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One of the intrinsic problems with the upfront scene has been quite a rigid timescale, although they play 60's and 70's anything that strays past the formula and into modern is instantly, 'disco crap!' Many of the crowd involved come from scooter background and are hooked on a retro ethic in terms of where the sound can go. We'll unless it's a European DJ then it suddenly seemed ok. 😂

It's all getting a little cynical, there are still plenty sticking there heads above the parapet each month, barely breaking even or taking a hit financially on the night, for the cause. The upfront scene which has been now going for 12/15 years has lost some key venues, go go, nags, soulfunktion and are surely missed. But the appetite is still there, I'm certain it will gain momentum. Getting into soul in '87, I remember plenty of low attendances, cold empty dancefloors and seeing the same hardcore everywhere. Seemed like a lot of event back then we're all-night card schools with some tunes on in the background.

Good call on Congleton, FTMNTC. Allnighter wise I was really impressed with the selection at Swinton. Just great quality all nighter sounds, djs competting to keep an eager floor dancing. Tbh I lot I'd heard before, but not heard played out at nighters in a while and certainly not to a more mainstream nighter crowd. The return of Burnley was great too.

I'm just saying, it's quite a big catalogue, with some odd variations especially the Jamaican, might be worth exploring discogs to see if there's plain demo's.

Some of the Jamaican issues on calla look iffy but are authentic. Wonky lettering ect, think they did some green and red ones?

Thinking this might be the night there was a photoshoot in the back alley, with a great black and white photo of butch, Minshull and Guy. It came out a magazine, short lived, think it was called soul underground? Incidentally I can remember seeing a copy for sale at the 100 club not long after, for £100, think Mick Smith had it.

Remember Gino being spun at the 100 club, 87/88, not sure by who.

One of his aliases provides a link to his involvement in this https://www.discogs.com/artist/6632858-Frank-Amodeo

I heard that was a mecca spin, definitely big in the New York clubs, paradise garage ect.

I heard Dave say, on his radio show, that it was an accidental play, the previous record had finished, he'd been distracted, had to just something, anything on. That happened to be M.O.U. it filled the floor and went on to be very popular.

Any ideas on release date chalky?

Thanos chalky, stuff like this helps connect the dots for those of us who weren't there. So many sounds on there I associated with others.

Was soussan involved in popcorn then?

Thanks for sharing, great clip, that looks awfully like sousann at 2.52

Pm me if interested, UK post,. £3 Leon Austin- steal away- king ex- £80 John Thomas- sure is groovy/ come see me - veep , ex - £28 Frank mcpigee and the soulettes- soul feeling- soul kitchen- VG+- £ 68 Admirations- don't leave me- onederful- NM! RARE VARRIENT- £22 Prince Harold- baby you've got me- Mercury- ex £10 Prince Harold- born to please- verve- vg+, plays great- £10

Where can I get , it's going to be alright, on single? please.

Didn't mean to move the thread away from when people first heard them, to when they were first actually played. It's interesting to read how sounds were tried out several times before taking off, some through rarity, others just not right for the time, or audience.

Tommy Ridgeley would probably be through Butch's set's in the late 80's, 100 club, droylsden ect. Is it Stafford or Wigan? Anybody?

Roberts John, i assume was a revived oldie but I first heard it late 90's. Sealing used to hammer it in his show on JFM. Also got a lot of action at the Ritz, nighters, Prestwich, and the togetherness nighters, when kings hall used to be great. Along with 'the brothers- are you ready for this' both were massive.

Just say goodbye used to get lots to f spins at the 100, late 80's.

Guy used to end Blackburn with down and out sometimes