Dave Thorley

Good luck, will put a few things for auction next week hopefully Dave

As I said in my mail, everyone is free to do what they want, but do they ever concider the impact of their decisions. On another point, I slighty disagree with you about Berkeley. I know you haven't been yet, but at the last one in addition to Andy and Arthur, Ady play nearly all 60's and a fair few 'newies, as did Maria, Sean and I put a fair number into my set as well. But the whole point of the event is not to have sets completely dominated by any one style. In fact if there was a complaint, it was that there wasn't enough 'oldies', but even with that, one man's oldies is anothers newie. I know you hope to get along soon.

Hi Guys On nearly a weekly basis I hear someone tell me that they are starting a new weekender or thinking of starting one in the UK. How many are planned next year, are we not in danger of overkill. It's a tough call I know and everyone has the right to do what ever they want. But from the point of the greater good, as with local soul nites are we not reaching a point when there are so many that everyone suffers with attendees being spread to thin. Not wanting to say you can't do this or that, as the next new one could be the best one yet to appear. But again when people start something new do they think what will be the impact on other events. I know when we looked at starting Berkeley, we spoke to all the other event promoters locally and tried not to clash with other simular events nationally. Although ours is not a weekender the principal is the same we did think about the events impact. Dave

Also look out for his other nice 70's track 'I ain't going nowhere', cool midtempo modern winner.

Well as always some of you were quick off the mark, thanks for the orders. Dave & Malayka

Been selling closer to £100, now indemand tune. It's a stunner, altough it's from Cleveland, sound like the very best southern soul. Dave

Take the Cheryl Berdell, let me have paypal address Dave

Hi Rod Your right played a bit at Stafford; Fantastic Shakers-My biggest mystake Debby Dobins-Glad I found you/How you gonna feel. Yes a little poppy, but hasn't so much of whats been played on the northern scene, at the time they sounded fresh and the dance floor liked them. But alot of it is pretty poor and not something that I like wholesale. If you search through it there is some nice stuff. As Rod says big influence on the northern scene, Nomads, Embers, Georgia Prophets, (Much of) Clifford Curry's stuff, etc etc made for the beach scene. Ian Clark for a while went big on it end of Yate/early Stafford, as he was over there a fair bit and he was big buddies with some of the dealers. Dave

Hi All Bunch of nice stuff just gone up, over 200 new sound files. www.topdogrecords.co.uk What's New 45's-M-M And The Peanuts, Rockn' Co, Sweet Vandals, Willie Dishmon, Brand New 12"-Kenny Hamber, Phyllis Hyman, Garfield Flemming, Arthur Prysock LP's-Fantastic Four, Charles Veal, Softones & First Class CD Singles- A bunch of hard to find indie's and rare major label promo's CD LP's- Herb Lacy, O.B. Buchana, Lenny Williams Hope you find something you like Dave & Malayka This post has been edited by Dave Thorley: Aug 3 08, 05:14 PM

If I remember correctly, it was the worlds worst kept secret

B J Thomas-I don't have a mind of my own Was covered up as David Huff by Ian Clark, I remember this well as he covered it up round my house before a Yate allnighter.

No, Richard did know the artist. He told me it was Little Ann when he DJ'd at an allnighter at Burnwood Baths, trouble was I was not completly together and had forgotten within 10mins , when I asked him who was it, he smiled and said you had your chance. Also Ian Clark was given the artist name from John Anderson, but he got the story wrong and thought it was Little Annie Mae (AKA Tina Turner). When Gilly found the second studio disc the secret was out. Gilly told me that the one he has is a slightly different take to the one Richard has.

Good on you Pete. I tend to put up everything at set sale, some you get right, some you get wrong in both directions. Life to short to worry about a few pounds here or there.

When we were at Cleethorpes, he saw a record (can't remember which) in someones box. He sold it 20 years ago for about £10, as it had the label badly torn on the b side. He pulled it out and asked how much, the seller said £500, John flipped it over and it was the same record he had sold all those years ago. He chuntered on about this for the rest of the weekend, bless him A living ledgend and close to an 'A Lister', woops wrong tread!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi Mikey But I think you have hit the nail on the head. People ask for offers as they don't want to under sell and want to get as much as possible and fair play to them. People hate underselling and particularly in public. They sell a record for X, then people tell them they could have got more for it or the flip side is big on the funk scene etc. When I decided to sell records full time John Anderson gave me some good advice, try and price your records to sell, they have no value sitting on the shelf. Fix a price that makes you a profit and once it sells be glad, as it's another one out the door. If it sells the next day for double or treble your price, so what you got the price you where happy with. Lastly no one can know everything. I remind him of that advice when I see him at weekenders complaining that 'They are selling my records'

One sure way to get an original is the demo, this wasn't booted. Great tune any day of the week

Agree Tony, as does Love Foundation-Spot Records. Most exspensive come a poor third place

Hi All Any got one of these they will let go Cash or swaps from the site www.topdogrecords.co.uk PM me or davethorley@aol.com

Morning all you monday peeps, hope you had a great weekend. Popped a few things up this week end. Dave

Hi All Bunch of nice stuff just gone up, loads more sound files as well. www.topdogrecords.co.uk What's New 45's-Apollos Show Band, Barbara West, David Ruffin, Doris Badie, Little Archie, Tommy Fontera 12"-Garland Green, Ver-sa-tyl, Mark IV LP's-Charles Veal, Esther Marrow, Rance Allen Group Hope you find something you like Dave & Malayka

Well someone had to do it Gave up waiting for someone else. We've had YK2, Soulful House, Mmmmmmmmm Jazz and just about everything else. So let have a little hip hop

Hi All Bunch of nice stuff just gone up, loads more sound files as well. www.topdogrecords.co.uk What's New 45's-Darrow Fletcher, Teddy Pendergrass, Jimmie Ellis, World Famous Mad Lads, Bloodstone 12"-Garfield Flemming, Terry Callier, Caviar, Circle City Band, Tony Middleton LP's-Sharon Cash, Hearts Of Soul, Magic City Band Hope you find something you like Dave & Malayka Hope to see some of you at the 2nd Powerstation Allnighter, Bankholiday Saturday 23rd Aug. 3 rooms, 15 dj's inc Soul Sam, Ady Pountain, Cliff Steel, Andy Dyson, Arthur Fenn, Maria O, John & Ali, Malayka, Dave Thorley, Plus many more 9pm-6am

No, this must have been a budget release as it only got one number

Thanks Mate informative as ever Dave

Morning Ian Dave