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Here you go; 5 ebay listings [here] - 1 UK, 2 US and a couple on the "collectible" label (a misnomer!)

The other side is twice as good

CM has one on eBay [here] - it isn't cheap though

Craig Moerer has one of these on eBay [here] - just a day or so to go and at $29.99 you should be able to sell it on if you get it for that.

Have you any idea what a lease costs in central or west london? You're talking hundreds of thousands to be honest. Best of luck.

Noticed that someone was selling off some early 1970's Blues & Soul mags (plus some others) on eBay [here] I know a few people on here collect them so I thought I'd bung up a link. He also has some 1960's parade magazines if that's your bag

Of course you did I got a 45 packed in 2 other 45's but they were by Olivia Newton John. Not sure of the logic of using fragile things to safe guard a similar fragile thing.

There's 3 copies of the LP on ebay [here] but I think the 45 is pretty tough (although it has sold on ebay for $9.99). Is the 45 a different cut to the LP?

If anyone else is looking, there is one on eBay [here]

Well, I did actually! But if you're going to ridicule me in front of the whole forum - forget it!

What have you got available?

Children in baggies at niters ...... ..... if that doesn't prove NS is mainstream I don't know what does. It all looks faintly ridiculous to me. I'm amazed the subject needs debating. It won't be long before Northern Soul gets an entry on web sites like this; https://fancydressheaven.co.uk/fancy-dress-119/brands-designers-118/smiffys-147/teddy-boy-costume-black-draped-jacket-1007420.html Did anyone on this forum regularly go out with his father at the age of 13 or 14 doing what he used to do when he was 17? I'd rather have stuck needles in my eyes. If they did, were they dressed like their father was when he was 17? Admittedly, there was a brief fashion in the 70's for 40's clothing (and Glen Miller) but it didn't include bringing your parents. If the answer to both questions is yes - did they have any mates their own age?

I went once. To something in about 74 or 75 with a live artist that was ticket only. Our tickets were forged, we'd traveled most of the evening to get there and were left outside at 1 am. Like dopey 17 year olds we paid a bouncer £5 each (most of what we had) to let us in through a side door but he never showed, there were a good few others waiting too. A couple of other kids turned up and said "what you all doing here" so we explained, they had arranged for their mates to open these emergency exit doors as they had no tickets. When they opened we all piled in and scattered. I was quite overawed by the place, had never heard any of the tunes before, bought a record, had a few dances and fell asleep. Woke up and buggered off with everyone else as it closed. Spent most of Sunday traveling back to York. Decided that the whole thing was over rated and never went again.

Surely this is a matter of personal opinion? If you wanna play boots, carvers etc etc just play them. If you want to play only the original of any record then do that. Why ask any one else's permission? What sort of acceptance are you looking for?

When you put up a sales list with prices, they are generally what you want to sell them for. Buyers might have a different opinion of what they want to buy them for. Sometimes you reach agreement. When you sell a record off a list it is a deal between you and the buyer, not an exercise in setting selling prices. So when a record is sold, mark it as SOLD. It is nobody else's business what the agreed price was. Just a matter of respect and nothing more. Just IMVHO Cheers Paul

