Sean Hampsey

Your ears don't fail you JB. Both songs written in a partnership with one Arlinda Whitehead. Sean

I haven't heard one Sean. It's a really great record. Common enough on 12" but I've always seen it as pretty scarce and always quite pricey for a major label 80's 45. Still, worth every penny for the quality mate! Sean

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The 'first time'? How many other times were there Derek? Sean

Hi there, sadly not. He's gone very quiet these past few years. Most doubt he'll ever tour again. Sean

Thought members might like to know about a great compilation, just out on Ace / Kent, of Sam Dees 1970's Demos & Masters, most of these previously unreleased... Tap to view this Soul Source News/Article in full

I played it on Solar Radio too Jim. Lovely tune mate that needs more exposure. Sean

Just Soul spin of mine from a few years ago Jim. Is that where you heard it? Sean

Hi Steve, no I haven't. Will check it out. Yes, agree, a Shout special would be fab! Try to include The Exciters 'You Know It Aint Right' an old Bradford spin of mine that I loved to bits back then! Sean

Same track came out on Shout, didnt it Steve. Nice too! On the face of it, I think I'd say the label name is just a coincidence.... Sean

This must be the 'Jimmy Sherman' alt version played by Andy Dyson for a few years now (Abtone Acetate). Still the Coasters, by all accounts, but a different lead singer. Sean

Originally unreleased and made available to us some 15 years ago on the Crazy Cajun / Edsel CD "The Soul Queen Of Texas". No acetate that I'm aware of. Sean

Good stuff Mark Sean

There is, but its pretty scarce. This one advertised by Flynny on here less than 6 months ago. Good luck Pete. Fab record! Sean

