Dave Thorley

A few sound files asked for

Hi Guys www.topdogrecords.co.uk Just back from the states, got thousands to go up over the next few months, but here just a few 4 two day. Over a hundred gone up over the site 2 day including northern, modern, funk, boogie, R&B and latin................ Cleo Randle - You got everyting/Big city light Sta-Set £65 Enchanting Enchanters - Boss action - Ben Mo Keith £250 Sherri Taylor - He's the one that rings my bell - Gloreco £575 Bottom & Co - Gonna find a true love - Motown £225 Trends - Thanks for a little lovin - ABC £450 Josephine Taylor - Is it worth a chance - Twinnight W/D £75 Frankie Beverly's Raw Soul - While alone/Tomorrow may - Gregar £100 Big Black - Try my Bugaloo - Thrush £65 Lee Rogers - Sock some love power to me - Premium W/D £100 Plus so many more, take a look, all with sound files Thanks for looking Dave & Malayka

Hi does anyone have John Moore or Val Shivley's address and phone numbers. Gonna be in Philly 4 a few hours later 2day. If anyone can help text to my cell phone 07971 141858 Thanks All Dave

Sad to hear my old buddy Dean Francis, passed away. A mighty drummer and a funky soul, that is a loss to the Ohio music scene and soul n, funk music. RIP old friend...........Such a good Drummer, producer, writer. Find him credited on the Four Mints, Timeless Legend, Wee, sad sad loss....

He is the toppest bloke in the world, now has a very good home. Cheers Steve PS played it last weekend at Manchester, to amazed faces, more cuz I had the bottle to play it. But was happy to and relay the story.

Given the last few posts, here is the revised listing with a big question mark over 3-2 to 3-9. I'll ring to try and find out. FACES 3-1 - (1973) - Leo Price - The Bullet/I've been a prisoner FACES 3-2 FACES 3-3 FACES 3-4 FACES 3-5 FACES 3-6 FACES 3-7 FACES 3-8 FACES 3-9 FACES 3-10 - (1974) - L.C. Steels - Losin' Boy / Pretty Black Woman FACES 3-11 - (1974) - Ray Quarles - It's Gonna Be All Over / Ain't Love Good When It Rains FACES 2012 - Al Hill - Big marie/Try to be a man FACES 2013 - (1976) - Speck And The G.H. Outlaw Gang - I Wonder About Myself / Hell Girl FACES 2014 - (19xx) - Si Perry - I Got Somebody Else Doing The Things You Used To Do / Si's Shuffle FACES 2015 - (1977) - George H. Franklin - Gone For Good / That's How It Is When You're In Love FACES 2015 - (1977) - George H. Franklin - Gone For Good / Someone Will Take Over Where You Leave Off FACES 2016 - (1977) - Ray Batts - Don't Take My Dreams / Love Me FACES 2017 - Maybe no release or could be Sam Benson below, which has no Faces number on the label or run out FACES 2018 - (1978) - George H. Franklin - First Good Thing (Makes You Want More) / Satisfied FACES 2019 - (1978) - Chosen Few - I'm Alone' / Ooh! I Want You Baby Cord X-314/Cord X-315 - (1978) - Sam Benson - Disco do you believe in disco/Stay with me (Until the morning comes) PS would love to hear Leo Price sound file davethorley@aol.com

C.J. Surge - Be my love - Boston Heights £180 +P&P (Mint) Singley Detroits hardest to find modern soul 12". So soulful, a real stunner Have to admit to over pricing this yesterday, so re-priced 2 go, trust me this is rare, but more importantly, stunning

C.J. Surge - Be my love - Boston Heights £250 +P&P (Mint) Singley Detroits hardest to find modern soul 12". So soulful, a real stunner

Brother Love & Gordon Keith, sold

A couple of sound files requested

Hi All www.topdogrecords.co.uk More nice new arrivals and hot tunes, this week. Cool northern, modern, funk and boogie, all with soundfiles on the site, including.............. Accents - You better think again/Who do you love - One-derful £180 (Hard to find a better Chicago 2 sider) Gordon Keith - Look ahead - Calumet £50 (Guy's massive Stafford tune, indemand again) DeBow - Crime - Unicorn project £240 (Massive indemand funk killer, limited press) Cross Fire - Take me back - Virtue £40 (Sweet Philly 70's group at it's best) Brother Love - A precious dove -= Brother Love Production £650 (One of the biggest 70's group tunes of the moment) John Gates - Tell me you love me - Dellwood £80 (East coast 70's modern soul stunner, produced by Tony Camillo) Tobi Legend - Time will pass you by - Mala £250 (Detroit female soul at the pinnacle of perfection) Wally Cox - this man - Wand £75 (Gene Chandler production on this rare demo) Lee Fields - Tyra's song - A&T £200 (Rare 45, same backing as 'Take me back' different vocals, awesome deep soul flip) Plus many more, take a look and we hope you find something you like........ Thanks 4 looking Dave & Malayka

Great review, gonna be out there with Malayka for the 9th Anniversary, sept 8th. So excited about playing this supa club.................

