Soul Train - Sun 27th October 1974

[Ian Seaman]

Seen an old ad for an alldayer at the Top rank Reading on Sunday 27th Oct 1974 ( sure it was 74 !!) but it started with a "Soul Train" journey from Crewe, picking up at Stoke, Wolverhampton & Birmingham.

"Soul Train" DJ's inc Soul Sam, Gary Powell & Richard Sterling (sic) , a cost of £3.50 inc the rail fare & entrance to Reading all dayer.

So who was onboard ???, did the train have a sprung floor ? how did they stop the records jumping on those old rails was talking to Sam about this last week, he can remember the alldayer but not the train journey so did it take place or not !!! or was the ad just a way of getting Soulies to Reading and folk had to sit quietly in those awfull smelly carriages eating stale BR cardboard buttys, soft crisps and luke warm extra strength tea ??

Over to you lot

Ian.

[Citizen P]

remember the ads, but I don't think it ever ran

ATB

Tony

(oh, unless it ended up in a big f*ckin dirty tramshed in Leeds )