Chris Turnbull

Lovely, wish I had the £££'s (or $$$'s)

Was Larry Wu a Morecambe spin for Richard?

Dean, what big modern tunes do you remember from Morecambe? Pretty much what you would have heard at say Stafford around the same time or different?

What were the big tunes? Interested in hearing about northern and modern - seems to have been a good mix of both

Brilliant, thanks Jordi - great shots. Too young to have gone to Wigan myself so always interested to see photos - much appreciated

Great photo Jordi, any more you can post up?

Couple more new favourites from me - both recent Colin Curtis spins (check his excellent podcasts if soulful house your bag):-

Couple from Mark R at Cleethorpes in June that I've been hammering ever since, neither 'new tunes' exactly but new versions this year - love 'em both:-

Ten front room floorfillers for me - love them all:- Bobby Taylor - Don't be afraid Kim Weston - A thrill a moment The Originals - Don't stop now Four Tops - Can't seem to get you out of my mind Marvin Gaye - Come get to this Jr Walker - What does it take Stevie Wonder - If you really love me Barbara McNair - Forget you ever met me baby Martha & The Vandellas - Love guess who Dynamic Superiors - One Nighter

I did a colour photocopy of this Art Tatum sleeve a while back and put it in a nice chrome frame which looks the business in my home office. Couldn't believe what a good quality copy you could do on the cheap - colours are a lot brighter than the version I have copied below and it really does look great.

Had mates who were into the scooter scene in the 80's and as you say records like Greg P and Alfie Davison were big plays at the time for them. Funny when the majority of stuff they seemed to like was northern oldies such as Fortune teller, Our love will grow, Better use your head, etc. Presumably just a case of a couple of the bigger modern tunes crossing over from the soul scene? Hard to imagine the scooter guys digging modern soul like this though

Presumably no difference between the two, just Vault first issue?

Cheers Dave - great nights, had some fantastic times there

Getting off thread here but Pat definitely did at least one allnighter at Bretby c. 1998, possibly the Chris King one with the free Marvin Gaye 45, Ivy Jo Hunter, etc. I never went to any soul nights there, only allnighters - maybe after your time Dave

Hi Dave, I remember very clearly talking to Pat at the DJ booth at Bretby when he was playing Yum Yums 'Big thing', a big revival sound for him c. 1998 so I reckon you are wrong on that PS. thanks for the info

Hi Steve, I used to go to Bretby c. 1997/8 and Butch, Pat Brady, etc were on, but maybe you meant earlier I remember it being popular at say Manchester Ritz but can't remember who was playing it - unusual as mostly (in recent times anyway) you can tie a particular record to a particular DJ

Re. Jimmie Reed Jr 'I ain't going nowhere' (Mercury) - I know it was a Pat Brady spin at Stafford but can't recall which of the bigger name DJ's was behind it mid 90's when it seemed to be huge everywhere - seem to think Butch but anyone confirm?

Photo Roz May 15.pdf Photo Howard May 15.pdf Photo Buddy May 15.pdf Photo Sonny May 15.pdf

Thanks for looking - pm if interested. Reasonable offers considered. Paypal as gift. Photos attached. Youtube clips not my records. £2.50 1st class recorded 7" / £3.50 1st class recorded 12" / £7.50 special delivery / International extra 1) Clyde McPhatter - Lonely people can't afford to cry (Amy) Ex £80 NOW £65 See photo - label tear but clean vinyl Photo Clyde 2 May 15.pdf 2) Roz Ryan - You're my only temptation (Volt) VG+ £50 SOLD See photo - pen cross on label. Few light marks, plays great Photo Roz May 15.pdf 3) Eddie Jefferson - Uh Oh (I'm in love again) Stax M- £50 NOW £40 Ace 6t's shuffler - lovely clean copy, both labels and vinyl apart from one very small mark on the intro NAP Photo Eddie May 15.pdf 4) Emanuel Laskey - I'm a peace loving man / Sweet lies (Thelma black issue) Ex £80 NOW £70 Light finger nail scratch across Peace Loving Man side NAP Photo Emanuel May 15.pdf 5) Buddy Ace - Pleasing You (Paula WD) Ex £50 SOLD Spare copy having upgraded mine to a minter - small WOL, looks clean but sounds a bit fuzzy in places on my system - bargain for £50 though IMO, £20 less than I paid for it Photo Buddy May 15.pdf 6) Howard Tate - Sweet love child (Verve) £20 Ex SOLD Sounds fantastic now Photo Howard May 15.pdf 7) Lovelace Watkins - Dreams (Sue WD) VG+ £60 NOW £50 Ace beat ballad - a few light marks NAP and strong VG+ grading Photo Lovelace May 15.pdf 8) Chocolate Syrup - You're off an runnin' (Ira) VG+ £50 NOW £40 Fantastic group soul mover - lovely clean labels / vinyl has a few light marks and plays with slight background crackle but not distracting Photo Chocolate May 15.pdf 9) Gay Jamison - Stay another day (Turntable WD) M- £130 NOW £100 Beat ballad heaven, old Roger Banks spin. Lovely clean labels and vinyl apart from a tiny mark about half way through which causes a few light clicks, hence price. Photo Gay May 15.pdf 10) Gene Miller - What do you mean (Hi) VG+ £25 NOW £15 Driving soul / funk, sounds great now, doesn't turn up often. Few light marks, strong VG+, plays great Photo Gene May 15.pdf 11) Sonny Craver - Outside of Memphis (Dalya) Ex £30 SOLD Photo Sonny May 15.pdf 12) Alfie Davison - Love is Serious Business (Brookside 12") M- £15 NOW £12 1993 reissue. Says 5.04 but plays the 45 version. Flip is Who's gonna love me. Cheers, Chris.

Fantastic, many thanks again Sean

Interested in UK Pama releases - just bought Betty Lavette from Ray M and was wondering how and why these occasional soul sides got picked up by a predominantly reggae label - were they already Wheel spins on import? Can imagine Betty L 'Feel good all over' at the Wheel - anyone confirm? A couple of Bobby Patterson sides on Pama also, plus seem to think some Jean Wells (appears to have been a Calla connection). I recall both Betty L sides being popular c. 1990 with Mark Bicknell I think spinning 'Feel good all over' at Droylseden, etc, and Richard S 'Only your love' a lot at the time too - any memories of either side previous to that? Cheers, Chris.

Anyone got a nice clean copy going spare? Please pm me Cheers, Chris.