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Well, we have opened the hornets nest on this label again, lots of new comments, brilliant, keep it coming. Whats this I here, Philly making a comeback, better hold on to them as well. ttfn.

Here we go, a little note on file says refer to discogs and yes its still there: 1st ever UK based Northern-Soul counterfeit record label run by Jeff King of Leicester in the late 1960's. The 'Soul Sounds' label was run by Jeff, who was originally an importer and cottoned on quickly to the idea of 'Bootlegging' as D.J.s started moving into the Rare Soul Field. He sold most of his records at All-nighters and through shops like 'Ralphs' of Manchester, England The recording of these disc's was sometimes very poor but of course it was the only way they were available at a reasonable price. This label started a trend that has carried on through to today with labels like 'O.O.T.P.' and the 'SIMON SOUSSAN' series. Every record on 'Soul Sounds' came out on British release apart from No.1 'Baby Reconcider' Leon Haywood on 'Fat Fish'. Eventually the law caught up with 'Mr. King' and he went to prison for one thing or another but he left behind the listed disc's of which there is now a following

Apologies if this post is elsewhere, me and technology don't go hand in hand and I might have pressed the wrong button twice! Just in case anybodys' interested here's a list of the JK copies of Soul Sound releases. I don't remember seeing any for sale in The Wheel in them days but I was given a copy of The Sharpees for free from One Stop Records on Picc. approach in the very early seventies. There was quite a lengthy post on here a while back now and I have some history somewhere on the pc, if I can find it i'll post it. One thing which was mentioned was the quality of the records and a few seemed to think the pressings were similar to President and Jay Boy records. I have to agree with the comments on the recent soul sounds 31 and 32, don't think they would have got a look in back then imho. Anyway, hello to all the Wheelies, packed as usual Sunday, another great day Pete, vinyl floors don't stop dancers, dancing. see you next time. ttfn. --SS1/LEON HAYWOOD-- BABY RECONSIDER --SS2/DONALD HEIGHT-- TALK OF THE GRAPVINE --SS3/JIMMY HOLIDAY&CLYDIE KING-- READY WILLING & ABLE --SS4/SHIRLEY ELLIS-- SOUL TIME --SS5/HUMAN BEINZ-- NOBODY BUT ME --SS6/TAMI LYNN-- I’M GONNA RUN AWAY FROM YOU --SS7/GENE CHANDLER-- THERE WAS A TIME --SS8/ROUND ROBIN-- KICK THAT LITTLE FOOT SALLY ANN --SS9/INVITATIONS, THE-- WHAT’S WRONG WITH ME BABY --SS10/EARL HARRISON-- HUMPHREY STOMP --SS11/ALEXANDER PATTON-- A LIL’ LOVING SOMETIMES --SS12/CHUCK JACKSON CHAINS OF LOVE --SS13/DEAN PARRISH-- DETERMINATION --SS14/PEACHES&HERB-- WE’RE IN THIS THING TOGETHER --SS15/MARY LOVE-- YOU TURNED MY BITTER INTO SWEET --SS16/BARBARA LEWIS-- SOMEDAY WE’RE GONNA LOVE AGAIN --SS17/MITCH RYDER ETC-- BREAKOUT/I NEED HELP --SS18/BLENDELLS, THE-- DANCE WITH ME --SS19/SOUL SISTERS-- GOOD TIME TONIGHT --SS20/DEAN PARRISH-- TELL HER --SS21/L.ANTHONY&IMP’S GONNA FIX YOU GOOD --SS22/CHUBBY CHECKER-- AT THE DISCOTHEQUE --SS23/SHARPEES, THE-- TIRED OF BEING LONELY --SS24/ROSCOE ROBINSON-- THAT’S ENOUGH --SS25/INCREDIBLES, THE-- THERE’S NOTHING ELSE TO SAY --SS26/HOMER BANKS-- HOOKED BY LOVE --SS27/MARGIE HENDRIX-- RESTLESS --SS28/BOBBY SHEEN-- DOCTOR LOVE --SS29/RONNIE MILSAP-- AIN’T NO SOUL IN THESE OLD SHOES --SS30/DOBIE GRAY-- OUT ON THE FLOOR (---49---)

The record shop on Piccadilly approach was One Stop Records, I got a copy of Tired of Being Lonely-The Sharpees thrown in for nowt with one batch of 45's I bought for my mobile disco. Think one of the guys was called Dave, who dj'd at City's ground, I used to have a pint or two with him in the Mancunian Arms before buying, hence ending up with more records than I really wanted, still, brilliant days and many, many great memories of The Wheel and Blue Note to mention just two. KTF.