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Got Cliff's yesterday (with some neat artwork) and gave it a spin on the road today. Di'Ann Carlton,Johnny Green,Alicia Myers amongst others - just tremendous stuff. Also got chance to give Mark Speakman's an airing and without doubt one of his tracks is an early runner for favourite so far - "Realistics - Putting it down (to the way I feel about you, girl) - sublime and as sweet as it gets in my opinion. Mike

Just played Pat's "Soul Seekers - Jesus is the best thing" I know it's an old country standard but that version is so unexpected but clearly inspirational. Great choice.

Mark Speakman's and Pat Biggerstaff's arrived today. Currently playing Pat's which oozes real class within the first few tracks alone - Harvey Scales, Aretta LaMarre - just fantastic music! Looking forward to the rest of the CD and catching up with Mark's later. I've now received 12 CD's and I can honestly say that the quality of music already on offer is simply mind blowing. I can see all of the tracks being played by me on a regular basis for many months to come - many thanks to all concerned. Mike

Expect at least one more tomorrow, Dylan - all mine now sent out. Mike

Now got Ady Pountain's, Gary's and John Lloyd's making it 6 in total. Played most of the CD's today on a 6 hour car trip with the exception of Ady's which had arrived by the time I got home. Absolutely awesome stuff from everybody so far. Just amazing what stuff there is still left to hear after all these years. Long may it continue to be a welcome and fullfilling education. Have now burnt all my CD's and will do track listings over the weekend with a view to getting them out on Monday/Tuesday. Mike.

Received CD's today from Kitch, Dave Turner (Arkwright) and Steve Edgar. Phew! I am truely in exulted company looking at the listings. Will give them all a blast on a six hour trip on Friday along with the one from Mike Lofthouse for which I've managed only to play a few tracks so far. Mine are now ready to burn and with a bit of luck will be ready to send out at the weekend or early next week - family, football and work commitments keep getting in the way!

Mike's landed this morning. Looking forward to playing this:thumbsup:

182 Juice - "Walk on by/Juice" Per R & B Indies.

Baz, if nobody else obliges I'll put up whatever R & B Indies has first thing in the morning.

I need a phone number for John if anybody can oblige.

Didn't Levine have a brief stint there or am I imagining it?

6.00pm? That's not fair - I'll be stuggling through the traffic at that time and will get home to find that Pete Eccles has got them all right and Webby has made a complete balls up of it

Crystal Gayle - no (!) if it's "Talking in your sleep", an absolutely beautiful record. As for the rest it will confuse the hell out of everybody at home if they catch me listening to Slipknot

Also got a release on Morning Glory 106.

(I can) deal with that - De To 2285 No idea on going rate.

Per R & B Indies. 005 Sam Frazier - "I don't want another love/I got to tell somebody" 008 Chris Jones - "Destination unknown/I'm the man" 010 Frank Hudson - "Big man/Old man me" 027 June Nelson - "Open the doors/A woman's prayer" 030 The Leggett Brothers - "Jericho Road/Lord help me to stand" 056 Sam Frazier - "I've been hurt/Don't spread the love around" 057 Nickey King & B'ham Rhythm Section - "Hey judge/Now that you've gone" 061 Ebony Essence - "Unsatisfied man/Let me in"

According to DFTMC no vinyl release. Recorded 1969 produced by Johnny Bristol.

There's a Black Abbotts' single on Roulette from 1972 -"How about me/Everybody needs a little something" Could this have something to do with these Black Abbotts who are clearly not "our" Black Abbotts

Thought that this was just a doctored version with somebody using some software to change the vocals. Sure this has been discussed before. Could be wrong though.

So major bo***ck dropped with William Cummings and I appear to have struck out with Coco & Ben and C Coulter (probably based on a real lack of depth of understanding of this ever puzzling musical style and increasingly blurred boundaries applicable to the spectrum), so are we talking: 2001 Black Essence - "Change in my life" Wilson Love - "Funny money" If not then I'm fu**ed

You're probably right about William Cummings - one of those moments, but one mans modern is another mans x-over

Whilst we're making a case for "ultimate" x-over how's about: C Coulter - "I can't fight the feeling" William Cummings - "Make my love a hurting thing" Coco & Ben - "Good feeling" To me these are what I consider to be what the definition encompasses, but I might be wrong!!

Amongst those already mentioned particularly Robert Tanner, Chuck Cockerham and Bernard Smith, I always think (rightly or wrongly) of Garfield Fleming - "Don't send me away"

As you know Baz I am here to simply serve your every command with regards to label listings from R & B Indies 26001 Steve Allen - "Where did the people go/Lo mucho que te quiero" 26002 Appleton Sytonic Menagerie Orchestra - "Chef d'oeuvre/Unknown" 26004 Esther Marrow - "He don't appreciate it/Unknown" 26007 Esther Marrow - "What a wonderful world/Money honey" 26011 Gil Scott-Heron - "Home is where the hatred is/Revolution will not be televised" 26013 Leon Thomas - "The creator has a master plan/Unknown" 26015 Gil Scott-Heron - "Lady Day and John Coltrane/Save the children" 26016 Harold Alexander - "Mama soul/Sunshine man" 26018 Bob Thiele - "Ranger's waltz/Unknown" 26019 Leon Thomas - "China doll/Unknown" 26021 Pretty Purdie - "Don't go/Song for Aretha" 26022 Gato Barbieri - "El serato/Unknown" 26023 Leon Thomas - Let's go down to Lucy's/Love each other" 26025 Leon Thomas - "L-O-V-E/Boom boom boom" 26026 Leon Thomas - "Just in time to see the sun/Never let me go" 3001 Charlie Brown - "(Funky) Sunny/C C Rider" 10155 Leon Thomas - "Blues and soulful truth/L.O.V.E love each other" 10214 Lonnie Liston Smith - "I wanna love you/Follow me" 10616 Lonnie Liston Smith - "Get down everybody/Goddess of love" 10671 Brenda J Jones with Groove Holmes - "This is me, me (not the you, you)/Morning children" Thaes are how they are numbered in R & B Indies which appears a little random amd may indicate some gaps. No mention of the Horace Tapscott track. We will need Macca to translate the Steve Allen flip and where did they get the name for 26002?

I casually watched this whilst it was on but will watch in more detail having Sky + it. A general observation from what I did see is the overwhelming belief that the city has been left to rot - market forces and all that global economy shit. Which in itself may be reflected in many (previously mighty) industrial cities throughout the world, but somehow this resonates more strongly with us because of the undeniable base from which so much of the music which we cherish has been created. We (as in the UK soul scene) continue to reflect and enthuse over the enduring contribution that Detroit has given, but we should despair at the apathy and neglect shown to this city when trying to preserve and acknowledge it's postion in the development of the commercial world via the automotive industry. Sad indeed.