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Due out very soon now. Larry Banks' Soul Family Album -Various Artists Kent In 1964 Dave Godin was captivated by Bessie Banks´original recording of 'Go Now' and was incensed by the Moody Blues´usurping of the song and what he considered an unduly hasty campaign by the British record company to pass their version off as the original and best. To make amends on behalf of the small but eager coterie of UK soul fans, he took a special interest in Bessie and her husband Larry, the composer of the song. Further delvings into the pair's releases lead to more revelatory record finds and soon Dave was to champion Larry´s releases on Select, Kapp and Spring and his composing and production work with artists such as the Exciters, Kenny Carter and the Geminis. Dave built up a strong friendship with the family and a bank of information on their work. His discovery of Jaibi´s (Larry´s second wife) 'Ýou Got Me' on Kapp Records was a personal Deep Soul revelation and he awarded the recording the prestigious last track placing on his first Deep Soul Treasures CD. The family were well represented throughout all the volumes of Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures but their work wasn't restricted to deep soul and he planned a CD project to showcase their other talents. Sadly he became terminally ill but before he died he asked Ace/Kent consultant Ady Croasdell to complete the project. Fortunately Ace has bought many Banks family recordings from GWP Productions (for whom Larry worked in the late 60s). Some prime previously unheard soul songs have emerged from this source and feature here. Other vital and important tracks have been licensed-in from RCA and other smaller labels and Ady has built on Dave's research with extensive interviews. Apart from deep soul classics there are examples of Larry Banks' northern soul genius in tracks such as 'What's One More Lie' by Milton Bennett (co-composer of 'Go Now'), the Geminis' storming 'He Moves Me', the Devonnes' 'Doing The Gittin' Up', and unknown group the Shaladons' classy take on 'We Can Do It'. Of the deep soul tracks the highlights include two previously unissued Kenny Carter beat ballads and his excellent rendition of 'Lights Out' plus Jaibi's original intense demo of 'You Got Me'. This CD is part of the occasional Artistry In Soul series.

The new album from Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings titled 100 Days 100 Nights on Daptone Records and is out and available from Oct 2nd Already picking up great reviews both webwise and also in the uk mainstream press (gets album of the month from the Independent newspaper ) Tracks are below, can do the listen to clips thing via Amazon, on first hear there's a couple of stand outs to me straight away Hopefullly once out can get a few more views http://www.amazon.com/Days-Nights-Sharon-Jones-Kings/dp/B000UO75AY 1. 100 Days, 100 Nights 2. Nobody's Baby 3. Tell Me- 4. Be Easy- 5. When The Other Foot Drops, Uncle- 6. Let Them Knock- 7. Something's Changed- 8. Humble Me- 9. Keep On Looking- 10. Answer Me Daptne records home s http://www.daptonerecords.com/pages/home.html

Out now a new release from the Soulscape label Sound City Soul Brothers featuring Ted Taylor / Reuben Bell / Eddie Giles with the main thrust being early-to-mid 1970s deep soul Sound City Soul Brothers SSCD 7005 £12.99 (GBP) with FREE POSTAGE A selection of 24 southern soul classics recorded at Sound City in Shreveport for their Alarm label subsidiary. The emphasis is on early-to-mid 1970s deep soul with tracks produced by Wardell Quezergue, Bobby Patterson and Allen Orange. The 12-page booklet has in-depth liner notes by Paul Mooney. 01 Ted Taylor Somebody's Gettin' It 02 Ted Taylor Steal Away 03 Ted Taylor Standing In The Wings Of A Heartache 04 Ted Taylor Caught Up In A Good Woman's Love 05 Ted Taylor I'm Gonna Hate Myself In The Morning 06 Ted Taylor It Takes A Fool (To Be A Fool Again) 07 Ted Taylor Everybody's Stealing 08 Ted Taylor Looking Back (previously unissued) 09 Reuben Bell I'll Be Your Woman 10 Reuben Bell I Still Have To Say Goodbye 11 Reuben Bell Asking For The Truth 12 Reuben Bell Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye 13 Reuben Bell Meet Me Halfway 14 Reuben Bell One Sided Love Affair 15 Reuben Bell Superjock 16 Eddie Giles Are You Living With The One You're Loving With 17 Eddie Giles Baby I Care 18 Eddie Giles How Many Times 19 Eddie Giles I Can't Get Over You 20 Eddie Giles Married Lady 21 Eddie Giles It Takes Me All Night 22 Eddie Giles Swearing Out A Want 23 Eddie Giles There Must Be A Place 24 Eddie Giles You're My Sweet Inspiration £12.99 online More info on this and other releases from Soulscape can be found below and more info on all these and the label is available at http://www.garryjcape.com/ along with the opportunity to purchase online all albums all the releases Soulscape was launched with two southern soul albums: On The Rainbow Road by Bill Brandon (SSCD 7001) and Cheaters Never Win by Tony Borders (SSCD 7002). South Side Soul Survey (SSCD 7003) was issued in July and features 22 tracks from Chicago producer Clarence Jackson. August 20th saw the release of the Rozetta Johnson album Personal Woman (SSCD 7004) which brings together all her legendary Clintone masters - plus two previously unissued tracks.