Agentsmith

malc, dont you mean M & S session?............you know, 2 for a tenner.......remember HE IS ARKWRIGHT........CHEAP BUGGAR!!

gilly, firstly i have to say that the series of topper cd's you have been involved in with ady have been most invaluable in educating myself better about the music of detroit and exactly who the talented musicians were, who were responsible for these wonderful tunes that have enhanced our scene, particularly in the last decade. although i havent heard or bought this latest offering, i know there is a genuine and obvious need, not just from the point of view of adding to the saga, but the legitmate fact that by doing so, i like many others will have contributed to the upkeep of a family whose head has passed before, unlike so many other unsung hero's of ours who never got the unique opportunity that dave hamilton's family are now experiencing, god bless them. i am sure they feel the same way to you, the fact you showed such a valued interest in their fathers work and as a result, it has payed off both financially and historically...they have the satisfaction of knowing what he did was not all in vein and weare the recievers of a musical catalogue, unearthed by your determination and perseverence, that would have laid unknown and uncharted but instead, has given up a wealth of masterpeices to grace both our hifi's and our dancefloors. i for one, certainly hope this is NOT the last of the material both you and ady have been researching...i believe you must feel like you are on a wonderful oddessy, a voyage of discovery and at the same time you must feel great satisfaction that you are doing something that benefits others greatly,...if anything, the liner notes that you set out in the very first cd 10 years ago/, say it all, through what you have achieved in their's and dave hamilton's name, you've also earned a great love and affection and you in turn, have given that back. i love everything ady puts out BECAUSE of the effort that has gone into the products....too many same ole, same ole, rehashes to mention, thats why anything kent has to offer is worth savouring and that also includes what mr. rounce contributes, lest i forget. i would imagine for you personally, TOPPER has been a holy grail and for collectors of the vinyl, likewise as prices reflect. it was announced as the last great undiscovered label of detroit...how right was that prophesy?, 10 years on, we are still discovering the truth and our minds are being opened and broadened like never before....perhaps one day ady's other burning desire ( or should that be mine? ) of completing the rca quest, will be realised, but thats another story!. anyway, think ive done enough of the rambling now , so thanks for the treasures untold mate and lets hope they wont be the last. rob.

just had a conversation with the oracle mate, it seems this group would more than likely, just be session musicians. the bootleg if you are acquainted, was quality vinyl as opposed to soussan's trademark styrene and turned up circa, 76/77 alonside yvonne baker and the magicians/ servicemen amongst others and were convincing look-a-likes. apparently, john anderson was responsible for the detroit landapples. as for it being detroit, as logged in kieth rylatts book of last year, that could be contentious as well, bearing in mind that the song writer is listed as one george soul (e). the possibility of two g.s's existing at the same time? the more prominent one of course, is a famed southern soul icon ( alabama ) and if it is indeed one AND the same on this production the it is in the same boat as g.davis & r. tyler......a southern soul record with absolutely nothing to do with detroit.....its open to debate for "oracle" see: tim brown

correct malc, as its refered to in the music industry: a standard,,,,an absolute myriad of covers ensued but benny spellmans reading is the proverbial yardstick.

nothing out of the ordinary here, just quality oldies...... dave & ruben - i love her so much ( it hurts ) - rampart (d) billy butler - right track - okeh (d) ritchie adams - i cant escape from you - congress (d) frankie & johnny - ill hold you - hickory (d) cooperettes - shing-a-ling - brunswick the dells - run for cover - cadet the supremes - he's all ive got - motown the velvelettes - these things will keep me loving you - soul r.dean taylor - lets go somewhere - motown ( canadian issue - alternate take ) the funk brothers - nowhere to run - instr. micky champion - what good am i - musette homer banks - a lot of love - liberty sam dees - lonely for you baby - sss int. patrice holloway - stolen hours - capitol the precisions - if this is love ( id rather be lonely ) - track pat & the blenders - just because - fast eddie fifth dimension - what does it take - bell lp track millie jackson - house for sale - spring voices of east harlem - cashing in - just sunshine the isonics - sugar - kammy harold melvin & the blue notes - get out - landa paul anka - when we get there - rca the casualeers - dance dance dance - roulette (d) the vel-vets - i got to find me somebody - 20th century (d) johnny sayles - i cant get enough - st.lawrence jack montgomery - dearly beloved - scepter (d) the seven souls - i still love you - okeh vicky baines - country girl - parkway (d) diana ross & the supremes - youve been so wonderful to me - tamla motown mamie lee - i can feel him slipping away - mgm tobi legend - time will pass you by - mala

remember guy playing the wheatsheaf in walsall during 80's, ( first time i ever heard JACKIE DAY - NAUGHT BOY ) and the black horse on thompson avenue when mart bradley ran it in early y2k. organised a couple of gigs myself and put guy on, still has some remarkable tunes and dont forget those instrumentals....such as BACKSTREET - DETROIT RYTHMN SECTION and SWEETER THAN THE DAY BEFORE. distinctly remember having a good gasp at this one-off acetate. some of the piccys taken in the last decade made me chuckle as i thought he looked a bit like robin hood ( if you dressed him up in that manner of speaking!! )...bit of a soul "bandit" then eh? do we all think perhaps, that mr. hennigan could be called THE ALL-TIME MASTER OF COVER-UPS?

