#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 ...
#29 – “Aretha, phone call from England…”
December 1966, London What a way to end my year, speaking to Aretha Franklin who has signed a new contract with Atlantic Records in November. ...
#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 ...
#26 – “Soul City”
November 1966, Bexleyheath The plan to open Britain 1st record shop selling only American R&B is hatched. Inspired by a 45 on Cameo Parkway, a ...
#25 – “That’s Not Aretha, That’s Erma!”
September 1966, London Earlier in the year, my thirst for collecting every one of the Columbia albums by Aretha Franklin is quenched! I’m forever hooked ...
#24 – “Stay With Me”
September 1966, Bexleyheath I’m now staying at Dave Godin’s home and we’re trying to figure out how to make inroads with the Rhythm & Soul ...
#23 – “Rhythm & Soul USA”
May 1966, London I’m having a great time introducing soul music LPs released on Atlantic in the UK by Barbara Lewis and Esther Phillips and ...
#22 – ‘When A Man Loves A Woman’…
March 1966, London I’ve decided that it’s time to leave school. My parents aren’t thrilled and after a few weeks of attempting home study, my ...
#21 – “Strange Fruit”…
February 1966, London With my focus very much on the exciting events of the past six months - starting the UK Nina Simone appreciation society, ...
