SHEFFSOUL

first met Mary and colin on Boston market..must be 1972/73.. used to buy lots of soul 45's and later northern when she had it..was a very important source to many in that area.As for Cleethorpes i'd been to the early dayers and nighters but honestly preferred Wigan as i'd been going regularly.But, will testify to the fact that the casino did have an air of snobbishness/eliteism that cleethorpes didnt have..and they played some great stuff first, the pier allniters seriously affected wigans attendance..and they did rip off Marys cleethorpes badge..not exactly a breath of fresh air..more like a welcoming breeze..genuine down to earth people, the real deal as the tanned one would say..

its only the same with other collecting or hobby groups..ive collected a fair bit of diverse stuff, from Northern, military, vintage vehicles, vintage clothing etc..and there are always the purist, take it too far types..with northern soul (and its offshoots ) most everyone has heard all the classics, whether played on the original or not..so its hard to impress as it was in the old days, when if you managed to aquire a copy of anything that hadn't been pressed, it was special.I would rather a dj play underplayed/largely forgotten/never really made sides than familiar classics on ovo!! wow that looks weird! but thereis a veritable army of chin rubbers who get excited over mines a demo, or first matrix, or upside down or reversed matrix..who gives a f***. Its not the same anymore and never will be...

does anyone except the poster understand any of this..makes Dave Godin sound monosybillic!!!

yep.. called dragonette shirts..originally a v neck short sleeve tee , later 'bootlegs' were made in vests..a high fashion item from early 74..that the northern scene adopted..

..anyone know him..i first met him in early 1974 when he was working in Skegness at the derbyshire miners holiday camp, along with kevin dutton from sheffield.I took him to the casino a couple of times in my car, later he moved to Blackpool, i used to see him at wigan every now and then..wondered if anyone knew if he was still about??

yes..after playing it on his soul show a couple years back..someone emailed to ask if he still owned the disc..a definite YES!

so which side is played ? i assume one night stand as the other is same as luv buggs

always liked the shirtails..as white as the beach boys but a great northern spin..

..heres a 45 ive had since early 70,s. any day now/one night stand. i always thought it was a mis-press as its the same tune as the luv bugs 'mamas gonna whip ya'...recently seen on a site as being one of only 3/4 copies..is it played? ever played? anyone shed light on this supposedly rare 45??

pm'd you

already paypaled you..sorry for confusion..i guess you,ve my address..

hi..i enquired about lillie bryant yesterday i think..not sure if you,ve reserved it for me as i cant find reply? if so i'll paypal

HERES A COUPLE

...lots of scope here..not necessarily the most intricate or colourful but eyecatching..and some rare ones i bet! lets see them with scans..i always liked 'call me' and 'stomp town' and soultown..

..apologies if i appear to have jumped the gun, i thought the list was ready and there was a tech prob..

..yes.. wheres the list??

ELVIS DAVIS WANTS LIST .ORIG FIRST ISSUES IN EX OR NM PREFERABLY, DJ OR ISSUE.IN NO ORDER OF IMPORTANCE AS/IF THEY COME YOUR WAY..scans if possible SATISFIED - BEN AIKEN YOU GOT ME/WHAT GOOD AM I - JAIBI sorted HEART CAN YOU HEAR ME - FREDDIE WILLIAMS - HOLLYWOOD SOS/I'M IN DANGER - CASH MCAll I'M THE ONE - LARRY WILLIAMS SORTED HEY SAH-LO-NEY - MICKEY LEE LANE COME BACK - KEN WILLIAMS I CAN DO IT - AUTOGRAPHS SORTED SHY GUY - UPTIGHTS SORTED HANG UP YOUR HANG UPS - BOBBY LESTER SORTED SEVEN THE LOSER - ERIC LOMAX SORTED WHERE IS MY BABY - JIMMY LEWIS sorted YOU CANT OUTSMART A WOMAN - KELL OSBOURNE SORTED GO FOR YOURSELF - LARRY LASTER RUNNIN AROUND - TONY AMARO IM GETTIN WEAKER - SOUL SHAKERS IVE BEEN CHEATED-DALTON BOYS sorted LIVIN A LIE - HIGH KEYS I DONT WANNA LOSE YOUR LOVE-BILLY WOODS I FOUND SATISFACTION-BILLY WOODS sorted CAN IT BE ME-MEL WILLIAMS sorted Bootlegs/pressings/second issues etc DIRTY HEARTS-BENNY CURTIS-SOUL GALORE/FOX SORTED BARI TRACK - DONI BURDICK - SOUL GALORE/FOX sorted IS HE BETTER THAN ME - EDDIE DANIELS - BOOTS

mayf nutter..whoever he was??

i'll take the lenny curtis..

yeah of course..dodgy wig..and not one to suffers fools gladly..had a shop at the back of the moor..now a vintage mag shop i think..had loads of LPs..bit short on original northern , but stocked reissues and bootlegs (under the counter)...have plenty of albums..some with the violet may sticker on ( btw there is a sheffield band called violet may, what a tribute) will dig em out if i can...a misspent youth!!

never realised until today..'somethings bothering you' , inst was a sound i liked years ago..as back as 73/74...i assumed it was a Ric tic inst (prob Al kent) maybe it is..anyone know the full story?

..one of my faves is Bo Diddley is a gunslinger!

pm'd you..

ELVIS DAVIS WANTS LIST .ORIG FIRST ISSUES IN EX OR NM PREFERABLY, DJ OR ISSUE.IN NO ORDER OF IMPORTANCE AS/IF THEY COME YOUR WAY..scans if possible YOU GOT ME/WHAT GOOD AM I - JAIBI HEART CAN YOU HEAR ME - FREDDIE WILLIAMS - HOLLYWOOD SOS/I'M IN DANGER - CASH MCAll I'M THE ONE - LARRY WILLIAMS SORTED HEY SAH-LO-NEY - MICKEY LEE LANE COME BACK - KEN WILLIAMS I CAN DO IT - AUTOGRAPHS SORTED SHY GUY - UPTIGHTS SORTED HANG UP YOUR HANG UPS - BOBBY LESTER SORTED SEVEN THE LOSER - ERIC LOMAX SORTED WHERE IS MY BABY - JIMMY LEWIS YOU CANT OUTSMART A WOMAN - KELL OSBOURNE SORTED GO FOR YOURSELF - LARRY LASTER RUNNIN AROUND - TONY AMARO IM GETTIN WEAKER - SOUL SHAKERS IVE BEEN CHEATED-DALTON BOYS LIVIN A LIE - HIGH KEYS I DONT WANNA LOSE YOUR LOVE-BILLY WOODS I FOUND SATISFACTION-BILLY WOODS CAN IT BE ME-MEL WILLIAMS Bootlegs/pressings/second issues etc DIRTY HEARTS-BENNY CURTIS-SOUL GALORE/FOX SORTED BARI TRACK - DONI BURDICK - SOUL GALORE/FOX IS HE BETTER THAN ME - EDDIE DANIELS - BOOTS

i did that trip some years ago..stopped off in Barstow as it was on the original route 66..went into a record shack or similar..found loads of northern..i had to meet a mate in vegas..so never finished lookin thru the gems..i planned to go back and never did..found lots of loma 45's..