we wake up again to find we have lost another uniquely articulate and talented musician, who, at one time or another, has influenced our lives through his provocative and justified statements. we found great pleasure in dancing to these tracks, most iconic of all being the bottle, yet we gained a profound understanding of the lyrics he put down and as a consequence, realized a greater overview of our world socially and politically. gil scott heron's output is rightly, critically acclaimed...in our lifetime's and generations to come, his contribution will be a yardstick by which other young, enthusiastic, talented musicians aspirations will be measured....its already happening and will continue to do so. be at peace brother.

och, yer killin' me greavsie

actually tony might just want to tell us about it as IT IS scheduled for release via kent!

Hot on the heels of well-received projects by the Contours and Marv Johnson, Kent is delighted to bring you the altogether-splendid results of a further dip into the 1960s Motown archives, with the first ever CD by collector favourites the Monitors.... Tap to view this Soul Source News/Article in full

you know mike, it seems somewhat contrite of mr. gordy to believe someone ISNT going to do it long after he's rolled over so, bearing in mind NO-ONE lives forever, why dosnt he just embrace it and face facts that hanging out some dirty linen in the process REALLY isnt going to cause any great reverberations decades after they supposedly took place. he cant turn back the clock and put right what he fears even if it was possible and who on earth really cares...its not gonna influence or interest the scribes at hello! magazine is it?. a biopic portrayal of one of gordy's most enigmatic protogee's would be a welcome addition to all of our libraries if it is filmed true to the context of the character's life....it wouldn't be deemed true to life if the nuts and bolts of dirt dishing weren't included and lets face it,..marvin didnt exactly walk "the straight path" himself let alone references to the most important people in his career. as for a lavish musical celebration of a historical landmark label, is he intent on coming up with young people you bear a striking resemblence to his stars, in an attempt to give an audience a "down the years" view of how the stars matured to become the global phenomenon they are today and, of course, will it actually include the real heroe's we have come to revere and love during our own lifetimes. now if thats what he intends to do....that would DEFINITELY be worth seeing and possibly your "dancing in the streets tour" would be consigned to the backburner.

well, ive just caught up with this, having missed it on monday...its always more of a surprise to find out who the closet dwelling northern soul lovers are amongst the glitterati. nevertheless, i dont know why but i tend to cringe at how the media portrays the scene on tv....do they really still NOT understand just how popular this music is...40+years on?. contradicting that, it also instills a glow that they DO pay attention..., however irreverand their attention to detail....could that be because they realize just who mundane the contemporary music format is today??er,....real soul produced in america is exempt of course which shows that a clutch of artists/producers are still interested in making creative music without resorting too much to technology, but that stems from the fact most of these people have instilled the idealogical roots that hark back to what was born in the 50's and 60's and theyre keep ing the flame alive in the new millenium. if there's a grouch here, its the fact they always wheel out the same tunes, synonymous with the microcosm of knowledge they have about the scene and they always refer to dusty bin ala casino minutae. that'll probably never change

well........he was a "JUVENILE DELINQUENT" ged :lol:

.....sounds like darlene love...anybody think so??

was i right or not dear friend? now then, if someone wants to sort out a copy of "tick-tock" for richard, he might let you into his garage

sure old clothears had a turbo copy

hi ted, this is already up here, on another post but i was told a few years back that it was worth at least £100,...funny, i got my copy off richard searling and he told me he had a whole stash of them in his world famous "garage":wicked: bearing in mind how rare the original release is, and how long ago the p-vine re-issue came out, perhaps the price suggested is not far off the mark ( if its a shrinkwrapped copy )

just as a footnote to that andy, the p-vine re-issue had the side two running order incorrect, but they realised their mistake and on the innersleeve you can see they printed it again underneath before they distributed the lp...obviously not wanting to go to the expense of producing another inner!. would have liked this on turbo,...but never mind,...i'll just have to learn japanese

i would tend to agree with this sentiment, no problem re-building but the rubble has resonated to past glories and you would wonder if a littlemagic will be lost...imagine if that had happened to 2648 in its heyday?, saving grace, as everyone here has said, is no loss of life...no-one can legislate for acts of god... lets just hope the big fella puts something back when malaco gets back on its feet. whilst i cant offer any degree of knowledge on the southern soul sound, unlike a good many of my betters here, i do recognise malaco's contribution to the continuation of real soul music production, justified even more in this day and age.

