Neil Rushton

Books wll be on sale tomorrow night (Saturday) at Soulfusion. If anyone wants to reserve one, please PM me.

No, wanted to stick to the original vocal and inst. It is impossible to improve perfection!

I am very sorry to announce that the Newquay Weekender set for Sep 30/Oct 2 has been cancelled by me., This is due to cancellations of bookings and a number of bookings not being confirmed. The problem seems to be a combination of the bleak economic situation out there and the success of our Newquay Weekender in May which has led to lots of people booking places for the 2012 Early May Holiday Weekender which takes place from May 4 to 6 again at The Cliffdene Hotel (they love our crowd and the event) and deciding to give the Sep/October one a miss. I apologise for the inconvenience caused to those who have booked. I have contacted or am in process of contacting everyone who has booked to arrange a refund, or if people prefer a transfer of their booking to the to the May 2012 Weekender. Anyone who wants to speak to me can get me on 015436 70116. All The Best, Neil

Only the first 500 copies of the book contain the bonus TMAS single. After that it is the book without the single which will available. To get the book with the single you can order online from www.soulvation.biz or Amazon but if you order it for £29.99 you won't get it, as that it Amazon trying it on and we have not supplied to them. The £39,99 listing is from our Amazon shop and if you order it you will get it. All The Best, Neil

All pre-orders have gone out. You would have received a copy of the bonus single as soon as you paid, and the book went out last week. If you haven't got either it means either you have not ordered or we have messed up. Please PM me with your full details and some idea of the date you think you paid and we will check.

Glad the overseas copies are getting through to their destinations. Pleased you like it Russell, the book is causing quite a stir. Getting it out has been a marathon, and we hit the wall more than once, but it has come out great. The story about Al, Barrett Strong and the young lady seems to creating the biggest stir. For me it is Al's meeting with Alan Freed to get the dub of "Money" played that makes me smile each time I read it. And how about "The Detroit Sound" memo about the two bit labels.Priceless!

ALL USA LABELS IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANTED - FRANK BEVERLY & THE BUTLERS (GAMBLE) £400 CALL ME TOMORROW - MAJOR HARRIS (OKEH ISSUE) £200 YOU HIT ME (RIGHT WHERE IT HURTS ME) - ALICE CLARK (WARNER BROS ISSUE) £200 HOLD ON TO MY BABY - THE CAVALIERS (RCA ISSUE) £150 BURN UP SOME ROAD - THE ATTRACTIONS (DE-TO) £150 ANGEL BABY - GEORGE CARROW (COLUMBIA W/DJ)£150 I'LL ALWAYS NEED YOU - DEAN COURTNEY (RCA W/DJ) £170 ELIJAH ROCKIN' WITH SOUL - HANK JACOBS (CALL ME W/DJ) £200 LOST AND FOUND - KENNY CARLTON (BLUE ROCK DEMO) £300 AIN'T THAT RIGHT - BRICE COALFIELD (OMEN ISSUE) £300 ANYTHING I CAN DO - WILL COLLINS AND WILLPOWER (BAREBACK DJ) £250 BELOW ARE NON USA LABELS PICKING UP - THE INVITATIONS (UK JAY BOY) £100 HEY GIRL DON'T BOTHER ME - THE TAMS (HMV ISSUE) £200 BOBBY FREEMAN FRENCH VOGUE EP - GREAT DESIGN PIC BAG 4 TRACKS - I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN/THE DUCK/FRIENDS/CROSS MY HEART £100 PLEASE PM IF INTERESTED BEST WAY TO GET RESPONSE TODAY IS TO E-MAIL ME - neilrushton2@btinternet.com All The Best, Neil

Another review: "I am honoured that my photograph is on the cover. This book captures what it was like at Motown." - Tommy Good

Hi Russell, Yes all UK and overseas pre-release orders went out at the same time.

