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Chalky-Good valid comments except don't fall into the trap that todays scene are made up of returnees. Judging by the numbers at big do's, it's more a case of the 'Jean Genie' 'Bohemian Rhapsody' person has switched to Northern as there really isn't anywhere for them to go . I mean, when did you last see an advert in the local rag for a Top 70's night playing Racey, Chris Spedding and Pickettywich? Simple...there isn't one. SOUL is the only game in town! The reality is, the 'newbies' have obviously been smitten with Frank Wilson, Dobie Gray and Bobby Womack but to be fair, they are enjoying The Tempests and in some case This Is My Rainy Day. To a more hardened fan, it all gets a bit strange when 'newbie' is into Paul Anka, Bob Sinclair, Julian Covey and Get Ready-The Temptations in the same set. Since my original book 12 years ago, the scene has expanded as you know only too well. For me as a promoter its good news but then again I have competition from every town and in a lot of cases, regular fans now running nights every weekend...just to DJ. Welcome to the Northern mass scene....2012.

Sadly not. I'll leave it open until midnight. Maybe PM me?

Peter-Thanks for bringing a very out of date press release to my attention, that must have been re-used instead of the current one. Many apologies, that isn't my view today. Clearly the 80's sowed some pretty good seeds to which the masses are enjoying today. One thing is for sure, you can be on this scene for decades, but it never ceases to amaze. From a pretty heavy piece of research on Facebook around a year ago, I found one single Top 5 'current Northern favourites' as follows; 1. Beggin-Timebox 2. Tribute- Bob Sinclair 3. Soul in the Sun-Tommy Hunt 4. When We Get There- Paul Anka 5. Pow Wow-Manny Corchado No Frank Wilson, Epitome of Sound and from the other side, no Mello Souls, Combinations, Chuck Cockerham or Natural Impulse. Yet, She's Gone-Hamilton Movement scored more votes than ever before. Weirder and weirder........

Close but one of em is not in there.

There are a few Burnley hits in there although for the life of me, I have forgotten them.

Thanks Nick- I have signed a copy for you. Pick up at Stoke on Dec 1st or Blackpool Tower

Surprisingly no.

Anyone who can name the Top 3 in order wins a FREE COPY.

Kegsy....Kegsy....My collection is originals only. Check the deck cams at the big venues(oh I forgot, you don't attend them ) And the ones I don't have, my close friends do. Now get bloody ordering

Pete-A lot of chart positions have changed to accomodate popular floor fillers today. That means Beggin-Timebox but also This Is My Rainy Day-The Parliaments. The images are also in colour, which was price prohibitive 12 years ago. Please buy it......its the difference between a Steak and Kidney Pie or Turkey Dinner

Hey if you don't buy my new book, there'll be no turkey this Christmas. The kids will be getting an apple and orange at best, so please, give generously x https://www.goldsoul.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=68 Images now in full colour, this is a perfect Christmas gift to all. Available from Goldsoul, Amazon and good record stores such as Beatin' Rhythm(Manchester) Hopefully receiving favourable reviews from Steve Cato, Mike Lofthouse, Trev Thomas fairly soon. Signed copies at no extra cost.

I interviewed him some 20 years ago and was surprised to learn how many copies of 'I Got The Fever' had sold. A really good commercial voice. Top guy!

This thread, move,Event lookbacks..........yes/no?

The pair of us from 9.30-12 played originals from our immaculate collections.Clearly Matt is all over the place!

Hi Kegs.......This isn't one for you mate. Best stay out of the big events lol

Here's KR......Why an open letter to me? Goldsoul, Music and Media and the Tower share in the success of the event. As for your comments, the event is operated as it always has.......through playing to a mass audience. The figures do not lie. In direct answer to your questions(See below)...here ya go....... However I must write to say how disappointed I am, not at the overall music policy but the fact that for two and a half hours, in the closing session of your weekender, two grown soul DJ's(You must mean Richard and I where we only have ORIGINAL Vinyl and in most cases the rarest issue of a particular title!) played close to 80% bootlegs in front of a crowd of many lifelong soul collectors. (Many lifelong Soul collectors...I doubt that) The Saturday night main room was peppered with underwhelming repeats and flogged dead oldies from a genre of music that spans over ten years from over 50 states. (The DJ's respond to the public demand) The fact that your events will never have the same quality of DJ's and music as the likes of Cleethorpes and Prestatyn is to be expected, but to endure a painful stream of bootlegs from the likes of Prince Phillip Mitchell, The Epitome Of Sound and The MVP's was nothing short of an insult. And in a world where punters pay hard earned money for original 45's, completely unacceptable. (Now funny you should talk about Prestatyn you left out Kings Hall Stoke though. Your other comments are woeful to say the least)) In stark contrast to this, the previous night saw one of the world's top rare soul spinners play perhaps the greatest hour of music I've heard in 15 years. In a corridor. On a carpet. (World's Top Spinners.....Thanks...but hardly. They are a bunch of in tune enthusiasts who did a marvellous job.) To place this disparate quality of DJs on the same bill is an indignity to those who search long and hard to provide people with an original record. (Get real!) Never would I begrudge having to pander to the tastes of a largely 'classic soul' appreciating audience but to do this on a series of £5 reissues really is embarrassing. (Not embarrissing at all. Most of our hired hands have excellent collections and those the don't are either working because of their heritage branding or they are consumate floor fillers) One of the DJs in question defended his case with the opening line, 'Some people use CD's, now we don't do that'. Before telling me to 'get a life'. As an aside he also reacted angrily to another woman who questioned the provenance of his records. (Poor question. The scene at the 3,000 level is a complete open book-clearly you should not have been there) Had I and my friends not made a 450 mile round trip perhaps we would have felt slightly less aggrieved, but I can assure you that we were far from the only ones who had travelled great distances and felt so short changed. (Better luck next time) Your claim that Blackpool is perhaps the greatest weekender in the world is due in whole to the grandeur of the venue rather than your commitment to providing an interesting offering to a knowledgable audience. (To each his own) Although we shall sadly never return, in future I think it only fair to other punters to ensure that the whole cast of main room DJs reflect in someway the level of skill, commitment and talent of those who crafted that beautiful ballroom. (Thanks for your comments although Richard and I disagree completely)

