Steve L

Yeah the demos are the only true originals, the pink issues pressed due to demand I believe

Jesus

Fully agree with your points but praise from people on tracks played from a cd compilation dont mean nothin'

What makes you so sure you're not included in that statement?

Well what an anti-climax after all the hype

You need to get on Facebook, Teds tie showings are legendary

Yes, hardly look at US ebay now compared to the past

My place is booked

Its been said before Pete, if you haven't heard it at a nighter under certain "conditions" you haven't had the full benefit of it, it just blows the roof off. Having said that I think I heard it first on the internet and still liked it straight away. Cant understand how anyone could describe it as awful but we've all got different tastes

Yes very strange Anyone who doesnt like it must be 90% dead and extremeIy strange IMO No offence

Most of em I reckon!

Exactly instead of travelling to hear something you couldnt hear anywhere else 40 years on and people doing exactly the same thing Sorry off topic

I really dont know how he sells any records, all his prices are ridiculous

No one was without guilt, even the legend that is Soul Sam played some awful records around this time No one's saying its a top class rare soul playlist Kev, just a snapshot of scene (and mine & Deans) history

What a funkin' record

You're wasting your breath (fingers?) mate

Only play records that you like and would dance to

As has been said many times before most oldies DJ's are fixated with the period 72-75 (ish) When I started going to nighters in 78 most of the crowd from this "golden age" had disappeared, to return 20 years later - anything that happened and the records played during their absence doesn't exist for them. Anyway don't want to get onto that overplayed oldie of a subject

Here's a few more from the above that I reckon haven't been played that much over the years: Carol & Gerri - How Can I Ever Find a Way Prince & Princess - Stick Together (lot's of requests according to RS) Johnny Hendley - My Baby Came Out of Nowhere Paula Durante - If He Were Mine Demures - Raining Teardrops Herb Johnson - I'm So Glad All worthy of plays at an oldies night I reckon

Of course Pete, I think all the better records among those I listed were oldies at that time. Cant remember who was on on at the time I was recording, it was after searlings spot so Minshull or Evison maybe?

Havent heard it played out for a long time!

Pop or not it was still great being there at that time, although I must admit I would have liked to have experienced it in 73/74. You cant control when your born though

Well bugger me I've got a tape from the very same night - taped on your recorder!! Would have been later in night after you'd finished, one or two repeats Paul Anka - when we get there Del Capris - Hey Little way out girl Teddy Vann - Coloured Man Herb Johnson - I'm So Glad Shawn Robinson - My Dear Heart Jason Knight - Our Love Is Getting Stronger Al Kent - You've Got To Pay The Price Spinners - I'll always Love You Bob Kuban - The Cheater ? - A Touch Of Velvet Earl Van Dyke - 6x6 Fi-Dels - Try A Little Harder Mamie Galore - It Aint Necessary Hesitations - I'm Not Built Johnny wyatt - This Thing Called Love Edward hamilton - Baby Dont You Weep Helen Shapiro - Stop & You'll Become Aware Joey Dee - How Can I Forget Sue Lynn - Dont Pity Me Walter Jackson - Where Have All The Flowers Gone Jerry Butler - Moody Woman Ambassadors - Too Much oF A Good Thing Showstoppers _ Houseparty Lou Roberts - Ten to One Tommy Bush - I Dont Like It Muriel Day - 9 times out of 10 Jewels - we Got Togetherness Dusk - Point Of No Return Bobby Goldsboro - Too Many People " " - Longer Than Forever Sergio Mendes - Love Music Dean Parrish - I'm On my Way Not vintage stuff by todays standards, but this was fabulous stuff for me at the time. I'd been going about 3 months at this time, aged 17 Things got better musically later that year and into 79. One unfortunate thing about this though is that even to this day the one record that reminds me of Wigan more than any other is Muriel Day

Been trying to sell a United Four for £25 (not mint) for a while, not much demand for it apparently