At nine discs and 244 tracks, the complete staxvolt singles. Oct 21, 2012 northern soul is still the greatest underground music scene in the uk although it does garner a lot of publicity today. A lot of this didnt hit the charts, and even more of it was never released, which makes ace kent s 2014 compilation era records. Found success on the dance floors of northern britain in the 1970s and 1980s when northern soul djs championed her uptempo tracks of itll never be over for me and whats the matter baby. Sublabel of ace records, releasing rare soul and northern soul reissues and compilations.
Please note our website uses cookies to improve your experience. Northern soul records, northern soul vinyl, northern soul cds. On the kent records label, which i believe is a part of the ace records reissuing label. Northern soul compilations steve hoffman music forums. I suggest if youre interested in northern soul you search for a list of aces catalogue. Als northern soul past can clearly be heard in his choice of tracks here from gritty backstreet crackhouse recordings, to uplifting dancefloor gems, theyre all records that could easily have rocked the. Best remembered for a handful of hits including the top ten smashes you got what it takes and i love the way you love, marv johnson was also a seminal figure in the early history of motown records. Discography 26 releases found in discography artist release name cat. As usual with any of ace records releases the sound quality is great. History of grapevine records 197780 all about the soul. Ive been collecting and involved with what they now call northern soul ever. Not only have they reissued thousands of tracks, but amongst the singles, lps, and cds there are also over a thousand tracks that never saw the light of.
Northern soul continued to gain popularity until the mid70s, when punk and disco stole its thunder. Modern records was revived in 1964 with successful singles from the ikettes. The discography of the swedish alternative rock band kent consists of twelve studio albums with two of them also released in english, three compilation albums, one of whom is a box set, one ep, twentyeight swedish and six english singles. With over 8,000 different rare soul records for sale, our quality collection features music from legendary artists such as frank wilson, yvonne baker and frankie beverly. Welcome to northern soul direct your one stop shop for soul music at great prices with free delivery on all uk orders. April 11, 1996 was an american soul singer and songwriter best known as being a member of the ikettes. On a magic carpet ride fontana records northern soul duration.
Als northern soul past can clearly be heard in his choice of tracks here from. One niggle would be that the magicians, little anns and the melba moore tracks are alternate versionsmixes although i fully understand why the compilers. Kent soul label music on cd, mp3 and vinyl available at juno records. The cd includes a 16page booklet with liner notes written by the compiler, the very knowledgeable ady croasdell. Who would have thought kent records would still be here today and still introducing many great previously. We buy, sell and source records and memorabilia for customers all over the world, our reputation as a provider of excellent quality goods and service is second to none. This is probably the most significant single discography that i have ever compiled. Northern soul records is a uk based site for northern soul records, rare soul, funk, motown, tamla motown and other oldies, music, vinyl, cds, collectables from the us, uk, europe and worldwide. Northern soul is still the greatest underground music scene in the uk although it does garner a lot of publicity today. Theres more to kent than just northern soul, but thats how we started in 1982 when mary loves you turned my bitter into sweet kicked off the for dancers only vinyl album. One niggle would be that the magicians, little anns and the melba moore tracks are alternate versionsmixes. Another topshelf soul compilation from kent records. Nearly all of these are new, unplayed promo 45s, and many are highly sought after records from kev roberts top northern soul 45s lists.
Rare northern soul vinyl 45s including modern, 70s modern, crossover soul and motown. Familiarise yourself with our extensive range of northern soul original 45s available online at rare soulman records. Lp tsg records 1976 20th century steel band warm heart cold steel island records 1975. Most of the discographies on these pages have been compiled with the invaluable help of bosko asanovic, with additions and corrections by soul fans, and the artists themselves, from all over the world please note. Kent was later bought by ace records, england, which uses the label name to release motown and northern soul music. History of grapevine records 197780 history of grapevine records 197780.
Find millie jackson discography, albums and singles on allmusic. A crack team of producers, songwriters and musicians raised worldwide. The latter was rereleased on kent records in the 1980s. No, no, no, no not my girl and 15 other northern soul dancers.