Price offered dependent on condition Ramona Collins £1,000-1,200 Tomangoes 2,400-3,000 Danny Monday 7-800 Kurt Harris 300-350 Pm or e- kev@kevroberts.com

I have it but not for sale. Most collectors and dealers seriously under value the original. Remember Fantasy pressed it for the UK market in 1973 using the original stampers. The authentic one has a clock with Jerk and other words I've forgot! Really scarce!

Anyone know the value of the UK version by Rory Mcdonald. I only know of 2 copies and reputedly it's in the £300 league already.

With most selling at £20-30...here's a selection of US ORIGINALS for a TENNER each. All vg-Mint unless stated* Postage £1 per disc. Paypal to orders@goldsoul.co.uk E- SALES@GOLDSOUL.CO.UK TO RESERVE. TIL YOU GIVE IN-BOBBY PATTERSON-JET STAR I GOT A FEELING-JOHNNY WILLIAMS-CUB DJ CHILLS AND FEVER-TEACHO AND STUDENTS-OKEH*T HE STRUGGLER-THE DRIFTERS-STEELTOWN IM GLAD I WAITED-JANET DEANE-MASTADON HOW WILL I EVER KNOW-WILSON PICKETT-WICKED I JUST DONT KNOW WHAT TO WITH MYSELF-TOMMY HUNT-SCEPTER DJ THE 81-CANDY AND KISSES-CAMEO* ONE MORE CHANCE-THE CHANCES-BEA AND BABY PLAYGIRLS LOVE-FIVE STAIRSTEPS-WINDY C* IM SATISFIED-MITTY COLLIER-CHESS NOT TOO LONG AGO-JOE STAMPLEY-DOT I STILL LOVE YOU-JEFF BARRY-RED BIRD I LOVED YOU ONCE-THE JOYS-MASTER LOOKIN FOR A LOVE-OLYMPICS-PARKWAY DJ YOU LEFT THE WATER RUNNING-MAURICE AND MAC-CHECKER KEEP ON MARCHING-JJ AND G-TEC I CAN FEEL THE ICE MELTING-PARLIAMENTS-REVILOT FAITH-MELVIN DAVIS-MALA DJ* LOOK WHAT WE HAVE JOINED TOGETHER-RB HUDMON JNR-CAPITOL YOUNG GENERATION-THE SANDPIPERS-KISMET IM BETTER-VICKI COLLINS-SOULVILLE IT COULD HAVE BEEN YOU-DAVID LENYARD-FLYING EAGLES NOTHING CAN STOP ME-TSU TORNADOES-OVIDE FAITH HOPE AND TRUST-FAYE ROSS-ROUND HAND IT OVER-CHUCK JACKSON-WAND* BRING IT ON HOME TO ME-EDDIE FLOYD-UK STAX* THE LIVING END-CURTIS SMITH-ESSICA MONEY WONT CHANGE YOU-JAMES BROWN-KING HEY BOY-RUBY ANDREWS-ZODIAC NINE TIMES-MOMENTS-STANG I GOT MY HEART SET ON YOU-THE TOYS-MUSICOR GOTTA FIND A GIRL-THE INTERTAINS-UPTOWN SINNER GIRL-BENNY SPELLMAN-SANSU NEW GUY-THE DYNETTES-CONSTELLATION EVERYBODY LOVES A GOOD TIME-MAJOR LANCE-OKEH SPILT MILK-ALFREDA BROCKINGTON-PROMO COPY IVE GOT TO FIND HER-CREATIONS-GLOBE I DONT CARE-AZIE MORTIMER-OKEH I NEVER FOUND A GIRL-JACKEY BEAVERS-77 GIRL I GOT NEWS FOR YOU-BENNY LATIMORE-DADE DJ SOMETHING ON MY BABYS MIND-SOUL AMBASSADORS-77 IF I HAD MY WAY-SOUNDS OF DAWN-TWIN STACKS DJ FROM THE BEGINNING-SWEET CHERRIES-T NECK DJ YOU KNOW THAT I WILL-EDDIE HOLMAN-PARKWAY DJ MESSING WITH MY MIND-BARBARA CARR-BAR-CAR WEAR IT ON YOUR FACE-THE DELLS-CADET NO SAD SONGS-JOE SIMON-77 THIS TIME AROUND-S.O.U.L-MUSICOR POOR UNFORTUNATE ME-JJ BARNES-RING YOU CANT TAKE IT AWAY-AZIE MORTIMER-OKEH FIRST ROUND KNOCKOUT-JOE FRAZIER-MOTOWN DJ COME AND GET IT-JERRY WILLIAMS-COTILLION DJ I AINT GOT NOTHING BUT TIME-THE INTERPRETATIONS-LOVE I CANT HEAR YOU NO MORE-DOWNBEATS-DOWNBEATS BREAK OUT THE TEARS-ANGEL-REAL SIDE DJ HOLD ON TO IT-JJ BARNES-REVILOT YOU WANT IT I GOT IT-ANDRE WILLIAMS-RIC TIC I STILL LOVE YOU -JACKIE BERNS-TACULAR FINE YOUNG GIRL-ERNIE ANDREWS-UK CAPITOL DEMO

