Jez Jones

that sounds suspiciously like my mate Terry Poole ----but he was from Congleton not Corby . Renowned back in the day for his'robin' . he famously visited an alnighter down south way and religiously kept to the white line in the middle of the road all the way there

yer probably right mate---the promatics. Not up on this sort of thing nowadays ---But something at the back of me mind relates it to sugar pie desanto Fcuk it I'll get me coat

Ah yes beat me to it whispers and sugar pie de santo----not too sure wasn't there another one-you'll know better than me

Agree with all the comments so far--true northern sound--and one I aint heard for absolute ages. Another few of this ilk are: Lee david----Temptations calling my name Johhny Moore---Walk like a man Have heard these 'reactivated' recently--wouldn't it be nice to hear Gwen and ray again played out again through the big speakers. Subtle plea from a punter please Mr DJ...................

Fooking outstanding clip---thanks for that. Stopped me in me tracks---brilliance

Hey up Nogger Ah so he's gone to America has he. I anna seen since the 70's. Used to be the best dressed man at the Torch he always had a white shirt and black trousers on can you remember? We used to say to him 'hey up Phil is that the only shirt you've got' he was a sound youth anyway Phil was Jez

Oh excellent mate ----yes when we meet, the lady stella of artois will be there for you. Got a few stories about Phil but not for 'ere

Paul Would that be Phil Morgan who actually used to live in Tunstall from the Torch days. Not seen or spoke to him since those days if it is him

oh man---excellent view----major ,junior and the rest all on that stage-------what a photo, nice one mate. Dogshit Dave---public enemy number 1 .

Bloody hell---look at the place a reet mess---If I see Dogshit dave tonight

Can you see the 'bogs' bottom right ---below ground level---thats why they always filled up with piss and whatever else----fookin brilliant and dodgy as fook

and possibly even less into RnB, latin, funk y2k etc

Yup , I'll agree on that The best grounding/education for the northern soul 'scene' ever imo. It created a demand after its closure that started the likes of VaVa's and Wigan etc. to satisfy that demand---and the rest is history as they say

Whoops---- careful Steve, could be time for the tin hat

Ohh man!!!!!!! My 2 grown up daughters popped round for a cuppa and this was on I've just spent the last half hour explaining that that aint it when they say to me 'Is THAT what you and mum do at weekends You try and explain to someone after seeing that---- nigh on impossible

A lot of what has been mentioned is desert island disc stuff---- Just add this one to it folks---Make Sure ---The Dells Stops you in yer tracks and yer just have to listen---brilliant

Ah well then---- think of the biggest records on the scene in the last 12 months and multiply the impact on the 'scene' they had by say 5 or 10 and you have.............. Mr Posts catchy little number about a rhino! For a 3/6 month period in '73 probably every major northern soul venue in the land had a rammed dance floor when that was played. not many folks sat around talking when that b*stard came on

Hiya mate, just a tad confused here. Do you mean Casino classics as in label or 'type' of record' Anyway motown/tamla/soul and the like can be a bit of a mine field mate but am sure some kind folks on here with the'knowledge' can put yer right in that area I think yer pretty safe with the LP mate----Brunswick i recall. there's a version of Open the door to your heart on this isn't there

I know what you mean

a few go back to the wheel and a lot were aired at Torch, Cats and early Mecca----- Still bloody good though eh

Just a few personal thoughts here about what yourself Sean and others have touched upon. The OFO route in my opinion has a lot of mileage in it. I don't deny I am an 'oldies' devotee myself. I hear what Steve G says about getting into the scene cos it was underground,cool bucked the trend etc but a common denominator for the majority back in 1970-on was the uplifting sound of soul music later called northern. Now that has never left me and I am sure many many many others. However I too get sick of hearing the top 500(for want of a better phrase--- never liked that description!). I have been to a few 'upfront' venues and heard the rarer side currently. Now this is the crux its only the odd few that float my boat. I have heard one or two other folks say the same. To others these rarer sides are outstanding and mindblowing----and I think to myself--am I too old and fooking boring, I'm almost quite jealous of these people that are getting these orgasmic feelings over tunes. You see I know how they feel and I am sure you do and many others when we heard our oldies for the first time, and I want it again!!! I can't force myself to like a tune--nobody can. Now then, all that said maybe I'm not at'fault' maybe just maybe I just aint heard it all yet(you know what I mean). This is where the playing of the aforementioned OFO stuff could again satisfy that need for uplifting soul music I mentioned earlier. There seems to be an enormous amount out there that isn't played because of the scene 'etiquette' Granted yes it was predominantly OVO back in the day, but there was no competition for listening media----but If we are to proclaim ourselves progressive then surely now is the time to progress the format we play our music out. Myself personally would not want to be denied the chance of hearing a potentially new 'orgasmic' sound because everywhere I went I would be restricted to OVO . For collectors yes lads/lassies its the only way ,always has been --but dj's maybe have got to seperate themselves from soul protocol and open up some new sounds for us dinosaurs Jez

Thank God for that Sean, I started to feel quite inadequte after reading down that list

Or vice versa perhaps. There's gonna be a showdown-----archie bell and the Drells 1969 sounding like a 70's

You are possibly/probably correct Rod. My memory seems to recall a light blue colour though. Probably an example of how poor these pressings were in those days simple black righting and no info at all on them!!!