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Now on soulandfunkmusic.com an Unidentified Tunes section. I will add your Unidentified tunes in this list to help your search. You can send me your unknown tunes by email (see contact details for address).

Former Member of the Delfonics Major Harris died at age 65 from congestive heart failure. He was best known for his tremendous hit "Love Won't Let Me Wait" written by Bobby Eli. Norman Harris, the Philly producer, guitarist and Trammps co-founder, is the cousin of Major Harris.

"Love Won't Let Me Wait" was from his album 'My Way' from 1975. On this album a bunch of MFSB members collaborated.

In 1984 he recorded the superb album 'I Believe In Love' on SOCIETY HILL Records with that great track 'Gotta Make Up Your Mind'.

He will be missed. RIP
Mark Berbiers

I just wanted to let you know I have found a large auction of northern, funk and modern soul 45s on eBay. There are over 100 45s including lots of early 70's tough to find . Here is the link SHOP EBAY

On Friday evening the 9th of January at 22:00 (GMT+1) soulandfunkmusic.com will NOT be available for a few hours due to maintenance. How long it will take is not clear. During the weekend there can be some connectivity problems but this will be solved within 48 hours.

I just wanted to let you know I have found a large auction of jazz funk, jazz, latin and rare groove LP's on eBay right now including many tough to find titles. There are close to 400 LP’s with audio up for some of the more obscure things. These all end in a few days. Here is the link

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Killer Reissues at SAPHRECORDS.COM

holland-dozier-holland-45s-box-set 2014 marks the 45th anniversary of Detroit based soul labels Invictus, Hot Wax and Music Merchant – the three record labels established by legendary songwriting team Edward Holland, Jr. Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier a.k.a Holland-Dozier-Holland, following their acrimonious split from Berry Gordy’s Motown empire in 1967.

50 years ago in 1959 Berry Gordy, the founder of Tamla Records, signs an $800 loan agreement with Ber-Berry, the Gordy family co-op fund, to incorporate his Tamla Motown Record Company in Detroit, hitsville USA. Motown is the abbreviation of "Motor Town" a nickname for Detroit.

Motown played an important role in the racial integration of popular music, as it was the first record label owned by an African American to primarily feature African-American artists who achieved crossover success. In the 1960s, Motown and its soul-based subsidiaries were the most successful proponents of what came to be known as "The Motown Sound", a style of soul music with a distinct pop influence.

"The Motown Sound" was primarily made by the Funk Brothers for the most Motown Records recordings from 1959 until 1972.

Happy 50th Anniversary, Motown!