COMING NEXT WEEK............

THE 89th MIX FOR F.S.V.B

Here's the 89th Mix selection for F.S.V.B, Its been Mixed for the Website, Six Million Steps, its under the JJ Smoking Sessions # 19, there's some Classic Curtis Mayfield Tracks or Songs Written by Curtis Mayfield, and Performed by other Artists including Linda Clifford, Mavis Staples, Melba Moore and MFSB. 

Check out page for Track Listing!

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THE 88th MIX FOR F.S.V.B

Here's the 88th Mix selection for F.S.V.B, Its been Mixed by Mr BiggMike, its called "The Rewind, Volume 3" there's some Classic 80's Soul and Dance Tracks on here, including some Colonel Abrams, Sos Band, Surface, Angela Bofill, Michael Cooper and The System. Track Listing above!

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CHECKOUT MR BIGGMIKES PREVIOUS MIXES ON HERE,,,,,,,VOLUME ONE & VOLUME TWO.  

THE 72nd MIX FOR F.S.V.B

Here's the 72nd Mix for F.S.V.B, Its been Mixed by Musicology, there's some classic Soul and Funk Music Tracks on here, From the Great Stax Record Label, Its called The Soul of Stax Records Volume 3!

Its features Isaac Hayes, Dramatics, Sam and Dave, Staple Singers, Carla Thomas and The Temprees, to name but a Few!

Check Out Web Page For Track Listing and Download.

71st Mix For F.S.V.B

Here's the 71st Mix for F.S.V.B, Featuring some Great Soul Music from the 60's and 70's. 

Its been Mixed by HeavySoulBrutha, Its called "Plum Outta Sight Soul", there's some classic tracks on here, including James Brown, Smokey Robinson, Jackie Wilson, Ray Charles and Temptations.

Check Out Web Page For Track Listings and Download.

Plum Outta Sight Soul! by Heavysoulbrutha on Mixcloud

HAPPY 2nd BIRTHDAY MIXES (69th AND 70th)

Hello and Welcome to FSVB, Its Been 2 Years today since my First Real Post, Time has Flown By and still going Strong, in fact I'm now Starting Different kinds of Post from Next Week, Read my Previous Post! 


I now get on Average about 130 / 150 Viewers/Readers Per Day, which is Great and I would like to Thank-You for taking the Time to Visit and Read, I know the Value of the Reader, I have just started another Blog, the only Readers I get there is Myself!

To Celebrate the 2nd Birthday of this Blog, I'm going to Post 2 Mixes Today, the First is Mainly Funk/Soul from the 70's, its called "The Big Payback" its been Mixed by "Payback" theres some Great Music included in the Mix from James Brown, Gil Scott Heron, BarKays and Willie Bobo.


The 2nd Mix is Getting you ready for my Next Post this coming Week, The Music should give you a Clue! Its Been Mixed by Musicology and its called "The Soul of Stax Music...Vol 2" More Great 70's Funk and Soul from Artists such as Isaac Hayes, Dramatics, Johnnie Taylor and Rufus Thomas!

Once again Thanks for Reading this Blog, and keep Coming Back!

Payback Vol. 100 December 2010 The Big Payback by Payback: Soul Funk & Jazz on Mixcloud

THE 67th MIX FOR FSVB

Here's the 67th Mix for F.S.V.B, Featuring some Great Soul Music from the 70's & 80's. 

Its been Mixed by Heavy Soul Brutha, Its called "My Heart & Soul", there's some classic tracks on here, including Delfonics, Persuaders, Moments, Curtis Mayfield, Major Harris & Luther Ingram!

Check Out Web Page For Track Listings and Download.

My Heart & Soul! by Heavysoulbrutha on Mixcloud

THE 66th MIX FOR FSVB

Here's the 66th Mix for F.S.V.B, a Christmas Special Mix, including some Soul, Funk, Rap, Blues, Reggae and Jazz.

