Just sorting a few records and came across the (in)famous "Footsee" on Pye Disco Demand and wondered if any of the people pictured on the sleeve are Soul Source members, or can you put a name to a face.

Only one I think I know is Steve Caesar (the black guy!) correct me if I'm wrong.

Best

Blake H

Your quite right it ain't from the first anniversary. It's early 1974 Feb. i think and i'm 99% certain i am standing just to the left above the coloured guy. Orange singlet with patch and black parry's. Have kept the sleeve of footsee for the memories but oh no i would'nt play the record now, well not unless someone said go-on then. I think it is Steve Caesar standing in front of me. Happy, happy day's indeed. Spread the faith.

Tony, Western Australia.

On your right , our left, is a good old buddy of mine, Fred Waterhouse from Clitheroe. Cant see is brother Brian tho. I must have been in the Casino that night. Probably not in mind tho . I wonder what record they are actually dancing too. Probably Gary Lewis!!!!!!!

Is that really you (without your suntan!) Tony? See you in November!

Yes, and no Una, sorry you won't be seeing me in November. Stay soulful. T. BONE.

i was goin to the casino in 74 and cannot recall anything at all about the place, or any faces, only that the chairs and tables were crap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! called it a day in 75, to old but not now tho

ezzie

yes top days indeed same here i stoped going in 76 started to go down hill

Edited July 26, 200816 yr by mepaul50

Your quite right it ain't from the first anniversary. It's early 1974 Feb. i think and i'm 99% certain i am standing just to the left above the coloured guy. Orange singlet with patch and black parry's. Have kept the sleeve of footsee for the memories but oh no i would'nt play the record now, well not unless someone said go-on then. I think it is Steve Caesar standing in front of me. Happy, happy day's indeed. Spread the faith.

Tony, Western Australia.

there is nothing wrong with reminiscing about your youth and childhood. anyone from wigan: is the swimming pool with cafe upstairs still round the corner from the casino?

freeking out with a cup of coffee upstairs early morning!!! ya beauty!

hi I knew most all of the original CAMBRIDGE gang ....IRISH ,SMASHER,GOODMAN,MAGGOT ECT ECT..and no none of em are on this picture

Well ive got news for you its IRISH by the way and i am on the far left of the photo, with a white tee shirt on looking to my left getting ready for a build up to a spin knowing me.

Edited February 14, 200916 yr by Irish Spinner

Just sorting a few records and came across the (in)famous "Footsee" on Pye Disco Demand and wondered if any of the people pictured on the sleeve are Soul Source members, or can you put a name to a face.

Only one I think I know is Steve Caesar (the black guy!) correct me if I'm wrong.

Best

Blake H

Hi I am IRISH from Cambridge any yes i am in the photo to the left of Steve Caesar ive got a white tee shirt on looking to my left for a space to wind up a spin . I recognise about six faces in the photo but cant name them.

Hi I am IRISH from Cambridge any yes i am in the photo to the left of Steve Caesar ive got a white tee shirt on looking to my left for a space to wind up a spin . I recognise about six faces in the photo but cant name them.

i remember u irish wt a spinner, i use to travel with u in a mini bus early 70s.Billy

this is a photo taken the same night me thinks (footsie farlow has the same shirt on) rest are from coundon nr. bishop auckland L-R are Wilfie Collins, me (Cress Robinson) Joe Thompson & the man himself... the arm that can be seen on the left belongs to John Brown top man John never left the sceen in over 37 yrs.. have some more pictures which i will post later if this one works????

BOOTLACE [ with beard ] from STOKE, TRAGIC ! GOT KILLED IN A ROAD ACCIEDENT NOT TOO LONG AFTER THAT PHOTO, WAS ONLY 17-18 YEARS OF AGE [ HE WONNA A BAD DANCER ASWELL.

