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Darrell Smith (BBC Proms northern soul) releases record
Timbo58 replied to Phil J's topic in All About the SOUL
I think the whole 'the scene will die unless we allow it to....... progress/diversify/water itself down/sell its soul/cheapen itself or become less authentic/true to its roots' (choose your own preferred interpretation) argument is hugely overblown and frankly I only care about my experience of it, not someone who might decide to join in if its adapted to their own lifestyle in the future. That might be an unfashionable thing to say, but I never made it to Wigan/Torch/Wheel etc - I started off as a 'Johnny come lately' in the early 80's, we were tolerated by the older established lot precisely because we respected that authenticity is absolutely ALL in rare soul, respect for dancers, DJs and everyone else based on a shared passion for the music. FWIW the totally OTT claims on Facebook etc in the marketing of this record 'number 1 for xmas' etc etc etc were laughable, sorry but they were, It's, at best, a passable rendition of a song, lets not over egg it. -
Always a real pleasure to be back at Cinderford Miners hall -a proper venue with a really huge & decent wood dance floor. A great sound set up, a cheap bar and the right sort of appreciative crowd with ears open to the new & the old, the over heard & underhand. Long may it continue.
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Anything that takes away authenticity in soul music itself (or even events that play it for that matter) makes it by definition inauthentic and therefore (to my mind at least) a pastiche of what true rare soul should be -it becomes an insult to the artists and those who actually know what 'the faith' actually means. AI is about as far away from 'real' as it can possibly be. So let's leave its products to the venues with their glitter balls, disco lasers & local yokels jigging about with drinks, you know -the ones that social media repeatedly tells us are 'the soul scene'.
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West Wilts Soul Club EIGHT SOULFUL YEARS! Another night of fantastic quality OVO music with the best floor in miles! Across the board music policy A friendly welcome guaranteed from our crew of dedicated soulies 17.00-01.00 Large, solid maple wood dancefloor (beautiful and springy, originally came from a public school gym-needs no talc) DECK CAMS Social club bar prices (cheap) with decent staff & proper glasses -none of that plastic rubbish. huge range of quality ales, ciders, lagers and fine wine & spirits Large carpark (camper van friendly also -free of charge) Separate Bar to chat & Dealer area £10 on the door contact Tim 07525654299 for more information or see our Facebook page 'west wilts soul club' The Wesley Road Club, Trowbridge, Wiltshire BA14 0AX OUR VERY SPECIAL GUESTS TBC Residents: Adi Matthews (Trowbridge Matt) Rob Ryan, Stuart Ross, Tim Hayhoe, Katie Perkins. date of 1st publication on soul source: OCT 20 2024. We respectfully ask other area promotors NOT to clash with this event. We don't do it to you.
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West Wilts Soul Club EIGHT SOULFUL YEARS! Another night of fantastic quality OVO music with the best floor in miles! Across the board music policy A friendly welcome guaranteed from our crew of dedicated soulies 7.00-01.00 Large, solid maple wood dancefloor (beautiful and springy, originally came from a public school gym-needs no talc) DECK CAMS Social club bar prices (cheap) with decent staff & proper glasses -none of that plastic rubbish. huge range of quality ales, ciders, lagers and fine wine & spirits Large carpark (camper van friendly also -free of charge) Separate Bar to chat & Dealer area £7 on the door contact Tim 07525654299 for more information or see our Facebook page 'west wilts soul club' The Wesley Road Club, Trowbridge, Wiltshire BA14 0AX OUR VERY SPECIAL GUESTS TBC Residents: Adi Matthews (Trowbridge Matt) Rob Ryan, Stuart Ross, Tim Hayhoe, Katie Perkins. date of 1st publication on soul source: OCT 20 2024. We respectfully ask other area promotors NOT to clash with this event. We don't do it to you.
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West Wilts Soul Club EIGHT SOULFUL YEARS! Another night of fantastic quality OVO music with the best floor in miles! Across the board music policy A friendly welcome guaranteed from our crew of dedicated soulies 7.00-01.00 Large, solid maple wood dancefloor (beautiful and springy, originally came from a public school gym-needs no talc) DECK CAMS Social club bar prices (cheap) with decent staff & proper glasses -none of that plastic rubbish. huge range of quality ales, ciders, lagers and fine wine & spirits Large carpark (camper van friendly also -free of charge) Separate Bar to chat & Dealer area £10 on the door contact Tim 07525654299 for more information or see our Facebook page 'west wilts soul club' The Wesley Road Club, Trowbridge, Wiltshire BA14 0AX OUR VERY SPECIAL GUESTS TBC Residents: Adi Matthews (Trowbridge Matt) Rob Ryan, Stuart Ross, Tim Hayhoe, Katie Perkins. date of 1st publication on soul source: OCT 20 2024. We respectfully ask other area promotors NOT to clash with this event. We don't do it to you.
