Jumpinjoan

Just a few motown toons that i think are well worth giving a little bit of ear time- MARVIN GAYE & TAMMI TERRELL - GIVE IN (JUST CAN'T WIN) - ALL I NEED LP BUILD MY WORLD AROUND YOU DONT LET ME LOSE THIS DREAM } SUPREMES & 4 TOPS - DYNAMITE LP DO YOULOVE ME JUST A LITTLE FOUR TOPS - LOVE FEELS LIKE FIRE - TAMLA MOTOWN SOFTOUCH - AFTER YOU GIVE YOUR ALL - PRODIGAL FANTASTIC 4 - PIN POINT IT DOWN - SOUL

PS: NEVER KNEW IT CAME OUT AS A 12"... PPS: LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE NOT PLAYED IT IN A WHILE.....!

WAS PLAYED LAST FRIDAY NIGHT AT LIME STREET BY ALEX JONES FANTASTIC RECORD..... YEEEEHAA!!

BOBBY ADAMS & BETTY LOU - DR.TRUELOVE-TRAX - £4.00 bought this off a lad called Paul Merrett from London - 1987ish ...he's a celebrity chef these days, you know..... JESSIE JOHNSON- LEFT OUT- OLD TOWN ( ISSUE!! ) & EDDIE HILL- NOTHING SWEETER - M.S bought both these off a lad called Steve Smith from Gloucester at Notts Palais for the mad sum of - £11.00 for the two.....HAPPY DAYS!! Would love to know what happened to him(and if he's got any records left!) Still got Jessie Johnson & Eddie Hill - got rid of t'other a good few years back but got George Hobson with the proceeds......'nuff said.

I feel proud to be able to say that Pete Lawson was one of my best mates - a right pain in the arse at times but that only made you love him more! Talking about records - i actually got my Doris Smith -"No Good Guy"-Limelight off Gilly and Nogger at Keele the weekend before he passed and it was Pete who gave me the money for it - £40! That record means more to me than anything - partly because Pete bought it for me but partly because it reminds me so much of that weekend. His last weekend....he had a soul nite in Burscough on the Friday night and he was one of the Dj's - anyone who was there will remember just how nervous he was about doing a spot!! Shitting it would be more like it!! That was the thing about Pete - those who didn't know him personally would never believe there was a side like that to him - but he was a very sensitive guy, larger than life most definitely but with a heart of pure gold. Without Pete Lawson the scene would not be what it is today - and for that we are all truly grateful....! Joan xxxx

Just thought i'd mention that it's Pete's anniversary today! Can hardly believe it's 11 years ago that the soul scene lost one of it's most colourful characters!! Love him or hate him you couldn't help but admire and respect him! NOBODY loved Soul like Pete Lawson - and i very much doubt ever will.... Loads, Joan xxxx

DJ'S!! (.... why say 30 or so words when it's a one word answer!)

Really am very,very surprised that you say you never here this track played ....

On 6th Feb i posted a message asking if anyone had heard anything about Gaz getting his records back. Well, i'm sorry to say that Gaz rang me yesterday to tell me that HE HAS NOT GOT HIS RECORDS BACK! Gaz Kellett is without a doubt one of the most dedicated, loyal, honest, passionate, knowledgeable, enthusiastic and well respected people that has ever been on the soul scene. Whether you know Gaz personally or not is irrelevant. Each and everyone of us - no matter who we are ....( or who we think we are..) should feel ashamed of ourselves! Because SOMEBODY OUT THERE KNOWS SOMETHING...!! and until they have the courage to do the right thing and Gaz gets his records back - THE SOUL SCENE HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO BE PROUD OF!! So come on , DO THE RIGHT THING......PLEASE. Loads Joan xx

I couldn't agree more! ALL Djs should be given spots based on what's in their box.... NOT THEIR BOXERS!! Loads, Joan xx