Sean Hampsey

mr. searling....because, believe it or not...this man has took a back seat, stood in the shade and watched everyone else take centre stage for many years now, but unbeknownst to us all, he's just kidding!....THE MAN has STILL got the tunes and thats with reference many times ( tongue in cheek ) to whats lurking in his garage...he pulled a box of spellbinding tunes to the table at the dunkenhalgh yesterday that would knock many into a cocked hat...he's STILL got the charisma and magnetism to get people's attention and spell it out to them,...just like he did at wigan all those years ago...so you can produce a list as long as your arm....and i say that with the greatest respect to the whole panorama of djs i have got see see, listen to & befriend...all unique and justified in their own appeal...but, people.......richard can quite simply turn it on, when he wants...the man is a hero & a legend...and those are words not to be taken lightly...put him at the top of the list of any respected all-nighter and he will deliver the goods in spades! .

Taking nothing away from the merits of Russ's aforementioned list, I couldn't agree more.

Richard has always been in a league of his own.

Presentation skills, mic use, timing, professionalism, great ears and excellent taste.

Whether he'd want to do more at Allnighters is another thing, but certainly his 'quality approach' has been missed for many years (IMO).

Sean

Hi Sean,

I know Steve's was early 90's, sure he was doing it when he frequented Thorne?

A mate in Chesterfield had everyone of RS's "Soul Source" on Hallam on tape.

I think Thorne will have still been going at the time Chalks, yes. And Steve did frequent around that time too (He came to Yarmouth also, around the time he was doing the show).

They were a blast 'Interesting Soul' presented in a way that only Steve 'interesting' Davis could!

Wonder who the mate in Ches is that has the Soul Source Recordings? I have many, but couldn't say i have them all. That'd be some collection mate.

Sean

didn't someone called Richard Searling have a radio show as well

Snooker star Steve davis also had one, Radio Invictus I think.

But unles it was national or you lived within range of the signal you never heard any of them back then.

Hi Chalky,

Richard's 'Soul Source' was a few years after John Green's 'Soul Shotgun' - but it was bloody awesome and certainly landmark Radio for 'Northern' Soul Music in the UK! Still have many of these shows on tape.

I also have all of the Steve Davis shows on tape. Probably 75 - 100 of 'em, and some superb music on there, but this would have been early-mid 90's and with very little 'Northern' interest..

Course, nowadays, everyone's a Radio Star.... lol

Sean

John Green's "Soul Shotgun" was a weekly, 2 hour, show circa 74 / 75 on Radio Hallam, during the Northern 'Boom Years!'

He played all the Top Northern releases of the day, alongside the 'hot' new releases that were getting plays, 'Boogie Man Orch' 'Ernie Bush' 'Fantastic Puzzles' etc.

A very influential show at the time.

As a matter of interest, just found this snippet from a '75 Dave Godin column in B&S;

John Green of RADIO HALLAM's "Soul Shotgun" fame tells me that he recently conducted a poll amongst his listeners to find out their top favourite Northern Soul Sounds, and we thought you might like to see the results before they go on the air. He will be broadcasting numbers 20-11 inclusive on his show which goes out on October 18th, and numbers 10-1 inclusive on October 25th. Here they are.

1. Larry Williams & Johnny Watson "Too Late"
   
2. Eddie Parker "Love You Baby"
   
3. Tobi Legend "Time Will Pass You By"
   
4. The Invitations "Skiing In The Snow"
   
5. Earl Wright "Thumb A Ride"
   
6. James Bounty "Prove Your self A Lady'
   
7. Major Lance "You Don't Want Me No More"
   
8. Dean Parrish "I'm On My Way"
   
9. The Carstairs "It Really Hurts Me Girl"
   
10. Gloria Jones "Tainted Love"
    
11. Eddie Foster "l Never Knew"
    
12. Rufus Lumley "I'm Standing"
    
13. Jerry Cook "Hurt On The Other Side"
    
14. Billy Butler "The Right Track"
    
15. Bobby Paris "Night Owl"
    
16. George 'Bad' Benson "Super Ship"
    
17. Mike Post Coalition "Afternoon Of The Rhino"
    
18. Lou Pride "I'm Coming Home In The Morning"
    
19. Sam & Kitty "I've Got Something Good"
    
20. The Soul Twins "Quick Change Artist"
    

All well worth listening out for . . .

