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).

Just seen one of these in sales. I have the album and the 45 somewhere. I think I got the 45 as a real bargain from the states - many years after I bought the album. Can't remember who played this first but pretty certain that it was a big Clifton Hall spin. 

Bobby King - If You Don't Want My Love. 

 

Edited September 30, 20177 yr by Peter99

On 30/09/2017 at 11:37, JohnLloyd said:

Unsure of the date on this, possibly pre his Hi recordings. As he wrote and produced this and had 4 out of 5 of the records on Royal - Tone did he own the label?

This has probably been discussed before but I can't find it any where.

Gene Anderson - Baby I Dig You

 

John

New to me & on first couple of plays quite catchy,maybe not quite right for "now" as they say but still half descent

Cheers

Martyn

On 30/09/2017 at 11:50, Peter99 said:

Just seen one of these in sales. I have the album and the 45 somewhere. I think I got the 45 as a real bargain from the states - many years after I bought the album. Can't remember who played this first but pretty certain that it was a big Clifton Hall spin. 

Bobby King - If You Don't Want My Love. 

 

Can't remember who played this first..........Whoever it was should have been shot ........Ahh it's been awhile Pete ........I blame the bottle of Port

Cheers

Martyn

Heard this out last night & forgot how good it sounds (I expect retaliation from Pete ) Come out on loads of labels,think I've got it in about right in order of rarity/price(any correction most welcome)........Correc-Tone,UK MGM,Cub,Black Verve,Blue Verve (got a black Verve one)

Wilson Pickett - Let Me Be Your Boy Verve

 

 

On 30/09/2017 at 11:50, Peter99 said:

Just seen one of these in sales. I have the album and the 45 somewhere. I think I got the 45 as a real bargain from the states - many years after I bought the album. Can't remember who played this first but pretty certain that it was a big Clifton Hall spin. 

Bobby King - If You Don't Want My Love. 

Not that I was there but late Wigan biggie wasn't it? 

I just bought some really nice new expensive Bowers & Wilkins speakers recently and this one sounds the business on them (from the album) - unbelievably crisp production for the time. Also sounded fantastic at Mark Freeman's modern niter the other week

5 hours ago, hullsoul said:

Wilson Pickett - Let Me Be Your Boy Verve

Love this - remember it well as a big late 80's sound but was it played before that? Stafford? 

I had  this Beverly Ann - You've Got Your Mind On Other Things arrive over the weekend so another off the wants list.    

Just been re aquainted with this fabulous Sandra Philips track after landing an original West coast Gold issue.Fantastic Northern Soul and in my opinion better than World Without Sunshine

 

On 01/10/2017 at 14:48, hullsoul said:

Heard this out last night & forgot how good it sounds (I expect retaliation from Pete ) Come out on loads of labels,think I've got it in about right in order of rarity/price(any correction most welcome)........Correc-Tone,UK MGM,Cub,Black Verve,Blue Verve (got a black Verve one)

Wilson Pickett - Let Me Be Your Boy Verve

 

 

Just been doing a bit of jiving to that Martyn. 

 

On 02/10/2017 at 07:13, Bruv said:

I had  this Beverly Ann - You've Got Your Mind On Other Things arrive over the weekend so another off the wants list.    

Bruv

Still love this,kind of dispels the theory that it's a soul scene 

Cheers

Martyn

22 hours ago, Peter99 said:

Just been doing a bit of jiving to that Martyn. 

 

........

Muted to be an answer song to Sonny Rhodes- You Better Stop Galaxy,not quite sure myself just know it's a cracking dancer.Great vocal from GA as well.

Gail Anderson - I Can't Stop It Galaxy

(Not the greatest copy on the vid but only one I could find,mines a minter )

 

 

I had this Jackie Wilson  Masterpiece arrive today, it just doesn't get much better.....   

Bit of out & out R n B from me today.............

Nellie Rutherford - Laughing At Me Hickory

 

 

Staying wIth the RnB , just given this a spin on the home deck ....

Willie West 'a man like me' (Rustone). 

 

Edited October 6, 20177 yr by andybellwood

 Been playing some of the Stylistics tracks, enjoyed hearing this one again...  You Are Everything    

A close third behind Johnny Copeland and Barbara Lynn but still a winner for me. Johnny & Lilly - Suffering City.

 

 Brilliant Northern Soul - Maurice Williams - Being Without You    

Picked up Marie Lyon's LP "Soul Fever" at the weekend cheap as chips in a second hand shop (the 2000 reissue of course, I'm not that lucky).

 

 

I also picked up a nice mint UK original copy of Charlie Palmieri's "Latin Bugalu" LP.

I've got some of Eddie Palmieri's stuff but not Charlie's, this LP's a real peach!

 

 

Forgot about this little bugga until the other day 

 

Soul Crusaders - Those Memories - LuTall reckon I had this in the Cleethorpes days , haven't heard it since to be honest , sounds great loud !

