Mark R

Yes mate.......looking forward to it immensley! Has Sam given you the (good) news about your spot??? Cheers, Mark R

Hi Nick, Yes mate, audio will be up around lunchtime on Monday. And yes, Victor Haynes is cool isn't it? Thanks for taking the time matey! Cheers, Mark R

Playlist for November edition of The Music Box as follows.......podcast link wil be up after the repeat on Monday 28 November 9-11am UK time. Thanks for all support! Hour One Urban Street Soul Orchestra Don Ricardo feat. Hil St. Soul - Back Together Again (UK Toto Productions Promo MP3) Maysa - Come Dance With Me (US Shanachie Records CD "Motions Of Love") Alicia Myers - I Really Really Want You Now (UK Love Town Music CD "Peace Of Mind") New Soul Generation - Can You Feel It (US MWest Music CD "Rhythmic Journey") III Frum Tha Soul - Close But No Cigar (US Platinum Soul Music Group CD "Time Waits For No One") Keith Sweat - Lady DeJour (US KDS Entertainment/Entertainment One CD "'Til The Morning") Jonny Montana & Dawn Williams - I Choose Me (Original Mix) (UK Camio Recordings MP3) Neil Pierce feat. Adeola Shyllon - Love Therapy (Original Mix) (UK Soul Heaven MP3) John Oudo & The Sound feat. Nicole Mitchell - Hold Me Tighter (Original Extended Vocal Mix) (UK Bigspin Music London MP3) Crystal Johnson - Who Am I (US Honeycomb Music CD "Josh Milan pres. Honeycomb Music Vol. 1") Hour Two Soul Talk - Is It Me You're Thinking Of? (Rock Your Baby Mix) (UK Soul Talk Records MP3) Maysa - Day N Night (US Shanachie Records CD "Motions Of Love") Betty Wright And The Roots - In The Middle Of The Game (Don't Change The Play) (US S-Curve Records CD "Betty Wright The Movie OST") L. J. Reynolds - Cheating On Me (US Motor City Hits CD "Get To This") Nicholas Payton - Love & Faith (EU In + Out Records CD "Bitches") Marc Staggers - Soul Summer Love (UK Expansion Records CD "Key To My Heart") Alicia Myers - I Will Stand By You (UK Love Town Music CD "Peace Of Mind") Gregory Porter - 1960 What? (Opolopo Kick & Bass Rerub) (US Motema Music MP3) Native - Summer House (JAP Nature Bliss Inc. CD "Going With The Flow") Dolls Combers - Brazilica (Main Mix) (SA Do It Now Recordings MP3 "2 Shades Of Deep EP") Jonny Montana & Blick Bassy - Boum (Original Mix) (UK Camio Recordings MP3) Kay Suzuki - Don't B Afraid Of Da Future (Leyo Remix) (UK Round In Motion MP3 "Leyo's Consciousness") Cheers, Mark R

Back tonight with more LIVE! buisness via The Music Box..........7-9pm UK time www.starpointradio.com. Cheers, Mark R

Nice one Mike! Cheers, Mark R

Zanzibar is correct, the reunion a couple of years ago was held there, which I couldn't make, but I went to a previous reunion '02/03 and it was Zanzibar then I recall. It will always be Top Of The World though won't it! ;-) Cheers, Mark R

