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Just released, a brand new 7 disc box set from Kent Records, the title says it all...... Goldwax Records - Memphis Soul Rarities 1964-1969 - 7 x 45 Box Set LTDBOX 022 Goldwax was the ultimate southern soul label. Here are some of the finest discoveries from their vaults, on the 7" vinyl they were intended for. Release Notes Preview This is the third in our series of limited edition 7x7" Box Sets. The renowned Memphis 60s soul label Goldwax was a medium-sized operation with just short of a hundred releases. Though it ran a tight ship, inevitably some of their recordings fell by the wayside. The label is revered by fans of the classic age of soul music around the world. In the late 70s the Japanese Vivid Sound label contacted Goldwax owner, Quinton Claunch and accessed his tapes. They found a dozen excellent, previously unheard, tracks and issued them, along with Goldwax favourites on a short series of LPs in 1977. In 2000 Ace Records purchased the label from Claunch and his partners gaining full ownership of the tapes, which lead to more musical discoveries. Our releases on Ace and Kent over the past twenty plus years have seen most of these recordings featured, primarily on CD - the medium of the early years of the 21st century. More recently the renewed demand for vinyl has led to new 12” compilations and to augment those we have come up with a neat, boxed collection of seven singles that will appeal to the soul collectors who live for this format. Of the 14 tracks, only three have been singles before - the sublime harmony vocals of the Vel-Tones and the Lyrics with their mid-60s Goldwax releases and Barbara Perry’s R&B explosion ‘A Man Is A Mean Thing’ first released on Kent but now long gone and craved for. Goldwax’s star James Carr kicks us off with ‘Your Love Made A U-Turn’, a funk groove from 1969. This would surely have prolonged his and the label’s lifespans had it been issued at the time. Our flip however would have needed to be an underground hit; it is doubtful that any radio station would have entertained such smutty lyrics in the 60s. Connoisseurs of the mid-60s Detroit soul sound will be thrilled to have the Ovations ‘I Miss You’ on a 45 at last; it really has all the ingredients of a Motor City classic. ‘What Did I Do Wrong’ makes a great stomping B side - complete with virtuoso harmonica. The label was known for its gritty southern sound, so ‘To Me It’s Storming’ is an atypical, softly melodic, mid-tempo song sung by, but oddly not penned by, George Jackson and Dan Greer. George does get to sing his own, tougher, composition ‘Let The Best Man Win’ on the flip. Full release notes and more available via Kent Records Website (link below) Track Listing and audio 1.a Your Love Made A U-Turn James Carr "A Man Needs A Woman" CD Vivid Sound VGCD 005 (1995) 2.11 LTDBOX_022-1-1.mp3 1.b Who's Been Warming My Oven? James Carr "You Got My Mind Messed Up" CD Vivid Sound VGCD 002 (1991) 2.24 LTDBOX_022-1-2.mp3 2.a I Miss You The Ovations featuring Louis Williams "Peace Of Mind" LP Vivid Sound VG 3003 (1077) 2.40 LTDBOX_022-2-1.mp3 2.b. What Did I Do Wrong The Ovations featuring Louis Williams "Peace Of Mind" LP Vivid Sound VG 3003 (1977) 2.53 LTDBOX_022-2-2.mp3 3.a. To Me It's Storming George & Greer "Goldwax Northem Soul" CD Kent COKEND 313 (2009) 2.43 LTDBOX_022-3-1.mp3 3.b Let The Best Man Win George Jackson "Memphis 60 CD BGP CDBGPD 201 (2000) 2:42 LTDBOX_022-3-2.mp3 4.a Welcome Home Baby Barbara Perry "The Goldwax Story Vol 2 CD Kent CDKEND 225 (2004) 2.08 LTDBOX_022-4-1.mp3 4.b A Man Is A Mean Thing Barbara Perry "New Breed R&B With Added Popcom CD Kent COKEND 291 (2008) 2.04 LTDBOX_022-4-2.mp3 5.a A Lucky Loser Willie Walker Previously unissued 1967 Goldwax recording (2024) 1.55 LTDBOX_022-5-1.mp3 5.b You Gotta Have Soul Lee 'Shot' Williams "Goldwax Northern Soul" CD Kent COKEND 313 (2000) 1.43 LTDBOX_022-5-2.mp3 6.a So Hard To Get Along The Lyrics with The Top Notes Goldwax 105 (1964) 2.01 LTDBOX_022-6-1.mp3 6.b I Do The Vel Tones Goldwax 301 (1966) 2.18 LTDBOX_022-6-2.mp3 7.a If You Love Her Phillip & The Faithfuls "Goldwax Northem Soul" CD Kent CDKEND 313 (2009) 2.37 LTDBOX_022-7-1.mp3 7,b It's Really Alright (45 edit) Unknown Artist "The Goldwax Story Vol 31 CD Kant CDKEND 335 (2010) 2.38 LTDBOX_022-7-2.mp3 Images Availability The Goldwax Box set is available right now via Ace Records Website - (tap), and various record stores including our very own Source Store - (tap)

