Sean Hampsey

I've been dropping them down -6 the past few years Steve. Even 'You Satisfy My Needs' is considered a 'stomper' at Just Soul, LOL. Sean

Mr G, With no title suggested it couldn't be considered a proper Top Tip. Also, if it requires +6 before it becomes a 'dancer' then I'm not sure that would be 'proper' either. However, since you've now provided the title, I'll review the situation. Sean

Mr G, With no title suggested it couldn't be considered a proper Top Tip. Also, if it requires +6 before it becomes a 'dancer' then I'm not sure that would be 'proper' either. However, since you've now provided the title, I'll review the situation. Sean

No I didn't Mark, I saw it and read it as a comment on Simon M's first post and that some obscure DJ known as 'Corner Boy' had just got it! Will squeeze it in for you... if you ask me nice! On that subject, t'would be really helpful if people listed Artist - Title - Label in the way I've formatted the above! Cheers, Sean

No I didn't Mark, I saw it and read it as a comment on Simon M's first post and that some obscure DJ known as 'Corner Boy' had just got it! Will squeeze it in for you... if you ask me nice! On that subject, t'would be really helpful if people listed Artist - Title - Label in the way I've formatted the above! Cheers, Sean

Ok all, here's where we are up to, eight days into the year. From what I've seen and heard, some very tasty tips! Charles Abdul Khaliq - Just You & Me Girl Seattle Pure Dynomite - I Wonder Love Sugar Boy & The Shades Of Black - Free Man - Shades JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound - "To Love Someone That Don't Love You" Derobert And The Half-Truth "The Joy" Emmit Long - Call Me Lighting & Thunder - Beautiful Feeling Carltons - Can't You Hear The Beat Mr.Confuse Featuring Elaine Thomas "Why Can't You See Me " Roman Candle - Love One Another - Frankford/Wayne Sledge - Very Strong On You - Cardinal Barbara Christian - There But For Love - Sympathy Soul Intentions - Away With Me - Empire Chuck Strong - I Got To Change My Way Of Living - Aduwa Monterey - East Mannequin Girl - Genie Jack Harden - She'll Be Back - Star Shot Norma Rivers - You're Not Gonna Hurt Me - Genuine Bonnie Graham - I Confess - Preview The Contenders - I'll Show You How To Love - Beth The New Wanderers - Since My Baby Came Back Bell - Ac Slip And Dell Gotta - Get Away - Modern Arts The Celebrities - The Rattler - Ten High Ij Harris - All Ready To Go - Cash Tornadoes - Won't You Forgive Magic - Touch Lena Mone - You Stay On My Mind - Asp Little Beaver - "I'm A Man" - Cat David Dee - "Every Loving Man" - Time Knight Brothers - Ghetto Joe James Knight - There Goes My Baby Brotherhood - When You Need Me (Tesseract) Ben Westbeech "Something For The Weekend" Frank Mitchell Jnr - This Time Willie Gresham - I Cried Boo Hoo Bobby Byrd - Back From The Dead Frankie Newsome - Don't Mess With My Lovemaker Delia Gatrell - Fight Fire With Fire- Right On Electric Express- The Real Thing- Linco Jerry Williams Dynamite Brass - Boogaloo Baby JJ Jackson - Boogaloo Baby The Free - Soul Party Unity And The Downbeats - Love Dream Donny Mann - Try Me (Wooden Nickel) Johnny Soul - Hey Baby (The Plea) (Pure Love Records) Buddy Ace - Pleasing You - Paula. Eddie Floyd - It's Got To Be That Way - Malaco Lp, Concervatives - Who Understands - Ebonic Sound Lonie Jones - Treat Your Baby Right - Jenmark. Bettye Swann - When The Game Is Played On You - Atlantic, Leon Byrd - I Got Love/ I Catch Myself Crying - Ss7. Smokin Shades Of Black - Grease Wheels The Famous Chromes - Teach Me - Drive The Decisions - I Do Love Her - York J. Harris - All Ready To Go - Cash 'I Got To Have You' Melvin Sparks (Westbound), Harmonics - Be Your Man - Sock-It / 77 Billy Scott And The Prophets "So Glad You Happened To Me" 3p George Semper - Don't Be Afraid - Rama Rama Roy Cortez Butler - "Mary's House Part 2" - Boo Sandra St. Little - I Am Better - Honeycomb Music Revelations - I Gotta Have It - Decision Records Alicia Myers - Journey - Love Town Music Betty Wright - In The Middle Of The Game - Ms B. Records James Taylor Quartet - Woman - James Taylor Quartet - Chinchin Records Sunlight Square - Skyscrapers - Sunlight Square Charles Abdul Khaliq - Corner Boy T99 - We Got Everything - Hi Anymore before we call it a day? :0) Thanks for all contributions thus far. Cheers, Sean

