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Founder of @ubiquityrecords
and @groovemerchantsf, father of @ellarosemcfadin and @lucyraemcfadin , Newport Beach / NYC

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TSC-005 • LIMITED EDITION 45 RPM 7” DROPS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH

PRE-SALE ON NOW! LINK IN BIO 🔗

GEORGE BUTTS

A – “I Love You So Much”
B – “Keep That Same Old Feeling”

A special limited run of just 100 copies of this rare Southern California Modern Soul / Boogie gem, pressed on beautiful transparent red wax.

LIMITED EDITION 7” PRE-SALE AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY VIA BANDCAMP. LINK IN BIO 🔗

#GeorgeButts #ModernSoul #Boogie45 #ILoveYouSoMuch #TheSoundCouncil

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Featured Track: “Lifted Me Higher” by The Yancy Family. An uplifting Gospel Boogie gem led by Kevin Yancy, “Lifted Me Higher” delivers an undeniable dancefloor groove, soulful vocals, and a message of faith and inspiration. This lost Yancy Family track, along with other rare cuts, is now available on Summer Jams Vol. 1.

The Sound Council presents: Summer Jams Vol. 1

A 12-track collection of definitive Modern Soul, R&B & Boogie cuts handpicked by The Sound Council.

Featuring essential mixes, rare recordings, and select tracks available digitally for the first time.

Music from Chuck Bynum, Creative Power, George Butts, O-Ryley featuring Kellee Patterson, and The Yancy Family.

Explore the complete track listing on our Bandcamp. Link in bio. 🔗

Now available on Bandcamp and all major streaming and digital download platforms.

#chuckbynum #creativepower #georgebutts #kellepatterson #theyancyfamily

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Featured Track: Marathon Lover by Chuck Bynum. Co-produced by Natalie Cole, this celebrated dancefloor gem from 1980 captures the spirit of an evolving era, blending lush production, soulful vocals, and a memorable vocoder performance, earning it a special place in the hearts of collectors and DJs alike.

How would you classify Marathon Lover? Disco, Boogie, Modern Soul… or somewhere in between?

The Sound Council presents: Summer Jams Vol. 1

A 12-track collection of definitive Modern Soul, R&B & Boogie cuts handpicked by The Sound Council.

Featuring essential mixes, rare recordings, and select tracks available digitally for the first time.

Music from Chuck Bynum, Creative Power, George Butts, O-Ryley featuring Kellee Patterson, and The Yancy Family.

Explore the complete track listing on our Bandcamp. Link in bio. 🔗

Now available on Bandcamp and all major streaming and digital download platforms.

#chuckbynum #creativepower #georgebutts #kellepatterson #theyancyfamily

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The Sound Council presents:
Summer Jams Vol. 1

A 12-track collection of definitive Modern Soul, R&B, and Boogie cuts handpicked by The Sound Council. Featuring essential mixes, rare recordings, and select tracks available digitally for the first time.

Check out our Bandcamp for complete track-listing. Link in bio 🔗

Now available for download via Bandcamp and streaming on all major digital platforms.

#chuckbynum #creativepower #georgebutts #kellepatterson #theyancyfamily

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The Sound Council presents: Summer Jams Vol. One ☀️🔥

A 12-track compilation of handpicked Modern Soul, R&B and Boogie, bringing together rare recordings, timeless summer grooves and dancefloor heat. Lovingly remastered and presented for soul enthusiasts old and new.

Featuring deep cuts and extended mixes from Chuck Bynum, Creative Power, George Butts, O-Ryley featuring Kellee Patterson, and The Yancy Family.

✨Available July 31 as a digi release via Bandcamp and all major streaming and digital download platforms.✨

#summerjams #modernsoul #boogie #music #thesoundcouncil

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✨Available July 31✨

The Sound Council presents: Summer Jams Vol. One

A 12-track compilation of handpicked Modern Soul, R&B and Boogie, bringing together rare recordings, timeless summer grooves and dancefloor heat. Lovingly remastered and presented for a new generation of soul enthusiasts.