Thanks all, some triffic recent additions to the list. We've smashed through the 100 and I'm ready to call that quits, if you are! I'll finish the list off with something that featured a lot in my 'early hours' sets this past couple of years. A stunning piece of 'Inspirational Crossover' and a great vocal performance on a fairly topical track from the Fantastic Violinaires. Play it loud and enjoy! Cheers all and thanks again. Your contributions are enjoyed and appreciated by us all. Sean TOP TIPS FOR 2015 1. Ronnie Brown "Soul " Hotline. 2. Love, Warmth & Affection feat. Ralph Weeks - Talking 'Bout Love - Week-End 3. Point of View - I'm Superman - Instant 4. Listen - SouLutions- (Drizabone Remix) 5. C.L. & The Pictures - Baby Not Now - Monument 6. David Huff - Mary Brown - MGM 7. The Vontastics - Let me down easy - Toddlin' Town 8. Aretha Franklin - Oh no not my baby - Atlantic UK 9. Notations-There I go-Gemigo (LP only) 10. GC Cameron " Love just ain't no fun" on Soul Brother Records 11. The Up Tights "How long must I wait for you" on Soul 7 Records 12. Saun & Starr "Hot shot" on Daptone Records 13. Sharpees - Take Me To You Leader 14. Otis Clay - Show Me What You Say 15. Ringleaders - Grin and Bare It/I've Got To Find My Baby 16. Gene Washington & The Ironsides - Got To Get Through To You/Don't Throw Your Love Away 17. Ebony Diamonds - I'm So Lucky - EDI 18. Valdons - Just How Much Can One Man Stand - Secret Stash 19. Little Milton-Don't Turn Away - Glades 20. Tommy Hunt-Comin' On Strong - Dynamo 21. Archie bell and the Drells - Green Power - Atlantic 22. General Johnson and the Chairmen- Don't Walk Away - Surfside 23. Gladys knight and the pips — Love Was made For Two - CBS 24. Dee Dee Warwick "You Tore My Wall Down" - The complete Atco recordings double CD) 25. Julis Wright "I Pray That Things Will Change" - Kent CD + German LP 26. Chuck Jackson "Where Did You Go" (Kent CD "Satisfaction Guaranteed Motown Guys 1061-69") 27. The Natural Resources "If There Were No You" / Toussaint McCall "I'll Laugh Till I Cry" Kent 28. Dynamic Sounds Orchestra "Take me back" MP3 from their unreleased album 29. Zap Pow — Holdin’ On 30. Vic Pitts - Lost Tapes LP - Secret Stash 31. Miss Madeline - Lonely Girl - One-der-ful 32. Bosq feat Nicole Willis - Bad For Me 33. Mighty Mocambos - If This Isn't Funky 34. Owen Gray — I Am Satisfied — Escort 35. Dance With Me - Joe Mckeever - A.M.S 36. Chris Clark — How About You — Weed LP 37. The 21st —Sun Came Out — Joy 38. Jay Walkers - Can't Live Without You - SHIO 39. Debonaires - Headache In My Heart - SOLID HIT 40. Leon & The Metronomes - I'll Catch You On The Rebound - CARNIVAL 41. Voice Masters - Dance Right Into My Heart - Bamboo 42. James Carr — A Losing Game — Goldwax 43. Robert Thomas — Salvation — Charay 44. Betty Boo — Spellbound 45. Tony Brook with The Breakers — Meanie Genie — Columbia 46. 3 Winans Bros. /Clark Sisters - Dance - Louie Vega Remix 47. Mayer Hawthorne — The Walk 48. The Matta Baby — Do The Pearl Girl — Penny 49. Jimmy Ricks - The long long arm of love - Jubilee 50. Don Gardner - I'm in such misery — Jubilee 51. The Lovelles - Pretending Dear - Atco 52. Curtis Mayfield - Show Me Love - Curtom 53. Joe Hinton - Don't Tell Her The Truth - Dunhill 54. Soul Stirrers - Trying To Be Your Friend - Jewel 55. Smokey Robinson / Miracles - Don't Say Ypu Love Me - Tamla 56. O'Jays - Its Too Strong - Neptune 57. The Sapphires - I Found Out Too Late - Swan 58. Moody Scott - We've Got To Save It - 77 59. Hill Sisters - Oh My Love - Space 60. Dontells - Tell The World - VJ 61. Arthur Alexander - Stay By Me - Previously Unissued 62. Bobby Womack / Valentinos - I've Got Love For You - Previously Unissued 63. Sam Dees - Gimme A Little Action - Previously Unissued - Out this month! 64. Billy Nichol - Shake a leg - Sue. 65. Cool Million - Dontcha Wanna Dance - WTF 66. Fatback Band featuring Brother Johnny King - Feeling Mellow - Perception 67. Walter Wolfman Washington - You Got Me Worried on Hep'Me 68. Shirley Nanette — Sometimes — Satara 69. Cold Smoke — Don’t Fall In Love — CWP 70. Ray Frazier — Gonna Get Your Love — Chess 71. Ron Alson — Something Aint Right — Philips 72. Paul Revere & The Raiders — Aint Nothing Wrong — Drive 73. Jerry Tyrone - I Still Love You - Cherkee 74. Rick Hamilton - Somethings Wrong - Polly 75. Fred Mark - Im Coming Home - Omega 76. Lil Archie - Leave My Girl Alone - Fern 77. Big Jay - Who Knows Better Than Me / Aint Going Nowhere 78. Cathy Smith - Baby You Got It - Cobra 79. Johnny Morris — She’s My Girl - Avfus 80. Dewy Black - Taking Love Where I Find It - Reeflair 81. Ron Saunders - The Skate 1 And 11 - Renfro 82. Barbara Christian - There But For Love — Sympathy 83. Legacy — I Must Confess — Tortoise 84. Ronnie Baker - Big Wide World 85. Dawn & Sunset - What it is 86. Ascots - She is indifferent to me now 87. Soul Superiors - Your Love is Super Good 88. Emulations - Move A little Slower Girl 89. The Vontastics - Why Must We Part 90. Mark V Unlimited - Gone — Sagport 91. New Directions - Today Is The First Day - Sound 80 92. Angela Jefferson - I Can Feel Myself Slipping Away - M.I.C 93. Willie Fisher - I Said Call Me — Tigress 94. Donoman — I’m The Only One - Romark 95. The Relatives - Leave Something Worthwhile - Eversoul 96. Truths Inc - If I Had A Love - Hit & Run 97. Cruisers - Mink and sable mable - Gamble 98. Al Tikki Hudson - Cry baby - MR 99. Tony Morgan - Why build a mountain - Beacon (uk only?) 100. Vessie Simmons - Shiftless shady - Simco 101. John Rootman Henry - Say it - Dig 102. Leon Timbo — You’re My Darling — 103. Barbara Carr — Shake Your Head — Chess 104. Betty Harris — Show It — Sansu 105. Lesley Miller - He Doesn't Need Your Pity - RCA 106. Fantastic Violinaires — I’m Not Worried - Jewel Happy hunting!

