Greg Belson

Here's a brand new mix focusing on the slower tempo soul offerings from back in the day. Six Four Soul concentrates on that amazing tempo that shuffles things along with a natural swing....6/4. Lush sweet grooves, honeydripping vocals, wrist slashin' sentiment.......whatever you want to call it.This is some serious SOUL music, from the heart.....cos it's not always about the frantic grooves to experience goodness. Sometimes you've gotta listen from within rather than with your feet! Six Four Soul – An original 45 rpm mix by DJ Greg Belson Jimmy Lomax ‘Remember me’ (Camille) Reuben Bell with the Casanovas ‘It’s not that easy’ (Murco) Soul Lee ‘I need you’ (Reginald) Priscilla Price ‘Do I stand a chance with you’ (GMC) Attractions ‘Find me’ (Renfro) Charley Wynn ‘It’s you I love’ (Jim Gem) Gene Burks ‘Can’t stand fooling around’ (Arock) Johnny Adams ‘(Sometimes) a man will shed a few tears too’ (Pacemaker) Jerry White & the Under Funk 4 ‘I’m so sorry’ (W. & D.) Jeanette B. Washington ‘Tears fall’ (Neptune) Little Kenneth and the Rhythmakers ‘What more can I say’ (Carl) C. C. Curtiss ‘Lord, you made the night too long’ (Audicon) T-Bird Gordan and his Soul Blenders ‘I have no one’ (Idella) Bobby Henry with Andy & the Soul Packers ‘Month of Sundays gone by’ (Feron) Lord Luther & the Counts ‘Two of a kind’ (Lusan) Willie Dale ‘Somebody help me’ (Lovie D.) Jeri & Joe ‘Cold, cold love’ (Womar) Louis (Blues Boy) Jones ‘I cried’ (Sabra) Naomi Bradly ‘Why not tonight’ (Big Beat)

Please join me on dublab.com, Wednesday 24th February @ 2pm US PST (10pm UK time), for the next installment of the Divine Chord Gospel Show pt. 56. https://dublab.com/ Presenting the first Soundclash of 2016 in all its glory.....featuring a DJ who was responsible for breaking some key gospel sounds into the UK and European soul club circuit, Mr PAUL SADOT.. This is the fifth in a series featuring the selections from some of the premiere gospel collectors the world over. An hours worth of rare soulful tunes from your host, followed by an hour by our guest collector DJ. Paul has been an advocate of all things soulful for years, both as a forward thinking DJ and one of the scenes most revered dancers. His passion has become his profession so check out some of his amazing choreography in the link below. Today though, we focus on his amazing gospel collection....Paul was the DJ solely responsible for breaking one of the biggest gospel sounds to ever hit Europe, Sacred Four's 'Somebody watching you' on Champ. His taste runs deep and you'll find a clutch of unknowns at any time in his record box, just waiting to be unveiled to the world.....we're lucky enough to have him take the DCGS controls for one hour, pitted against your host. Gonna be a whole mess of the holy ghost.....believe! An example of Paul's choreography here; https://vimeo.com/110890253 Tune in and get yourself ready for The Divine Chord Gospel Show pt. 56....a killer show in store, no doubt! More guests to be announced at a later date. If you missed the last show, here's the archived mixcloud link; https://www.mixcloud.com/gregbelson/divine-chord-gospel-show-pt-55-best-of-2015-recap/ Also, please feel free to explore and subscribe to our youtube channel featuring some of the choicest 45's to be played on the show. We've just surpassed our 200th video, so please check it out and subscribe here; https://www.youtube.com/user/DivineChordGospel/videos?flow=grid&view=0 Thanks everyone and see you there!

Here's the 55th installment of The Divine Chord Gospel Show which appears monthly on dublab.com, broadcast on 27th January 2016. Welcome along to the DCGS Best of 2015 recap....a selection of heater cuts that proved to ignite many a club session I played around Europe & the US over the last 12 months. Heavy hitting funk cuts from Chicago, Boston, Texas, LA....safe to say this episode went coast to coast. Huge future club classics by the Soul Lifters & the Dynamic Imperious as well as brand new, incredible music from Eli 'Paperboy' Reed. Then, we launch into modern soul territory, kicking things off with the hard boogie funk of Ronald Jerry. Watch out for the crossover beauty that is the Gigantic Overland Travelers, followed by the vicious modern cut by Bishop Croom. The ender by the Testimonial Singers is a whole 'nother beast! Big shouts to the NYC Downlow crew with the Don Degrate monster too! Feel free to join the facebook group 'The Divine Chord Gospel Show'!

