Ady Croasdell

PIED PIPER AT THE 100 CLUB Pt2 Following on from our 32nd anniversary debut of the September Jones and Cavaliers tracks, we are proud to announce that new discoveries from the vaults of Pied Piper Productions will be played this Saturday Oct 29th at the all nighter. New finds include the original version of Tony Hester's 'Just Can't Leave You' Karate 45, it's called 'Love Will Find A Way' by Harry Gates. There is a different recording of Lorraine Chandler's You Only Live Twice with alternate lyrics, lead vocal and song construction. Also the original version of 'I Miss My Baby' by Detroit session singer Telma Hopkins recorded a year before Rose Batiste's release with different lyrics and titled 'This Heart Is Lonely' and a stunning Pied Piper instrumental of the recently massive discovery 'Gambler's Blues'. More finds are imminent but these four in conjunction with the September Jones and Cavaliers, should make it a historical and memorable occasion. Ady Croasdell

6TS 100 Club 32nd Anniversary Incorporating Kent / Pied Piper Productions world debuts Ace / Kent records are proud to announce that they have signed a deal with Pied Piper Productions for licensing their legendary mid 60s Detroit soul recordings. The vast majority of the master tapes have turned up along with unreleased gems from September Jones (4 stunning tracks including the original versions of both Mikki Farrow’s Karate sides with different lyrics), The Cavaliers, Willie Kendrick and our very own Lorraine Chandler. Lorraine’s tracks include a stunning ballad called ‘Lost Without You’ and the ethereal beauty of ‘I Hear Music’. The tapes are being copied in the USA and hopefully more gems will emerge for Northern Soul spins and eventual Kent releases. If you have already secured your tickets for this sold-out night of bliss, get down early for the first listening spins or wait until the peak hours to debut them on the floor. Ady Pictured is an original acetate of September’s ‘Stuttering Sam’-written by Lorraine along with Jack Ashford, Shelley Haims and Joe Hunter and a master tape box of that plus her ‘Voo Doo Madamoiselle’

While talking to Melvin Davis, it became apparent that Steve passed away in poor circumstances and his surviving mother and brother are not in great financial shape. As Steve and the music of black Detroit mean so much to us, myself and Rob Wigley, who has worked closely with Melvin in recent years, thought it would be good to give a little back and show our appreciation of Steve and that body of artists who have given us such memorable music. We have therefore set up a PayPal account for a fund to provide a marker or possibly even a headstone to commemorate Steve's life and what it has meant to us. If anybody would like to contribute the PayPal account is under stevemancha@gmx.com and will just be open for a couple of weeks as we want to get the money to Detroit reasonably quickly. If anybody has problems with PayPal please PM me or Rob (ideally him as he'll be administering it) and I'm sure we can sort out a way for anybody to contribute. I'll be contacting all UK record labels who have been involved with Steve's recordings and I'm sure Ace Records will be contributing this week. The gifts will be anonymous unless asked otherwise and if there are any messages for the family and soul people of Detroit I'm sure Rob can pass them on via Melvin. There is no minimum donation, I believe calling it a gift, which it will be, may mean we save on PayPal charges. Perhaps somebody could enlighten us on that? Thanks Ady

If January 2011 is an indication of just what sort of year soul release wise 2011 is going to be, then we are in for a treat! Kent have just stepped into the limelight with news of their new batch of 5 x 45s, 3 on the limited edition imprint City and Two on the town one. You may have read on the forums or indeed heard some of the City 45s out and about via regular soul source members, if haven't am sure that when you do you will join the band of anticapting soul fans! Words from Ady... NEW BATCH OF 5 KENT 45S RELEASED 31ST JAN 2011 KENT CITY SPENCER WIGGINS I'M AT THE BREAKING POINT / MAKE ME YOURS CITY 017 At last the biggest Crossover record of the past decade, Spencer Wiggins 'I'm At The Breaking Point' is available on vinyl. A recent master tape discovery from the famed Fame studios, it is coupled