Ritchieandrew

OK..............here's my slant on it, it may not be totally on Topic, but here's a potted perstective to somebody (myself) who was "on the scene" through al these Eras. 1966 The first Quality denim jeans & jackets are worn: Levis, Wrangler, Dickies. Most 'Mod suits' had longish side vents & 3" pocket flaps with mulit button cuffs. Shoes were mainly brougues, shirts were button down Ben Sherman. 1968 Lee Rider jeans appear, suits have changed to 18" centre vents, and two tone fabric is available, hair is short & tidy. Levis debut the 'Shorthorn Leather Jacket' shoe wise Loafers make an appearence, along with "Smooths & "Royal style Brogoues." Shirts are still button down but with a more fitted body (Brooks Bros were the best if you could get them.) The Twisted Wheel moves to Whitworth Street, & the "Real Northern Mod scene" playing Sixties Soul is in full swing. Blazers with brading and "Soul Badges" make an appearence. Crombies are seen in greater numbers along with Burberry style macs, trouser bottoms are slightly wider, & the first "Skinheads appear." 1971 Hair is now longer, Bomber jackets are being worn in large numbers, jeans & cords become wider, Solatio shoes & Carmen Ghia chords appear. The Wigan Casino style of dress has arrived (1974), along with the "Golden ere of Northern soul. 1976 A big backlash against the previous style is seen, as the golden erea of Northern Soul ends, & the more 'Modern' style records are played. Short V neck sweaters are still in, along with Letterman jackets, & Levis 501 jeans (now small e.) Converse Hi tops are popular, along with the quality American footwear, which is being imported by J Simons in London, along with Quality Chino's, Pendleton shirts and Baracuta Harringtons, which again make a comeback. 1976 to The Present: As the demise of selvage edge jeans is completed by 1986, and the 1968 / 1976 style will become "Retro Cool" to some (Mostly knocking on the door of 60 yrs old like me) things appear to have gone full circle Soul fashion wise. Regards Ricardo.

Keith, 'Uncle Mort' alias Bob Foster is alive & well and presently living in Fitzwilliam (near Hemsworth.) In the mid to late sixties he was Stan Spencers right hand man, and assisted Stan in supplying the Twisted Wheel M/Cr with various types of 'Uppers.' Stan has unfortunatly now passed away, and is burried in Hemsworth Cemetery, his headstone has the epitaph "Shine on you crazy Diamond." Stan was the youngest member of the notorious Hemsworth gang, originally known as the Crosshills Teddyboys, when he joined @ the age of 13 years. He is best remembered for dispensing 'Hemsworth eyeshadow' to "Divvies" in the chip shop after closing time. Dinky Dawson was of course Mr Stringfellows "sidekick" at the Mojo Club in Sheffield. Regards Ricardo.

Keith.........................................no mention of Dinky Dawson then ??????. Ricardo.

Hello Mark...............................I've been offered a few copies @ highly inflated prices. Recession what Recession.?? Ricardo.

Does anybody have either or both of these that they want to sell: FREDDIE TERRELL - YOU HAD IT MADE - CAPITOL 2728 MONICA - FREEDOM - TOXAN 104 SORTED i'M STILL WANTING A FREDDIE TERELL (NO TELEPHONE NO PRICES PLEASE) Cash waiting...........please PM me with your price if you have them. Thanks for looking. Ricardo.

Hi All.......................................I've one up for grabs in M- condition, P.M. me with a decent offer, I accept Paypal. Regards Ritchie.

Well I see we have all the usual self opinionated, miss informed "Crossover Haters" out in force again, venting their anger on anybody that dares to like anything different to them. Crossover is a very poor descriptive term for Soul music, that was produced in the late sixties, that then "crossed over" to the earlier seventies and beyond, as the sound moved away from the 4 X 4 dance beat to a more sophisticated beat, helped by the better technologies regarding production techniques. I think Brett has put the case into perspective in an earlier thread, regarding some of the top Northern DJ's also having many "Crossover' type records in their boxes, perhaps they've realised its not 1966 anymore ! Regards To ALL soul fans Ricardo.

There's one one E-Bay now............item No 190501570726. Regards Ritchie.

