Missing Link

Dave Turner came up with this web page on another thread about 'The Pearl' dance which seems to be the definitive list: https://www.sixtiescity.com/Culture/dance.shtm

Yes, I know - see post # 125. I copied it from YouTube without listening to it first

Oops - that'll teach me to post from YouTube without listening first.

How about this for a forgotten oldie?

It was also pressed, if my memory serves me, way way back on a black SPQR label with 'Just Ask Me' on both sides at about the same time as the Jelly Beans, Terrible Tom, etc.

The Boogaloo The Peppermint Twist The Pony The Skate

Patrice Holloway - Black Mother Goose Al Foster Band - Night of the Wolf

Mac OSX actually contains a screen shot programme called 'Grab'. You should find it in your 'Utiities' folder.

Yeah that's right - forgot that one. Seem to remember Little Johnny Blair being bright green (the record not him!!).

I'm pretty sure you're right with that. Wasn't it part of his 'International Soul Club' set-up? The Out Of The Past labels, as far as I can remember, were either bluey green, blue or orange colours for the initial batch with a shooting star logo. Later releases were white labels were simply called 'OOTP' and had no design.

He's been banned but can be found alive and well on Facebook.

More than likely it would have been on Brian Matthew's Sounds of the Sixties. Here's a track listing: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00zp3sr#segments

Just checked my diary and it was on 14/15 June 1975. A pleasure to see a soul legend, though sadly, his last UK appearance.

Good bit about them in Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Weaver

The coloured guy and saxophonist in the sharp suit is Tony Gordon from Bournemouth - a brilliant dancer and all round great bloke who was well known on the South Coast scene.

Richard Temple - That Beatin' Rhythm/ Trips - There's That Mountain

Tammi Terrell's is the best for me because her voice captures the raw emotion of the song. Brenda Holloway's version is a very close second but I feel her take is a little too sophisticated (I would have said it was superb if i hadn't heard TT's). I've only heard a snippet of Randy Crawford's on iTunes but I feel, though I am a fan of her voice, the modern production doesn't do the song justice. Ditto the Four Tops - Levi's voice is, as always, superb but the strange electronic squeaks and pops do nothing for the song. Finally, Stevie Wonder's version. Although he co-wrote the song, I've never been a fan of his and would go as far as to say he is a poor singer but a pretty good songwriter.

It's on the first volume of 'A Cellarful of Motown' and the booklet notes allude to a version by Brenda Holloway in the vaults - so you're not dreaming!

You'll find that cassettes quite often had different track orders to balance the running times on either side of the tape. On Vol. 3 it lists 'Motown Memories - 16 Non-Stop Tamla Hits' as the first in the series, therefore effectively volume 1. Track Listings are: 'Motown Memories - 16 Non-Stop Tamla Hits' Earl Van Dyke - 6 by 6 Edwin Starr - Agent Double O Soul Isley Brothers - Take Some Time Out For Love Mary Wells - What's Easy For Two Is So Hard For One Temptations - You're Not An Ordinary Girl Tammi Terrell - This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You) Four Tops - Something About You Earl Van Dyke - I Can't Help Myself San Remo Strings - Festival Time Marvin Gaye - Little Darling (I Need You) Kim Weston -Helpless Velvelettes - Lonely, Lonely Girl Am I Edwin Starr - Back Street Stevie Wonder - Nothing's Too Good For My Baby Miracles - Whole Lot Of Shakin' In My Heart San Remo Strings - All Turned On

There were a lot of sounds that were popular in both scenes at the same time and I didn't go exclusively to one or the other. I went to Arthur and Sam's nights whenever I could but my geographical location at the time (Southampton) offered more Jazz Funk opportunities. I do like Northern, Modern, Jazz Funk, Deep Soul, 6Ts, Funk, etc. Maybe I'm lucky that I can appreciate them all Lol.

Started going to Jazz Funk nights when the Northern scene was starting to have too many 'Oldies' nights (pre-Stafford). Also started going to the 6Ts nights about the same time as I was never 'into' Oldies and always wanted to hear good new sounds. Here's a few which were big in the late 70s/ early 80s: Roy Ayers/ Wayne Henderson - Heat of the Beat BB&Q Band - On The Beat Stanley Cowell - The Stoker Hank Crawford - Tico Rico Ned Dehony - To Prove My Love Kennie Delt and Prana - Conquer All Earth, Wind & Fire - Biyo Richard Evans - Burning Spear Wilton Felder - Let's Dance Together John Handy - Hard Work Eddie Henderson - Kudu Hiroshima - Lion Dance Bob James - Westchester Lady Webster Lewis - Theme Lonnie Liston Smith - Never Too Late/ Expansions Ralph Macdonald - Calypso Breakdown Gap Mangione - Time of the Season Jimmy McGriff - Tailgunner Idris Muhammad - Could Heaven Ever Be Like This/ Turn This Mutha Out Dave 'Fathead' Newman - Keep The Dream Alive Houston Person - Dancing Feet Eddie Russ - Tea Leaves Slave - Slide Gino Soccio - Try It Out Bill Summers - Straight To The Bank Richard Tee - First Love Joe Thomas - Plato's Retreat Miroslay Vitous - New York City Zapp - Dance Floor

Yes and 'My Heart Symphony', 'Dirty Hearts' and loads of Soussan instrumentals. My recollection is that the floor was always full when these were played though.

Surprisingly he didn't visit Wigan at all for the first article - it was the 'Revisited' second article which gave Russ a slating for the amount of 'pop' played. It's this article that mentions Russ 'banning' Snoopy Dean and Boby Franklin.