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Thanks for that Mike. It's a appreciated .Cheers =0)

I was at the 'Unity Festival' ( a family/ community/ out door event/ fun day) in Chorlton Park (Manchester) Saturday afternoon Approx 15-20 years ago . The dj or whoever was playing the music wasn't playing anything that got my attention. I guessing 'run of the mill' Pop or whatever. Seeming out of nowhere I heard the Flirtations 'Nothing But A Heartache' . The music was booming all over the Park & sounded fantastic=0).

Wow!!! What a brilliant Record. Never heard it before. The slow start is great. That break down at 1.09 min was completely unexpected. Love the Funky Guitar, Brass backing & Backing vocals. Johnny D vocal performance is on power too, reminds me of a cross between James Carr & Roy Hamilton. It's one of records that gets better has it goes along. Good to know that there's still sounds out there that can still ' light you up '. Thank you for posting=0)

My mistake ...Thanks for pointing that out. I doubt very much they got a sprung dance like the Ritz? Anyone been there before? What's the dance floor like? Any info greatly appreciated=0)

Thank you for bringing this up Pete. I feel it's a potentially difficult to talk about drug use whether it's past or present because it's demonized in 'our' society to use illegal substances or indeed some legal substances/ prescription drugs for example Dexedrine( I guessing that's not made any more but I couldn't think of another one off the top of my head). Therefore it can make it difficult to talk about. There's no doubt that drugs both legal & illegal have had a profound effect on many 'Music Cultures'. an obvious example is LSD in the sixties, which I believe was legal up until 1964 (?) in the USA.... Mods in the sixties used some form of amphetamine( pep pills, purple hearts ,black bombers etc) at all night clubs. Northern grew out of the Mod culture. Northern Soul & Amphetamine go together like a hand in a glove. Speed gives you energy, focus & at times feelings of Euphoria. Ideal for Northern Soul. The potential problem is you cannot take 'Speed' every week for decades without a negative impact on your 'HEALTH'. Although there's always exception to the rule. Some of 'us' are just made of different stuff-'cast iron constitution/s ' For me personally if you don't have your HEALTH you don't have nothing. Without trying to sound patronising if you don't feel well your not going to want to go to an niter, dayer or Soul nite; even if you did go out it would be hard to enjoy it. Please Note in no way, shape or form I am telling people what they should or should not do. I agree a lot with others have stated that to put it crudely the aging process impacts on your energy & stamina. Something you need if you want to enjoy an niter without chemical assistance. Then there's the recovery period . Even without doing speed or whatever it takes a longer time to recover from an niter.

I only ever attended one of the Ritz Rarest of the Rare Allnighters. It was Easter Weekend 1999(? I think). Fantastic Music, Great Atmosphere & that dance floor is 1 st class . Excellent Niter . Looking forward to the Alldayer in April. Yes I know it's not a Niter, but the combination of that place & Northern Soul is just Magic=0)!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks so much for that Mike your a Star=0)

The link worked fine for me. Although after inserting the Album name it's difficult to see any track listing. Says available for shipping from the 7th of Feb. 'Eddie Hubbard' can I please ask where you got the album info from i e the list of artists ? =0)

"...I wear my hat to the side & walk with a limp". I know that's very random, but I couldn't resist it=0)

Some Class pictures there, of what looks like a really enjoyable musical performance. You've really captured the moment. Magic Picture!!!

Sorry ,I just re read your original post & saw this ..'am still new to soul.' Another suggestion would be to go on to youtube. There's lots of different Soul playlists which could help you find your niche so to speak & hopefully from that venues that will appeal more to your taste...Just a thought =0)

Hi there=0) You could check out both the Event Playlists - Reviews & Events 'pages' on this site. It could give some insight into what your looking for. You could look for events that are closest to you & contact the organizers to see what there Music policy is. If it's not what your looking for maybe they might be able to point you in the right direction.There may be other websites you might be able to find info on or you could look/ask on facebook... Hope this helps

Nice one Pete !!! your reply made me think of some of the lyrics of the Classic Gene Chandler tune 'Nothing Can Stop me ' "..get my hat I'm checking out..." =0)

I was attending a weekend festival know as 'Strummer Camp' 24 May - 26 May 2019 Oldham Rugby Union Club, Byrth Road, Oldham ..."Each year some friends of the late Joe Strummer best known for being in band 'The Clash' organise a weekend festival in his honour known as 'StrummerCamp'. On the Friday late afternoon/early evening the DJ played Approx 2-3hours of 'Classic Northern'(definitely vinyl 45's) i e The Velours ' I'm Gonna Change', Bobby Paris 'Night Owl', Jackie Wilson 'The Sweetest Feeling' to name a few. Nothing ultra rare or anything like that . I would may be suppose what would come under the umbrella term the 'Top 500'. It was great hearing those tunes in such an unexpected in environment , I would have thought it would have been more of a classic Punk Vibe.

Thanks for sharing. Very much enjoyed it. Interesting to see a different take on 'the music'. I have noticed odd nods to this 'scene' in films like 'Cheech & Chong's Up In Smoke' & also 'The End of the Watch' where I first heard The Delfonics -'Hey Love.

Hi Andrew & thank you for your message. The Sue Catalogue is part of the 'whole package' so to speak. Sorry I am not willing to sell items separate. Best Wishes