Sean Hampsey
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Hi all, Well, its that time of year again Exactly 12 months since we did the last 'Top Tips' thread... so, as it's now a Soul Source tradition, here we go again! Here's your opportunity to tip the tunes in your box for future greatness, during the forthcoming year... or simply list any number of records that you'd like to recommend to other Soul Sourcers. You might be a DJ with that tasty unplayed, unknown, hardly played or semi-known 45 stuck in the back of your box that you'd love to play out... but haven't quite got around to it... yet! You might be a collector, sitting on a tune that you know, if it got into the right hands, could become massive in the next 12 months. It could be an LP track that, for whatever reason, has never been given the recognition it deserves. It might be a tasty 'B' side that, given the right exposure, might just have what it takes to become a monster! We're talking, Northern, Modern, Crossover or 'Just Soul' Whatever floats your boat! No need to post sound clips. Just let us know what you've got that you think deserves a really big plug in the coming year! So come on. Look at your box and let's have your top tip (or tips) for 2011. Oh... and a Happy (and Soulful) New Year to all! Sean Hampsey -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdcoT0hNHQQ A long overdue recognition for a truly great singer. Tremendous stuff. Sean
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Sad to report the passing of James Phelps yesterday. James was responsible for the wonderful, Sam Cooke styled, "Love Is A Five Letter Word" and the beautiful ballad "Wasting Time" on Argo as well as being highly regarded in the UK and Europe for his Apache label rarity "The Look On Your Face". James died at the age of 78 after what is believed to be complications arising from diabetes. Commiserations to his family and all those who knew him. R.I.P. Sean -
Great stuff Paul. Beautifully put together. Sean
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A truly GREAT Soul Singer. RIP Solomon Burke. Sean
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Can you have a word and tell her I'd like 'em as well mate! Good spot Chalky. They look great. Thanks buddy, Sean
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Yep - I can think of a lot worse ways to make a living. Did I ever tell you about my old job... with Jayne Mansfield and the lobsters? Oh, and when you're next there, please pass on the Rotherham lads fondest regards to Suzanne Bolton. The sweetest lady in the whole of Alabama! Sean
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I'm assured there's a huge bunch of stuff yet to see the light of day, Mark, from the likes of George Soule, Bettye Swann, Candi Staton, Spencer Wiggins, Marcell Strong, Roscoe Robinson etc. The Candi Staton "One More Hurt" is an outstanding dancer (I'll be playing at Rugby next weekend, if you can't make Just Soul) but the deep stuff is also mouthwatering, by all accounts! Spare a thought for poor Mr Rounce, who has had to endure the past nine months, wading through all those dusty old tapes! Don't envy him for a minute, poor guy! Sean
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Wonderful mate. Bloody Wonderful! :-)
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Are we talking Candi, Spencer etc. Steve? Sean
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That's the spirit guys! Miss this one and weep. Hard to recall a richer time, in the past 10 years, for real quality. Hats off to Ace / Kent - Still delivering the goods. Sean
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Just want to give everyone immediate 'heads up' on one of the most exciting Soul Music compilations in ages! The long awaited "Steppin' Stone" CD is out now on Kent, featuring 22 tracks from the XL / Sounds of Memphis catalogue - 18 of which are previously unreleased! As many on here will know, I've been banging on about and hammering extensively the marvellous, previously unreleased, Willie Walker "Run Around" and Willie Bollinger's "I Won't Have To Cry No More" for several months. Never a day goes by without someone badgering me about these tracks - (Brett, Kev, Steve and Co, all your Christmases have come at once!). I honestly believe the 'Willie' tracks to be two of the finest discoveries in years. Walker's 'Run Around' is 'to die for' in every department - fabulous lyrics, perfect arrangement and stunning vocals while the rare vocal performance from William Bollinger on 'I Won't Have to Cry No More' is up there with the very best midtempo crossover discoveries (think Bobby Sheen 'Something New To Do' territory and calibre) - but there's really something on this compilation for everyone, with some truly fabulous deepies (the Donny Hathaway track by the Jacksonians is particularly magnificent) blended with more than a handful of blinding uptempo and funky stormers with some sublime Southern Soul in the form of the 'Just Soul' early hour fave Dan Greer "You're Slipping Away" and others. This is the third in the 'XL and Sounds of Memphis' series and (as we've come to expect from Ace / Kent) it's superbly compiled and researched, with the accompanying well written sleevenotes, by Dean Rudland (an amazing job Dean ). I can't recommend this CD enough and urge every living, breathing, Soul Music fan to grab yourself a copy right now, this minute! I guarantee - you will not be disappointed. Sean Buy it here - for under a tenner! http://www.amazon.co...-2809914#disc_1 Tracklist 1. IF YOU NEVER SEE ME - Willie Walker 2. I WON'T HAVE TO CRY NO MORE - William Bollinger 3. SATURDAY IN THE PARK - Jacksonians 4. HOOK LINE & SINKER - Minits 5. HOW CAN I GET NEXT TO YOU (ALT VOX) - George Jackson 6. I'M YOUR SLAVE - Otis Wheat 7. YOU'RE SLIPPING AWAY - Dan Greer 8. I LOVE YOU MORE THAN YOU'LL EVER KNOW -Jacksonians 9. PEOPLE ARE TALKING - William Bollinger 10. RUN AROUND - Willie Walker 11. LOVE LETTERS - Minits 12. SPARKLE EYES - The Jacksonians 13. ALWAYS TREAT YOUR WOMAN - Art Jerry Miller 14. CHIRPIN' - Lou Roberts 15. TAKE A LOOK AT YOURSELF - Dan Greer 16. LOVE TRYING TO COME - George Jackson 17. LOVE IS BLIND - Erma Shaw 18. STEPPIN STONE - Louis Williams 19. LOVER BOY - Minits 20. GUESSING GAME - Jimi Hill 21. BECAUSE OF YOU - Tekelia Kelly 22. THE PLUMBER - Ovations -
