Ged Parker

I think Phil is Implying that a good way to get people to give you their rare records to auction is to have a lot of high value auction results be they real or imaginary. Who would know? Of course I doubt anyone would go to such lengths. I mean business just isn't like that is it? Isn't it Phil that often posts up the results of a well know sellers auctions.

Funny how he firstly says he picked up two at an all-nighter and on his latest listing he says he picked up odd copies. I'd be suprised if the seller here isn't also the "alleged" bootlegger.

Great tune. I was given a copy of this by a guy in Hull in the 90's. Can't remember who tho lol.

The first clip is Paul Hughes now residing in Lincoln(shire) but I'll be with him tonight at a mates 50th. He does a bit of DJing too mostly with recent boots at local do's but you cannot fault his enthusiasm at all. He's a good dancer IMHO when he's not doing forward rolls and all the other nonesence guys fast approaching their 50's should know better than to try.

I sold one a couple of years ago for £100 see it listed since at that price (not sure if it sold though) I think its a little better known now maybe.

George is more like Val Shively than even Val Shively.

The Topics 'Man' speeds up at about 2:30. When I first heard it I thought the DJ had pitched it up partway through the record.

OMG never seen one for sale before.

I think PhilT had one in his sales box last week. You could PM him.

I have - Lead balloon I'm affraid, even as the last track in my spot. I'll not be doing it again in a hurry lol.

Just finished listening. Musically it covered the spectrum from superb to; well average IMHO. BUT I'd rather have someone play a few that didn't hit the mark with me than ones they know are certainties. I did however find the bits between the music tedious. Who are these DJs that only play rare records with no regard to quality Ian keeps banging on about. Its a charge often leveled but no one is ever named despite Ian saying we all know who they are. I don't. There is a lot of nonsence on the scene but I don't know a DJ that doesn't play quality cheap records too. (Granted I haven't heard every DJ but the implication is that they are well known / high profile DJs). IF the value and rarity is irrellevant why did Ian insist on telling us how cheap or rare each record was. Again I don't know a DJ that does that with such frequency. Worth listening to but not as good as I expected, maybe that makes me one of the bigots?

Apologies in advance Simon................................ I bet it is On a serious note Simon has a point, what's anyones sexuality got to do with anything? Doesn't enter my head to even wonder about such things.

I've been trying on and off with the Clarence Reid since the Neighbourhood days. I thinjk as with most records its a time and place issue. I'd rather there wasn't a distinction between a soul night and a nighter (and moany of the soul nights I attend there isn't ) but most often there is. Emory and the Dynamics has been similar for me when I've tried it. June Monday - Your Kind Of Loving and Willie Tee - Sweet Thing are two others (The Willie Tee only recently). Obviously these are all different to one another and I've hopefullyI tried to pick the right crowd but some records are just not well enough known I think. Or maybe it's me.

Superb tune - Good luck tracking one down

Perhaps thats how he can afford £2k records by getting you to part pay for them.

I blame the idiots that pay the daft prices for encouraging the sellers to do it. A fool and his money are soon parted, but that isn't the end of, it oh. For every daft buyer that buys an over priced record just hikes up the average price seen when a seller does his research on a tune he's not sure how to price.

An intersting question this one. What is the person buying the cover-up actually buying? I'd argue for most people is the music and if there is a sound clip or the coer-up is well known by the cover up name then what's the problem. People now actually us the term c/u in place of a label name. In the past the cover-up was often taken to the extreme of even staing a label to make the mystique complete. If I were to buy a tune I didn't like as say as person who collects artists or labels and I wanted to 'complete' a discography then I think I'd be pretty pissed off. It pays to know your subject in any case and if you pay big money because you like a tune and it then turn out to be very common well it was worth it to you when you bought it. So for me as long as the seller clearly notes it as a cover up then no issue.

jesus theres hundreds of em

Why do people need to have things pigeon holed just so they can decide how good a record if before they hear it? No wonder the scene is the way it is today. (not aiming this specifically at leeham as he appears to have asked a genuine question but the mind is like a parachute - works best when its open)

A bit of a sweeping generalisation I think.

"Virtually unknown" not to many of us I'm sure but I wonder how many that are in that clip Paul-S posted know it.

Keith; I assume this is "Baby I Dig You"? If so someone snatch it up quick its a belter.

If the fact that there are two soul scenes (at the very least) is news to to you where have you been for the last 15 years?

You better tell him which one.

I almost can't believe I'm posting on this topic. All venue operators (and for that matter promoters) are obliged to carry out a competent Risk Assessment. Where a risk is identified they need to take 'all reasonable steps' to mitigate that risk. If they do both of these they will (in all likelihood) be shown to have shown 'Due Diligence' if they are sued by someone being injured in their venue / event. Their only defence otherwise is to try and prove that the risk was not apparent to them and wouldn't have been foreseen by any other reasonable person in their position. Councils therefore have seen the injuries / the claims / the increase in insurers insisting on an written policy on 'prevention of slips, trips and falls' and made the judgement that the only reasonable way to mitigate the risk is to ban talc. I think if a promoter has even read this topic they cannot say they are unaware of the risk (albeit a small one) and so if they condone (or do not show due diligence in preventing) the use of talc they shouldn't be surprised in venues pass on any liability to them. And given that most are not covered by public liability insurance any damages would need to be met by them personally. You can have all the opinions you like about it helping some people dance, being 'part of northern soul' (whatever the hell that means), ruining carpets, chairs, records and equipment or the impact on arthritic knees of it being banned; as you like. It all comes down to who pays the compo if someone is hurt.