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Acid Jazz Presents: Billy Valentine and The Universal Truth A new album released today 24th March 2023, available via Vinyl Lp, Cd and Digital. Release notes 'Since last September when we announced our collaboration with Billy Valentine, Bob Thiele Jr and the Flying Dutchman label, with Billy’s peerless cover of Curtis Mayfield’s ‘We The People Who Are Darker Than Blue’, we have been looking forward to the moment when we could share more music with you. Earlier this month we shared Billy’s take on Gil Scott-Heron’s ‘Home Is Where The Hatred Is’ and it followed its predecessor onto Jazz FM’s A list. Today we can share with you the news that the album ‘Billy Valentine & The Universal Truth’ is out on March 24th. It’s one you don’t want to miss. The album sees Billy and a stellar cast of musicians including Larry Golding, Jeff Parker, Pino Paladino, James Gadson, Linda May Oh, Alex Acuña, Amber Navram from Moonchild and Blue Note recording artist Joel Ross and Immanuel Wilkins re-cast a series of important songs from the African American songbook in a unique and inimitable style, profoundly influenced by the events that were going on around them throughout 2020 to 2022 when the album was recorded at the historic EastWest Studios in LA. The works of Mayfield and Scott-Heron are joined by those of Pharaoh Sanders, Prince, Stevie Wonder, War and Eddie Kendricks. It is a sonically stunning and emotionally moving record.' Tracks 1 We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue 2 Home Is Where the Hatred Is 3 My People... Hold On 4 You Haven't Done Nothin' 5 The Creator Has a Master Plan 6 Sign of the Times 7 Wade in the Water 8 The World Is a Ghetto Preview Billy Valentine and The Universal Truth by Billy Valentine & The Universal Truth ‘Many of the initial releases on Flying Dutchman were by important Black voices, both musical and political…. Cut to the summer months of 2020. America, in the throes of a global pandemic, was experiencing one more come-to-Jesus moment in our violent history: the murder of George Floyd. On the heels of a powerful new movement revolving around the hash-tag #BlackLivesMatter, it seemed the right time to resurrect Flying Dutchman and seed it with this collection of eight recordings by Billy Valentine and The Universal Truth.’ – Bob Thiele Jr. (Producer, Flying Dutchman) ’Since the moment we heard the first two track Ed and I were determined that we would release this album. It’s soul music performed at the very highest level, and we are convinced that it is one of the best records we have ever released.’ – Dean Rudland (Acid Jazz) The vinyl comes in a beautiful gatefold sleeve that mimics the classic design of Flying Dutchman album releases, right down to the design of the spine and the producer’s box. With an atmospheric cover shot taken by LA based photographer and skate boarder Atiba Jefferson, and inner sleeve shots revealing the workings of the sessions. The soft-pack CD mirrors this look. -
a rolling replen post some recent sell outs that are now back in and all ready to ship via our fast same working day shipping service.. Joe Burrell / Pookie Hudson - There Was A Time / This Gets To Me - Kent Select 056 Jerry Naylor / Johnny Praye - City Lights/ Can't Get Too Much Love - Kent Soul 167 The Fantastic Puzzles - Come Back - SHOTGUN 115 ---------------------------------------------------- Joe Burrell / Pookie Hudson - There Was A Time / This Gets To Me - Kent Select 056 Jerry Naylor / Johnny Praye - City Lights/ Can't Get Too Much Love - Kent Soul 167 The Fantastic Puzzles - Come Back - SHOTGUN 115
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Sly Stone has announced that his memoirs titled 'Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)' will be published later this year via White Rabbit. "For as long as I can remember folks have been asking me to tell my story," says Stone. "I wasn't ready. I had to be in a new frame of mind to become Sylvester Stewart again to tell the true story of Sly Stone. It's been a wild ride and hopefully my fans enjoy it too." One of the few indisputable geniuses of pop music, Sly Stone is a trailblazer who created a new kind of music, mixing Black and white, male and female, funk and rock; penned some of the most iconic anthems of the 1960s and 70s, from "Everyday People" to "Family Affair"; and electrified audiences with a persona and stage presence that set a lasting standard for pop culture performance. Yet he has also been a cautionary tale, known as much for how he dropped out of sight as for what put him in the spotlight in the first place. As much as people know the music, the man remains a mystery. In Thank You, his much-anticipated memoir, he's finally ready to share his story - a story that many thought he'd never have the chance to tell. Written with Ben Greenman, who has written memoirs with George Clinton and Brian Wilson among others, Thank You will include a foreword by Questlove. The book was created in collaboration with Sly Stone's manager Arlene Hirschkowitz. Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) by Sly Stone 28 Sept 2023 Kindle Edition £9.99 Hardcover £25.00 This title will be released on September 28, 2023. Publisher : White Rabbit (28 Sept. 2023) Language : English Hardcover : 320 pages -
