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I know what you mean - learnt my lesson the hard way - Shetland wool 9g roll collar to the Junction - never sweated and itched as much to this day - It depended how good a footballer you were whether you had an Adidas bag back then. I had one, played in the 1970/71 FA Youth Cup & don't forget it was a Mecca ballroom - collar & tie ( saw numerous punters being sent over the road past the car wash to rent a tie from the cafe - did it myself ) Remember that relatively low ceiling and high numbers relative to size created a sweating heaving mass at times particularly when Tony dropped on George Carrow or the Fuller Bros and the place went loopy - Mystic arm waving to Bob Relf - to me as a 18yr old 6th former studying LOL for my A's I always arrived mohair suited but the serious dancers were of course better prepared, obviously not all Adi bagged but the fact the Highland room had it's own separate cloaks from the home of the divs downstairs enabled changes to be made but not allowed downstairs. Hairs on the back of your neck just thinking about what new sound TB was going to play next.

So sad to hear of Tony's passing. First met him as an 18yr. old making my 1st trip to the Mecca - early Nov. 1971. Watched Leicester City lose 3-2 at Old Trafford on the Sat. afternoon in the rain and drove through the sleet to Blackpool and grabbed a B&B - The Argyle on Central Dr. a few hundred yds from the Mecca. Remember like it was yesterday - that top floor cloaks - amazed to see people with their Adidas bags etc changing to t's or vests and in to the Highland Room - low ceiling / claymores and shields and the music - a real eye opener. Blues & Soul has a lot to answer for. Mr Godin was right. Hooked - went up and asked Tony for a record - can't remember what but always remember his response - not dismissive or sarky but a firm 'don't play that anymore, played out'. Not an expression I'd heard before. Later he approached me after completing one of his set's and asked 'Where are you from mate' Leicester, we get a few up from there, Yes there's Blakey - do you know him. No but I soon did - buying his Earl Jackson ABC demo. Became a regular from then and Tony lent me a couple of sounds to take back to Leicester to DJ with. An Ollie Jackson and more remarkably in 1972 - Triumphs - I'm coming to your rescue - Okeh - purple stocker - absolutely massive foot to the floor acrobats nirvana. Can you imagine that now. I took it back a couple of weeks later. Got to know the Blackpool main man - apologies Ian + Gilly / Tash / Wendy Lofthouse / Colin etc. Saturday afternoon sessions with the London crowd round at Levine's. Cannot believe its been nearly 49yrs. RIP Steve Frost

Don't know which is worse - spending 30yrs looking for one or as my current situation, waiting for the one I bought to arrive - caught up in the covid postal nightmare in certain country's. I've not decided what to do with it when it does arrive, will check it out for condition etc then make a decision - I will let you know. Yesterday a remarkable 7" 33rpm single - Vel-Vets - I got to find me somebody - Tono disc - arrived after 33 days from Argentina - Licensed from 20th Century Fox Records on label - Not sure how rare but must be up there. I've not actually had a copy since my original 20th Century copy which arrived unannounced as a replacement for my order of a Maxine Brown - One in a million from Simon Soussan in 1972 ( he'd sold out ) - Played it quite a lot back then to no response - eventually swapping it in Nottingham's Selecta Disc for the Professionals - Groove City + £12 - That's £12 to me as well. Seems ridiculous now but at the same time Derek Allen walked out of there with a Nabay. Both were one offs in the shop. - Great days eh. Steve

