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Well I have admit to all I am in the same boat as Christian and others on this forum. I have been waiting for more than SIX MONTHS for a 45 I ordered from this b****** despite all my emails almost THIRTY and phone calls which he said on one occasion that he had sent me the said 45 only to then say he had to send me a second copy of my 45 which needless to say did not arrive either. Then he went silent on me and refused to answer his phone. THIS GUY IS A CHEATING B****** DO NOT DEAL WITH HIM. I cannot afford for this to happen as I sacrifice enough in order to buy records without being ripped off like this. Avoid this guy at all costs. As banning him from Soul Source from advertising and attempting to sell anything again it gets my vote. fdsoul6345789

Read this thread with great interest. My personal take on this subject is in my humble opinion is that I like the sound of black America and no Glaswegian can in my book be considered to be a soul singer. If you live for this music like I do and do not go off and think that I have a better opinion than anyone else I just like my music to of the SOUL variety and Mr Pellow no matter how good or bad the record sounds he don't in my book come into the category of guys like SOLOMON BURKE, BARBARA ACKLIN, FREDDIE HUGHES, OTIS, WILSON P, BOBBY WOMACK. How anyone can give credence to some of the PURE SHIT that gets hailed as soul is beyond me. Sometimes I feel I have been in a different room when I hear some of the dross that gets played on the NORTHERN scene as it's far removed from REAL soul and usually just bad pop music. Would like to pick up on the point made earlier as to the brilliant records overlooked for various reasons too common, not rare enough etc. Instead garbage records masquerading as soul get played to the detrement of this crap. Real soul is by artists mentioned by SEAN and JOCK guys that take the time to actually listen to the music as opposed to some who just look for a certain beat that can be danced to who gives a flying F*** who sings it as long as it meets the criteria. And just for the record I would be first in the queue to boo MR PELLOW off the stage if I had been there. and I AM GLASWEGIAN. fd.

Hi Sean, can't really comment as to why the dwindling attendances at the local do's but a few things I think have to be taken into account at to why this is happening. Totally agree with you that a night such as you describe in Derby with a great line up such as MR GOUCHER and co deserves to be well attended and if it cannot attract a good crowd then it is such a shame, as for the Canal Tavern, Thorne don't think we will see the likes of that again - don't get me started beginning to get the hankies out when I think of it WHAT A VENUE. I basically think there are THREE reasons for the dwindling attendances. 1. FAR TOO MANY NIGHTS ON COMPETING FOR AN ALREADY REDUCING TRAVELLING CROWD. 2. COST INVOLVED WITH TRAVELLING A REALITIVELY SHORT DISTANCE IN COMPARATIVE TERMS, PETROL COSTS AND IF THE VENUE IS A LONG DISTANCE PEOPLE OF THE OPINION THAT THEY FEEL THE NEED TO STAY OVER AT A LOCAL HOSTELRY THAT BRINGS THE COST TO A SOARING AMOUNT. 3. PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF AND YOURSELF COLLECT VINYL DISCS YOU KNOW THOSE PESKY LITTLE THINGS THAT GET UNDER YOUR SKIN AND YOU HAVE TO OWN, THE COST OF THOSE RECORDS HAS RISEN ENORMOUSLY IN RECENT YEARS AND PEOPLE MAKE A DECISION TO CARRY ON COLLECTING AND NOT ATTENDING SO MANY THINGS AS THEY WOULD FAR RATHER BUY RECORDS. THEREFORE SOME TIMES YOU JUST CAN'T AFFORD TO DO BOTH. HOPE YOU START UP PITCHES AS IT WAS BY ALL ACCOUNTS A MAGIC VENUE RUN BY SOUL FANATICS AND VINYL FREAKS AS YOURSELF, JOHN BENSON AND KEV BRISCOE Plus THE ONE AND ONLY ANDY The Tats TAYLOR. BEST OF LUCK MATE FRASER

Very sad state of affairs MONEY HAS TAKEN OVER when will these people learn that NOBODY BUT NOBODY IS BIGGER THAN THE MUSIC. Just vote with your feet and don't go. FD

I like Sean am an avid soul fan and hanker after new sounds all the time after all guys we won't live to be 300 years old just how old these people think we will be attending venues as when they bypass things that are new in order to STORE THEM AWAY for a later time until they think the fans are ready to accept them what kind of bollocks is that I SAY LET'S HEAR THE SOUNDS NOW not in five or ten years time I want to hear as much as I can before I go to the great allnighter in the sky. fdsoul

A COLLECTION FILLER INDEED AYE RIGHT

Speaking of O. T. SYKES anybody got any records for sale by him? filling some gaps in my collection Let me know Cheers fdsoul6345789@aol.com

Anybody help with a want of mine by O. T. SYKES -- COME ON BE MY LADY PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU CAN HELP == CHEERS BEST fraser.