More like 500 upwards, It's rarity is due to demand rather than copies available. I remember John Anderson at a Whitchurch Alldayer, had more than a few of them, when it first started to get played. Fabulous record though. Rgeards Ricardo.

I was there that night, the place was mayhem, with almost everybody 'chemically solvent.' I don't really think the management knew what to expect, or how to control it, they certainly wer not fully swithched on to the northern scene at all. I still have a poster from that night, it reads "Ride on soul brother" instead of "Right on soul brother" to Troggs Farnworth. Happy days though. Regards Ricardo.

List updated..........................still plenty left. Ricardo .

THE FOLLOWING ARE AVAILABLE ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS. ALL ARE STRICTLY GRADED. WD= White Demo. Please PM me to reserve. Colt 45's – Lady Lady – Jerry VG+ (plays perfect) - £200 SOLD Conquistadores – Sadness & Madness / Lonely was I – Signett M- £ 300 Tina Roberts – One way or the other – Security M- £950 SOLD Sandra Phillips – You succeeded – Broadway WD M- £75 Cody Black – Mr Blue / You must be in love – D-Town E (Slight surface noise) £275 Tony Birchett – Don't put out the fire – L.B.J. M- £75 Lola Sands – To whom it may concern – Bison M- £ 400 Flirtations – Stronger than her love – Festival Multicoloured demo M- £700 Del Rays – Rosalind / Mamma was right – New breed (Greeen) M- £225 Marvellos – Somethings Burning – Loma WD M- £75 Ruby Sherry – Feminine Inginuity – Take Six WD (Rare) M- £ 280 Holly Maxwel - Don't sat you love me (until you do) Star M- £200 All above include Signed for postage in the UK. All include Payment by Paypal No offers or trades accepted, If you think they are overpriced pleas look for them elsewhere!

quote name='keithw' timestamp='1293654210' post='1467832'] sold mine to Ritchie Andrew play it in my x-over sets well in demand now

Having problems myself, I sold a record on here to a fellow member on 22 - 11 - 2010, & It has still to arrive. It was sent by Royal mail International signed for. Also with mail coming from the U.S. to the U.K. there is a delay (not withstanding the weather problems) items also were sent 'U.S.P.S Express' Suppose the only thing to do is to be patient :lol: Seasons greetings to all. Ricardo.

Wow...................................a BARGAIN for someone. !! Ricardo.

Glad to hear that our favourite 'Niter' is back on with a vengence..........NICE ONE. Ritchie & Annie.

Eddie Horan @ £10.............and nobodys bought it................somebody snap it up its a bargain.

YES I THINK IT MATTERS REGARDING WHEN A TRACK WAS FIRST PLAYED.......................Chalky, you go to the highest order when you review or give information on rare Northern records or the scene, so why accept a shambles of a sound track like this one. The reference to Paul Sadot was only that I cocured with his views in general regarding this film. There's a fine line between 'poetic licence' and making a total cock up of it. Yes there are some fantastic tracks in there, however they are in the Minority, so why accept second best. Regards Ricardo.