thats sad, only just noticed this post, pete townsend's mate richard barnes published a book in 78/79 called "mods"...actually i think at the time it may have been a re-print...in it, he referred to kieth as: "the token, boring fart presenter" next to cathy mcgowan and kenny lynch, nevertheless thats no worse than totp with david "hello there" jacobs or pete murray...in the event, kieth fordyce was in the mix from the beginning and he deserves gratitude and respect for his service to the industry.

daz, have you had a look to see if the publication "OFF THE RECORD " is still in print?, its by richard j. bartlette with subtitle : motown by master number 1959 - 1989. it covers all the companies subsidiaries and other detroit labels of note ( when i say note, i mean the one's everybody recoginizes ) rob

i remember stuart macconie doing "all singing, all dancing , all night".....AT PRESTWICH...LIVE! on radio 2

the sentiments are reciprocated dear friend,.....you see terry bought that about as well. i had never set foot in the northern territory til then and didnt know ANYONE from adam but terry and lynne put that straight from day one with their warmth and friendliness and by the time the dust had settled ( ten years later ) we've been left with so many friends who we now see regularly when we're out and about...and we bump into thee on occasion but not as frequently as we'd like it has to be said. i were thinking back a few years further and have to add that i actually first saw him djing at the queens in basford for kieth minshull....around 98' and i think this was about the time when his star and credibility was on the rise. i certainly dont think he's forgotten in respect of the contribution he made, there's that many people who attended prestwich who'll readily testify to that and he and lynne were well liked by everybody. yes, a lot of big tunes were broken at tsop or really took off there on account of the venue being so popular and with many punters travelling a great distance for the privilage of saying "i was there" and "i heard it first there":yes: yes, as you reminded me....i got lumbered with "BIRMINGHAM BOB" as when i explained i actually came from telford, the reply was..."WHERE'S THAT?":lol: KEEP SPINNING THEM TUNES OL' GRAVEL VOICE!

pete mate, youre absolutely spot on about this man....a very shrewd mover who spotted the potential for making an absolute killing in a market that, in the last 10 years has spiralled. unfortunately the northern soul scene lost a treasure in the process, but how many can make a professional living out of djing?. like yourself, we saw his craftsmanship as well and he is very skilled. as regards djing he was a top bloke and brought TSOP to the attention of the northwest and, eventually, the rest of the country...AGAIN terry spotted an opportunity and capitalised on it and with his top lady, LYNNE, he made queuing a concept not witnessed for a long time, so good was this venue and the tunes spun there. terry made sure he had ginger and richard at the helm with him.....JUST HOW CLEVER WAS THAT? and with his "open-house" policy of giving as many djs as possible, a chance to take the stage, he won many friends and directly challenged the "white-collar" attitude. for the first time in a good many years, the media were distracted enough to broadcast an all-nighter live from the venue with bbc radio 2's, stuart macconie hosting the show...i witnessed that night and it was absolutely rammed. terry was also, as pete said, a staunch spurs fan,....doubtless that swung it with richard when it came to organising the resident line-up and although terry didnt dj in the modern room, he had without doubt one of the best line-ups anywhere in the country with mike stevens, barry maleedy and bob hinsley bolstering the regular guests. terry woiuld always put his head in to see how it was going but how anyone managed to SQUEEZE through the doors was beyond me because it HEAVED!. DEAR LYNNE,.....how she coped with running the door was a mystery but she never missed a beat, even though she always worried about the attendance, the fact is many other venues would have killed for half as many. TERRY himself was a tremendous dj with the personality to match, he knew how to read the dancefloor and always paid detail to requests....a complete all-rounder then, and he certainly had the records to deliver satisfaction as well, having been djing and collecting for many years before. if it hadnt been for terry's prompting, i probably would never had made the trip to prestwich...that was back in 2001...i never regretted it and never missed a gig after that committment...my other half started coming with me a year later and eventually began to help lynne on the door.....when eventually terry & lynne decided to call it a day, and leave the venue in barry's hands, they graciously recommened he ask us to run the door for him such was their trust...but thats just how they were with most everyone who they got to know. they did have a long guestlist......but believe me, they still made this venue pay, even when the smoking ban came into place. pete knows he got many breaks to dj via tsop and mate big respect to you because youve done a bloody good job and i even got the chance on a number of occasions to take to the stage there...thats just how fair terry was. so hats off to one of lancashire's and the north-west's finest and have no doubt whatsoever, TERRY'S making a success of whatever he's doing!.

come on ian, i know its not a-list perhaps but it IS a great tune nonetheless, and uncle ted is very shrewd with what he homes in on so,...its his intention to turn this into a top tune, and bearing in mind his reputation amongst the clergy, its hard not to see him succeeding.....and the same can be said of the ike & tina turner disc he's spinning...been around for donkeys maybe? and nobody's been paying attention??....well its certainly causing a stir now....and there's more intrigue added to the melting pot with the fact there are two versions of said recording, as one exists on an lp. ....but thats another story, so lets just say that the vivian jones record is well worth the discussion as much as it is playing it.......which, you lucky few, i cant as i couldnt afford it without a bank loan and why should i do those greedy baskets any favours!!