Play list from Malayka and my Soul People show last sunday First Hour Charles Simmons & The Mighty Majestics Band - You've got it all Atos - I'm not sure Ocean To Ocean - Summertime Judson Moore - Everybody push and pull Carol Anderson - Down and out (Un-released acetate) Murrat McKay - Blacks tryin' to make it Richard A. Brooks - With all of my heart (Featured LP) Richard A. Brooks - Everything we do together (Featured LP) Samuel Moore & The TNT's - I'm so jealous (Featured label) Uniue Blend - I can't stop my leg Scott Three - Running wild Delights - Listen to me girl (Un-released acetate) Power Source Band - Joy Patti - Come and get it Second Hour Johnny Johnson - When the feeling is real (Un-released acetate) Defiants - Who's cheating on who Fourth Creation - I think I would cry (Featured label) Dennis Landry - Sing my song Richard A. Brooks - I do anything to make you happy (Featured LP) Cameros - I'm not too young Edward Ector - Sir Catmon party David Lenyard & The Brewster Crew - I'm gonna let the world know Webb People - I'm sending vibrations Elektrik Dred - Butter up Second Movement - People get down Lee Shot Williams - Ain't me no more (MT version) Dyke & The Blazers - Runaway people Andrew Smith - A brighter day (Un-released acetate) Wiley Hampton - You can't runaway Trilogy - (K.C.) in the ghetto Spec & The G.H. Outlaw Gang - I wonder about myself https://www.mixcloud.com/dave-thorley/

For anyone that is interested on my Mixcloud page now for listen again https://www.mixcloud.com/dave-thorley/

Ready and waiting for you all to join us

Hope some of you can join us in the morning !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As was The Empires, came from John Anderson

Just recorded the show, the Richard Brooks stuff sounds great, real nice mix alround, hope some of you can listen in sunday morning. Also in there, is unreleased Carol Anderson, Andrew Smith and the oh so sweet Delights

I'll post some more later, cheers Dylan

Here are a few of the tracks I've put up on Youtube And from the Gospel label the great Truth & Soul

Soul People - https://www.solarradio.com/ this sunday morning 10am gmt - 12 noon. Malayka & I are on again. Yep, gonna be our usual mix of all things soulful, plus this week gonna have a rummage through my unreleased acetates and play a few of those, plus Malayka has a new LP from Richard Brooks (Impressions, Brooks Brothers) that is well worth a little focus. Finally gonna take a little look at a great Chicago label Hope you can all join us Dave & Malayka

John Ridley's site Bob, https://www.sirshambl...nklin/index.php But have also be in conversation with your buddy's at Nemro about about doing the label as a project, spoken to the label owner and he is interested.

Well the few I have, have all but gone, so maybe a long time B4 some are seen again. As many have said this is a fantastic little label with hardly a bad release. Little was know about it right up until a couple of years ago, John on his site has done a great job giving a little background on some of the artists, but many are still little know. I have more recently spoken to the label owner about looking out masters to see if there are any unreleased things

I met the label owner a couple of years ago. The guy worked for Stan at Stan's Record Distribution in Shriveport, as well as running this label. One reason the 45's have stayed scarce is that when Stan went bankrupt, everything in the warehouse was sized including his stock of the label. To his best knowledge these were distroyed/dumped. He had a few of each at his home, which he sold to me. Although Bob says he's seen Speck And The G.H. Outlaw Gang most, it was the smallest pressing run at only 500, so infact the rarest.. The first two releases were also small pressing runs at no more than a 1000, the others saw runs of over 1000. Here is to my best knowledge the label listing. The Label also had a great gospel sister label called Memorial, which had 45 & LP releases FACES 3-10 - (1974) - L.C. Steels - Losin' Boy / Pretty Black Woman FACES 3-11 - (1974) - Ray Quarles - It's Gonna Be All Over / Ain't Love Good When It Rains FACES 2012 - Al Hill - Big marie/Try to be a man FACES 2013 - (1976) - Speck And The G.H. Outlaw Gang - I Wonder About Myself / Hell Girl FACES 2014 - (19xx) - Si Perry - I Got Somebody Else Doing The Things You Used To Do / Si's Shuffle FACES 2015 - (1977) - George H. Franklin - Gone For Good / That's How It Is When You're In Love FACES 2015 - (1977) - George H. Franklin - Gone For Good / Someone Will Take Over Where You Leave Off FACES 2016 - (1977) - Ray Batts - Don't Take My Dreams / Love Me FACES 2017 - Maybe no release or could be Sam Benson below, which has no Faces number on the label or run out FACES 2018 - (1978) - George H. Franklin - First Good Thing (Makes You Want More) / Satisfied FACES 2019 - (1978) - Chosen Few - I'm Alone' / Ooh! I Want You Baby Cord X-314/Cord X-315 - (1978) - Sam Benson - Disco do you believe in disco/Stay with me (Until the morning comes) PS although I did get a few of each from him, but just to quell those that want to, like to spread rumours. No I didn't get hundreds of each. I feel having spoken to the label owner and hearing his story, that this will always remain a label that is hard to find. Lastly for such a small label it's a killer, with hardly a bad release.

And a mighty fine tune it is Trev............. and here's another 4 2 Day Ken Meridith - Wondering - HoMark £55.0 +P&P (Stone Mint) Big play for Soul Sam, rare pressing with vocal version of 'Wondering', most were pressed as an Instrumental. Street level, down and dirty sub-disco funk