Guest inspirations001 Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 C/up as The Belairs? wow you have a good memory, that one had escaped me. it's my age!
Guest Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 I only suggested that the flip side of kings go forth was awesome I think it was a different Paul that he was referring to. In fact, I'm sure of it.
Guest inspirations001 Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 The Cairos came from Rob Smiths Shop ????? what before the cautions? or is my memory playing tricks?
Mike Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 have split a post ref moderation/site matters and moved it to feedback again ask that post any such posts in feedback not on this or any other forum thread thanks
Guest inspirations001 Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 (edited) ======== isnt that james' problem here JEALOUSY i cant think of any other reason..other than to be really annoying or trying to wind ian up to get another thread closed ian DONT rise to any bait!! i don't get all the baiting stuff on here,i think it is peurile and childish. i don't know ian(think i did meet him once) but surely his knowledge and his memory of the scene should be utilised.everyone can learn so much from him which is all part of the enjoyment of the thread.he may (for whatever reason) not be to everyones cup of tea,but his wealth of knowledge should be used in the right way. keep it going ian and ignore the detractors! Edited January 12, 2009 by inspirations001
Ady Croasdell Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 I've tried to like it, but it's cheap, messy, turgid, and substandard, and would have stood as much chance of getting played by ME at Blackpool Mecca as Mairzy Doats by The Innocence. So you'd get to the vocal at least?
Guest Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 So you'd get to the vocal at least? Colin Curtis got to the vocal at least. I refused to play it. I sussed what Dave Rivers and Dave Burton were up to and wouldn't play ball, but then joined in the joke urging Colin to play it. My favourite Mecca moment. When Colin was about to take it off, I yelled "Hang on - it's got a funny beginning - but the beat kicks in any second". Les Cokell was rolling on the floor peeing himself.
Guest Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 keep it going ian and ignore the detractors! Thankyou. I hope to do so, if Mike will let me continue.
Guest Bearsy Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 Ian, if you was asked to dj at a nighter now what nighter would you prefer to dj at and what tracks would you play in say an hour set Bearsy
Mike Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 ask try keep all posts to the actual subject eg Ian-Levine-Productions-Songs bearsy theres one somewhere on mecca that may be better suited can ya post it there
Guest Bearsy Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 ask try keep all posts to the actual subject eg Ian-Levine-Productions-Songs bearsy theres one somewhere on mecca that may be better suited can ya post it there sorry mike i will do
Dave Moore Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 Ian, Lamont Dozier is the most successful songwriter alive today. (I think he attained that accolade with the number of #1s he has had on the Billboard Charts). Have you ever sat down with him? Maybe when the Motorcity Project in Detroit was in full swing? Now there's a man who could write million sellers on the back of a fag packet! On the recent Motown 50 program Edddie Holland was asked "In quality control sessions could H-D-H still be overuled?" Mr Holland's reply was "Sure, Berry always had the final say" Interviewer "And were you ever overuled?" Eddie "No" Smart cookie that Mr Gordy.
Paul-s Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 Thankyou. I hope to do so, if Mike will let me continue. No, please Ian , battle on! Its for us I know and its really appreciated that your such a little soldier. Keep it up we love all these really old, tired and oft repeated gems. Great stuff!
Guest James Trouble Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 President Bush was asked about 5 minutes ago at a press conference, something along these lines: There is a term in the press called "Bush Derangement". Mr President, do you have anything to say about this passionate critisism, derision and harsh discord that seems to surround your every action? If the question is fine to ask the President of the USA, can I please put it to Ian Levine with reference to his productions?
Pauldonnelly Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 wow you have a good memory, that one had escaped me. it's my age! are you 50+ and still doing niters?
Guest Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 Off topic post edited by site - as a new member please post an intro in the New Member's section before continuing to post.
Guest rachel Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 have split a post ref moderation/site matters and moved it to feedback again ask that post any such posts in feedback not on this or any other forum thread thanks Posts moved to Feeback thread as per Mike's request above.
Paul-s Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 GREAT AND INTELLIGENT QUESTION JAMES. Mike, how can you have a thread where there is only a selective response to questions, its unheard of. Levine needs to answer all relevent and politely put questions or close this ridiculous thread! You cannot operate a thread where he decides what to answer, thats just a PROPOGANDA thread! posted again, because all you seem to have done is move it and not give a reply Mike? I could just start posting hundreds of questions if you like? then we can have Levine ignore page upon page?
