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Thanks Dave, great article

Sherlock Holmes - Standing At A Standstill - Part III I must be underwater 'cause my eyes are such a blur BTW intro reminds me of a Charlie Brown cartoon intro weirdly on the same theme, The Parliments - Heart Trouble and he (the plumber) took a look and much to my surprise, he said my son its not your sink its the teardrops from your eyes The PFunk man strikes again

And actually I think you will find in our world the Discoverer was often not the DJ, Pete Lawson been a very good example, and indeed Butch before he started DJing, and off course the daddy of them all John Anderson. In many ways in the 80’s they held far higher esteem than the DJ. Agree 100% with this Jocko and what Steve G says above too. When I was doing the whole Stafford 6T's Mafia thing I was getting tapes through the door on a daily basis from collectors etc packed with sounds, many of which went on to become monsters so i feel that its the collectors that have always been the ones pushing the scene forward. On the subject of Steve G he's been a major influence on me over the years and his taste in soul is fantastic, only today I've added another slew of TOONS! to that never ending Wants list that he's put me on to via his radio shows, damm the Soulful Silver Fox that he is!!!!

BTW I often see the term first played or my other fave, unknown, and it always raises a smile because invariably the 'unknown' isn't (in some cases stone cold Stafford classic etc!) and the term first played is subjective because if you ask around, excluding the likes of Butch Ady with one-offs etc, someone somewhere usually has spun said disc at local venues. It a strange old world we rummage in

Winnie you made a very dark day a whole lot brighter mate!!! Genius x

Ta Malc. have sent you email to your inbox on here mate :-)

Ubber rare as far as I recall Mal and about the only info I have on file is the following that I must have filed away at some stage: The cut ‘Synthesis’ is from the Verona, NJ High School Jazz Ensemble, which actually traveled to Montreaux in 1972 and recorded their performance. "‹However not sure if they released it or it was just recorded and left in the can. I know one of the Funk 16 corners LPs features a re-edit so the search goes on.

I recall hearing a story about Shaun Adams turning up at a Cleethorpes weekender in a motor and upon arriving parking up and then starting to paint the car a different colour by hand to avoid it being recognised as he had acquired it en route to get there! Maybe Taffy or the Silver Fox Steve G can confirm if this is true or an urban legend

Not sure but its apparently 'Great' and 'Favorite' so i might just have a punt Cover-up's have come a long way baby x

I've been after the Sister Rosetta 45s myself for a while now and keep missing out but great toons. BTW good to see her then lover Marie Knight duetting with her on the Shadrock 45. Good luck with the hunt.

Great toon so going to have to indulge in this I think. Still some great stuff turning up - quality! wahoo!

Thats genius! Mind you Motown acts were fond of WTF moments - take the Willie Tyler & Lester Lp for example - an album of a ventriloquist. Never saw his lips move the once

Clarkie and his specs! Top man and someone who has pointed me in the direction of many a fine toon long before anyone else had even heard it or knew it existed. His reviews and lists were often a source of much running of feet down stairs to get it before it hit the doormat. As said top man. I remember his Hinckley Ric Tic set too, the man hasn't been given proper praise for his sets or taste (even though he did look like Clarke Kent!) in my view.

Certainly Ray Pollard wasn't part of it, nor was Bob Yarborough, Ray went off to sing with Hector Rivera and Joe Cuba's bands and very little is known about the New Wanderers as far as I can tell. Theres an earlier thread on this very subject that also drew a blank but did ask if there was an Hispanic connection to the N.W and that certainly seems feasible given the writer credits but I think we are in for another of those frustrating little known about them moments!

Great version and seen it higher true but I think thats a fair price - them I am an ageing old git and had to prise mine from the very tightly clenched and sweaty fingers of Backdoor Kenny at the Plinston, after he had already beat me to it at The Dome if i recall right!

