Baz Atkinson

speechless having just watched that,but there again over the duration of a 30 year period i went to the casino from 78-81 and i am pleased to say the other 27 years have been wonderful.staffs,shotts,mexboro,100 club,lifeline,dda ,wlton etc etc we all have so much to look forward to discovering tune after tune, so bollocks to that show it was absolute complete and utter load of shite! Having watched the docu film about Joy Divison if your gonna document it,then take some serious people and do it, dont reduce it to that,there are so many good people involved who could tell the real story,ie losing friends,the gear,the politics,the egos,the fights,the fucking sheer seediness of it all.Of course we all can emphasise with it so why not tell it how it really was,for every good momment there was bad momments also.I would love to see a good solid objective account of those days instead of romantic snippes of people in the media who were on the fringes for a small time in their lives and glorify a wonderful but potential cruel place. I once went into mr ms at 15 years old and lads were fixing up,but ahhh the music,ahh the friendship,ahhh the atmosphere,ahh young dancers,not laughed so much since the black CLove episode ,now thats another story. BAZ A

WHO COULD EVER COMPARE ,GONNA DIG A FEW OUT AND GET SOME OF HIS MASTERPICES POSTED OVER THE DURATION,!!THIS IS A SAD DAY FOR SOUL MUSIC AS HE LED MOST OF US ON THIS GREAT JOURNEY.LAST TIME I DJED AT THE DDA I PLAYED STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF LOVE IT SOUNDED MAGNIFICENT,IM AS UPSET NOW AS I WAS WHEN MAYFIELD PASSED! BAZ A

Cant wait for mine as a collector their is alot of water under the bridge since the last one and also a comprehensive review of bootlegs of some of the bigger tunes would be very handy.I have started collecting lots of funk which i will be cross refernceing with other quides so that is a bonus also.Gonna give it a comprehensive review when it comes!A s for the wider issues of wheter or not the market deems it relevant then Johns sales will reflect this,as for american dealers raising the prices dont accept that argument if you have the realtionship cash is the great leveller with them,it always has been. BAZ A

final bump

This has turned into A GREAT THREAD such soul heritage in the north east and according to John Manship and he knows a thing or 2 the most record collectors in the UK per sqaure mile BAZ A

Massive accolade from perhaps the greatest [taking Arertha and Millie Jackson out of the equation]soul songstress ever ,hypnotised is a sheer masterpiece as is not on the outside etc,it is a fitting tribute. BAZ A

come on folks all have to go lol,cant believe that the platters and freddie cole are still here buy them both and ill thorw the other 2 in for a tenner ,thataa bargain imho. baz a

BUMP

ARETHA SOLD BAZ A

gentle bump for the few left freddie cole is a steal folks. BAZ A

andrea davis sold!!!! BAZ A

NO TAKERS ON ANDREA DAVIS YET EARLY DAYS YET THIS IS A TOOP TUNE AND SO CHEAP COMPARED TO THEN BOOK BAZ A

mandells sold

SALEM TRAVELLERS SOLD. BAZ A

JAN FIELDS SOLD

janet and jays sold

SOME CRACKERS ON HERE lots of doubles great bargains as usual in the order of the soundclip! PLATTERS-GOING BACK TO DETROIT/SWEET LOVING-PYE M- MANDELLS-DONT TURN YOUR BACK ON ME-HOT KISS M [THUMPER ]WILL HAVE ITS DAY SOLD JANET AND THE JAYS-HURTING OVER YOU BOY-HI M DEMO [LOVELY OLD STAFFS TUNE] sold SALEM TRAVELLERS-LIBERTY OR DEATH-CHESS M- [GOT A DEMO OH THIS IS A TUNE IMHO] SOLD ANDREA DAVIS-YOU GAVE ME SOUL-CHESS VG+ [bARGAIN DOUBLE SIIDER] SOLD ARETHA FRANKLIN-SOULVILLE-COLUMBIA M- SOLD. JOHNNY ADAMS-YOU MADE A MAN OUT OF ME-WATCH M- RUSS LEWIS -BRAND NEW RECIPE-SHARPE M- JAN FIELDS-SOMEDAY-PHILLIPSVG+ SOLD FREDDY COLE-YOUD HAVE IT MADE-TRU GLO TOWN WHITE DEMO MINT LOVELY BEAT BALLAD . FREE POSTAGE ETC RECORDED AS USUAL.

Will fill the htread out later with somem incredible tracks from this logo!!! BAZ A

Ive got a demo somewhere must admitt it is a fab record not as good as her shotts Spin "you got the power" ,now that folks is truly subliminal imho. BAZ A

As above folks been getting a few recently and cant trace a listing some great sweet and GROUP soul on this logo and I want to see what else I can pick up,all help appreciated in advance. BAZ A