Pete S

MORE NORTHERN FLOORSHAKERS Time to get the old dancing shoes on.. THE SAPPHIRES - GONNA BE A BIG THING THE VOLCANOS - A LADY'S MAN GENE CHANDLER - BET YOU NEVER THOUGHT WILLIE TEE - PLEASE DON'T GO THE IMPERIAL C'S - SOMEBODY TELL HER THE COMMANDS - NO TIME FOR YOU CAROLYN CRAWFORD - FORGET ABOUT ME DEE EDWARDS - YOU SAY YOU LOVE ME BUNNY SIGLER - FOR CRYING OUT LOUD ESTHER PHILLIPS - NOBODY BUT YOU CHUCK JACKSON - WHAT AM I GONNA DO WITHOUT YOU THE ARTISTICS - THIS HEART OF MINE TOBI LARK - CHALLENGE MY LOVE BETTY LAVETTE - I'M JUST A FOOL FOR YOU THE ROTATIONS - PUT A DIME ON D9 BOB & FRED - I'LL BE ON MY WAY SOUL PATROL - SAVE YOUR LOVE THE RINGLEADERS - BABY WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO OUR LOVE TONY MIDDLETON - TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH MINNIE JONES & THE MINUETTES - SHDOW OF A MEMORY THE IVORYS - PLEASE STAY THE ARABIANS - PLEASE TAKE A CHANCE ON ME DEE DEE WARWICK - WORTH EVERY TEAR I CRY BOBBY PATTERSON - WHAT A WONDERFUL NIGHT FOR LOVE THE PRECISIONS - I WANNA TELL MY BABY JOEY HEATHRTON - WHEN YOU CALL ME BABY JOE JAMA - MY LIFE BRENDA & THE TABULATIONS - HEY BOY DETROIT SOUL - ALL OF MY LIFE KETTY LESTER - PLEASE DON'T CRY ANYMORE https://www.mixcloud.com/mayfairmenthol/more-northern-floorshakers/

That's an excellent point.

I sort of understand, but how do you get to see the related posts via the tags, do you click the tag? (I'll try it)

What actually is the point of tags? Making it easier to search for stuff at a later date?

Both Melvin Davis tracks sound great!

OUT OF THE PAST - REALLY OLD OLDIES Sorry it's been so long since my last upload. Only realised when Mixcloud sent me a reminder! So here's one for the oldies fans, this is a compilation of mainly sounds that were popular at The Twisted Wheel and The Torch, and of course at oldies events ever since. Really Old Oldies. Amazing how many instrumentals were massive back in the good old days. Anyway there's nothing on here you won't know, but it's nice to give them a dusting off every now and again. Enjoy! BARBARA & BRENDA - NEVER LOVE A ROBIN JACKIE LEE - THE SHOTGUN AND THE DUCK THE PLATTERS - SWEET SWEET LOVIN' YOUNGBLOOD SMITH - YOU CAN SPLIT MITCH RYDER - YOU GET YOUR KICKS THE TRIUMPHS - WALKING THE DUCK BILL BLACKS COMBO - LITTLE QUEENIE THE ASTORS - CANDY THE VIRGINIA WOLVES - STAY THE SHAKERS - ONE WONDERFUL MOMENT SHIRLEY LAWSON - ONE MORE CHANCE ROBERT PARKER - LET'S GO BABY SANDY WYNNS - THE TOUCH OF VENUS VALA REEGAN & THE VALARONS - FIREMAN YVONNE BAKER & THE SENSATIONS - I CAN'T CHANGE INEZ & CHARLIE FOXX - TIGHTROPE THE SHOWMEN - OUR LOVE WILL GROW VERNON GARRETT - IF I COULD TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME BROOKS & JERRY - I GOT WHAT IT TAKES THE VONTASTICS - LADY LOVE THE TYMES - HERE SHE COMES CHARLIE RICH - LOVE IS AFTER ME THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS BAND - GREEN ONIONS THE DYNATONES - THE FIFE PIPER JERRY O - KARATE BOOGALOO DARRELL BANKS - OPEN THE DOOR TO YOUR HEART BEN E KING - CRY NO MORE THE SAPPHIRES - EVIL ONE MADELINE BELL - I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL I SEE MY BABY'S FACE https://www.mixcloud.com/mayfairmenthol/out-of-the-past-really-old-oldies/

I'm thinking it's either a recently i.e. maybe 10 years old maximum tune, or one that's not been released yet, but I don't think it's a vintage track.

