Dave Moore

Covered as Joe Mathews if I remember correctly.

\ Mark, You should have said. I'd 've obliged a couple of weeks ago.

He He! You can borrow an old pair of Greety's skiddies if yer get stuck! See you Friday Matey. We'll be at it from the off. Nice cold one will be waiting for you.

Hitsville can be added to the OVO list. And that's 2 soul nights, an allnighter and an alldayer, plus 5 x 1 hour radio shows where I doubt there'll be a single repeat play.

Great! Bring it over Mate, we'll sort something out. See you in a few days now. Yeeeeehaaaaaaww!!

You're right of course. I've not had a life. Damn!! That's where I went wrong. Crap!!...I'm gonna sell my collection and move to Scotland, enjoy the weather up there, watch football that resembles subtuteo, take up caber tossing and live on deep fat fried Mars Bars now! Before it's too late!!

C'mon now Ken......fess up!

Seen 'em come and seen 'em go..............and seen 'em come back again.

That's what happened with it last time. It'll never catch on whilst the reserves are there. Entrepreneur's take chances, it's too loaded against the buyer, too safe for you the seller Daz. You did ask.

Wouldn't think much between em demo or stocker wise, but the key is finding MINTERS.

Billy Stewart - Secret Love - Chess UK DEMO wanted. Must be Mint- no wol/sol or any of that gubbins. Cash waiting.

Great record. Proper Norven. Not heard it out in years. It's not the same group as on E surely?

He he! Touche!! I'm in Spain for a while now Mate. It was just a bit of a 'shock' to see Greg's 'audio intrument credentials' questioned. I would have thought most people who know him would vouch for the expertise of his earholes.

I've read some 'gubbins' on here over the years but this is the best. Some Americans I know have BETTER 'ears and feel' because they haven't had to endure the tripe played by some UK DJs!!

Ian, If the full length performances of the artists are as good as the snippets then congratulations. For me personally, the graphics on the original video release performances were what detracted from the set. It's also difficult to watch over and over again as it's so monolithic. It looks like you may have overcome that problem and maybe realised that more is sometimes not better. I'm really looking forward to seeing the full length versions. Another plus for me is the fact that it's only going to contain the artists performances and not all the scene related 'guff' . (Could only muster so much interest in Kegsy's car etc!!) Sure the promo ads a bit "Goldsoulie, but hey, it's your target market and Kev certainly has an appeal to the nostlagia crowd and it works for him, so fair play to you. I think this is going to please a lot of people who were critical of the first issue. The set is worth the cost just to see the performance of Bob Relf and William Bell! Great stuff. Good Luck with it.

There aren't many who wear the mantle of 'legend' with true distinction. Van McCoy, Curtis Mayfield and Fred Smith come to mind. Now to be joined by Mr Wylie. Motown's loss was our gain and, as usual on these occasions I will celebrate his work and enjoy the musical legacy he left us, which, to my mind, ranks with up there with the his three illustrious peers. A true icon of Detroit soul. A safe journey Mr Wylie... and congratulations Sir, on a job extremely well done.

STONE HIM!!! For Blasphemy!! :D

Yep, He arrives on Thursday. We'll be awaiting your arrival on Saturday. Once again The Three Amigos will get together for their annual play together. Can't wait. It's a long time since Spoofers innit Ian? Regards, Dave (Amigo 2)

Sorry, I meant in a songwriting/production capacity. Did you ever collaborate on any songs with him? I think you and him would make a good team, his 'ears' are some of the best in the business over two decades imo.

I sincerely hope so. Mike Terry's son is also gaining a foothold in the business and Terry Jones is a becoming more and more well know. It must be in the genes!

Ian, Did you ever work with Billy Jackson in any capacity?

Sadly yes, a couple of months ago. That was exactly the point of my posts on this thread. I am absolutely delighted to report that Kae Williams Jr (himself a musician/producer of some note in Philly) had at least the knowledge that his father (A local DJ/record producer and label owner) was held in extremely high regard by group of fans a world away. I met him, enjoyed his company and, like a few others, treasure the memory.

In NJ on SoulTrip New York. The trips are a goldmine of memories for some of us. I know Kev Robert's has lots of detractors and I'm sure there are some things he's done that he'd rather he hadn't (same as all of us I suspect), but his obvious enjoyment as far as the artists and their 'coming out of the woodwork' is concerned is the equal of anyone's I'd venture, and it's that experience that we go for. Sure, the music is a little predictable, sometimes the admin is skewiff, the record dealers charge UK prices, but.......having Archie Bell point out Melvin Steals!!! Priceless! Sitting with Norman Donegan, chatting to him about the life and times of Otis Blackwell, then taping him singing "Think Of Me" of which he was stunned that we even knew the song. Priceless! Being introduced to Kae Williams Jnr and seeing the delight on his face as we talked about his father...Priceless! Singing all their classics acapella with Ceasar of the Tymes on a street corner in Philly....Priceless! Playing The Unifics songs on soulclub.org whilst sat next to Al Johnson at the reception desk, (He had no idea we knew who he was), ...PRICELESS! One of the greatest memories I have of my time on the "Soul Scene" was taping the sound check/rehearsal of the Del Larks in the afternoon before their performance. Now, I've had some luverly 45s over the years and still have quite a few ( ), but nothing and I mean NOTHING has given me more pleasure than watching Sammy Campbell weave his magic that afternoon. Absolutely priceless! And best of all, this is an experience shared with a group of L...o...n...g time friends/collectors who all feel the same. You should come with us next time Ian. I'm sure Simon W will be there. Bring Gavin, he and I will look after you!