Mickey Finn

Reading the article brought this song by Curtis Mayfield to mind:

Enjoyed this, thanks for posting. The "Divine Disco" comp put together by Greg Belson is an excellent collection, well worth your time. The Enlightment tracks alone are fantastic

Don't think anyone has posted this, a Canadian release by Black and Ward:

Jazz pianist McCoy Tyner's 1982 LP "Looking out" featured a few tracks with Phyllis on lead vocals, and this track in particular gets me every time ... great vocals, great musicianship:

This sits in the middle of three absolutely wonderful tracks on side A of the album of the same name by Bobby Womack. Many hours spent with this in contemplation:

One of my desert island discs is the criminally underrated "Then came you" by Dionne Warwick, produced by Jerry Ragovoy. The whole album boasts great production and good songs, including this:

And I posted this elsewhere on here quite recently, but as "sad" Records go, this by Jimmie Delphs pretty much tops it for me - once again the combination of vocals, lyrics and arrangement, just beautiful:

The arrangement on this is beautiful, treading a fine line between upbeat and melancholy ... David Ruffin, singing his heart out:

The Mike Giles listed there is the same drummer as was in the group Giles, Giles and Fripp, which then became King Crimson, led by Robert Fripp, who may or may not be related to the Norman Fripp listed above.

"The Man Behind the Music" by Carl Davis is well worth your time.

Let's not forget the production and writing she's done for other artists, including 2 great LPs for Gladys Knight and the Pips ... this from 1980:

Maybe a reflection of the time and the way they were packaging her - Carole King's "Tapestry" might have had something to do with it. Certainly there was a more introspective turn in popular music more generally at this time, and despite Berry Gordy's resistance Motown already had its share, e.g. Stevie's "Music of my mind", Norman Whitfield's work with the Tempts and Undisputed Truth, and of course Marvin... And wasn't Valerie the stand in for Tammi Terrell on the third duet LP with Marvin?

And this from 1986 has been overlooked ever since it was released, but it was the tune that got me hooked, unlike the previous year's "Solid":

Excellent thread ... this lady deserves a proper tribute. Lots of candidates, including the above, but I'll keep myself to 2:

Apologies if this has been posted earlier, but this Jimmie Delphs tune for me is the perfect combination of wonderful voice, great lyrics and beautiful arrangement:

"Let me be good to you" works very well for me, as does "See you when I git there". Archie Bell & the Drells, "Tighten up" (followed years later by Wally Jump Jr & the Criminal Element's version) Barry White spoke on loads, but if we're sticking strictly to NS, then "What am I gonna do with you" surely qualifies James Brown, "For goodness sakes, take a look at those cakes" Prince Philip Mitchell, "I'm so happy" Back to Lou:

Saw him in Helsinki 2 weeks ago and he put people half his age to shame. On stage for I hour 40 before being bundled off by the organisers, despite being willing to continue. His voice was a strong as it ever was. The set was heavy with the new album material, but there was also "I forgot to be your lover", "Private number", etc. Would have liked to hear "All I need is your love" but you can't have everything, especially when the organisers put him on too late to ensure a 2 hour gig

Are/were they related to this outfit? https://www.123oldies.co.uk/

A sociological book on soul music is likely to have plenty of reviews in other forums. Ultimately, is the B&S reader of 1975 going to want to read or buy this book? Godin makes it clear - probably not. That may or may not be true but if I want to know more I can always head down to my local bookstore (of which there were many more in 1975) or check out other publications for reviews. Anyone with experience of know-nothing know-it-alls will understand immediately where Godin is coming from. As for slagging off Jagger, Clapton etc., time has proved Godin wrong about Jagger. And Decca Records and Mike Vernon especially did a lot to bring over the original artists to record in London during the 60s alongside the likes of Clapton, John Mayall, the Stones, etc. On this topic Godin's scattergun seemed to get the better of him. The china plates tales are possibly of greater historical value than a book review. In addition to giving a flavour of the scene at the time, there are some useful heads-ups about things that might otherwise have been forgotten, e.g. Chris Hill's involvement with Dizzy Heights, alongside a top drawer selection of UK musical talent of the time. Also demonstrating that for Godin at least, it was natural to write about Wigan and Chris Hill just as positively and in the same column.

Sometimes when you read a book that you have committed to review but which is so bad you just don't know where to start, plus there's a deadline and a word limit, instead of listing and correcting mistakes (tedious, time-consuming and ultimately why bother given the likely return on investment) it's more informative to explore why such a piece of junk ever came about in the first place. As with the music it's a subjective sport but Godin had already earned the credibility to justify taking the approach he did, even if the Anderson chapter ended up as collateral damage. I'm quite sure Frith alone would have been enough to irritate in the extreme. Would the cover price have justified purchasing the book for Anderson's chapter alone? That's also a subjective sport, but you can always wait for it to turn up in the second hand scene. Agree with Polyvelts above - some kind of omnibus of Godin's writings would be very welcome.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/aug/23/northern-soul-10-of-the-best

I have a similar policy - either use the record label's own page or, if that's not available, an independent retailer where possible. Not difficult in the case of that Voices of East Harlem reissue Re Brenda Holloway: https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/spellbound-rare-and-unreleased-motown-gems/ These 2CD comps are very nicely done, but also recycling much of what's been put out already. Hopefully we don't get into ever decreasing circles because there is still so much stuff buried away out there. As long as sales are strong enough for them to at least break even, we have a chance, although much also depends on the energy, enthusiasm and knowledge of the reissue specialists themselves, who have hopefully discovered the secret of eternal youth.

This is all good. It's been years since Leroy Hutson's albums were reissued. As for Kent, they're trying to bankrupt us all Soulmusic.com has a twofer of Willie Hutch coming soon: https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/havin-a-house-party-making-a-game-out-of-love/ Also BBR has a special 40th anniversary edition of Delegation's first: https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/the-promise-of-love-40th-anniversary-edition/

That's an interesting comp, if a bit disappointing for anyone who's already been on the case with CTI/Kudu reissues. Much of it has been reissued before, and there are parts of the CTI catalogue that have been done to death since the late 80s whereas others, like the Dave Matthews LP for instance, came out only on a limited Japanese reissue ten years ago. But most of the tracks here are easily found elsewhere. There's still a good few LPs that have not been touched at all. I hope "Supership" gets the extra exposure it deserves.