MrsWoodsrules

Yeah you are right Robbi, it was a Motown (Black stripe) record, G1.

Only time I've intentionally bought a knackered record (I mean trashed) was for just a couple of £'s and it was for Smokey Robinson's Miracles, Bad Girl, from 1959, and it was trashed, but I just wanted to hold and own it, as it was the first record ever put out on Tamla, if memory serves it even had the serial number G1....priceless, even though it was virtually unplayable, but well worth owning just to look at.

Great show, really enjoyed. Some great stuff and some a little bit different too, which is always interesting. Two shows a week, happy days, Just remind us which times/days (& which stations) again? I will set up an event reminder with iCloud. Keep up the great work Richard.

Always, liked this, and Can't Help Loving You, both timeless pop/soul IMO. Pretty fly for a white guy! Edit: just as a matter of interest, my internet network at home is called 'Pretty Fly For A Wi-Fi' just to impress my neighbours

The vocal is worse. I loved this at Wigan, sounds like something Ross Conway would knock out in blackpool tower organ now, times and tastes change dont they, used to sound great in the main hall at WC back then.

My favourite John Bowie track is AT THE END OF THE DAY, superb Philly soul that is, in fact it's one of my all time favourite songs. Pure soul quality, it's got it all.

Yeah, I know they are plenty of northern out there on colour Phil, just wasn't that common, I just didn't see em much. Although, if I remember correctly, didn't some of the Casino Classic/Grapevine stuff come on colour vinyl too? But was generally referring to U.S. originals.

Never had much on colour vinyl, one I can remember I had is a Ral Donner disk. Other than that, coloured vinyl was really out of the norm, but you wouldn't come across many in the bar at Wigan in my time, first I ever really seen was with the Punk Rock scene made them popular.

Never heard that played, seriously doubt it. Worse record I heard him play was possibly that god awful vocal to Hawaii 5.0 by Sammi Davies Jr. Id be interested to know about Russ in the early years though, when he had some credibility.

I went to that Wiganer1, least they stayed true to what was actually played at WC, enjoyed the night. Although can't remember much about Ila Vann, think I was off me bonce by then though

Won't argue with that Dave, I could well be wrong, I very often am, if Richard wasn't aware of it at that time, then Russ may not have been the first to spin it, it may have been mainstream by the time Russ was spinning it regular, but Russ WAS certainly flogging it to death there no doubt about that, maybe he & SS has the Phoof pressing in mind. I always hated it anyway to be honest.

Good point that solidsoul. Although, my time at WC was later on and did seem like Russ had lost the passion by then, I always got the impression it was 'just a job', I never felt the love coming from his decks. May have been different earlier on, I'm sure it was, others on here would know better about his earlier years.

John Bowie, You've Gonna Miss A Good Thing was a decent Russ spin. He played tons tons and tons of cr@p in my time though, used to go to early sessions on a Friday too, he was the resident in my time so I heard him a lot, I do remember him playing Yum Yums Big Thing, was he the first,?? Could well be, kudos if he was. People used to tell me that in his earlier years he was much much better, but in my time, he was a stooge for Sousaan, to get a record pressed that he could go on and make some coin, he always looked bored out of his brain on the decks. A few others off the top of my head I know for sure that he played regular, and were regarded as his spins. The Point Of No Return, Dusk. cr@p Bobby Diamond, Stop. (which I think is a great record). Joey Heatherton When You Call Me Baby. And he deffo make James Coit, Black Power massive at the Casino, not my cup of tea, but that was a very big record in it's day.

Don't knock it Baz, I'm not gay, but my boyfriend is .

What is 'Love Hustle' about then? Is it a gay thing or something?

You might spill some......

Heres one for a tenner. This is a re-issue if you are not bothered. https://www.raresoulvinyl.co.uk/shop/index.aspx?searchType=artist&search=DETROIT+SOUL Not sure what you'd have to pay for an original Music Town, 70 or 80 maybe?

Absolute magic, thanks for posting.

I love this record, great raw bluesy feel to it. I like it when a record is just a 'bit different', this one fit the bill.

Great show tonight guys really enjoyed, had it streaming though me hifi speakers and blasting out, Lorraine Rudolph can sing a bit can't she? Great job.

Not the biggest fan of instrumentals but I love the Betty Boo Say It Isn't So one, superb. Used to love Billy Arnell at Wigan, sounds like something the organ player at Blackpool Tower would knock out during afternoon cream teas to me these days. Just missed out on a copy of that at Wigan, a well known dj had promised it to me, only he'd let it go by the following week, never got over that. Don't know if Frankie Love Man qualifies...has lyrics doesn't it ? 'Go on Frankie, do it' just reminds me of Mr M's. OT, interestingly, F.L.Crocker is featured in the excellent movie'Spector' with Al Pacino, he was a well known DJ.

Oh yes, 2.00pm each and every day

There's always the Archers, I put me window down, elbow out, in summer and blast that theme tune out at traffic lights.....dum did dum did dum did dum.........

Absolutely spell bounding story of how U.S. in mates were allowed to form bands and produce music inside, even George Kerr ex of Motown came in to help these guys produce great music. This was broadcast on R4 this afternoon. 5 star recommended listening, see the link for more details. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01rtzdx

I like to think of Rare Soul as the best bits of 'Northern', now I know in practice, rarity doesn't always equate to 'good', but its not just coincidental that a lot of it IS rare, without giving history lessons of the labels and music/radio distribution in the States mid to late 60s, but rarity, or unavailability, is inherent. Only thing I find slightly sad, is that I can own any of it digitally these days (and I do), but there is something very special about the physicality of a 'rare' disc that gets lost it seems. On the music side of things, I love to hear great 'Northern' outside of the standard/usual oldies when Im out, new soulful sounds Ive not heard before or forgotten how good they were, thats the buzz for me personally, but to each their own. I find it hard to split rare and northern, its just a choice of cherry picking what you like, and when you know what it is you like, sound wise, you never stop looking for that sound.