Greg Belson

Great 45 and been rotating in my playbox for a few years now. Always makes an impact on the dancefloor!

Cheers for the comment, mate. Great tune, no doubt!

Here's a top ten mix as part of Kieran Lockyear's 'Straight from the playbox' series. A grip of DJ's were selected from around the globe, to provide a snapshot of ten heater 45's that are doing the business on their respective dancefloors. Here's what happens in my neck of the woods! https://www.mixcloud.com/beatsofmusic/greg-belson-straight-from-the-play-box/

First aired on 19th December 2013 Here's the 30th installment of The Divine Chord Gospel Show which appears monthly on dublab.com. https://www.mixcloud.com/gregbelson/divine-chord-gospel-show-pt-30-two-hour-xmas-special/ As part of this 2 hour broadcast, we kick things off this month with some freshly discovered killer rarities from around the country. We head to Virginia for the Joyful Gospel Singers, Washington D.C. twice over for a pair of amazing, hard hitting funk cuts and to Detroit for the superb cut by the Friendly Echoes. Plus we debut the super rare drumled breakbeat funk of Prescott's joybells. For Pt. 2, we showcase the stunning catalogue from Virginia's Pinewood record label. Here's a snapshot of 18 recordings that makes this label one of the essential bodies of work to collect. From deep soul to hard hitting funk....dive in! For pt. 3, we head to r&b territory! Hard thumpers designed for the dancefloor, plus also the jaw droppingly good accapella 45 by the Wilson Brothers! Tracklisting; The Wings of Faith of Chicago ‘I don’t know’ (The Wings of Faith) Willie Ben Johnson ‘Serve the Lord’ (Gospel Premiers) The Original Singing Disciples of Washington, D.C. ‘I want to testify’ (Mark) God’s Children ‘Jesus try me one more time’ (Echo) Joyful Gospel Singers ‘He’s alright’ (Joy) Prescott’s Joybells ‘Get right, children’ (Prescott) The Soul Saviors of Washington, D.C. ‘We are God’s little children’ (Mark) Voice of the Clouds ‘Too late to change’ (Song Bird) Harmony Skylarks ‘Old time religion’ (Southland Gospel) Shirley Caesar ‘Stand the storm’ (Hob is Gospel) The Friendly Echoes ‘Ride that Christian train’ (Behold) The Black River Circles ‘A ritual melody’ (MRC) Talkset The Gloryfying Vines Sisters of Farmville, N.C. ‘I believe’ (Pinewood) The Gospel Sensations of Portsmouth, Virginia ‘People get ready’ (Pinewood) The Sampson Harmoneers of Louisburg, N. Carolina ‘Trouble don’t last always’ (Pinewood) The D.C. Christian Harmonizers of Washington, D.C. ‘Don’t want nobody stumpling over me’ (Pinewood) The Prodical Sons of Washington, D.C. ‘Any how’ (Pinewood) The Fantastic Goldenaires of Rocky Mount, N.C. ‘Thank you Lord’ (Pinewood) The Mighty Gospel Tornadoes of Washington, D.C. ‘Battle field’ (Pinewood) The Sensational Gospel Singers of Wilson, North Carolina 'I want to be like Jesus’ (Pinewood) The Silver Stars of Washington, D.C. ‘Tramp on the street’ (Pinewood) The New Bright Stars of Rocky Mount, North Carolina ‘Listen people’ (Pinewood) The Gospel Harmoneers of Ivor, Virginia ‘All night, all day’ (Pinewood) The Southern Gate Singers of Washington, D.C. ‘I don’t mind’ (Pinewood) The Highway Spirituals of Charlotte, North Carolina ‘We’re gonna be free’ (Pinewood) Souls of Joy Singers of Washington, D.C. ‘Show me the way’ (Pinewood) The Soul of Joy Singers of Washington, D.C. ‘I don’t want my soul to be lost’ (Pinewood) The Vocalaries of Newport News, Virginia ‘Come by here’ (Pinewood) The Mighty Cherubins Gospel Singers of Wilson, North Carolina 'I keep on searching' (Pinewood) The D.C. Christian Harmonizers of Washington, D.C. ‘I’m a pilgrim’ (Pinewood) Talkset The Sensational Bible Tones ‘This holy train’ (Triple) Kittie ‘Miss Soul’ Doswell ‘When the saints go marching in’ (Soul) The Meditation Singers ‘If he holds your hand’ (Sar) Evangelist Rosa Shaw ‘A touch of the spirit’ (Rae Cox) Rev. Willie Green & the Glovertones ‘Didn’t it rain’ (Enrica) The Wright Brothers ‘Gospel train’ (La-Duce) Stapleton Singers ‘Tell him what you want’ (D-Town) Highlight Gospel Singers ‘The bible told me so’ (Revelation) The Williams Sisters ‘He’s got everything you need’ (Jewel) Reverend Robert Ballinger ‘Two wings’ (Peacock) Green Sisters of Baltimore, MD. ‘Rushing mighty wind’ (Ark) The Winstons ‘Amen brother’ (Metromedia) The Williams Brothers and Sister Lee Ida Brown ‘He’s my savior’ (Song Bird) Feel free to join the facebook group 'The Divine Chord Gospel Show'!

