Sunnysoul

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hC3uB5VEZc ANY footage of James Phelps is precious !!! And later of course he became the Chicago soulster of "Look On Your Face " fame ... Here he is with the Soul Stirrers in fabulous gospel stylee !!! ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSluU8jBeNM Chicago's finest from The Beat TV show, of course ... Maurice McAlister on lead , superb !!!

Absolutely staggering !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! One of the greatest ever pieces of SOUL footage in existence, don't you agree ? Sadly , a little short, but Little Sonny's lead vocal, just brilliant !!!

"not far off complete" ... Not trying to be smart here, but I have to ask the question nevertheless: Do you have a Frank Wilson ?

Absolutely right John, the Invitations release is UK only and top draw up-tempo Northern and must surely be one of the hardest if not the hardest on the label, no? What would be its current market value ? One can only make an educated guess and surmise that they must have recorded the track in a UK studio while touring in the late 60's. Were they also not one of those groups that were falsely misrepresented by dodgy club promoters as being the real Temptations or Impressions ?

Sean, off the top of your head, can you please tell me how many LP's Revelation released ? One or two on RSO and two on Handshake ? And which of them in terms of monetary vaue is the one that seems to go for a bit when it comes up on ebay ? Thanks in advance ...

Oops , sorry Chalky !!! Was getting late, my time, and the malt scotch was playing tricks on my mind. My post has now been edited with the appropriate link !

Absolutely fascinating to hear one of the greatest soulsters of all time being interviewed !!! Trust me, take the time to watch the whole interview .

Glad you liked it Sebastian, by the way I'm still playing that Greene Sisters LP on Excello I won off you on evil-bay a little while back ! Cheers !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u366g9mHdqQ Well before my time but my older mates tell me this was a Mecca monster as a new release at the time until it became a world wide hit of course ! Right ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aup8mke5fpA This is a real exciting find, so many rare and indie soul fans had this as their number one deep soul tune back in the 80's and early 90's and it always got mentions in UK magazines like Blackbeat etc etc. Proteges of the O'Jays , these guys out of Ohio, on the tiny Sounds of Cleveland label. But to see footage of them performing it ? Superb !

Interesting Pete your comments about the "sound" of the Miracles "Going To A Go Go" , that is, the off vocals and distorting bass etc I love it as much as the next person, but I always thought the mix of the hit recording was so "muddy" , "muffled" even. I'm sure many would say that is what makes it great but I've always been hoping that some day, someone would clean the mix up, so to speak. I would say exactly the same thing with respect to Martha and the Vandellas' Dancing In The Street which also sounds so muddy !!! Funny that, all the other Hunter - Stevenson Motown productions around at that time were absolutely crystal clear !!!

I have the Australian 45 release, an original on Aussie black RCA, EX condition, one of the rarest of the rare Aussie soul releases, if not THE rarest !!! Fabulous piece ! Offers welcome , first in best dressed !!!

This had sold on ebay on two occasions in the last couple of weeks at around $250 US. Is it getting plays again and getting re-activated ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uXwgEu25BQ I posted the Delfonics clip a few days ago on Top of the Pops, well here's a well cool clip of Brenton Wood on Top of the Pops from 1968. And the Top of the Pops Orchestra give the Gimme Little Sign backing track a lot more balls than on the record ! Nice one !

Put him in touch with Snake Davis, could be a spot for him in the band

Ken, I think Skippy's dead now Incidentally are you still after that insanely wild version of "Of Hopes and Dreams and Tombstones" by the Purple Hearts (1966) ?

Pete, can you not continue to post clips exclusively on the Soul Source web site ? Or might that have obvious legal implications for Soul Source ?

Anyone with a Musicor DEMO please ?

And an equally good version by First Choice on a Warners Brothers seven ...

Yep, both are great in their own way. Interesting thing with the Womack Keymen release , as with the The Fi Dels classic "Try A Little Harder" also on Keymen, the UK Jay Boy releases have far better and louder sound reproduction than the Keymen US originals !!!! I always play the Jay Boys issues out !!!

Well come on then, is it on a 4 Tops album or not ?

Don't forget Spike Milligan ... and recently Leo Sayer is an honorary Aussie Can we have Rolf Harris back please ?

Nope, he only lasted a short time with the Delfonics. By '74 Major Harris was having his biggest ever solo hit with Love Won't Let Me Wait.

I should also have mentioned in my detailed post above a few other famous Soul Music personalities from the US who made their home in Australia in the 70's and 80's , namely ... One of soul music's greatest producers and arrangers GIL ASKEY of Motown and Curtom label fame , and who is alive and well and living in Melbourne, As well as the greatest and longest serving Ikette Ms VENETTA FIELDS who was also the lead voice with Mirwood's Mirettes. Venetta has been mainstay on the Oz live and seesion scene since the mid 70's !