Must agree with Big Soulman THE DETROIT SPINNERS -- LOVE DON'T LOVE NOBODY does it for me every time JUST CRACKS ME UP BEST FRASER.

Interesting debate going lads thought I'd share a little story that was related to me by the Soul Guru Dave Godin who when meeting Ms Dionne Warwick would as usual not be backward at coming forward with his opinion. He asked her quite matter of factly who she herself thought was the better singer he said Dee Dee was a far better singer than she was and that he far preferred her voice to that of hers, she thought for a minute and replied - I've got to agree with you Dave Dee Dee is a better singer than me. Bout says it all for me if the woman herself thought her sister was a better singer than she was. best FRASER

Wanted the following two 45s ANYONE HELP 1. TONY OWENS -- I'LL BE THERE/WISHING, WAITING AND HOPING on SOULIN 2. CLEO RANDLE -- BIG CITY LIGHTS on ATCO ANYBODY HELP???? CHEERS FRASER

Anybody know this track is on by BOBBY BLAND --- Title LET'S GET TOGETHER Somebody must know guys CHEERS Fraser

Hi there, another 45 for my collection wanted. Somebody out there got a copy of JOHNNY ADAMS 45 titled YOU'RE A BAD HABIT BABY for sale. Please let me know and still on the lookout for a copy of WILLIAM BELL 45 on STAX 146 titled WHAT YOU GONNA DO TOMORROW. Hope you can come up trumps again lads. PM me if you have any info. best regards FRASER.

Hi there does anyone have a phone number, email address etc for DAVE HITCH Who used to write an article for VOICES FROM THE SHADOWS think it was a gospel column he did for the mag. anybody help??? best FRASER

Sorry about lack of info guys titles as follows GENE TAYLOR - DON'T GO AWAY on MINIT and WILLIAM BELL - WHO YOU GONNA BE TOMORROW on STAX 146 Hope this help me to track them down. THANKS

Hi there, anyone got the following TWO 45s for my collection neither are rare or expensive just hard to locate. They are -- WILLIAM BELL on STAX 146 GENE TAYLOR on MINIT ANYONE HELP ME LOCATE SINGLES MANY THANKS CHEERS FRASER

Mr Godin told it like it is indeed as always -- what does his passing mean to me and what did I think of him, well to sum up my email address says it all. fdsoul6345789 A TRUE LEGEND in a land of vocal GIANTS

Anyone recommend a website that I can put in the song title and it will show if it came out as an album track or single ? best FRASER

Well MR HAMILTON I SURE HOPE YOU ARE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH THE DRIVERS' CLUB LAD AS THEY WERE SUPERB. KEEP YOUR CHIN UP AS I TOO HAVE TASTED THE STEW WORN THE T-SHIRT AS TO WHERE YOU HAVE JUST BEEN EMOTIONALLY BUT BETTER TIMES ARE AHEAD I AM SURE. SEE YE SOON MATE FRASER.

brilliant record on the WATCH label superb IMHO

Hope you succeed with JERRY BUTLER, but I'm afraid the other TWO (Walter Jackson and Willie Hutch) are gone to the promised land amigo. Still would have been an awsome show with those artists on in Edinburgh keep up the good work. best FRASER

So. you think you can get rid of me that easily big man. well MR HAMILTON whatever is eating away at you it is not too big to discuss with yer mates. Give me a call pronto and if there is anything and I do mean anything that I can do to help do not think twice about picking up the phone or email me and if I can help then by god I will. STAY SAFE BIG MAN. GET IN TOUCH FRASER.

YOU'VE GOT IT IN ONE MATE IMHO -- WHITE IS SHITE !!!! FRASER