Sounds Of Soul chronicles and playlist (25.10.2013): Heading west
Every year around the first weekend of November it’s time for me to pack a few records in a box and head for the capital city that happen to host the National Northern Soul Weekender this time around. This annual gathering of the Northern Soul faithful that is alternately hosted by the local enthusiasts in Australia’s capitals and has gone through a transition of sorts in the last couple of featuring a broader range Soul music styles. It’s not going to be any different next weekend that will take me to Perth, arguably the main town in this country when it comes to upfront and up-tempo Northern Soul. Naturally this 60s orientated sound is going to dominate the main room, usually populated by a couple of hundred dancers, but it’s the second room where the diversity shines with DJ spinning everything from gritty early R&B to contemporary releases. It’s there where I have the honour to do a set myself, flying the flag of Modern Soul from the 70s and beyond, much like the stuff I played in last weeks Sounds Of Soul radio show as you can see below:
Love Committee /I Made A Mistake/12″ T-electric
Candi Staton/When You Wake Up Tomorrow (edit)/7″ Warner Bros.
Fantastic Four/I Got To Have Your Love/7″ Westbound
Lovelites/Get It Off My Conscience/7″ Love Lite Records
Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes/Where Are All My Friends/7″ Philadelphia Int. Rec.
Truth/Coming Home/7″ Devaki
Al Johnson/It’s Not Too Late/7″ Marina
Joshie Jo Armstead/I Got The Vibes7″ The Gospel Truth
Emanuel Laskey/I’d Rather Leave On My Feet/7″ DT
Richie Merritt/Where Did I Go Wrong/7″ R.A.M.
The Jones Girls/Nights Over Egypt/7″ Philadelphia Int. Rec.
The Dynamic Superiors/One Nighter/LP The Dynamic Superiors/Motown
Gloria Scott/What Am I Gonna Do/7″ Casablanca
Sir Wales Wallace/What Ever You Want/7″ Innovation 2
Al Hudson & The Soul Partners/When You’re Gone/7″ Atco
Rare Gems Odyssey/It Don’t Take Much/7″ Renfro
Carla Whitney/I’ve Been Hurt (So Many Times)/7″ Attic
J. G. Lewis/Let The Music Play/7″ IX Chains
Almeta Lattimore/These Memories/7″ Mainstream
Miss Louistine/I Don’t Want to Love Nobody But You/7″ NWE
Kenny Seymore/I’ve Got The Rest Of My Life/7″ Shout
Marie Adams And The Three Tons Of Joy/Whispers/7″ Command Performance
If you want to hear the show back here is the link to the Sounds Of Soul page at Eastside radio:
https://eastsidefm.org/specialist/soundsofsoul/
This Friday the Northern Soul Poster Boy will entertain you as I’m away, I’m back next week Friday the 8th of November.
DJ Burn Hard