Steve L

Are you going all anoraky?? We can have a good discussion on the way to/from Burnley about such matters Seriously the youtube thing you mention is interesting - search "how are vinyl records made" theres a 2 part film that shows the whole process

Politics has just been a convenient cover all name to describe various unsavoury elements that have always been present on the scene, ie jealousy, rivalry, bitterness, envy, back stabbing. one upmanship, greed, intolerance etc etc Sad really but all part of human nature

Thats all well and good but why did it last 8 years without getting closed due to drug problems like other venues were? Thats what the original question was (I think)

Mad? Yes - if people have got money that they can throw away they could throw some in my direction

When would this have been first played out then Ian? Not one that I can remember from the 70s

Jimmy Bailey - Hush (Columbia) VG+ £20 The Marvellos - Piece Of Silk/Yes I Do (WB) VG £8 SOLD The Apollas - Your Absolutely Right (Loma) VG+ £10 Toni Harper - Someones Crying (Charter DJ) Ex £10 ON HOLD Jean Elias - How Long Can I Go On Fooling Myself (Back Beat) VG+ £5 Candy & The Kisses - Keep On Searching (Scepter) VG+ £5 The Traits - Harlem Shuffle (Scepter) Ex- £3 Little Carl Carlton - Why Dont They Leave Us alone (Back Beat) VG+ £5 The Naturals - I'm The One (Smash) VG+ £10 The Profiles - If I Didnt Love You (Duo) VG £5 SOLD The Shirelles - Shades Of Blue VG+ £5 The Insights - Someday Girl (RCA) VG+ £5 Faye Ross - Faith, Hope & Trust (Round) Ex- £5 Paypal (gift) preferred, £1.70 recorded delivery Cheers

I've seen it all now

Ok fair enough new era and all that! They most certainly will Joan, look forward to seeing you - it does seem like a long time. Give it some whey hey a bit nearer the time eh?

ALL SOLD All these are Ex/M- and are £5 each or £20 for 5 Postage £1.70 for one or two, £3 for 5 - recorded delivery Paypal as gift please Cheers Johnny Jones - I Find No Fault (In My Babys love) (Fury) Thelma Jones - Souvenirs Of A Heartbreak (Barry dj) Robbie Mitchell & Darryl Paterson - I Lost My Love (In A Beggars Dream) (ABC) The Fawns - Nothing But Love Can Save Me (Cap City) Al & Bunky - Homework (Exodus) Betty Baker - Marching Out Of Your Life (Quicksand) sticker mark Dolly & The Fashions - The Right One (Ivanhoe) The Soul-Jers - Gonna Be A Big Man (Rampart dj) Wallace Bros - Go On Girl (Sims) Buffalo Soldier - Land Of Perdition (SMC) Persians - I Cant Take It Anymore (GWP's Grapevine) Bobby McClure - Dont Get Your signals Crossed (Chess) Marva Josie - Crazy Stockings (City) Vince Carey - First Glance Romance (Turntable) Ed Townsend - Dont Lead Me On (Tru-Glo-Town) Byrdie Green - Dont Make It Hurt (Hallmark) Freddy & Sounds Of Soul - You're The Beat Of My Heart (PearlTone) slight lable damage around centre hole nothing to worry about

This will be my first nighter since November so looking forward to it rather a lot! Batman badge at the ready

Agreed Grant, takes me right back to Wigan days and like you say its one oldie I never tire of hearing - class

I do Good stuff steve - always enjoy reading things like this

Ok mate, both the Bobby Blands now gone!

Marshall & The Chi-lites - Price Of Love (Dakar) VG+ £10 Tyrone (The Wonder Boy) - Please Consider Me (Four Brothers) Ex- £15 Kelly Brothers - Crying Days Are Over (Sims) VG+ slight ringwear £30 Fred Hughes - Dont Let Me Down (VeeJay) VG+ £25 Jackie Verdell - Are You Ready For This (Decca) VG+ £8 Profiles - I Still Love You (Bamboo) VG £25 Don & Juan - What I Really Meant To Say (Big Top) VG £10 Porgy & The Monarchs - Thats My Girl (Sylves DJ) Ex £30 Radiants - Heartbreak Society (Chess) VG £15 Bobby Bland - These Hands (Duke) VG++ £10 SOLD Bobby Bland - Getting Used To The Blues VG++ £10 SOLD Steelers - Cant Take This Pain (Epic DJ) Ex- £15 Carolyn Franklyn - Chain Reaction (RCA DJ) Ex £5 Aaron Neville - Hard Nut To Crack (Parlo) M- £10 Novas Nine - Why Listen (ABC) M- £5 Samson & Delilah - Woman (ABC) M- £5 SOLD The Ideals - I Got Lucky (St Lawrence) M- £10 Paypal gift please, recorded del £1.70 cheers

A few gone, plenty more bargains to be had!!

