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Butch has a Volumes, but it's very expensive....

Who's got which for sale? Has Johnny Fingers got Court Davis or Eric mercury? I need both. I'm feeling depressed over not getting Don gardner so need to buy these two to make me feel better Johnny has Court Davis for sale, but it's £2k.....

Who's got which for sale? Has Johnny Fingers got Court Davis or Eric mercury? I need both. I'm feeling depressed over not getting Don gardner so need to buy these two to make me feel better Johnny has Court Davis for sale, but it's £2k.....

had to wait for years to get my copy played it at bridd weekender got the dancers up what a tune I presume you mean Court Davis?

Wow! the books are a bit out on the Johnny McCall Ady. No wonder I got outdone on ebay. If it falls through, I'll have it mate. Phil.

Yes and it's £2k There was an Eric Mercury on a buy it now on ebay recently, dirt cheap I thought, and great condition. Was up for quite a while before someone got it.

Just brilliant, well done to all involved......you should feel very proud. Phil.

Don't forget there's two different releases of this tune, different takes too. Hard record either way.

I agree with Ian's sentiments - Roger was from a totally different era and culture to teenagers who went to the Wheel in the mid to late 60s. Roger was from an intellectual background in Oxford and reacted in a bohemian way by getting into the 50s Jazz scene and then Blues and then R&B. He rode a motorbike to Manchester and got a job at the Kellogg's factory and rented a bedsit. Manchester had a big student / Beatnik / Trad etc scene that Roger realised was untapped. John Mayall, Cyril Davis, Chris Barber etc were his contemporaries, had Roger been a musician, I'm sure he would have gone in that direction. I met Roger a couple of times and corresponded with him too. Roger's plans for the Wheel was an R&B club, along the lines of those springing up in Ealing, Richmond, Soho etc. Because the R&B stuff he was playing was so unusual and near on impossible to obtain, it was considered to be very cool by the club's clientelle. But things evolved, the Wheel became infamous, it became a cult club in a wild west city. It was regarded a bit like Wigan Casino was in the 70s. As soon as Soul began to be popular and the `in` music at the Wheel and the cool, often Jewish stylists got out fast, due to the influx of the popular mass produced Mods, that is when Roger's reign of power and influence at the club began to wain. Roger's route into Soul music was `educated`, there was a whole swath of similar Soul enthusiasts - arm chair Soul fans not discotheque goers. Pete Wingfield, was a great example - a public school boy that had an obsessive passion for classic 60s Soul - but often preferred the slow flip to the dance tunes. Certainly not Alvin Cash or Jerry O. But these guys were a minority, the majority of Soul fans of the mid 60s were just like me, unwashed, green, raw, simply interested in a good time and Tamla Motown and Ska were all part of the popular Soul mix. I was 15 in '65, a middle of the road, secondary modern chav and certainly didn't want educating by some high brow DJ. I just wanted anybody to keep slapping the dance tunes on when I was out. There was plenty of time for the slow stuff when you were at home! Roger was an decent R&B guy who was swept up and passed over by folk like me. Roger disliked discotheque Soul, discotheque kids, discotheque culture in general. Roger could come across as being quite arrogant but I don't think he was - it was just that the `pure` route wasn't fashionable with the masses and he didn't like what evolution had thrown up. Great post, and loved your book. So evocative of a very special time. Phil.

I thought you were selling up (or is it me that's senile?). Flash McKinley was one of the very few times I wondered if I could raise a grand for a record I did, payed off my debts, lost my job.....and started buying again...

I'm not tellin' me Secret Squirrel's rule ok.

Is this a boot or a legit issue? It says on the listing, that it was done with Miles Grayson......sounds legit to me.....nice looking label too.

Will let you know what its like when it arrives I'd love to see it, and hear it.....I considered it myself....how come you ain't got it yet Ted?

Believe me it will have been sh***ed, and will have been in a sales box for a long time. I'd be amazed if you got a minty one for less than a grand.

Come on Neil, get them big lads on...

You were never meant to see the end prices, he wasn't pleased when I first told him about it. I think he said last time he was on here, it would be available with all the other info, on a pay to veiw, x amount a year.

What's the crack with the Flairs 45? I was amazed at what this went for on the bay. Has Butch started playing it or something? £30 record isn't it?

Diane Lewis - You Ain't Got A Chance Was playing this in the car yesterday. Wouldn't be my 'epitome of northern', but it certainly is a top tune Any chance you can tell that Butch fella to play it on Saturday, or else he's sacked? He never has it with him these days Joan. I'm always asking him to play it.....

That's why it's rarer then.....

Ever seen a demo of "I don't know about you" anyone? I haven't....

In the seventies I sold them both for £1 each..... That's life....

Are you sure you aren't mixing this up with their other Gemini outing "I didn't know how to" Ian? That was always far easier than, "I don't know about you" In answer to your post soulboy 69, I always keep missing out on the Poets - wrapped arround my finger..... But if you still want Larry Davis on Kent, I have one for sale.

How much for your avitar then?

Apologies to the mods if this is in the wrong place. A rather good quality t-shirt was found this morning in the Kestrel Suite, after The Burnley Allnighter. I have it in my possession....so if you are the owner, please get in touch and I'll get it back to you. You can PM, or email philsoul45@btinternet.com or telephone 01282 814058 or mobile 07967 651255 Phil.