Thanks so much to all of you that tuned in live to the 'Best of 2015' recap show yesterday. Here's the full tracklisting, including all the tunes that made the cut! The archived mixcloud link will be available asap. Divine Chord Gospel Show pt. 55 - *BEST OF 2015 RECAP* hosted by Greg Belson Sims Sisters – Keep trusting in the Lord (Simcob) The Hightone’s of Racine – Glad to be here (Hummingbird) Miss Linda Zeigler and the Zeiglers – Who! I want to be happy now (Marksman) The Wearyland Singers – If you see me doing wrong – (Timothy) Soul Lifters – Wind nor rain (Soul Lifters) Dynamic Imperious – Eyes on the prize (Waller’s Echo) Bobby Vaughn – Let the peace bells ring (Palladium) The Rance Allen Singers – Let’s get together and love (Reflect) Eli ‘Paperboy’ Reed – Hold out (Metal Acetate) The Gospel Artistics – Time shall be no more (Gospel Truth) Talkset Ronald Jerry & Company – Born again (Inner Light) Voices of K.M.S. – I need the Lord on my side (G.M.E.S.) Gospel Cherubims – Time brings about a change (Zesty) Annette Briggs – Wade in the water (Voices of Soul) The Gigantic Overland Travelers – You’ve got to obey (Fair Share) Motivations – Get ready (Hi-Way) Don Degrate Delegation – He’s somebody to me (Avi) Bishop Croom & the Family Croom – Something amazing (Saint Sounds) The Testimonial Singers – No great love (Jonah)

In just under two hours, the 2015 DCGS recap will broadcast via dublab....all uptempo dancefloor business, focusing on some 60's destroyers, before changing it up onto the modern crossover killers. It's a game of two halves.....best be advised to clear some dancin' space, cos this one's gonna get brutal.

Rev. Robert Welch 'He holds tomorrow' (Champ) Strong VG- Price in US DOLLARS = $400 ono + shipping Stunning gospel soul which from my research, is proving to be genuinely rare for the label. Infinitely tougher to find than the Sacred Four 45....I would say that this is the 4th known copy in the collectors world right now. Youtube clip is the copy on offer. Cheers! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_MRG_iOVBg

Please join me on dublab.com, Wednesday 27th January @ 2pm US PST (10pm UK time), for the next installment of the Divine Chord Gospel Show pt. 55. https://dublab.com/ To kick off 2016, we're gonna round up some of the best tunes to get played on the show the previous year. So we'll be summarizing the hot shots from 2015, in one hour long special. Huge dancefloor oriented tunes that got their debut play on the show...possible future classics too.....so set your e-dials and join us. And what a year it was.....thanks to the support of dublab, DCGS has reached even more corners of the globe than ever before. We also launched the amazingly successful 'Gospel Soundclash' series which was a very worthy initiative to our scheduling. Featuring some of the foremost collectors, archivists and DJ's of the gospel genre, the Soundclash series will continue in 2016, with a clutch of special guest ready to blow our minds. Starting in February with the selections of Mr Paul Sadot. Full details to follow. If you missed the last show, here's the archived mixcloud link; https://www.mixcloud.com/gregbelson/divine-chord-gospel-show-pt-54-with-guest-dj-kevin-nutt/ Also, please feel free to explore and subscribe to our youtube channel featuring some of the choicest 45's to be played on the show. We've just surpassed our 200th video, so please check it out and subscribe here; https://www.youtube.com/user/DivineChordGospel/videos?flow=grid&view=0 Thanks everyone and see you there!

Cannonball Records are proud to release the second in a series of incredible hard hitting dancefloor releases. Following on from the killer groove of 'Stone Man', we're proud to present; Sanders Sisters - 'Put it in writing' (Cannonball) Price = GBP20.00 per copy. Release date = 4th January 2016 Mailing is from Italy and will post worldwide at quoted cost upon reservation. Please email hogwashing@hotmail.com to order your copy today. (PM's here are fine, but I'll be collating all orders via that hotmail address. Either way, your order will be picked up) Audio clips can be found here; https://www.45live.net/magazine/article/sanders-sisters-put-it-in-writing-for-sale This is the second release from Cannonball Records out of Italy, featuring the previously unreleased soulful funk of the Sanders Sisters. Once again, it's a dancefloor bomb guaranteed to raise the stakes at any club! Presented on superior quality vinyl, Cannonball Records have gone the extra mile to present to you the best musical package possible. Included on Side A is the original take, left in its natural raw state.....upfront, powerful vocals set to a funk beat with an r&b twist. Flip it over for an arranged 'Club Version', with heavier accents on the drums and bass. The type of mix that blows the speakers apart and hits heavy in a clubbing environment.....promo advance plays at select venues across the UK as well as the West Coast of the United States can attest to its impact, making for yet another essential Cannonball inclusion in your DJ crate. 'Stone man' is now sold out, so check out 'Put it in writing' pronto.....order now to avoid disappointment! Cheers and happy new year to ya!

