Steviehay

ordered and paid well done to the researchers 

Surely thats ,wrong how much you spend Chalky?? Me and you probably do but that doesn't make wigan the b all and end all of northern surely, I was too young for the wheel and torch but did blue rooms mecca wigan etc and a varied epitome of records were played as you know cost in them days was miniscule, top dollar then was 20 -35 max ,I purchased with a friend big boys at the time chapter five 25,cobblestone 15,precissions 20,stemmons express 25 the list endless every week as it still is a hunt for tunes I had ,didn't have or un heard of stuffwhich I prefer anyway can't wait for wigan 60 ,wheelchair parade ,Ps well done in benalmadena too

1 hour ago, Jessie Pinkman said:

Don't forget Tony Jebb started the ball rolling, before Levine, Curtis & Minshull

On my first visit there I left the building completely blown away by the records Tony was playing.

I think Morecombe Pier is worthy of a 1 hour special too

I'm not old enough to remember him  unfortunately 

A piece I copied 

Blackpool Mecca’s Highland Room

Ian Levine played Blackpool Mecca with Colin Curtis (Tony Jebb was before my time), and the difference between the Mecca’s Highland Room and Wigan Casino is tricky to synopsise (as many of us went to both), but I’ll have a go.

In addition to hardcore Northern soulies, the Highland Room attracted a relatively small band of trendy Blackpool kids, plus regulars from further afield, who rarely went to Wigan, didn’t do much speed and who basically came along because the scene was different from the usual Saturday night vomit.

These lot were refreshingly cool dressers, and from ’73 to 1977 Blackpool Mecca pretty much trounced everywhere else for imaginative, groundbreaking dancers, because – unlike Wigan, from perhaps ‘75 onwards – these people both dared and wanted to be different, as opposed to being fearful of not fitting in with the daft dance code forming in the wings (those fcuking cling-on Conservatives again).

Cannot for the life of me think why Blackpool has been completely missed by the Beeb, Curtis & Levine without them no modern scene ??? Some absolute gems found from the northern scene here too scandalous  

2 minutes ago, Chalky said:

Why didn’t they interview Richard or one of many others who are and have been involved with the scene.  WTF does Craig Charles know? He’s never been on the scene.

BBC for you m8 

Stop mithering me at this festive time of year some of us are busy looking at other things on here .    

Best wishes to all the team on here whom do a sterling job 

NO IVE RUN OUT OF PENCILS !!!

thought it clearly states on their web page SEPTEMBER  

ordered thanks

Won't this be putting proper dancers whom have an equity membership out of work asking for myself ?? 

arrived but doing my head in the first few bars on the b side reminds me of a another northern tune but covid got the best of me ????

i don't see limited release so presuming it isn't ??? 

Christ just after I've finally collected all 500 another 500 come to the fore great news kev any contribution I would glady put pen to paper ps i don't have the original frank though 

Take a bow Mr Jones a fully deserved memory lane pat on the back to all involved i did attend a couple quirky event that was full of soulful minded people the money no matter how much raised is not to be sneared at to you and all involved good luck for the future as who knows what it holds 

put 3 other guys onto this gregory porter/mario biondi ish tune excellent tracks 

Brilliant music from an underappreciated star of our scene a very very sad loss I cant change is the only one I dont own anymore after some pilfering git knicked it from PRESTATYN after she sat talked and signed talented lady she was and is now gone x 

Prestatyn wont be the same again with the banter I used to have with this superstar saw a picture of him today full of life and this on the day after my birthday x R.I.P Simom