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Back in 2000, a book launched to capture the popularity of the greatest music on earth....The Northern Soul Top 500. A best seller at the time, the phrase alone is the second most used within the genre after KTF. Two decades on and with a rafter of new interest, the book is being re-vamped to include a new 500, based on the North’s best loved dancers spanning well over half a century. The book expands to a Collectors and Soul night 500 too, topped off with Unique Trivia, Artist Interviews, DJ chronicles and a wealth of contributions from collectors to dancers and social media -
News/Article/Feature Highlight: Two decades on and with a rafter of new interest, the book is being re-vamped to include a new 500, based on the North’s best loved dancers spanning well over half a century. More info via... View full article
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Our Collectively Written Book, "Our Soul Music Journey", to benefit Soul Music Artists, is now available on Amazon.com. It's a great read with pics from back in the day, personal stories about The Northern Soul Scene, etc... UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08PPJZDVH -
News/Article/Feature Highlight: Our Collectively Written Book, "Our Soul Music Journey", to benefit Soul Music Artists, is now available on Amazon.com. It's a great read with pics from back in the day, personal stories about The Northern Soul Scene, etc... View full article
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My forthcoming book. I Searched For Soul and Found The Stars. Well at last I can announce that this much anticipated book will be available for your pleasure in November 2020. It tells of the 5 trips I made to the States (85-94) and along with others, what we got up to, record finds, and more importantly who we met and the quality time with those people 'The Stars' that we met along the way. In most cases a first for anyone outside the USA. From day one it has always been my intention to put into words these talented peoples legacy, and for their families going forward to k -
News/Article/Feature Highlight: My forthcoming book. Well at last I can announce that this much anticipated book will be available for your pleasure in November 2020. View full article -
News/Article/Feature Highlight: Had news passed on about a recent motown related book that may be of interest. 'Tamla Motown Worldwide - Anthology of original LP Releases 1959 - 1971' View full article -
Tamla Motown Worldwide - Anthology Of Original LP Releases 1959 - 1971
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Had news passed on to usall about a recent Motown related book that may be of interest. 'Tamla Motown Worldwide - Anthology of original LP Releases 1959 - 1971' Release blurb and images follow below... 'Much has been said and written about the legendary Northern Soul Label from Hitsville Detroit, USA that brought us records by The Supremes, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye,The Jackson 5, The Temptations, Diana Ross and so many others, that made our hearts jump with Pride And Joy, that made us Stop! In The Name Of Love and which kept us Dancing In The Street! Here My Dear Motown -
Soul Galore - Dave Mccadden - Look Back Review From 90s
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Soul Galore - Dave McCadden - Review with clips, please note this was posted in1999 Soul Galore If vinyl is your thing this is a mag for you, all it contains is vinyl reviews vinyl reviews and vinyl reviews. But heres the sting it is well entertaining and a good reference. Reviews range from a sharp few liners to a full page. A good reference guide and interesting read. Edited by Dave McCadden highly recommended. Find out your self, heres some clips of reviews taken from a back issue No 8. Note dont think its still going as still awaiting issues, still a good read below tho -
News/Article/Feature Highlight: Soul Galore - Dave McCadden - Review with clips of 1999 Soul Galore View full article
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Mister Good Times - Norman Jay - Kindle A Sunday read type highlight of the Kindle preview of Mister Good Times - Norman Jay Paperback version has been recently published, also available in an earlier hardback version and also via Kindle at £3.9. Details and Kindle preview below. Amazon Blurb THE ENTHRALLING LIFE STORY OF THE LEGENDARY DJ, NORMAN JAY MBE 'Norman Jay's contribution to club culture is immeasurable . . . He brought new life to undiscovered classics and in doing so turned on a whole new generation' David Rodigan 'Full of the heart and spirit Norman J -
News/Article/Feature Highlight: A Sunday read type highlight of the Kindle preview of Mister Good Times - Norman Jay Paperback version has been recently published, also available in an earlier hardback version and also via Kindle at £3.9. Details and Kindle preview below. View full article
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News/Article/Feature Highlight: Well it's taken a while but finally sending the first of these out. Okeh Records: A Pictorial Discography (4-7150 to 4-7337). View full article
