Blues & Soul 170 September 30-October 13, 1975

Cover/rear photo's: Smokey Robinson & Natalie Cole
Internal photo's: Smokey Robinson, Earth Wind & Fire, Commodores, Tommy Hunt, Fantastic Four, Kay Gees, 66 soul badges, Doris Duke, Faith Hope & Charity, Be E King, Nikki Giovanni, Fatback Band, Al Green (colour centre-fold), Peoples Choice, Patti Labelle & Bluebells, Disco-Tex.
Features: Smokey Robinson, Earth Wind & Fire, Commodores, Fanstastic Four, Kay-Gees, Labelle.
Live dates/news: George McCrae, BT Express, Matha Reeves, Linda Carr & Love Squad, Platters, Freddie King, Chi Lites, Fatback Band, Four tops & Blue Magic, James Brown & Fred Wesley & JB's & Lynn Colins, Drifters, Tymes, Jackie Wilson, Eddie Holman.
Adverisers: Hamersmith Odeon (Fatback Band, Drifters, BT Express & Four Tops); Polydor Records (Fatback Band single); Magnet Records (Susan Cadogan, Silver Convention & JALN Band); Spark Records (Tommy Hunt Cracked Up); Inter City Soul Convention, Blackpool; International Soul Club Bages; Contempo Records (Doris Duke LP); Wigan Casino, Wigan (Billy Butler Live & sat soul nites); California Ballroom Dunstable (Georg McCra, BT Express, The Tymes, Blue Magic & Four Tops); New Victoria Theatre, London SW1 (Freddie King & Clancy); Middle Earth, Matlock (Footsie baggies); DeMontford Hall, Leicester (all-niter & Billy Butler); Yate Ent. Centre, Bristol (All-Niter), Cats Whisker, Meanwood, Leeds (All-dayer); Methuen Paperbacks, (The Soul Book); West Midland Soul Club, Castle Hall, Bridgenorth (Steve Russell & Mick Flollo), The Palais, Nottingham (Soul Sam, Hector, Steve Russell & Mick Flello), Tiffany's Halesowen (Billy Butler); Insiders, Bolton (shirts, shoes & trousers); Cat's Whiskers, Meanwood, Leeds (all-niter John Vincent, Pep, Tony & PSCR); Magee, Crewe (Shirts, Trousers); Chesire Soul Club 'Chants', Memorial Hall, Nantwich (Bernie O'Brian).
UK Soul Charts
Top 100 singles: 1- Yum Yum - Fatback Band, 100- You brought It On Yourself - Barbara Hall.
Top 40 albums: 1- Yum Yum - Fatback Band, 60- Just Another Way To Say I Love You - Barry White.
US Soul Charts
Top 100 singles: Games People Play - Spinners, 100- Do The Choo Choo - Jack Ashford.
Top 65 albums: Is It Something I Said - Richard Prior, 65- Action Speaks Louder Than Words - Chocolate Milk.
Readers letters: Mrs. B. Newton (Ashton-Under-Lyne); Kev Hill (Burntwood, Essex); Richard Andrew (Abergale, Clwyd); John A. Bratton (Selactadisc, Nottingham).
Frank Elson: "How Northern Soul Got On Radio One".
Dave Godin Column: ""Northern Soul" Is Dead! Long Live Soul Music!"
Cost: £5+p&p or £2.50 Pdf