Rob Wigley

Played the Vocal Dean-they are a bunch of white indie rockers who had the idea of doing the cover "In reverse" they paly it in thier sets in London, Eddie heard it and pressed 5,000 45s, It sounds like a sample to me dean especially at 20 k watts ! I didn't know what attracted ,me to it the first couple of plays then I releaised you know the words (Duffy) and the tune is a throwback (gene Chandler) it really is good ! i'll get on to him and see if he has any left Pm me if you need one if I get them Rob

Acid Jazz at its best ! There is a thread about it on here somewhere from about 4 weeks ago !

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Played it each night at Bridlington Weekender after getting my copy off eddie pillar in Germany half a dozen peole asking what it was each night when I played it its an instant record-and the thing that makes it "Northern is the horns sampled from Gene Chandler "There was a time" get one whilst you can ! Rob

Hi Bri BOBBY KLINE - TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS - MB. Love this side from when I first heard it way back in 1980 !!-a £4 record nobody would buy !! If you have say something nice -out there spin it over -this does really deserve to be played out ! Not done my own yet--Like The Gashers comments though ! cheer Rob

ok a bit of fun get a 50 or a 100 box, stick loads of records you know, love DJ with etc in there, with the "Known side" facing forward. NOW TURN THE BOX AROUND TO FACE THE OTHER WAY and play each records "B" or "Otherside" in order and see what you find ! List or shout the best 5 or 10 on here and see who knows them, or if they have ever been played. 50 or a 100 "new" sounds for nowt ! and hours of free fun ! I'll do mine about the middle of next week ! Happy hunting Rob

TOP TIP In these troubled times, when cash is short for serious record buying, when your new record arrives, flip it over and hey presto 2 RECORDS FOR THE PRICE OF 1 "I saved myself a £100 by not buying the same record twice" Anon of Soul-Source DOHHHHHH Rob ps starting a new thread have a look at turn your box around !

Hi and congratulations to Mike on the millionth posting here is a scan of an article i did for the Brid weekender magazine about Soul-Source and Mike. I have about 30 copies of the mag here 28 pages FULL COLOUR glossy, £2.50 each inc post and rest of money after costs into the Bluebell Wood Charity bucket ! about a dozen of last years as well same price £2.50 in P&P A good an entertaining read with lively articles from Malc Burton, John Vincent and Naughty Boy PM me to order-Pay pal welcome but add charges Rob

This is what America does. If they have an iconic image - think James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and now M.J. they simply carry on re-inforcing the image and exploiting it to the ultimate degree. We haven't seen anything yet believe me............. Ian D

Francis Remember the "green cross code" X-and eat smaller cakes ! glad you are on the mend We have something for you-PM'd ya Rob & Karen

No it is a whole different thing, the Dancing in the streets is about the records of Motown with the odd original act thrown in when available, Kim Weston was asked to join , but the show run is very hard, 6-7 shows a week for 3 months its a killer to anyone over 60. Acts are jobbing backing singers from the UK/US must say most are spot on when singing the tunes. As yoou say good for handbaggers but not for us anorak types on here I suspect !!! Rob PS DID Jnr WALKER GET DROPPED FROM THE TOUR ?? did anyone else see him after Newcastle (I think I upset him after the show anyway !)

There is " The Magic Of Motown : The 50th Anniversary Tour " scheduled for November at Magna in Rotherham : is this the same tour as " The Motown Legends " ? Malc Burton Hi Mate this was a totally seperate show, Once in a lifetime-legends Live---no mention of the "Motown" Word !!!!! A well thought out and proffesional tour-working the artists to the max. There are several "Tours" operating to cash in on the Motown 50th at the moment and in the future. Its really the songs that carry this through. Rob

Wasn't Tony Clark shot dead over a gambling debt ? (no Wrong man jokes please) also myself and Tats were once told that "2 of the Natural 4 were shot because they were bad motherf***ers" Most of the Modulations were killed by rival gang members or drug dealers as well-(except Glenn Jones) In the words of Jerry Jackson "Its rough out there"

