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Details of a new 45 from Kimberlite Records just emerging, label release notes and audio can be had below... BROKEN HEARTS INC. - IN A MOMENT b/w FREEDOM IS A LONELY RIDE - KIMBERLITE (KIM009) RELEASE DATE - Aug 11th 2023 Broken Hearts Inc. are back and more bitter than ever. It may be true that time heals all, but thankfully for us in the four years since their first single, the boys are still unsatisfied in love and therefore have the brooding ballads and heartsick soul music to follow the precedent they’ve set. With both sides of this record being so strong, In A Moment won the "A" side position simply by a coin flip. Latin flavoured percussion and warm Hammond tone help to soften the sober lyrics of being blindsided by withdrawn love. Musically, it’s great crossover soul that effortlessly phases between mid-tempo and dance-tempo while giving a nod to War at their smoothest. On the other side, the boys venerate Doo-Wop oldies with Freedom Is a Lonely Ride. Now I get that guys in the cold north of Canada might not have an authentic tie to Doo-Wop tradition… but hell, if Pete Wingfield in rainy old England can make a hit at it, you can’t blame Broken Hearts Inc. for trying it too, can you? A strolling bass line accompanies radiant harmonies and a striking falsetto lead by Freddy that mourns a failed relationship, thinly dressed in a car-culture metaphor. It feels really good to put out this record, but it’s just the tip of the iceberg. Broken Hearts Inc. have many more songs written and are contemplating their next move. Perhaps a handful more singles, perhaps an LP… However the future plays out, we’re excited to watch where BHI go! PRE-ORDER LIVE - Aug 6th 2023 5PM GMT (pre-orders to ship before Aug 11th 2022) https://www.raretoones.com/

A great new 45 from Soul Direction is out for release tomorrow. Label release notes follow below... Soul Direction are proud to announce the latest release from Atlanta’s Sweet Soul group Unity (Formerly the Decisions). Unity - The Other Side of You / Going To A Carnival – SD018 RELEASE DATE – 4th AUGUST 2023 Following on from the enormous success of the first two releases by The Decisions on Soul Direction and courtesy of Fred White and the Decisions we give you another double sided masterpiece from master tapes kindly provided by the band. The 5 young men who formed The Decisions, originally started their own Record Label, York Records in the late 60s and recorded two releases on the label which to this day are still very sought after amongst soul collectors. They then went onto record for Sussex Records in the early 70s. The Los Angeles-based label founded by Clarence Avant and distributed by Buddah Records. These two tracks were recorded between 1973 and 1975 when Fred & The Decisions made the break from Sussex Records to form the group “Unity”. They went onto write and record one release on the Apex Label which was a creation of Fred White. On these 2 previously unreleased tracks, Henry Little Jnr. sang the lead on “The Other Side of You” and Fred White sand lead on “Going to A Carnival”, both tracks penned by Fred White. They also recorded to master tapes several sweet soul ballads and crossover soul tracks that until now have remained untouched. Look out for these and others in the future. Group Members: Fred White Harvey Pool Henry Little Jnr. – (who is sadly no longer with us) Howard Simpson. Hildred Thomason – (who is sadly no longer with us.) (Special Thanks to Joey Thomason Snr. who’s help in this project has been invaluable) Alan Kitchener (Soul-Direction) https://www.soul-direction.co.uk Availability Available to purchase from Soul Direction website from 5pm Friday 04Aug 2023

Ted Massey aka @Ted Massey has been in touch with us regarding the recent robbery of records from his house. He has managed to put together some label scans and pictures of some of the stolen records and asked if they could be hosted on Soul Source. so people can view the scans as a reference. As such 185 scans are now available via an album 'owned' by Ted in our Gallery and can be found via the below link or via Teds profile on here Links Album https://www.soul-source.co.uk/gallery/album/8619-ted-masseys-stolen-45s-scans/ Teds Profile @Ted Massey Album