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Ian can you drop this repeated "not going to reply" if you are going to ignore a member thats your choice, however by repeating that you are doing such is just adding fuel to the fire ask use the "ignore" feature and leave it at that James repeated posts asking the same question are not needed or wanted ask drop it any concerns with the above post them in feedback goodnight mike
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latest = PLEASE do not pm me about the below sales get in touah with Joe - details below thanks JOE DUNLOP GLENAVON HOPE MOUNTAIN WREXHAM LL12 9HF TEL : 01978 761739 MOB: 07748714718 CAR: 07999364978 joedunlop@btinternet.com POSTAGE : £1.40 1ST 45, 20P EACH AFTER CD SUBS £20 FOR 6 LISTS & CD's SENT OUT A FEW DAYS BEFORE MAIN LIST IS CIRCULATED. WEB SITE: http.//. www.soulmountain.co.uk CD 1 CD 1 CD 1 CD 1 CD 1 U S IMPORTS (COUPLE OF UK MIXED IN) 1 DELORES HOWARD FIRST TIME IN LOVE MASTER 350 2 SIDNEY BARNES WAIT GEMINI 100 3 SAN FRANCISCO TKO'S MAKE UP YOUR MIND GOLDEN STATE 20 4 INTERNATIONALS TOO SWEET TO BE LONLEY / BEAUTIFUL PHILOSOPHY DAR 150 5 LARRY SAUNDERS ON THE REAL SIDE (LABLE WEAR) TURBO 50 6 GEORGE SMITH IV'E HAD IT ''WDJ'' TURNTABLE 150 7 OTIS SMITH LET HER GO vg+ PERCEPTION 100 8 WASHINGTON SMITH DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE FROM ME RAINBOW 100 9 JEANETTE WASHINGTON LET LOVE GO BY ABC 75 10 LITTLE HERMAN I'M GONNA PUT THE HURT ON YOU ARLEN 30 11 AMANDA LOVE YOU KEEP CALLING ME BY HER NAME STARVILLE 100 12 SENTIMENTALS THIS TIME MINT 75 13 SAMMY TAYLOR DON'T LIE (KISS TOMORROW GOODBYE) ENJOY 25 14 THE CHAMPIONS IN THE RING TOWER 40 15 DELLETTS LOOK AT ME '''''''WDJ'''''''' needle burn 2 secs BLUE ROCK 150 16 CHILITES PRICE OF LOVE DAKAR 20 17 DETROIT LAND APPLES I NEED HELP SHOTGUN 150 18 DEAN PARRISH DETERMINATION VG+ BOOM 25 19 IMPRESSIONS CAN'T SATISFY ABC 20 20 JIMMY HOLIDAY & CLYDIE KING READY WILLING AND ABLE MINIT 20 21 KOKO TAYLOR TELL ME THE TRUTH CHECKER 20 22 MARV JHONSON I MISS YOU BABY (HOW I MISS YOU) WDJ '''''''' VG+ GORDY 15 23 GEORGE McCannon SEVEN MILLION PEOPLE FUN 50 24 ALVIN ROBINSON SEARCHIN'' TIGER 20 25 KITTENS AIN'T NO MORE ROOM CHESS 20 26 GARLAND GREEN JEALOUS KIND OF FELLA UNI 8 27 JOYCE KENNEDY I'M A GOOD GIRL VG+ BLUE ROCK 30 28 TAMS SILLY LITTLE GIRL ABC 20 29 TAMS UNLOVE YOU ABC 15 30 J.J. JACKSON THAT LOOK IN YOUR EYE STORM 25 31 ASTORS CANDY VG+ STAX 6 32 DONNIE ELBERT RUN LITTLE GIRL GATEWAY 15 33 BEVERLY Mc KAY BABY YOU'RE SO RIGHT OLD TOWN 30 34 JACKIE WILSON & LaVERN BAKER THINK TWICE BRUNSWICK 15 35 LITTLE RICHARD POOR DOG VG+ OKEH 6 36 TED TAYLOR IT AIN'T LIKE THAT NO MORE OKEH 15 37 JERRY FULLER I DREAMED ABOUT MY LOVER CHALLENGE 30 38 LARRY BARNES RAGS SMASH 15 39 ACE SPECTRUM DONT SEND NOBODY ELSE ATLANTIC 30 40 BRO'S GUIDING LIGHT GETTING TOGETHER MERCURY 100 41 RANDY JACKSON HOW CAN I BE SURE EPIC 20 42 DEE DEE WARWICK I WANT TO BE WITH YOU BLUE ROCK 10 43 LOWELL FULSOM TRAMP KENT 15 44 BOBBY PARIS I WALKED AWAY ''DJ''''' VG+ CAPITOL 150 45 ELEMENTS JUST TO BE WITH YOU VG+ SARU 30 46 JOY LOVEJOY IN ORBIT VG+ CHECKER 30 47 PARRISH BROXTON THE THRILL OF LOVING YOU '''WDJ'''' SMASH 40 48 JAY WIGGINS TEARS OF A LOVER '''WDJ'''''' SOLID 100 49 DEDE TOWNSEND THIS IS OUR LIFE DERBY CITY 50 50 MR TEARS (PARIS) DON'T LEAD ME ON VG+ 4J RECORDS 35 51 BROS OF LOVE CHECK MY LOVE BLUE ROCK 25 52 AL KENT HOLD ME vg WIZARD 50 53 WILLIE WEST A MAN LIKE ME VG+ RUSTONE 30 53 MARVIN SMITH WHO WILL DO YOUR RUNNING NOW ''VG MAYFIELD 30 54 SHAKERS ONE WONDERFUL MOMENT ''VG''-- ABC 10 55 BENNY LATIMORE IT WAS SO NICE WHILE IT LASTED DADE 30 56 SHORTY BILLUPS THE SEARCH IS OVER VG U.ARTISTS 20 57 MAURICE LONG I DON'T LOVE YOU NO MORE CYCLONE 50 58 PATTI DREW HE'S THE ONE CAPITOL 25 59 TONY OWENS YOU GOT TO PAY THE PRICE LISTENING POST 30 60 STARLETS BETTER TELL HIM NO PAM 30 61 DIALTONES YOU JUST DON'T KNOW DIAL 30 62 ISLEY BROS WHY WHEN LOVE IS GONE TAMLA 20 63 MILDRED WOODARD DON'T LET ANYBODY KNOW VG'' EXCELLO 20 64 JOHNNY ADAMS DON'T WAIT TO LONG ''VG'' MODERN 10 65 SOUL NOTES HOW LONG WILL IT LAST WAY OUT 10 ''''UK COLLECTORS ITEMS'' ALL EX UNLESS STATED' 66 MARY WELLS DEAR LOVER ''YDJ'' STICKER ON B SIDE''' ATLANTIC 125 67 JEANETTE WHITE MUSIC ''YDJ'' A&M 100 68 JAMES ROYAL CALL