Mace

'Your heart belongs to me' 'Let me go the right way' Both great 45s that don't get the spins they deserve

Had all 3 releases of Little Annie, and found sound quality pretty much similar on all 3 (though lower on E.P) Played Helen Troy off E.P. in past (though not played it out for quite a while) and did not find volume a problem, other than increasing volume slider on mixer to compensate, then returning to previous setting for next record.

Is it true that the quality is actually better, though lower (as L.P.s supposedly)??? Got the Helen Troy on E.P. and had the Anna Belle Caesaer Vegara E.P. which I sold to Hoss, who sold on to Carl Willingham. Don't actually collect pic sleeves E.P.s etc myself, so will usually sell them on to some-one who actually appreciates them if I can replace with normal issue / demo 45s, but not because of sound level.

Heard this comment regarding this and a other various E.P. releases, and whilst true, I don't see the problem....you simply increase the volume control (whether DJing or playing at home)?????????????????? This is a serious reply, not a pisstake....just wondered why it is an issue with some people? If the quality of the sound gets distorted if increased I could understand it????

Ted, thought by your reply in the Suedehead thread that besides being a soul boy all your life, that you had also been a suedehead at some point (quote post 11 from Suedehead thread below) ..........'well i am sorry,but us lot in the north east,did not have girl haircuts like those shown,suedhead by definition was a cut slightly longer than a skinhead,hence suedhead,felt like suede to the touch etc etc,clothing not the way i dressed,(dog tooth check jacket,levi staepress,ben sherman shirt,oxford shoes,red pocket hankey with tie pin) do you get the picture ? no girly haircuts.'............ The Suedehead and Mod scenes ain't a million miles apart, stylewise, and musically I think you well know that the Mod scene is far more diverse than the limited appeal of the Who. Also the soul scene benefits from more young blood joining this scene than from anywhere else - a high percentage of the 30 - 40 year olds on the present Northern Scene have originated from the Mod scene. Plus, like it or hate it, the Northern Scene evolved from the original 60s Mod scene....fact. By the way - do you know of Stu Wilkinson and Dave Snowdon??? 2 great guys from the North East who were on the Mod Scene many moons ago..I know they were into Northern as well.....not seen either for many years now.

Sorry to hear this, Wishing you a speedy & full recovery Nige, All the best, Mace.

Dom Bassett - last saw him at 'The Underground' weekender at Skegness about 7 years ago. Gamba has reappeared on London Scene, seen him posting on Modculture, presume he would know of Doms whereabouts nowadays???

Ya missed good old Jazz out of that list mate... ....and Ska

Worth a lot, lot more than £75. Easy £200+ nowadays. I've had 3 copies in last 2 years and sold the spares for £200+ both times without having to even advertise it. One sold on ebay this week, was wrongly advertised as Johnny Fuller on both title and description with a starting bid of $6 and no mention of Popcorn, R&B or Northern soul in listing. Still reached a decent price.

Oi, less of the tiny....Tiny.....

Try dabbing stickers on label with some hot water on end of cotton bud until top layer removes (almost rolls off when wet) A tiny amount of nail varnish remover applied in same way helps remove remaining sticky residue...... ....usually....

Ray Barretto on ebay at mo, though not mint or mintish.... Only described as VG but sounds better in desription than grade (may be graded VG cus of stickers on label?) Anyway...here's link if you're interested... https://cgi.ebay.com/RAY-BARRETTO-UK-COLUMB...1QQcmdZViewItem

Gotta disagree with the general idea of planning a spot....whether mentally planned or written down. Also cannot understand how anyone would have a definite tune to open their set with, because surely it depends on what the last DJ plays so as to keep a flow to a busy floor, or to change course if being left with an empty floor? Also what happend if previous 3 DJs have played all the tunes from your pre-planned spot??? Flip 'em over and play the Bsides??? Not saying you don't have tunes you wanna play, or prefer to play, or know are safe floor fillers. Not even denying that some records seem to sit perfect after each other, so if you play one, you automatically wanna play the other.....but only if it works in the set and suits the venue/crowd.

Brilliant site... Just read the articles on Birmingham, Blackpool, Stoke and a holiday in Isle of Wight. Very funny stuff

Just like to post up congratulations to Dave Evison and Sarah Gannon on the announcement of their engagement yesterday. Understand that wedding plans are already in the making, so would also like to wish Sarah all the best in spending as much of Dave's money as possible

The seller states he's unsure, so maybe an email from some-one to the seller including a link to this thread might ensure that the auction is cancelled and the buyer doesn't get stitched up?

So where do Nige Shaws extra loud Hawaiian print beach shirts fit into all this then...

Could be worse, you could have got food poisoning off the pizzas

'Lets start a romance' is by far his best and most sought after tune. Glad I got one cheap before the price went nuts though.......

Sorry Karen, no I haven't.... I missed out on one on ebay about a year back (posted thread up on SS at time as it was on a different label and I had never seen the other label release before) It went well cheap as well.....

You women, always the same when you go shopping. Find what you want, but then have to trawl all over the shops for ages looking for a bargain before going back to buy the first one you saw after all.........next you'll be looking for shoes to match the label colour....then handbags to match the shoes, then nail varnish to match the handbag.....

Just spoke to a good friend of the victim in this incident to make him aware that this thread has appeared. Apparently this issue has been resolved and put to bed by both parties involved so can this thread please be closed by the original poster or a moderator as it can only stir matters up.

Although your intentions are probably well meaning, through pure frustration and anger over this incident, I hope the victim involved is aware of you posting this on here. If it's who I think it is, then I'm led to believe that he has pretty much kept this too himself for personal reasons, and as it was a few weeks back he may not appreciate the issue being posted up on here. Just a thought like............

I presume from your ID and the mention of Si Cheeba that this is Will from Macclesfield? If so, how are you mate - not seen ya for years...oh and welcome to Soul Source!