Micksmix

The Webs "give in" VG++ Popside (demo) £70(held)

hard hitting sixties dancer,current niter biggie(rare demo)

The Four Hi's "heartbreak river" Ex Verve(demo) £40

group soul perfection,storming dancer,clean demo copy

Jamo Thomas "stop the baby" Ex Conlo £30

his best,released on chess in the UK as "Ill be your fool"

The Flamingos "since my baby put me down" VG++ Phillips £20

huge spin from the last 12 months c/u as The Volumes (name stamped on flip)

Joe Cuba Sextet "sock it to me" Ex Tico £25

indemand latin dancer

Solomon Burke "stupidity" Ex Atlantic £25

great oldie

Third Point "spirit" Ex Tide £30

great seventies dancer

If interested PM me,payment by cheque or registered cash,sorry no paypal

thanks for looking Mick

list updated

The Webs "give in" VG++ Popside (demo) £70(held)

hard hitting sixties dancer,current niter biggie(rare demo)

The Four Hi's "heartbreak river" Ex Verve(demo) £40

group soul perfection,storming dancer,clean demo copy

Jamo Thomas "stop the baby" Ex Conlo £30

his best,released on chess in the UK as "Ill be your fool"

The Flamingos "since my baby put me down" VG++ Phillips £20

huge spin from the last 12 months c/u as The Volumes (name stamped on flip)

Joe Cuba Sextet "sock it to me" Ex Tico £25

indemand latin dancer

Solomon Burke "stupidity" Ex Atlantic £25

great oldie

Third Point "spirit" Ex Tide £30

great seventies dancer

If interested PM me,payment by cheque or registered cash,sorry no paypal

thanks for looking Mick

Mr Howard, I was only thinking about you the other day while reading a LMR back issue. I'd put in the editorial you gave me the fastest article (with tape) from commision to putting it in my hand at a Stoke allnighter.

Another guy i got a tape from was Mottie, one of your mates i recall. What happened to him? I lost touch, and recently came across an article that a Dave Motyka had died suddenly in 2007 aged 40 in Chorley. Now i'm sure he was from there and with a surname like his there couldn't have been many with the same first name in Chorley. I hope i've got it all wrong but suspect otherwise.

Andy

I can't comment on his shows in recent years as i drifted away partly due to the change of day and partly the playlist that jazz fm/smooth imposed on all the presenters, but in his (long) heyday he was unsurpassed in the music he played, and he inspired me to find a lot of great soul music and dig a little deeper for other gems hidden away in albums etc.

I met Richard back in the early 70's, at the Casino, and at thie shop in Wigan while i was an art student in that town, and found him a passionate guy when it came to music.

It's no secret that he put his own money into Sunset radio and, along with John A he started first Grapevine and then Expansion records giving the Uk a record label that put out some great new music that almost certainly would never have seen the light of day and made affordable a lot of the rarer tracks too. Couple that with running Parkers, The Halfway House, The Trafalgar,

The Howard etc he gave us places to hear all this great music away from the oldies only venues.

He, along with Chris Savory, Rod Dearlove and Stevie G ETC gave me the desire to publish my short lived magazine Love Music Review, to spread the word and open some pretty closed minds about great soul music whatever the date or style.

So i can understand a lot of the comments here on both sides. I don't do heroes, but Richard does have my respect, and he'd probably thrive better on the internet, without the playlist philosophy of commercial radio, rubbing shoulders with Mick O'Donnell, Fraser, Jacko and Roger et al.

Hi Andy,long time no hear,remember doing a couple of articles for the magazine,think I still have it somewhere,sadly

my copy of the differences,reviewed in one of the articles is no longer in my collection

The Webs "give in" VG++ Popside(demo) £75

current niter spin,hard hitting sixties soul

Bobby Powell "there is something in a man" Ex Whit(demo) £60

uptempo dancer,recent larry williams c/u

Jo Ann Garrett "that little brown letter" Ex Duo £40(held)

stunning mid-tempo dancer

Junior Walker "whopper bopper,show stopper" Ex Soul £20

ignore title,great dancer

Jimmy Ellis "puttin' it on your mind" Ex Salem £40(held)

R+B dancer

Jive Five "if I had a chance to love you" Ex Decca(demo) £60

at their best crossover dancer

If interested PM me,payment by cheque or registered cash,sorry no paypal

thanks for looking Mick

list updated

Who had Bobby Powell covered Mick ?,top tune

not sure,definitely no sticky tape on this copy though how you keeping mate?