with a stunning update of Bettye Swann's soul classic 'Make Me Yours'. This is a taster of the Fame wonders which Ace will issue in 2011. WILLIE BOLLINGER/WILLIE WALKER I WON'T HAVE TO CRY NO MORE / RUN AROUND CITY 018 The Willies (Bollinger and Walker) cut classic southern soul for Sound Of Memphis productions, though inexplicably few were issued at the time. These two sides have picked up a lot of modern soul plays from acetates and carvers in recent months and the limited edition press is sure to sell out fast. LARRY BANKS / BOBBY PENN OOH IT HURTS ME / WITHOUT YOUR LOVE CITY 019 'Ooh It Hurts Me', aka 'Sweet Baby' as released by Al Gardner, gained a huge following when the Metros RCA cover of it was discovered by Kent in the 90s. This is the original recording by the song's creator; the musical genius Larry Banks. Flip it over for the best version of his own composition 'Without Your Love' which was released as an LP track by the Hesitations, covered exquisitely by the Shaladons but given extra added punch by the unknown Bobby Penn. NB All the Kent Select singles with the City catalogue number are limited presses and several are sold out and deleted already; so don't hang about. RUDY LOVE AND THE COMPANY/PERCY MILEM SUFFERING WRATH - CALL ON ME TOWN 139 Northern's gone funky in recent years and here's the track probably more responsible than any for the conversion. 'Suffering Wrath' is a tough title for a dirty, mean, belter of a song: beware. Percy Milem's 'Call On Me' has been admired for decades by the soul cognoscenti but is about to take off big-time. It's just been featured in the recently released Northern Soul film "Soul Boy" and sounds perfect among the Wigan stompers; even if it never actually got spun there. THE ANTELLECTS / THE RAVINS LOVE SLAVE /YOUR LOVE IS WHAT I WANT TOWN 140 We were tempted to put the stunningly rare combination of the Antellects and Ravins only known singles onto the Kent Select label. However they were actually issued at the time of their recording, even if there are less than ten of the former and possibly only two of the latter. Snap them up sharpish , before they dissolve into the ether once more. Still available CITY 005 The Two Of Us Danny Cobus CITY 005 You Won't Miss The Water Chico & Buddy CITY 007 Mata Hari Chet "Poison" Ivey CITY 007 Oh Baby Don't You Weep Luther Ingram CITY 008 I'm Gonna Start A War Barbara & The Browns CITY 008 Loving By The Pound Otis Redding CITY 009 Gone With The Wind Is My Love Rita and the Tiaras CITY 009 Gone With The Wind Is My Love The Dore Strings CITY 010 Lean Lanky Daddy Little Ann CITY 010 Who Are You Trying To Fool Dave Hamilton Orchestra CITY 011 Country Girl aka Home At Last Little Willie John CITY 011 (I Need) Someone Little Willie John CITY 012 Let's Talk It Over Spencer Wiggins CITY 012 Love Attack Spencer Wiggins CITY 013 Changes Lilly Fields CITY 013 We Can Do It The Shaladons CITY 014 What'cha Gonna Do Phillip & The Faithfuls CITY 014 Until The End Of Time The Additions CITY 015 A Man Is A Mean Thing Barbara Perry CITY 015 I've Got a Feeling For You Baby Gladys Bruce CITY 016 Hang On In There Girl The Jesse Davis Band CITY 016 Hang On In There Girl Jesse Davis TOWN 113 Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right The Mayberry Movement TOWN 113 Don't Send Nobody Else Millie Jackson TOWN 114 Baby Without You Danny Monday TOWN 114 I've Been Hurt So Many Times Larry Davis TOWN 115 The Streets Got My Lady Bill Brandon TOWN 115 Tin Man John Edwards TOWN 116 You Got Me Turned Around O C Tolbert TOWN 116 Challenge My Love Tobi Lark TOWN 118 I'm The Man Albert Washington TOWN 118 The Well's Gone Dry Dorothy Williams TOWN 119 The Magic Touch Melba Moore TOWN 119 Bricks, Broken Bottles And Sticks Dean Parrish TOWN 120 Talkin' About My Baby Dottie & Millie TOWN 120 Happiness Is Here Tobi Lark TOWN 121 What Should I Do Little Ann TOWN 121 Who Are You Trying To Fool Little Ann TOWN 122 Gonna Wait For You The Pentagons TOWN 122 Do Yourself A Favor The Themes TOWN 123 I Can't Get Away Bobby Garrett TOWN 123 Is She In Your Town? Curtis Lee TOWN 124 Come Through Me Garland Green TOWN 124 House For Sale Millie Jackson TOWN 125 Ain't No Telling Houston Outlaws TOWN 125 Yes I'm In Love Unique Blend TOWN 126 Too Darn Soulful Morris Chestnut TOWN 126 Handwriting On The Wall Bobby Wisdom TOWN 127 Cards On The Table The Diplomats TOWN 