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Was that my old copy I sold Mr Brown in 1990 when I sold up??? Paid £20 for it and sold for £40 if I remember rightly. Ah, the joys of being ahead of the game and not knowing it!!!!

I'm selling on eBay at the moment andPikeys right, £1.50 is about right for recorded delivery, then add 50p per single thereafter in the UK.

Great toon and one both Taff and I have been harping on about for ages to anyone who'll listen. Steve is spot on, for every decent producer/label owner you come across there's a greedy one waiting in the wings with no clue as to what their actions will do. Always been that way, much like the scene itself these days, C'est la Vie, lol

I kinda like the beat on this JT but agree the vocals may be a bit weak, have to hear it out loud. Oh and when have you ever had a full dance floor lol

DOH! All wrong. It is Geno Washington of Ram Jam Band fame and is available only on CD, never issued on vinyl (but I remain to be proved wrong, lol) A big Plinston spin since day 1 of the club. Came out twice on CD, on a double cd of Genos greatest hits and a UK Soul comp whose title escapes me at present. Your not the first to get things wrong as far as the Detroit and UK Geno's are concerned Geoff, remember someone in 'Midnight Express' mag doing exactly that as well. Ah history repeating itself. LOL

Exactly Steve, meant to say that very thing. Over as large LOUD system it is simply awesome and, as we say down South, truly a CHOOOOOOOOOON!!!!

NO NO NO NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Do not not try and fix what anit broken!!!! This is an awesome toon and one that we at the Plinston have spent many a sweat drenched night shuffling away to its inner grroves whilst joining SteveG (hi mate!) at the side of the decks in homage to air guitars throughout!!!!! As for being one of not too many modern shufflers around at the moment get your arse down to any of our events and we will be happy to introduce you to hundreds of shuffling soulful lovliness, and yes some dont even have air guitar breaks - shocking!!!!

Jr Walker was amazing! The 80s were great days, good times, fantastic people and loads of fab stories to tell about most venues. Still looking for the articles and top toons I have in the scrapbooks on the Wirrina and the Fleet (as they were on a par at the time.) Will post in next few days.

Great track and a Plinston floorfiller when I spin it, also beloved by Mr Hammonds infinitly better looking wife!

Agree 100%, I am one whose jaw drops at some of the prices lately however there is no point in slagging off if, as said, the seller and buyer are happy with the deal. Besides I'm selling off a load of Northern soon and I'll be trying to get the best price I can - simple economics.

Ady, wise choice using Carl's pic for your aviator and not your own fine features, lol. It is common, seen it many times over the years but your right Ady, I'm afraid its another case of investing Soulies/dealers etc moving in thinking £1000 is a fair price! That said I wish I'd picked the bloody things up now!

They may well have been Steve but I didn't get a chance to ask at the time, and memory isn't that great these days, as I was allowing said boneheads to have a real close-up look at my tin of Brut at the time!!! They were great days but it was always The Fleet that had the edge for us in those heady days of the 80's, hence the bomb scare incident etc etc. Fondest memory, snow everywhere outside the Wirrina, freezing our tits off as our mate Brian had locked the transit van we were all piled in and was 'entertaining' a certain lady - LOUDLY!!!!! The sight of the van rocking violently from side to side and the immortal words 'Your so big puppy dog!!!' echoing across the car park still haunt me and those there to this day

There was a bomb scare, place evacuated, rival promoter jailed etc. Great days. Also a load of London Boneheads coming down and trying to cause a riot but getting stopped in the hallway and world war 3 kicking off, result: a corridor full of bleeding bodies and WHY MR G have we not mentioned the in-house water feature everytime it rained, i.e: water p***ing thru the gaps in the roof onto the floor. Sounds I recall in the 80's included Dells 'Your Song'; Alfie Davidson ' LOve is A Serioius Business', JR Walker 'Tune Up' to name but 3, think have a list somewhere I will try and dig out and post later

No I can't Toby but can let you see my 12" copy (Ooooh er!) Have you tried Dave Thorley or Manship mate?

Been playing this non-stop for last week or so, EXCELLENT release ( a huge fan of Toms work and his modelling ) but for me the stand-out was the Udell track. As we say at Modern By Moonlight Bob TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!!! If you like your 70's etc then its essential.

So how much is the current price for the spanish Belter 45 with p/s? Hav it on the shelf so would like to know.

Agree, John Manship probably best bet. He's always done right by friends in the past and I think he charges 10% of sale price for auction items. Certainly gets big money for the stuff he sells but, as I always say, if someone wants to pay that for a 45 then good luck to them, no point whinging about inflated, crazy etc etc (even though it obviously is and ESPECIALLY if its on my Wants list!!!!) lol

Firstly LOVING the aviator Simon!!!! Secondly your mighty right it was Rekord records. Last, it used to get a hammering mid 80s at Morecombe and round this way, a top toooooooon.

