Stephen T

Happy Easter everyone!! The Weekend Starts Here ~ Good Friday 3rd April 2015 (Gospel Special) Part 1 Dr Martin Luther King Jr at Zion Hill (Dooto) 1 Martin Luther King- Church Of Love Choir (Glori) 1 In The Morning When The Trumpet Sound- Lighty Singers of Estill, SC (Mississippi) 1 Let Me Sing A Song For You- Kenneth Glover (B-K Productions) 1 Must Jesus Bear The Cross Alone- Sam Cooke with The Soul Stirrers (Speciality) 1 Amen- The Impressions (ABC) 1 I've Been In The Storm So Long- White Family of Savannah, GA (Mississippi) 1 Swing Low Sweet Chariot- BB King (Kent) 1 Said I Wouldn't Tell It- Edna Gallmon Cooke (Nashboro) 1 Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho- Big Maybelle (Popcorn/ orig. Brunswick LP) 1 Somewhere The Sun Is Shining- Sandra Grimms (Samson) 1 How Can I Lose- Shirley Ann Lee (Revival) 1 Troubles Of The World- Bessie Griffin (Sunset) 1 Rain- Dorothy Morrison (Elektra) 1 Stand Up and Be Counted- Meditation Singers (Checker) 1 Top Of The Mountain- Staple Singers (Stax) 1 We Should All Thank The Lord- The Lovers Of God (Soul Jazz/ orig. Shur-Tinga) 1 https://www.mixcloud.com/StephenT/the-weekend-starts-here-good-friday-3rd-april-2015-part-1/ Part 2 I Shall Be Released- Marion Williams (Soul Jazz/ orig. Atlantic) 1 The Church Is Within Us, O Lord- Kent Schneider (Jazzman/ orig. Delmark LP) 1 Brother- The New Christy Minstrels (Gregar) 1 Put Your Hand In The Hand of the Man From Galilee- The Florida Boys (Canaan) 1 Lord Is It I- Gospel Artistics (Soul Jazz/ orig. Gospel Truth) 1 My Soul Has Got To Move- Dixie Wonders feat. Cleophus Mabone (Soul Jazz/ orig. Memorial) 1 One Hundred and 44 Thousand- Bill Moss & His Celestials (Westbound) 1 Heaven Is My Home- Soul Stirrers (Chess) 1 No Back Door- The Violaires (Checker) 1 Hot Line To Jesus- Rance Allen Group (Gospel Truth) 1 I Thank You Lord- Little Chris & The Righteous Singers (Numero/ orig. South Shore) 1 God Is Real- Gospel Comforters (Numero/ orig. Marcs) 1 It's A Beautiful world- Green Sisters (Moton) 1 God Gifted- California Flight Project (PPU) 1 https://www.mixcloud.com/StephenT/the-weekend-starts-here-good-friday-3rd-april-2015-part-2/

great. George Jackson lives indeed. cheers

I would have thought the modern day acts that sold a lot would have to give royalties.

Hi mate Can I have Bobby Wells please cheers Stephen

I don't just have two weekly radio shows (one is on www.purple-radio.co.uk and is not usually soul). I also run a monthly soul session called Bless My Soul, at the Hand In Hand, Brixton. Check out some of what got played last night: https://www.mixcloud.com/StephenT/bless-my-soul-at-the-hand-in-hand-brixton-feat-andy-chapman-21st-march-2015-part-2/

