It's very rare these days that I hear something played out and say to myself......"Bloody hell, I haven't heard that for ages". I don't think it's a case of long forgotten, more that they don't fit into the tried and tested, well established, call it what you will, playlists that get churned out week after week. You're even subjected to the same records repeated by different DJs on the same night. Some of the records posted have put a smile on my face and brought back great memories, others are probably best forgotten. "A Lot of Love", posted earlier today, took me back to the main room at Wigan circa 79/80, and stomping for all I was worth, but it still gets regular plays. Tamala Lewis, less plays, still invokes memories of Station Road for me, but not quite in the "haven't heard for ages" category for me. Like you say, could be a regional thing, and obviously depends on how often you're out and about and what venues you attend. Some stuff gets "reactivated" whether it deserves to or not, whilst other stuff very rarely gets an outing. After seventeen pages people are having to really dig deep to come up with truly forgotten monsters from the Wigan era, and I'm sure there's a lot of "repeat plays". Still an interesting thread but not all records mentioned fit the original brief.