MY NAME '''MINT''' CBS 20 69 MAURICE & MAC WHY DON'T YOU TRY ME '''''YDJ '''''' MINT'' CHESS 25 70 MAJOR LANCE INVESTIGATE '''R&W'''''DJ''' COLUMBIA 250 71 DORIS TROY I'LL DO ANYTHING/BUT I LOVE HIM '''''WDJ'''''' ''MINT'' CAMEO PARKWAY 250 72 CANDY & THE KISSES THE 81 '''''WDJ''''''' CAMEO PARKWAY 150 73 MARVIN SMITH HAVE MORE TIME '''B&S DJ'''''''' CORAL 150 74 APRIL STEVENS WANTING YOU '''P&S DJ'''''' MINT MGM 200 75 FORMATIONS AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS '''P&S DJ''''''' MGM 250 76 RAY CHARLES IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT '''G&W DJ''''''''' ''MINT'' HMV 25 77 JIMMY BEAUMONT YOU GOT TO MUCH GOING FOR YOU LONDON 100 78 DRIFTERS ON BROADWAY '''YDJ'''''' MINT' LONDON 50 79 FREDDIE SCOTT CRY TO ME '''YDJ''''' VG LONDON 15 80 WILSON PICKETT & THE FALCONS BILLY THE KID '''YDJ''' MINT''' LONDON 20 81 FREDDIE SCOTT AM I GROOVING YOU '''YDJ'''''' MINT'' LONDON 20 82 FRANKIE& THE CLASSICALS WHAT SHALL I DO ''''''MINT'''' PHILLIPS 350 83 P.P. ARNOLD EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE ALLRIGHT ''''''MINT''' IMMEDIATE 300 84 EDDIE FLOYD NEVER GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE '''DEMO''' MINT'''''' SPECIALITY 30 85 ESTHER PHILLIPS DON'T FEEL RAINED ON VG+ '''WDJ'''' STATESIDE 20 86 VIRGINA WOLVES STAY '''G&W DJ'''''' STATESIDE 85 87 VERNON GARRETT IF I COULD TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME STATESIDE 50 88 INCREDIBLES THERE'S NOTHING ELSE TO SAY '''G&W DJ''''''' STATESIDE 300 89 RUFUS LUMLY I'M STANDING STATESIDE 250 90 O'KAYSIONS GIRL WATCHER STATESIDE 30 ''''UK MOTOWN ALL EX UNLESS STATED'''''''' 91 BARBARA MCNEIR YOUR'E GONNA LOVE MY BABY '''''MINT''' TMG 544 250 92 TEMPTATIONS AIN'T TOO PROUD TO BEG '''R&W DJ''''''''' TMG 565 150 93 SHORTY LONG HERE COMES THE JUDGE '''G&W DJ''''' TMG 663 30 94 EDWIN STARR IF MY HEART COULD TELL A STORY '''G&W DJ'''''''''' TMG 692 150 95 ISLEY BROS THIS OLD HEART OF MINE ''R&W DJ''''''' TMG 555 150 96 STEVIE WONDER AIN'T THAT ASKING FOR TROUBLE '''R&W DJ''''''' MINT''/ TMG 570 150 97 MARVELETTES REACHING FOR SOMETHING I CAN'T HAVE '''G&W DJ''''''' 'MINT TMG 701 125 98 MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS ONE WAY OUT ''G&W DJ'' TMG 621 150 99 VELVELETTES HE WAS REALLY SAYING SOMETHING '''R&W DJ''''''' STATESIDE 150 100 MARVELETTES YOUR'E MY REMEDY '''R&W DJ''''''' STATESIDE 75 101 MARVELETTES TOO MANY FISH IN THE SEA'''''R&W DJ'''' STATESIDE 100 102 TEMPTATIONS THE GIRLS ALLRIGHT WITH ME '''R&W DJ'''''''' STATESIDE 125 UK COLLECTORS ITEMS 1 LITTLE JOHNNIE TAYLOR ONE MORE CHANCE DJ VOCALLION 50 2 DONALD HEIGHT THREE HUNDRED + SIXT FIVE DAYS YDJ LONDON 75 3 MARY WELLS AIN'T IT THE TRUTH RWDJ STATESIDE 30 4 MUDDY WATERS I GOTTA RICH MANS WOMAN WDJ CHESS 25 5 JUDY GEE + CLASSMATES 99 WAYS ROUTE 8 6 CHARLIE WHITEHEAD PEOPLE TELL ME I'M LOSING MY BABY CONTEMPO 8 7 GENE MCDANIELS WALK WITH A WINNER LIBERTY 100 8 JAMES CARR COMING BACK TO MY BABY '''R&W DJ''' STATESIDE 100 9 FRIDAY BROWN 32ND LOVE AFFAIR FONTANA 200 10 LITTLE RICHARD A LITTLE BIT OF SOMETHING G&W DJ'' COLUMBIA 100 11 JACKIE BURNS I DO THE BEST I CAN MGM 150 12 BETTY HARRIS 12 RED ROSES WDJ STATESIDE 100 13 JAMES GALT A MOST UNUSUAL FEELING WDJ PYE 100 14 MARY LOVE LAY THIS BURDEN DOWN GWDJ STATESIDE 100 '''MORE UK TAMLA''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' 1 FOUR TOPS LOVING YOU IS SWEETER THAN EVER TMG RWDJ 75 2 FOUR TOPS SOMETHING ABOUT YOU TMG RWDJ 200 3 SUPREMES MY WORLD IS EMPTY WITHOUT YOU TMG RWDJ 100 4 ISLEY BROS I GUESS I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU WOL TMG RWDJ 150 5 STEVIE WONDER UPTIGHT TMG RWDJ 250 6 TEMPTATIONS GET READY TMG RWDJ 175 7 BRENDA HOLLOWAY WHEN I'M GONE TMG RWDJ 300 8 SMOKEY ROBINSON THE LOVE I SAW IN YOU WAS A MIRAGE TMG GWDJ EW 25 9 STEVIE WONDER HIGH HEEL SNEAKERS ''' R&W DJ'' TMG 532 100 10 HIT PACK NEVER SAY NO TO YOUR BABY R&W DJ'' TMG 513 175 11 US IMPORTS 1 JACKIE WILSON YOU KEEP THE FIRES BURNING BRUNSWICK 6 2 CL BLAST DOUBLE UP STAX 20 3 BIG MAYBELLE OH LORD, WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO ME SCEPTRE 30 4 BILLY BLAND I CROSS MY HEART OLD TOWN 40 5 BILLY BLAND ALL I WANNA DO IS CRY OLD TOWN 40 6 BILLY BLAND MY HEARST ON FIRE OLD TOWN 40 7 F BASS + T TURNER POOR LITTLE FOOL VESUVIUS 15 8 JACKEY BEAVERS