Bimonthly, Saturday 4pm-6pm GMT
Bimonthly, Saturday 4pm-6pm GMT
The Album was never intended be found a “lost and found” masterpiece. That’s just way things turned out”
In the very beginning there was never going to be album. Ex-Drizabone producer and songwrite extraordinaire Vince Garcia had put himself in a self imposed musical exile and instead of his beloved London was living in Yorkshire in a hotel and restaurant business.
Continue reading GarciaWalker&DurrellLabel: Big Man Records – Catalog: BMR 1005 – Release Date: 5th August 2021 – Format: 7′
Big Man Records, we are thrilled to announce our next release due out early 2021, a mouthwatering double header under licence from the Numero Group The Sensations – ‘Demanding Man’ b/w Jesse Fisher – ‘You’re Not Loving a Beginner’ originally released stateside on Cleveland, Ohio based Way Out records, both tracks have become soul scene biggies particularly The Sensations mega rarity on the Usa original. Tracks are taken from studio masters, presented in a red card sleeve, sticker ident, collectors’ card in a high-grade poly bag.
For All Play-lists & Catch Up – click on podcast tab above:
Soul Discovery Upcoming Shows: 4pm-6pm
Saturday 7th August 2021
Saturday 21st August 2021
Saturday 4th Sept 2021
Saturday 18th Sept 2021
“If a man ever loved a woman (Baby I love you)”/ “I don’t want a divided love”
Label: Soul Junction Records – Catalog: SJ544 – Release Date: Monday 12th July 2021 Format: 7”
Jesse James returns with the follow up to his hugely acclaimed previous release “(The Girl In) Clinton Park” SJ543. Once again, it’s another previously unissued recording found and taken from the same 1971 Searra Sound Studio session tape as “Clinton Park”. The title of this latest offering is “IF a Man Ever Loved A Woman (Baby I Love You)” which is a splendid cover version of a song previously recorded by Dallas, Texas recording artist Bobby Patterson.
Continue reading Jesse James
North Broad Street (NBS) #5 is two previously unissued tracks brought to you from two reels NBS where very lucky to receive from Cali with 4 wonderful tracks.
NBS are on their 4th sell out release. Their mantra is simply good soul music, which undersells their product to date, which has been nothing short of sensational soul music. Their previous release, the first going under the banner of Detroit Soul Renaissance releases is gaining worldwide acclaim, bringing exposure to Cynthia Girty and Arenita Walker who until now had been unsung heroes to all but the most knowledgeable soul fans, their lineage only relatively recently been exposed by some of the best soul sleuths out there, a great example of these crazy collectors.
Continue reading
Back in the day there were many artists whose music never made it to the mainstream but deserve to be noted. These groups produced some of the best music of the day, however, they were never able to sign with a major record label. Everyone knows about the major groups who climbed the charts from Motown, Stax, Buddha, and other major labels. There were quite a few whose music was played on “local” R&B radio stations but never reached the national scene. Many of these artists received more recognition in Europe than was afforded them here in the USA. Although a couple were signed with the major labels, they were never “marketed”. In fact, there were even a few from right here in Boston, Massachusetts…… Those I will get to later.
Continue reading Don Brown –07/06/21
Released in 1973 on a Motown Promotional only release to support the Mayoral election campaign of Coleman Young. The Originals consisted of C.P.Spencer, F.Gorman, W.Gaines and H.Dixon were known as Motown’s best kept secret and never really had the success they should have. In the third of the series, we move to 1973 Detroit. But to really appreciate the story of this release we first need to step back to 1969 when Richard Austin ran for Mayor of Detroit. This was a turning point for the city although Richard Austin was defeated at the general election it was becoming clear that the populace of Detroit wanted change.
Continue reading The OriginalsAfter the release of the charts hitter “Don’t Need Your Love” earlier this year it’s now time to follow up with the last two songs out of the reel to reel tape recorded by The Words at Talun & Trc Studios in Indianapolis in 1982. I feel I really need to explain what went on with the original recordings though. Please be patient and ber with me.
Continue reading
Label: Kent Catalog: – CDKEND 501 – Release Date: 28th May 2021 – Format: CD
South-West Louisiana is rightly famous for its homegrown music, Cajun, and its black Creole cousin, Zydeco. There is a romanticism to the area with its exotically named towns and a feeling that it has been cut off from the world. Yet, however much it may seem removed from America, it is still a part of it. Since the birth of the car, Route 90 and then the Interstate 10 have connected New Orleans, Louisiana and Houston, Texas, running straight through the region, opening it up to the world. The local industry that grew up to record the indigenous music was perfectly placed to document local versions of country, blues, funk, soul and pop, as musicians and live bands came through to play in the most important towns.
Continue reading Southern And Deep Soul From LouisianaIt was around 1999 and a stack of Del-Val and related studio reels lay in Joe Stevenson’s basement gathering dust and at the same time slowly deteriorating with the possibility of being lost forever. Looking back now I am so glad someone had the foresight to transfer them onto DAT tapes before they were damaged beyond all hope. Some of the tracks were then used for a “Best of Del-Val” CD release around 2000 by the guys at Philly Archives. This was a blessing in disguise as a few years later all the masters were lost to a huge flood in Joe’s basement destroying them beyond any repair.
Continue reading Joe Adams