Dave Moore

"Adys" I too have a Platters Bell Sound acetate of this. Also Greg Tormo has a Bell Sound acetate of the instrumental/backing track. Regards, Dave

There is in fact also a US release of this. Regards, Dave

Came across this today and just wondered if anyone has actually puts these pages together. There's no mistaking that he's NOT a Dublin born, white, female! Even the original author has it wrong...Born in Dublin makes her Irish not British! Regards, Dave https://www.shazam.com/music/web/track?id=10182500

Have a VG+ copy of Don Varner - Tear Stained face b/w Mojo Hanna - Quinvy up for grabs. 1000UKP (inc Postage) or nearest offer gets it. Contact via PM or hitsville2648@earthlink.net If using Paypal as "gift" please. I'm in UK on Tuesday so can mail then. Cheers, Dave

Yep, I'd agree with that. Also, there are very limited opportunities to DJ for the younger element in UK (unless it's at your Dad/Grandad's gig), so they create their own with their own records. Plus, from what I can tell their scene's are different, (musically), from the traditional Northern styled events. I've no doubt if they had the dosh they'd be playing major DJ parts on the existing scene though. I think it's great that they do 'their own thing', in their own way, within their own age-group. "It's Northern Soul Jim...but not as we know it!" In Europe or the US there are many opportunities to become a 'DJ/face/name' so they are driven to create their own scenes with their peers. In Spain, you see lots of people at gigs but hardly any record sales. I've taken sales boxes to gigs and not sold a single 45 all weekend to locals. (That may well be a slur on my sales though! ) Regards, Dave

Yes, 100% yes. Otherwise some of these "DJs" would use the same $1000 to buy and sell a whole slew of records in a revolving fashion and make the same claim. (IN fact a few already do!), Regards, Dave

I am a CD DJ and I look up to him as he is a laptop DJ I am a laptop DJ and I look down on him as he is a CD DJ but look up to him as he is a bootleg vinyl DJ I am a bootleg vinyl DJ ( and some time promoter), and I look down on him as he is a laptop DJ but I look up to him as he is an OVO DJ I am an OVO DJ and I look down on him as he is a bootleg DJ but I look up to him as he is BUTCH I am BUTCH and I look down on everyone! Sound familiar? And that's why some blokes lug boxes of pressings about. They simply want to be seen as a "Northern Soul DJ". Regards, Dave

:D Regards, Dave

Anyone got : The Prophets - My Kind Of Love / I Can't Make It Stephanye 335 WHITE DEMO cash waiting. Regards, Dave

Pete, Some of the RnB I've heard played sounds like C/W to me. I'm not decrying either genre of music per se. Just not for me at a Northern Soul gig is all. Seem to have strayed off topic a bit now... Regards, Dave

Hi Adam, I'm in no camp as far as soul venues are concerned. I can have an equally good night at Burnley or at an oldies do. But I judge my music with two things only, my lug holes. They've been highly trained in the last 4 decades. I'm not really interested in categorizing all the different fragmented styles of soul now available at venues. I'm a Northern Soul fan, plain and simple. (And most of my mates are too). New, old, underplayed, rare, it's all the same to us. I'm too long in the tooth to be told that 'this is great', when in actual fact it's mediocre. Or, be told "this is great' only to realise I played it in a record shop in St Louis in 1983 and... it was crap then and it's crap now. I don't subscribe to the funkier side of allniters or out and out Rnb (C/W), either. Sorry but that's my perogative. I feel most "DJs' who play this stuff would drop it in a heartbeat if they could find top quality traditional sounding N Soul. I've been to Mike's gig in Gloucester. I've been to quite a few others too, of all descriptions and have to say that the "look-backs" don't usually reflect the kind of experience I've had at the venues. I think Dogstoat's posting above is just about where I am at the moment, it's not nice to slag off events that you've not enjoyed as other folk may well have enjoyed them. But if only the truth were posted by everyone about thier weekly sojourn into the world of Northern Soul there'd be more than a bloodbath ensue eh? Therefore most of us do as our parents taught us and say nowt. "If you can't say anything nice then don't say anything at all." has led to the mindset described by Dogstoat I reckon. I wish you well with your gig and hopefully I'll get round to visiting at some stage. Regards, Dave

Few offered at set sale: Prices in UKP. Postage included but insurance extra. If Paypal then as a 'gift' please. WDJ = White Demo, swol means date or #. Conservatively graded, full refund if not 100% happy. PM or email hitsville2648@earthlink.net Regards, Dave Johnny Bartell - I waited too long Solid State WDJ EX 150 The Ad-Libs - New York in the dark - AGP VG 200 The Jerms - I'm a teardrop - Honor Brigade VG+ 15 Darrow Fletcher - My young misery - Groovy WDJ VG+ swol 50 SOLD Jeffrey Bowen - I'll get by - Mercury WDJ EX 100 Darryl Banks - Somebody somewhere needs you- Revilot WDJ EX swol 100 Darryl Stewart - Name it and claim it - Wand WDJ VG 100 Lula Reed - Walk on by me - Tangerine WDJ EX swol 100 Tony Hestor - Watch yourself - Karate WDJ VG+ 150 Robin Rice - I've had it - Crackerjack WDJ EX 100 Bobby Smith - Walk on into my heart - American Arts WDJ EX 100 Parliaments - Don't be sore at me - Revilot EX 15 Joe Buckman - Right now - Sepia EX 20 SOLD Gerri Grainger - I go to pieces - Bell WDJ VG+ 250 Lee David - Temptation is calling my name - Columbia WDJ VG 150 Larry Santos - You got me where you want me - Evolution DJ EX 200 Ann Sexton - I've been gone too long - Seventy WDJ EX 100 Sweet Things - World of Trouble - Date WDJ VG+ 70 Toni Basil - Breakaway - A&M WDJ VG+ 250 SOLD