--> QUOTE(mark.b @ Apr 19 2006, 12:06 PM) link im playing kenny hambers version mark Bloody hell Mark!!! Does Kenny know you've nicked his copy and are spinning it??? Your obviously aren't afraid to admit this terrible act on your part

I'm deeply madly hurt now!!! Just looked at mine, its the NW3 copy so at least I have one decent toon in the box now (Before you mention it Mr Tobius!!!!!!!!) LOL. AND I might add no sign of builders shit on its mint vinyl grooves xxxx

Bugger me! I have this on the shelf, have to dig it out and have another look at label its on. Always liked it and spun a few times when I DJed at morecombe Pier nighters many years ago then filed away. Why £150 now?

Here's what I've got on them on the laptop in my various sections on groups etc: Armed with a fly name and gifted producers and writers, this Port Richmond, NY, group still didn't click. The group consisted of sisters Candy and Suzanne Nelson and their friend Jeanette Johnson. The Nelsons' father was a minister and they developed their singing skills in his church. For a while they were the Symphonettes but never recorded as such; they became Candy and the Kisses with their first release, "After I Cry" b/w "Let the Good Times Roll," issued in 1963 on R&L Records. The hurtin' ballad sold well, where played, but it didn't get played much or in many places. "The 81" b/w "Two Happy People" (Cameo Records, 1964) was their biggest record; Kenny Gamble and Jerry Ross wrote the shuffler about the popular Philly dance. Leon Huff and Cindy Scott wrote the flip; Gamble & Huff later united to become Hall-of-Fame songwriters and producers. "The 81" stopped short of Billboard's pop Top 40 and nested in the 50s. Cameo followed with Phil Spector's "Soldier Baby (of Mine)" b/w "Shakin' Time" (1965), but politics killed the potential two-sided hit and the Cameo deal. They signed with Scepter Records in 1965 and were assigned to the writing team of Josephine (Joshie) Armstead, Valerie Simpson, and Nicholas Ashford. However, excellent material like "Keep on Searchin'," "Sweet and Lovely," "Out in the Streets Again," "I'll Settle for You," "Mr. Creator," and "Are You Trying to Get Rid of Me Baby," fail to chart. Even a remake of the Shirelles' 1960 hit "Tonight's the Night" and "You Did the Best You Could" misfired. In 1968, the final Candy & the Kisses recording appeared on Decca Records; when "Chains of Love" b/w "Someone out There" didn't bust a grape, Candy retired. Suzanne, Jeanette, and new lead Beryl Martin tried again as Sweet Soul on Mercury Records in 1969. Their only single "Oh No, Oh No" b/w "If You Love Him" didn't win, place, or show, and they disbanded. In 1963 a group calling themselves Candy and the Kisses recorded a beautiful ballad entitled "A Good Cry," on the R&L label. The song missed out on a lot of airwaves, and that group disapeared from the music scene, however, one year later, three young ladies on the Cameo label would revive the name to great success. Candy and Suzanne Nelson were daughters of a minister in New York when they and friend Jeanette Johnson decided to form a girl group like many teen girls of the day. The Symphonettes, as they christened themselves were soon discovered by a young Jerry Ross, producer extraordinaire. Ross had been in Philadelphia with Kenny Gamble, and while at a record hop they saw some kids doing a new dance they called "The 81" to a Martha and the Vandellas song, "In My Lonely Room." The duo immediately made a sound-a-like dance tune called the "The 81" and had Candy and the gals record it for release. Soon the single, and its B-side "Two Happy People" peaked just outside the Top 50 on the charts. The group followed up their hit status with a cover version of an unreleased Ronettes' song called "Soldier Baby (Of Mine)." The song didn't spark much interest until Brenda Hall used a much more uptempo version for the B-side of her "Oh Eddy My Baby" single. Also from this period came the live recording "Shakin' Time," which was another dance tune. Candy and the Kisses soon jumped over to the Sceptor label, which had had much success with the Shirelles and Dionne Warwick. "Keep On Searchin" kept the Kisses searchin' for another hit, but neither that single, nor its several follow-ups were big successes. The Sceptor-Kisses match may not have been friutful on the charts, but artistically both entities were at their finest with songs like "Are You Trying To Get Rid Of Me Baby," "You Did The Best You Could," and "Out In The Streets Again." The group retired after one further release on Decca. Got more somewhere on them will try and dig out. By the way, The 81 is great but check out their storming stomping version of my other fave girlie group, The Sherrielles, Tonights The Night - awesome and a big spin for Keb in the late 80's if memory serves right. Available on Kent lp and various CDs, try Amazon for a sound clip.