Simsy

When you've got the trouble of the world on your shoulders and each passing day the sun grows a little colder, your future doesn't look any brighter, your load isn't getting any lighter, you're down and push has come to shove, now is the time to try my love.

Probably warrant a new thread this, but I think I see a pattern forming here. With this thread and other recent one's, highlighting the changing face of the northern scene. Shane's fantastic 'Introducing Soul Music to New Ears' thread highlights whats on offer for a newcomer. I remember a time when cover-ups were common place. I also remember a time when full on hand clapping was the norm and spinning also. All of this still goes on without doubt, but I don't think with the same level of intensity as it used to. Could it be that a big percentage of the scene's followers are a little older now, family people who may take their record buying a bit more seriously, go to a few do's (- doo's - dos) have a laff etc, but some of the scene's youthful exuberance has somewhat passed us by?

Was he a rabble rouser like you? Only joking Col Tony and Andy (amongst others) have proved that the practice of cover-ups does still go on. Although it doesn't seem to be on the same scale as the old days, or not as much hype perhaps ...

c/u titles

Do you know any of them?

So what big sounds are there that are still covered? Somebody said Butch still has a couple, not sure about that though

Well that's reassuring to know. I for one am glad the practice still goes on. On the evidence of this thread though, albeit on a shrunken scale now.

Modern day cover up!

Passed up a UK copy of the Contours - Just a Little Misunderstanding at a record fair once. Only to be given the exact copy as a birthday present seveal years later by a mate who had done some trades with the original dealer.

Sure you're not Paul Money?

Point taken. Was a sweeping generalisation and a bit blunt. Apologies.

yeah, bit blunt I thought. No creative Sellotaping should be the norm.

Thing is though Paul (if indeed that is your name). These artists are ostensibly losers and if it wasn't for musical misfit weirdo's like us, than they would be all but unknows. Gratitude for our appreciation of their efforts being my point. Record sales and money ceased to be viable the minute failure kicked in.

Really thought this post was goig to read like this; Aren't we now at the stage where so many records have been unearthed and heard by so many people over so many years that if you find a tune now that is capable of being covered up (ie so few people have heard it that it won't be identified) it's going to be absolutely mentally sh*t anyway? An element of truth in both perhaps?

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As I suspected and I think this is now the general consensus.

I'm lost

This is the thing, as stated at the top of the page. Was the practice ever really necessary?

A Tune that is still covered by Ady at the 100 Club is 'Why Can't it be Tonight' - Gerri Granger c/u. He did tell us who it was by on a couple of occasions, yet still it is covered. Weird eh?

Do tell

Good opinions IMO. Especially covering because the real artist was so naff Lenny Gamble!

So we are running out of new sounds to discover?

True, but your Ree Flores for example, back in the day may have been broken as B J Thomas. But we've grown out of that sort of thing haven't we?

Records don't seem to be covered up anymore. I wonder if the scene has grown out of that sort of thing? I always felt that cover-ups added to the mystique of the scene, but wondered if they were ever really necessary. If a DJ broke a big sound he or she would be known for breaking that sound and any copyist would just be a chancer. So have they really died out? Were they ever really necessary?

Am sure I've got that tape, will have a looksee when I get home.