50 Years Ago Today the Mello Souls

Fabulous record, one of the best all-nighter records for me.  Still talk of it being Butch’s “Del-larks”.

andy, apart from Silus, were any if the group on the Candi 45 featuring the Mellow Fellows?  Silus given lead credit on one side, Edwin Johnson the flip  

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Here's a photo of them , from when they had a reunion . Plus a couple of hangers on . 

Best bloody record never to be played at the casino IMHO top sound that epitomised the 80s niter scene and beyond  fav record of all time one day I'll own a copy :-)  them opening bars just grab you 

3 hours ago, speedlimit said:

Best bloody record never to be played at the casino IMHO top sound that epitomised the 80s niter scene and beyond  fav record of all time one day I'll own a copy :-)  them opening bars just grab you 

Same here - remember someone on SS I think saying it wouldn't have stood up in the golden era but I reckon you could easily file it next to say Cecil Washington

Great article Andy - how did you get to meet them? 

Shame the thread is spread over two articles - could they be put together?

Great article about my #1 Northern Soul favourite of all time! Thanks Andy!

Thanks for posting that Andy - very interesting read

Mello Souls "We Can Make It" up there with the best!

Great info Andy , thanks for sharing 

On 9/26/2017 at 21:46, Chris Turnbull said:

Same here - remember someone on SS I think saying it wouldn't have stood up in the golden era but I reckon you could easily file it next to say Cecil Washington

Great article Andy - how did you get to meet them? 

Shame the thread is spread over two articles - could they be put together?

just to acknowledge the bolded comment

the articles/forum posts thing has always been a concern - people do use and view the site in different ways so to try and deliver the content in such a way that suits all can be awkward and even now in year 21 have still never come up with a 100% satisfactory method

however...

trying something new today 

On 9/25/2017 at 06:42, chalky said:

 

andy, apart from Silus, were any if the group on the Candi 45 featuring the Mellow Fellows?  Silus given lead credit on one side, Edwin Johnson the flip  

Hi Chalky

I think James T was in the Mellow Fellows ... but I'd need to go through my stuff again to pin down the ebb and flow of who was in what group & when

And just to clarify that the photo is of the 'teenagers' who were the band on the recording

Andy

22 minutes ago, Andy Rix said:

Hi Chalky

I think James T was in the Mellow Fellows ... but I'd need to go through my stuff again to pin down the ebb and flow of who was in what group & when

And just to clarify that the photo is of the 'teenagers' who were the band on the recording

Andy

Thanks Andy.

Is Silus still with us?  I know Steve Green met him in a home some years ago now.

7 minutes ago, chalky said:

Thanks Andy.

Is Silus still with us?  I know Steve Green met him in a home some years ago now.

Sadly not ....

This is a picture of his (ex) wife & daughter

Andy

Forgot all about that article.