Dvd Release - Northern Soul 200 Greatest Floorfillers from Wienerworld

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NORTHERN SOUL'S 200 GREATEST FLOORFILLERS

Coming in October 2008.

Our greatest achievement ever.

A five disc DVD set of 200 performances.

The biggest all time songs are here...

OUT ON THE FLOOR, DO I...

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Just wondered if anyone had actually seen any of this stuff - the old SWONS footage I mean - what they've done to them is astonishing. All those terrible psychedelic swirly effects have been completely removed and the videos look really contemporary. Nearly 10 years ago I was one of the original films biggest detractors but over time it's become probably the most important historical Northern Soul document that there is (some of it due to the fact that many of it's participants started to pass away after it came out). But this is a different kettle of fish, it's not the original film, it's the performances plus a load of new ones (including Eddie Parker - I'm Gone apparently). Anyway I can assure you this is not an advert on behalf of Ian Levine Ltd - I'm genuinely kind of shocked as to what they've done with the footage - and the new stuff isn't bad either!

Hello Pete,

I've only seen a few of the new and modified clips so far (Maxine Brown and Deon Jackson being good examples) and I'm very impressed with the changes. It's going to be an essential purchase.

We control a few of the songs so I'm biased but I'm really looking forward to seeing all the modified clips - especially Bob Relf, James Fountain, Eddie Parker, Bobby Hutton, Garland Green, Jo Armstead, Four Larks, etc.

It's fair to say that SWONS was a product of its time, particularly as far as affordable technology is concerned, but it still served an important purpose - especially as so many artists have since passed away.

The new DVD will make much of SWONS redundant.

Best regards,

Paul Mooney

www.millbrand.com

Just wondered if anyone had actually seen any of this stuff - the old SWONS footage I mean - what they've done to them is astonishing.

You should check out the Vel-vets, quite stunning compared to the orignal from SWONS. This is more than

SWONS in a new box but from what I've seen they've mastered it this using the latest digital technology and

produced a great chunk of NS history.

Since the orignal footage was shot too many of the artists have passed away, Bobby Sheen, Bobby Sanders,

Erma Franklin, Bob Relf, et al. This is a wonderful way to get access to them they way they were 10 years

ago but with a more professional presentation. No easy task as many of the locations used were pretty dingy

to say the least.

Some of the artists are on Ian Levines YouTube page, they're well worth a look. I was lucky enough to have filmed

some of the artists, some of which sadly have died, I was more than happy to put time in to assist after all no-one

else has attempted anything near to this project and probably never will. You just have to say hats off to the guy

for persisting and this surely is a labour of love.

Chris L

The new DVD will make much of SWONS redundant.

Best regards,

Paul Mooney

www.millbrand.com

I've lost 12 stone since the original film was made (I really have - Pete S will confirm that !!) I demand

to be re-filmed

Chris L

I've lost 12 stone since the original film was made (I really have - Pete S will confirm that !!) I demand

to be re-filmed

Chris L

Because there is less of you, I think your fee should be reduced accordingly.

Paul Mooney

What about this...this has surely got to be as good as any recent product played on the Northern scene...I think maybe we dismissed the 21st century northern soul project too easily without even listening

What about this...this has surely got to be as good as any recent product played on the Northern scene...I think maybe we dismissed the 21st century northern soul project too easily without even listening

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I second that statement Pete ......

If I had been played / or played , the track without knowing its' origin , I would have accepted it totally for what it is - a very good record ........

Malc Burton

I think the problem is, we got so used to the Levine trademark production sound that we didn't feel the need to actually listen to anything else cos we know what it's going to sound like - I was genuinely surprised when I went onto his youtube site and actually listened to some of the tracks today.

Did you hear the sample from The Sweets - Something about my baby, right at the start, I got that in one

this record don't half grow on you after 2 or 3 listens though

What about this...this has surely got to be as good as any recent product played on the Northern scene...I think maybe we dismissed the 21st century northern soul project too easily without even listening

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I think the problem is, we got so used to the Levine trademark production sound that we didn't feel the need to actually listen to anything else cos we know what it's going to sound like - I was genuinely surprised when I went onto his youtube site and actually listened to some of the tracks today.