Unsold from previous lists plus some new ones Still selling these in batches of 5, but instead of listing in lots you can pick your own lot of 5 £10 each batch of 5, £3 recorded delivery, paypal gift please Cheers Gerry & Paul - The Cat walk (Fatback) M- Festivals - Take Your Time (Colossus) VG+ Loyce Cotton - Try It You'll Like It (Aquarius) M- Jimmy Witherspoon - My Baby's Quit Me (Verve) M- SOLD Jimmy Lewis - Two Women (Tangerine) M- Goodees - Condition Red (HIP) M- Jimmy Hughes - Midnight Affair (Fame) Ex+ Dee Brown & Lola Grant - You Need Loving (Shurfine) M- SOLD Dobie Gray - Look At Me (Cordak) M- SOLD Mellow Moods - Tell Love Hello (North Bay) VG+ Go-Go's - Jerk & Twine (Agon) M- Impressions - Sometimes I Wonder (ABC) M- Impressions - I Loved & I Lost (ABC) M- Richard Berry - Doin It (Jonco) M- Benny Sigler - Who You Gonna Turn To (Phil La reissue) VG+ O'kaysions - Love Machine M- Tams - Its All Right (You're Just In Love) M- slight label damage Ray Charles - Go On Home M- SOLD Ray Charles - Never Had Enough Of Nothing Yet M- Ray Charles - Somethings Got To Change M- SOLD Barbara & Uniques - There It Goes Again (Arden) Ex+ SOL Choice Four - The Finger Pointers (RCA) M- Barbara Mason - Aint Got Nobody (Arctic turquoise) Ex+ Impalas - Whip It On Me (Bunky) VG++ Impalas - What Should He Do/I Still Love You (Bunky) VG++ Napoli &Glasson - Just A Little Timing (Vigor) M- The Fuzz - I'm So Glad (Calla) vinyl Ex+ lable slightly dirty looking Joe simon - When (SS7) Ex- The Buckinghams - You Misunderstand Me (Columbia) VG Percy Sledge - Heart Of A Child (Atlantic) Vg Marvi & Tammi - You Aiint Livin Until Youre Lovin (Tamla) VG+ Gloria Taylor - You Got To Pay The Price VG+ Brother To Brother - In The Bottle (Turbo) Ex- Joyce Kennedy - Misunderstood (Ran-Dee) VG- looks poor but plays really well £30 book price

Here's a cheapie I've just come across, not sure if its's ever been played out but worth a spin IMO Gene Chandler & Barbara Acklin - Love Wont Start (Brunswick)

£10 for each lot, £3 for recorded del, paypal as gift please Gerry & Paul - The Cat walk (Fatback) M- Festivals - Take Your Time (Colossus) VG+ Loyce Cotton - Try It You'll Like It (Aquarius) M- Jimmy Witherspoon - My Baby's Quit Me (Verve) M- SOLD Jimmy Lewis - Two Women (Tangerine) M- Goodees - Condition Red (HIP) M- Jimmy Hughes - Midnight Affair (Fame) Ex+ Dee Brown & Lola Grant - You Need Loving (Shurfine) M- SOLD Dobie Gray - Look At Me (Cordak) M- SOLD Mellow Moods - Tell Love Hello (North Bay) VG+ Go-Go's - Jerk & Twine (Agon) M- Impressions - Sometimes I Wonder (ABC) M- Impressions - I Loved & I Lost (ABC) M- Richard Berry - Doin It (Jonco) M- Benny Sigler - Who You Gonna Turn To (Phil La reissue) VG+ O'kaysions - Love Machine M- Tams - Its All Right (You're Just In Love) M- slight label damage Ray Charles - Go On Home M- SOLD Ray Charles - Never Had Enough Of Nothing Yet M- Ray Charles - Somethings Got To Change M- SOLD Barbara & Uniques - There It Goes Again (Arden) Ex+ SOL Choice Four - The Finger Pointers (RCA) M- Barbara Mason - Aint Got Nobody (Arctic turquoise) Ex+ Impalas - Whip It On Me (Bunky) VG++ Impalas - What Should He Do/I Still Love You (Bunky) VG++

