Mick Howard

Looking for a copy of this at the right price for a friend. The less expensive of the labels would be ideal. Cheers. Mick.

Have PM'd you Picky. Cheers.

I'm also after I'm A Devil foi. Agree about it being obscure but both JM and TB only have it at £30 or £40 - not that it matters what they think! Definitely played in the late 70's, first by Soul Sam as far as I recall. I bought my original copy, which was also clean and hiss free, for no more than £10.

Some bits & bobs for sale. PM me if you're interested (no haggling please as I've already lowered the prices as per JM's guide even if it's in M condition): Troy Dodds - Rise Up & Walk – Penthouse - £250 - VG+ (WOL) Marilyn Calloway - Shut Up – Ajax - £175 - VG The Dedications - I 'Aint A Bit Sorry – Bell - £40 - M Johnson Sisters - I Found My Place - Broadway (D) - £50 - VG+ (XOL) Bunny Shivel - Top Twenty – Capitol - £30 - M Sam Waymon - You Can Count On Me – Ninandy - £10 - VG+ (small tear on label) Vince Carey - Don't Worry – Turntable - £25 - M Lou Johnson - If I Never Get To Love You – Bigtop - £30 - VG Porgy & The Monarchs - Love Chain - Verve (D) - £10 - VG Jackie Burns & The Bo-Bells - I Do The Best I Can - MGM (D) - £50 - M Bill Coday - I Don't Want To Play That Game - Epic (D) - £20 - M

My playlist from last nights shenannigans: Tommy Neal - Going To A Happening The Four Pros - Somebody's Got Some Soul Priscilla Page - I'm Pretending The Hesitations - I'm Not Built That Way The Van Dykes - Save My Love For A Rainy Day Carl Hall - My Baby's So Good The Sheppards - How Do You Like It Bayou Town - Youngblood Sam Dees - Soul Sister Veneice - Stepchild Roscoe Shelton - Soon As The Darkness Falls Bobby Guy - Good Enough Dorothy Williams - The Well's Gone Dry Willie & The Mighty Magnificents - Funky (8) Corners Pt 2 Billy & Betty - Talking Bout You Baby Major Lance - Little Young Lover Jackie Wilson - (Too Much) Sweet Loving (LP) Irma Thomas - Take A Look

Hi Neal If you still have the Billy Jones I will have it. PM me details. Cheers. Mick

Andy Mick Howard here mate. I'm just off the phone with Mark Bicknell & assume that its your copy that he has agreed to buy from you. If so, then he apologises because he is having trouble with his PC which means he has been unable to PayPal the money. He still wants the tune if you're prepared to wait until he's back on line but it might be a few days yet (talk of routers and the like) but if you've sold it then never mind. Will PM you on FB too. All the best Mick

As has already been said the only certainty in life is death which comes to us all in the end. For me, the passing of my 'heroes', and there is no question that Mr Babbit falls into that category, makes me ponder my age and subsequently my own mortality. I suppose that's rather sad really but having said that I can still carry on listening to Soul music and Motown in particular and know, truly know that it is right up there along with the very best that popular music has given us over the last 50 to 60 years and I reckon Mr Babbit knew that too. Right on indeed.

Pete Didn't know it was shown 4 weeks ago - assume then it was shown as part of the Reggae Brittania week which is strange as I don't recall seeing this in the line-up (must have missed it somehow). It's logical to assume thats when it was recorded for the DVD I've been given. Anyway, to your other point about its original showing - I sort of agree with you because my recollection of OGTW is as a showcase for rock - the first time I ever saw any reggae artist on it was when the (original) Wailers came on and did Stir It Up which certainly was after the Edinburgh show. Nice to see it after all these years though. Mick