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West Wilts Soul Club EIGHT SOULFUL YEARS! Another night of fantastic quality OVO music with the best floor in miles! Across the board music policy A friendly welcome guaranteed from our crew of dedicated soulies 7.00-01.00 Large, solid maple wood dancefloor (beautiful and springy, originally came from a public school gym-needs no talc) DECK CAMS Social club bar prices (cheap) with decent staff & proper glasses -none of that plastic rubbish. huge range of quality ales, ciders, lagers and fine wine & spirits Large carpark (camper van friendly also -free of charge) Separate Bar to chat & Dealer area £7 on the door contact Tim 07525654299 for more information or see our Facebook page 'west wilts soul club' The Wesley Road Club, Trowbridge, Wiltshire BA14 0AX OUR VERY SPECIAL GUEST TBC Residents: Adi Matthews (Trowbridge Matt) Rob Ryan, Stuart Ross, Tim Hayhoe, Katie Perkins. Date of 1st publication on soul source: OCT 20 2024. We respectfully ask other area promotors NOT to clash with this event. We don't do it to you.
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TBF we use these for DJing regularly, but we always stop rotation to cue in of course. I can see they'd be no use for mixing/scratching as they are far too grippy.
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Having had crimynal slipmats (great quality, accurate printing & fair price) in the past, the only thing I find wrong with that type of slipmat is they can be too 'smooth' and allow discs to slip if you don't use a clamp. Also being a bit too much of a perfectionist for sound quality I did read a few articles which claimed the absolute best mats for protection against slip and sound quality/protection of the vinyl were actually the thick rubber mats that Technics come with originally. So I now use them.
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Personally I've always felt that if a DJ clears the floor that's perfectly OK initially, but to keep it clear record after record for an entire set is almost certainly the promotors fault in booking a completely unsuitable guest (or resident!). I'm not a fan of 'the dancefloor dictates' or 'look at us -we've sold all the tickets!' type events as the vast majority are simply catering to the least fussy audience. That's perfectly fine if your idea of 'success' is measured in £££s of course. As for advertising events truthfully & clearly -I'm absolutely in favour of that, but all too often the ones that promise they're 'keeping the faith' wouldn't know what 'the faith' was even if it came with a colouring in set & crayons.
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A real 'must do' Terrific event. Proper old school authentic WMC. no fancy nonsense here but 24 carat authenticity! decent floor, nicely polished well maintained parquet. Cheapest bar we’ve seen for many years, friendly crew & friendly venue staff too! but it’s the tunes that matter - and we were treated to some of the very best you’ll ever hear! Not just that, but a thoughtful selection of residents & guests whose enthusiastic passion for rare soul shines through. there’s lots of competition in this neck of the woods on every day we found, but those who aren’t prepared to settle for ‘the same old’ will find their journeys amply rewarded by giving this event your time. we’ll be back. Tim & Katie west wilts soul club
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Terrific event. Proper old school authentic WMC. no fancy nonsense here but 24 carat authenticity! decent floor, nicely polished well maintained parquet. Cheapest bar we’ve seen for many years, friendly crew & friendly venue staff too! but it’s the tunes that matter - and we were treated to some of the very best you’ll ever hear! Not just that, but a thoughtful selection of residents & guests whose enthusiastic passion for rare soul shines through. there’s lots of competition in this neck of the woods on every day we found, but those who aren’t prepared to settle for ‘the same old’ will find their journeys amply rewarded by giving this event your time. we’ll be back. Tim & Katie west wilts soul club edit: I have copied this to the reviews tab. I placed it in comments in error, and only noticed when back on my desktop!
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Yes, I think thats one.
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Is there anyone who has actually released a previously unreleased VINYL track(s), as in an individual person or a soul club/events organiser? NOT a record company or business, just an individual fan/club of fans. i.e. Where the disc is actually genuinely licensed and regarded as original vinyl, not some random carver/boot or re-hash of a previously recorded track, or a compilation of re-issues. The only one I can think of off the top of my head is the 'Soul in the sun' Tommy Hunt disc on 'Loughborough soul club'.
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As far as I am aware in simple terms you need 2 separate things to make any release legit : 1. The MCPS mechanical license 2. The permission from the present owner of the recorded work(s). If you don't have both then it's not legally anything -issued/reissued, it is a BOOT. Just as I'm an inquisitive sort I've checked the MCPS database and yes, it has been applied for, but is noted as 'unnotified' which means it isn't currently registered on the PRS database for who gets royalties. As for the original works owners it'll be who ever now owns the rights to united records.
