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That..... has just been the pinnacle of my ('till now) boring day! Thanx for that

A favourite spin of mine around '92, but just seems to lack that little extra Oomph! to help it stand out more - first played to me by good old Kev draper! But never seen a white demo before Pete, nice one!

You DID send it first class!! - only difference is you have paid extra, at your own discretion, to obtain a signature from whoever accepts the item. Tell your purchaser to sling his hook!!

Nope... that's got me too!! Sure you got that one right?

Although I don't know you and have not encountered this particular health issue first hand I do identify with you as a parent, and what you must have been going through these past few days. I wish you all the very best and for your daughters health to return to normal ASAP. That is the only thing that comes before soul music - yes folks.... I know that's hard to believe, CHILDREN! (Soul)God bless each & every one of 'em!!

Hope it's wrapped in $20 worth of packaging Willy!!!

Funilly enough, I was only reminiscing last night on my worst ever experience behind the decks. Whilst not the worst I did remember a spot at Blackburn a/n in the nineties. During my spot a young lady approached the decks (ooh! a request!... or so I thought!) and asked 'Can you play something we can dance to?'. Being a bit perplexed by this question - as, at the time, I was spinning Hayes Cotton 'I'll Be Waiting' I asked her to clarify what she meant with which she responded 'Something we know'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It led me to think more or less the same thing... that people are obviously born with a pre-selected batch of tunes already engrained on their brain and that I must be of a 'unique' minority - having had to 'learn' all of the tunes I know by listening to them time and time again! It's great when you hear a tune for the first time and it automatically becomes an engraved fave.. but so, too, can tunes 'grow on you' so they also become ensconced in the personal 'music hall of fame'. I feel this is a problem to the degree that, on promoting my deejaying aspirations today (whilst I do have 'oldies' in my box I ain't an oldies dj), I feel it necessary, but worthwhile, to give out cd's of not only my main play box but also of other stuff in my collection. That way, hopefully, people can 'identify' with me, as an 'unknown' dj, when I perform at their local soul 'nites & 'niters, and have an idea of what sort of stuff I am capable of playing. That is in addition to the normal obligatory cd's to promotors necessary when touting for spots. There's certainly a lot of time, effort and expense involved in all of this (as I write I'm busy running off multiple copies of four cd's I currently use as 'handouts') but the way I look at it... at the very least people are getting the chance to listen (& re-listen) to songs they may not already be familiar with and, who knows, they may grow to want to include some of them in that personal 'music hall of fame'! - or, some might like them that much they will request the promoter(s) to put me on!!

Agree entirely... whilst Lou does it justice Mr Hamilton's take is by far superior!

Hear, Hear, Mr Flynn!! Not forgettin' that other indelible 'big' voice: Tony Middleton Roy is my all time personal fave. Who owns the Bigtop LP!

As far as I can remember Lou onlu had the one lp - a 70's release, but defo not a Bigtop release.. although I, too, seem to recollect rumour of a 'Test' Bigtop Lp - seem to connect a conversation with Craig Butler at The Wilton ballroom a few years back!?! Wasn't it Andy Rix who originally tracked Lou Down? and Ady wanted him for Cleethorpes but because of health issues he didn't feel up to the journey???

That killed that one then!!

In no particular order, but starting from times past, to the present: Nev Wherry John Vincent Pat Brady Dean Anderson Saus Butch Dave Rimmer And, of course... 'Johnny Fingers'!!

Upon hearing that it prompted me to post this and ask the same question... NEW.mp3

Seemed to think a green vinyl copy with a moulded label with atco dist on bottom of label? May be barking completely uup the wrong tree here and simply getting details of originals and boots intertwined! So I'm gonna shut up now... before I start digging a hole for myself

There were a lot of different boots of this Ian, and my memory ain't the best (JM's bootleg guide is probably best for clarification... anyone?) but think that, if yours is styrene with a raised X then it is the Detroit original - only problem I have there though is the 'shade' of green. I can't remember if it was light or dark! I know it was reissued by atco in the seventies on both green and orange but I think the layout of the label was different? And I do remember a dark green boot, albeit with a very glossy stick on label. As I say, with so many boots and reissues of this I honestly can't remember which is which but hopefully someone will clear things up.

Wot about if you ain't got no fingers! is that what's meant by 'being all thumbs'

Not forgetting Bobby James' storming version on Lanor

Your comments are not wrong, Mace, almost anyone could knock up a plethoria of things if desired... and, yes, it has been going on for decades (whether people like it or not it does satisfy a market fueled demand) - BUT.. and this is probably most peoples perspective - morally it is wholly and entirely wrong and only done for one reason: selfish commercial gain! Big difference to having a single copy of a cd only track cut onto vinyl for personal use (convenience) to producing multiple copies of something for personal financial gain... especially when it is not even an original work of their own! Don't art forgers. in fact all forgers in general, face stiff penalties of incarceration if caught producing fakes of original pieces for sale to others? Mmm

My sentiments exactly... which is why I put 'apparently' as without being there to witness it I wouldn't have believed it myself

Ther is something on Radio 2 this coming Saturday, at 9.30pm 'The Philadelphia Story'. Don't know if this is the same as or something completely different. I plan on being out saturday night, but if someone is able to capture it and post up it would be greatly appreciated.

I'll still give you a ton for it though Bri... even though Dave thinks I'd be paying over the odds

I had new neighbours move in next door to me in 1990 - after a few months, and once we'd got to know each other better, he popped round one day with a white plastic carrier bag containing approx 30 45's. His mate had been active on the soul scene some years earlier and this was the remnants of his collection (Max from Cambridge apparently went thru them first!). I gave him about 50p per disc - all 'classic' boots with the exception of two: Cobblestones on Mercury issue & Wade Flemons 'Jeanette'!!!! Wot a hit!!! er... not quite: firstly, sold the Wade Flemmons to a friend of a friend one Ritz a/n after they caught me with my box outside the toilets - and as he was a mate of a mate I felt charitable and let him have it for a tenner! Instead of the twenty I was gonna ask. Worse still... some guy had sat there and witnessed all this take place - only after I'd watched a very happy chappy depart with his new purchase did this bloke turn and say to me: 'you know that sells for £200 don't you'!!! The Cobblestones (never a favourite tune of mine) saw people tripping over themselves to be the first to secure it for the £10 price tag I attached to it. It was only when I then asked someone what it was fetching I realised I'd just gravitated another testacle!! The way I prefered to look at it was based on the original purchase price I paid, that way the sick feeling wasn't quite so intense!

Forgive my apparent stupidity but... are we talking about the Resist or Claire 45!?! I've got lost somewhere here, are the negative comments about 'Black Wings..' or 'Love Plays..'???????????????

Temptations__Too_Busy_Thinking..mp3

Two here, both from The Temptations: Firstly, their (original) version to Micky McCullers 'Who You Gonna Run To' and then the brilliant 'To Busy Thinking About My Baby' (M.Gaye) Temptations__Who_You_Gonna_Run_To_.mp3 Due to size restrictions, Too Busy.. soundfile on following posting