have good sound, M-/Ex.. 121.Del Larks/Eddie Parker-Job Opening/I´m Gone-Soul Series £10 (2 of the best northern sides ever, impossibly rare&expensive on originals) 122.Spencer Wiggins/Percy Milem-Let´s talk it over/Call on me-Soul Series £10 (Unissued monster northern tune+ R&B indemander on flip) 123. Martha Star/Emanuel Laskey-Love is the only solution/I´m a peace loving man-Goldmine/Casino anniversary limited edition. £4, 2 awesome detroit dancers) 124. Ivorys/Tommy Hunt-Please Stay/The Work song-Kent £5 (Fantastic rare Chicago northern+the best version of "Work song") 125. Lorraine Chandler-What can I do/ Love You Baby- Black Magic £5 (Classic Detroit northern dancer) 126. Ronnie McNeir/Detroit Executives-Sitting in my class/Cool Off-Goldmine sevens £5 (Classic detroit northern dancers, rare on originals) 127. Diane Lewis/J.J.Barnes-Keep a hold on me/Sweet honey baby- Goldmine sevens £5 (2 superb previously unissued 60´s Detroit northern sides) Various others, no holes cut out!! 128.Booker T &MG`s-Green Onions/Chinese checkers-Atlantic oldies series £3 (2 classic instrumental 60´s dance sides, surprisingly hard to get on originals!) 129. Devonnes-I´m gonna pick up my toys/same-Colossus (boot) £3 (classic northern oldie, good sound) 130.Jackie Wilson-I get the sweetest feeling/Lonely teardrops-Dureco Benelux £1.50 131. John & the Weirdest-No Time/Can´t get over these memories-Goldmine sevens £5 (2 monster northern sides, super rare on original, powerful sound) 132. Nolan Chance-Just like the weather-Stardust £5 (Classic chicago northern dancer, rare on original, nice slowie on flip not on original) 133. Dynamics-Soul sloopy/Yes I love you baby-Laurie £4 (powerful & gritty dancer, some surface noise on "yes I love.." side) 134. Arthur Conley-Sweet soul music/Funky street-Atlantic oldies series £2 135. The Camp- Marching (instr.)-Scepter "Special pressing DJ" £2 (monster sound in the 70´s, unissued? or ultra rare on original) UK motown originals etc. 136. Marvin Gaye&Kim Weston-It takes two-Tamla Motown UK (2nd print label,n.o.c.) M- £5 (classic motown dancer) 137. Temptations-I know I´m losing you/Little miss sweetness-Tamla Motown UK M- £10 138. Four Tops-Walk with me talk with me, darling-Tamla Motown UK EX (n.o.c.) £3 (nice dancer, Frank Wilson prod.) 139. Bob&Earl-Harlem shuffle-Island UK (st.m.o.l.) M- £5 (60´s club classic, in Island sleeve) 140. Gene Chandler-It´s your love I´m after/Hey little angel-Mercury(Danish) n.o.c. M- £4 (2 nice early 70´s Chicago sides, one dancer,+nice pic.sleeve of Gene) 141. O´jays-I love music-Columbia(Canadian) M- £3 (70´s club classic, vinyl instead of US styrene) 142. Rimshots-Do What you feel pts. 1&2- Philips(French) M- £3 (Uptempo Jazz/Funk dancer, Mecca & Casino classic, nice pic. sleeve of the group) 143. O´jays-Time to get down/Love music-PIR (US 2nd issue?) M- £2 (2 classic 70´s sides) . Various 60´s/mod stuff 144. Timebox-Beggin´-Deram(Belgium) small w.o.l. M- £20 (Classic mod club tune, top quality blue-eyed british soul, psych/pop flip) 145. The Mohawks-The Champ- Pama UK (Blue label) M- £30 (The mother of all organ workouts/club tunes, heavily sampled) 146. Julie Driscoll(Brian Auger& the Trinity)-Save me pt. 1&2- Polydor(Germany) VG+ £3 (Powerful organ dominated club sound, plays loud & well) 147. Sharon Tandy-Hold On-Atlantic(French, yellow&black label,tiny tear) EX £15 (Psych/garage fuzz guitar freakout, seen at £30 many years ago) 148. Tom Jones-Day By Day-Decca UK+ pic sleeve n.o.c. EX £1.50 (strong driving dancer, beleive it or not!) 149. Tom Jones-Looking out my window- Decca(swedish) EX n.o.c. £1,50 (again, beleive it or not but a decent dramatic sounding dancer from the man) A FEW WANTS OF MINE Must be flat, straight, label, centre hole & Grooves must be well centered, good & clean condition. Bud Harper-Where ever you were-Peacock Al Gardner-Sweet Baby-Sepia Four Voices-Your love is getting stronger-Voice(original) Dickie Wonder-Nobody knows-Golden Triangle(vinyl) Sam Dees-Lonely for you baby Masqueraders-How-LaBeat Bobby Reed-The time is right for love-Bell Matthew Barnett-If your love is real-Puff Tomangoes-I really love you-Washpan Icemen-It´s time you knew-Ol 9 September Jones-I´m coming home-Kapp(US or Canadian, must be vinyl) Vanguards-Good times, bad times-Lamp Cliff Nobles-My love is getting stronger-J-V Herman Hitson-Yes you did-Minit(vinyl) Jessie James-Are you gonna leave me-Shirley Darrow Fletcher-What have I got now-Jacklyn Barbara Lynn-This is the thanks I get-Atlantic(red/white DJ, vinyl) Larry saunders-On the real side-Turbo(DJ?) Deon Jackson-I can´t go on-Carla(Red/black or wdj) Chosen Few-Birth of a playboy-Maple/Canyon Billy Butler&Chanters-Can´t live without her-Okeh(DJ, vinyl?) 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Lowton A busy mini-niter (till 4am ) at Lowton last nite. Looking forward to thisone as had a smart line up, late finish and Lowton with its many rooms, places tochill and catch up is always a bit of a laugh Few words , some re-cycled quips and a disturbing lack of vinyl info follows.Lowton - things as always the same, Car park was full and as always no matter what that guy tells me when driving can never find how to get that bit around the back.In and at em.Somewhere along the line, have picked up part time job, ended up with 3 sets of flyers to dish out, ususal attempts to try and clear DMSC bulk lot, also CSC and Yorkshire Riders to give out, as distrubtion follows my travels (bar and record bit) can expect a auidence of alholic vinyl deviants at your events. (a often used and repeated quip) Rooms:Main hall was busy most of nite, thinned out from about 1am, but what saw all went down well and floor was busy Last weeks word of dj order was out of window as two of