Rick Scott

Cheeky monkey, it's brill, might not play it out much these days (nobody asks me to DJ anymore) But gets lots of spins in my front room as for the dust, must have a word with my cleaner, oh crap that's me,..... All the best Rick

I have a minter of this in my collection, anyone know the going rate for it ? Not sure if i would sell it mind you, but you never know, i may be tempted

As mentioned a Jaggers/Richards written song, Stones version always was the best, and is on the Decca album called "Aftermath", another track from the album was used for the intro to 60's mod/pop show "Ready Steady Go" called "I just can't wait" While showing kids riding the " Big Dipper" fair ride, oh happy days

I played this ealy 70's (Probably Cleethorpes Pier) purchaced from John Anderson and i'm sure my copy of brand new day is Nooney Ricket, and latter copies turned up as Norman Rickett, I also have aother track by him as Norman Rickett, It was rumoured the Norman Ricket copies (Brand New Day) were re-issues or boots untill the other titel turned up, anyone have a clue on this one, just curious, thanks in advance. Rick

Music is a cross between "Paint it black" The Rolling Stones" and Larry Williams and Johnny Watson "Too Late" not bad, quite like it in a quaint sort of way

What a good example, a lot of the 12" SINGLES of G F came with a built in JUMP so stuck with the 7" Classic Quality sound, love it

Other than the question of speed 45 or 33 for a 12" singles were aimed at the disco market especialy the longer tracks so as they sounded better (wider groves etc) why is it that SOME 12" singles only use 1/2 of the playing surface for one track, what's that all about, defeats the object so to speak. On a bit of trivia the first 12" single i recolect although it technicaly wasn't a 12" single was a track on the Bob Dylan album Blonde on Blonde the track "Sad eyed Lady of the Lowland" was the whole of one side of a disc on the double disc album, Was this a first or do you know something i don't? Rik

just tried connecting to this site AVAST virus protector on my pc stoped me from doing so saying it contained a virus, any one else get it ? ps on the mentioned track, by the time he is handing out ears in the video i was bored and offered him mine but didn't want them, didn't rate it when it came out, don't rate it now, next...........

Richard and the Young Lyons - Open up your door (i wanna love you some more)

I defo played this at Cleethorpes

Thanks for that Nick, i thought i was crackin' up, but got it in my mind the version i played was female but i may be wrong, The brain cells aren't what they used to be i've that many records wouldn't know where to start, oh well, some one out there must know

advertised as preveously un-issued why do i know this track, i used to play the damm thing but memory aint what it used to be, Obviously the version i used to play was by someone else but who, maybe someone like Blake can help ?

Don't do the junk shops/charity shops usualy because there's nowt to be had or Tom Paddisons always been there just before you Was looking for some Hi Fi equipment and spotted a box of 12" singles and had a gander (as you do) Picked up 2 twelves for 50p each (ripped off again) Let me take you dancing - Bryan Adams (voc/inst) A&M US Promo (an old Arthur Fenn spin Tom tells me) Darlin' - Bob Sinclair (Test Pressing) Which i bought as a new release on the Champs Elysees Sampler but very nice to pick up on a test press.

Had a listen when first released a couple of weeks back and wasn't impressed, can't think why anyone would want to record a cover of the song so soon after daffy ducks version, just another new release sounding old (yawn) and why anyone would want to play it out ? Modern Soul for the Northern folk, I'll get me coat

