KevH

Played at Burnley by Alex Jones on his (last?) visit.

Dionne Bromfield,13 years old. What you lot think?

It was a Mecca spin,but was also spun about the same time at Clee.Seem to think it was CC who used to play it,then again could have been "He who we don't mention" .Where's Mel Brat - he usually clears these things up.

..whilst chewing on Dean Barlow..........

You can laugh Joan,but once i had a vinyl record warp because i was carrying a hot Bird's Pork Pie on it. . So word of warning.Use cd's to rest ya Pork Pies on. .

Yes i know,not like its someone's birthday or owt.Love a birthday party me.

Another example of NS legendary stories be twisted. .I'm sure Liz had a copy of Winfield Parker in her hand,but like everyone in the known world,had just heard it was worth adding a zero onto the price. Tip for the top A Bell & Drells......Balloon's going up.

Great money saving tip Mark. .Its this time of the year thoughts turn to the less fortunate - but that's enough about Mansfield folk . Merry Christmas to one and all (and i mean that most sincerely).

Not telling you where to go,or patronising you,just tired of hearing how bad the rare/chinstroker scene is. Don't want a fall out here,but if you want discussion on a forum..................

Very true,thinking that as i wrote. .Not as far to go as Burnley!.In fact that back room of your's has spun many a fine tune be it underplayed or modern

To Barney - Hi there.You've obviously had a good night in Forest Town,got your passions stirring.Nothing wrong with FT or passion,if you like to hear the same tunes month in month out.That's your choice.I live 10 minutes from Kingsway Hall but decided to got 2 hours away to a nighter (Burnley). Why? For the music,the dj's and the people. Boring as you may find it ,some of these chinstroker types have been around since the start,collecting,travelling,breaking the sounds that are considered Oldies,running venues and putting in the miles supporting the scene. The oldies scene is a comfort zone,nothing wrong with that.But take people out of that and what you get is comments like "Don't know this therefore it must be sh*t". There's 2 scenes at least within NS.Rare and Oldies.The fervent oldies crowd in general don't want to know anymore,but the Rare crowd have been there done that and moved on. Parkash (Ian and Debbie). - Before slating the "chinstroker" scene how about trying it?.Done the oldies thing myself back in the day,appeals to me now and again.You'll be going to Riley Hall with Carl Piper i take it??.No-one's really interested in your clothes other than you and your friends etc...don't take it too seriously what people say. btw if you went to Burnley you could have heard Deadbeats. How long will NS last.? Enjoy what you're doing,thats all we need to know.I have no wish to keep repeating the same night over and over again. I NEED STIMULATION !!!!!!!

You could have heard it live twice this year at the Attic,eh Ted?

That's the trouble with you Joan - you have to be different.Being nice,and making up,always saying the right thing..Why can't you be like the rest of us? .You have fun tonight btw.....

Got to try and read what's up and coming,or pay the price.The "Butch Syndrome" applies to lots of quality DJ's.They play it ,it sounds f**ing brilliant - Joe Bloggs plays it,,,,,you can here the wind whistling. How does that happen?? .btw there's not a bad record on Shrine imo.

Comment on boots cd's?.We are back to unauthorised again.Its didn't bother anyone BITD did it,like i said ,when it was nearer to the artists career's.!!When tapes were the thing,and boot vinyl was doing the rounds. I agree with you about the "new players" among us. Free cd's putting some out of business - well maybe some of the free cd's aren't so bad after all.Maybe some even filled a void,or tastes at the time.Or maybe some companies ran out of steam and ideas?.1000 cd's a week from venues?.Find that figure hard to believe.Most "promoters" can't be bothered to do it on a regular basis in my limited experience.

Of course option 1 is the best,but are we talking here about choosing one over the other?. BITD when soul records were purchased as new releases,i entered into a "contract" with some of the money cascading thru the record companies,down to, hopefully, the artist.By purchasing the record my conscience is clear. Then came along boots and re-issues.Money to be made.Not by me i hasten to add.Now we've got cd's. Like i said earlier,records purchased,for a 3rd or even 4th time around,(who bothered to chase up that profit?) and put onto a free cd for mates isn't going to put a record company out of business. The problem is folks trying to make a business out of it.Money to be made.

Here's something you''ll know about Pete. "All rights of the manufacturer and of the owner of the recorded work reserved.Unauthorised public performance,broadcasting and copying of this record prohibited.". Before having a go at free cds (not you Pete btw) we should all ask - What a public performance is?.Wether we've paid our dues re:broadcasting?.And wether we've ever copied a record?....what about the impact that had BITD, when BITD was a lot nearer. .When we've exhausted that,then lets move onto Free Cd's.

But we're talking about 40 year old records Pete.The chances of a record company wanting to make anything on an old track are slim surely.Unless its used on an advert. I'm talking about the impact free cd's have on the cd sales nowadays.May be 1000 a week(?),but many are given to mates,with a track listing if you're lucky.

Totally disagree.Its nothing like the same.A well put together free cd from a venue is always welcome.Its the same old,same old cd's that give it a bad name. What's wrong with a giveaway if the records are originals ,bought and paid for by the cd's originator.? Anything wrong with giving cd's to regular punters as a thank you, OR POTENTIAL "punters".? Again we are back to the fact that if you're giving something away as opposed to charging for it,you ain't got a clue what you're doing. Nothing like booting cd's for gain.

Nev,nev,nev,nev,nev.Are you saying that there's a 10 quid record better than JDB ? ..Or than WP? . Back to the Shrine find,wouldn't it be nice if the Cairo's had ED & 4 Bars on the flip...?

The people who buy these records are in a different world to OV collectors and long may it continue.While they are buying this tat ,it leaves the OV to the rest of us. I'm guessing these carvers are only going to make the seller a quick buck before the novelty wears off. Of course the buyers may be quite nice people,playing these records in darkened rooms with the door locked.Going round to play them at their mates,carrying them in umarked brown paper bags. Best try to ignore when they aren't passed off as originals.

Most are beat up copies,lucky enough to get an Ex one.Don't forget the other side chaps .

take no notice of Ted John. .I think it may be down to the price of 2/3 color design against a simple 1 color and style logo.

Happened to me Pete.I just typed "Northern soul" in to top box,"records" in the second box,and seemed to revert back.All these changes to sites is bloody annoying.

Thought that was a different version - oh well,back to the drawing board . Heartstoppers dated '72 the other '74 .