Sunnysoul

Just wondering Ken, are you actually into soul music ???

The Invitations "Picking Up" (UK Jay Boy) Yes, the Invitations of Skiing In the Snow fame , recorded on their brief sojourn to the UK in the late 60's , absolutely top draw up tempo dancer., amazing that to my knowledge this has never had ANY exposure on rare soul dance floors. And one of the toughest Jay Boys to find apparently ...

The J's "When Did You Stop" , got this on a 7" , but I have a vague re-collection of seeing the 12" going on Ebay for silly money a year or two back... brilliant Philly sound either way !!!!!!!!!!!

Cheers Mr Trout ! I know you have great taste, so is it actually any good?

Love my Philly stuff and especially the Philly Groove label (Finishing Touch "Second Best" , brilliant !!!!), but don't know this one , can someone post a clip to hear? And what's it worth ? Thanks in advance !

Gloria Scott now reduced to 600 UK GBP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now soulclub.org is not accessible at all ??????????????????/ Wonder if the the copyright police have closed it down ?

Rare NORTHERN SOUL 45 - HARVEY AVERNE DOZEN View Seller's Other Items GBP 260.22 14kayceesoul(1267) burnin_coal(267) 4791974430 I love this toon, but 260 GBP ? ... and its available on their LP too ... Excuse my ignorance, but has this suddenly gone massive somewhere in the UK or around the world ?

No no no .... Cheryl Gray (later to become Disco Soul singer Samantha Sang "Emotion" !!!) did a frantic cover version of it in '66, only ever released in Australia on HMV. I have a nice mint copy for sale @ 100 UK GBP if anyone's interested. First in, best dressed ! Includes P & P ! Johnny Caswell's original was NOT released in Australia. By the way , Johnny Caswell was a lily-white Italian pop singer, must say IMO I could never understand the record's popularity on the Northen Scene , but then that's what I love about the Northern Scene! To each his own as they say ! But please file Johnny next to the Shakers , August and Deneen , and Bobby Goldsboro !!!!!

Sebastian, think Ed Robinson on Atco 7" did a much better version of I Just Wanna Be There. I never thought I'd see you praise Dusty Springfield like that !!! I can't think of ANY cover version of a soul tune that Dusty did that was superior to the "real soul" ( african-american ) artist's version. For example , can't believe the Dusty in Memphis LP is so highly rated by rock cognoscenti when every cover she did on it was done IMO better by other soul artists ???? Mind, I'm not saying Dusty wasn't any good, just that her cover versions, generally speaking, paled by comparison to others. Often her versions are credible, but ultimately inferior IMHO... Having said that, her Gamble and Huff LP was superb IMHO, her best by far, especially Silly Silly Fool. What's It Gonna Be is great too of course ! But having seen previous threads on Dusty, I guess I'll be in the minority about Dusty's talents, as I suspect a large number of Soul Source contributors are firm Dusty fans !!!

Incidentally the backing track on the second Nicole Willis track posted here sounds VERY like a straight sample of a Soulful Strings Cadet LP track , wonder if its been credited on the CD ??????????????????? Smells a bit naughty to me if it hasn't been credited ...

Lets put this to rest ... there has never been a 12" of Bill Harris, only on 45 or the RCA Disco Train LP

It all sounds like an Ian Levine creation to me ...................

Love these twelves: Mel Carter " Love Test " (Airwave) Phillipe Wynne " You Aint Going Nowhere But Gone " (Sugarhill) ????????? "Heaven In the Afternoon " ( ????? ) {female original and better version of the Lew Kirton !!!! } Tommy Tate " What Gives You The Right / If I Gave You My Heart " ( Sundance )

Ken , how 'bout the Rockin Berries ? Its gotta be a UK outfit not US , right ? Cheers!

GLORIA SCOTT "A Case of Too Much Lovemaking" (Casablanca, Australia) 700 UK GBP Yes this IS the rare Aussie only 45, look at earlier Soul Source threads for just how rare this really is! And another bonus on this record that many are not aware of is that the flip side is the equally brilliant "What Am I Gonna Do" ! Condition is VG+, some scuffs, plays beautifully, very small circular white sticker on the label. MARCIA HINES "You Gotta Let Go" (Wizard, Australia) 350 UK GBP Only ever issued as a 45 in Australia and Italy, although Australia is the country of origin and first release. Almost as tough as Gloria Scott, so again look at earlier Soul Source threads ! Condition is VG+ , plays nice Anyone interested, PM me please and we'll suss the best method of payment. Postage additional (must insist we send these registered) Cheers!

Donnie Burkes "Satisfaction Guaranteed " !!!!!!!!! And I just love that spoken intro on the record " Ladies and Gentleman...........Donnie Burkes " !!!!!!!!!! :thumbup

Mark ! I have a Marcia Hines 45 on Aussie Wizard For Sale, ex- condition . Yes its extremely rare, I spoke to Marcia myself many years ago about it and the story was that it was the follow up to her first big hit in Australia which was a dead slow ballad. For some reason the record company scheduled the follow up with "You Gotta Let Go" an uptempo dancer of course and the reaction was stone cold , so they pulled it and issued another ballad and she duly had another hit !!! 300 UK GBP & I'll throw in postage for free. PM me and let me know how you prefer to pay. Incidentally, I also have a Gloria Scott Aussie 45 on Casablanca for sale , most definitely only 15 - 25 in existence is the general consensus. For Sale @ 650 UK GBP Cheers!

Not really that great a site. I just had a quick look and for example no listing for the All Platinum/Stang group of labels , missing Jimmy Briscoe & Beavers LP on Pi Kappa , missing Floyd Morris on Bunky etc etc . I'd really like to see a full LP listing for the whole family of All Platinum related labels, such as Astroscope etc etc . Can anyone help ?

And while we're at it , can anyone provide a full LP discography of the Perception & Today group of labels ?

Impalas for me ... and its got a monster funk groove on the flip !

Joe Tex - All The Heaven A Man Really Needs - Dial One of Joe Tex' s greatest most heart wrenching performances !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Got to see the Fith Dimension Down Under about 8 years ago , still had the original 3 members but not of course Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jnr. Being the anorak that I am , I hung around after the gig and got Florence LaRue Gordon (the original co - female lead with Marilyn McCoo) to sign a rare Oz EP of theirs. Anyway as she was signing , I took a punt and asked her if she ever remembered doing a record with the group on the Bronco label when they were called the Versatiles .... and without any hesitation whatsoever she started singing out aloud "You may not have such sparkling personality ... etc etc ... but You're Good Enough For Me ........ " !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Was gobsmacked of course !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A lovely lady to boot !!!! Brilliant record too , deserves re activation !!!

Just thought that Soul Source members would be interested to known that unquestionably one of the greatest soul girls EVER is appearing in Melbourne, Down Under, this Thursday. BETTY HARRIS !!!!! She's flying in for a one off gig with all proceeds apparently going to victims of the New Orleans tragedy ... Staggering , I didn't know she was still performing , surely UK weekender promoters would have some interest in bringing her to the UK, and in light of Willie Hutch's recent passing remember we gotta treasure our heroes and heroines while they're still with us ...

OK , go on, laugh if you must , but this is a brill tune ! Did it ever come out on one of the Casino Classics 7" sevens or is it only on the Casino Classics Vol 2 LP ?