Peter

How spooky is this......went to Asda in Farnworth last weekend...in the £1.99 cd bin was a cd by Wilson Pickett called If You Need Me on the Crown Collection Label. First track is "Baby Don't Weep No More For Me, (Bridges/Smith) listed as the authors. This is the best track on the cd other tracks are:- Down to my last heartache I can't stop. Baby call on me. If you need me. Peace Breaker. R.B. special I'm gonn alove you I'll never be the same Give me your lovin right now. All RnB flavor tracks but what do you want for £1.99 Peter

Do you know this dancer??

Cleveland Eton - -Bama Boogie Woogie....good one..."Got myself together, Yeaaaa, Bama Wamma Boogie, Bama Wama Boogie oogie" great lyrics Good dancer too. Remeber this one too...Ashford Simpson Bourgie-Bourgie Peter

This takes me back ,a quick pint or two in Paddys Goose at Chorlton Street Bus Station the n walk down to the ritz, a lot have already been mentioned so here goes...... Evyln Champagne King...Shame Herp Alpert ...Rise played at 33rpm Players Association ....disco inferno (tramps version) Francine Magee...delerium (brill dancer) Celi Bee And The Buzy bunch..One Love ElCoCO cocomotion CJ & CO The devils Gun. Crown Heights Affair...Galaxy & Dance Dance. Vivky Sue Robinson- Turn The Beat Around 7th Wonder.....Captain Of My Ship Ralph MCDonald....The Path Kool And The Gang....Open Sesame. ??????????????????........Jazz Freak (Artist name just escapes me) Aquarian Dream.....You're a star. Manu Dibango.......Big Blow Mongo Santamaria.....Watermelon Man. Still got them all on vinyl........the list could go on for ages. Gentlemen and their lady..like her was excellent also. Anything by Al Hudson.... After dancing to these you would need oxygen even then Regards Peter. oops almost forgot...............Village People YMCA....dance anybody??

Steve Karmen / Jimmy Radcliffe ...Breakaway

Big Boss Man....... Humanize Anything by Keith Emerson

My moneys on the Queens

After reading this thread with interest, heres a couple of stories, though not I'm not an avid vinyl collector anymore mainly because of the high price, I do like to look around. Summer 2001 my wife and I went to Boston (Massachusetts) for a holiday, we spent the first night in Boston then the next 7 days on a campsite, but the last couple of days was in a hotel in the centre of Boston. So day 1 we went on a trip to Salem, did the usual tourist spots and came across a record shop selling only vinyl, we walked in talking to each other when the guy behind the counter shouts "Hey you guys from the UK? well you won't find any Northern Soul in here, we had Mark Lamar in a few weeks ago and he cleaned us out!!", so after a quick look round we left. Day 2 Being in I.T. I wanted to visit Harvard and M.I.T. So we got on the tram/underground railway and following the maps we got off at the wrong stop on Massachuests Avenue in a place called Cambridge. We walked up the steps to the street and opposite the steps was a record shop called (I think) Cheapo Records, it ws a fairly large shop selling mainly cd's and lp's, the 45's were all behind the counter and you had to look through a large book to choose your selection. I got a copy of The Dells Make Sure and a motown compilation cd but when I got home I discovered it was a boot made buy a guy in the midlands!!!! We left that shop and started to walk down towards Harvard and M.I.T when we came across another shop called "Skippy Whites" this was a smallish shop with dusty shelves of vinyl, the guy behind the counter was very helpfull, he brought us two beer crates to sit on and we started to sift through all these 45's but they were in alphabetical order so you had the Beatles in the same box as Jerry Butler etc, we were asked how much we wanted to spend, if we spent over $250 we could go down in the cellar!!! We spent a few hours looking through boxes and came out with I hate myself in the morning The Four Ladds on Okeh, Roscoe Robinson One Bo-Dillion Years on Sound Stage, Joe Tex Someone To Take Your Place/Should Have Kissed Her More on Soul Sound, Big Dee Irwin Singing On A Star(lol) Jay and the Techniques Strawberry Shortcake on Smash, Barbara Aklin Love Makes A woman on MCA, Gino Parks Talkin About My Baby/My Sophisticated Lady on Golden World and Sam and Dave Soul Sister Brown Sugar on Red Atlantic. No big finds and we never did get to Harvard but managed to get to M.I.T!! Two years later in 2003 we went back, but stayed in Province Town on Cape Cod. We came across a small arcade of shops and one selling only cd's BUT hanging in the window were about two dozen 45's hung on string looking very decorative and they were all Scepter and Wand 45's Maxine Brown, Jack Montogomery Dearly Beloved!! all hanging in the sun I asked the girl behind the counter if these were for sale, she said no but after a little persuasion she phoned her boss to see if she could sell them, NO was the answer I called her bluff and offered her a $100 but she would not budge. A few days later we went to a town called Orleans, we came across a very upmarket row of wooden whitewashed shops and cafes and a record shop selling allsorts of vinyl and dvds. The ceiling was decorated with 45's all fastened with staples!! we looked round and I saw a copy of Monkey Time/Um,Um,Um, Um by Major Lance on a grey Epic label., I asked the assistant if the records were for sale, he said no, they are for decoration, but if theres anything you want you can have it and he handed me a pair of scissors to prise the said record from the ceiling. Later that week we had arranged to meet some members of the Boston Stranglers Scooter Club in their bar in Cambridge, Mass, so we caught the ferry from Cape Cod to Boston, we went to find the bar where the meet was and sure enough came across a very small shop selling dusty paperback books and records run by a little vietnamese lady, we spent a couple of hours in there and came out with Robert Parker Barefootin on Island, Jackie Wilson Helpless on MCA and Linda Jones Can You Blame Me/Baby You Move me on Neptune Records and two lps Deon Jackson Greatest Hits on Solid Smoke, Gene Chandler Just Be True on a Charly reissue. All these were not expensive, we had no big finds but enjoyed every minute of it. Regards Peter