The Weekend Starts Here ~ 20th March 2015 Part 1: 80s Groove Here I Am- Dynasty (Solar) 81 Heart Repair Man- The Sylvers (Solar) 81 Wanna Be Your Man- Dayton (Liberty) 81 You Look So Good- Twilight (Luv N' Haight) 82 Now and Then- Five Special (Elektra) 81 Heart To Heart- Bobby King (WB) 81 Chicago- Roy Ayers (Uno Melodic) 83 S.O.S- Beau Willimas (Capitol) 83 Lies- A Taste Of Honey (Capitol) 82 On The Upside (Dub)- Xena (Emergency) 83 All Of Me For All Of You (Remix)- 9.9 (RCA) 85 Get Loose (Dub)- Aleem (Nia) 84 https://www.mixcloud.com/StephenT/the-weekend-starts-here-20th-march-2015-part-1-80s-groove/ Part 2: 70s Message tunes I Have A Dream (Detroit, 1963)- Dr Martin Luther King Jr (Melrose) ! You Can't Destroy A Pure Man- Lenis Guess & Family (Norfolk Intl.) ! Stay Together- Ishola Muhammad (Guess) ! Something To Be Done (Brunswick Demo version)- Master Plan Inc. (Soul Spectrum) ! People- Ellipsis (Soul Seven/ orig. Briarmeade) ! Viva Tirado- Jade (Cultures of Soul/ orig. Century city) ! What The world Needs- The Fabulous Fugitives and their review (Cultures of Soul/ orig. J'Ace) ! We Need Love- Directions Band (Outta Sight/ orig. Brunswick) ! It's Not How You Make Love- Diplomats (Dynamo) ! It's A New Day- Skull Snaps (GSF) ! Mother Nature- Exucutive Suite (Jubilee) ! Mary Poorboy's Cotton Truck- August (14 Kt. Gold) ! Let The Children Play- Don Gregory & The Montclairs (Boddie) ! Woman Of The Ghetto- Marlena Shaw (Cadet) ! Live For Today- Inez Foxx (Pye/ orig. Musicor) ! https://www.mixcloud.com/StephenT/the-weekend-starts-here-20th-march-2015-part-2-70s-message-tunes/ Part 3: Bless My Soul warm up New York city- The Precisions (Atco) ^ Your Love Is A Shelter- The Diplomats (Dynamo) ^ Accept My Love- The Wasters (Uni) ^ My Life Is No Better- The Dynamics (Kent Select) ^ It's Better- Sharon Scott (Pied Piper) ^ Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart- The Supremes (Motown) ^ All Of A Sudden- The Incredibles (Audio Arts) ^ You Can Always Count On Me- Johnnie & Joe (J&S) ^ Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries- Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson (SSS Intl.) ^ Quiet As It's Kept- Earl & Jimmy Major (Pulsar) ^ I'm Not Lovin'- Don Downing (Roadshow) ^ Rode By The Place (Where We Used To Stay)- David Ruffin (Motown) ^ You Can Do It- Arthur Prysock (Old Town) ^ It's Alright- Bobby Rush (Ronn) ^ Love Either Grows or Goes- Scandal feat. Lee Genesis (Sam) ^ My Man Is On His Way- Retta Young (All Platinum) ^ Good Bye, Cruel World- Deniece Chandler (Toddlin' Town) ^ Face It, Girl, It's Over- Nancy Wilson (Capitol) ^ https://www.mixcloud.com/StephenT/the-weekend-starts-here-20th-march-2015-part-3-bless-my-soul-warm-up/ Dancing time tonight! https://www.facebook.com/events/936488356385039/

The Weekend Starts Here with Stephen T ~ 13 March 2015 Part 1- 1960s ballads Stop and Think It Over- James Crawford (Mercury) * Can't Go On- Johnny Steele (Golden City) * Daisy Daisy- Vernon Harrell (Score) * Let Me Prove My Love- Dynamic Duke Royal & Blues Inc. Band (Montel Michelle) * Let's Stick Together- Rudy Lambert (Club 7) * (I'd Be A) Millionaire- Chuck Jackson (Kent) * Shame On Me- Chuck Jackson (Wand) * Natural Man- Freddie Hughes (Wand) * At The Dark End Of The Street- Beau Dollar (King) * Baby You Move Me- Ben Aiken (Loma) * I Don't Want To Have To Wait- Terry Felton (Revilot) * If We Are Really In Love- Jackie Verdell (Coral) * I Worry About you- Irene Reid (Barry) * We Belong Together- Dee Brown & Lola Grant (Shurfine) * Different Shades- Koffie & James (Philips) * We're So Much In Love- Troy & Lynn (Blue Rock) * https://www.mixcloud.com/StephenT/the-weekend-starts-here-with-stephen-t-13-march-2015-part-1-1960s-soul-ballads/ Part2- 70s LP tracks Fill My Mind With Music- Haze (ASI) B5 Town Called Nowhere- Skip Mahoney & The Casuals (DC Intl.) A2 A Thousand Shades Of Blue- The Dramatics (ABC) a5 Welcome To The Club- Blue Magic (Atco) B2 Moonshadow- Labelle (WB) b1 Wanna Be Where You Are- Zulema (RCA) a3 Don't Thank Me Baby, thanks Yourself- Betty Wright (RCA) B3 I Like The Way You Do Your Thing- Little Beaver (Cat) a3 That's Alright Too- Phillip Wynne (Cotillion) b2 Bittersweet Love- Johnny Taylor (CBS blank) b2 Trust In Me- Bobby Womack (UA) a1 I Found A Man In My Bed- Roy C (Mercury) a4 https://www.mixcloud.com/StephenT/the-weekend-starts-here-with-stephen-t-13-march-2015-part-2-1970s-soul-lp-jams/

