Paul-s

TRUE Mark. Its not the rare vinyl being played thats the danger...its the generally Sh..te sound systems and decks that seem to be a fixture on the scene....that ruin the records. HEY, maybe we just need promoters to get up to date with their equipment!? If the vinyl wears out, you shouldn't have played it week in , week out for years on end!HA!

NICE...I like it! And NORTHERN STYLE?! I saw the Blackpool competition footage and quite frankly, I find it very difficult to put into words!

You only need £100k if you have no ears, feet and imagination. People are open to 'GOOD' music, whatever the price. The 'Big Tune' dj's seem to give up trying a lot of the time and end up actually 'killing' the tune itself, through repeated sets! Never trust a dj who doesn't have some cheap tunes in his box! Cheap doesn't equal crap. It just means the dealers haven't yet got on to hyping them up for a ready made 'Big Tune' market. I can't really believe this discussion is going on....the scene is about vinyl, I dont want to pay a tenner to hear some lazy 'soul less' twat playing from a lap top or an mp3. Its the soul and efforts of those dj's that search out, almost on a daily basis, new and forgoptten tunes, that makes their set, one of passion and integrity. Not the same deal as some passive lumpen knob head, loading up his laptop over a mug of tea! Just my opinion, of course. 'The world's gone mad'!

Maybe dj's should start dancing then?! HA! Also, being able to dance to uptempo doesn't make a good dancer...being able to move your feet to the beat that moves your soul does! whatever the tempo. When some people can only hear 4/4 in a beat, others can hear 8/4 etc. Lets not limit other people by our own interpretations. I dont mind listening to good 'soul' music, whatever the genre, as long as its not the continuously repeated 30 or 40 tunes you generally get at oldies events. I love oldies, but there are f..cking thousands of them to choose from, not just the so called TOP 500! And who publishes that drivel? I dont see them out and about at events, listening , looking and dancing! Exactly...

Very true, they do seem to be describing an oldies utopia...But there have been many, many and many more, utter sh...te tunes, played on the scene throughout its entire history!! far greater crimes than a few funk tracks...why single funk out...Sh..te is Sh..te surely, whatever the genre?!! A lot of 'rose tinted glasses' being worn for this debate i think!

Sam, I told you about DDA when I was in OZ! Last person who had a copy for sale was Mickey Cruz a couple of months ago!

OH MY GOD. Can I just point out that this is NOTHING to do with the URBAN EXPANSIONS version of 'Once Upon A Time In Wigan' that I devised with Mick and toured for two years. This looks like a fookin MUSICAL with a band playing the soundtrack, actors singing and not using original film footage of wigan etc. Mick has obviously granted them the right to use the script! Mark Babych, whilst a nice bloke, knows nothing about the scene (thats why he has a live band! First mistake!). Breaks my heart to see them F---k up something so badly.....A fookin musical. I had a few West End investors try to get me to make it into a musical and had to point out that the scene is ALL ABOUT a VINYL OBSESSION. Thats how me and Mick fell out...he didn't care about it! Only himself. Its like a bloody PANTO! Mick is not from the scene and is obviously easily bought...he should of refused the rights! WHAT A SELL OUT!! Boycott the thing! PAUL-S

...Good luck Goldie..two copies at DDA! I wont part with mine and I know Joan wont..quality soul.x

why did you take your love away from me...and many more are soo fooking soulful and top notch and SHOULD be played!.. I do play it, greeeat tune! shall i go to the sin bin?

it can even be pointed out that the topic starter is often seen at allnighters dancing to funk. Very, very true, Ive seen Billy on the floor to funk. Maybe we should tap him on the shoulder next time he does it....hes obviously so lost in the groove, he doesn't realise!

77. Pride, Lou - I'm Comun' Home in the Mountain (Suemi) (£1,000) surely this is a jazz record? 387. Hicks, Joe - Don't It Make You Feel Funky (AGC) Hows this one make you feel?.....go on admit it!

I remember the styles of dancing clashing, soft shoe shuffle in plastic sandals to Boby Franklin and Stanley Woodruff I'm too old to start dancing in front of mirrors again and plastic sandals would make my feet sweaty Trod in some dog shit whilst wearing clear plastic sandals once...very bad!

Hey Pete, Ive always got a smile on my face when Im replying, never take it as a dig! Even if it is!HA!

Dont the 'Traditions' do it aswell?

Hi Kirsty, pm me when its time and ive got some scripts, posters etc. From the play. paul-s

Hey, Im not sticking up for SOUL SAM...I f...king hate 'King Moses'! Im not the saviour of any scene, I play in a small room where a small number of people like to hear exciting 'soul' music...free of dogma and dictatorships. I certainly dont and never have been, one of the majority! Thats why i originally got into 'Northern' in 76'! Unfortunately that scene has now become a 'majority' enterprise! and has long forgotten its original ethos of discovery and dancing!

Soul Sam 87yrs Blue Max 101yrs

Hi after WALLY COCO - Message To Society on florentine any help appreciated. thanks paul-s

Wow, short memories for some.. Frankie Crocker, Seventh Wonder, Sister Lee and scores of other tracks that packed the wigan floor aswell as nighters across the country?! remember P-funk from the same nighter period? Palais downstairs, Morcambe, Cleethorpes upstairs, Blackpool Mecca? These have ALL contributed to the scene along the way! Think its down to your own definition of funk. I dont want to hear 'Get up off that thing' or 'funky good time' at a soul night, BUT rhythm and soul, (which I think some of you are calling 'funk') is a definite YES. I mean, if you are prepared to dance to white psychedelic tracks like 'Deadbeats' or nursery rhymes like 'nick nack paddy wack', or clip clopping country chittlin soul, why draw a line anywhere? I think its some peoples ability to hear and feel, nothing but a four/four beat that stops this scene progressing and growing..... When you look at some of the s---te thats played out, it really is a liberty to start calling 'funk' out of place ! Just my opinion, nothing else tigers!