SOMEONE (BIGGER THAN) S77 20 9 BATAAN IN THE BOTTLE DJ SALSOUL 10 10 FONTELLA BASS RECOVERY CHECKER 8 11 CODY BLACK GOING, GOING, GONE RAM-BROCK 15 12 BOBBY BLAND TURN ON YOUR LOVE LIGHT DUKE 15 13 BOBBY BLAND BLUE MOON DUKE 15 14 BOBBY BLAND YIELD NOT TO TEMPTATION DUKE 15 15 BOBBY BLAND CALL ON ME DUKE 20 16 BOBBY BLAND GO0D TIME CHARLIE DUKE 15 17 BOBBY BLAND HONEY CHILD DJ DUKE 20 18 JACKIE WILSON SHAKE' SHAKE' SHAKE' '''YDJ''''' BRUNSWICK 10 19 LITTLE JOE COOK I'LL NEVER GO TO THE PARTY AGAIN 20TH CENTURY 75 20 RICHARD BERRY LOUIE, LOUIE FLIP 30 21 BIG MAYBELLE MAMA (HE TREATS YOUR DAUGHTER MEAN) VG ROJAC 10 22 LOU COURTNEY IF THE SHOE FIT'S RIVERSIDE 10 23 OHIO PLAYERS YOU DON'T MEAN IT COMPASS 40 MORE UK COLLECTABLES 1 O'KAYSIONS GIRL WATCHER STATESDIE 30 2 WAYNE FONTANA SOMETHING KEEPS CALLING ME BACK FONTANA 10 3 STELLA STAR BRING HIM BACK '''YDJ''' PICCADILLY 100 4 POPPIES LULLABY OF LOVE RWDJ COLUMBIA 20 5 O.V. WRIGHT POOR BOY '''R&S''' DJ''''''' VOLCALION 25 6 DARROW FLETCHER THE PAIN GETS A LITTLE DEEPER ''''YDJ '''''''' LONDON 175 7 TIFFANIES IT'S GOT TO BE A GREAT SONG YDJ CHESS 150
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didnt have much joy tracking down a more up todate one, anyone ? but there was a post in sales which may help ? hang on here are /Grapevi...000#entry817372 100 Vicki Labatt / Guitar Ray - Got To Keep Hanging On / You're Gonna Wreck My Life 101 Electric Express - Hearsay / Hearsay (Instrumental) 102 Choice Of Colour - Your Love / Love Is Gone 103 Bobby Wayne - Long Hard Road 104 The Magnetics - That Look On Your Face / You Were Made For Love 105 True Image - I'm Not Over You 106 Tavasco - Love Is Trying To Get A Hold On Me 107 Matt Brown - Thank You Baby / Sweet Thing 108 Little Hank - Try To Understand 109 George Hobson - Let It Be Real / A Place In Your Heart 110 Ernest Baker - Alone Again 111 Fortson & Scott / Robby Fortson - Sweet Lover / Are You For Real 112 Nathan Williams - What Price / Reaching Higher 113 Sex - It's You (Baby It's You) 115 Archie Hodge - I Really Want To See You Girl 116 The Servicemen - Are You Angry / I Need A Helping Hand 117 Bill Coday / Sandra Wright - A Man Can't Be A Man (Without A Woman) / A Man Can't Be A Man (Without A Woman) 118 Swiss Movement - I Wish Our Love Would Last Forever 119 The Magnetics - I'll Keep Holding On 120 Don Gardner - Cheatin' Kind / Is This Really Love 121 The Springers - Nothing's Too Good For My Baby / I Can't Believe 122 The Four Dynamics - Things That A Lady Ain't Supposed To Do 123 The Jones Brothers featuring Joe Jones - Good Old Days 124 Melvin Brown & James Matthews - Love Stormy Weather 125 The Carbon Copies - Just Don't Love You 126 Eddie Billups - Ask My Heart 127 C.P. Love - Trick Bag / Plenty Of Room For More 128 Willie Tee - I'm Having So Much Fun / First Taste Of Hurt 129 L.V. Johnson - Trying To Hold On / I Love You, I Want You, I Need You 130 The Magnetics - When I'm With My Baby 131 Ron Henderson & Choice Of Colour - Gemini Lady 133 Matt Brown - Everyday (I Love You Just A little Bit More) 134 The Chesterfields - Think it over 135 Cynthia Sheeler / Norma Jean - I'll cry over you / Think it over 137 Tommy Tate - Do you think there's a chance / If you gotta love somebody 138 Eddie Holman - Hold me in your arms 139 Bobby Rich - There's a girl for me (somewhere) 140 Syl Johnson - All I need is someone like you / Do you know what love is 141 Carol Anderson - Taking my mind off love / Sad girl 142 Willie Tee - Teasing you again / Teasing You 143 Gerri Hall / The Jades - Who Can I Run To / Lucky Fellow 144 Corey Blake - How Can I Go On Without You 145 Bobby James / The Lovelites - I Really love You / I'm Not Like The Others 146 The Vines - After The Rain 147 Johnny Moore - Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow / Come Fly With Me 148 The Saints / Cal Brandon - I'll Let You Slide / I Kept On Smilin' 149 Herman Hitson - You Can't Keep A Good Man Down / Ain't No Other Way 150 Eddie Holman - She's Wanted In Three States 151 Jerry Williams - When You Move You Lose 153 Anita Robbins / Chuck Brooks - I Can Stand A Little Bit More / Last Minute Plans 156 Storm - Can't Nobody Love Me Like You Do / Hung Up On Each Other 158 Benny Harper - My Prayer / It's Love 159 Gorgeous George - You Can't Stop A Woman / Get Up Off It / It's Not A Hurting Thing 160 Eddie Holman - Sweet Memories Are Haunting Me / Groovin' At The Go Go (inst)
