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A Cellarful Of Motown Volume 4 - Out September 2010 As may have read in the forums, the eagerly awaited fourth voulme of this series is due out very soon. The release date was orignally touted as mid-aug but on sales sites which have it available for pre-order it seems that the date has been pushed back till the begining of September. 50 tracks, double cd and available to pre-order now for just £8.99 from hmv and amazon uk (links below) http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=12;1;59;17;5&sku=131003) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cellarful-Motown-Vol-4/dp/B003XDV3HA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1281551396&sr=1-1 non uk - its showing at $23.49 pre-order via amazon US (link below) http://www.amazon.com/Vol-4-Cellarful-Motown/dp/B003XDV3HA/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1281210066&sr=8-3 here's the blurb from the hmv website The Superb 4th Instalment of The Acclaimed Lost & Found Series, featuring 50 Stunning Never Heard Before Motown Treasures from the likes of Stevie Wonder, Brenda Holloway, Marvin Gaye, Edwin Starr, The Spinners Plus Many More. Also included in the 2 disc set is a beautifully designed 20 page booklet with detailed sleeve notes and annotations by Motown connoisseur Paul Nixon plus gorgeous original photos from the Motown photo archive. With no sign of the goodies drying up in the Motown Vaults, it's with great pleasure, after exhaustive research that we bring you the fourth volume in this stunning series that can proudly boast the release in total of over 200 vaulted examples of Detroit's finest sounds that astonishingly never made it past the recording studio. Featured are the usual 'out on the floor' thumping Motown scorchers plus newly discovered ballads and sophisticates. Some of the greatest discoveries on this collection include an amazing unheard classic 'Why Don't You Come Home' recorded in 1968 by the young music genius Stevie Wonder. Also featured is an absolute stomper 'Born To Be Bad' from UK Favourite Edwin Starr and possibly the most special discovery of all, an undeniable 1963 classic 'Three Times Loser' by the incredible Marvin Gaye, proving that despite the declaration that just about every vaulted Gaye track has been discovered, the Cellarful series continues to unlock a piece of music history. Both Brenda Holloway and Barbara McNair close a CD each with examples of how artists explored their repertoire while there are more than enough core Motown floor fillers to excite and seduce the staunchest Motown fan. This sensational 2 disc set proves that the Quality Control team at Motown potentially missed many great recording that could have become huge hits. The mystery remains as to how these fantastic gems were consigned to the Motown Vaults, but their loss is your gain some 40 years down the road! We defy you to keep your feet still as you listen to these newly restored treasures that have been lovingly rescued thanks to the grace of modern technology. Disc One 1. Kidnapped-The Blackberries 2. Keep On Tryin' Til You Find Love-Fantastic Four 3. Your Kiss Kiss-Marvin Gaye, Oma Heard 4. My Baby Moves Me-Brenda Holloway 5. Cool, Cool Baby-Jr. Walker & The All Stars 6. The Girls I've Chosen To Be My Bride-Joe Stubbs 7. You Didn't Show Girl-The Temptations 8. My Baby Changes Like The Weather-The Vows 9. Doctor Of Love-The Monitors 10. All I Need Is A Chance-Robert Dobyne 11. The Day You Take One (You Have To Take The Other)-Gladys Knight & The Pips 12. Ain't Gonna Tell You-Frank Wilson 13. Dancing U.S.A.-The Contours 14. That's The Way I See Him-The Marvelettes 15. Have A Little Patience And Wait-Mary Wells 16. Three Time Loser-Marvin Gaye 17. Lead Me And Guide Me-Holland-Dozier 18. It's Company Time-The Versatones 19. Twin Brother-Eddie Holland 20. Think Of The Times-Carolyn Crawford 21. You're What's Happening Baby-Four Tops 22. I'll Turn To Stone-Dennis Edwards 23. I Need You More Than Ever-Paul Williams 24. Daddy, Cool-Oma Heard 25. The Real You-Barbara Mcnair Disc Two 1. Miss Lonely Hearts-The Vandellas 2. The House That Jack Built-J.J. Barnes 3. The Philly Dog-Earl Van Dyke & The Soul Brothers 4. Whole Lot Of Shakin' In My Heart (Since I Met You)-The Utopians 5. Only A Lonely Man Would Know-Ivy Jo Hunter 6. It's Gonna Be Always-Blinky 7. Somebody's Waiting For Me-The Contours 8. A Bird In The Hand (Is Worth Two In The Bush)-Gladys Knight & The Pips 9. Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight-Tammi Terrell 10. Why Don't You Come Home-Stevie Wonder 11. You Can Do It-The Miracles 12. You Give Me Love To Live For-Debbie Dean 13. Head Over Heals In Love With You Baby-The Spinners 14. I'd Cry-Chuck Jackson 15. In The Summer-The Lollipops 16. Just Let Me Thank You For Loving Me-The Originals 17. I Feel Like I'm Falling In Love Again - Dennis Edwards 18. Sock It Too Um - Jr. Walker & The All Stars 19. Take Him Back If It Makes You Happy - Fantastic Four 20. Born To Be Bad - Edwin Starr 21. She's All I Need In This World - Marv Johnson 22. Mobile Lil The Dancing Witch - Shorty Long 23. Hey Girl, Come On Do The Pearl - The Agents 24. In The Cool Of The Night - David Ruffin 25. Little Miss Loser - Brenda Holloway