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Okeh Records: A Pictorial Discography (4-7150 to 4-7337). Well it's taken a while but finally sending the first of these out. A detailed discography of Okeh Records from 1962 until the labels demise in 1970. Comprises 84 pages, including 21 full colour sheets, and details of every release from mid-1962 onwards. Discography contains details of each record taken direct from the record label and includes Artist / Title / Writer(s) / Arranger(s) / Producer(s) and ZSP number where these details were noted. £11.99 plus £2.14 first class P&P For further details either e -
News/Article/Feature Highlight: The fascinating and colourful life story of one of the most respected and important figures in black American music and the British Soul scene. From his teenage discovery of Rhythm & Blues in 1950s Bexleyheath, View full article
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DAVE GODIN a NORTHERN SOUL a biography by Stephen Stevlor The fascinating and colourful life story of one of the most respected and important figures in black American music and the British Soul scene. From his teenage discovery of Rhythm & Blues in 1950s Bexleyheath, walking into his favourite Friday night haunt, The Silver Lounge ice-cream parlour, and being instantly and utterly devastated by Ruth Brown's '(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean', blasting out from an American jukebox freshly installed in the corner of the room. ..."This wasn't the crapola slush of popular mu- 18 comments
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News/Article/Feature Highlight: A Sunday morning read sort of post/share, a highlight of a recent book titled 'Keeping the faith: A history of northern soul' by Keith Gildart and Stephen Catterall. Read kindle preview via link below View full article
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A Sunday morning read sort of post, a highlight of a recent book titled 'Keeping the faith: A history of northern soul' by Keith Gildart and Stephen Catterall. Published in August 2020 this book is now available at approx. £60 for the hardback edition and £50 approx for the Kindle edition at Amazon Is this now the third university press related book in current times? Have to say am losing count/track of such going ons and the price does make me wonder about the aim/market of these 'University Press' books. But anyway the purpose here is to inform and share and as with various past so -
News/Article/Feature Highlight: A review of Dave Godin A Northern Soul, a biography by Stephen Stevlor. Review by Damian Conaghan.............. aka Dim View full article
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Dave Godin A Northern Soul, a biography by Stephen Stevlor. Review by Damian Conaghan.............. aka Dim @Dim Those of us who regard ourselves as Soul Music fans have heard of Dave Godin. My introduction to him, along with many of my peers, was via his column, during the early 1970s, in Blues & Soul magazine, where his musings gave due weight to the beauty of the music we love. A few of our number got to meet him and a few got to know him to varying degrees. But I never met him and, beyond his stellar reputation, his coining of the phrase 'Northern Soul' and the whole leg -
News/Article/Feature Highlight: From the author Stephen Stevlor, a quick word all about how the release of Dave Godin A Northern Soul is going ... Within days of being made available, (launched 15th October 2020, the 16th anniversary of Dave's passing)... View full article
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From the author Stephen Stevlor, a catchup all about how the release of Dave Godin A Northern Soul is going ... Within days of being made available, (launched 15th October 2020, the 16th anniversary of Dave's passing), over a third of this limited edition 1000 print book had been mailed nationwide and throughout the world with books shipping to Norway, Finland, Holland, Italy, Spain, Australia, Canada, USA and Japan. "I knew the book would be of interest because it wasn't just a collection of stories and anecdotes about the Northern Soul scene but concerned a specific character who, -
The Scotsman ran a lengthy feature on Stuart Cosgrove's upcoming book over the weekend. Stuart Cosgrove on why soul music was pivotal in the life story of Muhammad Ali By Aidan Smith Off The Ball presenter chats about his fascinating biography, Cassius X: A Legend in the Making, and explains why he focused on 1963 In 1963 in a playground in Lasswade, Midlothian, a young schoolboy – me – is pondering the name Cassius Clay. Does it mean this man is actually made of clay, like Thing of the Fantastic Four seems to be in those Marvel Comics the older boys read, carefully assembled f -
News/Article/Feature Highlight: The Scotsman ran a lengthy feature on Stuart Cosgrove's upcoming book Cassius X: A Legend in the Making, over the weekend. Stuart Cosgrove on why soul music was pivotal in the life story of Muhammad Ali View full article
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Soul Odyssey 1968 - Book - Jonas Bernholm - Online in Full
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Soul Odyssey 1968 - Jonas Bernholm - York University Jonas Bernholm has been in touch and shared details of a book of his which is available to read freely online in full under Creative Comments License via York University 'It's a diary from my Soul Trip in USA in 1968. and meetings with numerous artists and persons in the soul music business' A few clips and details follow along with the link below, be aware you may need to get a brew on before reading as it is an extensive read, accompanied with some great photos. Soul Music Odyssey USA 1968 Subtitle: [Seco
