15/07/2008

Blues & Soul 53 February 19-March 4, 1971



Cover/rear photos: Tina Turner & Ike & Tina Turner Work Together Ad.
Internal photo's:
Copy Features: On Tour With Ike & Tina, Jackie Moore, Laura Lee & Hank Ballard.
Live Dates/News: James Brown, Spinners & Glady's Knight postponed. Dynamo & Musicor move to Pye International. New Otis single. Canyon & Roker go to Mojo label. Barbara Barton joins B&S as editor in New York. Blues & Soul 5th Birthday cancelled.
Adverts: B&S records, Polydor: Groove Me King Floyd, Little Sister & Jackie Moore, Blue Horizon: Swamp Blues, Motown Story book 25p.
UK Soul Charts:
Top 50 Singles: 1- The Supremes Stoned Love, 50- Chairman Of The Board Dangling On A String.
Top 30 Albums: 1- Motown Chart Busters Vol. 4 30- Tyrone Davis Turn Back The Hands Of Time.
US Soul Charts:
Top 100 Singles: 1- Johnnie Taylor Jody Got Your Girl & Gone, 100- Garland Green Plain Simple Guy.
Top 50 Albums: 1- Curtis Mayfield Curtis, 50- Isley Brothers Get Into Something.
Readers letters: (see Dave Godin Column)
Singles reviewed: Isaac Hayes You've Got That Lovin' Feeling, Gene Chandler & Jerry Butler You Just Can't Win, Freddie Waters Singing a love song, Flaming Ember I'm Not Your Brothers Keeper, Osmonds One Bad Apple, Fantastics Something Old Something New, Buddy Miles Them Changes, Jay & Techiques Baby Make Your Own Sweet Music.
Album reviews: Wand 16 Golden Oldies, Barbara Acklin Seven Days of Night, Globetrotter Same, Eugene McDaniels Outlaw, Ike & Tina Wrking Together, Gene Chandler Groovy Situation, Son House John The Revilator, Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup Roebuck Man, Barbara Acklin Somebody Else's Arms, Out Of The Past VA.
Dave Godin Column: Readers letters & Postal strike, Barbara Lewis, Peter Bleasdale, Chris Jenner, Ste Butt, Dirk Bremme, Stephen Davies, William McColl, S.R. Page, Patricia A. Diamond, Phil Webberley, Steve Kelly, Major Lance, Jerry Butler.
Misc: Birth of The Mojo (UK) label. John Abbey talks about Wilson Picket & Oscar Weathers.
Cost: £5+p&p or £2.50 Pdf.

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