martynthejazz

Mike , never saw anything on this site , only about soul / maybe i dont look deep enough ? anyway mike , seems to me , best way is to chuck um off... cheers martyn

Hi Mike quickie mate, but where is the Report Link ? not at bottom of the posts iv been looking at ? cheers , martyn

Pete , well all i can say to that is good luck, still can,t really understand why you dont go past the 1969 barrier.. But each to is own. Expect you have enough stuff to play already ha. and we would both be dead before we could play through them all, true.. as iv 2000 cds + 2000 lps, + 800 45s etc, except mine go from 1950s blue note upto now, ha cheers mate, martyn

[ REG If you happen to see this post, just like to say got your book from amazon monday, and what a top read , almost read it all , already, ha. Reminds me , like you say about my starting on my search for soul too, ha. except a few different places.. and different weekenders, etc. but WE may have crossed a few paths , as we used to also visit the ritz des , also. As my mate is a dj there, steve jeffries , expect i would have bumped into you on the floor, doing all my spins, ha. true.. anyway ill look out for you now mate, all the best , martyn (leic)

What can i say, still stand by my comment mate, you,re missing a lot of stuff... do you play vinyl or cds at home, the most ? .. to turn off at say 1969 ? is a sin mate, ha... Have you thought about getting a real hi-fi set up ? which type of system do you use at home then ? Might be a good thing to get a real hi-fi , if you hav,nt ? as some can sound brillient, pete. And dont need to cost the earth, if say get a deal from richer sounds ... maybe im lucy as i enjoy most of the 60s soul + jazz, also 70s, some 80s and right upto soulful house, and the nu-jazz thing too.. suppose you save more cash your way , ha, martyn

Pete mate, hold on a min, iv not read all the posts yet, But dont just turn off if the records after 1969 how mad is that, And i dont just mean cos you poss dont like the 70s type stuff, or modern or crossover, whatever..... if that person told you that you would have liked the stafford stuff ??? then most of them were late late 60s early 70s pete ?? you cant just rule out soul by the DATE. ... and looking at the bottom of your posts you mention Boogaloo. latin etc.??? well nearly all the fania stuff did,nt come out till the 70s mate. you,re missing so much, have a re think pete, cheers martyn

not always true mark ? DONT 4GET THE ONES YOU TRY 2 PUT ON, LOL

Hi mate, hope all well ur end .. yes seen it, will be getting it, soon as price is right ha. hope 2cu near future. you comin down to the SOUL PURPOSE modern nite, ? think cliff steele is guest next one. speak soon, Martyn

no , think the scene is very Healthy at the min. loads of nites to pick from... ( 2 many) And most play a crossover style... Depends on where you visit ? And who,s the dj. But for me, i feel its good, just go with the groove, and dance, keeps the scene alive.. mart

Nice clicks mate, looked at the one that Imber boy , put up too, both clicks good, Let us all know if and when the drama comes out, martyn

MARIO BIONDI hey up mate, got there now, £4.15 + post ish, brand new sealed, from uk seller too, Which makes a change, ha. love the schema, irma stuff too, Future classics ?? WAZ A BEE , by the way is MARIO BONDI , this is what you are, if anyone did,nt know, ok and its played out. cu

TopDeal on amazon , NU JAZZCOOL VOL 1 + 2 (BOTH DOUBLES) AT £4 + . ( AND POST TOO) . gOT LOTS OF STUFF ALREADY ON THESE , but inc, Waz a bee , soul bossa trio, fertile ground , N. conte , etc. LOTS of Scema + irma tracks etc, sorry if in the wrong place, but thought id let you know, cu , martyn

Hi, dont bother with doing a book mate, as , THE SHARPER WORD ( MOD ANTHOLOGY) _ PAOLO HEWITT , Is already a book floating around, uk. £9.99 on HELTER SKELTER BOOKS. Got mine in one of these works type shops, for half that, cheers

morn all , not at lifeline .ha Anyway agree with most of the above, not a soul record .. There a few around Expect theres been a post on hear somewhere ? Records played out but not soul. ha. BUT i did hear it played at niters, mainly around the midlands events... then again most records were at one time played somewhere, + wigan ha. mart

very true mate, lol. which is why were all on here in the day time, when should be at work, ha.. Wish i was at lifeline now cu

it,s only worth what someone will pay for it, EVEN through it is a great tune.....

ILL do it, so long as you supply a pc , and broadband , so i can check soul source out , while at work.. lol

hi all , well wigan again... ? what can one say... well firstly i was lucky enough to have gone there mid 70s.. And most people i would have thought who are on here would have been quite young ??? which means we were all learning the ropes.. a new thing, meetin new friends ( for life). new sounds, some good , some crap. Same could be said for any new event we went to around that time.. EXCEPT wigan was big.. not only the place, which heid a hell of a lot of soulies.. ( like stoke) . also got on tv + in the news + was known around the world. which is why its always spoke about , more than say THE MECCA, or CLEETHORPES PIER, + ( winter gardens ) to take the extra crowd.. Any major town had there own big event, lots of um.. AND they were all well attended. even if wigan was pretty full MOST of the time ( not all )... i.e , Notts , leic (ha) live there.. also Coalville, Sheffield , Hinckley, Derby , Wakefield , Bedford, Manchester, Peterbrough , Yarmouth, Yate, London, list could go on + on.. Think Wigan was there at the right time.. But now weve all been + done that, and mostly all moved on, you have to move with the times.. we were so young, fit, it was a new exciting time, glad i was there. you will never beat it. lucky were all still here to chat about it, even better that were still out there dancin to it... and still collecting it.. ha, cheers MARTYN.

hi lucky you., have thought about , letting my amazon order go. but the e.bay site as now only 1 left, also about £3 more, ha. have to ponder abit longer... thanks anyway. would have thought , there would have been enough books to go round through ?? cu, mart

Hi all , anyone else having probs ? Book been put back AGAIN . end of feb / early march ... will it ever get to me. ha mart.

hi mate, good luck being a new soul sourcer.. well g.duke is always ok. did,nt let me hear many of the tracks, but sometimes a re-mix can and does spoil the orig , i think so anyway, then again some new mixes work well ? ha. martyn

HA Nice one mate, very good.. spins abit like me, ha, mart

soulsmith , one dont agree wiyh you about the dancers not on the beat... no way. But each to is own, ha. check last post above. also thanks for info. if it was drew, is she on this site ? as would love to contact her.. we lost touch at the early cleethorpes weekenders. ta mate , martyn

Thanks for that, im glad a few of you have enjoyed looking at the dancers.. you can,t beat a good soul + jazz scene, they go hand in hand i feel, Even some of the punters used to be in , on both scenes.. AS for NOT dancing to the beat ??? well how wrong can you be. the feet move as fast as the beat... could,nt go any faster. ha, A while ago , one of the jazz dancers did say to me that he thought that the Northern dancers, DONT dance to the beat / funny that, as i agree with him.. and even through i say it myself , im a top northern soul dancer, but dance wth the beat (music) and not just the same old 2 step. ha.