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45's and a couple of LP tracks for lazy summer days / nights. Memories. Tracklist: 1. Cast of Magic Band - Don't say no (Space) 2. Clausel - Let me love you (Up Right) 3. Gateway - Show is over (ajsr / Super Disco Edits) 4. Dexter Wansel - The Sweetest Pain (Philadelphia) 5. Delegation - Oh Honey (Shady Brook) 6. Odyssey - Our lives are shaped by what we love (MoWest) 7. Rance Allen Group - Reason to survive (Capitol) 8. Melba Moore - Standing right here (Buddah) 9. Scandal ft Lee Genesis - Love either grows or goes (SAM) 10. Dayton - Sky's the limit (Super Disco Edits) 11. Badwater Bridge - Always (FER) 12. Bobby Barnes - Super high on your love (Soul 4 Real) 13. Leroy Hutson - Love the feeling (Curtom) 14. Tower of Power - So very hard to go (Warner Bros) 15. Gregg Jackson - One for the road (KYP) 16. Family Circle - Loving you make the world go round (Sky Disc) 17. By All Means - Do you remember (Island) Thanks as always for listening / looking.

Thanks Mal! Tune indeed..not listened to that LP for a long time. I was requested to play some ‘Lisa’ at our local soul night last Friday, didn’t have anything in the boxes at the time so played this instead and went down well as always… Try and keep positive hey.

Two more recent mixes of 10 12's on 1210's... Somewhere around 80-100 bpm mid-tempo soulful stepping territory. BIG thanks to Rod Dearlove (Voices From The Shadows) for sourcing a good half of these + many more wallet friendly 12's, 45's and LP's over recent years..some great mixes coming up from those growing 'Voices' boxes in the months ahead! Hope you enjoy.

Another Bank Hol weekend and another soulful mix of 60's & 70's faves, mostly mid-tempo. A couple of rarer records, cheap records and everything in between...45's & LP tracks, classics and a couple previously unreleased sides (until recent times). Some have been in previous mixes but what the heck! Hope you enjoy. Tracklist to follow next few days

Thanks as always for looking / listening. Tracklist here for anyone interested: 1. Mike & The Censations - Victim of Circumstance (Highland) 2. Lee Moses - I can't take no chances (Front Page) 3. Linda Jones - Hypnotized (Loma) LP Hypnotized', also on 45 4. Dee Dee Warwick - Don't pay them no mind (Mercury) LP 'Foolish Fool' 5. Bobby Taylor - How long has that evening train been gone (Gordy) LP 'Taylor Made Soul' 6. Willie Hutch - A love that's worth having (RCA) - LP 'Soul Portrait' 7. The Lovelites - You've hurt me now (UNi) LP ' With Love From The Lovelites' 8. Mitty Collier - What do you want (Peach Tree / Vivid Sound) LP 'William Bell Presents - Atlanta Sessions' 9. The Manhattans - Sweet little girl (Carnival) 10. The Hesitations - Yes I'm ready (GWP) 11. Houston Outlaws - It's no fun being alone (Westbound) 12. Dee Dee Warwick - Thank you love (Mercury) LP 'Foolish Fool' 13. William Bell & Mavis Staples - Strung out (Stax) 14. Freddie Hughes - Send my baby back (Wand) 15. Bettye Swann - Either you love me or leave me (Soul 4 Real) 16. Mike & The Censations - There is nothing I can do about it (Highland) 17. The Green Berets - (Lord) send me somebody (UNi) 18. Veda Brown - I can see every woman's man but mine (Stax) 19. Bobby Taylor - One too many heartaches (Gordy) LP - 'Taylor Made Soul' 20. Gladys Knight & the Pips - Every little bit hurts (SOUL) LP - Silk n' Soul ...Another Sunday Soul Slowdown in a couple weeks.

