Jump to content
View in the app

A better way to browse. Learn more.
Soul Source

A full-screen app on your home screen with push notifications, badges and more.

To install this app on iOS and iPadOS
  1. Tap the Share icon in Safari
  2. Scroll the menu and tap Add to Home Screen.
  3. Tap Add in the top-right corner.
To install this app on Android
  1. Tap the 3-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner of the browser.
  2. Tap Add to Home screen or Install app.
  3. Confirm by tapping Install.
Soul Source

Million Dollar Disco Site Update

  • Replies 32
  • Views 3.2k
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Most active in this topic

Featured Replies

looks like a great site, lots of reading to do.

gary

Nice site and some really good reading. Thank you!

Some contentious points though - eg "the Wigan Casino crowd, who were totally against anything that was released after 1965 being played on "the scene". I'm very far from being an apologist for all the crap that was played at Wigan, but in my experience most of what was played was post '65 soul music and a helluva lot of it had been played at the Mecca first, including loads of what could be termed "disco" ( thanks Dicky).

Look forward to your site expanding with pages for other legends - Shep Pettibone, Larry Levan etc etc. thumbsup.gif

Looking good, enjoying checking the reviews,reading the articles and listening to the mixes

I will hopefully get down from Thurso to a MDD party in Glasgow at some point. Had a great time at the Northern Disco party in Manchester when Rahaan was on. Gutted I missed the recent Theo Parrish gig due to work up here.

Cheers

Phil

very interesting, please can you explain the al kent thing thats going on, i,m now drunk and confused, just looked at al kent talking,? some one please explain as i,m missing something here

yep, now i know whats going on i think,

Edited by codfromderby

Site is looking great !!

Any chance of a track list for your March 2010 mix on the site ?

  • Author

Some contentious points though - eg "the Wigan Casino crowd, who were totally against anything that was released after 1965 being played on "the scene". I'm very far from being an apologist for all the crap that was played at Wigan, but in my experience most of what was played was post '65 soul music and a helluva lot of it had been played at the Mecca first, including loads of what could be termed "disco" ( thanks Dicky).

OK, point taken. It's an exaggeration to illustrate a point I suppose. I'll try to find another way to word it.

  • Author

very interesting, please can you explain the al kent thing thats going on, i,m now drunk and confused, just looked at al kent talking,? some one please explain as i,m missing something here

yep, now i know whats going on i think,

Ha, the Al Kent thing... One day a few years ago, when I was releasing a record with a dirty great Chic sample, the label guy phones and said I had to put a false name on it, and I had ten minutes to decide before it went to press. I started looking through records for something clever, but ran out of time and just randomly picked Al Kent, which was kinda cool for one release. But then it stuck. And I can't really get rid of it now! I wish I'd chosen something a bit better tbh :thumbup:

  • Author

Looking good, enjoying checking the reviews,reading the articles and listening to the mixes

I will hopefully get down from Thurso to a MDD party in Glasgow at some point. Had a great time at the Northern Disco party in Manchester when Rahaan was on. Gutted I missed the recent Theo Parrish gig due to work up here.

Cheers

Phil

May 2nd and 30th!! Come to Glasgow!!

  • Author

I'm really chuffed at the positive feedback on here.. thanks. Will get a tracklist together for the mix as soon as I can.

Ha, the Al Kent thing... One day a few years ago, when I was releasing a record with a dirty great Chic sample, the label guy phones and said I had to put a false name on it, and I had ten minutes to decide before it went to press. I started looking through records for something clever, but ran out of time and just randomly picked Al Kent, which was kinda cool for one release. But then it stuck. And I can't really get rid of it now! I wish I'd chosen something a bit better tbh :smile:

LOL, I spent years looking for some kind of hidden, secret connection between a Disco Digger from Scotland and the legendary Soul producer and artist from Detroit. I always thought there HAD to be a Northern connection and now you tell me it was just a random choice!

Site looks great by the way. Congratulations.

And well done for putting Quinn Harris "I'll Always Love You" on the "Disco Love" CD. A brilliant track which I actually found in L.A. in '76 along with Sweet Daddy Floyd. Have you heard the Fajado record 'cos I got that at the same time.....?

Ian D :D

LOL, I spent years looking for some kind of hidden, secret connection between a Disco Digger from Scotland and the legendary Soul producer and artist from Detroit. I always thought there HAD to be a Northern connection and now you tell me it was just a random choice!

Site looks great by the way. Congratulations.

And well done for putting Quinn Harris "I'll Always Love You" on the "Disco Love" CD. A brilliant track which I actually found in L.A. in '76 along with Sweet Daddy Floyd. Have you heard the Fajado record 'cos I got that at the same time.....?

Ian D biggrin.gif

I think "Al" is just being modest, as a regular at Shotts etc. when Northern wasn't the overblown commercial enterprise it is now, Al (real name can be divulged if I get a big enough bribe :thumbup: )was a pretty regular Northern guy who had pretty good taste in that field too, he has managed to keep the same integrity through his various musical incarnations too if you ask me.

Brilliant site "AK" and more importantly great mixes and great great taste in most things you do mate, good to see someone keep the quality vibe going.

Have I said enough nice things to be let into one of your Glasgow parties now, running the fear I will frighten the crowd with not only my dad dancing but my rapidly whitening hair, I could always ask Kerso to bring me as he has kept his youthful looks

Take care mate.

