Djmelismo

Hi there Johnny! Great mix! Wonderful stuff from the likes of Ricky Lewis, Lee Williams, Judson Moore, Waymond Hall, Leroy Clofer And Company, The Rhythm Machine, Continental Showstoppers, and Pure Pleasure. Cheers, Melismo

And it´s on a cheapie album, which is good news of course...LOL... My first two copies of `Music Web´ had some irritating surface noise, but I think the copy I have now plays fine. Will have to dig it out again. BTW, is Alan a member of this forum? Cheers, Melismo

Hi! Just compiled mix #6, it´s up as a podcast over at https://melismo.podomatic.com and at https://listen.to/soulmusic but you can click link below for an easy-access Zshare upload of this mix featuring some more of my soul F-avourites: djmelismopodcast6.mp3 - 70.52MB PLAYLIST: FINGERS - Searching For A Love (1979) WILTON FELDER - You And Me And Ecstasy (1978) FLAVOR - Lost Love (1976) HAL FRAZIER - The Twelth Of Never (1968) LOUISE FREEMAN - Love Is Gone (1991) FUNK CLUB & MELISSA JOHNSON - Your Love (1989) 4 BY FOUR - Problems Too (1987) MICHELE FREEMAN - Now That We´re No Longer Lovers (1979) ALMA FAYE - Thank You (1979) THE FUTURES - Love Will Be Around Forever (1975) FAMILY BROWN - Can´t Get Used To Being Alone (1978) FANTASY - Love Explosion (1981) FRENCH KISS - All Out Of Tears (1979) ALVIN FIELDS - Share My Dream (1981) FATTBURGER - One Of A Kind (1986) FOUR FLIGHTS - All I Want Is You (1978) FOUR SURE - What´s On Your Mind (1993) FIVE XI - Come Get Your Things (1993) Mix is 77 mins - for CD-R purposes. Hope there is something for you in this new mix, comments are welcome Cheers, Melismo

Very nice mix! What´s the very first track please? Cheers, Melismo

Hi there Ian & Alan! Great, great show! Favourites: Any Guesses? - Dancin' Shoes Pike - Good Feelings La Trece - I Want To Thank You September - Are You Free Tonight Dolette McDonald, - Special Dave Love - Colalined Baby Flowers - For Real Cut Glass - Rising Cost Of Love Robert Upchurch - The Devil Made Me Do It The opening track is defintitely not Side Effect´s "Dancin´ Shoes". I know the track very well, I have it somewhere in my collection, and it was included on one of my old mixtapes. But my mind is all blank at the mo, who is the artist - anyone who can help? Cheers, Melismo

Hi there Barry! Top show as always! Wonderful stuff from the likes of Mike Jemison, Ben E. King & Dee Dee Sharp, Fantastic Sounds, Charles Beverly, Al Green, Florida Spiritualaires, Denise Lasalle, Cheers, Melismo

I have received the following email from Dellie Hoskie Jr: my name is Dellie Hoskie I am the artist of "THE CLOWN" " HOW MUCH CAN A MAN TAKE" also someold and something new album on noble record. In the 70th I record these song and never got one penny for my record. now after 35 years I am trying it again but I am promote it my self, the name of my new album CD "THE LEGEND IS BACK" I really ned all the help I can get. I notice you have my record on your site now but i need to add my new CD to your site to sell for me can you help me. Here is my CD cover attach. and my website were you can hear my album. https://www.unsigned.com/delliehoskieCan you help me with my new Cd I am trying to promote it myself, https://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=ytff1-yma&p=dellie%20hoskie&ei=UTF-8................................................................................ ................... Comments anyone? Anyone else received this email? Best, Mel

Bobby Bland "Ain´t No Love..." is soul-blues perfection to my ears. The Dreamer album is one album I´ve played oh so many times, a very solid set methinks, with Bobby Bland on top form vocally. Cheers, Melismo

Friends & Buddies, the LP which contains the classic "Keep It Up", originally came out on Alston in 1975, and it had a (vinyl) reissue some years ago. There´s another album too, entitled Spaced. Milton Wright is the brother of better known soul singer Betty Wright! Best, Mel

