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Instrumentals Little queenie bill black Sea cruise ace cannon Rat race righteous Bros The kid. Andre brassuer Sock it to em j b. Sandy nelson

Great photo mate !!!! What's the date on the sexy rexy one??? Spike

Mr six togs sorsbry street don't know who owned it but it was "managed " by a guy called johnny Moore from grangewood he's about 5 years older than me old skinhead mod soul boy Proper character one of arthur dudlys mates That shop with the spiral staircase did it sell more today than yesterday?? ;)

Think there's a secondhand shop & a tailors down chapel walk now chalky there was a shop called stone-dri on Chesterfield high street got a beige gabberdene full length mac from there in 1976 went to my first nighter at sammys in it What a twat I looked!! Cos my two mates also had the same coat looked like the three stooges!!! Happy days;)

True but you had to be in that small noisey room to apreciate the atmosphre of mr m's Loved the big floor but worshiped m's Spike

One that sticks in my mind late 76 early 77 was " barbecue " Quite a silly tune really) was it a commercial for an American food chain?) But it had a thumping beat and at 3am in m's it used to pack the floor Ps what is your radio station called??? Spike

Gotta agree mate! I had one pair of stack heels from stead n Simpson ? I wore them about twice orrrribull!!!

Circa 73-4 I seem to remember Sheffield lads spray painting your doc marts either silver or gold?? Was it a football thing???? Spike

We also had a kendrick fieldsend in Chesterfield on the high street and I think that there was a shop just called fieldsends across from the market hall in Chesterfield ???? Not only did they sell clothes but also if I remember correctly it was a jewlers/ pawn shop ????? Used to go to Sheffield as a young kid circa 1971/2 now the memory is playing up! What was the clothes shop across from the castle market called? I thought that sexy rexy was on the moor?? Was there a shop called tramps????! Help Spike

Thanx to all the moderators and administrators must be a he'll of a job sorting out all us squabbling kidz!! Great forum we don't always agree on things (or is that we never agree) But remember if you cant argue you usually end up falling out with each other Keep on keeping on Spike

Well said Irish !!!!!! (i feel like I could do with a "lift" This morning!!!) Suppose that's what happens when you try and keep up with these young uns!!!! Ktf

Twisted wheel last night (26th august) four younger people came ip from london 3 girls 1 guy They looked really smart and alll of them were good dancers they were made to feel welcome by us crinklies think and hope that they had a really good time said that they hope to come to the next Sunday session would love some feedback from them on here So like I said in an earlier reply ignore the stupid bigots who basically think that you have to have been into the soul scene for 45 years keep going to soul nights cos without you younger guys the scene will wither and die! Spike (52 year old and feeling it this morning )

Get lots of younger people at the wheel theyre always made to feel welcome by us oldies! The last Friday do in July an 18year d couple were at their first ever soul night they could not beleive all those 50 + bopping the night away After a couple of beers they were up on the floor until the place closed They loved it even though the wheel plays just oldies I suppose that all the tunes were new to these guys Go to different venues if you love the music there's only a small minority that arnt welcoming!! Ktf Spike

Lots o wheel tunes on these lists!!!!

Yes when I saw him last year the first time in 30 years! I wanted to weep he did!! Got those old legs on the dance floor still class Used to love watching Mona dance to move on up Curtis mayfield His feet moved slowly to the beat hands and body keeping in time with the bongos Sheer class

On this very forum someone has an avatar " oldies suck" That's there opinion and theyre welcom to it Northern soul ? It's just a term given to mainly sixties soul music played in mainly northern clubs I was part of the mid seventies "northern scene" If certain groups dont like the term so what ? Ktf

Too right I seldom am! Learn something new every day! Must have heard willie hutch/Richard temple versions over the years but Jackie Lee sticks in my mind Ktf

Thank you All this talk about duck has made me hungry

Nice one dave Now is the bobby freeman one the same as the Jackie Lee or willie hutch?? Spike

Aah haa My mistake !! A least I found out more about Jackie Lee aka earl nelson suppose that's what threads are for to lead you into the unknown Cheers ktf

Ps think bobby freeman recorded the swim And S.W.I.M Don't know if he did the duck ??? But I will stand corrected Ktf

Is the Jackie Lee the original ? I thought I had the duck on a Bon n earl album? Found this article clears things up a bit fir me Bob & Earl were an American soul music singing duo in the 1960s, best known for writing and recording the original version of "Harlem Shuffle". Hide Career The original duo were Bobby Byrd and Earl Nelson (born Earl Lee Nelson, 8 September 1928, Lake Charles, Louisiana - 12 July 2008, Los Angeles) They had both been members of The Hollywood Flames, a prolific doo-wop group in Los Angeles, California whose major hit was "Buzz Buzz Buzz" in 1958, on which Nelson sang lead. By 1957, Byrd had started a parallel solo career, writing and recording for contractual reasons as Bobby Day. He wrote and recorded the original version of "Little Bitty Pretty One", and had a hit of his own with "Rockin' Robin" (1958). In 1960, Day/Byrd and Nelson began recording together as Bob & Earl, on the Class record label. However, these releases had relatively little success, and Day/Byrd restarted his solo career. In 1962, Nelson then recruited a second "Bob", Bobby Relf (January 10, 1937 - November 20, 2007), who also used the stage names of Bobby Garrett and Bobby Valentino. Relf had already led several Los Angeles based acts in his career, including the Laurels, the Upfronts, and Valentino and the Lovers. The latter two groups also featured the then pianist and bass singer, Barry White. This duo of Relf and Nelson recorded several singles for different labels, before "Harlem Shuffle" in 1963. The song was written by Relf and Nelson, arranged by Barry White,[1][2] and produced by Fred Smith. It was based on a number called "Slauson Shuffletime" (named after a boulevard in Los Angeles) by another Los Angeles singer, Round Robin.[3] When released on the Marc label, "Harlem Shuffle" became a modest hit on the R&B chart. Its vocal interplay directly influenced later duos such as Sam and Dave. However, its main success came as late as 1969, when it was re-released in the UK and became a Top Ten hit there. Reportedly,[4] George Harrison called it his favourite record of all time. By that time, Nelson had achieved further success as a solo artist under the alias of Jackie Lee, with "The Duck", a hit dance record released in 1965, which reached #14 in the U.S. (Jackie was Nelson's wife's name and Lee his own middle name). When "Harlem Shuffle" became successful on reissue, Nelson and Relf reunited as Bob & Earl to tour. The duo split up for the last time in the early 1970s.

Prefere " the shotgun and the duck" Jackie Lee