the guests Rob T and Andy R had a long drive back ahead so timings were changed, 3 rooms meant sounds wise recollection worse than normal!!Due to curent mood had stuff like Jamica Underground rattling round head rather than 6ts covers titles. Andy Rix and Rob Thomas can be classed almost local jocks now as residents just down the road at the monkey, missed most of Rob Ts but heard went well, caught most of Andy Rixs and highlight being at long last hearing instrumental. Crying Time out and about, myself and others always class it as a DMSC sound, but strangely enough has never been played there, email for why if the mystery causes sleepless nites. Dished out many of his big ones, fast approaching if not already classic status, Is Switch Around up there as a all-time classics yet or what???All floor filled, going down down well with the crowd. Missed a fair bit of Terry Ds due to other room wanderings, anyone fill in his latest plays??Caught half of Gingers, for David Flynn madedetermined effort to id that "catchy" track (just to say to him you know that catcgy track youre on about that catchy track....errr its gone) but nought fitted the way he described it , though he pulled out some blinders, all details were inserted into brain, but wiped out by later modern influx, Ian Cunliffe pulled out a good quality one set, Mean Miss-treater, No Good guy, Lazy , being a couple of highlights, Carl Wllingham finished nite off , with great mix of his top stuff, a couple of first hears to meand the odd revival or two. Place was packed, as said thinned out later on ish, but main floor seemed stay busy and caught lot of all style top quality stuff Modern room - spent a fair bit of time in there, what is going on with this modern soul thing, one minute bit fed up of mid -tempo sound a like stuff, or some of that MTV flavoured mush.Then all of a sudden have a month or two of geting assualted nah slaughtered by some of best stuffheard for a long long while, not sure if a case of just catching the right djsbut tonite ...wow! most impressive spots caught were by Pete Haigh and Mark Grice (mixing skills-ouch! flawless)- partial memories of tracks were by Jamacia Underground Blaze remix - just realised got this here at home via davey dixon - love exsiting being title great stuff Secret Sounds - Baby Come Home? a three initaled thing (yeah hopeless mike, I know)and a fair lot quality sounds that scream out the need to be id'd R&B Room As said last time place seems to be on a roll, and this time was defintely rolling. Djs caught featured likes of Roger Banks, Robbo, Mark Morgan, MarkStewart, plus should imagine a lot more. With a well wide range of styles and sounds. Note to Lowton DJ debut of one of the regular yorkshire crowd Mark Stewart who have made this their homes, heard went down sizzingly i think was word. Also word of even some ska getting a airingas Barry Norman would say "and why not" Seems Pete Coulson has this room well sorted and place was kicking all the niteCarry on and this broom cupboard will need a extensionOverall - enjoyable nite, some top sounds , lot of laughshours of fun! Original article was posted in the Soul Source Article/News feature view article in its original format (c/w images etc)

The lovely Jo Wallace has been in touch and they have had a problem at the venue and need to get the word out on the change of date . Can I ask all of you to spread the word and post on sites and forward to friends etc etc...... Many thanks - TheBigO(You can collect Thank You kisses from Jo Wallace when you see her!!!) THESE OLD SHOES SOUL CLUB - IMPORTANT - Please Read For this month only, These Old Shoes will be on: Thursday July 17th (and not July 10th) River Bar, Tower Bridge Road £4 in - 8pm - Midnight Resident DJs: Martin Thomson, Alan Handscombe, Jo Wallace Special Guest: Yann Vatiste FUTURE DATES FOR YOUR SOUL DIARY WILL BE: Thursday August 14th - Special Guest: Mark Raison Thursday September 11th - Special Guest: Vic Ranger Thursday October 9th - Special Guest: Terry Jones November and December dates to follow. Click here to view the article

An extract from Lois Wilson - MOJO Magazine April/May 1999 An extract from Lois Wilson - MOJO Magazine April/May 1999 Sent in by Dave Cassidy, thanks for the contribution mate, appreciated. How To Buy... Every month we navigate the high-water marks, rapids and stagnant ponds of the CD racks, so you don't have to. We continue with... NORTHERN SOUL It was the venerable Blues And Soul pundit, Dave Godin, who coined the term 'Northern Soul' to describe the rare soul sounds that were attracting fanatical crowds to the massive dance clubs in the North of England in the late '60s and early '70s. The key word here is "rare". In those days, DJs and collectors would think nothing of popping over to the US on the off-chance of finding that arcane ... A clipped (1000 chrs) forum highlight post of an news/article item Original article was posted in the Soul Source Article/News feature - Click the below link for article in full all comments below are automatically added to the article View the full article (inc images/video/photos etc)

OK the USA trip was unlike previous as it hadnt really been planned in advance...I usually spend 4 months or so organinsing the working schedule. The reason for the almost last minute decision to go was as a direct result of the death of Andy Lee...Rob & I decided "fuck it..lifes too short". Normally I like to have lots of tasty things lined up but we decided we didnt really care if we came back with nothing. So day 1, Thursday evening, into Newark...spent hours waiting for our connecting flight to Ohio which was eventually cancelled..finally arrived there Friday 15 hours late to meet my first contact, brother of the late Herman Lewis...after haggling for hours we escaped with 2 copies of Whos kissing you tonite on Stone Blue...4 copies of Bee Jays Ill find you (Prime) & a Universal acetate of the same... 7" Bell Sound acetate of Whos kissing you ...A&R 10" acetate of Herman & Gerri Right direction which is the same take but a sli... A clipped (1000 chrs) forum highlight post of an news/article item Original article was posted in the Soul Source Article/News feature - Click the below link for article in full all comments below are automatically added to the article View the full article (inc images/video/photos etc)