A great show again!!! T.J. - Am I Dreaming That should be T.J.M. right? Scandal - Love Either Grows Or Goes Featuring the vocals of Lee Genesis, one of my alltime favourite vocalists! Great tune! Grady Harrell - Wrong Side Of Love Grady Harrell was associated with the Soul Train gang, he was very close to becoming the lead singer in Shalamar. And as regards one of your recent posts on another forum, his mother was one of the members of Friends Of Distinction! Veda - What's It All About Love it, love it, love it!!! Front Row - Wanting You Fantastic track and awesome male and female vocals! Cheers, Mel

Cheers Barry for posting an alternative download link Great show, enjoyed it immensely!!! There are many Al Johnsons. Is this Al Johnson - Bless Your Sweet Little Soul (South Camp) the Al Johnson of Unifics/"Back For More"/"I´ve Got My Second Wind" fame? Cheers, Melismo

Thanks for all the additional info Bob - very interesting to learn more about some of those obscurish artists/records that you feature in your show. ATB, Melismo

Those cats are driving me mad. I keep getting those codes wrong. Are you a premium Rapidshare user? If so, it is possible to upload/download files without the "enter numbers and letters attached to a cat" step All the best Melismo

Hi Bob! Thanks for once again posting playlist and sound file for our enjoyment. Brilliant show as always - my favorite tunes this time being: Love Potion - This Love Inner Circles - Mirror Mirror Brown Sugar Inc. - Sweet love of mine Aristocrats - Lady love Jonah's Whale - Sweet dreams Betty Wright - Pure Love Double Trouble - To live is to love Executive Four - I'll make it up Act 1 - Friend or lover Image - Spellbound Ebonys - Life in the country Delfonics - Think it over Softones - Extra Ordinary People Best, Melismo

Stevie Wonder concerts are just that - CONCERTS. They are NOT SHOWS. He normally doesn´t bring any dancers, he sits by his piano. He hardly even walks on stage, because he is kind of afraid of stumbling and falling, since he can´t see. He is led on and off stage by staff. So really there´s not a lot to SEE, you can only HEAR his voice and the music, but I must admit that his live versions are much more LIVELY than the studio recordings. And if he decides to speak, he can be very entertaining, he has a great sense of humour, joking about the fact that he´s blind etc. Hope you get a ticket mate. Cheers, Melismo

Hi Colin! Thanks for posting. I´m lagging behind, just found this on my harddrive and took a listen this evening. Quality selection of femme soul, enjoyed all tracks played, in particular Alex Tangerine - I'm In Love Christine Adams - Loneliness Is Always Around Dee Dee Warwick - All That Love Went To Waste Jeanie Reynolds - You Ain't The Only Man God Created Judy White - Building A World For Two Marie Franklin - Anything You Wasn't Born With Monica Higgins - It's The Real Thing Please post in this thread every time you´ve added a new mix, time permitting that is (!), otherwise I (and other forum members I guess) will forget to check it out every week. Cheers, Melismo

I have a couple of recordings by Tracy Warwick and have reason to believe that she may be the daughter of Dionne Warwick, but not entirely sure. Anyone who can shed some light on the matter? Thanks in advance Mel

Just completed mix #5, put it up as a podcast today, but here is an upload via Zshare of this eclectic mix featuring some of my soul F-avourites: https://www.zshare.net/audio/133317252d8e9690/ Playlist for Podcast 5: Faze - Long Distance Love (1991) Vanessa Franklin - Never Give Up (1988) Freeze Factor - Don´t Turn Back (1989) Flesh - The 2nd Choice (1986) 5 Degrees Farenheit - Vibrations (1970) The Fuzz - Leave It All Behind Me (1970) Future - I Can´t Read Your Mind (1982) Flowchart - Ask The Boss (1982) Jesse Franklin & Tracy Warwick - Don´t Turn Your Back On Love (1986) First Love - Love Me Today (1980) Penny Ford - This Love (1993) Sherree Ford-Payne - No, Not Tonight (1996) Fo Sho - No More Don´t Come Back (1999) 4th Elemynt - 4nik8 (2000) 4 Shades - Everything (2001) Lee Fields - Mighty Love (1979) 5 Young Men - God Of Love (1998) Mix is about 72 mins - for CD-R purposes. Hope there is something for you "in the mix" comments are welcome Lots of newish tracks this time, more oldies in the next mix which is already in the making... Cheers, Melismo Links: https://listen.to/soulmusic https://melismo.podomatic.com

