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Word of a London Invasion Hey London - Brace yourself. Daptone will be invading the capitol from July 6th to the 7th with not one, but two Daptone Soul Revues! The shows will feature appearances by The Budos Band, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, and Charles Bradley! Don't walk, London... RUN!! July 6th The Barbican SJDK & Charles Bradley TICKETS : http://www.barbican....il.asp?ID=11986 July 7th O2 Academy The Budos Band & Charles Bradley TICKETS : http://www.o2academy...tickets/Details 1 min 30 intro

Here's a tasty slice of summer pie from Daptones Ever Soul imprint... Bob and Gene -: "It's Not What You Know (It's Who You Know)" - "Lonely Nights" below form the daptone site Tweezed from the beautiful MO DO tape boondoggle, back in '05-6, this un-released single has been a planned release for some time and an office favorite for too long. At the tail end of the "Bob & Gene" era, say about 1970-'71, the duo was a little frustrated. Despite the time and effort the young men were putting into their song writing and production, things were not working out as planned, the guys needed a breakthrough. They sat in the basement of 50 Orange Street one night and put together a record expressing their frustration. There was no band - just the two of them. They had a guitar, bass and piano, but no drums... some reverb, EQ's and the 4-track. Astoundingly the percussion cooked up on these two sides come from only pots, pans and box's - yes, even what sounds exactly like an open high hat on "It's Not What You Know." The songwriting and vocal performance are no less remarkable. Bobby Nunn and Eugene Coplin penned the two songs featured on this 45. "It's Not What You Know" deals with the frustration - asks and answers the question. Q: "did you you ever wonder why/ the boss's son don't have to try as hard as you?" A: "it's not what you know, it's who you know... stop jitterbuggin' start elbow rubbin' and things are going to get better." In "Lonely Nights," listeners familiar with the group's LP If This World Where Mine will hear an extension of a familiar theme. The song originated with the late Bobby Fonville, a fellow Buffalonian songwriter and close friend of William Nunn Sr. Fonville would often come by the Nunn house to brainstorm. On one such visit he sat on the couch and played a melody on his guitar, Nunn and Coplin were feeling the vamp and added their bread and butter to it, "Lonely Nights" was the result. The official daptone youtube clip is below However the youtube clip is a bit lo-fi to these ears - the player on the info/buy page has a shorter but better listen http://daptonerecord...tem_cat_id=6415 listed at $4.99 and available via link above Other new releases: Charles Bradley featuring Menahan Street Band "Heart of Gold" b/w "In You (I Found A Love)" MP3 and 45rpm single available HERE : http://daptonerecord...tem_cat_id=6032 El Rego "Vimado Wingnan" b/w "E Nan Mian Nuku" 45rpm single available HERE : http://daptonerecord...tem_cat_id=5995 http://www.daptonerecords.com/

Shotgun Records most current 45 release is unleashed today This release marks the first time out on 45 for this powerful version of "Power of Love" and is delivered by Don Varner ( penned by Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham) This 45 is now available via all the usual suspects online and beyond. Paul m the man behind Selecta and Shotgun does mention in the pre-release forum thread both future plans and the thinking behind this fine release and the choice of sides. "...will soon issue a series of Quinvy / South Camp albums on Selrec / Shotgun but first I want to release a few 45s to focus on some individual tracks that deserve special attention - such as Power Of Love ' " ...It was overlooked by many when it appeared on one of the Charly LPs back in 1989 but now I hope it will reach more people. For the Shotgun single I've remastered 'Power Of Love' from a 2-track stereo mixdown tape and I'm very pleased with the quality. It's rich, warm and punchy and should sound great in the clubs....." "It would have been easy to issue 'Tear Stained Face' on Shotgun but it's always more of a challenge to create interest in something new or different. I chose 'Masquerade' for the flip side of this one but it was a difficult choice because Don cut so many great tracks at Quinvy - and I welcome any suggestions for future 45s and flip sides.that has plans to feature more..." The full forum thread can be read here DON VARNER - Power Of Love / Masquerade - Shot 108 - Out Today Selecta/Shotgun Records website http://www.selectarecords.com