Round 10 of this fortnightly series and another hour of slower to mid sides from the 60's & 70's, more favourite LP and 45 tracks. Tracklist to follow in a few days, so for now why not have fun playing soulful bingo using the photo

Many thanks for listening and kind words...very glad you enjoyed Pt 1 Tracklist: 1. The Pretenders - I call it love (Carnival Records) 2. Beres Hammond - Do this world a favour (2010 single edit) (Joe Gibbs Music)...originally on his 1979 LP 'Just a man' 3. The Innersection - I'm in debt to you (Group 5) 4. Debbie Taylor - Just don't pay (Arista) 5. Margie Joseph - I'll always love you (Volt) 6. Barbara Mercer - So real (Sidra) 7. Wee Willie Walker and The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra - What is it we're not talking about? (Blue Dot)...From the 2021 LP 'Not in my lifetime' 8. Louis Curry - You're just plain nice (Reel) 9. Talmadge Armstrong and the Escotts - Give it up (Spindletop) 10. The Lovelites - I don't want to cry (Uni)...from their one and only 1970 LP 'With Love from The Lovelites' 11. Jon Allen & The Skinner Brothers - Feel Alright (Glamp Rd).. recent limited run release, first time on 45 for this 2019 monster modern new/old dancer. 12. Oliver James - One and only (Colemine) 13. Atlantic Starr - Circles (A&M) 14. SouLutions - Listen (Sundae Soul) 15. Spinners - I just want to fall in love (Atlantic) 16. Bobby Thurston (Expansion 45 from 2001... Originally on his 1978 LP ' Sweetest Piece of the Pie' on Mainline records 17. Jimmy Delphs - Where there is love (Hayley) 18. Andrea Henry - I lost you (Soul Direction) 19. Chuck Jackson - What's with this loneliness (Kent / Ace) Pt 2 Tracklist: 1. Rhonda Davis - Can you remember (Duke) 2. The Constellations - I don't know about you (Gemini) 3. Four Voices - Your love is getting stronger (Voice) 4. Lorraine Rudolph - Keep coming back for more (Jet Stream) 5. Charlene & The Soul Serenaders - Can you win (Volt) 6. King George and The Fabulous Souls - I need you (Soul Direction...originally on Audio Arts, so rare!) 7. Sag War Fare - Don't be so jive (Libra)...this reissue 45 being from the amazing Numero Group 'Eccentric Soul: Omnibus Vol 1' 45's box set from 2012, which is well worth exploring if you don't already own or know 8. Kenyatta - Ain't doin nothing (Epsilon)..prev unreleased 1975 recording, until 2021. 9. Mixed Feelings - Sha-la-la (United) 10. Chuck Stephens - Paying for your love (Leo MiNi) 11. Collins and Collins - Top of the stairs (A&M)..this being the longer version than the 45, from their superb self-titled 1980 LP. 12. Split Decision Band - You're the one (Soul Direction)...Originally unissued 70's recording, first released on the brilliant self-titled LP in 2017 (Now-Again-Records), which includes other unreleased recordings I've featured in some of my previous mixes. 13. Clydene Jackson - I need your love (CrossOver)...from her 'Fresh' LP of 1975. 14. Magic Night - If you and I had never met (Roulette) 15. Ernie & Ed - Indication (Jay Boy) 16. John Harris and The Soul Sayers - Hangin' in (Kerston)..this 1967 recording being from the 2013 reissue. 17. Joe Bataan - Cycles (Vampi) 18. Michelle David & The True-Tones - Good, Good, Good (One World).. 2021 recording leaning heavy on the 1966 Gwen Owens rare classic! 19. Ike Perry - Don't turn around (North Broad St)...prev unreleased, until this Spring! All the best, Steve.

Continuing on from the Good Friday mix a couple days ago, here's an hour of more uptempo favourites to end this Easter Bank Hol... Some of the truly rarer ones (King George, Sag War Fare, John Harris) I've settled for the quality re-issues for home & this mix, but anyone thinking of selling originals then pls PM me. Thanks for looking and listening

Easing into this much needed long Bank Holiday Easter weekend with some favourite mostly mid-tempo soul sides...Something old, something new, something borrowed & something blue. Pt 2 in a couple days moves into more uptempo sides. Happy holidays!

