Soulstrutter

... about 12 years I would think 🤣 ... as a known associate!!!!!

I remember St Ives fondly as my first all nighter and went for 1st half of '76 as soon as I could drive (as it was in the middle of nowhere) before having to move to North of Scotland (father in Air Force posted) - I was 'devastated' ... until I found a little soul club in Aberdeen Center City Soul Club ... and who do you think frequented said club ... only Mr Keb Darge, Billy Davidson (Southport weekender DJ), Steve Aggasild who had until recently the longest running soul show on radio, Irvi Milne and Speedy Allen .. so all wasn't lost and soon coach trips were running to Wigan!!!! ... happy days! ... and soon after all nighters were running in Aberdeen. I returned to East Anglia in '95 and I'm not sure how well it's know that there still is, and always has been, a big soul scene here. Kettering, Wellingborough, Bedford, Northampton, Peterborough, Cambridge - seems like we always play second fiddle to the North, when the 'big' venues are declared - St. Ives is rarely mentioned. ... but we did have some of the top DJs Soul Sam, John Vincent, Ginger & Eddie, Brian Rae a well as locals Tony Dellar, Hammie, Tony Warot and others (did Kev Draper also appear?) and had the best of all worlds as Mecca, Wigan and Cleethorpes tunes were all played side by side. The top tunes I recall from my time were Maurice Williams, Nate Evans, Kenny Smith (and many others I've forgotten about), it was also the time of instrumentals like Falbala, The Flasher, The Champion, The Gig, Disco Connection etc., others I remember getting spins then were Prince George, Rimshots, Moments (9 times), East Coast Connection, and I remember Today's People being hammered to death! - not many of these would get a look in these days but we were young!

Hey Steve & Chalky ... just found this great thread whilst doing some research ... did you 2 progress this further? If not, I'm sure there's a few us us with time on our hands now to help! Shame to leave them collecting dust!

Absolutely nothing to feel 'guilty' about as far as I'm concerned ... his arrangement and delivery is superb. Been a long time fav! For any poor soul not familiar with it:

That'll be at least the 3rd then ... as seller relisted one right after the last one sold. How many more were sold before you discovered it? 🤨

Thanks Mike ... it isn't nearly as bad as expected! ... especially for a Nottingham lass according to Kev R ('Carolyn Willis'??? ) .. Manship posted it on his YT Channel a couple of years ago - as others stated in thread the sound is p*** poor unless it's just JM's recording!- the flip is the instrumental. .. That just leaves Flyers - Sky High to uncover!

Thanks for that ... agree best on list (which isn't hard is it 🙂 ) and a stormer - seems to be white promo only and her only release? Any idea about 19 - Flyers - Sky High or 11 Judy Church - That Beatin' Rhythm ... sounds like it could be a horrible (white?) cover of Richard Temple by Charlotte's mother 🤣?

For me, the other side of Posse - 'Are You Ready' is a better track. Posse were a Detroit group managed by Eddie Kendricks who co-wrote the song with Mike Stokes - who's finest hour was writing Creative Source - Don't Be Afraid - now that's a record that should be reactivated! - only got a 45 release in UK - US album only.

You' have liked to thinks so .... but here's a scan of Black Echoes 24th March 1979 ... and Russ was still up to his old tricks (I think I'd stopped going by then) - what appals me most is that nearly half of his 'so-called' top 20 were the latest Casino Classic releases of which all were white pop records and out of the 20 there are only 2 (maybe 3) that I would call soul records! That would be nearly a whole hour listening to sh*te! I think the list has more to do with plugging the latest Casino Classics releases than reality of what was popular at that time as if he'd played a set of this sh*te he would (or should) have been lynched! 01/ Casino Classics white pop 02/ Casino Classics white pop 03/ Casino Classics white pop 04/ Casino Classics white pop 05/ Casino Classics white pop 06/ white pop 07/ Casino Classic white pop 08/ Casino Classic white pop 09/ cover up? 10/ mediocre soul record 11/ never heard it or of it ... must be a cover up? 12/ white pop 13/ Dutch Robinson cover up - the only soul record 14/ UK Mercury pop 15/ Destiny instrumental 16/ Poppy soul record 17/ OK live cover of Billy Butler 18/ another blue-eye 'monster'! compared to the rest of list sounds ok but had this in a soul pack long before 1979 and never thought it was good enough to play! 19/ don't recall or know this and can find no trace so suspect it's a cover up? 20/ More white pop!

