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As I've previously stated on a thread over Christmas about celebrities professing to be northern soul fans and then being given their own shows to spin the same old cheesy tracks etc, they are only as good as the guys who produce their shows. So although not wishing to stand up for Craig Charles who I personaly think is a complete knobhead, his comments on their being racism on the northern scene were probably put in his mind by one of his shows researchers/producers at the BBC who quoted Jazzie B's now infamous comments from a earlier BBC documentary. At the time of Jazzie B's misguided out burst I compiled a list of some 50 names of West Indian and Asian kids from the Dudley West Midlands area who all at one time frequented the allnighter scene both during and after Wigan.With many of those that did eventually leaving the northern scene moving over to Jazz Funk. One guy in particular Des Mitchell went on to become a presenter on radio West Midlands for awhile and the last I heard of him he was working for a radio station in Canada. Des's original day job was as a driver for a natural stone company and he used the company's transit van on weekend's to take us to allnighters. On one particular Friday night the company van was in for a service so Des's gaffer lent him his Mercedes Sports so of to Hinkley we went in a Mercedes Sports with a Black guy driving and aload of white kids speeding their tits off in the back ! needless to say the old bill pulled us over several times wanting to know where w nicked the car from, happy days! Dave

For Sale Ronnie & Joyce "On The Stage Of Life/Yes I'm Falling In Love" Alpha Mint £25.00 Plus postage £2.50 (ist Recorded) Dave

Are we talking Dj's or records here Pete ?

Should go very nicely with the Grapevine Tee Shirts that were on sale at Prestatyn ! One Size fits all XXL, one colour Yellow!!!!! How sad is this scene becoming, have they run out of US originals to boot, that they now have to start booting legal re-issues ? Whatever next, northern soul DJ tribute acts, would the real Ginger Taylor stand up ! Dave

Just received this B.B. King anecdote from Denis Wilcox the former lead singer of Elbowed-Out. Good memories of meeting B.B. King. In the late 70's,my band "Elbowed-Out" had the great privilege of opening for B.B. King at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle Washington. We had finished our set,and I decided that I wanted to watch B.B. King's set from backstage. Soon, I'm standing in the wings as the band is getting set up and ready to go on. I look up,and here comes B.B.,and he comes right up to me and starts telling me how he enjoyed our set. WOW! He has a big hamburger in one hand and a Coke in the other,and continues eating and drinking while we are talking. Then his band starts playing,and the MC starts calling out,"People,are you ready?! Are you ready for the King?!" And B.B. says to me,"well,I gotta go now,can you take these for me"?, and he hands me his hamburger and Coke! Then he went out on stage while still chewing,and proceeded to show everyone just why he is called The King of The Blues. I feel so lucky and honored to have touched with him. Rest in Peace, B.B.. Denis

Nice to hear former Timeless Legend group member Butch Johnson's solo outing "Smooth Dancin" getting some airplay Dave

Poser !! Dave

Spot on Arthur, I bought my first copy off a Soul Bowl list circa 81 for a fiver Dave

Rick Ramos from Natural Impulse Reginald Garland (21st Generation, Perfections, Mixed Sugar etc) Dave

Usually followed by a few good early morning headaches !!!!! Not forgetting the night Johnny Weston had both decks running backwards at the same time Dave

Hi Steve Just because it states that a 45 has been taken from a forthcoming album, it doesn't always mean that a album was ever recorded. In some cases the 45 was used to test the water, if it suceeded then the group would consider cutting a album. Although i think their was a further two 45's cut on the Double O's Dave

Perhaps his favourite record is little Anthony's "Better Use Your Head" ? Dave

Looks as if someone might be taking a nervous breakdown !!!! Dave

E-bay seller Skye 49 sold a copy for a grand a couple of weeks ago, too

Yes a repeat of Mick's show from two weeks earlier, and repeated due to the public demand/feedback following it's first airing. Melvin Davis the consummate professional, check out his new cd album on CD Baby. Dave

To quote the sleeve notes on the "Going Back To Detroit" album: In mid 1966, The Platters again proved their stylistic dexterity, when they recorded their first hit for Musicor Records not in New York, not in Chicago, not in California, but in Detroit, the most recent focal point for what's happening in disc sounds. Produced by Detroit's own Luther Dixon, "I Love You 1000 Times" went on to become one of the years major chart entries. Dave

According to the late Don Mancha when I spoke with him: Don had followed Luther Dixon over to New York where Don wrote "I Found True Love" and "She Said Goodbye" for Billy Hambric. Don later got homesick and returned to Detroit asking Luther to go and stay with him. While back in Detroit Musicor contacted Luther and asked him to produce a album on the Platters who they were sending over to Detroit a happening town at the time, as Musicor wished to give the group a change of direction by taking them into the growing popular soul market. Their manager Buck Ram is also credited as co -producer on the album. Dave

You keep hammering the DSO Steve, Juno's sold out of their first batch and have re-ordered a second this morning.

Well done Steve I see you remembered to take the Dynamic Sounds Orchestra to play this time ! Lol! Great to see someone play Solid Solution's "It Must Be Love" a great slab of sweet soul usually overshadowed by "Think About It Girl" funnily enough I was talking to the lead vocalist on this track Horace Wilbanks on Friday, I'll send him your playlist he'll be chuffed to bits !! Dave

Yes, but because he's Ian Levine, his crap is a lot better than anyone else's crap !!!! Dave

GWEN & RAY BUILD YOUR HOUSE ON A STRONG FOUNDATION BEE BEE ? Dave

Well the DSO is offically out today,and sales have been brisk all weekend. Mind you we've been getting calls on this from theYarmouth faithfull since Steve Guanori spun it at the Soul Essence Weekender. Also a big shout out to all the radio jocks who've got behind this one too. Dave SJ

So Steve That's what you get up to on a Saturday when Palace are losing ! Dave

Well Guys The Dynamic Sounds Orchestra has finally hit the streets and is available to buy from all the leading independent soul stockists.I must say the Soul Junction website has been really busy in the last couple of days on this and other back catalogue titles.Our European friends have really picked up on the DSO. With amongst others Tommy and the guys in Norway predicting great things for 'Take Me Back' at the Oslo Soul Experience (thanks for your comments ,Tommy). Although the DSO were a integeral part of the Chi-Lites meteoric rise to world stardom,they have until now never received to quote a phrase coined by former Blues And Soul Reviewer Bill Buckley "a footnote in the history of soul music" a situation we now hope to have rectified ! ( please checkout Bill's recent review of The DSO at: www.soulandjazzandfunk.com.So there you have it two previously unissued on vinyl 70's tracks, one a kick ass dancer the other a infectious sweet/group harmony ballad. Up front soul for Dj's and collectors alike. Regards Dave Soul Junction

Amongst others Ted Dave