Biggordy

I got a copy of this from EBay a couple of years ago for only a fiver! Another great CD to check out that's similar is Kent's brilliant "The Girl's Got Soul", more Atlantic stable goodness. These two CDs were my first exposure to Rozetta Johnson, who's right up there in my top soul female singers. Regards Gordy

The DVD of the mini series is still available on Amazon for £9-99 for anyone who doesn't have it. The actor Leon is also a reggae music singer and appeared at last year's Rebel Salute festival, the biggest annual reggae event in Jamaica. Gordy

The "Allnighter" series on Goldmine features a nice selection of rarer sounds. "After Hours" series featuring great sides from Atlantic/Warners. "Talcum Soul" series, cheap as chips these and feature lots of the classics, up to vol 5 now. And agree with everything on Kent! Regards Gordy

I was (and still am) a ska and reggae collector and back in the early 90s. I noticed a lot of rock steady tunes were covers of Curtis Mayfield songs and started on a mission to track down the original cuts. Then I got more and more into "regular" soul and eventually it led me down the path into the wonderful world of Northern Soul. Didn't go to my first soul night until the late 90s though at the Blackfriars at Newcastle Upon Tyne. Gordy