Could have been a word I haven't heard in years - "pouffe", remember those, like squigy leather squares that you put your feet on

Good dancer that bloke

I said that

I said that

I love that Swifty, Marco Page...his name was Marc Copage Who Can I Turn To and yes, one of the very very worst records ever, think he was a child TV actor

I managed to get £5 for the gerri Granger record on Discogs this week!

Thurston Day, legendary Bromsgrove soul man Good that is mate, sounds like a contemporary recording though, with a retro sound?

I must be missing all of it, thats one of the worst songs I've ever heard, the backing's alright but the lyrics and singing are the aural equivalent of a bowel movement

You're right about the media. I took Sam round to a school friends house last night and I had a conversation with his Dad (aged approx 40) who I'd only briefly said hello to at school, anyway I had a really nice chat with this guy, when I mentioned Northern Soul he immediately said "yeah it's making a come back isn't it", so he's obviously seen the BBC program or heard something on the radio.

Update on this, top offer is £150

PETE SMITH 01902 326306 pete.smith@freeuk.com LOTS OF VERY COMPETITIVELY PRICED USA ORIGINALS FOR SALE TODAY - PLUS AT THE BOTTOM, UK LIST, SOME REDUCED ALBERT WILLIAMS - I'M IN YOUR CORNER - CHECKER EX 10 TRAVIS WAMMACK - SCRATCHY - ARA EX 10 THE VELVETONES - WHAT CAN THE MATTER BE - VERVE DEMO M- 15 THE TRIPLETS - HEY LITTLE GIRL - BLUE ROCK DEMO EX+ 40 BUDDY McKNIGHT - EVERYTIME - RENFRO EX 25 NATHAN McKINNEY - OH HOW I LOVE YOU - RAY CO EX 15 CLEVELAND ROBINSON - MR. WISHING WELL - NOSNIBOR EX 15 THE WANDERERS - SOMEBODY ELSE'S SWEETHEART - CUB EX- 40 Bit of label wear but really strong playing copy LOU RAWLS - YOU CAN BRING ME ALL YOUR HEARTACHES - CAPITOL DEMO VG++ 10 OTIS LEAVILL - IT'S THE SAME OLD ME - BLUE ROCK EX 20 BARBARA JACKSON - BIG MAN - WARNER BROS DEMO EX 40 Love this, cracking girl dancer CAPT. JESSE FOUNTAIN - I'M MARCHIN' - CAMEO DEMO EX 20 SONNY DAVE DAYE & THE MUFFINS - MERRY GO ROUND - RING O EX 50 JERRY BUTLER - I'M THE ONE - VEEJAY EX 15 Original version of The Impressions - I'm The One Who Loves You THE DAYDREAMS - EASY BABY - DIAL DEMO EX 15 BETTE BOOTHE - TEARDROP AVENUE - FALEW EX 15 CARL BURNETT & THE HUSTLERS - JERK BABY JERK - CARMAX EX 40 Brilliant Stafford oldie BOBBY BASKERVILLE - GOTCHA WHERE I WANCHA - DOT DEMO EX 20 BOBBY HUTTON - OO BABY/ THAT'S HOW HEARTACHES ARE MADE - BLUE ROCK EX+ 15 JOE MOORE - I AIN'T - VERVE DEMO EX 50 100 quid elsewhere.. TAMI LYNN - I'M GONNA RUN AWAY FROM YOU - ATCO EX 20 Rare '65 issue ROY HYTOWER - UNDERTAKER - BLUE ROCK DEMO EX 25 Rare Blue Rock dancer GEORGE JACKSON - THAT LONELY NIGHT - CAMEO EX 25 SEDATIOUS BROWN - WE AIN'T GONNA MAKE IT - ROULETTE DEMO EX 15 JAMIE COE - I WAS THE ONE - ENTERPRISE EX- 40 Big City type production J.J. BARNES - DON'T BRING ME BAD NEWS / DAY TRIPPER - RIC TIC DEMO EX 15 JOHNNY CURTIS - GO ON BACK - HICKORY DEMO EX- 15 THE CREATIONS - LADY LUCK - TAKE TEN