There was a craze for girls wearing white socks at Wigan, late 77-ish, they wore them with Clarks red leather sandals, the type we wore as kids, then they started wearing what they called "Granny shoes", they definitely wore the socks Dave.
https://www.mixcloud.com/mayfairmenthol/singles-bar/
one of the best compilations of 45's I've ever done
DENNIS ALCAPONE — WAKE UP JAMAICA — TEASURE ISLE
CARL DAWKINS — I'LL MAKE IT UP — DUKE
MARCIA GRIFFITHS — DON'T LET ME DOWN — ESCORT
THE FEDERALS — SHOCKING LOVE — CAMEL
DERRICK MORGAN — HARD TIME — CRAB
DERRICK HARRIOTT — BEEN SO LONG — BIG SHOT
THE TENNORS — REGGAE GIRL — BIG SHOT
THE TARTANS — LONELY HEARTACHES — CRAB
ALTON ELLIS — BREAKING UP — TROJAN
LARRY & ALVIN — YOUR CHEATING HEART — COXSONE
DANDY — I'M YOUR PUPPET — DOWN TOWN
BOB MELODY — THE BREAK — DUKE
MONTY MORRIS — SAY I'M BACK — BIG SHOT
SLIM SMITH — IF IT DON'T WORK OUT — GREEN DOOR
THE MELODIANS — SWING AND DINE — SMASH
BIG YOUTH & DENNIS BROWN — A SO WE STAY — SUMMIT
DENNIS ALCAPONE — FINE STYLE — ATTACK
THE BOYS — SMASHVILLE — DUKE
CORNELL CAMPBELL — GIVE ME LOVE — GREEN DOOR
THE UNIQUES — GYPSY WOMAN — ISLAND
TOMMY & BOBBY — BLAZING — GROVE MUSIC
THE PIONEERS — TROUBLE DE A BRUSH — TROJAN
BUSTY BROWN — A BROKEN HEART — PUNCH
THE SKATALITES — LUCKY SEVEN — ISLAND
DICE THE BOSS — YOUR BOSS DJ — JOE
DON DRUMMOND — COOLIE BOY — ISLAND
KING ROCKY — WHAT IS KATTY — SKA BEAT
JACK SPARROW — ICE WATER — DOCTOR BIRD
SIR HARRY — HEE CUP — CRAB
PRINCE OF DARKNESS — BURIAL OF LONG SHOT — DOWN TOWN
THE PIONEERS — DOREEN GIRL — RIO
BYRON LEE & THE DRAGONAIRES — OVER THE RAINBOW — STARLITE
DION CAMERON & THE THREE TOPS — LORD HAVE MERCY — RIO
SOUL BROTHERS — MR. FLINT — ISLAND
GOD SONS — MERRY UP — GREEN DOOR
JUSTIN HINDS & THE DOMINOES — HERE I STAND — TREASURE ISLE
THE TECHNIQUES — SO MANY TIMES — RYMSKA
HOPETON LEWIS — SOUNDS AND PRESSURE — BLUE BEAT
U ROY — FLASHING MY WHIP — DUKE REID
DENNIS ALCAPONE — MOSQUITO ONE — BIG SHOT
ALTON ELLIS — AIN'T THAT LOVING YOU — TREASURE ISLE
NORA DEAN — BARBWIRE — TROJAN
DERRICK HARRIOTT — THE LOSER — TROJAN
ALTON & DENNIS — BIG BAD BOY VERSION — LORD KOOS
GLEN ADDAMS — COOL COOL ROCKSTEADY — COLLINS DOWNBEAT
KARL BRYAN — HI THERE — CAMEL
SHORTY — HALF WAY TREE PRESSURE — ACKEE
ALTON ELLIS — IT'S YOUR THING — TECHNIQUES
DAVE BARKER — SHE WANT IT — ESCORT
LITTLE ROY — I AM GOING TO COOL IT — STUDIO ONE
DERRICK MORGAN — KILL ME DEAD — PYRAMID
LLOYD CLARKE — LOVE YOU THE MOST — BLACK SWAN
TOMMY McCOOK — HARVEST FROM THE EAST — RANDYS
That's nicked off the Cleethorpes tape that I put up as a podcast, which in turn was given to my by Andy Rix.
https://www.mixcloud.com/mayfairmenthol/cleethorpes-pier-allnighter-1975-northern-soul-live-tape/
there's the entire thing
I'm also using Chrome and if you are on the 1st page it just reads 1234 next last.
However, when you get to page 4, it then shows you pages 5-6-7-8, pages 5 and 6 do have about 50 records on each page, pages 7 and 8 are old pages which I deleted the content from.
NORTHERN AND MODERN ORIGINALS ADDED HERE
https://www.rare-soul...-rnb-originals/
UK LABEL NORTHERN, MOD, GIRLS ETC ADDED HERE
https://www.rare-soul...soul-originals/
CHECK OUT SYSTEM NOW APPEARS TO BE WORKING FINE!
CHEERS
PETE
I live near the 4th biggest Jamaican population in the UK and I have never found ANY ska or reggae records locally in 40 years. You can work out how rare or common the records are by Ebay, like Tim says. For instance - it took me over 30 years to find a copy of Laurel Aitken on JJ - yet there's one on Ebay every week or every two weeks.
Hello Rod.
Jed, the PHil LA of Soul release is also from 1975 as a response to it making the lower reaches of the chart in the UK. The only original is the Landa release (East or West Coast)
SOLD
Very rare 1963 UK issue, Wilfred Jackie Edwards & The Soulettes - Do You Want Me Again - Black Swan WI 404. Nice early dancer and extremely hard to find, especially in this condition, not seen a copy as good as this before.
Condition EXCELLENT complete with centre, no writing on label.
Price £35 + £2.15 recorded delivery postage.
pete.smith@freeuk.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvIoxb9CDZA
I've managed to get around 100 UK label items up onto the website. It's about 50% soul and the rest is Mod, Girls, Beat, Psych and so on. An interesting way of killing a few minutes anyway. And of course the prices are sensible.
If you want to buy anything you should be able to do so directly off the website or just email me to sort it out.
I have about 200 more to add. Or 2000 if I add everything that's in the shed.
Here's the link
https://www.rare-soul.com/wordpress/
spread over 2 pages
cheers
Pete
pete.smith@freeuk.com