Steve G

I posted about a year or two about this Rod, but it seems to me the vast majority of people seem to stagnate musically in their early 20s, whether it be soul, rock, whatever music. Witness the numbers that will block all the roads around Twickenham for hours because they want to go to a Phil Collins or Status Quo concert. Or how many 30 somethings will fight each other for a ticket to see a "Take That" reunion. No different in soul from what I can see, there are those that like to hear something new, and a far greater number who's receptors for hearing something fresh fell off many years ago.

What's the story on this? Dave Box keeps asking me if I'll cut him a copy. ATB Steve

Great for Rod & Sally to try this in Bournemouth, but as others have said just don't seem that there's enough folk into "rare and underplayed" for a Niter down there. Exactly the same round these parts where we've run gigs til 4 am (but no Niters). Put on a rare and underplayed night and you get 70 in, mostly travellers. Put on an oldies night and the locals all come out the woodwork for a knees up. But then again personally I wouldn't go to a pure olides all nighter if it was across the road from me gaff. Two very distinct scenes these days, some shared musical interest, but that's about it.

Bought mine from SouL Sam about 15 years ago when he was clearing a few things out, so he trumps everyone so far. Stafford era possibly?

good one Sebastian

Excellent article and a great piece of northern. Thanks for posting.

Looks like two bidders put in a ridiculously high bid to secure. Third bidder $75 and even that looks high for what I always rated as a £5 record. Is it in demand again or something?

I wasn't referencing popsike as a pricing point, merely noting that copies of False Alarm appear with far less frequency than other Volcano's titles. At the end of the day for all the bleating on here, the price at auction is the slightly higher value that at least two people have placed on an item. Nothing more nothing less. I also think pricing is becoming far less predictable. Some gems don't make what you think, others go way over what you think is a reasonable price. And a lot of stuff you can't sell at all.

It's an poor record at a ridiculous price. Seller is living in a parallel universe.

Yep but us old timers got these records cheap. Just dug out my copy - hmm sounds right for today methinks - def playable at a niter. Lots of newer recruits out there and not too many copies on popsike compared with say 'laws of love' and their other harthon 45. Steve

Very true, and they were affordable.

I know we are and I am not condoning it for one minute. Just saying it's always been there. Some people seem to think it's an ebay only phenomenon. Steve

It's always been a case of "buyer beware". Even before Ebay. I remember as a kid buying an 'original' Sam & Kitty for £4 off an older lad at the Casino which was a lot in them days. Only to find i'd been sold an early boot.

it's actually Monarch Recorders - famous home of the 70s bootleg....

Post # 8 Chalky - it talks utter tosh. Uncle Dearglove turned it up, and a few of us got it that week, including presumably Andy who played it at Sheridans ad John who covered it up. In truth I filed my copy away on the shelves so not laying any claims on it.

I thought, in fact am pretty sure Dearlove was the first to turn this up. It was on his front page - for one week only. Love the way history is being re-written again

Nothing at all Ian, and I know your taste in music is amongst the broadest I know. I just don't 'get' the connection with R&R and C&W. For me soul started in the early 60s - Money, Chuck Jackson, etc, and northern sounds really around 64/5. It developed in part (but not exclusively) from R&B - but that doesn't mean I have to like R&B as someone on here implied yesterday. As it happens I do like some, have just got a minty London copy of "The Walk" for example - great song. But then again I also like Bull Moose Jackson "Big 10 inch" Kip Anderson, and a host of other not really soul R&B records. Undoubtebly Randy was to blame for putting me onto these types of records But all joking aside, I wouldn't want to hear them at a nighter. Anything before the mid 60s doesn't really fit my personal description of northern soul. At the other end whilst I like a bit of soulful house I don't think that either would fit into a niter environment well. Whilst I don't like R&R I do respect those that have kept the torch of that genre shining. Thing is those guys don't rate the records that have crossed over to the northern scene. Geeselad charitably described it as "tin pan alley", I think some of the genuine R&R guys wouldn't be quite so complimentary. I just sense that as we evolve, the types of sounds played at the venues will losen somewhat to be more of a 'bit of everything' whether that be northern, funky northern, xover, midtempo, kick ass uptempo, uplifting gospel and beyond. And whilst Peter S might fire off objections from behind his computer screen, as a self confessed "non attender", I am sure that his views will be drowned out for the most part by good quality music.

You just don't get it Pete. Personally, I actually like Northern Soul, rare soul, beat ballads, Deep Soul, Funk, Crossover, 70s, 80s, and some Y2k. I do not like C&W or R&R. I do hope that is clear enough for you, and no apologies at all if that don't fit with your blinkered definition of what I should like

Yes but the B side of Chuck Strong is pretty good too as I remmeber

Yes I went to them as well. Good night but a lot of stairs to climb Maybe a bit of all of the above keeps the scene interesting, although I personally could do without the R&R and C&W

Hi Marc, I did play my copy a couple of times a couple of years ago, and it did get some dancefloor reaction, but not massive. Many people don't actually remember it. Talking of ebay were those ones on there definite originals? I have seen another trophy item on ebay twice in the last week - one original and a second I am not so sure but it did have "an original sleeve" and it went for a higher price than the def original....The SWONS

ANy chance of a soundclip of the Susan Coleman please?

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Hi Tommy, Narrows it down to about 50 possibles then, Syl Johnson, Joe L, T99, Al Green, Norm West for starters.......sorry but there are loads on this label....Steve

Interesting post