Chalky

A new mix catching up with some recent releases and a preview of some to come. Rance Allen Group - Stay With Me – Jai Alai Ursula Ricks – Sweet Tenderness – Jai Alai The Counts – What’s It All About – Soul Junction Cornell CC Carter – Don’t You Love It – Izipho Soul Michelle David – It’s Gonna Be Alright – One World Records The Summits – The Ps & Qs – Soul Direction Little Johnny Hamilton & The Creators – Oh How I Love You – Ace/Kent The Hesitations – Soul Superman 2 – Kent CD The Classic Example – Right On – Kent Anniversary The Freedom Affair - Give A Little Love – One World Records Rena Scott – You’re So Far Away – Izipho Special Delivery – This Kind Of Love – Shotgun Bettye Swann – This Old Heart of Mine - Soul 4 Real Mary Gresham – Just Me And You – Hit & Run Bettye Swann – Either You Love Me Or Leave Me – Soul 4 Real Jimmy Ruffin – Make Me A Winner – North Broad Street Records Seaquence – Visons )f My Love – Cordial LP Rudy & The Mudflaps – Is That Enough – Cordial LP John Bowie – Help Me Pretty Baby – MD Records The Shirelles – She’s Gonna Maker it – Kent Anniversary Honey & The Bees – Don’t Hurt Me – MD Records Realside – When I See Your Smile – Epsilon Ira Raibon – Shake It Off – Epsilon Lee Hurst – Whole Lotta Your Love – Diggin’ Deep

Even when we could dance to and there was fast records played it never really did anything, always too rare and suffered from a lack of exposure as well.

Hello mate. Hope you are both well? Thanks for the BD wishes. Yes Soulettes always dance floor death which is a shame as it is a good record. Four Voices is quality and a keeper, probably why you never see it for sale.

Soulettes has always been rare but the prices it has sold for have never matched the rarity. Neither has it ever really taken off with the dance floor. I wouldn't have thought Four Voices is in the same league as Gwen Owens rarity wise?

As for insurance, most would want more proof than a spread sheet before they pay out. One I spoke to wanted it valuing by an independent expert. you had better speak to them and read the small print.

This is exactly what I wrote about earlier, many studies in to auction fever and the fact reasoning and logic get lost in the red mist. Set sale many would never part with the money they pay in an auction but often the emotions and whatever chemical process is released by the brain during the bidding process block out a buyers common sense. It is the "though shall not beat me" mentality has a lot to answer for.

Been a few Professionals in recent times including the gold vinyl, or orange. Also acetates with alternative takes.

This weeks Sound of Soul ™ 21st October

The original photo of the one Blackpoolsoul posted from Madlad website

Pretty sure you are right

A lot has been written about auction fever, the emotions, effects and eventual outcome rather than a predicted outcome. Once that mist descends sense goes out of the window. Do a search for auction fever, plenty of reading.

Cecil far from rare, certainly not as rare as some make it out to be. Most dealers have had copies with some having multiple. £5k far too much IMO.

Of a particular tempo though, mid tempo primarily. 70s dancers were just that, 70s dancers, not crossover.

Tommy Tate is one of the great male vocalists but failed to get the recognition he deserved outside the soul music circle. He is far superior to Darrow I’m afraid in just about every department. I do like Darrow, seen him twice, one show I filmed and he has better records to his name than What Good Am I but he ain’t no Tommy Tate.

I thought I had posted the relevant pages in the past. Will see if I still have them in my photos on the ipad.

Montclairs WTF….wow

It was nothing to do with Modern Soul at the time

Both this mentioned in the OP food singers but there’s there are loads more better. I’d probably say Darrow just for the amount of solid records across the scene

Walter Jackson, Tommy Tate

Just read Rod Dearlove’s article in an issue of Voices From The Shadows. Crossover now has moved on to include just about anything and is far removed from what it initially was.

She has been dropping hints on twitter the last couple of weeks. Ordered my copy couple of days ago.

Its pretty rare

Thanks John. I’ll pick the magazine up and have a proper read. If they had done their research though many of those wouldn’t be in there on rarity alone. We could probably come up with plenty far rarer just for the northern stuff. Plenty with money who couldn’t care about the price, especially in Japan.

Even if the RC is nearer the mark value wise I would suggest it is way out on the rarity. Just 33 records rarer than the Tomangoes 😂 I doubt the Tomangoes nor Cecil would even make the top 200 rarest? Does the article say how the compilers arrived at this chart?