HYPE & SOUL - BEHIND THE SCENES AT MOTOWN AL ABRAMS (TEMPLE STREET PUBLISHING) The book is in stock now and getting rave reviews! "The finest music book published in last decade" - Paul Nixon, Producer of Cellarful Of Motown series "Maybe the best book about Motown I have ever viewed" - John Manship "Awesome" - Sean Chapman "A visual delight" - Ray Ellis, Juke Blues "A fabulous book that explores the cultural phenomena that was Motown" - Andy Peebles. "Immense" - Richard Searling The book is available as a First Edition de-luxe full colour hardback and is 288 pages long. Al Abrams was Berry Gordy's first employee for what went on to become Motown. Al ended up as the label's legendary Director Of Publicity and amassed a huge archive of Motown memorabilia, The book is made up of brand new essays by Al about his time at Hitsville and is surrounded by a stunning display of images including press releases, photographs, rare newspaper clippings, record label scans, company documents and so on from his archives. The first 500 copies come with a bonus single - a red vinyl replica of the 1964 Tamla Motown Appreciation Society Single. Price is £34.99 plus postage. To order online go to - www.soulvation.biz Or you can order from Amazon but please note the £29,99 offer is from Amazon AND THEY DON'T AND WON'T HAVE THE BOOK FOR SALE THEY ARE JUST TRYING IT ON. The other listing is from me and we do have the book for in stock! Thanks, Neil Neil

I mistyped myt e-mail address in above article and have had a few people telling me so. My correct e-mail address is - neilrushton2@btinternet.com

Thanks for the nice comments. We are having a launch weekend for the book Manchester this weekend. It will be on sale at Beatin' Rhythm on Saturday & Sunday, and at The Twisted Wheel session on Sunday from 3pm till 8pm. All copies sold at The Wheel will be marked with a stamper confirming they were bought on the day. All the books will have the bonus Tamla Motown Appreciation Society disc included, I know because I have just packed them. If you cannot get to Manchester and want the book then you can order online - www.souvation.biz It is also available on Amazon too - but ignore the £29.99 price "not in stock" listing. That is from Amazon and it is not in stock because we are not supplying them. The other listing is from me and is in stock. All The Best, Neil

The all time Northern/Detroit classic double-header "If It's All The Same To You Babe"/"Exus Trek" by Luther Ingram/Luther Ingram Orchestra has been re-issued in the UK by arrangement with legendary producer Robert Bateman. The rele... Tap to view this Soul Source News/Article in full

Just a quick note to say that the advance copies of the Al Abrams book "Hype & Soul - Behind The Scenes At Motown" turned up last night. They have been approved and we will have the bulk stock delivered early next weeek, and will be mailing... Tap to view this Soul Source News/Article in full

My scanner not working. Will hunt around for a camera. What's the debate over Mixed Emotions?