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up on front Karime Kendra has soul music running through her veins and is all set for 2009 to be her year. The Los Angeles-born singer lives in Kensal Rise and MARTIN GAVIN found out about her soulful family and prolific recording career. click to read https://www.soul-source.co.uk/rare-northern...ir-interview-by
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yeah its well odd that - does anyone know what that track is ? as that may point to what ever went wrong
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need to kick the server a bit hopefully wont be too long mike
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that is well odd is anyone else getting/had similar ? will move to feedback in a bit
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Now out Issue #62 of The Rare and Northern Soul Fanzine - Soul Up North Stevie Wonder...Fabulettes.. Big Dee Irwin...Marvells.. Manships price guide.. Bridlington weekender.. The Rare Soul Northern Fanzine Stevie Cato passed on that the next Issue of Soul Up North is now out and about ISSUE 62 winter - 2008 Highlights Include Interviews and special features ...Stevie Wonder...Fabulettes.. Big Dee Irwin...Marvells.. Manships price guide.. Bridlington weekender.... plus a tribute to Levi Stubbs.. plus all the usual features on: Northern Soul, Rare Soul, Modern Soul, R n B, Deep Soul, Funk, Venue Reports,Nighter Planner, CD reviews and much much more! Sounds like a good one Can order it of him (little-stevie) via the forum thread below https://www.soul-source.co.uk/Soul-North-Fanzine-Sale-Iss-t89851.html
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Soul Up North Issue 62 Out Now View full article
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The Twisted Wheel - Blues and Soul - by Dave Godin View full article
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The Twisted Wheel- Blues and Soul - by Dave Godin A trip back to the far off past, back to that legendary club "The Twisted Wheel" The Twisted Wheel- Blues and Soul - 50 Written by Dave Godin and published in Blues and Soul issue number 50, this is an account of his visit on the "last night" read on for yet another piece of history. Thanks go out to chris for supplying original scan of this, cheers site note - orig up in Dec 99 LAND OF A THOUSAND DANCES BY some miracle I managed to catch the train on time at Euston. Anyone who knows me will gladly confirm that I am a terror for time and usually see the tail end of the train I had planned to catch drawing away from the platform. However, with about two whole minutes to spare I made it, and before I had time to realise the reality of my long awaited situation I was travelling at great speed to the heart of the North's Soul lands; to Manchester City; home of the famed Wheel club, and meeting ground for some of this country's most ardent and dedicated Soul fans. Believing all the propaganda that the South spreads about anywhere north of Tottenham I had taken my raincoat, and when I got into Manchester Piccadilly sure enough a fine drizzle of rain was making the roads glossy and reflecting the neon signs all about the station entrance. Luckily I had a base to go to first since some fans had very kindly offered me hospitality before going to The Wheel, and so I jumped into a cab and gave the address I had been give. "Never heard of it" said the cab driver. As I was in a highly optimistic mood I merely smiled and said 'I m sure youll be able to find it" and jumped in before he had time to take an easier fare from the waiting queue behind me! After a brief consultation over his inter-coin we were swinging round endless corners to my destination. Somewhere out in that black dim night gloom "in this city of what looked like perpetual night "there was an oasis known as The Wheel. It was as if all the life energy of the great city was channelled into this spot and hidden away under the ground for fear of disturbing the "respectable" citizenry, because looking out of the cab windows on this dank and murky night, Manchester looked like a ghost town. How wrong first impressions can be