Steve G

Very sad news. Bring back the love of yesterday.

Yes I know it is Ian. But......have you heard it? Sam played it once, phew! yes COD's was played at Wigan, does that make it good / a must have then? Is Tim only selling "Trophy Records" ? And Lee Charles I don't really know, I have been told it exists but have never seen one. Steve

Precisions "Sugar ain't sweet"??? Probably the seconed worst record in Todmorden after the COD's - come on James you must have better taste than THAT!

Ian wrote "Some folk don't like the limelight I guess" Yup, a guy who writes a monthly column for Manifesto and has been on TV with his Frank WIlson- nope doesn't like the limelight much at all......

On the basis that only two of them have ever died some of them must be Oldies by now But they do have attitude, like pirranahs when I turn up with the food.....

It's all clear to me now Ian.....just didn't understand the mystery collector bit - there are a couple out there, and was hoping you'd tapped into one of them.....As to my two wants they may exist no one knows.....anyway hope you and James get the commission agreed.....otherwise might have to tip off the FSA

What do you need to know, no expert, but I put 8 in my pond ten years ago there are now over 50 in there!

Hi John, 7209......that's the problem when you collect labels by numbers, miss a digit and you get a completely different record

If it's Tim, he doesn't have either of them. They're on his wish list. PS: Thought Tim had his own list, these things drop through my letterbox every week.....and hasn't he been collecting for more than 30 years Ian?

Does your man have my top wants? : Reflection "Four walls and a telephone" (Wand) Lee Charles on Hot Wax 7208 Steve

As I am not a member of the "upper echeleon", I wouldn't know.

What a strange thread, not at all what I was expecting. I have heard of mystery buyers but not mystery sellers before with mystery records and mystery prices. Still if all these deals have been done it can't be all that bizarre! He's not sitting on a pressing machine is he and pressing them up on demand?

Black Rock Educators has an excellent deep soul side too, but guess most people want the faster side.....I did play this at Soul Essence a couple of times, but it didn't go.

Hi Andy, well put and good to hear from you. Steve

Still relatively unknown - I actually reviewed it in In The Basement magazine uncovered a couple of years ago, and no one clocked it. Think it might be a bit slow for some.......Steve

Yes interesting indeed, and I remember John telling me something about this a few years back.

Only two scenes?

Agree with you Jayne, we are not brown nosing, just calling it as we see it as far as Richard and his immense contribution is concerned. But the implication was that we were over egging it......I don't buy that. Andy peebles and Def Leppard - why am I not surprised!!!

Hi Gareth, I am sure you remember a full floor swaying friom side to side and singing along to the chorus at the Raynescourt?

OK well we are moving off topic a bit here, but suffice to say that back in the days of Peebles, Vincent etc soul music was trendy, and a recognised music genre. So it was perhaps easier to 'do a soul show'. If my memory serves me correctly Vincent started off as the BBC's Northern Ireland correspondant didn't he? The point I have been trying to make is that Richard has championed the music throughout unfashionable times, and for that alone he gets a big thumbs up from me. Every week, year in year out for nigh on 30 years - come on man where are your "Emperor Rosko" types now? Surely we can regret the demise of Richard's show without implications of sycophantic behaviour and implications of brown nosing? I take no prisoners and always call it as I see it, and I see it that Richard has done a great service to us all with his show - even if I am not a regular listener these days. Let's hope he is back with a regular show soon.

It was played at Soul Essence for a while, about 15 years ago.

Well of course, and indeed I did a radio show for over five years myself and damn fine it was too . However the point of my post was to emphasise the time RS has been involved on radio playing good new releases, so when people bring up names like Peebles, for comparrison we can put it in perspective, that's all.

I am sorry to hear this about Richard's show. He's been at the top of the new release game for decades now. Frankly 'fly by nights' like Andy Peebles don't even come close! Andy was a bit of a "Somebody" on Radio 1 for a couple of years in the 70s - wow! Sorry guys and galls but it is not those championing Richard that need to get a sense of perspective here! By comparrison Richard has made sure the 'show goes on', on a series of far less attractive stages (Red Rose and Hallam for example) for nearly 30 years - now that IS some achievement. Let's hope Richard is back on air soon.

Thanks for clearing the dates up Dave.