More mid to downtempo soul 45's from the 60's and 70's....for when you need to put another dime in the parking meter...and stay just a little bit longer. Tracklist: 1. Bobby Freeman - Put another dime in the parking meter (Double Shot) 2. Gloria Walker - My precious love (People) 3. The Impressions - Soulful love (Curtom) 4. Johnson, Hawkins, Tatum & Durr - You can't blame me (Capsoul) 5. Debbie Taylor - Never gonna let him know (GWP) 6. Showtime Incorporated - Please take this heart of mine girl (Black Circle) 7. Marva Whitney - Yor love was good for me (King) 8. The Brownettes - Never find a love like mine (King) 9. Black & Blue - Of all the hearts to break (Game) 10. The Sisters' Love - This time tomorrow (man-child) 11. Wallace Brothers - I need someone (Jewel) 12. Baby Washington - I can't afford to lose him (Cotillion) 13. Hill District - You're scared of falling in love (Soul Junction) 14. Big Jim's Border Crossing - You're good for me girl (Zanzee) 15. Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles - How can you throw my love away (Soul 4 Real) 16. Fantastic Four - I had this whole world to chose from (and I chose you) (Eastbound) 17. Cornelius and Carol - So I can love you (Entertainment Enterprises) 18. Neal Kimble - I'm in love with you (Maverick) 19. Gwen McCrae - He keeps something groovy going on (cat) 20. Theatrics - We got a love (VR) 21. The Vibrations - When will my turn come (North Bay)

T’other side now confirmed and available for download Bandcamp etc ahead of the 45 if anyone interested…

Start of BST always gets me digging into the 12's for some reason. Bite sized mix here of late 80's & early 90's on independent labels... 10 12's on 1210's! Tracklist: 1. Lynn White - I don't know why (SOH) 2. Donald Albert - The hardest part (Run-A-Way) 3. Gwendolyn Lassic - Never gonna give you up (Lassic) 4. Jimmy Scott - Games (Music Mr. Mystro) 5. Marzette Griffith - Live again (SOC) 6. Mary Love-Comer - Caught up (CoLove) 7. Scott Taylor - Don't turn your back on me (BackBeat) 8. Bobby Jonz - Just for you (Great-Lakes) 9. Mary Love-Comer - Understanding (CoLove) 10. Niteforce - Oh how I love those songs (Real Rhythm) ..Thanks for listening / looking, Pt 2 in a few weeks.

Another Sunday session of mid to slower sides, this time featuring a dozen or so new / recent 45's & downloads, mostly out of California from the fabulous Noriega records, Industry Music Group (IMG), Penrose Records, Lugnut Brand (LBR) & Love Soul Productions + others. New 'old' songs and class covers of some rare soul sides. Tracklist - 1. Chris Lujan & Electric Butter ft Andre Cruz - Somewhere else (LBR) 2. Thee Sacred Souls - Let me feel your charm (Penrose / Daptone) 3. Jacob G. - Making ends meet (Noriega) 4. C.J. Cuddles - I've been untrue (Noriega) 5. Ron Crowder and The Rolas - Don't ever break my heart (Noriega) 6. Vic & The Vatones - The one who's hurting' is you (Noriega) 7. Ron Crowder and The Rolas - Tonight's the nite (Noriega) 8. Cassandra & Bad Vic - Now I (Noriega) 9. Las Lagrimas - Dime (IMG) 10. Thee Heart Tones - Drownin' in love (Love Soul Productions) 11. Ben Pirani & The Means of Production ft Brian Jackson - I know it hurts (Palmetto St / Colemine) 12. Cassandra Dali - Tears (Noriega) 13. Noriega & The Vatones - Not on the outside (Noriega) 14. Ponce and The Rolas - Got no one (Noriega) 15. Ron Preyer - My love (IMG) 16. Eddie and The Valiants - My dear (IMG) 17. Las Lagrimas - Missin' you (IMG) 18. Miriah Avila - Change me (IMG) 19. Eddie and The Valiants - Please come home (IMG) 20. Miriah Avila - The Gem (IMG) 21. The Heart Tones - Don't take me as a fool (Love Soul Productions)

An hour of 'soulful house with a message'. Kicking off with two classics from way back in '87 and then into some current uplifting faves and a few more finely matured dance floor destroyers! Was good fun re-learning some forgotten mixing skills here using vinyl, CD and some downloads... Tracklist: 1. Arnold Jarvis - Take some time out 2. Frankie Knuckles - Only the strong survive 3. Ten City - Be free 4. DJ Spen ft Cornell CC Carter - Keep your head to the sky 5. Kyoto Jazz Massive - Eclipse 6. Bobby & Steve ft. Michelle John & Lifford - Let's stand together 7. Blaze - Melodies of love 8. Mario Biondi & The High Five Quintet - This is what you are 9. UBP ft Bobby Pruitt - We are one 10. Ten City - Come together 11. David Morales & Michelle Perera - Life is a song ...Thanks for listening.

