Soul Strutter: 09/27/23

Wednesday, 27 September 2023

Dee C. Lee [2023] - Don't Forget About Love / Be There In The Morning [Acid Jazz]

If you've been around the block any length of time then the name Dee C. Lee (Diane Sealy) will be familiar to you as a member of Wham and later The Style Council. In fact she married the Mod father Paul Weller in 1987 but they divorced in 1998.

Her singing career began even earlier than that with the London band Central Line as Dee Sealy in 1981. Dee has also supported Animal Nightlife and the Blow Monkeys amongst others.

Acid Jazz are releasing a double A side single from her on vinyl on 20 Oct but it will be available digitally on Friday (29 Sep). The lead side "Don't Forget About Love" is co-written by Dee with Mike McEvoy and Ernest McKone. The other side is a cover of Renee Geyer's "Be There In The Morning". It's Dee's first new music for 25 years.

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Details

Rating:	8.4
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Soul Jazz
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital / 7" Vinyl
Label:	Acid Jazz
Cat No:	None
Date:	20/10/2023
Price:	£3.50 / £11

Miss Louistine / Joe Hinton [2023] - Extra Extra / I'm Gonna Stay With Sugar [Kent #6T 38] - The 100 Club 44th Anniversary Single

The annual 'greed fest' has commenced! So you turn up at the 100 Club 44th Anniversary all-nighter on Saturday (23 Sep) and are handed a freebie 45. Then in the next couple of days ebay is flooded with them, some with a 'starting' price of £300. There are four currently listed on Discogs ranging from £170-£200 with one already sold on 24 Sep for £200 ... bargain! We wonder which part of "NOT FOR SALE" emblazoned on the label is incomprehensible 🤣?

UPDATE: 28 Sep ... the current bid on the £300 starting price listing above is now £620 (and the listing doesn't end until Sunday at 17:19) .. quite unbelievable really!!

Both sides are, presumably, previously unreleased: Miss Louistine "Extra Extra" / Joe Hinton "I'm Gonna Stay With Sugar".

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Details

Rating:	8
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Northern Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	7" Vinyl
Label:	Kent
Cat No:	6T 38
Date:	23/09/2023
Price:	£extortionate/scandalous!

Juanita Wynn [2023] - We Need This [Vulnerable Records]

Released yesterday is the new single, "We Need This", from Juanita Wynn who we last heard from featuring on Joe Leavy's "Soul On Fire" album, and more specifically on the last single "Give It Right".

Her last solo single was "The One" a year ago in Sep '22 which followed the excellent "Make It Right" (Jul '22). We were told that the second song was part of a quadrilogy, 'Blood, Sweat & Tears', so we should be treated to the final piece in due course.

A quick recap on Ms Wynn: She is a Grammy award winning song writer who began writing for Quincy Jones Music Publishing. She went on to sign for Sony ATV writing for Diana Ross, Angie Stone. Shirley Murdock, Norman Brown, Destiny's Child and more recently Lalah Hathaway amongst many others. She received her Grammy for Lalah's "Lalah Live!" in 2015.

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Details

Rating:	8.3
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Vulnerable Records
Cat No:	None
Date:	26/09/2023
Key/BPM:	9B/90
Price:	£1

VA [2023] - With Love: Volume 2 (Compiled by Miche) [Mr Bongo Records #MRBCDLP280]

To our estimation, at current Discogs values, there is approx. £9k worth of tunes on this second eclectic Miche compilation, "With Love: Volume 2", from Mr Bongo Records.

There's some really obscure Latin music from South America and a few known modern soul tunes amongst the 15 tracks and as a bonus we received a 16th track which is only available on the CD release.

The follow up volume to "With Love Volume 1" is more focused on the dancefloor. One of Miche's highlights is an anthemic gospel version of Stevie Wonder's 'As' by The Family Tree (a project produced by Julius Brockington which, according to Discogs (which isn't always 100% reliable) lists Sharon "I Specialize In Love" Brown as a member.

For the modern soulies, Cecil Lyde, Freedom and The Eleventh Commandment are well worth the 'admission charge' alone as that's over two grand's worth of original wax right here!

The compilation is set for release on 6 Oct. It will be available digitally, on CD, Cassette and on limited edition 2 x Pink Vinyl LP or 2 x Black Vinyl LP.

The lowdown

01 - Billy Boomer [1982] - I Like What She's Doing [Blast #BR-336] £175

02 - P.J. City [1986] - Straight Forward (Non-Stop) [Rise #2-61254] £1,230

03 - Maxwell [1981] - Realize [Maxwell #PM 101] £1,500

04 - Cecil Lyde [1981] - I'll Make It On My Own [Alwest #HB 92049 S] £450

05 - Mixed Generation Enterprize [1979] - Feel So Good Inside [Blastoff #CSS 175] £340

06 - Mark Meadows [1983] - You And Me [Conark #CON-1001] £530

07 - Alice Cohen & Fun City [1979] - Save The Best 'Til Last [WMMR 93.3 #None]

08 - Banda 22 [1983] - A Luz Que Brilha Meu Viver [Coomusa #CDC-006] £430

09 - Zé Da Lata [1983] - Mistério Brilhante [None #992 051-7] £83

10 - Rogers Mitchell [1970] - Dame Solamente Amor [Arena Producciones #SD 0304] £40

11 - The Eleventh Commandment [1975] - Then I Reach Satisfaction [Fast Track #FT 2505] £120

