Steve G

You certainly got that bit right Paul - I see he is now reviewing The Glitter Band in Manifesto What next Mud and Showaddywaddy records in their strange world of northern soul?

Agreed Malc top bloke! Here's another one: "After a long dry summer the signs of subsidence were starting to appear in the most unusual and unexpected places"

B side's not too shabby either Matt.

Sam tells me he's also described Soul Sourcers as "anally retentive and puritanical" If true I've only got two avataars to describe this latest irrelevant outburst:

Andy we are NOT taking the piss out of Sam - just the visual look of the lopsided decks.....Steve

As someone that does my fair share of evening do's, I know exactly where you are coming from. I'd like to be more upfront, but I am not going to be a p-nut and play to an empty floor for an hour either - so you have to strike a balance. I love clearing the floor a couple of times, but not for a whole set.....Nothing wrong with some oldies per se, as long as they are not the same played out ones. There's tons you rarely hear. I'd personally rather hear a lesser played oldies than hearing Unique Blend, Jackie Lee, Salvadors or Corey Blake again. Yet the dancefloor often says otherwise, so we got to mix it up a bit at evening do's. Niters are different, and although I am a rare attendee at Niters (very rare), I couldn't even think of attending a niter that doesn't play new sounds. I'd be bored senseless staying up all night hearing oldies.

"Started in response to the smoking ban.....but open air all nighters aren't all they're cracked up to be"

The famous sloping dancefloor at the City Club was worse than anyone had anticipated

I found this pic on Mick Cooper's site (excellent site btw - thanks) and couldn't resist it for a caption competition. My first go is "Sam always suspected that DJ-ing on the High Seas was risky"

Man of Kent or Kentish Man I guess? In my case neither as I am originally from sarf Lundun.

West KENT - is that SE enough for ya?

Yellow label thingy with a polka B side? I'd put it at 150-200. As a sound it has never had it's day.

At the time in the 70s this was THE place to be. I have fantastic memories of WC, 2000+ under 25s bought together by one thing - the music. So don't feel uncomfortable for nominating it if you never went. It's not WC in the 70s that's unfashionable, it's 40 somethings trying to recreate it in 2007....in a shopping centre

What a great find. Almost as good as the two copies of Wil Collins & Willpower I pulled out of Tricky Dickys Mile End shop in the mid 80s.

U R 'avin a larf surely???? Seriously if you found this in Boscombe you did extremely well young man

Yes I agree very rare on an issue - hard to price in todays SWONS

Get well soon Russ. looking forward to seeing you out and about on the dancefloors soon

Yeah same for me. Never went, and wished I had.

Yup Impulse in the High Street was good, but as I worked in London I also got to go to some of the shops there that had more choice on the import front. I do remember getting "Brazilian Love affair" LP out of there though. Jon's shop was as you know quite small and always full of disco equipment as well Steve

Hey Tony, great to see someone who went to the same clubs on here...

Tony, Didn't play there, though went religiously as a punter to the Lizzy Barn, Court school of dancing and the Beacon (Beacon less so - it was further to go and never was sure about "Peters Hi Fi"). My weekdays were thus: Monday - Barn (Keith seal) Tuesday - Court Wed - night in Thursday - Barn (though the Court ran for a while as well in competition) (Jon Vine) Friday-Beacon or Tennis Club Those were the days

Late 70s, Kelsey Arms, Sherwood community hall, Showfields Community Centre, Tonbridge sea scouts hall, The Castle places like that. Steve

Yes same guy I think - the Poormans 45 is excellent......I've never played it out but I do like it.

Was thinking about this the other day - cracking bass line and rhythm, we used to play it a lot in Tonbridge/ Tun Wells.

Grapevine singles aren't bootlegs Simsy - thought you would have known that The point about boots has been well made; we certainly don't play them round this way thank God. Hopefully none played at gigs round your way either Ian