Great stuff mate.......just had a flick through in me lunch hour! Cheers, Mark R

I was going to keep out of this as I was concerned with O-levels when all this happened......that's a way of saying I was too young!! As such, I'm not sure I'm qualified to answer the question. BUT, I do know that Sam conceeds with hindsight that he went a bit too far at the Casino in that he went too contemporary too quickly. My assessment from afar is that perhaps Richard balanced his playlists better. Whatever......some of you guys know that better than I. I have heard first hand Sam's story of John Anderson putting a tape on during a visit to Soul Bowl and Sam being bowled over by (his perceived) quality of the records on that tape and that he felt that they were so much better than what he was playing at the time. Hence he soon hoovered those titles up and started featuring them big time. As a new music fan myself, I can totally empathise with his excitement back then (I want to feel that every week!!) and how he felt it was his duty to play those records. That HAS to be admired I think. Love him or loathe him, and he has his share of knockers, the man is a TOTAL LEGEND and via his enthusiam alone should be an example to anyone regardless of what you think to the music he plays, which of course is subjective anyway. Passion, excitement, conviction........not a bad thing is it. AND, I often wonder (and I'm sure I've mentioned it to him), what may have been if as a lover of all forms of soul (new and old) he wasn't a self-confessed technophobe and he'd have taken to other formats than vinyl to select his playlists from............we'll never know..........but I did catch him practicing the art of playing CD's once............ Cheers, Mark R

Audio now loaded for The Music Box for October.........thanks for all support! https://starpointsoulboy.podomatic.com/enclosure/2011-10-31T03_00_00-07_00.mp3 >>>>Download<<<< Hour One Harold Johnson II - Persevere (US JQ Records CD "He Lifted Me") The Sounds Of Blackness - Keep On Keepin' On (US Malaco Records Inc. CD "The Sounds Of Blackness") Ann Nesby - Alright (US It's Time Child Records MP3) Johnny Gill - Let's Stay Together (US NOTIFI Music Group CD "Still Winning") Joe - Time Of Your Life (US Kedar Entertainment Group CD "The Good, The Bad, The Sexy") Soulpersona feat. Darien - Showya (Soulpersona "Hot Buttered Toast" Remix) (UK Digisoul MP3 album "The Remixes Vol. 1") Kloud 9 - Sweetest Sensations (UK Expansion Records CD "Expansion Soul Sauce 25") Tikyo feat. Andrea Love - Love Will Bring Us Back (Carlos Vargas Soulful Mix) (UK Solid Ground Recordings MP3) DJ Garphie and Diviniti - Could You Be Mine (Main Mix) (US Seasons Limited MP3) Sterling Ensemble feat. Donna Allen - I Got Love (Sterling Original Mix) (US Sterling Blue Music MP3) Soul Talk - Is It Me You're Thinking Of? (UK Soul Talk forthcoming MP3) The Revelations feat. Tre Williams - I Gotta Have It (US Decision Records CD "Concrete Blues") Hour Two Anthony Hamilton - Woo (US RCA Records MP3) Lalah Hathaway - Small Of My Back (US Stax Records CD "Where It All Begins") Monet - Lifesize Mirror (US Purpose Music Group CD "Lifesize Mirror") Rachel Claudio - Water (EU Kromatic MP3 album "Claudiography") Olivia "Ollie" Dawnetta - The One For You (US Olivia "Ollie" Dawnetta MP3) Confection - Save Your Precious Time (Single Mix) (AU Square One Entertainment MP3) www.soulchoonz.co.uk Vick Lavender - The Time Travler (Escapism Thru Dreams) (Original LP Mix) (US Sophisticado Records MP3 "1929" EP) Mena Keyz & Marlon D - Latin Jazz Note (Original) (US MK Records MP3 "Sparks" EP) Jonny Montana & Blick Bassy - Wa (Main Mix) (US DiverseCity Music MP3) Sabrina Malheiros - Opar¡ (UK Far Out Recordings CD "Dreaming") Flowersons - Soufuric Love (LatinJazz Mix) (?? SoulfulLovers MP3) Cheers, Mark R

Just a reminder that the show repeats this Halloween morning, Monday 31st October between 9 and 11am UK time at www.starpointradio.com. If you can't catch that, the podcast link for listen again/download will be up shortly after that. Don't miss it......it's a MONSTER of a show!! Cheers, Mark R