was to be shown by later events and happenings. Soon the cab drove up a side street and I saw a young man running down a garden path in the miserable night air stripped to the waist and waving! Being a simple-lifer I much admired such Spartan fortitude, and I thought such exuberant behaviour could only come from a raving lunatic or a Soul brother! Sure enough it was the latter, and for the first time I was meeting Francisco O'Brien (or Fran Francisco as I stubbornly persist in calling him) whom I felt I had known for ages through correspondence, but it is always a great experience to finally meet some one face to face who you have up till then only known through~ letters and the odd phone call. Soon we were all in Jackie's place getting to know one another. There was Les Cokell one of the DJ's at The Wheel who I hardly recognised since in a picture I'd seen of him he had had really long hair, but had now transformed himself into a suede-head. Boly from Earby was there (whose pash is Jackie,hence her being persuaded to put up with so many of us using her place as a central gathering point), and young Tim from Skipton, and Boly's cousin Alan. We were soon talking like we'd known each other for years (a common experience amongst Soul people since we always have so much to talk about which bores the pants off your average non-Soul fan), and the time flew by. Soon we were joined by Tommy Barclay who was in town on a special visit, and everyone was busy getting themselves together for the evening which to all intents and purposes was going to be the last all-nighter at The Wheel since it has pleased the City Fathers to put a ban on such activities. The fellows in their mohair suits and "right on now" black gloves, and Jackie looking as splendid as Brigitte Bardot, and we somehow managed to squeeze all of us into Les' van and we were off. Before going to The Wheel however we stopped by the pub next door where all the brothers and sisters gather for a few bevvies before going in, since The Wheel would please the strictest teetotaller in being only able to serve cokes. coffee, flings and milk. The pub was crammed to the doors, and nearly everybody seemed to be young and together. Boly, Fran and the others knew almost everyone, for there is none of the social stand-off-ishness in the North that plagues human relationships in the South! Soon people were coming up to me and introducing themselves, and I was able to match long-known names with newly discovered faces. We decided to take a few photos there and then, and of course the flash gear wouldn't work! Eventually iit did however, and the delays and the excited tension caused by them not working only served to break the ice more. Crazy rumours were flying round that the last all-righter at The Wheel would he honoured by a police raid, and I was told that special wire mesh pens had been constructed out the back to herd various people into. The prospect of this imminent drama added to the general elation that I felt, but I was relieved that as events turned out it was only an empty rumour. Young people have become too much a target for police harassment in Britain these days and one gets the impression that we are at times returning to the dark days of Victorian "morality" when all pleasure was considered improper and wrong, and one slips into a club to dance the night away with the furtiveness that people dropped into speakeasies in America during prohibition. Since the police station is directly across the street from The Wheel I could only hope that at least I'd not die of exposure in a pen before being put into a cell a few yards away! I was reminded of how London's "Tiles" Club was virtually closed because of continued police activity which entailed people undergoing the indignity of a strip search for drugs, and all I could hope if the worst happened was that my Yfronts would be as spotless as when I first put them on! Soon it was time for the pub to close, and when they call "time" in Manchester they mean it. Not like lax London where you can still buy drinks up to about fifteen minutes after the official closing time, and by three minutes past eleven the pub had emptied itself of brothers and sisters who by this time had joined the seemingly endless queue which had formed outside