The Palais was my first foray into the grown up world of northern soul aged 15, after getting into it in the local youth club about 18 months previously. It was November 1975 and me and a mate Daz Whitton thumbed it from Mansfield to Nottingham ( there was no need to, we could easily have caught a bus but we were out for an adventure after hearing stories of the older lads thumbing it to all nighters) Anyway as we walked up to the entrance there was a queue building up but there were 3 lads from Mansfield right at the front who shouted us over so we went in with them and were first in. Impressed with the place when it was empty but not as much as a couple of hours later when it was full and the dance floor was literally bouncing up and down We were able to show off to the rest of our gang after that cos we were the only ones who'd been and were in with the big boys now Went regularly over the next few years and had some fabulous times there. Still got my yellow & black west midland soul club badge and a record box with stickers "WMSC for connoisseurs of soul" and "soul power 76" which i bought in those early days. Records which remind me of the palais include Larry Santos, Van Dykes, Willie Mitchell amongst loads of others

Lots 2&3 SOLD

Here's a few more job lots of 5 records for £10 Last nights sold quickly so a few more bargains to be had tonight. Actual cost of postage is £3 for recorded delivery and payment by paypal gift please Lot 1 - ABC label O'kaysions - Love Machine M- Tams - Its All Right (You're Just In Love) M- slight label damage Ray Charles - Go On Home M- Ray Charles - Never Had Enough Of Nothing Yet M- Ray Charles - Somethings Got To Change M- Lot 2 - mixed SOLD Van McCoy Strings - Sweet & Easy (Share) M- slight mark on label Eddie Holman - This Cant Be True (Parkway) M- Chuck Jackson - Good Things Come To Those Who Wait (Wand multi coloured) M- Chuck J & Maxine Brown - Never Had It So Good (Wand) Ex Chuck J & Maxine Brown - Baby Take Me (Wand) Ex Lot 3 - mixed SOLD Ruby Andrews - All The Way (Zodiac) M- Patti Drew - Workin' On A Groovy Thing (Capitol) M- slight ringwear & small sticker Dorothy Moore - Just The One I've Been Looking For (GSF) M- Johnny Nash - Tryin To Find Her (Joda) Ex Johnny Nash - You Got Soul (Jad) M- Lot 4 - mixed Barbara & Uniques - There It Goes Again (Arden) Ex+ SOL Choice Four - The Finger Pointers (RCA) M- Barbara Mason - Aint Got Nobody (Arctic turquoise) Ex+ Impalas - Whip It On Me (Bunky) VG++ Impalas - What Should He Do/I Still Love You (Bunky) VG++ Cheers

Whispers SOLD Jackie Wilson ON HOLD

Impressions sold

The Whipers - £10 for all 5 SOLD Flying High (Soul Clock) Ex slight ringwear I Can Remember (Soul Clock) Ex Needle In A Haystack (Soul Clock) M- I'm The One (Soul Clock) M- Theres A Love for Everyone (Janus) M- The Impressions - £14 for all 7 SOLD I Loved And I Lost (ABC) M- We're A Winner (ABC) M- You've Got Me Running (ABC) M- We're Rolling On (ABC) M- Sometimes I Wonder (ABC) M- Aint Got Time (Curtom) M- Fool For You (Curtom) M- Jackie Wilson - £10 for all five ON HOLD The New Breed (Brunswick) M- Try It Again (Brunswick) M- I Still Love You (Brunswick) M- The Girl Turned Me On (Brunswick) M- I've Learned About Life (Brunswick) Ex- bubbling on label If anyone's interested, postage will be what it actually costs, not sure of this so I'll post em and we can sort it out after. Prefer to use recorded del but if you want ordinary to make it cheaper thats ok Paypal as gift please Cheers

Great story, I too would like to read more stuff like this