The
Carnival Records Story - Introduction
This particular article evolved when I was attempting
to catalogue some of my records and realised that
I had, over the years, collected quite a number on
the label. I scanned the labels for info, and found
lots of references to Joe Evans and started wondering
just who Joe was and how he came to be on so many
records of the same label. Odds were that Joe was
the label owner or at least one of main players, so
I asked around... - Dave Moore. |
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Ollie
McLaughlin: A True Son of Sixties Detroit Soul
An introduction to a man and his musical contribution
to the sixties Detroit Soul scene. In addition to
Motown there were a number of rival record companies
that, although not as commercially successful at the
time, went on to become legendary among soul fans
and record collectors alike. This is Hitsville Soul
Club's homage to a guy who produced some of the finest
Northern Soul records to come out of Detroit. |
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Records
to Cut Your Teeth On - Part 1 (Golden World)
Although, during soul music’s golden era of the 60s,
Berry Gordy was dominating the Billboard charts with
his “Motown Sound” there was a rival record label
company snapping at his heels. This article takes
a brief look (and offers the chance to sample/listen)
to the records that were produced by JoAnne Bratton
and Ed Wingate’s record labels. Even though the story
of their partnership is well documented, sometimes
the actual records they made get lost in the story,
so the article looks at the individual records on
the labels. |
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Records
to Cut Your Teeth On - Part 2 (Ric Tic)
For many collectors Ric Tic is the archetypal Detroit
soul record label. The list of Artists, Songwriters,
Producers and Arrangers reads like a "who’s who"
of 60's soul. Names like Al Kent, Richard Morris,
Charles Hatcher (Edwin Starr), JJ Barnes, Don Davis,
George MacGregor, JoAnne Bratton, Ed Wingate, Sammy
Lowe, Solid Hitbound, Myto Music, Don Mancha, Teacho
Wiltshire, Bob Hamilton etc...the list seems endless,
roll of the tongue so easily nowadays, but it is back
in the 60's on Ric Tic records and other smaller Detroit
independents that these people studied and developed
their crafts. |
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Records
to Cut Your Teeth On - Part 3 (WinGate)
Concluding this series, we have a look at the third
and final label of JoAnn Bratton and Ed Wingate wich
was actually named after Ed Wingate. The WinGate label
is once again filled with names that conjure up all
sorts of appetizers for the vinyl record collector
of soul music. As a writer and reviewer it's been
a pleasure to present this gathering of music - Records
To Cut Your Teeth On, and I hope you enjoy the music
as much as I do - Dave Moore. |
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Motown:
A Worldwide Following
This page is dedicated to Picture Sleeves of Mr. Berry
Gordy’s company, that that were manufactured beyond
the shores of the USA, and that provide not only a
pictorial history of the artists, their songs, and
careers, but also offer an insight into the record
buying habits of 60's/70's soul fans worldwide. |
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Demos:
It's what's in the Groove that Counts!
This is the first of hopefully many articles that
will find their ways onto the pages of Hitsville Soul
Club in which individual collectors will showcase
parts of their collections and share the passion for
this great music. A sort of celebration of the records
if you will. This article explains a little of the
passion for Original Vinyl and Demos (First issues
on pre-release, Audition, DJ Copy, etc.) often believed
to be the rarest version or a record and originally
as trhe term implies Demonstrated the song
and singer. |
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