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Hi all been very busy with Bridlington over the last few days but went up to see this show on the FIRST NIGHT at the Newcastle Metro Arena. The darling wife treated me to overnight stay in the Gateshead Hilton , where all the acts were staying. I am going to use Tabs review as a template and add in my comments to compare Well as promised a quick review of the Legends tour at the NIA. Sold out and the venue was rammed. I'd say Newcastle was about two thirds full, around 4 to 5,000 in. Running order was the Miracles, Martha, Mary then the Commodores. "Junior Walkers all-stars" were the first act , did they appear anywhere else ? More like a "Tribute band" with the exception of British Bass player Ernie Mcrone the rest were average. Miracles were vocally excellent. Spot on, we know them all personally and with the exception of Bobby Rodgers they were dancing like a bunch of teenagers ! Bobby has just had an operation on his foot and was in quite a bit of pain on Tuesday. Tee Turner is simply brilliant , new lead Mark sounds great as "Smokey" and Dave Finlay is just a total boundless ball of fun and energy-it's the Irish in him ! The crowd were up and dancing from the first note of Tears of a clown and they broke the ice. Simply fantastic ! Did the classics, inc. Tracks of my Tears, Tears of a clown and Going to a go go. Slick and well choreographed. Next up was Martha. Well as we all know her voice is shot. Also gave me the impression she couldn't't remember the words to her hits. Lots of getting the audience involved singing along to Heatwave, Dancing etc. Very poor imo. Well Tuesday she was note perfect and remembered all the words, really top notch and the voice was in fine form, we did pour 6 pints of Guinness into her after the show, but both her and The Vandellas were fab ! Mary Wilson next who was the Star of the show for me. Vocally superb doing all the classics as expected. Not only that she looked like she was really enjoying herself.. Strutting her stuff and smiling all the way through. She had people up on the stage dancing with her and just came across as a natural Particularly enjoyed her rendition of You can't Hurry love. Really up-tempo and bassy. Totally agree here Tabs, first time I've seen her, God she looks about 35, with a huge personality, I liked the way she mixed the records, Nathan Jones, Reflections, the later stuff she sang on and her own things. A real Star performer and highly recommended Next was the headline act The Commodores. Did all there hits excluding The Zoo. Really professional, vocally brilliant and well rehearsed. Got the audience involved and there act even included pyrotechnics. They set the stage monitors on fire at Newcastle "L O L Far to clever for their own good, as the other said, not one of them was an "Original" member, Brick House was appalling as was the second number, with serious major feedback from the sound system, running all over the stage, swapping instruments around. Set of tossers with their heads up their own backsides! Then came "Easy" now there is only one bloke who can sing that song and lionel Richie wasn't in the house. After 2 hours of the first set and 30 mins interval whilst the Commodores set up we'd had enough and "Walked" whilst the lead singer warbled his way through Easy. As we exited the Arena there was a steady stream of people following us out-and that's at £37.50 a Ticket ! Needless to say there were the MJ tributes. Martha just recounted the first time she saw the J5 at the Harlem Apollo. Mary was along the lines of when you think about Michael just remember his musical talent and ability. He hadn't croaked then Most cringe worthy was the Commodores tribute. They requested a 30 sec silence for a 'fallen colleague.' Fallen colleague. Not like he had been in a war, a media circus and publicity feeding frenzy yes but hardly any thing else. Told you they were a set of Tossers, they wouldn't even have known him ! So overall I enjoyed it. Yes Hit after hit once Junior tribute was out of the way, Good value for money as the show was just under 4 hours long inc a 30 min intermission. Highlights for me were Marry and sharing joint second the Commodores and Miracles. Miracles, Mary Wilson, and Martha were all brilliant and very slick and professional Such a shame about Martha. As I say she was as good as when I first saw her in 1977 (?) at the Casino and she remembered that show doing the "Northern Soul " dance as well ! The other 4 occupants of my 'taxi' also enjoyed the event. My daughter thought it was awesome and she has been to a fair few non soul concerts. And for her to say that is a testament to a good show. Hope that will help people who may be undecided about seeing this tour. Best Tabs Overall a very enjoyable and slick show & logistically a nightmare If the Commodores are acting like Superstars why on earth don't they just tour on their own ! I'd have taken them out and added The Temptations and made the show shorter! Rob Wigley

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Just a reminder on here we are holding a "Bring a box" record fair saturday afternoon at the Bridlington Weekender. Box Tax of £5 per box straight in to the collection bucket for the charity. A chance to clear out some unwanted items and raise money for a good cause. Any size box ok during the saturday afternoon session Please note due to numbers attending this weekend (2,000) we only allow 50 or 100 boxes to be carried in that you can carry arround with you during the other sessions. ALL TABLES AND STALLS ARE FULLY BOOKED. See you there ECSCSC

Still stands out as a great album after all these years ! Rob

Always suspected we were "On the outside looking in", long live The Undergound and "The Backstreet" its where we belong ! R & K

The scene will always be "There", its in your heart, your mind and your SOUL. As long as there are two people left who are into it you'll have a "scene" Its about the music, it flows through your viens like a life blood, it pulls you from pillow to post, it stops conversations dead in their tracks. However, there are other things equally or more enjoyable in life, travel-exotic new places with records shops and second hand markets, driving vintage cars,along country lanes with the top down , wind rushing through your hair, past small carboot sales with people selling-up their collections of records, eating out in resturants and having one ear on the music in the back gound, hearing a Northern track and wondering which one of the 20 year olds waiting on the tables did the CD! As the song says "Soething keeps calling me back"-We never left Rob & Karen

I'll stick to the Beach Boys stuff-reminds me of "Oh Carol" Rob

The short sleve guy ate all his stash as the squad arrived ! He looks like a young Freddie Mercury--I am still waitng for him to do a "Backdrop" In the middle of the clip, just in shot on left of the picture-Isn't that Rotherhams Bob Steer ? Rob

There was a long thread on this about a year ago-still be good to get Kebs thoughts on it now Rob & karen

There seem to be plenty of Albums for sale, but 45s pre 1985 were VERY hard to find outside of the normal outlets or collectors/specialist shops. i didn't event see any record boxes for sale this time !