Tag Archives: The Emotions

WRAP IT UP-THE ISAAC HAYES AND DAVID PORTER SONGBOOK.

♦ September 29, 2022 ♦ 1 Comment

Wrap It Up-The Isaac Hayes and David Porter Songbook. Label: Ace Records. Format: CD. Release Date: 30th September 2022. One of the most important songwriting partnerships in the history of Stax Records was Isaac Hayes and David Porter. They started writing together towards the end of 1964, and success came quickly for the pair when …

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CAN I GET A WITNESS-STAX SOUTHERN GROOVE.

♦ October 20, 2021 ♦ 3 Comments

Can I Get A Witness-Stax Southern Groove. Label: Kent Soul. Format: CD. Satellite Records was founded in 1957 by Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton and four years later, in 1961, the label changed its name to Stax Records. The newly named label was then joined by Volt Records which was its sister label. This was …

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STOP THE WAR.

♦ June 2, 2021 ♦ 1 Comment

Stop The War. Label: Kent Soul. Format: CD. When the Vietnam War began on the ‘1st’ November 1955, Americans never realised that this bloody and brutal war would last nineteen years, five months, four  weeks and one day. By the time the War ended on the ’30th’ April 1975 America was a nation divided. Those in favour of …

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BOB STANLEY PRESENTS 76 IN THE SHADE.

♦ August 20, 2020 ♦ 2 Comments

Bob Stanley Presents 76 In The Shade. Label: Ace Records. Format: CD. Sometimes, when people of a certain age reminisce about  their childhood they’re convinced that every British summer when they were growing up in the seventies was long and hot. Cue confused looks from their friends who remember things differently. “Are you sure about …

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DJ ANDY SMITH PRESENTS REACH UP DISCO WONDERLAND VOLUME 2.

♦ February 17, 2020 ♦ Leave a comment

DJ Andy Smith Presents Reach Up Disco Wonderland Volume 2. Label: BBE Music. During the last three decades, Andy Smith has been a familiar face in DJ boxes at home and abroad, and has entertained dancers with his eclectic sets which can feature anything from boogie and disco to funk and hip hop, right through …

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DAVE GODIN’S DEEP SOUL TREASURES VOLUME 5.

♦ October 29, 2019 ♦ Leave a comment

Dave Godin’s Deep Soul Treasures Volume 5. Label: Kent Soul. It’s hard to believe that it’s fifteen years since the passing of Dave Godin, one of the most influential and informative writers on soul music. He was passionate about soul music and wanted to convert agnostics and make believers of them. His passion was obvious …

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