Did you hear the sample from The Sweets - Something about my baby, right at the start, I got that in one

this record don't half grow on you after 2 or 3 listens though

Thankyou for that , Pete : it has been bugging me as to what it was , from my first hearing of the track ........

Malc Burton

I think the problem is, we got so used to the Levine trademark production sound that we didn't feel the need to actually listen to anything else cos we know what it's going to sound like - I was genuinely surprised when I went onto his youtube site and actually listened to some of the tracks today.

Did you hear the sample from The Sweets - Something about my baby, right at the start, I got that in one

this record don't half grow on you after 2 or 3 listens though

as good as this track is Frank Popp got (and still gets) tarred and feathered for using and re-working samples from old northern classics into new songs. Where's the difference to what Ian Levine did here?

as good as this track is Frank Popp got (and still gets) tarred and feathered for using and re-working samples from old northern classics into new songs. Where's the difference to what Ian Levine did here?

Bit of a difference between one drum roll intro and a whole song made up from other tracks though. I like the Frank Popp records anyway.

This is excellent Pete ,Best ,Eddie

I reckon so too Eddie. Maybe I'll try and get an mp3 and post it in the media section so more people can hear it.

as good as this track is Frank Popp got (and still gets) tarred and feathered for using and re-working samples from old northern classics into new songs. Where's the difference to what Ian Levine did here?

Probably nothing, Ian gets tarred and feathered regulary.

Chris L

as good as this track is Frank Popp got (and still gets) tarred and feathered for using and re-working samples from old northern classics into new songs. Where's the difference to what Ian Levine did here?

Ian has expained to me that they haven't sampled anything - brand new technologly which didn't even exist a year ago now allows them to analize the unique frequencies of those northern soul drumbeats and change the sounds that they recorded themelsves to match almost exactly. Ian's got over 2000 master recordings, containing all of the original drums from Baby I'm still the same man, Your magic put a spell on me etc - and you can tweak these drum sounds to make them sound as if they come from any era.

this one is just as good

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This is pretty nifty too, an old Mecca tune.........................

Not my cup of tea sorry.

Going round in circles trying to make a bad job good. Just leave the orginal stuff original.

Ed

Not my cup of tea sorry.

Going round in circles trying to make a bad job good. Just leave the orginal stuff original.

Ed

Of course you can never beat the orignal studio recordings, these you have to see as an

oppertunity to get a peek at the artists themselves, something like a live performance

but from the comfort of your own living room

Of course you can never beat the orignal studio recordings, these you have to see as an

oppertunity to get a peek at the artists themselves, something like a live performance

but from the comfort of your own living room

Yes, it's a visual performance thing. The on-screen presense of the artists is what's most important here.

Having said that, the music is also greatly improved. And it would have been very expensive (and almost impossible) to obtain sync licenses and master-use licenses to the original recordings.

The number of youtube views shows that these videos are very popular.

Best regards,

Paul

Not my cup of tea sorry.

Going round in circles trying to make a bad job good. Just leave the orginal stuff original.

Ed

I know what you mean, but they had no choice but to re-record them.

The new stuff is really good though.

I know what you mean, but they had no choice but to re-record them.

The new stuff is really good though.

What needs to be respected in all of this , was / is that the motivation behind Ian's project - to capture the artists and their recordings for posterity ...........

Malc Burton

What needs to be respected in all of this , was / is that the motivation behind Ian's project - to capture the artists and their recordings for posterity ...........

Malc Burton

On a pure personal, eog tripping, selfish, the big I AM, having filmed and recorded some of the

artists it really was a knock to get to meet them, during the Tempos filming we were all in tears,

these guys had no idea that their songs had been released even in the US.

Their 60T's stories enraptured us, one helter skelter lifestyle, a miracle they were still alive,

of course many are no not, I'm so glad the're on film, for as bad as Bobby Sheen was (and

trust me he was bad, mad & frecked up) at the end of the night when we were sitting around

talking and he pulled out his Capitol records recording schedule and he got to tell about a

typical day his his life during the 60T's it was a moment to cherish.

On a pure personal, eog tripping, selfish, the big I AM, having filmed and recorded some of the

artists it really was a knock to get to meet them, during the Tempos filming we were all in tears,

these guys had no idea that their songs had been released even in the US.