JUST SORTED OUT THE FOLLOWING FROM OLD SALES STOCK., PLUS THROWN IN SOME NEW RE-ISSUES. . WANT TO CLEAR OUT SO FOR ORDERS OF £50 OR MORE THERE IS 20% DISCOUNT. IE PAY £50 FOR £40 WORTH, £80 FOR £100 WORTH, ETC AND I WILL ALSO PAY POSTAGE, FIRST CLASS RECORDED. ON ORDERS UNDER £50 POSTAGE IS £2 FIRST DISC, £1 EACH EXTRA, SENT OUT FIRST CLASS RECORDED. PAYPAL PAYMENTS TO - sales@soulvation.biz CIGARETTE ASHES - JIMMY CONWELL (UK JOE BOY) £20 IF IT'S ALL THE SAME TO YOU BABE/EXUS TREK - LUTHER INGRAM/LUTHER INGRAM ORCHESTRA (HIB LOOKALIKE LICENCED FROM ROBERT BATEMAN TO INFERNO. LOOKS AND SOUNDS GREAT. BRAND NEW) £10 IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANTED - FRANK BEVERLY & THE BUTLERS (INFERNO) £10 GONE WITH THE WIND IS MY LOVE - RITA & THE TIARAS (JOE BOY PIC BAG) £10 HOW TO MAKE A SAD MAD GLAD - THE CAPREEZ (GRAPEVINE DEMO) £10 SHE SAID GOODBYE - BILLY HAMBRIC (GRAPEVINE DEMO) £10 BE'S THAT WAY SOMETIMES - BOBBY WELLS (GRAEVINE DEMO) £10 COMPARED TO WHAT - MR FLOODS PARTY (INFERNO) £10 BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND - JEAN,SCHERRIE & LYNDA (US MOTOR CITY/HOT) £10 I NEED YOUR LOVE - CLYDENE JACKSON (SOUL HQ) £15 BECAUSE OF YOU - JACKIE WILSON/LET ME COME BACK - WALTER JACKSON (TRENTHAM FINALE) £10 SAVE THE YOUTH - MELLOW MADNESS (KAY-DEE) £10 WHY GIRL PLUS 3 - THE PRECISIONS (PIC BAG JOE BOY EP DREW LOOKALIKE LABEL) £10 IF THIS IS LOVE PLUS 3 - THE PRECISIONS (PIC BAG JOE BOY EP DREW LOOKALIKE LABEL) £10 TRYING TO GET BACK TO YOU GIRL - JACKEY BEAVERS (JAY BOY) £20 OUT ON THE FLOOR - DOBIE GRAY (INFERNO SOUL CLUB PIC BAG) £10 STRANGE CHANGE - HERB WARD (SOUL FOX) £15 GETTING TOGETHER - A BROS GUIDING LIGHT (MERCURY PRESSING) £15 YOUR AUTUMN OF TOIMORROW - THE CROW (INNER EAR/INFERNO GREEN VINYL) £10 A THOUSAND WONDERS - T.S.U TORONADOS (NSS) £10 ORIG AND UNRELEASED ( SUPERB) VERSION ON THE FLIP. TRUST IN ME - JACKIE ROSS/LUCKY LUCKY ME - MARVIN GAYE (NSS W/DJ) £10 I REALLY LOVE YOU - JIMMY BURNS (TOP DOG) £10 I'M GONNA CHANGE - THE VELOURS (MGM SP) £15 DON'T FIGHT IT - MAJOR LANCE (SOUL SERIES) £10 (SUPERB OKEH 60'S RECORDING THAT WAS STUCK IN TAPE VAULTS UNTIL THE 90;S. AND ON FLIP IS HIS VERSION OF NOTHING CAN STOP ME) LONELY FOR YOU BABY - KEANYA COLLINS (GRAPEVINE) £10 LONELY FOR YOU BABY - SAM DEES (OUTTA SIGHT SS7 LOOKALIKE) £10 CONTAINS REGULAR SINGLE VERSION AND THE JAP P.VINE LP VERSION WITH COUNT INTRO BARI TRACK/I HAVE FAITH IN YOU - DONI BURDICK (OUTTA SIGHT SOUND IMPRESSION LOOKALIKE) £10 DON'T START NONE (VOCAL)/MY BABY CHANGES LIKE THE WEATHER - THE MAYFIELD SINGERS (OUTTA SIGHT MAYFIELD LOOKALIKE) FLIP SIDE IS AMAZING I CAN'T SPEAK - JIMMY "BO" BORNE (OUTTA SIGHT DADE LOOKALIKE) £10 STOP HURTING ME BABY - PURPLE MUNDI (OUTTA SIGHT CAT LOOKALIKE) £10 YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ME LOVE YOU - SANDI SHELDON (OUTTA SIGHT OKEH LOOKALIKE) £10 I CAN'T CHANGE/YOU LIVE ONLY ONCE - LORRAINE CHANDLER (OUTT ASIGHT RCA LOOKALIKE) £10 SINCE I FOUND MY BABY/I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU - LORRAINE CHANDLER (OUTTA SIGHT RCA LOOKALIKE) £10 AND A NICE DETROIT ORIGINAL LOVE GAME (FROM A TO Z) - THE ROYAL JOKERS (WINGAGTE) £20 MINT COPIES, NEVER BEEN PLAYED. LIBERATED FROM DETROIT LAST YEAR., DOWN TO LAST FEW. PLEASE PM ME WITH ANY ENQUIRIES. Thanks - Neil