So the 'Soul Police' state that you can't play an original from CD? It 'must' be on vinyl only (OVO) even though it was never originally released on vinyl which then 'encourages' (let us say less than scrupulous) people to press it on vinyl to 'satisfy demand' at much higher prices than the original and others to buy the 'pressing' as it is the only way to obtain it on vinyl to conform the the SP rules? I don't know whether or not the SonicWax pressing is legal (even if it is it's hardly 'original' as it was released 9 years later - surely a reissue at best ... how was there demand for it if it could never have been played as it was CD only until this release ... do you see the hypocisy?) Let's 'assume' for a moment that it isn't legal, so someone else then bootlegs a bootleg and profits from it! The original artist, composers and record company receive nothing and that is somehow acceptable? Just shows the double standards. I guess at some time we have all bought bootlegs knowingly or unknowingly - they were freely available at all nighters in the 70s at £1.25 a pop ... but we were teenagers then being exploited and we should know better by now! I take Soulman58's point ... but royalties don't get paid on the resale market ... but at least you are buying an original product which royalties would have been paid on when first purchased rather than lining bootleggers pockets. Chalky makes a good point re: Corey Glover and many others which were never released on vinyl and what about new releases available only via digital download or very limited edition vinyl 7s - which suits this 'scene' as they appreciate in value overnight and I know of some who buy only to sell on for a profit as they know there will be a demand when the 1st run sells out!. (e.g. Benjamin & Right Direction and many others on these neo soul labels). The 'scene' is being exploited by those who see it as easy to profit from ... but only if there are those who are prepared to buy their products ... think about it! Here's the sales pitch (hyperbole) posted on SS when it was first released: "BIGGEST MODERN SOUL DANCER EVER !!!!!.Available On A 45 For The First Time Tjis Cd Spin Has Been Packing Dancefloors For 15 Years,A Real Hands In The Air ANTHEM" Really 15 years? ... it had only been originally released 9 year before ... and suggests that it was originally played from CD! ... I rest my case!

Yeah I get that .... but my question (and yours was) ... a/ why pay more for a carver than you could 'potentially' get an 'original' for (assuming Sonic Wax one is legit? even if it is it's not strictly an original it's a reissue on vinyl) b/ why buy a vinyl bootleg which you can't/shouldn't play out when you could get the genuine original on CD for less than £10 ... it's madness! To make matters worse the carver isn't even a one-off as seller has automatically relisted another ... and presumably another followed by another..... I don't know (or care) who the seller is and they have stated clearly in the listing what it is ... (not that that makes it right as its a bootleg of an active mainstream artist on a major label so could end up in all sorts of deep brown stuff!) ... I don't understand the people who bid on it knowing that it's a bootleg and paying ridiculous price for it when it is freely available on CD.

At the risk of creating a 'discussion' 🙂 what's the obsession of having it on vinyl? ... was the SonicWax vinyl release 'official'??? The 'original' release was a CD single that you can easily pick up for less than a tenner https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/563487?ev=rb ... or 'Face Up' album ... also only released on CD which you can get for less than a fiver! https://www.discogs.com/Lisa-Stansfield-Face-Up/release/1250570 I know, I know ... it's so 'I can play it out' ... but what's the bigger sin ... playing it off an 'original' CD or off a bootlegged carver? ....I'll get my coat!

Bidding ended at 2pm £88 - 20 bids ... AND seller has relisted another one. 'Born every minute ... there is one'! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lisa-Stansfield-eight-three-one-New-7-Northern-soul/174514513710?hash=item28a1e0272e:g:J1cAAOSwB4Zfodhw

Agree Mike - LU was primarily a 'show' singer and most of her material was pretty MOR ....but her version is better than both DW and BoM!

Looks like BoM version was released before Leslie Uggam in 1970... not sure I agree 'it' not half bad' 🙂 ... but piqued my interest to look into writer Ralph Murphy (a Brit who moved to Canada and then US) - he was predominantly a C&W writer (for Crystal Gayle, Shania Twain, Ronnie Milsap and the likes) but he also wrote Miss D. D. Phillips - Hey Little Girl, and some tracks for Ad Libs (Love Me), Kenny Bernard (Isn't That A Good Idea, Hey Woman & Victim Of Perfume And Lace) Timothy Wilson (Shine), Freddie North (Sun Comes Up) & Donnie Elbert (Along Came Pride / Time Hangs On My Mind) ad in 80s Marcia Hines ‎– She Got You, Eloise Laws - If You Don't Love Me By Now.