The Webs "give in" VG++ Popside(demo) £75

current niter spin,hard hitting sixties soul

Bobby Powell "there is something in a man" Ex Whit(demo) £60

uptempo dancer,recent larry williams c/u

Jo Ann Garrett "that little brown letter" Ex Duo £40(held)

stunning mid-tempo dancer

Junior Walker "whopper bopper,show stopper" Ex Soul £20

ignore title,great dancer

Jimmy Ellis "puttin' it on your mind" Ex Salem £40(held)

R+B dancer

Jive Five "if I had a chance to love you" Ex Decca(demo) £60

at their best crossover dancer

If interested PM me,payment by cheque or registered cash,sorry no paypal

thanks for looking Mick

some more record sales,payment by cheque or registered cash,sorry no paypal,P+P is extra,if interested PM me

The Webs "give in" VG++Popside(demo) £75

current niter biggie,rare demo

Jive Five "If I had a chance to love you" Ex Decca(demo) £60

at their best,bargain!!

Solomon Burke "Stupidity" Ex Atlantic £30

storming R+B dancer

Nicole Willis "if this ain't love" M- (voc/instr) Timmion £15

(pic Sleeve)

The Flamingos "since my baby put me down" VG++ Phillips £20

name stamped on flip,volumes c/u

thanks for looking,will add more later,Mick

Watching it again and this time, I've just seen a poster ad for Northern Funk, So what's Northern Funk

some more record sales,payment by personal cheque,or registered cash,sorry no paypal,P+P is extra,if interested PM me

The Exits "I don't want to hear it" Ex Gemini (demo) £75

stunning mid-tempo

Tommy Rodgers "pass the word/I'll tell it to the wind" Ex AJP £30

two great sides

Junior Walker "whopper bopper show stopper" Ex Soul £15

gritty dancer,current spins

Jesse Johnson "funky soul stroll" Ex Oak £20

in vogue dancer

Jimmy Ellis "puttin' it on your mind" Ex Salem £40

Pounding R+B dancer

Wayne Cochrane "I'm in trouble" Ex Mercury(demo) £25

early casino spin,rarer demo copy

The Four Tops "can't seem to get you out of my mind" Ex(noc) Tamla Motown £15

their best dancer,UK only release

thanks for looking Mick

edited wrong section DOH!!!

some more sales,payment is by personal cheque or registered cash,sorry no paypal,P+P is extra,if interested PM me

C L Blast "what can I do" Ex United £40 (held)

hard hitting sixties dancer

Doni Burdick "candle/whatcha gonna do" Ex Soul King £25(held)

same backing as dynamics "I need your love"

Tommy Rodgers "pass the word/I'll tell it to the wind" Ex AJP £30

two great sides

Pointer Sisters "send him back" Ex Atlantic £30

re-activated oldie 2nd issue

Four Tops "can't seem to get you out of my mind" Ex (noc) Tamla Motown £15

UK only,their best dancer

Pauline Shivers "won't you come back home" Ex O-Pex £15

sublime crossover

Ethics "look at me now" Ex Vent £20

great philly dancer

thanks for looking Mick

updated

some more sales,payment is by personal cheque or registered cash,sorry no paypal,P+P is extra,if interested PM me

C L Blast "what can I do" Ex United £40 (held)

hard hitting sixties dancer

Doni Burdick "candle/whatcha gonna do" Ex Soul King £25

same backing as dynamics "I need your love"

Tommy Rodgers "pass the word/I'll tell it to the wind" Ex AJP £30

two great sides

Pointer Sisters "send him back" Ex Atlantic £30

re-activated oldie 2nd issue

Four Tops "can't seem to get you out of my mind" Ex (noc) Tamla Motown £15

UK only,their best dancer

Pauline Shivers "won't you come back home" Ex O-Pex £15

sublime crossover

Ethics "look at me now" Ex Vent £20

great philly dancer

thanks for looking Mick

list updated

some more sales,payment is by personal cheque or registered cash,sorry no paypal,P+P is extra,if interested PM me

