Chilli

I think it does have limited print run, however I understand it's on it's third reprint so far

You're probably already aware of this, but Newcastle stalwarts Jools and Paul Donnelly have recently published a book covering the Club a'Gogo and Mod scene in 60s Newcastle. I've not bought a copy but I've heard good reports about it. Further details here for anyone interested - https://www.clubagogo.co.uk/

I think it's also important to think about the wider record buying public. Many on here are longstanding collectors and/or DJs on the scene and will often want the very best graded vinyl they can afford. Outside of this relatively small bubble is a larger market of people who have no interest in DJing and can't really afford a mint version and just want to own a record to be able to play it at home. Yes, they can buy boots, CDs or even download some tracks, but there's still a large group of people who want to collect original vinyl just for home listening but don't necessarily need it to be mint. I fall into this bracket. I'd love to own mint versions of all the tracks I want to own, but I know I can't afford it, so as long as a record is still playable to a reasonable quality, I'd consider paying a much reduced price to be able to play a record on original vinyl on my home system.

Mark, Sorry if this is a silly question, but are all the 14 parts you've previously posted all extracts from the book that appears in the photo? Cheers.

Pow Wow in Sheffield had a great vibe, in both of the venues that I can remember going to. Remember going to an after-party at Club 60, which is basically an illegal drinking establishment (no license) in a downstairs cellar which you could only get to through a printing shop . The cellar was not in the best of upkeep and looked like what I can only imagine the Cavern in Liverpool would have been like in the 60s. Absolutely brilliant vibe in there; the only problem being I had to leave at about 5am to get home to take the son to play football on the Sunday morning .

My first NS event was Clifton Hall, and i was always too scared to go up to a DJ to make a request (I was only about 15/16 at the time and didn't really know the names of most records). So a couple of years later I was at a local soul do and plucked up the courage to ask for 'Jodie's got to turn and go'. The DJ just looked at me, smiled that knowing smile, and said 'Yeah, I've got that'; turned to his DJ box and pulled out said record to show me. Safe to say, after that I knew what the record was really called and who it was by .

And a brilliant book it is too. I can't recommend it enough for anyone with even a slight interest in 1960s music.

I agree with your sentiment, however this and more is covered in Paul 'Smiler' Anderson's book 'Mods: The New Religion', where there's a wealth of clippings, membership cards, record scans, etc copied within, plus it's a fantastic read about the 60's Mod/early Soul scene around the country. Thankfully it's not just London-centric (though obviously there's a lot of focus on London and it's clubs), with scenes and clubs in other parts of the country covered. If you've not already got it, stick on your Christmas list; you won't be disappointed!!

Not seen that site before, or those pictures, so thanks for that.

I don't recall anyone within the Mod scene at the time calling it a 'mod revival', that was the work of journalists and the music press of the time, and the name kind of stuck. It's much the same now, where a lazy journalist will use the term 'Northern Soul' and use 'The Snake' as an example of the music. There have been many discussions on here about what that term actually means, and of course it will mean different things to different people, but it's a catch-all term used for easy reference. No problems anyway pal; I agree with you that it's the music that counts. I was just giving a slightly different perspective from someone who was part of the 'mod revival' as opposed to someone else's perception viewing it from the outside.

I agree with that Chalky, though there was, and still is, some overlap. Some Mods, myself included, love soul of most kinds, including 'Northern', but many don't, but there are many tunes that could be, and are, played on both scenes; they are not mutually exclusive.

I think that's a massive generalisation pal. The Mod revival did have its own music (which wouldn't be to many people's tastes on the Soul scene), but what it did do was enable many of the 'revival' Mods to dig deeper into what the original scene was like. So whilst I might agree that the early revivalists might not have had any (much!!) originality, this developed quite quickly with new clothing styles and an appreciation of 'newly' found music becoming much more appreciated and understood. As with all scenes, the revival developed and evolved into something very different from the 1979/80 revival years, and was all the better for it in my opinion.

I can't contribute any photos to this thread, but I've just been looking on the BBC website and seen the article linked below which include some stunning photos of the extreme weather experienced on the south coast last night. I thought some people on here might appreciate them also. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-48688194

and another....

Here's one popular on the Mod scene