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Here’s the 174th Mix Selection for F.S.V.B, it Called “Finally Got Myself Together!” and contains Various Soul Artists and Bands from the 60’s & 70’s, Its been Mixed by HeavySoulBrutha , and it Features some Great Tracks by amongst others: The Spinners, Four Tops, Stevie Wonder, Average White Band, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, Earth Wind & Fire, Rufus and The Impressions amongst others!

For a Full Track Listing and Download from HeavySoulBruthas Site 
Go Here!

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Here’s the 126th Mix Selection for F.S.V.B, Its been Mixed by DJ Mike Pantelli, its called “Sweet Grooves” this particular Mix is from a “Philadelphia International Records Special” there are 4 Parts and here is  the 4th and Final Part, there’s some Classic Soul Music on here Featuring Stylistics, Spinners, Sharon Paige, MFSB, Trammps, Delfonics, Major Harris and New York City, 27 Classic Philly Tracks!


Press play button below to Listen or to Download Press the Share Button and go to Mike’s WebPage  also for more Great Music, see Mike’s Podomatic Page

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01. THE STYLISTICS – PEOPLE MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND

02. THE WHISPERS – WILL YOU BE MINE
03. THE SPINNERS – COULD IT BE I’M FALLING IN LOVE
04. THE FUTURES – AIN’T NO TIME FA NOTHIN’
05. JEAN CARNE – DON’T LET IT GO TO YOUR HEAD
06. ARCHIE BELL & THE DRELLS – DON’T LET LOVE GET YOU DOWN
07. BILLY PAUL – LET ‘EM IN
08. THE THREE DEGREES – TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOURSELF
09. MAJOR HARRIS – THIS IS WHAT YOU MEAN TO ME
10. SHARON PAIGE – NEW TO ME
11. THE STYLISTICS – WE SHOULD BE LOVERS
12. MFSB – SEXY
13. THE INTRUDERS – I’LL ALWAYS LOVE MY MAMA
14. THE JACKSONS – ENJOY YOURSELF
15. JOHNNY WILLIAMS – IT’S SO WONDERFUL
16. SOUL SURVIVORS – WHAT IT TAKES
17. THE TRAMMPS – LOVE EPIDEMIC
18. TAPESTRY – IT’S NOT THE WORLD THAT’S MESSED UP
19. VINCENT MONTANA JNR & THE PHILLY SOUND ORCHESTRA – THAT’S WHAT LOVE DOES
20. NEW YORK CITY – I’M DOIN’ FINE NOW
21. THE SPINNERS – THEN CAME YOU FT. DIONNE WARWICK
22. THE DELFONICS – DIDN’T I BLOW YOUR MIND THIS TIME
23. MFSB – K-JEE
24. DEXTER WANSEL – I’LL NEVER FORGET
25. FRANTIQUE – STRUT YOUR FUNKY STUFF
26. LOU RAWLS – SEE YOU WHEN I GET THERE
27. MFSB – LOVE IS THE MESSAGE


Here’s the 124th Mix Selection for F.S.V.B, Its been Mixed by DJ Mike Pantelli, its called “Sweet Grooves” this particular Mix is from a “Philadelphia International Records Special” there are 4 Parts (I will Feature the others over the Coming week’s)and here is Part 2, there’s some Classic Soul Music on here, including some Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, Jean Carne, MFSB, Lou Rawls , The Trammps, The Delfonics, Archie Bell and the Drells and The Spinners!


Press play button below to Listen or to Download Press the Share Button and go to Mike’s WebPage  also for more Great Music, see Mike’s Podomatic Page

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01. WILSON PICKETT – DON’T LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU
02. THE TRAMMPS – WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE
03. DEBBIE TAYLOR – I’VE LEARNED TO DO WITHOUT YOU
04. THE PERSAUDERS – IT’S LOVE
05. BEN E KING – WE GOT LOVE
06. WILLIAM DEVAUGHN – BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU GOT
07. THE DELFONICS – LA LA LA MEANS I LOVE YOU
08. THE STYLISTICS – YOU ARE EVERYTHING
09. HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUENOTES – LET’S TAKE IT OVER
10. THE EBONYS – YOU’RE THE REASON WHY
11. A TOUCH OF CLASS – I LOVE YOU PRETTY BABY
12. LITTLE DOOLEY – IT’S GOT TO BE NOW OR NEVER
13. THE SPINNERS – I’LL BE AROUND
14. THE O’JAYS – BACKSTABBERS
15. MFSB – TSOP
16. PEOPLES CHOICE – DO IT ANYWAY YOU WANNA
17. ARCHIE BELL & THE DRELLS – STRATEGY
18. THE JACKSONS – SHOW YOU THE WAY TO GO
19. LOU RAWLS – YOU’LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LOVE LIKE MINE
20. THE INVITATIONS – LOOK ON THE GOOD SIDE
21. THE JONES’ – WHO LOVES YOU
22. THE O’JAYS – NICE & EASY
23. THE JONES GIRLS – I FOUND THAT MAN OF MINE
24. JEAN CARNE – WAS THAT ALL IT WAS

