Chalky

If the other spares are still available Chas, I can provide a home for them? I lost a lot of mine during various moves

Wasn't John Leach a Searling biggie?

It's not the weekender, just a free (to weekender ticket holders) Northern & Motown soul night as I understand

Two labels who have put some fantastic stuff out in recent years Super Disco Edits and Cannonball Records. Here a re two mixes I recently did highlighting some tracks from their output. Rudy Dardy - On Our Own Twinn connexion - Sunshine Of My Day Ebony Diamonds - I’m So Lucky The McClintons - Star Gazer Bell Telephunk - Love Vibrations The New Jersey Connection featuring Cynthia Wilson - Red Light Green Light Willie Tee - Run Around Heem (The Music Monsters) - Keep God On Your Side Buddy Hank & The Shine Band - Try Your Love J.J. Barnes - Candy Bill Brown & The Soul Injection - Time After Time Between The Two - Take A Little Time Doris Troy featuring Mystic Merlin - What’Cha Gonna Do? Arnold Blair - Finally Made It Home James Reese & The Progressions - Fool For Love, No More John Simmons - Safe Phillip Ballou - Ain’t Nothing Like The Love Arthur Adams - Fight For Your Rights Bill Brown & The Soul Injection - Love Under The Apple tree Bill Brown & The Soul Injection - Dreamworld Fantasies The Plainwrap Band - Baby Don’t Leave Me Here Bill Brown & The Soul Injection - Stay Off The Moon Phillip Ballou - We’ll Be Together Onyx - Help Me Gateway - Show is Over 1. Jay Nemor & Electrified - Mother Got A Way – Tesla Groove 2. Jay Nemor & Electrified – There Are No Winners – Tesla Groove 3. Big Lee Dowell – What I Done Wrong – Cannonball 4. Sanders Sisters – Stone Man (Arranged Version) – Cannonball 5. Grace Love – Rain – Cannonball 6. Jones & Gatson – Do You Get The Message – Cannonball 7. El Count Executives – I Want To Thank You – Cannonball 8. Razz-Ma-Tazz – On The Disco Floor – Cannonball 9. Lay Biggz Lemons – You The Glory – Tesla Groove 10. Amaj – I Know – Tesla Groove 11. Zanini & Lemons – Keep Flying – Tesla Groove 12. Ann Franklin – Movin’ On – Cannonball 13. Willie Wright - The Real Thing – Cannonball 14. El Willie – Shardarp II – Cannonball 15. Smoke – Give Me Your Heart – Cannonball 16. Freemen – Street Lady – Cannonball 17. The Swans Of New England – I’m Hunting For Your Love Again – Cannonball 18. Woodward Avenue Players – Fire Him Hire Me – Cannonball 19. Cunnie Williams – Stop Breaking My Heart – Cannonball 20. Darrell Banks – It’s Not Fair To Me – Cannonball 21. Jay Nemor – Sitting On Top Of The World – Tesla Groove

They are a large influence, they are behind some of the high prices too of the classics, particularly auction items. For some money is no object, in particular mint items. They do seem to go for the more soulful, deep stuff though although there is a thriving rare soul community

The trouble is many still look at the scene for the UK perspective. It is worldwide now, not the scene although there are world wide elements that seek out not just the northern as we call it but the sweet, deep, lowrider etc. But the collecting side of it is massive. The high prices for the classics is probably UK driven by the Djs with a massive lack of imagination eager to impress. But speak to the dealers, they have never been so busy. Unlike the nighter scene, there are no signs of the collecting side dying off.

Got my copy this week

Again originally a CD comp in 2012 but when it was finally released on 45 it was one that has crossed over to the venues and stayed. It even saw a second release on Kent Town due to demand and rightly so.

I know this was originally released on a comp some years ago but it recently saw release on a 45 for the first time. It has had some action on live feeds and mixes, be interesting to see if it transgresses to venues when this is all over?

Fully agree bit out isn't just the punter, Dj and promoters seem afraid to program music and Djs that isn't what the kind of punter you mention expects. It isn't just the classic venues either, many who play a more progressive sound, not that there are any today will not play many of the new releases.

Whether enough youngsters are attracted or not, it is quite clear there are not enough to sustain the scene in its present format of an all-night based club scene, very few travel now, all that aside there will still be a market for the records and always will be. There is a large market now of younger collectors, they simply don't travel to all-nighters. They will forge their own path, regional probably but it will still be there in some form.

There has been some fantastic releases over the last few years, I've done several mixes highlighting many aimed at our scene BUT very few seem to crossover to the mainstream all-nighter venues. Is it a case of snobbery towards new releases and the need to swing one's dick proudly showing off yer new £5000 acquisition? is it because they are in the main limited presses and therefore depriving many of owning and hearing a release more often? Is it because promoters will not book Djs who program new releases? Many aren't good enough that is for sure or too far removed from what we grew up dancing too.

You all seem to be confusing the collecting of records with going out. Prices are sky high for a small minority of records, those in demand with the DJs, the classics etc. But there is a massive market out there outside the world of Djs and dance floors and it will remain long after the last rare soul night, not that that is in sight. The same can be said for scooters. Scooters do seen to be popular with youngsters of today, they might not spend 1000s on rebuilds but there is a market away from the music scene. ....and what makes some think the Northern/Rare soul market is bigger than other markets such as country, doo-wop and pop?

Some weekend listening for you...

More terribly sad news R.I.P. Marc

Do you know her maiden name

Ronnie August? & Deneen ?

Did we ever find out who exactly August and Deneen was/are?

It mattered not who it was covered as, or any record for that matter, half the fun was trying to work out, find out who it actually was.

Shipped today I think Rick, delays with delivery etc

It was big in the mid 80s and then had a revival 10 years ago, give or take a year or two

Excellent record. It's not rare and was always readily available. But it came into demand once more a couple of years or so again and its pretty much a keeper now. I sold one for a ton few years ago.

Is it a free stream? or is it nearly £9? I'd want the video for that tbh. What channel, Vimeo?

Down the canal again this morning...

Volumes is 30 odd years and it definitely been hammered to death for the last 20, Hytones must be 15 years or so now? Still a good record though but wouldn't care if I never heard the Volumes again.