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Hi there, Could I have : Esther Phillips poets Brenda & tabulations concept nine thanks Neal

Hi, I'm sure i have this somewhere, I will find it tomorrow and send pics/conditions. Neal.

Got to be Darrell banks for me. Was one of my first 45s I bought and still play it regularly at home. It's the raw sound for me and as good as JJs version is I still prefer Darrell's version. Neal

That should have said Conisborough not Gainsborough ( bloody predictive text ) !

Ed, you might know Nip larner, & Terry lorriman who used to bring some of my early northern records back from various places including the casino I think in the late 70s as I think they used to frequent Gainsborough youth clubs at the time ? Neal.

In death as in life, going round and round and getting nowhere ! !

Those were the days at Toll-bar youth club in donny ( 1972 - 1980 ) with the regular fights between the local mods/skinheads against the bikers/greasers all against a backdrop of these tunes : skinhead moon stomp - Symarip spirit in the sky - Norman greenbaum ghost in my house - R Dean Taylor love on a mountain top - Robert knight backfield in motion - Mel & Tim Romeo & Juliet - the reflections like Adam & Eve - the reflections better use your head - little Anthony plus the usual batch of Motown interspersed with slade/T-rex/candi staton etc.................. it didn't matter what was played as only the girls danced ( the lads would have got filled in if they tried back then ) ! I think the DJ only had about 25 records so he rotated them through the night Lol . I took over the decks in 1977 and started to play some northern soul and some classic soul such as edwin starr/Otis Redding/Al green as well as some jazz funk And the lads did practice their dancing by now before going off to the Top Rank and later Rotters in town ! Great times but I didn't know it back then Neal.

Do we know what price was paid for the test press ? Or was that already posted elsewhere and I missed it ?

Dave Jowett did an hour at the Parklands in Donny about 6 months ago and I was talking about it for ages afterwards . Some classic oldies, plus a couple that I didn't know but kept the Floor full for his whole set, so much so that I kept dancing even when I wanted ( needed ) to sit down !! Made my night. Neal.

Depends what you want to pay but there's a premier inn 300 yards away or the danum hotel a similar distance on the high street. The venue is just off the market so anywhere central will negate the need for a taxi. Hope this helps. Neal.

Are all of these sold ??

Some classic tunes on this list Bruv. Herbert Hunter, velvet satins,Bobby paris, Leslie Uggams, would all be in my top 25 and I play them all as often as I can ! Neal.

Yes I love that & my own Esther favourite, " Nobody but you." She has a unique but so soulful voice. Thing is I don't own a copy of the latter otherwise would be on my playlist every week. Neal.

Been playing these 20 this afternoon. Haven't played some of these for a while. You better investigate - David " king " Thomas Don't shoot me down - Jean & Joe Home is where the hatred is - Esther Phillips Move on up - Curtis Mayfield Gimme little sign - Brenton Wood I'm a fool ( I must love you ) - Falcons Soul finger - The Bar Kay's You can do it - Dobie Gray It's not too late - Al Johnson Happy go lucky guy - The Sydels Need I say more - Lee Edward & his Continentals Colalined Baby - Dave Love Why can't we live together - Timmy Thomas If there were no music - Rufus Thomas Gotta get away - Harolyn Montgomery Why must you cry - The Magicians I don't want you to want me - Queen Ester Mans best friend - The Celestrals Wrong Crowd - Prince George The Girl I love - Chino Feaster Neal.

All oldies for me cos that's pretty much what I have so play these 20 at home for nostalgia ! Rufus Lumley - I'm Standing Dobie Gray - Out on the Floor Johnny bragg - They're Talking about me Johnny Vanelli - Seven days of loving you Frankie beverly - if that's what you wanted Esther Phillips - Nobody but you Nolan Chance - just like the weather Jerry Cook - I hurt on the other side Herbert Hunter - I was born to love you Lou Johnson - unsatisfied French Fries - Dance a La Musique Billy Watkins - The Ice Man Susan Coleman - Age of the Wolf Joy Lovejoy - In Orbit Velvet satins - Nothing can Compare to you James Bounty - Prove yourself a Lady Rubin - You've been away Flaming Emeralds - Have some everybody Ron Holden - I'll forgive and Forget Darrell Banks - Our love is in the pocket Takes me back to the 70s time & time again. Neal.

Get ready _ temptations Road runner - junior walker Ain't too proud to beg - four tops I got a feeling - Barbara Randolph He's all I got - Supremes After dancing to these 5 nowadays I'm trying to breathe through my arse so don't care about the other 5 !

Had a 8 hour car journey to Inverness 2 years ago with my daughter. Son in law and grand daughter's aged 5 & 3 . Put on a northern CD my brother had done for me and after playing it through 6 or 7 times they were requesting their favourites. L. j. Johnson/ Darrell banks/ frank Wilson/Tobi legend My son in law has had to download the tunes onto a CD so they can listen to them in his car even though he hates it ! Keeping the music alive

Frank beverly for me, but hes probably not everyones cup of Tea ! If that's what you wanted & because of my heart are right up there

I will take the impressions & Supremes if there still available ? Neal.

Hi Bruv, yes I will take it thanks. Can't remember how to pm ( technically challenged ) if you pm me with your details I will sort payment and address etc Thanks Neal.

Jerry cook for me, mainly because I remember dancing to that version before I had heard the JJ one ! Like most of my records I have, they provide fading memories I don't have either version anymore but looking for a cheap Jerry Cook if anyone has one for sale. ? Neal.

Yes Greedy Mick, they were at the back and I think it was near a corner of a junction and they used to get me imports if I ordered them ( I got my Frank Beverley If thats what you wanted on Sassy from there ) we used to drink in the pub not far from the shop ( I think it was the Midland Hotel ) and they used to have some cracking stuff on the jukebox, that is until we had a ruck with some Greasers in there one Saturday night and got banned. maybe that's why the memory isn't great ? used to get stuff from a record shop in a back street in Skegness too when we went there most weekends

Very similar to last post, an older brother and sister who were into soul ( Otis Redding, sam cooke and the like ) I then started to go to my local youth club about 75 where I heard my first northern soul being played amongst other stuff and progressed to the Bentley comrades club where it was all northern for years until the jazz funk scene infiltrated it. Once I started work in 77 on £22 quid a week I did my £5 a week board and spent the rest on 45s in donny and a great record shop in mablethorpe ( can't for the life of me remember the name ) ? I used to DJ at a few youth clubs and only played northern and get my fix at the local nightclubs in donny/Sheffield and Cleethorpes Went to Wigan twice in 1980 and heard stuff I hadn't heard before but unfortunately got married in 82 and had family like so many did but it's never left me and I've just started buying vinyl again and going to a few local northern nights.

The stylistics ( older sister ) & temptations ( older brother ) were played at home throughout the late 60s and 70s and is where my taste in music originated and I then heard Northern and that was that although I still love the Temps/motown. ! My sister went to see the stylistic a couple of times at the Batley variety club circa 1974 and got to talk with them after the show and she still talks about how great they were. Great childhood memories every time the stylistic are mentioned so thanks Pete.

Thanks Ricky, am thinking of selling it but hadn't got a clue of the value and couldn't find any recent sale anywhere. Neal.