Bazm

Hi Mark - Thanks for the opportunity to join you to play a few 'ditties', hope you didn't mind some of the rambles in between the tunes, in my thick Sint 'Ellins accent about the musical 'journey' from the Casino to the Orwell.................................................... Anyway, here's what I played LORRAINE CHANDLER - I CAN'T HOLD ON - RCA LARRY ATKINS - AINT THAT LOVE ENOUGH - ROMARK JOE MATHEWS - AIN'T NOTHING YOU CAN DO - KOOL KAT ART FREEMAN - YOU GOT ME UPTIGHT - JUMBO GENTLEMEN FOUR - YOU CANT KEEP A GOOD MAN DOWN - WAND SAMMY LEE - WHAT GOES AROUND - PROMCO JOHNNY ROBINSON - GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN - OKEH EDDIE SPENCER - IF THIS IS LOVE ARC SONNY HERMAN - WHAT ABOUT ME - UTOPIA JAMES DOCKERY - MY FAITH IN YOU IS ALL GONE - SOULCRAFT CARESSORS - I CANT STAY AWAY - RUJAC SKIP JACKSON - I'M ON TO YOU GIRL - DOTMAR MONCLAIRS - WAIT FOR ME - SUNBURST FREDDIE NORTH - THE HURT - RIC FOUR SIGHTS - LOVE IS A HURTING THING - SHY SOUL ANITA HUMES - WHAT CAN I DO - ROULETTE SQUIRES - DON'T ACCUSE ME - GEE RON BAXTER - THIS IS IT - OLE 9 CHICO LAMMARR - WHAT DO YOU THINK I AM - FULLER BARBARA MASON - YOU BETTER STOP IT - ARCTIC BETTYE SWAN - YOU GAVE ME LOVE - MONEY ROSE BROOKS - I'M MOANIN' - SOULCITY KARMELLO BROOKS - TELL ME BABY - MILESTONE DARLENE LOVE - TOO LATE TO SAY YOU'RE SORRY - REPRISE NATHAN WILLIAMS --WHAT PRICE - UA TYRONE DAVIS - CAN I CHANGE MY MIND - DAKAR JOHNNY MOORE - SUCH A WONDERFULL FELLING - BLUE ROCK REGGIE SOUL - MY WORLD OF EXTACY - CAPRI ROY ROBERTS - I KNOW WHAT TO DO TO SATISFY YOU - TINA PHILHARMONICS - I NEED, I NEED YOUR LOVE - SOULIN' PHILLIP JAMES - KEEP ON LOVIN' - LONGWOOD MARSHALL, DONOVAN AND BLOOMFIELD - SINCE I FOUND MY BABY - AUGUSTA DETROIT SOUNDS OF FRICTION - I'M LEAVING YOU - HEAVY SOUND INC SOUTHSIDE MOVEMENT - DO IT TO ME - 20th CENTURY ERNIE JOHNSON BIG MAN CRY STEPH - N - LEE NINA SIMONE - TOUCHING AND CARING - BELLAPHON

Great Record...........keep an eye on e-bay, just picked this up for small $$$

Hi Steve always remember you being mad on both these at 'The Saints' if memory serves me right, think I 'obtained' that copy for your birthday - great days! Played JS at Bury last week, sounded great in there and it packed the floor. Nuff said!

There are east and west coast promos of this record. The Guy on e-bay has astated that it has a paper lable (personally, looking at the scan i'm sceptical of this as per Pete Smiths obsrevation) BUT it COULD be a real one. I'd rest easy with a west coat demo or a beautiful BLACK ISSUE ! saw one at Prestwich a few months ago................... Baz M

So pardner......... no varmit lynchin t'day then?

"any idea how I could tell the difference between them?" Other than the extra £292 to buy it ;-) The orig is basically a blue/black paint splash lable where as the reissue is a weaker reddish affair and the Lasso is solid yellow. Looks like South Brother in London are stocking the LOH reissue Hope this helps Regards Baz

Hi John Just to let you know the original Land Of Hits issue is very rare. This track was re-issued on Lasso in the 80's AND has been re-issued recently on Land Of Hits which probably explains how you could pick up both for relatively reasonable prices. If you have found an original, cheap, good on ya! Baz M

Dontells 'I Cant Wait' on Ambassador ...........left field and lovely

Jr Walker - 'These Eyes' Lenny Williams - 'Since I Met You' Temptations - 'There's More Where That Came From'...........and there probably is!!

Derek will you be able to get copies over to the Orwell on Friday?

