On the Chris Evans show this morning on Radio 2 at 7.15, the This Day In History segment presented by Kate Humble featuring the details about the Frank Wilson auction and what it raised. Nice to see Motown featured once again on Radio 2.

 

Kev

Does something like this really excite people? There's Motown and northern on radio everyday. It's on many tv shows as well.

It did'nt excite me, it was just an observation and a comment. That's all.

Fair comment but my point was (and it ain't a dig) is that there are plenty of soul and northern soul lovers who work in advertising, TV and radio, this is now practically an every day occurrence, you only have to watch coronation street for a mention or a record getting played then wait till the next morning for another topic about it.

Does something like this really excite people? There's Motown and northern on radio everyday. It's on many tv shows as well.

 

I think it does in some circumstances.  I was in the co-op yesterday and from nowhere, Road Runner by Jr Walker blasted out on the Co-Op radio, a record I've heard a million times but it sounded utterly fantastic in that setting, an unexpected slice of classic Motown while on a cider buying mission, perfect...

I don't think I'd bat an eyelid to that Pete.

I think it does in some circumstances.  I was in the co-op yesterday and from nowhere, Road Runner by Jr Walker blasted out on the Co-Op radio, a record I've heard a million times but it sounded utterly fantastic in that setting, an unexpected slice of classic Motown while on a cider buying mission, perfect...

 

I only go to TK Maxx to hear what music they've got on in the shop.

I think the original point was not so much that it got played, but that the feature was about the auction and how much money it went for.

 

I would guess that any listener, not just a northern soul collector, would find a £25k price tag for a 7" single (and the various reasons behind it) rather fascinating and exciting.

 

... possibly also a sense of bewilderment, and in some cases thoughts of 'you luck bugger' towards the seller of the record!

Nice to hear Kenny get a name check hope the tax man wasnt listening

to be fair i got silly excited at the local pub. they have that secret dj thing whereby people choose the tunes via an app. the app has its own limited playlists, and if no one selects anything it plays its own playlists. on a number of occasions ive heard exits- got to have money - now that was a surprise!

I think the original point was not so much that it got played, but that the feature was about the auction and how much money it went for.

 

I would guess that any listener, not just a northern soul collector, would find a £25k price tag for a 7" single (and the various reasons behind it) rather fascinating and exciting.

 

... possibly also a sense of bewilderment, and in some cases thoughts of 'you luck bugger' towards the seller of the record!

I agree to a point but some researcher at radio two will be into northern and will have fed him this info. It's not as though this record has escaped media attention in the past with Kenny even appearing on TV with it if I remember rightly.

I agree to a point but some researcher at radio two will be into northern and will have fed him this info. It's not as though this record has escaped media attention in the past with Kenny even appearing on TV with it if I remember rightly.

 

Mucker, to me you're sounding a bit like the great handbagging unwashed, know about and tolerate NS.

 

I think in all honesty the majority of non hard core fans know dick.

 

I think Seagrave has nailed it.

Mucker, to me you're sounding a bit like the great handbagging unwashed, know about and tolerate NS.

 

I think in all honesty the majority of non hard core fans know dick.

 

I think Seagrave has nailed it.

I understand that Ian, but everyone on this site knows all about it. That's why I asked do we seriously get excited about the mere mention of a northern soul record to start a topic about it.

I understand that Ian, but everyone on this site knows all about it. That's why I asked do we seriously get excited about the mere mention of a northern soul record to start a topic about it.

 

Indeed. Though this was no mere mention. This was a segment! And on Radio 2 as well. I would feel more the way you do if it had of been Solar 0129.. 

 

"Radio 2 at 7.15, the This Day In History segment presented by Kate Humble featuring the details about the Frank Wilson auction and what it raised".

Cheered me up to hear it as I was forcing down a bowl of porrige this morning

 

 

 

Dave

mmm...katie humble

Bloody thing woke me up as my radio alarm goes off at 7-15 & it's tuned to radio 2.

Frank Wilson not sure I've heard that one, could someone put a clip up :-)

https://www.youtube.com/user/franklyre

 

Just  a bee controller whats the big deal?

Edited May 2, 201312 yr by Marky Tee

gobsmacked moreso, that its four years passed since it was auctioned, remember the day well.....friday afternoon, on the way back from an expedition to deepest darkest tod and professor tim brown's cellarful of soul...unfotunately, i didn't have 25k to spend...doh! but i did get a few tunes   

Just thought I'd bump this topic up a bit.

 

 

I will offer a 5iver for this over played record that i dont want to hear again

Of course, if we (and promoters!) stuck to the principle of 'original vinyl only' venues, very few of us would think it was overplayed.

 

Similarly, we wouldn't fear hearing it out too often in the future either. Come to think of it (and this applies to a lot of other rare but bootlegged records too), we might even look forward to it ...

The Night - Frankie Valli on Steve Wright show today also, it's all over the place at the mo'

gobsmacked moreso, that its four years passed since it was auctioned, remember the day well.....friday afternoon, on the way back from an expedition to deepest darkest tod and professor tim brown's cellarful of soul...unfotunately, i didn't have 25k to spend...doh! but i did get a few tunes

Thought it was a Wedneday ?

Sure it was cos I used to go to the Mecca and on this occasion I gave it a miss and stopped in cos I knew it was gonna be that exciting ...

And trust me ,there's nothing much that will keep me from going to Bingo !

I only go to TK Maxx to hear what music they've got on in the shop.

Been in Boston, Lincs quite a bit this year and use the wifi in Cafe Nero. Of all places to hear it, it was the best selection of modern day jazz and Latin ive heard, I started Shazaming while drinking my coffee and every visit was discovering loads of US and Italian jazz from people I'd never heard of on labels i'd never heard of. Are they all like this, never usually go in.

Cheers Sutty

Edited May 3, 201312 yr by Sutty

Bloody thing woke me up as my radio alarm goes off at 7-15 & it's tuned to radio 2.

 

A right bastard of a "cock softener" then !!!

 

        

Just out of interest I`d like to hear this. Anyone know how to get a soundclip of the Frank Wilson item - buggered if I can??!!!

Just out of interest I`d like to hear this. Anyone know how to get a soundclip of the Frank Wilson item - buggered if I can??!!!

You'll be buggered if you do !

Been in Boston, Lincs quite a bit this year and use the wifi in Cafe Nero. Of all places to hear it, it was the best selection of modern day jazz and Latin ive heard, I started Shazaming while drinking my coffee and every visit was discovering loads of US and Italian jazz from people I'd never heard of on labels i'd never heard of. Are they all like this, never usually go in.

Cheers Sutty

You could have come and had a coffee at my house ... I'm a 5 min walk away

Andy

To be honest, sick to death of the whole Frank Wilson "Do I Love You" 25 grand(whatever it went for)circus.

 

Kev

Edited May 3, 201312 yr by kev cane

Thought it was a Wedneday ?

Sure it was cos I used to go to the Mecca and on this occasion I gave it a miss and stopped in cos I knew it was gonna be that exciting ...

And trust me ,there's nothing much that will keep me from going to Bingo !

of course you're right nev about wednesday, the story didn't run in the national papers til friday morning though, i remember picking up copies of the sun & mirror from a petrol station in littleborough and reading about it, im sure they even put a pic of dustbin in just to commercialise it.

Just out of interest I`d like to hear this. Anyone know how to get a soundclip of the Frank Wilson item - buggered if I can??!!!

 

 

Anyone??