Not Unloved

One of the down sides of labels such as Kent  using generic sleeves for their releases (or, more accurately, their various series of release...

Nestling in the 7" racks of  Monorail Music  yesterday was the new single from Sally Shapiro .  I made a mental note to listen to it ...

Famously, Doris Duke was soul music evangelist and scholar Dave Godin 's favourite singer.  One of the finest and most moving songs on...

Over time,  Betty Jean Champion ,   better known to her fans as Bettye Swann , has become my favourite female soul singer.  My love for he...

Kent time again! Their Apollas compilation had been winking at me from the cd racks for a while and when I finally took the time to do...

Kent Records releases so many 45s that it's easy to fall behind.  That and the fact that the price of their singles...

Somehow, more than 40 years after Northern Soul became a phenomenon in the UK, incredible unreleased songs are still being unearthed in reco...

Last weekend's Blackpool Tower Soul Weekender was an unalloyed joy.  Of course the music was immense and invigorating and moving , th...