Chalky

well you are hardly gonna find out how Karl did on Saturday in this topic. I was always taught if nowt good to say then don't say owt Maybe Terry would be better off at times worrying about himself and not what others get up to in their own free time.

what has it got to do with anyone where Matt or anyone else goes? Maybe the product on offer wasn't up to scratch or worth the journey?

There is no problem as far as I'm concerned. If you'd put a date then maybe As far as I'm concerned you simply used your own venue and experiences to highlight your point.

I think Motown used the acapella take on the Motown 50 podcasts.

Like I said, another boring oldies vs. newness topic with the usual ignorant and ill informed comments and the usual derogatory remarks from people who don't attend the venues they are slagging off. How can you claim a DJ has an large ego just because he plays something different an d having never spoken to them? some of the biggest egos I know attend/promote oldies only nights. Some of the DJ's who talk the most are on the oldies scene, fig anything DJ's on the so called upfront scene talk little. And as for cliques, I agree but that is the same for any venue and any genre/facet of this scene. Some (hidden?) agendas from some on this topic me thinks.

Know of three copies. Might have a scan at home of one of the last two off bay.

We don't call them anything, they are dancers at Lifeline end of. We don't promote cause we are collectors and want to hear records nobody can dance too either as mentioned earlier. We are first and foremost lovers of this scene, a dance scene and want to hear dancers and see a full dancefloor. But we have no wish to stand still and see simply a retro dance scene listening to the same couple of hundred records month in month out. There is more dancers than collectors at Lifeline and the same can be said of places like the Wilton and the 100 Club. When I got into this scene it was an ever progressing scene, always looking for a new discovery and thats still what I try and seek out when I go to a venue. I love oldies but I love just as much hearing something I don't know. At the end of the day there are too many promotions, simple mathematics will tell you there are not enough people to go round all these venues, what they play is irrelevant, the numbers are not there on a weekly/monthly basis. It is ok Chris saying that Kings Hall/Torch reunion was rammed, but they are occasional events that will sell out, they bring people out of the woodwork and the part timers If you had Kings Hall every week it wouldn't be full, I doubt it would be half full. The Stafford reunion had well over a 1000 people in, many of those hearing many of the records for the first time, the dance floor was rammed ALL night. At the end of the day people only have a certain amount of money to spend and choose where they want to go. Where they choose to go is nobody else's business but their own. People should just do what they want and stop sniping at each other, the oldies crowd is as bad as the newies crowd and vice versa. Get to a venue and enjoy it while you can.

It was an early 80's spin for Gary Rushbrook...Stafford etc. It is probably worth £250/£350 in the real world in terms of rarity. But someone paid over 900 quid at auction couple of months ago and again the one last night at $1200. Crazy world of collecting NS records!!

I don't think it is one particular facet of this scene that is struggling Chris, I think it is across the board, oldies, newies, modern. It is a sign of the times plus the fact there are too many events for too few people.

you'd need more than a shilling, that would probably just about turn the light on then you'd have to put another shilling in. The meters in those chalets eat money

I'll double check but I think that's about it from Kell's 60's output, just the tater Pie missing but I don't have that disc. If you want to know more you can read Kell's story at https://www.soulunderground.co.uk/Soul_Underground/The_Kell_Osborne_Story.html I'll post the disc from the 80's little later, just need to find it.

well it would be walking into one of those chalets now, they haven't changed since then

aye but 1970 was 40 years ago

No I don't mind. Those chalets probably haven't been touched by a decorator or refurbished since those days either. Maybe if they were a bit more modern with clean weather proof accomadation, not the grotty, damp bug infested chalets you get now, then maybe people would be prepared to holiday here? Would you take kids there now if they were ten/eleven twelve years old? I wouldn't!

Kell Osborne - You Can't Outsmart A Woman - Loma

The gay bar was below the Conservative Club I think, down a side street near the County Hotel on Saltergate. Jarvis Ellis, knew his brother who did the doors in Chesterfield. Was talking to Will Palmer other day and Jarvis name cropped up, he's still about places in town. I've been Blessed, I used to spin at that time, red vinyl it was too.

Got to agree Keith, even the top notch ones aren't that great. Prestatyn for instance is a sh*t hole, is there any wonder nobody wants to take the family there? You've got to be off your head to stop in some of those chalets, especially the cheaper ones.

Kell Osbourne - Small Things - New Bag Clever, fantastic record.

kell Osborne - quicksand - titanic Massive in the 80's. The flip has had plays in later years. kell osborne - lonely boy song - titanic The backing track and backing vocals were laid down elsewhere, Kell simply went into a studio a laid down his vocals.

Tastes change as people mature, we cringe at some of the stuff that was big way back in the day. A lot of stuff was simply over looked because of the volume of soul/northern soul that was out there back in say the 70's. DJ's could afford to be pickier and ignore stuff.

Kell Osborne - Something for the books - Cenco & Revis Now this was also release on Revis by Billy Revis, Kell's at the time best mate. It was also released on Rayco but Billy Revis changed Kell's name to Ozzie, this was while Kell was serving in the forces.

Kell Osborne - Bells Of St Marys - Trey Early Phil Specter. Later recorded by Bobby Sheen , Bobby B Soxx & Blue Jean, a more up-tempo version though.

who says they are all out of soul bowl packs Have you been to places like Lifeline? Plenty of other venues trying to introduce newer discoveries that are quality and not ex soul pack stuff, IMHO! Another oldies vs. newies topic on it's way

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Your right he was top man, he enjoyed the nights as much as anyone. He must have been granddad, wasn't there dad I don't think, spent many a time at Grahams.