Thanks for your help - much appreciated! Best, Mel

The Temprees - a great great harmony group! Think I have most if not all of their recordings. Really look forward to hearing the show, but unfortunately I´m unable to catch the show live. I´m sure many people want to hear this, will you be able to provide us with a "listen again" option, via an upload/podcast, PLEASE?! Cheers, Melismo

When was this released: 5 Farenheit - "Vibrations"/"Daddy´s Home" (Abet) https://www.raresoulman.co.uk/d/45257/5_FARENHEIT What year please? Thanks in advance Mel

Missed this the first time around for some reason, but am catching up now, better late than never. Very interesting interview. "Love Jones" is a truly amazing tune. I owned their LP for many years, the original US one, then sold it, changed my mind - felt that I desperately wanted a copy again, first bought a cheap German pressing as replacement, but soon bought an American original again. Look forward to upcoming interviews, and will listen back to some of the older ones that I´ve missed out on earlier. Best regards Melismo

Hi Bob! Thanks for posting. Enjoyed the show - I always do. Some of my favourites this time were: JJ Barnes - Snowflakes Pandella Kelly - Stand in for love Hollywood Attractions - The name of the game Roman and Weston Expo - We'd better quit Vanguards - Before you take another step girl Aristocrats - Be my lady George Wilson - Here stands the man who needs you 7th Avenue Aviators - The girl next door (Fantastic tune!) Bobo, there´s some kind of (discrete, but still) "noise" in the background when you´re talking. I have the exact same noise when I record with a mic too. Do you have any idea where this "sound" comes from and how it can be avoided?! I´ve now bought a separate soundcard, instead of using the integrated one, but haven´t yet tried it out. What are your thoughts on this? Sorry for cluttering up your thread with these questions. You can pm me if you want... Once again, thanks for a wonderful show!!! Regards Melismo

Cheers for posting playlist and upload Ian! You talked about a recalcitrant microphone problem, all I can say is that the volume of your voices was much higher than the volume of the music. But maybe that´s something the compressor took care of when the show was on air, I guess the recording you´ve uploaded was recorded in the studio. Great show as always!!! Among my favourites were: Main Street - That Music Leonard Lidell - Fallen Out Of Love Rojas - With Your Love Mother Fox - Fallen Into Love Helen Baylor - Oasis Brainstorm - We're On Our Way Home Larry Hancock (formerly of S.O.U.L.) is a wonderful singer, a pity he didn´t cut a solo album back in the 70´s. I guess the French album is a bit too modern production-wise for some people on here, but nevertheless the track you played is really nice. The Sherrick remix, is that from the 12-inch single? Cheers, Melismo

Hi Shaun! Fantastic show - as always! Loved The Imperials, Leon McMullen, Teddy Pendergrass, Larry Saunders, Philly Cream, General Crook, Jim Spencers & Sunrise, Willie Lee/Tee, Heaven & Earth, Ethics, L. Sidney Davis, Jimmy Jones, and many more... Talking of Willie Tee and the New Orleans disaster. It saddens me that so many master tapes of soul, R&B and hip-hop recordings got lost/destroyed during the disaster. Talking of General Crook. I have the Wand LP that he cut in the mid-70´s (the track you played is not on there of course). Ralph Tee states that there are several other albums from that time. That surpasses my knowledge. What other full LPs did General Crook put out at around that time?! Zane is away, so I´ve recorded the show. HERE´S A MEGAUPLOAD LINK TO DOWNLOAD TODAY´S SHOW: https://www.megaupload.com/se/?d=70OOJECX It´s the full show, so duration time is: 2 hours Size: 109 MB If any problems please let me know. ...AND SHAUN, THANKS FOR THE KIND WORDS - MUCH APPECIATED Cheers, Melismo