Dave Thorley

Bob was one of the great soul lovers, his collection insane, his knowledge immense. From his little flat in Chicago he searched the internet, tracking down long forgotten artists, many he would later interview on his seminal radio show ' Sitting In The Park' He will be missed by some many collectors around the world and the artists that knew him as a friend. Prickly at times, but if you stuck with it you were rewarded with a truly warm friendship. I will miss him so much, a true 'One Off', travel well my friend.

2 nites show now on listen again https://listen-again.gloucesterfm.com/index.php?cat=Crossing%20The%20Tracks

--------------- Back On The Air, 2nite 'Crossing The Tracks' Radio Show----------------- Back on the air tuesday nites 7pm-9pm est. 2 hours of the 'Hard to find, to the just plain good', so hopefully see you all soon.............. Listen live on air or streamed on the web here ........https://www.gloucesterfm.com

Hi Guys A bunch more new stuff on the site, Northern, Funk, Modern, Gospel & even some Psych Persuaders - Tryin to love two - Calla £60 New Young Hearts - A little togetherness - Soultown £80 Haynes & Dhaniel - Spend a perfect day - Phonograph £35 Tamara Koran with Perception - Veil of mourning lace/Don't throw our love away - Domain £500 Forevers - What goes around - Weis £35 Bobby Patterson - What a wonderful night/My baby's coming back - Jetstar £35 33 1/3 - Treat her right - Slew £30 Bobby Scott - I gotta run now - Mercury w/d £150 United Voice Black White Family - Make it last - United Voice £75 Emanuel Laskey - I'd rather leave on my feet - DT £220 Plus a bunch more, all with full descriptions and sound files on the site www.topdogrecords.co.uk Thanks for looking Dave & Malayka

Hi All Here is a bunch up for trades, looking for single trades to a similar value on each below Constellations - I don't know hoe to - Gemini Star Demo Mint Sugar - Most important thing/I want you girl - True Soul Mint- Edee - Make it last/When he calls me - ICA Mint- Ken Meredith - Wondering (Vocal) - HoMark Mint Richard Brown - Sweet & kind - Steeltown Mint Five O'Clock - Hold on tight - O'Clock Mint G. H. Franklin - Satisfied - Faces Mint Curtis Wiggins - Stand up when I talk to you - Palm Mint Old (M) Pressions - Right on - Brooks Brothers Mint Karen Striblin - We're not to young - Jaber Mint Falcons - Gotta make a move - Atkins Allstars Mint Peace On Earth - Love foundation - Chat Town Mint Lou D. Washington - Smokey - Steeltown Mint Epics - I want to be your girl - Zot Mint 7 Days unlimited - Dirt (In the sky) - Acacia Street Mint Ray Quarles - It's gonna be all over - Faces White Demo Mint Moody Scott - Lovely lady - Straight Ahead Mint Chosen Few - All alone - Faces Mint Soul Continetals - Moovin & groovin/Ooh baby I love you - Jaber Mint Dean Francis & The Soul Rockers - Tippin/Funky Diposition - Hillside Mint Sonny Harris & The Soul Reflections - The vibration - San-el Mint- James & Truitt with Black Smoke - What's wrong with it - Juca Mint Last Generation - Just a chance in life - Last generation Mint Ron Harrington - It happened to me - Hillside Mint Significants - Funky party - Alesvers Mint Dwight Franklin - Foxie Lila - Franklin (First Press) Mint- Sho-Nuff - Hold on to love - Jamelia Mint Velvet Hammer - Happy - Soozie Mint- PM me with any trades or questions, soundfiles for all can be found on the site www.topdogrecords.co.uk Cheers Dave

