Ska & Soul Scorcher Podcast: Recent Episodes
pete smith
I'm endeavouring to bring you the cream of Jamaican Ska, Rocksteady & Reggae, and hopefully some rarer tracks that many people may not have heard along with the classics. Plus a selection of Northern Soul belters and obscure and forgotten 60's girl groups, beat and psych genres.
A fabulous selection of Girl Group gems, Big City beat ballads, Northern dancers, and Wall Of Soundalikes
MARY LOVE – BABY I’LL COME * ERNESTINE EADY – THE CHANGE * JIMMY HOLIDAY – I’VE BEEN DONE WRONG * SUZI JANE HOKUM – NEED ALL THE HELP I CAN GET * REPARATA & THE DELRONS – LOOK IN MY DIARY * IRMA THOMAS – IT’S STARTING TO GET TO ME KNOW * THE TEARDROPS – YOU WON’T BE THERE * NINO TEMPO & APRIL STEVENS – ALL STRUNG OUT * JOAN MOODY – ANYTHING WORTH HAVING * THE TEARDROPS – I LOVE YOU * ERNESTINE EADY – THAT’S THE WAY IT GOES * DON VARNER – MOJO MAMA * CAROLYN CARTER – I’M THRU * DOLLY PARTON – DON’T DROP OUT * JESSE DAVIS – THERE’S ROOM FOR ME * BRENTON WOOD – CROSS THE BRIDGE * AL McARTHUR – HIS TRUE LOVE FOR YOU * THE WALKER BROTHERS – LOVE HER * LOU JOHNSON – UNSATISFIED (ALT. VERSION) * KANE & ABEL – HE WILL BREAK YOUR HEART * THE WANDERERS – YOU CAN’T RUN AWAY * ARETHA FRANKLIN – I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE MY BABY’S FACE * DARROW FLETCHER – WHAT GOOD AM I WITHOUT YOU * REPARATA & THE DELRONS – I’M NOBODY’S BABY * BETTY LAVETTE – ONLY YOUR LOVE CAN SAVE ME * JERRY GANEY – JUST A FOOL * JESSIE JAMES – ARE YOU GONNA LEAVE ME * CLYDIE KING – THE THRILL IS GONE * RUBY & THE ROMANTICS – YOUR BABY DOESN’T LOVE YOU ANYMORE * P.J. PROBY – I CAN’T MAKE IT ALONE * ARETHA FRANKLIN – CRY LIKE A BABY * BETTY LAVETTE – (HAPPINESS WILL COST YOU) ONE THIN DIME *
Hope you enjoy this one, dominated by the Studio One sound especially The Heptones, but full of classic 60's rocksteady and a couple of very early reggae tunes too.
KEN BOOTHE – THINKING / THE BASSIES – RIVER JORDAN / ALTON & DOREEN – I’M STILL IN LOVE / THE TECHNIQUES – IT’S YOU I LOVE / THE HEPTONES – WHY DID YOU LEAVE / THE HEPTONES – GET IN THE GROOVE / THE HEPTONES – LOVE WON’T COME EASY / THE GAYLADS – IF YOU KNEW / THE WAILERS – HYPOCRITES / BORIS GARDNER – A GROOVY KIND OF LOVE / LEROY & ROCKY – LOVE ME GIRL / THE HEPTONES – PARTY TIME / THE SILVERTONES – BUDDY BUM / THE HEPTONES – GIVE ME THE RIGHT / THE TARTANS – IT’S ALRIGHT / THE MELODIANS – SWING AND DINE / THE HEPTONES – A CHANGE IS GOING TO COME / DOBBY DOBSON – LOVING PAUPER / THE MAD LADS – TEN TO ONE / THE ETERNALS – QUEEN OF THE MINSTRELS / THE HEPTONES – TING A LING / THE SENSATIONS & BOBBY AITKEN – SWEETS FOR MY SWEET / THE GAYLADS – IT’S HARD TO CONFESS / BOBBY ELLIS – REINCARNATE / DENNIS ALCAPONE – BLESSED IS THE MAN
THEY REALLY DON'T COME MUCH BETTER THAN THIS LOT...
