Dave Raistrick

Had some great nights at the Clifton Hall, remember selling the likes of Daybreak - I need Love, Jewel - Paradise, Leon Bryant - Mighty Body, Dazzle - You dazzle Me, etc...etc.... All under a tenner each back then !! Dave Raistrick

Yep l remember Jon running those coaches Robin. I ran 52 seaters from Skegness to Notts Palais dayers picking up in Boston and Grantham, also trips to Wigan '74-'78 picking up in Worksop/Sheffield - 12 seaters to Cleethorpes. One trip to Wigan we had the side windows of the coach shot out by kids with air rifles on the M1 near Wakefield made the trip there and back freezing one Jan/Feb trying to keep the cold out with bin liners taped to the window frames. Some of the coaches used were so bad you could hear 'em coming before you could see 'em. Some of the Skeggy regulars back then... Hoggy, Mick Smith, Pixie Mick, Gus, Mart Davis, Mac, Bogey, Russ Fenby, Mogul, Sharkey, Joey the Jewel. Boston lot ... Bluey, Bim, Vic, Mick Pheonix, Malc.. Worksop/Sheffield... Pete Shirley, Suzanne (now) Whitmore, Pete.. Great times just wish l had taken more photos of those days and trips........Anyone got any ??????

I Remember the Notts Palais dayers back in the mid 70s, Running 52 seater coaches there from Skegness, picking up in Boston, Grantham etc... Buying records from Mick Flello.... Dave Raistrick

WE TAKE WANTS LISTS FOR ALL TYPES OF SOUL FUNK JAZZ etc....................

LOTS OF NEW TITLES ADDED RECENTLY www.starsandstripesimports.com

Dead right Sean, So many great progressive tunes played at the time and some that have now been re-discovered and played to the masses, Who probably missed them the first time around !!! Typical examples - Tyrone Barklay - Man of Value, Daybreak - I Need Love, etc... Remember selling lots of those and tons more like 'em at the time. Best..... Dave Raistrick.

No afraid not !!

Cheers Mark, And thanks for the comments. Those days seem so long ago now but it's always great to be in contact with the people who attended the Casino back then, So many fantastic memories. Hopefully see you at one of our Skegness Weekenders ?? Best Wishes Dave. www.starsandstripesimports.com

Great days !! '78 to '81 I Would travel up to Wigan most weekends with Garry and his wife at the time Julie along with Stigger....... I Was making regular trips to the USA in search of 45s and could be found selling my latest finds in the record bar alongside Tim Ashibende, Rod Shard, Dave Withers, Keith Minshull etc... Gary was one of my best customers at the time and most of my better new discoveries went his way. Have not seen him since the mid 80s although l do hear of his whereabouts from time to time. Regards Dave Raistrick.

Played at Wigan....but maybe not discovered at Wigan! Right, Clifton Hall, Rotherham played a HUGE part in pushing the scene forward and mixing the styles and tunes that worked at the time...Daybreak, The Escorts, Jewel, Leon Bryant alongside most of the BIG 60s discoveries of the day - A Wonderful period. Regards Dave www.starsandstripesimports.com

Without doubt '78 to '81 Was a fantastic time to be at the Casino - So many GREAT new SOUL discoveries from the 60s/70s and the new 80s Modern Soul items of the day - Tremendous stuff!! Sad thing was that some Saturday nighters especially after the Friday Oldies niters the attendances got to be as low as a couple of hundred. Regards Dave.

ANYONE WANTING TO SET UP A STALL AT THIS EVENT FOR THE "SUNDAY RECORD SHOW" SHOULD CONTACT ME DIRECT PLEASE. Dave Raistrick. david@starsandstripesimports.com www.starsandstripesimports.com

Anyone wanting to set up a stand at this event for the "Sunday record show" should contact me direct please. Dave Raistrick. david@starsandstripesimports.com www.starsandstripesimports.com

That's true - Jon had offered it to me a week or so before on one of our selling trips to Wigan at £250.00 but l turned it down after some consideration due to it's condition! Back then just another 45..... Dave Raistrick.

Hey!! Thanks Guys - Really appreciate the comments ! Best wishes Dave Raistrick Email:dave@starsandstripesimports.com

SUMMER SALE LIST NOW AVAILABLE - GO TO www.starsandstripesimports.com Thanks for taking the time to look !!! Regards, Dave Raistrick

Ian, It looks like l have a bit of catching up to do on this thread!!! Will be back later my friend. Dave Raistrick.

Hi Dave Raistrick here, re - Irma & The Fascinations - You Need Love - Virtue Acetate I Found this at Weldon's house in the mid 80's whilst looking through a pile of discs and tapes - Brought it back to the UK as a total unknown/New discovery and traded it with Rob Marriott for a Tayster Demo of Lilly Bryant - When Rob sold up l think Richard Searling ended up with it ? Not sure what happened to it later on ?

Dave Raistrick here! Great to read all the comments re the fond memories and great nights we had back in the mid 80's at Nottingham's Rock City. As the promoter of the event it's fantastic that some 20 years on a lot of the tunes first spun at the Rock are now considered to be Modern Soul classics. Along with myself, Sam, Arthur, Adam, Robin and Graeme we provided a very upfront and forward looking playlist. Many of the tunes were sourced from either John Anderson at Soul Bowl or from myself and my then company, Soul-Utions, based in Grantham. As the interest in this period of music is currently enjoying a new lease of life, you may be interested to know that later this year (November 30th & December 1st) we are holding a two day special at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Skegness, billed as "Upfront on the Seafront", which also incorporates a Rock City reunion. DJ's enlisted include Rock City originals Soul Sam, Arthur Fenn, Dave Raistrick, plus Adam (TBC). Also Paul Phillips (Solar Radio), Simon M (Soul Select) plus other current Modern Soul spinners. For more info go to www.starsandstripesimports.com Looking forward to hearing from the old Rock City crowd and seeing you all here in Skeggy later this year!!!!