Pete S

and now it's the turn of rocksteady for this topics most mentioned seller https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Prince-Buster-All-Stars-Drunkard-Psalm-7-Wonders-Blue-Beat-M-REGGAE-Ska-/371310226430?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item5673d06bfe

Not denying that Steve but I've been reading the old Black Music magazines where Ian reviewed his new discoveries and I've been literally gobsmacked at some of the titles he was tipping in 74/75, which didn't go big for 20 years.

That is spot on Nev, if you have a look at that link that I posted today of my own collection, absolutely none of them are my photos https://www.discogs.com/user/pete.smith/collection but at least it's a good way of monitoring what I've got

Jesus.

When you enter a record onto the Discogs database you are asked to add a photo of the label..

Ady he is singing on the other side of the record though.

Ian Levine was so far ahead of the rest when discovering new records in the 70's - and I don't mean new releases - that it took until the rest of the decade for almost everyone else to catch up.

My Reggae / Ska / Rocksteady collection if anyone wants to have a browse. Scans are not mine, they're already up. This is a great way of cataloguing your collection by the way, and it's free. https://www.discogs.com/user/pete.smith/collection

Also on Track compilation Liquorice Allsorts

It did

That was it's cover up name

Used to be by label for my UK's and Reggae. Surname or group name for Northern. Now I've gone over to first letter for everything and it's made it much easier. Just a pain when I get 50 of them out for podcasts and have to put them back in the strict alphabetical order next day.

Herb & Doris - somebody somewhere needs you

Also a 4 track EP and a 4 track promo EP

He emailed me a few years back to correct me on something I'd said about him, got my facts wrong, that was when I an Levine did his forum