ALL TIME CLASSICS! I'VE ONLY GOT MYSELF TO BLAME - BOBBY WILLIAMS (ITALIAN DERBY) £350 STUNNING CONDITION. ALWAYS ATTRACTS A SECOND AND THEN A THIRD AND FOURTH LOOK ON THIS LABEL., Below all USA labels. HEARTACHES AWAY MY BOY - CHRISTINE COOPER (PARKWAY W/DJ) £250 -- NOW SOLD STRANGE CHANGE - HERB WARD (ARGO) £300 -- NOW SOLD CHANGE YOUR WAYS - WILLIE KENDRICK (RCA W/DJ) £250 -- NOW SOLD CRAZY BABY - THE COASTERS (ATCO ISSUE) £150 I'M COMING HOME - SEPTEMBER JONES (KAPP W/DJ) £180 WINNER TAKES ALL - GERALDINE HUNT (ABC W/DJ) £200 I BET YOU - JEAN CARTER (SUNFLOWER) £150 ANGEL BABY - GEORGE CARROW (COLUMBIA W/DJ) £150 I;M GETTING WEAKER - THE SOUL SHAKERS (LOMA W/DJ) £150 SATISFIED - BEN AIKEN (LOMA W/DJ) £100 YOU'VE BEEN GONE TOO LONG - ANN SEXTON AND THE MASTERS OF SOUL (IMPEL) £400 IT'S NOT LKE YOU - LYDIA MARCELLE (MANHATTAN) £120 GOLD OF MY LIFE - MIXED EMOTIONS (ROCK-WAY) £150 IF YOU EVER WALK OUT MY LIFE - DENA BARNES (INFERNO DJ) £250 (SPLIT FROM OUTER RIM OF RECORD THAT GOES HALF INCH INTO DISC, HENCE PRICE) LONELY FOR YOU BABY - SAM DEES (SSS INTERNATIONAL) £200 (SURFACE NOISE AT START HENCE PRICE) PM ME IF YOU ARE INTERESTED. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ALSO IN STOCK - A RE-ISSUE I HAVE RELEASED THIS WEEK. LCIENCED FROM THE LEGENDARY ROBER BATEMAN WHO OWNS HIB RECORDS AND PRODUCED THIS DOUBLE SIDED ALL TIME DETROIT CLASSIC. IF IT'S ALL THE SAME TO YOU BABE - LUTHER INGRAM/ EXUS TREK - LUTHER INGRAM ORCHESTRA (SOLID CENTRE UK HIB LABEL, AUDITION COPY. MULTII-COLOURED VINYL - ONLY 150 MANUFACTURED, ALL INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED 001 TO 150) £20 PLUS £2 DELIVERY I SINGLE, £1 EACH EXTRA - PAYPAL PAYMENTS TO - sales@soulvation.biz ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALSO IN STOCK, NEWLY ARRIVED FROM USA. 2002 COMPILATION LP, NOW DELETED. IN-DEMAND AS IT CONTAINS "YOU GONNA PAY SOME DUES" AND ALL THE GATUR CROSSOVER GEMS, PLUS THE BRILLIANT OLD SCHOOL NORTHERN DANCER "AIN'T THAT TRUE BABY" MINT/UNPLAYED/SEALED TEASIN' YOU - WILLIE TEE (HOT LINE LP) £20 INCLUDES POSTAGE & PACKING IST CLASS RECORDED POST. SIDE A 1 - YOUR LOVE & MY LOVE TOGETHER (GATUR) 2 - TEASIN' YOU (NOLA) 3 - WALKING UP A ONE WAY STREET (NOLA) 4 - THANK YOU JOHN 5 - I WANT SOMEBODY (TO SHOW ME THE WAY BACK HOME) (ATLANTIC) 6 - YOU BETTER SAY YES (ATLANTIC) 7 - PLEASE DON'T GO - (NOLA) 8 - MY HEART REMEMBERS (NOLA) SIDE B 1 - TEASING YOU AGAIN (GATUR) 2 - YOU GONNA PAY SOME DUES (BONATEMP) 3 - FOOLISH GIRL (CINDERELLA) 4 - I PEEPED YOUR HOLE CARD (GATUR) 5 - AIN'T THAT TRUE BABY (BONATEMP) 6 - I;M HAVING SO MUCH FUN (GATUR) 7 - SWIVEL YOUR HIPS (GATUR) PAYPAL PAYMENTS TO - sales@soulvation.biz Thanks - Neil