Written by JR Smith in Oct 98 and taken from Soulful Kinda Music Dec 98 issue issue with permission soul source Bill Spoon and the Soul Notes In 1997 a Channel 4 TV documentary dealing with the duties of the LA Coroners office was screened in the UK.One of the people whos day to day tousle were illustrated in this programme was a department member by the name of William Bell. Now for most people who saw the documentary this will prove to be their one + only insight into the like of William Bell. However northern / modern soul fans will already be acquainted with his work in the music business where he is better known under his recording / stage name of Bill Spoon. William Bell (Bill Spoon) was born on November 6th, 1942 in Jefferson County, Alabama. His interest in music began at an early stage under the tutelage of the late Alex Bradford. His home area must have been a hot bed for musical talent as Bill grew up in the company of numerous others who were later to forge successful recording careers. Bill attended High School with Frederick Knight, Barbara Joyce Lomas ( later to become a founding member of BT Express ) and Richard ~ Jessie Fisher. In fact, for a short period, Bill and Richard sang in the same street corner group. He would get together to write songs with his neighbour, and long time friend, Roger Hatcher and he also participated in local talent shows with the likes of Eddie Kendncks &: David Ruffin. Bill was also a member of the Miles College Chorus where one of his fellows was Mitty Collier who would go on to enjoy success with Chess Records. In the early sixties Bills plans for a musical career seemed as if they would have to be put on hold as he was called up into the Army. However he soon turned the situation to his advantage, as he spent two years ( 1962/3 ) entertaining the troops in Korea as lead singer for an outfit known as the Soul Masters. He was relocated to Germany for a further period where he was lead singer for a group who went by the name of the Uniques. In 1965, at the end of his tour of duty, he returned to Alabama where he completed his education in Birmingham At the time, however, there were few opportunities in the area to make the inroads into the recording business that Bill aspired to. As a result of this he followed the example set by Eddie Kendricks and David Ruffin and moved north to relocate in Cleveland, Ohio. Other locals took the same road, Richard and Jessie Fisher also making the same move with Roger Hatcher following a few years later. On his arrival in Cleveland, Bill was reunited with Walter Ricky Dannison who he had got to know before going into the Army, this occurring in June 1965. Walter introduced him to Leroy Elie, with whom Ricky had sung while Bill was in the army. Riki, Leroy and Bill realised that they had the gist of a competitive singing unit, but were one voice short of a true blend. In August 1965, they met John Cornbread Berry and he became the fourth member of the as yet un-narned group. The group started to perform in night clubs but only on weekends as they all had full time day jobs. Walter did some form of quality control at the Cleveland Chrysler Auto Plant, Leroy was a commercial electrical and mechanical architect while John was the floor manager at a metal photo processing plant. Bill himself was a criminal investigator for the State of Ohio. Soon after the line-up adopted the name the Soul Notes their collective efforts were recognised as in November 1965 they were signed to a recording contract by locally based Way Out Records. The group continued to gain experience and hone their performances and by 1967 Way Out were ready to let them record in their own right. Initially two tracks were laid down, How Long Will It Last and Dons Make Me Beg but Way Out were in the process of negotiating a national distribution deal with MOM and so the companies releases were delayed while this was completed Early in 1968 though the two tracks were released as a single, Way Out 1001. The group returned to the recording studio and a further two tracks were recorded, I Got Everything I Need and Ive Been Waiting For Your Love. Way Out decided a second single was warranted on the group and so in 1969 they enjoyed another release, I Got Everything I Need / How Long Will It Last - Way Out 1006. For some reason Way Out decided to leave Ive Been Waiting For Your Love on the shelf as they re-used one side of the groups first single. This decision undoubtedly robbed uptempo soul fans of a potential favourite as Ive Been Waiting For Your Love had definite dance floor potential. The song had been driven by Bill along with group member Walter Riki Dannison and the Sensations Johnny Washington. Someone at Way Out must have thought the song had potential though as they got James Calloway to come up with an alternative set of lyrics.The revised version of the song was later (1971) to be recorded ~ released for the company by Jessie Fisher, the songs new title being Your Not Loving A Beginner - Way Out 104. The Soul Notes cut a further 6 tracks in Way Outs studios in 1969 but unfortunately none of these gained a release. The songs