C L Blast "what can I do" Ex United £40 (held)

hard hitting sixties dancer

Doni Burdick "candle/whatcha gonna do" Ex Soul King £25(held)

same backing as dynamics "I need your love"

Tommy Rodgers "pass the word/I'll tell it to the wind" Ex AJP £30

two great sides

Pointer Sisters "send him back" Ex Atlantic £30

re-activated oldie 2nd issue

Four Tops "can't seem to get you out of my mind" Ex (noc) Tamla Motown £15

UK only,their best dancer

Pauline Shivers "won't you come back home" Ex O-Pex £15

sublime crossover

Ethics "look at me now" Ex Vent £20

great philly dancer

thanks for looking Mick

some more record sales,PM to reserve,payment by personal cheque or registered cash,sorry no paypal,P+P is extra

The Sophisticates "I can't stand it" Ex Mutt £60(held)

storming detroit dancer,now hard to find

Joe-L "(I'm not gonna be)Worried" Ex Clissac £40

nice clean copy

King Curtis "foot pattin part ii" Ex (d/h) Atco £30

Instrumental dancer ex junior walker c/u)

The Ethics "look at me now" Ex Vent £20

great philly dancer,a fraction of the price of "I want my baby back"

Tommy Rodgers "pass the word/I'll tell it to the wind" Ex AJP £25

hard edged dancer,two great sides

The Four Hi's "heartbreak river" Ex Verve (demo) £35

at their best,driving sixties dancer

Jesse Johnson "funky soul stroll" Ex Oak £20

in-demand funky dancer

TSU Toronadoes "got to get through to you/Thev Goose" Ex Atlantic (demo)

two great sides,funky instr flip

The Ghetto Children "it's not easy/don't take your sweet lovin'" Ex Roulette (demo) £50(held)

bargain price

Jamo Thomas "stop the baby" Ex Conlo £30

AKA "I'll be your fool" uptempo stormer

thanks for looking Mick

list updated

have pipped you an email.

Mal

reserved for you Mal

Mick

some more record sales,PM to reserve,payment by personal cheque or registered cash,sorry no paypal,P+P is extra

The Sophisticates "I can't stand it" Ex Mutt £60(held)

storming detroit dancer,now hard to find

Joe-L "(I'm not gonna be)Worried" Ex Clissac £40

nice clean copy

King Curtis "foot pattin part ii" Ex (d/h) Atco £30

Instrumental dancer ex junior walker c/u)

The Ethics "look at me now" Ex Vent £20

great philly dancer,a fraction of the price of "I want my baby back"

Tommy Rodgers "pass the word/I'll tell it to the wind" Ex AJP £25

hard edged dancer,two great sides

The Four Hi's "heartbreak river" Ex Verve (demo) £35

at their best,driving sixties dancer

Jesse Johnson "funky soul stroll" Ex Oak £20

in-demand funky dancer

TSU Toronadoes "got to get through to you/Thev Goose" Ex Atlantic (demo)

two great sides,funky instr flip

The Ghetto Children "it's not easy/don't take your sweet lovin'" Ex Roulette (demo) £50(held)

bargain price

Jamo Thomas "stop the baby" Ex Conlo £30

AKA "I'll be your fool" uptempo stormer

thanks for looking Mick

Rose Royce were I believe originally called Total Concept Unlimited, and at one point were Edwin Starr's backing band in the States. Or so I was told.......

The Pendelum thread has made me think about how the week panned out (back in the day).

For me and the other lads from Rochdale/Heywood the week was made up of:

Monday - Halifax Tiffanys

Tuesday - Burnley Cricket Club

Wednesday - The Magnet,Oldham

Thursday - The Blue Room,Sale Mecca

Friday - The Pendelum

Saturday - Blackpool Mecca/Wigan

Sunday - Crash!!

This happened every week without fail for a good period although we must have varied it to occasionally to fit in the Ukranian Club,Todmorden,The Hop,Burnley,Welcome Arms,Marton,Leeds Central Club and proberly some other local nights long since forgotten.

The thing is that you didn't really need a lot of cash to do all of this as most nights during the week were either free or relatively cheap to get in and they were'nt nights spent drinking.