Its been Mixed by Stevie G, Its called "Black Christmas Part 2", there's some classic tracks on here, including James Brown, Staple Singers, The Emotions, Louis Armstrong, Jackson 5, and Jose Felicano!

Check Out Web Page For Track Listings and Download.

THE 58th MIX FOR FSVB

Here's the 58th Mix for F.S.V.B, Its been Mixed by Musicology, there's some classic Soul and Funk Music Tracks on here, Its called The Soul of Stax Records Volume 1!

Its features Isaac Hayes, Dramatics, Sam and Dave, Staple Singers, William Bell and The Barkays, to name but a Few!

Check Out Web Page For Track Listing and Download.

THE 57th MIX FOR FSVB

Here's the 57th Mix for F.S.V.B, Its been Mixed by Ray Bausa, there's some classic Soul Music Tracks on here, Its called Steppin' Out!

Its features Artistes including some Patrice Rushen, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Change, Earth Wind & Fire, Evelyn King, Maze, Tavares & Whispers.

Go to Webpage for Download!

THE 51st MIX FOR F.S.V.B

Here's the 51st Mix for F.S.V.B, Its been Mixed by Musicology, there's some classic Soul Music Tracks on here, Its called The Soul Portrait Session!

Its features The Great Sam Cooke!

The Man who Invented Soul Music!

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THE 50th SPECIAL MIX FOR F.S.V.B

 Welcome to the 50th Special Mix

Its not really a Mix this week, but a Soul Radio Show, way back in 1983. I used to listen to the "Robbie Vincent Soul Show" on Radio 1 on a Sunday Night between 9pm and 11pm, it was a Mix of Soul Funk Jazz etc, at that time Robbie Vincent was One of the Top DJ's in th UK, being one of the so called "Soul Mafia"
 
In early 1984 I started working Sunday Nights most weeks, so I started Taping the Shows (or mostly the Wife did!) I used Chrome C-120 Tapes and later in the Week used a Tape to Tape machine to put all music on a C-90 Tape & cut out most of the Talk, I wished I left in the Talking now!

Anyway the Recording below is the First one I did on 15/04/1984, there's some Talking and Jingles etc left on the Tape. The Quality is about 7 out of 10, so a Good Listen!

Have a Listen to the News of that Day, Poor Tommy Cooper!

The actual show ran from 1983 to 1989, I recorded from 84 until 1987, about 3 Years worth, but unfournately I have Sold all Tapes in the last 2 Years, most of them to the same bloke from London!

Have a listen and bring some old memories back! I wished i never Sold them Tapes!

The Recording will run continuous after you start the first track, if you want to Download just follow the link! 


THE ROBBIE VINCENT SHOW by funkysoulvinyls

THE 49th MIX FOR FSVB

 Here's the 49th Mix for F.S.V.B, Its been Mixed by Musicology, there's some classic Soul Music Tracks on here, Its called The Soul Portrait!

Its features Otis Redding !!!!!

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THE 46th MIX FOR F.S.V.B

 Here's the 46th Mix for F.S.V.B, Its been Mixed by DJ Smooth Denali, there's some classic  Soul/Jazz Music Tracks on here, Its called R&B Classics Part 2 (The Coolout)!


Its features Artistes including some  Isley Brothers Roy Ayers, Al Green, Ronnie Laws, Bobby Caldwell & Donald Byrd!
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The 44th Mix for F.S.V.B

Here's the 44th Mix for F.S.V.B,  Its been Mixed by DJ Rave,  there's some classic Soul Music Tracks on here, Its called R&B 2  Step Slow Jams Volume 2! 

Its  features Artistes including some Luther Vandross, Keith Sweat, After,7 and Dave Hollister !

Go to Podcast page for Track Listings

THE GREATEST SOUL SINGER OF ALL TIME.....AL GREEN...Part 7

 After a three year wait (since his previous release) Al Green released his last Album to date (27/05/08), it was called"Lay It Down" it was once again on The Blue Note Record Label.