Hope it all goes well for you Bob Phil

Not sure if I should reply as I hardly ever go out to Soul nights anymore and never went to many niters either, just a few 100 clubs. I was a div in the 70's for about 2 years and then actually discovered the music in the 90's. But anyway, surely this is a problem that will sort itself out? Too many events and not enough paying customers = less events (unless promoters are happy losing money) Niters originally grew as they fitted the licensing system, alcohol could only be served until 10.30 or 11 and even specially licensed venues couldn't open to the public after 2 am. A members only club that didn't require a supply of alcohol was seen by venue owners as second income stream. At the risk of being shot down; two examples of this are Wigan and The 100 Club - both opened their doors after an earlier event had kicked out. With a different licensing system venue owners want something that starts early and either pays all night or finishes at a reasonable hour. But having said that, the current licensing laws make getting a venue for a niter much easier these days - hence more niters which start earlier. The customer base for Northern Soul (rare soul, modern soul - call it what you like) has also changed. People are generally in their 50's and their lives are somewhat different and probably more complicated than when they were teenagers. There is still a small core of people who will travel to hear new music (although arguably their isn't much that's new these days) or specific DJ's, but the majority probably want something that is more sociable. Quite a lot just want a bit of nostalgia - to hear the tunes that raise the hairs on the back of their necks and that their feet know the words to. A lot of people can't or don't want to spend every weekend doing three soul nights two niters and a dayer because they have other things to do in their lives. There are those that want to and they have venues to choose from. As for getting youngsters involved, I've given my opinion of this before. If youngsters embrace the music they will do it in their own way - they probably won't pay £1000+ for a 45 and (apart from the few children that turn up with their parents) they will not want to mix with a load of 50+'ers on a night out unless they get a kick out of seeing their grandparents off their face. Another thing that has changed is the insistence on OVO - as far as I can make out this was never an issue in the 70's; new tunes were the thing - record collecting came after hearing new tunes. If someone found a new tune it would quite often be cut onto an emi disc and passed around to other DJ's to play in their sets to get a tune known. Other copies eventually surfaced and these were bought by record collecters. Most people's 70's record collections however consisted of bootlegs because vinyl was the medium of the day and the customers didn't know better and didn't care either. So these things have completely changed the NS scene - availablity of venue, age of customer, difference of opinion on format. There are now so many events because it is quite easy to put an event on. Events cater to different sorts of customer wanting different things from a venue - new tunes, OVO, nostalgia, oldies, whatever. Everyone wants to be a DJ and guess what? They can be! Just get some records (buy your way into the OVO scene or drop a couple of ton on boots and pressings - depends on audience) and book a venue. Everyone can be a promoter too - book a venue then book some DJ's. To be honest I'm not sure what the issue is here - if a night isn't what you want it to be then don't go - there's plenty of other nights to choose from and those that don't pay their way in the niche they have chosen will fold. This isn't the first time that it has been suggested on here that a few people sort out "the scene" - truth is there isn't a "scene" any more - there are loads of different ones. "Northern Soul" is now a term that conjures up an image for many of the general public in the same way as the term "Rock and Roll" conjures up an image for me (quiffs, elvis, drapes and teddy boys). I think if I ever started up a night again (unlikely) I would ensure that the words "Northern Soul" didn't appear on the flyer. So my point is, Northern Soul is now mainstream - and like every other musical genre there are too many clubs, too many different versions and opinions of what it is and also people now make a living out of it. You are not going to turn it back into what it was (or think it was) and nobody is going to be in charge and tell people what they can and can't do. You just have to accept it for what it is and pick the bit of it that you want to go with and enjoy it. Cheers Paul

I saw the Cresa Watson - Salvation go through ebay about a year ago for not a lot more than $100, didn't bid enough Haven't seen another yet and really regret not bidding more. Sometimes I do regret being a tight fisted Yorkshireman, best of luck in your search Dave. If you find two I'll take the other

There's a Sammy Ambrose - Welcome To Dreamsville just gone up on eBay [here] It's a tasty price but it is a white demo, not seen one of them before. Dunno if that makes it rare, I just haven't seen a white demo before.

Errr ..... I think "Big Bob" has actually bobbed off ..... split personality or something

On one of the regular manager changes at The River Bar we got double booked with an Elvis impersonator. Luckily we got there first and so bagged the cellar, so he did upstairs with the Jazz band. We just told everyone it was the R&B room and everything went fine

Another not so easy one:

When did this happen?

The seller has just added UK to the list of posting destinations so I'm OK to bid now. Cheers Paul

Hi, I wondered if someone in the US would be so kind as to bid on an eBay item for me as the seller shows he will only post to the US and ebay prevents me bidding? The item has just over 2 days to run and I'll need it posting to me in the UK. I will of course cover any and all costs. It isn't a record or a high value item, it is a magazine (from the 1930's) which contains an article relevant to my family history. I've contacted the seller but he hasn't got back to me yet so this is a belt and braces action really. Please pm me or email ptp {at} just7.co.uk Many thanks Paul