Paul-s Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 President Bush was asked about 5 minutes ago at a press conference, something along these lines: There is a term in the press called "Bush Derangement". Mr President, do you have anything to say about this passionate critisism, derision and harsh discord that seems to surround your every action? If the question is fine to ask the President of the USA, can I please put it to Ian Levine with reference to his productions? Great question....answer please ?
Guest Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 GREAT AND INTELLIGENT QUESTION JAMES. Mike, how can you have a thread where there is only a selective response to questions, its unheard of. Levine needs to answer all relevent and politely put questions or close this ridiculous thread! You cannot operate a thread where he decides what to answer, thats just a PROPOGANDA thread! posted again, because all you seem to have done is move it and not give a reply Mike? I could just start posting hundreds of questions if you like? then we can have Levine ignore page upon page? Alternatively YOU could just grow up maybe? Derek
Paul-s Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 Any chance of a sound file of this "best ever Ian Levine northern soul production"? It sound promising... Great question. Answer please?
Paul-s Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 Alternatively YOU could just grow up maybe? Derek very articulate answer!
Paul-s Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 That's not too bad, catchy. You know what I think of the production though... Can we hear this Peter Lamarr track? Also, do you fancy starting a thread with the 400 unknown records you say you have in your hot box? Post sound clips, you don't have to put titles up if your worried that they are all hidden away on Gemm for $20 each. I'm sure people would like to hear those. Great question. answer please?
Paul-s Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 Thanks Mike. I could try and do four thousand actually. That would be great? Go on then.?
Paul-s Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 Anybody else want to have one of my 300 record job lots, before I start sorting them all out ??? It's gonna take time, so I'd rather not keep starting all over again. SURELY THIS IS OFF TOPIC?
Guest Leigh J Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 ????? what before the cautions? or is my memory playing tricks? No , Keb Darge bought it from RS shop in the early 80's
Mike Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 President Bush was asked about 5 minutes ago at a press conference, something along these lines: There is a term in the press called "Bush Derangement". Mr President, do you have anything to say about this passionate critisism, derision and harsh discord that seems to surround your every action? If the question is fine to ask the President of the USA, can I please put it to Ian Levine with reference to his productions? told ya taking it as deliberate sh*t stirring final warning
Mike Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 GREAT AND INTELLIGENT QUESTION JAMES. Mike, how can you have a thread where there is only a selective response to questions, its unheard of. Levine needs to answer all relevent and politely put questions or close this ridiculous thread! You cannot operate a thread where he decides what to answer, thats just a PROPOGANDA thread! posted again, because all you seem to have done is move it and not give a reply Mike? I could just start posting hundreds of questions if you like? then we can have Levine ignore page upon page? account suspended for 24 hrs clips from forum house rules below full can be read here https://www.soul-source.co.uk/soul-article-...rum-house-rules We reserve the right to moderate posts which Are considered likely to disrupt, provoke, attack or offend others if felt needed temporary bans of progressively longer durations may be used. If it becomes clear that someone is unwilling to use our site within the terms of use (that all agree to ) then the account may be closed. We close accounts only as a last resort to protect the forums.
Guest Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 Ian, if you was asked to dj at a nighter now what nighter would you prefer to dj at and what tracks would you play in say an hour set Bearsy I may have an answer to that question in a week's time that you're not expecting. Stay tuned......
Guest James Trouble Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 (edited) told ya taking it as deliberate sh*t stirring final warning President Bush's answer was pretty much along these lines: "You know, the best thing about our great country is that people can openly critisise, debate, even ridicule without fear of being thrown in jail, persecuted or executed. Anyone who stands up here, in the spot light should expect to receive critisism, even derision." And on that note Mike, it's been a fun 5 1/2 half years but I no longer wish to be part of this site. I might be back once Levine has sold whatever it is he has to sold and he's fucked off. But until then, thanks for the hard work on the site Mike, sorry to see you bullied by Levine, I've receive the threatening emails from his croonies as well. Not nice. So I totally understand your stance. Edited January 12, 2009 by James Trouble
Guest Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 Ian, Lamont Dozier is the most successful songwriter alive today. (I think he attained that accolade with the number of #1s he has had on the Billboard Charts). Have you ever sat down with him? Maybe when the Motorcity Project in Detroit was in full swing? Now there's a man who could write million sellers on the back of a fag packet! Lamont came in and did all the backing vocals on my Paul Young album in 1994. We had a wonderful dinner at Bibendum where he talked for about four hours about how he fused jazz chords with a rock beat and created the Motown Sound. We also wrote two songs together.
