Rare Soul Searcher

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01/01/2023

Rest in peace ANITA of the famous POINTER SISTERS. They recorded briefly at Motown in 1990. She will be missed

01/01/2023

03/12/2022

Genesis

KENT 001 "For Dancers Only" released in 1982 ✊ Artwork by Ian Clark.

03/12/2022

Have you pre-ordered your copy yet?

"Loma Northern Soul - Classics & Revelations 1964-1968" will be released as a CD and 7x7" Box Set on 27.01.2023 🙏

To celebrate Kent’s 40th birthday (admittedly a month late due to pressing times), we are releasing our first ever box set of singles. This is due to getting access to the Loma vaults and finding some previously unheard soul gems to augment the best of the soul dance tracks from the esteemed imprint.

Starting with THEE discovery of the soulful ‘20s we present L A soul group the Marvellos whose ‘It’s Your Love That I Need’ – written by the great Willie Hutch – a Motownesque dancer whose arrangements and melodies are so stunning we also issued the backing track as an instrumental B side to it.

The Invincibles were another fabulous Los Angeles outfit whose four Loma releases were ballads but two great dance tracks, the sublime ‘Heartstrings’ and the manic ‘Got A Thing Goin’’ showed they could really turn it up when needed.

Ben Aiken’s ‘Satisfied’ is a stone classic Northern Soul dancer - finding the more subtle ‘If You Should See Her’ and ‘That’s All You Gotta Do’ in the vaults makes the Philly singer the best represented artist of the set.

New York-based Carl Hall is another singer with a released classic - ‘Mean It Baby’ and a great unissued tape vault-find – ‘Like I Told You’. The pair sit well together on their new 45 pressing.

The Enchanters cut several tracks after they left Garnett Mimms, ‘Just A Little Longer’ is a great Drifters-sounding number which we’ve coupled with the beautiful ‘I’ll Find A Way’ by Bobby Reed.

‘See The Silver Moon’ by west coast girl group the Apollas would have wowed them at Wigan. The poptastic number has the perfect stomping dance beat, beloved of the Casino’s patrons. Alas it was not heard until 2012 when researcher and co-compiler Alec Palao unearthed the master tape. We paired it with Larry Laster’s terrific ‘Go For Yourself’ which shares the backing track of fellow Northern monsters ‘Lighten Up Baby’ and ‘Somebody Somewhere (Needs You)’, more than holding its own.

The flip of Ben Aiken’s ‘If You Should See Her’ debutant is Bobby Freeman’s magnificent ‘Lies’ out there on original vinyl but surely due for take-off.

Ady Croasdell

04/02/2022

Hi Everyone,
Next live stream is this Sunday 6th February.
This will be a "Sidney Barnes' special" (as it's his birthday)

02/01/2022

AVAILABLE NOW ON MIXCLOUD - NEW YEARS DAY 3 HOUR NON-STOP SOUL SPECTACULAR
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NEW YEARS DAY NON-STOP SOUL LIVE STREAM 3 Hours of Soul "PLAYING THE BEST IN SOUL WITH A BEAT TO MOVE YOUR FEET!" (PLEASE LIKE, SHARE & SUBSCRIBE AND CLICK ON THE “BELL” ICON FOR UPDATES) COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER - I OWN NOTHING - NO MONETARY GAIN FROM PLAYING THESE RECORDINGS & ALL LICENCES APPLIED...

02/01/2022

NOW AVAILABLE ON MIXCLOUD - NEW YEARS DAY SHOW (already taken down on YouTube for 1 song!)

NEW YEARS DAY NON-STOP SOUL LIVE STREAM 3 Hours of Soul "PLAYING THE BEST IN SOUL WITH A BEAT TO MOVE YOUR FEET!" (PLEASE LIKE, SHARE & SUBSCRIBE AND CLICK ON THE “BELL” ICON FOR UPDATES) COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER - I OWN NOTHING - NO MONETARY GAIN FROM PLAYING THESE RECORDINGS & ALL LICENCES APPLIED...

02/01/2022

Be quick if you want to hear the latest 3 hour non-stop live stream from Rare Soul Searcher

