Rob Wigley

PM'd you Rob

've never seen you or Kev have to come on this forum and explain the ins and outs of a dogs arsehole BEFORE the event so why should any other promoters have to do so?? Mandy only joined in to offer advice for T & A to explain themselves to people such as yourself who look like loosing money on travel & hotels etc. I had DOZENS of PMs over the last 3 months aking who the promoters were -even when Falcons were mentioned. It boils down to biting off more than you can chew and I feel deeply sorry for all involed both promoters and punters. I have pasted an email reply from LAs agents above-which tells a different tale to the Statment issued-which says the event was cancelled. Chicken and Egg ? Sorry but the truth will out in the end. Hope it happens for you all Rob

Thats about the number we got in Dave Rob

Here you go TRANDY PROMOTIONS Would like to issue the following statement... It is with great disappointment and regret that we have had to take the decision to announce the cancellation of "The Northern Soul & Motown" All-dayer featuring "LITTLE ANTHONY & THE IMPERIALS" & "RUBY ANDREWS" Scheduled for "Monday 13th April 2009" due to circumstances beyond our control... We would also like to add that this was in no way related to any form of breakdown between ourselves & the aforementioned artistes... The non appearance is a result of the cancellation of the event... We would like to apologise to all who have supported us on this venture & in particular all those who have purchased tickets... A full refund will be given upon receipt of returned tickets... please email palaisevent@live.co.uk for further details of how/where to obtain refunds... Once again we deeply apologise for inconvenience caused to all concerned.... We particularly offer our most sincere apologies to "RUBY ANDREWS" & "LITTLE ANTHONY & THE IMPERIALS" Who from the offset have been pillars of support to us... Thank-you Andy / Tracey There is also this e-mail from LA agents SORRY - NO. THE PEOPLE PUTTING THIS TOGETHER COULD NOT COME UP WITH PAYMENT FOR THE GIG. Brenda Collins - Executive Admin LITTLE ANTHONY AND THE IMPERIALS In a message dated 3/18/2009 1:23:21 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, : Hi guys there is a lot of speculation about a gig in Nottingham England around the 13th April 2009 Simple question -no politics or hidden agenda ARE YOU APPEARING AT THIS GIG ? YES or NO SORRY - NO. THE PEOPLE PUTTING THIS TOGETHER COULD NOT COME UP WITH PAYMENT FOR THE GIG. Brenda Collins - Executive Admin LITTLE ANTHONY AND THE IMPERIALS There is the answer in Black , white and RED copied and pasted from an e-mail I received.Nothing to do with the Venue cancelling. Rob Hope that helps Rob

Its a lot to take on for anyone Tony, but if EVERYONE pulled together it could be done, however Tickets and Northern fans don't mix, for day events that is, ask ANY promoter on here (unless its the TORCH) and "A bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush" as I'm sure Andy and Tracey have found out. A lot of people would have to put their feet where their mouths are so to speak. Interesting though....can it be done "word of mouth & Internet only ?" We ran an alldayer in Nottingham with Richie Pitts a very strong DJ line up 2 rooms etc at Cabaret in the City centre about 3 years ago. WE LOST £500 on the day and most of the DJs took a pay cut to help us out never mind we had a great day ! Rob & Karen

Whoever takes this on has a "uphill battle" a)Its GOT to be in the original building b)The owners have been let down by poor promotion so will take some convincing c)Unless you can unite ALL the various soul clubs in Notts behind you-you've no chance. d)You have only 3 Weeks to do it e) I remember the original "Palaise Reunion" post Promoters with DEEP POCKETS required ! Without a good backer there's a chance to loose tons of £s f) You need 700 to 1,000 people to make this work -are they there ? Answers on a Postcard please Rob & Karen

Promoting live acts can be a nightmare, there are a lot of things that "Joe Punter" just won't see or realise that go into promoting such events. Many US (most) have been ripped off by dodgy promoters in the USA over the last 40 odd years and will not move or travel without being paid at least a 50% deposit in advance. Baltic Soul lost a FULL wage/payment to Leroy Hutson in 2007, they paid him and he had NO INTENTION of travelling to Germany. So it works both ways, a relationship has to be built on trust and anything myself and Karen do is always backed up by 3 references in the USA to reassure artists. Little anthony WILL come to the UK within 18 months, it won't cost you £15 a ticket though more like £20 to £25 I have talked to people who want to make it happen and when it does PLEASE SUPPORT THEM (its not us by the way) A minefield and not for the fainthearted Rob & Karen ps Melvin Davis IS coming back for his 50th anniversary tour in September-dates announced when CONTRACTS are signed and Deposits paid pm us if you fancy it !