Rance Allen Group 'I know a man who' (Gospel Truth) M- (W/L DEMO, possibly unplayed) Price in US DOLLARS = $100 + shipping from California. Clip is for reference only. Thanks! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w36qxWi80DY

Usher in 2016 with this new direct to mixcloud broadcast of the 45 Live Radio Show featuring my special guest, from The Herbaliser and Sound-Sci, DJ OLLIE TEEBA. Two hours of funk and soulful goodness for all your New Years Eve partying needs. Get on board the soul train, people and say adios to 2015 in style. ;) https://www.mixcloud.com/45Live/45-live-radio-show-with-guest-dj-ollie-teeba/

Here's the 54th installment of The Divine Chord Gospel Show which appears monthly on dublab.com, broadcast on 23rd December 2015. https://www.mixcloud.com/gregbelson/divine-chord-gospel-show-pt-54-with-guest-dj-kevin-nutt/ This month, we're proud to announce the 4th in a series of 'Gospel Soundclashes' featuring records from some of the worlds most esteemed gospel collector DJ's. This month, we present the stuff of legends, welcoming from 'Sinner's Crossroads', WFMU's DJ Kevin Nutt. As usual with these 2 hour specials, I'll take control of the first part, presenting a triumvirate of rare soul recordings...starting with a clutch of funk dancers, then heading to sublime deep soul territory, before 'rounding out with a brace of modern soul. Then Kevin will take the reins....he'll be selecting the good stuff from his plentiful collection, delivering an hours worth of bounteous recordings from the Brother Nutt crates. Check out his work here; https://wfmu.org/playlists/CR This is gonna get heavy! Feel free to join the facebook group 'The Divine Chord Gospel Show'!

Thanks so much to those of you that tuned in live to the Divine Chord Gospel Show pt. 54 Soundclash Special, featuring my special guest WFMU's Kevin Nutt. A phenomenal two hour session of 2 collectors pitting their collections against each other.....the archived mixcloud link will be available shortly to relive the madness. Divine Chord Gospel Show pt. 54 Soundclash Special hosted by DJ Greg Belson with special guest WFMU’s Kevin Nutt Mixed and selected by DJ Greg Belson Scott Boogie Ray X ‘Prayer awakening’ (edit) (No Label) Dixie Nightingales ‘Keep on trying’ (Chalice) The Trumpeteers of Appomattox, VA ‘Sinner man’ (Lark) The (Mighty) Christian Soldiers ‘Destination’ (Goodie Train) Soul Lifters ‘Wind nor rain’ (No Label) King Sisters ‘Keep on pushing’ (No Label) Messiahs of Glory ‘No other love’ (Peace) Talkset Soul Searchers ‘Lord I’ve done what you told me to do’ (Brother Love) The Greenwood Four ‘Blood of Jesus’ (Greenway) Melvin Cuff and the Gospel Voices of Soul ‘Lord stand by me’ (Grace) Spiritual Travelairs ‘Sweet land’ (Variety) The Gospel Whirlwinds ‘Trouble in the land will soon be over’ (Whirlwind) The Crowns of Heaven ‘Make up in your mind’ (No Label) Harmony Kings ‘Steal away’ (Queen) Trumpaiyes of Mobile, Ala. ‘Some people believe in voodoo’ (Red Ball) Talkset Rev. T.L. Barrett ‘Lord’s prayer’ (Gospel Roots) The Traveling Sons ‘God will do everything he said he would’ (Sky Bow) Rev. Donnie Hardiman & the Foundation of Souls ‘I can’t make it by myself’ (Sensational) Voices of K.M.S. ‘I need the Lord on my side’ (G.M.E.S.) Bishop Croom & the Family Croom ‘Something amazing’ (Saint Sounds) Rahni Harris & Family Love ‘Inside of me’ (Emprise) Mixed and selected by DJ Kevin Nutt Montgomery Spiritual Five ‘Prayer’ (Music City) Robert Brown and the Sons of the South ‘Nobody knows’ (Top Gospel) Original Golden Tones ‘Something Got A Hold Of Me’ (Gordon Associates Records) Clarence Reed and the Original Ensemble ‘Push That Rock’ (Brainstorm) Seniors of Harmony ‘When He Calls Me’ (HSE) Rev. Raymond Williams ‘What's Your Brand?’ (MRE) Heavenly Gospel Singers ‘Help Me Bear My Burden’ (No Label) Michigan Nightingales ‘This Train’ (Champ) Sensational Friendly Four of Selma, Alabama ‘Motherless Children’ (Waller's Echo) Brother Prince Dixon ‘ I'm Glad I'm Free’ (Peacock) C. J. Taylor and the Taylor Brothers ‘God Is So Good’ (No Label) Sensational Evening Stars ‘Tell It Like It Is’ (Designer) (Victor Holley -- Radio Preaching excerpt) White Singers ‘When He Spoke’ (Champ) Inspirations ‘Help Me Bear My Burden’ (Atlanta Soul Liberation) Majestic Wanderers ‘Destiny’ (Record Gallery) Sensational Goldenaires ‘What'cha Gonna Do For Christmas?’ (HSE)