Derrick Harriott is just as known as a producer- check his work with David Anthony, The Kingstonians, Keith & Tex and Junior Soul https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwH01LfprQs

The Weekend Starts Here with Stephen T ~ 6 March 2015 Part 1: 1960s Soul dancers and beaters Big Cheif- Professor Longhair (Watch) 1 I Want Love and Affection (Not The House of Correction)- Nathaniel Mayer with The Fortune Braves (Fortune) 1 I'll Be Waiting- Hayes Cotton (Resist) 1 Left Out- Jesse Johnson (Old Town) 1 She'll Be Leaving You- Willie Kendrick (Pied Piper) 1 The Man That Said No- Bettye Swann (Money) 1 I Love You Baby- Cindy Scott (Veep) 1 He's All I Got- The Supremes (Motown) 1 The Slow Fizz- The Sapphires (ABC-Paramount) 1 Lost Without Your Love- The Carlettes (Bobby Robinson) 1 Heart You're Made Of Stone- The Magnetics (Bonnie) 1 (I Love Her So Much) It Hurts Me- The Majestics (Linda) 1 Standing On Guard- The Falcons (Big Wheel) 1 I Don't Know No More- The Prime Ministers (RCA Victor) 1 You Hurt Me- The Ideals (St Lawrence) 1 Tomorrow- Emanuel Lasky (NPC) 1 Love Invented Misery- Mel Britt (Fip) 1 You'd Better Get Hip Girl- Kenny Carter (Kent/ unreleased RCA) 1 A Lovers Hideaway- Al Greene (Hot Line) 1 You Just Can't Walk Away- Dean Courtney (MGM) 1 Listen- https://www.mixcloud.com/StephenT/the-weekend-starts-here-with-stephen-t-6-march-2015-pt1/ Part 2: 1970s Instrumentals Ain't No Sunshine- Eddy Senay (Sussex) 2 Cissy Strutt- Lancaster Kiwanis Steel Band (Dynamite Soul) 2 Scorpio- Avant House Band (Dynamite Soul) 2 Theme Of Blackbyrds- The Black Exotics (Funk 45/ orig. United) 2 Do It Again- Deep Heat (Cu Wu) 2 Skin Tight- Mack Simmons (PM) 2 Family Affair- The Family (Version Excursion Re-Edits) 2 Waterbed part 2- The LTG Exchange (Wand) 2 Love Machine (Inst)- The Politicians (Radio Active Gold) 2 Jessica (Inst)- Roy Porter Sound Machine (Chelan) 2 That's What Friends Are For- Alan Parker (Jazzman) 2 Slowly But Surely (Inst)- Society Train (Stag) 2 Step By Step (Inst)- Maurice Jackson (Plum) 2 The Way You Love and Understand (Inst)- Alton McClain (World) 2 A Dream Without You (Inst)- Lillian Alexander (Family Groove) 2 Feel Alright (Inst)- Komiko (Sam) 2 https://www.mixcloud.com/StephenT/the-weekend-starts-here-with-stephen-t-6-march-2015-pt2/ Part 3: Rock Steady (Jamaican soul!) Soul Food- Lee Perry & Lynn Taitt (Amalgamated) 3 You're Crummy- Lee Perry (Justice) 3 Hard Times- Carl Dawkins (JJ) 3 Fun Galore- The Kingstonians (Doctor Bird) 3 I Fell In Love- The Conquerors (Treasure Isle) 3 Everyday Is Just A Holiday- The Sensations (Treasure Isle) 3 Don't Play That Song- The Moving Brothers (Treasure Isle) 3 I've Passed This Way- The Federals (Scotty) 3 I Know A Place- The Dee Set (Blue Cat) 3 Rudies Give Up- Glen & Lloyd (Gay Feet) 3 Hypnotizing Eyes- Keith & Tex (Move & Groove) 3 Magic Touch- Junior Soul (Big Shot) 3 Want A Divorce- Desmond Dekker & The Aces (Beverley's) 3 She Does It Right- Jimmy Cliff (Trojan) 3 Festival Time- Eric Morris (Island) 3 Half-Way To Paradise- Dobby Dobson (Double-D) 3 If I Am Right- Henry Buckley (Merritone) 3 Run If You Are Afraid- Hopeton Lewis (Merritone) 3 Run Down- Hopeton Lewis (Federal) 3 https://www.mixcloud.com/StephenT/the-weekend-starts-here-with-stephen-t-6-march-2015-pt3/

