Dave Thorley

----------------- Need Your Help ----------------------- 2nite I did my regular show on GFM. None of the usual listeners that use the live stream service on the station could listen in, as it's been turned off. The station really need funds !!!!!!!!!!! So I'm ask you if you could give a donation of £5.00, the cost of a round at the bar next weekend or for those in the states, as case of beer. Why should you do it, times are tough for all, I know. But stations like this are the only way we get to hear the music we love on the radio. Right now they need help, I'm going to work with them on long term funding. Keep a great radio station on the air. 'The Home Of The Jerry Hipkiss Soulful Morning Show' Follow the link to pay using a card or Paypal. Thanks for taking the time to read this. https://www.paypal.com/uk/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_flow&SESSION=pKT0grQOCyb5SDAR2VlsasJ-0uUpsPU2gblEXm8mC4NU68CXeJC1qkS5T70&dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8d0038486cd0d9a2f30f3a21df7b0d0cee

Thanks guys for the kind comments, just trying not to list the same old same old. But lots of classics on the site for those that want that also Tune into my radio show, will squeeze a few of these into that Back on the radio again 2 nite for another month of weekly shows. 7pm - 9 pm. Usual mix of Crossover, modern, funk and a pinch of gospel. Hope some of you can join me, will be live on my Facebook page for chat, insults as always. See ya all then. https://www.gloucesterfm.com/

Hi All Another week of new arrivals. Nice mix of 'Hard to find, To the just plain nice'. Hope you find something you like, over 200 new titles added across the site including these.................. Anette Snell - It's all over - Epic Demo £55 Vont Claires - Don't cha tell nobody - Double R £70 Wonda Foster - Chocolate bar - Ro-Lo £50 Thrills - What can go wrong - Capitol £55 Reparata & The Delrons - Panic - Bell £100 Otis leavell - I'm amazed - Limelight £30 Charles Pryor & The Power Of Love Band - I need your love - Detroit Gold £130 De'sire - I don't care / Feed the groove - Lou Jo Mare £375 Firebolts - Everybody party (get down) - Greenback £60 Imperial Wonders - Just a dream - Day Wood £75 James Kind and Stack - thumbs up - Cloud Nine £75 Lou D. Washington & The Professional - Stay of execution - Steeltown £25 Soul Liberation - Come together - Creative Arts £200 Thanks for looking, sound files for all on the site...... www.topdogrecords.co.uk Dave & Malayka

-------------------------Crossing The Tracks, Radio Show------------------- Back on the radio again 2 nite for another month of weekly shows. 7pm - 9 pm. Usual mix of Crossover, modern, funk and a pinch of gospel. Hope some of you can join me, will be live on my Facebook page for chat, insults as always. See ya all then. https://www.gloucesterfm.com/

Hi Mate I'm was not so focused on the cost, although USPS is the cheapest. It 's more the use of private post services that deliver a poor service this end. Which come to Bob's point, sellers on Ebay are using other services other than USPS, as is demonstrated by myself and Helana Stromdahl having had the same problem with something sent TNT in the same week.

Hi Bob I'm sure in the main your right, but I have had records sent TNT, Fed Ex, UPS + others and every time it's taken me weeks of phone calls to actually get it delivered. USPS is still the only game in town at which ever cost is charged. Simply because, apart from Holland, it then uses the local national postal service to deliver in Europe.

Simple, move back to the country, you know you want to !!!!

It's all well and good for you home county oiks, but we in the rest of the country get shit service from these private companies

Just to clear up any confusion and thanks to Andy Noble, the U.S. service I referred to is called 'First Class Int '

To All U.S. Record Sellers................ A tip for the future, send all packages to Europe, via the US Postal Service using their 'Global Priority' service. Trouble this end is when you use any other service, Fed Ex, TNT etc they only have limited hubs in the European major cities and only have knowledge of those cities. They really only want the most profitable mail and do a very poor job with all others.. Please make our lives easier over here. These private companies are destroying our national postal services and delivering a shit service. After numerous problems with these other Muppet companies, this is my personal advice, others may disagree. But if you live outside major cities the service these private companies offer is poor in the extreme. Plus a single 45 is only about $12.00 to the UK and tracked via 'Global Priority', no need for all these $24+ services that offer nothing better

Bob's right, if you have a heat warp, your find the grooves have slightly stretched and if it plays leave it alone. Brad always says he can't do anything on these. He only works on records with storage warps, these even fairly severe ones can be improved..

I thought his was Japanese, I'll ask him

but he's right

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Well if nothing else, it's thrown up another one of those interesting singles that we all love

Yep, that's the one Karl

Yep Steve, I'm of the same thinking

I've got a copy of Ebony with that ad in, but never put 2&2 together, thanks, great little read.

Got an odd 45 the other day Walter Butterball Davis - Girl Stop begging - Dakar WJ 100. Had the LaCade release a few times, but never seen this before. Looks like a local Chicago press and have asked Bob Abrahamian, but he has never seen it before either. Anyone else turned one of these up ??

Hi All Bunch more stuff gone up on the site, northern, modern, funk and gospel, including these Wilson Pickett - I want you - EMI £25 Funk-Tion - Funk-Tastic - Sapphire £125 Headliners - Little sister - Super M £140 Lou D. Washington & The Professionals - Stay of execution - Steeltown £25 Accents - You better think again/Who do you love - One-derful £200 Ann Sextion - I still love you - Seventy Seven £45 Chimes - Beginning of my life - Down To Earth £20 Cold Smoke Featuring Charlie Perkins — Don’t fall in love — Driving Wind £125 Queen Yahna — Ain’t it time P&P £75 Walter Butterball Davis — Stop beggin girl — La Cade £120 Big J.B. Stewart — Player — Smogville £50 Annette Snell — It’s all over now — Epic £55 Bobby Richardson — Case of the blues — Travel £230 Plus a bunch more, thanks for looking www.topdogrecords.co.uk Dave & Malayka

coming soon

Anyone got a 1st press red label copy to go Thanks Dave

I think the cook did it, popped something in everyones tea when they weren't looking, hense this thread...........

Whilst up at the Peebles Weekender, Elaine Constantine showed me a copy of the book. Look very well done, the page layouts are nice and the way the old photos have been cropped is neat. Also like the way the book takes an honest look at the scene warts n' all. One of the best book on the subject so far.

Fantastic start guys. Does anyone know if he is still alive ?? also what was his real name ?