Greg Belson

I thought about adding it to events, but it's multiple dates, and the mods seemed OK to keep it here....and only just put in the one playlist, so should I scratch it here and include in the playlist section? Just wanna keep everyone happy, mate.

A few people mentioned that they'd like to see my setlists for Masters of Soul, so here they are.....no cover-ups, all the info is there. If you've got any questions, then please send me a PM. Masters of Soul 30th May 2013 First set Little Caesar and the Euterpians ‘It was love’ (Trail) The Valdons ‘Love me or leave me’ (Twin City Movement) The Gospel I.Q.’s ‘Waiting on you’ (Su-Ann) Vivian Hill ‘Turn on your love light’ (S.B.I.) The Soul Superiors ‘Don’t blame it on the children’ (Warfell) The Jackson Spiritual Travelers ‘I don’t wanna change my mind’ (Crusade) The Triumphs ‘We don’t love enough’ (Black Artists Co.) The Sensational Cymbals ‘When will it end’ (Jay-Walking) The Bronze Connection ‘Love uprising’ (MPH) Golden Echoes of Southeast Georgia ‘Packing a grip’ (Crumco) Holy Disciples ‘Trying to make a hundred’ (Song Bird) Dixie Nightingales ‘I don’t know’ (Chalice) Second set Willie Dale ‘Let your light shine’ (Lovie D.) The High Steppen Crossroads Singers ‘Trouble in the atmosphere’ (Acetate) Charley Wynn ‘Action time’ (Jim Gem) Charlie Brown ‘The whole world is watching’ (Checker) Aalon Butler and the New Breed Band ‘Gettin’ soul’ (PKC) Sensational Williams Brothers ‘You better check yourself’ (Song Bird) Capitol City Star Singers ‘What he’s done for me’ (Song Bird) Caffey Brothers ‘Make me over’ (Aura) Bobby Baker ‘Everything has got to be alright’ (Da*Vi*Da, Inc.) United Sounds ‘It’s all over (baby)’ (United) The Sacred Four ‘Somebody watching you’ (Champ) Master Keys ‘I done got on the right road’ (Co-Op) The Valdons ‘All day long’ (Twin City Movement) Re-Vells ‘I want a new love’ (Trent Town) Althea Spencer ‘Take me baby’ (AV International) Margaret Moss & the Three Stars ‘Don’t let it be too late’ (Three Stars) The Gospel Dynamics ‘Do you love him’ (Mark Five) Spiritual Four ‘If you think your God is dead’ (Sendus) The Silver Kings ‘Trouble the water’ (Bounty) Etoy Bogart and Bogart Bros ‘This may be the last time’ (Philwood) Pearl Farano and the High Lites of Joy ‘Who’s your boss’ (Pearlsfar) Onwards to tonight at the excellent Go Go Children in Bristol, at the Fiddler's venue.......should be a cracker!

The Masters of Soul gig in Islington last night was just that....some wiley veteran legends of the soul scene in attendance, in what is a great right-sized venue in Satan's Circus. Too many great tunes to mention as all the DJ's spun some stunning stuff. Massive thanks to Leona and Yann for having me play, and great to catch up with Paul finally.....excellent to see you cuttin' some floor shapes, mate! I could have partied much longer into the night, if my cabby hadn't reliably turned up.....still, that'll be next time. Excellent session, so getcha selves down to this happening monthly soul round-up ;)

Yes, sir....it'll be in the box for Leeds, mate

Great price for the Gospel Leaders, mate.....very tough to find over VG condition. In fact, tricky pull altogether!

Great youtube video for That Driving Beat in Leeds on 15th June.....

Thanks alot for being host to a crackin' weekend, mate.....glad you liked the Robert Francis....some dazzlin' shapes on the floor. Was an absolute pleasure Paul, so hopefully we can do it all again some time soon. RESULT!

And here's the mixcloud link.......cheers! https://www.mixcloud.com/gregbelson/divine-chord-gospel-show-pt-24/

Patti Drew 'Wild is love' (Capitol) VG+ (deletion punch) / VG(+) incs. 'Wild is love', 'Beggar for the blues' $20 Esther Phillips 'From a whisper top a scream' (Kudu) M- (in shrink) / VG++ $25 incs. 'Home is where the hatred is'