PS The name could have been much worse, thank god it was Ric Tic and not Golden World where most of the names are Female :D

  • Author

LOL, I spent years looking for some kind of hidden, secret connection between a Disco Digger from Scotland and the legendary Soul producer and artist from Detroit. I always thought there HAD to be a Northern connection and now you tell me it was just a random choice!

Site looks great by the way. Congratulations.

And well done for putting Quinn Harris "I'll Always Love You" on the "Disco Love" CD. A brilliant track which I actually found in L.A. in '76 along with Sweet Daddy Floyd. Have you heard the Fajado record 'cos I got that at the same time.....?

Ian D biggrin.gif

When I say "random" I mean I didn't find the clever name I was frantically searching for, and "The Way You Been Acting Lately" was amongst the records I was looking through. It was a plain enough name to not sound stupid, so I chose that name. So yes, there is a northern connection. (I went through the same process looking for a name for my label; with the clock ticking I found the Rare Gems album and used that name in a hurry. I don't even like that album!). You'll find a northern connection to a lot of things I do.. Secret Sounds album, tracks called Keep The Faith, Magic Touch and Tenner rap for example. Not sure how many people got the tenner rap reference though :thumbup:

Re Fajardo - check the reviews page for the answer to that question; https://www.milliondollardisco.com/reviews.html

I really want that on 12" btw if anyone's seen such a thing.

  • Author

I think "Al" is just being modest, as a regular at Shotts etc. when Northern wasn't the overblown commercial enterprise it is now, Al (real name can be divulged if I get a big enough bribe :thumbup: )was a pretty regular Northern guy who had pretty good taste in that field too, he has managed to keep the same integrity through his various musical incarnations too if you ask me.

Brilliant site "AK" and more importantly great mixes and great great taste in most things you do mate, good to see someone keep the quality vibe going.

Have I said enough nice things to be let into one of your Glasgow parties now, running the fear I will frighten the crowd with not only my dad dancing but my rapidly whitening hair, I could always ask Kerso to bring me as he has kept his youthful looks

Take care mate.

PS The name could have been much worse, thank god it was Ric Tic and not Golden World where most of the names are Female :D

Jock, you and Kerso are welcome any time mate. Compliments or not. Though the compliments are good too :P

I don't know - Juanita Williams might've been a good choice for a name?

  • Author

thumbsup.gif SECRET SOUNDS BABY PLEASE Z -

Northern again :thumbup:

Though that's the Joey Negro remix which is a bit different to my original version..

When I say "random" I mean I didn't find the clever name I was frantically searching for, and "The Way You Been Acting Lately" was amongst the records I was looking through. It was a plain enough name to not sound stupid, so I chose that name. So yes, there is a northern connection. (I went through the same process looking for a name for my label; with the clock ticking I found the Rare Gems album and used that name in a hurry. I don't even like that album!). You'll find a northern connection to a lot of things I do.. Secret Sounds album, tracks called Keep The Faith, Magic Touch and Tenner rap for example. Not sure how many people got the tenner rap reference though smile.gif

Re Fajardo - check the reviews page for the answer to that question; https://www.milliondo...om/reviews.html

I really want that on 12" btw if anyone's seen such a thing.

Nope never seen the 12" - not sure if it even exists although stranger things have happened......I guess there's bound to be a fair bit of crossover with the Northern/Modern stuff from the early to mid 70's - it's a great area to plough for the sort of goodies on your reviews page......

Ian D biggrin.gif

Great site!

If I could add my tuppenceworth, what a site.

Well done big chap and keep up the good work.

( aaaah Shotts Stomp ya bastards and wrist slashers).

  • Author

Nope never seen the 12" - not sure if it even exists although stranger things have happened......I guess there's bound to be a fair bit of crossover with the Northern/Modern stuff from the early to mid 70's - it's a great area to plough for the sort of goodies on your reviews page......

Ian D biggrin.gif

Not sure if the 12" exists myself, but I've seen it reviewed on some site or other, though with no picture as evidence!

  • Author

If I could add my tuppenceworth, what a site.

Well done big chap and keep up the good work.

( aaaah Shotts Stomp ya bastards and wrist slashers).

Hahaha.. thanks Nick.

I was listening to the "Wigan Casino 70's # 1" recording and I don't actually think that's at Wigan. The DJ sounds like Martyn Ellis and I thought he only ever did the anniversary nights and even then he didn't play current biggies, just oldies. I may be wrong!

  • Author

I was listening to the "Wigan Casino 70's # 1" recording and I don't actually think that's at Wigan. The DJ sounds like Martyn Ellis and I thought he only ever did the anniversary nights and even then he didn't play current biggies, just oldies. I may be wrong!

I'm almost certain that tape originally came from you, Pete.

I'm almost certain that tape originally came from you, Pete.

100% definitely not one of mine, I've never heard that recording before, honestly - it was taking me a while to identify some of the tracks as well. (The only way it can have been one of mine is if someone sent it me and I passed it on without ever listening to it, which is unlikely)

Anyone else want to take a shot at who the DJ is?

* n.b. the one below it, from the last night at Wigan, IS one of mine

Edited by Pete S

Get involved with Soul Source

Go to topic listing

Advert via Google


Configure browser push notifications
Chrome (Android)
  1. Tap the lock icon next to the address bar.
  2. Tap Permissions → Notifications.
  3. Adjust your preference.
Chrome (Desktop)
  1. Click the padlock icon in the address bar.
  2. Select Site settings.
  3. Find Notifications and adjust your preference.