Kev Cane

To those people who say they don,t like albums but say they like soul just say "imagine if there were no albums, no Sam Dees Show must go on, no Marvin Gaye Whats going on" to me, someone saying they are in to soul, but don,t like albums is a total contradiction, if you don,t like albums, then you ain,t really into soul IMHO Kev

Sorry for sounding negative chaps but its something about the "scene" that has bugged me and influenced my whole thinking about it, as time went on I got to realise that it wasn,t what was playing but rather "who" was playing it. Sick of hearing about so called "Big" DJ playing cheap record then everyone saying he,s "innovative" or and "cutting edge" when the same record (and more alike) being played by someone else, reaction being a few admiring nods of the head by a few but mostly, total ignorance to the "insignificant small fry" in my book, the "small fry" is the innovative one, rather than the obvious playing of trophy records which isn,t really clever (to me that is) A lot of the threads on here now in my opinion lead to the same conclusion, most people are influenced by "who" and not "what", hence the ever more frequently used term "sheep" Kev

It was, for years

Great pick Len, there,s 1000,s of records of the like out there, unfortunately, not rare enough for the sheep or BIG DJ hangers-on, so like the Festivals, will be confined to the record room and the few innovative venues Kev

Bargain, great deep flip aswell Kev

Predominantly, the sheep shape the so called scene, a lot of folk pissed off with it all, with their own minds and good taste have naffed off to congregate at places frequented by like minded soul fans who don,t need telling what is and what isn,t a good soul record Kev (sorry if its a bit abrupt but I am on nights and pissed off)

Agreed, the record room rules supreme Kev

Got to agree with you there Col, whenever on saturday night shift always had his show on, he played some great stuff, stuff you wouldn,t expect to hear, always enjoyed the show Kev

Absolutely in a nutshell Chalky, was getting pissed off with all the pointless barriers people were putting up when like you say, we all know what venue does what and does not, you can go round in circles like this has and drive yourself nuts, go where you are best suited, buy what suits YOU and f--k what anyone else says and thinks, just be true to yourself, Mike Lofthouse in post 33 sums it up aswell Kev

Great show as per normal Bob, Cicero Blake does it for me every time, that intro, those strings, got to get my ass into gear and get one, think it came out on both Mar-v-lus and Renee ? Kev

Played out yesterday at Horse and Groom "Brand new me" also done by Isaac Hayes, to be honest, even if he sang "ring a ring a roses" it would be good Kev

Both sides absolutely brilliant Detroit belters, mid to down tempo is usually my bag but I would never sell mine Kev

That sums it up exactly for me aswell Mike, carries on really from discussions yesterday at Doncaster Kev

Brilliant, James Dee-Jealous over love is a must have for any real SOUL collection Kev

I reckon 90 mins tops Steve (on the train) Kev

Hi Paul Got home OK, went for a curry to top the perfect day, Hard Tymes, had it on CD for a while courtesy of Bully , knocked me for 6 to hear it out, shouldn,t have been suprised though, H&G has done that to me on countless occasions Kev

Lordy lordy, incredible once again, we got there at 12, you can see why by the playlist, we daren,t miss a record, the lads excelled again, they always choose the right guests aswell who bring something else to the party, all being soulful of course, really hard to pick a record of the day but if pushed Hard Tymes-I ask a question played by Mark, with the exception of Just Soul and the Jim Wray lounge, you will not here stuff like that anywhere, awesome, just like the whole day (BTW, the real ale is getting better and better, think me and Mike Lofthouse drank a full barrel) Kev

Brilliant !! particular faves, Eric Mitchell, Bobby McClure, Dave Brady and Jhamels Kev

Another two beauties, love them Kev

Two absolute beauties Rich, new to me, however "What can I tell her", I am sure I have heard this by somebody else, brilliant ! Kev

Great read Paul, tickets in the bag, thought our chance had gone back in 2011, sure it will be worth the wait Kev

There are places to go where this thing doesn,t happen, where people don,t demand the same old same old, don,t don the uniform, don,t panic when the floor isn,t full, embrace sounds they haven,t heard before, seek and you will find, or does it make some people feel good about themselves surrounding themselves with all this shite that has been going down since the turn of the century, cut yourself adrift, they have their own scene, don,t associate with it. Kev

Simple solution, we all have a good idea where this kind of thing is going to crop up, so let them get on with it and don,t go Kev

See you in April Mike (actually see you October 20th) Kev

Hi Tezza, depends if you bought your records because YOU loved them, or in the hope other people would. Is it a compilation of records to DJ with, or a personal collection. If you love your records and love soul, cherish them and play them in your record room, do CD,s of the same stuff as the 3 or 4 you played out the other night and send them to like minded mates and associates who in return will return the favour, don,t let the sheep get you down mate, keep them, move stuff on you have had forever and buy other stuff that floats YOUR boat. Kev