Pete S

It's down while they change the server from windpws to linux mate, back up in a day or two but you should be able to hear all of them here, though it may be password protected https://raresoul.mypodcast.com/index.html

OK seeing as this has gone down rather well, I've dug out another Searling spot, this time from 1981, I promise I won't cut any of the modern out and I'll get it posted up later tonight. It won't be on my website because it's undergoing a change of server but it will be on a podcast site where you can listen directly. Give us an hour or two.

Also - never cue up a styrene record because it will inevitably dig up, best just guess where it starts!

OK Steve that is a definite, thanks.

If they are in at least EX, I'll take the lot Steve

Steve did you get the dosh ok? esther philips-just say goodbye-atlantic w/d 60-75 gene stridell-tomorrow is another day-atlantic-issue 40 montclares-hung up on your love-paula 75 lee bates-why dont you write-instant 75 bobby sheen-something new to do-warner bros-issue 75-100

By coincidence, I won a WYSLMT b/w Comparitively Speaking off Ebay last night

Sons of Moses - Soul symphony and I've got something on my mind by Phyllis Brown both came out credited to Berry Street Station in the early 70's

It was recorded off the stage Eddie but not by me, by a lad called Richard Simner, he used to come up with us quite a lot and carried on when we packed it in, he did it on a small stereo ghetto blaster type thing, it's actually in stereo. I've got a tape from October 77 which I recorded by literally leaving the recorder on top of one of the speakers on the stage and the quality is as good as the 1980 one, though there's hardly any atmosphere as it was a saturday after the friday oldies.

we got togetherness - the jewels - live at wigan 14756 refosoul

you got me where you want me - jon ford - live at wigan 14755 refosoul

the champion - willie mitchell - live at wigan 14754 refosoul

Well he was the best Wigan dj when this was recorded - 3 great atmospheric tracks from the Wigan casino 3rd anniversary with John Vincent at the mic...listen to the lads chatting at the end of the Jon Ford record, and the clapping in the silent bit of The Jewels

Twice - the first time it was a flop, it's quite rare, on the old curved decca logo - second is a b side to a hit and is common

Not sure if you get the joke or not Chris! It was the necklace...

Yeah I know it's a boot - but a bet whoever buys it might not - thats why I posted this thread in the first place

It bloody well should when a seller is quite prepared to rip people off, says he is, and also adds that he doesn't give a monkeys.

Both of 'em

Spooky!

Re the Superlatives, that looks like styrene to me, look around where the logo is, looks like stuck-on label and there isn't a styrene original

No, I mean, I wouldn't post it on my website but I can copy you the tapes if you want them on cd...sorry, don't know the BT Express

I do have more RS from that period but he sounds like he's actually playing 12" singles so there's more chance of me voting for the Green party than there is of me putting those up. Second question - yes, I did do at the time, not too keen nowadays, Black Nasty is ok, Willie J...nah. Used to love shuffling to it though.

Mark it's all a laugh as far as I'm concerned, you are right, I don't like much soul music, that's because I like music to excite me, and only northern soul does that -punk also does, and nobody can understand this, but early jungle does too, and of course some ska rocksteady and reggae, not all. And every now and again I'll hear something on the radio and think wow thats great, that record from the other year, I Predict A Riot - fantastic. But no, I'm not a big lover of general soul music and I have also mentioned many times that the reason I don't like what is known as modern soul is because it simply doesn't have the right beat usually, apart from what I call the Cleethorpes style 70's dancers, which I do like. It's plain to hear from the tape though that the worst records on the set are the modern ones. I thought the one was uncovered as Rosey Jones? Anyway, shall I post another up?

Just trying to stop the public from suffering...by the way, I doubt if you've even listened to it but at one point, some modern thing comes on and is cut off immediately and "I'm Gone" follows...that was done at the time, not retrospectively, because it was just as shit then as it is now.