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Record Store Day 2014 I hope that you can join us at Soul Brother Records on Saturday for Record Store Day, to celebrate the culture of independent record shops. This has now become the highlight day of the year for Record Collectors and this year there are more Soul , Jazz and Reggae releases than ever before. Check the full list here there are many many great releases. Our recommended highlights are the very limited Donny Hathaway Live album, Donna McGhee on a special deluxe double LP, Paul Johnson 12? feat one of Frankie Knuckles last mixes, James Fountain classic Northern soul 45 and the two 45?s on our own label from G C Cameron and Barbara Mason. We have reasonable stocks of most items but some of the very limited ones may go quickly. We are opening early on the day at 9am, hope to see you. Click here to see the Soul/Jazz/Funk/Reggae titles we have in Click here to see the Rock and Pop titles we are carrying We are giving away a FREE CD Opener to every spending customer on the day. We are closed on Easter Sunday but open on Easter Monday morning from 10 -1.30. Thanks to Bluey and Jim Mullen and everyone who came to the Citrus Sun in store last Saturday you can see the pics here. Don’t forget their gig tonight at under the bridge. See this link for more details Easter Opening Hours Good Friday - 10 -5.30 Saturday 19th RSD 9- 7 Easter Sunday 20th – closed Monday 21st – 10 -1.30 Have a great Soulful Easter - hope to see you over the weekend. Click her to see the special record store day products
Don't miss the opportunity to bag some of these new arrival Original 45's for your collection , all are in great condition. There are one or two rarities but many great tracks at affordable prices,. All titles are one -offs so please order early to avoid disappointment. Records can be ordered on-line,over the phone or collected from our shop in Putney open Mon-Sat 10-7 Sun 11 -5. Click here to visit soulbrother.com
I just wanted to let you know I have found a large auction of jazz funk, jazz, latin and rare groove LP's on eBay right now including many tough to find titles. There are close to 400 LP’s with audio up for some of the more obscure things. These all end in a few days. Here is the link
http://shop.ebay.com/
 | 50 years ago in 1959 Berry Gordy, the founder of Tamla Records, signs an $800 loan agreement with Ber-Berry, the Gordy family co-op fund, to incorporate his Tamla Motown Record Company in Detroit, hitsville USA. Motown is the abbreviation of "Motor Town" a nickname for Detroit. Motown played an important role in the racial integration of popular music, as it was the first record label owned by an African American to primarily feature African-American artists who achieved crossover success. In the 1960s, Motown and its soul-based subsidiaries were the most successful proponents of what came to be known as "The Motown Sound", a style of soul music with a distinct pop influence. "The Motown Sound" was primarily made by the Funk Brothers for the most Motown Records recordings from 1959 until 1972.
Happy 50th Anniversary, Motown! |
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Donna Summer has died at age 63 after an extended fight with cancer. She was the Queen of Disco in the 70s and 80s. RIP Donna Summer.
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Happy Birthday Luther!
Long Awaited Memoir, SO AMAZING Will Be Available TODAY, April 17th In Honor of Iconic Singer’s Birthday: Theatrical Touring Production of Book Planned for 2015
Background Singer and Author KEVIN OWENS Who Toured With the Iconic LUTHER VANDROSS and International Vocal Trio, Ray, Goodman & Brown Takes a Look at Life on the Road
New York, NY April 17, 2014(PSINORTH-SOUTH PARTNERS/INQUEPR)—The long awaited compelling memoir, SO AMAZING: Through The Eyes of Kevin Owens (My 32 Years On The Road With Luther Vandross and Ray, Goodman & Brown) will be available, Thursday, April 17, 2014 (www.soamazingthebook.com) in honor of Luther Vandross’ Birthday on April 20th.
“What a privilege it was to work with such an icon. We are happy that the release of the book will honor his birthday in a special way" says Owens
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