Playlist for October edition of The Music Box as follows.......podcast link wil be up after the repeat on Monday 31 October 9-11am UK time. Thanks for all support! Hour One Harold Johnson II – Persevere (US JQ Records CD “He Lifted Me”) The Sounds Of Blackness – Keep On Keepin’ On (US Malaco Records Inc. CD “The Sounds Of Blackness”) Ann Nesby – Alright (US It’s Time Child Records MP3) Johnny Gill – Let’s Stay Together (US NOTIFI Music Group CD “Still Winning”) Joe – Time Of Your Life (US Kedar Entertainment Group CD “The Good, The Bad, The Sexy”) Soulpersona feat. Darien – Showya (Soulpersona “Hot Buttered Toast” Remix) (UK Digisoul MP3 album “The Remixes Vol. 1”) Kloud 9 – Sweetest Sensations (UK Expansion Records CD “Expansion Soul Sauce 25”) Tikyo feat. Andrea Love – Love Will Bring Us Back (Carlos Vargas Soulful Mix) (UK Solid Ground Recordings MP3) DJ Garphie and Diviniti – Could You Be Mine (Main Mix) (US Seasons Limited MP3) Sterling Ensemble feat. Donna Allen – I Got Love (Sterling Original Mix) (US Sterling Blue Music MP3) Soul Talk – Is It Me You’re Thinking Of? (UK Soul Talk forthcoming MP3) The Revelations feat. Tre Williams – I Gotta Have It (US Decision Records CD “Concrete Blues”) Hour Two Anthony Hamilton – Woo (US RCA Records MP3) Lalah Hathaway – Small Of My Back (US Stax Records CD “Where It All Begins”) Monet – Lifesize Mirror (US Purpose Music Group CD “Lifesize Mirror”) Rachel Claudio – Water (EU Kromatic MP3 album “Claudiography”) Olivia “Ollie” Dawnetta – The One For You (US Olivia “Ollie” Dawnetta MP3) Confection – Save Your Precious Time (Single Mix) (AU Square One Entertainment MP3) www.soulchoonz.co.uk Vick Lavender – The Time Travler (Escapism Thru Dreams) (Original LP Mix) (US Sophisticado Records MP3 “1929" EP) Mena Keyz & Marlon D – Latin Jazz Note (Original) (US MK Records MP3 “Sparks” EP) Jonny Montana & Blick Bassy – Wa (Main Mix) (US DiverseCity Music MP3) Sabrina Malheiros – Opará (UK Far Out Recordings CD “Dreaming”) Flowersons - Soufuric Love (LatinJazz Mix) (?? SoulfulLovers MP3) Cheers, Mark R

LIVE! again this Friday 28th October 7-9pm UK time @ www.starpointradio.com......which means it's worth me keeping one eye on the letterbox on Friday morning! From the letterbox to The Music Box! ;-) Cheers, Mark R

As a modern souler, as you might imagine I have oodles of 'em. Not sure about on the way out or not, but my biggest concern at the moment is for all those obscure indie titles I have that are basically CD-R's which have a limited shelf life compared to pressed up CD's. I'm concious that I really need to get these onto the PC but with a busy "normal" life I just struggle to find the time for it. I know of at least one CD (Max Flava - the Troutman's etc) that just no longer plays and I've tried recovery software on it! Beware! Cheers, Mark R

