Goldsoul

2 hours ago, chalky said:

I thought Kev was a resident for a while till a fall out?

I started as a resident on Saturday,September 30th 1973. Not sure of the date I left but January 1975 springs to mind. 

The first guest we worked with was Martin Ellis       

Richard Searling then joined in late 73 as the 3rd resident  

A variety of guests weaved in and out, most of which are well documented   

Best Wishes 

Mickey Lee Lane-Hey Sah-Lo-Ney(Stateside demo)

Michael- The COD’s(Stateside Demo)

Mark Lloyd - Where I’m Gonna Find Her(Parlophone Demo)

Here’s hoping......

Did you get the pm?

He’s very aware of his fan base in Europe. I brought him to the UK in 06. Genuinely nice man who knows a fair bit about singing, acting and boxing 😀

He didn’t see any future. He cut sides for Effie Smith’s Duo Disc but by the mid 60’s he was disillusioned. Eventually got into Sports promotion, in particular boxing. 

Great talent. Dear friend  

On a side note, you can just about see him in  a white suit in the Eddy Murphy film ‘Coming To America’. Look for the Black Awareness church hall get together. He’s about 3 to the left of Eddie and Arsenio Hall 😀

I spoke with Alex and James and hez(Brackett) did not record ‘Sometimes’. 

McEachin cut 3 sides with Capitol during one day at Vine St studios in 1966. Sometimes, No More Dreams, True Love  

I reunited them at SoultripUSA Los Angeles 2004   

16 hours ago, rushden8 said:

The thing that  really makes me ANGRY is Robert Paladino & Epitome of Sound to my knowledge never received any royalties ! An interesting i had the pleasure sharing Bob's new work & the strongest response as come from Australia then England & Scotland  & Wales . Hopefully once its Baked (ha ) Bob will add on to this site !

 

Not true. Firstly, the original master on Sandbag was owned by Mike Szymanski. He went out of business and Bob quite rightly 'followed his nose' to see if any royalties might have accrued. He ran into me and I not only promoted Eugene Thomas of the Epitome of Sound but led Bob to PRS/MCPS where a reasonable Out of royalties were laying untouched. 

Since then he has a few licensing deals under his belt and long may that continue. 

A perfect coming together of the U.K. Northern scene and and a rare obscure 45 with a positive outcome. 

The 45 had a slight warp but played ok. 

I traded a few hundred quids worth of 12 inch promos for it. 

It looks as if it's one of my old Record Haven lists from around 1979. Jonathan worked for us st the time and it looks like his comments. For us to list the Frank Wilson suggests Jon was ready to sell, which of course he did to me. 

I held it for 11 years before selling to Tim Brown for 5k. 

37 minutes ago, Steve S 60 said:

The last thing we want is another Top 500.

You rang..... 

2 hours ago, Rich B said:

I went to Selectadisc to buy one (a  Sweets boot, but I was young at the time...) what they gave me was a ' real' one - and it came at random out of the pile they had for sale, so clearly they were not discriminating that much at point of sale back then.

Selectadisc had a simple policy of buying street level music genres without giving the supply too much thought. 

From the early suppliers like Bill Buster(Eric) to Soul Galore they simply wanted sellers. 

Frequent callers often found originals and thought 'Wow, where did they get those from'

1972 saw hundreds of Valentinos- Sweeter, Rose Batiste- Holding Hands and Stanky Get Funky.  

They became famous as one stop for Northern without really knowing why. Fans simply made them into a superstar  vinyl outlet 😀 

3 hours ago, Eddie Hubbard said:

How about The Trips - There's that mountain / Love can't be modernised on Soultown ? The copy I have even has the same pressing plant stamp as John and The Weirdest on Tie .Would this have been a legal re press via Bobby Sanders ? There is so much info on the label ,unlike most bootlegs of the time . I read somewhere that copies of The Sweets with the instrumental flip turned up in the UK in the same box as the copies with " Something about my baby " on .Think it was a Blue Max's shop that was mentioned .

Cannot answer that one. My only lengthy conversation with Bobby was over his life, certain singles of which the Trips I had completely forgot about 

Pete- I spoke to him at length, but it's merely a case of Simon doing things properly with Soultown. Bobby oversaw the limited runs, but as he said....Soussan paid me so there's nothing to be suspicious about. 

Knowing SS as I did back then and in touch with him even today, he's not behind Sandy Golden. If he were, you would have seen far more on the street. Simon's flair was to create, not hide em in a cupboard for decades. 

