Kenny Bernard


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British singer Kenny Bernard was part of Pye Records' relatively rarefied stable of soul singers during the mid-'60s. Beginning in 1965 with The Tracker (on which he was backed by the Wranglers and which, along with his later B-side Hey Woman, has turned up on some U.K. freakbeat collections), he regaled British audiences with a half-dozen smooth soul-style singles, four for Pye, and then a pair of releases in 1967-1968 for British CBS, the last featuring his cover of Sam Cooke's A Change Is Gonna Come. Bernard never charted a record in England, but was later embraced by that country's Northern soul enthusiasts, who have turned his original Pye 45s into serious collector's items. There was never a Kenny Bernard LP, nor have his singles been compiled in one place (though there are enough of them between both labels for a 12-song CD).

ALBUMS


APPEARANCES +


Various
Magic In The Air (1966-1970 The Birth Of Cool Britannia)
2019, Box, Comp + 3xCD, RM, Rubble (2), ,
Psychedelic Rock/Pop Rock
Various
Circus Days (The Complete Series Volumes One-Six - A Compendium Of Curios From The Great British Psychedelic Era)
2010, 6x CD, Box Set, ,
Psychedelic Rock/Pop Rock/Prog Rock
Various
Breaking Point (20 Hard-Edged Beat Diamonds)
2008, CD, Comp, Psychic Circle, ,
Rock & Roll/Mod/Beat
Various
Painting The Time (New Rubble Volume 6)
2005, CD, Comp, Past & Present Records, Radioactive (2), ,
Beat/Pop Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Prog Rock/Garage Rock
Various
Circus Days Volume Four (UK Psychedelic Obscurities 1967-72)
1991, Vinyl, ,
Pop Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Prog Rock
Writing On The Wall
The Power Of The Picts
1969
Ian Levine
Ian Levine's Northern Soul Classics Volume 9
2024, 25xFile, MP3, Comp, 256, The Orchard Enterprises
Various
Wyld Beests And Weirdos (6CDs Of British 60's R&B Beat Punk)
2022, Box, Comp + 6xCD, Comp, RM, Rubble (2), ,
Rhythm & Blues/Garage Rock/Beat/Mod/Rock & Roll
Various
Gotta Get A Good Thing Goin' (Black Music In Britain In The Sixties)
2022, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Strawberry (26), ,
Beat/Mod/Reggae/Ska/Soul
Various
Ain't Nothing But A House Party (60s & Early 70s Club Soul Classics)
2022, Box, Comp + 3xCD, Strawberry (26)
Various
Keeping The Faith (28 Stompin' Northern Soul Classics)
2019, 2xLP, Comp, Ltd, Num, Gol, Music On Vinyl, BMG
Various
Keeping The Faith (28 Stompin' Northern Soul Classics & 21 Modern Soul Classics)
2019, 2xCD, Comp, Music On CD, BMG, ,
Soul
Various
Fab Gear (The British Beat Explosion And Its Aftershocks 1963-1967)
2018, 6xCD, Comp + Box, RPM Records (2), ,
Mod/Beat/Rhythm & Blues
Various
Gathered From Coincidence: The British Folk-Pop Sound Of 1965-66
2018, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Grapefruit Records, ,
Folk/Folk Rock
Various
Simply Northern Soul (3CDs Of Essential Northern Soul Floor Stompers)
2017, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Union Square Music, ,
Soul
Various
The Best Of Rare Mod (60 Prime Cuts Of 60s' Underground Rhythm 'N' Blues, Psych & Soul)
2017, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Comp, Acid Jazz, ,
Mod/Soul/Rhythm & Blues/Psychedelic/Beat
Various
Northern Soul (Backdrops, Highkicks And Handclaps)
2016, 2xCD, Comp, Metro Select, ,
Soul
Various
Keeping The Faith: 30 Stomping Northern Soul Classics
2015, 30xFile, FLAC, Comp, Sanctuary, ,
Funk/Soul/Rhythm & Blues
Various
Acid Jazz Mod
2014, 2xCD, Comp, Not Bad Records (2), ,
Acid Jazz
Various
Rare Mod Volume 3 (A Third Volume Of 60s' Underground Rhythm'n'Blues, Psych & Soul)
2011, Vinyl, ,
Mod/Rhythm & Blues/Psychedelic Rock/Soul/Garage Rock
Various
She's A Heartbreaker (UK Floor Fillers Vol. 4)
2008, CD, Comp, Psychic Circle, ,
Mod/Soul/Pop Rock
Various
Northern Soul (The Essential Collection)
2006, 2xCD, Comp, Metro Doubles, ,
Soul/Disco/Funk
Various
Soul Sensations
2006, 10x CD, Box Set, ,
Funk/Disco/Soul
Various
Northern Soul (Ain't Nothin' But A Houseparty)
2005, 2x CD, ,
Soul
Various
A Treasury Of Northern Soul
2004, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Castle Pulse, ,
Soul
Various
Up All Night - 32 Northern Soul Spinners
2003, 2xCD, Comp, Castle Pulse,
Various
The Strange World Of Northern Soul
2003, 6xDVD-V, Comp, Wienerworld, ,
Soul
Various
More Northern Soul Memories
2002, 2xCD, Comp, Castle Pie
Various
The Best Of Soul Time
2002, 2x CD, ,
Soul
Various
Northern Soul Stompers
2001, 4xCD, Comp, Bestway Records, ,
Soul
Various
Ripples Volume 6: Jingle Jangle Mornings
2000, CD, Comp, Sequel Records, ,
Folk Rock/Pop Rock
Various
Beach Bash (Ripples Volume 5)
2000, CD, Comp, RM, Sequel Records, Castle Music, ,
Surf/Beat/Pop Rock/Vocal
Various
Soultime: Volume 3
1999
Various
Northern Soul Memories
1999, 2x CD, ,
Soul
Various
From Calypso to Disco: The Roots of Black Britain
1998, CD, Comp, Sequel Records
Various
British Soul Vol 1 (Classic British Label Northern Soul Rarities)
1995, CD, Comp, Goldmine Soul Supply, ,
Ballad/Pop Rock/Soul/Vocal
Various
Essential 60's Northern Soul Dancefloor Classics Volume 1
1994, CD, Comp, RM, Deepbeats, ,
Soul
Various
Mod Gear
1994, CD, Comp, Victor, ,
Mod/Beat/Rhythm & Blues
Various
Dance Like The Devil
1992
Various
British Beat Anthology Vol.3
1991, CD, Comp, PRT
Various
Quick Before They Catch Us (The Pop Era Volume One)
1990
Various
Soul Source - The Soul Era Volume One
1989, Vinyl, ,
Beat/Soul/Mod
Various
That Driving Beat
1986, LP, Comp, Soul Supply (3)
Various
Untitled
1983
Various
Where It's At! (A Sampler From Mills)
2xLP, Mills Music Publishing,
Various
National Australian Northern Soul Weekender 2022
2022, CDr, Comp, Unofficial, Not On Label
Various
Oddities Volume One
2002, LP, Comp, Unofficial, Not On Label, ,
Pop Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Beat
Writing On The Wall
The Power Of The Picts
2001
Various
Beat On The Krauts Im Star-Club Hamburg 3
1999, LP, Comp, Unofficial, Romulan Records
Various
Circus Days Vol. 3 (UK Psychedelic Obscurities 1966-1970)
1998, CD, ,
Psychedelic Rock
Various
Rare 60's Beat Treasures - Vol. 7
1995, CD, Comp, Unofficial, Gone Beat, ,
Beat/Bubblegum