Here's the Soundtrack for the film taken from website..............how far from the truth can you get, the majority being former Twisted Wheel standards, that later came to be youth club classics, except for Billy Preston - The girls got it, which was well known by collectors around the start of the Blackpool Mecca, Torch, Wigan etc era. Have a 'butchers' @ this lot it beggars belief, some being unreleased Motown tracks. Why o why didn't they consult somebody who knew the (musical) score Wigan wise.............there's enough of them around, but I wonder how many would really want to be associated with ths parody / masterpiece of poetic license. 01. Film Dialogue This Place Will Blow Your Mind 02. The Snake Al Wilson 03. Aint That A Lot Of Love Homer Banks 04. Turn To Me Chris Towns 05. The In Crowd Dobie Gray 06. Breakaway Part 2 Jimmy Radcliffe/ Steve Karmen Big Band 07. Tainted Love Gloria Jones 08. Too Late Larry Williams / Johnny Watson 09. The Girls Got It Billy Preston 10. Our Love Is Getting Stronger Jason Knight 11. Sweet Darling Jimmy 'Soul' Clarke 12. You Didn't Say A Word Yvonne Baker 13. Call On Me Percy Milem 14. The Joker The Mylestones 15. Trackdown Harvey Scales & The 7 Sounds 16. Soul Galore Jackie Wilson 17. I'm Gonna Love You A Long Time Patti & The Emblems 18. All of My Life Detriot Soul 19. If It's All The Same To You Babe Luther Ingram/ Anthony Hester 20. So Is The Sun World Column 21. If It's For Real Baby Porgy & Monarchs 22. Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy The Tams 23. I'm On My Way Dean Parrish 24. When You're Young And In Love The Marvelettes 25. On A Magic Carpet Ride Gabriella Cilmi 01. Nothing But a Heartache The Flirtations 02. Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) Frank Wilson (Frank Wilson) 03. I Got A Feeling Barbara Randolph 04. Wear It On Our Face The Dells 05. Tell Me It's Just A Rumor Baby Isley Brothers 06. Love, Love, Love Bobby Hebb 07. I'll Turn To Stone The Four Tops 08. Just A Little Misunderstanding The Contours 09. Goodbye (Nothing To Say) Nosmo King & The Javells 10. Helpless Kim Weston 11. Gotta Have Your Love The Sapphires 12. Let's Wade In The Water Marlena Shaw 13. If I Could Only Be Sure Nolan Porter 14. All I Do Is Think About You Brenda Holloway 15. He Who Picks A Rose Jimmy Ruffin 16. Happy William Bell 17. Ordinary Joe Terry Callier 18. What More Could A Boy Ask For The Spinners 19. Take My Hand The Dalton Boys 20. Every Time I See You, I Go Wild! J.J. Barnes 21. Soul Self Satisfaction Earl Jackson 22. Long After Tonight Is All Over Jimmy Ratcliffe 23. Thank You Frankie Valli 24. Heaven Must Have sent you. The Elgins I totally agree with Paul Sadot, regarding this piece of (lets make an easy pound or two) pastiche. Ricardo.

JESSIE DAVIS - GONNA HANG ON IN THERE GIRL - ERA DEMO HOLLY MAXWELL - DON'T SAY YOU LOVE ME - STAR RUBY SHERRY - FEMININE INGENUITY - TAKE SIX DEMO YVONNE VAUGHN - WHEN YOU GONNA TELL HER - DOT THE THIRD TUESDAY - THIRD TIME UNDER / LOVE IS BETTER THAN EVER - TOWER DEMO (UNKNOWN TWO GOOD SIDES?) CONQUISTADORES - SADNESS & MADNESS / LONEKY WAS I - SIGNETT ARTIE FELDMAN - WAVE A BANNER - ARIES WILLIE & THE MIGHTY MAGNIFICENTS - CHECK IT BABY - ALL PLATINUM E SAMMY CAMPBELL - I NEVER THOUGHT - QUEEN CITY VG+ CODY BLACK - MR BLUE - D-TOWN E+ FLIRTATIONS - STRONGER THAN HER LOVE - FESTIVAL MULTI COLOURED DEMO PAMELA BEATY - TALKING EYES - TIP DEMO TINA ROBERTS - ONE WAY OR THE OTHER - SECURITY PLUS FIFTY OTHER GOOD TUNES INCLUDING...... VIRGINIA BLAKLY, REO LANE, MAMIE GALORE...ETC. MAKE ME AN OFFER FOR ANYTHING OR JUST COME & HAVE A CHAT. ALL ARE M- UNLESS STATED. SEE Y'ALL LATER, RICARDO.

Eddie Billups - Shake offf that dream - Sevent Seven, Garpix, Helpp, Solid Gold. He says....................'Linda you gotta give it up'............near the end. Ricardo.

Dave,,,,,,,,,,,,,,thanks fot the information. I presume that Hermon was the co-writer of Sam & Kitty's Northern Soul classic - 'I've got something good' - with an L Dandridge being the other writer. All in all a talented Writer, Musician, and Artist, who will be very sadly missed. R.I.P. Hermon, your talets uplifted me.!

I'll second that, what can I do (without you) is a fantastic flip, which makes this a serious Detriot double header for the price, in fact I'm suprised its still available. Ricardo.

When I hear any side of this record, it still makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. Trully a masterpiece of a double sider.