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Soul for Connoisseurs

November 3, 2010
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Here’s a mix completely inspired by Terry Jones’ and Andy Davies’ saturday afternoon sessions in the connoisseurs corner at Southport.

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The Rimshots – Blow Your Whistle

November 13, 2009
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Heard this tune sampled a few times recently, The Rimshots from the Stang record label 1976.

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Motown Soul & Disco Selections II

July 30, 2009
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As promised, here’s Part II consisting of a few more of my favourite soul & disco moments from Motown.

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Clicky Sevens

April 20, 2009
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For your listening pleasure a selection of Funk and Northern Soul sevens.

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love unlimited – move me no mountain

September 9, 2007

3 of a Kind Part III Released in 1974 on the love unlimited “In Heat” LP here is the original lick in all it’s glory, a longtime personal fave, always in the box & massive at loveunlimited HQ. We really like all 3 versions, hence the post, cover versions are most welcome, but in this [...]

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dionne warwicke – move me no mountain

September 9, 2007

3 of a Kind Part II More of the same, Dionne added the ‘E’ to her surname in 1975 on the advice of her numerologist. In the same year she released this version a BIG spin for Gilles Peterson. Released in the UK on 45.

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chaka khan – move me no mountain

September 9, 2007

3 of a Kind Part I We absolutely love Chaka & here she is again, with the killer “move me no mountain” taken from her “Naughty LP” (1980).

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mtume – so you wanna be a star

September 9, 2007

Think of Mtume (pronounced Em-Too-May) & usually the first track that springs to mind is the slick “juicy”(1983) sampled so much in hip-hop by so many performers. From the band Reggie Lucas and James Mtume provided their magic touch to Stephanie Mills including the Grammy winning single “Never Knew Love Like This Before” (1979). Reggie [...]

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editions disco – rubber band aka the trammps

August 6, 2007

The Trammps, based in Philadelphia are remembered as a disco band. Often seen as part of the disco overground, most likely a result of ‘Disco Inferno’ being included on the massively popular Saturday Night Fever soundtrack in 1977. In the same year the Trammps released the song ‘The Night the Lights Went Out’ to commemorate [...]

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Gloria Scott – What am I Gonna Do

July 27, 2007

Produced by Barry White and released in 1974 on Casablanca records – sweet soul music. Gloria only ever made one LP and it is well worth seeking out.

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Walkin’ in the rain – Love Unlimited on Soul Train

June 28, 2007

Love Unlimited originally formed as a group to imitate the legendary Motown girl group The Supremes. Barry White produced, wrote and arranged this classic soul track “Walkin’ in the Rain” He also makes a cameo appearance via a telephone.

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George Levin – In Your Car (DJ Spinna remix)

June 27, 2007

DJ Spinna, hails from Brooklyn New York City & is a honoury member of the Love Unlimited Hall of fame, his genre-busting dj sets really are something special (check out his rare radio mixes at www.deephousepages.com). His productions are right up there too, with tight crisp programming across a variety of beats & pieces from [...]

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Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes – Reaching For The World

June 19, 2007

Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love has produced some amazing emotional soul & disco. Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes contributed massively to this output on the tsop label with global hits like “The Love I Lost” & “Don’t Leave Me This Way” through to socially conscious songs such as “Wake Up Everybody” and “Bad Luck” [...]

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JR Bailey – After Hours

June 7, 2007

Some people put JR Bailey’s 1974 album ‘Just Me n’ You’ amongst the top ten best soul albums ever made. I fancy it too. Right from the very first note (featured here) to the last, this whole album is an absolute treasure beyond measure. Since becoming highly collectable, it was first reissued in Japan, then [...]

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Sister Sledge – Love Dont You Go Through No Changes On Me

May 28, 2007

More seventies soul business from this famous philly trio Sister Sledge with the superb Love Don’t You Go Through No Changes On Me, released in 1974 on Atco & their first entry into the US R&B charts. Massive disco hits came later in their career under the genius of the chic production team of nile [...]

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The Nite-Liters – Medley: Macarthurs Park / What’s Going On / Fuqua’s Theme

May 10, 2007
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Gloria Gaynor – Never Can Say Goodbye

May 6, 2007

Never Can Say Goodbye was a 1971 hit for The Jackson 5. Covered by Gloria Gaynor towards the end of 1973, it became a major club hit, despite litttle support from label MGM. The follow-on long player Never Can Say Goodbye established Gloria as a disco artist. Produced by Tom Moulton the first side of [...]

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Eddie Kendricks – Thanks for the Memories

May 1, 2007

Another Eddie Kendricks re-edit and this time it is one that’s Ron Hardy inspired but with a serious twist of Theo Parrish. It was released a few years ago, the first in series of DAM re-edits from Chicago. It looks like Picadilly have it in stock.

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Jimmy Ruffin – Get On Up

April 29, 2007

Jimmy is the older brother of David vocalist from the Temptations. In the mid 70′s Jimmy was dashing from LA via Detroit to Philadelphia making the LP Love is All We Need. The usual suspects at Sigma Sound Studios helped out with strings & things on Get On Up.

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Donald Byrd – Onward Til Morning

April 19, 2007

In the early 70s Donald Byrd hooked up with songwriting & producing team Alphonse and Larry Mizell and scored a major hit in 73 with the album Black Byrd (Brilliant LP). Caricatures was the last album after a run of successful Mizell collaborations with Byrd as well as his last album for Blue Note. The [...]

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Love makes you human

April 6, 2007

an Easter message from the Four Tops – 1972.

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Rosko – Peacemaker

April 4, 2007

’cause I dine on all the power of space, and wash it down with atomic cocktails.

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Out on the street again

April 3, 2007
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Max Northern Funk Jazz Deep Soul Mix

March 30, 2007
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Yvonne Baker – You didn`t say a word Peggy Gaines – When the boy that you love Fascinations – Girls out to get you Kurtis Scott – No,no baby Edward Hamilton and the arabians – baby don`t you weep Ray Charles – One mint julep James Brown – Shhhhhhhhh(for a little while) Kenny Smith and [...]

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The Futures – Party Time Man (extended mix)

March 28, 2007

 A Philidelphia International Records classic. Available at Soul Brother Records

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You Can’t Turn Me Off

March 23, 2007

The vocals on this track are fantastic, and the group were hailed as Motown’s answer to the Supremes, but this was their only hit. Anyroad, Happy Friday, I’m off to butter a cob…

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BT Express – Herbs

March 6, 2007

 

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General Johnson – Don’t Walk Away

March 2, 2007

This is soul heaven, going out to Souled On and other meticulous and passionate soul music blogs out there…>> It’s by General Johnson, and the good news is that the General is enjoying a long career. Since his glory days of 1950′s R&B, he has achieved the status of ‘beach music icon’. If anyone is [...]

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max deep house mix

February 4, 2007

Kerri Chandler – It’s You – Kaoz Club Mix (King Street) Mr V – Jus Dance Sole Channel Mix (Vega) Troydon – Learn To Love – Learn To Love EP (Om Records) Tracy Cooper feat. Greenkeepers – Please Stay – Gotta Let Loose EP (Greenhouse) Derrick Carter – 10 – The Undershrift EP (Classic) Mastik [...]

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