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Here’s the 108th Mix selection for F.S.V.B, Its been Mixed by DJ Kitcho, its called “Fireplace of Funk”, there’s some Classic 70’s and 80’s Funk and Dance on here, including: Detroit Spinners, Fat Larrys Band, Peech Boys, Zapp & Roger, Chocolate Milk and Young & Co!


Press play button below or go to DJ Kitcho’s Mix Page for other Great Mixes!

Fireplace Of Funk from DJ Kitcho at Letsmix.com.


 Two major things happened around March / April of 1980!

Firstly our Second Child was Born, on 10/03/80,
                                       Its a Girl!
so Nathan had a Sister,  I can remember going to the Registry Office with instructions from Susan to call the New Baby “Natasha” but I wanted to call her Natalie, I honestly cant remember what exactly happened, but she ended up been Named “Natalie” Susan always said I named her after “Natalie Cole”  I cant remember that either!

Anyway I was glad we had a Girl, so we had one of each!

We did have loads of Pictures of Natalie, as we did Nathan, but many years ago, either my Mother or one of my Sister’s asked us for some Photos of Natalie & Nathan, to make us a Photo Album of our Kids!

Then we all fell out and we have never seen our Photos again! and of course we never got the Album!

A few years ago when we were on speaking terms,we asked for the Photos back, but Guess what…..they didnt have them & didnt know where the were either! so that’s why we have no early Photos of Natalie, to put on here, I will ask some of Susan’s Family, to see if they have any!

I think our earliest photo’s of Natalie are of about 6/9 months old.

So if any of my Family are reading this Blog in the weeks, month’s and Years to come……………………            
                    I WANT OUR PHOTOS BACK!

The other thing that happened around this time was, I finally got a move to a different Butcher’s Shop!

It was still for Dewhurst’s, but a smaller branch about 2 miles away, It was a better place to work, as I didnt like a couple of the Staff at the other Shop!

How I remember around this period of April 1980, Number One in the U.K Pop Chart, was The Detroit Spinners with “Working My Way Back To You Girl / Forgive Me Girl.

We always had a Radio on in the Shop (out back) and the Spinners were alway being played!


Here’s the 26th Mix for F.S.V.B, Its been Mixed by L.D.S, its called”hOT sAUCE / 19 cLASSIC sOUL jAMS, Soul & Disco Mix” there’s some classic Soul Tracks on here, including some Stylistics, Luther Vandross, Spinners and Main Ingredient etc etc!

Either press play to listen or press link to go to LDS Podmatic page and download to your pc.

see the podcast page for full track listing!



By the middle of the Summer in 1976, I remember buying some Great Vinyl, here’s 6 of the Best, that will bring a few memories flooding back!

Brother’s Johnson “Look out for number one”
Johnny Bristol “Bristol’s Cream”

Detroit Spinners “Happiness is being with the Spinners”

Al Green “Full of fire”

Isley Brothers “Harvest for the world”
Barry White “Let the music play”

I brought all of these plus many many more! There was’nt that many Albums I brought and did not like, obviously there must of been a few Duds, sometime later in this Blog I will list my Favorite Artists, Singles and Albums, along with the Duds!

Did I hear somebody say “How the Hell can he remember those Albums being Released in that Year” The answer is Simple, I logged everything I Purchased in my Little Red Books, which Obviously I still have!

I had well over a 1000 Albums (Vinyl and Tape) at one stage, & that didnt include 7″ & 12″Singles!

As I said in Previous installment of this Blog, I had 2 other Big Events in 1976, & by roughly the end of the Summer of “76, I met Somebody who would Change my Life forever!

I was still Working as a Trainee Chef in the same Hotel, but by this time I had a new Second Chef, we got on quite well, and he was always go on about his younger Sister in law, who used to go and sit with his Wife (her Sister)while he was at Work!

After hearing him talking about Her for Weeks and telling me she was the same age as me, and what School she went to and where she went Day and Night! I decided to ask him for a Photograph of Her, he some days later Obliged, What a Beauty I thought to Myself ( i still have that photo in the Loft, I will find it up and put it on here later) After having that Photo for a little while, I finally asked him to set me up a date with Her!

A few days later, it was all arranged to meet her, around his House the following Sunday after work, we always worked the Late Shift together on a Sunday! What happened that Sunday!

You will have to wait until my next installment!