Looks like it's a new recording of an old unfinished demo, from the website; "The release of Twin Cities Funk & Soul in 2012 saw the reunion of the great vocal group, The Valdons. Their first new 45 in 40 years is not to be missed. Based on demos the band recorded around 1971 but never finished, “Stop Wait A Minute Girl and “Watcha Gonna Do” were too great to leave on the shelf. Working with our house band, The Lakers, The Valdons have put together some mind blowing sweet soul!" And yeah, fantastic 45!

To close out the year, the show was divided into 3 parts.......section one for the more soulful and funk tinged moments, the second part being a spotlight focus on the superb Pinewood record label out of Virginia. And to close out, we spin 30 minutes of hard hitting vintage r&b. Thanks for listening! Divine Chord Gospel Show pt.30 originally broadcast on 19th December 2013 The Wings of Faith of Chicago ‘I don’t know’ (The Wings of Faith) Willie Ben Johnson ‘Serve the Lord’ (Gospel Premiers) The Original Singing Disciples of Washington, D.C. ‘I want to testify’ (Mark) God’s Children ‘Jesus try me one more time’ (Echo) Joyful Gospel Singers ‘He’s alright’ (Joy) Prescott’s Joybells ‘Get right, children’ (Prescott) The Soul Saviors of Washington, D.C. ‘We are God’s little children’ (Mark) Voice of the Clouds ‘Too late to change’ (Song Bird) Harmony Skylarks ‘Old time religion’ (Southland Gospel) Shirley Caesar ‘Stand the storm’ (Hob is Gospel) The Friendly Echoes ‘Ride that Christian train’ (Behold) The Black River Circles ‘A ritual melody’ (MRC) Talkset The Gloryfying Vines Sisters of Farmville, N.C. ‘I believe’ (Pinewood) The Gospel Sensations of Portsmouth, Virginia ‘People get ready’ (Pinewood) The Sampson Harmoneers of Louisburg, N. Carolina ‘Trouble don’t last always’ (Pinewood) The D.C. Christian Harmonizers of Washington, D.C. ‘Don’t want nobody stumpling over me’ (Pinewood) The Prodical Sons of Washington, D.C. ‘Any how’ (Pinewood) The Fantastic Goldenaires of Rocky Mount, N.C. ‘Thank you Lord’ (Pinewood) The Mighty Gospel Tornadoes of Washington, D.C. ‘Battle field’ (Pinewood) The Sensational Gospel Singers of Wilson, North Carolina 'I want to be like Jesus’ (Pinewood) The Silver Stars of Washington, D.C. ‘Tramp on the street’ (Pinewood) The New Bright Stars of Rocky Mount, North Carolina ‘Listen people’ (Pinewood) The Gospel Harmoneers of Ivor, Virginia ‘All night, all day’ (Pinewood) The Southern Gate Singers of Washington, D.C. ‘I don’t mind’ (Pinewood) The Highway Spirituals of Charlotte, North Carolina ‘We’re gonna be free’ (Pinewood) Souls of Joy Singers of Washington, D.C. ‘Show me the way’ (Pinewood) The Soul of Joy Singers of Washington, D.C. ‘I don’t want my soul to be lost’ (Pinewood) The Vocalaries of Newport News, Virginia ‘Come by here’ (Pinewood) The Mighty Cherubins Gospel Singers of Wilson, North Carolina 'I keep on searching' (Pinewood) The D.C. Christian Harmonizers of Washington, D.C. ‘I’m a pilgrim’ (Pinewood) Talkset The Sensational Bible Tones ‘This holy train’ (Triple) Kittie ‘Miss Soul’ Doswell ‘When the saints go marching in’ (Soul) The Meditation Singers ‘If he holds your hand’ (Sar) Evangelist Rosa Shaw ‘A touch of the spirit’ (Rae Cox) Rev. Willie Green & the Glovertones ‘Didn’t it rain’ (Enrica) The Wright Brothers ‘Gospel train’ (La-Duce) Stapleton Singers ‘Tell him what you want’ (D-Town) Highlight Gospel Singers ‘The bible told me so’ (Revelation) The Williams Sisters ‘He’s got everything you need’ (Jewel) Reverend Robert Ballinger ‘Two wings’ (Peacock) Green Sisters of Baltimore, MD. ‘Rushing mighty wind’ (Ark) The Winstons ‘Amen brother’ (Metromedia) The Williams Brothers and Sister Lee Ida Brown ‘He’s my savior’ (Song Bird)

