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Delivery from California @ $4 within the US, $13.50 worldwide (slight price increase due to USPS rates going up on 31st May 2015) Salem Travelers 'Tell it like it is' (Checker) Weak VG (please check the mp3 for an unaltered clip) Price in US DOLLARS = $65 + postage **SOLD** https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/87406486/Salem%20Travelers%20Tell%20it.mp3 This is the first pressing blue and white Checker label.....very tiny edge lift DNAP. Very slight staining to the label. Plays through well. Thanks! -
I'm excited to announce my European Tour dates of 2015....really looking forward to seeing old friends, and making new acquaintances around the UK, as well as Germany, Spain, Switzerland and Italy. There's still a few details that need to be confirmed, but I'll amend the flyer as and when I receive the news. Kicking off on 12th June, drop by one of these places (including a few festivals this year), and let's hang out. Would be grand to see you on a dancefloor around your town! Easy view dates, right here; June 12 – Erica Dove’s Benefit, Albion Tavern, 45 Fairfield Rd, Kingston KT1 14 – Slow & Low, The Love Inn, 84 Stokes Croft, Bristol (Sweet Soul Set) 19 – Black Bee Soul Club 3rd Anniversary, Kraak, 11 Stephenson Square, Manchester M1 20 – Teen Scene All Dayer, The Clapton Hart, 231 Lower Clapton Rd, London E5 (5pm UK) 24 – Divine Chord Gospel Show, Dublab.com (10pm UK ) 25 – NYC Downlow Opening Night, Block 9 Field, Glastonbury Festival (Gospel Disco Set) 25 – Lands End Bar w/45 Live, The Park, Glastonbury Festival (All 45’s Set – 11pm UK) 26 – 45 Live w/ Boca 45 & Pete Isaac, Stonebridge Bar, Glastonbury Festival (All 45’s Set) 27 – Lulu’s Bar w/45 Live, The Pyramid Stage, Glastonbury Festival (All 45’s Set 12 am UK) 28 – Maceo’s Bar, Block 9 Field, Glastonbury Festival July 3 – Soul Night, The Havelock, 27 Hastings Road, Hastings, East Sussex TN34 4 – GoGo Children All Nighter, Fiddler’s, Willway St. Bristol BS3 9 – Soul Slice, Farr’s School of Dancing, 17-19 Dalston Lane, London E8 10 – Empty Bottles, Santiago’s Bar, Vicar’s Lane, Leeds LS1 11 – Seriously Soulful, Fringe Bar, 32 Princess Victoria St. Bristol BS8 (70’s Soul Set) 12 – Slow & Low, London (TBC) 15 – Naomi Shelton & GQ’s, Under the Bridge, Fulham Rd, London SW6 (Gospel 45’s Set) 16 – SohoJams w/Gideon, Soho Radio (8pm UK ) 17 – Dig Deep, Ophelia, Kingsland Rd, Dalston, London E8 (Gospel Disco Set) 18 – Soul Funktion, Walsall Wood FC, Lichfield Rd, Walsall , W. Midlands WS9 22 – Divine Chord Gospel Show, Dublab.com (10pm UK ) 23 – Secret Garden Party Festival, Chai Wallahs Stage, Cambridge 25 – Second City Soul, The Custard House, Blake Lane, Birmingham B9 26 – Somersault Festival, Chai Wallahs Stage, Castle Hill, North Devon 31 – Soul Night, The Havelock, 27 Hastings Road, Hastings, East Sussex TN34 August 1 – Love Vinyl, Shutterbug, 1 Rivington Place, London EC2A 2 – Housecall with Dr. Kruger, NTSLive Radio (11am UK ) 6 – Majestic Soul, Horse & Groom, 28 Curtain Rd, London EC2A 8 – Make with the shake!, Mono, 4 Killigrew St, Falmouth TR11 3PN (R&B Set) 9 – Horse Meat Disco, The Eagle, 349 Kennington Lane, London SE11 (Gospel Disco Set) 14 – Helsinkiklub, Escher Wyss, 8005 Zürich, Switzerland 15 – Spin Club, Neubad, Bireggstrasse 36, 6003 Luzern, Switzerland 22 – Studio 45, Bronco's, Schwarzer Bär 7, Hannover, Germany 26 – Divine Chord Gospel Show, Dublab.com (10pm UK ) 29 – Nowt but Northern, The O2, ABC2, Saichiehall St., Glasgow September 4 – Soul’d Up, Bassy Club, Schönhauser Allee 176A, Berlin, Germany 5 – Solid Soul, Nachtclub Pik Dame, Elbestrasse 31, Frankfurt, Germany 8 – Radio X, Frankfurt, Germany (11pm – 2am GER) 9 – Darmstadt, Germany (TBC) 10 – Soul Sundowner, Munich, Germany (TBC) 11 – Gospel Night, Import Export, Dachauerst 114, 80636 Munich, Germany 17 – SohoJams w/Gideon, Soho Radio (8pm UK ) 18 – Shuffle!, Roisin Dubh, Dominick Street, Galway, Ireland (TBC) 19 – Soul Night, The Havelock, 27 Hastings Road, Hastings, East Sussex TN34 23 – Divine Chord Gospel Show, Dublab.com (10pm UK) 25 – TBC, Italy (VENUE TBC) 26 – T-Trane Records Instore, Borgo XX Giugno 44, Perugia, Italy (7pm IT) 26 – TBC, Italy (VENUE TBC) 27 – TBC, Italy (VENUE TBC) October 3 – Movin’ On, BARTS, Av. del Paraŀlel, 62, 08001 Barcelona, Spain -
