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Hi Mike! a quick mail to wish you a Soulful 2002 and let you know theres an update going on at www.lapellenera.com Check out Club Soul pages for 12 new 7" reviews and complete MP3 files! Titles are: CLIFTON DYSON "IM GIVING UP" QS GEORGE HUGHLEY "THATS WHY I CRY" BUDDAH ALBERT JONES "YOU AND YOUR LOVE" CANDY APPLE WILLIE MALLORY "YOU WENT BACK (ON WHAT YOU SAID)" LANOR THE TURNAROUNDS "I NEED YOUR LOVIN" MINIT THE VASHONETTES "A MIGHTY GOOD LOVER" CHECKER GERRI GRANGER "CASTLE IN THE SKY" BIG TOP JOHNNY SAYLES "ANYTHING FOR YOU" MINIT JIMMY NORMAN "IM LEAVING" MERCURY JIMMY LEWIS "I QUIT, YOU WIN" TANGERINE BOBBY WILLIAMS "IVE ONLY GOT MYSELF TO BLAME" SURE-SHOT LITTLE CHARLES&THE SIDEWINDERS "TALKIN ABOUT YOU,BABE" DECCA see you on our web site Take care, Michele www.lapellenera.com Il sito Italiano dedicato al rare soul. Recensioni, label scan, sound samplers La Pelle Nera for Connoisseurs of Soul! ========================================= www.lapellenera.com the italian site devoted to rare soul. Reviews, label scan, sound samplers La Pelle Nera for Connoisseurs of Soul!

PAVILION, HUDDERSFIELD, SATURDAY JANUARY 12 2002 By Shirley Stewart This is a slightly biased review as this venue is run by my better half, Colin Wood, with the help of the other resident DJs, John Purvis and Eddie Engel. The venue has been running since last May every second Friday of every second month. Previous attendance’s had been disappointing so after the October date we decided to change the soul nite to a Saturday for 2002. Whether a Friday night had been the reason for previous low numbers or word had spread about the sort of soul nite we were aiming for I’m not sure, but Saturday night was definitely our best night to date, both for the numbers through the door and the class of music played. Soulies came from far and wide and were not disappointed with the records that the DJs spun – although the dance floor was hard work so there was not quite as much action on it as many of us dancers would have liked, anyone who knows me knows that I just lurve to dance. Still the toons given long overdue airings more than made up for the shin killing dance floor. The guest DJs were Alex Jones who has a superb record collection (if you ever get chance to hear him DJ you’ve just got to make the trip) and “Toddy Tim” Brown, whose reputation precedes him. Tim, along with others, turned up around midnight after DJing at John and Janet Hillel’s wedding (congratulations you two by the way – sorry we missed your special day). Col had been starting to pace the floor a little as panic began to set in when the midnight hour loomed and still no sign of Tim, as some of those attending had come along to hear Tim’s set and Col was beginning to think John & Janet had maybe kidnapped him or his records ………….. hmmm what would I do, kidnap Tim or kidnap his records? Anyway we were all treated to a wicked night full of spanking music and a huge thank you to all the DJs and punters alike. I hope you enjoyed yourselves I know I did!!!! Anyway these are a selection of tunes played, I hope I’ve credited the records to the appropriate DJs but if I’ve boobed in any way I’ll apologise now Eddie Engel: Tokays – Baby, Baby, Baby Bobby Taylor – There are roses in this world somewhere Brice Cofield – Ain’t that right Ivorys – Please stay Joey Delorenzo – Wake up to the sunshine girl H B Barnum – It hurts too much to cry The Professionals – That’s why I love you Kell Osborne - The lonely boys song Freddie Houston – Soft Walking Mikki Farrow – Set my heart at ease Fashions – When love slips away Joe Graves – A boy and a girl fall in love Sequins – Try my love Bernie Williams – Ever again Gambrells – Jive talk Ty Karim – You really made it good to me Alex Jones: Hytones – Bigger & better Servicemen – Are you angry Salvadors – Stick by me baby Bob & Fred – I’ll be on my way Emory & Dynamics – Lets take a look Sharon McMahn – Gotta find another guy Flash Mckinley – I’ll reassure you Devotions – De Do Dop Dop Servicemen – I need a helping hand Passions – If you see my baby Cody Black – Mr Blue Executive Four - Gotta a good thing going Temptones - Girl I love you Groovettes – Think it over baby Tim Brown: Little Henry – Way of living Sonny Fishback – Heart breaking man Ted Wildon – I can’t take no more Orlons – Envy Bobby Day – Pretty little girl next door Gloria Howell – You’d better hurry up Ralph Graham – She just sits there Uptown Orchestra – Come go with me Springers – Nothing’s too good for my baby Cookie Jackson – Try love Rotations – Put another dime on D9 Swans – Nitty gritty city Imperial Cs – Someone tell her Cody Black – I’m slowly moulding Locations – Mr Diamond man John Purvis. Larry Hale – Once Spencer – Searchin’ for love Gene Woodbury – That’s not half bad Keni Lewis – Not the marrying kind Jimmy Church – Right on time Billy Woods – I don’t want to lose your love Joe Simon – The girl’s alright with me Monroe Taylor – Proud Guy Sharon Scott – Lock & key Don Ray – Born a loser Quotations – I don’t have to worry Joan Moody – Music to my ears Colin Wood. Whispers – Needle in a haystack Cal Green – Stormy Edwin Starr – Gonna keep on tryin’ til I win you love Billy Floyd – My oh my Spencer – My baby’s comin’ home Shirley Wahls – Why am I crying Sammy Ambrose – Welcome to dreamsville Sammy Sevens – Everybody crossfire Springfield Rifle – That’s all I really need Carl Spencer – Cover girl Diane Pane – What side your bread is buttered on Timi Yuro – Can’t stop running away Cheers, Shirley.

