Steve G

Nice one Anthony. Sorry I had to leave early.

Yeah one here too, going to play it Sunday oN Solar.....sounds really good.

SOUL BOWL had most of the copies - Lord only knows where they are now.....

I still have a flyer for the one I was guest DJ at knocking about somewhere. Think Shifty was the other guest that night.

Oh yeah Boddie. trust you all got the three record box set from Numero Uno of their unissued stuff. A couple of really strong sides on there and all for £15.

You'd be surprised who the culprit was. I believe he is on here as well.

Wow great website even includes the dreaded AMG label.....

Paul Anka "When we get there" And ARkwright - yes Tony Blackburn was massive at Wigan for a few weeks. Speaking of which Ron Grainer "Joe 90" - Ron was a tremendous creator of TV themes, and did loads of good ones, but this one obviously "crossed over" to the northern scene.

It's actually a bit harder on a 7 than many people think. They are around though.

Yes this will be a real sad loss. I do believe David will contribute in other ways so watch this space as they say. Meanwhile there are another three issues to go...

Yes always thought this was a Hispanic group. Great record.

I still write Fragile handle with care onm the rare occasions I post a record. It might make a difference as others have said, it just depends.

A real shame, hope John gets somewhere else. The October events had their own vibe.

£6 I'd say

Perhaps he is trying to get his feedback up by buying his own records, and then leaving positive feedback

Best wishes for a speedy recovery to Belita.....I am old enough to remember when "Lovin is really my game" first came out

Wendy Woods 68 Basic sounds of Pittsburg 84-85 Pages 78 Think KL Hamilton is late 80s

Plenty of topics crossing into this one, but on the pop front ...... Wigan did get very commercial towards the end - the dreadful Casino Classics label, Disco Connection five times a night and Prince Buster in the main room etc. It seemed as the numbers started to dwindle, the music was diluted. Or was it the other way round??? the music got diluted and the numbers dwindled??? It all seemed to change around 77 when three or four Bobby Goldsboro records were being spun. I did write about this in very early Blackbeats (called Northern Line then). There was pop before 77 for sure, including the manic "Joker" / Mirwood instrumentals of the mid 70s courtesy of simon Soussan that oh hang on.....our mate RW seemed to champion. My recollection was that in the late 70s whilst all DJs played some pop, including Richard, Russ was one of the worst offenders, along with Keith "Love Hustle", Jackie Trent, Muriel etc. So there is a common theme......Russ and pop and I don't care what anyone else says, mud sticks. But he is not on here, so I am not going to slag him off any more than that, he does seem quite a friendly cove so....Checking out too....and awaiting the next BBC installment of "Now do you remember the 70s and dancing allnight and do you remember Northern Soul the underground sound of the 60s?. Well it may surprise you to know that all these years later -it is still going strong. Ladies and Gentlement please welcome Russ Winstanley, former DJ at the hallowed Wigan casino" (audience applause). We should run a sweepstake on which show it'll appear on.....

The trouble is Northern soul is a meaningless term at this point in time. It encompasses everything from Motown spins in the early 70s, through Wigan, Stafford, 100 Club, Oldies, Newies, through to todays fragmented scene. That makes covering it very hard. I have seen some good documentaries - The Cleethorpes one was good, and the Colin Curtis one Central TV did was excellent. Look at this lot of youngsters then

Hi Russ, Russ W is quite a nice guy when you talk to him - but he doesn't really know anything about the music (his book proved that), or the scene in the 30 years post Wigan closing - and that is what turns people off. A bit of nostalgia once in a while is OK, but it's the "Same old song" everytime with RW and his numerous TV appearances. In fairness to the guy he does draw a crowd whenever he plays so Rugby take note! However you know you are going to get Frank Wilson with the dodgy stuck on label, Tommy Hunt, Flirtations etc. and the same 25 sounds. He has an agent as well? That'll explain how he keeps getting the BBC 'gig' then. Peace Love and Harmony......

Well I won't waste ten minutes of my life watching it. Have seen it all before Russ and his memories. Chas - The comment about Teddy Boys is spot on. Ste - I don't think we should put up with sub standard journalism, especially from the Beeb. I expect it in "The Metro" which is all freelance journos feeding off of the web and emailing in articles, but just once couldn't the BBC do something a bit better?....

Yes acetates with no artist ID are a challenge. I have quite a few northern ones, I am afraid I give them all "names"...Steve

Whatever it was, it was also a long time ago. Butch had it and played it for quite a while before it got uncovered. Simon, it's hardly a "recent" example and doesn't illustrate the point you are trying to make at all.....as the world has moved on a lot since those days. Everyone and their dog is on-line now trying to find stuff, and as George says a lot of it is chasing sounds that others are playing / breaking.

The white labvel thing is a boot. The Grapevine mix is different to the Koko 7" mix. Cheers Steve

Yes of course Paul that's why it's a forum for differing views. If we all agreed it would be pretty damn boring. I must admit I don't understand covering up new releases which are easily available to everyone, and clearly that does depive the artist of sales, recogition etc. Just trying to make the point that tracking down truly unknown 60s and 70s records is pretty hard at this point, and not a cheap pasttime either. That's why a DJ will cover up something, and yes it is selfish, have never said otherwise. Most of the knockers of cover ups on the rare soul scene, don't play on that pitch, and that's fine. If they did they might see it slightly differently. See you at Womack then!