When you look back over 35 years or so,the obvious question is "How the f**k did I manage to do all of that week in,week out,without being totally wrecked "

These days one all nighter and I'm out of commission for a few weeks

Happy days indeed.

and also the piccadilly club manchester Monday,tuesday carolines manchester

sundays rochdale tiffs,think the first one had Ian Levine DJ'ing

I Know, but I sold it to Chico, so he'll play it.

shirley karol

Have managed to get on, seems ok at mo, so fingers crossed

QoFxx

loud and clear in manchester

Some more sales,if interested PM me,sorry no paypal,payment by personal cheque or registered cash,P+P is extra

TSU Toronadoes "got to get through to you/the goose" Ex Atlantic(demo) £30

Clifford Curry "ain't no danger/can't get a hold of myself" Ex UK Pama £40(sold)

(very slight label flake)

Jackey Beavers "trying to get back to you girl" Ex Dade £15(HELD)

Fantastic Four "pin point it down" Ex Soul £15

(current spins)

Andre Williams "you want it and I got it" Ex Ric Tic £15

(same backing as fab apollos)

Little Milton "I know what I want" Ex Checker £15

(great bobby bland style dancer)

Sheryl Swope "one moment" Ex Duo £50

(slight writing in label,great crossover dancer)

Ollie Nightingale "I don't know why" Ex Memphis £40(sold)

(fantastic seventies soul)

Jo Ann Garrett "that little brown letter" Ex Duo £40(held)

(semi-known dancer)

Love Comitee "am I wasting time" Ex Ariola £35

(ace seventies dancer)

Deniece Chandler "mama I wish I'd stayed at home" Ex Lock(demo) £75

(Mecca classic rare demo)

thanks for looking

Mick

Some more sales,if interested PM me,sorry no paypal,payment by personal cheque or registered cash,P+P is extra

TSU Toronadoes "got to get through to you/the goose" Ex Atlantic(demo) £30

Clifford Curry "ain't no danger/can't get a hold of myself" Ex UK Pama £40(HELD)

(very slight label flake)

Jackey Beavers "trying to get back to you girl" Ex Dade £15(HELD)

Fantastic Four "pin point it down" Ex Soul £15

(current spins)

Andre Williams "you want it and I got it" Ex Ric Tic £15

(same backing as fab apollos)

Little Milton "I know what I want" Ex Checker £15

(great bobby bland style dancer)

Sheryl Swope "one moment" Ex Duo £50

(slight writing in label,great crossover dancer)

Ollie Nightingale "I don't know why" Ex Memphis £40(HELD)

(fantastic seventies soul)

Jo Ann Garrett "that little brown letter" Ex Duo £40

(semi-known dancer)

Love Comitee "am I wasting time" Ex Ariola £35

(ace seventies dancer)

Deniece Chandler "mama I wish I'd stayed at home" Ex Lock(demo) £75

(Mecca classic rare demo)

thanks for looking

Mick

List updated again

Some more sales,if interested PM me,sorry no paypal,payment by personal cheque or registered cash,P+P is extra

TSU Toronadoes "got to get through to you/the goose" Ex Atlantic(demo) £30

Clifford Curry "ain't no danger/can't get a hold of myself" Ex UK Pama £40

(very slight label flake)

Jackey Beavers "trying to get back to you girl" Ex Dade £15(HELD)

Fantastic Four "pin point it down" Ex Soul £15

(current spins)

Andre Williams "you want it and I got it" Ex Ric Tic £15

(same backing as fab apollos)

Little Milton "I know what I want" Ex Checker £15

(great bobby bland style dancer)

Sheryl Swope "one moment" Ex Duo £50

(slight writing in label,great crossover dancer)

Ollie Nightingale "I don't know why" Ex Memphis £40

(fantastic seventies soul)

Jo Ann Garrett "that little brown letter" Ex Duo £40

(semi-known dancer)

Love Comitee "am I wasting time" Ex Ariola £35

(ace seventies dancer)

Deniece Chandler "mama I wish I'd stayed at home" Ex Lock(demo) £75

(Mecca classic rare demo)

thanks for looking

Mick

Clifford Curry "ain't no danger/can't get a hold of myself" Ex UK Pama £40

(very slight label flake)

Mick

The Bride & Groom aka Rosemary & Kyle were after one of these...

cheers Paul, possible morley carr spin for them