Mick Sway

As far as I know this LP only, the other track from Plays The Hits:

I wondered if any one had seen this very controversial Marvin / Kool and the Gang mix, currently shown on another thread: Personally I love it, though the soul police are out in force. Later Edit: I now find out that its been on you tube for a couple years, so I guess I'm joining the party late.

I'm sorry that you feel that way about it. Marvin's certainly one of my soul hero's and the one thing I loved about him was his innovation. If I recall correctly he had to twist a few arms at Motown to get "what's going on" out. While I'm not saying that this piece is in the same class and could do with a little polishing, it's a nice stab at reinventing a classic. Listening to that vocal over my favourite Kool &the Gang track, for me its magical! The original still stands on its own merits. Bound to be controversial though I suppose. Nice thread,thanks for sharing. Mick

The Ultimate Kim - A Thrill a Moment:

Haven't been out for a while now. Knackered knees & bad hearing only the great taste remains! Best Mick

They're defo a Latino Soul outfit, checkout the writing credits, written by band member Albert Garcia, here's a quote from You-tube feedback: "The three vocalist Henry Hernandez, Jack Martinez and Ralph Cortez were probably my favorite line-up!" Henry Hernandez being the joint producer of this tune, I think" that girl" came out on a local label. This also quite nice, sounds like a similar vocalist :

MIDDLETON, GENE & FUNK FACTORY : No One To Love Me Beautiful crossover, Nice One! Mick Dunno what folks will make o this one. As far as I can make out Royal Jesters were a latin/soul/garage band: The Royal Jesters "That Girl" :

Re:BBC Radio report obout the German case I would like to re-iterrate the point made during the BBC discussion, that according to what I recall was being said, any US copyright related breaches ( anywhere in the world) , may be tried in the US because it is the US companies that act as servers for the internet. Although I would add the rider that I wasn't making notes at the time and am therefore going from memory, I was hoping that some one else may have heard this program. It saddens me for the lesser known artists whose material may not have otherwise been heard. I wonder whether Black Sugar II, would have been re-pressed without internet demand (I assume its a legit release)? All this while the booteggers continue to ply their trade. I admit to having enjoyed catching up with rare tunes through You-tube. As for getting off my proverbial (as was stated by another pundit earlier) to hear the tunes, at 60 my knees have gone and I can't honestly see myself at a nighter anymore, my leanings are towards crossover and real soul, to which the same arguments of freedom of expression apply. Neat thread. Mick PS are there any copyright lawyers out there, prepared to give a definitive view on this?

Now this is a long thread and I don't pretend to have read every posting, however just in case anyone has missed it, there has been a long standing legal case going on in Germany, which received coverage on the BBC a couple of weeks ago on Radio 5 in particular. Basically a German based writers, artists and performers organisation has taken Google to court and won in Germany,with regard to their performing rights (please refer to the links below) in respect of illegal You-tube uploads (now blocked in Germany?). I understand that as a result You-tube has now to filter out copyrighted material in Germany. During the presenters discussion on the matter, the "experts" were saying that anyone illegally downloading material could be prosecuted in the US Courts because all the main internet servers and their related companies are based in the US. How aggressively offenders can be pursued however was a matter of conjecture due to their sheer numbers globally. I am not trying to put the frighteners on anyone, but personally I am considering closing my You-tube account. I enjoy sharing my tunes, in the same way that I might invite someone into the "music" room to play a tune or share with them a mix CD. I don't see any difference between this and You-tube uploads which give some very obscure artists (many now deceased) a global audience. Thanks Mick PS I am also surprised be the occasionally harsh responses of Soulsource staff, no need to say what an otherwise great forum Soulsource is. Links and quotes: From BBC News 20/04/12: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17785613 "YouTube loses court battle over music clips: A court in Hamburg ruled that YouTube is responsible for the content that users post to the video sharing site. It wants the video site to install filters that spot when users try to post music clips whose rights are held by royalty collection group, Gema. The German industry group said in court that YouTube had not done enough to stop copyrighted clips being posted. Rights battle YouTube said it took no responsibility for what users did, but responded when told of copyright violations. "Today's ruling confirms that YouTube as a hosting platform cannot be obliged to control the content of all videos uploaded to the site," said a spokesperson for the video site. "We remain committed to finding a solution to the music licensing issue in Germany that will benefit artists, composers, authors, publishers and record labels, as well as the wider YouTube community," they added. Gema's court case was based on 12 separate music clips posted to the website. The ruling concerns seven of the 12 clips. If YouTube is forced to pay royalties for all the clips used on the site it will face a huge bill. Gema represents about 60,000 German song writers and musicians. If enforced, the ruling could also slow the rate at which video is posted to the site as any music clip would have to be cleared for copyright before being used." Other reports: https://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501465_162-57417664-501465/german-court-rules-against-youtube-in-rights-case/ https://support.google.com/googleplay/artists/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1728994 https://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/viacom-vs-youtube-copyright-battle-back-on-take-two/73343 From CBS news: "A German court has ruled that online video platform YouTube must install filters to prevent users from uploading some music videos whose rights are held by a music-royalties collecting body. German news agency dapd reported that the Hamburg state court on Friday mostly sided with Germany's GEMA, which represents about 60,000 German writers and musicians. GEMA took Google Inc.'s YouTube unit to court over 12 temporarily uploaded music videos for which no royalties were paid. YouTube has maintained that it bears no legal responsibility for the uploaded content - saying it checks and sometimes blocks content when users alert the firm about alleged violations of laws. It was not immediately clear whether the ruling will be appealed."

