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Been a while Grant, looking forward to it too. Cheers Mate John

Hi Just heard from Dave Stubbs, and i should have realized that the Rat Pit in Bredbury hits its tenth year in June! I think what a fantastic achievement. Always a top quality night, DJs, both regulars and guests do a fantastic job keeping the place bouncing. Dave also tells me from the April event it will change to a monthly night instead of every other month...dates below 12 April Non May 7 June 26 July Non August 27 Sept 18 Oct 22 Nov 27 Dec Also looking for ideas for the anniversary event, possible all dayer? Cheers John

Exceptional Three Un Lucky Girl Way Out...Brilliant Geoff

brilliance, is it coming out on vinyl? Cheers John

Just heard it, dreadfullllllllllllllllllllllll!!!

thanks for that, didnt read the earlier post, Cheers John

finally played all mine, all present and correct, no skips etc, but im baffeld with the record sequence and numbering, the way they are numbered, there seems be some missing!!!!

Just to chuck my two penath in, I go back to the Old days, ie the early 70ts, Youth clubs, local soul nights, nighters the lot, so i feel as a punter and sometime DJ over the years i have an opinion. Here goes 70ts pressings usualy bought due to availability/cost (remember in those days they were rare were originals) Bought i believe by aspiring young DJs and usualy replaced over the years with O.V.O. Or by people just to practice there dance steps at home. and to be differant from the pack. Orginals in the 70s were not easily accessable to a teenager on apprentiship money, but some were willing to spend a week or two weeks cash on an orginal, thay are usualy still collectiong and usualy anti "pressing/bootleg" "Dues to the singer etc" often one reason put forward by the OVO brigade against boots...well how many dues have been paid to the performer ect when a top rarety, or cheapy for tat matter, passes throgh any number of hands , most likely at a massive percentage more then it actually cost to make the track....answer, nowt. Boot/Pressings today 70ts boots go for "X" amount due as per antique reproduction of anything that holds a nostalgic value and bring the going rate. The new pressings that you see on eBay just now i dont get, how many people want a copy of Gloria Jones or Paul Anka, surely everyone must have a copy by now, it staggers me really that tracks pressed in the 70ts are getting "reissued" now, My view, I look forward to the Kent etc singles, which in my opinion aren't reissues or pressings if they havent been released before, that goes for unreleased or one from small lable US released track. I think of it this way. If its never had a UK issue before its an orginal british release, By my logic that makes the 70s Grapevine releases orginals and anything with the same track later is a reissue, or a pressing. I am sure Ady etc is getting the "due's" to the people concerned, so don't feel guilty, (if anyone ever has) about buying or playing them. Carvers, again no issue so long as its an LP track, or similar, DJ's playing these are to me akin to the lads at Dukinfield Rugby club back in the 70ts when i was a lad!! playing the most upfront track at time, before the pressiing became available, reissue or orginals were avialable. PLEASE don't think i am saying pressings are OK, i am just putting a points over as i see it. Buying vinyl now, well i still do it to play at home, I use an ipad in the car, but from a nostalga point i want on my deck at home a banging uptempo detriot sound a bit of space on the floor a scratchy start to the track, and memories flooding throuh my mind...love it Cheers John

Wiil do Mark, nice to hear from you, believe you are not in Ashton any more mate. Cheers John

Got mine, this week, had it a few days but cant bring myself to remove the celphane wrapping, so looking foreward to it aswell!!!!

Best version (The Wispers) in my view, although only have the Bobby Sheen version

Loving by the Pound Otis Redding is Kent Select CITY008. Legit Cheesr John

Pete, If you look at 'similar items' you get the full range!!!!

Pete your kidding me....thats bollox mate

Cunny Williams, Come back to me...real class and the right beat and tempo for a Northern room as well as modern. Cheers John

I would tend to agree, i was speaking to someone a couple of weeks ago about how many boots there are of Tainted Love, plus reissues. What baffles me is who is buying it when there are so many about, every N/S follower must have at leaset one!!! Cheers John

Not a lot i can disagree with on here, just reall as a demonstarion. I went to Fusion Soul in Denton Manchester on Friday, run by Sid Jones and Stevie B, both top guys with a real feel for Northeren Soul, Geoff Swift was guest his play list. Sid and Steves were just as good, I really enjoyed myself, but guess what...............yep, not a lot in!!!!! The following night i went off the The Rat Pit in Stockport, agin mainly oldies lead, but with snattering of lasser known, I always do the early spot 7 till 8:45. ( will post my playlist later in the feedback section) without in my view too many recoginesed oldies...........Guess what..........the place satrted to fill up after 9 when peoples choice started....All in all a nice weekend. Next week Im goona try the Black Bee in Manchester, that will be treat for lesser know lovers...Cheers John

Top spot Geoff, really enjoyed the night, hope to see you down at Fusion again soon. Cheers John

I love new and progresive records as opposed to oldies (no problem with oldies, i just prefer new stuff)......but...last night i went to Fusion Soul in Denton Manchester.and had a fantastic night, the DJs played top top class relativly new/unkonwn (to me) tracks, and the comment from the people i spoke to was "what a brilliant night" the problem was....wait for it... the attendance, yes hardly anyone in. In comparioson every month also in Denton the Labour club put on their Northern Soul night which in the main is tried and trusted and its packed, again no problem with this, i tend to go every few months myself and have a great time.....To me there is a moral. Not enough people want new! People seem to be happy for tracks to break at small not well attended night or all nighters then they slip into mainstream Northern Nights ages after.People are then happy to accept them, to the small hardcore of newie lovers by then they are oldies.

For a half hour show they must have filmed about twenty hours, would be nice to see some of the stuff that got edited out. Cheers John

Sounds a bit like Margaret Little Love Finds a way to me!!!!

Nice one Sid, sorry i missed the last one, had a poorly kid at home throwing up all over the place, KFC got the blame!!! See you soon mate. Cheers John

Not a critic of Nolan Chance which is brilliant anyway, just commenting I also like Ramona Collins aswell Chees John

Ramona Collins a top sound. IMO

Is there not a yellow issue as well?