Northern soul fans will simply swoon over the soaring harmonies of perfect love which should have been the other side of that minit single and honest to goodness never sounded so clear. The 100 greatest disco 12s of all time the vinyl factory. If you ever walk out of my life is northern soul to many devotees ever since it was first spun on the uk club scene some 40 years ago. On their early albums the guitars were prominent, buzzing and flowing with sweet vocals surfing on top like my bloody valentine on top of their game bianca, en timme en minut and the lovelessinfluenced 747, going on and on in an ecstatic loop. Various artists by the bayou ghostown 40th anniversary. Fuelled by voracious selectors and intrepid reissue labels bringing back 12.
It was founded in 1964 by its primary songwriter eddie singleton and his wife, raynoma gordy singleton who had also founded motown with her thenhusband, berry gordy. Northern soul records for sale in uk view 67 bargains. King northern soul, mod jazz, northern soul s classiest rarities, the mirwood soul story. The book lists the current national average retail prices for each record, as determined by top uk dealer anglo. Gloria jones tainted love northern soul infe i have a large collection of records and i will vinyl is in ex condition, plays fantastic, labels have some slight rubbing as seen in photos, plays fantastic.
The superbs 2 the wind is blowing go for what you know. A good 30 track northern soul compilation from kent ace records that comes with a very informative booklet. There are additional capsule summaries of each track that include the original release date, songwriting credits, and song times. Other kent labels are as follows, but the order is not known. Superbs in and out of love party together dt records northern modern soul feb 23, 2020. These records were dubbed northern soul because of the clubs. Initially, kent issued only singles, but in 1964, the label began issuing albums until the early 1970s.
Northern soul time 28 tracks of vintage northern soul. This page contains northern soul 45s from the incomparable louise neal collection that are up for auction bids. Surely this iconic doublesider demands to be in every soul fans collection. Sep 22, 20 on the kent records label, which i believe is a part of the ace records reissuing label. X new 45 releases from kent records soul music news soul. With some many northern soul compilations out there someone must listen only yto those that have something to give to him,beacsue some of them only gather together very mediocre stuff,rare yes,but. Way back in 1982 a callow northern youth would visit ted carrolls rock on record stall on golborne road in west london. Rare soul records 70s soul music rare northern soul.
Northern soul is still the greatest underground music scene in the uk. Rare northern soul rare soul records 70s soul music. Curate your rare northern soul vinyl collection without. Let me give you my lovin maxine brown wand records northern soul jun 14, 2012. A lot of this didnt hit the charts, and even more of it was never released, which makes acekents 2014 compilation era records. Hipocondria mods recopilatorio northern soul sonidos mod. Now in its second wave, northern souls infectious beat is once again spreading. Chapman records northern soul, mod, ska and motown. Black music collectors have revered the output of the modern and kent labels since the early days of b. Felice taylor i can feel your love northern soul 45 kent records original aug 6, 2017. Great savings free delivery collection on many items.
Rare northern soul sells and buys northern soul records and collections of northern soul music, motown, 70s soul music, crossover soul, oldies soul and rare 45s. To me kent represents the missing link between the shoegazing scene of the early 90s and the tranquil majesty of sigur ros. Discography 118 releases found in discography artist release name cat. Its headquarters was a townhouse located at 3 thomas circle nw within washington, d. One factor that helped to make their 1963 and 1964 recordings so special was the fact that the legendary van mccoy produced and arranged most of those songs. I realize that northern soul is a british category for american soul of the 50s and 60s often preferring the obscure over the obvious hits. Dec 09, 2014 founded in 1991, soul brother records is a music and record shop based in london, and is one of the leading soul and jazz specialists music stores in the world. The result is, perversely, an anthology that might appeal to the general rock and soul fan more than the average generic northern soul collection and there are many such collections on the kent label alone, even as it invites scorn from northern soul diehards. January 14, 2003 the first kent label was gray with black printing.
