Soulbossa were a three-piece originally from Blackburn in Lancashire, but who later relocated to London where they played at Sparkle Moore's club and More Than Heaven, opening for Delilah Jacks. Members: Peter Jones (vocals/guitar), Tracy Bellaries (bass). Michael Ford (drums).
. Their name is spelt Soul Bossa in 'The Peel Sessions'.
Links To Peel
Peel played their debut single, Jinx, on Dishy Records:it impressed Peel's listeners enough to enter that year's FF chart. They also did two sessions for the show.
Festive Fifty Entries
- 1996 Festive Fifty: Sore Loser #44
Sessions
- Two, neither commercially released.
1. Recorded: 1995-05-14. First broadcast: 03 June 1995. Not repeated.
- Dirt Track / The Big Hurt / Hang Your Head / Wrong
2. Recorded: 1996-10-13. First broadcast: 03 November 1996. Repeated: 19 January 1997.
- Red Rag / Nothing / Beginning Of The End / Now
Other Shows Played
1995
- 05 May 1995: 'Jinx (7")' (Chicken Bone)
- 14 May 1995 (BBC World Service): Jinx (7") Chicken Bone
- 20 May 1995: Jinx (7 inch) Chicken Bone Records
- 02 June 1995: 'Carol Ann (7" - Jinx)' (Chicken Bone)
1996
- 20 July 1996: Sore Loser (7") Dishy Recordings DISHY 18
- Peel 1996: Malcontent (7") Dishy Recordings DISHY 22 separate play
- 05 October 1996: Malcontent (7") Dishy Recordings DISHY 22
- 16 October 1996: Tintorera (7" - Malcontent) Dishy
- October 1996 (FSK): Tintorera (7" - Malcontent) Dishy
- 21 December 1996: 'Sore Loser (7")' (Dishy Recordings)
1997
- 10 June 1997: Mantrap (12" - Come Into Soulbossa) Dishy
- 25 June 1997: Mantrap (12" - Come Into Soulbossa) Dishy
- 26 June 1997 (BFBS): 'Not The Man (12"-Come Into Soulbossa)' (Dishy Recordings)
- 10 July 1997 (BFBS): 'Mantrap (12"-Come Into Soulbossa)' (Dishy Recordings)
- 17 July 1997 (BFBS): 'Something Blue (12"-Come Into Soulbossa)' (Dishy Recordings)
- 01 July 1997: 'Something Blue (EP-Come Into Soulbossa)' (Dishy Recordings)
1999
- September 1999 (FSK): In The Wrong (album - Love Amongst the Stars) DISHY Dishy 44CD
- 16 September 1999: 'In The Wrong (single)' (Dishy Recordings)
- 28 September 1999: 'In The Wrong'
- 30 September 1999 (Radio Eins): In The Wrong (album - Love Amongst the Stars) DISHY Dishy 44CD
- 21 October 1999 (Radio Eins): In The Wrong (album - Love Amongst the Stars) DISHY Dishy 44CD
- 15 December 1999: A.M. (album - Love Amongst the Stars) DISHY Dishy 44CD
- 20 December 1999 (BFBS): 'A.M. (album - Love Amongst the Stars) DISHY Dishy 44CD
- December 1999 (FSK): A.M. (album - Love Amongst the Stars) DISHY Dishy 44CD
- 27 December 1999 (BFBS): 'Inga Penga (album - Love Amongst the Stars) DISHY Dishy 44CD
- 28 December 1999: 'Inga Penga'
2000
- 06 January 2000 (Radio Eins): A.M. (album - Love Amongst the Stars) DISHY Dishy 44CD
- 13 January 2000: Can You Swing? (album - Love Amongst the Stars) DISHY Dishy 44CD
- 20 January 2000 (Radio Eins): Can You Swing? (album - Love Amongst the Stars) DISHY Dishy 44CD
- 02 February 2000: A.M. (album - Love Amongst the Stars) DISHY Dishy 44CD
- 06 July 2000 (Radio Eins): 'In The Wrong'
External Links
- Extensive interview from a US source, which describes JP as "a sort of UK equivalent of Rodney Bingenheimer".
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