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Isley Brothers

My Love Is Your Love (Forever) / Tell Me It's Just A Rumour Baby

    Brothers O’Kelly, Rudolph and Ronald, from Cincinnati, Ohio, need no introduction to the Northern Soul scene. Their now legendary Motown output may not have hit in Detroit but it has been a staple of UK club land “forever”. Our top-side – “My Love Is Your Love” – is perhaps the most treasured of their rare soul recordings and, incredibly, was not deemed worthy of a release at the time. It first appeared in 1972 on the UK EMI budget imprint Music For Pleasure on the album Tamla Motown Presents The Isley Brothers (Side 1, track 3). It had to wait a further 40 years before finally being released on 45 as part of the 2013 Motown 7s Box Set. “Tell Me It’s Just A Rumour Baby” is a club anthem and yet another enigma. Again, Motown did not consider it worthy of release in America, but instead, thanks to demand from Northern Soul fans, it was released in the UK on Tamla Motown in 1973. We are proud to release the official 50th Anniversary edition.

    TRACK LISTING

    1. Tell Me It's Just A Rumour Baby
    2. My Love Is Your Love (Forever)

    Chris Clark / The Temptations

    Whenever I'm Without You / All I Need Is You To Love Me

      Chris Clark Ms. Clark is often cited as the Dusty Springfield of Motown, a white soul singer with a black Southern voice. And she is no stranger to the Northern Soul scene with songs like “Love’s Gone Bad”, her version of Frank Wilson’s “Do I Love You” and the unreleased “Something’s Wrong”. But Clark’s Motown legacy continues surprise with the 2018 discovery – “Whenever I’m Without You” – originally recorded in 1968. Finally making its vinyl debut 55 years on!

      The Temptations The Temps need no introduction, they were, of course, Motown’s most successul male vocal group scoring 18 No.1 R&B/Hot 100 singles and 3 Grammy’s. “All I Need Is You Love To Me” is another 1968 recording that eluded release at the time and is one their best, how could this slice of Motown magic escape. Finally making its vinyl debut 55 years on!

      TRACK LISTING

      1. Chris Clark - Whenever I'm Without You
      2. The Temptations - All I Need Is You To Love Me

      Various Artists

      Wigan Casino - Three Before Eight

        As Wigan Casino celebrates its 50th Anniversary you may be forgiven for thinking that those hallowed All-Nighters are but a fading memory from a time passed by. That couldn’t be further from the truth! The impact that it had on the thousands that attended the regular Saturday night gatherings was profound. The spirit of the Casino lives on in the hearts and souls of the faithful and is honoured by the multitude of Soul Nights, All-Nighters, All-Dayers and Weekenders up and down the country throughout the years. Gone, but not forgotten! The term “Northern Soul” was coined a few years before the inaugural All-Nighter at Wigan Casino – 23rd September, 1973 – but it certainly came of age during its unprecedented eight year reign. It is also encapsulated in the three songs featured here that, collectively, became known as the “Three Before Eight”. The last three records played every Sunday morning, signalling the end of the all-night session. This special edition anniversary release features all three legendary tracks, and for the first time, sequenced in the same running order as they were played.

        TRACK LISTING

        1. Time Will Pass You By
        2. Long After The Night Is Over
        3. I'm On My Way

        Patrice Holloway

        Stolen Hours / Love And Desire

          PATRICE YVONNE HOLLOWAY was born in Los Angeles and is perhaps best known as the younger sister of Motown’s Brenda Holloway, the darling of the Northern Soul scene, particularly in recent years. Patrice also signed to Motown and recorded an unreleased version of “The Touch Of Venus” made famous by Edna Wright (aka Sandy Wynns).

          In the mid-sixties Patrice signed to Capitol records and recorded “STOLEN HOURS”, arranged by the great Gene Page and written and produced by his brother Billy Page – she was only 15 years old at the time. It failed to hit Stateside but some thirty years later it became a Northern Soul anthem of the nineties, although it was originally played in the early days of Wigan Casino.
          Our chosen flip-side, the follow-up single, “LOVE AND DESIRE”, was also penned, produced and arranged by the Page brothers. It failed to even get a commercial release in the U.S. although it was released in the U.K. and commands big money in today’s collectors market. Her final 45 for Capitol came in 1972 and was a credible version of the Sam Nesbit classic “Black Mother Goose”. Sadly, ill health, forced Patrice to step back from performing and she died before her time of a heart attack in 2006.

          Patrice was also known as ‘Valerie’, singer with the animated girl-band Josie And The Pussycats produced by Hanna-Barbera and aired on CBS in 1971. She would beome the first black character to regularly appear on U.S. commercial TV.


