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I can only really speak for the Keele all-nighters in the 80’s and 90’s. Huge speakers hung up high on the wall, tilted down towards the dance floor. It was very loud and the sound quality was excellent, that was the first thing I noticed about the place. Bobby Valentin never sounded so good... I still am something of a sound quality fanatic, which can be a curse at times.

Methinks it might be more about the 'flan' than the dancing in this particular instance.

I went to the NS Weekender in Llandudno and turned it into a weeks holiday. Did a fair bit of walking. Just a few mobile phone photos, but I think they show the beauty of the area quite well.

Whilst I enjoyed listening to the ‘Northern Soul’ Proms as a celebration of the music and records we love, the Warner Leisure thing looks like it’s aimed at over 60’s non-soulies that may want to pack the Viagra for a fun weekend away and to be a part of something they might perceive as ‘cool’. However, if you need to attend a ‘Soul dance workshop’, you clearly ain’t ‘feeling it’ in the first place. As for the ‘record and merchandise market’, there really are no words.

Aren't we lucky to have had such great taste in music all these years and then to have it interpreted so brilliantly, live from the Albert Hall in 2023.

It’s showcasing the quality of the songs for sure. Orchestration is great. Surround sound puts you right in the middle of it too 👍

PayPal Friends and Family accepted or add 4% to cover fees please. Bank transfer also fine if you prefer. All prices include Royal Mail fully insured postage (UK only) Lee Andrews & The Hearts - Never The Less. M- condition: £85 - SOLD Johnson, Hawkins, Tatum and Durr - Your Love Keeps Drawing Me Closer. As far I know, this particular copy is something of a one-off, with no gold colour on YCBM side. M- condition: £85 - SOLD Records have been in my personal collection since the 1970's and play in accordance with the condition stated. See photos for label condition. If you have any questions or wish to buy, please send a PM. Thanks Andrew

PayPal Friends and Family accepted or add 4% to cover fees please. Bank transfer also fine if you prefer. All prices include Royal Mail fully insured postage (UK only) Lee Andrews & The Hearts - Never The Less. M- condition: £100 Johnson, Hawkins, Tatum and Durr - Your Love Keeps Drawing Me Closer. As far I know, this particular copy is something of a one-off, with no gold colour on YCBM side. M- condition: £100 Clifford Curry - I can't Get Hold Of Myself. VG++ to Ex condition: £55 SOLD All records have been in my personal collection since the 1970's and play according to the condition stated. See photos for label condition. If you have any questions or wish to buy, please send a PM. Thanks Andrew

From the initial numbered first boxed set, as stated above, Forever In My Heart had a tendency to skip on some set ups. It plays 100% ok on my GyroDec/Rega arm turntable, however the same disc skips on both my Technics 1210 players.

I could be wrong about the stamp, memory isn't what it was. Yours is definitely an original though Bo and your photo makes a good comparison against the boot.

Image of the boot, this was my copy that I sold on eBay last year - the buyer promptly sold it on the same platform for double what he paid me by kind of suggesting it might be an original... Basically, the print quality on the boot isn’t quite as sharp as a real one, the sound quality gets slightly distorted towards the end and the ‘bed’ stamp is missing from the run-out area.

They’d be nice in a limited edition 7” 45 boxed set format too methinks!

That was my experience, too much low end and no real ‘snap’ on the beat.

Good idea, might just do that.

Hi Chalky, Photos of the record I sold are in my 1st post, these are what I used on ebay. Image that buyer sent from discogs is above Pottsy's post of the run-out area.

Well, after pointing my buyer in the direction of this thread, he remains unconvinced and it seems the record is being returned on the basis of a single misconstrued Discogs image. Thanks to all of you for the information and confirmation that you’ve provided - it all adds to the goldmine of knowledge that is Soul Source. 👍 Andrew

Buyer also sent me this image as evidence that I lied about my record being from the 1970’s, but 2004 instead. As mentioned earlier, the more modern boot is missing the hyphen between Del and Larks. 2004 is the catalogue number printed on the label

I've paid for tracking so fingers crossed 🤞 Whole business is a pain in the neck!

Yes, that is a selectable option. However, I may be better off arranging to go and collect it in person - I wouldn’t want it getting lost... that would be exceptionally bad luck.

It has crossed my mind, but I have no choice but to take what he says at face value. I don’t think that I have to refund before I receive the record back in any case. I could always opt to go and collect it instead.

Thanks anyway, but John might have better things to do I guess. Catalogue number on label says 2004, but that isn't the date of my 45.

Interesting, mine is 100% 70's too... I've owned it since I was 15/16 years old - I'm now 59... Maybe it's a rare boot! I'll let the thread carry on for a while and see where we end up. I'm more than happy to get it back and refund the buyer if that's how it works out.

I recently sold my Del-Larks pressing on ebay that I bought via Mick Flello in the 1970's. The buyer has suggested that it is in fact a 2004 pressing - it most definitely isn't - and wants a full or partial refund (see his ebay message and photos of my record attached) I would appreciate it if one or two of you knowledgeable guys could respond to this post so that I can assure this buyer that his 45 is indeed from the 1970's! Thank you, Andrew

The Magnificents on Dee Gee promo. Condition is Excellent (minor non-sounding scuffs on Main Street side). Both sides play perfectly. See photos for label Condition. £150.00 + £7.00 Special Delivery, UK Only. PayPal Friends and Family or add 5% to total please.

An odd choice of song for Bruce Springsteen to cover. Other than to make a few dollars, there could be a specific reason of course 🤔 I guess it'll get lots of radio airplay, but I doubt it will go down as a classic with his fans.