Ok all, here's where we are up to, eight days into the year. From what I've seen and heard, some very tasty tips! Charles Abdul Khaliq - Just You & Me Girl Seattle Pure Dynomite - I Wonder Love Sugar Boy & The Shades Of Black - Free Man - Shades JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound - "To Love Someone That Don't Love You" Derobert And The Half-Truth "The Joy" Emmit Long - Call Me Lighting & Thunder - Beautiful Feeling Carltons - Can't You Hear The Beat Mr.Confuse Featuring Elaine Thomas "Why Can't You See Me " Roman Candle - Love One Another - Frankford/Wayne Sledge - Very Strong On You - Cardinal Barbara Christian - There But For Love - Sympathy Soul Intentions - Away With Me - Empire Chuck Strong - I Got To Change My Way Of Living - Aduwa Monterey - East Mannequin Girl - Genie Jack Harden - She'll Be Back - Star Shot Norma Rivers - You're Not Gonna Hurt Me - Genuine Bonnie Graham - I Confess - Preview The Contenders - I'll Show You How To Love - Beth The New Wanderers - Since My Baby Came Back Bell - Ac Slip And Dell Gotta - Get Away - Modern Arts The Celebrities - The Rattler - Ten High Ij Harris - All Ready To Go - Cash Tornadoes - Won't You Forgive Magic - Touch Lena Mone - You Stay On My Mind - Asp Little Beaver - "I'm A Man" - Cat David Dee - "Every Loving Man" - Time Knight Brothers - Ghetto Joe James Knight - There Goes My Baby Brotherhood - When You Need Me (Tesseract) Ben Westbeech "Something For The Weekend" Frank Mitchell Jnr - This Time Willie Gresham - I Cried Boo Hoo Bobby Byrd - Back From The Dead Frankie Newsome - Don't Mess With My Lovemaker Delia Gatrell - Fight Fire With Fire- Right On Electric Express- The Real Thing- Linco Jerry Williams Dynamite Brass - Boogaloo Baby JJ Jackson - Boogaloo Baby The Free - Soul Party Unity And The Downbeats - Love Dream Donny Mann - Try Me (Wooden Nickel) Johnny Soul - Hey Baby (The Plea) (Pure Love Records) Buddy Ace - Pleasing You - Paula. Eddie Floyd - It's Got To Be That Way - Malaco Lp, Concervatives - Who Understands - Ebonic Sound Lonie Jones - Treat Your Baby Right - Jenmark. Bettye Swann - When The Game Is Played On You - Atlantic, Leon Byrd - I Got Love/ I Catch Myself Crying - Ss7. Smokin Shades Of Black - Grease Wheels The Famous Chromes - Teach Me - Drive The Decisions - I Do Love Her - York J. Harris - All Ready To Go - Cash 'I Got To Have You' Melvin Sparks (Westbound), Harmonics - Be Your Man - Sock-It / 77 Billy Scott And The Prophets "So Glad You Happened To Me" 3p George Semper - Don't Be Afraid - Rama Rama Roy Cortez Butler - "Mary's House Part 2" - Boo Sandra St. Little - I Am Better - Honeycomb Music Revelations - I Gotta Have It - Decision Records Alicia Myers - Journey - Love Town Music Betty Wright - In The Middle Of The Game - Ms B. Records James Taylor Quartet - Woman - James Taylor Quartet - Chinchin Records Sunlight Square - Skyscrapers - Sunlight Square Charles Abdul Khaliq - Corner Boy T99 - We Got Everything - Hi Anymore before we call it a day? :0) Thanks for all contributions thus far. Cheers, Sean

Hey Bob, I know that's what you meant, hence the . And you didn't ruin the thread, just added a smile... and a bit of spice! Its all good and there's some legs in this baby yet! Just had a listen to the track "Be Your Man"... its OK... the McCant Brothers it would appear... but I won't be paying what it seems to be going for! I like to pick em up for a dollar... and then see em escalate to 20 bucks! Cheers Bob, you just keep 'em coming. Like Russ and Kev said already, your contributions are always excellent! All the best, Sean

Hey Bob, I know that's what you meant, hence the . And you didn't ruin the thread, just added a smile... and a bit of spice! Its all good and there's some legs in this baby yet! Just had a listen to the track "Be Your Man"... its OK... the McCant Brothers it would appear... but I won't be paying what it seems to be going for! I like to pick em up for a dollar... and then see em escalate to 20 bucks! Cheers Bob, you just keep 'em coming. Like Russ and Kev said already, your contributions are always excellent! All the best, Sean

