17/07/2008

Blues & Soul 54 March 5-18, 1971



Cover/rear photos: James Brown & JB/Vicki Anderson

Writers: John E Abbey, Dave Godin, David Franklin, Bob Peacock, Charles Yeats, David Nathan, Barbara Barton (us ed.)
Features: James Brown, Ike & Tina Turner Pt. 2, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley & Al Green
Live dates/news: Otis double lp held up, Howard Tate to Atlantic, JB's, Vicki Anderson & Bobby Byrd to Mojo, Funkadelic Explosion.
Adverts: Polydor; Mojo Singles, James Brown back catalogue, Motown Story book & B&S singles.
Albums reviewed: Swamp Blues VA, Impressions Check Out Your Mind, Curtis Mayfield Curtis, Freddie King King Of Rhythm & Blues, Sonny Terry & Stick McGee, Albert King Traveling To California, Irene Reed The World Needs What I Need.
Singles Reviewed: Aretha Franklin You're All I need To Get By*, Dee Dee Warwick Cold Night In Georgia*, Vicki Anderson Super Good* Records of the Fortnight, Bobby Byrd I Need Help, Little Richard Without Love, Shirelles Take Me, James Brown Soul Power, Spinners Truly Yours, Otis Redding I've Been Loving You To Long, OC Smith Downtown USA, Ed Robinson Hey Blackman, Inez Foxx You Shouldn't have set my soul on fire.
UK Soul Chart
Top 50 singles: 1- Stones Love Supremes, 50- The green grass Starts to grow Dionne Warwick
Top 30 Albums: 1- Motown Chart Busters Vol. 4, 30- I'm Just A Prisoner Candi Staton.
US Soul ChartTop 100 Singles: 1- Jackson Five Mama's Pearl, 100- The Festivals baby Show It
Top 50 Albums: 1- Curtis Curtis Mayfield, 50- Soul Liberation Rusty Bryant.
Readers Letters: None
Dave Godin Column: 'The Beeb (BBC) The Beatles & Posh Sundays" Talks about the lack of soul on the BBC & corruption in the news about them. Talks about Mike Raven as a pirate DJ. A monkey dressed in silk is still a monkey-quote! Sunday Times's recent Motown pages.
Misc: The Girls With Soul; Ann Peebles, Esther Philips & Margie Joseph. Dust My Blues.
Cost: £2.50 Pdf, £5 original

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