Simon Stevenson

I've had a couple of soul packs off Ian in the past. Both great value. As he always says, they're not all Northern Soul classics but on both occaisions there have been a good scattering of them with lots of 60's and 70's stuff Ive never seen anywhere. The new batch he's got in from Detroit, 10,000 records is going to be even better. As soon as I can scrape together the money I will be getting more from Ian. Of course there's going to be some duff ones, but taking into consideration the bargain price and the great ones that'll be in there it's well worth it if you can afford it. Oh and by the way he has said that there's another huge shipment on it's way, also from Detroit. If you want it, go for it. If you don't -well - your loss, our gain.

I don't care what you think of him personally, as an individual, and I'm even less interested in others opinions about him. Ian Levine, (there you go, I've typed the name) currently has an amazing stock of across the board 60's and 70's soul records available in various conditions, styles, labels, etc. I took delivery of my latest 500 records from him and I'm blown away by the variety and quality, I've only listened to the first 40 or so and checked thier guide prices. Without any selection there was not a single record with a Manship Guide price of less than £20. Admitedly you'd never get those prices but 25-50% would be a fair estimate if you're interested in quick re-sale. If you want to boost your collection, pick up some real unusual things from major, minor and never seen before labels get in touch with him directly on Facebook or Twitter and he will get back to you. I'm very happy with mine, I hope you will be too. Please accept my apologies to all, I posted this in the wrong section first time.

Hi, Is this the Boiler Room, Brick lane in Bethnal Green or somewhere in Enfield? Simon I have a large rare, ultra rare, classic and modern-ish Northern Soul collection that I'd be willing to play for you as long as it's Brick Lane, Bethnal Green, because I live about 1/3 of a mile from there.

Here's one from the other side of the decks. Every Blackpool Tower November weekender since the first one Richard Searling or Kev Roberts always asks for requests for what we used to listen to when we first found NS. Every single time I ask for Nine Times Out of Ten and they never have it. I know it's cheesey but when I was a kid growing up in Blackpool everywhere played it. I will continue to ask for it. so there!!!

I recently payed : US $7.50(approx. £4.75) - USPS First Class Mail International perfectly packed from Portland OR. Good value for a $500 record. I now recycle mailer boxes to cut down on costs for those who buy from me, usually estimated postage / recorded delivery There's no excuse for rip off prices

I've scrolled through all of this and there's one that nobody has mentioned. Pissed blokes staggering around the dancefloor thinking they can dance, when they probably can't even when sober. Another is, why do all the dj's play the same handful of tunes, especially at allnighters where yo end up with the the same thing being played 5 or 6 times by different dj's. Come on dj's you've got a box of a hundred or so records with you, for gods sake mix 'em up a bit. p.s. to all who took the piss when I asked about soul-bags some time ago, I've got them, wear them and enjoy dancing in them. Had a great night at Peterborough allnighter 23/6/07.