Simon T

dodgy memory but reckon some substance in it , Apparently is the 'substance' that makes your memory dodgy! Talking of dancers, in every documentry that's about Northern, there's always a clip from Wigan of a black lad dancing (yellow top, black bags & thin white belt) any one know who he is?

Thanks Mark, and no I don't want to swap the Limelights for it!!

I'm looking for black issues of: Jimmy Radcliffe - Long after tonight Marie Knight - You lie so well Marie Knight - That's no way to treat a girl thanks

Ady, just out of interest, did you find the record and think "wow" this is fab and needs maximum exposure through a top line DJ or, I don't think this is unknown and I can make a few bob by selling it on now?

Tight git! Give a clue then, is it 60', 70's, funky twaddle?

Stick a sound file up please James

Yes, both, but not at work. Will post tonight unless someone does so in the meantime.

Is it this "cut"

I have a real copy of The Monzas. This is what I have noticed by comparing the pictures of Lil-peddler's bootlegs to my original (I have not held one of these bootlegs yet). Label of the original is a nice... deeper Turquoise. The top zigzag line above the "Pacific" logo is higher than the original (label to mine is perfectly on center - are his?) Scratched in the dead-wax of the original is 1002-A & 1002-B. Then "MC" or "ME" scratched in next to it. Vinyl to the original is heavy. Would snap with the slightest flex. link

A 'real' one, bought from Sowl Bowl around 1984/5. They've even got the type set wrong haven't they? 'The Inspiration' should be THE INSPIRATIONS surley, and the 'Is' should be the same size?

MR. SOUL [more info] What Happened To Yesterday Same: GENUINE Stock No: 150R 45 £10.00 M Currently available on Ovenchip's site

Well that's just increased the value of my collection by around £350! Does anybody know any thing about auctions? Surley you need at least two people to be bidding, so that makes one mad person and one nearly as daft. Also, as this auction takes proxy bids and the bid increment was £7, it implies someone droppped out at £350 and the winner had put in a 'final' bid of £357 or more!!!!!!

Any chance of Play lists, please Dave?

The fooking gear must have been good, as it seems nobody has come down till today with an acromonious vengeance, reading the active posts today!!!

Loughborough sometime in 1984: Adam James Walsh Gypsy Band / Cause it's you girl Jim Mansell / Easy life Annis / don't play your games Moody Scott / my lovely lady Flight / playing your games Natural 4 / i thought you were mine Admirations / you left me L Allen / can't we talk it over Constellations / I didn't know how to Bill Harris / am I cold am I hot Betty Wright / Give a smile Harold Melvin / Praying Leroy Burgess / Heatbreaker ? Pat Brady Roy Roberts / I gotta have your love Honey & Bees / Dynamite exploded Shufflers / Always be mine Jimmy McFarland / Lonely lover Vivien Carol / Oh yeah yeah yeah Toni Washington / Good things Patti & Emblems / I'm gonna love you Thelma Laverne / Don't you leave me Detroit Executives / cool off Margret Williams / Baby please Johnny Rodgers / make a change Misty Moore / Little things George Blackwell / can't lose my head Metroes / since I found my baby Robert Redtop Young / ain't that love Betty Turner / the winds kept laughing

Go to 'forum' at the top of the home page and it's at the bottom of the ''rare soul forum'' section.

There's a good write up on Mr Spoon here www.soulcitylimits.com/Soulin_/Soulin__Index/soulin__index_5.html

"It's a long long way from Twid's house to Grave's Park"

Do all your records have a big black A in the centre to mark them as demos? I bought a job-lot of 'demos' years ago and most have a printed A, but some have white sticker over the centre with an A on it, and a few are just plain looking issues in black and white RCA promo sleeve. Any ideas? ta.