Struggling to find the words at the moment, but these soulful sides are helping me along just a little, as I hope they will you too. If only there really was a simple recipe for peace, music would surely be a key ingredient. Tracklist: 1. Bobby Patterson - Recipe for peace (Paula Records LP 'It's just a matter of time', 1972) 2. Ernest Ernie and The Sincerities - Do something (It's Soul Time 45, 2018) 3. The Terri Green Project - What's going on (SedSoul / Legere 45, 2020) 4. Marvin Smith - There must be peace (Prev unissued 70's recording, Unissued Masters CD from the Wilton / Hit and Run, 45, 2021) 5. The Devotions - The dawning of love (J City Records 45, 1970) 6. Love, Peace & Happiness - (Only you) message to the establishment (RCA LP 'Love is stronger' + RCA 45, 1971) 7. Ronnie McNeir - Hold on (Expansion LP 'Life & Love', 1989) 8. Victor Haynes - Stand up (Expansion LP 'Optimistic', 1994) 9. Shirma Rouse - Pick yourself up (Shirma Rouse self-released CD album' Shout it out loud', 2014) 10. Mighty Sam McClain with Knut Reiersrud Band - Tears of the world (ACT LP / Coq au Vin 45, 2015) 11. Don Bryant - A world like that (Fat Possum Records, single download, 2021)..STUNNING SOUL. 12. Brian Owens & The Deacons of Soul - Prayer for my children (Sweet Soul Records CD 'Beautiful day', 2016) 13. Howard Hewett ft Anita Baker - When will it be (Elektra, Howard Hewett self-titled LP, 1990) 14. Willie Hutch - Season for love (RCA LP of same name, 1970) 15. Clara Ward - If you wanna change the world (Capitol Records LP 'Soul & Inspiration', 1969) ...Thanks for listening in as always.

More catchy soulful goodness from C O S A Records avail now as download and 45 pre-order via Colemine Records webstore and through Bandcamp: Before We Say Goodbye by Dewey Kenmore https://deweykenmore.bandcamp.com/album/before-we-say-goodbye

A few recent & decent downtempo / midtempo soul & reggae releases recorded this Sunday eve to see the weekend out. Tracklist: 1. Bobby Harden & The Soulful Saints - Wounded hearts (Dala Records 45) 2. The Intuitions - Easier said than done (Love Soul Productions, download & forthcoming 45) 3. Thee Sacred Souls - Trade of hearts (Penrose / Daptone 45) 4. J.P. Bimeni & the Black Belts - Find that love (Lovemonk Spain, download / CD & forthcoming LP) 5. Thee Heart Tones - Don't take me as a fool (Love Soul Productions, download & forthcoming 45) 6. The Altons - Soon enough (Penrose / Daptone 45) 7. Menahan Street Band - The stranger (Dunham / Daptone 45) 8. Lee Fields - Ordinary lives (Daptone, download from prev unreleased Dap-Kings sessions, forthcoming EP) 9. J.P. Bimeni & the Black Belts - Guilty & Blessed (Lovemonk Spain, download / CD & forthcoming LP) 10. The Loving Paupers - Back there (Happy People Records - 2015 download, forthcoming mini LP) 11. The Soul Chance ft. Wesley Bright - Goodbye (Colemine 45) 12. Jr. Thomas & The Volcanos ft. Raynier Jacildo - Lava rock (Colemine 45) 13. The Loving Paupers - Next broken heart (Happy People Records - 2015 download, forthcoming mini LP) 14. The Soul Chance ft. Wesley Bright - Who could it be (Colemine 45) 15. Jr. Thomas & The Volcanos - Sunk in the mist (Colemine 45) 16. J.P. Bimeni & the Black Belts - Four walls (Lovemonk Spain, download / CD & forthcoming LP) 17. Mamas Gun - Looking for moses (Candelion, download & forthcoming LP) 18. The Altons - Tangled up in you (Penrose / Daptone 45)