127 Strange Neighborhood The Imaginations TOWN 128 Shadow Of A Memory Minnie Jones TOWN 128 How Does It Grab You The Primers TOWN 129 Have Faith In Me Sugar & Spices TOWN 129 Three Lonely Guys The Brilliant Korners TOWN 130 If That Don't Turn You On Millie Jackson TOWN 130 You Can't Stand The Thought Of Another Man Loving Me Millie Jackson TOWN 131 Too Much For You Bobby Angelle TOWN 131 Try My Love Toni & The Showmen TOWN 132 He Broke Your Game Wide Open Frank Dell TOWN 132 I Idolize You The Charmaines TOWN 133 Sh'Mon Mr Dynamite TOWN 133 Elijah Rockin' With Soul Hank Jacobs TOWN 134 Nothing In This World Dottie & Millie TOWN 134 Sweep It Out In The Shed Tobi Lark TOWN 135 I'll Never Stop Loving You Carla Thomas TOWN 135 Tell Me, Baby Karmello Brooks TOWN 136 Wear Your Natural, Baby Towana & the Total Destruction TOWN 136 You Really Made It Good To Me Ty Karim TOWN 137 Come Out Of The Sandbox Mary Love Comer TOWN 137 Is This The Way To Treat A Girl (You Bet It Is) The Hesitations TOWN 138 Make Up Your Mind The San Francisco TKOs TOWN 138 A Man Of My Word Salt & Pepper Wholesale enquiries welcomed: phil.stoker@acerecords.com

LATEST 3 KENT SINGLES - NOW AVAILABLE TOWN 135 Tell Me Baby - KARMELLO BROOKS / I’ll Never Stop Loving You - CARLA THOMAS At last a UK release for this massively in-demand captivating dancer. It was an unusual release for the jazz label Milestone but Karmello does have a cool sensuous voice and her self-written song has slowly built into a monster over the past 10 years. Carla Thomas’ Kent classic was recently deleted so it HAD to be made available again. Records like this are too precious to ignore. CITY 011 Country Girl aka Home At Last - LITTLE WILLIE JOHN / I Need Someone - LITTLE WILLIE JOHN The CD sensation of 2008 yields two 60s soul dance masterpieces that were crying out for a vinyl press. ‘Home At Last’ is the most infectious super-tempo rhythm’n’soul played out for the last couple of decades, while the classic Northern soul flip has HB Barnum’s arrangements written all over it. CITY 012 Let’s Talk It Over - SPENCER WIGGINS / Love Attack - SPENCER WIGGINS We finally have an official vinyl 7-inch of Spencer Wiggins’ ‘Let’s Talk It Over’. The two previous (unofficial) pressings have long since disappeared and the record continues to pack dancefloors. We’ve taken the opportunity to put his fabulous up-tempo version of the James Carr ballad ‘Love Attack’ on the flip. Avialable from all usual online and event sources

Now in our seventh year the super successful London club night is back on Saturday 26 Septemberfor another rammed night of pure vintage retro partying in epic proportions. This 1000 capacity venue in the heart of Central London boasts a DJ line-up and live band that will have you dancing from dusk until dawn. Dance floor detonating DC Fontana celebrate their forthcoming debut album "Six Against Eight" live on stage at Crossfire, unveiling a 21st century psychedelic soul orchestra with special guest appearances. The band invites you to take 14 trips into your art & soul with their fab and compelling sonic sculpture, designed to send your senses spinning. This is music for the head, heart and the Hip. It's a record of real ambition made with deep affection as the DC's much-respected attack of organ, guitars & horns is beautifully enhanced with orchestras & sitars. It's a live show and album you can't afford to miss..... The Main Ballroom features the pioneers of Northern Soul all under one roof. Russ Winstanley was the main DJ at the legendary 70's venue Wigan Casino. When the crowds got too big on the main danefloor at Wigan they opened a second room and Stoke born and bred Dave Evison was in the original DJ team. Brian Rae goes even further back to the original Northern Soul venue Manchester's Twisted Wheel; it's a real coup to get these three DJs on the same bill. Co-promoter Ady Croasdell from London's 6Ts dances held at the famous 100 Club in Oxford St has just celebrated 30 years of all nighters earlier this month. The Main Ballroom is hosted by DJ Ady Croasdell of Kent records and 6TS Dances who just celebrated 30 years of Northern Soul dances earlier this month at the 100 club. London's biggest Northern Soul oldies all-nighter features very special guests from the legendary 70's venue Wigan Casino. DJ Russ Winstanley started and finished the world famous Northern