Paul Shirley

er ?? what are you talking about ? why shuld i care if you own oldies or rare records ? who said you didnt ? ....... why have you decided to pick diferent bits out that i have said in reply to other posts that has nothing to do with anything you said ?? apart from that i used the term fancy dress ?? you have got me here ? as i was replying to calms post perticuly the comparison about peoples choice and variaty i was refaring to the analogy she used , nothing more and nothing horrible i just simply didnt agree with it because there are loads of customers for clothes shops its hardly the same for soul do's thats all . are you upset cause i used a sweeping statment by saying you can pack a place out by playing oldies on bootlegs all night to the fancy dress brigade ???? so you decided that i meant you is that it ??? because regardles of you owning any original records or not i wasant talking to you or meaning you as i do not know who you are ? am pleased for you so you own some real records golly . did i say you didnt ? ......so i'll stand by what i said about the fancy dress brigade because thats exactly what i have seen and 100% know to be the truth about places where people dressed up looking like they just steped out from a time machine but (there bodys hasnt) dancing to bootlegs it's a (fact), i could write you a very long list of these places and all within 40 miles so what part am i wrong about ??? you say its not fancy dress ....to me it is !! it may suprise you to know that i still go and have a drink at some of these clubs now and again as i have many friends on that scene dating back to the casino days , it doesn't mean i have to condone or conform to what they do' i do not hate them in any way they have every right to dress the way they want and and dance to bootlegs but that dosent mean that i wish they didnt but thats there business . those that know me proper know that i also own a good collection of (oldies) for want of a better word )as well as rarer and lesser known tunes i might add lol , i just do not want to hear oldies played out on fake records for genuine reasons to do with the servival of those very same old records that i care about. now the reason i have told you all this is because am fed up of hearing presumptuous views about my beliefs that are wrong and far from the truth but since you mentiond it why do you feel the need to dress up in 70s clothes to go and listen or dance to soul music ? this is somthing that dose irritate me .there is no conection at all' for me apart from wearing those clothes up the casino years ago but i also wore them to work and every day use .as that was the fasion back then, and just like the music the northern soul scene moved along with fasion right up to the present day . i cant help thinking that the northern soul scene would atract more people if it wasnt for you lot dressing up in 70s gear , how on earth are younger people going to appreciate this music or this scene when they are confronted with 50 year olds dressed up in clothes that look ridiculous. trouble is not everyone knows that there is now two scenes for this reason alone am now glad that there is .

hang on a bit there are lots of people going around buying clothes every day lol hardly the same as people quing up to go to soul clubs and nighters bit of a diference there isnt there ? evey one has there own idear of what a good mix consists of. you can play a load of old boot legs to the fancy dress brigade and pack the place out would that make it a right mix ? no so we could debate that one until the cows come home . personly i think being in the right place helps . unfortunetly for me am not!

yes in deed there are other examples that atract travellers

i couldnt agree more karen but i think the damage has already been done . now and again i go and enjoy a drink at one of the reminiscer clubs i have nothing against them and have friends on that scene but why they have to where clothes that date back to 75 i canot for the life of me understand

whats so hard to understand about the lack of young people on this scene . in my opinion its very simple they dont like it' its to old for them f... me whats hard to understand about that ? the majority of this scene are in there 40s 50s and 60s .did you want to listen to stuff your mum and dad listend to when you was young ? i didnt, and thats why this scene will die a natural death not to mention kids pissing them selves at middle aged people jumping around in big skirts and fat middle aged blokes dancing around sporting jackets and bags full of badges . also people get bored with it simple as that

that traditions is a bargain much rarer also better than the parisians . whats the grading ? as i paid a bit more than this for mine

couldn't agree more she has graced my flyers and posters since i started my club

yes good point i supose your correct . but still its a shame that its all come to this but i dont know what we can do to try and change things its to late now anyway but i'll be sticking to my principles

couldn't agree more phil. there are clubs springing up all over the place realy making life dificult for established venues .what makes it worse you have morons playing oldies on fake records all the way up to so called dj's who just havant got the tunes am sick of seeing some of the same names on at the same venues and they wonder why the numbers are droping ....quality a word i keep seeing on flyers and in events listings when you know realy quality dosnt come cheap and thats part of the problem it aint hard to work it out , yes loads of good cheap records out there .but i aint going to go miles or pay in to a place that plays cheap records all night and those clubs are every where . still its nothing that aint already been said

bessie banks ..i cant make it without you.. verve dj £100 mint- al gardner ...sweet baby ...gooda mooga mint- £ 90 ebony jam ..ride on ..amos £40 mint- minnie epperson ..grab your clothes ....uk action mint- little bit of ink on label £50 paypal gift or stand thecharges.... £2 postage

and again

butch & the new ports am only a man ..on....black rock £75 mint- held .al gardner sweet baby on... gooda mooga £100 mint_ or very close .paypal as gift or you pay the charges !! post 2 squid

so how much was you thinking of giving for all williams mate ?? , i have a almost unplayed palmar demo

i sold little ge ge to pat a few months ago , wish i hadnt

cold blood do a better version in my opinion and its getting spunn , but its just my opinion

yes i was there as well i think that night was around 82 your correct . but i had no idear it had anything to do with a memorial for kenny or canot rimember . kenny was a top bloke and deserved a lot more recognition than he got ,if he had lived longer he would have gone on to be one of the best, as i rimember he was a man of few words always played whatever i asked for .

also emaild you this morning no reply

baylor proper mint_ £75 invitations look on the good side w demo silver blue records mint_ £70 cool sounds ...who can i turn to w demo wb mint- £60 arabians please take a chance on me w demo mint- £200

art falls .......i want you baby nautilus mint_ but for small x on label ....£125

postage £2 paypal gift or suffer the charge captions turn out the lights ...kayham...m_ £250 sold on manships last year for 400 .sold the blenders cause i love you ..le sage ex £ 250 . was on t browns auction starting at 500 syng mcgowan ..just in the nick of time hope.ex £90 that was a bargain the captions its mint nearly

only you( can feel the loss ), counterpart ex +to mint_ old stafford tune... £140 books at 200

yeah many of us have been playing rarer and fresher tunes for some time now, we just dont go shouting from the roof tops about it , the very best of luck to anyone who can make it work

SORRY FOLKS . DIDNT REALISE IT HAD A NICE CROSSOVER ON THE FLIP . AND AS I PAID 90 SQUID FOR IT' A FEW YEARS AGO' I'LL KEEP IT N SAVE ME SELF A LOT OF BOTHER . ...... BIG THANKS TO RITCHIE FOR POINTING IT OUT !!!

DECIDED NOT TO SELL

back beat mint_ £180