So as we all know, the cult of the skinhead was partially birth’d by the co-opting of the mods by the middle class… as hard, sharp and clean living gave way to shaggy hair and paisley; the working class yobs of ‘69 laced up the boots on their feet, pulled their crombies tighter, and applied the clippers to help distinguish themselves from the more peacocky mods and more importantly from the filthy hippies. What wasn’t dropped, however, was the love of reggae, rocksteady, ska, and obscure American Soul…Sadly, so many of our skinhead brothers have forgotten the importance of the sweet sweet soul music that dominated the genesis of the cult. While most certainly, all of us here at Skinbyrd.com love the heavy boot’d, thudding power of oi and street rock–being the suave bastards that we are, we know our soul sounds quite well… So here, for you, young skinhead, with your boots on your feet, is our podcast for the week of January 27th, focusing on the classic northern/60s soul sounds, along with some snippets of killer jams from Jamaica… enjoy!

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Playlist:
The Contacts - You Gonna Pay
King Stitt - The Ugly One
Pat Lewis - No One To Love
The Vibrations - Gonna Get Along Without You Now
Little Richard - I Don’t Want To Discuss It
Slim Smith And The Uniques - Build My World Around You
Johnnie Mae Matthews - Lonely You’ll Be
Sandra Phillips - I Wish I Had Known
Jackie Lee - Temptation Walk
Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up
Percy Sledge - The Dark End Of The Street