OWEN GRAY – HELP ME – ISLAND THE BARRON KNIGHTS – I’M COMIN’ HOME BABY – COLUMBIA KENNY ROBERTS – RUN LIKE THE DEVIL – PYE THE ANSWERS – IT’S JUST A FEAR – COLUMBIA THE JAYBIRDS – THE RIGHT KIND – SUE FIRE – FATHER’S NAME WAS DAD – DECCA DONNIE COLLINS SHOWBAND – I CAN’T HELP MYSELF – PYE BOBBY GOLDSBORO – TOO MANY PEOPLE – UNITED ARTISTS LAUREL AITKEN & THE CAROLS – SWEET PRECIOUS LOVE – RAINBOW TONY JACKSON – FORTUNE TELLER – PYE HONEYBUS – GIRL OF INDEPENDENT MEANS – DERAM OSCAR – CLUB OF LIGHTS – REACTION TIMOTHY BLUE – DARK AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS – SPARK FRIDAY BROWN – 32ND LOVE AFFAIR – FONTANA JON FORD – YOU’VE GOT ME WHERE YOU WANT ME – PHILIPS GEORGIE FAME – SOMEBODY STOLE MY THUNDER – CBS THE APPLEJACKS – YOU’VE BEEN CHEATING – CBS THE JOHN BULL BREED – CAN’T CHANCE A BREAK UP – POLYDOR CHAPTER FIVE – ONE IN A MILLION – CBS DENNIS D’ELL – BETTER USE YOUR HEAD – CBS JENNY WREN – CHASING MY DREAMS ALL OVER TOWN – FONTANA JIMMY JUSTICE – WALKING AWAY WITH MY HEART – RCA STEVE ALDO – YOU’RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT – PARLOPHONE JUDITH DURHAM – AGAIN AND AGAIN – COLUMBIA THE WHEELS – BAD LITTLE WOMAN – COLUMBIA THE KUBAS – SWEET MUSIC – COLUMBIA JACK HAMMER – ODE TO A DISCOTHEQUE – POLYDOR MIKE PATTO – CAN’T STOP TALKING ABOUT MY BABY – COLUMBIA DUFFY POWER – IF I GET LUCKY SOME DAY – PARLOPHONE GLEN MILLER – WHERE IS THE LOVE – DOCTOR BIRD UNKNOWN ARTIST – THIS IS THE FIRST TIME – EMIDISC ACETATE THE IN BE TWEENS – YOU BETTER RUN – COLUMBIA LEONARD WHITING – THAT’S WHAT MAMMA SAY – PYE KIKI DEE – SMALL TOWN – FONTANA YVONNE PRENOSILOVA – WHEN MY BABY CRIES – PYE DON CHARLES – THE DRIFTER – PARLOPHONE THE ECHOES – SEARCHING FOR YOU BABY – PHILIPS DANY CHANDELLE – LYING AWAKE – COLUMBIA THE CARROLLS – SURRENDER YOUR LOVE – POLYDOR ZUIDER ZEE – PEACE OF MIND – CBS FLEUR DE LYS – MUD IN YOUR EYE – POLYDOR THE BOYS BLUE – YOU GOT WHAT I WANT – HMV ELKIE BROOKS – NOTHING LEFT TO DO BUT CRY - DECCA
My goodness folks - this one's even better than part one!