Jerry Butler - Stop Stepping On My Dreams, most of the track is spoken, but the intro is excellent. Also Bobby Womack How could you break my heart

Jerry Butler - One Night Affair Darrell Banks - Angel Baby Ray Merrell - Tears Of Joy The Knights - When You Drop Your Guard There are so many to choose from

[quote I'd be surprised if many outside the scene knew what "footsee" or"out on the floor" were anyway so I'm happy just to say "northern soul" and leave 'em wondering what the hell it is

For me it's Jerry Butler "Stop Steppin On My Dreams". Never took much notice of it until Bob Hinsley finished the Ritz Allnighter last Christmas ( or the year before?) with it... Peter

Whilst in the last 18 months at school, probably early 19**, I was listening to heavy rock, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin (even saw them live, HardRock in Stretford), ELP, Yes, etc. One Saturday I was talked into going to a night at the "Navada" in Bolton by a couple of mates in my class, it was roller skating rink in the week and a "disco" on Saturdays, it was a huge place, big dance floor, and can remember hearing "The Night" by Frankie Vallie and Jimmy Ruffins "What becomes of the broken hearted". After few more visits that was it I was hooked, I used to note down the records I 'd heard then the following week, go to HMV on Market Street Manchester (Upstairs as it was then) and thanks to Derek Howe my collection slowy increased...and never looked back. I still have all the heavy rock LPs stored away... Regards Peter.

Hi Guys checked the Tv guide, Manchester area, and it does say "Inside Out (Regional)". Hopefully it will be screened nationwide.

Heres a choice of three we had played at our wedding in May... The Drifters This Magic Moment Paul Weller Your The Best Thing (Wifes a keen Jam/Paul Weller Fan) Walter Jackson Touching In The Dark And Theres always Timmi Yuro It'll never be over for me. The Platters /Sammy Ambrose With This Ring. Regards Peter

Hi Guys, it has to be Little Tin Soldiers The Small Faces, and one that doesn't get a lot of recognition but goes back to the very early 6t's, The House Of Bamboo by Andy Williams. Andy Williams you say.....it is a good track though.. Peter

Tony, I live in Swinton/Clifton have done for 47yrs well nearly 48 now. Used to get the Train to the Casino from Swinton Station. Peter

The best floor for me was the Ritz in Manchester in the late 70's before it was lowered to the floor, it was huge and had wrought Iron railings all the way round. You had to climb 4 steps to get onto it, it was so slippy and springy, now its a mess with boards sticking out and loose sections. I think the best two now are The Monaco in Hindley and The Ritz in Brighouse, both sprung and very slippy.

Yvonne Baker..... You Only Live Twice.

He rather reminded me of Derek Allen :-)

Thanks Craig for the reply, I have looked at the ebay site and asked for a track listing. Peter

Has anybody just seen Function At The Junction? 11.30pm It has been mentioned on this site and the trailer is on Heart Of Soul website. I was just flicking through the channels and just came to BBC Four as Function At The Junction was starting I missed the first few minutes, it was only about 10 minutes but really well done, the hair and fashions were spot on. I have looked through the Radio times for the rest of the week and there is no mention of it, they could show it again.... Peter