Solidsoul

Classic Northern Soul from Bessie Banks called "River Of Tears" on Veep.

I usually get Darren's list of new arrival's on a Monday morning. I never saw it yesterday. Did it happen?

Be patient! It's got a slow start but once it kicks in it's a great powerhouse of a record. It did get played in the early 90's at various nighters. Not to be confused with there other record with a very similar title! No Cure For The Blues -The Lamp Sisters - Duke

Maybe this one would fit? I have had it my collection for many years. I was in the small room at Lowton a few years back and my mate said "this sounds very good, it must be another version of the Bobby Patterson record". It was playing loud and we had to go a find out what this new version was? Yes it was the Bobby Patterson record we already had, but sounded so good after not playing it for years, and to hear it playing loud!!

Top Of The World - Stafford - 1982 till early Feb 1986. All-Nighters. Top Dog Soul Club. Many leading Dj's and collectors played some excellent records. Some memorable to me on my visits there. *Stop Overlooking Me - Cairos *Somebody New - Danny Moore *Try Me, For A New Love- Junior McCants * The Naughty Boy - Jackie Day *Someday - The Tempests *You Don't Even Know My Name - Hy-Tones *Make A Change - Johnny Rogers *Don't Let Him Hurt You -Les Chansonettes *Think It Over Baby - The Groovettes *Baby Take Me Back - Johnny Gilliam Plus lots more and more great records

The Pier advert must have been one of the last allnighters there, as the authorities got it closed early 1976. That's why they moved to the Winter Gardens. But the authorities got that stoped by November 1976. East Coast connection are advertising alldayers as the allnighters could not get a licence. The Winter Gardens "Soul Time" advert and "After Dark" I remember from the early 1980's. Things had relaxed. It seemed a different era in the Northern Soul world by then. But my point is people keep saying this and that about Cleethorpes, but it's like saying they used to play Brooks and Jerry "I Got What It Takes" at Manchester also they used to play "Feminine Ingenuity" by Ruby at Manchester!! Both true but different venues in totally different times!

Cleethorpes is a town in Lincolnshire. It is not a venue! There's so many times people say Cleethorpes this and that, but they are all talking about different venues at different era's of Northern Soul history. It would be a lot more helpful for people to name the venues and approx dates, and not just the name of the town. The allnighter in the 1970's was two different venues. The Pier and the Winter Gardens. Feb 1975 till Nov 1976. After that it was alldayers etc till the 1980's. Also if I remember correctly the allnighters went on to be fortnightly, not weekly.

Records I think of as pure Wigan Casino all-nighter tracks. Some may have been played elsewhere first, but Wigan is where I first heard them. * Being Without You - Maurice Williams - Dessu. * You've Been Away - Rubin - Kapp *Baby Without You - Danny Monday - Modern *Don't Take It Out On This World - Adams Apples - Brunswick *When He's Not Around - Rose Valentine and the Sisters Three ( Little Ann) *You Don't Love Me - Epitome Of Sound - Sandbag *The Jokes On You - Kenny Gamble - Arctic *I Don't Like To Lose - Joe Matthews ( Cecil Washington) *Too Darn Soulful - Morris Chestnut Amy *You Better Go Go - Matt Lucas - Karen *Sitting In My Class - Ronnie McNeir - Deto *My World Is On Fire - Jimmy Mack - Palmer and a whole lot more!

The same things went on at The Twisted Wheel, The Torch and all the other allnighters! They didn't just take flasks of tea and sandwiches to keep going allnight!

I've been to hundreds of Northern Soul events, but when I was in the Casino on a good night, I felt I was at the very epicentre, the central hive of Northern Soul! An all-nighter every single weekend, two allnighters some weekends and MrM's making a lot of those allnighters double room all-nighters in the same building. This for nearly 8 years solid! Yes it had some up's and downs but on the whole it was great!

Cleethorpes is a town in Lincolnshire. It is not a venue. There's so many times people say Cleethorpes this and that, but they are all talking about different venues at different era's of Northern Soul history. It would be a lot more helpful for people to name the venues and approx dates, and not just the town!

I think one of the reasons dj's tend to play the popular records is because most people will know them and will dance. But I know it can be boring listening to a full hour of very predictable expensive records. The dance floor had always kept the Northern Soul scene on the right track. But when dj's don't have to play to the floor they wander off down lanes and alley ways of music, that only they know! Then it becomes boring for the average punter. When there used to be weekly venues playing the same records to the same people it was easier to break new sounds regularly. But things are so fragmented now with what people know, and how often they go out, it's not surprising the dj's can't promote the lesser known goodies! Many moons ago when I used to dj, I would try and play two out of three that most people would know then the third something lesser known I wanted to push forward! This kept things entertaining to the crowd, but also got new records accepted. A compromise, but it seemed to work for the dancers and also for the collector/listeners.

Mickie Champion was a monster record at Wigan Casino allnighters, as well as the other places in 76!

Those were the days when all-nighter meant all-nighter! 8.30pm Sat night til 8.30am Sunday morning! Some of the so called all-nighters these days are finished by 4.00 in the morning! Some great memories mentioned in these posts I especially like to hear about which records were played. I couldn't go back then, as my paper round wouldn't have covered the expenses.

Just to take this full circle, my John Bowie cost me less than a fiver

Sold. "Catch Me I'm Falling" - Esther Phillips - Atlantic rare original USA issue. Top condition Mint- Classic Northern Soul that gets the dance floor really worked up. If you want to upgrade your copy this is a perfect way to go. Or to get a great original to add to your box of goodies!

Yes well, the same to you!

I thought Soul Source was for people who actually liked Northern Soul records, not relish in pulling them down! There are plenty of records I don't care for, but I don't come on and criticize them and spoil it for the people who do!

Well that was John's version of events. But why were the green copies made if there was all the large amount of orange copies already made? And why have the green labels always been regarded as the first originals? Did Popcorn Wylie get the orange copies pressed before or after it was played on the Northern Soul scene? That's the big question to me?

The main hall in Wigan Casino allnighters had a very full boom sort of sound, not at all tinny but not muffled either. It was obviously loud at the front. I don't think the sound system was very sophisticated at all, but what really made a special sound to me was the hall itself. It had good acoustics being previously a ballroom for live orchestra's etc. Some of the dj's sounded muffled on the mic! I think the decks might have played fast, unless that was me

Great when people come on to tell of good records they feel are neglected, but I can't see the point of people coming on just to rubbish records. Very negative! Looking on youtube I can see there is always someone who puts the thumbs down on the very best records ever made!

It's one thing asking that price, but it's a different thing getting someone to pay it!

I like those lyric's in the Chuck Strong record "A wise man will always change, but a fool will always stay the same".

Price guides are out of date by the time they are printed! Just look on popsike.

Always thought mush was slang for mouth! I suppose it can mean different things to different people.