George M

Over 100 45s added, click here: CONCOURSE RECORDS thanks, George

Good drums especially, although the singing isn't quite there. A few turned up within the last couple of years, I sold a couple for £250 each.

Why doesn't Ian just answer the simple question posed by James: what kind of audience was that rather curious last song aimed at?

Excellent, see you in a few weeks then. I shouldn't give up trade secrets like this, but www.donkdj.com is the place to get donking... I tried a Kings Go Forth medley but it didn't work as well as with the old Motown magic

I can relate to all this, having just dropped a new remix myself: FW_REMIX_1.mp3 - 3.05MB Is that the kind of thing you meant, Dave? I also did a second mix with an even harder edge, which should go down well at Wigan Pier: FW_REMIX_2.mp3 - 2.62MB if anyone wants a carver for next weekend just PM me. might also make a nice addition to the next raresoulman auction too?

Baz and Jim, unlike some of the staff, are decent blokes. But the place has been a model of how not to run a record shop for many years: Rude, arrogant, hostile service (I'm sure Furgus wouldn't object to me pointing the finger at him for embodying these qualities), resented by literally hundreds of alienated music fans in Notts. The staff have a shocking rep for this. Its actually quite entertaining if you give them as good as you get, which most people don't... The attitude might have something to do with their meagre wages! An inability to get you a record that you want to give them the money for, rather than ordering next day delivery off the net, even when you a) give them all the details and know full well that several distributors are carrying it. Crap second hand section (at least in my day, I wasn't around when Notts was in its prime as "bootleg capital of the world"). Could have been their best asset if they'd known what to do with it. Often a lack of sufficent knowledge and/or experience in those charged with stocking the specialist sections (ordering crap irrelevant stuff off lists and missing out on the essentials) ...I could go on. They had every chance to keep the place going, but they totally wasted the opportunity to take their long history and iconic status into the digital era, by spending thousands and thousands of pounds on a completely shit website really late in the day - leaving them trailing a world behind smarter rivals like Piccadilly in Manchester. The place has done me well over the years (especially when Delroy's collection came through in the late 90s ), I've been out on the beers with various staff members many times (including several of their xmas do's etc), and I'll be sad to see it go. Plus I strongly feel that the internet can never replace proper shops for being "community centre" type places that are vital for kids to get involved with music and the music scenes' characters. But it's no surprise, and they only have themselves to blame.

Hi Justin! Beans is one of the most sour & paranoid record shop owners I've ever met. I recently persuaded Kym Fuller to take a slight detour & drive me there as part of my interest in "record shop tourism" (pointlessly going to has-been shops just to inspect them). I bought a copy of this Family of Eve 12" out of a sense of guilt, having rather shocked & offended his wife by getting her to unwittingly play a really offensive xxx record over the shop stereo. Things got a bit strange as I then proceeded to question Beans about the 13-year old child star he manages. He got really animated on the subject, and when he started playing us some of the amazingly bad tracks ("he was only 11 when he did this one!"), it was definitely time to leave.

I hope PIAS can handle the new business coming in as a result of Pinnacle collapsing, & that they manage to stay afloat long term... last I heard, they weren't exactly doing great!

Judging by his initial list of songs, I took Paul's original post to mean "current rare soul spin"-type things as opposed to more general / well-known Impressions tracks etc. Here are a few oddball titles that fit the bill: Lonnie Lester: Power Struggle Fabulous Fugitives: What The World Needs The Grooms: Slow Down the Blendels: Beware Moovin, Soothin & Stone Funk: You Have To Pray James Kelly Duhon: Pusher Man As for naming this "genre", I used to call it "conscious funk" (or soul), but decided it didn't really have the right ring to it.

Harvey Scales: Trying To Survive Four Real Inc: The Man

I need to replace my copy, after I foolishly let Beggs have it last year... Anyone?

I'm with a friend in the US at the moment, who's looking to sell his copies of these 2 records to pay the rent: Spade Brigade: I'm Your Man (Select Sound Studio) M- $800 Act III: To I Want To Stay Inside (Harley) M- apart from one minor pop in the intro $350 Payment is to him directly via paypal. For UK buyers, I can bring them back next week & mail from there. PM me for any other details & to reserve. He's also selling the book he's been writing for the last 8 years for $15,000 if there are any likely publishers out there... thanks, George www.concourserecords.com

Plug time... I'm guesting at Bumpshop at APT in the meatpacking district (bottom of Manhattan) on Saturday 1st Nov. Residents are the legendary Mr Fine Wine (WFMU), Jared Boxx (Big City), David Griffiths and Jeff Mao (ego trip) - all heavy collectors with good taste. It's a really good night with a mix of funk / crossover / modern, and usually ends up going til 5am-ish. Booze is expensive but other than that, it's a winner.

I've got a nice EX copy of What Do You Think I Am / How About You for sale at the moment. I'm taking offers for the next week or two, so drop me a line if you're interested. There's a very slight warp not affecting play, which isn't that noticeable but obviously has to be mentioned. cheers, George https://www.concourserecords.com/o/

Have a go: https://www.concourserecords.com/o/ cheers, George

Just a reminder, the fair's on this coming Sunday.

Brad's probably the nicest record dealer I've ever met. And easily one of the fairest - I couldn't believe how much money he gave one guy for a small pile of average 12"s when I was there earlier this year. A true "Gent of the Game".

ending today.

Thank you Steve. Unless DJs start getting buried with their records like Pharoahs, soon enough the killers will all trickle down to us (slightly) younger types, and I for one don't want a load of cue-burned, white-streaked VG- copies coming my way.

Have a go: https://shop.ebay.co.uk/merchant/concourse*records cheers, George

Since Keith's event in Stoke was mentioned, I thought I'd post this: the first event in June was great, so don't be shy.

Have a go: https://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZconcourse*records cheers, George

...and lots more. Mostly funk, but with a few other odds & sods: Concourse Records cheers, George

The lack of PM's I received means I think you might be right about the price... so, has anyone got a copy for £150, please?

I'd like a clean copy of this, if someone can oblige... I was thinking about £75 for it