Ady Croasdell

Not at the time, just the CD when Kent found the master tapes.

Only on a Kent CD in 1997. The pressing must be a new one this year. They forgot to send me my promo

A lovely and talented man. He had a nightmare plane journey to the UK for his first vist and the plane was so delayed he had to travel straight from the airport to rehearsals up in Willesden. Though utterly drained he was happy to rehearse and as soon as the music struck up the energy and life just flowed back right into him. The jazz and funk scene then fell in love with him and he was a star in the UK and relatively unknown at home. He deserved all his acclaim.

Sorted thanks to a very kind Belgian collector. Ta

Anyone know where I can see scans of both sides? Not the Sue versions please. Ta Ady

I preferred it to the normal night by the end but that was over thirty years ago. I've been on the scene all that time and if I'd just kept listening to those oldies I'd be in a nut house by now. Some time during those thirty years a DJ has played a record that nobody has heard before and cleared the floor, but then stuck with it and it is now one of the oldies that is being danced to today.

Not for a good while, but I'll try.

Ah, sorry about that, i was thinking of No Limit. Yep it's a longer version of Rising as it is a longer version of all the Crossover issued sides too.

Just as well, it ain't on it Only on the 45 at the mo but is gonna be on the Kent 30 CD out in a week or so. Ady

I packed in badges when I left the cubs.

Dont forget Millie Jackson John! It's nice that Ortheia Barnes was on the Cut Glass version.

It was Darrow's demo to place it with other acts, so his would have been first. No that it sounds like a demo, Grey & Hanks had enough resources and know how to make the demos sound the business.

I've got to disagree with you here. DJs are often Jeckyl and Hyde nutters who can do one stunning spot and one not very good one; with regard to the dancefloor and general buzz. As a promoter you want to cater to the crowd and put on DJs you think will entertain them and play some great things they don't hear very often in the right context (ie mixed in with the bigger records). Most DJs have very large collections and can do newies, oldies, modern, R&B, cha cha cha on any given night. Hopefully they will play whatever the crowd responds best to and throw in the odd curve ball occasionally that fits into the set. Many DJs drift into self indulgence, myself included, because they have heard their records 100 times but some of the crowd may not have heard them once. It's a tough balancing act and a promoter will try and get the right balance for the event but if the DJ doesn't deliver on the night its not the promoter's fault. He will probably drop the DJ for a while but then may hear him DJing elsewhere when he plays a blinder. It's far from an exact science and there aren't enough DJs of such a high standard that they will always play great sets. If they did then they'd get criticised by some for being too safe, or going home early, or taking or not taking gear. Speaking of which booze and gear are factors a promoter can't always bank on with his DJs and they often affect a set. Ady

A lot do and there are a lot of serious and younger dancers about. There may well be a turnover of dancers in that 4 or 5 record set but the point is to make the dancefloor a welcoming and reasonably busy place.

I think if you play one record that has cleared the floor, particularly in the main part of the evening you should come back with one that will get them back to the floor. A DJ set has to be built on trust with the dancers and if it's stop start then they'll just give up on you and go to the bar. I reckon you need at least 3 and ideally 5 good dancers before you chuck anything new to the crowd at them.

II

Probably, God knows where it is though!

Nice ones there, I've not seen the bottom 2 I have an issue of the top one. Ady

Not unless some sucker booted it.

It might look a bit authentic but all collectors know it was made by someone with absolutely no connection to Musicor, the recording, artist or anyone at all involved with the track. Just some chancer hoping to rip a few mugs off. In order of 45 release. Kent 6TS Anniversary 45 - £60+ Ady Horaces 001 no bar code £20+ Horaces 001 with bar code £15+ 1st Kent release £12 Current available Kent release £8+ Musicor boot, worthless and could earn you a visit from the soul police in the middle of the night! Ady

I'm pretty sure the anniversary single was first.

Unissued Scepter track put out on an LP in the 80s and still available on the Living The Nightlife CD CDKEND 104

Funnily enough I had no idea who was playing the records for the first ten years of the scene, I just enjoyed the records. I still haven't got over DJs thinking of themselves as big deals.

My set at the Ritz after Geno Washington had droned on for a couple of hours. 1,000 people were sitting there gagging to dance and I was the first DJ on. The records were irrelevant, it was the relief.

It hit most parts for me and was different enough from others to make it special, as with all sounds you really need a few full listenings to assess it but I did think it brilliant first play. Junior Johnson is a weird one but has incredible moments in it.