The UK issue was on Aladdin and I saw it for sale recently at about £15 I think- somewhere like this: https://www.raresoulman.co.uk/search/Artist/EDWARDS%252C%2BJACKIE/all/1 It's the Jim Reeves ballad- very popular with Jamaicans https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIP5luL_74A

The Weekend Starts Here with Stephen T ~ 27th February 2015 Pt1: Soul LP tracks Hate Yourself In The Morning- Joe Tex (Atlantic) 1 My Wife, I Ain't Seen Her- Pigmeat Markham (Chess) 1 Put It On Him- The Soul Brothers Inc. (Tramp) 1 For You My Love- Josephine Taylor (Mar-V-Lus) 1 Your Love Picks Me Up- Josephine Taylor (Mar-V-Lus) 1 Put A Little Love In Your Heart- Carolyn Franklin (RCA) 1 If You Will Let Me I Know I Can- Jimmy Ruffin (Tamla-Motown) 1 Yours Love- Joe Simon (Monument) 1 Let Me Fix It- Brook Benton (Atlantic) 1 I Can't Do Without You- Clarence Carter (Atlantic) 1 Ace Of Spades- OV Wright (Charly/ orig. Back Beat) 1 Party Girl- Charlie Rich (Phillips) 1 Did She Mention My Name- The Night Trippers (Springboard) 1 Love Song- The Artistics (Brunswick) 1 Fool For You- Gene Chandler (Brunswick) 1 I Miss You Baby (How I Miss You)- Marv Johnson (Tamla-Motown) 1 When You Left Heartache Began- Archie Bell & The Drells (Atlantic) 1 Take A Little Nip- Chester Randle's Soul Senders (Tramp/ orig.Anla) 1 Listen- https://www.mixcloud.com/StephenT/the-weekend-starts-here-with-stephen-t-27th-february-2015-pt1-soul-dancers-lp-tracks/ Download- https://www.sendspace.com/file/045rf7

Thanks

Cheers Ady- will do. Ivor!!

wow- you keep up to date. Some of these are re-boots lol. I'd be up for the Lucky charms!

Why so you can see if it's good enough for you grace us with your presence next month? It was 5 hours of music and the recording messed up this time. There's recordings of previous sessions here- www.mixcloud.com/stephent/ Music policy OVO Rare and underplayed across the board soul

OK thanks Pow Pow Mik. There will always be a lot to play that isn't booted. Stuff is not being booted every week. Every month maybe a new release comes out. Don't worry about the scene- people will always like dancing to rare soul. Also don't worry about me 'playing them too late' as the records are old anyway so I think it's whenever we get round to it. I'm happy with my collection and am fine with my decision to stick to the originals- my resources are fine and I'm sure I'll continue to get good guests to help out each month. I'm not after Ady's job- I'm just trying a little free thing in a South London local.

cheers Igor- you're right I think I know those events and go to them mate. Big gap in South London mind you. Lots going on North of the River. I think there is space for my thing down South- we'll see

