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Arguably one of the best ever. Certainly the best Motown record that never was. -
Maybe they want to compare a genuine scan to a dodgy bootleg so they don't get stung :-)
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To me the biggest plus of the film is the vast amount of time dedicated to interviewing punters, djs, promoters and lots of people who lived it. I fast forwarded through some of the songs whilst watching it for the second time but the interviews are great. Some very funny anecdotes and some very interesting tales.
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You can get another Tamla Motown reissue for £3.99. It's been rerelaesed along with a load of other standards to celebrate Motown's 45th anniversary. It's better tham paying £20 for a Stardust copy!!
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That face is very familiar. Someone who had a long career and hits in 70s/80s, right?
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No 1 looks like Bill Cosby's wife! No 2 is Bessie - but I'm not sure which one
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I only know the Maze version and think it's pretty good - as virtually all Maze stuff is. I'd be interested to hear the earlier version. As for cover versions that don't quite cut it, I always think of the mid 60s British pop versions of soul records that still got NS plays, such as Timebox, etc.
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Two of my long standing faves: Smokey Robinson & Miracles "More Love" Martha Reeves & Vandellas "No More Tear Stained Make Up"
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I'll try again.... The Marvelettes "Poor Little Rich Girl" Four Tops "Red Hot Love" is a real grower.
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I can't stop playing MIchelle Williams "My Only Love Is You" from her recent CD at the moment. It's superb.
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Don't worry about it. The punters won't care. Why deprieve of them of hearing good music just because it's on a CD?
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Sorry, can't help. Excellent track though.
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I think there's one on Manship's auction. At least there was last week.
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Grant, I know that. I just don't see the point of creating a dub from a CD for a previously unissued track that has suddenly appeared on CD. Why not just play direct from the CD?
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Why not play previously unissued tracks direct from the CD? The sound quality is bound to be better, I would've thought. After all, the CD is the original issue.
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Why not play previously unissued tracks direct from the CD? The sound quality is bound to be better, I would've thought. After all, the CD is the original issue.
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Mike, This is what Roger posted on the Soul 24-7 forum: Togetherness 2003 -provisional tracklisting as follows : 1. Nothing Like It - Tower of Power 2. New Beginnings - Melodie Sexton 3. Give It Up - Impromp2 (not on the US album) 4. Take It All - Unified Tribe 5. Can't Wait - Kelli Sae 6. Party Time Man - The Futures 7. Be There In The Morning - Renee Geyer 8. Feel It - Gift of Dreams 9. Merry-Go-Round - Ruby Andrews 10. If You Believe (5:15) Niteflyte feat. Jean Carne 11. There's No Me Without You - Denise Tichenor (awesome choon) 12. I Must Say Goodbye - Melody Stewart 12. In Love With A Stranger - Ebony Alleyne 13. Breakaway - Frank Popp 14. Travelin' On - The Chestnut Brothers One more track to be decided on.
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It's coming out on the new Soul Togetherness CD on Expansion soon. Not rare and not worth a lot of money imo.
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Mike, It could've been "Your Love Was Good For Me" from 1972. It's a great soul record and unlike most of his funk stuff. Cheers Dave
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It’s been a long time since I added anything worthwhile to this site so I though I ought to pull my finger out. I haven’t been out much recently so can’t really say anything about venues although I do feel as if I am missing out on a lot at the moment! Despite that my system at home has taken plenty of hammer because the excellent tunes keep arriving. The soulful house epidemic seems to be dying down as the ratio of top quality sounds continues to reduce. It certainly seems that way to me unless you’ve got dig much deeper to find the best releases. Despite that, the pure soul stuff is top drawer at the moment with so many good tracks coming from independent labels and the UK soul specialists. Here’s a quick rundown of my favourite modern tracks just at the moment. 1. Felicia Adams - No One Else Has been only available as an independent release direct from Felicia herself but will be available in the UK from Cage De Soul from Monday. This track samples The Jones Girls "Nights Over Egypt" which makes it very instant. The entire CD is very good with "Share My Love" also being very good. 2. Michelle Williams - My Only Love Is You. Produced by Tommy Sims and sampling an old James Brown record this is excellent. Even more surprising because Michelle is one third of Destiny’s Child. Although current soul hero Tommy produces quite a few tracks on the CD, this is the only standout track. 