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Steve still swears this is the best night of his life ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qKhNLLMrZY

i will have to decode it i think ..i've done the key to my heart , so will do the other

could be the vinyl mate , forgot to say Steve Calloway also done a version Did my baby call with The Stone Foundation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALjOJ4ba52U

Pete Post Pat lewis track .see what they think

Funny enough it was only last week i'm begging Joe pep to do me his vocal on " thats why i love you " i think it will be better

That could be steve's vocals on the first take ? they sounded very much the same ..but sadley the group didn't record ..they was mainly a Dance act in Detroit

Steve Calloway was mainly the lead singer with group .. there were four takes of it .. at first going to be titled " I really Love My Baby " when i kept playing him the track steve was not 100 % that it was his vocals on the issue ( he never seen the 45 until here in the uk although people in Detroit was telling him they have a 45 out ). as he mainly remembers doing the backing tracks although he said he sounded very much the same as swigle , the group was mainly dance act . steve states the b side is not the professionals ... and very much sounded like steve mancha .. early take where also i've heard the same story in Detroit ..when i was at joe kingfishers place i played him his version which he said it was him ... yet again its over 40yrs and sometimes they forget and get mixed up it happend also when I ws with Yvonne Vernee she swear black and blue my love for your love ..The Elgins was not her ..until i played her the track which she totally forgot about . Did my baby call is a great track regardless which version .

Hi Brad well done mate ..top man ... let us all know if we can help in anyway

What did they say ...Did'nt think levine worked with them ?

Well Levine as done 10 ..so this in my Fav the old saying.. save the best till last ... I wonder if Ian will do anymore ?

what do you think about the Detroit records .. Beverly & Duane, Sherman, Jimmy McCloud ..are they really Rare ?

Ian claims to have five records not listed in any guide. He starts this podcast with all five of these, before he then goes on to play Irma Routen. He says that these five are not in Manship's and not in Tim Brown's price guides. The Products, The Panics, Cilka And The Second Generation, Bobby Richardson, and Toni Mathis. Does anyone know any of these ?? Are they as unknown as Ian thinks ?? ... got to admit he really does do it this time ! Levine is BACK !

Spot on ..!

I also done a video for him in Detroit The Valadiers " No Competition "

Don't seem like 5 years whenI done a fabulous Interview with Percy and Alfred ..with a bit of Filming to some Tracks ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uf-wO2qDTfs

I have the same Photo which Alfred Mitchell gave me on the night Percy passed away along with some other pubilcty photos and some newspaper clippings on the group .. Anyone got The Doni Track for sale ?

Been talking to Ian about this .... "My You-Tube page is managed by my publishers now - not me personally. They wanted a Levine Top 40 of videos. There is no video of James Wells doing either "Baby I'm Still The Same Man" or "My Claim To Fame". If you notice, the only top 40 entries are song where there is an ACTUAL video of the artists. As for the crappy effects, I hated them as much myself. Which is why we eventually redid them ALL, and put them out as a box set of 200 videos all redone and improved and fixed up. "Northern Soul's 200 Greatest Floorfillers" Most of the stock sadly got destroyed when the London riots burned down Sony's warehouse in Enfield, but I think a few survive. Here is the link.... https://www.wienerworld.com/northern-soul-s-200-greatest-floorfillers-5-disc-box-set.html Northern Soul's 200 Greatest Floorfillers (5 Disc Box Set) www.wienerworld.com VIEW THE FANTASTIC TRAILER NOW!!

.. I think the vocals are more clearer on my cut ..But Ronnie still sounded the same as he did back then .

You got to put Fab and the lovetones " Fire Alarm " in that list Dave

Been off line for a few days and opened some emails with the sad news ... RIP Cody Black thank you for the great music

wow wow ..Demo

JJ told me Stevie wrote it at Motown and gave it him when Motown got rid off him .. and too do what ever he wants with it ..maybe thats why jj credits are on it ? ... will give him a call and ask him more info on it .. . Either way it's a great track .

I was planning and in talks to do a Detroit soul weekender there for 2015 with various artirts's to perform .. be good to help Detroit out if we can .

I've been in talks a few times with Carlton about coming back over to perform .. sadley nothing happens . hope he is keeping well was informed he was not in very good health recently will try and give him a call soon .

RIP Mary Love godbless you for the wonderful music .