SLUDGE FROM STOKE, [ ANOTHER WHO AS SADLY DEPARTED US ] REMEMBER AT 2ND ANNIVERSARY WE'D GOT NO TICKETS, SO ENDED UP COMING OUT UNDER THE STAGE AFTER FOLLWING SLUDGE THROUGH THE BEACOMBER I THINK. IN THEM DAY'S THE ELDERS ALWAYS LOOKED AFTER THE YOUNG'ENS.

It may be just me , but in the middle of the photograph - to the right as you view it - is the chap with the Elvis sideboards snuggling into the other one's neck ? .......

Malc Burton

Its another Burnley guy called Ian Magnall. His brother Chris is also on the photo.

Ian is leaning into Gary Stansfield, also from Burnley.

Ian had them sidies at school when he was 14!

He wasn't really into soul, more progressive style music, but he always enjoyed going to Wigan.

Whats happened to him Harry, do you know?

I always think the premiership referee Phil Dowd looks just like Barry.

Hi Pete, Phil Dowd lives at the side of my house, I know his family, it definitely isn't any body called Barry Vanda.

Hi

i KNOW THERE ARE A FEW CAMBRIDGE PEOPLE ON THERE AS FOR NAMES JUST TO REMIND YOU ITS 2009 HOWEVER IF YOU WANT TO NO WHOS ON THE GRANADA THIS ENGLAND I AM IN SEVERAL PLACES GOING THROUGH THE DOOR, SELLING RECORDS MY BOX IS WELL FEATURED AND AT THE END OF THE NIGHT AS RTHE CAMARA PANS DOWN FROM THE SKY THE BLOKE IN THE LONG LEATHER BAGGED OUT JEANS HOLDING A RECORD BOX THATS ME DAVE KIL

Wouldn't most of the people there have copped it at the Somme ?

Bloody hilarious. .

Jim

Bootlace,another name from the past! on my way home from Bristol(college) to Gloucester one friday afternoon/evening 73/74? heard a shout on the train"hey soullie" looked in the carriage three familar faces!! Gary(bootlace) Sludge and evvo(all from Stoke) on the way back from court!Cornwall way,something to do with borrowing cars! funny part they got nicked but not searched aerosol cap full of dubes

forgotten youth

Steve

couldn´t get them to leave the train in Gloucester though!!talking too much!

I will always remember BOOTLACE for his genarosity, In particular myself and Chris Gallard from Letchworth were at the Mecca on a rare night we had no transport, BOOTLACE made sure that we got on the STOKE coach to get to WIGAN, only a small thing to do but he cared about every one on the scene, I personaly will never forget the man and his appite for CAPS DAVE KIL

If that is / was Bryan , he has had a hard paper round since then .........

Malc Burton

He only had two streets to do though

the A1 and M1

The fella on the right hand side in the white shirt and sidies

is Steve Pitt from Reading.Use to pick up from him in a pub

called The Frog...God it was scarey!!

My old mate Steve, very unwell last i heard. The Frog in Dee Road - i know what he was doing over there

Alan

P.S. Guy behind him, taller with big glasses is Phil Tegg from Reading, sideburns & vest going behind Steve belong to Bev Nipps, now has Sound Machine record shop in Reading.

Edited May 30, 200915 yr by eamesy

Great reply,mate.ls it still there??

BSB 5 A Quid

Think they knocked it down a while ago - not a great area, lucky it had its own fire station!! Got loads of photos of Steve & all the old Reading/Newbury crowd, will def try to scan & put up soon!! Still see the 5 a £ guys around town sometimes!!!

Alan

I will always remember BOOTLACE for his genarosity, In particular myself and Chris Gallard from Letchworth were at the Mecca on a rare night we had no transport, BOOTLACE made sure that we got on the STOKE coach to get to WIGAN, only a small thing to do but he cared about every one on the scene, I personaly will never forget the man and his appite for CAPS DAVE KIL

Yes he was a great guy, it was a sad night in the Mecca when Colin told us he had been killed.

