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Just read this yesterday, by Mark Windle on here, a really interesting read about some of the South East US 60s soul & garage acts like Greater Experience, The Appreciations, Anthony & Aqua lads, The Tempests etc etc.

 

Well worth getting for your holiday reading.

Edited June 5, 201312 yr by Steve G

  On 05/06/2013 at 10:25, Steve G said:

Book

 

Just read this yesterday, by Mark Windle on here, a really interesting read about some of the South East US 60s soul & garage acts like Greater Experience, The Appreciations, Anthony & Aqua lads, The Tempests etc etc.

 

Well worth getting for your holiday reading.

Superb read, took it on my holiday to Florida just recently

Glad you enjoyed it guys. Thanks for those scans Don and flogging your Chashers 45 to me, it features there too!

If anybody wants a copy of the book I'm on at Mill Lane soul night, Bradford, Saturday 8 June. PM me to reserve one, I'll be bringing some along.

Started working on part two already.....

Mark.

Edited June 5, 201312 yr by Windlesoul

Looking forward to this. Thanks for the heads up guys!

Excellent news! Having really enjoyed Part 1, looking forward to it Mark.

Regards,

Dave

  On 05/06/2013 at 15:59, Windlesoul said:

Glad you enjoyed it guys. Thanks for those scans Don and flogging your Chashers 45 to me, it features there too!

If anybody wants a copy of the book I'm on at Mill Lane soul night, Bradford, Saturday 8 June. PM me to reserve one, I'll be bringing some along.

Started working on part two already.....

Mark.

Great read and reference....lookin forward to volume 2

And since I am singing its praises elsewhere, lets bump this. I bought the colour version as it looks great, only flicked through it but I have an appointment with my sofa in my record room in the near future to read through this. I suspect it will be one of those page turners where I don't surface till I finish.

If you haven't bought it, why not? Stuff like this needs recognised for all the work put into it.

Well done Mr Wendell Windle

Edited July 24, 201311 yr by jocko

Not bought a copy yet, the 'beach bands & garage bands' in the description has been putting me off a bit. 

How much of the content (% wise) deals with soul acts ?? 

A worthwhile read.

 

Very little of it deals with 'garage bands' generically (in the sense of The Kingsmen or The Sonics) but it's fair to say that the whole phenomenon was so large that these acts were all in a sense 'garage bands'. A large amount of these groups in the South East used R&B as their template and immersed themselves in the whole thing: playing soul covers, backing soul artists and touring with the R&B stars of the day. In the region and at that time soul and R&B were the predominant mainstream pop music.

 

Particular highlight for me was seeing the photo of Scotty Todd performing. A shame he didn't make more records as his Philips 45 is one of the greatest of all Blue Eyed Soul recordings.

Edited July 24, 201311 yr by garethx

Roburt, it's all soul, worry not, and all but one of the 'bands/groups' related chapters deliberately focus on those associated with rare soul as played on the northern scene from the late seventies to the present. Regards beach stereotypes, preconceptions and misconceptions, well, I hope you find the book explores this before moving onto the real business of digging deeper.

Edited July 24, 201311 yr by Windlesoul

The book sounds interesting, how much is it and where can I buy it? I've just looked on Amazon and couldn't find it. Any help appreciated.

  On 25/07/2013 at 17:58, Geoff said:

The book sounds interesting, how much is it and where can I buy it? I've just looked on Amazon and couldn't find it. Any help appreciated.

 

Here you go Geoff. Enjoy.

 

regards,

 

Dave

 

https://www.blurb.co.uk/search/site_search?search=mark+windle&filter=all&commit=Search

Cheers for posting up the link Dave. 

 

Three options Geoff: colour, PDF (follow the colour version link) or B&W.

 

I also have a few personal stock copies of B&W and colour if anyone wants to PM me. Postage will be a bit cheaper than online purchase.

 

Mark

Edited July 25, 201311 yr by Windlesoul

Just read this book,packed full of information, really intresting read, very well written, really enjoyed it,..a must have, Thanks Mark