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New Releases for MARCH 2005 from Ace Records BOYD BENNETT / Rockin' Up A Storm - Best Of The King Recordings - ACE - CDCHD 1039 Boyd Bennett's standing in rock'n'roll is forever assured, thanks to his 1955 hit Seventeen - a record that he had to fight hard to get released, and one that eventually sold more than a million copies. He never had another hit of comparable size, but he and his Rockets made a bunch of records that are treasured by rock'n'roll collectors everywhere - especially those who like to dance. more The LAMPLIGHTERS / Loving, Rocking, Thrilling - The Complete Federal Recordings - ACE - CDCHD 1040 Of the many, many groups who recorded for the King/Federal/DeLuxe group of labels during the 1950s, few are as deserving of their own legally-licensed compact disc as the Lamplighters. Although just about all their recordings have been reissued in years gone by (with inferior sound and presentation) on bootlegs, "Loving, Rocking, Thrilling" marks the first time that their entire discography has been reissued from pristine transfers that have been made directly from the original master tapes. They have not sounded this good - well, probably ever. more EARLY GIRLS Vol 4 - ACE - CDCHD 1045 We've arrived at Volume 4 of this delicious series, so we're used to the recipe by now - very feminine, and extremely tasty. The formula ain't no secret. Start by gathering and preparing your ingredients, then proceed as follows:For starters, carefully blend together: Brenda Lee's Dum Dum, one of several compositions gifted to Little Miss Dynamite by a certain Jackie DeShannon:... more B.B. King / Singin' The Blues - ACE - CDCHM 1041 Step forward the eighth set in Ace's mid-price series of vintage B.B. King recordings based on his albums released on the Crown label. Between 1957 and 1963, the Bihari brothers' dime store label released 12 albums, comprised of singles from their RPM and Kent labels, tracks from the vaults, plus dedicated album sessions.more Elmore James / Blues After Hours - ACE - CDCHM 1043 For those who had thought that Ace Records had "done it all" when they issued the definitive collection of Elmore James' early recordings on a 3 CD box set over ten years ago (The Classic Early Recordings 1951-1956, ABOXCD 4), that is not so. Blues and rock fans will find much to celebrate with Elmore's "Blues After Hours", the latest must-have instalment in Ace's Crown LP reissues on CD (see also the B.B. King, Howling Wolf and Jimmy Witherspoon releases in the series).more The VANGUARD FOLK ROCK ALBUM - BIG BEAT - CDWIKD 248 When folk merged with rock to form the explosive new hybrid known as folk rock in the mid-1960s, Vanguard Records found itself literally in the vanguard of the new movement, probably at least as much by happenstance as design. The label was already enjoying more commercial success with folk music than any other indie, largely on the back of superstar Joan Baez, but also bolstered by such innovators and solid sellers as Buffy Sainte-Marie and Ian & Sylvia. more MIRWOOD SOUL STORY - KENT - CDKEND 237 Strangely enough Mirwood is a household name. Admittedly only among a few select residences dotted around the north of the UK and the odd foreign outpost, but the cry "Go and put some Mirwood on Agnes" is as common up there as "Do you want a cuppa Arbuthnot?" That's because two generations of Northern Soul devotees have been brought up, while dandled on their mother's knee, to the sounds of Jackie Lee, Bobby Garrett and the Olympics playing on the phonogram. more DORIS DUKE / I'm A Loser, The Swamp Dogg Sessions - KENT - CDKEND 242 'A Legend In Her Own Time' could be an overblown statement when applied as the title to an artist's second album, especially when the debut made no greater dent than #39 on the Billboard R&B album chart during a nine-week run. However, when related to the magnificent Doris Duke, the title is well-deserved. The man or woman in the street may have ignored that debut set - "I'm A Loser" issued on Canyon 7704 in 1970 - but it got the soul world a-buzzing and anxious to know more about her. Investigation proved that Doris had been around a longer than first thought: her debut recording had been on the small Hy-Monty label under her (then) married name of Doris Willingham. more JOAN BAEZ / Live At Newport - VANGUARD - VCD 77015 JOAN BAEZ AT NEWPORT is an invaluable addition to Joan Baez's impressive body of recordings. The performances present Joan Baez in her natural element. To listen to that voice which, 37 years after her Newport Folk Festival debut, is still a pleasure to hear, reminds us why Joan Baez's music continues to endure.more DOC WATSON & SON - VANGUARD - VMD 79170 DOC WATSON's only son, Merle, had just turned fifteen when he started to play the guitar. His Dad had left on the longest tour he had ever taken and expected to be gone for two months or more. By the time Doc got back home, Merle was able to play finger style guitar with a thumb pick and he could back up a fiddle with a flat pick as solidly as any fiddler could hope for. more CAMILLE YARBROUGH / The Iron Pot Cooker - VANGUARD - VMD 79356 If you were looking for an easy way of summing up Camille Yarbrough it might be difficult. Her life has seen her take on many different careers: she has been a dancer, poet, actor, writer of children's literature, and a recording artist. To most she may be best known as the voice on Fatboy Slim's Praise You which used a sample from Take Yo' Praise from THE IRON POT COOKER. more FOLK HITS - VANGUARD - VMD 79510 more FOLK DUETS - VANGUARD - VMD 79511 more JOAN BAEZ / Joan - VANGUARD - VMD 79720 The emotional tug-of-war endured by JOAN BAEZ in the aftermath of her ill-fated trip to England with Bob Dylan in April-May 1965 would end up turning into one of the most profound segues of her recording career. Temporarily estranged from both Dylan and the hard rockin' scene which now informed his personal life and his music, Baez recorded three fascinating LPs during 1966-67 with classically trained arranger-conductor-composer Peter Schickele.more ________________________________________________________________________________ _ Produced by Ace Records Ltd eTrack is a monthly newsletter which you have asked to subscribe to by entering your email address at www.acerecords.co.uk