PORGY & THE MONARCHS – IF IT’S FOR REAL – MUSICOR FAYE CRAWFORD – WHAT HAVE I DONE WRONG – RCA MARIE KNIGHT – A LITTLE TOO LONELY – MUSICOR CLYDIE KING – THE THRILL IS GONE – IMPERIAL WALTER JACKSON – IT’S AN UPHILL CLIMB TO THE BOTTOM – OKEH JIMMY BEAUMONT – YOU GOT TOO MUCH GOING FOR YOU – BANG THE KNICKERBOCKERS – WISHFUL THINKING – CHALLENGE CLYDIE KING – MISSIN’ MY BABY – IMPERIAL RUBY & THE ROMANTICS – YOUR BABY DOESN’T LOVE YOU ANYMORE – KAPP GEORGE & SONNY SANDS – DOWN BY THE OCEAN – NEW VOICE JIMMY CLANTON – HURTING EACH OTHER – MALA RAY POLLARD – THE DRIFTER – UNITED ARTISTS BOBBY SHEEN- SWEET SWEET LOVE – CAPITOL ANITA BRYANT – MY MIND’S PLAYING TRICKS ON ME AGAIN – COLUMBIA REPARATA & THE DELRONS – I’M NOBODY’S BABY – RCA JERRY GANEY – JUST A FOOL – VERVE NINO TEMPO & APRIL STEVENS – THE HABIT OF LOVIN’ YOU BABY – WHITE WHALE TOMMY HUNT – LOVER – UNISSUED JERRY JACKSON – I’M GONNA PAINT A PICTURE – PARKWAY P.J. PROBY – I CAN’T MAKE IT ALONE – LIBERTY CLYDIE KING – SOFT AND GENTLE WAYS – IMPERIAL BOOTLEGGERS – DON’T COUNT ON TOMORROW – DISCOVERY LINDA LLOYD – BREAKAWAY – COLUMBIA TOMMY NAVARRO – I CRIED MY LIFE AWAY – DEJAC AL McARTHUR – HIS TRUE LOVE FOR YOU – TWO GUITARS MARION STEWART – I MUST BE LOSING YOU – R HARRY STARR – STEP INTO MY WORLD – END SAM WILLIAMS – LOVE SLIPPED THRU’ MY FINGERS - TOWER
THIS HERE PODCAST BRINGS YOU JUST ABOUT THE GREATEST COLLECTION OF SPINE-TINGLING, SHIVER-ENDUCING BEAT BALLADS, MIDTEMPOS AND PHIL SPECTOR SOUNDALIKES THAT I'VE EVER PUT TOGETHER. EVERY TRACK A MASTERPIECE, WHETHER OF EMOTION OR PRODUCTION. AND I'M BEING MODEST HERE...WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR PART 2!
DEE IRWIN – YOU CAN’T STOP ME LOVING YOU – UNISSUED SONNY CHILDE – GIVING UP ON LOVE – DECCA JIMMIE RAYE – YOU MUST BE LOSING YOUR MIND – GARRISON JIMMY MILLER – ON A BACK STREET – COUNTERPART CHARLES BRANDY – WITHOUT YOUR LOVE – BLUE CAT THE WALL OF SOUND – HANG ON – BIG BIRD WILLIE AMOS HUNT – WOULD YOU BELIEVE – STREAMSIDE ANDREA HENRY – I NEED YOU LIKE A BABY – MGM SANDY GOLDEN – WHEN WE’RE ALL ALONE TONIGHT – MASTERPIECE LARRY WRIGHT – IT’S OK WITH ME – A GO GO BROOKS O’DELL – WATCH YOUR STEP – GOLD TOMMY TATE – I’M TAKING ON PAIN – OKEH ANNABELLE FOX – LONELY GIRL – SATIN THE INTENTIONS – DON’T FORGET THAT I LOVE YOU – PHILIPS BARBARA LYNN – THIS IS THE THANKS I GET – ATLANTIC KANE & ABEL – BREAK DOWN AND CRY – DESTINATION SIDNEY HALL – I’M A LOVER – SHRINE JERRY JACKSON – IT’S ROUGH OUT THERE – PARKWAY JOHNNY MAESTRO & THE CRESTS – I’M STEPPING OUT OF THE PICTURE – SCEPTER DUSTY WILSON – IT’S GOING TO BE A TRAGEDY – MUTT SHIRLEY EDWARDS – DREAM MY HEART – SHRINE MARVA JOSIE – DON’T – UNITED ARTISTS DEAN COURTNEY – (LOVE) YOU JUST CAN’T WALK AWAY – MGM THE SPLENDORS – PLEASE DON’T GO – KARATE SAMMY KING – YOUR OLD STAND BY – MARATHON THE SPYDERS – PEACE OF MIND – ASSAULT JAY D BRYANT – I WON’T BE COMING BACK – SHRINE NINO TEMPO – BOYS TOWN – TOWER FRANK FURTER & HIS HOT DOGS – IMITATION - UPTOWN
This is easily the greatest Wigan tape that I possess, when I uploaded it to my podcast site about 8 months ago it had over 1000 downloads so no doubt it'll be all over the place now (I've heard some clips from this tape on youtube), the actual tape is another 30 minutes longer than the extract here. Just go to 28:30 on the recording and listen to the intro of Gloria Jones, anyone who went to Wigan will either get shivers down their spine or tears in their eyes, or in my case, both! Recorded by Al Davison in September 1974.