OK, think we've about exhausted the Tips for this year. Final call before we call it a wrap! Sean Ronnie Brown "Soul " Hotline. Love, Warmth & Affection feat. Ralph Weeks - Talking 'Bout Love - Week-End Point of View - I'm Superman - Instant Listen - SouLutions- (Drizabone Remix) C.L. & The Pictures - Baby Not Now - Monument David Huff - Mary Brown - MGM The Vontastics - Let me down easy - Toddlin' Town Aretha Franklin - Oh no not my baby - Atlantic UK Notations-There I go-Gemigo (LP only) GC Cameron " Love just ain't no fun" on Soul Brother Records The Up Tights "How long must I wait for you" on Soul 7 Records Saun & Starr "Hot shot" on Daptone Records Sharpees - Take Me To You Leader Otis Clay - Show Me What You Say Ringleaders - Grin and Bare It/I've Got To Find My Baby Gene Washington & The Ironsides - Got To Get Through To You/Don't Throw Your Love Away Ebony Diamonds - I'm So Lucky - EDI Valdons - Just How Much Can One Man Stand - Secret Stash Little Milton-Don't Turn Away - Glades Tommy Hunt-Comin' On Strong - Dynamo Archie bell and the Drells - Green Power - Atlantic General Johnson and the Chairmen- Don't Walk Away - Surfside Gladys knight and the pips — Love Was made For Two - CBS Dee Dee Warwick "You Tore My Wall Down" - The complete Atco recordings double CD) Julis Wright "I Pray That Things Will Change" - Kent CD + German LP Chuck Jackson "Where Did You Go" (Kent CD "Satisfaction Guaranteed Motown Guys 1061-69") The Natural Resources "If There Were No You" / Toussaint McCall "I'll Laugh Till I Cry" Kent Dynamic Sounds Orchestra "Take me back" MP3 from their unreleased album Zap Pow — Holdin’ On Vic Pitts - Lost Tapes LP - Secret Stash Miss Madeline - Lonely Girl - One-der-ful Bosq feat Nicole Willis - Bad For Me Mighty Mocambos - If This Isn't Funky Owen Gray — I Am Satisfied — Escort Dance With Me - Joe Mckeever - A.M.S Chris Clark — How About You — Weed LP The 21st —Sun Came Out — Joy Jay Walkers - Can't Live Without You - SHIO Debonaires - Headache In My Heart - SOLID HIT Leon & The Metronomes - I'll Catch You On The Rebound - CARNIVAL Voice Masters - Dance Right Into My Heart - Bamboo James Carr — A Losing Game — Goldwax Robert Thomas — Salvation — Charay Betty Boo — Spellbound Tony Brook with The Breakers — Meanie Genie — Columbia 3 Winans Bros. /Clark Sisters - Dance - Louie Vega Remix Mayer Hawthorne — The Walk The Matta Baby — Do The Pearl Girl — Penny Jimmy Ricks - The long long arm of love - Jubilee Don Gardner - I'm in such misery — Jubilee The Lovelles - Pretending Dear - Atco Curtis Mayfield - Show Me Love - Curtom Joe Hinton - Don't Tell Her The Truth - Dunhill Soul Stirrers - Trying To Be Your Friend - Jewel Smokey Robinson / Miracles - Don't Say Ypu Love Me - Tamla O'Jays - Its Too Strong - Neptune The Sapphires - I Found Out Too Late - Swan Moody Scott - We've Got To Save It - 77 Hill Sisters - Oh My Love - Space Dontells - Tell The World - VJ Arthur Alexander - Stay By Me - Previously Unissued Bobby Womack / Valentinos - I've Got Love For You - Previously Unissued Sam Dees - Gimme A Little Action - Previously Unissued - Out this month! Billy Nichol - Shake a leg - Sue. Cool Million - Dontcha Wanna Dance - WTF Fatback Band featuring Brother Johnny King - Feeling Mellow - Perception Walter Wolfman Washington - You Got Me Worried on Hep'Me Shirley Nanette — Sometimes — Satara Cold Smoke — Don’t Fall In Love — CWP Ray Frazier — Gonna Get Your Love — Chess Ron Alson — Something Aint Right — Philips Paul Revere & The Raiders — Aint Nothing Wrong — Drive Jerry Tyrone - I Still Love You - Cherkee Rick Hamilton - Somethings Wrong - Polly Fred Mark - Im Coming Home - Omega Lil Archie - Leave My Girl Alone - Fern Big Jay - Who Knows Better Than Me / Aint Going Nowhere Cathy Smith - Baby You Got It - Cobra Johnny Morris — She’s My Girl - Avfus Dewy Black - Taking Love Where I Find It - Reeflair Ron Saunders - The Skate 1 And 11 - Renfro Barbara Christian - There But For Love — Sympathy Legacy — I Must Confess — Tortoise Ronnie Baker - Big Wide World Dawn & Sunset - What it is Ascots - She is indifferent to me now Soul Superiors - Your Love is Super Good Emulations - Move A little Slower Girl The Vontastics - Why Must We Part Mark V Unlimited - Gone — Sagport New Directions - Today Is The First Day - Sound 80 Angela Jefferson - I Can Feel Myself Slipping Away - M.I.C Willie Fisher - I Said Call Me — Tigress The Relatives - Leave Something Worthwhile - Eversoul Truths Inc - If I Had A Love - Hit & Run .................?

