Just wondering if anyone has a listing of what magazines and fanzines have been

published over the years and how many issues for each?

There was something on the Soulful Kinda Music site, but this is unfortunately not

up to date.

Any info appreciated.

The worst ever, was 'Northern Noise' I think it was a Wigan Casino fanzine. If there wasn't an all-dayer to go to, then Sunday afternoon hiding in my bedroom, after a 'nighter, feeling like I'm coming down in a lift, my ears screaming with tinnitus from dancing next to the speakers and reading this tripe was something I'll never forget, I think it cost about 50p and ran to 5 or 6 issues (monthly). I soon learned that better value was to be had from half a bottle of Vladivar vodka, which perked me up considerably,

Deleted, because even I got bored with this.

Edited April 6, 201411 yr by Dave Ward

Soul Source Record Magazine  --- 16 issues from 1978 to 1981ish

 

cost 35p each for the first 10, rising to 50p for remainder

 

researched, worded, styled, typed, letrasetted, golfballed, plate made and offset litho.d  by chris & jackie fletcher, helped by julian yendal, rob smith, soul sam, kev joss  david tidswell my immedeate family who finaced the hardware to proceed and various other contrbutors. distributed entirely at Northern soul Venues, by staff and madeline rae, distrib also via ken cox and mike walker at wigan casino. financed out of love, non profit all the way, financial help via mike walker wigan cassino, and national coal board. badly spelled and errors a plenty from a staff with an ad age of 18.

first issue sold just over 200

later issues did about 1200 to 1400

randy cozens wAS THE FIRST PERSON TO SUBSCRIBE. the £4 cheque adorned the print rooms (back bedroom's ) wall. the room was covered in offst litho ink within 6 months.

Usualy collated in the back seat of a maxi 1750 on the way to a venue-at new issue time. 

Aim was to tell the real truth and to uncover dozens of cover ups that consisted of the newies scene play lists- We did really well there being responsible for hundreds of disc's getting the soul source treatment, and becoming accessable by more than just one D.J at a time's playlist. Biggest disc to get the treatment was Joe Mathews- i dont like to loose- thanks to an error of sellotape management by arthur fenn, against the strict instructions by john anderson to keep said disc under wraps.

greatest good to come out of this venture was, and still is, the huge amount of great friends made who had like wise love for "OUR" scene.

biggest influences on the direction of the magazine were the Richard searlings, Martin Barnfathers, ian clarks, kev roberts, - andersons-manships-sousons-philips-selecta disc,globals, withers- shards- widdowsons-greets-clarks-raistricks-wherrys-raes-frank & twinks-levines & curtis- brady;s & vincents, bollingtons-coppels-winstanleys even- hennigans- thorleys- darge-McCutcheon-lawson-croasdale stewart- smith- even brick - durden- burton- indeed anyone who understood the true meaning of a progressive musical dance scene and its operation and direction...........WHAT GREAT FRIENDS.

WE ALL DID FUCKING BRILLIANT WORK in retrospect. That was what Soul Source Record Magazine was all about...

We have been responsible also for the introduction and or influences  to the scenes top players at one time or another including Mary chapmans, Chris Kings, Gary Rushbrookes, Rob Marroits Mark Dobson's Gillys- malloy'sETC ETC ETC Like wise we have all been influenced by the sheer power of the regular venue attenders whoose general direction was to dance to NEW and EXCITING and UNHEARD soul dance music. WOW---Lest We Forget!!!

Edited April 6, 201411 yr by enchantedrythm

'Shades Of Soul' was my favourite, think I got all of them!

Soul Source Record Magazine  --- 16 issues from 1978 to 1981ish

 

cost 35p each for the first 10, rising to 50p for remainder

 

researched, worded, styled, typed, letrasetted, golfballed, plate made and offset litho.d  by chris & jackie fletcher, helped by julian yendal, rob smith, soul sam, kev joss  david tidswell my immedeate family who finaced the hardware to proceed and various other contrbutors. distributed entirely at Northern soul Venues, by staff and madeline rae, distrib also via ken cox and mike walker at wigan casino. financed out of love, non profit all the way, financial help via mike walker wigan cassino, and national coal board. badly spelled and errors a plenty from a staff with an ad age of 18.

first issue sold just over 200

later issues did about 1200 to 1400

randy cozens wAS THE FIRST PERSON TO SUBSCRIBE. the £4 cheque adorned the print rooms (back bedroom's ) wall. the room was covered in offst litho ink within 6 months.

Usualy collated in the back seat of a maxi 1750 on the way to a venue-at new issue time. 

Aim was to tell the real truth and to uncover dozens of cover ups that consisted of the newies scene play lists- We did really well there being responsible for hundreds of disc's getting the soul source treatment, and becoming accessable by more than just one D.J at a time's playlist. Biggest disc to get the treatment was Joe Mathews- i dont like to loose- thanks to an error of sellotape management by arthur fenn, against the strict instructions by john anderson to keep said disc under wraps.

greatest good to come out of this venture was, and still is, the huge amount of great friends made who had like wise love for "OUR" scene.

biggest influences on the direction of the magazine were the Richard searlings, Martin Barnfathers, ian clarks, kev roberts, - andersons-manships-sousons-philips-selecta disc,globals, withers- shards- widdowsons-greets-clarks-raistricks-wherrys-raes-frank & twinks-levines & curtis- brady;s & vincents, bollingtons-coppels-winstanleys even- hennigans- thorleys- darge-McCutcheon-lawson-croasdale stewart- smith- even brick - durden- burton- indeed anyone who understood the true meaning of a progressive musical dance scene and its operation and direction...........WHAT GREAT FRIENDS.

WE ALL DID FUCKING BRILLIANT WORK in retrospect. That was what Soul Source Record Magazine was all about...

We have been responsible also for the introduction and or influences  to the scenes top players at one time or another including Mary chapmans, Chris Kings, Gary Rushbrookes, Rob Marroits Mark Dobson's Gillys- malloy'sETC ETC ETC Like wise we have all been influenced by the sheer power of the regular venue attenders whoose general direction was to dance to NEW and EXCITING and UNHEARD soul dance music. WOW---Lest We Forget!!!

 

I loved this magazine but the thing that made me laugh was that if there was a mistake made, they didn't bother tippexing over it and doing it again, they just crossed it out and carried on.  Also remember things like Silky Hargraves Love lets Try It Again and Tobi Lark Challenge My Love being on sale on the back page for £3 each.

The worst ever, was 'Northern Noise' I think it was a Wigan Casino fanzine. If there wasn't an all-dayer to go to, then Sunday afternoon hiding in my bedroom, after a 'nighter, feeling like I'm coming down in a lift, my ears screaming with tinnitus from dancing next to the speakers and reading this tripe was something I'll never forget, I think it cost about 50p and ran to 5 or 6 issues (monthly). I soon learned that better value was to be had from half a bottle of Vladivar vodka, which perked me up considerably,

You're right there it was pretty crap, I've still got one with the poll where Wigan was voted the best of everything.

You're right there it was pretty crap, I've still got one with the poll where Wigan was voted the best of everything.

I remember that poll, best toilets: WC, best place to abscond from borstal: WC, best DJ (In the entire world): RW (WC). best disco (in the entire universe) WC, best record label: Pye Disco Demand. best magazine, Northern Noise.

I remember that poll, best toilets: WC, best place to abscond from borstal: WC, best DJ (In the entire world): RW (WC). best disco (in the entire universe) WC, best record label: Pye Disco Demand. best magazine, Northern Noise.

Here you go. Just so you can re-live those happy Sunday afternoon's!!!!

 

All the best

 

Kev Bod