Wiganer1

=== yeah just read that but brian is still djing and still filling floors admittedly playing with cds but i think still has some recordsd a fab bloke none the less ps did u win that record?

=== his spots at wigan.hinckley and leicester were awesome admittedly moved on music wise personally but the floor was rammed when brian was on especially when fortune teller was doing the rounds

=== hey jo didnt know vynilvixen was u regards mark freeman

was this ever uncovered was played by richard searling as carletta gwen owens did a version but im sure its not the same,,,any ideas?

==== without question in my opinion the best oldies dj of all time is BRIAN RAE and the man is a great bloke too and an ultimate proffessional

=== yeah this is where i heard it as well if guy played it it must good.. speaking of mr hennigan can u remember jonny ross - hurry back baby was uncovered as ....-great track

well known for their Lonely man, Time wont let me and Backwards upside down over the last year ive spun ill give you time and the brilliant ' we'll never make it at venues anyone else like this group? they must have been on the verge of being successful based on the singles they released just a thought

=== thanks for that pete label etc?

==== got a couple more Phil lowman - i feel like love (same backing track to rock me) / open the door to your heart brian holland and the new york sounds authority - thank you girl thanks again marky

need to try and identify the following c/ups from Wigan era 79/80 any help gratefully received Pat Brady c/us Kenny Gamble - Youre my number 1 (you got such a wonderful love) Major Harries - Aint gonna change for you (This is Brilliant) Little Johnny Blair - I tried to love you Silky Hargreaves - Baby thats why Richard Searling C/u Emanual Laskey - You know what I like Soul Sam C/u Carlos Munro - You never know when to stop === thanks mark

=== yes got that one and the two fleur de lys 45 ,,liar is brilliant

sold this a couple of years and played it on cd yesterday and want it back anyone know of one for sale? thanks mark

-== i think being a good oldies dj is the same as a newies one if u dont get the exposure to break either the tunes you are trying to champion are not gonna get much airing.. when i m djing its usually main spot at a soul nite or at the begining or end of an all niter but i still try and spin a few new old ones to complement the requests of the punters,while always trying to be different as with most collectors i can do old oldies til the cows come home without resorting to cds but its not very inspiring sometimes despite getting a buzz from people dancing to your records during my 3yrs at the marrs barr niter ive managed to break or rather remind the soul world that there sounds are out there still like the following , not to everyones taste but at least appealing to some Brooklyn Bridge - Free as the wind Lost Family - Blow my mind Peggy Scott - you got it all Joanne Touchstone - Walk Softly Hank & Claude Garbo - fox in a mini skirt also i reactivated aint no mountain high enough by marvin & tammi at the marrs and literally had a dozen people come and say how refreshing it sounded and they hadnt heard it for years remember once when i played heavy music by bob seger at the marrs and was lambasted by a another soulie who thought it was a youth club sound but i liked it and got two others that did so it evened it up a little also when im playing ill ALWAYs spin an instrumntal or 2,,

584001 - 584324 from percy to aretha ,from art freeman to vala reegan im thinking of selling my UK red Atlantic collection got all of em apart from the 2 led zeps,,the vamp single the rare yes 45 any one idea i should be asking?

=== detroit sounds - thats the one kenneth thanks mate know this was massive in its day but never seen the lp for sale very similar to groovin at the gogo on tower too

can anyone rememeber what the lp was that jumping at the gogo 45 came from? know it was an early wigan spin but was it played at the torch first?

=== too true although i love most of the old wigan sounds and am still on my pilgramage to collect every tune that was played there.. im still dumbfounded at some of the stuff that got played some of the worst joe 90 jonathans experience @ mgm - (richards old hi boys cover up) chantells - runaway.. one thing is u cant blame me..i wasnt around til a few years later

==== blimey macca i liek all those records u hated esp Barry Benson got an original of jackie forrest last year,,wanted it for ages each to their own mate

=========hi there brett lies is in my opinion a truly great northern tune for me its got everything init! also avaialble on canadian warner bros

=== had jerry naylor for years - gr8 tune also had a rare issue of carol and gerry but swapped it for a demo as i collect mgm demos

====== yes he fooking did! got him on tape so there!

==== keith minshull alot blame russ for the white stuiff at wigan but keith was a big culprit i think,,

was listening to a few tapes this week and especially some 78 live stuff came across Bobby Vinton - Cross my heart , muriel day ,judith durham amongst others how did these sounds ever get on the playlists ? im not knocking em and they sound as they went down a storm but obviously some one liked em any thoughts?

==== cobblestone - trick me treat me what a tune this was on the first live wigan tape i ever got and set my agenda on collecting old wigan sounds for over 20 years my mate bof when i asked him what it was as it was covered up said 'u'll never get that one mark!' 2 years later i did... just thought id share that with you.

==== is the quitting time still avaialble pls Baz?