This week's mix....Palindrome / Ambigram Soul, recorded at 22:02 pm on 22 02 2022! :)... is 45 mins of recent & decent dance floor friendly new soul releases (45's, downloads and LP tracks).. Tracklist: 1. Bobby Harden - Feels so good (Dala Records 45) 2. Thee Illusions - Will you love my child (Black Bird Records, forthcoming 45) 3. Oliver James - One and Only (Colemine Records, forthcoming 45) 4. Claire Davis - Thrive (LRK Records 45) 5. J. P. Bimeni & The Black Belts - Mathematics (Lovemonk Records LP) 6. Chris Lujan & Electric Butter ft. Andre Cruz - Somewhere Else (LBR Black Diamond 45) 7. Thee Heart Tones - Drownin' in love (Love Soul Productions, forthcoming 45) 8. The Sha La Das - Just for a minute (Dunham / Daptone Records 45) 9. J. P. Bimeni & The Black Belts - When everything is wrong (Lovemonk Records LP) 10. Claire Davis - Playground (LRK Records 45) 11. Chris Lujan & Electric Butter ft. Andre Cruz - My back hurts (LBR Black Diamond 45) 12. Mamas Gun - Party for one (Candelion, from forthcoming LP 'Cure The Jones') 13. J. P. Bimeni & The Black Belts - James Stern (Lovemonk Records LP) ...Thanks as always for looking / listening. Pt 2 slower new and recent releases in a few days

Enjoying this, available digitally now and pre-order on 45, Oliver James on Colemine Records:

Another Sunday session, another 45 mins of mid to downtempo soul on 45. Male and group harmony vocals this time from the 60's & early 70's.. Some rarer sides alongside some that are much easier to find, some in better condition than others!

Another round of soul & gospel 'with a message'...Leading with the wonderful new release by Jesse James on Soul Junction records, then a journey through mostly 70's soul & gospel recordings from 45's and LP, a couple of which only released in recent years. Enjoy the ride, save each other, save the world! Tracklist: 1. Jesse James - Father we're having trouble down here (Soul Junction, new release this Feb'22) 2. Donny Hathaway - Someday we'll all be free (Atco) 3. Father's Children - Universal Train (Numero) 4. The Leaders - Which Way (Volt) 5. Marvin Gaye - The world is rated X (Motown) 6. Inez Andrews - Headline news (Song Bird) 7. The Rance Allen Group - Ain't no need of crying (Truth / Stax) 8. Shirley Caesar - Get up my brother (HOB) 9. Jimmy Ruffin - Get on up (Polydor) 10. Black & Blues - A toast to the people (Flying Dutchman / BGP) 11. Bill Bailey & The Dallas International Choir - Can we afford? (Bollman International) 12. Jackson Southernaires - Don't let Jesus catch you (Song Bird) 13. Violinaires - The upper way (Jewel) 14. Marvin Gaye - Try it you'll like it (Motown) 15. Clara Ward - What the world needs now (Capitol) 16. Hodges, James & Smith - I've gotta be me (Ace / Kent..prev unissued Stevenson International) 17. Father's Children - Who's gonna save the world (Numero) 18. The L.A. Singing Travellers - Step by step (BUD) 19. Right Track - It's gonna be alright (True Soul) ...Thanks as always for listening / looking!

A dozen slower sides on 45's, all from the 70's. Artists including Curtis Wiggins, The Desires, Train Robbers, Cool Sounds, Jesse James, Veda Brown, Tavares, Debbie Taylor, Switch, Renee Williams, The Naturals and Mixed Feelings. Hope you enjoy. Pt 6 in a couple weeks.

Wonderful version, amazing lead and backing vocals, production! Well done to all involved for sticking with the project, so we can now hear it and buy the 45 to support. Lyrics certainly as pertinent and thought provoking now as ever. Definitely leading with this in my next ‘soul with a message’ mix! Cheers.