The 2 I like are both Sundays and don't overlap anymore Radio Worm FM Steve Fletcher & his mate Steve do 2 hours live from radio Worm in Warrington (the old Wire FM show) Lots of oddball Motown as Steve F is a great Collector of USA CDs, he's got great taste. Plus basic oldies, but not Top500, more Wheel, sale ,mecca etc. loads of laughs and chat www.radioworm.co.uk and Dean Anderson on Boundary sound FM . Lots of "live" soul guest and interviews plus Deans excclellent taste in soul 6ts and a smattering of Wigan /Stafford type oldies. Sundays 8pm to 10pm www.boundarysound.co.uk Rob

Clearing up these 45s Troy Keyes "If I had my way" Vocal/ Inst VMP Pic Sleve & Autograph Mint £15 Melvyn & Bryan Davis "I need my baby"/ "Nothings too good" Rock Mill M £10 OR Buy Both for just £20 Before I take them off sales please PM to reserve Postage add £1.50 1st Class recorded delivery Thanks Rob

Hi Carl Is Gene Woodbury on a demo ? can't ever remember seeing one Rob

Towanda Barnes /Ohio Players "You can't mean it" its all over the place

There are some bright f***kers about

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Not sure, but he smokes an awful lot of "blow" in his show ! There is also the Work permit thing, with bad promters in the past Gil did some iffy shows and didn't pay the Tax Rob

Cheers Tony, no wonder i can't bloody find it ! but its no filed in my 45 which i keep in Label order I'll edit my post ! Rob

I'd also buy it on a comp CD (with the inst) if available Ta Rob

On the way to being sorted Thanks to all who helped and PM'd me-Rob I've been looking all over for my copy of Lee Charles "sitting on a timebomb waiting for the hurt to come" with the inst b side of a Melvin Davis track "Enny meeny miny mo" on the flip side US Invictus Had it for years but can't find it ! Anybody got one for sale ? or can do me a sound file of the flip/both sides Rob Wigley

So political and so f***king right ! talking about the state of the ghetto "Whitey's on the moon" is brilliant, a true piece of poetry ! saw him in Sheffield 14 years ago, he's been deported from the UK several times as well ! Not sure when he was last/next over, but promoters are always worried that UK authorities won't let him in ! rob

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SORTED -MINT DEMO SECURED. BIG THANKS TO ALL WHO HELPED AND REPLIED-SOMEONES GOT A NICE 50TH BIRTHDAY PRESSIE COMING Rob, Still a much sort after item. I sold an issue on eBay for £311 last month!. Although its a Country & Western number and basically a heap of Sh*t to listen to, its the fact its a 500 member that makes it so desirable. You dont often see them for sale but I wouldn't be surprised if the Demo on JM's goes for £3/400. I think the issues are possibly rarer than the demo!?? Good luck with your quest. Al

Thanks for the tip I will pass it on What sort of price is this now ? I just thought it was an "oddball" item Rob

NOW SORTED-Thanks to all who helped & replied-Rob Dorsey Burnette "Jimmy Brown" on Tamla Motown UK 500 series Issue or Demo ex/mint condition please. a mate has asked me to post this on his behalf. Please state condition issue/demo/ cost etc and I will pass the info on By PM Thanks very much Rob Wigley or if you've seen a copy for sale recently anywhere, any help really appreciated

great label EMI-DISC every top record from 1973 to 1979 was issued on it-double siders as well There was a standing joke in Mansfield that a certain Nottingham DJ (still around) had that many EMI's that he couldn't actually pick his record box up anymore I know the hand writing on the one for sale, I've still got a copy of "Hot line"/"Elusive" from Cleethorpes around the same time as this, same hand writting. Then 4 track EMI's started to appear, Still have Billy Woods, Candi Staton, Earnest Mosley & Carol Woods on one which I kept (Ended up with originals of all of them !) Which I suspect may have been done off the decks at Wigan, by a rouge DJ who was later sacked ! alot of legit EMIs had the titles done on a type-writer, seen hundreds of Pop titles on my travels over the years. But I've a confession to make --I LOVE THE SMELL OF THEM Rob

Adam Faith !!???