#57 – “Gimme Little Sign”
January 1968, London Soul City, the record shop I co-own with Dave Godin and Robert Blackmore is doing a little better after the move to ...
#56 – “I’ll Never Forget 1967!”
December 1967, London What a year 1967 has turned out to be! Reflecting on how soul music has morphed from bringing me comfort, joy and ...
#55 – “Gladys Knight Is Round The Corner!”
December 3, 1967, London From the memorable day when Dave Godin first plays me the ultra soulful "Giving Up" by Gladys Knight & The Pips ...
#53 – “A Natural Woman”…
October 1967, London The month ends victoriously! Aretha Franklin - who has been a real presence in my life since the Saturday morning in the ...
#48 – “Big Maybelle Sings The Blues”
September 1967, Bayswater, London Blues great Big Maybelle is in London for the first time promoting her new LP, she’s visited Soul City record store ...
#47 – “Soul City And A Blues Queen”….
September 1967, London I’ve agreed to return to the newly-relocated Soul City now in the heart of Central London at 17 Monmouth Street and the ...
#34 – “Walking Up A One Way Street”…
February 1967, London Now that our record shop Soul City is getting more well known, some of our local customers, many who have immigrated to ...
#30 – “My First Kiss..”.
December 31, 1966, London I’m invited with my Soul City shop partners Dave Godin and Robert Blackmore to a New Year’s Eve dinner at the ...
#28 – “The Christmas Bonus”
Christmas week, December 1966, London Soul City has been open for a few weeks and the word is out among the dedicated lovers of American ...
#27 – “21 Deptford High Street”
December 1966, London The big day is here! Dave Godin has hired a friend Henry Giles to design the colours (mauve and blue) of the ...