Soul All Nighter and broke some of the biggest records ever on the scene. He has written books on those halcyon years, compiled CDs for major record labels including the recent "Beginners Guide To Northern Soul" on Universal. He is now a radio DJ and promoter but mainly the top Northern Soul Oldies DJ from the golden era that he dominated. Wigan was not only the home of Northern Soul in the 70s, it was the starting place for Northern nostalgia when the crowds got so massive at Wigan that the huge downstairs room could not cram everyone in. They then opened Mr M's upstairs and had Stoke born and bred DJ Dave Evison entertaining the crowds for the next few years. Dave has continued to DJ right through the decades and has worked in music retail as well as radio. Having him and Russ DJing together again is quite a coup. Big Brian Rae goes back even further than the Wigan days. He first got behind the decks at Manchester's Twisted Wheel and has been a regular face on the Northern scene ever since. He became a legend at clubs in Peterborough, St Ives and Leicester in the 70s and 80s because of his inspiring dancer friendly sets. Anton Ludwig is an ex-100 Club apprentice,whose enthusiasm and dedication has encouraged so many. He has amassed a considerable collection over the past three decades and will unleash the best of it on the dancers at Crossfire.Val Palmer, 100 Club door girl and resident DJ for many years has collected since the 70s and has an impressive box of 45s that will recall the 100 Club glory years and add some undoubted class to proceedings. The Beat Room is hosted by the extraordinarily successful Mousetrap all-nighters at Orleans in Finsbury Park (now in their 18th year). Speed of (Circle Records) and Dr Robert of (Le Beat Bespoke) are joined on the decks by an International DJ Line up that will blow your mind. Miguel Yagaza from the Mushroom Machine club in Madrid, Stephan Golowka from Germany's Psychedelic 'Up Club' and Embooks guitar player Alessando Cossi from Italy complete the DJ line-up. Expect maximum fun, gorgeous go-go girls and the primest 60's Beat, Garage, Psych sounds to a backdrop of psychedelic visuals. London Mod promoters the New Untouchables host the R&B room with authentic Modernist sounds from resident DJ's Roger 'R&B' Banks, Alan Handscombe and co-promoter Rob Bailey. Joined on the decks by very special guests Jim Cox (expect scorching Ska and early Reggae) and Joe Dutton from Northern R&B club 'BackBeat', with Pete Tebbutt from successful Luton venue 'TOTS' completing the bill. "All the clubs involved are at the leading edge of what they do" says Crossfire co-organiser Ady Croasdell "and people come from all over the country to their gigs. It's a great chance for anyone who is interested in this type of music to check out all the clubs under one roof and see what they have to offer" Information about the event can be found at: www.newuntouchables.com www.6ts.info CROSSFIRE 14 ALLNIGHTER- THE ULTIMATE UNDERGROUND 60's DANCE PARTY! When? Saturday 26 September 2009, 10pm-6am Where? TheVenue, 229 Great Portland Street, Regents Park, London W1W 5PN How? Opposite Great Portland St Tube station/5 min walk Regents Park station/ 10 min Oxford Circus/Warren St/Euston stations Cost? £12 on the door Info www.newuntouchables.com Venue contact 0207 631 8310

6ts Cleethorpes Weekender 2009 - Latest News 6TS Cleethorpes Weekender 2009 are releasing 100 Saturday night only dance passes on a first come, first served basis. To obtain these either send £25 by PayPal to ady.croasdell@btinternet.com or Email with the names of the people going and the address of the person organising the booking for guaranteed entry, pay on the door. Doors open from 9pm on the Saturday night and the all nighter runs right through to 8am (traditional like). The live acts Melvin Davis and Jesse Davis will be on stage at midnight and the DJs will include Butch, Mick Smith, Keith Money, Ady Croasdell, Ginger, Pat Brady, Roger Banks, Soul Sam, Bob Hinsley, Adam, Terry Jones, Ivor Jones, Andy Davies, Cliff Steele, Mark Randle and several others who I can't remember at 4 in the morning. Cheers Ady Croasdell