You'd better bloody run Ali! Jane still salivating all over the keyboard after showing her that pic!!!! Thank god you two can't meet up at the Plinston again, we'd be dancing in a pool of....well i'll leave it there! On a final point I'd like to add that my boy, who has always graced me with the witty retort of 'is that your R-Soul music again dad!' (now that IS an oldie) whenever I spin something has actually said that he likes the Pharrell record (and him but thats another story!) and do i have anything similar he can listen too - I almost snapped my boot of Velvet Hammer in shock and surprise

For what its worth, having given up reading all the comments half way through and the same old arguments raging AGAIN (yawn!), I like the song and the fact that the Brits actually acknowledged theres a scene in the first place and used young Northern dancers (nice old skool moves btw, keeping it real blood :-)) Down with the yoot me!) was a bonus. Here's something 50+ oldies like me have to understand, as a music scene we are no longer relevant in the great scheme of things in this brave new digital download world we live in. The old days, for me that was 1978 onwards, when we were truly an underground movement are gone. Jesus type in Northern Soul into Google and you get 56 million hits! Couple that with the media exposure, TV specials, 100s of CD's and the books that you can pick up in your local WHSmiths (and I even came across a copy of Manships Rare Soul Price Guide on the Indian Reservation bookshop in Minnesota!!!!) and you begin to realise WE AREN'T underground anymore - probably not been since the mid 70's. If the scene is to survive and move forward it needs new blood and nurturing to the traditions that we all love and understand but allowing them to move the scene forward in their way, as we all did when we high on the hair line and low on the waist line lol. Arguments like this will rage until the day the world stops turning, when your passionate about something thats the very nature of the beast, but let's not stomp on new blood coming onto the scene. We are never going to stop the media from shinning a spotlight on us, it's how we project ourselves thats most important. That said Alison my missus Jane is in your camp re the PHOWAAAARRRRRR of Pharrell Sometimes it's not even worth trying to argue!

Thanks Simon, my street creed wit the Joot may just about to be re-established

For what its worth, for me clapping as always made the scene special; as said before; when you have 500 people clapping in perfect unison to an off beat you didn't even realise was there it's just magic! I think too much shite is discussed these days on what is/isnt allowed; what should or shouldn't be played etc etc and the basic truth; namely it is all about the music and the vibe, has been lost. I have and will always clap, despite some of the raised eyebrows I get lol, old soulies never die, they just fade away albeit to a thunderous backbeat of claps

Fantastic memories and so many faces no longer with us sadly; Little Mark, Rob Kearney, Mad Mick, Baz, Phil The Turk - the list is endless. I've forgotten how skinny I was!!! The fashions were superb and interesting to note the North/South divide; The north lots of taches, wedges, ski jumpers etc and the South, a lot harder, cropped hair, brutus, fred perrys etc! I always rated Jon's RSG events from the first time we went to Hemel on a Thursday night to kick the weekend off at the dance studio there, where there was a wall of mirrors on one side where you could check out your moves before moving Ooop North for the weekend :-) As for the music it was always progressive and you could always hear great toons; mix that with a superb atmosphere and a bunch of total nutters and you have your reason why it was such a beloved venue. I went to the reunion a few years back and that was great night too; thanks for the memories Jon and love to you and Sue. BTW can someone clean up the 2nd vid as thats me spinning and kicking like a mad thing in the background and my kids don't believe me! I've got to try and retain some form of street creed!!! LOL

Ooh thats nice Steve, thanks.

I liked most of the show but then always do. Joolz's always has a great mix and Ruby got me shaking my thing, which isn't too easy or good to see I can tell you these days! Charlie was a real surprise - great voice and Lisa always great too.

Seen the man in concert and watched the doc (available iTunes along with the Muscle Shoals one btw) and well deserved. A truly uplifting story and seems an all round genuine guy, congrats Charles - Soul brother!

I've always assumed it was the demo that Eddie did given that he co-wrote it so it wasn't intended to be released (I guess).