Links to other sites, mainly record sellers:
Soulwalking Excellent site, probably the best soul music site on the net. Superb articles and reviews, very informative, an obvious labour of love.
Soul Unsigned Through this website, and its associated radio shows, record label and magazine articles, Soul Unsigned is dedicated to supporting unsigned and independent soul/funk/jazz artists from around the world.
Soul Purpose Home of the Hinckley based event with resident DJs Mark Randle, Sam Evans & Mark Goddard, always a good night & top venue with amazing accommodation deals.
Pete McKee Sheffield artist with something for everyone, but certainly has a range of pictures that will appeal to those of a certain age .... remember your first SX200, Waltzers, Skeg Vegas in your anorak and every proper boozer you've ever been in.
First Experience Records Check out Fish's newly designed & re-launched website.t
Mr Coddington himself has this to say ...
I think we now have an exciting fresh site, that brings us firmly into 2010 - with detailed track listings of all items, soundbites and scans for each release. With a much more user friendly design and layout.
There's a player incorporated into the site, so no need to redirect off to another medium to listen !!
Along with several other features including a TOP 10 CHART, FEATURED MUSIC and NEW RELEASE sections on the homepage. Plus a new NEWSLETTER list subscription that'll send out directly to your email address twice a week and include all the brand new releases available each week on it. You'll also be able to listen to all of the new releases from the newsletter, as well as on the website itself.
Crazy Beat Records The Home Of Rare And Collectible Vinyl On The Net. One the UK's largest suppliers of quality new and used soul, jazz, hip-hop, house and r&b. Excellent mail-order service. Knowledgeable & friendly service guaranteed by Gary & family.
CD Baby Buy CD's, listen to tracks before you buy, nice independent label stuff, easy ordering and fast delivery, an excellent all round service.
Seductive Soul Chris Priestley & sidekick Jim Hargreaves run the very successful 'Seductive Soul' nights in the Manchester area.
www.seasidesoul.co.uk The Seaside Soul Club is based in Morecambe and is run by a group of avid soul music devotees.
www.sues.info Lovely site, highly recommended for the 'lost souls' among us. (it's the wife's site)
Chippers and Peelers The ONLY site for all your peeling and chipping needs.
www.steelcityscooterclub.co.uk Sheffield Scooterists.
Fat City Manchester based record shop, always helpful, always has the goods.
Piccadilly Records Manchester based record shop, always helpful, always has the goods.
Juno Records Huge site, all the latest upfront soulful house.
Dusty Groove Excellent site, Chicago based store with new & second-hand stock, all reasonably priced.
Record Mania Excellent site, Stockholm based store with new & second-hand stock, all reasonably priced.
SuperFly Records Excellent site, Portugal based, rare and collectible Brazilian, African, Afro-American and Latin LPs, all reasonably priced.
Soul Brother Records Specialists for New Independent Soul and Jazz Cd's as well as a good source for rare original vinyl LP's and 12" singles.
Expansion Records For five consecutive years Expansion was voted the UK's No.1 soul label by readers of Blues & Soul magazine.
Dome Records The home of UK RnB, home to Dennis Taylor, Seek Hil St Soul and others.
Cafe de Soul Records Beautiful music that revives the soul: top class artist roster and excellent compilations. (their blurb not mine)
Life and Soul Promotions Good site, loads of links. Worth checking for 'modern musings', Mark Randle's excellent look at the modern scene. (mark is resident DJ with Fish of FER Records at the the superb Without Boundaries, held at the Bass Brewery Museum) (check listings page)
A couple of MySpace pages worth checking:
Soul Underground - has all the latest on Lin's 'ventures' etc, always worth checking.
Roger Williams - has all his Solar Radio playlists.
45 Central - A unique product range of middles to play jukebox cut-out 7 inch vinyl
Last but not not least EMS (Essential Modern Soul forum) One of the main sources of "Modern Soul" information (What's On, What's new etc..) Some of the areas require registration (not a problem) but the "What's On" area will keep you posted with what's going on in Europe (and beyond).
