Russ Vickers

Brilliant reply & just what I was after Rob, thank you for taking the trouble. Hope you are well. ATB Russ

Calling all Southern Soulies with a genuine interest & love for our music & scene (altho other opinions from across the globe appreciated). Amongst a plethora of Soul Nights right across the South Coast area from Bournemouth, thru Southampton, Portsmouth & down the coast to Brighton there are a plethora of Soul Nights, mainly oldies & so called 'Across The Board' nights, there are good, bad & indifferent, depending on your personal preference,,,,,,,,,What I am interested in is: What would make an event 'A Must Attend' promotion ? or what would stop you attending or do you just not care & you go where ever when ever depending when you go out & whats on ?. Would it be the promoter, venue, the music policy (what would be your preference ?), the DJ's & would a top national & or international DJ line up make any difference to you ?. How often should an event be held, monthly or just a few times a year, making it special. What I'm really interested in, is what would really WOW you into definitley getting behind a venue & seeing it fly, making it your preferred venue above all others....... No politics now.....just constructive opinions, I'm genuinely interested in what you think would really get the area buzzing & behind a venue & particular music policy & DJ's & its your chance to voice your choice & opinions on what would get you ot n excited !!!. Looking forward with great interest to peoples genuine thoughts Russ

I make a point of hearing new soul tunes every day...... its what makes this wonderful music so special......that after all these years you can still, each & every day hear a plethora of new & exciting sounds.......how anyone could be listening to the same tunes, with the exclusion to everything else for all of thier adult life is totally beyond my comprehension..... Keep on diggin Best Russ

Double bubble check before posting.......plenty of info out there Russ

Cracking LP.........lotsa great dancers & a good price too, someone should really snap this up quick. Best Russ

Yep, JAM was a FG release, Legrand was also one of FG labels.....the store & studio in Norfolk VA were near to Howard Biggs Shiptown studio/store set up was on Gramby Street, think it was GS, minds a bit messed up this afternoon.......all that talent on the same street !!!. When FG store closed in the early 8ts, I have it on good authority that the stock was given away on the street, what didnt go on the street was taken to the local thrift store & there was lots of it. I was told there were multiple boxes of Oliver Christian......the person I knew got a few boxes, I asked if he still had them, but they were thrown out when he moved years ago. Best Russ

Nice one mate, glad you gave it a chance.....thank you. Best Russ

Waddya ya think of DM in the clip ?. Best Russ

Slightly off topic, so apologies, but any excuse to post a cracking tune that deserves some needle time..........when I lived in VA, I went to the same dealer, at the same Flea Market nearly every weekend for 3 years, there was never anything there at all & I mean nothing, to be honest it became a routine, mainly cos my family wont get at of bed untill noon on a weekend, so it was summat to do & vey local. The very last Sunday before we flew home to the UK for good, as usual I woke early & thought I would continue my routine with the FM, but then I thought sh*t, its a waste of time I wont bother, better things to do, packing etc........,a little later, bored thought, bugger it why not ?, ................found 3 copies of Oliver Christian DM & paid less than 5 bucks for the lot.....same guy, same FM, same stock as always, but for those 3 records..........unbeleivable...........traded 2, kept one & if memory serves me right the one I kept is a slightly different font to the regular issues, they also all have a stamp saying 'free', does anyone else have this with the 'stamp' ?. Typically, the copy I kept developed a one or 2 rev tick, very slight, but annoying all the same. Anyway, sorry to go off topic & go on a bit, but thought it might be of interest. Best Russ

There you go buddy.......great floater. Best Russ

No I cant sorry, but hoped the 'Dissatisfied Man' post would be of interest . Best Russ

'Unsatisfied Man' for me, tremendous slab of funky soul, with the emphasis on the SOUL......needs playing too. Best Russ

Yes he was & another can of worms that was.......trouble is, when discussing IL, you always end up embroiled in controversy........usually created by Ian himself....... Russ

To be fair Rich, I think my personal perception of IL, was marred during the second coming........I found the mans attitude to be terrible. Again, I find it difficult to seperate my personal feelings from my musical feelings when listening to IL productions, some times the ego takes over.....there are some IL productions that are ok though, althought the constant harping on about the Four Vandals I find strange, a terrible record infamous by the fact it was designed to deliberately dupe people, I dont think its a coincidence that some who were duped think the record is ok . Best Russ

100 Club, 100 Club, 100 Club............Madame JoJo's. Russ

There are a hand ful of IL productions that I find palatable, but on the whole not a fan. Four Vandals - Butch.........I dont think so, Ginger deffo, Butch far to switched on for that old chestnut..........If Ian could have kept his mouth shut, he´d be coining it in again ploughing out stuff on the circuit like the others............but his ego wouldnt allow him to keep it shut. It could also be said that he was finding records in the US when if you had the access it was like shooting fish in a barrel. Best Russ

Cant wait..... Russ

Cant wait..... Russ

I was being polite ........for once !!! Best Russ

Its not bad, but Jeff Perry is much better..... Russ I was asking him if the mythical writers demos existed for the BD LP...........now that would be a find !!!.......he would neither confirm nor deny......wernt the Perry brothers house writers for Chess too ? Russ

Its not bad, but Jeff Perry is much better..... Russ

I hope these funerals will all be OVO . Russ

No, I would have thought that they were just punting the acetate out for anyone to pick up...... Russ

Did this a week ago.......... Best Russ

It says outstanding contribution to someone on the scene - nothing to do with the artists, otherwise I think we would have all put the artists first.... Best Russ