Mick Sway

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Linda Foreman on Public:

William Bell "the man in the street" from Phases of Reality and a 45 I think:

Love changes I think was pressed on double sided and one sided volt demo's.

For more info on Sonji Clay click here. Best Mick

Fabulous Youtube.video sequencing for the great Deannie Parker track. Quality tunes of any type are welcome, I just wanted to avoid the obvious commercial hits. Another take on the Fantastic City of Fools arrangement Proud As Punch-If You Look Into My Eyes Stax-0081: Thanks for contributing. Mick

Jive five, not rare but a great Wylie/Hester tune: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81q5E1_p1jU

Nice one, loads of good stuff on the "Boy Meets Girl" duets album: The Admirals - Got You On My Mind V-125:

Great stuff like the Gizelle version of I'm a Good Woman Nice One ! Mick

Stax/Volt the best of the Companies Xover and Northern Soul Releases: Though I guess someone must have done this before, having recently developed an infatuation with the old Kent "Crossover" and "Let's crossover again" CD's,I hoped to garner some interest from the forum, in opening our eyes and ears to more great tracks from this Company's stable of labels. It's a bit of a disappointment that Volume 3 in this series never materialised, perhaps due to Kent loosing the licensing arrangement? So if you've got a Stax stable crossover or northern track you think is the DB's, please share it here: Kicking off with: Charlene & The Soul Serenaders Volt 0052:

Superb Soul!!! Nice one.

If anyone fancies buying a yellow copy EX, feel free to PM me. Thanks Mick

All great tunes from David Ruffin to Geno Washington. As tunes are played in fashion and then maybe fall out of favour, it goes to show how much potential there is across the scene. Great stuff everyone. Merry Christmas to all!!

Sonny Craver "outside of Memphis"

Despite its title I've always liked this, was it ever played at the Wheel ? Ben E King Teeny Weeny Little Bit Atco

Heavy on the soul & brilliant crossover: Carla Thomas - Love amongst people:

Beautiful tune! Bid on it a few times without any luck. Nice One!

Debbie Jacobs, I think that that I'm fallin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMk3a5o9XYE Nicely arranged piece!

Sadly for me an obvious Supremes take off. Trade Martin* production is interesting. Not heard it before though! There's only the ones you like and the ones you don't. Mick *I take it that folk are familiar with Trade Martin's highly political "ground zero" protest effort? Wouldn't want to get into that one really.

Great stuff on this page again. Must start lookin for a proper job sos I got somethin' better to do. Keep it up folks. On the Soul tip... This terrific crossover version, by Brenda and Tabulations of "Walk on By" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWxwdjkzOTo Hot Sauce, "Bring it Home" on Vault Records:

There's an article in Tim Brown's Rare Soul Review Issue 3 P39, I think written by Rod Dearlove. Quote: "The record was picked up by the ubiquitous Independent Record Distributing Association of Nashville but only as a double 'A' sided promo (Spellbound is the 'B'side). Two years later in 1977 Everett re-recorded the tune under his real name of Frank Moor for Exochronos Recordings of St.Louis, not too different but with an updated production that isn't so good". By shear coincidence having seen a Big Smokey copy on 't bay the other day , I happened to browse this article from a few years back. As it happens my copy came from Voices many years ago now, though it was tipped for big things it never quite happened. Popsike values here.

As one who doesn't have the cash to support such elitist views I can't believe you'll get anything but support from the wider scene. Been listening a lot to the old Kent/Stax Crossover/Let's Crossover again CD's, opening a new page in my love of this music. The new Masterpieces Vol 3 - a beautifully compiled piece of work. Would have though it an honour to contribute. Good luck & thanks! Mick

Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston from the 1966 William Stephenson produced "Take Two" album: "Love Fell on Me" , written by Sylvia Moy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGLkaFIWuEg

Might have been covered eleswhere but try Friday,Saturday & Sunday click to listen