Boogaloo

Got one in great condition for £300 if you're interested.

You're gonna regret that Mat. Biggest dancefloor reaction of any tune I've played this year. Definitely a love it or hate it tune tho.

Last three from me just to remind everyone that the Cheap As Chips night is on tonight. Would love to see as many as possible on the night. Betty Lavette - I'm holding on - Big Wheel Louise Murray - The love I give - Verve The Knight Brothers - Love - Checker Long live quality soul.

4 for me as I'm sure one of these has already been mentioned and I'm too lazy to check Parrish - Your smile - Uptite Our ladies of soul - Let's groove together - Kelton Masters of Soul - Sad face - Ovide Darlene Love - Lord if you're a woman - Warner

Hiya y'all. I'm back and offering up some real juicy tunes for sale and offers. Reason for the sale is I'm financing a recent purchase so as soon as I've got my dosh I'll close the sale. The way it works is that I'll only post up that tunes have been sold when I've received the money. I'LL NOT BE HOLDING ANY TUNES so if you email and say you want it I'll let you know if anyone else has offered and then the first to get payment to me gets the record. I'll try to get back to people as quickly as I can but I've got a really busy week coming up so might be a bit delayed in replying. Any comments on the sales conditions, record gradings etc are not only welcome they're actively encouraged. All records are EX+ unless stated Offers (min offers in brackets) Herb Ward - Strange change - Argo DJ (label a bit scuffy) - (200) Billy Hambric - She said goodbye - Drum - (200) Charles Lamont - Got to keep moving - Challenge - (200) Set sale Art Freeman - You got me uptight - vinyl looks a bit scruffy but plays great (cue burn on first 2 secs)- 150 Johnny and Jake - I need you help baby - mod - 25 Blue Green - Can't hide it - Easters - 125 Mae Young - Let's give our love a try - Big Mack - 200 Larry Atkins - Carbon Copy - Coral - 75 Bobby Hutton - Come see what's left of me - Philips DJ - 200 Betty Brooks - Funky Funky - Le Cam - 150 Mary Lou Williams - You know baby - 275 sticker on label Patrice Holloway - Stolen hours - Capitol - 200 MVPs - Turning my heartbeat up - Muddah - 200 Rose St John - Fool don't laugh/I know the meaning - Veep DJ Wilie and the Mighty Magnificents - Check it baby - All Platinum - 300 Justin Jones - Dance by yourself - London UK issue - 200 George Perkins - Baby I love you - Royal Shield - 25 Syng McGowan - That's what I want - Hope - 200 Hytones - Good news - Kent 100 club anniv - 50 Linda Lloyd - Breakaway - Columbia DJ - 125 - cue burn on first 3 secs

Bloody hell the selections have been magnificent since the thread started. As I started it I suppose I do have the right to plug the Cheap As Chips night on the 25th June in London. It's in the soul night section of Soul Source. Been doing these off and on for over 4 years now and we've had some brilliant nights playing cheap and superb soul. The good thing is the djs play what they love and it's from the heart. Would love to do this more regularly.. Hope to see as many as can make it and even if you can't I'll get all of the guests to post their set lists from the night. Here's another few from me Herman Harper - Headed for the Streets - Loadstone Benny Johnson - Visions of paradise - Today George Perkins - Baby I love you - Royal Steel

Doing the next Cheap as Chips night on Friday 25th June and if the last one was anything to go by it'll be a stormer. Anyway, I've got my Cheap as Chips playbox but I've just added two more delicious tunes to it today and would love to hear your favourite Cheapies. Any with soundclips would be greatly appreciated. My top three at the moment are: Alfreda Brockington - Your love has got me chained and bound - Phil-La (been around for ever and just got itself back in my playbox) Afro Blues Quintet Plus one - La la la la la - Mira (my tip for the next year if you like your latin - got the makings of a monster) Jeanette Williams - Stuff - Backbeat (every home should have this - would punch a hole through concrete) Cheers and enjoy.

You can have mine for £225 plus post

It ain't that rare. Put out a listing for this and was offered 3 copies. Wouldn't be surprised if those who rate it as rare haven't got one to sell themselves. No offence, mind.

Looking for the Funk 45 reissue of this for a mate. Anyone got one. Cheers

Need somewhere to kip for the Cleethorpes weekender. Preferably on site and not too noisy. pm me if you have a spare that needs a warm and enthusiastic body.