My imaginary spot for a four hour soul night – did this one live the other night – 100 tracks, first half (apart from Betty Turner) are all my old Wigan favourites, then there’s a few uptempo 70’s classics and then it’s just a free for all. This should keep you busy / dancing / excited / bored (delete where appropriate) but there’s nothing on here that’s less than a 9 out of 10 record. (Apologies if some tracks are slightly loud) AL KENT – THE WAY YOU’VE BEEN ACTING LATELY BETTY TURNER – THE WINDS KEPT LAUGHING BERNIE WILLIAMS – EVER AGAIN JIMMIE RAYE – PHILLY DOG AROUND THE WORLD POINTER SISTERS – SEND HIM BACK YVONNE BAKER – YOU DIDN’T SAY A WORD THE REFLECTIONS – LIKE ADAM AND EVE JEAN CARTER – LIKE ONE ADAMS APPLES – DON’T TAKE IT OUT ON THIS WORLD WILLIE MITCHELL – THE CHAMPION RONNIE McNEIR – SITTING IN MY CLASS NANCY WILSON – THE END OF OUR LOVE DEAN PARRISH – DETERMINATION JOE HICKS – DON’T IT MAKE YOU FEEL FUNKY JOE MATTHEWS – AIN’T NOTHING YOU CAN DO THE YUM YUMS – GONNA BE A BIG THING THE EMBERS – WATCH OUT GIRL GERBERT HUNTER – I WAS BORN TO LOVE YOU THE VAN DYKES – SAVE MY LOVE FOR A RAINY DAY THE VELVET SATINS – NOTHING CAN COMPARE TO YOU THE SALVADORS – STICK BY ME BABY MARGARET MANDOLPH – SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL GEORGE BLACKWELL – CAN’T LOSE MY HEAD THE FLIRTATIONS – STRONGER THAN HER LOVE FRANKIE (LOVE MAN) CROCKER – TON OF DYNAMITE LILLIE BRYANT – MEET ME HALFWAY DON VARNER – TEARSTAINED FACE THE MATTA BABY – DO THE PEARL GIRL DETROIT SOUL – ALL OF MY LIFE LESLIE UGGAMS – DON’T YOU EVEN CARE LITTLE ANTHONY & THE IMPERIALS – BETTER USE YOUR HEAD LOU RAGLAND – I TRACEL ALONE DETROIT EXECUTIVES – COOL OFF DANNY WAGNER – I LOST A TRUE LOVE THE DEL LARKS – JOB OPENING EDDIE PARKER – I’M GONE DONNA KING – TAKE ME HOME THE INSPIRATIONS – NO ONE CAN TAKE YOUR PLACE SAM WILLIAMS – LOVE SLIPPED THROUGH MY FINGERS ELOISE LAWS – LOVE FACTORY LIFE – TELL ME WHY MEL BRITT – SHE’LL COME RUNNING BACK LOU EDWARDS – TALKIN’ BOUT POOR FOLKS BOBBY HUTTON – LEND A HAND LIVING COLOR – THANK THE LORD FOR LOVE JAMES BYNUM – TIME PASSES BY THE FRENCH FRIES – DANSE A LA MUSIQUE SKULL SNAPS – I’M YOUR PIMP DONI BURDICK – BARI TRACK LITTLE RITCHIE – JUST ANOTHER HEARTACHE JOANIE SOMMERS – DON’T PITY ME THE MASQUERADERS – HOW THE EPITOME OF SOUND – YOU DON’T LOVE ME LITTLE ANN – WHAT SHOULD I DO LITTLE ANN – WHO ARE YOU TRYING TO FOOL SIDRA STRINGS – SIDRAS THEME BETTY BOO – SAY IT ISN’T SO RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS BAND – RAT RACE THE MAGNETICS – LADY IN GREEN THE GROUP – I DON’T LIKE TO LOSE STANLEY MITCHELL – GET IT BABY JOHN & THE WEIRDEST – CAN’T GET OVER THESE MEMORIES YOUNGBLOOD SMITH – YOU CAN SPLIT THE WORLD COLUMN – SO IS THE SUN THE CHARADES – THE KEY TO MY HAPPINESS MORRIS CHESTNUT – TOO DARN SOULFUL EMANUEL LASKEY – SWEET LIES THE FI DELS – TRY A LITTLE HARDER GENTLEMAN JUNE GARDNER – IT’S GONNA RAIN JIMMY ROBINS – I CAN’T PLEASE YOU J.J. BARNES – SWEET SHERRY J.J. BARNES – PLEASE LET ME IN LUTHER INGRAM ORCHESTRA – EXUS TREK MELBA MOORE – THE MAGIC TOUCH THE VOLCANOS – THE LAWS OF LOVE CAJUN HART – GOT TO FIND A WAY JIMMY CONWELL – CIGARETTE ASHES WILLIE TEE – WALKING UP A ONE WAY STREET CAROLYN CRAWFORD – FORGET ABOUT ME JULIUS WECHTER & THE BAJA MARIMBA BAND – ALONG COMES MARY BOBBY PARIS – I WALKED AWAY CHUBBY CHECKER – YOU JUST DON’T KNOW EMANUEL LASKEY – I’M A PEACE LOVING MAN FRED SMITH ORCHESTRA – DON’T PRETEND LOU PRIDE – I’M COM’UN HOME IN THE MORN’UN DIANE LEWIS – YOU AIN’T GOT A CHANCE THE NATURAL FOUR – I THOUGHT YOU WERE MINE ROSE BATTISTE – HIT AND RUN SPYDER TURNER – I CAN’T MAKE IT ANYMORE CHECKERBOARD SQUARES – DOUBLE COOKIN’ GENE CHANDLER – I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF THE VONDELLS – HEY GIRL YOU’VE CHANGED THE VOLUMES – I JUST CAN’T HELP MYSELF THE UNIQUES – NOT TOO LONG AGO TOBI LEGEND – TIME WILL PASS YOU BY BARBARA LEWIS – THE STARS DORIS TROY – FACE UP TO THE TRUTH ROY HAMILTON – THE PANIC IS ON GEORGE FREEMAN – DOWN AND OUT DARRELL BANKS – OPEN THE DOOR TO YOUR HEART https://www.mixcloud.com/mayfairmenthol/the-best-northern-soul-night-you-never-went-to/