You beat me to it Brian........the Accrington lads are also there......John Cunliffe, Fred Waterhouse, Steve `Pip` Holloway, Dougie Anderton,Martin Clough and im sure "Bootlace" is in there...the hairy guy near the top.

It was from 1973 - 74.

OMG I just found a copy of this record in my cupboard a couple of days agao and then saw this thread. I was 15/16 at the time and have written all over it. I have Fred Waterhouse from Clitheroe, Pip, Mick, John, Pat ,Mick, Lesley from Burnley and Paul writen on with little arrows pointing at them haha!

On the front cover I have written Right on and Keep The faith hahaha I was soooo young and that was so spooky reading this posting

Nancy

Edited June 16, 200915 yr by smartypantsnancy

Just sorting a few records and came across the (in)famous "Footsee" on Pye Disco Demand and wondered if any of the people pictured on the sleeve are Soul Source members, or can you put a name to a face.

Only one I think I know is Steve Caesar (the black guy!) correct me if I'm wrong.

Best

Blake H

Why is nobody smiling in the pic?...and why do they all have 'glassy eyed stares' and large pupils?.....how strange we must have all been in them days

It may be just me , but in the middle of the photograph - to the right as you view it - is the chap with the Elvis sideboards snuggling into the other one's neck ? .......

Malc Burton

howling at this!... your observations/comments are hilareous ... cheered me up x

I think that it was taken on the first anniversary. the reason being is that the girl in the centre of the photo is Cath from ormskirk and the guy with curly hair at the far right looking right is Keith Dickinson her boyfriend. Unless I'm very much mistaken, they only went once to Wigan, although they were Mecca regulars for a while. Keith lived at the Greyhound Pub in Ormskirk.

Paul

are you paul rimmer from ormskirk.. sister christine? if you are i know you!... if your not i dont x

Oh and before l forget my ex-wife is there at the top of the pic in the middle dancing 'side-on'

Well I never...God Phil I'd never have guessed that was Mal

are you paul rimmer from ormskirk.. sister christine? if you are i know you!... if your not i dont x

yes, PM Sent

Paul

Neil Griffiths from Thurcroft - Rotherham.

Never went anywhere without his scarf on!

Nope, that is Mr Steven "Pip" Holloway from Accrington.

I don't think it is Steve C. on the Footsee cover.

To the right of the guy who is supposedly Steve C. and wearing a white Simon type shirt is a lad called Jeff who was from Middleton. To his right at approx 2o'clock is the head of a lad with dark hair and sideburns....this is Cess from Oldham.

The colour photo with Stuart Cosgrove, Steve C. etc on, isn't the girl to the left of the picture called Dell, she used to hang around with Frank and was from Yorkshire.....Halifax, Huddersfield.

Girl in forefront of photo loking to the right is Kay Hargreaves from Hinckley.

Spotted myself in the photo, top left corner, inch and a half in. Amazing! As I never went to Wigan. 

Guy in the middle with the vest could be a very young Seaun Ruslin from Hull! Hes now chairman of the Gulf Vetrans!!

this is to early for it to be shaun rusling fom Hull i believe the guy you think is shaun is Titch Farlowe from Newton Aycliffe

Shaun started going to casino around 76-77

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Just sorting a few records and came across the (in)famous "Footsee" on Pye Disco Demand and wondered if any of the people pictured on the sleeve are Soul Source members, or can you put a name to a face.

Only one I think I know is Steve Caesar (the black guy!) correct me if I'm wrong.

Best

Blake H

The guy with the black hair/white vest front centre is Gerard Lissenburg who resides in Bournemouth these days, still very active in the modern soul world, not sure if he is on Soul Source, but I will let him know about this thread, he may know more faces.

All the best

Dave

Here is a picture taken the same night with Mr.Farlow from Aycliffe,from l-r  Wilfie  Collins ,Joe Thophson, Cress Robinson ,Footsie Farlow ,good times

  Cress

   

Is this photo now like the Kennedy election? There are more names than people on the photo!

