Steve G

Saw old "Deadeye Dick" (Cockney Mick) early this year Wayne. Not quite so healthy anymore but still geting out and about with his missus. Good on him! He was a great "Blackbeat" seller back then, used to go round and sell loads of them at 50p each.

I remember coming up from Kent to the one(s) Ady ran. Think it was me and Kev Griffin and maybe Geoff. The early finish suited us it meant we could catch a train home since Charing Cross seemed to shut about 11.30

45 soul nights and I am not going to any of them

Just out of interest who did it first?

I have "it's time you knew" on black vinyl, not blue.

I wonder where Rudy's "Housewife blues" 45 fits in (much better than it sounds).....

Trouble is it never shows up for sale.

If no one else answers before I'll check tonight. Steve

That's the one Dave, I think they pressed 300 or 400. Got one somewhere to save lugging the 12" about and because I thought it might be collectible one day....Steve

No Simsy buy me a pint instead next time you see me

He was behind Black Pepper You keep running out of gas in the late 80s is that one of em Phil? I think there were his backing band for live shows on the West Coast but not 100% sure. It got reissued in the UK recently on some weird Jamaican dancehall 7" repress, not sure of the legalities of it.

Ady how quickly do you need it? He's on my list of people to research in the next month or so....b.t.w if it's for a Kent S/W project "You haven't seen nothing yet" was destined to be his 2nd 45 on the label after it's initial release oN Wheelsville but didn't make it.

Yes it is, and I think it was "pulled" from distribution a bit like Earl Harrison, because it was already out or wasn't getting radio play.

Caught my eye that one Greg, simply because for months I'd convinced myself that Sammy Jones didn't actually come out on Wand and was one of the mysterious missing numbers. Then Saturday evening, found a copy in my garage! You can imagine how delighted I was. Steve

As Winnie says "profound". Was trying to rush / juggle between keeping an eye on Soul Source and researching for me book.... Think the challenge the rare northern newies scene has is that it has about 500 serious followers in the UK, some of whom don't get out much, but about 475 of them are also "DJ's". And they cross genres between 60s, funky, 70s, midtempo too. Also there are widely differing levels of knowledge about the music. I lot of what I hear championed in the "unknown" department are known to some of us, but as I said earlier that depends on how long you been around, how much digging you've done, and how much you've actually listened to / collected. Incidentally I never cease to be amazed at how little listening actually goes on at venues. Best solution is just do what you want to do, and let others do what they want to do. Any other discussion is just bound to encourage disagreement. But having said that, I would still like to see a re-birth of Lifeline weekenders! To me they encapsulated what it's about, and Ian there was musical variety. Think Sam even played some of his then house faves, although in fairness that wasn't really a Lifeline thing. So please don't assume a newies weekender has to be the same tempo / style.

Interesting Toad, but I'd just as easily step on a plane and hop over to Europe for a weekender as I would go to a club night here. Had numerous really enjoyable weekends in Italy, Spain, Germany (so far under the radar as far as our Nordic cousins are concerned ), and at the end of the day it all comes down to what you want to hear, and what will get you out of your armchair on a weekend and travelling.

Very prolific Roger!

Well yes, but I am not saying there isn't great funky edged stuff Pete, just not things like Reggie Milner, Softouch etc. Very average 45s.

I know, thing is I think there are some great funky edged records, but these guys have to dig a lot deeper than they are. I mean pulling up these old multiple stockers and soul packers. Exactly the same with a lot of these self proclaimed R&U champs. I guess when you've been around a long time, and we have, it's easy to be critical, and when you haven't been round a long time, it's all probably relatively new and exiciting.

Some fair points there Andy, it's become very factionalised for sure. It's funny because on the funky thread, funky people keep posting up records I can't even be bothered to pull off the shelf at home, let alone get in the car and go out to hear. Different strokes etc.

Hi Dave, Another weekender to add to the list on this thread apparantly with 'the right ingredients' formula then. There appear to be quite a few reading through... Maybe I am not being clear enough, but it's not a rare room I want to go to, it's somewhere with fresh and exciting music.....something different, not recycled lesser knowns, or rare for the sake of it stuff. If some of it's rare great, but I wouldn't want to hear the same old rare tunes bunged out. ATB Steve

PM'd ya, not with a copy but some info.

You see Rod this is where this thread just becomes a posting point for people's very diverse personal taste and knowledge. As Marc and others says one man's garbage another man's top want. I'd say the Delegates of Soul isn't really funky at all, and by the way is a piss poor version of a great record - Charles Mintz singing the same tune IS an awesome funky edged dancer. But I'd also agree with Gareth S why are we trying to pidgeon hole these records into micro-genres all the time? Steve

Just heard from Ian Clark, who's been keeping an eye on this thread from afar (well deepest Norfolk). He writes to say he remembers having12" of Del Capris and a 10" acetate of Larry Clinton AND Jimmy Burns. Also on this format was Betty Boo "spellbound" , Popcorn Wylie "Hanky Panky" (both 10") and James Bynum, Ellingtons, and Millionaires. Plus there was a 7" of the same - Dave McAller (ex Pye man) was working at RCA at the time....which I didn't know. Ian was sent to RCA's vault in London one day by John A to retrieve his copy of Cecil Washington which John had left on the shelves during a visit and a tape of an instrumental of Al Williams which was there. Ian says Hi to all and is working on his next list: Steve