Various Artists - GSCD 199 - The Northern Soul Experience (2006) Goldmine Soul Supply + Mini Booklet - Rare Soul (MP3) HQ

 Long deleted album from the guys who never released a thing legally (Allegedly)..yes you heard it right, they never obtained licensing from any usa artist or label with i think 2 exceptions being the albums they got from Weldon Arthur McDougal III, the owner of phillys harthon label..but what do i know ? (quite a lot actually...or Allegedly not)...That said the albums they banged out were in demand and classy rare records that northern fans would kill for, then Kent came along to compete Most of the albums were made up of 45,s recorded direct to Disc and if you listen carefully to the CD,s on this label (if you actually have any) the pops and crackles give the show away on some of the records. but i,m not here to slag anybody off,people do what they have to do to make a buck, and from the punters point of view they were desperate just to have a recording of their most wanted 45,s so goldmine stepped in.  I Had a request for this, and seeing as i have the entire catalog(200+ CD,s why not! I wouldnt dream of ripping them to Flac as the sound quality on some is dodgy to say the least..The entire series has been posted on other blogs over the years but if theres still a demand i can review the lot,as really there only boots!..great CD,s but really boots! As a certain music journalist quoted... " Goldmine has released over 200 CDs of northern soul, whilst occasionally accommodating Funk and Modern (70s/80,s) Soul. I don't know how legitimate the material is as it is incredibly obscure and quality is not great but tracking the licensees is close to impossible, I'd imagine.... .....(Kent had no trouble in doing so m8 ?)..... But I'm grateful, as I would not hear the material otherwise"...Hmmm... Strange the guys at Ace/Kent over the years have released countless albums on Vinyl & CD and done it the right way so the artist (or estate if deceased) and label/copyright owners were paid in full,and they (Ace/Kent) still manage to make a healthy profit or Ace/kent wouldnt still be releasing any albums today...adds up doesnt it ? Back to the album and yes there are some corkers on here,just to mention a few...Great version of "Stoney face" by Vicki Nelson that sits up there with Mary love (Modern) & Barbara & The castles(Ruby-Doo) versions, George Jackson,s killer "Dont use me" (Mercury) and a fave of mine by the obscure Tony Carmen who wants to tell us about "Quiet Mary" released on the tiny Trident 45 (yes i still have my demo copy...40 cents it cost me!) Still so rare there,s no youtube clip for this fab impressions sounding gem...And Bettye Lavette,s gem "Almost" on Karen, the same song on the same label released by the wonderful Jimmy Delphs...both stunning records,but i,m biased towards Bettye, uncrowned queen of Detroit!...but i,m not here to bore you to death..am i ?..lol!.......so on with the review..damn this is a good CD!..Ive picked 5 of my faves i used to dance my arse off to and i hope you enjoy these fab records!...ah those were the days when i could dance...lol!

AMM

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