Sigma Sound Studios: The Room Behind the Philly Sound

The story of Sigma Sound Studios, Joe Tarsia's Philadelphia room where Gamble, Huff, Thom Bell [...]

Chicago Soul: A Guide to the Windy City Sound

Chicago soul explained: the labels, producers, arrangers and records that gave the Windy City its [...]

The Best Northern Soul Compilations to Buy on CD and Vinyl

The best northern soul compilations on CD and vinyl, from Kent's rarities series to Wigan [...]

Vinyl Grading Guide: How to Grade Soul Records and 45s

Vinyl grading explained for soul collectors: the Goldmine scale, styrene 45s, label damage, promos and [...]

Philly Soul: A Guide to the Sound of Philadelphia

Philly soul explained: Gamble, Huff and Thom Bell, Sigma Sound, MFSB and the essential records [...]

Hi Records History: Willie Mitchell, Al Green and Memphis

Hi Records history from rockabilly instrumentals to Al Green, Willie Mitchell's Royal Studios and the [...]

Muscle Shoals: How a Small Alabama Town Made the Best Soul Records in America

FAME, the Swampers and 3614 Jackson Highway: how two unglamorous buildings in north-west Alabama produced [...]

Northern Soul Explained: The Clubs, the Records and Why It Still Matters

A complete beginner guide to northern soul: where the name came from, the clubs that [...]

Stax Records: The Story of Soulsville, USA

How a disused Memphis cinema became the most important soul label in America, the contract [...]