Sean Hampsey

So often I'll buy a record just because the song title 'sounds' great. Thankfully, this one's every bit as good as it sounds! The wonderful... Sam & Dave "I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down" Sean

OK Neil.... "Ever See A Diver Kiss His Wife While The Bubbles Bounce About Above The Water!" Shirley Ellis.... Classic Silly Title!

Laura Lee "If You Can Beat Me Rockin (You Can Have My Chair)" Clarence Reid "I'm Gonna Tear You A New Heart" Persuaders "Thin Line Between Love And Hate" Denise Lasalle "Too Little In Common To Be Lovers (To Much Going For Us To Be Just Friends)" Ann Peebles "I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down" Great titles!

There Ain't Nothin' Like Shaggin'

Carl Marshall..... Immense Tune! Sean

I've got a 45 of this Glyn. Great label. Sean

He's a bit more than that Ted. Am in regular contact with him. Ex Quinvy artist (used to hangoutwith Don Varner, Tony Borders etc...). Could be the next Gregg Jackson, mate. Sean buddy_causey.mp3

Pah! I challenge all of the above with the magnificent...... "So This Is Our Goodbye" by the Moments. Surely the Perfect Pinnacle of All Platinum Platters! Sean

FOUR good excuses actually Jock... And I reckon mine will be out this weekend too (ooh, err, missus). Sean

Not as clean as my copy . However, gotta be bargain of the decade. I know of one guy who's willing to pay many hundreds of british pounds for this particular masterpiece! (and mine cost a few bob more than $6.97). Result! Sean

Sure is Black. Little known fact... he was Joe Simon's guitarist for a while! Imagine that... a Drifter on a guitar!! Sean

Tony Fox "Love Let Love And Be Loved" still excites the fool out of me. The Dells "It's All Up To You" has a similar effect. Puts a 'smile on' like nothing that can be taken orally, inhaled, or injected! Neither are my all time 'fave' modern soul tunes... but certainly, they make me feel high! Sean

Tune!

Thanks for that! Can't wait to hear the "Keem-O-Sabe" vocal Sean

Aren't they all Steve?!

It's quite well known 'Crossover' and was recently featured on a Kent CD "Old Town & Barry Soul Survey" (available from Amazon etc.). I guess Ady will know all about it. Paul Capon had it for sale recently @ around £80. Sean

One of the best double siders ever IMO. Topside is my old Mel Britt c/u from the mid/late 70's and the flip is up there with Lee Jones own "This Heart Is Haunted" as a Deep Soul icon! Essential! Buy It Now! Sean

OK Mate, to each his own I guess. Neither one of us should be on a personal crusade for one school of thought or the other. We should agree to disagee on this occasion. I just happen to come from the school of thought that a Soul DJ should actually 'Promote' Soul music. Its what I've always tried to do and am quite wedded to that cause. This debate has emanated from Andy's original LP question. I think it would be totally unreasonable to exclude LP's from his sets, because of what other people might think. I'm pretty sure that the greater majority in any venue would much prefer to hear the record, in any format, rather than have it excluded because of some exclusive DJ pact (of sorts). Early 80's, Richard Searling had his 'Sandy Linzer' cover up and Pat Brady had his "Brother Louis Brown' cover up. Both were on 45's. I was DJ'ing with these guys at the time and discerned that one was Reuben Howell and the other Wilson Pickett. I had both albums and played both tracks, as did other DJ's at the time (Poke, Steve Croft etc.). Result... two of the biggest tunes on the scene for several months, nationwide... because they were promoted by more than one DJ. Of course the 45's weren't really that 'hard' either... but I'd picked up both LP's at Fox's Sale in Doncaster for only 50p each... so why not play 'em. It benefitted everyone... and never a cross word from eith Richard or Pat. I think this "if I've got it, you can't play it' thing is a fairly recent phenomena (hence my 'Johhny Come Lately' comment earlier). I find it a particularly unattractive evolution as I feel it implies that the DJ is bigger than the music itself. But we beg to differ. Regarding venues, to be fair, no there's not much early 60's played at the places I mentioned. More mid to late 60's onwards. But they have been responsible for breaking some of the best and biggest tracks on the UK Soul scene in the past 15 years - from all eras (on all formats). Sean

Yup. Love it Paul. Top tune! Also there's a slightly different mix on the Kent "Crossover" CD Sean

Ah! So a person who invests the time, energy and money in finding a rare 45 not only owns the 45 but he (or she) also obtains an exclusive license to the track, prohibiting anyone else in the world from playing it. Thanks for the explanation. Fascinating. As per your last comment, Apologies. I thought we were referring to soul venues.

Yes, there was no US 45 of "Lend A Hand". Would be interested to know what some might think of a DJ playing the UK 45... or would a DJ be 'obliged' to play the original US LP? Curious. Sean

Well, I like to think I'm reasonably intelligent and also quite a patient person, so I'd be willing to try and grapple with the complexities of this scenario if someone would be gracious enough to attempt to explain the thinking behind the non-promotion of a good Soul record to me. I'd ask the people that I tend to DJ with (at Soul Essence, Without Boundaries etc)... although I feel that they might also find it difficult to grasp the concept. But, I certainly won't lose sleep over it, that's for sure. It merely confirms to me how strange (and totally banal) some segments of the UK Soul scene have become in recent times. What was the track by the way?

Interesting. In what way would it be disrespectful to anyone to play a more readily available track off an album that's in the public domain? Would it not be advantageous to own it anyway and DJ with it, at least when Mik Parry is not on at the same venue? Aren't Soul DJ's supposed to promote Soul Music? If the record's good, why not play it? Surely it would benefit everyone if you were to play it, regardless of format (the punters, the artist... and even the DJ with the 45). After all, Mik Parry still has his seemingly rare 45. What's the track, by the way?

The Airport 7" box thing sounds very practical but the comment I replied to was that you said that you were 'guilty' of playing off an LP. Why would you be guilty if there were no 'rules'? What you're saying now though is that there are or should be no 'rules'. In which case, I'm pleased to say that we agree. Sean

All good stuff John, but just interested in why they are PROMO'S? If they are PROMO'S what are they promoting, particularly if there's a guarantee of no future 'commercial release'. Aren't they therefore limited edition 'Issues'? Or is a CD (or other) planned for the future? Just curious. Sean