Their 60T's stories enraptured us, one helter skelter lifestyle, a miracle they were still alive,

of course many are no not, I'm so glad the're on film, for as bad as Bobby Sheen was (and

trust me he was bad, mad & frecked up) at the end of the night when we were sitting around

talking and he pulled out his Capitol records recording schedule and he got to tell about a

typical day his his life during the 60T's it was a moment to cherish.

Just a further footnote - and my last - to my earlier post on this subject ........

Until someone puts together something better than TSWONS and this new project - which is doubtful - people should stop chastising Ian , and start giving him the credit he rightly deserves , for the stirling work he has done in putting together the documentation of this music of ours .........

Malc Burton

TSWONS and this new project - which is doubtful - people should stop chastising Ian.

Malc Burton

You're right the thing became far too personal, it's not about Ian Levine but all the artists

that got found, filmed and recorded. I'm curious to see the finished product.

Chris L

Hello Pete,

I've only seen a few of the new and modified clips so far (Maxine Brown and Deon Jackson being good examples) and I'm very impressed with the changes. It's going to be an essential purchase.

We control a few of the songs so I'm biased but I'm really looking forward to seeing all the modified clips - especially Bob Relf, James Fountain, Eddie Parker, Bobby Hutton, Garland Green, Jo Armstead, Four Larks, etc.

It's fair to say that SWONS was a product of its time, particularly as far as affordable technology is concerned, but it still served an important purpose - especially as so many artists have since passed away.

The new DVD will make much of SWONS redundant.

Best regards,

Paul Mooney

www.millbrand.com

Strange to see an 'Ian Levine love in' on here for a change.

From what I've heard (and please feel free to correct me) a lot of the artists agreed to be filmed on the understanding that they'd get some money out of the royalties and/or at the very least get a copy of the finished product.

Will any of them even get a copy this time?

Glad you're on top of this Paul, at least some of the artists have a chance of actually getting some money this time....

What about this...this has surely got to be as good as any recent product played on the Northern scene...I think maybe we dismissed the 21st century northern soul project too easily without even listening

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On 'SWONS' I have to say that he was the only one who put his balls on the line to film this stuff, so at least there's some unique footage of the acts to watch, many of which we'll never see again.

So credit where credit is due.

Ian D

I've mentioned above how some of the artists were not exactly 'treated well' for their contributions, but from a purely selfish standpoint it was good to get a glimpse of some of the more obscure artists even if at times it was to an awful messed-around-with backing track.

However, what really makes me want to weep whenever I watch it is the opportunity missed to ask these guys some decent questions on their careers/ recordings instead of the repeated 'did you realise your record is big on the Northern soul scene?' .....For the footage of a number of artists it was some kid Levine shipped straight out of film school who didn't know what Northern soul was, not to mind who these artists actually were???

Martin.

Strange to see an 'Ian Levine love in' on here for a change.

From what I've heard (and please feel free to correct me) a lot of the artists agreed to be filmed on the understanding that they'd get some money out of the royalties and/or at the very least get a copy of the finished product.

Will any of them even get a copy this time?

Glad you're on top of this Paul, at least some of the artists have a chance of actually getting some money this time....

Hello,

I'm not actually involved with this project, I was just commenting on it.

Having said that, the publishing rights to about 20 of the 200 songs just happen to be owned or controlled by Millbrand Music, so I suppose I have a small and indirect interest.

My biggest interest is that a few friends and clients are featured - including a couple who have passed away recently.

Best regards,

Paul Mooney

www.millbrand.com

I've mentioned above how some of the artists were not exactly 'treated well' for their contributions, but from a purely selfish standpoint it was good to get a glimpse of some of the more obscure artists even if at times it was to an awful messed-around-with backing track.

However, what really makes me want to weep whenever I watch it is the opportunity missed to ask these guys some decent questions on their careers/ recordings instead of the repeated 'did you realise your record is big on the Northern soul scene?' .....For the footage of a number of artists it was some kid Levine shipped straight out of film school who didn't know what Northern soul was, not to mind who these artists actually were???

Martin.