thanks for informing us Martin My sincere condolences go to all his family and friends
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yet again given the high value of the 45 and the location, I ask you to offer non f&f payments to all members given the above an current decent image of the 45 would be most welcome as well can you sort asp? thanks
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Thee Sacred Souls Upcoming UK & European Tour Dates, inc Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol and Manchester. All dates April 2023 Tap below to view Tap to view this Soul Source News/Article in full
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Thee Sacred Souls Upcoming UK & European Tour Dates Apr 4 - Birmingham, UK - Hare & Hounds Apr 6 - Brighton, UK - Concorde 2 Apr 7 - Bristol, UK - Thekla Apr 8 - Manchester, UK - Band On The Wall looking like a case of 'wait list' for uk Apr 10 - Rouen, FR - Le 106 Apr 12 - La Roche-Sur-Yon, FR - Quai M Apr 13 - Paris, FR - Trabendo Apr 15 - Cologne, DE - Luxor Apr 17 - Frankfurt, DE - Zoom Club Apr 18 - Munich, DE - Ampere Apr 19 - Berlin, DE - Hole 44 Apr 21 - Amsterdam, NL - Melkweg OZ Apr 22 - Rotterdam, NL - Bird https://www.theesacredsouls.com/ -
Thee Sacred Souls "Running Away" Out digitally today. 45 featuring "Love Comes Easy" is out April 7th. A highlight of their countless sold out shows (on both sides of the Atlantic), and previously unreleased, “Running Away” finds the group turning up the heat with an up-beat burner that exemplifies just how versatile this band really is. On the flip is “Love Comes Easy”, a mid-tempo fan-favorite that's making its debut on the 45rpm, 7" format.
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Ace Records Ltd is proud to announce the purchase of the Shrine label and Eddie Singleton’s independent productions. To celebrate we have compiled an album of the very best dance recordings the label made in 1965 and 1966, primarily in Washington DC Tap to view this Soul Source News/Article in full
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Upcoming vinyl lp release from Kent Records, the release notes from Ady Croasdell aka @Ady Croasdell follow below SHRINE NORTHERN - THE 60s RAREST DANCE LABEL Ace Records Ltd is proud to announce the purchase of the Shrine label and Eddie Singleton’s independent productions. To celebrate we have compiled an album of the very best dance recordings the label made in 1965 and 1966, primarily in Washington DC. The business’s failure made this music incredibly hard to find for record collectors and Shrine is rightly known as the rarest soul label. It is much more than that though. The music was made by some one of the original founders of Motown, Raynoma Liles Gordy and her Motown-schooled cousin Mike Ossman, New York music business luminaries Eddie Singleton and Harry Bass and the up-and-coming talents of Washington’s Keni St Lewis and Maxx Kidd. The acts included the hugely respected Ray Pollard and fellow New Yorker J.D. Bryant, talented and established Washington and Baltimore acts Eddie Daye & The Four Bars, Bobby Reed and the Enjoyables. Importantly, they discovered and developed the local talent of the area in the shape of the Cautions, Les Chansonettes, the Prophets and Shirley Edwards. It took decades for UK Northern Soul fans to realise the significance of the label. It finally clicked for Stafford’s Top Of The World all-nighter DJs who searched out the incredibly hard to find later releases and played them to the cult-following of the rare soul scene. The scarcity was caused by Shrine pressing up a batch of fourteen future singles but only getting a handful released before they folded. The vast majority of the later releases were destroyed in a warehouse fire or simply binned as stillborn commercial failures. Such was the scarcity that when the first Shrine compilations were issued in 1990, the Prophets tracks from Eddie Singleton’s master tapes were assumed to be unreleased - until Shrine sleuth Andy Rix later obtained one from a group member. The music captures the