Conspiracy theorist are out speculating that he died of Covid-19!! He released a single only on 18th Oct in collaboration with Mydason and posted a message on Mydason's Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/Mydason/) on 28th Oct - although listening to it it does look as if it was recorded before 18th Oct as he asks people to buy it on 18th Oct. - but would they have posted it on 28th Oct if they knew he had / was dying of Covid? 11 days after his death I've finally pulled together a 'Very Best Of' compilation of Rance Allen's tunes after going through his complete 50 year catalogue. Narrowed it down to 50 with the obvious and not so obvious. Man could this guy sing! https://soulstrutter.blogspot.com/2020/11/rance-allen-rip-20111948-31102020.html Playlist in chronological order of release (i.e. not a chart!):

Surprised to stumble across this clip of Dionne Warwick singing Love Is A Good Foundation - the same track as Leslie Uggams Wigan biggie. It's on The Glen Campbell Show from Sep 1971 - so around the same time as Uggams recorded it. It doesn't appear that Warwick ever recorded it though (as I can't find anything but perhaps someone knows) but did notice that she produced it for Uggams which may explain her singing it. UPDATE Ooops ... sorry just realised that this was posted in 2016 but link doesn't seem to work so will leave for now but will remove if requested.

It was uploaded 18 hours ago by user antonymeijer ... so probably just after auction end ...the buyer perhaps???

Don't think I've got any spares of these ... but do have ToN (4 issues) & ME (7 issues) complete and missing 2,7 from DCL. I still need a few Blackbeat(1-3,5,7-12)/New Blackbeat (1,3) ... could do you some scans of any of above if you want ... until you find copies? Let me know.

Hi Karl Ha ha .. 'the maids' are coming out! French one's I presume ... Lucky boy! ... you won't have much time or interest for mags!!! It was quiet on here for quite a while and suddenly got a few responses this week and sorted a few of the wants out - now got all Soul Up North and quite a few others from Ady Pountain and a few others. Let me know if you have any spares and also if there is anything you need as got quite a few spares of various mags. Cheers Mark

Trying to fill some gaps in magazine collection and looking for any of the following: UPDATE: Many thanks to those who have responded - now sorted for numbers in red ... still looking for the others! (Also need issues from other mags, so if you've got mags to sell please get in touch) Detroit City Limits - 2,7 (and any after #10 if there were any?) - can anyone confirm the total no of issues please - highest no. I have is #10? Love Music Review 6 now sorted Manifesto 4,8,16,18,21,85,86 .... and quite a few after 100 = PM me if you have any Midnite Express any after #7 - been told that there are none after #7 ... unless anyone knows differently? Modernity any after #5 - been told that there are none after #5 ... unless anyone knows differently? Shades of Soul 1,2,10 Soul Renaissance 7,11 ... and any after #12 (if there were any?) - can anyone confirm the total number of issues please - the highest no. I have is 12? Soul Underground (90s edition) 3,11,14 ... and any after #15 (if there were any?) - can anyone confirm whether or not there were only 15 issues please? Soul Up North 24,68,73,75 Soulful Kinda Music 2,3,16,18,28,72 Thanks for looking.

I believe that it's Jo Armstead's own label and these were released late 80s/early 90s from 70s recordings. I'm guessing (from label) that these were limited edition runs so would again guess 300/500 ... but only a guess? I'm only aware of this release and another on 12" (before?) 'In The Right Place/By A Twist Of Fate In The Right Place (Inst of A). She also released an album 'Red Hot' on the label which is available on CD on Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/Red-Hot-Jo-Armstead/dp/B000CAGUTS. Sound like a mix of 70s/80s recordings I Fell Asleep On The Job, He Moves Me and Stepping Stones are the highlights.

Early B&S (1967 & 1970) for sale All in good condition - no tears, creases or writing but all have rusting staples. Scans available on request. PM me with reasonable offers before they go on ePay. #3 Dec 1967 Maxine Brown on cover - (has some (neat) underlining on charts - and readers poll has been completed.) #24 Jan 1970 - Tempts on cover (Spine is split approx 7 cm at top and 1.5cm at bottom of cover page and some water damage to back page) #25 Jan 1970 - Sam & Dave on cover (spine wear) #26 Jan/Feb 1970 - Diana Ross & Supremes on cover #27 Feb 1970 - Booker T & MG's on cover (cover page and center pages are loose of staples) #28 Feb/Mar 1970 - Doris Troy on cover #29 Mar 1970 - Jr Walker on cover #30 Mar/Apr 1970 - Jerry Butler on cover #33 May 1970 - Dionne Warwick on cover

Mine's fine too - may be a bit of dirt in the grooves?