Steve G

Ian D, had promised myself not to come back on here after the comedy article I did,,,,but one thing for you to consider - The Manship price guide whilst an invaluable source of information isn't the holy bible……that's why there are six versions of it…..it's constantly evolving and with a work of that size not everything is going to be 100% right. PS: Hope you are over your chest infection now….Thursday was as good as always apart from one DJ playing vinyl carvers of other peoples records ! Had you been there you would have had to had put up with me moaning about it!

Why do we even need a "Top 500" ? Or rather to agree what it is? Or worse be told by someone else what it is? Like a few others I suspect my favourite records are the ones I've just bought.

The other thing is tastes have continued to evolve….in the 90s no one would have gone for "Don't be so jive"…..it wouldn't have been right for the scene then. It's the move towards the funkier edge and the european influence over the last ten or so years that has brought that style of 45 into vogue.

Sam from Richard? - goodness Nev, that was much later, Sam was one of the last to get this……about 2 years ago. I remember Sam trying to get together Richard's shopping list of "original oldies" for the trade - Judy Street type big NW oldies….Tell you when it was, it was a few weeks before Northern Soul filming was done at King Georges Hall, because it was being talked about that day at Blackburn. But good point about Richard he would have got it from Soul Bowl as well, and may well have had it before anyone else! I don't know whether he ever played it, or if he did which side. Certainly don't remember him playing it, but he might have done at Parkers or somewhere.

Let's put a few of these comments to bed for once and for all eh Nev? -The first copies surfaced as far as I can tell in the mid 90s, Butch and myself had it back then I am sure, I got it from Soul Bowl for £300 at a Victoria Record fair whenever they were - about 95/96 I think. -"Don't be so jive" does well on the dance floors whenever I've played it, works every time and was popular at places like Letchworth here some years ago now. Still get requests for it now and it's certainly great enough to play still. The shine hasn't gone off it. The flip side of Sag War Fare was played first at crossover venues in the 90s, but sad to say it wasn't as popular as it should have been. It doesn't really work with the dance floor, I am sorry to say. Marco and Butch were the first to play "Don't be so jive" so credit to them. Right, feel better now for putting that right.

Hi Ted, I've noticed that with loads of records that have been around years, they are STILL popular on the floor. Elipsis, Joseph Webster are other examples of records that perpetually fill the dance floor….slower records too have always had their place….Ironically I can still remember when Searling cleared the floor at the Casino with Judy Freeman one night..,..

Interesting, thanks. See you soon.

Dave hope u well up there in Leighton…..question for ya….if you had stock how come so very few of the big names from around that time have this on a 45? What happened to the copies? Everytime I play it on 7, I get asked about it…..by generally knowledgable folk. I thought it was as Dave 2 said - done about 3y after the LP? Yours faithfully, Confused of Broxbourne...

Yes Dave - great that he picked the best two tracks from the album too…..

Yes it did Keith, but it's hard. Took me years to find my copy.

Lovely looking 8" Columbia acetate on ebay recently….got outbid mind you it wouldn't have fitted in me playbox….

No it's a v rare original…..bid away with confidence….you won't see another in a hurry….

Thank goodness for that!

It was never around in quantity tho. I originally bought it for the other side back in the 90s

Yes I remember that, and getting some bar-gins off ya too! I went in the actual shop for sale a few times never found any soul in there. Always turgid rock types and hippies in....Rocks Off much better!

Hi Gareth, I think 154 came out with two B sides also....memory talking.

Am amazed at £200 for the Skullsnaps.....

I've got em all Dave, so will check later unless someone else pops up with an answer...

Dave there were a couple of CJ Wand's that had alternative B sides......actually issued with two B sides....

A lot of clues on here now.....8 across. Where is Lenny when you need him?

That's a shame...we could have put Sandy Golden to bed, figuratively speaking of course

Time to lighten this thread up a bit......enough of the serious stuff....Enjoy this mild fun! ...And Ian see you @ Majestic - first pint on me! Beware Record Bootleggers are back.pdf

Must have been a seeding place for local record and film types to dispose of their unwanted wares then I guess being in the West end. What a place to have your local record shop! I seem to remember you working in there at one point Ady, or shouldn't I have mentioned that?

please NO! 35 years ago???…1978. No one was a "soulie" then. Then you were "into northern" or a "northern fan". First time I heard the term "soulie" was in Nottingham in the 90's when someone in baggy pants asked me wasn't I "a soulie"? I naturally replied no, and walked away quickly.

Yes he did…...