DEMO VG+ 25 Nice doo-wop style dancer, light background noise presumably from the pressing as it looks perfect APRIL, MAY & JUNE - HE WENT AWAY - RCA DEMO VG 20 Only VG, some background noise, will do fine until you can find a better one JAN BRADLEY - BEHIND THE CURTAINS - NIGHT OWL DEMO EX 40 Stunning. Impressions on backing vocxals. BOB'S BAND - LOCKE'S THEME - ATCO EX 60 Brilliant instrumental THE BUTLER BROTHERS - REPUTATION - ACADEMY DEMO EX 25 THE BABIES - THE HAND OF FATE - DUNHILL DEMO EX 15 Old Wigan cover up, nice girl group dancer DONNY BEAUMONT - DON'T MAKE ME GO NOW - MERCURY EX 20 Same backing as "Down By The Ocean", crossover magic THE COMPANIONS - BE YOURSELF - GENERAL AMERICAN VG++ 15 Plays EX CHUBBY CHECKER - EVERYTHING'S WRONG - PARKWAY EX 15 West Coast styrene, lovely WAYNE COCHRAN - I'M IN TROUBLE - MERCURY EX 15 DAWN - BABY'S GONE AWAY - ABC DEMO VG++ 20 Plays EX DEY & KNIGHT - I'M GONNA LOVE YOU TOMORROW - COLUMBIA DEMO EX 20 Superb LINDA HOPKINS - MEMORIES AND A BROKEN HEART - BRUNSWICK DEMO VG++ 20 Little edge warp, plays fine JOEY HEATHERTON - HULLABALOO - CORAL VG 30 Scruffy but rare issue and plays great JOHNSON, HAWKINS, TATUM & DURR - YOUR LOVE KEEPS DRAWING ME CLOSER - CAPSOUL EX 20 Got to be one of the best cheapies you can buy EMMANUEL LASKEY - LUCKY TO BE LOVED BY YOU - WILD DEUCE EX+ 35 Best copy I've ever seen THE LEWIS SISTERS - YOU NEED ME - VIP EX- 15 Few surface marks not affecting play THE NIGHTS - LOVE KNOCKED YOU DOWN - LITTLE STAR EX 10 Mecca classic BRUCE SCOTT - I MADE AN ANGEL CRY - MERCURY EX 25 Great dancer - very hard to find on US original SPYDER TURNER - I CAN'T MAKE IT ANYMORE - MGM EX 10 THE WHISPERS - THE DIP - DORE VG 30 Like most of these, it's well used and has writing on label but plays great DIANE MINOR - I'M GONNA WALK RIGHT OUT OF YOUR LIFE - ISLE CITY DEMO EX 40 Crossover version of Mickey Lanay WILLIE HATCHER - HAVE A HEART GIRL - COTILLION DEMO EX 25 Ian Levine spin BOBBY FOSTER - IF YOU REALLY NEED A FRIEND - SOUND PLUS EX 15 LUV - CRAZY CHANGES - PGH FUNK EX 20 GLORIA JONES - HEARTBEAT - UPTOWN EX 15 THE TIFFANIES - IT'S GOT TO BE A GREAT SONG - KR EX 25 THE SAPPHIRES - GOTTA HAVE YOUR LOVE - ABC EX 25 BARBARA ENGLISH - ALL THE GOOD TIMES ARE GONE - WARNER BROS DJ EX 20 DAWN - LOVE IS A MAGIC WORD - UNITED ARTISTS ISSUE VG++ 15 THE FABULETTES - THE BIGGER THEY ARE - MONUMENT DJ EX 25 BOBBY BLAND - CALL ON ME - DUKE EX 15 BILL PURSELL - HEARTBEAT - SPAR EX 75 Very rare original PAL & THE PROPHETS - PEACE PIPE - JAMIE DJ EX 20 EUGENE SAUNDERS - MOVING UP ON THE DOWN SIDE - GOLDEN WHEELS M- 15 MACK SIMMONS - TURNING POINT - PM EX 15 UK LABELS some reduced THE ADLIBS - JOHNNY MY BOY - CONTEMPO EX 20 ANGELINA - I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW - FONTANA EX 25 UK Spector sound, brilliant BLACK ABBOTS - THE PAINTER - EVOLUTION DEMO EX 15 BILLIE DAVIS - NOBODY'S HOME TO GO HOME TO - DECCA DEMO M- 25 Lovely midtempo FLAMMA SHERMAN - WHERE IS HE - SNB DEMO EX 50 CONNIE FRANCIS - NO BETTER OFF - MGM EX 20 Rare beat ballad LYNDA GRAHAM - YOU'D BETTER BELIEVE IT - PHILIPS EX 15 Another really good UK effort at reproducing the wall Of Sound BOB HENRY - BUILT LIKE A MAN - PHILIPS M- 20 LOU JOHNSON - UNSATISFIED - LONDON NO CENTRE VG++ 30 Plays fine BEN E KING - THE RECORD (BABY I LOVE YOU) - ATLANTIC EX 15 LESLEY LANGLEY - NEW YORK - ONE SIDED EMIDISC ACETATE EX 70 Came out on Polydor, that goes for £100+, this is the original studio acetate BRENDA LEE - AIN'T GONNA CRY NO MORE - BRUNSWICK EX 15 Beat ballad BRENDA LEE - TIME AND TIME AGAIN - BRUNSWICK EX 20 KENNY LYNCH - IT'S TOO LATE - HMV VG 10 THE MARKETTS - STOMPEDE / BALBOA BLUE - LIBERTY DEMO VG+ 15 Two great instrumentals BOBBY MOORE & THE RHYTHM ACES - SEARCHING FOR MY LOVE - CHESS DEMO EX 30 White demo OSCAR - CLUB OF LIGHTS - REACTION PLAYS EX+ EX- 80 Took me years to get this, Mod / Northern stormer TONY ORLANDO - CHILLS - COLUMBIA DEMO EX 20 PEACHES & HERB - I NEED YOUR LOVE SO DESPERATELY - CBS EX 20 Massive Wheel sound JUNIOR PARKER - THESE KIND OF BLUES - VOCALION VG+ 20 ROBERT PARKER - I CAUGHT YOU IN A LIE - CONTEMPO RARIES EX 20 EMMA REDE - I GOTTA BE WITH YOU - COLUMBIA EX 25 THE ROYALETTES - POOR BOY - MGM DEMO SWOL EX 25 BOBBY SHAFTO - THE SAME OLD ROOM - PARLOPHONE VG 10 SONS OF ROBIN STONE - GOT TO GET YOU BACK - ATLANTIC DEMO EX 15 VERDELLE SMITH - A PIECE OF THE SKY - CAPITOL DEMO M- 20 EVIE SANDS - TAKE ME FOR A LITTLE WHILE - RED BIRD EX 25 An absolute masterpiece. One little mark makes one pop. THE THREE CAPS - HELLO STRANGER - ATLANTIC EX 15 Beautiful version, Detroit classic TWIGGY - BEAUTIFUL DREAMS - EMBER EX 20 TOMMY TUCKER - HI HEEL SNEAKERS - PYE INTERNATIONAL DEMO WOL VG 25 DODIE WEST - IN THE DEEP OF NIGHT - PICCADILLY EX 20 TIMI YURO - CAN'T STOP RUNNING AWAY - MERCURY EX 30 KAREN YOUNG - TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING - MAJOR MINOR NO CENTRE EX 25 THERE'S ANOTHER LOAD OF USA STUFF RECENTLY GONE ON MY DISCOGS SITE, ADDRESS BELOW POSTAGE: UK £2.50 RECORDED UP TO 3 RECORDS. £7 SPECIAL DELIVERY RECOMMENDED FOR ITEMS OVER £50. OVERSEAS EUROPE £3.50 (SPECIAL DELIVERY £9) REST OF THE WORLD £4.50 (SPECIAL DELIVERY £10) PAYPAL, CARD, BANK TRANSFER, CHEQUE ETC, ALL OKAY. PAYPAL IS pete.smith@freeuk.com

I downloaded it ok (on a mac), if you get stuck I'll send you them

No it's not. I might just as well post up my favourite 50's rock & roll records if we're just going to post up any old 50's tunes, it's supposed to be a Soul forum?

Dunno about that Jim, a lot of the USA Capitol label group have serrated edge records.

These are late Stafford era bootlegs, this and Stewart Ames came out at the same time, both are UK pressings, all have the centres knocked out.

He had some friday...

Could I just recommend Jason Stirland on here, I got a perfect box set from him at the weekend, he opened up all of them to check them then managed to get them back into the shrink wrap, all records play perfectly and all are present, there's a link to him somewhere in this topic.

Nice