Kev Cane

"Why is it taking so long" sounds great on the podcast Steve, If "Let the past" is anywhere near as good as George Scott, then thats some double sider Kev

Doh, yes Dave, I actually noticed last night that it was your post mate, was awaiting your reply I had a good Idea you would already be onto them Best Kev

Anybody also got a British "Discover Me" David Ruffin, flip it, another great version, obviously produced by the man, Norman Whitfield Kev

Probably telling you summat you already know Dave, 2 other great tracks on the George Scott LP "Let the past be the past" and the incredible "I'm a fool for you" Kev

Anybody got the Temptations LP "Sky's the limit" incredible moody version of "Smiling faces" like only Norman Whitfield could produce (produced Undisputed Truths aswell) its about 13mins long, brilliant Kev

Just do it Jock, you know you want to Kev

Great price on the Jimmy Raye, incredible record Kev

Two fantastic records, Paul Williams taking the lead in the Temps for a change, the debate goes on about the greatest group of all time, for me the Temps versatility sways it for me, my two Devilles-One More Time Gene Redding-I need your loving Kev

Hi, a few to go here, paypal as gift preferred, site grading used, all in great nick VG++ unless stated Donald Height-Talk of the grapevine-Shout £40 (absolute brilliant oldie) Ascots-Miss Heartbreaker-MBS £20 (2 Ink cosses on label) Little Joe and the Latinaires-Ain't no big thing-Tomi £45 (fantastic version) Remarkables-Is the feeling still there-Audio Arts (LOVELY DEMO) £30 Invitations-Living together is keeping us apart-SBR £25 (LOVELY WHITE DATE STAMPED DEMO, THIS SHOULD BE A MODERN MONSTER) C Henry Woods Troupe-The Stranger-Enyx £25 (will have its day) Precisions-Don't double with trouble/Into my life-Atco £25 (nice white demo) JJ Barnes-Don't bring me no bad news-Ric Tic £25 (nice white demo) Billy Hambrick-Just Can't take it no more-Jovial £25 (stormer) Royal Premieres-I can make it if I try-MBS £25 (BRILLIANT) Fabulous Peps-Gypsy woman-Premium Stuff £50 (half price) Carolyn Crawford-My smile is just a frown/I'll come running-Motown £70 (lovely clean copy) Curtis Blandon-I need you/Young dumb-Tower £30 (stormer with great deep flip) Johnny Barnes-Real nice-Cap City £25 (brilliant shuffler) £2.50 Postage signed for UK Europe and afar to discuss Best Kev

Spot on Chalky, 87, 88 Blackburn and Mexborough Kev

Aretha, Shirley Brown, Laura Lee, Gladys Knight, Linda Jones, she's up there for me with the other legends I have mentioned Kev

Sorry, but if someone says they love soul, then says they don,t like Linda Jones, then I am out of any further conversation Kev

Didn,t know the Kim Tolliver Dave, wow, shades of Laura Lee, "Guess who I saw today" or the full length "Since I fell for you" made my day mate, the Lady Margo is another gem that you put on a CD, not that technical myself, but hearing them 2 belters has given me the urge to listen to The New Births album version of "Wildflower" Cheers Dave Kev

Place him in the same bracket as Steve Mancha, Melvin Davis and JJ Barnes Liam. Love every single one of em. Difficult to answer the question, in a hypothetical situation you can only base an opinion around similar artists and how they turned out. Using the examples I have, you would have to say he would have struggled to make a good living out of a recording career as the others did struggle. These guys are our heroes, but, we are not in the majority, and as a result wouldn,t be able to create a demand for the promotion from the record companies that would ensure there was a feasible market to sell their brilliant (to us) talents. Its sad, but its the reality, we hear our favourite artists singing, and they stir up feelings that are incredible, then we have to listen to the drivel that is served up today and watch Simon Cowell et al giving the thumbs up or down to the collection of Karaoke wannabees that are deemed the stars of tomorrow, at that, think I'll nip off to play "Beautiful Feeling" and wind myself up even more Kev

Grab the Harold Tyler at that price someone, been under the radar too long, won't be that price forever, great record Kev

Oh yes Dave Kev

Quit now Joan, while we sort of know what you mean Kev x

Truth-Come back home-Sounds Of Cleveland Beat that if you can Kev

Paypal as a gift preferred, site grading used VG++ unless stated I will take care of postage Profiles-I still love you-Bamboo £65 (immaculate copy of this gem, small drill hole on label) Carolyn Crawford-My smile is just a frown/I,ll come running-Motown £60 (again, immaculate copy of this double header) Fabulous Peps-Gypsy woman-Premium Stuff £50 (half price and in great nick) Thanks for looking Kev

Mixed Sugar-Its a bad feeling-FGS Please PM with condition and price if you can help Best Kev Sorted thanks

Same as Horse and Groom Sunday Chillout John, as Mick suggests, they could fetch that up to the NE, I,d love that, but people would have to travel, cos it wouldn,t happen up here, we tried back in 2001 at The Cumby Arms, was OK for a couple of years, but pressure to play same old same old disillusioned us so we folded it. Now everyone is a DJ/Promoter with their own do. The lads at Donny have it sussed, and a great logistic advantage, its only an hour away from nearly everywhere on the train, diverse playlists everytime, ballads, mid-tempo, 60,s, 70,s 80,s, it don,t matter, it has to be soulful though Kev

My question to anyone knocking what other people are playing (no matter where) would be, "write down on a bit of paper what you think should be played, giving specific examples" simple really, its easy for people to come out and have a go, and go on about the "so called" good old days and good old boys. Personally speaking its the "same 200 record" venues that piss me off, and we are awash with those up here in the NE, to be quite honest, learnt and heard more (soul wise) from CD swaps with lads on here, a lot of them don't really go anywhere but are as sharp as a tack when looking for and buying soul records, all tempo,s and era,s included, like you say Dave, theres loads of great collections up here that have left the Wigan days for dead and moved on big style. Soul collectors and lovers are a lot more aware nowadays about the real stuff that was deemed not compatible in the so called "golden era,s". Love buying and selling still today, in fact even more so, and don,t give a toss if people don,t like or want to hear what I do. In my opinion, there ain,t enough up here in the NE who like all things soulful to maintain a regular class venue. Too much pigeon holing still. The soul room in your own home is as good as it will ever get up here Kev

Skullsnaps "I'm your pimp" GSF immediately springs to mind, absolutely brilliant record, as "black" as coal Kev