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I've seen Steve out in the late eighties/early nineties.....didn't he used to part own a record shop in manchester at one time?

Think you all must have cloth ears if you think Tom Jones is soulful... I agree with Brian...and I'm only Welsh by marriage Oh yes Motown wanted to sign him, songs were written for him that ended up being sung by the Four Tops....thank God for that is all I can say Northern Soul maybe.....soulful...NO I don't thinking that shouting soul records loudly means that you're a soul singer IMO

Sorry to sound like a whelk but what's that great April Hill track that RS plays....I've heard it out a bit and I can never remember what it's called

Eddie Piller's in that video isn't he? Looks like a scout hut, loads of mod types dancing? it was originally done by the Jam but the Style Council released it later-great record and you can definitely hear the Northern Soul influence.

I'm certain that I heard a mention for Heywood on Richard's show either last Saturday or the one before..

Cheat I got 7...and I guessed a couple. On a better day I could have got ten Has anybody applied to be a contestant? I went through the form just to see what they asked and they ask you what your specialist subjects are (3 choices) but then they ask you what your sources are..ie they ask you to name books where information about your subjects may be found!! Now that is a cheat!!!

Mmmm...a very"mature" post from someone so young...and Mr Manchester Cato doesn't know her from Adam....nor do I although maybe PaulB can account for Morrissey's mate as he used to hang around those parts and is around the same age. Unless the poster comes on here and identifies themself I would take this posting with a large dose of salt.

Ha ha...if you moved the 100 club to Oxford Street Manchester I'd be there every month

You should think yourself lucky that you have the choice to actually go anywhere....! Mmmm should I go to Barnsley? Radcliffe? Ritz Prestwich Allniter.....? I think I'll stay home actually...why go out when I can pack boxes for moving and change 2 babies' nappies It's an easy choice-if you like R&B and uptempo sixties - go to Barnsley If you like Ritz plays, oldies and modern (probably the best modern room around some would say) go to Prestwich (but get there early)... And if you want to hear across the board and some classic Detroit Northern Soul (Mr Bicknell is on) and a separate R&B mod/ska room go to Radcliffe. In fact Radcliffe and Prestwich are so close to each other (only a couple of miles apart) you could stay up here and do both...if you've got the stamina And I'm sure I don't need to tell you what to expect from the 100 club? You see I am an expert on where to go even though I rarely go anywhere Have a good one anyway you moaning old bugger

Ha ha...they are really soul nights now aren't they now we have later licensing hours. Personally I would be better off if niters started at 12 and I didn't actually go out til then as when they start early I just start drinking early and it can be a bit messy In the good old days....(Hovis music starts now...) when there was no booze at niters it was a completely different scene imo. Anyway...back to the question...erm, probably Saturday..Friday nights always seem a bit rushed for me. Although I am looking forward to the New Century do at the Co-op and that's on a Friday

After a bit of a read maybe my post was a bit harsh-she isn't a bad singer really and also I think that in retrospect Rowly wasn't saying that this girl was as good as some of the best Black proper soul artists but maybe some welcome relief from a lot of the other tat that us office types have to endure on daytime radio. For example this morning I've had: Wet Wet Wet Limahl Yazz Take That Michael Buble or whatever he is called Katie Melua to name just a few bad examples...this is on Imagine Radio the station of choice here (we used to listen to Smooth which was ever so slightly better but not much)....

I went to a work non soul event on Friday night and there was a person there (I won't credit him with the title dj) who was playing MP3s off a laptop. He couldnt even work the floor in an event that consisted of 150 pissed up lawyers on the wrong side of 40 who'd been necking free booze all night. My boss had to send me up to sort him out..having no personal experience of djying in any format it took me about 2 minutes to a. work out how to cue the tracks up and b. get the dancefloor moving (Tavares if your're interested....) My point is that any old f**ker can dj off a laptop....I don't mind MP3s and CDs where it is the only format but where it exists on vinyl play it on vinyl wherever possible. And what if the records wear out? Well who cares as most of us will be dead by then and the saviours of the NS scene can get their MP3s out or whatever they have by then

A lot of fuss about nowt if you ask me...I closed my eyes and heard any even more whiny version of winehouse..if that's possible. Not my cup of tea sorry...and definitely not soulful..imo of course

Ha ha...didn't know you were at Middlewich last week All it takes is a a sniff of the barman's apron for me

No chance of that....it'll be that dead strong stuff and nobody will be drinking it except me cos they'll all be "networking" and I might even end up dancing to Al Wilson....oh dear

32 nights on and I'm eating salmon en croute with a load of ancient lawyers in Leeds Hey you never know I may get to hear the Snake now it's big in the old Hit Parade again Enjoy yourselves wherever you end up folks

Delegates of Soul anyone?? I like funk ( not the Mojo description of funk...obviously) spent a bit of time on the funk scene in the late 80s with my old mate Si Cheeba and I really enjoyed it. I imagine that it's never going to appeal to 60s fans but I don't think playing the odd funk influenced track at a night can be too troublesome. Like Dave said-go and have a chat or a shifty through a few record boxes until something comes on that you do like. So yes, imo funk does have a place on the rare soul scene

Oi baldy...have you got a a problem??? love a good scrap.....apparantly missed a good one on my hen night at the Greatstone...I was out for the count though so it all passed me by...ah shucks

/index.p...ic=53550&hl= We had a latin soul thread earlier this year...a lot of great Latin tracks on there

Ha ha, Rich and I had a row about this the other week where we both ended up being right..if that's possible Sorry to interrupt your sales thread but at least it keeps it up at the top

And the Jeanette/Justine question? I think it's possibly as there was another artist called Jeanette but I'm not sure. I like a bit of trivia

I love Baby washington, Move on. Credited to Jeanette instead of Justine (sure somebody knows why she changed her name later??) old mod scene sound...one of those r&b tunes that really makes you smile! I have one otherwise I'd have it

Have you met Rachel yet Ian? She's small but dangerous I once made her a cup of tea with milk and she doesn't take it...I'm lucky to be still here to tell the story I've seen a couple of fights over the years-nowt more than handbags though!

I know Del but my beef is that leaving the scene wasnt always just because of kids...people left and it's only now they've come back that they sayi t's cos of the family even though there was probably years in between their last Wigan/Mecca and getting attached. Why don't people just say that they got bored and fancied a change? If you want to go to soul dos you go...there's plenty of skint people on the scene who are testament to that...or just admit you spent the 80s sipping spritzers at the local wine bar