I have just watched a 'lost' episode of The Old Grey Whistle Test featuring a whole reggae concert filmed at the Edinburgh Festival in 1973. Featured artists included Nicky Thomas, The Pioneers (who oddly did Soul covers), Denis Alcapone and The Cimarons, Winston Groovy, The Marvels & Malaka and hosted by none other that the big fella himself Judge Dread. Has anyone else seen this, does anyone remember it airing and more importantly was anyone on here at the 'gig'? Mick

Again thanks Pete Mick

Cheers Pete Don't have it actually but someone I know has one that I'm interested in. Mick

Anyone give me a ball park figure for the following please Don't Call Me Daddy - Derrick Morgan - UK Ska Beat Ten Commandments - Prince Buster - US Phillips Big Five/Musical College - Prince Buster - UK? Prince Buster Cheers Mick

Anyone got a ball park figure for this on original UK red/white Island? Cheers Mick

Not sure if I dreamt it but I'm sure someone (Mick H perhaps) played an alternative version of the Lee Garrett/Preludes Harthon tune at Lifeline a couple of weeks ago - if I didn't dream it can anyone tell me what it was? Cheers Mick

He regularly gigs over here & has done for years. I also saw him a few years ago (maybe on the same tour as you Pete) up here in Scotland & he wasn't late. He was in fact the consumate professional & I enjoyed it immensly. Disappointing as it no doubt was, there might have been underlying reasons for him having to do the radio interview (maybe it was contracted, maybe he was wrongly advised, maybe, maybe....) on that day. People shouldn't be judged unless ALL the facts are known - people are wrongly hung for stuff like that..... Mick

This verse gets me....... You make my liver quiver You make my head go dead You make my body shiver You make my eyes turn red Your love for me is much too strong It freeze the marrow in my bones Teeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiifffffffffffffffffffffiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiicccccccccccc!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mick

Salvo It's obviously not this one as it's pure 60's but still the best Soul tune with the title Fire IMO Mick

Swish Not entirely sure which ED tunes of which you speak but I'm a 'sucker' for Give Me More Time which I had once upon a time - UK Oriole seems to come to mind. A ska tune for sure but very much on the 'cusp' of Soul & very easy to dance Northern style to. Mick

Hi John I don't have any more extracts - what I've posted is what I have I think - I'll have another scout round though Mick

That old chestnut Webby? Oh well, in for a pound.... 1. Stafford TOTW - early to mid 80's - best & most diverse set of tunes (60's, 70's & 80's) & most knowledgeable collectors/DJ's 2. Allanton Miners Welfare - late 80's - best set of people & greatest fun travelling (Guys coach, Dean's minibus etc.) 3. Peterboro Wirrina/St Ives' Ivo Centre - mid 70's - baggiest trousers & my first all-nighters where I caught the bug MHO only...... Mick

Right then - haven't posted for a short while but this seems like a good thread. What the f**k moments - not all necessarily 'good' tunes or even Soul in its truest sense but all of these hit me like a hammer when I first heard them: Rat Race - The Righteous Brothers Band You Just Don't Know - Chubby Checker You Didn't Have To Leave - The Illusions (those sax breaks still light me up) Interplay - Derek & Ray Kay Gee - The Niteliters Do I Love You - Frank Wilson Oh Yeah Yeah Yeah - Vivian Carroll You Know How To Love Me - Phyllis Hyman After You There Can Be Nothing - Walter Jackson (still makes me fill up) Pyramid - Soul Brothers Inc - and so, so many more from the days of Stafford including the aforementioned Freddie Houston and George Freeman Young Girl - Soulfay Ask My Heart - Eddie Billups Blimey, I could go on for days Mick

I think you'll find that my old mucker Ady 'Chippy' Harley travelled the furthest - from Oz to the UK for the first Stafford re-union in Stoke back in 2005! He did of course stay a couple of weeks so that he could visit his friends & family but all the same..... Don't know the exact distance but would think that its a little bit further than Orlando/LA. Mick

Oh yes Ted - it is also very, very good (yum). Be good to see what the lady looked like wouldn't it? Mick