I know if Ian had had the technology when he did TSWONS , the finished product would have been vastly different from what was delivered : but he had to make do with what was available , hence the flaws - to which he will admit .......

With this new / forthcoming project , Ian has had the benefit pf improved technology to use in relation to the new material , and the " refreshment " of the old , resulting in a far better - and polished - end product , giving us another creditable - and invaluable - documetation of the music and artists that we call " ours " ......

Whether you liked TSWONS or not , and are either eagerly awaiting the new project or could not give a toss about it - one thing must be respected - that is to give Ian the credit that is due for having the testicles to do them ........

I am looking forward to viewing the finished product , and if the examples of the new material is anything to go by , it will be a pleasurable experience .......

Malc Burton

Strange to see an 'Ian Levine love in' on here for a change.

From what I've heard (and please feel free to correct me) a lot of the artists agreed to be filmed on the understanding that they'd get some money out of the royalties and/or at the very least get a copy of the finished product.

Will any of them even get a copy this time?

Glad you're on top of this Paul, at least some of the artists have a chance of actually getting some money this time....

I'm not aware of the terms of any specific agreements but I don't think the project recouped on costs, therefore I assume royalties will not yet be payable.

I do, however, know of some individual cases where artists agreed to perform for free because they didn't expect the project to ever make a profit.

Best regards,

Paul Mooney

www.millbrand.com

...I'm not aware of the terms of any specific agreements but I don't think the project recouped on costs, therefore I assume royalties will not yet be payable...

Hello again Martin,

Ian Levine has confirmed that his company has (so far) only recouped around 15% of the £80,000.00 it cost to make SWONS.

If and when the project goes into profit, his company is obliged to share the profits with the artists.

That's the deal.

Best regards,

Paul Mooney

I post this on here because there are a majority of people on Soul Source who aren't closed minded.

In the full knowledge that as soon as I post it, Pikey's Dog, Jumping Joan, Tomangoes, Sister Dawn, and Black and White, will all hail me as the antichrist.

So what ??

I love it.

We welcomed new records at the Mecca and The Torch alongside the rarities, if they had the right sound.

You can keep your Arthur Willis and The Soulful Dynamics, give me The Concentrations and "Man On The Spot" any day.

I post this on here because there are a majority of people on Soul Source who aren't closed minded.

In the full knowledge that as soon as I post it, Pikey's Dog, Jumping Joan, Tomangoes, Sister Dawn, and Black and White, will all hail me as the antichrist.

So what ??

I love it.

We welcomed new records at the Mecca and The Torch alongside the rarities, if they had the right sound.

You can keep your Arthur Willis and The Soulful Dynamics, give me The Concentrations and "Man On The Spot" any day.

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well hello ian - welcome to Soul Source again!

Hi Mark.

It had to be done.

I hope my free speech doesn't get curtailed. I have suffered in silence for too long - time to hit back.

And just to bring the thread back to the 200 Floorfillers five disc box set, here's Bobby Hutton and "Lend A Hand" - BRAND NEW.

Hi Mark.

It had to be done.

I hope my free speech doesn't get curtailed. I have suffered in silence for too long - time to hit back.

Do you still have a copy of the Andantes?

Are the videos of the Motown reunion you did in the 80's available anywhere?

Are the videos of the Motown reunion you did in the 80's available anywhere?

With pleasure Simon.

It's all on here.

https://www.wienerworld.com/wworld.php?catnumber=WNRD2436

Do you still have a copy of the Andantes?

what condition is your Andantes? Do you want to sell it?

And another treat for you before I go to bed.

what condition is your Andantes? Do you want to sell it?

Sold it to Chris Jenner in the 1990s.

what condition is your Andantes? Do you want to sell it?

Is it the double sided demo?

And another treat for you before I go to bed.

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Is it the double sided demo?

No it was both sides.

I sold all my Northern biggies in 2003, mainly to Tim Brown and Pat Brady and Shifty.

I have tons of vinyl sevens left but it's all cheap stuff.

After the Rocket, I had had enough forever. I make records - I don't need to DJ. I enjoy writing songs much more. Making new records with acts like The Flirtations is far better.

Sold it to Chris Jenner in the 1990s.