It was pressed, but not until 1978 on a green label

PETE SMITH 01902 326306 pete.smith@freeuk.com NEW LIST FOLKS THE SATISFACTIONS – TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT – SMASH DEMO EX+ 150 SOLD Couple of little discolouration spots on the vinyl and small bit of water damage to top edge of label – nothing to worry about and plays mint SAM & KITTY – YOUR MONEY MY LOVE – FOUR BROTHERS EX+ 25 LEE DRUMMOND – BABY I KNOW – FONTANA EX 40 THE INCREDIBLES – I CAN’T GET OVER LOSING YOUR LOVE – AUDIO ARTS EX+ 30 THE PRECISIONS – IF THIS IS LOVE – DREW EX 30 SOLD Light label wear and name on label JIMMY LEWIS – LET ME KNOW – MINIT EX 30 DEBBIE & THE LADDS – DEAR LORD ABOVE – LADD EX 125 CALVIN WILLIAMS – LONELY YOU’LL BE – NORTHERN DE LA EX 40 SOLD Small wol. Rare in nice condition like this BARBARA WEST – CONGRATULATIONS BABY – RONN EX 50 SOLD DRAKE & THE ENSOLIDS – PLEASE LEAVE ME – ALTEEN EX+ 100 THE INTRUDERS – (YOU BETTER) CHECK YOURSELF – GAMBLE EX 50 SOLD ROBERT TAYLOR – HOT LADY – LU TALL EX+ 25 SHEP – FOOL TO FOOL / I’M SITTING IN – TNT EX 50 Small tol Fool side THE MONIQUES – DON’T THROW STONES (AT MY HEART) – CENTAUR EX 75 THE ADMIRATIONS – HEAVEN IS IN YOUR ARMS – PAREE EX 225 SOLD 100% original THE ENCHANTERS – I SHOULD BE LOVING YOU – DELTA LTD EX 75 GLORIA JONES – FINDERS KEEPERS – UPTOWN EX 50 THELMA JONES – OH OH HERE COMES THE HEARTBREAK – BARRY W/DEMO EX 75 BABY WASHINGTON – LEAVE ME ALONE – SUE EX 40 SOLD THE HIT PACK – NEVER SAY NO TO YOUR BABY – SOUL W/DEMO EX 25 BOBBIE SMITH – WALK ON INTO MY HEART – AMERICAN ARTS ISSUE EX 150 SOLD The rarest version: black label, plain no lines design, never had one before THE INSPIRATIONS – TOUCH ME, HOLD ME, KISS ME – BLACK PEARL EX 50 SOLD West Coast label design, plain black with Black Pearl in straight line across the top – ten times harder than the usual West Coast design NORMA JENKINS – ME MYSELF AND I – CARNIVAL EX 30 SOLD TUTTI HILL – HE’S A LOVER – AROCK EX 30 GENTLEMAN JUNE GARDNER – IT’S GONNA RAIN – EMARCY EX+ 75 SOLD One of the best instrumentals I’ve ever heard! Killer dancer. POST IS £2.50 RECORDED IN THE UK, IF ITEM IS OVER £40 IT MUST GO REGISTERED, IF YOU CHOOSE TO HAVE IT SENT RECORDED AND IT GOES MISSING THEN THAT’S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY NOT MINE, RECORDED IS RUBBISH AND IS NOT PROPERLY TRACKS! REGISTERED POST IS £7.30 IT’S GONE UP AGAIN SORRY. OVERSEAS, £9 REGISTERED YO EUROPE, £10 ELSEWHERE. SORRY BUT CAN’T TAKE CARDS ANYMORE, WASN’T WORTH KEEPING THE MACHINE AS I WAS GETTING CHARGED MORE THAN I WAS TAKING ON IT, SO PAYPAL, BANK TRANSFER OR A CHEQUE IS FINE. CHEERS PETE

It's the best - but you have to pay for it

Only just logged on to be greeted with this terribly sad news. A very knowledgable and helpful guy. RIP mate.

Worthy but dull as dishwater...that's why I prefer the energy of the 60's stuff. Interesting top 10 though mate I have 7 of those on 45

If you said to me, we're running an upfront soul night, I'd think you were playing new discoveries and top rarities. Thats what it means isn't it?

I'm not giving permission for you to use these until you learn to spell RHYTHM

Yeah well it's very easy for you to categorise them now Mart 40 years after the event, but the answer to your question is that they are all Northern, first time I ever heard it Nolan Porter was Northern, Sergio Mendes was Northern, all of them...and I bet back in 1976/77 you did exactly the same

Aaaah it's making my head explode not being able to explain properly, so I'm going to give up. Nothing against anyone or anything, I just like what I like and the more you dilute something, the less interesting it gets for me.