MrsWoodsrules

The irony about punk rock & what it pro-ported to represent, is that the scene was manufactured for commercial gain by Mr Mclaren from day one. Doesn't change the fact that it's impact freed British music from it's shackles and gave an alternative to progressive stadium rock bands, until they (well some of them) themselves became that very same thing to pro-port to loathe. It was a case of throwing it all up in the air & see what came out, some great, some drivel IMO. Also, lets' be honest, soulies & punks didn't really like each other as a youth sub cultures mostly they had didn't have many shared values, the look, the sound, . I had a mate, who turned into a mad punk in the 70s after the early years at Wigan, but would still go to odd soul night, I used to call him Jerry Fuller. (Double Life) Aid.

Great tune DWYWD Wiganer1, also love I Was A Fool by him. On that tape, Chapter 5 still sounds great to me. Aid.

Funny enough, there were there three massive tunes at the very same time. Stop Pretending, Stop (I think Lou Roberts?) & Stop Girl, all got played on the same sets very often. All very big too. Aid. EDIT just remembered Bobby Diamond.

Excellent Pete, sound quality is really good, love hearing dickies intro's, also the cover up names. My old tapes were always muffled or people talking over em. Great stuff indeed, got it pumping straight from my macbook into my system & blasting out of my speakers, sounds superb, could almost be back in the main hall.

Great list of dropped tunes Pete, would have thought Otis Blackwell was still a Northern standard though? (it is for me anyways) Some of those tunes were so massive too, The Belmonts & Charlie Gracie, sure I seen a green stateside demo of that in the bar at Wigan once, (could be wrong about label Stateside??), anyways couldn't afford it at that time as was already spent up, but remember really wanting it, funny how tastes change, got to admit loved it at that time though. Aid.

Not sure if I can make it yet, but might see you there myself pal, Aid.

Brian Rae an absolute gem, always had time for you. Never bothered hearing his sets at Wigan funny enough though, as Mr M's was for old people as far as I was concerned & was always too busy in the main hall Got to know him well later ala Carlton days etc. Barry, did you ever know Mike Wilson? also from Penketh, top guy & big mate of Brian's too, along with Wayne Povey? I bumped into Wayne last week, I know for a fact he never sold a record in his life & has some stunners, although off the scene now, I badger him about his records every time, I've got my beady eyes on his collection for sure. Aid.

It's poppy enough to be a Russ Spin, but pretty sure Richard plugged it (originally at least) Pete. Aid.

Not heard it for years & years Pete, was a biggie in it's day though. Yeah, thinking about it, very questionable, like a lot from that time, but I did love it then. Aid.

Speaking of which, who sang 'You Have No Choice', a big Dickie spin at Wigan, suppose it was a c/u, but can't for the life of me remember?? Aid.

I Have No Choice, great tune. Aid.

Anyone remember Alexis Corner's excellent blues show on R1 in the 70s on Sunday nights? That intro was WITW Ramsay Lewis. Aid.

Some more great tracks spring to mind I dont hear much these, Anita Hulmes & The Essex What did i do and E, J, Chandler Cant Stand to lose You, another one Carl Spencer ( i think) Cover Girl. just saying i dont hear em, not they dont get spins. Aid.

I wondered how long before that was mentioned, not very? some tunes from Wigan i never or very rarely hear played out, not saying they dont, just i dont hear em. i sure they do, too good not too. Barbara Pennington, Joe Hicks & also Cut Your Motors Off by Black someting or other?? aid

Teddy Pendergrass Close The Door. Close the door......let me give you what you've been waiting for.......Oh Hey Missus! In best Frankie Howerd voice. Aid.

Could be wrong, but I thought it was used on the Lambrini Wine ad campaign a few years ago. Some girls dancing round their handbags, although I could have dreamed it Aid.

It sounds awful now, but I did love it when I was 13 and knew no better. I just hate it when you talk to non-Northern people about what you like & they say....'oh, I like The Snake'......'do you use talcum powder too'?, the Lambrini adverts don't help either, it's a mis-concieved caricature of what 'other' people think that Northern Soul is, that is why I suspect it is not very popular, also, it's crap. Aid. EDIT, just my opinion.

Love the Jocelyn Brown re-mix of this on the rather excellent Nuyorican Soul album By Master At Work (Little Louie Vega). This George Benson track You Can Do It Baby falls into the same genre if not a little jazzy, check it out, in fact the whole Nuyorican Soul album if full of gems. This track takes a least a few minutes to get started, but boy does it start when when it gets going, ace track. Aid.

The irony is that at Wigan, best tunes on OVO, had the labels C/U. so I've just invented an new term CUOVO. Aid.

I thought Bettye LaVette blew everyone else away. Bravo, just pure soulful class. Aid.

Good advice from Bob, no need to go into the run off, it can leave some remnant marking that can be seen under certain light, otherwise great & a very effective way to clean a record, did work for me with positive results, although I only did it once & ended up getting some glue on my turntable matt though, I was never that good at Blue Peter stuff, no big deal though as it just peels off once dry. Aid.

That missing piece is the size of a small country. Aid.

What's the story behind the pub singer record Ernie? Big Joe Turner's Two Loves Have I, always reminds me of a pub singer Anyways, what the story mate? Aid.

Phil, isn't it a parallel universe once you get on the other side of that turntable on stage? Top man you mate. Aid.

Barry, you probably took the same route as me after Wigan, Cassinellis in Standish, Studio In Nantwich, Berlin in Manchester. I got into Joy Division, then weed, then acid, made loads of mistakes, but you still end up a rounded human being 30 years on with loads to contribute. But we all get back to our basics, which for me is that driving beat, our youth, label it what you want, but the good thing is, that rhythm is always still there to re-discover, you can't have it all, always something new to hear and get into. Have a good one Barry, (fellow Warringtonian.) Aid.