just so aware a few bits of news and things on site posted in site info blog thing can find it here /index.p...=blog&blogid=1& few points about forum, so ask all to give it a once over as it says bit behind with stuff due to things occuring, but now playing catch up so expect some fresh news, articles , media etc soon ta mike

thought someone posted already not from tapes or authorized from owner ??

check out the sounds section on here hours of radio, sessions, live clips etc catch them at /index.p...y&cmd=sc&cat=66

ta for replies though what was really after was actual listings- as in what is already out there have a fair few tapes off mucker covering a wide range of venues and eras and rather than throw up some live clips that are already out there, thought be worth a shout to see if anyone had listings, as in past have seem fairly detailed lists complete with dates and plays plus also makes a good reference, espically in the "did it have plays at ****" style posts

moved to "all about the soul" as may work better there is that planned reserve auction straight up ??

getting tired of reading posts that dont follow the guidelines they are there for a reason if gonna slag any person, company etc etc down at least put a reason justifying why out and out abusive posts are not welcome your account is now moderated for a week follow guideines or go elsewhere edited by site

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News from New Century Website March 27!!! Nighter at the Rocket DJ's: Guy Hennigan, Ady Lupton, Jo Wallace, Roger Banks, Neil Rushton and Mick H at 166 Holloway Road, London N7 8DB 12.00am to 6.00am Sunday March 27th Tickets: £10.00 Warm-up Venue Barcosa 54 Holloway Road With Guy Hennigan and Andy BB and Guests Free of charge 7pm till 12am Ticket info: https://www.newcenturysoul.co.uk Box Office: 07989 415991

The latest news and details of On the Scene March Issue - available at events near you now!! 'On the Scene' goes from strength to strength with extra features and extra pages including Record Reviews, Specialist UK Music Charts, Readers Write, Modds & Sods plus a new column on Crossover Soul as well as the popular DJ Spotlight, A Female Perspective and of course the most comprehensive and accurate monthly UK soul, mod and scooterist gig guide. Anyone wanting to guarantee their copy of 'On the Scene' can subscribe for the year (cost for the year just £9) by contacting Fresh Promotions on 01253 318267. Payment can be now be received on this phone line by debit or credit card. Failing that you can also pay admin@fresh-promotion.co.uk by Paypal or post a cheque for £9 made payable to; Fresh Promotions, Rosevilla, Dockypool Lane, Marton, Blackpool, Lancs FY4 5JG.