Back-to -work blues? Get over it -with the Get it Baby new Year special! jo wallace-these old shoes lisa hurley-solid teak soundsystem that girl lynn-acid jazz northern soul, funky soul, club soul, our soul Friday 4th january The pleasure Unit 359 bethnal Green Rd cheap bar cool venue 9pm-2am £3 admission but please arrive early cos no admission / readmission after midnight Enquiries please phone 07931 186 568 Be seeing you! T.g.l.

If up in North West area, just a warning that if listening to the highly regarded "The Soul Connection" show on Wire FM, may catch me doing a intro to the soul side of the internet sort of guest thing on tonights show. Should be a good laugh, 7pm - 9pm being the time, info and a few sounds being my bit.

I got this email today... all you fine girls and boys need to contact this Lady... .. i really liked your site and would love to talk to you about the Northern scene. Were making a series for Channel 4 about UK soul and one of the programmes is focused on Northern Soul in the 70s and the its heyday at the Wigan Casino. We are particularly looking for great women to talk to so I wonder if you were Wigan regulars or if not perhaps you know other women who would be willing to help us with our research. Were keen to talk to soul boys too - so if you know any lively blokes who were around back in the day - please put me in touch with them too! As usual with telly were strapped for time so please get back in touch if you can. Good luck with the site and season greetings. Very best wishes Helen Littleboy Producer/director Diverse Production

