Steve G

Chrissie don't argue with Ian on Motown. It's his specialist subject

No Reg lots of stuff was too slow to play back in the day and other struff wasn't played until post 85. some may have been known by collectors etc.

girlie crossover, quite nice though

jimmy Burns "Can't get over"

ok thanks. missed that, was probably into modern or something

Sorry guys I am still catching up on eight pages....

Is she the person who was at the Rocket and asking a £1 for A5 copies of pictures of Sandi Sheldon? If so I thought she was very odd too.

I am pretty sure `Searling played this at `Wigan 1980.

Nobody dances to this anymore. I've tried to revive it recently It is good though.

A few more obscure 60s off the top of me head which I don't see mentioned: Richard Marks did you ever lose something Tim & Dave Girl you're just so good to me Homer Banks Sweetie Pie Traditions / Parisiens Georgettes Hard hard Willie Feaster (Voices) Walter Wilson "Love keeps me crying" The slow version of Natural Four (ha ha!!!) too slow pre 85 Young ladies on Stang Tokays "Baby baby baby" Royal Robins "Something about you" Chico Lamarr From the 70s how could you forget Natural Impulse, the dreaded Papa Bear & Cubs which I am sure some people will say is good, and Willie dee "Looks like rain" - only now starting to get the credit it deserves Steve

Sam spin in the 70s I think, though not a biggie then

Nick don't find it suspect at all that the music hasn't been sorted out. With films music usually comes later. Let's face it there's plenty of northern to choose from, and the dancing scenes aren't likely to be great big long documentary shoots are they? A few seconds on each shot I'd imagine....so not too difficult to choreograph. Might have to rename you Nit-Pik Steve

"Domino" sounds awful. Don't tell me it was played at the Mecca - Blackpool folk & hippy club would have been more appropriate.

What an excellent post. Sad but it all rings true.

Must admit Tony, I glazed over some of the "talking heads" bits - preferring instead to see the artists Anyway good moaning Tone, hope you are well.

Exactly and that's why I will buy this DVD when it comes out in the same way I bought SWONS.

I have no problem personally with those guys - I am sure I know Simon from a few years back (Soul 24/7 and Rocket days when he used to hang round with Paul Clarke) though cannot picture him in my mind.....though I do understand when he was on here before it did get out of hand with a couple of other members and that's why his account was closed. Gavin I don't really know except when he dropped your record box at Victoria Record Fair - ouch!

Sue Mayfield has strong views on that one I understand

Yeah jocko, think some came on here just to wind up Ian Levine (very easy - not sport), and they've lost interest. Others just want to talk about minutae from the early 70s etc. who shagged who on 13/12/1971 etc. Others are just swooning Ian just wants to talk about himself, and appears to be losing interest by the day. Very little in the way of real stories going on - either records or artists. There is some great stuff to tell too. Very little debate going on either.

Wendy it was a piece of Russ Winstanley rubbish - he said the film Saturday Night Fever was based on Wigan - in his book I think. But NEVER believe anything those hasbeen 70s big name DJs tell you. On a more serious note glad the filming seems to be going well and those involved are having a good time. Dobie Gray not out of place - classic northern in the 70s. It was one of the first northern soul records I heard and bought.

Yes to an extent Ian I would say you yourself have done just this with your productions and also your CD titles "NS 2007" etc. "Authentic Motownesque uptempo records" are part of northern soul, but they are not all of it - not by any stretch. Had you been part of the scene continuously for the last 40 years you would realise that. From what I can see your definition of NS is based purely around this sub genre of Motownesque stuff and that is reflected in your productions which attempt to re-create that very type of commercial sound, but using modern tecniques which don't quite work for me. That's my view and I know you won't agree with it.

Eh? That's James T that is going on about swimwear!

Probably plenty mate....but not on here....how are you anyway? Still in Spain?

I have bootlegs of several things which I bought in the 70s when I first got onto the scene and have never replaced with OV. You know those w*gan big hits that you could get in Russ's "booth". Even an early pressing of Sam & Kitty which one of the nasty bigger boys sold me for £4 at the back of the record bar as an original, Back then for us kids it was all part of growing up.

I thought Ian said no rubbish was played in 1973 - ooooh that was played at Wigan, not Blackpool then? .