Latest Tour News and 45 details from Melvin Davis Website After a show stopping performance at Manchester's Top New Century Soul Allnighter and an entertaining radio appearance on Dean Anderson's highly rated weekly soul show on Boundary FM, Melvin's next performance will be at the Premier Soul Weekender being held at Prestatyn this weekend. Performing in a special newly created Saturday afternoon artist spot based in the Modern Soul arena, he will sing an “exclusive to Prestatyn” set of songs that he didn’t perform at last years event. His set will include songs from his time at Invictus Records and 8th Day material, plus classic tunes from Melvin’s own Rock Mill records 45 output from the 70’s & 80’s. Now available to buy ! Melvin & Bryan Davis "I need my baby" c/w "Nothings too good (for you)" Rock Mill RM 1117 limited edition 45 rpm single. 100% Detroit, featuring Pat Lewis & Steve Mancha on backing vocals. Conceived written, performed and produced in Detroit Mich. USA Priced £10 plus £1 p&p UK (Overseas contact for postage rates) To Order Email robw@yelp.fsnet.co.uk to pay by Pay Pal Or by Post to 23, Harley Close WORKSOP Notts S80 3 BF Cheques payable to R.WIGLEY please Also available at All Melvins Gigs ! Also available We have a small quantity of the ORIGINAL Rock Mill 45 from 1985 Melvin Davis "Cash flow" c/w Inst version Rock Mill RM6164 Priced at £6.00 = 1.00 P&P Payment & shipping details As above Check out the updated Melvin Davis website for the latest news, dates, photos, biography and much more https://www.melvindavis.com

Last year I did a charity bike ride from London to Brighton. Its to raise money for the British heart foundation and it sure keeps your own heart pumping I can tell you ! I'm thinking of getting up a "northern soul posse" to do it this year so if anyone fancies it let me know. Its on Sunday 19th June and you have to pay £20 to register for the ride. There are 3 of us so far but if you want to do it you've got to let me know pretty soon as we need to register before 1st March to get a good start time. Reply to me a.s.a.p. if you want to enter. Cheers Rob Messer robert.messer@onetel.net

had below via contact us if know what it means please email site and will pass on Sharyn & Virgil submitted the following Information: Email Comments Old friends from United States of Mike Ward. Looking to touch base with him. Please forward email address to him. Thanks

Hi there My son and I are running a Charity Northern Soul Night to be held in March in aid of Alzheimers Society and we'd love it to be a night to rememeber! This is being organised following a smaller event at Fubar in Southport back in October at which we raised over £130 - and we hope to add a few noughts (preferably to the right end) at this one! We would appreciate your help in giving us a leg up as we are, as a family, affected by this disease (along with some 3 millions in the UK who are carers for someone with some form of dementia). The Alzheimers Society helps to support us as carers as well as carrying out essential research and lobbying Parliament. Proof positive that the soul scene now Spans the generations - the event is being organised by my son, Andy and I. AND he and I will be doing an hour-long DJspot together on the night. Please help us to make it a night to remember! Saturday 19th March, 8 til 2 In the Ballroom, Prince of Wales Hotel, Lord Street, Southport! DJs include Brian Walker, Steve Whittle and friends music policy - get 'em dancing! should be a great night in a fantastic venue - dead classy with great dancefloor and balcony and plenty of bar staff! Chill-out room for record dealers, etc! AND a RAFFLE - prizes include meall for 2 @ Prince of Wales Hotel and lots of soul-related stuff Tickets £5 each - call Andy on 07795 386244 or e-mail kate1simpson@tiscali.co.uk £7 otd but places limited! Thanks Kate Simpson

Whats with all the ninjas and "remain nameless" bits ?? If a dj plays a dub of a unreleased cd only track out and about, then they're not really trying that hard to hide the fact they are playing it are they, be a bit hard as doing it in public eh ?? They must have no problem with doing it, so why try and make it into some big secret "no names" thing, if they wanted it a secret then they wouldnt have played it would they ? You say have no problem with it and dont wanna stir, but way you posted and made it out to be some big thing, you doing just that

just giving it a go seems to have worked changed ext name from .ra to .rm before uploading and seems all ok there is a tech reason but involves such things as mime types

forum should take standard .ra and .rm files along with mp3 and wavusually works ok, check extension is .ra or .rmif is one of them two it may be the programme you are using ??if no joy email us the rm file and will see if can sortmike

was just trying to work out when last there - has to be over 12 months vague memories of misplacing a car park dunno if just me but nowadays - seems theres so many events going on, its hard enough just trying to attend your reg ones dont wanna look at events/flyers as been putting off moving old flyers upcoming events after april recommend?

just so aware the soul source lone blogger been at it again, with tales of record organising and even a offer of some vinyl swaps.. ......and then the day after view a few members have set up blogs but not many have used them as part of a clean up looking at removing any over 14 days old that havent been used yet, if started one and got plans to use it just drop us a shout and will leave up blogs can be found here /index.php?automodule=blog any member can get one going, basically its like having your own web site , see example for some uses any q's or ought just shout back ta mike

its you up in ncsoul album /index.p...d=user&user=900 if missed them, peter posted up some from last nites at /index.p..._album&album=57