Everything posted by Djmelismo
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Ron Miller R.i.p
Nice to see more than one person paying homage to the man. /index.php?showtopic=52880 Cheers Melismo
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Songwriter Ron Miller Dies
/index.php?showtopic=52826 True it´s sad news, but still a positive thing that many people (more than one person) show their respect and pay homage to the man. Cheers!
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Wmot Records
Lots of great stuff on WMOT; Heaven & Earth, FLB etc. There´s a Best Of WMOT comp featuring the following: 1. Double Dutch Bus - Frankie Smith 2. Will They Miss Me - David Simmons 3. Act Like You Know - Fat Larry's Band 4. Watch Out - Brandi Wells 5. Everybody's Singin' Love Songs - Sweet Thunder 6. She's Got The Papers (I Got The Man) - Barbara Mason 7. Yes, I'm Ready - Barbara Mason 8. Heaven Is Waiting - Tom Grant 9. Zoom - Fat Larry's Band 10. It's Good To Be The King - Mel Brooks 11. Motown Review - Philly Cream 12. Sexy Cream - Slick 13. Be Thankful For What You've Got - William DeVaughn 14. Everybody Here Must Party - Direct Current
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Grace Little Featuring The Dells
The Dells- well, no comments needed. Grace Little - great pipes. I visited her webpage some months ago, she´s still in the business. As one might expect she is doing gospel music. Melismo
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Ron Miller R.i.p
Ronn Miller, American songwriter, dies at the age of 74. He wrote "For Once In My Life" for Stevie Wonder, a great hit in 1968 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4-7...related&search= and still very popular https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMStRERJNsM Another evergreen standard is "Touch Me In The Morning", written for Diana Ross. "Heaven Help Us All" and ""Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday" are other Miller-penned classics. He worked for Motown in the 60´s, being one of the first songwriters/producers to be hired by Berry Gordy - and the only white one. His songs have been recorded by the likes of Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Gladys Knight, Don Covay, Bernard Wright, Wilson Pickett, Teddy Pendergrass and Regina Belle. Miller is survived by his wife, Aurora Miller, and six children. "My father will be reborn every time someone sings one of his songs,'' Lisa Dawn Miller said. "When they feel joy or sadness or any emotion, that will be my dad and his words.'' Here´s the Myspace page of his music-making daughter Lisa Dawn Miller: https://www.myspace.com/lisadawnmiller In one of Ron Miller´s lyrics we find the words: "...I want to come back as a song..." He will live on... /Melismo
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Fantastic Four Lp
The David Ruffin LP is very easy to find and cheap as chips. At one time I think I had 8 spare copies! Motown often gave David Ruffin second-rate material, that´s why he didn´t have many hits as a solo artist, despite his vocal talents, but the LP you´re referring to is quite good I think. I guess I have most of the officially released David (and Jimmy) Ruffin LPs, so if you have any further questions, don´t hesitate to hit me up. Melismo
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High Fashion
I´ve always loved the two High Fashion albums: Feelin' Lucky Lately (1982) and Make Up Your Mind (1983). Solid LPs. Great production, catchy tunes, and soulful vocals. We know about the solo careers of Alyson Williams and Meli´sa Morgan, but did Erick McClinton record anything else?
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Timeless Legends
Agreed. Have that CD and I think the bonus tracks are excellent. "Do You Love Me" (´85) is one of my favourites by Timeless Legend. Melismo
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Lps, Don't You Just Love Em
I´ve always been a collector of LPs. More so than 45s actually. Why? Well, quite simply because on the LP there is much more to choose from. More tracks. And I love to find that obscure deep soul ballad hidden as the last track on side A or B. I also love the cover art, which you don´t get with many 45s. More to read and look at. More details about the recording given on the LP sleeve. Whenever I find a great 45, my follow-up question will always be: "Is there an LP? I want to hear more!" If there is no LP, then my follow-up question will be: "Are there more 45s by the same artist?" So, I normally buy the 45 only if the tune I want is NOT on an LP. On the other hand I collect mainly 70´s and very early 80´s and am aware that many (most?!) people here collect 60s or early 70s stuff, i.e. from a time before the LP became an established format. Melismo
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Sven Zetterberg Heartaches Price ?
Here in Sweden we are quite amazed and amused by the interest shown in Sven Zetterberg´s music. We are just not used to this kind of `attention´. Reminds me of when well-established (well, in Sweden, that is) pop/soul star Eric Gadd was included on one of those soul collections featuring rare/specialist soul tunes. ATB Melismo
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Gloria Jones "tainted Love"
"20 years after Soft Cell did it", was what I intended to write. Lately every time I post something - Soul Source disappears, so just when I was going to edit my mistakes the forum was down again...
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Gloria Jones "tainted Love"
Yes, you´re right. Also it was even 20, not 10 years later, that Marilyn Manson introuced the song to a younger audience That song never dies it seems.