The Wheel. The club itself is in what appears to be an ax-warehouse or church mission. I like to think it the latter since it can at least be said it is carrying on a tradition of spreading the faith as well as doubling as a meetinghouse for the faithful. The Wheel itself is on two levels. When one enters there is a cloakroom and drinks bar which is always crowded, and music from down below is relayed through speakers at this level. The lighting is subdued but not so dark that you can't see where you are going! Naturally such scarcity of illumination tends to have a widen effect on the pupils of the eyes. Being amongst the first in, I thought it would take a time for things to warm up, but on going down to the lower level I was surprised to see that already people were swinging out and doing their thing. The walls on the lower level are painted red, white and black, and the original arches which divided the various rooms have been left in place to act both as natural crush barriers, and also provide separate Another group which includes Zan, Janet, Jim and the lovely Miss Lesley Brown. areas for groups of friends to form their own circles of dancers. Not that there is any suggestion of clannishness or of cliques forming. Anyone is welcome to get up and join in, and soon the place was alive with sounds and movement! All over, the Wheel motif is repeated; rows of disused bicycle wheels line the ceiling in one place, and the whole of the DJ's area is a cage built of spokes and wheel frames, and is one of the few places that is brightly lit The light here spills out onto the floor, and the continual rhythmic movement of the dancers is only interrupted by the cheers of recognition that greet known favourites. There is no fashion as such, but naturally people tend to follow certain styles which have found favour and popularity. Never have so many Ben Shermans been gathered in one place at one time, and I noticed a style that I have not yet seen in London (but which I am sure will eventually drift down this way) in that very many young fellows wore black "right on now,, racing gloves. Apart from looking cool and groovy they also serve a utilitarian purpose for the dancing there is of such a high standard that a certain degree of acrobatic skill in incorporated, and when really carried away whole rows of lithe young bodies bend over backwards and touch the floor with their hands! The dancing is without a doubt the highest and the finest I have ever seen outside of the USA " in fact I never thought I'd live to see the day where people could so relate the rhythmic content of Soul music to bodily movement to such a skilled degree in these rigid and armoured Isles! And, unbelieveable as it seems, everybody there was an expert in Soul clapping! In the right places, and with a clipped sharp quality that only adds an extra something to appreciation of Soul music. And what a selection of Sounds there were to dance to. I had taken four treasures from my own collection which I thought would go down well, and sure enough, even on first hearing the Wheelites were able to fall immediately into the rhythm and mood of them, and were moving and grooving out as if they had all week to rehearse to them. It is an irony that groups like Pans People. The Young Generation. and the grotesque automatons on "Top of the Pops,' are employed to combine bodily movement to Soul records. and yet even the most average dancer of The Wheel could show them how it should be done. It could be that one needs a certain amount of affection for the music in order to penetrate the unique peculiarity of its rhythms, but the people at The Wheel have done this, and have done it to brilliant effect. I estimated that there were about 750 people crammed into the premises, but at no time did it seem so crowded that one couldn't move or breath properly, and with the minimum of chat Les kept the records coming one after the other each a Soul classic, and each loved and respected by the crowd. Between records one would hear the occasional cry of "Right on now"! or see a clenched gloved fist rise over the tops of the heads of the dancers. Every style of dress and life style was there "hair to the shoulders as well as hair like a five-o'clock shadow. Mutton chops and potential Santa