THE LIVE ACTS FOR CLEETHORPES 2009 JESSE DAVIS & MELVIN DAVIS At long last, we are proud to announce we have two wonderful singers who aren’t double booked, have current US passports, don’t have over-ambitious managers and are in fine health and raring to go. This year really has been like no other for acts dropping out, but we were determined to present a memorable live show for you and I know we will be doing just that at midnight on June 13th. Having seen Melvin Davis at the Prestatyn weekender in 2004, I was knocked out by his talent, but frustrated that we got to hear so little of his considerable repertoire. I got to meet the man in London shortly afterwards and his love of the scene, his enthusiasm and the ever expanding revelations as to the great songs he had written but never recorded, made me think he really deserved to be presented to the Northern Soul public again. Apart from his own ‘Find A Quiet Place’, ‘I Must Love You’ and ‘You Made Me Over’, Melvin has written such Northern Soul classics as Jackey Beavers’ ‘I Need My Baby’, Edward Hamilton’s ‘I’m Gonna Love You’, Darrell Banks’ ‘I’m The One Who Loves You’, J J Barnes’ ‘Chains Of Love’, Johnnie Mae Matthews ‘Lonely You’ll Be’ and Ann Perry’s ‘That’s The Way He Is’. Inevitably we’ve asked Melvin if he’d like to sing some of these fine compositions for the first time, with a full band, to his UK fans and he’s graciously agreed. Which ones they will be is a matter of conjecture at present, but he is such a huge fan of our scene, that he’s going to deliver a truly memorable soul show. Jesse Davis (no blood relation!) is an equally charming and erudite gentleman who has managed to record not one but three incredibly rare and collectable Northern Soul 45s, despite being primarily a jazz singer. We’ve already heard his ‘Gonna Hang On In There’ at Cleethorpes when songwriter Sherlie Matthews persuaded Jim Gilstrap to cover it. This time we’ve got the real McCoy singing it just as he did on that Era recording session 43 years ago. Jesse also managed to get his big city soul beat ballad ‘There’s Room For Me’ issued on three labels while still remaining horrendously rare and sought after. The excellent mid tempo rarety ‘So Full Of Love’ is possibly even harder to locate but will be very well received when sung live to a thousand soul connoisseurs. Not so scarce, but tricky to find and on album only, is Jesse’s version of the jazz dance standard ‘Stormy’ that has been picking up plays in recent years and will please his many fans. His youngest fan and a close relation of mine will be tickled pink to hear another of Jesse’s album tracks: you’ll have to work out which one yourselves. Jesse has many more great songs in his repertoire and we’re working on making his UK debut a major success. So the band have been primed, the tickets and work permits sorted and we’re all set for one more magical weekend at the Beachcomber. Weekend dance passes are still available; there’s no accommodation left but there should be hireable caravans on Thorpe Park next door 01472 813395 For passes send £59 cheques to 6TS Weekenders, 1 Elm Dr, Market Harborough, Leics LE16 9DS or £61.25 PayPal to ady.croasdell@btinternet.com http://www.6ts.info for more details

6TS and The New Untouchables have a major new Crossfire date for your diary. Easter Sunday, April 12th, 10pm-6am will see the first all Northern Soul Oldies all nighter in London since the famous Rocket events back in 2002. It will be held at the Venue at the International Student House (ISH) on Great Portland Street, London W1 opposite Great Portland Street tube station. Admission will be £15 on the door. There will be a live appearance at midnight from the great all US girl group The Flirtations (previously known as the Gypsies), featuring their own backing musicians. They will perform ‘Nothing But A Heartache’, ‘Stronger Than Her Love’, ‘It’s A Woman’s World’, ‘Need Your Loving’, ‘Jerk It’ and more stunning sounds. The hugely impressive DJ line up boasts the internationally renowned Keb Darge, who first made his name as one of the best Northern Soul dancers, then transformed the scene with his “Newies” DJing at Stafford and the 100 Club in the 80s. Keb now hosts weekly Northern, Deep Funk and rocking nights at Soho’s Madame Jo Jos club in Soho and has revived his interest in Northern Soul by DJing classic oldies to a new eager young London crowd. 