Davenpete

Yes - as we used to tell one lad all the time - if you can't afford to pay for the big rarities and current in-demanders you need to make your own niche playing less obvious (and less costly) sounds otherwise you're just another soundalike also-ran (and there are FAR too many of them already)... And at the end of the day the DJs that are really respected by those who are not simply nostalgia zombies are those who have a musical personality and spin sounds that mark them out as different. Dx

I think 'wannabe DJ' is a tag largely used by people who've been trudging round the scene for years without actually breaking through in a big way themselves (usually because they aren't actually very good DJs themselves) and by those with a great deal of money who think their cheque book defines their talent as a DJ trying to deride people they look down on basically coz they're not rich... REAL DJing is about reading and answering the floor, understanding how to structure a spot properly, saying 'you like that one you know? NOW listen to this one that's even better that you don't'... It SHOULDN'T be a pissing contest over hackneyed crap that's impressive simply because it's expensive - frankly there are numerous records that nobody would give a second hearing to if they weren't four figure sounds. Dx

And mine - perhaps THE favourite. Though I DO love Miss LL (a real record for when you're massively over-cooked) - one I won't sell. Anyone know where it was first played - the boss couldn't remember. Dx

Karl Evans is Arin Demain apparently. Dx

Funny I posted a comment on YouTube and because it wasn't 'you're so wonderful and creative' it's been deleted - strange that. Dx

"Can't wait to see Gucci's take on Spencers and vests in the autumn collection though ... lol " Paul Smith already did that 25 years ago for the japanese market. Dx

Reckon it's about 3 weeks before an original venue revival night... No bad thing though. Dx

Looks like Huggy Bear, Bootsy Collins and Wigan's Ovation got together to do a clothing line for My Little Pony. Dx

'But they're blick' : ) Dx

It looks pretty obviously like a still from a TV screen so may well have been from an Imber World News report. Dx

They should be pretty obvious to anyone used to handling original 45s - there are more than this. Dx

Barbara Pennington is head and shoulders above the rest IMO. Dx

The boss says it was kept behind the curtain. Dx

I spy a mulletted Pete Hollander in the background. Yes it's downstairs at the Queens Hall. Dx

It was dropped from a helicopter in a failed attempt to assassinate RW whilst he was posing for the cameras after the fire. Dx

At 53 just pup but - Morecambe Pier, Bradford (bouncy bouncy dance floor), Brian's Wheel Revivals at their best and Leighton Buzzard... Plus Lifeline when we made it there (massive respect on that one). Also used to love Carlisle when we co-ran it at the White Heather (93-94) - with people often travelling up from London and down from Dundee - it was great to be booking DJs we really rated (Dickie Watt, Carl, Spenna, the Scots lads etc) plus doing the first spot (which was usually about 3 hours from 8 o'clock - allowing me to do a properly structured spot ranging everything from early Wheel to Curtis and Bileo)... Plus Saus was at his best there. We usually lost money but it was worth it and we usually then treked down to Donnie to stop with W&S until Monday... Remember divvying up the fast stuff amongst us to ensure everyone there was fully fried towards the end of most nights. Dx

Dancing on stage - definition of a dick.

The sample is Cliff Nobles though. Dx

Infinitely better by Garland Green IMO and a great deal cheaper (AND with Girl I Love You on the other side). Dx

Could only find a print out of the flyer for Number 3 (one of mine - probably got the others on disc at work), but also found an ad for the 'Return of the Ultra Rare Night' from a Spring 1996 Manifesto (even though it says 1995(!) on the ad - the date is correct for Easter Sunday 1996) - which would place number one in 1995. Dx

I ought to be able to find out coz I did all the flyers and adverts! Dx

Defo later than 1994 I'd have said - we had only just moved up to Cumbria and they were on when we were at our second house - 1996 I reckon. Dx

Am I wrong in remembering James King doing a PA at Morecambe? Certainly remember taking a big stack of copies up there with Mark Sargeant just after it was released by Expansion. Still a brilliant record. All the Syncopate stuff was coming out about the same time - Lanier and Co 'Dancing in the Dark' was great. Dx

Went to most of them - they were great. Dave PS Just had a quick blast though the tracks forgotten just how great the stuff played was back then.

Hate the song - it's too 'show tune/mock soul' to me - but a stunning voice and easily the best ever vocal performance on BGT. Dx