SallieJane

Years ago when I first started going to niters no one really bothered with booze....but we're all older now....so if anyone fancies a drink it's cool. Guess where the original question came from is if people just want to go to a niter on booze (and get drunk in the process) then is that ok now. I for one have no probs with anyone having a drink or two but if there's a fair few drunk people around then that for me aint what the scene is about...

Well how else can you separate the wheat from the chaff !!!

Very valid point....I too know what I'm looking for in a soul nite/niter as I know my djs and the kinda tunes they play.....but how do others differentiate between all the nites/niters? Maybe there's an argument for only letting venues that play ovo post on SS but how would that get policed and would it really work? Do people/punters really care? Seems to me it's the same old argument - too many events.

So basically reading through the thread....it looks like a top 500 record is as voted by dancers at Stoke.....I don't go and no one asked me lol

Makes me laugh with all this beat ballards....then slagging off the new funky northern. I ask myself what is going on. Funk has been played at niters since the mid 70s, but back then some of it sounded a bit more like disco. And as for beat ballards think Ade won't mind me saying that in the late 70s early 80s the 100 Club used to play loads. So what is all the fuss about !!! Some great funk tunes and some great ballards being played now....but must say I have seen some pop posing as beat ballards.

Seems this debate is gonna run and run....but seems we're talking about 2 different scenes now. It's well known that many oldies only nites and niters are happy for any format as the punters do not care what is played as long as they can dance to classics from their youth. Perhaps this has a place as it is filling a need for some, but goes against the grain for me. On the other side, there are a hard core who remember what it was like to hear a new tune and the excitment that went with it. Who want to go to venues where they know that dj's are gonna dig deep and play something different. In these venues ovo is taken for granted. It's the only policy as far as I can see.

Some nice tunes played there....right up my street dj wise....nice one....

Some great tunes on there....nice one.....

Are we talking about pitched up boots or changing the pitch of original records? If it's original records then I always pitch up Diane Lewis - Without Your Love by 4 or even 6 at allnighters....but I guess it's just where you're playing. Same with all records really imho.

8 inch waist trousers were deffo mid to late 70s....

What gets me is when the record is sent special delivery and I get a note from Parcel Force telling me I got to pay £30+ to receive my record when I'd already had to pay extra for delivery from the US. Happened on a number of occasions....don't mind so much if it's an expensive record but when it's only $100 or so not on !!!!

Towards the end of summer....keep thinking....Lost Summer Love....masive Yate tune.....BUT ???

Saw him at the Casino early 75.....fab I agree

So many djs out there on the rare/underplayed niter scene.....digging deep and finding some great tunes. Too many to mention....but as has been said it's how they put a set together. Aint gonna mention names....cos loads have already been said.

Most of the blue eyed pop tunes played at Wigan in the mid 70s with not a hint of soul in them ..... dire. But hey that's just my opinion, sure loads like Helen Shappiro, Dean Parrish, PJ Proby et al. Just not my cup of tea...or coffee.

I started this debate as I am genuinely interested. Personally I would like to attend a dedicated rare soul weekender as a main event, not just tagged on to an oldies weekender. Was just wondering what others thought.

Think I just grew up on it...I remember listening to all the Motown stuff when I was just a kid and loving it. Then when I was a bit older (11 or 12) I discovered Stax and Atlantic. So by the time I was 14 I was really up for it !!!

Well said !!!

Chris we have the same policy at Soul in the South....and surprise surprise the local djs stay away !!!

Surely it all boils down to the promoters. They should know what type of event they are trying to put on and book djs accordingly, not because they want reciprical dj spots. Probably why there are so many stale soul nites. After all a dj is only as good as his/her records and how they are put together in a set.

Souds good!!............

Anyway as the song goes....time to "Breakaway".......

Thanks for saying me too lol !!!!!

All this banter is missing the point......is there room for a proper rare/underplayed etc soul weekender !!!!!