Joseph Moore

I STILL CAN’T GET YOU This is one by Joseph Moore on that MAR V LUS label that we never got our hands on in 1966. Of course we were well into all things on that label that had given us so many great sounds (Alvin Cash, Duettes, J Sayles etc). These days (1990’s) its … Read more

The Futures

Party Time Man (1978) That Philadelphia Disco –  Soul sound. Ain’t No Time Fa Nothin’ Party Time Man 1978 Philadelphia Soul with a little disco by The Futures.

The Volumes

Ain’t Gonna Give You Up 1970 a group from Chicago. Andrew Hamilton on All Music: Review of The Volumes by Andrew Hamilton The energetic Volumes were a doo wop group in a soul era. The Detroiters’ stark, uncluttered recordings have always been large among R&B/soul purists because their voices ring out loud and sweet. The 34 … Read more

The Springers

Nothing’s Too Good For My Baby – re- issue UK 2002 No it’s not the Stevie Wonder song, this by The Springers is quite different and not as good. Apparently this is a very rare thus expensive ’45 on the original Wall label. Sounds like blue eyed Soul to me.

Golden World Strings

Supertime This track by Golden World Strings is pretty obscure and with some periodic underlying and distinctive Arabic style sounding themes at the beginning. Then this instrumental heads of beating out its rhythm, with some strange organ sounds, but a good dance tune. Written by Ed Wingate – an early recording pre dating the Golden … Read more

Paul Thompson

Special Kind Of Woman Bouncy Soul style by Paul Thompson, very much unlike a normal Stax track but it is and also very rare. The Sound is not from the studio on East McLemore Avenue in Memphis  – no, this one was done at Muscle Shoals in Colbert County, Alabama. (1970)

Bobby Angelle

It’s Just Gotta Be That Way Just a classic Soul record from Mr Bobby Angelle on that graphic label: Money. Entirely missed on the first Soul scene in the UK, well in the sixties there was just a massive outpouring of releases, each fighting against the main artists output and the main distribution record companies … Read more

Advertising Using Soul Music

Advertising Using Soul Music: The advertising industry, for many, many years have been using Soul music songs as part of their advertising campaign, its theme, or just as a great sound to underpin the advertising message. Soul Music Adverts have become increasingly common. The 60’s Mods featured in a Lucozade advertisement is a good example. … Read more

A. C. Reed and His Band

My Baby’s Been Cheating A pumping beat by A. C. Reed and His Band. (Cool Records) Boogaloo TrampA very sixties instrumental with a few words: “B ,b,b,ber boogaloo tramp”.