Sounds Of Soul chronicles and playlist (31.05.2013): Mixed Souls
The week leading up to last Fridays Sounds Of Soul radio show was one of mixed feelings for yours truly. On one hand I’ve been delighted to be able to pick up a mint copy of a rather elusive record that has been for ages on my wants-list and also had the most pleasant time deejaying in Melbourne and for Radio Eastside’s Black Gold record fair respectively. One the other hand I had the bittersweet experience of seeing Bobby Womack, one of my all time favorite Soul artists, for possibly the last time live, given his fragile medical condition. Finally there was the sad news that the great Marvin Junior had passed away, leaving an enduring legacy as lead-singer of the Dells, one of the most prolific Soul groups in music history. Nevertheless it’s always a pleasure to be back in the chair at Sounds Of Soul and here’s what I picked to play:
Garfield Fleming/Don’t Send Me Away/12″ Becket
Curtis Mayfield/You Are, You Are/7″ Curtom
Prince Phillip Mitchell/One On One/7″ Atlantic
Ramsey & Company/Love Call/7″ Ramco
Tolbert/I’ve Got It/7″ Rojac
Earl Connelly/Make Up Your Mind/7″ Maycon
Tamiko Jones/Let It Flow/7″ Atlantis Records
Scarbrough/Make Love To You/7″ E. J. Scarbrough
The Dells/ Our Love/7″ Mercury
James Brown & Lyn Collins/What My Baby Needs Now Is A Little More Lovin’/7″ Polydor
The Brothers Johnson/Strawberry Letter 23/7″ A&M Records
Love Committee/Cheaters Never Win/7″ Gold Mind
Gil Scott-Heron/Home Is Where The Hatred Is/7″ Flying Dutchman
Debbie Taylor/I Don’t Wanna Leave You/7″ Arista
Loleatta Holloway/Mother Of Shame/7″ Aware
Bobby Sheen/Too Many To Fight/7″ Hit and Run
Blood Hollins/Don’t Give It Up/7″ Strange Fruit
True Movement/Depression/7″ Mystic Insight
21st Century/Coming Right Back/7″ Dot Records
Sam Moultrie/I’ll Always Love You/7″ Warren
Benny Johnson/Visions Of Paradise/7″ Today
Bobby Shannon/You’ re An Uplift/7″ Tomar
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/
And here’s a clip of the newest addition to my collection, Love Call by Ramsey & Company:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpbZFzjJvJg
DJ Burn Hard