Chalky

This weeks show, 9th Feb, with the lads from the La Beat Soul Club over the border in Edinburgh, Ross, Gavin and Brian.

2000/2500 for the boot or the original? Either way your off the mark.

Some new, recent(ish) and some forthcoming. The 4 Masters - Pretty One - Soul Junction Charles Spurling - You’ve Got Love On Top Of Love - Kent Select Houston Outlaws - It’s No Fun Being Alone - Kent Town Energy MC2 - You And Only You - Soul Junction Centaura feat. Jewel Bass - I Need Love - Creative Soul William Bell - Born Under A Bad Sign - The Man In The Street - The Complete 'Yellow' Stax Single Split Decision Band - Crystal Powder - Izipho Imperial Wonders - Lord What’s Happening To The World? - Cordial Natural Impulse - Let’s Get Together - Epsilon Records Black Smoke Band - I’ll Keep Searching - Epsilon Records The Intruders - Your My One And Only Baby - Soul Direction The Marvellos - It's Your Love That I Need - Loma Northern Soul Kent 40th Ben Aiken - That’s All You Gotta Do - Loma Northern Soul Kent 40th The 4 Masters - Hearsay - Soul Direction Connie Auction - Ball Of Fire - Kent Select The Intruders - I've Got Love For You - Soul Direction Houston Outlaws - Ain’t No Telling - Kent Town Mark IV - Signs Of A Dying Love - Cordial Hill St. Soul - One Life - Izipho David Sea - Back In The Day - Jai Alai Energy MC2 - Love To Make Love To You - Soul Junction Rhythm Roots Allstars - Say I Do - F Spot Records David Sea - Back In Love Again - Jai Alai Alpaca Phase 3 - Paper Man - Deep Soul

but as kids we found it....as kids they found all the underground scenes over the decades without the need of advertising except in specialised press. Kids/youth will always find something if they want something different to the life they have. The gate keeper attitudes are what keep them special IMO, not just NS but any underground scene. As soon as it is commercialised and diluted it is no longer special.

But the scene is dying or at the very least struggling despite more people than ever allegedly into NS. Niters are a pale shadow of their former self, one I did in a large venue a couple of months ago was crap, half full same old same. The scene never needed broadcasting to the world, no underground scene did, that is what made them cool. Too manys people inhabit the scene who we went to niters to get away from, divs, bandwagon jumpers etc Maybe it is the commercialisation that is having a detrimental effect on venues and the scene?

Started off well then the usual regurgitated 40 year old impression of Northern Soul

I get what you say but Jordan and Charlotte are into today's scene, probably more so than anyone commenting on this topic. I haven't watched the show yet so cannot comment on its content.

Liverpool, perfect example of keeping a team together too long. Aging midfield who have lost their pace and energy, maybe they are tired. Same thing happened with Man U towards the end of Fergie reign. City seem to be having issues with their team as well with too many unsettled. Hard to keep that big a squad with players who would walk into any other team happy. Arsenal and Man U seem tyo be benifiting form Man City and Liverpool problems.

It seems to be no longer about sport but all about money and the making of more money. The top teams seem to doing their level best to make the majority hate them. I want the super league to happen so we can get rid of those involved. I want Chelsea to get relegated not that it will happen. They have made a mockery of FFP and as usual those running the game realise this too late. Man City, well they aren't alone in what they are doing, just they got caught. We don't seem to be talking about the football these days.

Here is last night's show if you missed it with special guest the Stafford and Soultown legend Guy Hennigan.

Guy Hennigan live on the show right now....

I think it is Jordan Wilson and Charlotte who he is speaking to and they chose the music not the production. @Backstreetniter

Played originally as Stanley Mitchell by Dave and Pat, Dave was Take 3 or something like

Just the Little Ann LP left

Hve acquired some spares of the following Kent LPs. All mint still sealed. Little Ann - Detroit’s Secret Soul SOLD George Jackson In Memphis SOLD Darrow Fletcher My Young Misery SOLD Kent For Dancers Forty (40th Anniversary LP) SOLD £12 each plus £6 P&P First class signed for.

Alvin Cash & The Registers - Sweatin' (Do What You Want To) (Vocal/Instrumental) - Secret Stash. Don't think it has ever been played? If it has just the once The instrumental was massive at Stafford for Dave Thorley and for Pat Brady and later for Roger Banks thought the 90s and beyond. £20 plus £3.75 P&P

Like Lamont he was the sound track from our youth and right through our lives really.

Motown singer songwriter Barrett Strong has passed away at the age of 81. https://www.soultracks.com/story-barrett-strong-dies

This weeks show, 26th Jan 2023 with Jordan Wilson

You know me too well mate I was no different to the majority, one went with the other and a good time was had by us all.

I played until I was 35, many a dash from a nighter to turn out

A mix of some tracks unearthed in recent years and put to vinyl. The Sensations - Blinded By Pride - MD Records The New Lives feat. The Gambrells - My Heart IS Suffering Baby - MD Records Little Willie John - (I Need) Someone - Kent Select The Anglos - Broke Down Piece Of Man - Soul 4 Real Joe Adams - Stop Before You Lose Me - Soul Direction Gilford & Scruggs - Don’t Let Me Lose It - Hayley Records Don Varner - When It’s Over - Hit & Run The Sharpees - Take Me To Your Leader - Secret Stash The Up Tights - That’s The Sound Of My Heart - Soul 7 The Marvellos - It’s Your Love That I Need - Kent The Tomangoes - Loves Got A Hold On You - MD Records Honey & The Bees - Don’t Hurt Me (I Just Wanna Be Loved) - MD Records Lily Fields - Changes - Kent Select Gwen Owens - You Better Wake Up - Hayley Records John Bowie - Help Me Pretty Baby - MD Records Tony Hester - Keep A Hold On Me - Hayley Records Midtown Assembly - Don’t Walk Away - Glamp Rd Records Andrea Henry - I Lost You - Soul Direction Bobby Penn - Without Your Love - Kent Eddie Holman - Hold Me In Your Arms - Shotgun Teddy Pendergrass - We Got Love - Shotgun Donny Hathaway - Always The Same - Go Ahead Records Leroy Taylor - The Marrying Kind - Federal Green Records Carolyn Franklin - Turn Me Lose - Hayley Records The Ringleaders - Baby What Has Happened (Alt Take) - Secret Stash The Pageants - I Wanna Know - Secret Stash Al Williams - Try Them - Grapevine I’ll Stop Loving You - The Servicemen - Grapevine Rose Marie McCoy & Helen Miller - Teardrops & Heartaches - North Broad Street records

Can I take the 5th