Wow I'm a bit hung over from last night- but what a great time! Thanks to everyone who made it to Bless My Soul at the Hand In hand, Brixton. Pow wow mik thank for your opinion but I'm in London with 8 million people. Last night mine was the only London Soul night advertised on Soul Source. I started it because I want more Soul events to go on to South of the river. Some people came from Guildford as it was the nearest event to them. We routinely get a lot of East-enders as well. I think the more DJs playing Soul the more people will know about and enjoy soul. Daptone records have a slogan I read yesterday and likes : 'Keep getting soul up!' I am a DJ rather than a collector having a go at DJing- which often does not work well. I have been buying and DJing soul records for over 20 years. I have a lot of records but am not one for paying £200 for a record. I have decided to keep the OVO rule as I want to maintain the integrity of the session. I wouldn't play represses at someone else's event so why play them at my own. I can use the represses on my radio show. (92.6 fm on Friday mornings!) Thanks for your kinds words of encouragment Pete and Ady. Ady the reason I thought playing some represses would make it better as it would mean we could play certain records that we don't have on original that are popular. Our DJs are good and we've also been lucky so far at getting great guests DJs each month. Ian Jackson had the floor packed last night with certain big northern tunes that I have on repress but not on original. I have a lot of resources as long as people are happy to hear perhaps something a little different. I am very gutted the recording didn't come out last night- I was using a different lap top and there was a problem with a setting. Won't happen again. Dave Moore lighten up you seem cynical. I agree about the crappy kit remark though. London is especially bad for soul nights with rubbish sound quality. Last Saturday I went to a North London event where one speaker was not working, and the remaining one was rubbish. People had come from as far as Kingston and Croydon for the love of the music and then have to hear it in awful sound quality! Around the country you can find people playing expensive records on cheap equipment- makes no sense. Anyone at Bless My Soul knows we have the big sound system so it sounds very good.

The records are not one-off like a painting is but there are exhibitions showing prints of photographs or lithographs etc so that more than one gallery may own such a print - obscure argument getting us off-topic. I'm not sure how intrinsic the 'original American Soul records' really have to be. Now in 2015 some of those old originals are getting warn out- crackly. Move over granddad some of us spring chickens are here to change things with our Outta Sight presses!!

The Weekend Starts Here with Stephen T ~ 20th February 2015 Part1: 1970s Group sounds Somewhere- Exsaveyons (Smoke) 1 Take Your Time- Festivals (Colossus) 1 Will You Be Mine- Segments Of Time (Soul Street/ orig. Sussex) 1 What You Need Baby- The Caprells (Bano) 1 You Must Be Doing Something All Right- The Whispers (Soul Clock) 1 I've Got Nothin' But Time- The New Censation (Pride) 1 Waterbed- The LTD Exchange (Wand) 1 Things That We Said- Candlewick Green (Buk) 1 I Just Wanna Be Your Lovin' Man- The Imperials (Tammi) 1 Bring Back The Love Of Yesterday- The Dells (Cadet) 1 Something To Remember You By- Brighter Side Of Darkness (20th Century Fox) 1 Promises- Heaven & Earth (GEC) 1 Get On Up '76- The Esquires (Ju-Par) 1 Ever Ready Love- The Temptations (Atlantic) 1 Saturday Night- T-Connection (Dash) 1 Listen- https://www.mixcloud.com/StephenT/the-weekend-starts-here-with-stephen-t-20th-february-2015-pt-1-1970s-groups/ Download- https://www.sendspace.com/file/mdrkj8 Part 2: 1960s dancers Sweet Little Pussycat- Andre williams & His Orch. (Wingate) 2 Show Me What You Say- Otis Clay (One-derful) 2 If We Try- Andrew Brown (4 Brothers) 2 Let's Talk about Love- Ray Agee (Celeste) 2 Rain Rain Go Away- Lee Dorsey (Amy) 2 Shoo Fly- Reggie Hall (White Cliffs) 2 I Knew It Was Wrong- Alexander Patton (Duo Disc) 2 Searchin' For My Baby (Lookin' Everywhere)- Tommy Hunt (Dynamo) 2 Do The Thing- Lou Courtney (Riverside) 2 Snatchin' Back- Calvin Arnold (MGM) 2 Don't Kick The Teenager Around- Eddie Wilson (Action) 2 (Mama Come Quick, and Bring Your) Lickin' Stick- George Torrence & The Naturals (Shout) 2 (Funky) Four Corners- Jerry O (Boo-Ga-Loo) 2 How Can I Forget You- Marvin Gaye (Tamla) 2 Help Me Make Up My Mind- Joyce Jones (Vee-Eight) 2 I Don't Know- Linda Lyndell (Volt) 2 Nights In New York City- Jan Bradley (Chess) 2 I'm Over You- Jan Bradley (Chess) 2 One Man's Poison- Liz Lands (One-derful) 2 Listen- https://www.mixcloud.com/StephenT/the-weekend-starts-here-with-stephen-t-20th-february-2015-pt2-60s-dancers/ Download- https://www.sendspace.com/file/ladri8 Join me live next Friday morning 9-12 on www.therock926.com