12 - Billy Boomer - You Can't Hide [Blast #BR-336] £175

13 - Freedom - High On You [Freedom #7032-12A] £3,000

14 - The Lost Family [1974] - Blow My Mind [Innovation II #IV 9160 / International Music Bag #CP-11231] £75-£90

15 - The Family Tree [1979] - As [ALA #ALA G-902] £270

16 - Rogers Mitchell [1970] - Te Amare Mas Asi [Arena Producciones [LDP-082-XX] £530

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Details

Rating:	8.4
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Rare Soul
Format:	Album / Compilation
Media:	Digital / CD/ Cassette / Vinyl
Label:	Mr Bongo Records
Cat No:	MRBCDLP280
Date:	06/10/2023
Price:	£10, £10, £8 / £22

Soul Associates Top 30 - 2023 Week 38 (w/e 24 Sep 2023)

		Top 30 Wk 38 (w/e 24 Sep 2023)
Pos	Last	Artist - Title/Artist - Album
1	7	Rob Hardt - Good Time For Good Times LP
2	4	Jalen Ngonda - Come Around And Love Me LP
3	2	Lamone feat. William Prince - Strive
4	3	Output / Input - Forward Motion LP
5	1	Marcus Machado - Blue Diamonds LP
6	5	Sabrina Starke - Love the Mystery
7	17	The New Mosaic - Working Thru Things
8	12	Orlando Dixon - Soft Life
9	6	Ruby Wood - Sincerely EP
10	18	Joslyn & the Sweet Compression - Bona Fide LP
11	19	The Motet - Natural Light
12	13	Chris Crain feat. Eric Roberson - Stay
13	8	Ashleigh Smith - Can't Help It
14	10	Ty Causey - Faithful & True LP
15	14	Linda Woodson - Come A Little Closer LP
16	26	Dalona - In Love W/ A Leo
17	27	Kirra. B - Touch
18	29	Terrace Martin & James Fauntleroy - Nova EP
19	B1	Searchlight feat. Manny - Long Time
20	NE	A.S.K. - Rewind
21	20	Tyrese - Love Transaction
22	NE	Conya Doss feat. B. Golden - 4everlasting
23	NE	Incognito - Into You LP
24	15	Robyn Springer - Crazy Bout You
25	16	Izo Fitzroy - Small Mercies (Art Of Tones Remix)
26	30	Shindellas - Shindo LP
27	9	Farah Audhali & Blue Lab Beats - Favourite
28	B2	Keke Wyatt - Water Into Wine
29	B6	Benjamin Race feat. Ellison Kendrick - Take You Home
30	NE	Configa & Sulpacio Jones feat. T Slack - Hot Like Me
		BREAKERS
B1	NE	BJ The Chicago Kid & Coco Jones - Spend The Night
B1	NE	Lizzie Berchie - Am I An Adult Yet? EP
B1	NE	Zenesoul - Crown
B4	NE	Terrace Martin & Alex Isley - Paradise
B5	NE	Tammy Harris - He
B6	NE	Maleah - Feels Good

DJ Kool Keith [2022-09-26] - Soulful Vibes [Soul Groove Radio]

DJ Kool Keith's latest Soulful Vibes show broadcast on Tue 26th Sep 2023 on Soul Groove Radio.

His Soulful Vibes show showcases new releases whether that be brand new music or reissues.

DJ Kool Keith has two shows per week, his Soulful Vibes show Tue 16:00-18:00 (BST/UK Time) on Soul Groove Radio and Thu 21:00-2300 (BST/UK Time) Soul Music Radio.

All DJ Kool Keith podcast are available to listen/download from Podomatic.

Playlist:

Artist	Title
Luis Radio	Alkemy (Original Mix)
B. B. & Q. Band, Michael Gray	Genie (Michael Gray Extended Remix)
Conya Doss feat. B. Golden	4everlasting
Tyla	Water (DJ Soulchild Remix)
Prple	Internal Paradise
Chris Brown feat. Young Thug, Future, Lil Durk & Latto	Go Crazy (Remix)
Rie Morris	In My Dreams
Raahz	Loose
Incognito feat. Natalie Duncan	Keep Me In The Dark
Terrace Martin, Alex Isley	Paradise
Dwayne Scivally	Don't Try
Dwayne Scivally	What A Feeling
Highlyy	Higher (C'est La Vie)
Maleah	Feels Good
BKWH (Beckwith)	Can't Beat The Weekend (2b3 '911' Remix)
Zae France	Whoa
Bob James feat. DJ Jazzy Jeff	That Bop
Four80East	Gonna Be Alright
Herb Alpert	Slow Down
Mont Lee	Just For Fun
Cleo Sol	Miss Romantic
Spring The Artist	Mourning After
Tianna	Break The Day
Kevin Brazil feat. Craig Winfrey	All Right
Kevin Brazil	Press
Leela James	Thought U Knew
Spencer Wiggins	I'm At The Breaking Point
Rhythm Machine	Put A Smile On Time
Rhythm Machine	Can't Do Without You
Tiffany Hines	Blaming Gravity
Odeal	All That It Takes (A Colors Show)
Ine'a J	Wait 4 U
J.Renee	Best 4 Me
Olivia Foa'i	Party for 1
Maurice Smith	Day Or Night (Radio Edit)
J. Paul	Waves
Lemek	Joint Connection
Miranda Joan feat. Carrtoons	Bada Bing!
Nijah Deziree	Fruit Garden
Isabel	Stand-in God
Isabel	It's Over Today