Steve G

Yes Mark correct. I went to every one until about 1983/4 and then only periodically for the next couple of years and more of less stopped going due to family commitments, with only occasional visits. I'll try and post up some old Blackbeat reviews at some stage.....I reviewed all of the clubs (Henris, W Hampstead, Last Chance and 100 Club as well as the 6Ts Thames boat trip) at the time.

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Hi Mark That all makes sense. Thing is these days when you get a potential c/up you do a bit of quiet digging see if any references to it on the internet, popsike, etc. ask a copuple of collectors etc. Only if you're pretty sure it's a true unknown would it be wise to cover it up. Must admit I've never understood why you'd cover up a proper modern tune, but fully understand why as a DJ you'd "cover up" a 60s-80s rare 7".

Book Just read this yesterday, by Mark Windle on here, a really interesting read about some of the South East US 60s soul & garage acts like Greater Experience, The Appreciations, Anthony & Aqua lads, The Tempests etc etc. Well worth getting for your holiday reading.

Interesting because it also crosses into my book too .....although only in passing, since the Steals were behind one of the last good Wand 45s.....Look forward to reading Dave's full account when the book is published......

....and not so many teeth :

I saw Stan last at Keb Darge's UK leaving party a year or two ago, and Lorraine has seen him a few months back in Preston (Waitrose I think she said!!! )

Ken Williams worked with Bobby Treetop at a music publishers...... Bit of self publicity I suppose, but Ken talks about Bobby Treetop here (The Music of Ken Williams) if you haven't heard it.....I didn't ask him about the Babysitters tho....bit on Bobby treetop starts about 17 mins in..... https://www.mixcloud.com/steve-guarnori/sunday-morning-soul-on-solar-featuring-the-music-of-ken-williams/

Hmmmm....methinks it would look nice in my book.......

No, Preston St Dancers were a "Clifton Hall" disco act. Preston Cyberman were hard core 60's..... Please don't ask for proof though :lol:

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Yes heard that as well......A "Tony Soprano" without the Italian charm! "Find your star" is an OK dancer as it turns out, fast 70s thing, although very short 1:30 sounds about right.......so maybe there was a MOR Part 2.....I have a booking for a Tea Dance coming up in a few weeks as it happens so it would be a useful addition to the set. : Happy to send you the EP. Steve

I'll try and have a listen tonight....

No I don't believe it is Sam Dees singing!...... The EP is only short bursts of four songs. A soundtrack for a blaxploitation film would have had more than four tracks.....To the extent that Sam Dees had a contribution, assuming he did, those tracks may have appeared on a Ace / Kent CD of Sam Dees unissued material from the 70's a few years ago. There was a 22 tracker of previously unissued Sam Dees demos. I am sure these four songs are by the artists they claim to be, since they were all signed to various Michael Thevis labels. BTW Thevis was into drugs and porn mainly, records was only ever a secondary source of income!

I have the EP. I played Go on be a star over a decade ago now, not that anyone apart from Jan Barker, Andy Whitmore, and a few of the Spanish lads were paying attention.

What's to know? Originally played by Butch as an acetate, this is a limited re-press.

Lee, lovely burgers and all the latest re-issues and Kent stuff in there I see. Is the plan to put some USA OVO in there at some point?

Can't agree with you but that's a funny post......

Joseph Webster - A classic case of great dancer, nasty nasty voice.

Have to agree on acetates, the laquer may be very fragile, and prone to damage but if looked after properly hundreds and hundreds of plays you'll get out of them if you look after them.....but not as enduring as say a vinyl record which should last forever.

If it's in Brick Lane I must cycle past it two -three times a week since it's on my route home....will pop in one day soon if I can find any brakes.

Absolutely depends on the scene and the time said DJ is on. So whilst I admire the "never play the same record twice in your lifetime" principle, it's wholly unworkable in practice. Especially for DJs booked at Nights / Niters / alldayers in the peak period when most people wanna have a dance and wanna hear some stuff they know as well. As for unknowns - how do you build up a record if you only ever play it once? Also some DJs are known for certain records as well, and the public expect to hear 'em, especially if they are exclusive / near exclusive to that DJ. That's not to say it should be "play by numbers" or the "willy waving" of a nice set of "trophy records" that I've witnessed from certain quarters recently either -now that is boring, except for those of us with our Bingo Cards ticking them off as they get played! A bit of mix n match never did any harm.

The Caesars on Both Sides is on ebay. Does anyone have their other Lanie one (2002) for sale?

"Rare soul" nice and simple and no one in "Divvy Street" knows what it means, so they go "Oh" and move on down the bus

TSOP - I remember stumbling into a cheapo bookshop shop in Oxford Street and there was a pile of copies 30p each......mind you that was in the early 80's...a bit like records I s'pose!!!