Funky Si

Gotta Find Me A Lover (24 Hours A Day) - erma franklyn - brunswick

While everyone's on a "be kind to poor mis-understood bootleggers - they're the very bedrock of Northern Soul", I would just like to stick up for drug dealers. They're the very bedrock of Northern Soul and are persecuted just because what they do is illegal. Without them, the scene just wouldn't have been the same.

Don't Lose Your Groove - lavelle hardy - rojac 13249 refosoul

Never Be The Man My Big Brother Was - 9th street - solid foundation 13234 refosoul

Check It All Out - black heat - atlantic 13232 refosoul

What The Funk - memphis horns - rca 13231 refosoul

We Got The Time - mfsb - pir 13230 refosoul

Now Run And Tell That - denise lasalle - westbound 13223 refosoul

The End Of Our Road - marvin gaye - motown 13219 refosoul

Right on there , but what made it less of a joy was that horrific Xmas cardy that he was wearing. If you ask me it was Seasick Steve who blew everyone else away & I thought Vic Reeves was better than Weller, the smarmy southern rock star ****er. Best of all was Marc Almond in a suit & tie - was he on his way to Court or something? Top entertainment all round Jools!

Sad sad sad sad sad sad Turned on the radio while I was cooking Xmas lunch to hear that my hero had died. The world needs big people like James Brown. I know that the rare soul scene is much more about the little people, forgotten & overlooked nuggets of occasional brilliance. But people like Mr Brown who actually did make it, and recorded brilliant record after brilliant record that actually got played, made soul and funk accessible and turned on people like me, a white boy in Nortern England, to the greatest music of all. Godfather of Soul, James Brown - The Creator, you may be dead but your music lives & you in it.

Treating Us (Women) Funky - ike & tina turner - minit 12936 refosoul

How did you get the list together? Is there a way of listing just the files you uploaded?

Right on for the darkness - curtis mayfield - curtom 12867 refosoul

I won't be there either .... How about you eat it for me anyway & raise a glass to all who have a bit of darkness in their soul? In the words of Curtis, Right on for the darkness, right on, right on.

How about the 100 Club then?

Why I had an uncollected payment, I found that I could cancel it on the PayPal website (I got very cold feet buying from a seller with no feedback). Go to your account & it is quite straightforward. The balance didn't go back to my Credit Card, but its on my PayPal account so I can spend it on yet more eBay goodies!

Jingle Bells - ella fitzgerald - verve 12818 refosoul Nice ...

Silent Night - temptations - motown 12816 refosoul More turkey anyone?

Let's Go Get Stoned - ray charles - abc 12814 refosoul Could be on either thread this one!

Studio 20 in Leeds (as it's a Terry Cryer photograph)?

AK in the Soulful Midwest has posted a Christmas mix on his Soul Shower blog (www.soulshower.blogspot.com) - it has the following tracks! Rotary Connection - Christmas Love Clarence Carter - Back Door Santa Booker T. & the MGs - Silver Bells Dinah Washington - Make Me A Present Of You Margie Joseph - Christmas Gift Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - It's Christmas Time Charles Brown - Please Come Home For Christmas Brook Benton - Soul Santa Donny Hathaway - This Christmas O'Jays - Christmas Ain't Christmas (Without The One You Love) Solomon Burke - Presents for Christmas Isaac Hayes - The Mistletoe and Me William Bell - Everyday Will Be Like A Holiday Jackson 5 - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town Impressions - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus Carla Thomas - Gee Whiz It's Christmas Rufus Thomas - I'll Be Your Santa, Baby Mack Rice - Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin' Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) Stevie Wonder - What Christmas Means To Me King Curtis - The Christmas Song John Edwards - White Christmas Luther - May Christmas Bring You Happiness Luther Vandross - The Mistle Toe Jam Temptations - My Christmas Tree Otis Redding - Merry Christmas, Baby James Brown - Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto Bobby Womack - Away In A Manger Albert King - Christmas Comes But Once A Year The file takes a bit of downloading - patience with the hosting site is the main issue!

Christmas Aint Christmas New Years Aint New Years Without The One You Love - o'jays - pir 12801 refosoul

I likes to hear it, Ken!

I'd Like To Change Places - mitty collier - peachtree 12693 refosoul I'll go out on a Mitty too (no mention for me here though ...) Hope you Northern folks didn't mind my low down funky grooves too much