Please expand Mark- I don't think nuff was said. Why would "boots and reissues" be "killing our scene"? Is our scene collecting and playing original press records? Or enjoying and dancing to Northern soul music? I say the more 45s available for DJs to play the more exposure the music gets so therefore is good for the scene (if the scene is enjoying and dancing to Northern soul music).

I got into Soul through hip hop. I started buying records in the 90s when I could afford it. So I'd go to America to dig, get Soul Packs and also the represses from Goldmine and other labels but as well as being into Soul I also like and buy Jazz, reggae, country so I can't afford to be snobby about presses and am not inclined to be either. Only problem is now I've started DJing at Soul events and putting on my own event (Bless My Soul in Brixton). I have enough big originals to hold my own guesting at other people's OVO nights but after tonight's 5th BMS I'm dropping the OVO policy as it doesn't benefit me or my punters. Very few people care and are just happy your playing good tunes on vinyl

Got my bag packed with original press 45s- great dancers for your enjoyment this coming Saturday 21st. Hope to see you there there at the Hand In Hand, 61 New Park Road, SW2 4EN any time from 8-2. It's free so check it out For a warm up join me Friday morning 9-12 on www.therock926.com or 92.6 fm for The Weekend Starts Here with Stephen T when I'll give you two hours of 60s and 70s dancers from original 45s https://www.mixcloud.com/StephenT/bless-my-soul-christmas-party-20th-december-2014-special-guest-jon-clay/ see what our special guest Ian 'Blow Up' Jackson might play: https://www.mixcloud.com/StephenT/stephen-ts-sunday-soul-soup-show-18th-january-2015-feat-ian-jackson/

Juno have quite a few booties now- Mel Britt for £4 etc I love Booties- keep em coming Outta Sight provide a great service and don't belong in this thread at all

The Weekend Starts Here with Stephen T ~ 13th February 2015 (Pt 1: 1960s Soul Dancers LP tracks) Shake- Sam Cooke (RCA) 1 Tell Me What You're Gonna Do- James Brown (Polydor) 1 Maybe I'm Wrong- Sly Stone (Subbarao) 1 Send For Me- Gene McDaniels (Liberty) 1 I Want To Be Loved- Rufus Thomas (Atlantic) 1 I'll Be Satisfied- Don Covay (Atlantic) 1 Who Is She- Lucky Laws (Secret Stash/ orig. One-derful) 1 I'm In Such Misery- Don Gardner (Tramp) 1 Cry On- Lloyd Price (Double L) 1 Let The Music Play- Billy Preston (Kent/ orig. Capitol) 1 Baby Help Me- Percy Sledge (Atlantic) 1 The Same Rope- Etta James (Bear Family/ orig. Cadet) 1 Help Me Get That Feeling Back Again- Towana & The Total Destruction (Kent/ orig. Romark) 1 Come See About Me- Barbara Mason (Arctic) 1 It Should Have Been Me- The Majestics (Arc) 1 This Old Heart of Mine- The Supremes (Motown) 1 Nowhere To Run- The Isley Brothers (Tamla Motown) 1 Dance What You Wanna- The Miracles (Motown) 1 The Sock- The Sharpees (Secret Stash/ orig. One-derful) 1 Listen- https://www.mixcloud.com/StephenT/the-weekend-starts-here-with-stephen-t-13th-february-2015-pt1-60s-soul-dancers-lp-tracks/ Download- https://www.sendspace.com/file/zyvhif