Kevinkent

Why not adjust your starting prices, your buy now prices, and your expectations, accordingly. Even simpler. - Kev

Add me to the peed off list! ........the insomniac list too. - Kev

Not bad....in a mediocre sort of way. - Kev

Dave, I think it's been removed at the request of Phil and with Mike's agreement as the situation has been resolved. The accused party posted an explanation. - Kev

You might want to try this in "Record Wants" rather than here in General Sales & Wants - where it will sink into oblivion. - Kev

Could be....sort of rings a bell. - Kev

Yep, I'm after a tune and can't for the life of me remember what it's called. Seem to remember the artist did a gig at the Torch - but can't remember if it's a male or female artist though. Memory is crap. Goes something like...um,um,um, um ,um ,um. - Kev

Have you had a word with Dave Moore on here? He is on the site staff, plus he publishes There's That Beat. - Kev

Sindab. labels (*one side at least ) , and listing are correct. ( if that's what you're asking) * I think I'm correct in saying the "Your Heart" side may actually play "You Dropped Your Candy In The Sand" - often the more sought after though incorrectly labelled side. - Kev

Hi Fu, sorry to hear about this mate. Do you know EXACTLY where your records were stolen? Was it in a bar or music venue?... or maybe from your hotel or at a train station? A more exact location might give people a few ideas of where they should concentrate any efforts to find your records. Good luck. - Kev

Fu's a nice bloke - not that anyone deserves having this happen to them. I'll be keeping my eye open. Hope he gets his vinyl back. - Kev

Yep, took my thinking cap off when this got mentioned. Game over. - Kev

Are you sure mate? Used one of those once after our venue was refurbished (carpeted ). It moved four foot during the night before coming apart. I'd research carefully as you probably get what you pay for. - Kev

Nice one Nick. Did Farmer Carl dj as Farmer C? - If so, I heard a lot of talk about him down my way. - Kev

Bri, I think we were on the same wavelength then. I didn't know about Chateau Impney, Cheltenham, or Worcester until enlightened by yourself and Jerry Hipkiss, just as you didn't know about the thriving Northants scene. Possibly because in those days of limited technology, word of mouth was an important factor.. Still be interesting to hear if there were any other bastions of the forming scene, outside of the geographical North, that perhaps neither of us knew about . - Kev

Bri, I agree with your first sentence. As for the rest - I was attending venues in Northants, including at least 2 different niters, in the late 60's that were playing stuff a big step above the Motown/Motownesque spins that were the norm for that time. My early vinyl collection was based on what I was hearing there. I would reckon this might be a typical play list and were all sounds I first heard at Wilby nr Kettering, so you decide: Invitations....What's Wrong With me Baby Contours....First I Look At The Purse; Just A Little Misunderstanding Brooks & Jerry....I Got What It Takes Darrell Banks....Open The Door To Your Heart Poets...She Blew A Good Thing Spellbinders...Help Me Bob Brady & Conchords....Everybody's Going To A Love-in Bobby Marchan...Ain't No Reason For Girls To Be Lonely Alvin Cash...Twine Time Dynatones...Fife Piper (the HBR version) Major Lance...Ain't No Soul In These Old Shoes; The Beat; Monkey Time; The Matador Jackie Lee...The Duck Williams & Watson...Too Late; A Quitter Never Wins Tams....Hey Girl Don't Bother Me Impressions...You Been Cheatin'; Can't Satisfy Bill Deal & the Rhondells....I've Been Hurt Willie Mitchell....The Champion; Secret Home; Mercy Blendells...La La La La La Laura Lee...To Win Your Heart Gene Chandler...Nothing Can Stop Me Jerry Butler....Moody Woman Billy Butler...Right Track - Kev

Keep to the topic please. There's already been a whole lot of chat from this thread weeded out by the mods to form a new thread "North Chat" in Freebasing. Don't particularly want the thread closed or moved to Freebasing in it's entirity. - Kev

Enjoying the banter but it would be better over a beer or two. It would be nice to get more responses in line with the original post. Was gonna wait til this hit page 3 and then quote my original post for those that hadn't read from the start. I don't have the facility to do that. I'm sure there must be some worthy contributions out there - but please read my first post to see what it's all about. Leave you to it - I'm off to the VaVa Voom dayer for a shandy. - Kev

Alan? Who the fcuk is Alan you stirring sod? Still straight as a die and off to VaVa Voom tomorrow with Pam. Her first do for quite some time. Now, anyone else got any Southern or Midland locations for pre '71 Northern Soul (oops!) - Kev

Paul, born in Peckham (but don't know if it was on the Peckham North Estate), later lived in Bexleyheath. Hope you're keeping well matey. - Kev

Me too. I visited the Compass Club during a holiday in '71. The tunes listed though were getting played all over Northants at clubs that I didn't really class as special but were catering to the current trends. Two I bought after hearing them at the Compass were Impressions....Check Out Your Mind, and East Of Eden...Ramsey Lewis(?). Not exactly Northern though. - Kev

Brilliant ! Cheers Jerry. Anyone/anywhere else? - Kev

I was a Northampton boy (or surrounding villages) and used to live in fear of the Corby boys mate. After getting engaged to a Corby girl I met at Wilby, I lived there in '70 - and that was despite a gang turning up at her address looking for me and in the process slicing the bottom of her brothers ear off. Things weren't always rosey on the scene eh? I used to do Wilby, Earls Barton niter, the Tin Hat at Kettering, and God knows where else - just used to jump in a car that someone appeared with, and go. Would like to think I did Bletsoe and Kelmarsh but really have no idea. Didn't know where I was half the time! The way it's looking so far on this thread, pre '71, the Northants/Beds area was a rare bastion of what became Northern Soul. I thought there might have been other strong geographical areas of influence - but they all seem to have come later. I feel priveleged, but am happy to be corrected by anyone as that's the purpose of the thread. - Kev

I've long held the belief Ady that lads in the Forces were largely responsible for spreading it around the country in the early days. Reckon there might be a fair few sailors that moved south (but how far south?) to Portsmouth. - Kev

Funny thing is, when I first heard the term 'Northern Soul' I thought it was something new. Then when I heard the descriptions of it being 100mph dancers I thought yep I've got some of those. So I split my record box into 'Northern' - Williams & Watson....A Quitter never Wins; Mamie Galore....It Ain't Necessary; Isleys....Tell me It's Just A Rumour; etc,etc, and 'Others' - Joy Lovejoy....In Orbit; Hoagy Lands...Next In Line; Little Hank....Mr Bang Bang Man, etc. Yes, I was confused about genres even back then! - Kev