laid down by the group were Please, Baby Please ( a version of the Sensations track), I Cant Wait Until The Weekend, Try It, Youll Like it, Im On My Way, Ill Wait For You and Alone. The groups treatment by Way Out was fling its members and in 1969 John Berry quit the group. His place was taken by Avon Wells but Avons stint with the Soul Notes was short lived as within a few months he moved on, becoming a member of the Imperial Wonders. Bill, Riki,Leroy continued on as a trio but in early 1970 a power struggle broke out at Way Out and the companies management became chaotic. In the confusion a number of projects got lost, a new Soul Notes release being amongst these. Bill is sure a few test pressings featuring tracks they had laid down in 1969 were made but none enjoyed an official release. Discouraged with their future the Soul Notes broke up.Bill Spoon decided a change was again called for and so he moved back down south, relocating to Memphis where he worked briefly with Frederick Knight. Bill soon returned to Cleveland though and later in 1970 he cut his first tracks as a solo artist. He cut five songs in all (Gotta Go On, Its Hard Livin Alone, etc.) and these were destined for release on Springboard Records. A few demo copies were pressed up but unfortunately the scheduled release failed to make it into the shops. Bill next acted as producer /arranger on a session for Walter Dannison, who now went by the recording name of Riki Sonda, but again a release failed to materialist. In the meantime Bill had formed a relationship with Bobby and Friendly Womack and so he moved out to California which was where they were based. Here he met Pete Peterson and Tom Wilson and in conjunction with them he landed a recording deal with Angel City Records who were to be distributed by Polydor. Bill cut 4 tracks for the label in 1972, 2 more in 73 and another 4 in 1974 however the untimely death of their executive producer, Tom Wilson meant the project ended. A number of the tracks were co-written / produced by Gene Dozier these marked the first occasion that Bill and Gene had collaborated in the recording studio. Four of these tracks were to find favour with UK soul fans in the late 80s when they were reissued on a Hense Forth 12". The tracks involved were I Can Feel It from 1972, Shell Be Lucky from 1973 (both of these being written /produced by Bill himself), The One Who Really Loves You and I Bet You Cant Love Me One More Time from 1974 (both being co-written &produced by Gene Dozier). Yet again Bill returned to Cleveland and here he organised a deal with Hot Ice Records. In 1976 he recorded 2 tracks for the company, a further 2 in 77 and 5 more in 78. One of the tracks that he recorded at this time was a song Bill had written with ex - Soul Note Riki Dannison, I Got God On My Side. Once again unfortunately nothing really resulted from He association. By 1980 Bill had thrown his lot in with Bob Davis who had earlier run the Day-Wood label. Gene Dozier, who at the time was working for Solar Records, was fetched across to Cleveland to oversee the proposed recording session. At this session Bill laid down 2 tracks, Love Is On The Way ~ Dont Play With My Love and these were released on the newly instigated Highland label. Unfortunately the company didnt have the finances to properly promote and distribute the single and so commercial success eluded Bill yet again. The quality of the tracks was appreciated by UK fans though and the single became a much sought after item on this side of the pond.Eventually, to satisfy the pent-up demand, the record was also reissued on Henseforth in the late 80s. The problems the Highland release experienced finally convinced Bill that he wasnt going to establish a successful recording career in Cleveland and so in the early 80s he returned to Los Angeles. Over a period of several years he collaborated on projects with the likes of Friendly Womack, Leon Haywood, Lou Ragland and Gene Dozier. By the end of the eighties he was ready to give a solo career a try again He linked up with Hense Powell and a number of tracks were laid down. The result of this work saw the light of day in 1990 when the Henseforth LP Talk To Me was released This 8 track strong album immediately found a receptive audience in the UK but unfortunately maldug the US record buying public aware of its existence and quality was to prove a more difficult task. A number of songs on the allbum help illustrate the enduring musical associations that Bill had developed over his long career as they were co-written with old allies. One of the LPs most popular hacks, Kick Back was composed in conjunction with Lou Ragland whilst Riki Dannison assisted with Look At Yourself. Further Henseforth recordings escaped in 1995 when the single I Rode The Crest Of The Wave / No Way To Live was released but again it failed to find a wide audience. Bill isnt a person whos easily discouraged though and hecontinues to work on new material. He has re-recorded I Got God ~ My Side along with a number of other songs. Bill feels his duties on behalf of the L.A Coroners Office are becoming too arduous on a day to day basis and so he is determined to make another effort in the recording field He has plans to release a new C D. I hope that thissees the light of day in the near future and that, at long last, it results in Bill getting the recognition long overdue to him. JR Smith Oct. 98 Taken from Soulful Kinds Music Dec 98 issue with permission Original article was posted in the Soul Source Article/News feature view article in its original format (c/w images etc)