3. Selah2 - When I Think Of You Very nice track from a very strong CD. Pronounced Selah Squared, this is from a gospel CD from a female duo. I could have picked “Hold On” too although “How Could I Ever” seems to be very popular. 4. R. Kelly - Happy People Takes off where "Step In The Name of Love" finished. A high quality tune from the annoyingly inconsistent singer. 5. Eric Roberson – The Vault 1.5 (Entire CD) I can’t pick really a standout track from this CD but if forced it should be “Rock With You”. The whole CD is very solid. Eric (or Erro as he sometimes records under) has been building a reputation for some time but still has to get his material out himself via his own website. Some tracks here are duplicated from The Vault CD. There’s not really any dancers on this CD but possibly the most consistent CD so far this year. 6. Roy Ayers – Sugar (Joey Negro Remix) Finally out on a 12” on BBE, this is fantastic. Originally recorded in the late 70s but never came out due to Roy’s prolific out put at the time. The Joey Negro remix adds a little bit extra to the unmixed version, which appears on the Virgin Ubiquity CD. 7. Sven Zetterberg – Heartaches Was All You Got This will cause all sorts of arguments. Sven is a Swedish blues singer (white, I guess) who has recently recorded this track which sounds like high quality crossover. It was announced at the recent Great Yarmouth weekender as being by Sven Goran Ericcson. If only he could produce a performance this good in Portugal! 8. The Spinners – Got To Be Love This appears on the Mtume/Lucas CD on Expansion. A fabulous CD with many well-known classics on it and a few surprises. I didn’t know this song at all until I bought the CD but I love it. It was recorded in 1981 and bears all the classic hallmarks of The Spinners and an Mtume/Lucas production – you can’t argue with that! 9. Rosie Gaines – I Can’t Get You Off My Mind This came on a Hidden Beach compilation CD last year but now appears on Rosie’s CD on Dome. I’ve always highly regarded Rosie and she produces the goods once again. She sounds eerily like Michael Jackson on some tracks. Great CD bar tracks 2 to 5. Everything else is brilliant. 10. Café De Soul Volume 4 The fourth and strongest of the Café De Soul compilations. A lot of this may be considered smooth jazz but it certainly isn’t bland and shouldn’t be associated with most of the material that comes under that banner. Standout tracks are Michael Sims, Exyt and Copeland Green but it’s all high quality stuff – just buy it! 11. Phillip Mitchell – Just The Beginning Out on Grapevine, this CD showcases mostly demos that Phillip cut for other artists to record. Some new stuff to me along with different versions of well known modern classics recorded by Bobby Womack, The Patterson Brothers and Corey Blake. Essential southern soul – I’m warming to this stuff.
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This Is The Modern World 2003 View full article
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These Old Shoes 4th Anniversary View full article
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Thoroughly enjoyable night at These Old Shoes. I think each DJ only got about mins each and some had to double up. The quality was consistent all the way through. Its amazing that a small midweek do like this has lasted 4 years but it keeps going from strength to strength. The three residents Jo, Paul and Martin have really got something special going on here. The guests are always good and their styles vary each month. Excellent CD was given away too. 🙂 Funny enough also featured in latest soul 24/7 newsletter as doing a show on Saturday 18th January Here's info below on These Old Shoes We welcome Jo Wallace and Paul T-P to the guest host show between 6pm and 8 pm GMT on Saturday 18th January. Jo and Paul have just celebrated the 4th anniversary of their famous Northern Soul Club, These Old Shoes, and are squeezing in a visit to Soul 24-7 in between appearances all over the UK and Europe. Jo has recently put together an excellent series of CDs for Motown Records featuring lesser-known and rare Motown tracks. Jo and Paul will be playing "all sorts of interesting stuff" and will be happy to take requests and dedications by email to the studio on the night. -
Review: Allniter4 Cd View full article
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1. The Phonetics - Just A Boys Dream 2. Jeanette Williams - Somethings Got A Hold On Me 3. Joey Delorenzo - Wake Up To The Sunshine Girl 4. Venicia Wilson - This Time Im Loving You 5. Vontastics - Ill Never Say Goodbye 6. The Brothers feat. George Young - Are You Ready For This 7. Clarence Carter - Messin With My Mind 8. Diane Pane - What Side Your Bread Is Buttered On 9. Helen Troy - I Think I Love You 10. Big Maybelle - Quittin Time 11. The 5th Dimension - Too Poor To Die 12. Fred Smith Orchestra - Baby Do The Philly Dog 13. Roy Handy - Baby Thats A Groove 14. The Blue Jays - (It Depends On The) Point Of View 15. Allan Sisters - Im In With The Downtown Crowd 16. Marva Jones - I Got Your Number (634 - 5789) 17. Pioneer Band - Jive Talk 18. Melvin Boyd - Exit Loneliness, Enter Love 19. Bud Harper - Let Me Love You 20. Brooks ODell - Watch Your I picked this up last weekend and having now played it several times, I think its the weakest of the series so far. There are some corking tracks on it such as The Blue Jays, Allen Sisters. There are more oldies on there than usual and the "modern" stuff isnt all that. The Diane Pane track is terrible - tracks like this give the r and b genre a bad name. Overall, a disappointment - 5 out of 10. Davey D agree/disagree use comments