SOME GREAT SOUNDS FOR YOUR PERUSAL Jimmy Hart - Tea house in China town - Mercury wlp vg+ £225 ONO SOLD Jobete / Motown - Stevenson/Hunter song for the Four Tops - awesome - love it - sm. wol - Atmosphere and then some Clydie King & The Sweet Things - Only the guilty cry - Philips Ex £210 ono If only all Philips 45's looked like this awesome black stocker - also her best - big voice/big sound Mary Saxton - take my heart - Quality Ex £625 Superb Red/White original - Co. sleeve - What a dancer Thelma Houston - Baby mine - Capital Ex £230 Girlie monster - what a dynasty - what a sound Shorty Long - Burnt toast and black coffee - RCA Ex £350 The best version of this Hillbilly r & b stormer ( not the Motown artist ) but a classically trained back woodsman - awesome Paul Thompson - Special kind of woman - Volt Ex £725 Only on the issue - another must have classic rarity / dance floor killer - fantastic FOUR PROS - JUST ANOTHER GIRL / THERE MUST BE A REASON - CARLA VG £175 1/2 price SOLD Classic Detroit double sider - must have dj tool - 1/2" edge crack - nap - priced accordingly FOUR LARKS - I STILL LOVE YOU - TOWER WLP VG+ £150 - REDUCED Legendary Harthon double sider - plays great PM me with enquiries / questions paypal f&f or 4% to cover fees - sp. del £8

They keep coming - made me realise this was another one that went to Carl & Maria in the same deal as Ray Agee - had forgotten about this one. Great Detroit again.

Zircons - Was it meant to be this way - Heigh-Ho Helene Smith -The pot can't talk about the kettle - Blue Star Anyone out there - condition / price Could do swaps Hoping Steve

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Some serious quality pieces again this week - Proper deck cam porn Starting with 3 great Canadian releases Mary Saxton - Take my heart - Quality EX £650 Superb Red/White original - Co. sleeve Thelma Houston - Baby mine - Capital Ex £250 ono Girlie monster - what a dynasty - what a sound Major Harris - Call me tomorrow - Epic Ex £325 SOLD Okeh classic - floor packing classic - must have 45 Al Wilson - Help me - Wand Vg+ £400 SOLD Classic Voc/Inst double sider - red script issue rarity - owner stickers on label Steelers - Just beginning to love you - Crash EX £250 SOLD Current big sound - Chicago killer - immense sound Chandlers - Your love makes me lonely - Col Soul Ex £650 SOLD Most copies of this classic are shagged - This looks and plays great - and what a sound Clydie King & The Sweet Things - Only the guilty cry - Philips Ex £225 ono If only all Philips 45's looked like this awesome black stocker - also her best - big voice/big sound Exceptions - The look in her eyes / Baby you know I need you - Groovy Grooves Ex £500 SOLD Awesome Philly double sided super rarity - Brilliant / love it - if you don't know it have a listen on youtube Volumes - That same old feeling / The trouble I've seen - Impact Ex £150 SOLD Another all-time Detroit double sider - Duke Browner produced on his label Shorty Long - Burnt toast and black coffee - RCA Ex £400 The best version of this Hill Billy r & b stormer ( not the Motown artist ) but a classically trained back woodsman - awesome Paul Thompson - Special kind of woman - Volt Ex £750 Only on the issue - another must have classic rarity / dance floor killer - fantastic PM me with enquiries / questions paypal f&f or 4% to cover fees - sp. del £8

George, remember that - we'll see on this one eh.

Got this off John Manship with a Lonnie Russ at same time - £700 the pair ---- It was 1994 !! - if only I still had them Lonnie Russ went in a trade for Soulettes to Tim Ashibende Ray Agee went to Carl & Maria if my memory serves me @ 1997

PM'd you Will be off line until the morning but will deal tomorrow if it is available Frost brothers discovery back in the early 70's and I've not had one for ages Steve