          TRACK LISTING

          1. Stolen Hours
          2. Love And Desire

          Stanley Mitchell

          Get It Baby / Quit Twistin' My Arm

          Stanley Mitchell was born in Detroit in 1935 and performed with a number of local bands in the mid to late fifties cutting wax for Chess and Gone records. But it is thanks to Richard “Popcorn” Wylie that his presence was ever felt on these shores when, in 1973, his atmospheric “Get It Baby” was championed in the early days of Wigan Casino by DJ Richard Searling. The song was originally relegated to the B-side of the altogether more catchy “Quit Twistin’ My Arm’, arguably the more popular side today. In the late seventies another track emerged from Detroit, “Down In The Dumps” by Tony Hester, which shared the same backing track as “Get It Baby” which further cemented the record in the annals of Northern Soul history.

          TRACK LISTING

          1. Quit Twistin' My Arm
          2. Get It Baby

          Candy & The Kisses / Val Simpson

          Are You Trying To Get Rid Of Me Baby / Mr. Creator

            Candy & The Kisses burst onto the Northern Soul scene with "The 81". This storming dancer was unreleased until released on a CD compilation, making this a first time 7" vinyl release. The B side is by Val Simpson, one half of Valerie & Simpson

            TRACK LISTING

            Side 1: Are You Trying To Get Rid Of Me Baby - Candy & The Kisses
            Side 2: Mr. Creator - Val Simpson

            Various Artists

            Wanted And Needed! A Northern Soul Playlist

              Welcome to Wanted And Needed, a Northern Soul playlist befitting of any discerning DJ and one that would happily slot into any Soul Night, All-Nighter or Weekender today. Some of the discs were first spun as far back as the Twisted Wheel, such as The Precisions’ floorpacker “If This Is Love”. Others were unreleased at the time of recording and have found favour in more recent times, such as The Persianettes “Run Run” (originally covered up as “You Better Get Away” by The Sequins). Also unreleased at the time was Pearl Jones’ infectious “Give Me Another Chance”, a Sidra recording that finally surfaced in 2001 on a company acetate. Jones also appears here on her own composition “Let My Baby Go” as a member of the Embraceables. Another of our featured tracks that eluded the Northern Soul scene at the time is Joey Delorenzo’s feel-good “Wake Up To The Sunshine Girl” issued in 1973 on the tiny Mi-Val label but sounds much earlier and probably is. The unknown Delorenzo was reputedly a local car salesman with a passion to become a recording artist. He finally got his 3 minutes 15 seconds of fame in return for a generous deal down at the lot!

              The playlist kicks off with a real heavyweight of the UK Rare Soul scene, the title track, the legendary “Just Say You’re Wanted (And Needed)” by Gwen Owens. A flop in America, it wasn’t until 1976 that this – already rare – 45 finally made it to these shores and shook the Casino walls. The action is relentless with 100% floorpackers courtesy of The Precisions, Tony Galla, The Capreez, Ronnie And Robyn with their vocal to “Sidras Theme”, The Falcons, and Mickey Lee Lane (aka Sounds Of Lane) with his raucous instrumental “Tracks To Your Mind”. Wanted And Needed Indeed!

              TRACK LISTING

              Side 1
              1. Gwen Owens - "Just Say You're Wanted (& Needed)"
              2. The Embraceables - "Let My Baby Go"
              3. The Precisions - "If This Is Love (I'd Rather Be Lonely)"
              4. The Guys From Uncle - "The Spy"
              5. Tony Galla - "In Love"
              6. The Capreez - "How To Make A Sad Man Glad"
              7. Ronnie & Robyn - "As Long As You Love Me (I'll Stay)"
              8. Pearl Jones - "Give Me Another Chance"

              Side 2
              1. The Precisions - "Such Misery"
              2. The Falcons - "Good Good Feeling"
              3. The Persianettes - "Run Run"
              4. The Modern Redcaps - "Never Too Young (To Fall In Love)"
              5. The Sounds Of Lane - "Tracks To Your Mind"
              6. Joey Delorenzo - "Wake Up To The Sunshine Girl"
              7. The Showmen - "Our Love Will Grow"
              8. Sheila Ferguson - "And In Return"

              Various Artists

              OH YEAH! The Original Sound Of Rhythm & Soul

                You could be forgiven for thinking that this compilation draws its name from Don Randi’s rare popcorn-oddity “Oh Yeah!” (side 1, track 8). But in fact, it is inspired by the opening lines of Bobby Mitchell’s legendary New Orleans R&B dancer (side 1, track 1)…

                “Oh Yeah! Oh Yeah! Yeah, I done got over it.”

