SHEFFSOUL

yeah..got a pair of tan cords from JJ's..about July '74..

I've a few items on ebay ...some unique items used during filming of the movie 'Soulboy'.. https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/popartman/m.html?item=201190667599&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562 pls click on the see other items for full listing..thanks for looking...

be careful what you wish for!!

when i was designing the costumes for the movie 'Soulboy'...a guy had contacted the production and said he had some original memorabilia..he was from the Wolverhampton area and had come up to Stoke to see if he could be a part of the film. He was introduced to me as Clive Horden, a very friendly guy with enthusiasm to match. He had many original patches inc the 'first allnighter'..i said i'd always wanted one but i didnt start going to the Casino until early '74, i'd seen quite a few on clothing and bags during the first year or so..we got talking and i asked how they came about. He recalled that he'd been persuaded to go the Casino on the first night after attending the Catacombs i think he said.They all piled on a train and arrived , went in to a near empty venue. He told me the story as i repeated earlier..the badges were free..and he didnt think anymore about it after giving his name until a few weeks later (when KR had been DJing for a few weeks) when they were given out...Russ recalled to me it was imply a case of promotion..that people would return to claim their patch..i remember reading mainly thru B&S that things moved rather quickly with the Casino's popularity helped no doubt by the void left by the Torch!..a classic case of right place right time..

here's the story..on the first night anyone who attended was asked if they wanted a souvenir patch..and those who did filled out their name and address.Kev Roberts apparently attended the second week. Russ told me they ordered 500 patches and he designed it (by now KR was DJing on a regular basis) several weeks later the patches were ready and each member was called up on stage to rcv them...ive seen a few over the years and the one on ebay is almost certainly not an original...

me too..they are rare..

i sent the seller two questions which are not viewable on the sale page..i honestly think its a fake..and they may not realise...

doesnt look real to me...at all....

Hmmn..i thought i remember Mr M's being open around the same time as the first Anniversary ( Sept '74) but it was a long time ago..still they played some great records in there..often much better than the main room..

yep..maybe i first heard it at Samanthas?..but i'm sure it was early 75..wasnt send him back later?

wonder why it was UK only?and who spun it first?

Always wondered what the story was on this? I first heard this i think early '75 in Mr M's..any US release? or did it come from an album? or was it Uk only?? released in '73..how did it first appear on the northern scene, i suspect a Mecca first spin but thats just a guess..anyone enlighten me?

I went back about twenty years ago..on a whim as i was on route to Scotland. Shocked and upset as i hadn't realised it had been totally demolished and replaced with a temporary porta cabin type thing (before the Mall went up) .Took a few pics, and left with a very sad feeling. Any memorial is better than nothing..(and credit to those who organised it) but i think an obelisk or similar would have been better...ah, what a great place..

...hmmn custom press..never knew that..always thought it was a mis press of sorts..and withdrawn..so who was it pressed for/target?

i originally thought the intro had a guy taking a deep breath..

Has anyone noticed the muffled background noise on the intro..sounds like a slurred voice..well at least on my Volt white demo. Continues for a bit and seems like the track has been recorded over something else..always puzzled me..

ok..i had the email link..then discovered it had been withdrawn..

what happened the the allnighter mix?

typo...

still need track 3....

oo..that sounds familiar...

track 3???

nice one .. i thought it was familiar..i used to get promos from Ice records bitd..and i think this was one of them....

great track..not the one tho....

tracks 2 & 3 please...