Hooker1951

Fantastic singer with a haunting voice R I P Lenny mick L

As i,ve stated before it was played everywhere and I mean everywhere.every mod who had a record player had it remember all the main towns in country had at least 2 or 3 mod soul clubs all the dj,s at the time played it.It was that popular it was accepted as mainstream. GOD BLESS MICK L

Sounds pretty lightweight today.

wrong drugs. Wrong tune .. It's not the jokes it's the way you tell them.

Hi Chris the inn crowd Dobie Gray was possibly the biggest record around in the spring of 1965 in the nw anyway. Every DJ worth his salt had it and played it in Mod clubs and Discotheques of the day it reappeared in later years but 1965 it was massive played everywhere pirate radio stations ect. God bless mick L.

BIG dee Irwin is Difosco I still play it out used to play it out regular at Keele and Tony,s Blackburn early 1990's funnily enough I can't remember anybody else at the time playing it. bought it in Manchester about 25 years ago for 2£ heard the first few bars thought I'm having that. good record GOD BLESS MICK LYONS

THE IN CRoud was a massive record at the room at the top marketplace Wigan spring 1965. GOD bless Mick L

Gary n Karen if I hear anything you will be the first to know.the Ninjas are out looking and listening. Mick Lyons keep strong.

Sorry to here about your records Gary it happened to me 18 years ago.I Was lucky Scallies broke into my car stole my play box containing around 450 records They didn't realise the value of them I had time to search with the help of a few friends before they used them as frisbes got the box back. Got the records back Got revenge plus abrand new stereo system. hope you can do the same. Bastards, God bless Mick Lyons.

There were no copies of Reconsider knocking about in the 1980's.It was too good of a tune to be missed. it only came to the fore in possibly late 1992 early 1993 It had not been played out before then and atune like that would have been I rest my Case. god bless Mick L.

Seen the beat boys at Wigan Emp aka Casino top billing the Rolling Stones 2nd on the bill Nov 1963.Remember pushing georgie fame round on Silcocks Waltzer at Leigh fair Feb 1970 while Jimmy Cliffe was singing Vietnam happy days Ian. God Bless mick L

I,m currently co promoting stateside along with Andy M,cabe you and your missus are more than welcome to come.next dates Oct 18 8pm 4 am. Dec 27 8pm 6am Thanks Mick

Sorry Sooty I Played it first Tony,s Blackburn early 1993 I remember the response very well hope your keeping well thanks. Mick Lyons

NEIL CLOWES gave me a copy of the White Reconsider record when I was D J ing for him at Keele in early 1993 I started to play it out straight away being a brilliant tune. Thaks Neil.at that particular time not so many jocks had it by the middle of 1994 a good few had aqquited it. GOD BLESS MICK LYONS

Sounds like Rose st John.."

when mods used to ride their scooters around in the 1960's their were 100's of parkas riding around with them mick L

Ben E king with his band live at the empress ballroom Wigan Casino pre the all nighters early 1972 he was at his best.that night he sang all what we recognise being NS full strings and brass section. Mick Lyons

They will be listening to Cleo Laine next.

Just a footnote it was said tommy Neal was a member of the majestics and possibly the four pros pre Going to an Happening. Mick L.

I bought going to an happening Tommy Neil in1968 from a manchester record shop to play on Silcocks waltzer on which I worked in the nw the punters used to call it the soul castle because 95 per cent of all music played was soul and tamla. It became a massive record in all the proper underground soul clubs of the day along with a host of top northern soul tunes who people say they discovered years after.a top atmospheric sound a timeless tune. HAPPY DAYS MICK. l

Were you there when I Iost an average about 500£ a month promoting tony,s Empress ballroom Blackburn 1991 till 1994 .three years till I even started to break even I,m not moaning about it and I didn't, say it was wrong. I must have touched a nerve though. Egos again best promoter this best Dj that. who said i meant you anyway.., god bless

ITS quite obvious even to those who don't want to see that some promoter Dj,s from the 1970's northern scene went missing in the 1980's and early 1990,s and only came back when money signs appeared. I am not saying this wrong, just stating facts whereas other promoters and Dj,s soldiered on regardless to keep what they loved going until today. N. GOD BLESS M.L

Well said Jocko proper Dj,s sounds very condescending As I stated earlier their have been many Dj,s since 1981 who in my humble opinion were far superior and promoters who loved to keep the scene they loved going not for profit but because they loved what they were doing.Believe me I am one of those promoters and I know that their a lot more like myself as long as I know that I am happy promoting and Dj,ng .if the Soulies are happy I'm happy. SIMPLE,33years have passed those years have not been forgotten to the soul people who know the truth ie,100 club ,Bradford, Blackburn.Keele. To name but a few and all the new venues today everybody has their own piece of the soul jigsaw Less egos, Less ballyhoo, more good soul music more good times. GOD BLESS MICK LYONS

let's get things in perspective with this TV programme NS clubs and the NS scene did not start with Wigan Caino or Stafford in the 1970's it began along time before that.There was a vibrant soul scene a good 10 years before that playing what you would term NS and good R n B all through from what I can personally remember I myself went to my first allniters which ran every sat at the room at the top in Wigan which ran parallel with the wheel from 1965 onwards besides other clubs in theNW.It seems to me that certain people including some well known DJ,s act as though they invented the scene which had been bubbling already for at least 8 years before their where Dj,s before them and hell of a lot after Let's just enjoy the music dance, listen and have a good time less egos, would be a good start. god bless.