                Mitchell’s epic fire starter was recorded in 1960 for Sho-Biz Records and has waited almost 60 years to be fully recognized as a truly awesome slice of R&B propelled along by Dr John’s piano and Hungry Williams’ rhythm section with a price tag in access of $500!

                The set continues with Chuck Scratch Nolen’s signature guitar on his Federal rarity “The Way You Do” and the compelling R&B roller “Pack Your Clothes” by Hamp Jones. Dorothy Berry & Jimmy Norman raise the pace with HB Barnum’s production on his own Little Star label while Carol Fran terrifies everyone with her raucous R&B thumper “Knock Knock”. BK Anderson, Frank Minion and Don Randi round off side 1 with three storming popcorn favourites.

                Side 2 is equally uplifting and kicks off with the insanley rare “Honey Bee” by Bethlehem recording artist Lenny Johnson. Look out too for Larry Bene’s in demander “Come Back” and Tony Allan’s harmony rarity “Little Lonely Girl” recorded for Art Laboe’s Original Sound label.

                Oh Yeah Indeed!…

                Various Artists

                Club Americana: All-Night Dancing At The Mapleton

                  THE MAPLETON HOTEL (now the Thistle Piccadilly), In the heart of London’s West End, was the original home of the legendary Flamingo Club (OSVLP014). However, it is a little known fact that there was a second club, cloistered in the basement of the Mapleton, the ‘Americana’. The club was run by the Gunnell brothers, Rik and Johnny, who would go on to manage the Flamingo when it moved to Wardour Street and the Bag O’Nails, in Soho, where Jimi Hendrix first played in 1966 and where Paul McCartney met his future wife Linda Eastman.

                  The Americana was named to cash-in on the obsession at the time for all things American – food, drink, fashion, film, music – and attracted a large contingent of G.I.’s, still stationed in the home counties after the war. The club opened in 1955 and hosted All-Night sessions for two years. A ‘ten bob’ note gave you passage to a secret, subterranean world filled with exotic sounds and cultures and a 3 course meal of tomato soup, chicken & chips and ice cream. You got to dance all-night long to live acts playing a fusion of R&B, blues, jazz, calypso and ska which, in the mid-fifties, was the hottest sound in the world and heralded the Mod generation.

                  Frank Wilson

                  Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) / Sweeter As The Days Go By

                    Exactly 40 years ago the original copy of “Do I Love You” arrived on these shores and, for the first time the true identity of its author and performer was revealed. Today “Do I Love You” has transceneded the strange world of Northen Soul and has become enshrined in the wider public’s concsiousness due to mainstream radio play, TV advertising (most recently the ‘Happy Egg Co.’) and in 2017 an appearance on the country’s most popular TV show Strictly Come Dancing. Now you too can own a copy of “Do I Love You”…

                    THE No.1 Wigan Casino and Northern Soul anthem · THE most valuable record in the world · THE first ever legal reissue, outside of Motown · THE last record ever played at Wigan Casino. 

                    TRACK LISTING

                    1. Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)
                    2. Sweeter As The Days Go By

                    Various Artists

                    Russ Winstanley's Heart Of Northern Soul

                      In the early hours of a September morning in 1973, a huge World War 1 building tentatively opened its doors to the cult followers of an underground dance scene. The unfashionable Casino Club was open for business for its first-ever Northern Soul All-Nighter. Little could the promoters have realised the phenomenon they were creating – a phenomenon that would put Wigan and the Casino on the map, not only across the length and breadth of Britain but also in Europe and America. For eight years, the Wigan Casino all-night Northern Soul sessions achieved fame, notoriety and, eventually, legendary status among youngsters all over Britain. It was loved by each of its 100,000 members, voted the world’s best disco by the American-based magazine Billboard and started its own record label and magazine. Its DJs unearthed rare 1960s American soul recordings and launched them into the national pop charts, reviving the careers of many black artists. Now, as we approach the club’s 45th anniversary, the timeless music and nocturnal lifestyle created by Wigan Casino is enjoying a massive revival as former Casino-goers and many new soul fans are once again filling all-night clubs and Northern Soul Weekenders.

                      The perfect prelude to Wigan Casino’s 45th Anniversary • 16 Casino Anthems • Artwork featuring original Wigan Casino patches • Selected by “Mr Northern Soul” himself… RUSS WINSTANLEY

                      Various Artists

                      Wigan Casino II

                        During the glory years of Northern Soul (the seventies) most Northern towns boasted their own regular soul night with their own aspiring DJs. Some were little more than a gathering of like minded mates in the local scout hut or youth club, while others challenged the more established local venues for a slice of the action such as Va-Va’s in Bolton, the Catacombs in Wolverhampton, Samanthas in Sheffield, the Palais in Nottingham and the Cat’s Whiskers in Burnley (to name but a few).

