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Aye and 99.9% pay no Tax, VAT with some using the old Charity and Free CD angles too! Northern is a convenient 'black hole economy' for many. That in itself has encouraged minor Soul fans to jump on the bandwagon, hence there's a Motown/Soul night in virtually every town. Plus the scamsters trying to con you out of tickets with the old 'never received them in the post mate'...added with other wannabees dissing your events, flyering without even paying to come in...... Do you still want to be a 'proper' promoter?

The Top Rank was pretty typical of the time. With a huge main floor and smaller room upstairs, the Resident DJ was Chris Williams, who you can still see at the Queens, Basford every 1st Saturday. Chris had the unenviable task of trying to please all comers. A typical 30 minute set would include Alice Cooper-Schools Out, Rock and Roll Part 2-Gary Glitter followed by Bok To Bach and Sliced Tomatoes! Upstairs became Northern Soul in early 73 as the Torch closed. Soul Sam and Andy Hanley kick started with Keith Minshull and others appearing periodically following fall out's with Chris Burton. In Jan 74, I joined the All Dayer team and what events they were....packed to the rafters. I distinctly remember the revolving stage and how much better the PA was to Wigan Shameless plug.......I play a lot of that era(minus Alice and Gary every Saturday 6-10pm on Signal 2(1170AM,DAB and www.signal2.co.uk) during the first 2 hours of a 4 hour Soul show. Think 'Penguin Breakdown' 'Scrub Board' 'Stop What You're Doing'....you get the picture. S-o-T became my second home and like others on this thread met some fabulous characters. Great venue....Happy times.

You wouldn't be saying that if you had been subjected to his ridiculous and untrue comments he's spread about us and other colleagues. End of story.

Val- You know a different guy to me! The one in question is about as disrespectful to not only me but some of my colleagues too. The comments from Neil do not surprise me in the slightest. You buy his act.....I'm not!

Dave- Point John Smith to me and see what kind of reponse he gets. If Neil doesn't know him, I do. A first class moron, who totally disrespects Northern Soul stalwarts who know far more than him.

Absolutely briiliant. Wonderful harmonies, totally original. Connect with the co- lead singer Bobby Alessi on Facebook. Helluva nice guy!

Matt- Hot on the heels of The Flasher. I gave this to Ian Levine as I thought Wigan would totally shy away from such a unusual groove. I used to meet a Atlantic promo guy on Downstairs Records, New York in 75. He gave me a 10 inch acetate and white label 7 inch. The latter I gave to Levine and still have the acetate. Ironically, 3-4 years later, the very same promo guy gave me another acetate to ' take to England' in the hope of getting plays.....the track.....Le Freak- Chic!

A carver at Wigan....surely not. Lol

Truer words never spoken. Orlando is not the most SOULFUL of areas, but at least it's safe, entertaining and most of all......lots of legends from the likes of Detroit etc have moved down there!

Got a decent Record Collection? Good taste? Think an audience would be interested in listening to your playlist? We are handling a new Sunday Session 3-10 for a fabulous venue in the Mansfield, Notts area starting soon. The emphasis will be on a chill out and if there's dancers to be satisfied, do your stuff! PM us and we'll get back to you. Kev

The legendary venue Longfield Suite, Prestwich will host a new look All Nighter on Saturday, August 21st 9pm-6am. Main room will be Oldies. The 2nd room will be a totally refreshing Freestyle session featuring a selection of new spinners. DJ line up coming shortly.

Rob. Thanks for the info. The reason we don't post up hotel leads, is generally there are plenty in Blackpool. However, as the Weekender in November is generally full, it is best to get sorted early and in turn saving yourself a few quid. A full agenda of what's happening inside the venue will be posted soon.

Knowing Ian's Yorkshire roots.....I asked for £20 he offered 10...so we settled on £11 after 8 hours of deliberation.

Damn...why didn't I insist on a sell on clause!

Yep....great days. Show me a photo from 2007 and you'll see about 40-50 in. Sadly times have changed and Northern and Modern are not the best combination at a niter anymore.

Bob- Lovely to hear from you. Nail that guy down. I need him in Florida! PM me or email kev@kevroberts.com

Dave- Found 2 real corkers for Soultrip. Both Females and never ever been found by anyone. Hopefully they stay off the Internet allowing us an exclusive until at least April 6th! Apologies for the Soulboy interuptus!

Paul. I found the producer of Detroit Soul some 33 years ago. He mentioned the group were from Hartford, Ct. A fun song I used to play at the Casino in 74. Do we know anything about it, apart from they are White and Shimmy likes it?

Now there's a thought. I think Florida will generate quite a few artists that are pretty hidden.

George Clooney sounds good, however a probable Shameless cast member might be more fitting! Lol

It's seems as far back as I worked at Wigan since Shimmy Marcus the Director met me in Stoke to discuss the potential of this film. I took him to the Kings Hall and from that moment, the seeds were planted. Several years later Soulboy is almost upon us. I sincerely hope it keeps the movement going for many a year. Kev Roberts