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running them off and giving them away is illegal! Doh!!

Paul- The author of the 'book' ought to be Ian Dewhirst. He knew the inner workings of a frighteningly talented mind. I am not here to defend him against anything he may have done to collectors or record industry persons. But we need to have facts, instead of continually 'finding him guilty' everytime we speak of the legend. Incidentally, It's a shame you never met Nate McCalla and Morris Levy..... you might have a wider viewpoint of the Record Industry back in the day. As they are no longer with us, try the new Tommy 'Mony Mony' James book 'Me and the Mob'. If I had Soussan's address I'd treat him to a copy. Rivetting! Stay well.

Starting with hundreds of promoters burning off CDs to give to customers for free. Any comment on that little item?

Ady- You could be right but maybe you are wrong. Look, Soussan gets a bad rap from you and others. No problem with that. But he has acted decently with some of us. Just ask Ian Dewhirst, Les McCutcheon, Neil Rushton to name a few. He clearly had a cavalier attitude towards the Record Business, but I only say as I see the Mirwood episode in as much as Soussan and Randy Wood had a ongoing relationship, for which Goldmine believed he had rights. Shute... Keep on playing yer Soul Foxers. Ady....Keep on discovering more gems from this legendary label ps Get the Bobby Angelle- Soldier Boy out on vinyl!

Souled Out retitled Soul Boy is near release.

I'll leave this kangaroo court upto messrs Croasdell and Mooney. Here's one thing that is absutely stone true no matter what they say... He had rights to Mirwood at one time and the Soul Fox titles featuring Randall Wood output were legal. Just as a side issue, I brought Sherlie Matthews to SoultripUSA along with Marva Holiday. I explained to her that Soussan had rights but I expect his dealings with Wood would leave her in the dark, just as she had been since 1968 when the company folded! Good to see Ace are passing on royalties to her. But as I say.... Soussan did have rights at one time! Over and out.

When you say me, I don't remember confusing Madelon Baker for a man! Evidence? I beg to differ. He had rights with Randall Wood at the time, had some dealings with Baker. Whatever else he's done, is of no concern to me, but he certainly paid Wood a heap of money. Remember, I have seen Ace's signed contract with the 'Mirwood owner'.......As Ted said 'it's the best we've got' Unless you were there at the time, this difference of opinion will run and run.

ADY....You did not deal with Randall Wood, Soussan did! Our mutual contact Bob Fisher has the perfect line about licensing non hits.. 'not everybody knows everything' You have done a typically marvellous job in bettering the Goldmine efforts with your usual high standards, but you were not present in 1975 when Soussan paid Wood over 5 figures. Sure he may have got titles wrong in his conveyer belt attitude towards manufacturing. He was a hurried individual, but HE HAD RIGHTS.....as much as you guys want to believe otherwise. For instance,where the heck did all those instrumentals come from? Unless we were there at the time of Soussan's deal with Randy Wood.....we can only guess.

Technically they are originals, although no one takes Soul Fox seriously, but then again that happened to Goldmine, until Ruby Andrews(GS 009) just went for £62!

Tone- I'm not defending him as a whole, I am merely pointing out that he did have a relationship with Randall Wood and, certainly had rights. I should know, I saw correspondance between both parties. From a positive point of view, Goldmine released a chunk of it and made available a terrific catalogue. Kent enhanced that work and have given us fantastic quality and packaging. Trust me, I'm not Simon's number 1 fan, but I knew him well. He did certain things right, as much as you want to believe otherwise. On a separate note, Westbound Northern Soul is simply.. Fantastic! How good is the Detroit Emeralds- Holding On. Great job.

Steve- Just a reminder.... The Northern Soul Top 500 is full of all time greats. I doubt that 300 of them rarely get played by the, well.. Top 500 crowd!

I get you mixed up with several characters. None of which I'm prepared to name!

If any promoter is interested, Rujac/Atco recording artist Winfield Parker is available for UK gigs. Contact: Winfield.Parker@comcast.net

Sally worked the Cruise Liners for a while and briefly starred in Eastenders

Guys- Richard no longer works for Smooth. If you PM me I will submit his contact details once I know what the query is.

Jay D Martin was a floor filler as early as mid-74. Yours truly ran with it along with the Jewels! Pete....you are so young!

They were!

Gary Lewis, Lord Thunder, Shawn Robinson, Snoopy Dean, King Sporty, Detroit Executives as a starter for 10.

Thanks for the interest. Seriously though, I will decide on which comes first later this year. The NS Top 500 did very well and has been out of print for 2 years, so my distributor is banging on the door for a re-print or new version. As we have pretty much come full circle, I want to complete the 'definitive' version and leave it at that.