14/07/2008

Blues & Soul 50 January 8-21, 1971


Cover/Rear Photo's: Earl Van Dyke & Chairmen Of The Board

Features:
Issac Hayes, Booker T. & The MG's & Carol Woods
Live Dates & News:
Ike & Tiner Turner & Rufus Thomas , Ernie K. Doe signs to Janus Records.
Advertisers:Polydor Rufus Thomas Do The Push & Pull, B&S Soul Packs
UK Charts:Top 50 Singles: 1-Frankie Valli Ready Now, 50-The Temptations Ball Of Confusion.
Top 30 Albums: 1-Temptations Greatest Hits, 30- Freda Payne Band Of Gold.
US Charts:Top 100 Singles: 1-King Floyd Groove Me, 100- Silent Majority Frightened Girl.
Top 40 Albums 1-Sly & Family Stone Greatest Hits, 40- Jazz Crusaders Old Socks..
UK Albums Reviewed: Temptations Greatest Hits, Honey Cone Honey Cone, Carolyn Franklin First Time I Cried, Wilson Picket I Need You & James Brown Sex Machine.
UK Singles Reviewed: Clarence Carter It's All In Your Mind (the single of the fortnight), The Supremes Stoned Love, Bacon Fat, The Showstoppers Ain't Nothin' But A Houseparty, Betty Everett I Gotta Tell Somebody, Johnny Nash Falling In & Out Of Love & The Main Ingredient I'm Better Off Without You .
Readers Letters: Neil A. Silcock (DJ Ashton-under-Lyne), Chris Jenner (Camberley), Alan Simpson (Burnley R&B Soc.), Stewart Handey (Audenshaw, Mans), Bob Easter (Chelmsford), Richard Taylor (Radcliff-on-Trent) , Richard Selwood (Gloucester) & DP Rouch (Stratford-on-avon)
Dave Godin Colomn: Visits and interviews soulies in the Twisted Wheel Club, Manchester including five photos.
Misc: This issue contains a record label listing of all UK Soul single releases from the previous year, 1970 including a & b sides and catalogue numbers.
Price: £2.50 for a full 24 page Pdf or £5+P&P for original copy.

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