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Gloria Jones "tainted Love"
Yes, the original version of "Tainted Love" was recorded by Gloria Jones, Marc Bolan´s girlfriend. Soft Cell were the ones who achieved mainstream success with the song some 15 years later. Even 10 years after Soft Cell had a hit with it, Marilyn Manson turned it into a heavy rock number and gave it renewed exposure. Ed Cobb, the composer of "Tainted Love", sadly is no longer alive, he passed in 1999. He´s best known for his contributions to the world of rock and pop, but he also composed for instance "Every Little Bit Hurts" for Brenda Holloway, a true soul classic.
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Gloria Jones "tainted Love"
Gloria Jones "Tainted Love" is also included in 2-CD Rediscover The 60´s & 70´s - In The Midnight Hour, the Old Gold collection featuring 24 soul classics from 1962-76. Nice compilation for newbies, i.e. people who want an introduction to soul. Soft Cell´s version of "Tainted Love" was sampled by new R&B sensation/novelty act Rihanna on her "S.O.S.". This has resulted in new interest also for the 1965 Gloria Jones recording. If you want an mp3 of the track - pm me. Melismo
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Leroy Burgess - Barely Breaking Even
Actually I think El B & T feat. Leroy Burgess - "Barely Breaking Even" is getting a UK release already next week! I also love this remix Melismo
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Leroy Burgess - Barely Breaking Even
Leroy Hutson or you mean Leroy Burgess???? /Melismo
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Chuck Cissel - Night Miracles On Arista
For me it is more a question of liking his vocals. If you ask me to hum any of his tunes I couldn´t do that, but I like his singing style, if you know what I mean... /Melismo
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Got Any Modern?
Gavin Christopher has penned songs for artists such as Chaka Khan ("Life Is A Dance") and Charles Jackson ("Gonna Getcha Love") and provided lead vocals on jazz/fusion/funk albums by Herbie Hancock, Jeff Lorber and Tyzik. Gavin Christopher has also put out a number of solo albums. I´ve uploaded a track from the 1988 Gavin set: "Love Don´t Get No Better Than This". Avoid the album, this is the only quality track IMO - a duet with Brenda J. Nelson, a lady who has done session work with, most notably, Will Downing. The latest I heard from Gavin Christopher was last year when he sang on Ian Martin´s album The Way on a track called "Brother". BTW, Gavin is the brother of dance music diva Shawn Christopher who did "Just Another Sleepless Night": https://www.singingfool.com/player.asp?cust...LISHEDID=877434. Avoid the above link, if you don´t like 90s dance music!!! In the next post you´ll find the modern soul cut!!! Best Melismo
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Help From The Modern Crowd Please
As has been pointed out, the Coke Escovedo track is on his LP Comin´ At Ya! which is extremely easy to find (often factory-sealed unplayed copies) and dead cheap too. More and more people seem to discover the LP, but it is still a cheapie. It keeps turning up all the time at record fairs and flee markets, at least around where I live Eon track from LP Eon on Scepter Records, 1975. But beware, the group did another self-titled LP for Ariola in 1978! The Eon LPs shouldn´t be very expensive either. I have the 3 albums mentioned in this post, so if you want more info about them feel free to ask. Ta Melismo
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Playlists
I take it you mean your playlist in the Refosoul player?! However, I am a newie here, so I can´t really help, but I hope some else will come to your (our) rescue
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Sam Hutchins 45
Well, handbags are more sophisticated than pistols 2 votes against 1. Does that make it ´68? Yes, I know it is a cheap item, but me likes it Cheers Melismo
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Sam Hutchins 45
I´m at work now so don´t have access to the actual 7", but I need some info: I have a Sam Hutchins AGP 45 with "I´m Tired Of Pretending" on one side. When was this 45 released? It doesn´t say on the label. I need to know the year this came out - 196? Has it beeen reissued or can I be confident that this is the original 45? And I final question - this is Sam/Sammie Hutchins who sang with The Masqueraders, right? Cheers Melismo
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The Other Side Of The Record
For me it has happened several times. I used to be a dj, which meant that I searched for uptempo danceable music, but personally, for homelistening purposes I have always preferred ballads or midtempo tunes. So many a time I bought a 7" with an uptempo A-side, but discovered an, in my opinion, far more interesting slowie tucked away on the B-side. Melismo
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Hot Chocolate
I remember including Hot Chocolate (the UK act) and their "Call The Police" on a soul mixtape I did back in the day, and then regretting it! Quite simply because it was the only non-soul tune on the tape. But still that song has some sort of ghetto-funk feel to it I have the reissue of the LP by the US band Hot Chocolate. A nice album, the original LP is expensive, though I have come across it a few times. /Melismo
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Year Of Release Not Stated
Sometimes when I buy a record the year of release is not stated, and I will have to trawl the Internet in search for that info. Personally, if I were to publish a book or release a record, I would most certainly state the year of publication/release. For me that would be all natural. So how come that on many records the year is not stated? Possible reasons: 1. The record company didn´t consider it essential information. 2. Everybody buys the record new and knows what year it is when they buy it. 3. They want to make the record timeless. With no year stated the record will not be considered old unless the music sounds dated. Otherwise, if you put out a record in Dec 1972 it will appear one year old after only one month. ? Melismo