Solidsoul

"I Dream Of You"/ Instrumental. Clara Hardy - Tuna. Top Near/Mint condition on this rare original. Fabulous, quality track from Detroit. £675. Postage included. I'm looking Out For Me" / "I'll Come Running Back To You" The C.O.D.'S on Kellmac original. Ex condition and plays great, but the vinyl does have some small pressing bubbles from manufacture. Rarer label design. £30 plus £2.70 postage to UK address. "Both Ends Against The Middle" - Jackie Moore - Atlantic original in near mint condition. £25 plus £2.70 postage. "What Would I Do" - The Superiors - Verve original in Ex+/M- condition on this all-time classic. £65 plus £4.20 signed for delivery. "Two Loves Have I" - Big Joe Turner - Blues Time original in near mint condition. Great Northern /Crossover record that was a very popular dj play in the 1990's. £65 plus £4.20 signed for delivery.

I never and still don't like them. When I have been at venue that have dance competitions it has been very boring standing about waiting for them to finish, before we can all get back to enjoying ourselves! I never watch anything that has a panel of judges! It's all like watching a soap!

All-Time classic in Excellent condition. USA original SOLD

Kent and Kent Select. Only they haven't released anything for a while. I think they are going off track a little lately with there choice of records. Too many left field, slow tunes recently!

All look virtually unplayed, but some do have occasional light sleeve scuffs. Easily graded at Ex. £12 for them all plus £2.70 postage. Paypal f&f or bank transfer.

I bought some Tamla paper repro sleeves. They were almost a brown colour instead of being orange. Where can I buy the bright orange sleeves like the ones on the left of my picture?

What a great track! Motown 45 original. Record is VG+ condition. £12 plus postage. Has a few light scratches, but nothing to spoil the enjoyment in playing it. It plays great. See photo for label condition. Nice vinyl plastic, not brittle styrene.

The way I see it is that if a record was made to be sent out to record shops for the normal public to buy, and maybe with a view to getting in the charts, it is a proper release in that country. If a record was pressed up to cater the needs of a specialist market like the Northern Soul scene or whatever scene's mail order market, and never meant to be available to the general public of that country, then it isn't a proper release in that country at all, but a custom pressing for a limited market. So for example "I'll Do Anything"- Doris Troy on UK Cameo Parkway, Toast or Mojo were all proper UK releases available for the general public to buy at there local record shop. But a reproduction pressed up just for a specialist mail order market or just for specialist dealers to sell, isn't a proper release! That's they way I see it, and the same goes for USA releases. It's not all cut and dried with a subject like this, but maybe a rough outline!

"Both Ends Against The Middle" - Jackie Moore - Atlantic USA original in M- condition. £30. Nice vinyl. "S.O.S (All We Need Is Love)" - Todays People - Gamma original. £15 Ex. Couple of light sleeve scuffs, plays great. Monster sound back in the 70's. "You Can Come Right Back To Me"- David Ruffin - Motown original. Condition is VG++ plays well. £12 "What Happened To The Songs" - Brimstone Ingram - Red Grapevine. £20. Ex+/near mint. Do you need this to complete your Grapevine collection? "What Took You So Long" - Stanley Woodruff - Juldane. Ex £10. Not sure if this is an original, but it plays well. It was a popular sound at the Casino in 76/77, before it came out on Grapevine. Postage £3.45 recorded delivery. Paypal f&f or bank transfer. All returnable if not happy. Buyer pays return post.

We travelled to a Friday allnighter at Brierley Hill near Dudley about 1978. We went because Soul Sam was djing. I remember, it seemed Soul Sam and us were the only lighter whiter complexion people in the venue! I think most people were only there because it was an allnighter and not for the music! Looked like they would have been happier with Reggae music type event. I was with my girlfriend so was ok, but my mates kept getting bumped into accidently on purpose! An uncomfortable, bad atmosphere night! It was much better at Wigan the next night and Soul Sam was on again!

Wait until it's a totally cashless society! The banking system/gov will know where all your money came from, exactly how much money you should only have in your possession, and where you spend it.

We might have to go back to mailing paper lists

Original first issue 45. Condition is an immaculate mint- £750 plus £10 special delivery. Paypal f&f or bank transfer.

I was addressing the point that venues are boring and playing the same records. People keep saying we should be playing all these other records, but what are these other great records that nobody knows yet? I am all for playing different records but most of these different records are known and a lot have been played from time to time so they are going to be boring to somebody! Boxes have been sifted and both sides of records played for many decades, the chances of finding great new records that nobody knows are getting slim! As I said I am all for playing different records at venues, but we can't expect the 1970's/80's level of finds and discoveries!

If there were lots of great records to play, they would be getting played! There is a limited number of great records and once you know them all you can't have anymore! The scene is fresh to newcomers who have a lot of tunes to learn and appreciate. It's all a matter of what you know or don't know, as to whether venues are boring or not!

This is great. This is what the BBC should be doing when they make a programme about Northern Soul! A programme by Northern Soul fans, for people who are into Northern Soul! The programmes the BBC and others make about Northern Soul are usually all aimed at people who know little or nothing about it! All involved in this did a great job. Such a lot of the guest speakers view's and opinions I share with! I have never forgotten those great memorable times at the Casino allnighters. Everybody sees the scene from their own point of view, and there is a lot of rewriting history, so it's good to hear from people who know how it really was, and lived the life style!

Hi Dave, Sent you a PM.

The counterfeit of Eddie Foster on blue IN is still on UK ebay for £1500! The seller is not really bothered. He say's it is an original but he doesn't really know. Their attitude is if someone wants to buy it, that's ok!

GREAT CROSSOVER!!!!? One of his best!

Big records were dropped from playlists at all-nighters if they were pressed or released and became readily available. Do not sell bootlegs/pressings and pretend they are originals! It was frowned upon to dance with a pint of beer/bottle etc in your hand on the Northern Soul dancefloor. ( Kinda thing people do at wedding receptions and divvy pub dancefloors) It was frowned upon to start doing Strictly/ballroom type dancing, with your partner at a Northern Soul event! Don't try and sell baking powder and other duff things at all-nighters. Hope these suggestions are some good and what you're looking for!

I Dream Of You - Clara Hardy - Tuna. Mint- Original in top condition. £800 "Two Loves Have I"- Big Joe Turner - Bluestime. Original M- condition. £80. "What Would I Do" - The Superiors - Verve. Original in Mint- condition. £65 Plus Special Delivery postage to UK address only. Payment Paypal f&f or bank transfer. Sorry no epic stories to go with them! You know if you like them!

This would be good enough for any allnighter dancefloor! This is my favorite version. It was also covered with a slower cut by the Temptations and another great dancer version by the Contours. Also the flip Malinda is a great crossover soul type sound

That will be good commission!

When I think back to the 1970's I remember a lot of people had Soul badges sewn on jackets, t shirts, trousers, scarfs and bags! They even stuck them onto record boxes. Of course there were people who didn't go in for that sort of thing as well.

Sorry, the memory's slipping a little this morning! I got it half right