Are you ready? Transmitting live in just over 2 hours time! We do battle. ;)

Here's the 4th broadcast of the 45 Live Radio show, broadcasting out of Los Angeles, CA on dublab.com, 18th December 2015. A 2 hour show live & direct, focusing entirely on the art of the 45 rpm single. https://www.mixcloud.com/45Live/45-live-radio-show-with-guest-dj-andy-smith/ Hosted by DJ Greg Belson, 45 Live features the very best of the 45 Live Crew on a rotational basis, performing for you on the 1st & 3rd Fridays of the month. Check out the full roster of artists right here; https://www.45live.net/ Today we welcome ANDY SMITH to the studio, selecting a whole mess of tunes, delivered in his own, unique style. Responsible for the landmark 'The Document' mix compilation, we're proud to present such an elite DJ. Be sure to bookmark this page as we had each archive to the playlist.....each DJ will be genre hopping from funk to soul to hiphop to jazz....& everything in between, just as long as it's played on a 7" single. Joining us on 1st January 2016; OLLIE TEEBA (The Herbaliser) Please feel free to follow us on our facebook page!

Please join me on dublab.com, Wednesday 23rd December @ 2pm US PST (10pm UK time), for the next installment of the Divine Chord Gospel Show pt. 54. https://dublab.com/ To close out 2015, we're excited to announce another episode in our series of Soundclash Specials. We welcome to the studio a legend of the airwaves....from WFMU and host of the wonderful 'Sinner's Crossroads' please welcome brother DJ KEVIN NUTT. This is gonna get heavy, so set your e-dials and we'll see you live, broadcasting out of Los Angeles! Kevin has been hosting the 'Sinner's Crossroads' as a weekly show for over 14 years, documenting gospel from the 1930's onwards. If you're not familiar, then check out the link below, where you'll see archives of his amazing broadcasts, including tracklistings and information. It really is a treasure chest full of gold for the listener. https://wfmu.org/playlists/CR Please join us for what promises to be a gospel soundclash broadcast of the ages!

Just two days to go!

The last price hike saw at least 50% of my regular customers go elsewhere....in reality, I haven't got anymore buyers to lose....in Europe at any rate! Ha! It's currently $12.75 to mail one 45 from California via international airmail to Europe....from January, that will supposedly increase to around $14....so something like 10 quid.

Thanks so much to DJ SHEPDOG for a superb guest session for the last 45 Live Radio Show broadcast, out of Los Angeles, CA. Check out the archive here! https://www.mixcloud.com/45Live/45-live-radio-show-with-guest-dj-shepdog/ Feel free to follow us on Mixcloud to get up to the minute notifications of when each mix drops. The guest stepping up to the plate for 18th December is the legendary DJ ANDY SMITH (The Document, The World, Elsewhere) Join us on Dublab.com from 8pm US PST (4am UK time), perfect to tune in live for the pre-club in California, and the back-to-mine party in the UK! https://dublab.com/ Read about his life through 45's right here! https://www.45live.net/andy-smith We're excited to offer this killer session to 'round off 2015 in heavy hitting, body clockin' style with a hard as nails session featuring Andy, ably supported by Greg Belson. Two hours of dancefloor driven antics all brought to you via the 45 rpm format. The mixcloud archive will be up within a few short hours after the show has aired so's you can relive the set for your block party and other festive parties you've got goin' on. Set your edials pronto! We broadcast the first and third Friday of every month, plugging into the clubland timelines of pre and post sessions from the west coast of the US to the shores of the UK. Make this an essential listen and bookmark this in your e-calendar.....your DJ's on a rotational basis will be (in alphabetical order); Andy Smith (ex-Portishead) Baz Hickey DJ Format DJ Suspect Dom Servini (Wah Wah 45’s) Florian Keller Jonathan More (Coldcut) JStar Marc Hype Monk One Ollie Teeba (The Herbaliser) Pete Isaac (45 Live) Scott Hendy (Boca 45) Shepdog (Nice Up!) Smoove Strictly Kev (DJ Food) Expect heavy soul, deep funk, breakbeats, gospel, leftfield, electronica, psyche, rock, acid, pop, and, well, anything you can think of, as long as it's on a 45! 100% 45rpm 7" singles! Get ready to join us and spread the word!!

