Rich B

I was chatting to JA just after I had bought one from Manship (£70 about '84/5) and he told me he got 5 Billy Woods at the same time as he picked up several other things in 5 counts. He didn't mention leaving any behind though.

Wasn't James Fountain played/sold for loads well before Gwen Owens was first played? I remember hearing JF at the Pier and hearing JM had paid £175 for it - don't remember G.O. until much later. Though my memory isn't all it used to be...

I heard that Steve Phylis 'cured' Gary Rushbrookes by applying weight to the tone arm and rewinding it through the section that skips - risky but apparently sucessful. At any rate I bought it from Gary and there were no jumps. I'm sure Steve is on here perhaps he can confirm the story?

Nice one Dave! I'd never heard of it before this thread but I think I'm starting to like it!

I love this forum! People on one thread moaning about Gwen Owens, bunch of people moaning about Bob Sinclar on another thread. We are happy campers aren't we?

Is the point that we are supposed to hold opinions (presumably negative) on fans of other types of music? The truth is surely they are pretty much an irrelevance to most of us, as we would be to them. If that is the point the questions are irrelevant, especially when you see the vitriol between soul fans on here from time to time...

it sorta is - I'm more virtual now though, don't really add to what is already making the dining room, bedroom and conservatory so untidy!

Haven't you already got enough records cluttering up the house Martin!

I've also got one of those BBE 12" found in a random record shop in Leicester when searching for obscure soulful garage, princely sum of £1. It also has the BBE no. written in felt tip, long version one side and I thought the normal 7" version - certainly not leaving my armchait to look for it!

I do now - but when they were playing things like Connie Clark (and suchlike) at the Casino every hour I was perfectly fine with it!

and as an aside, I noticed the 'Big Arctic package' that was talk about on here a while ago, is available via Spoitify for the more casual/delinquent listener - which includes said track as well as some I hadn't heard before.

Lou Johnson - Reach out for me

the two 'Iceman' lps are fanastic!

The taxman might think it does, and I do know someone it happened too, you may end up paying tax unless you can convince them that you aren't.

Ha! Yes that sounds like Jack all right - I don't know what became of him - he burnt bright for a couple of years, I've not seen him since about '77.

Disappointing.

I always enjoyed dancing to stuff I didn't have - once I'd got it the urgency kind of wore off - is this common or do I need help?

Does that mean I should move my 'overflow' out of the conservatory?

It was Jack Bollington, from Derby. I knew him because he came to the Brit on Friday nights. Though when you think of emi's at that point Pete's name is bound to crop up isn't it?

I reckon end of '74 begining of '75 - I remember someone (who I won't name) getting a copy at the pier for the purposes of cutting emi's - about Feb '75? I think he got a 'Ton of dynamite' the same night. Took me until the miners strike when a friend very sadly had to sell his collection before I saw one for sale.

Anecdotaly as a very young man I went to buy "Satisfy me baby" from Selecta back in early '74 and whoever it was behind the counter (I think it was Nick K) popped up with a very un bootleg looking copy and tells me "Looks like it's your lucky day, it's a real one" and sold it me for the bootleg price of 75p - talk about things not being valued once the bootlegger had done his work! Didn't play the flipside for about 25 years....

Absolutely right, I remember touting it around for years - no one would give it air time - or a second look.

I had one of those too - mine must have been a demo 'cos it was the same both sides! I am sure the artist is simply given as Total Eclipse and the lp is "Symphony for soul" - it's in the conservatory - I'll look in the morning!

Now where is that thread about Simon Soussans tailor mades...I'll get my coat!

Personally I think Gil Elvgren is/was an artist with great vision....the tune was ok too.