Mike B

Think its still pretty much unknown Tony - not the same precisions as the Detroit outfit, but a nice track all the same Cheers Mike

I've got one in my sales boxes at 375 m- Cheers Mike

The seller is a friend of Doni's and that is why he can get them autographed - pretty sure he is selling them on DB's behalf as he has auctioned stuff before for him. I could ask Doni when they were pressed but not sure he will know the exact year although its fair to say it was years ago and he kept a handful of copies. I've got the original stamper for Open the door to your heart hanging on my wall at home. As for the film it seems a few Northern tracks have been used in it although reading the description of the film I'm not sure where the Northern Soul connection comes into it have a look here for details https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0450238/ Hope this helps Mike

Lew Stanley had one but he sold it - last year I think - don't know who to or where they were from but he was looking for big money for it! Cheers Mike B

Looks like NSC didn't start up 'til the 80's? Have a look here https://suenomartino.net/nsc.htm address on the acetate is the same as in the article too Cheers Mike Bolderson

I did contact the seller about this because as far as I'm aware NSC is Ron Murphy's Detroit based company - he put out several unreleased tracks on Soul King - I could be wrong but I doubt very much that it was in existence when Motown were cutting and certainly there have been several dubious acetates in the last few years with National Sound Corporation labels. IMO this is just a relatively recent acetate of a released - albeit very rare and expensive - Tamla 45. Cheers Mike B

Preston Foster - C&W? Deffo not - Ok its not your conventional northern its a quirky tune that will appeal to the same people who dance to Hayes Cotton - one of those where the vocal is so bad its good - definitely one of those love it or hate it tunes but it will appeal to a cross section of the scene IMO of course and spot on about the Exportations fetched much more than I expected - over the past year there have been copies regularly through ebay Mike

The groovey grooves release sounds more of a northern dance track if you pitch it up to +3 - pricewise I picked up a minter for around £150 last year which was a good result - as you say they don't come along too often so could quite easily go for more Mike

Who gives a monkey about soundclips - just keep posting so we can look at that avatar Yeah Baby Yeah

The SWONS part 42 As a few of you know I have been lucky enough to have made contact with a handful of soul artists over the years and occassionally I write the odd piece about them - As it happens I was in contact with Deons representative last year on behalf of some friends. Negotiations took place to try and book Deon's services for an event in the UK and It was made clear that sadly he would not be travelling to the UK in the forseeable future due to private issues - unrelated to his own health as I recall. Given that this took place several months ago, No-one was more suprised than me to see him being promoted to appear at the Northampton weekender. So enquiries were again made a couple of months ago just to see why the situation had changed and still the same message came back i.e. that he would not be travelling to the UK - rather than p*ss on Paddy's party I thought the right thing was to say nothing publically, particularly in light of a certain article that was debated (quite properly IMO ) on here, before its hasty removal from the UK's 'number one northern soul website' . That being the same article that started this thread and was scathing amongst other things of quote 'amateur promoters ' unquote. Surely having written an article like that Paddy would not then have gone on to promote Deons appearance at his weekender without a written contractual agreement being in place would he? .................... No doubt Paddy will be happy to give you an answer to your question Cunnie, as I'm sure anyone who booked specially to see Deon in recent weeks will be feeling a touch disappointed. SWONS indeed Mike

Nice copy - Ex - bb hole in label - cheque / cash / paypal £55 plus p&p PM me to buy it Cheers Mike

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A few more for sale - I will be away from the PC Monday to Friday this week so will deal with any sales / questions / offers on a first come first served basis when I get back: T C Lee & The Bricklayers - Up and Down the Hill - King ISSUE £500 Mint minus Forget the demo - this is seriously hard to get on an issue Delegates Of Soul - I'll come running back - Uplook Ex+ £275 Big Don's Rebellion - It was true - Ethon (yellow) Mint minus £275 Audrey Freeman - Three Rooms - Musicor issue Ex++ £150 Curtis Liggins Indications - What It Is - Kaycee Soul M- SOLD The Metrics - Wishes - Chadwick Ex+ £275 Rare - to listen to a sample mp3 of part of the 45 click HERE Geno Washington - I'll be around b/w Like My Baby ATAC Ex+ £175 Bob & Fred - I'll be on my way - Big Mack VG- Offers Books at 2K mint - this copy was obviously unsleeved for a while and so has been scuffed but plays well and as they say is fine for DJ'ing - see the scan and click HERE to listen to an MP3 soundbite not enhanced at all and sounds better through a PA - I'm looking for an offer upwards of £700 The slight 'wobble' in sound right at the start is the recording not the 45... I have had a firm offer of £700 any increases on this by Friday 18th 6pm please Sorry no trades as these are being sold to buy a few bits

Suprised no-one has snapped up Jessie Henderson Chris - JM auctioned a copy last year for around £200 although I think it had two different versions of I did it again - one each side Cheers Mike

£150 - Stop demo - beautiful copy and £100 below book - paypal, cheque or cash - p+p 4.50 recorded in UK PM me to buy! Cheers Mike

email sent mate Mike Bolderson

Dunno who B Conway is Mand but the K T is a stamp to do with the pressing plant or something - unless KT owned most of my 5 series UK motown 45's as well Cheers Mike B

Cheers Chris - I'll be playing it at Halstead in deepest Essex on May 19th (stompers and shufflers - in the events section ) which will probably be its first UK spin If I can find a young lovely at a soul do I'll let you know All the best Mike

Not saying i'm the right DJ However I bought the other copy and it will certainly be featuring in my set from time to time Cheers Mike Bolderson

Hi Dave I'll do you a scan this evening of the original Lee G - just pm me the email address to send it to and the resolution you require. Cheers Mike

If anyone has these please can you pm me I need to send him something......... Thanks Mike

Lets kick off with this one - not sure what the record sounds like but saw it on ebay in the soul section - cracking label design, I've never seen 'Shock' labels with this design .... anyone else?

Ermmm this seems to have wandered completely off the original subject which was about whether non oldies events should be described as Northern Soul Given that the article which started me off asking the questions was removed from the website in question soon after this thread began, thereby denying people the opportunity to read it and give their opinion, perhaps one of the mods would oblige and shut this thread before it gets too out of hand ??? Cheers Mike B

Most of the events now that try to be a little progressive/different do not use the word "northern" in their description. Personally I wouldn't have thought the term excluded a bit of rare or modern, but if it says so on that site, it must be the case. I notice in another article there, the writer talks about meeting "coloured" people at all-nighters. I wonder what colour they were.. blue perhaps?

Hi Karen I don't see a problem as long as nothing is reproduced from that article i.e cut and pasted and we enter into the spirit of the special warnings on that site re libel Given that the webmaster of the UK's number one Northern Soul site uses this site to promote their own event I'm sure they would be aware of this thread with or without a link... I'm just inviting debate amongst the soul fraternity as to whether we should call events that play stuff other than oldies Northern Soul nights and if we do are we misleading people? Its called free speech ATB Mike