WOULD YOU ADAM & EVE IT, THE MACHINE IS BACK, AS YOU MAY BE AWARE MY MANY YEARS OF LIVING THE HIGH LIFE ON THE RARE SOUL SCENE WITH IT'S ALL NIGHTERS & ALL DAYERS, ESPECIALLY BACK IN THE 1970s, WHEN I LIVED IN LETCHWORTH, MY WEEK WOULD BE SOMETHING LIKE THIS:- THURSDAY NIGHT, GO TO BEDFORD WITH MICK SMITH, FRIDAY WIGAN OLDIES BUYING & SELLING 45s IN THE BAR WITH MICK SMITH, ADY C, & PETE WID,  SATURDAY NIGHT BLACKPOOL MECCA (OR AS I USE TO SAY, GOING TO BLOCKPOOL TO SEE THE HALLUCINATONS). THEN ON TO WIGAN ALL NIGHTER, SUNDAY THE RITZ OR CAT WHISKERS OR SAMANTHAS ALL DAYERS, THEN MAKE MY WAY HOME, SO COMPARED TO SOME PEOPLE WHO LIVED IN THE NORTH, US FROM THE SOUTH REALLY HAD TO BE PASSIONETTE ABOUT SOUL MUSIC...OR BLOCKED?

SO THE LAST FEW MONTHS, MY HEALTH HAS WORSENED, WITH TYPE 2 DIABETIS WHICH HAS LEFT ME WITH 50/50 CHANCE OF LOSING MY LOWER LEGS, SUSPECTED BOWL CANCER, HEP B&C, MY ADDICTION ISSUE PLUS OTHER STUFF, ALL LEADING ME HAVING TO TAKE 47 DIFFERANT TABLETS EVERY DAY, THEN THERE WAS A ISSUE WITH MY LAPTOP SCREEN, AFTER ME PUTTING MY FIST THROUGH IT LAST jANUARY AS I WAS IN A SULKING MOOD, BUT NOW I'M BACK, AS I have no sound files for these 3, if someone could put them on for me,

However I must show you the Craig Douglas on Indian $tateside don't know how rare it is but my copy is the only one i've seen, VALUE PLEASE

AT THIS TIME I MUST THANK YOU ALL FOR KEEPING THE CLUB ALIVE, SPECIAL THANKS GOES TO MIKE & A BIG THANKS TO KEV. I HOPE TO GET HIM A PINT IF HE GETS HIMSELF DOWN TO THE STABLE, JOHNNY BEGGS GETS THERE? 

SO HERE WE GO AGAIN, IT SEEMS THAT KEV MADE NO RULES FOR THIS THREAD THAT'S COOL, HOWEVER I STILL BELEIVE THAT ANY RECORD ON THIS THREAD, YOU SHOULD OWN A COPY (thats what the club is all about. picking a 45 from  your collection, it does not matter if rare, northern, beat ballard, funk, motown, or JA Soul, my preferance is rare UK SOUL & classic northern origanals).

 Super spin from Richard Popcorn Wylie - Rosemary What Happened   

10 minutes ago, Bruv said:

 Super spin from Richard Popcorn Wylie - Rosemary What Happened   

Bruv

Great oldie I still love

Anyone know where & who played it first please?

Cheers

Martyn

 

As not to let Patto down here's a bit of a stomper that's having a bit of a revival?Always reminds me of Middleton nighters.

The Pacesetters - I'm Gonna Make It Minit

 

 

My Lillian Hale (posted earlier) landed this morning & I've found this on the B side,well chuffed 

Lillian Hale - The Signs Were Wrong Fretone

 

 

Top tune Martyn ...see you this weekend ..........i believe you're booked in to a wheelie bin behind the caf at Cleethorpes !!!!!!

Edited June 8, 20177 yr by Keeper
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2 minutes ago, Keeper said:

Top tune Martyn ...see you this weekend ..........i believe you're booked in to a wheelie bin behind the caf at Cleethorpes !!!!!!

Neil

Are you there all weekend?

Please we've upgraded to a Biffa Bin..........room for all the family

Cheers

Martyn

9 hours ago, hullsoul said:

Bruv

Great oldie I still love

Anyone know where & who played it first please?

Cheers

Martyn

 

Thanks Martyn, yes it's a great sound, I remember getting it on Grapevine in the late 1970's and thinking it was so different to everything else at the time.   

  Thelma Lindsey - Why Were'nt You There, fantastic flip side to Prepared To Love You.  

