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A Friday shout on all this weekends Soul Events, taken directly from our vibrant Event Guide, a quick look in map form on just what is going on this weekend soul wise... Please note that the above image is just a screengrab of our feature and so it is a static overview of this weeks Uk events To view the most up to date and the dynamic Source Events weekly map just go to our Event Guide page (link below) and then tap the orange 'Launch Map View (Weekly)' button The latest and dynamic map view will then popup ready for you to drill down to all the events full details https://www.soul-source.co.uk/events/

Latest add... The Secret History of Chicago Music Soul singer Bobby McClure tried to evolve with the times He sang in the Soul Stirrers with Sam Cooke, duetted with Fontella Bass, and collaborated with Swamp Dogg, but he always fell short of stardom. by Steve Krakow March 19, 2025 Get over to https://chicagoreader.com/music/the-secret-history-of-chicago-music/bobby-mcclure-soul-checker-fontella-cooke-dogg/ for the full article

Kent have just released 5 new 45s, that's 2 x Select 45s and 3 x Repro 45s, details follow... Select 45s Jon Lucien - Search For The Inner Self / We’ve Got Love - Kent Select 99 Search For The Inner Self’, Jon Lucien’s 1971 ethereal, soul masterpiece has gained admirers constantly since its 1971 release. CITY_099-1-1.mp3 ‘We’ve Got Love’ is more of an “old school” 60s soul dancer, recorded around the same time, that was not heard until a self-released CD in 1999. It has remained under the radar to all but a few of the cognoscenti. This vinyl debut will earn it many more fans. CITY_099-2-1.mp3 The Devonnes - (You’d Better) Straighten Up And Fly Right / Doin’ The Gittin Up - Kent Select 100 Larry Banks worked a lot with girl groups in the late 60s, Kent accessed the master tapes some twenty years ago and released all four of their performances. The catchy dancer ‘Doin’ “The Gittin’ Up”’ first came out on a 100 Club anniversary 45 in 2005 and has been in demand ever since. CITY_100-2-1.mp3 ‘(You’d Better) Straighten Up And Fly Right’ was issued on CD in the same year, but has never made it to vinyl until now. The song was recorded by Terri Bryant on Verve in 1967 and is highly regarded; this new coupling will be a popular choice. CITY_100-1-1.mp3 Eddie Parker - I’m Gone / Crying Clown - Repro 23 Regarded as the epitome of Northern Soul by many aficionados, ‘I’m Gone’, by Detroit’s Eddie Parker, captures the adrenalin and anger of a busted relationship and he tells of his determination to start again - elsewhere. The pulsating rhythm matches that anger and producer Jack Ashford, one of Motown’s key Funk Brothers, utilises his percussive know-how to produce such a vital track. The flip ‘Crying Clown’ is musically and thematically miles away - with heartbreak and sorrow to the fore over a beautiful ballad backing. These are two of the greatest soul recordings from the 1960s. Hank Jacobs - Elijah Rockin’ With Soul / East Side - Repro 24 Hank Jacobs was an accomplished West coast keyboard player who had an instrumental hit with ‘So Far Away’ in 1964. He became a Los Angeles session man who worked on many recording sessions with arranger Arthur Wright with whom he had four releases on Alton Scott’s Call Me label. ‘Elijah Rockin’ With Soul’ created a buzz on the UK soul scene and its urgent beat was perfect for Northern Soul dancefloors. The recording session was augmented by the cream of LA’s musicians. The uber-cool ‘East Side’ with its mid-tempo groove was initially his best-known track, having been appreciated by the Lowrider and Popcorn scenes since its release. Larry Atkins - Ain’t That Love Enough / Lighten Up - Repro 25 The stomping intro to Larry Atkins’ ‘Ain’t That Love Enough’ leads into an excellent soul song by R&B stalwart Kent Harris. His mid-60s soul productions were as good as they come. The pairing repeated the formula on ‘Lighten Up’ a backing track that Kent also used on his partner Ty Karim’s ‘Lighten Up Baby’. Both sides here are recognised as Northern Soul classics. Availability All the above 45s are now available via Ace Records website (tap here), and various record stores including our very own Source Store (tap here)

News on a new project... Ace Records & Acid Jazz present Spring Revisited From the web site Two iconic British record labels join forces to celebrate the musical legacy of Spring Records Founded 1967 in New York, Spring Records became known for its contributions to soul, funk and R&B music in the 70’s and early 80’s. The label carved a niche in the music scene with its unique roster of artists including Millie Jackson, Fatback Band and Joe Simon who left a lasting legacy with music fans that still echoes today. Spring Records continues to influence and inspire today’s creators with both the sound and aesthetics of the music. Since acquiring the Spring Records catalog in 1988, Ace Records has built further on Spring’s legacy - through restoring and remastering the original master tapes, meticulously curating and crafting new albums while also unveiling previously unknown recordings from the vast Spring archives. Now the time has come to re-introduce some of these timeless tracks to a new generation of music fans. By initiating a strategic collaboration between the two iconic UK indie labels Ace Records and Acid Jazz Records, Cosmos Music is now launching SPRING REVISITED. The first Spring Revisited release is Dimitri From Paris’ brilliant new version of Millie Jackson’s ‘We Gotta Hit It Off’, which he has rebuilt from ground up using the original 24 track master from 1979. Additional mixes of the song from Opolopo will follow, giving two unique takes on a New York club classic and all of them will be released on a limited 12” on Acid Jazz in May. Full info via https://www.springrevisited.com/