£1000 if you've got one; £250 if you haven't

Anyone else got one for sale? PM me. Cheers

Anyone got one of these pm me. Martha Starr - Sweet Temptation - Charay

Ooooh, I thought you said erotic.

What would expect me to say.

No offence taken Russ. I've been promoting Boogaloosoul for nearly 9 years and one of the reasons that I've remained sane and (almost) stress free is that I take a business view of running it. I've tried to do the same with my posting with the 100 club and one of the key factors with a club that big and iconic is it needs the biggest, freshest djs to keep it relevant. At least you said I was good. Actually, you said I was excellent. Cheers mate

Hi Ady Well you asked for feedback and here's my slant on the situation. As a punter, collector and promoter I think I have a slightly different perspective than some others because I run my own night and know the stress that goes into running a night so I'll do this from a promoter's head on. What I've always admired about you Ady is that even after 30 it still hurts if you have a bad night. First off, you've got what most brand owners would kill for – a brand and brand name with iconic status. A name synonomous with quality and success but every brand manager knows that you've got to keep improving it as the competition will bite you in the ass eventually. I look at it this way. Everyone knows where the local church is but they still have to keep ringing the bells every Sunday morning for people to keep coming. Some of the things I say may sound a bit critical but I wish I were you Ady and had your problems (especially the records). 1. Don't know how long you can just 'tough it out' if you're losing money. Things sometimes have a habit of working themselves out if you leave it long enough but I don't know the financial commitiments you have to shoulder each month. 2. As a dj you are probably my favourite in the UK, but as a marketeer you're crap. One of the things all promoters need to utilise to their advantage is the internet. At Boogaloosoul we use email, texts, Facebook, a host of soul, RnB and funk forums to promote the club and are constantly keeping in touch with potential punters for each night. The 100 club is on at a different time each month (and not every month) but no one knows when the next ones on and who's djing. If you want people to plan ahead you need to let them know what to plan and who to plan for. I live in London but I know when Lifeline's on but not usually the next 100 club. Remember people spend a good £50 -£100 coming to London (petrol and accommodation) so they need notice. These days promoters have to find people not let people find them. Granted I get emails from you and you post in soul source but it's just not enough and not far enough in advance. And when's the last time I saw a 100 flyer? I know you're really busy with your other activities plus life in general so if you haven't got the time you should ask someone to do your marketing for you. I bet you there's loads on this site who'd bite your hand off to help you with your marketing and promotions. And get yourself on Facebook – I bet you'd have a couple of thousand friends within a month or two. 3. Get djs that people will travel to see from around the country. I agree with Russ's comments earlier; I'm a great dj but I'd draw a bigger crowd in Manchester than London coz I'm not known there. One of the factors that make Solid Hit Soul work really well is that Dave has djs that are unknown in London so you go to see the face or if the tunes justify the reputation. If you do decide to go eclectic then book them months and months in advance as they'll do plenty of local and regional marketing for you to try to generate a crowd to support them. I remember when Niamh did the Pow Wow in Sheffield Alan H hired a coach and 50 people went to support her – and what a night that was. You could even use warm up djs (for the first hour) that are new to playing in London. People will kill to dj at the 100 club and it builds loyalty. 4. You've got a marketing dream in the name of the100 club – probably second in recognition and reputation to the phrase 'Northern Soul' itself now I'm not advocation t-shirts or keyrings (although I bet you'd make a fortune off them if you did) but I'd say you need to plan at least 2-3 nights a year as big as the anniversary with 'really special dj's, themes etc. If you did a 100 club revival night with faces and djs from the past (such as Clarkie) it would be a packer. Stafford's a point in favour of that. Packed to the rafters. Wouldn't never suggest you change the style and format of the club but you've got to give people a reason to 'keep coming back'. Anything, no matter how good it is, becomes samey if you don't keep pricking people's interest. The London soul nights are doing well – Boogaloo is going from strength to strength as an example but we've now got a new venue and that on its own has increased the numbers. Anything new in the Capital will be a hit until the next new thing comes along. 5. I'd recommend going back to membership or have a strickter door policy. Outsiders do swell the numbers but sometimes they take the 'special' away from the night if they become a little too enthusiastic. Mind you the girl with the six foot legs who was there last month should be given free entry every month. I could continue but I've run out of time. I bet you that this 'classic' bit of marketing you've done now makes the May date a massive success. When is it by the way? Ouch.

Oh heck, neither have I. Don't want to highjack Mark's thread so when you're sorted Mark let everyone know and I'll pick up what's left. I'd prefer somewhere on site in a non-party caravan please. Ta Warren