Glyn Williams

best ever - larry santos - got me where you want me

Abba - Dancing Queer

any lower and you'll drop off the coupon

put it this way Mak, a lot more than recorded on that silly FOREST label

paul weller went to the casino - thats about it i think

Jessie Green FYI.

nah, maybe not, quite like the second one tho - you bring out the best in me - anyone want to try a guess at the artist?

works for me

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if you dont like modern then why are ya reading this? if you do whaddaya think of these - both sides of a promo i got about 15 yrs ago now, lets see if i can do this ere 'add media thing

Alfreton November 1997: Customer "Got Any Elvis"? Me, "No, sorry, its a Northern Soul Night - did you know that?" Customer "OK, no problem. in that case - got any Shakin Stevens"? Me "Take a wild guess" Customer "no need to be funny" me " " (no answer but have a guess of my thoughts) Muppets!!!

I second what dennis said Mike, best soul site on the planet. you cant kill frankenstein you know - he will just haunt you forever As you know Mike I made the very first northern soul website on the net back in the early 90's - you however have built the biggest and without a doubt the best - dont let it die. need any help just ask.

Must admit I like some 'modern' tracks too - but also must admit that i have always thought the name 'soul' sam was rather a misconception - disco' sam would be more the mark lol. There again he has brought some briliant tracks to the scene - shame it tends to be blighted by stuff like Janice lol OIn saying that i do play em now and again so i'm a bloody hypocryte. and a schitzophrenic (no i'm not) yes i am, (no i'm not)

well, i'll throw my hat in the ring too. Disco and Northern soul are easily recognisable and distinguishable by the soul fan. Its not a set criteria it's a feeling and mood. for example tracks such as teddy prendergrass Do me, Sister sledge thinking of you, dina carrol aint no man and DJ genesis Tribute to betty wright are clearly disco records - anyone who cannot see that is blind to musical style and most probarbly tone deaf. 70's tracks such as fantastic johnny c, carstairs, eloise laws are 70's stylee northern soul - they have that angst, that 'feeling' that sound that tugs at your heart as opposed to just making your beer jump on the table. There are then those which fall somewhere in-between - Harold melvyn where are all my friends, four tops i just cant get you out of my mind, holland dzier - new breed kinda woman. These are those where we think 'is this soulful enough to be called northern or not' in this case i would say yes they are but should be played out in moderation. The acid test is that if you are going to play a record and you ask yourself 'is this disco' - it is and it shouldnt be allowed near a deck unless you are promoting the night as such. I really think that most soul fans dont mind what other people like - the only reason that this debate rears its head is that they feel cheated. Promoters of nights that feature this disco style continue to advertise their nights as 'Northern Soul' when it clearly is not a large part of the time. I can see why they do this - because if they advertised that they were going to play disco music they wouldnt get anyone in. They wrap it up in the all consuming 'Nothern Soul' strapline knowing that soulies will come to their gig and hoping that it will attract a few that like the disco and will come back. This is why this debate comes up again and again - Northern soulies feel cheated when they spend their time and money going to a gig advertised as 'Northern Soul Night' only to find that a significant part of the night is taken up with music that even a deaf mute would know is disco. These poromoters that do this know exactly what they are doing - so they play SOME northern soul, maybe 50% - but that's not what they told the soulies it would be. Playing some lets them continue to fool themselves that they are running a northern soul night when in fact it isnt. If you want to stop this kind of debate then advertise your gig for what it is. Crossover, Modern, Disco whatever you want to call it. But don't call it Northern Soul. We advertise our gig as 75% oldies Minimum - that means we will play mostly northern soul with a sprinkling of the 70's, crossover tunes - basically a northern soul night that caters lightly for the modern fans but that advertsises as a northern soul night and is what it says on the tin. Northern Soul Trading Standards Department

yep, think we do Dave. I had the pleasure to interview Edwin on the radio twice and also went out to a few gigs with him. His wife was nice too. If anyone would like to hear the interview there is a copy on the soultimepromotions website in the music section. One of my prized recordings that one - me and edwin dancing in the studio - how cool was that!

fetches about 40-55 on ebay at the mo, cheaper if you get the 12" for about £20

sold mine on ebay a week or so ago for two quid - disco section of course

it's ok giggling - but there were 8 others bidding silly money too!

just spotted 7 copies of larry houston on ebay if anyone wants a cheap copy for $10 - thats about £6 at todays rates https://cgi.ebay.com/Larry-Houston-Lets-Spe...1QQcmdZViewItem Not my sale - just spotted it

hi, thinking of bidding on this but seller has private feedback - anyone on here dealt with this seller before? https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=320018389208

ppl and prs are the venue's responsibility. if you have hired the room and have made it clear you will be playing music then if they don't have one it's their liability. On saying that legally i suppose you should check with the organisers. PPL & PRS are accepted as blanket licences in the uk covering all artists, labels and wwriters / composers. Dont know if they do a one off licence for events but if they did i'd guess they were silly money - I used to pay around £3000 (both prs and ppl) for a months licence for radio and only a small station.

nope, but i'm on that famous pic outside the casino with the hillman imp in it

thanks about on the scene bazza - worth considering then - might try it next issue

you mean someone actually reads 'on the scene'? Only place ive ever seen a copy is annesley and i think that was cos they were advertising. Correct me if i'm wrong please cos might invest in an ad if it really is read by a lot.

thANKS