This was a very different Album for Al Green, gone were all the things you generally associate with AG, for example,Willie Mitchell, Rhodes Chalmers Rhodes, The Hodges Brothers, The Royal Horns, The New Memphis Strings, to name a few!

The New Album was Produced by Al Green, Ahmir Thompson (Questlove) the Drummer with the Band "The Roots" and James Poyser, a Writer and Producer for several R&B Acts.

The Album reached number 9 on the U.S Billboard Charts!

It featured several Big Artistes duetting with Al Green,

Anthony Hamilton on the Tracks, "Lay It Down" and "You've Got The Love I Need"

Corinne Bailey Rae on "Take Your Time"

John Legend on "Stay With Me (By The Sea)"

Unusually for an Al Green Album, there are several different Writer's, for the 11 Track's including the following :

Al Green : Wrote on all Track's 
Questlove : Wrote on all Track's apart from Tr 11
James Poyser : Wrote on all Track's apart from Tr 11
Chalmers"Spanky"Alford : Wrote on all Tr's apart from Tr 6 &11
Adam Blackstone : Wrote on  all Track's apart from Tr 6 & 11
Anthony Hamilton : Wrote on Track's 1,3, & 9
Corrine Bailey Rae : Wrote on Track's 6 & 8


Incidentally Chalmers "Spanky" Alford who also played Guitar and Wrote on "Lay it Down" died on 24/03/08 aged 52, just prior the Album Release!

Also one of the Engineers on "Lay It Down" was Jimmy Douglass, a regular on Slave's Album's a few years back, he was one of the Writers,Vocalist, Producers, Engineers, mixers, arrangers etc etc!

'Lay It Down' also received 4 Grammy Nominations,  including Best R&B Album, Best R&B Performance By a Duo Or Group With Vocals for 'Stay With Me (By The Sea)' featuring John Legend, and Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance for 'You've Got The Love I Need' featuring Anthony Hamilton. 'Lay It Down' was also nominated for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical for the engineering work of Jimmy Douglass, Russell 'The Dragon' Elevado and Jon Smeltz.

To hear Al Green and others featured on "Lay It Down" talking about their involvement in the making of the Album, visit here,
you will have to download i-tunes to view!

Download The Album "Lay It Down"

Download A selection of 18 Al Green's Album's 

THE 37th MIX FOR F.S.V.B

Here's the 37th Mix for F.S.V.B,  Its been Mixed by Blick, its called Soul & Funk Mix Volume 1, there's some classic  Soul & Jazz  Tracks on here!

Press here to go to page to download to your pc.

FULL TRACK LISTING BELOW!

Soul And Funk Mix Volume 1 - 123:38 Mins - 256 kbps

00:00 - Loose Ends - Hold Tight - 1990
03:38 - Soul II Soul - Courtney Blows - 1990
07:00 - Loose Ends - Love Controversy Pt. 1 - 1990
09:37 - A.B.'s - Deja Vu - 1983
15:34 - William DeVaughn - Creme De Creme - 1982
20:45 - Ruth Joy - Feel - 1991
25:30 - At Jazz - Storm - 1999
29:14 - Soul II Soull - Keep On Moving - 1989
34:12 - At Jazz - Eastern Sound - 1999
41:22 - Keni Burke - Risin' To The Top - 1982
46:20 - Wilton Felder - Inherit The Wind - 1980
53:06 - Alexander O'Neal - If You Were Here Tonight - 1985
58:35 - Roy Ayres - Programmed For Love - 1985
63:07 - The Isley Brothers - It Takes A Good Woman - 1987
65:45 - The Isley Brothers - Between The Sheets - 1983
70:39 - Natalie Cole - I Wanna Be That Woman - 1988
75:00 - Stanley Clarke - Let Me know You - 1982
79:26 - William DeVaughn - Be Thankful For What Got - 1980
86:12 - Miss Jones - Where I Wanna Be Boy - 1994
88:42 - Loose Ends - Feel The Vibe - 1990
91:40 - Movement. 98 - Joy And Heartbreak - 1990
97:04 - Maxi Priest - Groovin' In The Moonlight - 1992
100:28 - Sade - Super Bien Total - 1988
105:45 - Eugene Wilde - Gotta Get You Home Tonight - 1984
110:18 - Sade - Siempre Hay Esperanza - 1988
113:48 - Yasuko Agawa - L.A. Nights - 1986
119:15 - Light Of The World - London Town - 1980