LET'S START WITH A TOP TEN ALL-TIMER ELLUSIONS - YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO LEAVE - LAMON EX+ £1050 SOLD From the 1st note till the last - Just about as good as it get's - on most people's wants list CLARA HARDY - I DREAM OF YOU - TUNA Mint £400 played once SOLD 'For millionaires only Vol 3' - one of the rarest sounds from Detroit. Subsequent 'find' does not detract and they've disappeared fantastic sound BRISTOLS - WITH A GIRL LIKE HER - AUDIO DYNAMICS VG £200 - 1/2 price SOLD Awesome group dancer - double elsewhere FANTASTICS - ME & YOU - SS7 DEMO EX £275 ono SOLD Super rare demo of this great sound - slight pressing dish - nap - most SS7 discs have some kind of pressing quality issue/ 1 slight scuff nap FOUR PROS - JUST ANOTHER GIRL / THERE MUST BE A REASON - CARLA VG £175 1/2 price Classic Detroit double sider - must have dj tool - 1/2" edge crack - nap - priced accordingly AUTOGRAPHS - LOVES GONNA DO YOU IN - JOKER VG £150 SOLD Fabulous cross-over - a real rarity - plays well above visual grade - sticker / wol ROY HAMILTON - MAKE ME WANNA DANCE - MGM DJ VG £160 - REDUCED SOLD Another from 'big' Roy's catalogue - Current floor packer SANDY WYNNS - I'LL GIVE THAT TO YOU - SIMCO VG £200 1/2 PRICE SOLD Immense sound - plays above grade 21st CENTURY - SHADOW OF A MEMORY / COMING RIGHT BACK - DOT WLP Ex £ 350 SOLD Blinding double sider - great sound - floor packer - love it FOUR LARKS - I STILL LOVE YOU - TOWER WLP VG+ £150 - REDUCED Legendary Harthon double sider - plays great SWEET THINGS - I'M IN A WORLD OF TROUBLE - DATE EX £160 - REDUCED SOLD Why we travelled the land to hear the best sounds for 50yrs - still a tough one WAYNE FONTANA - GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME - PHILIPS WLP noc EX £225 British super rarity - great sound - still a floor packer - bargain PM me for info / enquiries / to buy Sp. del - £8 Steve

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Russ, had a look at the ones you listed - not really my cup of tea - I'm really looking for stuff I've never owned before so can be a bit difficult - I will send you a list - not big ticket items - may take a few days Steve

Will have think about it Steve

Always open to swaps - just needs to be the right ones Let me know what you're thinking or have available Steve

Hi Had one on here a couple weeks or so ago MMC release - took over a week to sell - I've noticed several wants on this since then - just got to be relentless and keep looking - best of luck Steve

All proper sounds played from'72 to the present day - some reduced from earlier lists - bargains Johnny Robinson - Gone but not forgotten - Okeh wlp Vg £225 ono SOLD Mike Terry produced Okeh great - check the credits - plays much better - brilliant - 1/2 price Four Larks - Groovin' at the go-go / I still love you - Tower wlp Vg+ £175 Harthon magic 2 sider - 1st played at the Cat's 1972 - unknown - Dave Rivers rocked up with 3 copies - 1 to Max / 1 to me Sweet Things - I'm in a world of trouble - Date wlp Ex+ £175 SOLD Van McCoy brilliance from the same era 21st Century - Shadow of a memory - Dot wlp Ex £350 SOLD Fabulous double sider - 1/2 price Minnie Jones brilliant bargain Rose St. John - I know the meaning - Veep wlp Ex £225 SOLD Superb - must have Kell Osborne - Quicksand - Titanic Vg+ £225 SOLD Game changing big production sound - fantastic 2 sider - couple of scuffs nap Montereys -It hurts so much - Arwin wlp M- £450 SOLD Stunning west Coast monster - love it Ellie Greenwich - Baby - Red Bird wlp Ex+ £325 SOLD powerhouse floor packer Metros - Since I found my baby - RCA wlp vg+ £180 SOLD Pied Piper all-time great - Still so good - bargain Donna Colman - Your loves too strong - Avin wlp G+ £200 SOLD Another all-time Northern classic Sandy Wynns - I'll give that to you - Simco wlp vg+ £200 SOLD Immense sound - needs re-activating - much rarer than thought as well - 1/2 price Dynamics - Yes i love you baby - Top Ten vg+ £250 SOLD When this broke cover in '72 the Wylie / Hestor legend born Holly Maxwell - Don't say you love me until you do - Star wlp Ex+ £250SOLD Her best by a mile and one of the rarest demos on the planet - impossible to find Jimmy Hart - Tea house in China town - Mercury wlp vg+ £250 Jobete / Motown - Stevenson/Hunter song for the Four Tops - awesome - love it - sm. wol Usual postage @ £8 sp.del / paypal f&f PM with enquiries / questions