Broadcast is goin' live tomorrow!! See ya on dublab.com.........

The crew at Soul Bonanza hosted this mix earlier on in the year, mate.....here it is; https://soulbonanza.com/radio/page17/ Cheers!

It's all goin' down in just a few hours on dublab.com and the end-of-year 2 hour 45's of Fury special with my special guest DJ MUSIC MAN MILES (Breakestra/Funky Sole/ Worldwide). Heavy Hitters R Us....so tune in and enjoy the ride! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMTxAkDdqGc

Please join me on dublab.com, Monday 16th December @ 2pm US PST (10pm UK time), for a special Xmas addition extended installment of 45's of Fury. The broadcast will be part of dublabs extended proton drive fundraiser so please join in a try to donate a lil' Christmas cheer in the process. https://dublab.com/ Joining me will be rare soul expert DJ Andy Cobb and from Breakestra and LA's home of the natural raw, Funky Sole, Music Man Miles! Miles is a key player in the LA funk and soul scene, and he's been at it for years......but I can't really do him justice in this short invite. Have a sip here, and lend us your ears! And yeah, everything played will be ORIGINAL VINTAGE VINYL 45's! https://soundcloud.com/music-man-miles/dj-music-man-miles-funky-sole Rest assured, we'll be goin' out with a bang so please tune in and fill ya boots with some top flight, hard as nails rare soul and funk. Tune in and save a space wherever you'll be.....we'll be dancin' over the airwaves no doubt. Here's a taster, just to get things rollin' https://www.mixcloud.com/gregbelson/more-45s-of-fury/ See ya there!

For sale; Della Reese 'Let me in your life' (Delee) M- (Unplayed stock) Price in US DOLLARS = $20 + postage from California Rare promo only disc on Della's own label. Quality Rhodes led tear jerker. https://www.divshare.com/download/24893657-728

Very tough one to source.....only seen the one copy for open sale over the last 5 years or so. I've tried various sources and so far come up dry. Best o'luck with your search!

Please join me on dublab.com, Thursday 19th December @ 2pm US PST (10pm UK time), for a special Xmas addition extended installment of the Divine Chord Gospel Show, pt. 30. The broadcast will be part of dublabs extended proton drive fundraiser so please join in a try to donate a lil' Christmas cheer in the process. https://dublab.com/ As ever, I'll be digging deep into our crates of rare gospel 45's and LP's to bring you some previously unheard and undocumented raw soul recordings....for this end-of-year show, I'll be dedicating an hour long segment to the incredible Pinewood label, out of Norfolk, VA. A label that's loaded with superb tunes yet not quite had the exposure it so richly deserves. https://www.45rpmrecords.com/ST/Pinewood.php For those of you that missed the last show, here's the mixcloud link; https://www.mixcloud.com/gregbelson/divine-chord-gospel-show-pt-29/ 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. https://www.youtube.com/user/DivineChordGospel/videos?flow=grid&view=0 Thanks alot for your continued listenership and Happy Holidays to ya!