Audio now loaded for The Music Box for September.........thanks for all support! https://starpointsoulboy.podomatic.com/enclosure/2011-10-03T03_00_41-07_00.mp3 >>>>Download<<<< Hour One Jill Scott – Lovely Day (US Hidden Beach Recordings CD “The Original Jill Scott From The Vault Vol. 1”) Eric Roberson – Summertime Anthem (feat. Chubb Rock) (UK Dome Records CD “Mister Nice Guy”) West Coast Soulstars – Because Of You (Synth & Strings Edit) (forthcoming UK Street Soul 7”) Victor Haynes – Can’t Wait (UK Expansion Records MP3 album “From The Bottom Of My Heart”) Alisha Ohri – Cuz I Feel (Remo Original Mix) (US Mworld/Black Tree Music Promo MP3) Esnavi – Unexpected Love (US Intelligent E Music Promo MP3) Deirdre Gaddis – Falling In Love (US III East Records MP3) Dego feat. Taylor McFerrin – Interlude (UK 2000black Music CD “A Wha’ Him Deh Pon?”) Dego feat. Kaidi Tatham – We Are Virgo (UK 2000black Music CD “A Wha’ Him Deh Pon?”) Jon Crockett feat. Natalie – You Are Loved (John Crockett Vocal Mix) (EU United Music Records MP3) Fran’Z & Mandel Turner – Brand New Heights (Fran’Z Main Pass) (EU Big Box Recordings MP3) Kenny Bobien – You’re Gonna Make It (Mark Stone & Terry Lex Livesession Mix) (EU Push On Music MP3) Hour Two Maya Azucena – Run Into The Light (US Half Note Records CD “Cry Love”) GiGi Allen – Dangerous (US 2 A.M. Music CD “I Need You”) West Coast Soulstars – Soul Redemption (TNT Mix) (forthcoming UK Street Soul Records 7”) Trish Standley – Love (US Unknown Indie CD “Redemption”) Miguel Migs feat. Lisa Shaw – Breakdown (US OM Records CD “Outside The Skyline”) Soulpersona feat. Princess Freesia – You Did It Again (UK Digi Soul MP3) Cynthia Jones – Unconditional (US Kingdom Records CD “Journey Of Soul”) Margo Thunder – Someone Like You (US Moonridge Entertainment MP3 album “R&B 101”) Sheba Potts-Wright – I’ve Done All I Can Do Now The Rest Is Up To You (US Ecko Records CD “Let Your Mind Go Back”) Shirley Jones & Jean Carne – Whatever It Takes (Joey Negro Club Mix) (UK Expansion House MP3) Bobby & Steve feat. Barbara Tucker & Bryan Chambers – Deeper In Love (Bobby & Steve and Michael Hughes Main Vocal) (UK Groove Odyssey MP3) DJ Meme feat. Tracey K – Love Is You (John Morales M+M Classic Mix) (UK mn2s MP3) Cheers, Mark R

Playlist for The Music Box for September as follows folks..........podcast will be available after the re-run of the show between 9am and 11am UK time on Monday 3rd October.........thanks for all support! Hour One Jill Scott – Lovely Day (US Hidden Beach Recordings CD “The Original Jill Scott From The Vault Vol. 1”) Eric Roberson – Summertime Anthem (feat. Chubb Rock) (UK Dome Records CD “Mister Nice Guy”) West Coast Soulstars – Because Of You (Synth & Strings Edit) (forthcoming UK Street Soul 7”) Victor Haynes – Can’t Wait (UK Expansion Records MP3 album “From The Bottom Of My Heart”) Alisha Ohri – Cuz I Feel (Remo Original Mix) (US Mworld/Black Tree Music Promo MP3) Esnavi – Unexpected Love (US Intelligent E Music Promo MP3) Deirdre Gaddis – Falling In Love (US III East Records MP3) Dego feat. Taylor McFerrin – Interlude (UK 2000black Music CD “A Wha’ Him Deh Pon?”) Dego feat. Kaidi Tatham – We Are Virgo (UK 2000black Music CD “A Wha’ Him Deh Pon?”) Jon Crockett feat. Natalie – You Are Loved (John Crockett Vocal Mix) (EU United Music Records MP3) Fran’Z & Mandel Turner – Brand New Heights (Fran’Z Main Pass) (EU Big Box Recordings MP3) Kenny Bobien – You’re Gonna Make It (Mark Stone & Terry Lex Livesession Mix) (EU Push On Music MP3) Hour Two Maya Azucena – Run Into The Light (US Half Note Records CD “Cry Love”) GiGi Allen – Dangerous (US 2 A.M. Music CD “I Need You”) West Coast Soulstars – Soul Redemption (TNT Mix) (forthcoming UK Street Soul Records 7”) Trish Standley – Love (US Unknown Indie CD “Redemption”) Miguel Migs feat. Lisa Shaw – Breakdown (US OM Records CD “Outside The Skyline”) Soulpersona feat. Princess Freesia – You Did It Again (UK Digi Soul MP3) Cynthia Jones – Unconditional (US Kingdom Records CD “Journey Of Soul”) Margo Thunder – Someone Like You (US Moonridge Entertainment MP3 album “R&B 101”) Sheba Potts-Wright – I’ve Done All I Can Do Now The Rest Is Up To You (US Ecko Records CD “Let Your Mind Go Back”) Shirley Jones & Jean Carne – Whatever It Takes (Joey Negro Club Mix) (UK Expansion House MP3) Bobby & Steve feat. Barbara Tucker & Bryan Chambers – Deeper In Love (Bobby & Steve and Michael Hughes Main Vocal) (UK Groove Odyssey MP3) DJ Meme feat. Tracey K – Love Is You (John Morales M+M Classic Mix) (UK mn2s MP3) Cheers, Mark R