Discography 200 releases found in discography artist release name cat. Hank jacobs, a name every mod should know, from his sue record sides and great album, to his big northern side elijah. Apr 06, 2018 x new 45 releases from kent records an abundance of 45s. This cd is a look at the kent labels northern soul history, heritage and future. He also wrote 4 tracks on this collection, including the northern soul hit cards on the table. Sublabel of ace records, releasing rare soul and northern soul reissues. Most of our records are offered for set sell rather than auction. Most of her releases, which included the hit lightin up, were produced by her second husband kent harris. Hill puts on his billy stewart hat on this tonguetwisting northern soul dancer that builds into a moutain of brass. It may be winter outside but in my heart its spring.
Various artists beat girls soul voices 60s big ballads. If youre looking for quality northern soul, mod and ska 45s, lps and memorabilia at great prices youve come to the right place. Various artists kent boppin by the bayou feel so good. He used to buy the 60s soul singles that the old vinyl merchant had plundered from warehouses and old shop stock on his travels. England, which uses the label name to release motown and northern soul music.
Deciding which johnnie taylor collection to get is largely a matter of deciding which part of taylors career youre most interested in, but if you want a solid dose of his southern soul sides for stax, then chronicle. We also run our own record label, we host a show on solar radio and produce mixes of our favourite sounds on mixcloud. Various artists the in crowd the story of northern soul 2001 compilation 50 northern soul tracks here by castle. It is thanks to the likes of ace kent records that many artists are still getting the recognition they never got when the records were laid down in the studio, ignored by the us market at the time only to be picked up by the uk youth and not so young many years later. Because of the scarcity of the original single and the high quality of the music it was one of the most popular records in the northern soul movement, it has been championed as one of the rarest and most valuable records in history along with other impossible to find records by such acts as bessie smith, louis armstrong, and the five sharps. Northern souls guilty secrets cd 2011 kent records uk. This uk label started in 1982 with licenses from the us kent label.
Funky 45s recently added classic sounds on 45rpm 7 inch singles northern soul, deep soul, funk, breaks, rare groove, sample tracks, modern soul, and jazz. Aug 23, 2017 one of the ironies of northern soul is that the modern dilettante has access to more information about the artists and records than even the most obsessive fan at the time, when the identities of. Some clubs remained open and there was still a collectors market for the singles, and many rare singles were going for astonishingly high prices. All records are guaranteed original and carry our full 7 day money back guarantee. In terms of the sheer number of releases, by such a wide variety of artists, the kent label has surpassed almost every other label in the history of soul music. Discography 41 releases found in discography artist release name cat.
At rare soul 45s we specialize in the rarest northern soul and modern soul 45s. This interest in a music that was not particularly cherished in london at that time led to ted asking this son of market harborough to stick. Buy kent album soul music cds and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. The northern soul music of the highland room has been commemorated by several compilation lps and cds, including. Northern soul records, northern soul vinyl, northern soul. Featuring every aside the label released during those nine years, as well as several bsides, the set is a definitive portrait of gritty, deep southern soul. Northern soul soul deep soul retro soul southern soul urban disco quiet storm. Northern soul original 45s northern soul records john. A tall, elegant and emotionally dynamic singer, ty karim was a local legend on the l. Founded in 1991, soul brother records is a music and record shop based in london, and is one of the leading soul and jazz specialists music stores in the world.
Cowritten by gardena barnes and duke browner, during his glory years, and arranged by detroit royalty mike terry. Ady croasdell kent records supremo met him on a plane and h. Powdrill also worked as backing vocalist for various artists. Known primarily as the label of soul groups the superbs, whispers and entertainers iv, it has taken at least 40 years for dores fluttering feather on the light blue background to reveal its full northern soul. Thirty years on, we are still coming up with black music compilations from the 60s and 70s that soul fans continue to support and enjoy. The records listed on these pages are not for sale. Discover whats missing in your discography and shop for kent soul releases. She recorded as a solo artist, releasing singles on reprise records and downey records. Listen to kent soul now using our online music player. Kent album discography by david edwards and mike callahan last update.
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