Cheers Bob.... What's the title?... is it "Be Your Man"? I'm onto it while all the others are sleeping LOL! Sean

Cheers Bob.... What's the title?... is it "Be Your Man"? I'm onto it while all the others are sleeping LOL! Sean

Sorry folks, been out of action, in bed ill, since I started the thread and not been able to catch up properly from my iPhone. Bob, you made me smile anyway and it certainly seems like that at times. Certainly most Soul collectors, at one time or another, have picked up a little known 45, just wonderin' (Hopin') if it'll be the next biggie (...and command the biggie price tag to go with it!). I doubt we've exhausted the thread just yet... there must be plenty more tunes out there that deserve some attention on these pages (if not, we can all wrap up and call it a day LOL). So tomorrow, I'll do a quick roundup and let's see how the list is looking. Hopefully the thread will have ignited a bit of interest in a few choice cuts and we'll be hearing some of 'em out and about in the coming months. So... anymore for anymore? Let's be knowing! Cheers, Sean

Sorry folks, been out of action, in bed ill, since I started the thread and not been able to catch up properly from my iPhone. Bob, you made me smile anyway and it certainly seems like that at times. Certainly most Soul collectors, at one time or another, have picked up a little known 45, just wonderin' (Hopin') if it'll be the next biggie (...and command the biggie price tag to go with it!). I doubt we've exhausted the thread just yet... there must be plenty more tunes out there that deserve some attention on these pages (if not, we can all wrap up and call it a day LOL). So tomorrow, I'll do a quick roundup and let's see how the list is looking. Hopefully the thread will have ignited a bit of interest in a few choice cuts and we'll be hearing some of 'em out and about in the coming months. So... anymore for anymore? Let's be knowing! Cheers, Sean

Nice start folks. Some 30 odd titles - all very diverse as predicted! Will get a few more under the belt and then compile a list. Keep 'em coming! Sean

Nice start folks. Some 30 odd titles - all very diverse as predicted! Will get a few more under the belt and then compile a list. Keep 'em coming! Sean

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Heads up for a Soulful start to 2012... ...Just Soul comes to the airwaves 'Soul People' show again, tomorrow... Sunday 1st January (10am-Midday) - a two hour 'Just Soul' New Year special with Tats Taylor and Sean Hampsey on Solar Radio. The 'Monkey In The Cockpit' Part 4. Solar Radio can be found on www.solarradio.com OR you can get it on Sky Channel 0129 (why not Sky+ it and listen later!) OR you can check the link www.soulmusic.co.uk/Radio.htm later in the week to download the whole show (courtesy of Zane Hunter). So, if you're already part of the Just Soul fraternity, or just want to know what all the fuss is about, please join myself and Tats on Solar Radio's 'Soul People' (or listen later) tomorrow morning. We're looking forward to sharing a couple of hours of 'Just Soul' music with you! Happy New Year 'Just Soul' People! Sean

Just re-read the Jackson interview scan and it confirms that STNOD was due to come out on Soul City under CBS. That backs up info from Dave that they had been trying to switch distribution from Philips to CBS for SC120 but, because of 'events' at that time the Soul City operation went bust before the deal concluded. Sean

Nice one Rick. That all confirms precisely what I said in post 22. Another bit of 'untold history' on the C M Jackson saga, the guys at Soul City had an almighty fallout with him resulting in him threatening Dave G. with violence (imagine!) resulting in Rob Blackmore giving him a wupping... in the hallowed grounds of the Soul City shop. In a rage, Jackson checked into a West End Hotel, running up a huge bill over a couple of weeks. On checkout, and before his return to the US, he told the Hotel to charge his lavish stay to Soul City - his Record label. The effect was devastating... and the rest (including the release of SC120) is confined to history. Sean

I had (may even still have) a copy of this misprint years ago. From memory it plays for 'Tell It Like It Is' half way through and then switches to 'the flipside 'Why Worry' with the line 'Go out and have a good time!'. Is yours the same Tony & Crumb? Sean

If I ever find another copy, Andy, its yours! Sean

It's an unissued Rudy Love LP that was recorded by Canyon / Wally Roker. 'Where Have You Been' is a cover of the Whispers track. 80's release, UK only. Sean

They've got 'Bestsellers' written all over 'em Ian. So that's Christmas sorted! Sean

Thanks Andy. Its certainly a good read for free Did you get a Rory McD yet? Sean