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Well bugger me - are you not missing Warrington then Geoff, like, not even the 'Cultural' Quarter. Sounds like a plan, pm us your number if you would mate, great to hear from you.

Looking forward to this.

Apologies I read 'Ferguson', not 'Anderson'. Should have gone to SpecSavers.

I know what you mean but she is one scary bird our Sheila.

Only thing I've got on it is Mable John's - 'Able Mable'.

There was a regular group of punks from Warrington that used to get on the 602 bus when I used to go to Wigan.

Owt for a bang me Steve.

It's worth a listen.

I always had a thing for Martha Reeves.

They'll never let a reprobate like you in Geoff!

And he's not done a bad job either. https://soundcloud.com/scrimshire/whitney-loleatta-million-dollar-bill

Some good replies there. Just as a point of fact, if I post something, it is not necessarily my view as such - I'm just gauging people's reactions to a given question; I'm not overly concerned with much these days.

It's a difficult one this. I had a record shop and ran a book, so I know how much you are generally behind. To each purchaser, their debt is a single one - to the dealer, there are many debtors - which can either at best starve you or at worst put you out of business. By the thread opener, I think that you lads that owe should, as hard as it is - and I know we've all got it hard right now - pay the man. It obviously has come to a very serious point for someone to take such a drastic step ie pour his heart out on a message board. Come on fella's - stay out the pub for a weekend and pay up. That's the true defination of a man, let alone a Soulie.

"There may be trouble ahead....!"

Come on you tossers - get yer mate paid!

I understand and commiserate mate - but by not paying you, is this not the ultimate accolade of a true Soul Lover? I mean their obvious love/need/desire behind obtaining a track on vinyl obviously smothers their morals to a point whereby 'You' don't get paid; meaning their love of this music transcends all - even to the point of shitting on their mates. Is it a bad thing when it comes to proving how much you love this music? Pete Lawson did a lot worse and we/I still love what he stood for. Tongue in cheek reply to a very sincere post I know - but I think there is a morsel of truth in their somewhere - your mates mean less than a certain 7" single. Isn't that what this music can do to you? By the way, love the colour work on your fonts.

Now now 'Lovely Boys', hope you all are well!? If you are an integral part of a scene, could be any scene, does this bring you Brownie points ie: on the NS for example, does it make you more of 'A Soulie'? I would think yes, but only on the given scene. If you are not part of a scene, any scene etc, would this lower your status ie: etc? I would think yes, but only on the given scene. Given the above statements, would it be a true third statement that for us to be a 'Real Soulie' (sceney?), we must be am attendee? Hope you all are well. Love Baz x

Jeez! Some of you have deffo took the coat you thought your mates would like off and exposed the jumper you picked yourself haven't you? Answers on an Attivan to... www.ungratefulsorryuntalentedlistenerswithnowtbutamessageboardtolieupon.com

Are you a Soul Suicide Bomber Chrissie? That unprovoked poisonous little vitriole of yours speaks volumes. Stevie Wonder has never been here just to please you and your tastes 'love', just to spread his genius to those able to understand. I'll bet Stevie would pick holes in some of your 'going out' shoes over the years - if he could have seen 'em that is - but you didn't buy your shoes for Stevie to like did you? Soooo....Stevie has made a few bad records and you have worn crap shoes. Settled.

James! James, James, James! Now I don't know who to have a pop at here? You alone, or the seven (that's Errrr Yah - '7'!!) pages of folk that have understood your question well enough to reply with tracks that strangely make sense within the context of your initial 'odd' question. Nowt 'twisted' about the left-fielders mentioned on this thread, all simply tracks that got played and were given enough dancefloor space to be deemed 'Northern Soul' records - although I did laugh to the immediate 'Cleethorpes' response. Northern Soul is a democracy, the majority deem that term - now, marginalise yourself by all means, be a Lib Dem if you must. The dancefloor dictates....err....and I'll leave it at that I think!?

See! You too are a Soul Terrorist Michael! Careful now, it's too easy a path to fall into mate. Keep yer eyes peeled - you're everwhere!

I don't know Mike if I'm honest. My posts are cryptic simply for the fact that I am seeking answers. I don't post with some underlying current mate. I simply hope that by, whatever, replies I get may assist me in my search for thrue Soul Karma. Am I taking the piss? If you knew me, you'd know.

Try and be confident in what you like as a 17 year old (supposed) knob faced with a load of Alpha's on Pondies somewhere North of Buzzard. The word 'brutal' has been used in this thread as regards the 80s - and it was a well thought out word to use too. Times have changed yes, but so have the the people that purported to love this music. Of course there are still some of the Old Guard about, but as someone correctly pointed out above (the '57 seater' reply), a lot of the feckers that gave it the 80's 'I am' for a spell - aren't. This scene, like all 'scenes', confuses me somewhat as I have had the life that has enabled me to be in touch with it over its course. The 80's were definately the NS scenes teenage years - huffing and puffing, proving itself, the 'look at me' years. Today, due to time and nothing more (age makes you lazy), the scene has definaltely hit middle age - can't quite be arsed but look good when you can. It has taken years for people to realise that they can be as much of a Soul Terrorist as yester-years 80's type by simply being nice about it..... Today you can be made an example of on an international scale (that's thousands of people looking in - not thirty three in Corley Services) by someone who imparts their knowledge in an 'understanding' and 'caring' manner. Todays Soul Terrorists are still alive and kicking, they simply smile today.

Correct but an instant floor packer in its day all the same mate - other Wigan plays would be hard pushed to beat it for conviction-driven in unison hand claps (I drew that out a bit didn't I?). An awesome Wigan moment.