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I looked through a load of old Echoes mags from.the eighties yesterday and there was a lot of events on including some that advertised oldies and newies in the same room....shock horror along with oldies only events soul nights etc.I even found a flyer for the all night club of Great Britain Redcar 1985 scooter rally do advertising Hear sounds like Elbie Parker,The Pockets,The Present etc etc..northern on scooter rallies now is a local dj with a boxfull of boots...I recently attended a soul night last week and heard Tommy Navarro played....the sound was terrible....looked at the record and it was a carver and the dj told me what do you expect its 40 years old! ..more like 40 days...what part of KTF do they not understand.Hopefully the youngsters will find their own way after it has shrinked again...The Wheel may even come round and they take it back to uptempo sixties soul music discovering all the music that is now ignored....

Can anybody confirm re UK sixties reggae releases whether masters were used as I've had about 4 copies of Jackie Mittos Ram Jam and they all sound as though they are dubbed from a scratchy 45.I always thought Ace sourced from master tapes as as the sound on the Kent lps and Cds is second to none and minty copies if there is no access to tapes.Master tapes do end up in odd places.I was involved in recovering Cat Stevens masters ......but that's another story.

Is there any similar styled niters similar to Stoke that play Mirwood style northern soul? Not funky not across the board not rnb not ska ?? ie traditional danceable uptempo northern with new discovered or underplayed similar styled stuff mixed in.

This is one i stuck up on my youtube channel...............

Only a fool.and tell me for Deram and B & C are great...didn't he live in the UK and released these in the UK only...

I think she's not bad.....but not keen on the Hayze Fantayzee look.

I went and had a few drinks with Wayne Kirven a few weeks ago.He was involved in the Town article with Marc Feld...They used the term modernist.He was importing black music from the USA in 63 and woyldnt touch UK copies of records.He said it was all over for him in August 64 and moved to France.He said there were no self proclaimed mod clubs you just went were there was good music.He went to the Scene but abandoned it after too many Police raids and young pill heads crashed out on mats.Wayne was one of the original 61 62 mods from Stamford Hill.There's a good book called Days In The Life which features original quotes from all of the main players..its by Jonathan Green.Btw Mickey Tenner appears in The Sorcerers film dancing at Blaises....that is 67 tho

Sandi Sheldon and The Orlons at The Rocket....Sandi was a true lady and brought Rose Mcoy with her.Chris lalor was chaeuffeur.

Didn't Tri City print demo copy on normal labels...got this in a Domar Soul pack.

I was speaking to Brian Rae who told me he had done The Flamingo The Wheel Mecca Wigan and Stafford....I'm sure he said he never did The Torch.

I've got the Record Mirror one....give me day or 2 and I will post it....

They need to get D the Drug in as a pharmaceutical advisor.The other film got slated for its Carry On Aspects but there's a clip where some regional tv presenter does a feature and the lads headbut someone...that is pure carry on.There does seem to be a lot more effort and time gone into this one though and a few of the kids are into the music...seen them at Stoke but for some it is probably just an acting part.Would like to see a few of the kids doing the mecca shuffle in pegs rather than just the acrobatic baggy cliches.Who is playing Simon soussan and will the infamous Dewhirst beer glass escapade be recreated.

Hav we had this one yet....... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNsRvQwlXto

Quincy Jones

Someones merged part 1 and 2

Love instrumentals.................nobody plays em anymore.

I can't see how Beggin was overlooked in the Golden era....perfect tempo and a great record.The funny thing the northern scene was usually one step ahead then things went mainstream....now they are taking from the mainstream after it has been remixed and sampled.That Bob Sinclair is a bad record though....You Succeeded another great record...have it on a silver label from memory and would probably fill floors given the chance but some deejays seem to busy playing Tommy Hunt okey cokey...ska....Del Davis and Al Capone plus Latin rather than exposing some quality uptempo northern.

Was definately played on the mod scene in 86/87.....just after Berts Apple Crumble was big and everyone was mining the Derams.... (funnily enough the best Deram 45 and northern soul is Danny Williams-Everybody Needs Somebody...and totally ignored)...things like Heart Trouble were also spun......There was a spate of latin records as well being played and ive just recently got rid of 2 copies of Pete Rodriguez I Like It Like that at silly money prices.....I hope this carries on as i can busily buy the uptempo "mirwood style" stompers at good prices... and offload these 80s oddities.....what next Maximillion-The Snake,Shmon,Ray Jay-Love Doll,Ricardo Ray-Nitty Gritty, Ray Barretto-Soul Drummers,Willie Bobo-Juicy..... northern soul "Post Millenium" The Scrambled Egg Years.

Wonder what happened to Alan ? He had long dreads.There's a Dingwalls reunion next week but never seen him at any of the others...as I said some great records from him.

We probably went to a lot of the same gigs....the Willis Jackson was a big record....Titos O always reminds me of hot sweaty summer days....never seen a non flexi copy though.I used to go to the weekenders with Simon Mansell who did the jazz room for donkeys...Searling also did a northern spot in the modern room one year.Now Colin Curtis was on every year and I cant remember him doing a mecca or northern set....it was all bloody two step.

I've a copy of Pyramid and I've never played it out!! I love the record from the days of Ian Clark playing it....it is an 80 s giffer though and I can't imagine anyone wanting to dance to it though.

Got the first book....funnily enough not been able to buy much at those prices....Soul In The Sun...that's in the Okey Cokey top 500. I'm sure Derek Meads second record after me in London was Elbie Parker..Adventurers Easy Baby has had a little revival as has Al Kent The Way you've Been Acting lately....I predict Frank Wilson to have dropped a few places...Zu Zu is definately up there as a new entry...looking forward to a new book wish I knew about the voting.

Ive got the vocal by Humbug...dioesnt turn up too often

Agree Joe jama must be high as well....and that Latin track Sugar....Beggin was an 80 s mod spin ...as was Pow Wow....Twinkle little star ...heard that in 3 different countries..Detroit Soul must be in the top 20...Flame n king must be pretty high.How does the data get collated for the 500 ?

Sorry for spelling doing it on mobile....I did buy off Percy from.outside the Jazz Cafe bought my Costanzo and Rene Bloch gear off him.Visited loads of the upnorth soul weekenders were funnily enough.....I was one of about 30 people who went from the jazzroom to listen to searlings northern sets...the modern room music was insipid.I've about 30 of those venezulan lps many of which were replaced by us origs.Mole jazz Alec from.soul jazz bluebird records Paddington...honest jons....record ans tape....there was a stall outside johns where I got a few Tubby Hayes lps....