Thought a great read so a worthwhile pass on Asked John P for a few possible "watch outs" for this upcoming Sunday. Well all will say that his reply was such a enjoyable read, I had to ask for permission to pass it on .... Planning and Prep - John Pugh Hi Mike, re plays at NCSC - talking to Max today he told me that hed spoken to someone who was Monkeying on Saturday, whod said theyd enjoyed hearing the Jackie Edwards duet with Joyce Bond version of I Feel So Bad from the vogue e.p. ( guess Carl W had played it ? ) so think Max says he is gonna stick that one in. Should find room somewhere for the Detroit 5 cover up weve been pushing ? Unusual and less well known things, A Bell Sound beauty that I keep wanting to call Shirley (& the Four) Temples, but thats just me being daft ! (was asked to play it at the last NCSC, but too late to fit it in, so if the same lad is there must try to play that one) D... A clipped (1000 chrs) forum highlight post of an news/article item Original article was posted in the Soul Source Article/News feature - Click the below link for article in full all comments below are automatically added to the article View the full article (inc images/video/photos etc)

A recent release from Jazzman records, latest in their Holy Grail series, on both cd and also a limited edition vinyl run. Available on both cd and lp, just check out the clip link for a quick no brainer decision George Smallwood - Just 4 You - JMANCD.031 Limited reissue of a totally obscure private press LP of real quality soul music, from up-tempo disco movers to crossover floor fillers and deep modern ballads, there are several good reasons why this LP has been so prized amongst lovers of progressive, rare soul music. The fifth release in our illustrious HOLY GRAIL series is a faithful, collector-friendly reissue of Washington DC native George Smallwood's only LP, one of the most sought after modern soul long players in existence. As ever, we present the LP complete with its original artwork intact and the music lovingly restored - limited to 1000 numbered copies on vinyl. The CD issue boasts additional tracks taken from his 45s as well as exclusive in-depth track notes with background info on the man himself and every song included. As with every release thus far in this series, haste is strongly advised! We have sold out on every title and we anticipate the demand on this to be just as strong! George Smallwood had actually turned his back on a dream of a career in music in order to provide for his family by driving trucks for a living when a terrible accident intervened to rob him of his sight forever. Finding gainful employment hard to come by, Smallwood turned once again to music as both a possible vocation and a remedy for his soul. Setting up a home studio outfit, he buried himself in instrumentation and composition in a more deep and concentrated way than ever before. Eventually assembling a band of talented musicians he began to record and release his own 45s. Each record he released was distinguished by truly sophisticated production, a smooth sound and lavish depth which marks Smallwood as a real voice in 70s soul music, but one which few up til now have ever heard. Even without major success, thankfully Smallwood continued to record and issue short-run records through the '70s and into the early '80s, culminating in the majesty of his full length LP 'Just For You.' With George's blessing and endorsement we are thrilled to be able to offer up his wonderful album once again, and we feel that it will find a much wider and more receptive audience than it did the first time around, in fact the audience it was always intended for - lovers of deep, groovy music from the heart and soul. Also available on Vinyl (note limited run) Listen to a preview clip via Refosoul link below https://www.soul-sour....uk/node/68840/ Both formats available for on line purchase thru the Jazzman website Link follows https://www.jazzmanr...rchFor=&PT_ID=1 Click here to view the article

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings announce a new tour to support their upcoming album "I Learned the Hard Way" inc London, Berlin , Paris and Amsterdam. Plus 45 sale info, 45 and lp release news from Daptone European Dates Friday, March 26 - Rutland, VT - Snoe Down Festival TICKETS Saturday, April 10 - Berlin, Germany - Astra TICKETS Tuesday, April 13 - Paris, France - Trabendo TICKETS Wednesday, April 14 - London, UK - Kokos TICKETS Thursday, April 15 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso TICKETS USA dates at end New 45! 3 Titans "College" b/w "The Life of a Scholar" OUT NOW! Get it on 45 or .mp3 and watch them record "College" at Dunham Studios! The 3 Titans, Khalil Jackson, Jorden Plaines, and Dallas Ifill, are rhythmically gifted fifth-graders with their sights set on higher education. On their debut for Dunham Records, College b/w Life of a Scholar, the precocious eleven-year-olds trade rhymes about the benefits of going to college and the determination it takes to get there over two sides of old-school, hard-as-nails (and refreshingly sample-free) beats provided by the notorious Menahan Street Band. -------------------------------------------- 45 SALE! From now through February 28th, 45s are on sale at $3 each! 43 titles total. Time to fill in the holes in your collection! -------------------------------------------- Out April 6th... Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings "I Learned the Hard Way" *Get a sneak preview of the album and download the single "I Learned the Hard Way" for free! Go here, now. Produced by Bosco Mann and recorded on an Ampex eight-track tape machine by Gabriel Roth in Daptone Records House of Soul studios, this record drips with a warmth and spontaneity rarely found since the golden days of Muscle Shoals and Stax. * ----------------------------------------------------------- DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND, A SECOND SHOW AT THE APOLLO HAS BEEN ADDED ON SATURDAY MAY 1st!! Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings' NYC Record Release Parties Friday April 30th @ The Apollo Theatre 253 West 125th Street TICKETS Saturday, May 1st @ The Apollo Theatre 253 West 125th Street, New York, NY TICKETS GO ON SALE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26th All Upcoming Shows Menahan Street Band Featuring Charles Bradley Along with Lee Fields & the Expressions! February 19th Music Hall of Williamsburg 66 North 6th St Brooklyn, NY https://www.musichall... --------------------------------------------- Naomi Shelton & the Gospel Queens Sunday March 14th Bowery Ballroom 6 Delancey St New York, NY Opening for The Carolina Chocolate Drops TICKETS --------------------------------------------- The Mellomatics featuring Binky Griptite Friday February 19th, 8pm @ Southpaw 125 5th Ave. Brooklyn, NY Also Performing: Ikebe Shakedown, The Ex-Caminos TICKETS --------------------------------------------- Antibalas First Australian Tour! Sunday, 28 February 2010 WOMUBU World Music Weekend BUSSELTON WA Old Broadwater Farm Busselton 3-10pm TICKETS Monday, 1 March 2010 RAILWAY HOTEL Fremantle 6-11pm GLOBAL WARMING event with Tijuana Cartel + Sunshine Brothers + Grace Barbe TICKETS Thursday, 4 March 2010 MANNING BAR Sydney w/ Gilles Peterson + DJ Somatik TICKETS: www. manningbar.com & Moshtix.com & All moshtix outlets Friday, 5 March 2010 PRINCE OF WALES Melbourne + Dead Dog + Dj Chris Gill TICKETS Saturday, 6 March 2010 GOLDEN PLAINS FESTIVAL Melbourne TICKETS Tuesday, 9 March 2010 FESTIVAL OF NEW ZEALAND Pacific Blue Festival Club, Wellington NZ TICKETS Sharon Jones Dates USA Saturday, April 17 - Live Oak, FL - Wanee Music Festival TICKETS Thursday, April 22 - Lafayette, LA - Festival International de Louisiane TICKETS Friday, April 23 - New Orleans, LA - The Howlin' Wolf Saturday, April 24 - Oxford, MS - Double Decker Festival Friday, April 30 - NYC RELEASE PARTY @ The Apollo Theater TICKETS Saturday May 1st - New York, NY - The Apollo Theatre Thursday, May 6 - Richmond, VA - Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden INFO Friday, May 7 - Annapolis, MD - Ram's Head Onstage TICKETS Saturday, May 8 - Charlottesville, VA - Jefferson Theater Sunday, May 9 - Norfolk, VA - The NorVa TICKETS Tuesday, May 11 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle TICKETS - on sale Friday! Wednesday, May 12 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel TICKETS - on sale Friday! Thursday, May 13 - Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Atlanta TICKETS Friday, May 14 - Nashville, TN - Cannery Ballroom TICKETS - on sale Friday! Saturday, May 15 - Nelsonville, OH - Nelsonville Music Festival TICKETS Monday, May 17 - Newport, KY - The Southgate House Tuesday, May 18 - Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre Friday, May 21 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre Saturday, May 22 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater TICKETS Sunday, May 23 - Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue TICKETS - on sale Friday! Tuesday, May 25 - Toronto, ON - The Sound Academy Wednesday, May 26 - Montreal, QC - Le National Thursday, May 27 - Boston, MA - House of Blues TICKETS - on sale Saturday! Friday, May 28 - Hartfod, CT - New England Dodge Music Center TICKETS Saturday, May 29 - Hartford, CT - New England Dodge Music Center TICKETS Sunday, June 20 - Vancouver, BC - The Commodore Ballroom Monday, June 21 - Seattle, WA - Showbox Sodo Tuesday, June 22 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom Friday, June 25 - San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theatre Saturday, June 26 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern Sunday, June 27 - Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern Daptone Records https://www.daptonerecords.com Original article was posted in the Soul Source Article/News feature view article in its original format (c/w images etc)

'IN THE SNAKEPIT' The facts and the friction. There is a Motown related anniversary that is not likely to figure in the anals of the current campaign, led by the Universal Corporation, to 'celebrate' the company's bi-centenary. In fact, this milestone is only a measly five years in the making. Yet, in many ways, it exposes how corporate ignorance, deference and indifference have been confronted by a small number of people who care passionately about the less commercial and popular aspects of the label's output. In this case, the incredible music produced by the backing musicians, on songs that didn't necessarily sell by the boatload or were ever released at all, at a time when these talented individuals had been all but ignored by history, the public and their record company. 'In the Snakepit' is a cd containing 20 relatively obscure backing tracks, photographs of the main players and a comprehensive and informative essay about the personnel who actually produced the unique 'Motown Sound.' It doesn't have a label, a number, a barcode or any details of songwriters, producers, arrangers or dates of release. It is a bootleg - an illicit, unsanctioned, unlicensed, unauthorised release. But, if you happen to be an admirer of this kind of music and want to hear more than the tiny number of titles that currently exist, its all there is. The tracks come from a variety of sources - quarter inch master tapes, unreleased material long dismissed as not commercially viable, stereo recordings that could be 'split' to isolate the backing only and, in two cases, songs that were electronically manipulated to remove the vocals. The circumstances surrounding its compilation, manufacture and