Here's a small grip of LP's for set sale. These will be delivered from the UNITED KINGDOM, so appropriate mailing rates will apply! With this batch, I'll offer half price shipping to the United States and the R.O.W. so please PM to reserve. Grading scale = M-, VG++, VG+, VG, VG-, G+, G and is jacket / vinyl (please note VG++ = a UK 'Ex') Clips are for reference only and not from the LP's on offer. Prices are in US DOLLARS! The Winstons 'Color him father' (Metromedia) VG(+) (some wear, all seams in tact) / VG incs. 'Amen brother' etc $25 Kim Weston 'Kim Kim Kim' (Volt) VG+ (small water damage to the opening, otherwise clean) / VG++ incs. 'Soul on fire' $15 Johnny Lytle 'So proud' (Solid State) VG+ / VG++ incs. 'Daahoud', 'Killiano' $12 Roy Ayers 'Red, black & green' (Polydor) VG(+) (some wear, all seams in tact, deletion punch) / VG++ incs. 'Red, black and green', 'Ain't no sunshine', 'Rhythms of your mind' $20 Kool and the Gang 'Music is the message' (De-Lite) VG(+) (some wear, all seams in tact) / VG- incs. 'Soul vibrations', 'Love the life you live' $12 Joe Thomas 'Joy of cookin' (Groove Merchant) M- (in shrink) / VG++ incs. 'Thank you (fall etin me be mice elf agin)' $15 Little Johnny Taylor 'Open house at my house' (Ronn) VG++ / M- incs. 'As long as I don't see you' $10 Madeline Bell 'Comin' atcha' (RCA UK) VG (all seams in tact) / VG++ incs. 'Comin' atcha' $15 Ted Taylor 'Taylor made' (Ronn) M- (in shrink) / M- incs. '(This is a) troubled world', 'Can't take no more', 'It's a funky situation' $50 Little Milton 'Grits ain't groceries' (Checker) VG++ / VG(+) incs 'Grits ain't groceries' $15 Shirley Scott 'Superstition' (Cadet) VG- (complete top seam split, 3 inch bottom seam split, deletion punch) / VG incs. 'Superstition' $12

The Harrell Singers 'There is a land' (Hob) including the killer title cut! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVY7KXFpeGM

The William Singers 'He lifted me' on Checker inc 'Don't give up'. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZCcBSHwU0o

The Gospel Harmatones 'The old wheelchair' is a great listen from start to finish.....really awesome coupla crossover tracks on here too!

Rahni Harris & Family Love 'A different drummer' (Empire)....which includes the excellent crossover cut 'He's my friend'.

Yeah, it is available on LP too, but it's still fairly tricky to come across....top end should be no more than $100, but first you gotta find one, and then a copy that's clean.

First aired on 22nd May 2013 Here's the 24th installment of The Divine Chord Gospel Show which appears monthly on dublab.com. https://www.mixcloud.com/gregbelson/divine-chord-gospel-show-pt-24/ Thanks so much to all of you that have supported the broadcast, as we present the 2nd Anniversary show! We launch with the righteous sounds of the Voices of East Harlem before heading to New Zealand for a new 45 courtesy of R.A. Yates. And we finish the set with the indemander from the Sensational Cymbals. For pt.2, we start with a real sublime rarity from Shirley Ann Lee as well as quality offerings from the Golden Crowns & the Mission Light Gospel Singers. Billy Griffin delivers a special cut that I think could seriously go places! To close, Mr Charles Cofer delivers a hard funky cover version that seems tough to turn up, as well as the Carolina Jubilees with another cover, and equally elusive. And we finish our anniversary with another great crossover cut! Feel free to join the facebook group 'The Divine Chord Gospel Show'. Thanks!

Thanks so much to those of you that tuned into the 2nd Anniversary show of the Divine Chord Gospel Show pt. 24. Here's the tracklisting and the mixcloud link will be up and running asap. Cheers all! The Divine Chord Gospel Show pt. 24 broadcast on 22nd May 2013 (2 year anniversary special!) The Voices of East Harlem ‘Right on be free’ (Elektra) Rev. R.A. Yates & the Gospel Communicators ‘Tight situation’ (Soul-Full) The Opportunity Please Knock Chorus ‘All this talk about freedom’ (Ramsel) 7 Bros. ‘I don’t know what the world is coming to’ (Philwood) Jackie Rhett & Singers ‘Get him in your life’ (Raines Records Inc.) Wayne Spence & Smiling Faces ‘Thank God for peace’ (Peace) The Sensational Cymbals ‘When will it end’ (Jay-Walking) Talkset Shirley Ann Lee ‘This is the real thing’ (Shirleo) Golden Crowns ‘You pray for me, I’ll pray for you’ (Memorial) Mission Light Gospel Singers ‘When I get home’ (Staff) Pittsburgh All-Stars ‘Carry me home’ (Pas) The Gospel Dimensions ‘No body’s fault’ (Las Vegas) Billy Griffin ‘It’s gonna rain’ (Southbound) Ray Flournoy & Voices of Joy ‘God got it’ (Co-Op) Talkset Power and Light ‘Stand up, America, don’t be afraid’ (Checker) Charles Cofer ‘He got his eyes on you’ (New Day Records, Inc.) Carolina Jubilees ‘Working on the good foot’ (Spirit of Christ) The Amazing Farmer Singers of Chicago, Ill. ‘Working on Jesus road’ (HLF) The Voices of Nashville ‘I’m so glad’ (HSH) Liz Dargan & the Gospelettes ‘Everything’s gonna be alright’ (Songbird) Fantastic Gospel Travelers ‘He is a friend’ (Suede)

