george reid
George Reid has been a great support to this old fool over the last twenty years. Firstly, he is a very good deejay.
Secondly, he has immaculate taste in music, which I guess many pundits would describe as 'eclectic'.
This is great in as much as he has no musical 'blinkers on' regarding all genre's of this convaluted mish mash
that constitutes the Black music we all know and love.
George retired from his daytime career, to concentrate on his music. George told me:
I have put a few links below to some things that I am messing about with since I have retired. I think you will like the radio show, especially if you stick with it until we get to the mid 70s and play the best stuff. At the moment we are in April 1970. I’m using the old B&S magazines as my reference and a few books for what was going on in the USA clubs such as the Loft. What were you doing in 1970? I was still at primary school.
I’m running a night here in Edinburgh. If you are ever here for a visit or know friends who are let them know.
Family Affair Event page
https://www.facebook.com/pg/FamilyAffairEdinburgh/events/?ref=page_internal
Family Affair main page
https://www.facebook.com/FamilyAffairEdinburgh/?modal=admin_todo_tour
My facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/george.reid.12139
I have created some playlists on spotify under soulville1000.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3kp8ane9wpFonxlYYYyM93?si=GFHk-sVnSqGFxbweOlsGnQ
or just search under soulville1000 and you will find the playlists.
My radio show looks back at the 1970s only playing the music that was available at the time as its part of the http://livingmemory.org.uk so its all about records and reminisence music and memories. As far as I’m aware there has never been a radio show like this. The show below was pre- recorded and will go out today at 1.30 – 3.30 and will be repeated on Saturday night.
I’ve done 4 shows so far. On the show I only play the music of the day starting at January 1970 and looking back at the evolution of disco and soul. I’m up to April 1970. Its so tempting to play the music that came out later that year but I’m sticking to chronological order in keeping with the ethos of The Living Memory organisation. I use my own record and CD collection, no computers or laptops. The studio is very basic, we don’t even have direct drive turntables so its is exactly like being back in 1970 as the right hand turntable sometimes cuts out off the record like an old dansette! Please ignore the gaffs and ramblings and just enjoy the music. Maybe we should start a justgiving page to raise money for Technics!
You can listen and download the show on my Mixcloud page where you can also find other mixes radio shows and DJ sets.
https://www.mixcloud.com/soulville/soulville-disco-evolution-thelma-fm-show-3/
To download go here.
http://www.mixcloud-downloader.com/
If you ever want to listen LIVE scroll down to the bottom of the living memory page or download the app on simpleradio.com There are only a handful of radio shows as most of what the station broadcast is just people talking about their lives as that is what the living memory is all about. You can hear prostitutes talking about working at the docks or folk talking about what their school days were like. A real mixture of the life of Edinburgh folk. Spread the word it’s a great cause. Statistically one in five of us will get dementia. My dad has it.
http://www.livingmemory.org.uk/
Simple radio
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.streema.simpleradio&hl=en_GB
older playlists.....
Soulville’s Disco Evolution 2nd August 2019 – Show 4
Soulville’s Disco Evolution 28th June 2019 – Show 1
SOULVILLE 26 OCTOBER 1996
STAX and ATLANTIC SPECIAL PART 1
ARTIST TITLE
DONNY HATHAWAY - THE GHETTO ATLANTIC LP
THE DRAMATICS - WHAT YOUSEE IS WHAT YOU GET STAX LP
WILLIAM BELL - HAPPY STAX LP
JOE TURNER - SHAKE RATTLE & ROLL ATLANTIC LP
OTIS REDDING - HIGHER AND HIGHER ATLANTIC LP
BARBARA LEWIS - HELLO STRANGER ATLANTIC LP
3 CAPS - LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO AROUND ATLANTIC LP
ARETHA FRANKLIN - THAT'S THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT CHA CD
ARTHUR CONLEY - LOVE COMES AND GOES CD
HANK CRAWFORD - GROOVIN ATLANTIC LP
ESTHER PHILLIPS - THE GIRL FROM IPANEMIA ATLANTIC LP
JOHN GARY WILLIAMS - I BELIEVE THE WHOLE DAMN WORLD IS GOING CRAZY STAX LP
DAVID PORTER - I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU STAX LP
SAM DEES - CHILD OF THE STREETS ATLANTIC LP
PHILLIP MITCHELL - I'M SO HAPPY ATLANTIC LP
TRUE REFLECTION - WHERE I'M COMING FROM ATCO LP
THE PERSUADERS - THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE ATLANTIC LP
JJ BARNES - GOT TO GET RID OF YOU CD
MAD LADS - MAKE THAT YOUNG LADY MINE CD
SOUL CHILDREN - WHAT'S HAPPENING BABY ATLANTIC LP
RANCE ALLEN - I CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE STAX LP
STAPLES SINGERS - RESPECT STAX LP
MARGIE JOSEPH - I'M SO GLAND I'M YOUR WOMAN ATLANTIC LP
LES MCCANN - THE PRICE YOU GOT TO PAY TO BE FREE ATLANTIC LP
DONNY HATHAWAY - LOVE LOVE LOVE ATLANTIC LP
Older Playlists
Soulville 27 January 2009
ARTIST TITLE
Odetta - Pastures of plenty
Jesse James - I never meant to love her
BTSC- Fly away
Brand New Heavies - dream on dreamer
Sheena - One man woman
The Jaedes - Uh Uh what did I do
Bobby Bland - Lets get together
Imperial Wonders - Just a dream
Rhetta Hughes - Your doing it with her
James Brown - Lost someone
Moses Smith - Keep on strivin
Major Lance - Come what may
Shari Addison - I praise you
James Taylor Quartet - Love will keep us together
Tasita D'Amour - Searchin
DJ Pope - Heaven
Sicania Soul - Starlite
All start feat Jocelyn Brown - All about the music
Brenda Boykin - Love is in town
Gerardo Fresina - Living in the city