100 club stalwart Mick Smith, who has been DJing Northern since the 60s, makes a rare Crossfire appearance. Mick is undoubtedly the best qualified oldies DJ in the south, if not the world. Fellow 6TS DJ Roger Stewart, who has been wheeling and dealing in records since the birth of Northern Soul, is yet another top oldies DJ who has lived with the scene for nearly 40 years and packs the floor at Bisley and many other southern nightspots, as well as gracing the 100 Club anniversaries with his presence. Our true northerner import for the night is the larger than life Ginger, who plays more major Northern dates per year than any other DJ. Another veteran of the scene, he DJed at the original Wigan casino, Cleethorpes Pier and Winter gardens, St Ives, Blackburn King George’s Hall, Brighouse and in recent years has swept across Europe like the Bubonic Plague. Larger than life, twice as gobby and with a box to swoon for; don’t miss out on this rare southern sighting. Ady Croasdell aka Harboro Horace has run the 6TS Northern Soul all night dances, mainly at the 100 Club, for thirty years and has also run the premier Northern Soul Weekender at Cleethorpes for 16 years. He has been the head honcho at the world’s # 1 reissue label, Kent records for 27 years and went to his first pre-Northern “old soul” dance in the summer of 1969. Old School doesn’t begin to cover it. Our special guest for the night is none other than Ian Levine, the man responsible for more Northern Soul discoveries than anyone. Ian rose to fame at the legendary Blackpool Mecca soul nights and was arguably the top DJ on the scene throughout its mid 70s heyday. He played at all the big Northern events of the time including the opening night of the Casino. Now a resident in London he mainly pursues a music business career producing records very successfully with a staggering 43 UK hits to his name. Some of these have been made for the Northern Soul scene and tracks like The Exciter’s ‘Reaching For The Best’, Frances Nero’s ‘Footsteps’, Sidney Barnes ‘Standing On Solid Ground’ and Chuck Jackson’s ‘All Over The World’ are universally recognised as Northern Soul classics. Ian was the main DJ at the Rocket all nighters on Holloway Road and has agreed to come out of self imposed retirement just for this major event. With such a heavyweight DJing line up and the live appearance of one of the best Northern Soul acts ever, this promises to be the soul gig of the year. Ady Croasdell www.6ts.info

Latest news and info on Cleethorpes Weekender 6-8th June 2008, new signings , artists and more inc latest flyer LATEST NEWS The Cleethorpes weekender on 6-8th June has a new signing ---- SOUL OR NOTHING - Steve Cato's eclectic room for lovers of all styles of quality black music, which has been so successful at Soul Revolution, will host the Friday night get together in the bijou, upstairs, alternative room from 1-6 am. This room has at last been fitted with air conditioning (the site is continually being updated and renovated by the new owners), so this cracking party room / suite will be really humming now that the dancers will be able to breathe. Tef's hugely successful 5 records per DJ Saturday night will run again; Sharon is working on the Hors D'ouevres already. THE ARTISTES Are really up for this, they've been rehearsing their songs and in the case of the Charmaines, their dance moves; determined to give you a weekend to remember. We still have weekend dance passes available, but you'll have to sort your own accommodation. http://www.6ts.info for more details. Balances are due by the end of this month, but as it's nearly there and I'm behind as ever, let's say May 15th. Full passes are £59 each (£61.25 PayPal) All deposits are £20 each (£20.75 Pay Pal) Dance pass balances are £39 (£40.50 PayPal) Full accommodation balances if you already have confirmed deposits are £69 (£71.50 PayPal) The weather's picking up now and we're in the mood now it's getting closer. Roll on June (the month that is) Ady & Charlie

