Dave Thorley

Had it in the box for the Stafford re-union, but never got round to it. Dave

Brad's store in one of the best in the mid-west and it really is worth a day there if you haven't been before. You can always find great priced classics, the odd rare thing and the unusual. Secondly everyone that works there are nice people and you can just have fun hanging out, this is a must for any trip to Detroit.

The price is one thing, trying to find someone who wants is the other, had about 5 of them in stock at £20 for years, never sold it:lol:

Paul was editor and I think part owner. He also, had a 70's hit with the oh so bad Car 67-Driver 67, which he joint wrote the lyrics too. Paul now helps out with ad sales for Manifesto. Dave

Hi Rob Nice job mate, great info and cool you share it with all. Just a note Buford 'Fab' Glanton, went on to record as David Lenyard and was also a member of Four Real Inc. all of which came out on Flying Eagle. He still lives in Detroit to this day, but has suffered from poor health for many years.

Sam Dees was covered as Dan Brantley, I have Ady Pountain to thank for that.

That will be a young Butch in the photo and with hair, bless him

There has always been an anoying element of this, but your right it has increased. Economic climate can always be used as one reason, people seeing things they really want and then in the cold light of day not having the money. The thing that gets me most is the lack of communication, if some one is having a problem paying, just say and in most cases I'll put on hold, or take stage payments. But to just not responed to emails, messages etc, is plain rude. Fortunatly, I still find those that act like this to be a very small number. Dave

Hi Sean We've got one on our site a fair bit cheaper than that. Dave

Haven't we all, bunch of old hippies really:D

PS, by the late 60's the opposite was the case, due to the Hippy Counter Coulture, it was then cool to 'Drop Out' or 'Tune Out'

that refers to being part of the 'In Crowd', ie don't drop out of it, Rather than say not dropping out of school. In Crowd, being another 50/60's hip term.

Hi Mate Yes it did get a second pressing a few years later, but I think it was legit. Dave

Hi All www.topdogrecords.co.uk Been opening more of those boxes of Lp's we've not seen for a few years that have just come out of storage. Some nice stuff in there, including some cool still sealed copies, test pressings and many more interesting discs. Also some really nice 45's gone up on the site this morning, so plenty to have a ganda at., including.......... 45's - Idle Few (White Demo), Little Beaver (Octavia), Z.Z. & Company, Lonie Jones, Star-treks (White Demo), Chekkers (White Demo), Johnny ScottSealed Lp's - Best Of Both Worlds, Blue Notes, 100 % Aged In Soul, Antar, Ashford & SimpsonOther Lp's - Archie Bell & The Drells (Tighen' up), Barbara Jean English, Adam Wade, Marlena Shaw (Test Pressing), Barry white (Supremacy), Alfie SilasSupa Rare Lp - Milton Wright (selling for a friend, contact me if your interested) Many more things there apart from these, hope you find something you like and thanks for looking Dave & Malayka Also hope to see some of you at... BRUSSELS SOUL 5 WEEKENDER Event Author: thierry.b Calendar: Allnighter/Weekenders Event Date: Fri 30 July 2010 ------------------------------------------------- Modern Soul Weekender 70's-80's-90's-2K From Marvin Gaye to Maxwell, from Leroy Hutson to Angie Stone. The event is taking place @ Bar du Matin, Place Albert (Chaussée d'Alsemberg 172), 1190 Brussels (Forest) Friday July 30 from 9pm – 2am Saturday July 31 from 9pm - 2am Sunday August 1 from 6pm - midnight DJs: Atze (D) Paul Sutton (UK) Phillydave (UK) Hans Diepstraten (NL) Niels Fischer (D) Malayka (CH/UK) Onda Sonora (B) Timmy (B) Thierry Boulanger (B) Ed Fothergill (D) FREE ADMISSION ! HOW TO REACH BAR DU MATIN: Metro/Subway: From the Rogier or Beurs/Bourse station (center) take Line 3 (End Terminal CHURCHILL) or Line 4 (End Terminal STALLE). Very important: regarding Line 4: after 8 PM in the evening , it's replaced by Line 33 (End Terminal STALLE). You have to get off @ ALBERT station. The venue is a few meters away. If you need more info contact me: thierry.b@base.be

Sorry to hear your unemployed mate, hope it's not for to long.

Totally agree Ady, point being total obssesion with, lets say first issue, can't play legal second pressings, UK issues etc, dosn't always give us the most exciting DJ's or even, dare I say, venues.

PS. Back in the day every top DJ to a man, played one or two acetates, or less than Kosha disc. You went out to hear the best DJ's (and I mean entertainers as well), play the best sounds, to string together a set of great records that made your head spin. They had the ability to wind up the crowd and create excitment and sometimes to do that, they needed a record that they didn't have on an original copy, did we really care, did we hell. Now with the much greater availbility of originals this should not be the case so much now days, but do we hear the best DJ's???

Oh come on Ritchie, lets not get into who played what first, and I don't think he was saying that Ian was the first person in the world to play this. Around that time lots of records were being played in different parts of the counrty at the same time. But unlike today, without the internet, networking sites etc etc, there was far less awareness of this.

Our obsession with originals only can/could be a two edged sword. Have noticed over the last few years, DJ's and I don't exclude myself from this, playing lesser quality copies of records just to have a copy of a record to play. Is this fair on the paying public, who pay good money to get into venues, only to hear 'Chip fryer' sound quality from the sound system. Secondly, god forbid if any young person wanted to start djing, the cost of buying originals only, may well put them off even starting. Lastly, the other effect of this overiding atitude, is that we may not hear the best DJ's, as more and more we hear the people with big bucks, with fantastic collections, but not a clue how to DJ dominate the line ups of many venues. Just my thoughts, don't expect everyone to agree Dave

Yes, mini version of the LP sleeve, got a nice sealed copy somewhere.

No, yes, well maybe, hang him, hold him up as a hero, what!!!!!!

Hi All www.topdogrecords.co.uk Following on from the great thread over the last week, here is jus a few of the great tracks by him we have in stock... Just type in Bobby Womack in each formate section to see full list 45's Trust your Heart, Home is where the heart is, Wind it up, Tried and convicted, Across 110 street, Give it up, Gypsy woman, Inherit the wind, How could you break my heart LP's Home is where the heart is, Pieces, Poet II, I don't know, My prescription, Understanding, Womagic Plus these other nice new arrivals Tenderonies, Otis Smith, Three Pieces,. Ray Jennings, Artistics, Drake & The En-Solids, Devistating Affair, Ebony Jam, Gene Marshall, Jimmy McCloud, Non-Stop, Life, Vessie Simmons

Get yourself over again young man!!!!!!!!!!!

Morning All www.topdogrecords.co.uk Some more nice new things gone up on the site, including some classic northern, cool modern and a whole bunch that is easy on your pocket, including.............. Tenderonies, Otis Smith, Three Pieces,. Ray Jennings, Artistics, Drake & The En-Solids, Devistating Affair, Ebony Jam, Gene Marshall, Jimmy McCloud, Non-Stop, Life, Vessie Simmons And many more, thanks for looking Dave & Malayka

Hi Karen Managed to round up a few more since we last spoke, so should be a fair few of us heading to this. We can't make up our minds wether to catch the evening train over or the saturday morning one and have an early Xmas shopping trip round Paris, decisions, decisions, See you at Boomerang Love Dave