Chalky

But the artists aren’t helping themselves, the Grace Love one above a prime example, accessible to few. Forget trying to make a rarity, make them accessible to all, they might get more attention.

It must cost more or as much to get 50 cds done than 1000 unless they are homemade job

50 cds and $15 for download? Are these artists no longer interested in selling music? One reason I no longer bother with many of these releases, especially with average ballads you hear every day.

Common knowledge his whereabouts and that he is on facebook, or so I thought. He doesn’t get involved and has no interest in the scene.

Sonja Grier SOLD

https://www.manfromsoul.co.uk/product.php/3268/bobby-guitar-bennett-you-did-it-again-junior

Not all Russ, Richard on it too

Paypal gifts preferred. Away with work all week so cannot post until the weekend. Recent Releases Kimberlite Jett Straker & Guiding Principle - Cause I’m Ready/Only Thing I Know £20 Sold out with the label. NM if not mint, played once at the most I would imagine. Colemine Gene Washington & The Ironsides - Next To You/I Still love them All £25 White Vinyl It’s Soul time Ernest Ernie & The Sincerities My Eyes (Don’t Believe What I’m Seeing)/She Won’t Come Calling £15 mint Soultownie Dennis Taylor - Can I Take You Home?/(My Love Give It Right Back £30 Numbered 87/300 Purple vinyl Dennis Taylor - Fantasy/Something ‘Bout Cha £20 Numbered 102/300 Sort of brown vinyl. Izipho Soul Steve “Doc” Willoughby. -All My Life. £11 Mint unplayed. Brilliant release. One from 2002 SOLD Sonja Grier - Right Hear, Right Now - Spirit Records EX++ £25 More like near mint for this excellent 45. Postage UK Recorded = £3.00 Special delivery = £8 Europe Internationally Tracked & Signed For = £9.00 up to £50 ROW Internationally Tracked & Signed For = £10.00 up to £50

The show is about the photos Francesco Mellina took at the last night, not sure which last night. It retraces some of those who are in the photos I believe. Russ probably does what he normally does and take all the credit. Waiting for it to appear on iplayer.

Allan still has the acetate is Chris Bartley. The Funny Face girl probably came from the same haul as the Charmaines that Kev Roberts found, all part of a haul of Date and connected recordings.

Not sure where it is now, maybe Kitch, he played it on Dean's show recently.

That is true but the vast majority of punters aren’t new to the game and the majority will know the classics. He may have heard it for the very first time but I bet 90% in the KH were hearing it for the umpteenth time. i don’t mind oldies if some imagination is used but rarely does it get used.

I can’t believe this was played. And Russ says there was no drugs at Wigan! you had to be off yer head to a) play it and b) to dance to it.

Strong as ever, I think not. Attendance's are dropping at most all-nighters, with half the number in some that used to be there. Far too many soul nights which is detrimental to the well being of the scene. I say scene, it is no longer a scene, just a social gathering now. It is a diluted parody of what it once was, full of cheese, commercialism and divvies. There aren’t many events that interest me. I’m still one who wants progression, of which there is hardly any anywhere. It still is about the music for me, friendship is important of course and I’ve made many life long friends, but it was always the music that made it for me. Now it is an oldies led affair regardless of the type of venue or event you attend.

I got that fed up I’ve almost stopped buying many new releases, just a few labels I can trust will be quality, the odd other release I come across. The culture of creating a rarity before it is released , I just don’t see the point. Its supposed to be about sharing the music and not ripping off customers. Rarely pay over £12 now.

There is a Phyliss Fortier credited on one side of Sandy Golden, that may have been his wife back then. The marriage to Nathaniel Fortier is from 2011 according to the often wrong wikipedia.

Mailer with two pieces of card and usually in a jiffy bag too.

christ

Maybe not but these were the kinda folk we went to nighters to get away from, they have or are turning it all it to a sanitised parody of what it once was

Everyday I see another nail in the Coffin of the scene that was once cool and had an edge to it. It’s full of divvies, divvy bands and promoters milking it for what they can get. most of these wouldn’t have lasted five minutes with some of the characters we once had.

My guess stolen. There are other instances of backing tracks used elsewhere without permission, Dave Hamilton backing track on Monique for instance. Dave had no idea.

FFS dance lessons and the Signatures.....I'd sooner do Blackpool

In keeping with the topic.... You dropped Your Candy In The Sand (Paul Sindab)

It's all getting like a SAGA holiday scene, all nice and fluffy. I'm surprised we don't have over 50's Northern Soul funeral plans yet?

Along side Nicola, the other lecturers were Tim Wall, David Sanjek, Lucy Gibson and Ady who gave us his insight into the record side of the business.