Mickey Finn

Superb 1980 track by Heat:

From one of the highlight albums of 1995 - Margi Coleman:

Greg Wilson has written a very informative tribute here: https://blog.gregwilson.co.uk/2018/12/paul-trouble-anderson/

Greatness from Dee Dee Sharp in 1977:

Isaac Hayes produced and wrote this for Donald Byrd in 1981:

Very decent obituary of the man here: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/dec/13/paul-trouble-anderson-obituary And a very fine tribute show hosted by Bobby and Steve and featuring all sorts of guests sharing their memories. https://bit.tube/play?hash=Qmabtkj45S4BhrJTqCtwYVVbNZe6H139T8tTCyrBCSLam6&channel=3755

Back to 1979 for this wonderful Isaac Hayes tune:

Lonnie again, this time from 1983 and with brother Donald on vocals:

Album tracking with Lonnie Liston Smith in 1991, featuring the amazing Spencer Harrison on vocals:

More little label goodness from 1985, this time from Willie Clayton:

From the days when Robbie Vincent's "little label collection" was a highlight of the Sound of Sunday Night - Phil Flowers from 1986:

One of the greats as a dj and a giant of the soulful house and dance scene. Not old school but all school as he used to say. RIP

Wonderful wonderful overlooked Van McCoy classic from the Choice Four:

Neglected later 1982 release by William DeVaughn:

One of the top albums of the year - fantastic value, and as always excellent liner notes

One of the top albums of the year - fantastic value, and as always excellent liner notes

Recently LA-based Blixa Sounds reissued 4 of Linda Clifford's Curtom albums. I was eager to get my hands on the Isaac Hayes-produced I'm Yours album from 1980, featuring "Shoot your best shot". Pleased to say that the quality is good in all respects and I'll be acquiring the other titles in the weeks to come. https://www.soultracks.com/story-linda-clifford-collections

Another one of those accidental finds on You Tube: anyone know anything about this group? Not "Philly Soul" at all, but some UK recorded blue-eyed variety. According to Discogs they recorded 4 singles, and from a couple of sources it seems former Radio Luxembourg dj Mark Wesley was involved in the production side. It seems they later recorded with Ian Levine: https://www.discogs.com/Various-36-Unreleased-Gems-Rare-Classics/release/2881578

Something else just out is this three-on-one compilation of Whispers albums, covering their early days with Solar/SoulTrain (mid to late 70s), including the Philly-produced opener: https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/the-whispers-one-for-the-money-open-up-your-love-headlights-3-classic-albums-on-2-cds/

Wanted to post something that is technically a new release of sorts, even if of old material, so why not start a new thread devoted to reissues, compilations and the like. Stumbled on this which seems to have come out just last month from a reissue specialist that seems to have had little connection with soul music but has got the rights of Edwin Starr's work with Peter Stringfellow's Hippodrome Records. Not entirely the complete collection as the 12" mix of "It ain't fair" is not included, but otherwise everything seems to be in order: https://www.angelair.co.uk/?tcp_product=edwin-starr-soul-singer

I'm very happy with the reissues side of things, but totally agree on the subject of remixes. Vinyl only policy at events is partly to blame for this though, since djs otherwise keen to play more modern stuff will be put off playing anything digital. That handy 7 or 12 purposefully released on vinyl to get djs on board will therefore be even more handy as evidence that the dj is "keeping up", even as the quality threshold sinks further. Maybe punters can take some of the blame here too, if they are dancing only to the familiar tunes, whether original or "given a twist". But considering the amount of complaints on here about wannabe djs and by-the-numbers playlists, it is contradictory to insist that djs abide by the rules applied to genuine collectors. The two activities are distinct, even if there is bound to be overlap between them.

You sure it wasn't for NOT playing the Snake? 🐍 Some years back at one of the Soul in the Dales events at Settle I was chatting to Sean Milward who was deejaying when a lady came up and asked "Have you got any Whitesnake?" Dunno if Sean knew what she was talking about

Liverpool and Bridlington also clashed, but perhaps being on different coasts helps. Brid was certainly packed, with a 2500 capacity sellout. If the attrition is having an effect it's most likely on the smaller events.

Weekenders also bring in a few from Europe! ...but enough to make up for the attrition? Probably not.

Very informative article 👍 Brenda and the Tabulations' "One girl too late" on Epic and the work he did with the Choice Four on RCA are also highlights for me.