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For those who have not been on the COTB website, they are playing a track called CHANCES ARE off the Chairmen's recent album Soul Tapestry. The song is very moving and the words appropriate of a truly great singer. I can remember buying GMJALMT on day of release as I did with many Invictus and Hot Wax records, and continued my interest in the group and The General buying some of their Arista and Surfside releases, then 7 and 12" copies of Loverboy (mentioned by Simon White in last months Manifesto ) The first time I heard Bless Your Heart was on Kev Roberts radio show ( VIP I think ? ) when Kev was promoting this truly fantastic record and COTB's Timeless album. Thanks for some wonderful music and memories and rest in peace. Steve

Up The Junction In Crewe- Never actually went but recall seeing the building during my first trip to see the mighty Iron at Crewe many years ago. Cleethorpes Winter Gardens would have been a perfect building for nowa days had it not been demolished. Steve

Hi Ian, Excellent album and a well done to yourself, Tom Moulton and the team behind this. Had the First Choice album since its first release so really impressed with the remixes of Armed And Extremely Dangerous and This Is The House ( Awesome !!), but love all the tracks, four of which I admit to not knowing but soon win you over. Do not know if these have had the Tom Moulton treatment but would love to see it. Johnnie Taylor - Hey Mister Melody Maker ( an highly under rated track of his Ever Ready album ) Universal Mind - Something Fishy's Going On Quadraphonics - Betcha If You Check It Out Trammps - Stop And Think Philly Devotions - Just Can't Say Goodbye Keep up the great work Steve

Some dates including Sheffield (3rd-9th September) are starting to appear on the film website. Cannot see it coming to an outpost like Scunthorpe Malc, even though we have always had a loyal be it not too large following of the scene here. Steve

Don't actually own a copy. but Otis Blue must be one of the best soul albums of all time. Of my own collection, I would rate Millie Jackson's- Caught Up as the finest with sparkling renditions of Phillip Mitchell's- I'm Tired Of Hiding, and Bobby Goldsboro - Summer (The First Time), not to mention the other tracks. Other favourite Soul albums of mine are, Bobby Womack - The Poet and Looking For A Love, although I own many of his albums and love them all, as I do with Millie Jackson's until she got too vulgar !! Johnnie Taylor - Taylored In Silk - 1973 Stax Shirley Brown- Same - Arista 1977 Dorothy Moore - Same - Malaco 1977 Major Harris - My Way - Atlantic 1974 Stylistics - Same - Avco 1971 Tracks include- You Are Everything,Stop,Look,Listen-Betcha By Golly Wow, Point Of No Return. Chi-Lites - A Lonely Man- MCA 1972 Tracks include-Oh Girl,Living In The Footsteps Of Another Man, Inner City Blues and the brilliant Coldest Days Of My Life. Various Artists - Soul Deep (Volume Two) - Atlantic/ Contempo 1978 I seem to think Dave Godin was involved in the compiling of this and includes wonderful soul from the likes of Bettye Swan, Bobby Patterson, Oscar Toney Jr, Tami Lynn, J.J Barnes,Tamiko Jones, Reuben Bell, Sam Dees, Doris Duke and Jackie Moore amongst the big names from Atlantic. Steve

Just pre ordered this and A Cellarful Of Motown off Amazon for a total of £15.96 including p & p. If the Dimitri From Paris Philly album is anything to go by (especially the long version of The Love I Lost,The Jacksons-Living Together and the Teddy remixes) the Tom Moulton one should be one to look forward to. Steve

Hi Jim, Luther Vandross was a vocalist with a group of session musicians under the name of the New York City Band, recording one album 1n 1979 on the American International Pictures label.This was a music soundtrack( Sunnyside ) and Luther sung lead on a couple of tracks which I have not heard as yet. Info comes from an excellent Ralph Tee book which I have. Steve

Not in any order but some of my fave tunes over the years. Bobby Womack- Harry Hippie Al Wilson- Show And Tell Luther Ingram- If Loving You Is Wrong Harold Melvin- If You Don't Know Me By Now Teddy Pendergrass- The Whole Towns Laughing At Me William Bell- Trying To Love Two O'Jays- Backstabbers Chi-Lite's - The Coldest Days Of My Life Stylistics- Stop, Look & Listen Main Ingredient - Everybody Plays The Fool Tower Of Power - So Very Hard To Go Detroit Spinners- Truly Yours Temptations - Since I Lost My Baby Four Tops- Ask The Lonely Skylark - Wildflower Millie Jackson - I'm Tired Of Hiding Luther Vandross - Any Love Bobby Womack - I Don't Wanna Be Hurt By Love Again Johnnie Taylor - I Believe In You (You Believe In Me ) The Checkmate's( Featuring Sonny Charles ) - Black Pearl Sam Cooke/Bobby Womack - A Change Is Gonna Come Z Z Hill - This Time They Told The Truth Steve

Bought many Kent LP's and CD's over the years. I can remember buying SOUL SUPER BOWL when it first came out for Clyde McPhatter's- Please Give Me One More Chance ,and at that time knew only a handful of tracks but what an album. The first side is 60's with the Clyde Mcphatter track and others included-Trends-Thanks For A Little Lovin', Buster Jones-Baby Boy, Hesitations- She Won't Come Back,Claudia Green-Skate A Little While and Commands-Hey It's Love. Side Two is 70's including Lifestyle- Katrina, Little Anthony- Love's The Only Way To Survive, Anacosta- What Kind Of Love, Al Hudson- Spread Love, Lenny Williams- Look Up With Your Mind, Carl Carlton- You Can't Stop A Man In Love and Alicia Meyers- I Fooled You This Time. More than 25 years on and Adrian Croasdell and his team still continue to put out top quality music. Steve