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Here's the mixcloud archive link for the Divine Chord Gospel Show pt. 47, originally broadcast on 27th May 2015 on dublab.com....movements through low slung funk, to soulful harmonies and swamp blues, rounding things off with some obscure crossover, modern soul and disco beats. A fine ride through an hours worth of tunes you might not have heard before. https://www.mixcloud.com/gregbelson/divine-chord-gospel-show-pt-47/ This month, we kick off with arguably the funkiest offering from one of gospel's biggest stars, Andrae Crouch....something a little different from this legend. Also featured are cuts from the essential Crowns of Glory LP, another sublime tune from Andrew Wartts & we give the amazing 45 by the Hightone's of Racine a spin....a stone cold killer! Pt. 2 features fantastic vocals from the Rocks of Harmony, before heading to swamp blues territory courtesy of Johnnie Billings & the Dixon Brothers. For pt. 3, we warm up the dancefloor with an obscure gospel disco session....highlights are from The Testimonial Singers and the super rare Reflection of Truth 45. The set is rounded off nicely by the club stormer by Gwen Carter...one currently getting major plays around Europe. Feel free to join the facebook group 'The Divine Chord Gospel Show'!
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Thanks so much to all of you that tuned in live yesterday to dublab.com.....if you donated to the proton drive too, then a big doff of the cap to you. As usual the hour in the studio for this show goes by so quickly....here are the runners and riders that made it onto the Divine Chord Gospel Show pt. 47. The archive mixcloud link will be available asap. Any questions and comments then please, fire away. Cheers! Divine Chord Gospel Show pt. 47 hosted by DJ Greg Belson Andrae Crouch and the Disciples ‘Leave the devil alone’ (Light) Bill Moss & the Celestials ‘Doin’ my job for Jesus’ (Westbound) The Crowns of Glory ‘I can’t thank him enough’ (Peacock) Andrew Wartts & the Gospel Storytellers ‘Rich man, poor man’ (TWB) The Smiling Jubilairs of Fort Lauderdale, Florida ‘I don’t know’ (Champ) The Hightone’s of Racine ‘Glad to be here’ (Hummingbird) Talkset Hi Way Que C’s ‘Father alone’ (Peacock) The Rocks of Harmony ‘Lord remember me’ (Custom Sound) 5 Kings of Harmony, Richmond, VA. ‘No way without the Lord’ (Beaver) The Mighty Spiritual Wonders of Portsmouth, Virginia ‘Just keep the faith’ (Pinewood) Johnnie Billings and the Golden Crowns ‘This morning when I rose’ (B-J Sounds) The Dixon Brothers ‘Walking in my Jesus name’ (Palladium) Talkset Bishop John Ware and The Christian Fellowship Chorale ‘It’s time to say something good about Jesus’ (Abec) The Los Angeles Temple Aires of Los Angeles, California ‘Ordinary people’ (C and M) Ricky Womack and Christian Essence ‘Do you love the Lord’ (C.E.) The Reflection of Truth ‘Jesus is coming’ (Image) The Testimonial Singers ‘No greater love’ (Jonah Recording) Gwen Carter ‘No never’ (TCS)
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**STOP THE PRESS** Just added to the bill, bringing a dose of OG sweet, sweet soul from New Zealand, Mr Kris Holmes will be joining us in the studio.....just to complete the triumvirate from UK to LA to NZ. Spread the word, join us via the internet, join us live in the studio if you're in the locale.....tomorrow is gonna be much fun!
