14/07/2008

Blues & Soul 51 Jan 22 - Feb 4, 1971



Cover/Rear photos: Stevie Wonder & Issac Hayes

Features: Nina Simone, Homer Banks & The Mad Lads
Live Dates/News: Stevie Wonder & Martha Reeves, Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson sign to Atlantic, Whitfield's secret weapon, Announce B&S awards scheme.
Adverts: Wand Records 99p albums, Atlantic New LPS, Polydor: Lee Dorsey Yes We Can & Isaac Hays new LP, B&S Soul Packs.
UK Charts:
UK Top 50 Soul Singles: 1-Jackson 5 I'll Be There, 50-Clarence Carter Patches.
UK Top 30 Soul Albums: 1- Motown Chart Busters Vol. 3, 30-Freda Payne Band Of Gold.
US Charts:
US Top 100 Soul Singles: 1-Rufus Thomas Do The Push & Pull, 100-King Curtis Whole Lotta Love.US Top 50 Soul Albums: 1-Isaac Hayes To Be Continued, 50-Stevie Wonder Signed Sealed Delivered I'm Yours.
Albums Reviewed: Wilson Pickett Engine No.9, Brook Benton Home Style, Tyrone Davis Turn Back The Hands Of Time, Various Artists Wand, Flaming Ember, Main Ingredient Same, Lloyd Price Lloyd at Any Price, Various Artists Joy label, Muddy Waters Vintage.
Singles Reviewed: King Floyd Groove Me (Record of the Fortnight), Brook Benton Rainy night in Georgia, Rufus Thomas Do The Push & Pull, James Brown Call me Superbad, Glass House Stealing Moments.., Ronnie Dyson I Don't Wanna Cry, Dionne Warwick Green Grass Starts To Grow, Al Green I Can't Get Next To You, Phil Flowers The Man The Wife & Little Baby Daughter, Martha Reeves Forget Me Not, 5th Dimension One Less Bell To Answer, Chambers Bros Funky, Ike & Tina Turner Proud Mary & Friends Of Distinction Grazing in the grass.
Readers Letters: Tony Berry (Huccllecote, Nr Gloucester), Jane Clarke (Cherry Hinton, Cambridge), Soul Bros (Ilford, Essex), David J. Cole (London W1P 5DP)
Dave Godin Column: Talks about Jack Good's TV show 'Oh Boy', Ready Steady Go & a theatre event called Catch My Soul. The Blues of the 30'40's. Frankie Valli making UK charts. Visits the Spead Eagle Club in London.
Misc: UK Oldies Top 30 & US Oldies Top 30 January 1969, John Abbey column.
Cost: £2.50 (24 page Pdf), £5+P&P for original copy.

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