Here we are with the recent radio takeover by our good friends <312 Boys, formerly running as Chi Guys from the Windy City. If you haven’t yet heard them, their modern / disco mix on ADA from early January is one that I’ve had in rotation since it’s initial airing and comes highly recommended. For their second trip they presented us with an equally impressive set, this time pulling records from a decade earlier to make for a truly memorable broadcast. This one’s a special one for us, as it’s really the only full-on northern soul broadcast we’ve done on A Downtown Affair… and we couldn’t be happier with it being the singular mix representing this sound that has been gestured at in a few mixes on the show, but until now never served as the focal point of the program. There are some monster tunes on here, and the mix is rich with a wide variety of vibes running throughout the 2 hour set. Plus, things close off with an extended, exclusive ballad section which is a nice highlight to cool things down with. Thanks again to James, Chris & Ben for channeling the vibe of the Windy City Soul Club onto the NY airwaves.

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Carolyn Crawford “My Heart” (Motown)
Nella Dodds “Come Back Baby” (Wand)
The Sapphires “Gotta Have Your Love” (ABC Paramount)
Brenton Wood “Sad Little Song” (Double Shot)
The Bonnevilles “Play It Cool” (Now Records)
Chuck Wood “Seven Days Too Long” (Roulette)
Donnie Wells “You’ve Got My Love” (Scepter Records)
The Ringleaders “All of My Life” (m-pac!)
Lillie Bryant “Meet Me Halfway” (Tay-Ster)
Barbara Mason “Bobby, Is My Baby” (Arctic)
The Spinners “Sweet Thing” (Motown)
The Inspirations “Gotta Find A New Love” (Unreleased)
Soul Brothers Six “I’ll Be Loving You” (Atlantic)
Temptations “Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)” (Gordy)
Bobby Taylor “Oh, I’ve Been Bless’d” (V.I.P.)
Rufus Wonder & The Additions “Under The Moon” (Lando Record Co.)
Billy Butler & The Four Enchanters “Found True Love” (Okeh)
Supurbs “Only For Lovers” (Alteen)
The Shepards “Little Girl Lost” (ABC Paramount)
The Showmen “Our Love Will Grow” (Swan)
Sunny & The Sunliners “If I Could See You Now” (RPR)
Geno Washington “I’ll Be Around (When You Want Me)” (Atac)
Cheryl Williams “Everybody’s Happy But Me” (Bengee)
The Specials “Baby You Need Me” (Satch)
The Royal Esquires “Ain’t Gonna Run” (Harmonia Sounds, Inc.)
Marva Whitney “Ball of Fire” (King)
The Headliners “He’s For A Love” (Luau)
Marvin Gaye “Little Darling, I Need You” (Tamla)
The Admirations “Heaven Is In Your Arms” (Paree)
Tony Hestor “Just Can’t Leave You” (Karate)

Shirley Lawson “One More Chance” (Back Beat)
Lee Williams “It’s Everything About You (That I Love)” (Carnival Records)
Timebox “Beggin’” (Deram)
Nina Simone “Be’s That Way Some Times” (Rca Victor)
Kool Blues “Can We Try Love Again” (Capsoul)
Linda & The Debonetts “First To Cry” (Happiness)
The Von Ryan Express “Rules of Love” (Sanns Records)
Dorothy Williams “I Won’t Give My Heart” (Hawk)
Donnie Wells “A Real Love” (Scepter)
The Ringleaders “This Is Goodbye” (Unreleased)
The Majors “Lost In A City” (Big Three)
George Benson “My Woman’s Good To Me” (A&M)

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