Eddie Hubbard

Hello Russ ,hard to predict which one's , but I think some of the new house 12's will become indemand when the Northern scene get's round to playing them in a few years time .What do you think ? One Northern oldie which is still cheap and sounds great now is Tommy Rodgers " Pass the word " , I reckon this could go big if spun by the right DJ's .Best Wishes ,Eddie .

Full article:Â Sad news: Ernie Johnson RIP An obituary. A superb tribute Ady , they were the epitome of the Deep Soul sound , wonder if the two male duet style , will ever come back into vogue ? Best Wishes ,Eddie .

Here's a few 45's for sale from my collection , all are in excellent condition : Debby Dobbins - Glad I found you [spirit ] £ 10 The Catalinas - Laughin ' through tears [ Pagoda ] £15 The Traditions -My life with you [ Bar -Clay ] £ 20 Terrell & Dahrouge - Baby now there's two of you [Metromedia ] [old Arthur Fenn 70's spin ] £15 Herman H .Harper - Headed for the streets [Loadstone ] £10 Pierre Hunt - I've got to have your love [ Golden Wheels ] original Gold label £ 10 Smoke City - Love Affair [ Ampi ] £ 10 Mail me off list to reserve , postage is £1.50 recorded , and 50p for each '45 thereafter .Best Wishes ,Eddie .

Great interviews on this site Jon - many thanks for the link .I only went to Wigan as well , thogh Wigan was noticably quieter went Cleethorpes was on wasn't it ? See you friday ,Best , Eddie .

That Steeplechase is brilliant on your CD Andy , Dean Parrish on lead isn't it ? Best Wishes ,Eddie .

My fave is Margaret Little " Love finds a way " [ sorry haven't got a sound file ] Best ,Eddie .

Bloody hell Chalky , wish I was your cleaner !! :-) Best ,Eddie .

Some great choices there Steve .Best ,Eddie .

Marvin's Whats going on and Lets get it on are my all time faves , ones I can play all the way through are: Chris Bartley Sweetest thing this side of heaven [Vando ] Artistics I'm gonna miss you [brunswick ] Wiliams and Watson Two for the price of one , The Lovelites [uni ] , James Carr A man needs a woman and You've got my mind messed up [ Goldwax ] , Mancha and Barnes Rare Stamps , The Detroit Spinners [Tamla Motown ] and their first for Atlantic includes Ghetto Child ,One Of a A Kind , etc , The 4 Tops first 2 albums for Motown , The Temps ,Temptin' Temps ,Gettin' Ready and With a Lot Of Soul which are all superb . Best ,Eddie .

Hello Gene , you def . need the Jimmy Ruffin " I've passed this way before " [sPR 90041 ], loads of unissued and unusual tracks like " Kickin' stones " which are ace , plus Tamla Motown presents The Isley Brothers [ MFP 50014 ] which contains the superb "My love is your love forever " plus 11 more great sides . I collect these albums as well , car boots are great for getting them cheap ,Best Wishes ,Eddie .

Read in the Independant yesterday that Dennis D'ell of " Better use your head " UK CBS ] fame had died .Didn't know he was in the Honeycomb's of " Have I the right " ? Best ,Eddie .

I thought it was excellent as well Simon [ and anyone else who's read Rob's article ] , though , as Rob points out in his critique , many important landmarks were missed ,[ " doo - wop " etc ] , which would leave the average viewer in the dark as to the beginnings and roots of the music we love . I'd would have preferred to have had these events addressed , rather than a whole programme on Ray Charles . Didn't see the last programme , but if there was no mention of Gamble and Huff and the Philly Sound throughout the series then it's a crying shame , as their productions dominated the clubs and airwaves throughout the early to mid 70's and beyond . On the funk side of things , I've never understood the attraction of Artists such as Parliament , Funkadelic etc , great fun maybe , but compared to the lyrical and productive brilliance of records like " Heart Trouble " , " Don't Be Sore At Me " etc they have little relevance to real Soul Music . Was suprised to see the CD end with Bobby Brown , what about the new breed of Soul singers like Angie Stone , Jahiem or Joe , who if the average viewer got to hear , would maybe start buying Soul music again . I know the BBC only had 6 hours to play with , and the footage shown was superb [ especially the Otis Redding progaramme ] but it still left me thinking about the many brilliant Artists and producers they missed the boat with . Best Wishes ,Eddie .

I think that's a good thing Pete , it's about time someone took the lead as there's so many great unissued sides on CD's these days , that it's a crying shame if they don't get played .Best Wishes ,Eddie .

I've got one of these , but wouldn't sell it because of " Crying Clown " on flip side ,which is awesome Detroit midtempo , glad you dig it too !! Best ,Eddie.

I bought it for the flip side also !! Best ,Eddie .

Hello Mikey , I've got a picture cover 7" of the Marvin Gaye . Best ,Eddie .

Hello Dan , Marvin's version was released as a single in the UK [ with a picture cover ] , but was remixed , it would be interesting to hear if yours is the original mix ? Difficult to tell I know unless you've got both versions to listen to , prehaps someone could upload an mp3 of them both ? Hope this helps ,Eddie .

Hello Steve , can you send me your e - mail address , as I've a couple of CD's for you and want to mail you the track listings , Best Wishes ,Eddie .

Would really like to hear some of these Pete , do you have a CD of them ? Have you heard Movin Away by Ken Boothe ? Best Wishes ,Eddie .

Not sure Dan , think this might be a rarer one , which is nice for you !! Best ,Eddie.

I think it's The Lovations " Later Baby " - a great crossover dancer - nice one Dan !! Best ,Eddie .

I sold my copy of the album for £85 a couple of years ago .Found it for around 10cents in a bookshop in Vancouver in 1980 .Best ,Eddie .

I've got a promo and really enjoyed it " Neither one of us " -Gladys Knight is awesome , and all of the tracks have been shown the respect they deserve , " My world is empty " -Diana Ross is a revelation , transformed from" on the 4's Northern " to a quality stepper - great !! Best Wishes ,Eddie .

The lead on this is the same as on The International GTO's " I love my baby " [Rojac ] . Best ,Eddie .