Soul Groups

The Diplomats – (Soul Diplomats)

There’s Still A Tommorow Cards On The Table Help Me (1964) He’s Got You Now Cards On The Table by The Diplomats may well have been played at the Brazennose Street Twisted Wheel by Roger Eagle. There was also a white group, Dino and the Diplomats – no connection to these guys.

The Butlers with Frankie Beverly

Because Of My Heart This track by The Butlers with Frankie Beverly owes something to the Quicksand by Martha and the Vandellas Motown hit as this ’45 uses the same bars here and there. In spite of its derivative nature, as many Northern Soul tracks are, it gets into Kev Roberts Top 500 at 283. … Read more

The Superiors

What Would I Do Using the theme beat of Bunny Sigler’s intro to Let The Good Times Roll, What Would I Do by The Superiors goes on to be a classic Northern Soul recording.

The Volcanos

(It’s Against) The Laws Of Love A Great Northern Soul find by The Volcanos at 179 on Kev Roberts Top 500. Another great ’45 from these guys is: Its Got To Be A False Alarm. The group (The Volcanos) became the Trammps keeping Gene Faith as lead singer.

Jon And The Weirdest

Can’t Get Over These Memories This is a great record by Jon And The Weirdest, very rare on vinyl. Kev Roberts rates this at 118 on his Top 500. John is none other than John Hendley who made My Baby Came From Nowhere – on that ole’ Mutt & Jeff label.

The Main Ingredient

I JUST DON’T WANT TO BE LONELY A great song from 1973 by The Main Ingredient. However, back in 1965 they were known as The Poets, or in the UK The American Poets, because in England there was already a pop group by that name. At Wikipedia The Poets / The American Poets.

The Casualeers

Dance, Dance, Dance An upbeat dance track by The Casualeers is number 40 on Kev Roberts Top 500. Not one we knew about on our scene, but in 1966 at the Wheel we were dancing (probably slower) to Dance, Dance, Dance by Solomon Burke.

Otis Brown and The Delights

Southside Chicago A slow, soulful ballad by Otis Brown and The Delights that is full of class – up our street for sure.