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OK, Son's calming down a bit so have dug out my copy for the full info.... WVON F.M CHICAGO 'ALL NITE LONG' LP (Mine is 0057) SIDE 1 WILLIE G & THE STYLES - NO SECOND CHANCE (Deadbeats) BOBBY JASON - ALL THESE THINGS (William Powell - Heartache Souviners) JAMES LEWIS _ THAT'S THE WAY (The Q) PROFESSIONALS - THAT'S WHY I LOVE YOU COURT DAVIS - THE LOVER WHO LOVES YOU NOT (Try To Think) SEVEN SOULS - I STILL LOVE YOU JOHN & THE WIERDEST - CANT GET OVER THESE MEMORIES TY KARIM - LIGHTEN UP SIDE 2 CHERYL BERDELL - GIVING IT ALL TO YOU DOUG PARKINSON - I'LL BE AROUND JAN JONES - INDEPENDENT WOMAN CHARLES JOHNSON - NEVER HAD A LOVE SO GOOD TYRONE BARKLEY - MAN OF VALUE OTIS CLAY - THE ONLY WAY IS UP JAMES MACK - OVER THE TOP (Roy Dawson) There you go boys and girls, pretty much a list of the top sounds Richard was spinning at the Casino before the doors closed (oh, and then again and again..) for the final time. My thoughts having dug it out are that 1) what a fantastic LP it was, top sounds and a great balance on each side 2) Not only the Deadbeats jumped, bloody Otis Clay all had that authentic Sisssssss at the start! 3) I wet myself with excitment when i heard the Seven Souls and managed to get a Jan Jones from Soul Bowl the following week for around £15 and thought the B side version was far better. Who'd have thought that a Chicago radio station could release such a varied output from all across the States at that time - cough! cough!

I paid the princely sum of a tenner for it and worth every penny. As soon as my son stops puking I'll dig it out and give you a track listing. I remember when it came out that we were all knocked back by the tracks (Deadbeats; Jan Jones, Charles Johnson; The Q; John & The Wierdest et all). Remember this was all before Cd's and the easy availability of many rare tracks, and so to have all the Monsters issued on one LP really was the stuff of dreams. Bladeforlife - spot on with th comments mate. Many people forget, or just don't know, that RS really had some cracking toons at that time and that it was really Soul Sam and Arthur who moved the scene forward (albeit it took the masses longer to catch up :-) ) As usual this is a period, the 80's, that is overlooked by all documentaries etc etc and there are many that do not get the credit for saving the scene from itself at the time. Rod Dearlove (how are you mate?) was an inspiration with his mag 'Midnight Express' as was Steve Gaunori (and mail me for a spot at the Plinston soulful one!!!) as were venues like Clifton Hall etc.

Now out there on CD somewhere! Got mine as soon as it came out at Leciester allnighter and remember playing it to death non-stop for weeks! A side great newies and B side top class Modern. From Chicago (cough!) and will dig mine out for a track listing and number.

The label was named after his 2nd wife, Barbara Joan Cupchak, and I assume the nickname derives from her surname, not the size of her womanhood

I've seen your collection tubby yellow man - I'm thinking that even the £86.30 is way too much for yours :-)))))

BIG toon for Taffy at The Plinston! Just a superb slab of Crossover and a good price on it as far as I can tell. As the label says - Quality!

It's the Major every time - obviously! However, have been spinning the Jay & The Techniques LP version lately and that's a belting version (will spin it next Friday for you Winnie)

Info on upcoming Plinston event, tsnumia collection and a number request Just a quick heads-up to say that we will be organising a collection at the next plinston event to raise funds for the tsnumia appeal so please dig deep and put into the bucket th... Tap to view this Soul Source News/Article in full

Latest Plinston event info :-o Life never ever runs as you want!!! Just a quick post to say that the Mojo Room will be taking a break so there is no Mojo Room on the 14th January event. All the other rooms will be open. Sorry for any disappointment cau... Tap to view this Soul Source News/Article in full

Tell Roger the Letchworth Boys send their best and we hope to see him and his brown 3 button Gabbicci style top at a venue near us soon Get well soon!!!

Roosevelt Grier was in 'The man with 2 heads' if memory serves right - one of the worst mvies of all time. Darlene Love has been in all the Lethal Weapon movies

Interesting debate this one - in short some 'Big Names' will attract a few more through the door (Ginger always gets them in to the Plinston for example) but the right combination of DJ's will attract bigger numbers. I've had some on that have killed the place and others that have stood in at the last minute and really got the place rocking! It's a minefield and a delicate balancing act to get the art of promotion right. That said I don't think Name DJ's are as essential as in the 70's/80's as people now, as Winnie stated, tend to go where their mates are going on the whole. Also, with the wealth of CD's etc available, travelling 100's of miles to hear exclusive tracks you cant hear anywhere else doesn't really happen that much these days (unless your travelling to see Butch or Soul Sam) For me people like Hammie, Molly, Taffy, Lenny D, Fingers play blinding sets and yet are not considered, on the whole, to be Names. Hence the reason why I will be featuring more of them at the Plinston nextv year. At the end of the day, as I always drone on about, it's the MUSIC that is paramount, everything else is window dressing

Latest news on the ticket front at Plinston :-D The joys of promoting! The Box Office at the Plinston (01462-672003)is now taking credit card bookings for the Jan 14th event after having to shut down. You can also reserve tickets on the door by droppin... Tap to view this Soul Source News/Article in full

You know, you've got to hand it to Kev and the boys at Goldsoul because when it comes to maximising your profits and full potential from your stock, they are, without doubt, on the ball. The man's not even had a chance to let his win sink in and already ....... https://www.goldsoul.co.uk/shop/dvd/nsdvd.html

Been played in this here parts since the late 70's - dirty, sleazy and oozing sex appeal....but enough of Taff and me, the records great!

OOOOH! Forgot Ray Oddis 'Happy Ghoul Time' and 'Randy the Newpaper Boy'

For my sins I like 'Wrong Side Of Town' despite Mr Levine's finger prints all over it. It's just a pity we had all the very dubious and silly games played over it by certain people who should know better!!! That said, ceratin people should also be gratful Mrs Osbournes not a northern Soul fan - can you imagine what she'd have done with them and their....you get the picture

Lonnie Hill - Top Toon and one I got some 5 years ago from Mr Soul Bowl after hunting for a lifetime!!! What about the wonderful names Artie Fullilove & the Lovejoys - Santa Claus Please Listen To Me. Great lyrics and one I used to spin at many a local soul nite Xmas Do. Or The Invitations and 'Skinhead In The Snow' (as a very strange and rather drunk man once asked me for )

As you know Winnie, you and I are as one on this and we can often be found at the back of the Plinston dealing out swift justice to those that partake of the powdering of floors, only to then walk off and leave us to tip-toe through dance moves!!!! Some floors do need talc to shuffle on etc but in the main (halls) most do not so please stop doing it!