Simsy

£30 - 18 years ago ...

I'm sorry but this calls for Ken Williams; Ray Merrell is the best one on the label!

Yeah, one the other week was from here https://www.elliottagency.co.uk/cd/raymerre.htm

That's him. Was posted the other week in the St Georges thread.

Beg to differ with respect. If most of us couldn't dance to more than six records in a row, attending all nighters in the first place would be a bit friv. I don't see that we are though mate. Come on they're a bit of a joke now surely? Think weekenders and such maybe okay, they've got to pad it out with as much action as poss, but in general this sort of practice imo, is probably best kept short.

Always been a dodgy state ..

Will remove the above. Hope you have some joy with this. Or is it too late for that?

Do. The 'coalition' bit of his email is why I initially thought it wasn't him on here..

X 3 'diggers' on here. Don't think Leonard is one of them though. Can't you get your money back from PayPal?

I think you've got a point there Dave to be honest. Bit naff these days maybe. Used to be more frequent back in the day. Last one I remember was at The Plinston, Trickster won it.

DJ'd at a wedding few year's back. Was asked by the bride to play Percy Sledge - When a man loves a woman. Max cheese I know, but good choice I thought for non soulies.

My copy is not in quite so nice nick as the above and unlike the above it's not signed by the great man himself .. Detroit's finest Iti soul singer!

Bloody hell Sue, that Lonnie Lester went cheap didn't it? I paid £80 for a warped one!

That'll do it!

Wonder what Kenny Burrell thought first time he heard his 15k sound plugging a chicken ringer zinger stinger? Agree with all you say mate. Tell me Baz, you're a young (ish) man, how did you get into it?

2, you forgot about Byrney with your hurried reading. Most of the stuff coming the other way was from that Bladeforlife bleeder, thank fekc he ain't around anymore.. ps, I did say Kaka would score first.

I'd go along with that. I've been to breakfast with newcomers after their first all nighter and listened to what a great time they've had. I should say over and over again that newcomers are a good thing. My only concern was over commercialization would cheapen the scene somewhat and in turn it would cease to be special.

I haven't seen anyone saying they resent newcomers to the scene. But all the wailing and gnashing of teeth from the ns martyrs every time this topic comes up is a little tiresome. When Wigan shut a lot of people thought that was it for the northern soul scene. How many of them thought it would be good to align the scene with fast food outlets for example to spread the word and prevent it's demise. Erm, none maybe?

I agree with what you say. Though in fairness that is not the point I was making. At the end of the day (imo) rare soul music is special enough that it does not need to be sold to anyone via the mainstream media. As already it's been said it's there to be discovered for those that can be bothered to discover it.

And your knowledge of 'the point' is?

Little dig from Little Glyn? Don't know if you read or understood any of the previous posts. There has always been an element of elitism, whether it's a good thing or a bad thing is not for me to say. However all that's needed is passion. That and a want to hear the music, by osmosis, the rest will fall into place.

You have a point.

Bearsy mentioned rules over the page and got his head bitten off. Think I know what he was driving at though. I remember Eddie King talking about the Pisa nighters and how there's no etiquette as such. Someone treads on your toe - so what? I like our way, if I step on someone's toe, they'll get eye contact, a smile, a sincere "sorry" and maybe even a tactile reassurance. No fighting, no getting out of hand drunk, no 'pulling' on any kind of noticeable scale. Over exposure by the media and an influx of newbies and all of that'll be gone. So a scene that dies on it's arse in another fifteen years, or changed beyond ("it weren't like this in the old days") recognition?