Tag Archives: The Dells

PAUL WELLER PRESENTS THAT SWEET SWEET MUSIC.

♦ March 26, 2025 ♦ Leave a comment

Paul Weller Presents That Sweet Sweet Music. Label: Ace Format: CD. Release Date: 28th March 2025. From an early age, soul music has played an important part in Paul Weller’s life. He grew up listening to, and buying soul singles. This was just the start. Then during his ten years with The Jam, the group …

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CHESS NORTHERN SOUL-KEEP ON DANCING.

♦ August 16, 2018 ♦ 1 Comment

Chess Northern Soul-Just Keep On Dancing. Label: Kent. Nowadays, hardly a week goes by without a new  Northern Soul compilation being released into what an increasingly competitive marketplace. Some weeks, there are several Northern Soul compilations released and the competitions suddenly becomes even more fierce.  That comes as no surprise, as record labels big and …

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BIRTH OF SOUL: SPECIAL DETROIT EDITION 1961-64.

♦ April 12, 2017 ♦ Leave a comment

Birth Of Soul: Special Detroit Edition 1961-64. Twenty-one years have passed since the very first instalment in the Birth Of Soul compilation series was released by Kent Soul in May 1996.  Birth Of Soul featured an impressive all-star lineup, that included many of the giants of soul. Bobby Bland rubbed shoulders with Otis Redding, Jerry …

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THE BEST REISSUES OF 2012-PART 1.

♦ December 27, 2012 ♦ Leave a comment

THE BEST REISSUES OF 2012-PART 1. It’s that time of year when reviewers look back on the best releases of the year. So far, I’ve picked the best box sets and compilations of 2012. Now, it’s time to turn my attention the best reissues of 2012. Given who many albums are reissued on a weekly …

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THE DELLS-ONE STEP CLOSER.

♦ July 5, 2012 ♦ Leave a comment

THE DELLS-ONE STEP CLOSER. The last time I reviewed an album by The Dells, it was their 1978 album Love Connection. Like their previous album, They Said It Couldn’t Be Done But We Did It Anyway, it was produced by Norman Harris’ The Harris Machine. Along with some of Philly’s finest musicians, The Harris Machine …

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THE DELLS-LOVE CONNECTION.

♦ April 11, 2012 ♦ Leave a comment

THE DELLS-LOVE CONNECTION. After the release of The Harris Machine produced They Said It Couldn’t Be Done, But We Did It! in 1977 The Dells regrouped to record the follow-up album Love Connection which will be rereleased on SoulMusic.com on 16th April 2012. They Said It Couldn’t Be Done, But We Did It! had reached …

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THE DELLS-THEY SAID IT COULDN’T BE DONE, BUT WE DID IT!

♦ April 6, 2012 ♦ 2 Comments

THE DELLS-THEY SAID IT COULDN’T BE DONE, BUT WE DID IT! Twenty-five years after The Dells were founded in 1952, they released their sixteenth album, They Said It Couldn’t Be Done, But We Did It!, which will be rereleased by SoulMusic.Com on 16th April 2012. This was their second album for Mercury, after leaving Cadet …

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