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Arrived this week and has been very much on repeat. Just wonderful. Well done Alex and all involved…thank you for time effort to make this available for us to soak up and treasure!

Good shout…lots out there digital only I struggle to keep up with!

Been enjoying the album by October London for several weeks now, ‘The rebirth of Marvin’ (I think still download only unless anyone can say otherwise) and this track in particular…’Make me wanna’:

Merry Christmas everyone🎶🎄…and here’s to a happy & healthy New Year hopefully! 🤞🏻

Cheers🍻, Steve

And another recent take on well loved classic, originally William deVaughn 1974 I think, this latest take by ‘Sunsay and the Soul Surfers’ on Funk Night Records.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=t7obFo92ykA

Recent 3rd release by Johnny Ruiz & The Escapers – Oralia b/w Believe Me, Parkside Records. On 45 and download.

..thoughts of driving in summer, windows down and warm air, ahh soon be that time again!😎☀️

Cool recently released new take on the 1966 Elsie Mae track originally on King records, written by James Brown..

Osaka Monaurail Ft. Casey Malone – Do You Really Want To Rescue Me ; Ubiquity

The Soul Motivators - It is what it is

New single from Carmy Love on Big AC out now digitally, with 45 to follow soon I think. Quality retro soul and what a voice!…

Wonderful first release and so is the second coming soon after! Well done and looking forward to many more to follow hopefully. 

Knocking it out the park again, well done!

Have loved hearing this out and dancing to it once or twice a year. On the ever changing wants for too long, so this will do nicely thank you…but how to resist playing it too much so it’s still a treat to hear?!😅

Wonderful version, amazing lead and backing vocals, production! Well done to all involved for sticking with the project, so we can now hear it and buy the 45 to support. Lyrics certainly as pertinent and thought provoking now as ever. Definitely leading with this in my next ‘soul with a message’ mix! Cheers.

Wonderful, well done and thank you! Interesting read as always and another essential addition to the ever growing SJ selection box of delights  What a year it’s been so far for previously unreleased tracks, more to come hopefully.

Brilliant 7 track EP (I'll call it that as two of the tracks are less than a minute, intro and outro) includes these tracks and is avail on Bandcamp now for the price of a beer or two. Two of the slightly more mid-tempo sides caught my ear and hopefully a future 45 for those also

https://derobertandthehalftruths.bandcamp.com/album/100-yard-dash

What a brilliant find and version, well done and thanks for making it available after all these years! I love the story, the tempo, so soulful....and now with Jesse’s amazing vocal. Both sides wonderful.

30 minutes ago, Blackpoolsoul said:

Is my mind and are my ears playing tricks with me 

 

Yes it’s layered in there for sure👍

Really like the Frightnrs version from 2016 too.

The Futures had a great track of similar title from’75

The new Bobby Oroza LP is out this week and has some great tracks.

Also looking forward to the imminent Black Pumas LP on ATO Records / Colemine, now available for pre- order today.

The new Kelly Finnigan LP through the post today from Colemine. Stunning!

Real shame, was looking forward to this and also got the email today to advise cancelled. Refund was made within hours of that email, so no complaints whatsoever on that side. Hopefully revised dates / venues announced for later in the year maybe.

New Lady Wray 45 from Big Crown records out soon and sounds good to me both sides. Pre-order directly or through their page on Bandcamp👍

https://bigcrownrecords.com/store/piece-of-me-b-w-come-on-in/

Good shout Mike..so many releases this year so far and long may it continue.

Funk Night Records continue to churn out some decent new/old sounding 45s too:

Thanks for that..really great and I look forward to reading / learning more about the amazing Sharon Jones & her Dapkings, while listening to their many wonderful LPs and 45s!

Great to have this on 45 after listening to it so much on the Sweet Thing Going On Vol 3 cd...when those backing vocals get going on the Love Song About You track.. just heavenly! Really like this prev unreleased B side too. Cheers! S

7 hours ago, chalky said:

Demos? But they aten’t demos are they, just a way to eek extra out of the collector. Good release mind. 

I meant Promotional Copies..buyer’s choice I guess whether to pay bit more for limited run labels. I’m all for it if it helps the record labels / artists gain a bit more income while they can, invest back for more of the same hopefully. Yes great release and hope it leads to an album or at least further single releases from this group.

Email I received from Kimberlite the other day suggested a “European Distributor” had received stock delivery before they had in Canada. Official release date is 1st Aug I believe.

Both the demo and issue went on pre-release sale online on Kimberlite website at midnight our time last night (5pm Canada time). Demo sold out quickly as expected and guessing the issues will too.

Great to see quality new labels and new releases like this still popping up around the globe, even if it is sometimes a bit of a game trying to keep informed and still in with a shout at buying each release directly before they sell out and hit the re-seller market at 3 or 4 times the original retail price..but that’s another thread altogether I guess.

Anyway I look forward to my parcel from Canada in a few weeks and to whatever comes next from Kimberlite Records. Cheers, S