https://youtu.be/S-odCE_n4UA

RARE SOUL SEARCHER SHOW #18 - NEW YEARS DAY 2022 - 3 Hour Non-Stop Soul Show

EBONEY KEYES - IF YOU KNEW - PYE (GERMANY)
PEPSI-TONES - KEEP ON WALKING - PEPSI PRESENTS
ANN CAUDELL - LONGING FOR LOVE - QUICK
BLOCKBUSTERS - MUDDY PT.2 - ROCKIN’
BOBBY WELLS - LET’S COPP A GROOVE - ROMUR
TYRONE DAVIS (THE WONDER BOY) - I’M RUNNING A LOSING RACE - SACK
ROBERT WINTERS - SOUL MOTIVATION - RON’S
BARBARA MERCER - SO REAL - SIDRA
LUTHER INGRAM & G-MEN - I SPY FOR THE F.B.I. - SMASH
STEVE TYRELL - A BOY WITHOUT A GIRL - PHILIPS
BIG FRANK MURPHY - IT’S ALL OVER BUT THE PAIN - PHILIPS
CHRIS TOWNS UNIT - TURN TO ME - PORT
SHORT KUTS FEAT. EDDIE HARRISON - YOUR EYES MAY SHINE - PEPPER
AVANTIS - ONE MAN’S POISON - PEPPER
RAVENETTES - SINCE YOU’VE BEEN GONE - SHURFINE/JOSIE
GRADUATES - IF I EVER GET OUT OF THIS MESS I’M IN - RISING SONS
QUICK BROWN FOX - WORKING ON MY THING - ROULETTE
JIMMY CASTOR - JUST YOU GIRL - SMASH
TONY OWENS - THIS HEART CAN’T TAKE NO MORE - SOUL SOUND
EDDIE JAMES - HER MAMMA WON’T LEAVE US ALONE - STARTOWN
VERNON HARRELL - YOUR LOVE - SCORE
FRANKIE VANCE - CAN’T BREAK THE HABIT - R***E
RAY GODFREY - SHERRY WASHINGTON - SPRING
LILLIE FIELDS & HOAGY LANDS - BEAUTIFUL MUSIC - SPECTRUM
RONNIE WALKER - PRECIOUS - VENT
HEART & SOUL - PRETTY LITTLE BROWN SKIN GIRL - RIGHT-ON
ODDS & ENDS - LET ME TRY - TODAY
LEE SAIN - LET’S PLAY HOUSE - SUNFLOWER
TOTAL ECLIPES - YOU TOOK OUR HEART - RIGHT-ON
DIANA ROSS - HOW ABOUT YOU - TAMLA MOTOWN (CANADA)
J. BLACKFOOT - WHERE IS LOVE - SOUND TOWN
DON DOWNING - DREAM WORLD - PEOPLE (UK)
MAJOR LANCE - THAT’S THE STORY OF MY LIFE - STAX (UK)/VOLT
TIMOTHY WILSON - I MUST LOVE YOU - SKY DISC
EXCALIBURS - PEACE ON EARTH - TRENT TOWN
NEW METROS - WHAT’S WRONG WITH YOUR LOVE - SOUL KING
ERUPTIONS - PRICE OF LOVE - VAL
FINNEGANS WAKE - YOU BLEW IT - VAL
METRIX - GONNA HAVE TO PUT YOU DOWN - TIARA
SONNY RICHANRDS & PANICS - STUBBORN KIND OF FELLOW - ROULETTE
TEMPESTS - OUT OF MY LIFE - SMASH
ROY C - STOP WHAT YOU’RE DOIN’ - SHOUT
LEONTINE DUPREE - WAITING FOR MY BABY - SOULTRACK
EARL VAN D**E & MOTOWN BRASS - 6 BY 6 - SOUL
ASTORS - DADDY DIDN’T TELL ME - STAX
LITTLE EVA HARRIS - MR. EVERYTHING - SPRING
GERALDINE CURRY & HEART-STOPPERS - YOU’RE SO WONDERFUL - LONDON HOUSE
FLAIR & FLAT FOOTS - HEY BOY-HEY GIRL - S.P.Q.R.
MALIBUS - TWO AT A TIME - SURE-SHOT
ROSCOE SHELTON - SOON AS DARKNESS FALLS - SOUND STAGE 7
JAMES KELLY DUHON - IN SCHOOL - JUDE/MAINSTREAM
NU-TONES - EASY WAY TO LOVE - SOUL-PLUS
SPIRITS - PIED PIPER - TOOT
JOHNNY GIBSON TRIO - BEACHCOMBER - TWIRL
PRESIDENTS - FOR YOU - SUSSEX
LITTLE HELEN - CAN’T GET ENOUGH - SOULTOWN
SUSAN TAYLOR - DON’T MAKE PROMISES - YORKVILLE (CANADA)
GARY HAINES - KEEP ON GOING - SOUND
TRADE MARTIN - SHE PUT A HURT ON ME - STALLION
ED CROOK - THAT’S ALRIGHT - TRI-SOUND
ROYAL JOKERS - LOVE GAME (FROM A TO Z) - WINGATE
DENISE LA SALLE - DO ME RIGHT - WESTBOUND (UK)
EDWIN STARR - I HAVE FAITH IN YOU - RIC-TIC
STINGERS - I REFUSE TO BE LONELY - STAX
MAURICE JACKSON - FOREVER MY LOVE - WEIS
JOE TOWNS - TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE SUCH SWEET MUSIC - TOP DOG
EMANUEL LASKY - I NEED SOMEBODY - THELMA
EMANUEL LASKY - LUCKY TO BE LOVED BY YOU - WILD DEUCE
GINO WASHINGTON - RAT RACE - WASHPAN
HELP-TRUTH & PORTRAITS - EMOTIONS - TRUE LOVE
CHARLES DAVENPORT - YOU MEAN THE WORLD TO ME - WARNER BROS-SEVEN ARTS
ITHACAS - IF YOU WANT MY LOVE - FEE BEE
KENNY JAMES - A WOMAN’S GONNA HAVE HER WAY - TEAR DROP
GROVER MITCHELL - WHO CAN I TURN TO - UNITED ARTISTS
LOU D. WASHINGTON - SMOKEY - STEEL TOWN
BUDDY & STACEY - ANGEL - TWIRL
DON & JUAN - ALL THAT’S MISSING IS YOU - MALA/TERRIFIC
HOWARD TATE - SWEET LOVE CHILD - VERVE
DEBANAIRS - FEEL ALL RIGHT - W-BS
DONTELLS - IN YOUR HEART (YOU KNOW I’M RIGHT) - VEE JAY
ANDRE SCOTT, JESSE, OTIS & SHOTGUN - CRY IN THE ARMS OF ANOTHER LOVE - SUNFLOWER

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