OK, here goes.......included a few classics - well it was our Xmas bash, and indeed the other guys really went for it on the oldies tip later on too, as youll see when the playlists come through! ;-) First time out at the Dome for the Dream Team (awesome stomper), and also for the Swans, Czars, Bobby Freeman and the Detroit Rhythm Section (thank you Mr.Rix for that track! :-)) Friday 14 Dec 01 - CSC Dome Xmas Event Playlists Two weeks after the annivesary and its back again,the gods of rare soul must have been in a top mood, giving you two domes in such a short time. Though local events meant no show for me. Sounds like it was a good one with special guest Shifty throwing out some top drawer tunes. And regulars Irish Greg, David F, Carl and Alan keeping it real with quality sounds to kill for and Mark George delivering a quality early door set. OK, here goes.......included a few classics - well it was our Xmas bash, and indeed the other guys really went for it on the oldies tip later on too, as youll see when the playlists come through! ;-) First time out at the Dome for the Dream Team (awesome stomper), and also for the Swans, Czars, Bobby Freeman and the Detroit Rhythm Section (thank you Mr.Rix for that track! :-)) First off a compilation of some of the sounds spun by all the D.J.s on Friday. Then Mr Fynns and Mark Georges own sets Frank Foster -Movin from Detroit - Bell Acetate Walter & Admerations - Man O Man -La Cindy Edwin Starr - BackStreet - Ric Tic Antellects - Love Slave - Flodavieur Sept. Jones - Give me all of your love - Unissued Pied Piper Fred & The Turbines - Bernadine - Cenco Bernie Williams - Ever Again - Frankford Wayne Acetate Damon fox -Packin Up - Fairmount Jimmy Ricks -Oh what a feeling - Festival Districts - One Lover (just wont do) - Nile Incredibles - Theres nothing else to say - Audio Arts Jimmy Burns/Bobby James - I really love you - Shifty Mega Mix Hayes Cotton - Black wings have my Angel - Resist Helen Troy - Bring that man my way - C/up Czars - Tell me with your eyes - Key-loc Jokers - Soul Sound - Sko-field Edwin Starr - Stop her on Sight - Polydor Ester Grant - Lets get the most out of love - Wilestone Eddie Campbell - Contagious love - Artco Chuck Jackson - Hand it Over - Wand Donna Loren - Blowing out the Candles - Capitol Nat hall - Why - Loop TC Lee & The Bricklayers - Up and down the hill - King Herb ward -Strange Change - Argo Allen Sisters - In with the downtown crowd - Test Pressing Blue Jays - Point of View - Jay Bobby Adams & Betty Lou - Dr TrueLove - Tarx William Powell - Heartaces And Souvenirs - Powerhouse Strands - Breeze from the Trees - Tarx Guitar Ray - Youre gonna wreck my life - Sha gg Vickie laBatt - Gotta kept hanging on - Sha gg Eddie Parker - Im gone - Awake Curley Moore - You dont mean - Sansu Youngblood Smith - You can split - Verve Mayfield Singers - Dont stop none - Unisssued Timmie Williams- Competition - Mala Van Dykes - Saving my love for a rainy day - Mala Younghearts - A little Togetherness - Canterbury Tommy Ridgley - My loves getting stronger - Int. City Detroit Rhythm Section - I Know Something - C/UP Swans - Nitty Gritty City - Dore Alt.Take Harvey Averne Dozen - Think it over - Atlantic LP Bobby Freeman - Swing Me - Autumn Unissued Paul Sindab - I was a fool - Knox Betty Lavette - What condition my condition is in - Karen Donna King - Take me Home - Hot Line Gwen Owens - Just say your wanted etc - Velgo On to Mr Flynns set MAYFIELD PLAYERS - DONT STOP NONE - INST. - MAYFIELD UNISSUED BOBBY FREEMAN - SWING ME - AUTUMN UNISSUED HARVEY AVERNE DOZEN - THINK IT OVER - ATLANTIC LP CZARS - TELL HER WITH YOUR EYES - KEY LOC OXFORD NIGHTS - IM SUCH A LONELY ONE - DELPHI DIPLOMATS - HONEST TO GOODNESS - MINIT CHARADES - THE KEY TO MY HAPPINESS - MGM VAN DYKES - SAVE MY LOVE FOR A RAINY DAY - MALA SWANS - NITTY GRITTY CITY - DORE ALT.TAKE THE JOKERS - SOUL SOUND - SKO-FILED SOUL INC. - MY PROPOSAL - COCONUT GROOVE SEPTEMBER JONES - GIVE ME ALL OF YOUR LOVE - PIED PIPER UNISSUED DETROIT RHYTHM SECTION - I KNOW SOMETHING - C/UP HELEN TROY - BRING THAT MAN MY WAY - C/UP GERRI HALL - WHO CAN I RUN TO - HOT LINE HAYES COTTON - BLACK WINGS HAVE MY ANGEL - RESIST DONNA LOREN - BLOWING OUT THE CANDLES - CAPITOL PRECIOUS THREE - I NEED A MAN - REFOREE FESTIVALS - HEY GIRL - BLUE ROCK PEOPLES CHOICE - SAVING MY LOVIN FOR YOU - PALMER GLORIA JONES - COME AND GO WITH ME - UPTOWN RUBIN - YOUVE BEEN AWAY - KAPP TONY GALLA - IN LOVE - SWAN DEADBEATS - NO SECOND CHANCE - STRATA DREAM TEAM - IM NOT SATISFIED - GREGORY Great night! ;-) David Mark Georges early doors spot Jean DuShon - Second Class Lover - Okeh Sam Anderson - Standing at the edge of the sea - King The Lively Ones - Take it While You Can - MGM Willie & Mighty Magnificents - Soulin - All Platinum Delegates Of Soul - Ill come Running Back - UpLook Soulville Allstars - Im Gonna get to you - Soulville Sidney Barnes - Youll always be in Style - Red Bird Tom Emanuel & Ron - Why - Golden Three The Angels - More than ever now - River City Guitar Ray - Youre Gonna wreck My Life - Shagg Luke Day - Love Line - Renfro Houston Outlaws - Aint no telling - Westbound Jackey Avery - I got love - Tail gate Little Stanley - The Stran - Vance Re-Vels - I want a new love - Trent Town Robert red top Young - Your Future - Soulsations Johnny & the Blazers - What you gonna do - J-Mer

