Chalky

I've got 3 Rare Soul Reviews.

The Benn-X release was doen 5 or 6 years ago. Prior to this it only existed on Mercury Acetates.

You didn't have permissionn tho' Trev. You asked and was told you couldn't cut it and you distinctly promised that it was for I-pod only!!!

their official website HERE and a biography lifted from the t'internet.... In 1966 a group of talented students at Washington D.C.'s Howard University in 1966 formed the upstart group Al & the Vikings. Consisting of singer/songwriter Al Johnson, Tom Fauntleroy Marvin Brown, Bob Hayes, and George Roland, the group changed its name during its first year to the Unique Five and later to the Unifics. Known for their smooth harmonies and their dapper attire (including their trademark white gloves), the Unifics soon gathered a large following in the D.C. area and began to attract attention elsewhere. Unfortunately, outside obligations of the various members also created a number of personnel changes that often confused the group's most loyal fans. Hayes, Roland and Fauntleroy left in 1967 (Fauntleroy leaving for the military) and the group became a quartet with the addition of Michael Ward and Greg Cook. Brown left during the following year, replaced by Harold Worthington. The group signed with manager Guy Draper, who landed the act a contract with Kapp Records and became their producer and a principal writer. Soon after signing with Kapp, the Unifics hit national pay dirt with their single, "The Court of Love," which scored on both the Soul and Pop charts. A falling out with Draper led to nearly a year of litigation and the departure of Ward and Worthington, with Fauntleroy and Brown rejoining in 1970 and creating the longest lasting version of the group (Johnson, Brown, Fauntleroy and Cook). The Unifics continued to chart into the early 70s with such cuts as "It's a Groovy World," "Toshisumasu" and their last major hit, "The Beginning of My End." Their final single was "Dawn of a New Day (In My Life)" on Jerry Butler's Fountain label. The act split in 1972, with Johnson going on to become an important songwriter and producer for the next 30 years (often working with Fauntleroy) for acts such as the Dells, Peabo Bryson, the Whispers and Norman Connors. In 2004, three decades after the Unifics called it quits, Johnson and Fauntleroy decided to resurrect the group and recruited Newport News, Virginia veteran singers Charlie Lockhart and Garrett Hall to complete the quartet. Then, at the end of 2004, they self-released Unifics Return, the first Unifics album in over three decades.

Its Kae Williams Snr. Jnr would have been a little too young at the time to record something like that.

weren't the majority of Golden World releases Myto or Golden World publishing? all the ones I've looked at are.

R&B Indies lists a couple of other releases on a GWS but there are no details of the label.

send him my best Tone!

It's bloody hard work trying to get the scene to progress, Lifeline is IMHO the best progressive all-nighter with the countries top soul DJ's and guests but struggle to compete with the likes of Kings Hall Stoke!!! 100 Club, Wilton and Burnley the same. The more forward looking crowd is not that great in numbers but the records do in time filter down to the more retro events. Even Kings Hall now has the likes of Butch and Mick H djing there so inroads are being made but you can't do it over night. It takes time, effort and perseverence. Maybe in time more of the oldies only crowd will progress if they hear enough "unfamiliar" sounds that they like at places like Kings Hall. Maybe I should do a book of the top 500 "newies"

So you would sooner the good people of soul source rise up and bring him down He's hardly doing anything bad or evil is he. In fact he's providing entertainment that is popular with 100's of soulies. Like I said not for me so I go somehwere that is in line with my thinking and leave what Kev does to those that enjoy it. Tell you summat I bet you every other all-nighter promoter wishes they could get the numbers throught the door Kings Hall does and have an atmosphere like there is there too They also say there's no such thing as bad publicity, Kev must be loving all this I bet a fair few will be buying a copy to see what all the fuss is about