Over the years on soul source when reading the posts you sometimes notice certain long gone events being spoke of in respected tones, perhaps they may not be the most mentioned or indeed the most name checked, but does seem a few which when they do get a mention there does seem to be a sort of revered almost hushed tone when discussing the event. One such event is Parkers - Manchester... Event Background by Dean Johnson The legendry PARKERS Soul Nights in Manchester ran for four [and a bit] years in the early nineties until the building was sold for redevelopment. Over the 60 or so occasions that the night ran, sometimes with two rooms, usually in one, a distinctive sound developed incorporating new and unreleased, rare groove and two-step from the seventies and eighties, inspirational, classic sixties soul, and a two record jazz break! This genuinely 'across-the-board' approach was possible because the night attracted an ever growing audience of hipsters from not only Manchester, but all over the country, whose diverse roots in quality clubs as different as The Wheel and The Reno brought them all together at PARKERS for what was wittily christened 'table cloth soul'. Such was the popularity of the night that it was voted 'Best Soul Club In The UK' in Blues and Soul magazine. Since then the original DJ's RICHARD SEARLING and DEAN JOHNSON have come together for the occasional and much enjoyed PARKERS Revival; most recently at the awesome Luxury Soul Weekender at the Blackpool Hilton but now is the time to get serious and return the night to its spiritual home in City Centre Manchester. Forum post Event Blurb Bank holiday special! The soul and rare groove parties at the Parkers Hotel are the stuff of legend and now Band on the Wall relights the fire as it resurrects Parkers for this very special club night featuring all the top tunes from this iconic Manchester venue. Featuring Dean Johnson and Richard Searling at the decks with very special guest Mike Stephens expect to hear the ultimate seductive soul, mellow jazzy retro rare grooves and classic tunes from the likes of Chante Moore; L J Reynolds; Arnies Love; Keni Burke; Jon Lucien; Phyliss Hyman; The Controllers; Leroy Hutson; Perri-Helen Baylor; Jimmy Cobb; Leon Ware; Love Unlimited; Roberta Gilliam; By All Means; Merry Clayton and many more. This event will begin at 9.30pm. Venue Link http://bandonthewall.org/events/2833/ Derek Pearson interviewing Richard Searling 5th May 1999 from Shades of Soul July 1999 Which included a 5 page feature on Parkers Below clip of the interview was orignally on Soul Source via a review of the issue in 1999 DP 'What was early nineties background to why you started Parker's ? RS 'Well the Expansions shop had opened in Manchester through John Anderson's inspiration in 1987 and we had a couple of fairly rough years but none the less we survived. Dean Johnson become Shop Manager in October 1989 and around that time someone had pointed out that there was an hotel in central Manchester available for functions so I popped up to have a look as it happened to be close to the shop anyway. I felt I could work there, you usually get a feeling in these places whether you can work with the management or not straight away. I encouraged Dean to have a look at it with me and I remember the first night we went down there into basically what was a cellar, albeit a large one. The first night I think I remember it was about January 1990 we played Jelf Redd "Love High" and got a good response. There were about 160 people in for a first night, although a lot of it had to do with the fact that Manchester had heard nothing like this before, it was that we were supplying the right kind of music, easy listening lounge music I call it and getting a very nice up-market mixed race crowd in there. Apart from numbers growing the profile of the crowd did not change over the next four years apart from when we did a northern night or when we had an artist on. It was amazing really the crowd that were attending were just the kind of people we were looking for, we were not haunted by any of the trouble makers getting in. The reason a lot of people liked the place was for the atmosphere and the music, you don't find many people going somewhere just for the music alone its got to be a bit of both really. I do know people that have tried other places just for the music, but I reckon if you can have both then you have cracked it. DP 'As I've pointed out before you've got to have the music, the venue, the DJs willing to play plus importantly the crowd have to be willing to listen. "what would you say was the reason for your success at Parkers? " RS 'Well Dean and i have always worked well together because basically we play different stuff, there is nothing worse than working with a DJ that you feel all the time wants to be you and attempt to spoil what you are doing. Dean would play things that I would think 'Christ that's brave' and he would drive me on, we work well off each