Kenb

Thanks Steve...yes i've seen this before. Maybe @Garethx can fill the detail in? P.S. obviously v.like both the 45's being discussed.

I'm not doubting this thread...i'd just like to see the documentary evidence that John Hendley was John & The Weirdest. I'm sure it's out there! - anyone wish to share?

Hi Anyone have one of these to sell, please? VG or better. Soulmasters - You Took Away The Sunshine- Raven Records - Hos-45-2020 best ken

Steve, the NEW page isn't up yet. If you pledged last time you'll get an auto email when it is. best ken

I'm sure you & Len might be right on this for some...but not for me. I returned and was delighted to find/hear all the 'new stuff' (to me), and was thrilled it wasn't 'exact;y how i left it'.

i did attend a two room club some years back and spent most of the night walking between the 2 trying to catch 'a personal goodie'...so never bothered again and instead i now take my chances of choice & variety at the venue where i know i'll get just that.

the Henri Mancini string section plays (backs) on Jackey's 'Bring Me... recording

RoFran is Roger Francisco's label. ( more accurately Roger was owner chief eng' at the studio. It is possible the label was someone else's)

Marilyn McCoo was Miss Bronze California pagent winner in 1962, and Florence LaRue was the '63 Queen.

arrived today ( sat 13th) - and apart from the joy of the sides...a nice written piece from Melvin on card to keep. thanks Sean best Ken

First one of 2021. Ken b's latest Northern Soul Connections #25 Northern Soul Connections #25 Lewie & The 7 Days and friends from the Show-Me state Read via... Tap to view this Soul Source News/Article in full

still looking for this...anyone?

It doesn't answer your questions directly, but look in articles on here for... Northern Soul Connections #18

Clark

yup, correct. she was from Mississippi. 3 yrs younger than Ronnie. been together in the business since about 1961, and married about 1969. They sang with ( the unlikely but true name) The Prince Spaghetti Minstrels.

I'm not where mys stuff is...and it has more info. but... (Mr & Mrs) Ronnie & Deneen August

If anyone would like to part with a copy please PM me. I'm not a DJ or collector so VG would do. thanks Best Ken

R.I.P Ms Wilson

Think maybe 1970/71 possibly spring/spring bank. Me (youngest by at least 18 months), Judith, Ash, Paul + 2 more (they did the Pontins booking), Train to squires gate, holed up at Pontins. Long walk up to Central Drive & Mecca. Back to Pontins, still 'up' at 3-4am in the chalet only to hear a knock on the door and 2 x 30yr old guys "saying" they were security. In they came, they stayed for at least an hour and we we're Shi**ing ourselves. But we just talked them silly bored, and they left. None of us got any sleep. In 70/71 it was just called rare soul not Northern Soul, so maybe it doesn't qualify.

In March 1971 Rita was 'slatted' to marry jazz bassist Herman Wright ( maybe this was mis-reported at the time?), Of course it's possible she married at least twice, once to Wright & once Turrentine? here's a 1971 Pic.

The various posts about record prices/values/collectors (e.g. subject: JM auction results) prompted me to kick this off. Posts about collectors are like posts about mythical creatures to me. I don't know any. And only know i'm not one, and just have/buy records to keep & play. I did note in JM 6th edition (2013) it says over 6K collectors had been added since edition 5 and there are about 700 pages of tightly listed 45's. So...What's the definition of a NS vinyl collectors? Is there one? I don't know, but am genuinely interested (no other motive here). I know some collect by label, some by artist, some by UK, etc, BUT particularly in the context of prices & values what constitutes a typical NS collector? Is it someone who has 100K records, 30K records? 5K records? Is it someone who has 10 records with a value of £100K?, £500K? Is there a 'collector scale', small, medium, large, v.large...off-the-scale Are collectors mostly DJ's? Can you be a collector if you have 1K, 3K, 5K, 10K records each under £30 each? Can you sell your only copies of a certain record ('rare/obscure') and still be considered a collector? Is it rarity/obscurity that determines your collector status? If collectors are buying and selling between themselves, is that collecting or just a transfer of an asset. What's typical of soul-source collectors? Is there a definition?

We’ll I do know that Chino Feaster was billed as trio when ‘gigging’ in 1967.

https://www.sirshambling.com/artists_2012/F/chino_feaster/index.php hope it helps