distribution, and the range of reaction to its release provide a tantalising peep into the somewhat grimy world of corporate manoeuvring and executive posturing. The motive behind assembling a collection of this kind was simple and sincere. The current owners had no interest, and even less inclination, in searching through their vaults for material of this kind to release - and would never have believed that it would have made the profits deemed necessary to make it worthwhile. (The subsequent success of 'Standing in the Shadows of Motown', to which neither the label nor its corporate master contributed any investment capital, proved otherwise.) At the time (2003) only the British rare soul scene had any inkling of the importance, quality and potential of instrumental backing tracks. Motown executives, responsible for release schedules and product placement decisions, were utterly clueless. The opportunity arose, the material became available, the will and wherewithal was strong and the perceived interest, on the part of fellow devotees, was assured. In an attempt to minimise adverse reaction on the part of the corporate giant, certain precautions were made prior to the start of the operation. An individual, who worked for the specific division of the company affected, was approached and asked to canvass colleagues for their reactions to the feasibility of such a project. Her findings were encouraging. 'Technically we own the tracks I suppose, but nobody seemed overly concerned. Go ahead.' Advice from a different quarter, the US, had suggested that careful attention should be focused on the quality of the packaging, artwork and sound quality. Assembling the photographs proved to be quite difficult, as obscurity tends to translate into scarcity. The front cover was 'doctored' somewhat to create the desired effect. Mike Terry got quite a chuckle out of seeing his head on Dan Turner's body. Jack Ashford wasn't even in the same city when the original photograph was taken (at Robert White's birthday celebration - the board originally said 'Happy Birthday Robert) but replaced a non-musician friend who managed to get on the shot. An error of omission was made in the track listing on both the back cover and the booklet when Track 10 '24 hours to find my baby' was completely missed out. Not many people noticed, nor cared, presumably. A significant amount of money was spent on the graphic components, and in a recording studio to ensure maximum aural fidelity. On the subject of finance, it must be stated, categorically, that profit was never the objective, nor the result (despite what sceptics have theorised). There was, however, a na¯ve hope that this release would prompt the issue of legitimate collections. This was partially achieved when a series of karaoke cds came out containing instrumental 'singalong' versions, but these were only the hugely successful hits (no surprise there) and only available at Toys R Us (?) in America. The initial reaction to the availability of 'In the Snakepit' ranged from unbridled joy on the part of informed Motown fans, eager to get a copy, to bewilderment, embarrassment and then ire from American company executives. It apparently made it to the desk of the President of the company, who instead of admiring the ingenuity, skill and resourcefulness of its creators, took a slightly different and less diffident approach. A discussion forum topic in Detroit attracted streams of angry rhetoric condemning the temerity of such a move, and promises to track the culprits down and have them publicly flogged. Most interesting was the involvement of attorneys, always the first to sniff out the slightest opportunity of making a quick buck, purportedly representing everyone from the band members themselves to the recording industry and everything and everyone beyond. The frustration levels were almost palpable and seemed to explode off computer screens in the direction of the evil but anonymous perpetrator(s). Funny how their moral stand on this issue conveniently evaporated when the 'Funk Brothers' unity imploded and lawsuits began flying around - meal time for the bottom feeders. It was mildly amusing to read the details of a debate on the 'evils of bootlegging' that had taken place on the British soul scene 30 years before. The same old, self-righteous, 'holier than thou' lollygagging about musicians losing out (no royalties were paid out on re issued original material that were put out to shamelessly cash in on the success of the film incidentally - always wondered whether these tracks would have come out at all if it had bombed), and the supposed immorality of such an act. If company officials had any idea of what potential customers actually wanted, or were informed enough to initiate something like this all by themselves, there wouldn't have been a need for such an initiative. The only constructive criticism that deserves any serious consideration is the charge that the 'Snakepit' was deliberately put out at a time to coincide with the release of 'Standing in the Shadows of Motown' - that some diabolical and cynical plan was dreamed up to maximize profits and deflect sales away from the true recipients. Absolutely and totally wrong. Although assistance had been provided to the producer of the film, in Britain several years before, in a vain attempt to solicit investment capital for the project, all communication had ceased. This would have made it impossible to have coordinated such an action. It was purely coincidental Most critiques of the cd contained a weird 'guilty pleasure' component where reviewers seem to feel as though they must censure such a shameful and exploitative product, in public, while grudgingly conceding its quality, merit and worth between