Benji

Can you share more details about the german Popcorn scene in the early 70s? Your post is the first time I read about any Popcorn style night clubs in germany back then. Especially Dortmund which is at least 150 km from the belgian border. Also you mention american servicemen. You're sure they weren't british? Dortmund was british occupation zone after WWII. Any american baracks were hundreds of kilometers away from Dortmund. Also you mention people taking uppers. Another news that surprised me. Never heard of people using gear in german night life in the early 70s. No need for that. They served alcohol 24h. I'm not saying what you said is not correct! It's just that it's not like what I've been told or heard or read. I'd like to stand corrected in this matter.

Of course you're right. I don't recall I've been wrong that many times in one thread before. Yes, immigrant workers. That's what I meant. Mind, english isn't my first language. But it still puzzles me how that specific couple dance style came about. I just can't believe anyone was dancing like that in the night clubs of the late 60s.

Marvin was in the Netherlands, not Belgium.

From what I understand many of the original core Popcorn crowd were italian ex-pats that went to Belgium for better jobs. The Popcorn dance style reminds of the typical now older couples dance style in Italy. Is this how the Popcorn dance came about? From Italy?

Poor bunny. Still mad at me after one year for not liking a sexist joke?

Reggie Alexander - It’s better Terry Callier - Look at me now I'll always link both tunes to Nürnberg weekenders mid/late 90s. Fantastic venue, fantastic sounds played. Esther Phillips - Just say goodbye Margie Joseph - One more chance Knew them but never heard them at a do before my first 100 Club in I think 91 or 92. Both played out loud was a life changing experience. George Freeman - Down and out Buddy Ace - True love money can’t buy Knew them from tapes since 1990 or so and finally managed to buy both in the mid 90s. Thought they were too slow to be played at a NS party. Cue forward late 90s/early 2Ks to Deeper Shade party here in Munich I finally got the courage to play them out loud. Went down a storm, full dancefloor. A memory that will stick with me forever.

Still looking. Anyone?

Wasn't thinking about Connie. Of the other tracks you listed: Mello Souls - We Can Make It Joseph Webster - My Love Is So Strong Soul Inc - My Proposal Keni Lewis - Not The Marrying Kind I'd say that Mello Souls is just too obscure to find out who owns the rights. But, just a gut feeling, there might be a chance to secure the rights to Joseph Webster and Soul Inc.? Personally, I couldn't be bothered about K. Lewis comp'd. Never really liked it, way too fast and not that special (IMO!)

Why not? Worst case would be that Ady says they tried to clear the rights but failed.

I'm surprised to see that neither Joseph Webster nor Soul Inc weren't comp'd on CD so far. Both would make nice additions to Kent's Classiest Rarities series.

Hi I'm looking for high res scans of both sides of the promo sleeve for Sam Fletcher's I'd think it over on Tollie. Can somebody help me out? Many thanks! Benji

There are a couple of tracks on that CD that I just can't imagine were played anywhere in the UK in the 70s: Showmen - Wrong Girl Dee Clark - That's my girl Victor Knight - Chinatown Kenny Young - Ain't it funny what love can do

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Croatia camping site back in 2019. Lovely outdoor bar right at the sea. Usual sundowner background music was electronic Ibiza style chillout sounds. One night, for whatever reason, they played 60s Detroit Northern and Motown for well over 2h.

Didn't know the tune before I played the soundfile on Seb's auction. It truly is a great tune. Begs the question why this was never released. Surely not for lack of quality.

Nice to see the album get a release eventually. I did find a german RCA test pressing of the album (two one-sided 12" TP to be precise) along with the sound engineer's notes. From what I recall according to the notes, sound quality of some tracks (incl Hold On) weren't meeting the minimum standard. The album never came out. I got the test pressings from a guy in Cologne who claimed to be the said engineer. Don't know if it's true but what I know that he had access to some if not even all master tapes of the album. So pretty likely he was. Is the digital release an official one?

@Soulsearch sorry, what's your point? I re-read your post again and again but don't get it.

Safe to assume it's an error in Dave's listing: Charles Hodges Slip Around is cat no C-168. BUT matrix no is 185-A (same matrix no as Jean Wells on C-185).

orange and white RCA labels are too different releases, they have different catalogue numbers. master number is the same.

I prefer the first released take, the Sidra one. As it happens there's a lovely white demo of said tune spinning on my turntable while I type 😀, great double-sider.

I wouldn't be surprised if the alt take is on all three CD compilations. It happened before that one UK label released a alt take from the master tape and "by miracle" same take appeared again on other compilations.

The "throat clearing" version rings a bill. I remember it from many many years ago. Way before the Outtasight CD release. Either I had it on mp3 back then or its on the Totally Solid Hitbound (Goldmine) or Northern Soul Years (Joeboy) CD compilation. Sadly I no longer own them. Can anyone confirm it's on one of them or even both?

User comment from the respective Discogs entry: This is right at the pinnacle of deep Soul music. State-of-the-art. Bit overexcited in my opinion but yes I'd agree to the extent that it's a great deep soul track.

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