Just a reminder that quality real soul nites are still going strong in London Town -Of course its the George Jackson soul nites, if you like your soul real and deep heres a brief taste George Jackson Nite - Still going strong A selection of sounds played recently at GJ: . Spencer Wiggins I Cant Be Satisfied (MGM Sounds of Memphis) . Lee Jones & Sounds of Soul This House Is Haunted (Amy) . Freddie Hughes & Chevelles I Just Found Out (Janus) . The Masqueraders Please Take Me Back (Bell) . Kenny Ballard I Wanna Love You (Toy) . F.O.B. featuring Tanita Gaines Forgetting Aint Easy (Enforcer) . Lee Moore Aint Gonna Spread Myself (Tri-City) . Sam Dees Fragile Handle With Care (Atlantic) . Connie Laverne Cant Live Without You (GSF) . Martha Whitney This Is My Prayer (T-Neck) . Charles Brimmer Mr Teardrops (Broadmoor) . Gwen McCrae I Found A Love (Cat) . John Edwards The Look On Your Face (Bell) . Wilson Love Funny Money (NS) . Wilson Picket Jealous Love (Atlantic) Our December newsletter will be available shortly. If you would like further information please e-mail us at: mail@georgejackson.ndo.co.uk

Heres some good news!! SCENESVILLE have announced details of their new venue. The club, who had their final event at Notre Dame on December 7th, have had to move from the Leicester Square venue to make way for the venues conversion to a theatre. The next Scenesville Rare 60s Soul night will be held at The Camden Centre, an eye-popping Grade II listed 1930s opera hall that has been converted into a ballroom and is conveniently situated exactly opposite St Pancras Station on the Euston Road, a minutes walk from Kings Cross train and underground stations and four minutes from Euston. With easy parking close by, superb acoustics, a whopping 8K sound system and a late bar, all the ingredients are there for a cracking night of 60s Rare and Northern Soul. Top that off with all the classic Scenesville sounds plus guest spots by Guy Hennigan and Dave Rimmer and its looking like another cant-miss night for 2002. SCENESVILLE FRIDAY FEBRUARY 22nd THE CAMDEN CENTRE EUSTON ROAD LONDON (directly opposite St Pancras Station) ANDY RIX, DAWN BROWN and NICK BROWN plus guests GUY HENNEGAN and DAVE RIMMER 9pm-2am, £8 members (£9 non-members) www.scenesville.com . *********