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That was trific Brian, so glad you put the effort in. Had my fair share of UK hits too. Three that immediately spring to mind... First was in the mid 70's, I got talking to a Rock & Roll dealer on a market stall in Nottinghamshire. Picked up a few bits off him, nothing too exciting, couple of bits on London (Ruby & Romantics etc. and a Charlie Rich "Love is after Me") for about 50pence each. I told him I collected R&B, left him my phone number and asked him if he'd ever got anything else to let me know. Less than two weeks later, he called me and said he'd acquired a 'Record Reviewers' collection and that there might be some things I'd be interested in. He'd taken out all the Rock asnd pop for his stall, but said I was welcome to take some of the 'Soul'ier' stuff of his hands. I met him at his place in Sheffield. It was truly breathtaking. He'd over 10,000 UK 45's, in boxes all over the place. apparantley the 'Reviewer' had passed away and his Widow had sold my guy the entire collection. Everything was stone Mint... all in original covers... and 99% of them were DEMO's.... Stateside, TMG's, Capitol, the whole nine yards...! Needless to say, he wanted a reasonable price for them (he was a record dealer afer all) but I left with a pile of Stateside Red & Whites and Green & Whites .... Incredibles "Nothing Else To Say", O'Jays, "I Dig Your Act" "That's What I Want To Know" "What's Wrong With Me Baby" "Breakout" etc. piles of TMG's "Why When Love Is Gone" "My Weakness Is You" "Lonely Lonely Girl am I" "Little Darling" etc and stacks of other 'random' label things... PP Arnold "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" Jerry Jackson "It's Rough Out There" and about a dozen more choice pieces... for less than fifty quid! Around the same time, I regularly used to visit a guy on a Market stall in Bawtry, picking up whatever Soul bits and pieces he had. Again, I made sure he had my telephone number to "call me first" if ever he dropped on any decent soul stuff. Lo and behold, the call came one afternoon and he told me that he'd just bought a "Girlie / Group" collection off a guy and that I might be interested in some of what was in there, and I was getting 'first pick'. I caught the train up to Leeds to see him the very next day. Can't begin to list the entire 50 - 60 pieces I came home with that day (all issues) but for starters:- Mary Love - Bitter Into Sweet - King Fascinations - Girls Are out To Get You - Stateside Sapphires - Gotta Have your love - HMV Barbara Mason - Keep Him - London Bettye Swann - Make Me Yours - CBS Chiffons - Nobody Knows - Stateside Reperata & Delrons - Panic - Bell Barbara Lynn - Water Running - London Barbara Lewis - Hello Stranger - London Kim Weston - I'm Still Loving You - TMG Mary Wells (several) on Oriole etc. Next was a bit more recent... and probably the best.... about 6-7 years ago, I was at the office and on the phone to Steve Mannion... talking music... instead of working... as you do. While we were chatting, I was also scouring eBay... (sorry Steve).... at which point Steve started asking me which I thought was the rarer... the UK or the US Alexander Patton "A Lil Lovin Sometimes". Simultaneously, as we talked it over, without giving it much thought, I typed "Alexander Patton" into eBay... ... and found a Mint UK Demo sat in the Pop section for £12:00 on a "Buy It Now"... ...which of course I did, in a heartbeat.... without letting on to my buddy on the end of the phone. Turned out the seller lived near Mansfield - about half an hour from my office - so I arranged, via email, to call and pick it up the next night! En route, I phoned the guy and told him I was on my way. T'was then I asked him if he'd any other records for sale. OMG. The young fella had an older sister... who, back in the mid 60's, used to date an EMI Rep. Needless to say... he was a very generous bloke... as he'd given 'big sis' hundreds of records (in exchange for sweet kisses I guess) over the year or two they'd courted. All I can say is she must have been very, very good at it! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Around midnight, I left the young guys house with the Biggest pile of UK Red & White demo's (HMV - Capitol - Stateside - TMG's) I'd seen since the '75 hit in Sheffield - MINT Red & White Motown - loads of early numbers, ("I Can't Help Myself" "How Sweet It Is" "Road Runner") "Can't Satisfy" on HMV "Lovers Reward" on Columbia and a few dozen other gorgeous Mint Statesides, Capitol 66, and, of course, the stunning Alexander Patton. Which all goes to show, that when you're scouring those racks and boxes, it pays to push a little bit harder and ask to see more. For years I made a habit of telling new acquaintances "I'm a Vinyl Archaeologist" ...and there's Gold in them there hills! Sean
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Hi Rob, Don't you ever wonder what we left behind? Especially when you consider that we each had a box at a time, to go through. That means that we each only saw 25% of what was actually there (i.e. so did you, so did Tats.... and..... so did, a very young, Bully!). What was in HIS boxes that he didn't spot? I tell thi'.... I'm off to have another look! Sean
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