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May have caught talk about this forthcoming cd release in the forums. "Dance With The Contours" on Kent Motown it appears had planned to release "Dance With The Contours" back in 1964. With the tracks that were scheduled for this release being recorded in 63 and 64 But for what ever reasons the lp never made it out to the stores. Almost 50 years later Kent have got together with Universal and are now putting that right with this release. It's now showing up for pre-order worldwide in places such as Amazon etc @£13 and has a release date of March 28, 2011 being given "All tracks are mastered from fresh 2011 transfers of the original Motown inch tapes (even the two previously issued) and all are presented exactly how you would have heard them almost half a century ago. With notes by universally-acknowledged Motown expert Keith Hughes, who interviewed Contour Joe Billingslea in January 2011 specifically for the project, wrapped in a booklet featuring a wealth of previously unpublished and rare period photos of the group, this is a package that no collector of early 60s Detroit soul can afford to be without." Track listing follows... 1. Can You Do It 2. Do The See Saw 3. He Couldn't Do The Crossfire 4. I Don't Want To Talk 5. Foot Stomping Time 6. Limbo Is Here To Stay, The 7. Let's Do The Uncle Willie 8. Party Groove 9. Okey Dokey 10. Love Is Uncertain 11. Shake Everything You Got 12. Giant Steps 13. It Doesn't Have To Be So 14. Minnie The Ugly Duckling 15. Wanted 16. Boy Meets Girl 17. Don't You Wanna Go 18. You Changed My Life Around 19. You Hurt Me So 20. Throw You Out Of My Mind 21. Tonight 22. I Didn't Know How Right It Was (But Ooh What A Night It Was) 23. Somebody's Daughter Oughta 24. Nobody Fine As Dinah 25. Can You Jerk Like Me 26. I Can't Stop Dancing Next up on the Kent/Motown front appears to be ... Marv Johnson - I'll Pick a Rose for My Rose Plus The Complete Recordings 1964-1971 with a release date of April being mentioned for this one

Interestingly a track featured in the talked about a lot film Blue Valentine ( in the list of nominations for this years Oscars) has stirred some interest over the last few months in the mainstream internet world During the making of the film, the screenplay called for one of the characters to give a "song" to the character played by Oscar nominee Michelle Williams that apparently represented their relationship at that time The choice of track was given to the actor Ryan Gosling . And the track he choose was "You and Me" by Penny and the Quarters which was a unreleased cut featured on the fairly recent Eccentric Soul comp : The Prix Label by the Numbero label (2007?) . Given the oscar nomination, his choice and the background of this track, this has as said, led to quite a bit of interest mainstream internet wise and to add an air of intrigue to the whole story, so far it seems no one has actually id'd just who Penny and the Quarters actually were... Numbero's words... " Nearly thirty years after the label closed its doors, a mysterious box of tapes turned up at an estate sale in Columbus, OH. Originally thought to be the lost Prix masters, it was instead discovered to be dozens of demos, rehearsals and a few finished songs recorded in Harmonic Sounds' prime. The tape boxes were for the most part unmarked; creating a puzzle that would require some time to solve. Penny & the Quarters' "You And Me" is a random rehearsal by a group no one can remember but, one more song we wouldn't let be forgotten. -- Numbero Group" cd details http://www.numerogro....php?uid=00278# film clip clip of song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1FwO8SP98w

Out now the Spring 2011 edition of In The Basement magazine This issue include featured artist such as Maxine Brown, Michael Henderson, Brenton Wood, Vaneese Thomas and Helene Smith, plus a look from Guy Burgess at New Orleans labels Ric and Ron Also in this issue 70 plus cd reviews of the latest releases, covering new recordings and archive material, along with book reviews and gig reports from contributors in the UK, mainland Europe and the USA. Online ordering details can be had via the weblink below http://www.btinterne...t_magazine.html Also available via Beatin' Rhythm - 108 Tib Street, Manchester M4 1LR Boogaloo On Broadway - 161 Dawes Road, Fuham, London SW6 7EE Crazy Beat - 87 Corbets Tey Road, Upminster, Essex RM14 2AH HMV - 150 Oxford Street, London W1 Jumbo Records - 5/6 St. John's Centre, Leeds, West Yorks LS2 8LQ Mister Tee's - 65 Blackwell Street, Kidderminster, Worcs DY10 2EL Rubber Soul - 3 Hide Street, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs ST4 1NS Sister Ray - 34-35 Berwick Street, London W1 Uptight Records - 178 Sackville Road, Hove, East Sussex BN3 7AL Wall Of Sound Records - 42 John William Street, Huddersfield, West Yorks HD1 1ER Europe Athenaeum Nieuwscentrum - Spui 14-15, 1012XA Amsterdam, Netherlands Black Cherry Blues - 15 rue Chaptal, 75009 Paris, France Record Shack - Reinprechtsdorferstrasse 60/11, 1050 Wien, Austria Smokestack Blues - Norrbackag 48, SE-113 41 Stockholm, Sweden USA Dusty Groove - 1120 N. Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60622, U.S.A.

Talked about the 53rd Grammys and the Best Contemporary Blues Album nominations in particular recently on here, and so at a guess would say that the actual winner may stir some interest. The actual winning album of this category was... Living Proof - Buddy Guy Video clip below.. Also worth a mention was John Legend and The Roots who's recent collaboration lp "Wake Up Everybody" has been talked about a fair few times on here and certainly provided my ears with some enjoyment in 2010. They were both up for a few awards, and they picked up the two ones below.. Best R&B Album Wake Up! - John Legend & The Roots Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance "Hang On in There" - John Legend & The Roots Video Clips http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42Vr9v4aG70 full list of all winners can be read via link below http://en.wikipedia....d_Grammy_Awards