Modern is Modern, Brand New, Recent, Not Old, you wouldn't buy a Ford Cortina and say it's a modern car, what makes music any different, or i've got a Modern house me, it was built in the 70's aaaaaahhhhhhhhhh this bloody subject drags on and on and on "IT'S ALL SOUL MUSIC YOU CAN DANCE TO ANY YEAR ANY STYLE" if it moves the heart, and the soul, and the feet, That is what matters, that is what does it for me, when i was booked at "Northern soul venues" (Hate that term grrrr,) i played and broke the likes of Down to the Bone, Frankie Knuckles etc, etc,etc, at various venues as New Releases, it was just good music you could dance to, and was called a tosser by a lot of people for "Selling Out" And "Spoiling Their Scene", i had those terms and worse spit at me full in the face at a recent Winter Gardens event shortly befor it was closed down and demolished, Funny how these records are played in Northern Soul Rooms up and down the country and readily accepted as such....but to put the cat amoungst the pigeons, are these records NOW Modern or Northern? BE AN INOVATER, NOT A You know it makes sense or am i Where's Me Zimmer Frame

Very interesting thread, and made me think back more years than i would like to admit too, being an old fart, used to play this in my my youth club days mixing pop and soul as Bobby Golsboro was classed as pop in them days, northern soul term had not been invented at that time (should have stayed that way realy as hate music being pigeon holed) it hasn't done the music any favours over the years, caused more arguments and splits but of course that's another story. The copy i have is the original UK Demo, can't remember how i came accross it, could have been one of my local record shops called "Rushtons Records" in Scunthorpe which for some reason used to get loads of Promotional/Demo 7" singles (had a few Promo albums too) which a certain young lady in the shop used to keep for me (that's all you need to know on that subject lol) Anyway over the years i played it in my Northern soul spots at niters/dayers/soul nites etc and was always a floor packer, the thing the thread brought back to me was on a regular dee jaying visit to the K.G.B. I played the B G single and after playing it placed it on a pile of records that i'd already played, cued up my next single tured round to put played records back in box, Bobby Goldsboro had vanished off the top of the pile, just that one single, nothing else, i was quite annoyed at the time (as you would be) and the late Nev Wherry asked me what was wrong, i told him what had happened and he said, "Don't worry Rick, i will get it back for you, of course i thought no way will i see this record again, having had records stolen in the past, but true to his word the next time i was at the KGB he handed me my record, he would not tell me who had "lifted" it but i was just thankful to get it returned, it has over the years turned out to be a hard UK single to find, and far better than the re issued alternative take that got issued due to the Northern Soul demand, so there you go, a little bit of my history that this thread brought back to me, now i wonder who it was that lifted said record and the detective work that Nev did to return it to me still ammazes me to this day, Nev was a Top Man, and had a UK soul collection to die for (99% promos)

Chris Dalton from Lincoln used to give this big spins at Cleethorpes Dayers/Niters early 70's, When i do an oldies spot myself I like to include this as it is one that does deserve more attention, used to see a few kicking around on UK DIRECTION which is what Chris's and mine are on, not as easy to find as you would think..RICK

Mate of mine back in the 70's (Mick Byrne from Scunny if i remember correctly) got an original of this out of a John Andersons Soul Bowl Soul Pack which he sold on to Pat Brady for a tidy sum, John obviously didn't rate it at the time 'till it went massive at Wigan........ RICK

Hi Dawn, And a happy new year to you and those close to you, Hope to catch up with you at a do soon maybe? Sound like you are quite like me on the shoe front, if i find a pair of shoes i like and feel right with i go back and buy a spare pair, do the same with clothes, cost me a bloody fortune though but you can't trust the old devil that lurks in the washing machine waiting to ruin your favourite shirt befor hitting the soul nite!

That is absolutely brilliant and so so typical of what we are about, great post, made me chuckle, made my day

The backing was absolutely awsome as you would expect, Martha Reeves was........em....... yes the backing band and Jools Holland R & B orchestra was the dogs bollocks

Hi Boba, not as far removed from the post as you might think and very interesingly funny, we are all very strange beasts in the way we try to hold on to things as long as possible no matter how old, battered and worn they may look, sounds so familiar with the Northern soul lads and their all niter bags used for change of clothes etc, nice one, take care Boba, Rick

Bloody hell 35 years, i take it when you say they are a bit small now you don't wear them? or do you squeeze them on and say "what the hell"

I sure have, i play the double bass at the same time with my teeth