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Mark, WHAT haven't you got membership cards for ?

H, Absolutley spot on !!!!

Yep, run by Gibby, two off in fact Kelmarsh and Wilby, were talking 1968-9, a lot of us from luton used to go the George at Wilby, had a 40th Reunion couple of years ago, and then we'd be int back of a transit and off to an Allnighter, where ever, as mentioned....Bletsoe, Market Harborough, Torch etc came later. Sorry Kevin, just seen your reply

Bloody hell, you andme both, BUT my break started July 1974, came back for the 40th Wilby reunion, been wondering WHY I ever stopped, loads of reasons, however to answer your question........gear AND music go together, U need some where to go when you're up and cant sleep.....ERGO Northern Soul, gear AND Allnighters go hand in glove :hatsoff2: (PS NOT read any of the other replys)

B nice 2 say bollox to the Mrs (SHE IS NOT INTO THE MUSIC !!!!!) and get me, Blueten/Chief/Kimbo to one of these do's, however, u lot do not have to live with her, I DO !!!!. Ady.....hope its a good one.....Chiefy is STILL ALIVE AND KICKING

Blues in the Night.........Shit Hot Loving by the pound......crap

This was a record I just had to have first time I heard it at the Birds Nest (West Hampstead, must have been around 1974), took years to get a copy, then a Bunky issue. Laters Paul

Let Mr Manship have a look at them, you'll be VERY disappointed

What value do you put on memories?, to me they are priceless. Remember your parents saying ''This is our tune''?, didn't mean anything then, it does now. Got stuff from 45 years ago in my collection, play a sound now and I can remember where I first heard it, the hassle it took to unearth a copy and the fact that, in relative terms it cost me an arm and a leg to buy it. Record prices dropping?, well my good lady, who's never been into the music, or the NS scene has already told me, (1) the daughter no longer wants them and (2) she's going to ''bin them'' if I peg it before her. Other than thatmy memories, currently anyway, are not for sale.

Was he based in Leighton Buzzard then?. I were on £1.50 a week as an apprentice at Vauxhall. I'd heard, for first time, She Blew a good thing and soul time played out in Bedford by Dingle. I couldn't afford 25/- (£1.50 to rest of you ), managed to 'borrow' a copy of She Blew a good thing, however, years later when Fred were in Luton and I'd got to know him really well, I paid him off for it, and still have it on Symbol. Did you ever go through his 5/- (25P) boxes when he were at Luton....I've been blessed, Lonely girl am I, Festival time, Joy road, all Dyke and the Blazers, to name a few, came out of his cheapy boxes

Morning Peter, you probably have them but here goes I'm not built that way - Hesitations, Kapp Moonlight, music and you - Laura Green, RCA Victor (Demo) I don't want to loose you - Jackie Wilson, Brunswick I'm a fool I must love you - The Falcons, Big Wheel Right in the middle- Bettye Lavette, Motown DJ copy All oldies, BUT, been away a long time

PMSL, however, go to nxt Rushden do There is one that's gone under the radar !!!! AND its a BLINDER of a tune/dancer !!!!!!

After 37 years off the scene I'm playing catch up, however recent buys have included :- Uptight - Supremes and Temptations (B Side of Why) First heard this at last Welly do and its a MUST HAVE track !!!!! Beautiful Day (LP) Jackie Wilson And that's it, there r more BUT I'm keeping QT about them

Selectadisc (Nottingham) souled a fair few of the Soul Sound boots, I had Kick that little Sally Ann (Round Robin), Nobody but me(Human Beinz) that I can remember but I had about a dozen, (sold years ago) in total, pretty sure I had the Incredibles and Hooked by love as well. Hi Ady, were Lantern the Harbourgh nighter

Don't do gear....nothing worse than thinking EVERYONE is looking at you (THEY ARE )

Paultp My favourite one was in Hanway Street just off Oxford Street, a shop there used to always have a box which had a mix of cheapies, Motown and boots. I got the Four Tops LP with Teahouse in China Town on it for a tenner then looked through the small box. With the legend "Nice Motown" on the card sleeve was Martha Reeves - No One There ..... Price £5 - Result! Still keep it in the same sleeve. 42?, Hanway Street, the old Blues and Soul premises OR the shop a few doors up, only went in there once, young lady ran it, ALL the records were in Babycham crates?. Now 42 Hanway Street, you went in there with latest B&S and they usually had one or two copies of the latest American releases, remember picking up The Love you gave to me (Continental 4) and the Drifter (Ray Pollard) in there about 3 weeks after their US release