Hi All Here are more new arrivals at The Barns, including these nice shiny things Artistics - This heart of mine - Okeh £75 Linda Toussaint - Don't say no - Re-Cord £150 Superstars - Come to me - T.A.P.S. £100 Darwin's Theory - Accept the truth - Darwin's Theory £100 Majestics - Get ready baby - Bold City £350 Fernando Harkless - Finally come true - Paper Moon £50 Exits - You've got to have money - Gemini £60 Edee - When he calls me / Make it last - ICA £70 Doc & Sal - Laughing keeps me from crying - Dynamics £100 Richard Brown - Sweet and kind / Talk of the grapevine - Steeltown £45 Andre Williams - You got it I want it - Ric Tic £20 L.J. Reynolds - Key to the world - Capitol £25 Last Generation - Just a chance in life - Last Generation £80 Lou D. Washington & The Professionals - Stay of execution - Steeltown £25 Monofide - Never get rid of me - Emvee £120 Ravenettes - Since you've been gone - Shurefine £45 Watch Tower - Forever together - Tower High £60 Plus a bunch more, all with sound files and full description on the site www.topdogrecords.co.uk Thanks for looking Dave & Malayka

Here's the two off the Blue copy, if there is a difference it's only slight

Hi All Busy week putting stuff on the site, here a few from the last batch................ Montclairs - I just can't get away - Paula £30 New Life Interdenominational Choir - Jesus love me - Victory £75 Otis Waygood Band - Get started - Decca £45 Sold Pic & Bill - Talk about love - Charay £180 Sold R G & Action - Out on the floor - Artx £45 Al Kent - The way you've been acting - Ric Tic £25 Bobby McClure - Never let you get away - Sedgrick W/D £50 Epics - I want to be your girl - Zot £140 Dwight Franklin - Foxie Lila - Franklin 1st Press £100 Collins & Collins - Top of the stairs - A&M issue £150 T.H.A.T. - All i need - Bobby Fulton Enterprises £140 All have full description and sound file on site www.topdogrecords.co.uk Thanks for looking Dave & Malayka

Out in June on Soul Junction, two nice sides from Richard A. Brooks of The Brooks Brothers................

Hi All Quite weekend in so more stuff gone up on the site including................... Travis Phillips - Do the everything - Jox £25 Eddie Ernie - I can't do it - Eastern W/D £40 Satin - Give all your love to me - Good £120 Alvin Green & Green Fire - The sun shines - Ju Ju £75 Del Royals - Man of value -Mercury W/D £120 Velvet Hammer - Happy - Soozi £175 Lee Williams & The Cymbals - It's everything about you - Carnival £75 Cause and Effect - You make me feel brand new - Johnny Ace Productions £120 Bland Allison - I can't get back to you - Amtonac £60 Artistics - This heart of mine - Okeh £75 Plus a bunch more all can be found here with descriptions and sound files www.topdogrecords.co.uk Thanks for looking Dave & Malayka

Hi Guys Another week more new stuff gone up on the site including Happiness - Gotta have love - Affie Demo £175 Arthur Adams - My baby's love - Chisa Demo £50 Banks & Hampton - Make do with whatcha got - Warner brothers £25 G.H. Franklin - First good thing - Faces £140 Homegrown Syndrome - Confrontation - Arista Demo £250 Gloria Fowler & The Entros - Will you be my guy - C.J. £100 Willie White - nobody likes me - Gold Soul £150 Watch Tower - Together forever - Tower High £60 Techniques - Jungle disco - Techniques £250 Lou Roberts & The Marks - Ten to one - MGM Demo £50 Marc LaRoi Cummings - Lots of love - Setting Suns £50 Plus a whole bunch more, soundfiles and full description on site www.topdogrecords.co.uk Thanks for looking Dave & Malayka

Hi All More new stuff gone up this week, including these nice little things Florence Miller - I believe in love - P&P £75 Gino Washington - You got me in a whirlpool - Atac £75 Right Track - I gotta move with the groove - True soul £120 Lady & The Gents - Died inside - Hue £120 Bobby Barnes - Freedom train - Raina £200 Crystal Motion - Your my main squeeze - Sound Gems £40 Right Track - Destination Unlimited LP - True Soul £50 Reggie Milner - Music in my soul - Ron's £120 Andre Williams - You got it I want it - Ric Tic £20 Plus a whole bunch more, sound files and full description on site www.topdogrecords.co.uk thanks for looking Dave & Malayka

Here's a plan, train down saturday afternoon,load of cans. Allnighter, then blunder round the city for a few hours till the beer keller opens, breakfast, then the alldayer, sunday evening train back to Berlin

They would be more than welcome, be lots of people in a similar condition, as the city has over 20 breweries and the beers is cheap. Here's a photo or two including one of the breweries.