Well I never! How many copy's are there 6?

Hi Mark.

It had to be done.

I hope my free speech doesn't get curtailed. I have suffered in silence for too long - time to hit back.

Welcome back Mr L .........

Malc Burton

Good to see you here Ian Levine, I hope you try and keep calm in the face of provocation and don't explode like you usually do, as it would be nice to have your knowledge on here for a while and not see you get kicked off

Hello again Martin,

Ian Levine has confirmed that his company has (so far) only recouped around 15% of the £80,000.00 it cost to make SWONS.

If and when the project goes into profit, his company is obliged to share the profits with the artists.

That's the deal.

Best regards,

Paul Mooney

Thanks for clearing that up Paul, fingers crossed.

Martin.

Well I never! How many copy's are there 6?

Not to my knowledge.

I thought there were only two.

Unless more have surfaced that I never heard about.

Good to see you here Ian Levine, I hope you try and keep calm in the face of provocation and don't explode like you usually do, as it would be nice to have your knowledge on here for a while and not see you get kicked off

Hello fabulous Pete.

It is my belief that most of Soul Source are genuine people who enjoy their music. Their enjoyment is ruined by about twenty trolls. From the number of messages and e-mails I have received, there are many lurkers on here who are excited that I have rejoined. But when it comes to the trolls, there is no way I'm going to be a sacrificial lamb.

I hope Mike allows me to speak my mind. If not then I'll get banned, but if someone is spouting rubbish, I cannot zip it, sorry but I can't. And I have suffered abuse on here for years and never defended myself and the times have changed.

The problem with the trolls is that of the earlyMarxists in Russia. If anyone on the Northern Soul scene is in business, they're pilloried and lambasted, unless they're Mark Bicknell or Rob Moss. It's one set of rules for me and Kev Roberts and Russ, and quite another for them.

Thanks for clearing that up Paul, fingers crossed.

Martin.

The artists all have the same contract.

Any profits are split 50/50 pro-rata.

I have so far recouped fourteen grand after spending eighty.

Artists simply cannot be paid if the project is not in profit and that's the bare hard facts.

I do not regret doing the project, but I do regret the uninformed bias that it has engendered over the last ten years. So many have died - ALL The Tempos, two of The Carstairs, Freddy Butler, Otis Leavill, Erma Franklin, Tommy Ridgley, Bobby Sheen, Emanuel Lasky, Doris Troy, Willie Hutch, Johnny Moore, Sam Ward, Joe Stubbs, Saundra Edwards, Edwin Starr, Earl Van Dyke, C.P. Spencer, James Fountain, Bob Relf, George lead singer of The Tymes, Ray Pollard, Jackie Day, Little Ann, that looking down the track listing of this new re-edited box set of 200 is a very sad affair indeed.

Not only did no-one else ever do it, but no-one else now ever COULD do it.

I captured these artists for posterity singing the songs we loved, and a few internet trolls can never take that away from me.

Not to my knowledge.

I thought there were only two.

Unless more have surfaced that I never heard about.

Welcome back to the scene Ian. Sceptics or not mate, you did so much to bring quality sounds to the fore. Sorry to hear your not deejaying at the Mecca reunion although we can't make it as we don't arrive in the U.K till early September. Stay on here and stay soulful. Tony E.... OZ. K.T.F.

However, what really makes me want to weep whenever I watch it is the opportunity missed to ask these guys some decent questions on their careers/ recordings instead of the repeated 'did you realise your record is big on the Northern soul scene?' .....For the footage of a number of artists it was some kid Levine shipped straight out of film school who didn't know what Northern soul was, not to mind who these artists actually were???

Martin.

Martin, I'm sorry it makes you want to weep, but I have tons of interviews in the can of these artists and each one does talk about exactly what you want to hear. I have about twenty minutes of interview footage with each of over a hundred of the artists. Altogether we shot 400 hours of footage including all the interviews of the pioneers of the early days of Northern Soul.

There was far too much to use on SWONS and the box set had to appeal to wider fans of Northern Soul not just the purists. Otherwise instead of the four thousand it sold, it would have only sold forty.

