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Only a few copies...they were next on my list

still after these

Needed to complete the collection up until 1987 PM Me please. I have loads to trade. 1 2 3 4 40 68 354 358 359 378 392

If the media came to them and wanted to do a serious look at the scene why don't they say...ah you need to speak to Chris Burton,Guy Hennigan,Soul Sam,Adey,Kev Roberts,Phil Dick etc etc as I don't have the depth or knowledge of the scene as they do.

From reading old Blues & Souls Dave called it the Northern Soul scene to describe a few clubs that played old Soul and were not interested in new releases.These seemed to be in the North.He was not branding a type of music which later became reliant on the fast Motown style tempos.Let's look at the old tv reports.This England when it was overground looked at the cultural and music aspects of it but did avoid the elephant in the room.Drug use.I actually like This England.Also there was Disco Delight which covered the dancing at The Casino with no interviews .The other montages were the rockers dancing to Hey Rocknroll and footage of a Roxy Disco at Pips.No interviews etc so this stands on its own.Something Else from 1979 was also a good segment and well explained by the girl and footage of people dancing to Disco Connection.The people explain what it is about and how different it is to the normal club scene.The film is not a look at me,look at me film.The importance of the records and music is at the forefront.Still no mention of the drug elephant though.I suppose at that time it isn't mentioned as they did not want to attract the DS but i don't think people did not dob their club in if they were nicked.I have numerous reports of people telling the Police were they bought it from or where they were going to sell.All of the above tv pieces are focused on the records and the artists.Out On The Floor tv film now does focus on drugs but suffers from a low budget.I think the next thing was Whistle Test ...Wigan had shut and it was back underground again.Another informative piece with a brief history and a serious look.Chasing Rainbows looked at one particular person and wasn't too bad either Gary Crowleys look at Morecambe was excellent and also focused on the records and how records could become big quickly.Footage of the dancers too and the link with Blackpool Mecca and Levines Hi Energy projects.The rot started with Dani Behrs piece on the Northern Soul butcher...this is the one that looked at the scene in a look at these old people with their odd rituals etc...from that piece it has been downhill since to where we are now.Responsibility is a word that should be thought about with the media ...are you going to make the scene look a joke ? What is there agenda? I mean I was asked by tv people in a programme about records and Northern Soul ...can you wear baggy trousers..F and Off were my words.The feeling I do get are that in the old docs people are participants and have no agenda about becoming famous and are natural. People are so desperate to get on tv they don't think about how it is going to be portrayed.I mean the Northern soul Nazi Float...you could not make it up.

It is quite obvious she wants to become famous on the back of Northern Soul. Not all of the young kids are part of that Bristol gang. To me it is all about the artists/finding the records but the media have fallen in love with the trousers and the young kids. They are not interested in chemist burglaries of the past/rare records/artists which is why they go to the bright young thing. To put this into perspective though we get loads of young kids at The Rivoli who regularly jump up on stage and ask about records. One funny incident was Paul Sindab on Hype after i played it. I showed the young lad the record and he couldn't believe that a label would be made like that. They are interested in the music and dancing and good to chat to. They ask for sensible requests as well unlike the gang that are interested in being on telly..

I remember reading about a bloke who went to a badge makers at the time and got his own embroidered badge made for his blazer.

Can someone remind me of the matrix stamps/ etchings on this one.

I have an original without the raised letters.

I think it's people who want to be famous and well known doing it through the Northern Soul scene....they have not got the nose to find the records ...scrimp and scrape to buy the records....no interest in deejaying (that's too hard), know a counterfeit from a real one (nor are they bothered).....know about the artists......learn a few moves and proclaim you are an expert. Put up loads of videos and get loads of likes and be famous online...you never know some tv company might put you on telly.. I remember a dance teacher called Sharon about ten years ago at a venue I was playing at said "why are you playing this Modern rubbish? "It was Heart Be Still by Jackie Moore. I then put on Oh Happy Day and she ran off to the dancefloor. I scratched my head. She had all the moves though and the qualifications. !

There a nice bit of footage on here from 1978 showing one style of dancing. (4) Soulboys and Scooters - YouTube

You don't see many different styles of "Northern Soul dancing" no fast shuffling to Time or Summer In The Parks .....no Russian rolls....no handstands into splits....no swallow dives.... I suppose those styles are dead now along with Karate slippers,shorts,Italian combats,canvas belts,Pods,. Never mind the Italians came third and I believe Scotland won.

I have a letter from Feb 71 addressed to Phil Saxe and Rob Bellars from a Dave Lowe who was a bit miffed he had lost out on their auction of a Sandi Sheldon.