Here's something a tad different for this board.......a tribute to an iconic club session that is no longer with us as the force it once was, hence the 'Empty Dancefloors' moniker. The mighty DINGWALLS! https://www.mixcloud.com/gregbelson/empty-dancefloors-a-tribute-to-dingwalls/ Dingwalls was a Sunday afternoon hotbox club session tucked away in a dark room in London’s Camden Town. Where hardcore jazzers, soulies and most importantly DANCERS, gathered amidst the market-going public for a few intense hours of jazz fueled happiness, sweatiness and enlightenment. The tunes were provided by Gilles Peterson , Patrick Forge and the occasional guest, whilst front of house was handled by Janine Neye…...and what tunes they were……..almost like we were all discovering them together, so they became OUR tunes. The Sunday session was really born out of a couple of other clubs, namely the ‘Belvedere’ in Richmond and ‘Cock Happy’ where Gilles shared a residency with Chris Bangs. It was Mr. Bangs who first coined the phrase ‘Acid Jazz’…..the complete meaning of that term is a whole ‘nuther topic, but safe to say, it helped define a style that was part and parcel of these sessions. But it was so much more than that…..jazz in its entirety, no stone left unturned. It’s almost impossible to break down the excitement and diversity of the tunes that exploded out of the speakers at Dingwalls within a one hour timeframe, so I’ve selected some tunes that I hold dear to my heart. From a time when clubbing was so beautifully intense, and friendships were made on the dancefloor……where professional dance crews like IDJ, Brothers in Jazz, the foundations of Jazzcotech etc, all rubbed shoulders with the jazz lovin’ clubber. I’m smiling all over again just thinking about it. Here’s hoping this tribute mix does the same for you too……..! For more information regarding this legendary session, check out this link; https://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/magazine/nightclubbing-dingwalls

So glad the boys are making it good over the pond......I've been lucky enough to see them a few times over here on the west coast over the last 18 months, so if you need any kind of persuading whilst they're in the UK, then check this out. There's a cool kind of energy coming off the stage when they perform, so if you can, find the time.....they're worth it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3bylppeKe0

Love these two, one I own, the other I don't; Carlton Basco 'Don't chain my soul' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TikN9QCQTMA Eddie Marcello 'Cripple chicken' https://www.georgiasoul.com/blog/2009/08/eddie-marcello-the-cripple-chicken/

LP only cut from Alice & the Seeds of Light https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=503-ogLue0Y

For set sale....delivery from California @ $4 within the US, $12.75 worldwide. Please PM to reserve, thanks! Prices in US DOLLARS. London Fog with the Continentals 'Trippin' / 'Easy mover' (Gold Star) VG+ (SOL) $35 The Visitors 'Holiday in love' (Airways) VG++ $50 Vikki Styles 'Mark my words love will never die' / 'Without your love I can't make it' (Leno) M- $25 Danny Freeman & the Soul Superiors 'Shang foo' (WSJ Sound) M- $25 Ironing Board Sam 'Original funky bell bottoms' / 'Treat me right' (Styletone) M- $25 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3WDrcyHhw4

Here's the Gospel Harmatones........ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjX_RvdBvVw

Agreed, it's just dripping in soul....dated from 1979.

Willie Scott & the Birmingham Spirituals.......LP only, great cut! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIVn5vgu2B0

Thanks for the comment, Mike......hope you enjoyed this mix!

I know Mike Vague had a few of these at one point, so give him a try....he's in the UK at the moment though, so might mot be able to get online at the mo.

So after checking out Danny Holloway's and Eric Boss's '45en33' recent mix, I got inspired to piece together a lil' mix of my own....and here's what I came up. Here's the key.........45rpm records all played at 33rpm. Granted, this mix will not be for everyone on this board, certainly for the purists amongst you....ultimately this was meant as a bit of fun, but actually it turned out to work pretty well. Please listen with an open mind and lemme know what you think! '45en33 - Good feelin' for the darkness'. There's no tracklisting for now, so check out the mix, and have a guess at what the tunes are........a few have already been identified, so please post away. Just how good these sound at the wrong speed is pretty staggering, and a tribute to the musicianship in the first place......dive in and get prepped for something different! https://www.mixcloud.com/gregbelson/45en33-good-feelin-for-the-darkness/

Re-up this long time want.....still looking, thanks!