Dave Thorley

He recorded this for his wife. I'd put in a link to refro, but there doesn't seem to be a tag for cut and paste

About £100 -£120 stone mint. Spoke with her a few months ago, real nice lady, she is going back in the studio soon Dave

Would have thought it was about £15 not much more. I seem to remember Pat Brady playing this at the Casino, no really

Oh yes, Colin Curtis at The Mecca, came out on a 45 as well richard popcorn wylie - lost time -

Now some of you know that I have always loved this Lp, not a bad track on it. Played several tracks, back in the day at Stafford, but hells teeth, this used to be £30-£50 lp. Who says LP don't sell, only wish they came to my site, got shed loads of them. https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160495706513

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So those £10 records your buying from me, you sell on:ohmy:

Just had a nice note from Richard Searling, I sent him a sound file. "The track is awesome! How I wish I was still on radio and I d play it to death...well done!" Artwork been worked on this week for the sleeve, then we can start production. Always exciting getting some you have worked on out.

Hi Carl Thanks for that, I know you unstand the trials of an endeavor like this. But I have to say the magic has come from the muscians, producers and arrangers in Detroit. As you know it is still a city of so much talent, all they need is a little money, bags of encouragement and a little help getting it out there.

Don't worry, pre-release we will post it on here so you can order it. Thnaks for everyones interest Dave

And I genuinely take that as high praise, thank you

Still talking to the pressing plant (Archers, Detroit) and sleeve manufacters, but looks like it will be between £15-£18 retail. Hopefully will be availble from major soul outlets in the UK & europe and my own site as with the Rotations release we did 18 months ago.

A few years ago I was given a private pressed cd album that had been recorded in Detroit over 18 month period. It was an interesting mix of all new contemporary soul recordings by a bunch of talented Detroit musicians. I was so taken by it, and one track in particular 'Give it what you got', that I met up with them to learn more. As a result I got involved in putting out some more material from these guys. My role has been mainly that of business angle and have not tried to influence the making of the music, as i felt that would affect it's purity. The results are now just about ready for release, we will be putting out a limited 200 pressing vinyl LP and there will also be a CD a few months later. The LP will come with 8 tracks, one from the first CD 'Give it what you got', which I just love and 7 new tracks. The CD will have 12 tracks on it and where they are the same as the LP, many will have different mixes. I often here people say no new good soul music is being made, thats untrue, but with the age old problem of funding, the new ones of how to distribute and get your music heard, it's fair to say less is. I'm so, so plaesed to be bringing this to market, hope you guys will find it interesting. Below is a track from the LP I have posted before, but hopefully this will give you a flavour of what will be coming, real songs, by real musicians funk factor - give it what you got - Cheers Dave

All the versions of Lighten Up/Ain't that love enough etc. Roy Roberts/Deadbeats Georgous George/Rochelle Rabouin

As John said this is a Virus and a very nasty one

Thinking back, I seem to remember Mr Clarke playing this at Yate in the late 70's

Sadly not, just one of those nice little things played at Stafford

Heres another of those not often seen ones

Thanks for that Sean One arrived in the post yesterday

More added, apart from those listed below on friday... 45's George JayJimmy JamesMarvin SmithMcKinley Sandifer12" DK DysonEdwin StarrJohnny BristolTeddy PendergrassMark IVGean Floyd Hi All www.topdogrecords.co.uk Lot's of new stuff gone up across the site. Put a whole bunch of nice European picture bags, just click on the picture sleeve section. Also in there is a sprinkling of new CD, some great LP's, cool 12" and the usual mix of 45's, northern, modern, boogie, funk and gospel. 'From the hard to find, Too the just plain good' Including 45's The Twans, David Martin, Dillard & Johnson, Mystic Five, Vivian Reed, Gene Marshall, Lainer & Co, Connie Stevens, Levy Davis, Bill WrightLP's - Archie Bell & The Drells, Skool Boyz, Nights, Hearts Of Stone, Roy C., Zulema, Sandra Feva, Colorblind, Buddy MilesCDlp's & Singles - David Brinston, Maurice J., Masters Of Time, Sweet Angel, Vickie Backer, Webber Family, Charles Mintz, Billy GriffinAnd so much more, over 200 new titles across the site, lots of sound files. Thanks for looking, hope you find something you like Dave & Malayka

Hi Gilly And much of his work was aided by our good friend Popcorn Wylie Dave

Hi Ian Never seen any W/D of Inter/Soul and I've been through Earnest's house top to bottom many times over.

You know how it is, you are half way through telling a story and get to the bit where you say 'and he was in the group' and then complete memory blank. Happen to me last night at 'Dab of soul' had half the room trying to work out who I meant. So for Val, Keith Williams, Sean Hampsey, Tats, Rob Smith, Johnny Beggs and Mace. Fabulous Denos, Ricky Andrews was in the Fabulous Denos.

In the U.S. guys can be pressing up to 5000 copies on their own financies, but it is more common that they are between 200-1000. These are done not just for promotion, but often to sell at gigs and to put into local shops for sale by the artist. These rarely see a distributor and in the mists of time often become the truely rare records we all search for.