Would be happy just to get to one of them and they all represent good value for money. Cleggy and Brid always fall on family birthday weekends, Whitby on a junior football tournament where I am involved, and for the last three years ,Blackpool the same weekend I am involved with a football charity function. I do support a number of local nights which is equally as important though. Steve

Went to Babbacombe in 1973 and Paignton 1974. Used to go to Compass Club (Top floor) and also Tiffany's where a lot of Northern stuff was played. We got pally with a group of lads from Keighley Soul Club who were also on holiday Steve

Evening Malc, My first proper Soul night was Riddings Youth Club in Scunthorpe 1968 where Fred was the regular DJ. A number of people there also went to the Attic, Night Owl, Mojo and Wheel. I can recall going to the Attic when the Drifters (or Invitation's under the Drifter's name ?) were performing and again when Junior Walker was on. One think I will never forget is getting to the top floor for the Attic and seeing so many Skinheads for the first time, Scunny only had a handful and our village Winterton just the one Ridding's was where I first got to know Terry well. I was at a do in Grimsby a couple of weeks ago and talking to Kenny Floyd who knew Fred well and used to go with him to the Wheel. With your depth of knowledge and incredible memory, can you recall who Fred's Go Go Dancer's were ? When the term Northern Soul came to the fore, the local place to be for me was the Friendship at Keady where Rick Scott was spinning the current sounds of the time. Steve

Last Saturday night I attended a charity soul do at the Grimsby Memorial Hall ( Great to see Payo again ). Walking through the entrance hall my eye caught a poster on the wall advertising a mini Soul All Nighter at the South Bank Club in Grimsby on the May 23rd. Guest DJ's- From the Twisted Wheel- Brian 45 Phillips and Scunthorpe's own Fred Benson plus GO-GO Dancers. On closer inspection with my ailing eyesight, I noticed a small circled 69 in the right hand corner and 7/6 at the bottom. I don't know who put the poster there but I bet it was some night. Can anyone recall this and any more pre 70 soul nights in Grimsby ?. Steve

Thanks to you and to Missing Link for posting the photo's. I am not very technical where sending and attaching files are concerned. Regards Steve

Cannot agree more. Go to Cleethorpe's regular at weekends and hurts me to see the pile of rubble there now. Last night there was a Scooter Reunion in Scunthorpe with myself, Richard Dixon and special guests Jo Wallace and PTP playing many of the old Cleethorpe's sounds to a 300 sell out crowd, many of whom were regulars back in the 70's. I have a DVD made by a local guy but do not know if there any other copies about. Ian Palin (Payo) from Grimsby was talking about putting a book together about the Pier/Gardens but I do not know how far he is on with this.

I Have a Dore album released in 1981 with the following tracks. Collectors Delight Vol 2. DORE LP402. Sleeve notes say the albums have done following requests for out of print material. The Whispers- I was born when you kissed me, The Dip, As I sit here, Doctor Love The Entertainers IV (Featuring Kenard)- Temptation Walk, Hey Lady, Garden Of Eden The Jades- When They Ask About You The Superbs- Baby Baby All the time, Goddess Of love, My heart isn't in it, Little Orphan Boy, Your Eyes The Fidels- I'm Giving you notice The Debonairs- Every Once In a while, Mama don't care Steve

Agreed Paul, I also like Livin' A Life from their Atlantic days and two more from their Philadelphia output- Stop And Think and Love Epidemic. Not much use at refosoul clips if anybody can put some up. Thanks Steve

Not really bothered who played what first myself, just grateful for the DJ's introducing me to music I may never have heard, to be able to discuss. Steve

According to Jim, yes it was played at the Torch. I had both Scrub Board and Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart on UK Buddah singles but did not latch onto HBTN until hearing it at Cleethorpes. Great tunes from a great group. Steve

I used to have the Trammps 111 album many years ago ,and last year Eddy Edmondson was giving a track called I'm Living The Life Of A Single Man-regular plays on his Solar Radio show. I can remember being sat at the side of the dancefloor at Cleethorpe's Winter Gardens and Pep walking past carrying a Trammp's album.Not sure who played Hold Back The Night first, but I think that night was the first time I heard it. Can also recall seeing the Trammps at a Pier anniversary. Steve

A lot of new Uk records I bought from my local Vallance shop were Six Shillings and 8 pence. This would be around 1969 when a lot of reissues starting coming out. Steve

Thanks for that Malc. I went there on a regular basis during the Donny Top Rank days. One place I never got to though was Boylens at Conisborough where I think a lot of DJ's bought stuff from. Was it not a bike shop as well ? or something similar. I also sent for stuff from lists by Jeff King. Steve

Don't think it was officially released. I have a bootleg copy on Groovesville with the Wingate Strings- Lets Have a Love In (Inst) on the other side.I have the Rare Stamps album. My first ever import was from FL Moore about 1968/9- Heaven Must Have Sent You - The Elgins. 15 bob old money. I continued to buy a few records from FL Moore until I discovered a shop on Doncaster market ( Cannot remember the name-may have been Ashton or similar) then after that Selecta Disc in Nottingham. Steve