Never released as a single by Sir John Robers but covered by George Coles and was around on a 12" hope that helps Regards Baz M

Hi Roger I thought that after my last glib posting and sebsequently reading some of the excellent posts on this thread I'd drop a few more serious comments which (hopefully) reflect my view on the situation Firstly, taking on board your comment re 'natural order' or 'progression'. After spending more time that i've done for a long time in Northern Rooms recently, i'm begin to wonder whether playing more 'Modern' in Northern rooms IS actually a logical, natural progression, i'm not sure. The Northern Scene has always IMHO been (mainly) about 60's music. It has survived nearly 40 years now on that basis and from what I can see, it can (and should) continue to do so. There is a wealth of great underplayed 60's soul music still out there waiting to have its day, some of the threads on this forum that confirm this and I can personally testify that I am still enjoying listening to and buying wonderful 60's Soul. What's more, judging by the members on this forum and their commitment to 60's (Northern) Soul, i'm not the only one. So, I guess what I am trying to say is that the 'Natural Order', should not be the 'Order' of significantly different music but the order of more of the same, (especially if the idea of a good 'modern' record is the Drifters or DJ Genisis rather than Peabo Bryson or Jamie lewis) Now dont get me wrong, i've been convinced that more Modern should be played in the Northern rooms and i've long held the belief that 'Soulful House' in so many ways is the 'real' natural progession of Northern Soul (and probably will be one day, under a different name and to a different generation) but that should NOT be to the detrement of the Northern Soul scene as we know it. Better the Northern Soul rooms should stay as they are; places where good quality Sixties Soul is played to a crowd who want it, appriciate it and more importantly love it. Change it now and you'll possibly lose it, forever. IMHO Northern Rooms should not become the new Modern Rooms nor become Soulful Garages ;-) or whatever, because they will loose the very people who were in there who keep the fire burning week in week out. The majority of pepole who are still into Soul Music in a big way (buying tracks or attending gigs etc.) have probably decided by now what kind of soul is their 'Soul' and in answer to your second question, have made their minds up where they wanna be. Ask your self the same question, when did you mark your preferences? I call then 'preferences', purposely, it doesn't mean to say your forsaken everything else but you just know where your 'first love' of Soul Music lies. Everyone has done it, they dont stop liking new music completely they just love old soul music more and visa versa. And finally, Does Modern Soul Suck? Does it F%K!! - Real modern soul (new releases) and retro 'modern' soul for me is what it's all about everything from Gary Wallace to Gino Washington but it shouldn't be forced on those that dont particularily want to hear it, let alone REALLY listen to it.

Rod! Very articulate, now I can see the result of all those hours, sat doing the Times crossword on the stall

Lowton Civic Hall every other month...........Next night Friday June 9th Room three Uptempo Soul with Johnno, Dave Hawkins and guests 9pm -2am Room One - Quality Northern Room Two - 70's and 80's Sorted!

Remember and still got this somewhere. Used to be featured on Andy Peebles Soul Train many moons ago, like you say a great Mecca 70's dancer. Thought it was 'Creech' rather than 'Crouch' might be wrong it been a long time since I dug it out. Do remember one of my favourite dancers from the same era being Houston Person 'Disco Sax' on Westbound - Great Stuff

Both 'featured' spins at the Orwell these two goodies...........to add to the thread through I'va always rated Les Watson 'Soul Man Blues' on Pompei. It got quite a few looks on the deck last Sunday and still sounds rather good........Ready to go? I think so!

Hi Paul...Know what you mean..........some times it can be very frustrating when great records like this just do not get real recognition in good time, amongst all the thousand quidders of this world. The good thing is though, is that it IS now getting some recognition, so better late than never methinks...........................pity some of those singing the praises of 'Tribute To Betty' by DJ Genisis would sooner die than acknowledge the existence of the likes of Jamie Lewis 'It's Over' or Jesse Outlaw 'Love You So' and a couple of hundred other great (fast becoming rare) soul records with a dance beat, I could name

--> QUOTE(mark.b @ Apr 11 2006, 10:24 PM) link has been getting spins at the orwell by flanny i think brill 70's is this the only track any good by them? mark Mark glad you said 'I Think' Flanny wouldn't know a good 70's record if he fell over it. He needs to stick to breaking 60's monsters and leave the seventies to Plummy and me Sunday here we come!!!!!!!!

Hi Adam Paid 40 dabs for this quite a few years ago, spun it recently in an 'Album Only' sesh at t'Orwell great tune............ Baz

Hi Ted Gotta say when I saw this on e-bay that's EXACTLY what I thought. I remember that 'Large Dealer from Lancs' having white copies about the same time as the black bootlegs surfaced Baz M

Brilliant track current Orwell reactivation............................

If memeory serves me right Andy Whitmore had a copy of this in his sales box at Bury last Month

[Great old Chestnut 10 to 15 quid But who knows what will happen if Baz and the Boys are playing it. Should cut the going rate to a fiver

Hi Roger UK Island 7", Current spin at the Orwell if it's for Jane (Tony D and Jane) done her a CDR of it for the next Orwell although shouldn't be too 'ard to pick up on orig vinyl....................................