Soulstu

I think I've ballsed up mate, just bought the Shout version for £9.99 on discogs then saw a DC Sounds for £8. Both M- That's me all over - too impulsive.

Just a quick question, vinyl maniacs... Which is the first issue, D-C- Sound (The Dreams) or Shout (Keni Lewis & The Dreams) ? I'm guessing Shout picked up nationally from the DC local release? Both 1969, both about the same price - is one rarer than the other? which would you go for? (if you liked it of course!) Thanks in advance, Stu

"Best for all records, cassettes and cartridges" - I can see the black and white plastic bags now!... What a great shop - bottom of Queen Street!... probably bought my first records off you when I was a kid. Scrub Board is such a great track!... wish I'd bought that instead of Graham Parker's version.

Just for the record, if you don't know Betty, the original poster, she epitomises what a really good DJ is all about IMO. You really don't know what's coming up next - she plays a great mixture of rare and really underplayed stuff that's lovely to hear - she obviously knows her stuff and looks like she's done plenty of digging for records SHE loves and wants to share with us. If her venue is one of the 'little local do's' that could fall by the wayside then that would be a sad day for our scene - I'd rather be there any day than dancing to I Walked Away for the millionth time at Blackpool. I'm not just saying this to get in for nowt next time.

Oooh Rich, no, no, no, no, no! (with the greatest respect ). It becomes just a big jukebox for the punters - I don't want to choose the records I listen to at a do, I can do that at home. I love the anticipation of what a DJ is going to play next - I go to a soul night to (hopefully) witness the great taste of a DJ who has sweated blood and guts to get the records he or she plays. They keep the pace of the night flowing and spend a lot of time and care sorting out their play box. There's nowt worse than a jarring 'request' bolloxing everything up. In fact I never ask for a request, smacks a bit of 'look at me, look at me'! I guess I'm a bit too idealistic - I have no intention of upsetting anybody, it's just how I feel.

Mine's the white styrene boot so I can't help - just replying to agree about Sore Loser - 1000mph classic - I never play the other side!

From my earliest northern soul nights at the youth club as a lad Funky Street was THE record (still love it btw) - literally used to sprint to the floor from wherever you were... then it was mostly backdrops and semi-splits(!). No kung fu influence at all from anybody I used to dance with..can't remember any martial arts style kicks as such - it was organic, we danced like the older lads and lasses we'd seen in the discos, they danced to the older kids they'd seen when they were starting out and so on. Any high(ish) kicks were just to punctuate the music now and then, but not kung fu or (God forbid) sporty moves!

He's on here a lot and posts a lot - I wouldn't have thought he's dodgy - it's the ones whose names don't crop up much you need to worry about. Stu (whose name doesn't crop up much!)

Course it did - he's keeping it... saving us all from speculating about nothing more than how much money the bloody thing is going to sell for.

It's frustrating when you have to choose between good do's on the same night - we have a couple of bad clashes every month - we're coming up to Walton tomorrow, but if Route 61 was on and Fozzie wasn't at Skeggy... I'd probs be there - and that's absolutely no reflection on 4/5 at all - it's a shame. Hey you could say we've never had it so good! Betty - do you worry about 4/5 going down the pan? ....and yep, OVO - if you as a DJ have searched and searched and sacrificed to get some nice 1st issues, then I want to hear you play your babies! ...and Phil, there's nowt wrong with topics coming back again and again - you get new people looking, posting and maybe get a different angle.

Fair point mate - it'd be good to hear from more like you for a bit of balance. I'd like to read a 'respect Russ' thread, could throw up some interesting stufff from, 'the other side'.

Killer tune - picked up a near minter for a few quid - ridiculous!...just listen to Mr McAllister's vocals (I think it's him?) - whoever it is should be a hall of fame shoe-in!

It's like buying a 2005 reprint of Jack Kerouac's On The Road and having it signed by the bloke at WH Smith's cash till…

Hee hee…for a guy called 'Guitar' Ray you'd have thought there's be some decent guitar playing on it! Superb record though - never tire of it.

mmmm Exits back to back....you have ears Russ!

Hmmmm…I struggle with Rumer (crap stage name as well) - she seemed to hop from genre to genre until one hit paydirt. I don't think she's particularly 'authentic'… if her first 'indie' band had sold any records she'd be doing that instead….not for me I'm afraid.

That link don't work for me...anyone else get on?

They are a thing of true beauty Malc!...I'd love a pair of those. They make my 32 year old docs look young. I wore them to work the other day and our 31 year old warehouse guy early fainted when he realised they were older than him!

Just received a beautiful copy of Under The Street Lamp/You Got To Have Money - The Exits Trouble is, after a test play or feedback purposes, it's been confiscated by the missus, not to be re-opened till 25th December - that's three bloody months...why did I agree to that!...what if I've gone off it by then!!!! (doubt it)

Sounded alright out front on at Blackhearts on Sunday morning Ted! On the Gwen Owens, surely that much damage must render it pretty undesirable (does to me anyway)...it's lost so much of its appeal without the label - I'd always be thinking I was the owner of that "worst copy of Gwen Owens in the world ever". Also I'd probably be always on the lookout for a better copy as soon as I'd bought it... you can tell I'm not a proper collector!

I guess crocs could be the new polyveldts then Carl! I'll get myself a pair now then hang on to them and sell them as a pair of '2014 originals' when I retire. However if they don't take off I'll be able to use them to pop out to the bin when it's raining. Either way it's a win/win. I'm a 'slider' meself - I guess if you're more of a stepper/walker then trainer's'll do it for you. Shame they look so crap.

April bloody Stevens - every. single. time. I. go. out.

Surely loads of us on here have got that! Mine's in the loft, a pretty decent copy I think. Anybody want mine? - for MUCH less! OOOPS does this need to go in sales?

Damn - I thought someone was giving away a free Angela Davis LP!