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Two new 45s mark the (delayed) launch of a brand new Ace/Kent imprint... Soul Harmony It's looking like this 'Soul Harmony' main thrust will be all things low-rider. The first two 45s are now out, with the third release due to follow at the end of this month (Nov). Details and the release notes of the first new releases follow below... 87th OFF BROADWAY / LARRY SANDERS – INSTANT REPLAY / I’M IN LOVE - SOUL HARMONY SH 01 - Out Now We launch our Soul Harmony label with a fabulous tape discovery from Golden State Recorders. At the time of recording, 87th Off Broadway lived in the small town of Seaside, California and were based in Monterey. They wrote their own songs, four of which were recorded at an April 1972 session, arranged by Los Angeles Rene Hall. The tape lay dormant for decades. ‘Instant Replay’ is the final of the four to belatedly be issued; the others being funk released on Ace’s BGP label. The group morphed into another outfit called Welfare who had ‘What About The Child’ released (with a name change to Gold) in 1977 on the MRC label. This song is of the highest quality as are the intricate harmony vocals. Advance plays on the Lowrider scene have been very well received. soul-harmony-sh01-a-clip.mp3 Larry Sanders ‘I’m In Love’ is already revered by that California soul ballad crowd, which has caused the cost of an original Modern copy to rocket. It is another harmonious sweet soul ballad, redolent of a lovers’ tryst on a lazy summer’s afternoon. soul-harmony-sh01-b-clip.mp3 THE EXCLUSIVE / THE D C BLOSSOMS – I STILL LOVE YOU / THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE - SOUL HARMONY SH 02 - Out Now Eddie Singleton had a musical career in Los Angeles after his Shrine Records venture had bloomed then died. He cut this heart-felt soul ballad on an undocumented group called the Exclusive around 1969, but it was left on tape only until now. soul-harmony-sh02-a-clip.mp3 Some three years earlier in 1966, Eddie and his production team of Keni St Lewis and Dale Warren recorded Washington’s DC Blossoms on ‘This Is Your Last Chance’, the third track from a Shrine session that didn’t make it to the single. Since it was released on the Kent CD “Shrine, The Rarest Soul Label Vol 2” it has picked up a strong following, particularly among Latin American soul fans on the West Coast: now at last a 45. soul-harmony-sh02-b-clip.mp3 JIMMY CONWELL - LET IT ALL OUT / I'M AM SO GLAD - SOUL HARMONY SH 03 - Out 29 Nov 2024 Jimmy Conwell is a big name in Los Angeles soul music, either as a solo singer on 4J, Gemini and Mirwood or as lead singer of the Exits on Gemini and Kapp, the Tripps on Soundville or with Smoked Sugar on Teri De. ‘Let It All Out’ was written in conjunction with his two main producers Len Jewell Smith and Hank Graham, though Jimmy couldn’t remember Hank’s contribution. It is a stunning ballad that was originally overlooked by Northern Soul fans for the stomping 'Too Much' flip. A similar situation has occurred with his Kapp 45, the mid-tempo ‘Another Sundown In Watts’ attracting much of the attention and the superb ‘I’m So Glad’ ballad only recently picking up deserved admirers. Both sides of our 45 will go down well in the Lowrider stronghold of Conwell’s native city. No coincidence, I’m sure. Availability First 2 x 45s are now available via Ace Records website - (tap), and various record stores including our very own Source Store - (tap)