Swifty

Edited October 10, 20177 yr by SWIFTY
Great slowie on B side too !

 Been playing this oldie a lot lately, The Trends - Thanks For A Little Lovin  

Got to be in my top ten 👍👏👌🎶🎶🎶

53 minutes ago, Bruv said:

 Been playing this oldie a lot lately, The Trends - Thanks For A Little Lovin  

 

On ‎11‎/‎10‎/‎2017 at 20:32, Spain pete said:

Got to be in my top ten 👍👏👌🎶🎶🎶

 

You have wonderful taste Sir. 

  Wonderful Tamla Motown..  The Isley Brothers - My Love Is Your Love Forever      

Quote

 

Hi All .....How pleased was I to see Friday Browns, 32nd Love Affair, FONTANA. up for auction on Manships, Like most of us who started collecting rare soul back at the start of the 7ts (not exclusively) we enjoyed the search for an exclusive find to brag about to mates, as with so many rare UK soul records, back then I always could find the label but not the record, for many years I searched for the issue of Fathers Angels "Bok to Bach" MGM with no success, in the end I paid Mick Smith £30 for a copy I took of a shelf at his house and refused to replace it insisting it belonged in my collection (I still rate it as one of the real rare records to own), anyway back to Friday Brown, John's write up is bang on, in my opinion this is one of the most overlooked UK 45s when you consider it is 2017 not 1977, please if you don't know this classic play it at least 3x to realise what John is saying about it, and why I put it up with the very best NORTHERN DANCE records, plus a great B side for future play.

I rate this as a 5 star record, & one that only comes along, well never, it must be worth a bid? DAVE K.

 

 

Pure Class from Mr Fred Hughes - Don't Let Me Down      

Possibly the wrong forum, just came across this on YouTube, not sure how well known it is probably well known but it made me smile, mods feel free to remove if deemed unsuitble

https://youtu.be/iA64mhwfoZc

Edited October 21, 20177 yr by Twoshoes

 Never tire of hearing this fabulous oldie from The Tymes - Here She Comes     

Maybe not everyone's cuppa but one that has that great 60t's/Mod feel to it.

Mel Torme-Power Of Love Columbia

 

 

 

Marlena can rock my boat anytime.   

 

 Fabulous slice of 1960's Soul from Leslie Uggams - Don't You Even Care      

 Wonderful Archie Bell & The Drells spinner - Tighten Up       

 

Finally got my hands on a copy of Cliff Nobles - My Love Is Getting Stronger.  What a sound....       

  

 

A bit of r'n'b from B B King. 

 

Good Quality spin from G Q - Make My Dreams A Reality             

      

 

Super Slice of Soul from Barrett Strong - Man Up In The Sky, not much to choose between this and the Johnny Bristol one.    

Forgotten by many (?) an old Cleethorpes spin (for Poke I believe) . 

Revived and went down well in main ballroom at Newquay Weekender , last weekend for Paul Rockey and one in the play box for Hoochie Coochie SOSA this month. 

Jimmy Jackson ‘footsteps in the shadows’ 

 

One for the weekend from me and and always a firm favourite at Scott Towers with harmonies to die for WONDERFUL   N-Joy

 

Another great vocal outing from The Tymes,get one for the cost of a couple of pints

The Tymes - Street Talk MGM

 

 

Edited November 11, 20177 yr by hullsoul

One yet to take off (unless it has in the past??),had a few plays here & there but yet to make it's mark with the masses?

Hues Corporation-Goodfootin Liberty

 

 

On 11/5/2017 at 09:19, JohnLloyd said:

A bit of r'n'b from B B King. 

 

Beautiful moody song/vocals from Mr. King and so unlike what we are used to from him, lovely John and Thanks for Sharing.

2 hours ago, hullsoul said:

One yet to take off (unless it has in the past??),had a few plays here & there but yet to make it's mark with the masses?

Hues Corporation-Goodfootin Liberty

 

 

i like that one martyn 

heres one by the great jo armstead / ive been turned on , giant records

 

 

This one landed on my door mat this weekend.

(I'm sure it's different to the version I heard years ago - with added horns for additional funkyness!)

Edited November 13, 20177 yr by Jimmy Disco D

One that has slipped the net on many occasions but finally nailed one down.

Joe And Ann - Runnin' And Foolin' Hermitage

 

 

  Fabulous version of the Nite - Lighters - K- Gee spin by MFSB heard this played out over the weekend sounded as good as ever...    

Do people dance to this? I love it, but it's a bit fast for most days.

16 hours ago, Bruv said:

  Fabulous version of the Nite - Lighters - K- Gee spin by MFSB heard this played out over the weekend sounded as good as ever...    

Sounds a bit like Frankie Crocker to my deaf ears!

Magnificent Soul Stunner from Mr J.J. Barnes - Please Let Me In