Featuring music from Chuck Bynum, Creative Power, George Butts, O-Ryley featuring Kellee Patterson, and The Yancy Family.

Over the coming days, we’ll introduce each artist and share the stories behind their contribution to the compilation.

✨Available July 31 on Bandcamp and all major streaming and digital download platforms..✨

#summerjams #modernsoul #boogie #music #thesoundcouncil

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Happy Birthday to the incomparable Kellee Patterson! ✨🎉❤️‍🔥

Wishing you a day filled with love and joy. Thank you for sharing your remarkable talent and timeless music with the world. Here’s to a wonderful year ahead! ❤️‍🔥

With love,

The Sound Council

#kelleepatterson #happybirthday
#thesoundcouncil #thisisarecord

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191 E 3rd @ Ave B. This is the one you gotta make it too. Opening a bit early before 12noon, since some of you want a pre sale. Now you know.

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PALM SPRINGS 🌴💐

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right where I am supposed to be 🌈🌽🐾🍓🍦🌭🍅🇺🇸🍉

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I showed up in Nashville in 1996. I immediately lined up an internship at Vanderbilt’s college radio station, WRVU, and started calling my favorite record labels to see if they would service the station with free promos.

Many did, including Stones Throw – with less than ten records issued at that point – and Fantasy, then controlling the Prestige catalog and issuing amazing compilations of their funkiest late 60s and early 70s releases with awful artwork and the moniker “Legends of Acid Jazz.”

Some didn’t, like Bobbito’s Fondle ‘Em – but they directed me to the first hip hop webstore I knew of, Sandbox, and Ed Wong was a nice guy and he offered me wholesale pricing. The same was the case with San Francisco’s Ubiquity and their sub-label, Luv N’ Haight.

I can’t tell you how much I learned from Ubiquity’s early reissues and compilations I bought that year. It’s how I found out about Nathan Davis, and Roy Porter, for instance, when you could still buy Nathan’s records from him, and Roy’s 1980s reissues were available in every Craig Moerer catalog for $12. The first set of Ubiquity titles I got included the Groove Merchant compilation, which is where I first read Chris Veltri’s liner notes and heard his take on what we called “Rare Groove” - it was a formative influence on the era’s record collecting.

It’s also how I found out about Mike James Kirkland. And though it took 30 years, or maybe because I chose to wait 30 years, I get to enjoy not just the music but those memories of early, exciting discovery in 2026.

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Creative Power - “Special Love”
TSC-004 Limited 45 RPM 7”
Now Available on Bandcamp✨

Creative Power was a Los Angeles based R&B group from the late 1980s, led by visionary Ernie Benzor and known producer Arthur Brown of the band KIDDO. In 1986, Creative Power recorded their first self-titled single, a release that has since become sought after by DJs and collectors alike.

The following year the group returned to the studio to record what would become a stunning R&B/Dance anthem titled: “Special Love.” Rich in melody and driven by the distinct, heartfelt vocals of Stacy Collins, the single carried all the makings of a breakout record.

The track had everything- except a system to carry it forward. With no major label support or promotional budget, only 20 copies were pressed up and circulated as a demo among a handful of local DJs- in hopes of sparking interest.

Without the means to push the project, “Special Love” quietly slipped through the cracks of time- an extraordinary recording lost to circumstance, waiting to be rediscovered.

Decades later, a copy resurfaced in Orange County, California, tucked away in a dusty crate at the Golden West Swap Meet. That discovery set off a chain reaction- leading back to Arthur Brown and the original creative director Ernie Benzor, who had luckily maintained the masters.

This special release marks the first official 7” 45 RPM pressing of a record that was never fully realized- until now.

Thank you for taking the time to rediscover this exceptional work. We hope you too will be inspired by the beauty and strength of Creative Power.

#CreativePower #SpecialLove #ModernSoul45 #Dance #TheSoundCouncil

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