As for Adi Denney, he filmed over a hundred artists, made seven trips to America, and filmed in twenty eight different cities all over the continent, slept on floors, and had a list of MY questions for each one, and did a wonderful job while I was working twenty hours a day editing the thing together in time for its July 199 launch at Blackburn in front of 1300 people. One of the highlights of my life.

I don't regret a thing, even if it does make you weep.

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well hello ian - welcome to Soul Source again!

meeeeeeeow

Welcome back to the scene Ian. Sceptics or not mate, you did so much to bring quality sounds to the fore. Sorry to hear your not deejaying at the Mecca reunion although we can't make it as we don't arrive in the U.K till early September. Stay on here and stay soulful. Tony E.... OZ. K.T.F.

There was only one Mecca Reunion.

November 28th 1998.

In the Highland Room.

Anything else is inferior to that.

That night was wonderful and should never be attempted ever again in history.

meeeeeeeow

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do you need some milk mate?? lol

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do you need some milk mate?? lol

sorry replied to wrong thread lol

Do you still have a copy of the Andantes?

Are the videos of the Motown reunion you did in the 80's available anywhere?

I'd like a copy of the concert in its entirety if it was released on dvd rather than chopped up on the one you must get if you buy the dvd's you get if you follow the link. Any chance of that Mr levine

Regards

Ian

Martin, I'm sorry it makes you want to weep, but I have tons of interviews in the can of these artists and each one does talk about exactly what you want to hear. I have about twenty minutes of interview footage with each of over a hundred of the artists. Altogether we shot 400 hours of footage including all the interviews of the pioneers of the early days of Northern Soul.

There was far too much to use on SWONS and the box set had to appeal to wider fans of Northern Soul not just the purists. Otherwise instead of the four thousand it sold, it would have only sold forty.

As for Adi Denney, he filmed over a hundred artists, made seven trips to America, and filmed in twenty eight different cities all over the continent, slept on floors, and had a list of MY questions for each one, and did a wonderful job while I was working twenty hours a day editing the thing together in time for its July 199 launch at Blackburn in front of 1300 people. One of the highlights of my life.

I don't regret a thing, even if it does make you weep.

It is a good point though, and I point I made when it came out - I'd have loved to know the artists reactions to finding out that their records were popular, or how they came to make them; I remember a short clip of Garnet Mimms was included where he couldn't believe Looking For You was popular, said he recorded it and forgot about it

Martin, I'm sorry it makes you want to weep, but I have tons of interviews in the can of these artists and each one does talk about exactly what you want to hear. I have about twenty minutes of interview footage with each of over a hundred of the artists. Altogether we shot 400 hours of footage including all the interviews of the pioneers of the early days of Northern Soul.

There was far too much to use on SWONS and the box set had to appeal to wider fans of Northern Soul not just the purists. Otherwise instead of the four thousand it sold, it would have only sold forty.

As for Adi Denney, he filmed over a hundred artists, made seven trips to America, and filmed in twenty eight different cities all over the continent, slept on floors, and had a list of MY questions for each one, and did a wonderful job while I was working twenty hours a day editing the thing together in time for its July 199 launch at Blackburn in front of 1300 people. One of the highlights of my life.

I don't regret a thing, even if it does make you weep.

Ian, first I'm delighted that somebody took the time to chase these artists down and film them.

I have spoken to one or two of them over the years who were disappointed that they didn't even get to see the finished product. Which prompted my comments on this and the lack of royalties comments. (see Paul Mooney's posts above)

From viewing the original SWONS I was under the impression that no in depth interviews were done. As someone who goes to the US ever year to watch and interview Soul artists, and know how difficult it can be to track them down and get their story, I was gutted as I considered it a valuable opportunity missed, I'm delighted to be corrected on this.

Any chance that these interviews will be come available to us in some form or another in the future? It would be a shame to have it lying on the shelf because as you've pointed out quite a few of them are now dead.

Martin.

I especially like the moment in TSWONS when one of the Delfonics (is it?) insists on singing 'La-La Means I Love You' instead of the track in question and gets chided by another band member, 'we gotta talk about northern soul man', causing the culprit to chunter a bit. The new Willie Hutch 'Love Runs Out' cut is also very good & clearly demonstrates how the technology has moved on. Willie also sadly passed away recently. Did you get him to do 'Lucky To Be Loved By You', Ian?