                        But one club would emerge as the colossus of Northern Soul... WIGAN CASINO. The Casino Soul Club on Station Road embraced the magic of former national clubs such as the Twisted Wheel in Manchester, the Golden Torch in Stoke-On-Trent and its contemporary - Blackpool Mecca - and fused them into a super soul show that mesmerised everyone that passed through its doors and dared to dance on its hallowed floor. Almost 45 years on and its captivating magic spell is omnipresent in tribute nights up and down the country, TV ad campaigns, TV sound-beds, mainstream radio, supermarket CDs and - most importantly - in the Soul Survivors Weekenders that now attract thousands of devotees each year to listen to those memories.

                        Various Artists

                        Give 'Em Soul Vol. 3

                          Outta Sight presents the third platter in the 'Give 'Em Soul' series showcasing some of the rarest and hottest R&B sounds of the 21st Soul Century. The 'Blue Edition' brings together 14 more killer cuts that are on every DJ's hit list. These major label milestones, dating from 1955 to the dawn of the sixties, feature key artists in the world of R&B and soul including Texan Soul Brother, Joseph Arrington Jr 'Tex', Pittsburgh's finest jazz songstress Dakota Staton, Ohio's own Top Ten R&B singer Lulu Reed, Little Rock's Bobby King and Chicago blues giant Howlin' Wolf, to name but a few. Featuring over $5,000 worth of singles in one affordable package, everyone's a winner!

                          Various Artists

                          Twisted Wheel

                            When the Twisted Wheel opened its doors to Manchester’s new wave Modernists in September 1963 - with DJ Roger Eagle behind the decks - the course of rare soul music in the UK was set to change.

                            Eagle was a rare breed R&B pioneer and soul preacher who captured the imagination of the north’s musical youth and introduced them to the obscure, unheard, exotic and intoxicating world of black American dance music. Here, Outta Sight present a soundbite spanning the club's eight year reign, and both of its venues. Side A represents the Wheel’s R&B roots cemented in Brazennoise Street, while Side B documents the birth of northern soul, forever synonymous with Whitworth Street. 


                            Judy Street / Tina Mason

                            What / What

                              Two classic northern soul sides from the west coast. Featuring the essential Judy Street original plus, for first time on 7" vinyl, Tina Mason’s version of “What”.

                              The new Outta Sight season kicks off with a hot little number from California in the shape of “What”, a true northern soul anthem, originally performed by Judy Street. Written and produced by HB Barnum, “What” first took the scene by storm when played at the Leeds all-dayers in 1973 (perhaps heard by a young Marc Almond...) and went on to become a floor-filler at Wigan Casino. Here, for the first time, Indiana blue-eyed soul sister Judy is paired with LA girl Tina Mason and her 1967, album only, rendition of the song. “What” shot to No.3 in the UK pop charts in 1982 when covered by Soft Cell. In a recent interview Marc Almond recalled that they had actually recorded a cover of Franki Valli’s “The Night” for the A-side, but the record company chose “What” instead.

                              Dobie Gray

                              Out On The Floor / The 'In' Crowd

                                Outta Sight herald the new year with two fabulous floor-packers from the glory days of Northern Soul.

                                First up is Dobie Gray's “Out On The Floor”. This absolute classic has it all; the perfect lyric married to the perfect dance beat, and now made even better by having Dobie Gray’s perennial mod / soul anthem “The ‘In’ Crowd” on the flip side. These two icons of the scene are brought together for the first time… Northern soul heaven!

                                Little Arthur Mathews / Willie Wright

                                I'm Gonna Whale On You / I'm Gonna Leave You Baby, And I’m Goin’ Away To Stay

                                Who needs the summer when the next three Outta Sight R&B collectables are as hot as these?

                                The Northern end of R&B continues to pack the dancefloors across Europe and it is showcased - at its best - in these in-demand cuts. Six top tunes that would set you back a month’s wages if you’re lucky! All hard to find on their respective original labels which, incredibly, date from as early as 1952.

                                On side A Little Arthur Mathews hooks up with the Johnny Otis Band for the horn honking skiffle-like cut "’m Gonna Whale On You". On the flip Willie Wright belts it out on rhythm & blues roller "I’m Gonna Leave You Baby, And I’m Goin’ Away To Stay".

                                TRACK LISTING

                                1. I’m Gonna Whale On You - Little Arthur Mathews With The Johnny Otis Band
                                2. I’m Gonna Leave You Baby, And I’m Goin’ Away To Stay - Willie Wright


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