Here's one just arrived on the doormat via Steve Plumb, another Betty Wright but more in the vain of the recent trend for the Latin groove, "circle of heart break". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WH3XH9qXrZg&feature=youtu.be

Can't agree, the flip is a very strong song well sung. Overpriced all the same. Regards Mick

Don't know where Art was first played, but for those that missed post, his auction copy of Art Gentry went for £138 , as per below: Art Gentry Merry-go-round C/w I Can't Make It (with Out You) Bob Manuel's Memphis project features a brief brass intro that collides with a frantic runaway-train guitar rhythm, Art Gentry effortlessly harnesses his vocal to. The Memphis horn section takes the reigns and provides a floor-dismantling session which no brakes or means of slowing down. THIS IS A NORTHERN SOUL STOMPER! Flip it over and experience Bob Manuel using the same ingredients for a totally different effect, this side is where the real value lies in this vanishing disc. A soulful down-tempo journey through pain, despair and fear. Gentry's expressive vocal is dressed with a shrill girl chorus, haunting brass and precise piano interventions, Art's so smooth vocal sits in the middle of all this sadness, serving up a soulful crossover stroller from the top-drawer. THIS IS NORTHERN SOUL CROSSOVER at it's finest. Sorry, this item has already been won! The winning bid was £ 138.00

A pleasure Steve, here's the killer track from her Vault LP:

Another track from her Volt output, a tremendous beat ballad:

You would have thought that over the few years atht she was signed with them, there must be Stax/Volt/MiKim demo's in their archive. Here's the flip, "gonna be alright", which shows what a great voice she has. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd58DHe4yOk

This guy obviously wants the hose pipe bans ended: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-NORTHERN-DON-THOMAS-COME-TRAIN-PROMO-pressing-/160785355565 He's a regular with the boots which for some reason appear to end mid day . Mick

Kent's latest Stax/Volt compilation slipped out without my noticing, though I dare say that it's been featured on Soulsource somewhere. The CD ,Nobody Wins-Stax Southern Soul 1968-75,includes many of the great tracks from this thread plus a number of previously unreleased items including The Charmells, Charlene & the Soul Serenaders,Sylivia & the Blue Jays and Calvin Scott's great version of I Never found a girl, Click here for a review, track listing and samples. Got my order in tonight. Mick

I'm not a dealer but recent searches on Popsike (shows some but not all E-bay transaction) appear to show a decline in auction values over recent years. Many sellers it seems to me have an inflated idea of the value of some relatively commercial Motown output, based upon the brand and age. I would be interested to know what other folks think. Hope that this helps. Best Mick

OK so I'll try to keep this going, Anyway I came across this beautiful mid tempo Kim Weston tune recently, on which Ronnie McNair shares co-writing credits. Too slow for most I guess, but it's a perfect vehicle for Kim's lovely voice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd58DHe4yOk&feature=youtu.be

This is real nice, Eddie Floyd again though:

I bought this for La,La from Beatin' for a tenner, didn't realise that it had tripled in price. Nice one! Mick

Annita Henson "bit by bit" , a cheapy available from Anglo:

Eddie Floyd https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZgWlRKkLME

RE:THE MONTCLAIRS Paula 381 "Hung Up" There appears to be about one per month of these sold since July last year. Checkout Popsike: https://www.popsike.com/php/quicksearch.php?pagenum=3&searchtext=The+Montclairs+&incldescr=&sortord=&thumbs=&currsel= The seller is GB and FYI uses the same description: "ONLY 200 copies were pressed. THIS IS A GENUINE ERROR ON THE PART OF THE PRESSING PLANT. THIS IS NOT A RE-ISSUE OR PRESSING"

It still punches above its weight. Nice one M