Kev Cane

Dylan and John spot on with Masqueraders "Please take me back", along with "I,m just an average guy" must be their finest hour IMHO, anyone with The Exportations "I want you" on Vir-ro, once you,ve flipped it and heard "Find another day" surely "I want you" fades into insignificance such is the brilliance of the flip, as a matter of interest, anyone playing "Find another day" out at venues ? Kev

You know you have you cheeky devil, hows it going? Kev

Had this up a couple of weeks ago, still for sale or nice trade Rocky Gil and the Bishops-Its not the end-Tear Drop Demo Mint- £450 PM If interested, I will take care of UK Postage Kev

All of the Moments and The Whatnauts 7,s are worth having, some of the best "Sweet Soul" examples of the time came out of New Jersey from these guys, then also from the same stable came The New Sounds awesome set, add to this Linda Jones output theres a lot of scope for genuine soul collectors. Kev

FOR SALE Near mint copy:- Rocky Gil and the Bishops-Its not the end-Tear Drop demo £450 Kev

Good call Nev, getting plenty of play in this household, see you next week mate Kev

Great record, but the flip blows it out of the water IMHO Kev

Its a very loosely used term I think Bearsy, but IMHO I think the sound which is hard to describe really comes from the period between about 1969 and 1973, like I said its just an opinion, example being Lee "Shot" Williams and his absolutely brilliant "It Ain,t Me" on UA, quite messy in production really. Kev

At the Coachman in Darlington last Saturday, in amongst Enchanters, Steve Mancha (Friday Night), Accents, Jock Mitchell, Cashmeres etc, Temptations-I Know I,m Losing You was played, nobody moved from the dancefloor, to anyone or anything getting out of a Spaceship and not being aware of the so called politics would have been none the wiser as the Temps is more than a match for any of the aforementioned tunes and deserves its place in any Soul set, there are more examples, lets have them. Kev

Thats correct Phil, he was an avid reader of the mag and Rod Dearlove, if I remember rightly had warned that the mag would cease to exist as it was to expensive to produce, on reading this Steve contacted Rod and contributed to future issues, which I must add were a must read and is greatly missed. Steve Davis also used to attend Thorne (Canal Tavern) where as a claim to fame I advised him to purchase a copy of the Visitors-My love is ready and waiting, telling him it would be the best £6 he would ever spend, £6 eh, the good old days Kev

Great call Val, second that advice, theres no comparison IMHO. Kev

BLIMEY !!

The last 5, goes something like this:- Doug Haynes-The Sly, Slick, Wicked-Brunswick Rocky Gil and the Bishops-Its not the end-Tear Drop Brenton Wood-I want love-Brent Johnny Summers-I.m Still Yours-Yorktown D United Image-Loves creeping up on me-Volt Think everyones in the same boat, sell first then buy Kev

Tough one, but bang on here," Still Water", "Where did you go" and "In these changing times" for me Kev

Towanda and the Total Destruction "Wear your natural baby" is as far as it stretches Shep, after that forget it mate, in fact I think she looks at it with a bit of contempt, like she does my other great love Football, the amount of times she said "well why can,t you sell one of them records" my reply will always be the same though,"they were here before I met you, you,re out first", she is out at the moment so the bravado levels have raised. She has seen me jive a few times and was not very complimentary "Stiff arse" was the term used. Still, with that insult reverberating around my ears, the pull of the music is far too much for her to cause a stir, oh f--- She,s back, better get back to the gardeners world website. Kev

Two more absolute belters, heres some more Flairs-you,ve got to steal it-Where you live Stoppers-Come back baby-La La song (theme from Teletubbies) Accents-You better think again-Who you gonna love Soul Twins-Quick change artist-Give the man a chance Holidays-Loves creeping up on me-Never alone Albert Jones-Up to the sun-Reflections Chuck Overton-I,m so thankful-Is it possible Newcomers-Open up your heart-Girl, this boy loves you Masqueraders-How big is big-Please take me back Masqueraders-I aint gonna stop-Average guy Theres loads more Kev

Absolutely Binsey, Kev

Loads of scope on this one, Sandy Golden-When we,re all alone-Your love is everything-Masterpiece Jackey Beavers-Revilot New Wanderers-Aint gonna do you no harm-Let me render-Read Young brothers-Baby-Whats your game-Soul Power All of the Groovesville releases Larry Wright-Sweet Kisses-Its OK with me-A GO GO James Lately-Love, friends and money-forgot title but brill-Temple Debonairs-Please come back baby-Untrue woman-Soul Click Sheppards-Stubborn Heart-How do you like it-Mirwood Chancellors-All the way from heaven-Sad Avenue-Cap City Most of the Carnival releases Jesse James-If you want a love affair-I never meant to love her-20th cent Kev

We,ve talked about em, gonna try and post some soundclips so we can listen to a few, four of my fave 45,s, maybe not so well known but ultra soulful IMHO, Ojays to start with O,jays-Hurry up and come back.mp3

Absolutely Sean, I think "Please take me back" is the clincher, and as you state with "How big is big" on t,other side, what a double sider, was Lee Jones with them Sean last year, was gutted when they did Prestatyn a couple of years ago and the top man was missing, although having said that they were still great but maybe a little bit of seeing the Temps without David Ruffin or Paul Williams type of feeling came over me. I asked one of the other members of the group where he was and I was told he was a truck driver now, tears you up when you here shite singers making fortunes and this amazing talent having to hit the road to make a living. Best Regards Sean Kev

Cracker Brett. and you,ve just reminded me of one of the hundreds that should be included:- The Lee Jones lead Masqueraders-I,m an average guy. the flip to Aint gonna stop, absolutely incredible Kev

Should have put Little Royal on my list Brett, and if you include that then you have to include Garland Green "Jealous Kinda Fella" Kev

New Birth-Wildflower Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes-I miss you ( full version) Bobby Womack-Monologue from Communication LP plus many many more from him Truth-Come back home (Sounds of Cleveland) Jesse James-I never meant to love her Originals-Baby I,m for real Bobby Taylor-Does your mother know about me Tymes-The crutch ( Cheers Tats) Kev

Yes Matt, Touch my life is fantastic but the flip gives it a run for its money, "Happy bout the whole thing" absolutely superb, I remember when it was a brand new release, great label, some others Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes-I miss you (full version) " " " " - Be for real ( full version) " " " " -Concentrate on me Bunny Sigler-Keep smilin Anthony White-I could never repay your love O,jays-Darlin darlin baby Teddy Pendergrass-Whole towns laughing at me/ And if I had Theres loads more such was the quantity and quality of the labels ( Phil Int and T.S.O,P,) Kev

Cheers Steve, getting my wires crossed, don,t know where I got Limelights from cos even though I have lost listing I now remember Speedlimits, any Idea where it ended up Steve Kev