exuberance of soul music in its peak years. The rhythms are pounding, the vocals soaring and the songs positive and cleverly composed. Undeniably Motown-influenced, they never copy others’ songs but feature the group harmonies of New York City on the Counts, Enjoyables and Prophets singles, while the Ray Pollard and J.D. Bryant tracks have that city’s big ballad soul sound. Les Chansonettes and the D C Blossoms are shimmering femme group sounds at their most tantalising. The label produced soul in many shades but here we’ve concentrated on its in-house dance specialties. Don’t worry about the price-tags; just listen to that quality. Ady Croasdell Side 1 01 Guess Who Loves You - Eddie Daye & The 4 Bars 02 No Other Way - The Cautions 03 Baby Don't Leave Me - Bobby Reed 04 Don' t Let Him Hurt You - Les Chansonettes 05 Hey Boy - The D C Blossoms 06 If I Had (One Gold Piece) - The Prophets 07 Dream My Heart - Shirley Edwards Side 2 01 Stop Overlooking Me - The Cairos 02 Shame - The Enjoyables 03 I Won't Be Coming Back - J.D. Bryant 04 My Only Love - The Counts 05 I Won' t Believe It Till I See It - Little Bobby Parker 06 Takin' My Time - Leroy Taylor & The Four Kays 07 This Time (I'm Gonna Be True) - Ray Pollard "Shrine Northern - The 60s Rarest Dance Label" is out 28.04.2023 https://acerecords.co.uk/shrine-northern-the-60s-rarest-dance-label -
Soul Source - Now in its 26th year! hi *|member_name|* Welcome to the Soul Source Weekly Newsletter *|date|* A quick and easy way for all Soul Source members to check out all that is happening here on Soul Source. You can check out all the highlights of recent soul source content below... Latest News and Articles Pama International - Hypocrite - New Single Source 13 hours ago Secret History of Chicago Music - Bobby Jonz (Jones) Source Friday at 15:22 Soul Up North #115 Spring Issue 2023 Out Now Source March 13 30 Years Of Northern Soul In Todmorden Booklet (2001) Keithg March 9 NEW Retro Soul 45 - Bella Brown & The Jealous Lovers - What Will You Leave Behind - LRK Records Thfcliam March 8 Jimmy Radcliffe - Barbara Jean English - Big Man New 45 Release BMR 101 Mark Bicknell March 6 True Soul Scottish Rare Soul Weekender 2023 Lawman March 1 Forum Topics Joe Valentine – I Lost The Only Love I Had Dj Kristofunk 9 hours ago 2 comments Keep trying with these recent releases Soulmanstu 10 hours ago 1 comments Curtis Lee, Is she in your town Haighy 11 hours ago 1 comments The best DJ the UK has produced. Fiftyboiledeggs 12 hours ago 5 comments Buster and Eddie Tony Parker 12 hours ago 2 comments News: Pama International - Hypocrite - New Single Source 13 hours ago 1 comments Angie Stone 'no more rain ( in this cloud) ' Andybellwood 14 hours ago 1 comments EXCEPTIONALS - UNLUCKY GIRL - GRT Spook 15 hours ago 1 comments Brothers guiding light + 2 top 70s Wiganer1 15 hours ago 1 comments Huge saleslist Northern, Modern, Funk with MP3 Docfish 16 hours ago 1 comments Source Store New Arrivals Jimmy Radcliffe / Barbara Jean English - Taste Sour Don't It - BMR 1013 Soul Up North #115 2023 William Bell The Man In The Street - The Complete 'Yellow' Stax Singles CDTOP 515 Hytones - You Don't Even Know My Name / Good News - Kent REPRO 10 Ty Karim - Lighten Up Baby / All At Once - Kent REPRO 11 Warren Raye & The Infernal Blues Machine - It's The Feeling I Get - Kent Select 086 Jackie Dee / Dave Hamilton - Who/ Who (Instrumental) - Kent Select 085 Latest Videos Sally Molloy Northern Soul Dance tribute to Little Ann Source March 11 0 comments Northern Soul - C4 Full English - Grayson Perry Feb 2023 Source February 10 0 comments Richard & Kev in conversation with Adam White Chatty January 23 1 comments Upcoming Weekenders and Allnighters Dark Horses niter @ Dordon Tamworth Sat 25 Mar 2023 20:00 (GMT) 2 comments Hip City Soul Club "Rare Soul Xtravaganza" Sat 25 Mar 2023 23:00 (GMT+1) 0 comments The Rhythm Soul & Funk Weekender #4 Fri 31 Mar 2023 18:00 (GMT+1) - Sun 02 Apr 2023 00:00 (GMT+1) 0 comments Skipton Soul Weekender Sat 01 Apr 2023 14:00 (GMT+1) - Sun 02 Apr 2023 00:00 (GMT+1) 0 comments 6Ts 100 Club West Hampstead Special Thu 06 Apr 2023 20:00 (GMT+1) 0 comments Latest Gallery Images Soul Source - A source for soul! Now in its 26th year! View all the above in full along with much more soul content via... https://www.soul-source.co.uk/ Please note you can control all your Soul Source Newsletters via https://www.soul-source.co.uk/newsletters/ and https://www.soul-source.co.uk/settings/?area=newsletters
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A release information pass on, Pama International - Hypocrite Tap to view this Soul Source News/Article in full