here are 150 multi-colour vinyl copies and they are individually numbered from 001 to 150. Record licenced in from Robert Bateman who owns HIB and has given permission for lookalike label. Price is £20 each plus £2 postage and packing I disc, £1 each extra. Payments can be made via - sales@soulvation.biz All The Best, Neil

Thanks for the plug Mick - glad you like it so much. It's definitely not made of copper (!), more of a marble effect.

Glad you liked it Mick. Got copies for sale @ £20,plus £2 Ist class recorded post, and £1 for each extra disc. PayPal payments to - sales@soulvation.biz Only 150 done, all individually numbered. Am really pleased with the way they turned out. Worth doing something special for a very special record. And it sounds great!

Thanks to everyone who pre-ordered this. All orders have been sent out. In stock now - licenced from Robert Bateman/HIB Records IF IT'S ALL THE SAME TO YOU BABE - LUTHER INGRAM/ EXUS TREK - LUTHER INGRAM ORCHESTRA (HIB LOOKALIKE LABEL. AUDITION COPY, SOLID CENTRE, 150 ONLY MULTI-COLOURED VINYL, ALL INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED 001 TO 150) £20 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALSO available as regular release, black vinyl, no centre, £10 Please add £2 postage and packing first record, £1 each extra disc. Thanks, Neil

LOST AND FOUND - KENNY CARLTON (BLUE ROCK DEMO) £250 LET HERE GO - OTIS SMITH (PERCEPTION W/DJ) £200 WINNER TAKES ALL - GERALDINE HUNT (ABC W/DJ) £200 please PM if interested.

Brand new re-issues. All £10 each IF IT'S ALL THE SAME TO YOU BABE/EXUS TREK - LUTHER INGRAM /LUTHER INGRAM ORCHESTRA (H.I.B. LOOKALKE VIA INFERNO) & ON OUTTA SIGHT JUST SAY YOU'RE WANTED (AND NEEDED) - GWEN OWENS (VELGO LOOKALIKE) IN LOVE VOCAL/INST - TONY GALLA (SWAN LOOKALIKE) OUR LOVE WILL GROW/TAKE IT BABY (SWAN LOOKALIKE) ALSO IN STOCK VIA INFERNO SHAKE IT - MATT LUCAS (3246 ONE SIDED BLUE VINYL) YOUR AUTUMN OF TOMORROW (INNER EAR GREEN VINYL) ALL THE ABOVE £10 EACH, ADD £2 POSTAGE & PACKING FIRST DISC, £1 EACH EXTRA DISC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALSO AVAILABLE @ £20 PLUS POSTAGE OR ALL 3 FOR £50 POST FREE SHAKE IT - MATT LUCAS (3246 PROMO COPY,100 COPIES ONLY MANUFACTURD, ALL INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED) IF IT'S ALL THE SAME TO YOU BABE/EXUS TREK - LUTHER INGRAM/LUTHER INGRAM ORCHESTRA (MULTI-COLOURED VINYL! 150 COPIES ONLY MANUFACTURED. ALL INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED) YOUR AUTUMN OF TOMORROW - THE CROW (INNER EAR PROMO, GREEN VINYL, 100 COPIES ONLY, ALL INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED) ALL 3 OF THE ABOVE FOR £50 POSTAGE FREE. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------t-------t PLEASE MAKE PAYPAL PAYMENTS TO - sales@soulvation.biz