It definitely wasn't the 1st anniversary, because I'm on the photo, spookily enough with my wife, who I had not met at the time, and I missed the 1st anniversary due to a 21st do in Blackpool with my mates from Burnley.

I then missed the Wigan coach 'cos we had a not so friendly chat with some footy fans at the back of the car park.

Laney will remember which team it was on that occasion, as it was weekly event with the Burnley Crew.

Well reasoned Brian. I always thought it was the first anniversary but on this basis, it is evidently not.

Your quite right it ain't from the first anniversary. It's early 1974 Feb. i think and i'm 99% certain i am standing just to the left above the coloured guy. Orange singlet with patch and black parry's. Have kept the sleeve of footsee for the memories but oh no i would'nt play the record now, well not unless someone said go-on then. I think it is Steve Caesar standing in front of me. Happy, happy day's indeed. Spread the faith.

Tony, Western Australia.

It is not February 1974. I went to the Casino on 24/3/74 and 31/3/74, first two occasions, and I am sort of in the picture, very top with shirt only visible...read on. A roughly similar picture features on the Soul Function DVD and The Wigan Casino Story CD GCSD51 and I can clearly see myself. Sadly, I can not name any fellow dancers but recognise about five of them as regulars, memorable in some way. About half a dozen people feature in the two photos wearing the same clothes, some almost in the same positions. The shirt I am wearing is very distinctive and was bought in the summer of 1974 - I went to the Casino a few weeks before the first anniversary to get a ticket so I suspect the Footsee photo was taken in late August or early September 1974, perhaps 31/8/74 or 7/9/74. Another version of the Footsee photo appeared in Blues and Soul edition # 209. If folk who attended roundabout the above dates could check these other photos, we might be able to make a few more positive ID's.

It is not February 1974. I went to the Casino on 24/3/74 and 31/3/74, first two occasions, and I am sort of in the picture, very top with shirt only visible...read on. A roughly similar picture features on the Soul Function DVD and The Wigan Casino Story CD GCSD51 and I can clearly see myself. Sadly, I can not name any fellow dancers but recognise about five of them as regulars, memorable in some way. About half a dozen people feature in the two photos wearing the same clothes, some almost in the same positions. The shirt I am wearing is very distinctive and was bought in the summer of 1974 - I went to the Casino a few weeks before the first anniversary to get a ticket so I suspect the Footsee photo was taken in late August or early September 1974, perhaps 31/8/74 or 7/9/74. Another version of the Footsee photo appeared in Blues and Soul edition # 209. If folk who attended roundabout the above dates could check these other photos, we might be able to make a few more positive ID's.

 

i thought it was summer of '74..i recognise the guy with the beard and the chap with glasses as being regulars..i remember it being rammed during those heady summer nights..

i thought it was summer of '74..i recognise the guy with the beard and the chap with glasses as being regulars..i remember it being rammed during those heady summer nights..

Yep, maybe late August. The Casino was heaving. Getting in was a real scrum with just half the front door open and everyone pushing in at the front.

 

Thought I'd tag this on here.

Whats happened to him Harry, do you know?

I always think the premiership referee Phil Dowd looks just like Barry.

Always thought Barry looked more like Fred.............

Cheers

Martyn

Edited January 31, 201411 yr by hullsoul

On 21/01/2008 at 18:53, Blake H said:

Just sorting a few records and came across the (in)famous "Footsee" on Pye Disco Demand and wondered if any of the people pictured on the sleeve are Soul Source members, or can you put a name to a face.

Only one I think I know is Steve Caesar (the black guy!) correct me if I'm wrong.

Best

Blake H

 

Hello, Hello…..

From Burnley… Kim Smith (pigtails).  Two lovely girls from the Midlands.. Rachel and.. sorry can’t recall her name. 
Don’t know why I’m not there… Lynne from Burnley.