THE 36th MIX FOR FSVB

Here's the 36th Mix for F.S.V.B,  Its been Mixed by Spoamusic, there's some classic  Soul Tracks on here, Its a Al Green Mix!

Press play to listen or press link to go to 
Spoamusic's  page and download to your pc. 

FULL TRACK LISTING BELOW!

1. So You're Leaving
2. L.O.V.E.
3. Stay With Me Forever
4. Tomorrow's Dream
5. Right Now Right Now
6. You Ought To Be With Me
7. I'm So Tired To Be Alone
8. Livin For You
9. Stand Up
10. I'm Hooked On You
11. I Gotta Be More (Take Me Higher)
12. Light My Fire
13. Could I Be The One
14. Your Love is Like the Morning Sun
15. Beware
Al Green * 1969-1975 by spoamusic

The 32nd Soul Mix for F.S.V.B

Here's the 32nd Soul Mix for F.S.V.B, Its been Mixed by The Vertical Group , its called "Spring 2010 part 2", there's some classic Soul Tracks on here, including Al Green, Dramatics, O'jays and Main Ingredient. 

Have a listen to the first of the Dramatics Tracks, its a Great Soul Classic, look out in the future I will doing a  feature on the Dramatics!

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


SPRING2010 PT 2 from THE VERTICAL GROUP at Letsmix.com.

BANDS & SINGERS I HAVE SEEN IN CONCERT!!!!! part 3

If you have read my Previous Two Entries concerning this Subject, you will know I have seen some Great Groups and Singers over some 30 Years!

But the one Person I would love to see in Concert is my Favorite Singer of All Time.... Al Green

Going back to late part of 2008, when my 50th Birthday was coming up, my Wife Susan asked what Special Present I would like, I had several ideas in mind and one of the Main things was to See Al Green in Concert!

So we set about looking to see if and when Al Green was coming over to the UK, and would you believe it he was already over Touring in the UK, I was too late, so me and Susan made a promise if Al Green came to the UK again in the future, We would make Sure we get to see him!

I ended up with a 47in LCD TV and a Computer, so I didn't go without!

I have since that time always kept an Eye on any Tour dates by Al Green!

This brings me to last week, Thursday to be precise, I was looking at my page on Last FM, when I saw an Advert for a Concert date for The Temptations and The Four Tops at the O2 Arena in London!

I thought I would have a look to see what Original Members both Groups still have, I think it was 3 between them!

Any way I was on the O2 Arenas front page when an Advert popped up which featured Al Green and Michael McDonald, I couldn't believe it!

I told Susan and the first thing she said was "Get 2 Tickets"

Another piece of Luck was, the Tickets were going on Sale the NextDay,I couldn't wait to get them!

While waiting for Friday to come, I went on Internet to get an idea about what Price the Tickets would Cost, to my surprise some Companies were asking around £130, a chap on Ebay was asking £399!

I was at my PC at 9am last Friday morning and within 10 minutes I had 2 Tickets to see in my opinion the Greatest Soul Singer of All Time!

The Price was less than half of the first quote I saw, so we were Happy with that!

I would have preferred to have seen Al Green on his own (as we would have seen him sing more of his Songs) but Michael McDonald is a Great Singer, with "Yah Mo be There" being a Classic!

So we are counting the Days down until 26th June 2010!

I will obviously be taking a Camera and Video Camera, so look out in the future on this Blog, for some Great Photos etc!