If I am wrong, I will personally eat a Soul Fox single whole 😂

44 minutes ago, Pete S said:

I beg to differ Kev, he had the master tapes to The Sweets and the Sandy Golden shares the same backing track as The Sweets - I think it's from maybe 73/74 and has someone playing synth on it to tart it up a bit...you have to listen closely.  And that font was his signature - Sandra Phillips, lee Andrews, Magnificents, countless pressings

He did not have the master tapes to the Sweets. Bobby Sanders was a personal friend of mine. Simon genuinely licensed the Sweets from him. Bob would not have given him the tapes to runaway with. 

I cant see how SS would have been involved and never sold any!!

it was more likely that Soultown were involved somehow.  

6 hours ago, Pete S said:

Yep he sure loved that font!

Pete- The plant would have had a type set go to person, who would have designed similar labels like the Sandy Golden and 70's pressings like the Bobby Vee thingy. 

I doubt Simon was involved in the Sandy G. Not his style at all. 

Dreadful news.  RIP Jim

On 01/06/2017 at 20:59, coalvillefletch said:

Goldsoul have released some 40 quid tickets if you check their website. 

The Winter Gardens have released the £40 tickets on their website.  Sadly Goldsoul have no full Weekender passes left or £40 tickets. 

Around 06 I think. 

15 hours ago, Triode said:

Steve hope your keeping well! ......I suggest you speak to Phil Dick, of course Dave Goddin was responsible for the original UK series,

Phil for the second ( label address  Shipley )and from memory Kev Roberts for the third series ,

On your test press the address at the top of the label states Monmoth St, London the same as 

Dave Goddins original label??

so you can make your own conclusion regarding any smoke and mirrors😉

A brilliant record BTW........

 

Smoke and Mirrors? Explain yourself?

Soul City was a brand owned by Dave Godin. He gave his blessing to Chris King to use the logo to release several in demand titles who in turn went into a joint venture with Phil Dick. The year I believe was 1999 as I remember Barbara Lynn signing copies at the Fleetwood Weekender later that year. 

Following a brief partnership, Chris approached Goldsoul to distribute any remaining stock. 

A 2nd series of titles including titles by The Magnificents from Doris Gilbert's Dee Gee label were released without much success. 

The label ceased I believe around 2005. 

All titles are legal on the label. 

As for the Mayfield Singers, it was never scheduled for Soul City. My understanding is Chris used Soul City labels merely to use on test pressings.  I assume the master came from the Mayfiekd release sanctioned by Charly who I believe own the copyright. Goldsoul distributed Don't Start None on a Ltd 45-500 were made from master tapes.   

Smoke all clear  Mirrors duly polished so you can see your face in them  😀

17 hours ago, FRANKIE CROCKER said:

Not 100,000. Maybe 12-15,000 but no way of being precise. Obviously anyone who DJ's. The few thousand hard-core 60's and 70's survivors who've been involved for decades. The few thousand in Europe and the hundreds in Japan, Oz and of course the USA. A few dozen in Canada. A few more thousand recent converts, mainly in the UK. Talking Northern 45 collectors in the main, although there are of course other genres to gather. A typical three figure eBay item might have 25 bids but just 10 bidders, largely due to continued long-term interest rather than overwhelming demand from armies of rabid collectors. John should use the sales figures of his Price Guides to judge the number of really serious collectors out there, then deduct a figure for the number bought by record store owners, many of whom have no interest in collecting records. Whatever the figure, the collecting scene thrives yet still remains slightly underground and a mystery to the masses.

That's looking at it from a record collector perspective. Time it by 10 for newcomers who have no interest in OVO but like the music and go out for a good time. 

2 hours ago, KevH said:

The boot is the version which had the most plays bitd. Although spoken version was played at the mecca, don't think we were ready for it back then. Selectadisc knocked em out. 

Really? Why would anyone boot it at the time?

The owner Deke Deberry had hundreds in stock. I was at his house in 1975 and shortly after re-pressed it certainly once  

On 28/10/2012 at 12:11, Roburt said:

Frankie Karl was originally from LA where he sang in gospel choirs with the likes of Gloria Jones & Billy Preston.

He joined the US airforce & it was in that period that he helped form the Chevrons.

I believe that the F.K. & Chevrons tracks were cut in Philly under the direction of Dave Chackler who went on to be a big promotions guy for Mercury / Smash Records (he was credited with breaking Jay & the Techniques "Apple, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie").

After he left the airforce, Frankie returned to LA and there hooked up with (U)gene Dozier. Gene cut him in LA on a song titled "Don't Be Afraid" but then Gene relocated to DC. He released the track on a DC 45 & it hit big -- the 45 being picked up for national distribution by Bell.

Gene had failed to sign Frankie to a contract & so with a hit on his hands, he signed with the label that offered him the most money (Liberty) and never had another hit !!.

Frankie was also in the group The Tripps on Victoria. I interviewed him 10 years ago while he was working for DHL. 

Sadly no longer with us.