Jesse James flip of issue

"if you want a love affair"

had this years but lately listening to this soulful builder delivered in fine style by Jesse on top form 👌

"I Never Meant to Love Her"

 

 

The Prince, Muscle Shoals and Alabama - got to be good innit. 

 

12 hours ago, hullsoul said:

Bruv

Great oldie I still love

Anyone know where & who played it first please?

Cheers

Martyn

 

I would hang my hat on Sir Dickie. 

Pierre. 

 

Edited June 8, 20177 yr by Peter99

40 minutes ago, Peter99 said:

I would hang my hat on Sir Dickie. 

Pierre. 

 

I think Ian Levine was the first to play Rosemary What Happened at Blackpool Mecca. He featured it in the B&S adverts so unlikely to do this if Richard was playing it before him.

Ricardo 

Leave you with a couple before I set off for Cleethorpes weekend.

This came on two labels.

The Ravenettes-Since You Been Gone Josie

 

Edited June 9, 20177 yr by hullsoul

BOOM!!!!

 

 

 I got a white demo of Christine Cooper - Heartaches Away My Boy delivered by the postman, made a nice change from him keep posting me bills!  

a funky garage soul piece from 1968..I'd get up and dance to it (badly), saw one for sale but in only G condition so added to wants

 

Huge favourite of mine from the one and only Bobby Womack  - Across 110th Street        

On ‎10‎/‎06‎/‎2017 at 18:37, shufflin said:

a funky garage soul piece from 1968..I'd get up and dance to it (badly), saw one for sale but in only G condition so added to wants

 

very weird flip!

heres a proper oldie , found myself liking this alot lately , seven day fool / etta james , argo label

 

  Beautiful Soul from Charles Johnson - Never Had A Love So Good    

Here is one  from my early days of collecting, Have this on stateside, One of the great mid 60"s Tunes Love It!! hope you will love it too.

Yea and here they are performing live, still out there doing their stuff, and have to say they have still got it!

 

Edited June 15, 20177 yr by RICK SCOTT
additional info.

On Thursday, June 08, 2017 at 09:47, hullsoul said:

As not to let Patto down here's a bit of a stomper that's having a bit of a revival?Always reminds me of Middleton nighters.

The Pacesetters - I'm Gonna Make It Minit

 

 

Thanks for keeping my end up Martyn.Pacesetters just an Awesome tune.Back from the Majorca sun.Playing the tunes poolside reminded me i must start playing this class oldie from the Soulville Allstars.Anyone know when this baby first hit the nighter decks,i think it did get some casino action

 

On Friday, June 09, 2017 at 10:34, hullsoul said:

Leave you with a couple before I set off for Cleethorpes weekend.

This came on two labels.

The Ravenettes-Since You Been Gone Josie

 

Very nice tune Martyn so underated,mine is on the other label Surefine.The flip aint too shabby either

 

Edited June 15, 20177 yr by Patto

How beautiful is this? The Jones Girls - previously unreleased but on a PIR anniversary 45. Baby Dont Go - so, so pretty. Turn up the bass and the volume. 

 

Edited June 15, 20177 yr by Peter99

On 6/14/2017 at 19:48, Bruv said:

  Beautiful Soul from Charles Johnson - Never Had A Love So Good    

Yep, absolute massive record from the early 80's and probably my top pick at the time. . The reason I sold up is that I had a fair few records like this stolen. Never thought I would contemplate buying them back due to the price and availability - but then you get sucked into the zone! I bid on one the other night. 

Pete

6 minutes ago, Peter99 said:

Yep, absolute massive record from the early 80's and probably my top pick at the time. . The reason I sold up is that I had a fair few records like this stolen. Never thought I would contemplate buying them back due to the price and availability - but then you get sucked into the zone! I bid on one the other night. 

Pete

Sublime bruvbaz

Eloise Laws - Love Factory,  played this beauty last night while dj-ing a friends surprise 50th Birthday Birthday as it's a big favourite of his, you forget how great a sound this is, Top Drawer Soul....      

Hi All..I thought I would put up well known 45's that are hard to find as original's, but them nasty bootleggers don't care about SOUL COLLECTORS do they? I hate the wankers with all my soul, this track by Tony Galla is a superb 45, and I am glad that I own an original copy, what I like about "In Love" is that Tony is a White guy, thus making Dave Godin's "as deep as you like and then some" very apt.

I got my copy (below) from Mick Smith for £200 money well spent as I rate it at £500, I really do.

