Steve G

Yes Steve once the quality control had been sorted out I ordered a box set, but its not a limited release. No worries some good tracks I am not precious about these numbered gimmicks…..

When I first got the Phantom record in the early early 90s, I thought it was Sonny Craver, but it clearly isn't.

John had a minter at Victioria Record Fair for £500 - 15 years or so ago....that's where I got my copy too. But at the time it was not played or really known. Since that time it's built up a following, got plays etc. so I guess that's why price has increased....ATB Steve

Here is this weeks show and playlist https://www.mixcloud.com/steve-guarnori/soul-time-show-on-solar-week-5-7th-march-2014/ Hour 1 New and recent Lack of Afro Missing me Tyrone Lee Woman in my world Noel Gourdin Come over Loot We can go to Mars Pix'y Love don't live here anymore J Holiday Come back home Kenny Latimore You have my heart (2012) Reuben Stoddard Love love love Natasha Daya Love and live Afro Elements It feels so good August Heat Fly away Charles Mintz I love making love (2012) Beau Williams I'll be home soon The get up What if Elbowed Out Things are changing Hour 2 Collectors Soul Sampson & Delilah Don't listen to your friends Arthur Foy Love dreams Chuck Strong Doin it cos it feels good Al Hudson & Soul Partners When you're gone Demon Funk You can run but you can't hide Jimmy Jones Ain't nothing wrong making love the first night Basic Sounds of Pittsburgh Feel it Starquake Don't you know I love you Ann Bogus Don't ask me to love again Soul Sensations & Coachmans Band No more than before Natural Four Hanging on to a lie Royal Robins Something about you sends me Kelly Garrett Love's the only answer John Wilson just ain't enough love Family of Eve I wanna be loved by you Brandye Wells When it's love Frank Alstin Girl I want to share my world with you Carl Hall - Whose gonna love me

Yes indeed….Bil Jax = Billy Jackson. Top double sider.

John, Charles and Ivory Cletus Marland etc. Think there were about 6 of them from NY. Steve

Hi John, I do have other Geneva New York releases. There were several of em….

Where are you getting this stuff from? Dunno where he was born but Willie Collins was a Brooklyn singer, and friends with Billy Nichols etc. His band competed with a pre B T Express (King David Houserockers) in the late 60s. Ernest Kelley was from Detroit…This has nothing to do with Chicago as far as I can see. Do not believe it has been booted Dr Bob.

Geneva a Chicago record label? That's not right, it was Detroit with a new York arm when Ernest Kelley went there (ErnKel on the record). The Willie Collins is Wil Collins and Willie Collins of the 70s and 80s…..1969 just before he fronted B W & The Next Edition c early 70s.

I believe I have the album Ian what do you want to know?

No competition "all the rest"….

Lack of Afro new CD has a nice crossover track on it.

That was the Atco one - Lets get together. Now that IS a hard Darrow Fletcher record to find on an issue copy.

John, stockers are all tied in collections, this is really quite hard compared to some of the bigger ticket items….and probably mostly emanate from a single box full haul at some point in the past. I mean apart from the winning bidder and the second highest, who hasn't got the Van Dykes at this point? good luck to whoever got the Fletcher. G4 quite low too.

usual story. Trophy records overbids and genuine rare records going relatively cheap….

To answer the question, modern always was a feature of the northern scene throughout the 70s. After the demis of the Mecca / Cleethorpes, Ronnie Love, Eddie Holman, Silvetti, 7th Wonder, Lovelites, Flaming Emeralds etc. Indeed Lou Pride 6 years old when it was first played as were many northern 60s records. That's the equivelent of playing a 2008 record now. But the first real main "tranche" of modern after the Mecca demise, came in with a vengance in 79, when John Anderson sold Richard Searling a number of sounds that went on in time to become classic oldies: Roy Dawson, Pages, Court Davis, Sammy Gaha, ZZ& Co, Ike Strong, Alfie Davison, Bobby Thurston etc. The feeling at the time was that the 60s newies had all but dried up and some new music was needed (whether you agree or don't agree - that is what happened). Suddenly DJ sets of people like Richard, Poke, Jonathan, Pat Brady etc. were full of these new discoveries mostly covered up of course. Soul Sam and others were also in there, he traded "Cheating kind" for Richard's Larry Houston! It seemed to happen almost overnight.

80s was only a low point ONLY if you weren't there. BUT it wasn't all about newies either. We had a strong oldies contingent in Cambs with renegades from the Scooter scene migrating across to Niters. When I used to do The Fleet / Wirrina etc. there was Adam and I doing modern, Brian Rae, Dave Evison, The "vicar" and other assorted bods doing bog standard oldies. The only thing that wasn't big there to be honest was 60s newies.

Yes Jo and Keith Rylett. They also came to our do's in 77-79 at St Easwhythes Mission Hall, Tonbridge.

That's the one!

I know, that's why the warning sign and .

Not seen a "Ringleaders" copy before , only know it as by The Soul Sensations which I have and which has smaller writing than your scan, and edge chip.

Have you made that up John? label looks roughly right but it doesn't have The Ringleaders on it....

Mine isn't for sale Winnie as I can still use it at places like Essence, Boomerang, Filthy soul etc., so it's probably the northernsoulincorporated.com site copy. "Discovered in 2014", "after 5 years of searching" - you have to admire these guys descriptions. I wonder what they'll "discover" next

:sleep3: God you have become so predictable Terry. In fairness to you, it's not really a 100 MPH nighter record, more a midtempo soul collectors piece. Keep repeating the message "there is more to soul music than Burnley niter sounds"......Also I can't believe it's for sale covered up when it's been uncovered for years! Got to think Rob Thomas was the first with this.....but I might be wrong on that.

I play it sometimes, pretty rare. Got it from Dave Greet I recall.