A Fiver each for a Friday.......Dig out a bargain. All US Originals unless stated. £5 each(3 for a tenner!) plus £1 postage/£3 overseas. Email to reserve sales@goldsoul.co.uk Cry Me A River-Marie Knight(Musicor) I'm So Satisfied-Tommy Tate(Ko-Ko) You Beat Me To The Punch-Karol Keyes(UK Fontana) Baby I Cried, Cried-Charles Johnston(Alston DJ) Set You Free-Freedom(Malaco) Body Dance-Krystal(Magic Touch) One Night Affair-Jerry Butler(Mercury) Youre Gonna Make It-The Festivals(Colossus) Somebodys Gotta Win-The Controllers(Luana) Hitchike To Heartbreak-Bobo Mr.Soul(Ovide) Soul Motion-The Exciters(UK Jay Boy) Once Ive Been There-Norman Connors(Buddah) I'm Spellbound-Tamiko Jones(Contempo) Hey-Barbara Mercer(Golden World) Let's Go Somewhere-R Dean TLove Bandit-aylor(UK Motown)Three Time Loser-Wilson Pickett(Atlantic) The In Crowd-Ramsey Lewis(Argo) Love Love Love-Bobby Hebb(UK Philips 1972) Michael-The COD's(Kellmac) Baby Without You-Danny Monday(UK Kent) Love Bandit-Keanya Collins(UK Grapevine) The Sleeper-Mark 111 Trio(US Atco DJ) Can't Get Along-The Impressions(US Cotillion DJ) Back Together Again-Roberta Flack/Donny Hathaw Let's Sign A Peace Treaty-Eight Minutes(Jay Pee) Skin Tight-Mack Simmons(pvi) The Flasher-Mistura(Fusion) What Is Black-Billy Proctor(Soul DJ) For The Love Of Money-OJays(Phil Int) Hello Stranger-Barbara Lewis(Atlantic) It's All Over The Grapevine-Steve Mancha(UK Columbia) Let's Have A Love In-Flaming Emeralds(Ric Tic) Half A Man-Howard Tate(Verve) I Taught Her Everything She Knows-Prince Philip Mitchell(Ichiban) You Sexy Sugar Plum-Rodger Collins(Fantasy) Do What You Feel-The Rimshots(Stang) No Rebate On Love-Dramatics(Mainstream) The Zoo-The Commodores(UK Motown) More Love-Emanuel Laskey(Westbound)

A close friend who wrote the foreword to my book. He appeared for me at the Cala Gran Weekender in 2000 and performed in our Do I Love You karaoke competition at SoultripUSA 2004 in Los Angeles. A master songwriter and producer, he had a wicked sense of humour who called Berry Gordy and handed me the phone.....the one moment in my career I will never forget. God bless you Frank.... Kev

One mainly for Nottinghamshire, but in case anyone had not heard, Brian lost his life aged 71. The driving force behind one of the country's greatest record shops. I first bought 45's off him on Mansfield market around 1969. Opening his 1st store at Arkwright St, Nottingham, the shop was instrumental in keeping the scene popular with the Black Magic label in 1975. In more recent times, the store brand was at the cutting edge of indie music. Brian Selby Mr Selecta Disc RIP.

The Dooley family were based in Ilford, Essex as a showband in the late 60's. Following TV appearances GTO signed them in 1975. I interviewed them when I worked for Magic in the 90's. I even compiled one of the group's tracks for the North of Watford CD series. Lovely 70's Pop. Northern Soul....nah.

That's all good Tony, but try telling that to a fair few acts who were on the label.