Quinvy

That was my view exactly, but you put it so much better than I did. Great post.

If I could have gone in a car, like in the film I would have definitely given it a go. The problem that I had back in the seventies was no transport. My parents never owned a car, and I couldn't afford one. All my money went on records, and I lived out in the sticks, transport links were non existent. Traveling in the seventies as a teenager was a very haphazard and dangerous thing to do. The only way I got to Blackpool Mecca was there was a special bus from Colne. It was a challenge just to get to Colne. Either hitch hike, or walk. Same with going to the Pendelum at Manchester. It was a long walk to get to Kellbrook to catch the bus. It never ceases to amaze me how so many youngsters managed to get to and from events back then. The seventies was the era of the boot boy and the football hooligan. Just being in another town meant you were fair game for the local hooligans to give you a kicking. I wasn't a big fan of using public transport back then. I was always skint back then. Poorly paid jobs and all my money went to John Anderson and Brian Phillips.

I think it's me you are getting at Ian, and indeed I wan't there. That's why I asked the questions about the accuracy of the film. It soon became apparent that I was the only person on the forum that wasn't there and indeed thought the film was very accurate in it's depiction of 1974 at the Casino. I am still the only person I have ever met that didn't actually go to Wigan. In mitigation, the reasons that I didn't go are that I didn't want to be involved in a scene that was rife with drugs and violence. I am that softie.

I don't think anyone has a go at JM's auction, it's the people that use it that cause wonderment.

He's using something.

Betty this topic has been done many times before. I'm sure you will find the other threads if you do a search.

I think Tim is still involved with these records. They all have the star on the label.

THEOLA KILGORE - IT'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT - MERCURY - VG++ - £45 Stunning record, wish I had a few quid spare. You never see it these days either.

When I met up with Guy again after more than twenty years, he still had a load in his sales box. I tried to get Stu to play it at the old Burnley nighters as a homage to Guy, but he never did.

Stu Bennett has Guy's old copy.

Oh I fookin loved Aztec bars.

Exactly, never met Rob but have been well versed in the legend that he is.

Yep, Guy has never called me "youth"

I was waiting for a reaction from the audience last night. The film was watched in silence throughout, except as you say Rob, at those moments where they were supposed to laugh or gasp. I hate it when people make a ruckus during a film. At the end there was no round of applause, though I did think about trying to creat one. People just got up and filed out in an orderly fashion.

I'm 59 mate. But starting to look like I really did live a sheltered life up here in the sticks. I did have a very strict upbringing, my dad was Polish, and I was lucky in that some of my mates with Polish parents had to go to a Polish school on a Sunday after church. They had to learn how to speak, read and write the language. Whereas me and my sister refused to do it. My mum was English so it was a bit like the movie "East is East" in our house, with my dad trying to get me and my sister to go to church and obey his strict regime. Meanwhile my sister who was the wild and rebellious teenager was wearing mini skirts and going out to nightclubs at 13 years old. Mum would try and stick up for her and there were always massive rows going on every weekend. I hated all the agro and the atmosphere which you could cut like a knife.

Just thought I would start a separate thread where we could argue about the finer points that were both spot on, and or not as we remembered them in the Norther Soul film. This is not meant to be a criticism in any way. In fact the more I think about trying to present an historical time capsule on film, the more I am impressed by how well Elaine managed it. Here's a few things that got me thinking: Did anyone use the expression "cheers" as a thank you in the seventies? I thought that was a current trend myself? Did we really use the "F" word so much back then? or did I live a sheltered life? I can recall that when I first left school I worked in a factory that made overalls. [mainly ladies and mainly for the large catalogue industry. Remember everyone bought their cloths from a catalogue in those days and paid weekly.] Anyway 95% of the workforce was female and in those days ladies didn't swear, so I always remember lots of expressions like: blumming eck, flippin' eck etc. A few years later I got a job working in an all male environment, and the difference in language actually shocked me. Mind you, by the end of the first week I was swearing like a f***ing trooper. The two main things that made me think. 1. Was there really so many guys with tattoos in the 70's? I didn't know anyone who had tatts back then. 2. I can't remember anyone wearing earrings back then. In fact if you had gone out round our way wearing one, you would have been lucky to survive the night as you would have been perceived as a girl, or a queer. Like I said, not a criticism in any shape or form. Please feel free to reminisce.

First of all I would just like to apologise to everyone concerned for being less than complimentary of this film after seeing it at Blackburn. Went to see it with two mates last night at Burnley Reel Cinema. The place was packed to the rafters, and there was a sign up saying it had been sold out on the Saturday night too. What a difference being able to hear the dialogue. We all thoroughly enjoyed the experience, and I will be buying the DVD even though I don't have a player. OK there were loads of little things that weren't as I remembered them, but that is inevitable with any movie, especially when trying to be dateline specific. But you've got to hand it to Elaine and all those involved for making a brilliant effort, that will become a cult film of the future. 8/10

Great post, and very good advice. AKG are the dogs.

That's very unusual, they normally want the money upfront. If they get heavy just put a scrap 45 in the parcel and say you don't want it.

In all the years I have been buying records I have never had one go missing and the only ones that have been damaged were the ones that weren't packed properly by the seller. The problem with the seller paying massive amounts of money on postage with insurance, and then us paying customs charges is this: When you open the package and discover that the VG+ record that you paid a small fortune for is in fact G+ What do you do then? Send it back right? So you send it back, the seller has lost a fortune in unnecessary postage and insurance, and you have lost the customs charges that you paid to get the package. This has happened to me on more than one occasion.

Sorry Pete, don't know what happened there.

Yes mate, just listening now. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04kf82d

Au contraire, I was never skeptical before the film came out, and after seeing the trailer I couldn't wait to see it. I did enjoy the experience especially the dance scenes and I am going to see it again this weekend so that I can hopefully enjoy the dialogue. I think that what Elaine has achieved is nothing short of amazing. I was just trying to add some balance to the conversation after Simsy was looking to lynch a critic for writing his honest impression of the film from a non northern soul perspective. This is probably how many will view it, so get over it. I hope for all concerned that it will be a huge success.

He was reviewing a film, not the music Ian.

I'm sorry to say that I agree with his review. Don't forget that he isn't one of us, and therefore has a much clearer and open mind on the film. I am going to see the film again because I couldn't hear the dialogue at Blackburn, but I found the whole plot very hard to understand. If I had no past interest in this music, I certainly wouldn't be beating a way to the next allnighter wanting to emulate the characters in this film. I was hoping for more humour and likeable characters. More like The Commitments. Disappointed of Barnoldswick.