He's seen an opportunity and gone for it, some on the scene actually like and want "nostalgic tat", there must be a demand or he wouldn't sell the stuff. Whether I agree with it or not is immaterial but that sort of stuff not for me but I don't go around slagging him off, I just don't buy it. What he sells doesn't affect me and in reality it's not having a detrimental effect on the scene. He's does put something into the scene as well, whether you agree or not. He promotes the biggest all-nighter on the scene and also various other events that all seem popular to some. Again some of them not my cup of tea so I vote with my feet and go elsewhere to the events that are my cup of tea. No point in slating him for promoting the events as they are pretty popular with plenty of people and who am I to tell them they shouldn't attend these events as Kev is only promoting them in the opinion of some, to milk the scene. Whether I agree with what he does is again irrelevant. Publicly slagging him off on a forum won't make the slightest bit of difference, I just get on with my own thing and leave what Kev does to him and those who enjoy what he does. Radio shows, promoting books whatever he or anyone else does to make some money out of the scene still require some fiancial outlay. At the end of the day the books must be selling sufficient quantities to warrant an update. Again doesn't interest me the follow ups so I haven't bought a copy, infact I don't even have the first, I read it at an ex's one weekend so didn't bother to buy one. Right back to doing my own thing, sorting some records for Skeggy!!!!

Remember it well Kev. Got it on tape myself. Quality of the acetate wasn't too great if I remember rightly?? Seem to remember this being talked about a while ago and sure John Parker said he's played it. If not in John's ownership then dunno where it is.

No matter what Kev did or does, right or wrong, folk on here will still have a dig and slag him off!! Plenty of others who have attempted and still attempt to make money out of the scene. I for one would love to make a living out of the scene and I dare say so would many of those slagging Kev off.

on diggin' bit further the Salem outfit consisted amongst the group Earl and Marshall Carter. Teardrops a terrible record too IMHO.

Had a feeling they were one and the same but not too sure at the same time. Soul Harmony does list George Brown as being a member though, SH not always right either. I did have a scan of the Salem 45 but can't find it. Henry Boatright is the lead on SBI.

think so.... could be wrong tho'!

I can't now, goes on for ages then asks me to save a php file to PC

ok here

a pianist by all accounts..... Marlowe Morris was an in-demand pianist who played on the recordings of some of the greatest jazz horn soloists, including Ben Webster and Lester Young, as well as with boogie-woogie and classic blues artists such as Big Joe Turner and Jimmy Rushing. He was also an innovative and much-copied stylist on the less than portable Hammond organ. As a youngster, he fiddled around with a few instruments before finally settling on the keyboards, learning drums, harmonica, and ukulele. As a pianist, his first professional job was with singer June Clark for two years beginning in 1935. He then worked as a solo pianist for several years before joining the combo of tenor sax great Coleman Hawkins from 1940 through 1941, when he joined the Army. Following a stint in the service, he worked with Toby Browne, Al Sears, drummer Sid Catlett, and the great guitarist Tiny Grimes, as well as leading his own trio, all in the first half of the '40s. He then began tickling the ivories only part-time, following a grand musical tradition and taking a day job in the post office to try and make ends meet. From 1949 he returned full-time to music, mainly as a solo organist. In the mid-'60s he led the Marlowe Morris Trio featuring tenor saxophonist Julian Dash. The Morris album Play the Thing on Columbia nabbed the Grand Prix du Disque award from the Hot Club de France. Perhaps the best exposure the pianist ever received was his role in the film Jammin' the Blues in 1944. One of the better jazz films from the swing era, it was filmed in Hollywood and features the pianist in very good company indeed, including players such as trumpeter Harry Edison, tenor men Lester Young and Illinois Jacquet, guitarist Barney Kessel bassist Red Callender, drummer Sid Catlett, and vocalist Mary Bryant (vocal). Marlowe Morris was the nephew of Thomas Morris, a cornet player and bandleader. ~ Eugene Chadbourne, All Music Guide

priviliged me? no different to anyone else, still have to look for 'em!! seen a few between the price I said, £40-£60 in last few months and didn't think it was selling for that much more at the time anyway. still don't think it's worth anymore than that to be honest for the multicoloured issue. If I see one at £40 again, I'll buy it and sell it for £70

is this the group you are looking for Simon? https://www.brumbeat.net/secondci.htm and you can get the single on ebay in a few days https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Northern-Soul-%2FMod...7QQcmdZViewItem or a tenner on JM's site

watched this t'other night, powerful and very funny as well at times. Great film and highly recommend.

Revival, it's being hammered, seem to hear it all over these days!!! Dunno why anyone would pay upwards £70m for the multicoloured issue!! Had the chance of one at £40 not so long ago.

1. Real, as far as I'm aware not booted. 2. Same group 3. Odd spin owt, nothing serious tho' 4. £50 I think. Listed one some time ago for around that figure. hope that helps.....