Guest Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 On the recent Motown 50 program Edddie Holland was asked "In quality control sessions could H-D-H still be overuled?" There were major Motown TV shows in America for Motown 25, Motown 30, and Motown 40. Is there not going to be an actual Motown 50 ??? I ask this with total relevance, as I recorded over 850 songs, with 108 former Motown artists, for Motorcity Records, so obvioulsy I would be fascinated to find out.
Mike Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 President Bush's answer was pretty much along these lines: "You know, the best thing about our great country is that people can openly critisise, debate, even ridicule without fear of being thrown in jail, persecuted or executed. Anyone who stands up here, in the spot light should expect to receive critisism, even derision." And on that note Mike, it's been a fun 5 1/2 half years but I no longer wish to be part of this site. I might be back once Levine has sold whatever it is he has to sold and he's fucked off. But until then, thanks for the hard work on the site Mike, sorry to see you bullied by Levine, but totally understand your stance. nice words works both ways
Jaco Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 (edited) Well, it was only a matter of time before common sense prevailed. As far as I can see posts from Trouble and Paul-S have served no other purpose than to provoke a response from Levine in order to simply continue their ridicule/baiting of him. Properly constructed questions, delivered with sincerity as opposed to sarcasm have been put forward by other (well respected) members and dealt with properly by Levine. There may well be some self serving motive for IL to be on this forum, only he can say for certain if that is the case, but there is no point whatsover in putting up offensive and derogatory comments, disguised as pertinent questions, and then being surprised if there is no response. It needn't have come to this because both Trouble and Paul-S could have stayed away from the threads as their involvement in previous IL threads fully documented their views on IL and his current views. Fair do if you disagree with them, but for f**ks sake, how many times does that message have to be put across? We got it, I'm sure IL got it, so why not leave it at that. Some people can't help themselves, I suppose. Edited January 12, 2009 by Jaco
Guest Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 There are people who are interested in Ian's involvement with artists, myself included. Can't you just leave us to it? You're really earned my respect Dave, and please keep the questions coming. I will try to answer everything you can come up with.
Guest abdntony Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 I may have an answer to that question in a week's time that you're not expecting. Stay tuned...... does that mean an imminent dj appearance somehwere soon to be finalised within a week or so??
Guest Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 Properly constructed questions, delivered with sincerity as opposed to sarcasm have been put forward by other (well respected) members and dealt with properly by Levine. There may well be some self serving motive for IL to be on this forum, only he can say for certain if that is the case I assure you it isn't. If it was, it simply wouldn't be worth it, anyway. I make music which has a Northern Soul feel. Some love it, some hate it. There are an awful lot of people on his forum who do love it, and I come on here to make myself available to answer their questions and inform them about music they may have otherwise missed. But I'm not a politician, people don't vote for me, and I don't have to subject myself to any abuse. The lovely comments I get from some people, and the heartwarming PMs I get, are what keeps me coming back on here. The people who do appreciate what I'm trying to do are the reason.
Guest Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 (edited) does that mean an imminent dj appearance somehwere soon to be finalised within a week or so?? no comment . . . . . . . . YET !!!!!!!!! Edited January 12, 2009 by Ian Levine
Guest Bearsy Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 I may have an answer to that question in a week's time that you're not expecting. Stay tuned...... very interesting Ian would you play a set of the records you wrote and produced over the years in that given hour if the chance arose or would you play tunes you used to play before becoming a writer producer Bearsy
Guest Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 very interesting Ian would you play a set of the records you wrote and produced over the years in that given hour if the chance arose or would you play tunes you used to play before becoming a writer producer Bearsy I would love to do the former, but never have done whilst ever DJing in the past. Please remember I have been retired from DJing for six years now. The last was The Rocket in early 2003.