The 2008 6TS Northern and Modern Soul Weekender at Cleethorpes boasts an impressive three act live performance at midnight on the Saturday all-nighter. KARIME HARRIS The opening act sees us witness the start of a new musical career for a very talented young singer. Karime is the daughter of top LA songwriter and producer Kent Harris and the legendary LA singer Ty Karim. She has actually now made north-west London her home and lives 2 miles from Ace’s offices. Over the past few years she has been performing as the lead singer of the funk group the Killer Meters, but has now come to terms with her parents’ music which she had previously revered so much that she was loath to perform it. However Kent Records’ recent and future reissuing of her mother’s 60s and 70s recordings has put that music back to the forefront and seeing Duffy, Adele and Amy hitting the charts with US soul style songs has made her determined to claim back her birthright and perform a special tribute to her parents’ work. She has inherited her mother’s husky, deep (for a woman) voice and will perform her biggest Northern and Modern tracks including ‘Lighten Up Baby’, ‘You Just Don’t Know’, ‘You Really Made It Good To Me’, ‘Wear Your Natural’, ‘Lighten Up’ and ‘I Ain’t Lying’ aka ‘Ain’t That Love Enough’. It will be a memorable night for both us and her. FRANK DELL Speaking of big voices, we are proud to be bringing New York singer Frank Dell over to Europe for the first time. Frank is a soul collector’s household name on the strength of his one superlative Northern Soul smash ‘He Broke Your Game Wide Open’. Though he has been a singer throughout his life, his career has mainly been on the jazz circuit, which has been our loss and their gain. He recorded with New York stalwart producer Phil Medley, most famous for penning the original ‘Twist And Shout’ and Dave Blake the guy responsible for the Quotations and Jackye Owens recordings, among others. Apart from HBYGWO he cut the uptempo ‘Baby You’ve Got It’ which is soon to feature on Kent’s “Northern Soul’s Classiest Rarities Vol 3”. He recorded more sides with Phil and Dave in the 70s, some of which mysteriously came out on the Guinness LP devoted to Frank. More tracks were laid down that never made it onto vinyl like the excellent two-stepper ‘You’ve Got To Deal With It’ and one that came out as a Valise label 12” only, ‘What More Can I Do’, which is getting a lot of Modern soul action right now. He also had a pair of singles for the Philips and Blue Rock stable of labels under his surname of Murphy; his real name being Franklin Delano Murphy. As Big Frank Murphy he cut 'It's All Over But The Pain' while as Big Frank & The Essence he recorded the magnificent 'I Won't Let Her See Me Cry', one of the monsters of the Stafford inspired "60s newies" Northern Soul scene in the 1980s. It will be an honour to hear these recordings performed live. There's no doubt that Frank’s deep rich voice is going to thrill Cleethorpes and this charming and talented New York singer will show the soul world his vast talent. GIGI & THE CHARMAINES Our headline act this year is none other than Cincinnati’s fabulous girl group the Charmaines. Lead by Gigi Griffin this notable outfit has been present at some of the most ground breaking moments in soul music history, supplying backing vocals to many of James Brown’s legendary King sessions and working with the great Herman Griffin/Lewis in Detroit and Chicago in the mid 60s when those cities ruled the airwaves. This will be their first ever European appearance singing their uptempo soul songs. Though the girls had an impressive series of 45 releases throughout their career, it is three unissued (one unheard) tracks that have shot them into the spotlight in recent years. Firstly we discovered a throbbingly tough version of Ike Turner’s ‘I Idolize You’ in the Fraternity tapes that Ace purchased and though the song was given a release number, no vinyl appears to exist of it. That was until acetate plays at London’s 100 Club turned it into the monster R&B/Northern crossover record that eventually lead to it being released as the 6TS 23rd anniversary single. It’s now very hard to find and quite expensive too. A similar path was lead by the girls’ stupendous 1966 Date recording, ‘I Don’t Wanna Lose Him’ a previously unissued track that was cut by Gigi’s future husband Herman Lewis at the same session as the issued stomper ‘Eternally’, a Wigan monster once bootlegged as by The Sweet Things. ‘Lose’ eventually saw life onto vinyl 4 years late as another 100 Club world exclusive. The third mystery track of the triumvirate is Gigi’s original version of the Andrea Henry and Janice Northern Soul classic ‘I Need You Like A Baby’. It’s a song Dale Warren wrote for the Charmaines that got as far as the demo stage but was then used on Andrea Henry. Sadly the demo version has not been heard since it was cut, but Gigi remembers Andrea