Kev Cane

Howard Tate-Half a man, as good as it gets, and for a fiver, incredible record Kev

Steady on here Nev, I am starting to look worse than the subject matter Kev

You,re dead right Steve, the answers yes on both counts, I am no bother to anyone though, and generally know most of the folk at the venues I go to Kev

Only been a few times Cressy, and that was the over riding thought each time, piss heads in later on, spoils the night mate Kev

Bought it for the Vietnam side many moons ago Dave, great thread by the way, plenty of mileage Kev

Said that when Mal had it up initially, Fantastic group record, BARGAIN, if one of the so called "big boys" was to get hold of this and give it a run out people would be falling over themselves for it Kev

AKA Masters of Soul I think, came out on Ovide and Capitol with a great flip "Please wait for me" Capitol issue is very cheap, not sure about Ovide but know its harder than Capitol Kev

Giving up on love, Jock put this on tape for me in the 80,s, been hooked from that day, tough call, but his best for me Kev

You flick through your records thinking everyone knows this everyone knows that, then you get into conversations about records and low and behold "don't know it" spoke to a so called "big name" DJ a few years ago, " Ultimations, Would I do it over, sorry mate, never heard it" or a very well known dealer, "Albert Jones is my favourite artist" "is he, then what do you think of Up to the sun" "sorry mate, don't know it" came the reply, no shame in admitting you don't know records, everyone has something that a lot of people won,t know Kev

Probably the best known, and maybe best, Marvin Gaye-Whats going on and Whats happening, side to side on what some people say is the greatest album ever Kev

Anybody out there got Joe Tex, You better believe it, then flip it, "I believe i'm gonna make it" fabulous Kev

Emanuel Laskey-Peace loving man Kev

Oh yes Dave, plenty to go at here Players-He,ll be back " " " -i,m so glad you waited Masters of Soul-Please wait for me Loads more, will have a dig around upstairs Kev

Love it aswell Bob, add the two Startells records into it and the label Lamaar looks like theres some really good stuff on it, are there any more on the label worth having ? Kev

Add Carlton J Smith "I better" to the top draw aswell Mike, I forgot to mention it first time around Kev

Doh Just read your post again Jordi, my mistake Kev

Jeff Adams and Jimmy Bell are 2 of the tracks I picked out as incredible out of a great set Jordi, you and Mike do yourselves a favour and give it a blast Kev

Rob Marriott played Cleveland Wilson (aka oc tolbert) "I,m shooting high" 3 times at Mansfield Swan in the same spot, by the 3rd time the floor was chocker, (and so it should be), the rest they say, is history Kev

Great post Dean, its a catch 22 that is being experienced all over the country, and when you look at the ratio of nostalgia nights as opposed to rare/underplayed nights, the former seems to be win by an avalanche, then the picture seems to suggest nostalgia has taken over big style, I know from experience that groups of people all over the country set out to run a do that flies in the face of "same old, same old" but when faced with an empty floor at 10pm either throw the towel in or succumb to the safety tactic, this leaves you with a totally deflated and uninspiring experience, the dancefloor appears to be king, personally I have been to nights (and days) haven,t danced but applauded nearly every record I have heard and had a great time, sticking to your guns for 2 or 3 dates initially, and not capitulating to the flared trouser and see if word of mouth gets the desired clientel in would seem to be the way to go, but like I said from experience, easier said than done. Point being, the Promoter should drive it to reach the initial objective (or goal) and persevere with their beliefs Kev

What a fooking record Kev

Was lucky enough to get a sneak preview of this and like I previously stated thought it was awesome, right from the first track (Sonny Turner) to the last, not a weak track in sight Kev

Be round early this week to pick it up matey Kev

Know what you mean Dave, todays culture won,t tolerate gems like that, but as yourself, I can remember the time when stuff like that was the staple diet at venues, been here before, but still and always will think it was miles more soulful when it was underground Kev

Now then Dave "My last letter" now there is an absolutely fantastic soul record, the horns and the pleading vocal are something else Kev

Altogether, awesome stuff Steve, knew the brilliant Sonny Turner, Ralph Weeks and Producers and am lucky enough to have a copy of Unique, the rest was new to me and right up my street, Ledgends, Jimmy Bell, John Washington, Steve Bassett, Sideshow and Chocolate Sunday deserve special mention, but I thought Raw Umber, Carlton Smith and Jeff Adams were as good as anything I have heard for a lot of years, fantastic, file saved, so it will get loads of hammer. Big thank you for sending this mate, loved it Kev