other, the chemistry was very good- I think with DJs there's an element of envy and if they see someone who is successful they think he's successful because of what he plays when in fact its not what you play it's the way you play them. It also boils down to what type of a crowd are in, if they're difficult you can end up playing what you consider a very ordinary set. With the right people in the right room and the right music and you can go onto another level". DP Where as parkers was only once a month it saddens me that there no where else you can go to nowadays once a month ". RS "If i was getting more people in at The Howard then I would probably run it once a month, but as it is I've got two rooms going which I think is right and we attract about 250 people, If I was getting 400 1 would probably run it once a month". DP "Is it a case of we're all getting older and money's tighter ? RS 'No i don't think it is that, Its very difficult to say really because on the face of it there are still as many people chasing the records and talking about it. But they do seem to be more selective about the venues they go to, I've still not done the night that 1 really want to do do. I've got so many fantastic records which just never ever touch in the box.I just think if I could ever get a scene going at the Half Way House again where we played nothing but ballad's all night but they were up dancing, there's still a wealth of that kind of music being recorded today, but to get away with that in clubs is very difficult and even at the Southport weekender although I still play them, I always have to have the Futures "Ain't got time for nothing" lined up, great record that it is I don't want to be playing it when there's other quality record from an album to play". DP I suppose with dJing you never know when you are going to stop and if you're still buying, you've got all that great material and you'd cry if you never got the chance to air it. RS "I know I'm very lucky, I've got the radio show for that, I think I've played most things on it, but first of all its got to be the radio its got continuity and basically it gives me a lot of satisfaction doing it. But there must be a time to get a club going playing radio music and attracting 2 or 3 hundred in on a weekly or monthly basis. DP "Going back to Parker's many people went to hear your exclusives ? " R8 "I recall The Affair's 'New Life" remix which i don't ever think came out in the end but that was a lucky streak that we were going through which happened to coincide with having the club, at that time I used to spend alot of time chasing the record companies, because i had the time to do it, I worked in an office where I could spend a couple of hours a day ringing EMI, MCA and all these people or going to London. Right now I don't have that time so yes I was.. Read review here See back issues of Shades of Soul for full interview and 5 page feature Profiles and Playlists A few Parker plays via Dean Johnson see forum post for full 100 One Good Reason Marva Hicks Love in your eyes Vaneese Thomas Upside Down Perri After Effect Gary Taylor How Long Thelma Jones Pleasure And Pain Lance Ellington Got To Get Away Sheree Brown How Can I Get Next To You Chapter 8 My Secret Fantasy The Controllers Your Love Keeps Working On Me Joey Diggs Romantically Inspired Tashan Lucky Fellow Leroy Hutson I Want You Marvin Gaye The Sweetest Pain Dexter Wansel If You Want Me Say It Love Unlimited September When I First Met You Barry White Love's Taken Over ChantÃÆ’© Moore Key To The World L. J. Reynolds You Know You Want To Be Loved Keith Barrow Y Will You Be Mine Anita Baker Did You Pray Today Lisa Taylor Believe In Love Teddy Pendergrass Goodbye My Love Brian McKnight Love Crazy Atlantic Starr You Make Me So Hot Barbara Lynn Promise Me Dayton It's In There Jennifer Holliday You're Gonna Get Next To Me Bo Kirkland & Ruth Davis Come On Back To Me Lover Margie Joseph Move Me No Mountain Dionne Warwick Don't You Get So Mad Jeffrey Osborne Say You'll Never Leave Me By All Means Curious Midnight Star Got To Find Ms.Right Buddy Miles RICHARD SEARLING'S PARKERS TOP TEN BOBBY WOMACK "How could you break my heart" THE CONTROLLERS "Secret fantasy" VANEESE THOMAS "Love in your eyes" SHEREE BROWN "Got to get away" GLENN JONES "Keep on doin'" LEON WARE "Rockin' you eternally" SEAWIND "He loves you" CARMEN LUNDY "So this is love" CHUCK COCKERHAM "Have I got a right?" DONNY HATHAWAY "Love, love, love" DJ PROFILES RICHARD SEARLING Does Richard really need any introduction? From Va-Va's and Wigan Casino to The Hilton and Blackburn he is the Don Dadda of the UK soul scene equally at home playing the deepest sixties acetates and the latest R+B downloads. To get him behind the decks is always a special treat. DEAN JOHNSON Dean has spent more hours playing quality Black Music on the decks of Manchester nightclubs than any person alive or dead. Expect favourites and surprises. THE PARKERS REUNION #1 BANK HOLIDAY SATURDAY AUGUST 28 DJ'S RICHARD SEARLING + DEAN JOHNSON SPECIAL GUEST MIKE STEPHENS 9-30 TILL 3.00 AT THE BAND ON THE WALL, SWAN ST. MANCHESTER M4 5JZ