Steve L

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

8.30 - 9.00 TERRI BRYANT- GENI (VERVE) CREATIONS - I'VE GOT TO FIND HER (GLOBE) TOMMY HUNT - I NEED A WOMAN OF MY OWN (DYNAMO) GENE CHANDLER & BARBARA ACKLIN - LOVE WONT START (BRUNSWICK) PORGY & THE MONARCHS - LOVE CHAN (VERVE) DEREK MARTIN - SLY GIRL (TUBA) MARVELLOS - YES I DID (WB) JIMMY DOCKETT - TAKE A CHANCE (MYSTIC 4) ELDORADOS - IN OVER MY HEAD (TORRID) SUPERIORS - LET ME MAKE YOU HAPPY (MGM) MALCOLM DODDS - COME SEE THE SUN (PARAMOUNT) BROTHERS SISTERS & COUSINS - SMOKE STREAM (NASCO) JACKIE ROSS - TRUST IN ME (NORTHERN SOUL STORIES) 11.30 - 12.00 JAY LYLE - HOW GOOD CAN IT GET (ANGEL CITY) LORETTA WILLIAMS - BABY CAKES (JOTIS) DONNIE WELLS - YOU'VE GOT MY LOVE (SCEPTER) PRINCE & PRINCESS - STICK TOGETHER (BELL) JIVE FIVE - YOU'RE A PUZZLE (UA) SAM BAKER - I CANT TURN HER LOOSE (SS7) TEE FLETCHER - HAPPY LOVING YOU (SHURFINE) GRIER BROS - WEEPING BABY ALL THE TIME (MELODY DISC) WAYNE ANTHONY - YOU AINT WRAPPED TOO TIGHT (ROULETTE) JEAN WELLS - WITH MY LOVE & WHAT YOU'VE GOT (CALLA) INCREDIBLES - MISS TREATMENT (AUDIO ARTS)

List it straight away IMO Never works for me though having rock bottom prices

From my point of view only coming of age in 78/79 at Wigan, I had the feeling that our crowd had missed out on something special by being too young to have gone to the Wheel/Torch and even the early Wigan years. The older lads we knew who'd been probably made this worse with the stories we were told about how good it was etc Also at this time there was a feeling that some of the "coolness" had gone with the over commercialisation/ media stories, the clothes had gone downhill with beer towels/ 40" bags and crap like Muriel Day being massive sounds. Having said that we had some great times and looking back you can filter out the rubbish and remember things like Searlings big push back to quality tunes of that time. Wouldnt have missed it for the world

Joe Simon - Long Hot Summer (SS7) VG+ £5 Joe Simon - When (SS7) Ex £5 Soul Twins - Its Not What You Do Its The Way That You Do It (KAREN WD) Ex+ £15 Soul-Jers - Gonna Be A Big Man (RAMPART WD) M- £10 Steelers - Cant Take This Pain (EPIC WD) Ex+ £25 Josephine Taylor - Good Lovin' (MAR-V-LUS) M- £10 BJ Thomas - I Dont Have A Mind Of My Own (PACEMAKER) M- £10 Traits - Harlem shuffle - (SCEPTER) M- £5 Ed Townsend - Dont Lead Me On (TRU-GLO-TOWN) M- £10 Tony & Tyrone - Dont Ever Leave Me (STON-ROC) M- £8 Spyder Turner - You're Good Enough For Me (MGM) Ex £8 Van Trevor - A Fling Of The Past (VIVID) VG+ £15 Vanguards - I Cant Use You Girl (WHIZ) M- £10 Volumes - Gotta Give Her Love (AMERICAN ARTS WD) Ex sticker on label £25 Wallace Brothers - Go On Girl (SIMS) M- £8 All records play well, Paypal (gift) preferred, £1.70 recorded del Cheers

Stopping over doesnt count, its got to be travel there do the all nighter then travel home surely?

I'm with Nev

Play em out?

Great show steve, loads of stuff "new to my ears":hatsoff2:

Nice playlists Carms & the two Andys Pity such quality music has to be relegated to a minor room - i'm guessing 90% of people at the venue wouldnt have heard them? Please correct me if I'm wrong. Good stuff!!

Paul in this area the figure is in my opinion much, much higher!

Deja vu anyone? Didnt this happen last year?

Fabulous double sider West coast yellow/orange/black CHESS issue VG+ with a bit of ringwear on lable, plays fine. £ 30 Paypal (gift) preferred or can take a cheque, £1.70 recorded del Cheers

Sounds good Andy, look forward to it being finished. Put me down for one

Persians - I Cant Take It Anymore (GWP's GRAPEVINE) M- £10 I dont know why this has never been a massive record - brilliant! Mighty Marvellows - This Towns Too Much (ABC) M- £10 Another quality (lesser known?) tune Alvin Cash - Funky 69 (TODDLIN TOWN) M- £10 SOLD Picking up spins in the NW with some playlists I've seen Richard Knight - Showstopper (ALLEN) M- £10 SOLD Great funky northern! Freddie Hughes - I Gotta Keep My Bluff In (WAND) Ex £8 magic bit of crossover IMO Jackie Verdell - Are You Ready For This (DECCA) VG+ £8 Impalas - Whip It On Me (BUNKY) VG+ £5 Impalas - What should He Do/I Still love You (BUNKY) VG+ £5 Paypal (gift) preferred, £1.70 recorded del Cheers

Nice idea Mark, buying a record for your non record collecting wife's birthday - I like your style mate:D I'd try it myself but I somehow dont think I could get away with it:huh:

Try Paul Smith or Ted Baker

Couldnt agree more tony and some people think this looks good in th 21st century?