Maze

Twilight Twilight is a really great and groovy instrumental by Maze, featuring, Frankie Beverly.

Buddy Miles

THEM CHANGES Drummer Buddy Miles made the original of this great track which was also done by Doris Duke and Big John Hamilton and it was their version of the song that made it on the UK Soul scene. He was a one time member of Jimi Hendrix’s Band Of Gypsys. He also had his own band, … Read more

Kokolo

Soul Power Great version of JB’s Soul Power from KOKOLO the Arfobeat Orchestra. Kokolo – FACEBOOK

Phil Coulter and his Orchestra

A Good Thing Going Sounding derivatively like Sounds Orchestral but in fact by Phil Coulter and his Orchestra, this strange instrumental made it onto the Northern Soul scene at 428 on Kev Roberts Top 500. Well he does come from the UK – Northern Ireland. He wrote Puppet On A String  for Sandie Shaw. This track sounds … Read more

Butch Baker

The Fat Man / Batman At The Go-Go Bass sax on this track by Butch Baker is great, then the girls come in – even more great. Whether it’s Batman or the Fatman he’s doin’ the Duke, the Jerk  etc. Driving the Fatmobile. Even Robin gets a go: Robin At The Go-Go but that’s an instrumental. … Read more

Doni Burdick

Bari Track This instrumental is good – brilliant bass sax, but Doni Burdick’s version of Edwin Starr’s I Have Faith In You is awful, bland and unconvincing in comparison to the fantastic vocals and Soulful feelings that Edwin put into that song. Watcha Gonna Do is another but I just don’t like the guy’s voice. … Read more

Les McCann

Boo-Go-Loo This track is on the LP/CD BUCKET O’ GREASE This ’45 by Les McCann was played at the Manchester Blue Note club in the sixties. It was one of the club owners Jazz records (LP) that were stored in the DJ cupboard, dug out by Dave Phillips.

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