Guest abdntony Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 no comment . . . . . . . . YET !!!!!!!!! couple of allnighters in aberdeen in april and sept lol
Guest Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 very interesting Ian would you play a set of the records you wrote and produced over the years in that given hour if the chance arose or would you play tunes you used to play before becoming a writer producer Bearsy By the way. Please remember I became a producer and writer in February 1975. I DJ'd from November 1971 to July 1979 on the Northern Soul Scene, or what it became at Blackpool Mecca in the late 1970s. I DJ'd at Heaven from December 1979 to February 1989. I DJ'd intensely on the Northern Soul Scene from 1998 to 2003.
Guest Bearsy Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 I would love to do the former, but never have done whilst ever DJing in the past. Please remember I have been retired from DJing for six years now. The last was The Rocket in early 2003. Ian you must of played a few of your tunes when djn at some stage in the past somewhere surely cos if i was you i know i would of done
Guest Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 couple of allnighters in aberdeen in april and sept lol Nope. And too far. Although I did do one big spot for Yogi Haughton in Edinburgh, since my 2003 retirement. Mind you, I also DJ'd for Richard Searling in 1983, with Colin Curtis, Les Cokell, Kev Roberts, and Tony Jebb, at a big Mecca Reunion type allnighter in Manchester, with J.J. Barnes singing live. And for Russ Winstanley's big Mecca reunion in 1992, which was supposed to be in the original building, but when we got there, there was a bloke with a sandwich board redirecting everyone to Central Pier. I still did it, but Colin Curtis got back in his car and drove back to Stoke in disgust.
Guest Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 Ian you must of played a few of your tunes when djn at some stage in the past somewhere surely cos if i was you i know i would of done Of course. Especially back in the Blackpool days. "Reaching For The Best" broke out of there. And yes in the early years of this decade, I played both Venicia Wilson and The Four Vandals.
Guest Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 Ian you must of played a few of your tunes when djn at some stage in the past somewhere surely cos if i was you i know i would of done The point being that I would have LOVED to do a big spot of just my own work, but there have been too many detractors who'd have made too much noise about it. I resign myself to the fact that in 100 years time, future historians of our music will be mystified and perplexed by the way I was treated at the time by many of my contemporaries. Remember how the Victorians treated Oscar Wilde.
Guest Bearsy Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 The point being that I would have LOVED to do a big spot of just my own work, but there have been too many detractors who'd have made too much noise about it. I resign myself to the fact that in 100 years time, future historians of our music will be mystified and perplexed by the way I was treated at the time by many of my contemporaries. Remember how the Victorians treated Oscar Wilde. Oscar Wilde who she Why not just do a spot of your own music though Ian, like you say you have so many fans out there that do appreciate your music so surely if there is a demand for your tracks then who better than yourself to play them out
Guest posstot Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 I assure you it isn't. If it was, it simply wouldn't be worth it, anyway. I make music which has a Northern Soul feel. Some love it, some hate it. There are an awful lot of people on his forum who do love it, and I come on here to make myself available to answer their questions and inform them about music they may have otherwise missed. But I'm not a politician, people don't vote for me, and I don't have to subject myself to any abuse. The lovely comments I get from some people, and the heartwarming PMs I get, are what keeps me coming back on here. The people who do appreciate what I'm trying to do are the reason. Ian, may i ask, what is it?, you are trying to do....As this, i feel, is what disgruntles me about about your end product, in terms of music, I don't understand what you are trying to do. Obviously, I'm from the "some hate it" sect. And a small insight into the above question may shed some light!!
Guest Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 Oscar Wilde who she Why not just do a spot of your own music though Ian, like you say you have so many fans out there that do appreciate your music so surely if there is a demand for your tracks then who better than yourself to play them out We did the launch nights at The Ion Bar. The one for "Northern Soul 2008" had twenty live acts on, all doing their songs, and Simon White DJing all night only playing my productions. Lots of members of Soul Source were there, and there was a great atmosphere. It really worked actually. And the more recent launch for the five disc DVD set was amazing. Even Ady Croasdell was there, along with Ron Tyson from The Temptations, and tons of amazing guests.
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