I have spoken to one or two of them over the years who were disappointed that they didn't even get to see the finished product.

Out of 131 artists, there were bound to be a few who dissented more than the others.

Like with Motorcity, for some reason unknown to me, Bobby Taylor thinks I'm the antichrist, and Rob Moss repeated some comments in Manifesto which were both libellous and malicious falsehoods.

But the DVD was licensed to Wienerworld and the sets are very expensive to produce and I was only given an allocation of 30 sets in total, so how could I send one to each artist. Even more relevant, the set is in PAL system, and will not play on any American TV. So they couldn't watch it anyway.

Ady Croasdell once told me that Mary Love was upset with me, but I contacted her on MySpace and we're best of friends.

I'd like a copy of the concert in its entirety if it was released on dvd rather than chopped up on the one you must get if you buy the dvd's you get if you follow the link. Any chance of that Mr levine

Regards

Ian

It'll never happen.

Charly Records owned the rights to that whole concert. My Mum came to the concert and filmed some bits for me with her video camera, and I used those to edit a few videos for myself to use, but only Charly own the concert footage in its entirity. We edited it for them in 2001 to release on DVD and seven years later, they still haven't touched the damn thing. Very frustrating indeed.

The "Don't Forget The Motorcity" package, which is 100 all different videos by former Motown artists, is the only option you can get to see, and it is a wonderful and priceless package of many many artists who are no longer with us. It really is worth ordering from Wienerworld, who, when all said and done, have been the only company to release a whole range of Northern Soul DVDs.

THE STRANGE WORLD OF NORTHERN SOUL

SOULVATION

DON'T FORGET THE MOTORCITY

THE EDWIN STARR STORY

and now

NORTHERN SOUL'S TOP 200 FLOORFILLERS.

The new Willie Hutch 'Love Runs Out' cut is also very good & clearly demonstrates how the technology has moved on. Willie also sadly passed away recently.

Your wish is my command

Fabulous. Too much weight on a limb's gonna cause it to crack & our man is sitting on the stairs. Nice one!

Fabulous. Too much weight on a limb's gonna cause it to crack & our man is sitting on the stairs. Nice one!

His death was a tragic loss to the world of Soul Music.

Ralph Tee put out a DVD of the Willie Hutch story and sold less than a hundred copies.

It'll never happen.

Charly Records owned the rights to that whole concert. My Mum came to the concert and filmed some bits for me with her video camera, and I used those to edit a few videos for myself to use, but only Charly own the concert footage in its entirity. We edited it for them in 2001 to release on DVD and seven years later, they still haven't touched the damn thing. Very frustrating indeed.

The "Don't Forget The Motorcity" package, which is 100 all different videos by former Motown artists, is the only option you can get to see, and it is a wonderful and priceless package of many many artists who are no longer with us. It really is worth ordering from Wienerworld, who, when all said and done, have been the only company to release a whole range of Northern Soul DVDs.

THE STRANGE WORLD OF NORTHERN SOUL

SOULVATION

DON'T FORGET THE MOTORCITY

THE EDWIN STARR STORY

and now

NORTHERN SOUL'S TOP 200 FLOORFILLERS.

Thats a pity I've got all of he other dvd's except for the the motorcity one but I loved that concert.

Cheers

Ian

Thats a pity I've got all of he other dvd's except for the the motorcity one but I loved that concert.

Cheers

Ian

How ??

It's never been released and never seen, so how did you see it ???

How ??

It's never been released and never seen, so how did you see it ???

I'm on about the one with the elgins and syretta and carolyn crawford in if my memory serves me right. I had it on a video many years ago. Are we on about the same concert mate

Regards

Ian

I'm on about the one with the elgins and syretta and carolyn crawford in if my memory serves me right. I had it on a video many years ago. Are we on about the same concert mate

Regards

Ian

No we're not.

That was Flying Music's concert with just six artists filmed in 1989 in London. It was actually released on VHS. Try e-Bay. "The Legends Of MotorCity". You might find a set.

The Pontchartrain Concert in Detroit had seventeen artists and was mindblowing. But was never released.

this one is just as good

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