----------------- Crossing The Tracks, radio show 2nite --------------------- Last one for a month, 2nite is gonna be a bit of a Bamberg weekender special. So bangin' tunes from the get go. If you want to join in all the chat on line, go to the shows page on facebook, listen on the move with the App at online stores or tune in online, follow the link.............. https://www.facebook.com/groups/134390513398200/ https://www.gloucesterfm.com/

Also the Bamberg Weekender about 3 hours on the train with this line up 2-4 May 2014 6ties, 7ties, 8ties Soul, Disco, Funk Friday & Saturday night at Haas Säle Saturday afternoon at Caffe bar Kranen Sunday Soul'n'Sausage Session at Stilbruch Bamberg Thursday Warm up for the hardliners at the Lichtspiel Cinema Your entertainers are: Butch SoulSam Tommy Søvik Adam Leaver Marc Forrest Dave Thorley Lars Bulnheim Brad Hales Arthur Fenn Marco Santucci ..and a little bit Malayka Furthermore: Raphi Gruenig Niklas Wiman Vera G & Sir Vivor and last but not least Soulful Jules & Alberto Folpower Zanini

Glad you guys are enjoying it

Hi All Busy week adding loads of stuff to the site, some nice northern, modern and funk, including these pretty shiny things Doc & Sal - Laughing to keep from crying - Dynamics £100 Marva Josie - Don't - UA W/D £160 SOLD Tim Murray - Thinking of you - Detroit Traks £45 Ripples - Cowgirls to boys - Apache - £60 Monofide - Get rid of me - Emvee £120 Timothy Wilson - Got to find a new love - Buddah £30 Sugar - I want you girl - True Soul £100 Trumains - Ripe for the pickin - RCA £200 Ronnie Dyson - Lady in red - Columbia W/D £40 Elvin Spencer - Lift this hurt - Twinight £75 SOLD Tom Sanders - I'll get to that - Portra £70 Plus lots more, all with sound files and full descriptions on site www.topdogrecords.co.uk Thanks for looking Dave & Malayka

Great find mate

Hi All More new 45 gone up on the site, 'From the hard to find, To the just plain good', including Betty La Vette - What condition, my condition is in - Karen £75 Esther phillips - Home is where the hatred is - Kudu W/D £30 Exits - You got to have money - Gemini £60 Newcomers - The whole world is a picture show - Truth £25 Soul Brother Six - I'll be loving you - Atlantic £25 Bobby McClure - Never let you get away - Sedgwick W/D £50 L.J. Reynolds - Key to the world - Capitol £25 Greg Perry - Come on down - Casablanca £25 Pat Thompson & Archie Powell - Darling Darling - Mir-A-Don £85 Royal Jokers - From A-Z (Love games) - Wingate W/D £25 Falcons - Has it happened to you yet - Lu-Pine £75 Highway QC's - Be at rest - Peacock £75 Plus over 200 other new 45's, all with sound clips. Full description on the site www.topdogrecords.co.uk Thanks for looking Dave & Malayka

Tuesday evenings show now up for listen again. Also for those that want to join in chat during the show, join the Facebook group, link below. https://www.facebook.com/groups/134390513398200/ https://listen-again.gloucesterfm.com/index.php?cat=Crossing%20The%20Tracks

See you all in half an hour, https://www.facebook.com/groups/134390513398200/ .https://www.gloucesterfm.com/

---------------- Crossing The Tracks, 2nite 7pm-9pm -------------------- Back from the holiday weekend with another edition of the radio show. Another week of 'The hard to find, to the just plain good'. More from the amazing unreleased 70's Detroit group Energy MC2, soo see ya then. Join in the show on the Facebook page or tune in on the web here.............. https://www.facebook.com/groups/134390513398200/ .https://www.gloucesterfm.com/

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