After last months holiday enforced recorded session, we are back to the LIVE! business tonight between 7 and 9pm UK time at www.starpointradio.com. Hope some of you can join me......... Cheers, Mark R

Lots of LP's on Clark, also home of Gramaphone if your taste stretches to house etc??? What a city! :-) Cheers, Mark R

Playlist and podcast links for the August edition of The Music Box as follows folks......thanks for the support and all being well we will be back to a LIVE! broadcast at the end of September: https://starpointsoulboy.podomatic.com/enclosure/2011-08-29T03_00_44-07_00.mp3 >>>>Download<<<< Willie Clayton - Walk Away From Love (US Endzone Entertainment/Music Access Inc. CD "Willie Clayton Sings The Number Ones") Twinspirit - Get Myself Together (US House Of Twin Entertainment MP3 album "My Beautiful Ugly") Jazztronik feat. Tommy Blaize - Now's The Time (JAP Pony Canyon CD "Dig, Dig, Dig") Elisha La'Verne - We Belong Together (JAP Star Base/Blues Interactions Inc. CD "361 Degrees") Soulpersona starring Princess Freesia as Avalon Lexus - Play Me Like A Fiddle (UK Digi Soul CD "The Lapdancer") Zo! feat. Anthony David - Playing Your Game, Baby (US The Foreign Exchange Music MP3 EP ".....Just Visiting Three") Dolls Combers feat. Mario Inchausti - You Are My Everything (Carlos Vargas Eastside Vocal Remix) (US Sophisticado Recordings MP3) Angela Johnson - Forever (US Honeycomb Music forthcoming CD "Josh Milan pres. Honeycomb Music Vol. 1") Distant People feat. Chappell - Blows You Away (Mr. Moon Remix) (EU Diamondhouse MP3) Rahsaan Patterson - 6 AM (US Mack Avenue Records II CD "Bleuphoria") Kindred The Family Soul feat. Raheem DeVaughn - We All Will Know (US Shanachie CD "Love Has No Recession") Grandad Turner - My Love Is For Real (US FHammond Family Entertainment CD "My Friends, My Fam") Soulpersona starring Princess Freesia as Avalon Lexus - A Girl's Gotta Get Her Lovin' (UK Digi Soul CD "The Lapdancer") Defloristics feat. Laura Jackson - Because Of You (Deflor 12) (EU SedSoul MP3) Tracy Cruz - Love's Galaxy (US Ivory Sky Music Company CD "Universoul Symphony") Rodney Mannsfield - Tell Me (US Interscope Digital Distribution MP3 album "A Long Road Home") Brian McKnight feat. Brian McKnight Jr. - Temptation (US Mr Sloane/Entertainment One CD "Just Me") Lamone - Your Eyes (US Honeycomb Music forthcoming CD "Josh Milan pres. Honeycomb Music Vol. 1") Shuya Okino feat. N'Dea Davenport - Destiny (MdCL vs KJM Remix) (JAP Village Again MP3) Avery Sunshine - Ugly Part Of Me (Terry Hunter BANG) (US T's Box MP3) Deborah Bond - Nothing Matters (US Third Logic Media CD "Madam Palindrome") Tomson & Benedict feat. Bantu Soul - Blind (Opolopo Boogie Remix) (UK Tone Control MP3) Cheers, Mark R

