21/07/2008

Blues & Soul 405 April 24-May 7, 1984


Photo's: Front/back: Marvin Gaye & Marvin by Roger St. Pierre
Internal photo's: Jeffrey Osborne; Frankie Beverly; James Brown; Staple Singers; Lionel Ritchie; Carl Anderson; Luther Vandross; Chris Hill & Tony Blackburn; Loose Ends, Paul Hardcastle; Chaka Khan; Cameo; Raph Tee; Terri Wells; Terry Callier; Pointer Sisters; Loose Ends; Marvin Gaye & Sharon Davis; Bob Killbourne & Marvin Gaye; Marvin Gaye (colour centre-fold); Marvin & Bobby Gaye; Jeffrey Daniel; Essex DJ's;Stavros, Dave Gregory, Ian Reading, Keith Bonsoir; Tony Prine & Steve Ripley, Freeze & Edwin Starr; Mike Tefton; Phil Fearon & Adrean Sykes; Chris Dinnis.
Features: Narada Michael Waldon; Paul Hardcastle; Larry Blackmon & Cameo; Death Of Marvin Gaye; DJM (DJ News);
Live dates/news: Grandmaster Flash row with Sugarhill Records, Chuck Berry to tour in May, Frankie Beverly to produce acts, Philly Comeback?, Drifters, Jeffrey Osborne; Dennis Brown; Stevie Wonder; BB King; Dionne Warwick; Yellowman.
Advertisers: The Lyceum, London WC2,(Misty In Roots); ZTT Records (Art Of Noise); Atlantic Records (Detroit Spinners); Music Power Recors( Intrigue single); Motown Records (Bobby Womack Poet II); Kings Country Club, Eastbourne (Easter All-Dayer, Froggy, Chris Hill, Tete Tong, Jeff Young, Sean French); Jifs Records, Romford, Essex; Music Power Records, Harringly N4; Flicks, Dartford, London (All-Niter, Robbie Vincent, Colin Hudd & John Rush); Panama Jax, Clydside, Glasgow (All-Dayer, Chris Hill Jeff Young, Kev Edwards, Billy Davidson); Swann & Sugarloaf, London SE1 (Bob Jones, Sean French, Jeff Young); Stage 3, Prominard, Leysdown, Sheppley ( Steve Walsh & Froggy); Raquels, Basildon (Robbie Vincent & Dave Gregory); Pink Toothbruth, Rayleigh, Essex (Jazz Funk Morrissey Mullen); Pillars, Kilmarnock, (Kenny Mcleod 8 years); Daddy Warbucks, Glasgow (Jack Cummings); Kisses Nightspot, Peckham, London (all-dayer Frenchie & Jim Colvin); Zero 6, Southend (Tony Blackburn Dave Brown & Ian Reading); Slickers, Peterborough (Johnathon, Stev Allen, DJ Munch, Kev Kingham); Wigan Pier, Wigan (Kev Edwards Chad Jackson Billy) (various DJM adds for disco gear)
UK Soul Charts
Top 50 singles 1- Hello - Lionel Richie, 50- Late at Night - George Benson.
Top 50 albums: 1- Change Of Heart - Change, 50- Back up against The Wall - Rare Essence.
US Soul Charts
Top 100 singles: 1- She's Strange - Cameo, 100- Jealousy - Mary Jane Girls.
Top 100 albums: 1- Busy Body - Luther Vandross, 100- Fill Up The Night - Sadao Watanabe.
Readers letters: Jo Lyon (Burnum-on-sea); John Buddle ; Pete Jones (Portsland, Essex); Jim Power (Scotland); Scott Taylor (Perthshire); Mr R Baid (Slough, Berks); David Foley (London); David Darby (Chells, Stevanage); Robert Davey (Bristol)
Dave Godin: none
Cost; £3+p&p or 2.50 Pdf

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