Weekend Going Ons A fair few events happened and heres a brief run down of some of them, dont forget if want to pass on to rest of world what your event was just hit that submit button and let them know!! Notre Dame - Friday Heard it was a packer with a great atmosphere, and great sounds. As you may have read it was the last current one there due to the venue being converted into a theatre.Which is a great shame, as to me it was one of the leading uk soul nites, and definitely a unique venue. Lets face it anywhere which has such a strong regular dj line up and regular top drawer guests is going to be severley missed. The promoters are looking at new venues, hopefully news will arrive soon. Big thanks go out to promoters, regular djs and all the guest djs - Nick and Dawn Brown, Andy Rix, Chris Dale and all for giving uk soul fans great quality rare soul nites at this great venue over the last 18 months Prestwich - Friday Heard it was a packer, with Tim Brown getting the thumbs up from mate as the spot he most enjoyed, said a great set. Reckons overall the nite on the main floor was mostly mix of current and revivals, with Ginger Taylor giving a great mixed set, he tried to check out the modern room but says as so popular and thus packed it was operating a one in one out policy. Bangor - Friday A local soul nite at the Bangor City Social Club up here in North Wales. Had a most enjoyable nite, a great range of quality sounds from all djs, current floorpackers, upfront r+b, top 70s, classy revivals , popular oldies. Something for everyone - being an apt phase. Guest Djs inc Mark Mac, Mark Morgan, Bob Schaffer. Round about 120 + in, if you in North Wales area next one is Friday Jan 05 more details soon 100 Club Saturday Thanks to Nick who passed on a quick few words to let you know that ....yes it was another great nite at the 100 club! 100 was bloody busy, expecting the usual pre Christmas quiet night, so was really surprised, good to see soul fans from Pisa, Italy over for the night. Good spots from Ginger, only heard one spot from Arthur Fenn (he had Soul Sam carry his boxes!!!) started off with a couple of sixties then went into some nice xover, the ole shoes pair played some real nice bits Ady with his usual top drawer bits. A really good night, dance floor kicking all night, went mental when Ginger (?) played the Helen Troy thing, ace night, always enjoy it more when you're expecting just a bit of socialising and it turns into one of those "everybodys up for it nights" Great. Jazz Fm - Sunday Well managed to catch it this week, and has a most enjoyable time listening to it, Tim Brown was the guest this week and him and Richard S delivered a thoroughly good show, loads of unissues, rarities, as you may imagine and usual high standard of information. Few odds snips of news below Big laughs at Gingers delayed request, with a request for "you hit me where it hurts" and a message for his sparring partner Tim Brown to watch out for those vandals. (just a wild guess but think this may have something to do with someones recent antics at a weekender ;) ) Guest on Boxing Day is Shifty so write that in diary Goldmine CD - Niter 3 out in Feb covering the "Now" Northern Scene Carla Whitney - Albert Jones rare Canadian lps are out on one single GM cd out this week Next weeks guest Derek Pearson, so definitely sack Christmas shopping on that day Next Rare Soul Review out in Jan Audio of above to follow hopefully!

More news from the sopranos of rare soul Friday December 14th is our Xmas party, the usual residents Carl Fortnum, Irish Greg, Alan Handscombe and David Flynn: Shifty and Mark George for the guests. Usual times and prices etc. more details on the website Regards and thanks for your continued support Matt Jahans The Capitol Soul Club www.mjpromotions.com