Clauses (in which category I fell!), and the completely clean shaven. The tang of after-shaves and the girl's perfumes scented the hot air. The young ladies at The Wheel must be some of the most attractive in Britain cute as buttons, and as mean as they want to be, but in the nicest possible ways. And imaginative enough to bring a change of clothes with them, so that half way through the night the young girl you were chatting with in the white suit to begin with, was now dancing the night away in an entirely different outfit! And talk! I thought I'd never stop! Everyone was so friendly and kind, and I truly felt quite humbled that so many people knew who I was, and who came up and introduced themselves and had a kind word to say about my writings. I must mention a few of them hy name. There was young Zan who really knows all about Soul, but who still retains a soft spot for the Blues and people like Bobby Bland and John Lee Hooker. He comes originally from Scotland, and has paid his dues one way or another, but explained how in some ways Soul has played such a big part in his life that it helped reform it. He is one of The Wheel's guardians (which I am told are hardly ever needed). and he will look after any strangers or new comers and see that they A group of Soul brothers crowd together for a picture at Manchester's famed Saturday all nighter at The Wheel. settle in OK and no hustler who might slip in can take advantage of them. Everybody there certainly knew how to conduct themselves. There was no undercurrent of tension or aggression that one sometimes finds in London clubs, but rather a benevolent atmosphere of benign friendship and camaraderie. Everyone seems to know everyone else, and if they don't, then they don't stand on ceremony about getting to know each other, for one thing they know they all have in common is a love and dedication to Soul music, and it is this common factor that links everyone there. and makes everyone a potential friend of the other. Some of the brothers and sisters had travelled miles to be there, and although they couldn't make it, Viv and Radio were thoughtful and kind enough to send a message to me via a friend. There was Tony from Cheltenham, and Rod (as imposing as Goliath and a DJ at other clubs itt the North), and Flash who is not in the least flash, but very hip and very much into Soul. And then there was Ivor Abadi who is the owner of The Wheel, and who couldn't have been more welcoming and friendly, and who expressed gratitude for the efforts that "Blues & Soul" has made to draw attention to The Wheel scene, and the struggle that is going on to keep it open for swingers at the weekends. And there was one record that sticks in my mind as one always will on these occasions, which was the great "Darkest Days" by Jackie Lee. I do most sincerely hope that The Wheel is able to carry on its traditional all-night sessions, and at the time of writing the appeal to the Crown Court has yet to be heard, and so they will continue until a final ruling is given, but win or lose, The Wheel has succeeded in becoming a legend in its lifetime, and a focal point for that aware and elite minority who are not content with the lifeless pulp that constitutes the bulk of the manipulated "hit" parade, but rather use their own taste and judgement to determine what sounds best related to their own ways of looking at things. Live and let live is a rather worn out well intentioned cliche these days when life seems to be coming more and more restricted and uniform, but you would have to search a long way to find a setting where that theory was put into such real practice as Manchester's Twisted Wheel club, and I shall always remember with gratitude that I was taken to its heart, and allowed to be part of that scene even if I could only stay for such a short time. They are my kind of people, and as I went to the station to get the train hack home the faint sounds of Soul music reminded me that the Sunday afternoon session had already begun, and no matter what obstacles are placed in its way, Soul music, like life itself, goes on and on. Because each and every one of us keeps the faith "right on now! -
