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$150.00.

on the basis i'll never get to see them both again (almost definately), i swung by Venue 73 on Saturday to see Sid Barnes and Tommy Hunt once more. I know they are in their mid 80's but i shut my eyes for a moment or two and it didn't seem so.

Indeed...possibly Larissa Patton (female).

I've seen Larry Payton spelt as Lorry Patton? this could be a BMI mistake of course.

Shades of Soul Issue #8 -Aug 1986

i know i'm straying slightly...but on the jackets thing. I remember one of the lads from Macc who looked the business in a pink'ish cord wrangler.

@ric-ticYou should have looked happier than that if you were going to the Mecca!" that is my best happy face...

no i don't think so. It is... it's Larry Eric Brown, Arnold L Showers, and Brenda McGregor

oh yes BTW: here's the previous thread on the Dynells line up.

I've always been intrigued by Barbara Mercer's 'Call On Me'. writer credit McGregor, Terry, McNeil. It's a 1967 release with the Sidra "touch"(musically)-different arrangment and words to the Dynels. But...coincidence is strong.

i have some of The Ethics sides...so in my database i have this (almost certaily gleened originally from BB, CB or RW. Kas-Mo was Ed KASloff and Jimmy MOton. a single by Floyd Henry was their first. They picked up a dozen sides from G&H.

this is a tricky one. I thought maybe 'the other half of the writing team', Martin Siegel might come up trumps... but not sure. Either way, there may be leads here... 1. another Helios on AR Studios is by Wiess & English, by Ronnie Dio etc -BUT this isn't the voice on the 1968 "I want you.." 2. Helios prexy was Claus (Klaus) Ogerman, and Scott English was for a time the GM of Glamorous Music/Productions (Helios). 3. Scott turns up on many sides with Martin Siegel. 4. Claus Ogerman turns up on a number of joint sides with all those above.

Yup..hand it over(for me)

pretty conclusive- i think

The LP is out now Steve.

By Joey: Two tone tonic suits with three button jackets and a silk pocket square, Levi Sta-Pres keks, Jaytex shirts and V neck slipovers. Nice! We may have been poor, but we were still smart most of the time! Like me back then, you were obviously taken under the wings of the "big" lads. We were pretty similar I think, save for the pint. You couldn't hold a pint of "mixed", I couldn't hold a pint of "brown and mild"! Lol. Happy days. By me: yes i think we were pretty similar.

I got sent this picture yesterday, by email. (me on the right) In 1970 The Thompson Arms was (to us) just a normal pub. I always remember it had Fireman’s helmets adorning the place. I guess because it was so close to London Rd Fire Station. The pub sat at the corner of Chorlton St bus station – so it was a 5 mins walk to Whitworth St. The pint isn’t mine. I couldn’t even hold a pint let alone drink a full one. It’s passed to me purely for the photo. That i do remember. It’s likely to have been Brown Split with Bitter. That’s what the “older lads” drank. Pete (left) and Fred (middle) were “older lads”. They weren’t (what i believe are now called ‘faces’) but they knew nice people who knew other nice people (not the villainous variety) so could get you in places. I put the picture at about 1970...but not sure.

i'm not sure how far you may want to travel. but Denton Labour Club ( M/Cr) do a Motown/Soul night. They also do a Northern night (separatly) I've never been to the former...but i have to the later, and it's v.g. hope this helps. good luck

yes i have- well known for that nose

and now('ish) -on the right

1st pre-wigan...i think 2nd before going to Mecca...i think

I can't help you with the lady herself...and you may already know this...but Don. L. Wilson formed his West Coast label, Wilstone Records. As a piano player in the sixties he crafted some very fine instrumental ballads. and hired singers. This World Is Ours, I'm Coming Home, + 8 or so others, and the two sides of which Esther appears. Apparently the inspiration for all this was Berry Gordy's success.

R.I.P. Aretha (another star that it's enough to know her Christian name to know who is being spoken about) my favourite.

Ironic there was a Police Ball at the Emp.

the building... there was a beautiful stained glass window where the light shone through