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Problem is there are more venues that cater for "these type of people" (what a horrible phrase that is !!!). There are plenty of gigs like this every week less than 5 miles from everyone's house all claiming that they don't play the "same old" when in reality they do !!! I have co promoted a modern soul night on The Fylde Coast for just over 7 years - we play modern underground soulful dance music - the same ethos as got me into the music nearly 40 years ago. It may not be the music of everybody's taste on Soul Source but it's vibrant & progressive - all the things the Northern scene could & should be !!!

Colin Curtis has had more imagination about soul & dance music in the last 40 years than practically any other DJ in this country !!!

Too busy enjoying themselves - people have commented onf/b how much they liked Colin's set.

Problem is that something that was "underground" 35 years ago has become very much "mainstream". Ian Levine predicted in 1975 that the scene would end up like this with the same music being played & middle aged people dressing as they did back then - he wasn't far wrong !!!. The word "handbagger" (hate the word !!!) is on at least 2 threads on this forum & it is all over facebook - yet many people deny that they have them at their gig - simple fact is if you put a "Northern Soul" night on that is the type of people you attract. What happened to the days of going out to hear newly discovered tunes - that was my REASON for going to them in the first place !!! There are pockets of people still trying to play "rare soul" & they are the venues that should be patronised & encouraged.

Worst Soul Numberplate Ever ? The title suggests that there is a good one !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've no doubt Ian will be his usual bull in a china shop - hope he has a whale of a time without becoming the fly in th ointment.

I've no doubt Ian will be his usual bull in a china shop - hope he has a whale of a time without becoming the fly in th ointment.

Patrick Moten or Tom Moulton - doesn't matter because Ian never called himself either.

When did he call himself that then ?????????????

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This is brilliant - never heard it before - top top stuff !!!!

"I'll Try Something New" - Kiki Dee "Do You Love Me Just A Little" - Four Tops/Supremes "Tear It On Down" - Marvin Gaye "Everybody Needs Somebody" - Stevie Wonder

Used to fill the floor at The Orwell & similar such events !!!

Same lyrics !!!

Same song - same singer - both brilliant - One Nothern & One Crossover.

Big at Bank Hall Miners Club - Burnley around about '83.

The Pretenders - also on Carnival

Jack Ashford/Mike Terry & of course Lorraine Chandler - they all wrote many "classic" tunes.

Jackie Day - "Naughty Boy" - Nought out of ten more like !!!

Mello Souls - "We Can Make It" - A dreadful tuneless noise !!!

Excellent Pete - I have been playing this in the car for the last few days - really good - thanks mate.

Hi Lorraine. Great that you are on here & it is a pleasure to be able to talk to you. The fantastic "You Only Live Twice" which you recorded how close was it to be coming the theme to the Bond movie of the same title ? Also the tune "After You Give Your All" on Prodigal we all assumed the lead vocals were by you - what is the story with that as the lead singers sounds so much like you.

Does the most popular one become the new theme tune to Dr Who ?