Roburt

And one more to finish the day off ........... ... I'll make it a topical one as certain places (hotels, restaurants - to promote their special Xmas deals have put up Xmas trees already in their lobbies) ... ... so here's Chicago based femme Candy Love ..... .... ... XMAS THIS EARLY: Uh, Boy, That's a No No ........... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlw5ahdY9jI

It's just Mod Madness, deffo Mod Madness ........

Funny I should mention Minaret ..... COZ ......... https://omnivorerecordings.com/south-side-of-soul-street/

Anuda un .............

Thought I'd add a few more record company trade ads from the 60's ............

Ordered a copy of the Soul Bros 45 by the Dynamites & Charles Walker from Amazon. Just over £6 with free P&P. As "Still Can't Get U Out o My Heart" is such a great track this has to be a b.b.b.b.big .. b.b.b.b.b.bargain. ...... AND ....... my purchase came with a £1 promo credit against my next purchase ... CBB ............. ......... (....... can't be bad)

Well you'd think many who attended nighters around 69/70/71 were tw*ts then.

I had a KOKO phase but I moved onto MINARET. SORRY, he said KOKO phrase, not KOKO phase.

Quote from Dave Godin's B&S column in mag #82 (April 72) ........... 'Keep the Faith' is a well known expression that defies precise definition, but over the years gallant little President (of Jay Boy fame) have done just that, and now they have excelled themselves with their 3 volume set "Keep The Faith".

No, he was a maid !!

Wasn't 'Keep the faith' what Dave Godin signed off his B&S column with in every issue of the mag back in the 60's !!!! As he was the 1st national guy to highlight the existence of the NS scene I'd guess its true to say ...... A/ That it was a term used by some of those on the scene (at least back in the late 60's / early 70's). B/ Isn't like KOKO (!?!? .... keep on keepin on ... I guess) a 90's phrase.

Love it mesen, but iys from Yorkshire so there's no way I'd pay the £75 they're askin.

If the label got early feedback from some influential radio DJ's that the 'other side' was the one they were playing, then they would have quickly flipped the 45 and sent out copies with the original B side marked up as the plug side.

........... ..... VERY SIMPLE YORKSHIRE LAD !!!!

And as I understand matters, if a song is designated as copyright control, the royalties (for the record release & radio plays) goes into a central kitty that eventually gets doled out to impoverished British ex-recording artists (down on their luck). So for all the US recorded UK released soul tracks that were MCPS copyright control, not one penny in royalties has ever found its way to any of those US recording artists. MAY BE WRONG HERE but don't believe I am. That's why US artists need to be signed to a decent label (Ace / Kent, etc) or be represented by Paul Mooney or his like over here.

Not a remix but a new version of an old 1979 G&H penned Jones Girls Philly Int track ......... Shirley Jones (ex of the Jones Girls) & Lacee "I'm At Your Mercy" ....... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N33QwYbFgJ8 ......... AND .. the original version .......... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukFLWAMrr2w Must say, I'm missing the trademark 'Jones Girls harmony singing' on the new version though Lacee can certainly sing well too.

... AND ....... another nice Moulton mix ............. (one that you shouldn't let go to your head) .......... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qdxRCMxADk

. AND ...... as if by (PHILLY) magic ...... . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci9Z0tXWwDI

Some others who got awards this year .......

Don't know about the tune but the lyrical theme goes all the way back to Dr. Kitch (Lord Kitchener) ........ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLJsoaY2NA8 .... AND . I always liked Laren Aitken's Nu Beat take on "La La La Means I Love You".

Bet he (& Bear Family) has no idea where John Harris is today though (or knows how to contact him anymore).

Ian Dewhirst, Ady ..... OR .. Paul Mooney. In foreign territories (such as Germany or the UK for Americans), I think they have to be signed up to a local rep. AT LEAST, American song writers, to get their UK royalties, have to be signed up to the likes of Paul Mooney to be sure to get their cash (I know coz my mate Lou Ragland is signed up with Paul).

Songwriters royalties are always due the writers. Usually all the money goes to the label owner & then he has to pass a % on. That's if Harris & Cook have registered the song with BMI / ASCAP / GEMA or the like ... AND ... that organisation knows their current contact details ....... AND that someone at Kerston / Bear Family wants to try to track them down to pass money along.

You don't need to tell me, tell Bearsy !!!