ok moved some of the posts out and grouped then into 4 or so subject related threads just done a few for now if wish to continue discuss any of the stuff left, then ask that you repost in a bit or get in touch and will split later thanks mike
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moved from orig thread and merged with paul m's thread
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moved from orig thread
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dunno last time looked it was about the tymes saving the northern soul scene in 1980 as said its not going to work if anyone wants to about the mecca then start a thread called the mecca if want to talk about ...... etc etc
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any other qs, subjects or wanna talk about any thing raised or what ever ask start a new one up thanks mike
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butternut thread started ask talk about it there
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as i said before one thread worked at the time due to various reasons things have moved on since then if wish to talk about different subjects then start up different threads! one thread will not work
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Eddie Foster Dreams of Wigan - Black Music 1970s 'The music is black american and obscure - ghetto sounds which never made it, the followers are mostly white and fanatical - working class kids in the industrial heart of Britain who dance like there's no tomorrow to records most of us will never hear. The Northern Soul Scene is a strange mixture of good and bad, of burning dedication and grubby exploitation. Despised by some, misunderstood by most, it is the ultimate Underground scene. Tony Cummings investigates...' Three scans of a well remembered and often mentioned article that featured in Black Music Magazine Originally posted in 99, but went missing, did say recently on the forum that if do find will repost, so here you go Part 1 of 3 Part 2 of 3 '...the drum socks home a crisp backbeat a vocalist sings about falling in love being a gas. The minutes move on. The sound isn't as good as il could be. It's loud alright, volume enough to make your nose bleed. But there's distortion and some of the effect of the Large orchestrations common on all the records being blasted is lost in a morasse of noise. But still. the beat, the beat always THE BEAT smashes it's hypnotic way into mass consciousness...' Part 3 of 3 There are plenty of kids getting high just on the music But a pretty good dance item "Shy Guy" by Johnny Baker on Fog City gets less dancing action than "Condition Red" a rotten pop sounding instrumental by… -
Motown - 50th BBC2 tonight and Mojo Mag View full article
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Motowns 50th BBC2 tonight and Mojo Magazine Seems that Rob Moss recent words are proving correct, as the mainstream media do currently seem to be featuring a lot of 'Motown' is 50 related features Here's two more motown connections that may be of interest, reported in the forums by cunnie and soul-slider BBC TV To celebrate its 50th anniversary, actor and passionate Motown fan Martin Freeman visits the record label's birthplace - Detroit - where he meets the unsung heroes of Motown, The Funk Brothers. You can see the 30-minute programme Motown: A Culture Show Special on Tuesday 6 January. Mojo Magazine has a distinct Motown flavour FREE CD: MOTOWN NUGGETS! This month MOJO celebrates Motown's 50th anniversary with 15 of the finest tracks from soul's greatest label. Feast on gems from Marvin Gaye, The Four Tops, The Temptations, Martha and The Vandellas, Gladys Knight & The Pips, The Supremes and many more! THE 100 GREATEST MOTOWN TRACKS: Honouring Motown's golden birthday celebrations in style, MOJO chronicles the Detroit hit factory's remarkable history with a rundown of their 100 greatest tracks chosen by the likes of Iggy Pop, Mark E Smith, MC5, Gnarls Barkley, The Clash, Paul Weller and many more. PLUS! Exclusive interviews with Motown's main players including Berry Gordy, Holland-Dozier-Holland and Martha Reeves! -
you're on about the default one that plays when ya hit this link play hp?playlistid=1 yep ? if so its The Mystic Moods - Honey Trippin'
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Past, Now, Future - Soul Souce Articles Section View full article
