Simon T

Mark There was a CD swop a while ago, and your CD contained what I would call 'ambrosia' , every track a peach. What the 'scene' needs is people like you who know a great tune and don't get bogged down in the bolotics!

Gene Redd was a great producer IMHO..isn't he the father of Sharon Redd, famous singer of 'Love Insurance' ' Can You Handle It' 'Beat The Street' 'Never Give You Up' 'Love Is Gonna Get Ya' 'Send Your Love' and 'In The Name Of Love' (northern potential that one) ? Or was that another Redd?

Yes, it was called the "Tournament Of The Jams!", blurb from 1988. Mixture of 7"'s & 12"'s, a few very good tunes, but also some utter crap

Apparently not, though I think they're the same group, but maybe a different lead singer? Have a listen, what do you think? T'other side 'Keep Away' came out on Red Coach too. ISYT is a Red Coach production (Gene Redd = Red Coach records)

Yes it's a bloody 'nightmare' need to be a bit more high-energy and maybe some incessant jingle bells? Fooking Gene Redd must be the second worse producer and arranger of soul records on the planet!

“Frampton Casino” It’d have to be an old building, but decently furbished. 3 rooms. Big free hotel next door for everyone to crash in One huge hall with a balcony. However , all the DJ’s would have to be ‘eclectic’. 1961 to 1991. No ‘ever-greens’, dinosaurs, and has-beens. How about: Adrian Pountain (the scenes most underrated person) & Ian Clark would come out of retirement. Mark Etheridge, Lisa Hurley, Adrian C (Market H). , Ian Wright (Chelmsford), Blair (Poke) Darran, Simon Murray, Robin Salter, Adam Bucchanan, Dick Coombes, Graham Ellis, Steve Phyllis, Jim Wensiora, Rob Wigley, Carl Fortnum, Andy Rix, Nige Parker, Gary Spencer, ….. and of course Dave Thorley playing ‘Colors & Jesse Hendrson. Next room for; ‘modern’ (i.e. 70’s & 80’s), R&B sounding soul, club soul, circa 1968, but not northern very oldies sounds, . ‘deep funk’, cross-over, ‘boogie’, etc Last one about 50 foot square, with no lighting, but chairs down each side for ‘puckled’ folks to sit , not communicating with anyone – music policy, the sort of sh*te you play form 11 till 2 on a Sunday afternoon after a niter.

but what a record though ... both sides "Keep Away" also came out on Red Coach (the early design label), but even that goes for a few hundred quid.

Last time I saw Shaun down the 100 was March 2001. Nice bloke, the Dorian Gray of the Northern scene; looked the same age as he did at the Fleet in the early eighties. Aside, what happened to the 'Enfield shitheads'?

Try tapping up Mick H or Andy Rix. The last one I know sold, went for £2200 in cash

Can't find it at the moment, but isn't it a MFP L.P. of the Isleys with 'My Love Is Your Love' on it?

i found other copies in junk shops etc, I think every copy has spent some time in a junk or charity shop at some time in it's life all pretty knackered ! I think they all are; I wonder if anyone had still got one that they bought brand new from woolies?

Ian Clark, think it was the 100 Club were I heard it

Mike I have a somewhat 'interesting' vocal to the Dogs - Soul Step, but can't remember where it came from, is that what you are thing of?

Try a PM to Pete-S on here, his got one and the Little Anthony clip on here is on it too, he'll probably copy it for you for a nominal fee

I think I must have had too much sun, agreeing with Pete twice in the same day / decade; Joannie Sommers is one of the finest 'Northern' tunes ever. The discussing of it's genre or authenticity of it, etc, is a futile, vacuus waste of time, 'like putting wheels on a tomato' . Listening to JS is like making love to a beautiful woman, her race shouldn't be an issue (sorry, came over a bit Swiss Tony there)

Pete I've actually had the first problem a couple of times with you in the distant past - we solved it by me stating in emails 'if you've still got xxxxx, charge it to my CC card. I'll ring later to confirm the number' As you had a valid CC numbe, you replied saying that you'd charged it and the record was mine. This worked OK, and it gives the vendor 'written' (if you needed to print out the email) of confirmation of a non face-to-face CC transaction.

You're right Pete, I'm getting them mixed up again; I have a list from the begining of this year with the Invitations @£75 & the Embers @£150!

I always (used to) get mixed up with "watch out girl" The Embers & "watch out little girl" The Invitations because they are similar titles and both on MGM. "Watch out girl" the Embers was always dear, about £20, and out of my price range. At the time I did by The Invitations - "You're like a mystery" for about £3 fot that side and had it years before getting a sales tape of Dave Raistrick with "Watch out little girl"on which brought my atention to the fact that I owned one. Would say now Embers WOG is worth about £75 & Invitations WOLG about £35-40?

Sy Hightower - I Know You're Leaving Me – Carmen £732 Pat & The Blenders - Just Because c/w All I Need Is Your Love - Fast Eddie £484 Billy Prophet - What Can I Do? - Sue Promo £589 Bessie Banks - I can't Make It (without you baby) c/w I Need - Verve Promo £233 Five Chances - Stranger I Love You c/w I'll Miss You (when you're gone) – Finch 59 Spyder Turner - I'm Alive With A Lovin' Feeling + 3 - MGM France EP £309 Flowers - We Could Make It Happen – Lax £188 Jimmy Robins - I Just Can't Please You - Impression promo £139 Unknown Girl Group - Spellbound - Dick Charles 10" acetate £106 C.P. Love - Spiritual Love - Moon Wind £109 The Jokers - Soul Sound - Sko – Field £972 The Peoples's Choice - Savin' My Lovin' For You – Palmer £431

Totally Agree, & great for a sing-a-long to after a half or two of shandy.

Not a soul record, but I know some people on here collect/ deal other allied stuff (Mr Thorley?): 3 Times Dope – Funky Dividends – Arista 12” Be about 1988 or 9 Thanks

UK Grapevine # 138, the other side of Lester Tipton - this won't change