And here's a few soundclips from my last list; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyUC-r0iEqU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzZQcw6HPvA

Here's a few more to get to grips with; Dorothy Norwood 'He is a friend' (Jewel) Camille Doughty 'God's prescriptions' (Label) Rev. T.L. Barrett 'Like a ship' (Mt. Zion Baptist Church) Children of Israel 'Jesus is a friend of mine' (Label) The Sons of Truth 'A message from the ghetto' (Gospel Truth) The Metro-tones, Inc. 'Get together' (Savoy) Clarence Smith 'What happened to love' (Gospel Truth) The Twilights 'Stand up' (Rae Cox) The Trumpelettes 'Gods creation' (Bos) The Mighty Gospel Giants 'Let there be peace' (Minit) The New Generation 'Same God' (Lark) Louise McCord 'A tribute to Mahalia Jackson' (Gospel Truth) The Holy Disciples of Chicago, Ill. 'My soul needs resting' (Abec) The Sensational Prodigal Sons 'No sunshine in a storm' (Richburg) Stevie Hawkins 'Two wings' (Checker) The Sensational Skylarks 'Tree of life' (Sensational Skylarks) The Singing Larks 'God loves us all' (Label) The Ramada Singers 'Stand by me' (Su-Ann)

I had the same thing happen to me....we'd just finished doing a gig together, and he kipped on my couch. Over night, he'd had a rifle through the small stack I had in the living room, and left in the morning. He then listed the record he nicked up for sale on his website 2 weeks later....a well known chap who I thought was a gent. You live and learn .

Two very smart compilations.....however, if you're looking for original pressings, there's only one or two tracks included on Apocryphal Hymns that are from LP's....the rest are all 45's.

Here's a few clips from my list;

Excellent, mate.....happy to help! I'll list some more up when I've had a think.....

If not, then no problem.......I'd link you to my Divine Chord Gospel Show page where there are photos and tracklistings from my shows, where I play tracks off LP as well as 45. Here's some LP's to get started with; Soul Stirrers 'The judgement' (Checker) The Marion Gaines Singers 'Leaning on everlasting arms' (Gospel Truth) Willie Scott & the Birmingham Spirituals 'Thank you Lord for one more day' (Senoj) The Spencer Jackson Family 'The hand of God' (Bluesway) Garden State Choir 'In time' (Atlantic) Meditation Singers 'A change is gonna come' (Jewel) Supreme Jubilees 'It'll all be over' (S & K) The Alston Brothers 'The world is not not my home' (HSE) Voices of Nashville 'Let it be me' (HSE) Lula Collins 'The delta gospel queen' (HSE) Artistic Sounds 'Message to a nation' (Savoy) Mildred Clarke & the Melodyaires '2000 years' (ABC) Howard Lemon Singers 'Seasons' (Gospel Roots) East St. Louis Gospelettes 'Love is the key' (Birthright) Nat Townsley Jr. 'I fell in love with God' (ABC) The Sensational Saints 'You won't believe it (try it you'll like us)' (King James) The Dynamic Mighty Wings 'Free and easy' (Label) The Soul Stirrers 'Soul's in...but gospel's out of sight' (Checker) The Violinaires 'Groovin' with Jesus' (Checker) The Staple Singers 'Uncloudy day' (Veejay) Truth & Devotion 'Heaven at last' (Tyscot) The Piney Grove Singers of Milledgeville 'Jesus is the one' (Champ) The Gospel Soul Revivals 'Come together children' (Sonic) The Sensational Williams Brothers 'Holding on' (ABC Songbird) Rance Allen Group 'Say my friend' (Capitol) Paul Owens and the Capital City Star Singers 'Jesus is on the mainline' (ABC Songbird) The Sensational Cymbals 'God bless America' (Soulville) The Religious Souls 'Sinner man' (Label) Martha Bass 'Rescue me' (Checker) The Heavenly Band 'Hello sunshine' (Label) Gloster Williams and Master Control 'Praying spirit' (Label)

I've got a load of recommendations for you.....are you on facebook at all?