Time Will Pass You By Tobi Legend
I Hear A Symphony Carmel Strings
Living A Lie By High Keyes
3 All Of My Life By Detroit Soul
4 Don't Pretend By Mirwood Orchestra
5 Man Without A Woman By Michael & Raymond
6 Superdance By Mirwood Strings
7 Jerk Baby Jerk By Smokey & The Fabulous Blades
8 Goodbye Nothing To Say By Javells
9 My Heart Cries For You By Porgy & The Monarchs
10 When You're Lonesome By Little Joe Roman
11 The Zoo By Commodores
12 Tainted Love By Gloria Jones
13 I'M Getting On Life By Wombat
14 Footsee By Chosen Few
15 Panic By Reparata & The Delrons
16 It's Got You By Joey Dee
17 Love Trap by TD Valentine
WOW I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS ONE! FOR CONNOISSEURS OF RARE SOUL EVERYWHERE – MAKE SURE YOU LISTEN TO THIS – THERE ARE SOME REAL EXCLUSIVES HERE, PLUS THE CREAM OF THE RARE TRACKS THAT I'VE COLLECTED OVER THE YEARS. I'VE FEATURED A FEW OF THEM BEFORE, BUT HERE'S EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE.
THE UNDUBBED ORIGINAL INSTRUMENTAL OF DON'T PRETEND' WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN PRESSED, BOOTLEGGED OR EVEN COMPILED; THE COMPLETE VERSION OFTHE TINGLE' BY LITTLE CARL (THE ONE OTHERS CALL BETTY BOO) THOUGH THIS IS TAKE 2, NOT THE SUPERIOR TAKE 1, I'M KEEPING THAT ONE BACK; THE MYSTERIOUS VOCAL TO `THE RIGHT KIND' WHICH NOBODY APPEARS TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY (CAN ANYONE?) AND WHICH I GOT OFF THE SOUNDTRACK OF A PORN TRAILER COMPILATION!!! A TOTALLY UNISSUED TAKE OF CAROLYN CRAWFORD'S FABULOUS "I'LL COME RUNNING",
OH, AND WHAT ABOUT THE ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC ALTERNATE TAKE OF THE DELITES `LOVER' WHICH SOLD FOR FOUR FIGURES THE OTHER DAY, HERE IT IS IN IT'S ENTIRETY.
I SPOIL YOU LOT!
UNKNOWN ARTIST – TILL THE END OF TIME / LITTLE CHARLES & THE SIDEWINDERS – WIN YOUR LOVE / EDDIE HOLLAND – DAYDREAMER / THE RONETTES – HERE I SIT / THE MAJOR'S BAND – INVESTIGATE (BACKING TRACK) / DIANE LEWIS – YOU AIN'T GOT A CHANCE / CAROLYN CRAWFORD – I'LL COME RUNNING / TIMI YURO – SPOIL ME / BERNARD WILLIAMS & THE BLUE NOTES – IT'S NEEDLESS TO SAY (ALT) / VAN McCOY – WAIT TIL I GET YOU IN MY ARMS / CHRIS BARTLEY – I GO OUT OF MY MIND / DEON JACKSON – SOME DAY THE SUN WILL SHINE / LITTLE CARL & THE DETROIT HITMEN – THE TINGLE (TAKE 2) / SHANE MARTIN – I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT / DAVE HAMILTON BAND – WHAT SHOULD I DO (INST) / VIVIAN CARROLL – OH YEAH YEAH (LONG INTRO) / VAL SIMPSON – IT'S JUST LOVE / DOC'S BAND – TOUCH OF VENUS (INST) / WENDY ANDREWS – CLOCK ON THE WALL / BARBARA MERCER – MY DEAR HEART / MIRWOOD STRINGS – DON'T PRETEND (INST)(NO STRING OVERDUBS) / UPTOWN STRINGS – COME GO WITH ME (INST) / KENNY SMITH – OH LORD WHAT'S HAPPENING TO YOUR PEOPLE (REMIX) / JEAN CARTER – LIKE ONE (ALT) / UNKNOWN ARTIST – THE RIGHT KIND (VOCAL) / THE DE LITES – LOVER (ALT)