Secret Stash Records

06/11/2024

Listen: Secret Stash x Jazz Futures x Funktion on Jazz88 10/10/24. Always good seeing old friends and spinning records.

Jazz Futures and The Funktion on Jazz 88 (KBEM) - Danny Sigelman, Eric Foss, Nate Millstein - Minneapolis, MN (10/10/24)

05/09/2024

Reissue dropping Sept 20. One of Soul Source’s “Most Sought After Rare Northern Soul” records. More info coming soon. Pre-orders open next week.

07/08/2024

Approving stickers for our next 7”!

27/06/2024

After 56 years of sitting in the vault, Bull & The Matadors' "Where Did The Judge Go" is finally available! Pre-order your limited edition 7" now. Only 250 hand numbered copies available. When they're gone they're gone. Save 20% when you pre-order.

21/06/2024

Pre-Orders are open for Bull & The Matadors “The Funky Judge” backed with the previously unreleased follow up, “Where Did The Judge Go”. Finished goods are here and orders ship July 12. Save 20% when you pre-order! Only 250 hand numbered copies are available. Order early to reserve a low number copy.

20/06/2024

Bull & The Matador's "The Funky Judge" hit the Billboard R&B Chart in August of 1968 peaking at # 9, a massive showing for Chicago based Toddlin' Town Records. Tomorrow we open preorders for our limited edition 7" reissue backed with the previously unreleased follow up track, "Where Did The Judge Go". Get a load of this groovy trade publication ad for the track from '68.

19/06/2024

Get more details on our new limited edition Bull & the Matadors 7". Pre-orders open Friday. Orders ship July 12.

Posted on June 18, 2024June 19, 2024 by Eric FossBull & The Matadors “The Funky Judge” B/W “Where Did The Judge Go” (Unreleased) PRE-ORDERS OPEN THIS FRIDAY, JUNE 21 ORDERS SHIP JULY 12 LIMITED EDITION 250 UNIT PRESSING HAND NUMBERED INCLUDES UNRELEASED TRACK SAVE 20% WHEN YOU PRE-ORDER Side...

04/06/2024

Test pressings just landed for a new 7” release! Finished goods for another should be here later today or tomorrow. You didn’t think we were gonna come back just for streaming, did you!?!?

30/04/2024

Streaming Friday: Nobody’s Child, “All My Friends Call Me A Fool” In the late 60s, Sound of Soul Records proprietor, August Moon, going by Dickie Diamond at the time, was booking bands from his new headquarters in Trenton, NJ. He eventually became the manager for Patti Labelle and The Bluebelles. When he needed a backing band for his new star attraction, he called on his longtime associate, Tyrone Thomas (AKA Little Tommy). Tyrone left his band, Brother Love, to form Nobody’s Children for the purpose of backing Patti and the Bluebelles. Geraldine Jones B/W All My Friends Call Me A Fool is the only record released by the group, though it’s credited as Nobody’s Child.

Photo: Cover from Tyrone’s next project, the August Moon produced Tyrone Thomas And The Whole Darn Family

26/04/2024

From a collaboration with William Bell in Muscle Shoals ("Old Uncle Tom is Dead") to an instrumental banger with Little Richard's band in NYC (K.P.) and an absolute Northern Soul classic (Leave Me Alone), we've got 3 new tracks hitting streaming services today. Head to our Spotify playlist to hear all 3 (https://shorturl.at/hsEZ5) and be sure to "like" the playlist to stay up to date with our weekly drops.

24/04/2024

A few weeks ago we dropped ’ “Cabbage Greens” on you and promised the flip to soon follow . Well, here it comes! Every bit as turned up and funky as Cabbage Greens, K.P. came from the same session which took place at Mirasoud Studios in New York City on May 12, 1966. If you missed Cabbage Greens, go back to posts from the week of april 1 to learn all about the and connections on both of these tracks!

K.P. is streaming Friday! Like our Spotify playlist to get it ASAP: https://shorturl.at/hsEZ5

23/04/2024

“Old Uncle Tom Is Dead” By Nitroglycerine hits streaming services Friday! In the late 1960s, Sound of Soul Records’ met vocalist in Mobile, Alabama. By then, southern soul and the sounds of , American, Fame, and Muscle Shoals Sound Studios had captured countless chart topping hits. Around 1970 Moon and Saunders did sessions at both Fame and Muscle Shoals Sound which included contributions from legendary musicians like (drums), (guitar), (arrangement), (keys), and others.

“Old Uncle Tom Is Dead” performed under the name Nitroglycerine is a beautifully haunting gospel infused track featuring a powerful spoken word performance delivered by Moon atop a stunning recording of the muscle shoals band with jaw dropping vocal flourishes from the inimitable Larry Saunders.

Like our Spotify playlist to get it ASAP https://shorturl.at/bwJRW

22/04/2024

What do Muscle Shoals Alabama, New York City, , William Bell, and Richmond, Virginia have in common? They’re all directly connected to the 3 tracks we’re releasing on streaming services this Friday!

“Old Uncle Tom Is Dead” By Nitroglycerine
“K.P.” By The World Famous Upsetters
“Leave Me Alone” By Oscar Wright

More info to follow this week.
Like our Spotify playlist to get them all ASAP (link in bio)

18/04/2024

Oscar Wright’s “Fell In Love” along with its flip, “Leave Me Alone,” were recorded at New York City's Stea & Phillip studios in May of 1966. Wright was a rhythm guitarist and sometimes lead vocalist for The World Famous Upsetters. In fact, Upsetters bandleader Grady Gaines, is credited as songwriter on the original pressing of “Leave Me Alone.” It is our understanding that this session took place within days or possibly even hours of another August Moon produced Upsetters session 4 blocks away at Mirasound Studios.

"Fell In Love" hits streaming services tomorrow!

15/04/2024

Friday we’re releasing Oscar Wright’s Fell In Love on all streaming platforms. We’ll also be including an instrumental mix! If you’re a Northern Soul aficionado this is a track that will likely need no introduction. It’s been a favorite on the scene for many years, leading original pressings to trade for hundreds of dollars online. Stay tuned this week as we’ll share a bit more about this record and some audio. Like to our Spotify playlist to get it as soon as it's available: https://shorturl.at/jklKU

PS- the flip will drop next week!