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For any of you that want to come into the pop-up studio live and be a part of the broadcasts as they happen, then please feel free to stop by.....join us at Space 15 Twenty, come along and say 'hi'!
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Broadcasting live tomorrow......please join us!
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That Mighty Golden Wonders is amazingly cheap.....seen it sell for a stack more.
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Please join me on dublab.com, Wednesday 27th May @ 2pm US PST (10pm UK time), for the next installment of the Divine Chord Gospel Show pt. 47 and the 45's of Fury Sweet Soul Edition with my special guest DJ Tommy Charles. https://dublab.com/ As part of this months proton drive, Dublab have relocated to a pop-up spot.....if you'd like to drop by and see the shows live as they unfold, then please join us here.....we'd love to see you! Space 15 Twenty! 1520 N Cahuenga Blvd Los Angeles CA 90028 (just around the corner from Amoeba Records!) The Divine Chord Gospel Show will once again be rolling out a whole clutch of records you might not have heard before. From uptempo soulful funky offerings, to swamp blues, spiritual and down home harmonies. As usual, everything will be played either on original 45 or 33rpm format, so please join us for an hours worth of the good groove. Future music, from days gone by. If you missed the last show here's the archived mixcloud link; https://www.mixcloud.com/gregbelson/divine-chord-gospel-show-pt-46/ 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. Subscribe here; https://www.youtube.com/user/DivineChordGospel/videos?flow=grid&view=0 And for this month's 45's of Fury, we welcome to the turntables a special guest out of Bristol, UK. Mr Tommy Charles has immersed himself in sweet soul harmony recordings.....tunes that concentrate on high quality vocals and chord structure. So much so, that he runs a successful night based on the genre, called 'Slow 'n' Low'. This is his LA debut radio performance, so tune in to find out how the west coast of England, sounds on the west coast of California. Cheers and see you there! https://www.facebook.com/events/363402657200424/363402833867073/
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The decimal point needs to be moved over two places to the left.......this is a $10 record......sounds like it too, both in condition and quality.
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Delivery from California @ $4 within the US, $12.75 worldwide The Powerful Singing Tornados - 'I find the road' (PDG International) M - $100 (**LAST COPY**) Great dancer from the same group that recorded as the Singing Tornados on Expression and presented the in demand 'Traveling through the land' 45. Out of Inglewood, CA. Very tough to find, and this is a clean minter. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/87406486/Powerful%20Singing%20Tornados.mp3
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Delivery from California @ $4 within the US, $18.75 worldwide for one LP. Gospelaires of Dayton, Ohio 'Rest for the weary' (Savoy) LP Cover = VG (3"top seam split), Vinyl = VG++ (close to M-) Price in US DOLLARS = $30 + shipping Contains the LP killer modern soul dancefloor mover 'Nowhere to run'. Please check the mp3, where you'll find two clips....the first recorded straight at zero pitch adjustment, the second recorded with the pitch adjusted to minus 4. I like to play it at the second variation....IMO gives it more punch and just works a bit better. So the choice, is yours! ;) https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/87406486/Gospelaires%20of%20Dayton%2C%20Ohio.mp3
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Here's another rather embarrassing c/u from RNS.....1,000 quid??? I can see that the angle here is towards ripping off soulies who don't have any gospel knowledge.....not really into that myself, as the whole idea of my radio show is to share all the details of this awesome, relatively untapped music...if I know it, possibly played it on my show (as well in this case, comped it on the 'Holy Spirit!' Jewel comp), I'll happily pass on the info. There's even a youtube clip for this 45, uncovered natch. https://www.rarenorthernsoul.com/Rare-70s-80s/37123/same-old-bridge-cu/#product Is the Mighty Sons of Glory 'Don't forget the bridge' (Jewel) Whilst it's not the most readily available Jewel disc, it will crop up for sale, and should be no more than $50. GBP1k is gettin' ugly.
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Delivery from California @ $4 within the US, $12.75 worldwide The Reflections 'You don't love me' (Went) Strong VG++ (a shade under M-) Price in US DOLLARS = $30 + shipping Evergreen quality soul 45. Clip is not from the copy on offer and for reference only. Thanks!