the lines. Some went as far as to advise readers not to purchase it - pound to a penny they've still got their review copy and play it on a regular basis. Bloody hypocrites. Distribution through the usual channels of specialist retailers became difficult due to the pressure applied by 'the authorities'. A communication was received from the British Pornographic Association ordering the offending article removed from public sale. The cd was manufactured through a company in North Wales, who then sent it to Austria to be duplicated. It was only later, when a different project was brought to this same company, that the full scope of the corporation's anger and concern was revealed. According to the Managing Director of the manufacturing company, he had been visited by a representative, an ex policeman, who was anxious to find the culprit. He also stated that two others had been dispatched to Austria to track down the whereabouts of the pressing plant and retrieve any incriminating paperwork. It was only by sheer luck that the cancelled cheque had been destroyed by the Austrian bank (bless them) or fate would have been sealed. Whether these stories were scare tactics or not is open to conjecture. No matter, it did the trick. The only time 'boot' and 'leg' went together after that was during a football match. The MD was generous enough to share some advice he had received - he was told that this misdemeanour would be excused, this time, but any reoccurrence would result in the full weight of the corporate legal machine at their disposal being brought to bear. Chilling. He refused to sanction the second project for the same reason, even though it was completely legitimate. Most of the acrimony toward the cd seems to have subsided in recent years. Several tracks have made their way onto You Tube (pity the photos and misspelled text couldn't match the music) or Soul-Source, and there is at least one 'official' Funk Brothers site that displays the 'Snakepit' on the same page as all the legitimate releases. Very little unreleased material surfaces anymore, even though there is still a wealth of music in the vaults. Universal are more likely to reissue known hits or repackage 'greatest hits' under some guise or ruse (nothing new there) than cater to the minority who have loyally supported them, one way or another, throughout the duration. Control of the archives appears to be in the hands of a tiny minority of 'insiders' who harbour and protect the contents as if it were their own. This secretive cult has full knowledge and access to the hundreds, possibly thousands, of unreleased tracks, but chooses to keep it to themselves. No one knows how they came to exert such control or, more importantly, how they came to be chosen in the first place. Can't remember any applications or interviews taking place. Actually contacting anyone in a position of authority or influence at Motown in the UK can be likened to attempting to interview Osama bin Laden, finding Lord Lucan or meeting an honourable promoter in the East Midlands. There seems to be a wall of anonymity, mystery and intrigue surrounding these people. Having said that, a couple of them ventured out into the daylight when Tommy Good, Chris Clark and Bobby Taylor performed in Northampton several years ago. One individual was so paranoid about giving out his email address that he required a sworn (and notarised) promise that it wouldn't be given out to anyone else. (Who?) Contact was made with a slimeball called Nickson who proceeded to harass and harangue in search of photographs and unreleased material he wanted for 'upcoming important Motown projects'. Despite promising to supply two solitary cds, which were the subject of his projects, he gratefully accepted the quarry but never reciprocated. When questioned some time later about it he stated that his solicitor had told him that it was not a binding contract! Ironically, this same scumbag discussed the possibility of organising another 'Snakepit' like project, but this time with the company's blessing and full access to the material in the vaults. No prizes for guessing what became of that. HUMDINGER Original article was posted in the Soul Source Article/News feature view article in its original format (c/w images etc)

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Well been busy times last 2 or 3 weeks and with upgrade to site things been a bit slack on news and that, so standy by for a quick few words on the last few weeks.... or to be honest just what I can remember. Prestatyn 2003 Lots of words have been written about this, and will just say for now had a most and I mean most, enjoyable time! (recently saw some well scary photos of going ons! Should have a report up, its half written so will hopefully be up soon.....ish) Dave Rimmer has written his views on the weekender and can be read at the SKM site Last of all check out one recent addition to sounds/download section which to me was the sound of the weekender Llandudno Connisseurs Weekender. After one great weekend along come another! Again more words on this soonest and a great weekender of quality rare soul. Other Events DMSC guest bit on Wire Fms Sunday soul show was a laugh, especially as later on we got mistook for car thieves by Lancashires finest. Heard that Wilton 10th Annivesary last Friday was a cracking niter. DMSC Friday nite was a stormer, loads of great feedback. Report soon honest. Hardest rare soul nite ? ;-) Other Misc Stuff Check out North meets South new web site , updated link here Proving the power of Soul Source Janet J just let me know she got that video she was after thanks to using the forum! Think thats that, know was/is a lot of other events going on, feel free to spread the word by posting up