Sean

Steve's price of £25 was fine I thought, it's not rare on Vocalion, £25 or thereabouts is what I usually sell it for. A demo would be a different proposition.

Agree Pete.

I'm still in the market for a Demo incidentally

Will pay more than £25 :0)

Sean

The 1971 UK Philips release - 6006 117 - is a version of Willis Wooton "Your Love Is Indescribably Delicious" by Rory McDonald.

Last time it changed hands, I think £400 was the figure, but its a hell of a lot rarer than that price would suggest.

Will dig some of these things out and post scans, once the suns gone down! :0)

Sean

I have the Handwritten Test Press of Billy Cole too Paul. Also have the Paramount issue of Samuel E Wright. This thread is about the most expensive 45's but certainly amongst the rarest would be the 'Revelation Movement' withdrawn press on UK RSO.

Remember this coming out.

The first UK was Mowest 3002, it was reissued, on Mowest 3024, mid 70's, to satisfy 'Northern' demand... and the Black Tamla Motown came out some years later when the Mowest logo was truly canned, but keeping the 3024 Catalogue number.

Never around in great quantity.

Never released as a US Mowest issue!

Sean

PS: Earlier thread here;

It will have been 'Love Uprising' by Mr T on Dakar, Russ.

Also done (originally) by the Chi-Lites and Jackie Wilson, Otis Leavill, Joyce Lawson.

Sean

The 45 has done the rounds.

3 x copies for sale here for around £30.

https://www.discogs.c...release/1636110

Sean

That said, most decent DJ's played it off the LP as a new release.

Some total bull talked lately about what can and cannot be played.

LP tracks have been played FOREVER on the scene.

Get it bought - Get it played.

Sean

The 45 has done the rounds.

3 x copies for sale here for around £30.

https://www.discogs.com/Sharon-Jones-And-The-Dap-Kings-Tell-Me/release/1636110

Sean

Agree with ya Kev. Exceptional soul for under a tenner.

Or as some muggins said to me once "It's alright but ya can't dance to it"

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Amazin, was given this by a lad at work, back in '72, for the same reason Dave.

His fave record was 'Cool Jerk' so I can see why it wasn't really his cup o' tea, in retrospect!

:0)

Sean

As Bob suggested; With slightly different title. A fave Linda Jones Loma 45 of mine.

And the Mamselles 45;

Sean

Always in the box; a crackin, fingersnappin' Soulful Jazz vibe...

... just got to love it!

:0)

Sean

That's the worst record ever.

Just as long as you've not got selly tape on the "deep" flip Sean

Yep- - the flipside is a goodie Dave :0)

I had this covered as Roscoe Shelton at Bradford Queens Hall, early 80's.

Think I've still got it somehere with the odd bit of old sellotape on the runout grooves, lol

Buy now from Flynny - One of the best guys to deal with on the planet, in my experience.

Sean

As an aside, anyone ever seen an issue of the Millie Jackson?

Cos I havent.

Sean

Well, I lost the plot after reading a good few posts, however my take on 'Modern Soul' is that most of it sucks. Were at last Soul Bowl do in Rushden, I must be a troglodite, OK, Lens Den got good reviews, AND I know Stevie P extremeley well, but with the greatest respect I stayed out of Lens Den......why, 'cause I (personal opinion only) thought the tunes were shite AND I could not dance to them,m the tunes in the main room were excellent........kick me in the bollocks if you must, but at 63 I could'nt give a toss.

Bottom Line.....everyone to their own tastes

AND I have no problem withy CD's, great format, beats getting up, domestically, every 2 minutes to put another single on.

After five laborious, confusing and often nonsensical pages, this one sentence made it all worthwhile;

"kick me in the bollocks if you must, but at 63 I could'nt give a toss"

Wonderful stuff!

Thank you.

Sean

PM Sent John.

Cheers,

Sean

Hi John,

Hope you're well mate.

What would be the timescales on this?

Busy time in my life, but might be up for such an adventurous concept :0)

Sean

Marvels Advert from Oct 1969 showing 3 members.

Annette Snell was certainly solo by this time.

Incidentally, I once saw where she'd signed a little spot on the wall, inside the doorway of Muscle Shoals Sound, only a few months before she was killed in the Air Crash.

Sean

Think the Skipper Lee 45 is probably the rarest Ovide 45. A one-off?

Sean