copied her performance completely. Dale also wrote ‘Guilty’ and ‘Girl Crazy’ for the girls in this period, two great Columbia singles that will also be sung live at Cleethorpes along with their great reading of JJ Barnes’ ‘Poor Unfortunate Me’. And if that ain’t enough for you, original group member and Gigi’s sister, Gerri Jackson, was the girl responsible for the wonderful duet with Herman Lewis (Griffin) version of Clara Ward’s stomping Wigan classic ‘The Right Direction’. And she’s going to relive that rare soul moment with us too. So I feel this year’s Cleethorpes live show will be a remarkable and entertaining experience for us all. You might even catch me with a smile on my face. Ady full info on weekender and all things 6t ish can be found at links below http://www.6ts.info/ http://www.6ts.info/

Following on from my previous announcement that the Northern Soul night would have to finish at 3 am due to the club not having got its 6 am licence extension in on time. We have now got a nearby (easily walkable) club, to let our die-hards who need to keep on going, do exactly that. We'll be allowed to take over the decks too, so it could be quite a night. The club is small though so priority will be given to the long distance punters who can't get home until morning, but I think most of us will squeeze in. In addition we have added Soul Source stalwart and top Hertfordshire soul boy Ian "Simsy" Sims to the bill which already had the glittering talent of Mick "El Gringo" Smith, Alan "Birthday Boy" Handscombe and Ady "Pass The Sprouts" Croasdell so it's gonna be Magic! Admission is only £8, and will be reduced further to £5 after 12.30 am, memberships aren't needed, bring a friend or a very confused stranger. Until then, I remain yours dementedly Ady

News of a change to djs and hours for the 100 Club January event Dear 6TS goer, Unfortunately the manager of the 100 Club applied for our all-nighter extension a day too late and despite our excellent reputation and record over the years, the police licensing authorities refused to allow us any leeway. We therefore have to finish the night at the club's latest licensed closing time of 3 am. We will be starting proceedings at 9pm. This will not affect future 100 Club all nighter dates that will all go ahead as planned; the management have assured me that they will be applying well in time and I'll be checking each time now. However I know this will cause problems for quite a few of you who have pre-booked trains, planes, baby-sitters etc. and for this the club management and I apologise profusely. We were going to pull the gig completely but realised we can still have a great late soul night, though it won't be the usual all nighter feel; more of a cross between that and the Xmas party. It will also mean that people who are coming to London anyway can have a good night out. Because of all this we are reducing the price of admission from £12 to £8 and have adapted the DJ line up as Butch, Mick H and Russ are better suited to all nighters and we have moved their appearances to the next nighter on March 8th which will be at the new permanent nighter time of 10pm-6am. Mick and I will still be serenading you with our soul numbers, (I've just acquired a great new unissued Brooks O'Dell Columbia track, perfect for the 100 Club) as usual, and we've added 40th birthday boy, long time 100 Club stalwart, Dome maestro and top London 60s club DJ Alan Handscombe to the roster. We'll be adding another top DJ too; I'll E-mail further details and check out www.6ts.info for updates. Many apologies once more, but in true 6TS style "the soul must go on". I really appreciate your continued support over so many great years and hopefully will see y'all down those hallowed steps on the 19th. Ady

Latest News and Dates for 2008 6Ts Occurances We are pleased to announce that we will be back on a regular basis at the 100 Club next year and will continue with the new user friendly hours of 9pm-6am. 2008 All Nighter dates Jan 19th March 8th Apr 12 May 17 July 5 Aug 16 Sept 20 - 29th Anniversary! Oct 25 Dec 6 Xmas party will be on Tues (NOT THE USUAL THURSDAY) 23rd Dec 9pm-2am Crossfires at the ISH by Great Portland St tube 9pm-4am will be on 22nd March and Oct 11th The 6TS Cleethorpes Northern and Modern rare soul weekender is on June 6th-8th, a bit earlier this year. www.6ts.info for more