Dysonsoul

Only just read this tragic news - very sad indeed. When me and Dicky were in Chicago a few years ago we stayed with John Ciba, Bob came down to see us to do some record trades etc ... without me and Bob knowing Dicky was filming the whole thing and looking back it was quite funny watching it back home, he was without doubt the ultimate guy in his passion for good music ! Bob then took me, Dicky and Tough Tony Janda (r.i.p ) to your place Rob then to his place - later he insisted on driving us in his rickety old car to a guys house - he said the neighberhood we had to walk through had gone down hill a bit (there had been a recent rise in shootings he added) when we got close to the place he got lost again a good laugh ! I only messaged him last week to cross check some things for one of my stories in the book ,i think he'd just about finished his contribution, sadly i fear that is lost too. I hope you are at peace now. My full respect Bob and sincere thoughts to your family and friends.

That's right Brian ,i think there was 300 pressed legal and above board via Rod , it is definately not a bootleg - I think i was working at Brownys at the time and played it a bit at the time and i feel sure i would have sold Rob one who in turn will have cut it onto a dub to play out (very few if any on the northern scene picked up on it at the time ) and it would have appeared more exclusive looking with one of Robs labels on when he dj'd infact a similar story with the Spencer Wiggins - let's talk it over around the same time... deffo J.Taylor i think unissued stax era ? from memory anyways - two blinding sides either way !

Well done to Mick H and Chalky for a flowing selection of 45's while double decking on the One Show......did anyone spot them ?

Many thanks for recording the show , really fantastic vocalist with loads of range especially at the end where he starts to give it some growl and gravel... i dare say he held back during some of his set maybe wanting to sound more polished for the show ? either way he's premier division and pleased i saw him live !

Yes can just about remember that.. both sides still sound nice and fresh John. Both the releases are definate originals too ! Three figure price tag is a little ambitious though.

Quite right young Dave, suprising just how many 45's he did - he is one of my favourite singers and would have loved to have seen him live !

The s.p 119 and s.p 226 are both the same song and mix from memory,but the 119 has a nice ballad flip and the latter has more of a dancer that also came out on bruboon - I will have to check but sure i got the " i got to love you (baby) a third time with another flip.

The flip to Mr Lucky is a nice deep/slow soul ballad, although on the primative side as one would expect.....

That's a real shame terrible news, that version of billy butler on that black belgium /popcorn boot i will never forget ! i think we all had hours of him trying to convince us, as well as himself it was a bit of something ... another good one lost Bidds ,Radcliffe etc.. won't quite be the same again.all the best Tony.

Apologies to all who got the junk email, Had to change all relative pass words.. so if I get skint in the future i'll send my distress signals by text to your mobiles ....ah thanks to all who let me know. A.

Terry thanks for reply if you could send me Seve's details i'll drop him a line- it's not really a matter of needing material (although it's always great to get new stuff) it's organising the stuff we got but it'll get there...

You speak for yourself Phil ... This project is still 100% happening ! It is just taking longer than first thought... a million and one hurdles to get over which tend to be more complex to the amateurs (like us) in comparison with the more experienced persons.Without rambling on for too long,because i want any monies made to go to charity - we are having to do the biggest part of the process ourselves also transcribing interviews from camcorders is time consuming aswell as pretty funny at times etc. ... got loads of written contributions that said we are at the mercy of some contributers (who have to be included) who are still working on the stories.... not helping much is that i've been split in 20 different directions for the last year and a half.We are very grateful to all who have contributed a true reflection of the community spirit of our soul scene ... dare i say it, but if anyone has any stories by all means get em in just drop us a line. Certainly gonna be pulling our fingers out here with ...

To be honest i think many collectors have become lazy - in some ways like the healthy new wave of vinyl hoarders who have inherited a internet treasure trove of knowledge and seemingly endless supply of original vinyl records, that covers the full spectrum of rarity and price... When i say lazy maybe a different perspective of the cheaper end of the market would be realised if they had to go find these things in the states ! Whatever happened to the excitement and hard graft of trawling through boxes and physically playing every last 45 you didn't know, regardless of it's price tag.. my guess is that more of the collectors on here are missing many of the cheaper end 45's than those that have them ! i dare say it's cos they haven't heard them, the whole criteria of collecting has changed but i still sell plenty of cheap end records that are great ,simply because plenty of people don't know them or own them yet.Those that say the bottom has dropped out years ago ,leave this alone and find something where the bottom hasn't dropped out of .. or dig a little bit deaper !

Just mention that mick h and chalky are dj'n , that should see off most undesirables.. if any sneak by and there's a fight i'll be hiding behind Nicola !

Not half mate a very exciting allnighter record , the likes of which are desperately needed these days be it a oldies or upfront doo ... would love to see mickey cruise flying round the dance floor to this .. just one more time ! custom made northern,nice flip too...

It was nearly as bad as listening to Mick H and Chalky double decking for 3 hours ! The old clips are always exciting to watch ,but if this was some kind of publicity for the up and coming film, then it's done it no favours at all...that said i sincerely hope the film works for the good people making it.Really a chap who hasn't been to a event/niter for 30 years ? you're either in it or you're not no inbetween,the empty floor dance lessons ,the clothing all miles off what folk wear in reality (although people should wear what they please ) ! I was watching a fantastic documentary about a man that reared and actually swam daily with this huge crocodile and has been doing for the last twenty years - absolutely fascinating... when i saw this culture show link and tuned in at the same time,i know for sure what was the most interesting..

George Smith for me , I miss hearing this kind of stuff when out and about !

Nice one, thanks for posting sounds good to me !

I'd assume not at that time Peter ( a bit before my time when they were done) ,Maybe the more recent presses are more likely to have some degree of correctness !

Only caught the last half hour of the show unfortunately... but well done Arthur fabulous music, the "Wash and wear Love" sounded fresh and up there with the best !

That sounds pretty damn good to me ,well done Kev - i'll certainly make one !

That sounds pretty damn good to me ,well done Kev - i'll certainly make one !

This did get a Dynamo release i sold a spare some years ago ,it seems to be a hard one !

Now then Dave ,of course feel free mate ..it will sit well next to your other cracking tales ! Hope all's well on the other side !

Enjoying reading the thread, lots of interesting points and ideas in a calm environment ..There is no doubt at all that a book is extremely time intensive like Steve G points out,our digging book is coming along fine - but we are somewhat at the mercy of contributers who fit things in around a busy life schedule.One in particular is a private collector in europe who was going to the states in the late 60's and has documented taking Tommy Ridgeley,Sammy R + a handful more out for some food back in the day,he kept handwritten radio playlists including a northern monster that features that there is still only a handfull of copies known today. Then there is the sad side of things Mickey Cruise wrote a short story ,also just days before he passed got some film of him talkin bout racism in music etc if Annie is ok with it i'll try to transcribe it for inclusion .Also Tony Janda (R.I.P ) was putting something together for the book sadly that is lost (would be grateful if any of the guys who dug with Tony over the years could write some stories for the book - just leme know) really wanted him in there.The book will treat every contributer equally whether a well known dealer or the guy with a short tale to tell... will keep youi informed a cut off date has to be soon!