A couple more Profs - Look at you / there was a woman - Curr Helene Smith - The pot can't talk about the kettle - Blue Star Cash / Trades - mix

Couldn't get rid of her - she treated me to a Mel Williams - Sweet girl of mine - Buddah - so will forgive her most things. Although lock down and 24/7 contact is wearing a bit thin - better buy some more vinyl to lift the gloom - Just bought Poets - Wrapped - J2 & Features - Cause it hurts - Delphi - ahh thats better - what's next !!!

Hi, Little bit of Northern Soul folklore here - I cannot remember the exact date - but 73/74 - I was at VaVa Friday night all-nighter sitting chewing the fat with Colin Curtis and the sound came on - both rendered speechless and got up to peer over side down onto the decks - Blue / green label with what appeared to be randon small red stickers to disguise and cover-up. FFS - best sound I've ever heard (usual response every week to another killer unknown) - no idea whether it was Dj's or another classic - 'here give this a spin, you won't believe how good this is' - cover-up lend for that moment. I remember Soul Bowl listing this early January 1975 - £5 - I was trying to get thru' on phone all day, failing to do so - My brother and I have had quite a few - I think he's still got one - must give him a call. So on the basis it was covered up and Colin and I had never heard it before I'd say this was one of it's very first airings - anybody remember this occassion. Look forward to further info Steve

10 awesome sounds to pep up your playlist / collection Timi Yuro - It'll never be over for me - Liberty vg+ £1200 SOLD small name on label - 1969 anthem - must have original UK only Kenny Bernard - Pity my feet -CBS demo - ex £300 SOLD Superb - v. rare UK only - brilliant Dee Dee Warwick - Worth every tear I cry - Mercury Ex noc £225 fabulous UK only 45 - brilliant Wayne Fontana - Give me just a little more time - Philips wlp ex+ noc £250 Sank without trace as the Chairman got released - awesome rarity / awesome sound - floor packer Gloria Scott - A case of too much lovemaking - Casablanca ex £900 SOLD Oz only 45 - awesome - super hard now Brenda Holloway - A favor for a girl - Tamla Motown ex+ £450 SOLD Argentina only 33rpm 7" single - yellow Co. sleeve - get real as rare & good as motown gets - brilliant T. J. Wiiliams & 2 shades of soul - Baby, I need you - Josie ex+ £350 SOLD superb floor filler - great copy / great sound T. C. Lee & Bricklayers - Up and down the hill - King vg £375 Raucous, rollicking r&b killer - James Brown's Cincinnati label - Co slv. - super rare blue stocker - plays great - 1/2 price Tripplettes - That man of mine - Molly Jo G+ £250 SOLD Literally found it in a box of 45's in my loft - £1000 cross-over monster - edge warp / scratches but plays thru' / wol - priced accordingly - the more I play it the more I like it. Montereys - It hurts so much - Arwin WLP M - £450 SOLD Simply awesome west coast monster - super rare - absolute bargain An eclectic mix tonight - could be open to trades any questions as always give me a PM Steve

Leicester copy was my mate Paul Rudzitis - should of seen his face when I rocked up with one. Yorkshire copy almost certainly Pat Brady, he used to open most of his spots back in the 90's - lives in Leeds - I used to pop in for coffee & toast and do some deals back in the 90's then on to Tim Brown in Tod then on into the 'valley' to do shoe trade business. So those two copies were well known back before the 90's, both named in my original response. There's been quite a few since the internet got cracking.