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In about a months time, I'm gonna be heading off on my Euro DJ Tour 2015. I'll be posting all the details soon in the next coupla weeks....but f'now.....here's a mix I recorded 10 years ago, just before my move to California. A selection of killer cuts striding several genres that I was DJ'ing in and around London in 2005.....so not just soul events, but anywhere else that decided to give me some airtime. Hopefully you'll get to hear what's in the playbox this time around....would love to see ya at the club! https://www.mixcloud.com/gregbelson/london-funk-soul-45s-2005/
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This is a boot....AOE/Fryer has a legitimate reissue slated for release soon, and from what I could see on facebook, served notice to the bootlegger to remove this item from sale.
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Ummm, 'Unknown & unlisted, possibly only known copy'??? Somebody isn't doing very much research and blurting out false sales pitches. Hear it here, track 19, from DCGS pt. 42. https://www.mixcloud.com/gregbelson/divine-chord-gospel-show-pt-42-xmas-edition-2014/
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A copy spiked on ebay not so long ago around the $80 mark, and I thought that was steep. I like it.....nice little stepper. That said, it's a $20 record on a sizable label. A 500 quid price tag is insanity.
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Oh my.....2015 is turning into one of the worst years....I just don't understand it! Whilst I didn't know Helena well, I remember hanging out with her a coupla years ago in Manchester for the weekender as well as a great Friday session at the Dulcimer just up the road. She was so full of enthusiasm, and clearly enjoyed this thing called 'soul'....when Helena played, you could tell every single record was borne out of a taste she'd nurtured, and not just picked up an expensive 45 because it was flavour of the month. My heart goes out to all her family and to those that knew her. R.I.P. soulful lady. Here was one of her plays at the Manchester weekend, which saw her dancing away behind the turntables.
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Here's the 46th installment of The Divine Chord Gospel Show which appears monthly on dublab.com, originally broadcast on 22nd April 2015. https://www.mixcloud.com/gregbelson/divine-chord-gospel-show-pt-46/ Kicking off this session with an immaculate cut from the Como Mama's & the Daptone stable, and then keeping it locked to a midtempo selection this month. Then we turn up the heat before ending the section with the worldwide broadcast premiere of the gospel funk soon-to-be-killer 'Hold on' acetate. Pt. 2 is a shortened section, but features stunning cuts out of Ohio from the Sensational Saints, as well as sublime vocal performances from the Faithful Harmonizers. To close out this show, we head to crossover modern soul territory, with first class offerings from Rev. T.L. Barrett & Lem McCall. The Supreme Jubilees has another cut from their grail LP featured & the Motivations 'Get ready' gets a spin thanks to a Samuel Hugosson discovery. Sublime tracks for your dancefloor. Feel free to join the facebook group 'The Divine Chord Gospel Show'!
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Thanks so much to those of you that tuned in live to yesterday's broadcast. Here's the tracklist, including the worldwide radio debut of the killer cut 'Hold on'....and a slightly extended 3rd section featuring some ultra classy modern soul and crossover cuts. The archived mixcloud link will be available shortly. The Divine Chord Gospel Show pt. 46 hosted by DJ Greg Belson The Como Mama’s ‘Out of the wilderness’ (Daptone) Little Davis Trio ‘He changed me’ (Living Light) The Soul Seekers ‘Turn back to the Lord’ (Mission) The Powerful Singing Tornadoes ‘I ain’t never had it so good’ (PDG) The Mighty Wonders ‘Gone the last mile’ (Jamack) The Violinaires ‘Trying to get ready’ (Jewel) Unknown Artist ‘Hold on’ (Metal Acetate) Talkset The Sensational Saints ‘My brother’ (Bos) The Traveling Echoes ‘Reap what you sow’ (Jar-Val) Faithful Harmonizers ‘Trouble of the world’ (Sky Line) The Detroit Silvertones ‘Dear Lord’ (Sacred Sounds) Soul Lifters ‘Let this be a lesson to you’ (No label) Talkset Rev. T.L. Barrett ‘Lord’s prayer’ (Gospel Roots) Violinaires ‘I’m not worried’ (Jewel) Rev. T. R. Rice and the Singing Rice Family ‘You’ll never find another God like mine’ (Tap) World Wonders of Birmingham, Ala. ‘Ain’t it good to be here’ (Savoy) Motivations ‘Get ready’ (Hi-Way) The Supreme Jubilees ‘You don’t know’ (S&K) Lem McCall ‘Get by’ (Birthright) Sensational Clark Family ‘We got to get together’ (No label)
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Join me tomorrow for the Divine Chord Gospel Show pt. 46, 2pm US PST (10pm UK time).....where this monster will be getting its debut spin. Big, big tune.
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Broadcasting live in 36 hours....see you there!