GOSPEL SOUL & FUNK 45’S + LP’s END OF 2015 BLOWOUT SALE ********************************************************************************************** Prices are in US DOLLARS and delivery from California (45’s = FREE within the US, worldwide is $12.75 for one disc then $1 per addition, LP’s = FREE within the US, worldwide is $18.75 for one disc then $1.50 per additional disc). All discs have been heavily reduced in price, so now’s your chance to pick up a bargain. Please check the soundclips taken from all the discs available. From soul to funk to deep to modern and disco. Something for everyone. Check out the SOUL PACKS too near the bottom of the list….delivered at cost (to be determined), but a great lot of 3 grab bags for the holiday season. Please PM to reserve, thanks!

Thanks everyone for your patience with getting the archive up and running....had some technical difficulties for this show, so apologies for the over cranked mic volume....hope it doesn't spoil your enjoyment too much. Here's the 53rd installment of The Divine Chord Gospel Show which appears monthly on dublab.com. https://www.mixcloud.com/gregbelson/divine-chord-gospel-show-pt-53/ This month, we start proceedings with a killer funk track that straddles the gospel boundaries, by the magnificent Mike James Kirkland. Then we bounce around from massive rarities like the Jackson Brothers acetate, before visiting the ever reliable Designer label. Then we round off the set with some offerings from the 70's. The 2nd section features another cut from the amazing Sensational Saints LP as well as a killer rare 45 from the soulful Dayco label....proto hiphop rhythms from The Southern Gospel Singers. For pt. 3, it's modern soul dancefloor territory...tracks destined to be a future club sound, possibly. Check out the monster from Rance Allen as well as the amazing ender from Shirley Finney. *NB apologies for the audio quality her. Some slight technical difficulties in the studio which will be sorted for the next show* Feel free to join our facebook group! Thanks!

Please PM if you can help with a VG+ copy or better.....need to file asap. Thanks a lot!

The Soulful Salem Travelers is still definitely a sleeper on the Checker label. Should be a much bigger sound than it currently is ie practically non-existent....a tip for 2016 no doubt.

Rev E. Fair and the Sensational Gladys Davis Trio 'Pains of life' (Feron) Vinyl grades VG+, labels are clean with the tiniest amount of storage wear. (photo available on request) Price = $75 Now $60 + postage from California Superb r&b gospelization of Aretha's 'Chain of fools'....on the same label that brought you Oscar Perry's 'Face reality' etc. There's a few light ticks during the opening bars, then plays perfectly. Loud pressing. Clip is from the copy on offer. Please PM to reserve, thanks! https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/87406486/Rev%20E%20Fair.mp3

Please join me on dublab.com, Wednesday 25th November @ 2pm US PST (10pm UK time), for the next installment of the Divine Chord Gospel Show pt. 53. https://dublab.com/ Only two more sessions to go until we close out 2015....another year under our belts, and plenty of new, previously unheard records still to reveal for you. This month, we'll be rolling out the heavy duty funk, deep soul and modern soul beats for your consideration. Something to make you dance, something to stir your soul, and something to lift your spirits. If you missed the last 52nd show, then here's the archived mixcloud link; https://www.mixcloud.com/gregbelson/divine-chord-gospel-show-pt-52/ Also, please feel free to explore and subscribe to our youtube channel featuring some of the choicest 45's to be played on the show. We've just surpassed our 200th video, so please check it out and subscribe here; https://www.youtube.com/user/DivineChordGospel/videos?flow=grid&view=0 Thanks everyone and see you there! And here's a little taster for you! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVRwp_jrE54

Hey Barry - The tracklisting will pop up whilst you listen to the mix....it's there, just hidden until you play each actual track. Or you can check here, where I listed the playlist the day after the broadcast. Cheers for the interest and all the best!! GB