Years ago we used to have a Friday night social, (cardgame and a few joints), anyway one night a new face turned up, invited by one of the other lads who worked with him. This face was getting heavily into other 'highs' and after a few months he mentioned he had some records collection sell, they were soul records and he knew I used to collect,apparently he did'nt listen to them anymore. He was 15 years younger than me and I had'nt been to a Northern do for at least 15 years at the time, recently I went to the George reunion, first time to a do since 1976, and that was to Wigan with Soul Carp,also had'nt bought any records for years, this is before Ebay, SS etc, were talking about 20 years ago, but said I'd have a look. He lived out in the sticks, literally, in a cottage, when I get there hes got this box of about 300 records, ALL in pristine sleeves so I go through them, YOU KNOW, DID'NT KNOW ANY OF THEM UNTIL ALMOST THE LAST RECORD, which was a UK Atlantic issue of Angel Baby - Darrel Banks. He wanted £25 for the lot,so, on the strength of Angel Baby which I did know I agreed the price. Off the top of my head some of the gems in there inc Baby take a Chance on me Jack Montgomery, Maurice Willims Being without you, Anne Sexton You've been gone too long (BOTH the vocal and Instumental copies !!!)and Sid Barnes (on Charly) I hurt on the other side, there was not one duff track in there but they are the ones that stand out, and very specifically Jack Montgomery because about a year after I aquired the collection a copy of Voices from the Shadows arrived, (remember Voices)in which Tim Brown reviewed this particular record and valued it at £20. I kept thinking Im sure I recognise that title but was not familiar with the tune, so dug through said records, which were still sepearate from main collection and found it, put it on...and REALLY kick started my record collecting again....

Yo Night Nurse, did'nt say WHO it was in original posting, waiting to see what the general opinion was, I actually PM'd the guy asking HOW he justifide the P&P price, NO RESPONSE, so I thought sod you, anyway someone else with more money than sense has bid £1.20 for it, and you know, even if I really wanted the record I would'nt buy it on principle . Yep, Dave Kirk is spot on, operates out of Pagan Place in Stafford. Ian agree with your comment, I did not, when I first bid see his P&P, when I did my reaction was FY !!!!.

Bid for this on Ebay, seller wants £4.50 Standard post no insurance etc, is it just me who thinks it a tad pricey, I charge £1.50 inc proper packaging, and that is across the board for ALL the records listed https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281083098068?_trksid=p5197.c0.m619

Wade in the water Ramsey Lewis Land of 1000 Dances Electric Indian My little girl Bob and Earl Band (?) 6 by 6 Earl Van Dyke Whole in the wall Packers Hey America James Brown Sliced Tomatoes Just Brothers (?)

What I originally said was :- Actually I can, BUT I choose to not be able to as I dont particularly like Modern Soul, at least not ALL bloody night, why, because it does not go at 100 mph. Yes your reply was why moan about it, finally, as above, accusing me of slagging modern soul off !!!!! Dude, your understanding of the English language is pretty abysmal :- I said I would'nt listen to Modern allnight, I did'nt say it was a load of shite, IF I'd said it was a load of shite then I'd be slagging it off!!!! You've told me to stop moaning, to me, and ANYONE with a command of the English language that contitutes telling someone to shut up, as far as I'm concerned I cant voice my opinion, if I am you would not have made the comment. Last, but not least, I said I would'nt want to listen Mod Soul all night, and I would'nt, however I have more than a few Modern cuts in my collection, people like Len, Kimbo and Blueten would back that comment, in fact I've got real gems that to the best of my knowledge have never been played out, bought because I liked them and listen to them at home. So before you go accusng people of ''slagging'' things off read what they've said instead of jumping on your high horse.....end of

Sorry Dude, your understanding of tthe English language is onecv of total ignorance !!!!. I said I did'nt like Modern, I did'nt say it was a load of shite, IF I'd said it was a load of shite then I'd be slagging it off, Yuo told me to stop moaning, to me, and I would ANYONE with a command of the English language that contitutes telling someone to shut up. Last, but not least, I said I would'nt want to listen to it all night, and I would'nt, and I have more than a few Modern cuts in my collection, people like Len, Kimbo and Blueten would back on that comment, I've got real gems that to the best of my knowledge have never been played out. So before you go accusng people of ''slagging'' things off read what they've said instead of jumping on your high horse.....end of

Well, the above response to a comment I made confirms you cant have a opinion on here, or if you do you're told to shut up !!!!!.