I don't kow how you arrive at me constantly putting down ANY nights? If other people have a great time at these gigs then more power to their elbows. I'm glad they do, honestly. But me, I've spent too much time, effort and money travelling 1000s of miles only to be disappointed. After 35 years of listening, collecting, buying, selling, trading this music I'll trust my own ears now and not some posts in lookbacks by the promoters Mates. That's really the only point I was making. Regards, Dave

I used to travel from Europe to UK gigs on the strength of some lookbacks. Soon learned that it's a waste of time. Often been to a niter that's cost me best part of 400quid to get to and been in my hotel room at 3am! Lessons learned and all that! Playlists only influence now, not SS lookbacks. If no playlists available then I simply don't go. Heard a great definition of "Rare And Underplayed" by a well respected collector at one gig I was at, "All the stuff we chucked in the shyte pile while digging out the good stuff!" Regards, Dave

The traditional opening 45 of the Hitsville Annual Rare Soul Weekender on Thursday nights. Regards, Dave

You sure about that Chalky? To avoid discusion on this sellers thread I've posted further comments in the Feedback forum. Regards, Dave

Eddie, The best way to id Jamerson is to listen to the records in their entirety. If you try to isolate the bass alone it really does need a trained detective to id some of his performances. But on stuff like certain Jackie Wilson's mid 60s output Jamerson was not alone. Other members of the Motown house band were also playing with him. Benjamin is a good indicator, although he also was heavily mimicked as the sound of Hitsville grew. A great example of what I mean is The Valentinos - "Sweeter Than The Day Before" Have a listen. You can distinctly hear the performances of them at the core of the music. The band are being 'chased' along by the drum and base combo just like so many classic Motown songs. The record could have easily come straight out of 2648 WGB. I always smile when 'DJs" introduce it as the Chicago Sound. What?? You deaf or summat! Regards, Dave https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuYR6k2poZc

One of my favourite records. I'd not heard this version up to now. I like it...a lot. The bass guitar licks are not as prominent as the Garpax (?) version but is more prominent than the Seventy Seven version. Now on the wants list. Thanks for posting. Regards, Dave

Bootleg. There's also a real one on Ebay although it's starting price is $499. Regards, Dave

And of course have the balls to play 'em when the opportunity arises. Regards, Dave

You're probably a real nice chap SOE but, you really have no idea have you that there's a whole world full of collectors out here. The busiest, most respected DJs on your beloved 'scene' all play original vinyl. Most have spent most of their adult lives building their collections up. Sure, there are a couple of money bags "Johnny Come Lately's" but they never seem to last the whole race, they're here today, gone tomorrow and their records find their way into real collectors boxes eventually. To even compare you're bootleg playing activities with ANY DJ who plays the real thing is a joke. But the worst thing about your posts is that you constantly advise people that THEY are WRONG for not playing bootlegs, that's almost insulting. The guys that for some reason really want to DJ but can't source the rarities to be accepted with the "Big Boys" usually employ a little imagination in their collecting and gather at like minded events. I may not appreciate the actual music they play at times but I do admire their independence and willingness to try and establish their own niche within the soul fraternity. Whereas your outlook is about as alien to me as it could possibly be. Bootlegs of oldies in 2011? What's the point? Unless of course you're an "Ebay warrior" who finds it much more comfortable to sit at home clicking on bootleg oldies 45s at a tenner each rather than source a few unique records, buy a few decent oldies, search out a few LP tracks, develop some overseas contacts, buy a few blind, buy a few 'newies', and piece together something that actually warrants the term "Set' as opposed to becoming another, monkey like, record "putter-on-erer" with a boot of Jo Jampot followed by a carver of The Parliaments. Regards, Dave I've just realised I've bitten! Well so be it. I've been doing this for over 35 years and I'm tired of being constantly told that "real DJs" play what the punter requests even if it's a bootleg. Close in, come closer......no, closer.......no, even closer.............NO THEY DON'T!! THEY FIND SOMETHING ELSE OF EQUAL QUALITY TO PLAY!! That loud enough for ya??

Played in Burnley (amongst other places), in the mid 70s for a few months. Hasn't aged too well though in my opinion. Regards, Dave

But wasn't the name Nosmo King taken from a No Smoking sign? I always thought that Mcaleer et al were responsible for this? Either way, I'm afraid it gets the "Shyte then and shyte now" vote from me. Not because it's white, or pop or surrounded by 'dodgyness', but simply cos I thiok it's shyte. Regards, Dave

K5, It's "Look Over Your Shoulder". Only a word but it may help if you're scouring the net for a copy. Great record. Not many out-sing the OJays but this group do on this! Good Hunting! Regards, Dave

Ah Pete, but it should work both ways. I don't ridicule bootleg players so they should in turn keep their gobs shut about us record collectors. Instead of trying to bring everything down to the lowest common denominator. Regards, Dave