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Missed the Flowers cover up with you being on so early Steve. Hope it's going to be worth the wait. Sure it will.

Yes really Sebastian. Were relatively easy to pick up when it first started getting played & was probably bootlegged too early to have much impact sales wise.

Seen more original copy's of the Pages - Heartaches & Pain than bootlegs. Sure there are plenty more examples as most original records were aimed at a very large market but the bootlegs were aimed at a very limited 'Northern scene' market.

No but probably worth more in these mad times!!!!

Some of you will say sacrilege but I quite like this. https://soundcloud.com/mikemaurromusic/the-spinners-its-a-shame-remix

To even up the balance here's one of the better Gamm remixes (IMO). https://soundcloud.com/7-samurai/7-samurai-modernization-gamm

Andy's post that started this thread mentioned the George Benson remix on Gamm records. This is their latest offering that fiddles around with Diana Ross. https://soundcloud.com/reverend-p/diana-r-brown-baby-reverend-p

Thanks a lot Williams. Curiosity got the better of me & I had to have a listen. Not going to suffer alone though as it's that bad I know some others will have to hit the play button. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAi0itEqlkc

Know Brian so will ring him for you. I'll get him to PM you on here or e mail you directly.

Maybe I was being a trifle harsh on Ben Westbeach but the main point I was trying to make is the way that & the Tribute thing have both been edited in the opposite direction to make them more user friendly for the Northern scene. As for the Dimitri remixes might I suggest a listen to the Disco re-edit of the Jacksons - Living Together. He takes the track to a whole new level IMO & the guitar riff at 5-30 is to die for. Muthafunkaz - Wish I could post up the mash up/remix I have of it that uses the Michael Proctor vocal from Deliver Me but promised thy guy who did it that I couldn't share it sadly. Point taken r/e the original where the sample came from, Teddy P but great as it is it's just not bouncy enough for the dancefloor. As for remixes here's a recent example off the top of my head. The Frankie Knuckles & Eric Cupper mix of the Sunburst Bands - The Secret Life Of Us is far superior to the album cut. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq7fpHTdujA

Obviously Nate Evans is the best version by far. Not only is it the best but the other side is even better so no contest really. We can discuss this over a beer on Sunday Wayne https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBSAm3zrDo0

Some good points raised Andy. Can remember Mark R speaking out against them a few years ago over on EMS & a few people shot him down but are now agreeing with him. The 2 tracks you chose though (Summat For't Weekend & Tribute) that have crossed over to the Northern scene are probably 2 of the worst records played in Modern rooms recently (IMO) & have both been bastardised into a 7" format anyway so is this not similar to the whole remix/re-edit scenario but kinda in reverse? Agree r/e the George Benson Gamm remix, totally pointless. As for the Moulton things the thing we seem to forget is that the originals were limited by the format,i/e 7" vinyl & quite a lot of them had no option but to put part 1 on the a side & part 2 on the b side. Classic example is the guv'nor Harold Melvin - The Love I Lost part 1&2. Problem for me with a lot of the Moulton Philly remixes is that they are overlong. Probably the best one of the recent crop (IMO) was the Peoples Choice remix of Do It Any Way You Wanna & that only lasts 5-30 as opposed to some of them that are over twice as long. Also the whole remix thing has been around for years, remember some of the Walter Gibbons things from the mid 70's. Same goes for some of the Morales things & a couple of tracks from the 2013 M&M mixes album were pretty good & the remix of Third World - Now That We Found Love was outstanding again IMO. Strange thing is nobody seemed to critisize the Dimitri from Paris Philly remixes from a few years ago. Be interesting to hear Ian Dewhirsts side of this topic. Quick last question, Ron Hall & the Muthafunkaz - The Way You Love Me - best version?

Still wanting this. PM me if you can help & I'll get back to you asap.

Ouch!!! A friend of mine who I won't name turned up at one of our nights with all his 12" singles & albums in 2 carrier bags. Well you can work the rest out for yourselves...

Starvue album was a bargain for the winner.

Well I asked first Neil

Smokey Burke & The Organizations "Tell Her I'm Sorry" on Merry Disc 7" Anybody got a copy of this Soulful Bajan Reggae cut for sale pm me & I'll get back to you asap. TIA, Mart...

Quite a few people seem to be getting a bit mixed up on this thread. Just to confirm a few things. The first copy's of said record came into the UK via Dave Raistrick & the first 3 people to play it that very week were Soul Sam, Arthur Fenn & Steve Mannion, all supplied the said disc by Dave. Hope that helps.

Pointless really. How the hell do you play a 12" single or an album track on them? Also why is there a 33-45 button?

Great first post Tomo & welcome to the site.

Charters Arms still there & a few years ago there were Soul nights on there.

Don't look like that any more though. Now flattened & a car park (sound familiar?).

Well he told me he did & now it's documented so that'll do for me Was a fantastic venue & have to say it was the best nighter ever IMO. Also got some fantastic memories of it & met some great people, many who are still friends still including co-promoter Adrian Gyte (the quiet one).

Perhaps now people will believe me when I say Eugene Smiley was first played at Clifton Hall by Pat Brady. Thanks for posting Chalky

Dare I say Black Box - Fall Into My Love? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqpVw6dtxZQ