Joesoap

I don't know. I got the 7 which is just a general release. Then the LP came out for record shop day, I suppose that would be the numbered one. Can't imagine they did a huge run of either. Bit odd releasing it both ways as I am not sure if it's all that well known but great to have for the first time on a 7 rather than a repress of the LP! I think I heard / read Shirley herself is involved somehow in the release.

I don't think I've ever heard the Milton James before. Good stuff. I used to have the Kenard though on Dore back in the 80s. There used to be some folklore about that release. People used to go on about it being dodgy or a bootleg or something? What was all that about? Just had a quick look and can't see any trace of a bootleg.

Yes, now you come to mention it is very reminiscent of the 'Wounded Woman' LP, especially the arrangement /piano. First time I heard it, I thought it was Aretha, tho..!

This. Out on 7' for the first ever time, I believe. They also issued the LP for Record Store Day. Neither to much interest so far as far as I can tell. But what an utterly fantastic sound (and I believe the 7 is the one that may eventually become sought after). Can you get a better newly released single for a tenner?

Interesting. Exactly the same. This skips on the ultra-reliable1960s Garard workhorse I have for home listening and the fella I got it off tells me it plays fine on his Technics. I don't have my own Technics set up set up to check...

Thanks. Just my bad luck then. Will try another copy.

Just picked up a demo copy of Mary Wells' fantastic collaboration with Bobby Womack, 'If You Can't Give Her Love (Give Her Up)' on Reprise. Record looks great. But won't play. Needle jumps about all over the place on both sides. 🙁 Pressing fault. ☹️ Are they all like this? I notice they had two goes at the issue with different b sides. Did the label cock this release up?

The Stax LP seems an odd and quite underwhelming selection by today's standards, doesn't it? Feels like a budget LP. I just missed the 70s but were any / many of these tracks ever big sounds? Lots of things on Stax / Volt, etc that are revered and collected now are in the 'crossover' vein, so post-70s in popularity, I suppose. But there must be have been more impactful / in demand selections they could have gone for..?

Not sustainable, is it? Can't help thinking that in our lifetimes some people are eventually going to end up owning records worth a fraction of what they paid for them...

I think 'modern soul' was a term that was of its time which is a time that has long gone. The way music is thought about and made these days is completely different to then. There's loads of great new soul records I hear but all done in a self-consciously retro style. That sensibility didn't exist in the late 70s / early 80s when the term 'modern soul' was coined. Even contemporary house records hark back to a style / genre that has been established for 30+ years (and derived heavily and deliberately from the disco era). As far as I know, there's not really a style or output of music you could describe as 2019 'modern soul'.. It's not just soul. I think the 60s-70s period of music in general was an era that had a beginning and an end. Music has stopped progressing in the way it did then and it's mainly done nowadays in variations of pre-existing styles and genres.

Ok mate. Pretty sure its not me, tho...

Can see it might have some curiosity value but it's a terrible record.

...and then the next day it's all on Discogs at fast-buck prices. What an utter p*sstake the whole thing is!🤨

As usual, many pointless releases and who is supposed to have the money to lash out on all this stuff on a single day? Also the timing is poorly thought through - 13th of the month - 2-3 weeks from payday for most people. I asked in a local shop a few weeks ago about the Alice Clark LP. 'Can I order it?' 'No. You've got to come in on the day.' 'So you'll be getting some copies in?' 'Don't know' Honestly! Why would I waste my time?

Teddy boys/ girls used to do dancing that wasn't a million miles away. Then early 60s mods were a bit obsessed with learning the latest dance crazes from the USA. Didn't Ready Steady Go used to have a slot where they'd show viewers how to do various dances? Then there were the dancers in the RSG audience who people watched and copied. So all this spread into clubs and people tried to copy the best dancers there and added their own flourishes. That's how you learn to dance, observing and copying what you see people doing in clubs every weekend. I don't buy the theory it was entirely copied from James Brown, Jackie Wilson etc as you simply wouldn't have seen them often enough to replcate what they did.

Sad news. This is a classic:

Here it is, The arrangement is good but vocals are very dull and grandad-ish...

Got an LP somewhere, where they do a version of 'Backfield in Motion'.

Sorry, I don't want to spoil anyone else's enjoyment but I just think it's a rotten, corny song with cringe-making lyrics - 'baby wait until you sample my souffle'.🙄 Novelty record. Other side is a standard but not a patch on Mark Murphy's version:

Flipping heck!!!! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nDcMHJwt-_PcnsUci6BlTpGq09JM1xTus

I found Daybreak and a few others in my shed! Thought that was long gone.

I'm sorry Ian, but this is utterly dreadful!

I'd always assumed he got the deal for the 'Luther' album (1976) off the back of his work with Bowie on his 'Young Americans' LP? Great clip of the session here and always had a soft spot for this one:

Omg. Sorry I swore.