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    Besides attending The Canal Tavern ( Thorne ) as a punter in the 80s , I am sure Steve Davis once DJ'd there .

    Malc

    Really Malc?

    I never missed a Thorne and I dont recall that mate.

    What makes you think that?

    You bin on the double Ovaltines again?

    :yes:

    Sean

    He was a regular visitor to a few soul nights including the Canal Tavern in Thorne in the 80's. He used to have a radio show, on Invictus Radio I think.

    I've got tapes of all his shows, Chalky.

    Must be 50-60 of em.

    Think it was called 'Interesting' Soul (or sumfink).

    Great stuff too!

    :yes:

    Sean

    I have heard that Steve Davis collects rare soul vinyl.Is this true? and are there any other celebs etc that collect.

    If this has been done before sorry

    Steve is a serious Soul collector. He was (or still is) part owner of Voices From The Shadows (record list) and was a regular visitor to Soul Essence at one time.

    Knows his stuff and has great taste!

    Sean

    Cheers Paul

    PS Oh and is "Oh Be My Love" (the other track on the LP from 74 not 1970) Also only on this LP ?

    Correct Paul. Only way to get both these tracks on vinyl is on the SS LP.

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    No it did not. The SS lp is essentialy the US Tamla / UK Tamla Motown LP with the inclusion of this great Smokey track. I've played it out many times over the years and it always gets a good reaction.

    Lovely version of an incredible song!

    Sean

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    I don't think so. I used to play it off the CD when new and don't recall seeing any vinyl around at the time. It did get booted on a white label 45, once it crossed over to the 'northern' scene.

    Sean

    Guys, the term 'crossover' describes a period in 'time'. It's not a 'sound'. The Northern scene has always played (and accepted) records from that period.

    As I said earlier, some are good, some are bad and the same can very much be said of records produced in

    the mid 60's or mid 70's etc.

    Sean

    Warsop ex servicemens club

    Jimmy was living in Retford at the time.....

    any half decent copies will have Stones, Wards or mansfield Bitter stains on them

    A "proper" S yorkshire/ Notts/ Derbyshire record--don't think there will be many copies further south than Nottinghamohmy.gif

    £100 ???

    must have pic sleve !

    Rob

    Nice description Rob. :yes:

    JJ only distributed them at his gigs - hence the beer stains!

    Got to be a helluva lot rarer than most £100 US 45's.

    Sean

    How much does this go for? Played where?.Thanks.....Kev.:yes:

    Discovered by Jimmy Sheard (it was in a pile propping a US record store door open, if my memory serves me right) around 1995, and sold to Soul Sam at Soul Essence the following weekend (where it was first aired) for a princely sum (£700 rings a bell?).

    Don't know how many are out there now, Kev, but probably only a handful.

    Sean

    Richard, you think its confusing for you, try being a 32 year old record collector from the states where

    we've never had a northern soul scene, never classed any records as northern, crossover or modern!...

    my heads been spinning for years! haha yes.gif:yes:

    You're better off in that situation, I reckon.

    Where its all Just Soul.

    Some good, some bad.

    And none of the bollotix that goes on over here!

    :D

    Sean

    C

    Cheers Sean - but my point was that there is loads of stuff described as 'crossover' that isn't - it's one or the other - is it a lazy category or just getting broader as it get's more mainstream?

    I am a splitter not a lumper!! :D:yes:

    Cheers

    Richard

    Those who don't seem to know better have corrupted the original definition, Richard.

    But they're wrong.

    Sean

    In between northern and modern, in between 60s and 70s I thought - stuff like Ruby Andrews - Just Loving You maybe? - not quite 60s or Modern - just in between - transitional - crossover.

    Yep. That sums it up nicely.

    :-)

    Sean

    But if l think it isn't very good then does that mean l'm correct and everyone else who disagrees with me is wrong? Surely opinions are just opinions and not always facts... :thumbsup:

    You didn't ask for facts. You asked for opinions.

    Sean

    An interesting read, i must say i've no real interest in the film reviewed, and i wish to make no judgement on something i haven't seen, but as soon as i saw the headline photograph, my heart sank a little, it seems too me (i know this has been covered umpteen times on this forum) the 'Northern Soul Scene' will be forever tarred with this awful fashion, the vests , bags etc, yes i know the film is set in 1974, but its almost (to me) an anti-iconic image, its just the ugliest clothing, and so far removed from cool, that i feel myself cringe at the heinous fashion crimes of this era. What i'm getting at is that to the uneducated this 'look' is somehow still associated with the soul followers, i first went to soul venues very early 80's and only saw a handful of people dressed this way, and before i'm called a clothes fascist, i do agree people can dress any way they like. Its just the association that this somehow goes hand in hand with the music i love, because for me it couldn't be further removed.

    Brett

    Coincidentally, Brett, I just read the article only minutes before seeing the thread on here... and had similar thoughts as yourself.

    Its unfortunate that the media seem to associate the passion for Soul music in this country with the pop hysteria of the mid 70's and the 'Bay City Roller' style and 'fashion' of that time.

    That most 'commercial' period in our history, Wigan and the fashion associated with that time were no more than a 'snapshot' on a 45 year timeline.

    The time when 'underground' became 'mainstream' for a short while... and about as deep as most journalists are only able to venture.

    Important and relevant, sure, but in no way absolute, as you well know.

    :huh:

    Sean

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