Cheers Barry. Hope you're well mate. Sean

Thanks Benji. Sean

Yep - That'd be about right Martin. I thought I must have attended about a dozen before I was brought in to DJ! Brilliant mate. Thanks,

Brilliant Martin, thanks. So 31st October 1980 was the first one. That's really great buddy. Cheers, Sean

Garry at Black Grape sold his stock back to the US to Craig Moerer / RecordsbyMail Gary at Black Knight sold his stock to Tim Brown at Anglo American. Both top draw fellas, still loving the music and still around. Had a long chat with Gary (Black Knight) only a few weeks ago at Clifton Hall revival. Glad to say he was looking very well. Sean

That's a good start mate. Thanks. Sean

Yes agree. It was huge at the time. Arthur and Sam were great resources and never had a problem distributing some of the nice things they found on US trips (CoCo & Ben, Johnny Scott, etc.). Would like to see that venue / dates list mate. I think I have it that Clifton Hall started near the end of 1980 (October? - is that correct?) from memory, but have no idea of the date of the last one. Havent got a clue as to when Cleggy Winter Gardens kicked off again or ended. Just know we seemed to get through a mountain of records between us! Sean

I'd have said the record was played for 2+ years Chalks. Stafford started after Clifton started but I think there was some 'crossover'. Has anyone got the actual dates as to when the nighters of the early 80's actually started and ended? Its always a grey area. Sean