Mark S

One of Russ,s discoverys was that if you open a succesful alnighter and rattle on about it for the next 30 odd years you can make a good living

That was a typical playlist it didnt seem like twaddle at the time I was probably there that night I love it thanks for posting it

About 1969 North Heaton youth club it was just soul then

Loved the Blue Rooms used to get the train from Sale to picadilly and from picadilly to Stockport fell asleep many a time and woke in Stafford The music was fresh and different I am sure Ian and Colin experimented a lot there . Dave Evison used to do a spot . A good sound system and a big mirror along the back wall , remember the poseurs dancing facing the mirror .

Duffy and Steve Brookstien

Must get my eyes tested I thought Rob was dead poor Rob RnB is dead thats ok then nowt important

Acording to an industry body the International federation of the phonographic industry IFPI some 95% of music downloads are illegal . This feels like an alien enviroment to me I treasure my records they are in my possibly naive mind a tangible link to the artists . In thirty or so years time will people still have these downloaded tracks or will they be chucked with the hard drive ,there is no value or provenace atached to downloaded music even less so the pirated music . Its very sad but symtomatic of this disposable world we inhabit . God I have made myself all miserable now gonna have to sniff some vinyl

Sorted it just needs one generic all encompassing name Oxymoronic Soul Or we could just call it rare soul

I also hate the modern world it knows the price of everything and the value of nothing can I please come and live on the island i promise to behave . Just seen an idiot called Chipmunk on telly wtf

I am sure John Manship does quite a comprehensive album price guide on his site

You wont be dissapointed you will however be a bit late

See scared of nowt and what wonderfull goings on they were

We came from stockport nowt scared us apart from Russ,s moustache I remember leaving the Casino one morning via Ms out onto a street behind the club . The room was a kind of lobby area we used to sit there waiting for Ms to open

The Octagon version was bad enough you must be gutted .

On the web we tend to over analyse and dissect every aspect of the scene , almost as if we think we are the custodians of it news flash we are not . There are thousands of soul fans not on the web its not a crucial factor , getting out there sweating your bollocks off on a Saturday night is . My daughter cant arrange a night out now without facebook and a million text messages back and forth and this is progress? . See you next Saturday half seven outside Merseyway and people would be there. no mobiles or facebook easy innit .

All we do on tinternet is what we used to do on trains and busses on the way to nighters talk shite and take the piss out of each other spread romours and gossip . the reason we dont attend as many events is because we have all grown up and have other comitments plus there are to many events . The interest is stil there and when I catch up with old mates the vast majority of them dont bother with the web at all . The scene was there long before the web but I doubt if I could manage without my daily Refosoul fix of new to my ears sounds

OMG they will be using it to advertise cat food and fried chicken next all washed down with a bottle of Lambrini Quick everyone underground

Dont know about which era supplies the best newies but its about time DJs played some of the brilliant B sides and album tracks that should keep us going for a few more years . Its all subjective no era produced the best newies and judging by some of the posts on here we will be argueing about the colour of orange juice next As for posting the question in the first place you mad bugger.

now thats funny

Four Tops Manchester Free Trade Hall early seventies EWF Bingley Hall 1978

The Esquires LP Get on up and get away on Bunky all killer no filler never far away from my deck quality

Robinsons records in Manchester used to sell a lot of water damaged stuff in the early seventies that lot looks like my colection

REmember some of us going from Stockport to the alldayers . I also remember the Barbecue and splash at Market drayton .

Les Cooper and the soul rockers ? Its a good un

Not heard this before what a cracker cheers Ken