Chalky

I don’t remember Keb playing it. Guy for certain, it was massive for him.

A late Autumnal look at some recent and forthcoming releases and a few off the shelf from recent years also. I take a look ate the forthcoming Impulse LP from Soul Junction and the forthcoming Soul 4 Real LP Soul Prescription. Impulse - I Really Love You - Forthcoming Soul Junction LP Shenita Hunt - What’s Mine Is Mine - Download MT Jones - I’d Be Lying - Forthcoming Creative Soul Impulse - Free To Be Me - Forthcoming Soul Junction LP Maxine Brown - Don’t Leave Me Baby - Soul 4 Real Soul Prescription LP The Ellis Hall Group - Those Passing Words - Forthcoming Super Disco Edits Dee Ervin - One More Day - Kent Candi Staton - One More Hurt - Kent GarciaWalker&Durrell - Gotta Have You - Soul Intention Ron Shy - Don’t They Know - Soul Junction El Count Executives - I Want To Thank You - Cannonball Records Marion Java’s - Waiting In The Wings (Ecla Mix) - AOTN Dee Ervin - You Make Me Happy - Kent Mayberry Movement - What Did I Do Wrong - Kent The Four Thoughts - Kisses & Roses - Soul Direction Aretha Franklin - I’m Trying To Overcome - Soul 4 Real Soul Children - Midnight Sunshine - Soul 4 Real Soul Prescription LP Jessie James - Don’t Forget That I Love You - Forthcoming North Broad Street Embers - Aware Of Love - Big Man Records Magic Sam - That’s All I Need - Soul 4 Real Tommy Youngblood - Tobacco Road North - Kent Gil Scott Heron - Your Daddy Loves You - Soul 4 Real Soul Prescription LP The Delights - Now We’re Sure - CannonBall Records Johnnie Taylor - You’re The Best Girl In The World - Soul 4 Real Soul Prescription LP Walter Jackson - It’s Hard To Believe - Soul 4 Real Soul Prescription LP Mayberry Movement - I Can See Him Making Love To You - Kent Mary Gresham - Nobody’s Gonna Turn Me Against You - MD Records Impulse - What’s That Sound - Forthcoming Soul Junction LP The Ellis Hall Group - What Will I Do - Forthcoming Super Disco Edits MT Jones - In My Arms - Forthcoming Creative Soul The Natural Soul Brothers Ltd - Cement Plaster & Gold - Soul Direction Aretha Franklin - Can You Love Again - Soul 4 Real Soul Prescription LP

I only heard the sad news last night that Andy passed away a couple off weeks ago. My sympathies and condolences to Andy's family and friends. R.I.P. Andy

This week sees the return to the studio of Ian Dewhirst, Music Curator, Consultant, Writer, Promotor, DJ. Wit, banter and great music as always.

And finally issue 7 Midnight Express 7.PDF

Issue 6 Midnight Express 6.PDF

Issue 4 Midnight Express 4.PDF issue 5 Midnight Express 5.PDF

What a great release, just what the Doctor ordered.

£581 & 2300

Think most of us who have Dj’ed have dabbled with her releases. Tommy and The Derbies, the Kansas group led by Tommy Gadson and not the Tommy Tate Derbys, with Marva

Great days, well nights, at Thorne

He did

He has retired although he did recently buy a collection that he has been selling.

issue 2 for your perusal Midnight Express Issue 2.PDF and issue 3 Midnight Express Issue 3.PDF

Thanks for the kind words and happy you are finding something new and enjoyable. If you didn't know the Hytones then try my website that features 60 odd podcasts of what was played at Stafford, Dj by Dj, all from the same era as the Hytones. https://www.soulunderground.co.uk

Possible, there has always been these records to one degree or another. It is simply more dumbing down of the scene and exploitation, they care little for the history of the scene nor do the intended audience.

This week Roger Banks makes a welcome return to the studio. Two hours of wit, banter and great soul music.

I agree, it is no longer about the music or the night out really, its all about them trying to show off, badly all to often.

I believe so, done for "friends"

The sooner the wheels fall off the bandwagon and the leeches and others exploiting the scene f&ck *ff the better. Northern Soul my arse.

The knowledge in those days was amazing, years before the internet. How would todays generation manage?

What a crock of sh*te

We have digitised magazines in the past, Shades of Soul, Backbeat etc so I thought I'd do Rod Dearloves magazine from the early 80s, Midnight Express. Here is issue 1, I'll do the others, well up to issue 7, as time allows. Not sure if there were other issues after 7? Midnight Express Issue 1.PDF

It was massive at the time, floor filler for Alan wherever he played, Butch and Carl also.

Shifty got two copies from Barry Wickham in LA, sold one to Carl Fortnum. Ginger was some time after, may have been Shifty's when he sold up? It was early to mid 90s, 92/3? before I got married in 1996.