Dave

Soundalike? What does that mean? What does it sound like? If its a good record play it... and this is! And it is defo a soul record! No question in my mind about the content. Yeah, buy the CD... and sit in your study listening to it and analising it. Meanwhile others will go out and enjoy the record.

Exactly! Good record, but its a cover... whereas NW is new work!

Yes, but thats a regional thing Baz.... and the points Trev makes are spot on. And it seems some people have only recently heard it for the first time. Anyway, at least you didn't use the word "disco"

Looks like we agree again... I must stop this The flute... shades of Burning Spear?

Sounds like soul to me. Don't know about the general concensus on here, but I've been playing it out for several months and it always seems to go down well.

Did anybody else think that clip smacks slightly of homo-erotica?

"I could go on and on (probably seems like I have done, lol), but it really affected most things about my life, interest or obsession with music of a soulful style, liking for clothes, and many other things." Geoff that was a fascinating read! As far as I'm concerned you can "go on and on" as much as you like mate... I for one will be looking forward it.

How the f*** can it be "rock solid" at that price when Pikey has stated that its gone for half that on ebay recently? You trying to shift a few copies that you paid a tad too much for, by any chance?

Vonny, I'm always on my best behaviour on here Will do!

You wouldn't happen to know where theres one for sale by any chance, Kev??

Whatsisname Perry?? No... maybe not

He's a bit like the sergeant in Dads Army, aint he? "Could you all fall in? Quick as you can, please"

Well Andy's already alluded to what went on at the stations, and that was often down to accents as well.....and I'd bet theres a few on here who could recount being "relieved" of various possessions, but there's no point in labouring that one. Can't say I've noticed a lot of "scraps" on here and to me "the stoke massive crew" were the several thousand who sang "Delilah" as one in the 70s and made you involuntarily check where the nearest exit was

Bollocks... the two were inseparable. I didnt say it kicked off IN the nighters, though didn't you or any of your mates ever get rolled for gear in the bogs? Don't think that happened so much to the home-town lads Like I said, it was on the trains and at the stations, and while you were killing that odd hour before the nighter started. Inside differences may have been put aside once the music started... as long as you and your mates kept yourselves to yourselves. I've even seen scraps inside and outside EASC events between lads from towns 20 miles apart. As for your specs, some on here might say that you do have a slightly "affectionate" recollection of things "old" and "traditional".... cue Bladeforlife

Hi Linda, no offence, but there wasn't the intensity about the footie there that there was in other places... IMO! (btw, tell Ted that I played junior football with a certain Mr Cunnington ) I never saw a deal of trouble at Cleggy, nor even felt any tension... and you could cut that with a knife at Wigan sometimes. Maybe it was because we used to get there and go straight in, whereas at other places there was often time to be killed.

Evening sir, hope you are well? When you say you feel the two scenes didnt go hand in hand, would I be right in thinking you mean in the 80s rather than 70s?

What you're reading Paul is a fairly accurate account of things. On the other hand a lot of people conveniently gloss over the scene of those times, pretending everybody was mates, you could leave your bag or records unguarded etc... all a load of bollocks. Yes they kicked shit out of eachother on Saturday afternoons... and they'd do it again before the nighter if they got the chance. There was often a reception party at Manchester or Wigan station and if you had the wrong accent or wore a scarf, you needed to look out! I always thought one of the reasons Cleethorpes was so much more relaxed was that there was no football in the town, whereas in the north west or Stoke or even Peterborough the football tribalism carried on into the soul scene... not necessarily in the nighters, you needed to watch yourself outside before the start though. I reckon I was 15 when I first went to a nighter, and that wasn't unusual. I do agree with Karen, though, that the perception of drug use is overexaggerated. When it was the material from chemists, not everybody could get it, and when the, erm, custom-made stuff became available some of us avoided it like the plague

Not sure you could call the Fleet a "great venue" by todays standards mate Paul's a member on here and still keeps his hand in DJing

Cheers for posting that mate.... £1.50 a ticket! Where are you based these days btw?

Tis a long time ago, but I think that is from the Fleet. The Exciters, in 75 or 76, were one of the best acts I've seen Nighters? No.

I reckon the first Wirrina nighter was in 74.... can't be sure, just a school kid then. Wasn't the 30 yr "reunion" (ok, they didnt stick to the script, but what the hell) in July 2004? Where's Mr Donnelly... he'll tell us for sure?

Del Satins is mad is it? Like this?

Good point there Baz... I often wonder whats the point in having 4 or 5 DJs at some of the events we go to when they've all got the same records? I was double decking with a guy a few months back and he played Gayle Adams or similar. My expression must have given away my dislike for the record and he said "Oh, I don't like this... I just bought it to DJ with". Must tell us something?

No need to shout! Don't quite see the relevance of how long he's been on the scene really

Well said mate!