David Nathan

The British Ambassador of Soul

Journal

by David

#32 – “Tell It Like It Is”…


February 1967, Manor House, London Soul City is starting to get going with more customers finding out about the only record store that sells only American RB particularly since weve now got a regular supplier of US imports, Mr. Shapiro from Miami, Florida. Meanwhile, my personal life is slightly...
by David

#33 – “Voice Your Choice”


February 1967, London At Soul City, were doing well with the growing number of UK releases of great RB albums and one in particular, Sing A Song Of Soul through Chess Records (issued by Pye Records) is a best seller at the record shop and a personal favourite of mine. With tracks by Johnny Nash...
by David

#34 – “Walking Up A One Way Street”…


February 1967, London Now that our record shop Soul City is getting more well known, some of our local customers, many who have immigrated to the UK from the Caribbean are asking for what were then quite obscure imported singles that had been popular in Jamaica, notably Willie Tees Walking Up A O...