Now on re-run if you want to ease the pain of the rain...... Cheers, Mark R

Playlist for The Music Box in August as follows folks..........podcast link to follow on Monday 29th August after the re-run on Starpoint Radio between 9am and 11am UK time.......thanks for the support! Willie Clayton – Walk Away From Love (US Endzone Entertainment/Music Access Inc. CD “Willie Clayton Sings The Number Ones”) Twinspirit – Get Myself Together (US House Of Twin Entertainment MP3 album “My Beautiful Ugly”) Jazztronik feat. Tommy Blaize – Now’s The Time (JAP Pony Canyon CD “Dig, Dig, Dig”) Elisha La’Verne – We Belong Together (JAP Star Base/Blues Interactions Inc. CD “361 Degrees”) Soulpersona starring Princess Freesia as Avalon Lexus – Play Me Like A Fiddle (UK Digi Soul CD “The Lapdancer”) Zo! feat. Anthony David – Playing Your Game, Baby (US The Foreign Exchange Music MP3 EP “…..Just Visiting Three”) Dolls Combers feat. Mario Inchausti – You Are My Everything (Carlos Vargas Eastside Vocal Remix) (US Sophisticado Recordings MP3) Angela Johnson – Forever (US Honeycomb Music forthcoming CD “Josh Milan pres. Honeycomb Music Vol. 1”) Distant People feat. Chappell – Blows You Away (Mr. Moon Remix) (EU Diamondhouse MP3) Rahsaan Patterson – 6 AM (US Mack Avenue Records II CD “Bleuphoria”) Kindred The Family Soul feat. Raheem DeVaughn – We All Will Know (US Shanachie CD “Love Has No Recession”) Grandad Turner – My Love Is For Real (US FHammond Family Entertainment CD “My Friends, My Fam”) Soulpersona starring Princess Freesia as Avalon Lexus – A Girl’s Gotta Get Her Lovin’ (UK Digi Soul CD “The Lapdancer”) Defloristics feat. Laura Jackson – Because Of You (Deflor 12) (EU SedSoul MP3) Tracy Cruz – Love's Galaxy (US Ivory Sky Music Company CD “Universoul Symphony”) Rodney Mannsfield – Tell Me (US Interscope Digital Distribution MP3 album “A Long Road Home”) Brian McKnight feat. Brian McKnight Jr. – Temptation (US Mr Sloane/Entertainment One CD “Just Me”) Lamone – Your Eyes (US Honeycomb Music forthcoming CD “Josh Milan pres. Honeycomb Music Vol. 1”) Shuya Okino feat. N’Dea Davenport – Destiny (MdCL vs KJM Remix) (JAP Village Again MP3) Avery Sunshine – Ugly Part Of Me (Terry Hunter BANG) (US T’s Box MP3) Deborah Bond – Nothing Matters (US Third Logic Media CD “Madam Palindrome”) Tomson & Benedict feat. Bantu Soul – Blind (Opolopo Boogie Remix) (UK Tone Control MP3) Cheers, Mark R

Back this Friday 26th August with the latest instalment of The Music Box on Starpoint Radio between 7pm and 9pm UK time. Circumstances dictate a pre-recorded show this month, hopefully we'll be live again next time around. Hope some of you can tune in. Cheers, Mark R

Continuing the theme of being good to you.......Vick's debut LIVE! UK DJ set is now available for all to enjoy via Podomatic..............it's totally wicked of course! https://starpointsoulboy.podomatic.com/enclosure/2011-08-19T04_00_50-07_00.mp3 >>>>Download<<<< Cheers, Mark R

Available at last via Podomatic........Vick Lavender recorded LIVE! in the Starpoint Radio studio back in June, ahead of his debut UK DJ appearance..........go grab it and then share it!! One for the archives! https://starpointsoulboy.podomatic.com/enclosure/2011-08-12T04_00_49-07_00.mp3 >>>>Download<<<< Cheers, Mark R

think you mean "can't be baaad" actually Si! Cheers, Mark R