Edited June 16, 20177 yr by dthedrug
Forgot to add comments to the post

I probably prefer this to "I Travel Alone"....

 

HI probably is a word with no real meaning, that's why it's used in advertising, however I also like this side, KTF

For some reason this popcorn track hits all the right spots for me...

 

On ‎25‎/‎05‎/‎2017 at 18:44, Patto said:

Well Done Bruv you cracked the upload link and you couldnt have picked a better tune to do it with

HI ALL Did You know that "it rained forty days" is on plastic & styrene? Also I have a spare that has a crack, but it plays great for DJing If you have a trade that I may want (UK only) or a cash offer, you will not get a cheaper copy this side of hell, or I might use it as a competition prize let me know what to do with it,Not sure if I posted this before? my copy of Craig Douglas Pye 45 on STATESIDE with Picture sleeve (Indian copy) RARE

On ‎08‎/‎06‎/‎2017 at 09:40, hullsoul said:

Bruv

Great oldie I still love

Anyone know where & who played it first please?

Cheers

Martyn

 

I first heard it at Wigan Casino & I'm sure it was Richard, I got my copy from the Scotch man John Anderson, was well pissed of when the bootleg looked the same as my Demo, if this is of any use? as it may of been played at another place like the Mecca,

21 hours ago, Patto said:

Thanks for keeping my end up Martyn.Pacesetters just an Awesome tune.Back from the Majorca sun.Playing the tunes poolside reminded me i must start playing this class oldie from the Soulville Allstars.Anyone know when this baby first hit the nighter decks,i think it did get some casino action

 

HI ALL The first place this classic entered my Lug Holes was at the Howard Mallet Cambridge, in amongst classics like Stanley Mitchell, Joe Hicks, Shirley Lawson, Saxie Russell And the CLASSIC "open up the door to your heart" "you better believe it" on BROWN DOOR Records played by DJ Tony Deller.

 

 What a wonderful oldie -  Jimmey Soul Clark's  - Sweet Darlin     

Absolutely Brilliant version of the Jr Walker Classic.... Buddy Miles and The California Raisins - What Does It Take         

Whey hey , I'm back , bloody computer was fooked so was advised to get a new tower and he couldn't get my music Doh ! Anyway he'd knocked the connection out of the speaker thingy dick !!

Just got this a couple of weeks ago from Tim Brown at Anglo - Bobby Sheen - Come on and Love me - Chelsea

Hope you likey !

Cheers

Swifty 

Edited June 20, 20177 yr by SWIFTY

Grows on you this one ...trust me !!! Then again so do some STD's !!! I love it anyway !!!

Picked this up at Cleethorpes .....no not an STD  Martyn !!! Finally at the right price !!!

  

 Outstanding Soul from Mr Bobby Hutton - Come See What's Left Of Me     

2 minutes ago, Bruv said:

  

 Outstanding Soul from Mr Bobby Hutton - Come See What's Left Of Me     

Yep cracker.

P

9 hours ago, Peter99 said:

Yep cracker.

P

Thank you Pete, finally have a copy now in the collection, so well happy.  

HI ALL  There ain't much I can add to this class record from JJ Barnes except it has been overlooked for far to long, even by myself, However I say if you ain't got a copy (the Scepter copy is the second release for national dist) do yourself a favour as I predict this will go big, so buy it when it's cheap, in fact buy 2 copies & make some money when it does!. KTF DAVE K

 

 

 

 

 Top Northern spin from The Metros - Since I Found My Baby      

Not bought anything useful for ages apart from food n stuff like that !!! Then along comes another long time want at the right price !!! Hope you enjoy this ??!!

 Instrumental from me for a change, The Three Rivers Blues Band - Ophelia. First heard this at a friends Soul gig a couple of years ago and managed to get a copy on ebay last year.   

Casino Biggie from me tonight.One of the best intros ever.Mine is on the Mary Jane label as in the clip

 

Edited June 23, 20177 yr by Patto

3 hours ago, Keeper said:

Not bought anything useful for ages apart from food n stuff like that !!! Then along comes another long time want at the right price !!! Hope you enjoy this ??!!

Awesome record m8 👍

Don't remember ever hearing it played anywhere in the last few years .....could be my crap memory though !!! But i'm sure i would have got off mi arse and danced !!!!!!

 Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft...  Great memories for me of first hearing this as a young boy when mum bought the single home, the whole Shaft Soundtrack for me is a music masterpiece, I really do "Dig It"