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A release information pass on Pama International - Hypocrite Out digitally now Out on vinyl 1st July 2023 'The next single from Pama International is a southern soul take on an early 1970s reggae classic - The Heptones - Hypocrite. I’ve loved this song, ever since I recorded a version with one of my old bands - Special Beat. Along with Ranking Roger (The Beat), John Bradbury, Horace Panter and Neville Staple (all of The Specials) we laid down a reggae version back in 1991 at UB40’s studio. It was an absolute delight to revisit the song and give it a southern soul work over. I’m truly proud of the results and very much hope you enjoy it to!' -
Sean ain't been on here since last year, and his website aint had any news posted for a bit @Sean Hampsey profile link above - anyone help out?
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just finished a couple of series The Last Of Us - never played the game, so the storyline was all new to me, well it started off great, but to me it then all sort of went downhill into a sort of old school western style plod, though the last epsiode was spot on The Gold BBC - A most enjoyable series for us, maybe just a bit too many episodes, but would sat its a 4 and a half starrer Upcoming highlights Return of Ted Lasso, wife loves it, so it's a watch here, whats the members take on this? Any more upcoming or running series to watch out for or give a go?
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Site will be offline tonight 17 March 2023 for essential maintenave Scheduled for 21:00hrs (uk Time) max 60 mins
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Can we try and give our media posts in this the 'media' forum a bit of TLC Opening a topic and seeing just a bare url there with no info, no playlists, no description, no image or even a hint of a embed is all a bit brutal Some member's do manage to post playlists and such which is great but for those minimalists out there ask can you 'up' your posts so they have a better more interesting look thanks now
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Yep spotify is what I use, and would recomend, it also has a free with advert subscription still yept? After a few days with apple music via an apple tv box, it doesn't seem close to Spotifys catalogue soul wise so far but technical wise is impressive, espically stuff like the spatial sound feature Shame can have an mix of both Also apple music doesn't work with garmin which is another winner for spotify
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Another quality addition to this ongoing series by Steve Krakow on the Chicago Reader Website, tap below for details and link Tap to view this Soul Source News/Article in full
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Another quality addition to this ongoing series by Steve Krakow on the Chicago Reader Website This time the focus is on Bobby Jonz (Jones) THE SECRET HISTORY OF CHICAGO MUSIC It’s never too late to give soul-blues master Bobby Jonz his flowers When he died from COVID in July 2020, the country could barely spare a moment to revisit the gritty, funky, passionate music he’d spent decades making. by Steve Krakow March 16, 2023 The full article can be had via via https://chicagoreader.com/music/the-secret-history-of-chicago-music/its-never-too-late-to-give-soul-blues-master-bobby-jonz-his-flowers/ -
thanks for the interest, the offer is over now as two members have now stepped up and so we now have two events to demo our 'new' featured events feature you can see which events as they now both show on the front page https://www.soul-source.co.uk and at the top of the various event listings with popout featured branding https://www.soul-source.co.uk/events/week/2023-03-24/ ---------------------------------------------- The 'Featured Event' feature is a recent addtion to our Event Guide and set up to help events stand out More info here https://www.soul-source.co.uk/forums/topic/438352-events-new-featured-events-feature/
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Age Uk advert featuring the Tams Very upbeat at first but then goes down a different path to get over quite a powerful message
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Looking for two event promoters/organisers who won't say no to a bit of 'free' event promotion Just need two events to help us demo a new event promotion feature in our event guide So if your event is on either Friday 24th March, Saturday 25th March or Sunday 26 March and up for it Just drop me a pm and will get back to you asp
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Colmine Records the place to go https://www.coleminerecords.com/collections/newandupcoming thumbs up
