Mace

Hi, I think I may still have Yorkies list on my harddrive at home - will check tonight. I would prefer to doublecheck with him before sending it on to you though, hope you understand, as he may not want his list passing on without his knowledge. He was a member on Soul Source, so if my contact details are out of date you should be able to contact him through this site members list. Regards Mace.

First or second class?????

Don't know what you mean...... Alsager tonight by the way folks...and it's my birthday so if anyone fancies buying me a drink

No discount in room hire mate - in fact it's gone up! They have been telling us for the last 12 months or more that this is coming into place in April so I can't really argue about booking without prior knowledge. Alsager is right on the border of Staffordshire and Cheshire, and has a ST postcode with post being sorted at Kidsgrove Stoke sorting office, but has an 01270 (Crewe, Cheshire) phone code, and unfortunately comes under Congleton Borough Council (also Cheshire). I do expect a downturn in numbers, but then again, there's nowhere in near distance that put's on as good a soul night as us at Alsager, so can't see where they will go

The problem with this will be the noise caused by people going in and out of the club for a smoke, both from the music and groups of people talking whilst smoking. In the middle of summer, with bedroom windows open on warm nights noise can soon travel very easily, and you may find some allnighters/late finishing events facing disturbance complaints from local residents. Another issue will be litter from fag ends outside premises. Not sure whose resposibility it will be to put smoke/fag bins outside venues, but bet it gets overlooked, and if litter gets dropped into smoke bins from passing food take-away customers and the likes how long before such bins end up going up in flames (seen it happen in a club once from a crisp wrapper in a smoke bin)

Congleton Borough Council are implementing No Smoking on all council venues fron April 1st 2006 (a blanket ban on the whole premises) Alsager Civic therefore has 2 more events before the smoking ban comes into force, and we have an event at Sandbach Town Hall on April 21st this year that will also be no smoking. Over the last few months I have been taking notice of how many attendees actually smoke at Alsager, and the amount of full ashtrays at the end of the night, and it seems a lot less than I expected...but time will tell, and as our venue will be a guinea pig for this I will let you know how we cope. People will still want to go out and socialise, so when the ban comes into force everywhere next year, they will not be able to choose.....though Alsager Civic may suffer due to Congleton Council bringing the rule in a year early. Stoke Council were supposedly bringing No smoking in as of Jan 1st this year but have apparently now put it back to 2007 due to problems with pre-bookings for weddings etc in certain venues being made before the council announced its plans late last year. As I said, time will tell.............................

Think I'll make some of these using Goldmine Sevens with photocopy labels...got a top notch colour photocopier/printer at work....could make a fortune (though I won't make more than 5 of each, honest )

just nearly pissed meself.... Both showing same mate.

By the way - once loaded press SERVICES to find OTHER CHANNELS Is it Yorkshire E or W ??

You have to add the channel to you existing choices. Go here to do it, then follow instructions. https://www.vowles-home.demon.co.uk/Sat/SkyITV.htm 2 yorkshire channels on there so chose both as added options. Click on other channels when finished and you can select the one you want to watch. Regards Mace.

Can some-one P.M. me a current conatct number for Nick Marshall from Stoke please. Regards Mace.

I did indeed. Which reminds me Rich, we are having a Rhythm & Soul Set Reunion on Sat 22nd July in Birmingham. Looks like we've got Dave Ingle on board for it Hope you can make the trip down - Will email you full info when all details are confirmed.

I'd think it over mate................. if I was you.............. Something like 'Thom McCann' Soft Walking competition to win Hush Puppies if I remember correctly. Have to dig it out and flog the bugger (never collected pic sleeves meself!)

Freddie Houston 'Soft Walkin' sleeve gotta be loads rarer than the actual record - got one tucked away somewhere. Also seem to remember a pic sleeve for Sam Fletcher thats quite hard to find.

While you're p*ssed off I'm gonna upset you even more Stevie. Just picked up a Bobby Mitchell on Sho-Biz for $30 (Ex condition) Now to keep on topic, anyone know if Sho-Biz issued sleeves with their releases

F*ck - I did a spell check and copied and pasted from the spell checker - but copied and pasted the way I first spelt it, not the way it should be spelt. Can't believe I went to all that trouble and still f*cked up the spelling

In my view, a rare soul event does not mean that you will hear total obscurites/unknowns all night - a lot of quality oldies are as rare as any present day discoveries. What it does mean, is that you are making it evidently clear to any possible attendees that it will not be the usual overplayed oldies that they may be used to hearing at their local Northern Soul night. If I described Bidds Allniter as a Northern Soul Allnighter I would be flooded out with local soulies wanting to hear 'Right track', 'Wade in the water' and the like, so rather than using the term to 'give my venue an edge', I use it to ensure that everybody has a fairly good idea what to expect.... I also personally think that 'Connesseurs Night' is the type of term used to try and give your venue an edge. No doubt some-one will disagree....(Chalks.... )

Had a few in the past - most seem to have water damaged labels but I have had a minter. Pretty sure its a white garage band but it gained some appeal on the R&B circuit. Sold the minter for about £130 if I remember correctly.

£25 and it's yours (haggling is a 2 way thing after all)

Mik Parry was asking after a Tobi Lark on here not long ago mate.

Betty Obrien - Sheel Be Gone - Liberty mint (styrene MR stamped not one of those boots) Hard to sell nowadays - reckon £175 tops, maybe more like £160 Buddy Ace - True love Money just cant Buy - Duke Mint+ Should sell at £40 all day long Mavis rivers - Walking in the footsteps of a fool - reprise Ex++++ £150 - more if U.K. copy. Milton Grayson - It aint Neccessarily So - Keen demo Plays and label perfect light surface marks EXXX+ £50 easy (sold a few in last few months) Marie Knight - To be Loved by You - Addit - Label wear playes EXXXX+++ slight surface noise Harder one to shift nowadays - £50 tops Jimmy (the preacher) Ellie - Im Gonna do it by Myself - Jewel Mint Great double sider - £75 maybe upto £100 though quite a few have turned up on ebay lately Billy EcKsteine - I wonder Why - Motown Slight his for a milli second on Intro other wise Mint £100 Barrett Strong - Id Better Run/Make Up Your Mind - Tollie - Exx+++ £30 - £40 Silky Hargreaves - Hurt By Love - D Town - Mint++ £50 - £60 Regards Mace

So do I...trouble is I want too much