Russ Vickers

Totally unnessary & irelevent, save it for another thread. Get well soon Belita. Russ

Another great show Chris brightening my nights in the sand pit...........Smoke - Sunshine Roses & Rainbows chosen by Erroll is a blinding 7ts dancer which always gets a great reaction when I play it out - also came out as Black Smoke on same label. Good luck with the new venue BTW. Thanks again for the show mate Russ

Fingers crossed........ Russ

Sorted....... Russ

Saus's tapes were brilliant, still have a bunch some where - hope you are well mate BTW I have a great tape that you did for me too, must be late 8ts early 9ts ?. Best Russ

I enjoyed the whole lot, together with hundreds of others particularly the newies, but also 6ts & 7ts, oldies & Modern, I was a nipper & to be honest just wanted to dance. I went quite regularly from '77 until the close, I didnt ever feel it was less than full, I thought the music on the whole was amazing & from what I could see people were still doin' floor work when dancin'. It was great & I feel priveledged to have been there & experienced it all. People who didnt attend can never ever even begin to imagine what it was like & was my whole grounding on the scene. Thats why I get pissed off when people mess with my memories. Russ

Thx Kev - thought I wasnt dreaming, but needed confirmation. Best Russ

I have a recollection that I cant check out right now, cos I'm away from home, that someone bought the original to the Casino at some point for RW to play, he then dropped it & chipped the edge......but other than this it was played from a Soussan dub. Can someone pse confirm this. Russ

My post is in no way trying to say RW is a bad person generally, but genuine soul folk get frustrated about his attitude towards NS, he is probably a top bloke & all round good egg - Just dislike the way NS is being used, twisted, turned & regurgitated to suit peoples misguided perceptions of how it was & in turn give non soulies or non NS ificienardos a wrong impression of not only how it was, but how it is today. This is & the above is only my opinion. Best Russ

I found some nice albums in LV.............But I would avoid Rich Rosens like the plague mate, top $$$ & bloody rude to boot IMO. Check out who's performing in some of the lesser Casino Lounges though cos you get an occasional suprise. Best Russ

Brilliant show Chris - Listening Again in Baghdad & bloody hell this has cheered me up no end & my 'wants' list grows drat you !!!. Best as ever my friend Russ

Wanted in M - Condition: Denise Lasalle - Heartbreaker Of The Year - PARKA Pse PM. Best Russ

Thank god........... Russ

Anyway its on Youtube, but I cant be arsed to post the link ...........about as far removed as you can get from any kinda NS scene I knew/know past or present, such a shame as I'm sure this could be done in a far better way, by far better qualified & credible people . Russ

Embarrassing tosh as usual - RW must spend his life contacting the media to get this drivel on the box. Russ (V).

I'd like to think that Butch's cover ups will remain a source of mystery & conjecture for many a year to come Steve. I'd also hope that he would remain active in the collecting/selling side of things as he is a great source of underplayed & undiscovered records & could still make an imense contribution to the scene from the side lines. Others will come through to step into his shoes with regard to DJing - not sure if anyone could fill them fully, but look at Richard Searling, whilst RS continued to do stuff, he isnt the source of new discoveries to the NS Scene he was & obviously hasnt been for many years, but then came along the Butchmeister, whilst I think Butch would be a huge loss DJ wise someone will come through to continue, probably someone few of us even know about at present.......... To get back on topic - 'Cover Ups & New Discoveries... A Downward Slope ?'..............no chance, as many people digging now as there ever were & plenty of good cover ups about, the only dilema is the one that has been discussed forever & that is certain peoples moral dilema towards the practice, but whilst we're still debating the issue theres life in the old cover up yet & for many years to come methinks, so lets just enjoy it as part of the scene & tolerate & respect each others opinions. Best Russ

Its not an argument, its a fact. Anyone who is being buried with thier records is bonkers anyway, so doesnt count, but what a ridiculous analogy, the thought that to keep a records true id secret they would have them buried with them.........Jesus........lighten up folks, its not that serious, its soul music, no artist is being ripped off, as some infer & no one has said it makes a record better & BTW people who have covered records up have been on the scene as long too............its not life threatening, its Northern Soul !!!.............do you really lose sleep wondering what someones cover up is & feel deprived over it..........OMG its all just part of the SWONS....................people are dieing all over the world to make thier country a better place & we're getting excited over a piece of paper over a record label, who cares enjoy ya self & just take it for what it is....... Simon - If the big unveiling on SS is what does it for you crack on, I dont think anyone is that bothered are they...........certainly any of the records that I have coverd up right now are fair game & thats all part of the fun innit ???. So long as its done in the trrue spirit & not just sour grapes - all records are uncovered for one reason or another eventually. If I like a record I like a record, covered or uncovered - most of my mates would probably tell me what something was anyway if I was that bothered, but I wouldnt tell the rest of the world if they did, its just a bit of fun at the level I'm involved in. How do we all stand on Secret Sounds ??? or is it just the paper label that gets people all hot n bothered.......??? I would also add that there are plenty of collectors out there keeping records close to thier chests, are they denying the artist thier true recognition - just cos you put another label on when DJing does that make you any worst than someone who refuses to share information on records they collect or discover ?. Do we all have to post sound files of every obscure record we own just in case an artist is not being recognised or someone gets the hump that we're not all caring & sharing . Best Russ

Why cant people except that its part of the NS Scene & has been since the 6ts, I personally dont give a flying fcuk what scenarios people come up with to try & justify why it shouldn't happen, it has, does & will continue to happen whilst there is a scene & the best of luck to anyone still diggin' deep enough to discover discs worth covering up..........get over it !!! Russ

Well I now know what my next female cover up will be anyway - FiFi will be getting her 15 mins of fame . Hope your well Nick Best Russ

Exactly that........I did it about 4 years ago & still the same. I had a day spare & got it into my head that if I drove for as far as I could away from an interstate, I might stand a chance of finding some where that hadnt been hit before, cant remember the name of the town now, but found a few nice LP's in a book store & walking down the one main road spied a thrift come record store, the metal grille was down, but the doors were open & there was an old dear pottering about. I went next door for a coffee & popped out a little later when they had opened up properly. I walked in, said good morning & the old dear replied 'You wont find any Northern Soul Records in here' & you know what, she was right ........it had been raped & wants lists from the UK were pinned to the wall behind the till lol. My advise would be to go when there is a record show, avoid obvious stores, as you will probably just waste your time in there & do your homework before you go. There is stuff out there IMHO, but not in the obvious places & there are loads of people diggin for it from the area & you would be very lucky indeed to just fall over stuff these days. Good luck Russ

Pat Brady used to have stock of this at £5 a pop in 8ts/9ts on Pay. Best Russ

Theres 2, Winston is the first guy spinning & the second is Sparky........back then everyone seemed to dance well, but these guys were really summat else. Hope you are well bird. Russ

Thats brilliant mate, thank you for the link & photos........& also your recollections. Best Russ

Hi Keith - '1984 Love Machine' was my Donna Colman cover up from a few years back, I found a few copies in Baltimore & sent them over, then found a few more & sold them through Shifty, he obviously gave it a few spins aswell. Sold for more than this too. Hope you are well mate Best Russ

Simon..........try & be positive some times mate, it gets a bit tedious, respect you & your opinions, but recently every time a record is discussed it seems to go the same way........some will like a record, some wont, I was just trying to state the facts as I saw them & to be honest RR has not been over played IMHO. rUSS