Louise
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Not seen a mention yet of any of the following:
Mike & Ike "Sax On The Tracks" Artic
Jimmy Wisner "Choppin' Around" Atlantic
Bob & Earl Band "My Little Girl" Jayboy
Spencer Davis Group "Trampoline" Fontana
Herbie Mann "Philly Dog" Atlantic
The Sounds Of Lane "Tracks To Your Mind" Cobblestone
AL Kent "You Got To Pay The Price" Rictic
Jr Walker "Tune Up" Soul
Prince Arthur & His Knights Of The Round Table "WAlkin' Uptown" ABC
Gerry & Paul "The Cat Walk" Fatback
Billy Butler "The Right Track" Okeh Instrumental
Ann D'Andrea "Don't Stop Looking" Jamie Instrumental
And the recently discovered James Bounty "Prove Yourself A Lady" instumental
Dave
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right!...so as there is absolutely NO DOUBT about this, i have it straight from the horses mouth, so to speak. "i don't like to lose" was discovered by john anderson, after which, richard immediately covered it up...this was 1978.....
OMG you must be the only person in the civilized world that didn't know that, it's been used as a question on 'The Chase' quiz show at least twice now
P.S Didn't know that you'd taken up 'Horse Whispering' Rob !
Dave
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Count me in Pete please - that man is the stuff of legends...
Legend? It's a damm good job he had a real legend (John Anderson) discovering and feeding him those records, because without John I somehow don't think the Searling eulogy would be so strong.
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Assuming he wouldn't have mellowed out, I do wonder how Pete would have got on in the internet age…..northern soul "wear", cocks with clocks that chime Frank Wilson, divvies having line dancing lessons, the Wigan shopping centre debacles (there has been more than one - who remembers the Anniversary with special VIP area with pizza and prosecco for £20 extra - another Peterborough idiot behind that one!!), the NS flash mobs dancing in Blackpool, the various Levine come backs etc….not to mention today's major promotors who I am sure he would have a view on- there would be lawsuits flying around I am sure…..
Also the funk influence that is currently engulfing the scene, now Pete's thought's on Tommy Dent would have made some most interesting reading
You could just imagine Pete on the rampage with all the brick-a-brac sellers in the record bars of today's scene, it would be even more entertaining than the night he punched Paul Franklin on the end of the nose at tht 100 club
I wonder if badass Ady C would have revoked his lifetime ban with the passing of time 
Dave
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Totw
Clifton hall
Morecombe pier
Parr hall
Queens hall Bradford
Swinford
Blackburn
Oddfellows
Palaise Notts
Keele
Fleet
Wirina
Buzzard
100 club
Hinckley leisure center
Loughborough Town Hall
Market Harborough
Middleton
Bretby
Sheffield turnups
All above ran after the casino was closed and I don't think any whilst still running.
Not comprehensive as there was other nighters during the 80's and 90's
Should keep you busy
Dazz
I remember going to a couple of allnighters at the TOTW Stafford prior to Wigan shutting.
Dave
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Not all of them. some would argue the more tasteful stayed within the fold till end of Stafford etc, the rest of old moaners followed Sam into (Heavy) Rock City, while proclaiming Northern Soul was dead and they would never have any more to do with that or those nasty people that still stayed up all night, rather than went to bed after a 1am soul night.
Hindsight is a wonderfull thing, especially when its all documented!
Bradford Allnighter complete with a Modern room, 3 Modern Soul allnighters held at the 100 club etc there was a few manly modern soul fans about in them days even if they did iron creases in their jeans LOL !
Dave
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Steady on a minute here Guys
This may be a perfectly legal re-issue rather than a bootleg, if Eugene owns the masters etc (which I believe he does) he's well within his rights to re-issue his own material. What has probably happened here is that some numpty has contacted him on facebook etc and told him how wonderful he is and his record is a massive tune on the pissy arsed northern/modern scene and is worth loads of money. He then due to his total lack of knowledge and understanding of the size and nature of these scenes thinks he's got a top 10 hit in Europe. Also due to his lack of understanding about the value of a original release and a re-issue he also thinks that if he re-issues it he's gonna make the same money as a copy he's seen go though E-bay.
An all too familiar story i'm afraid.
Dave
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Both Clifford Binns "You Got To Help Me/Take It From Me" Carrie (6501) and Edward Hamilton's "I'm Gonna Love You/Call Me" were both recorded at United Sound as the fledgling Labeat Studios were a very basic affair at that time. Melvin Davis used to pick up both Binns, Hamilton and the Arabians and take them to the Labat studio to rehearse in the evenings only. Davis was moonlighting at Labeat, as he was signed as a producer to D-Town at the time. As were Motown musicians Cornelius Grant (Lead Guitar)and Drummer Pistol Allen. The other musicians on the sessions being George White (Trombone), Tony Newton (Bass Guitar) , Melvin filled in as both pianist and arranger.
Clifford Binns is remembered as a very polite, softly spoken man who needed very little rehersal. Therefore Binns and Hamilton are both seperate people. With Binns also recording the James Hendrix penned "It Was Only Yesterday/Again It's Christmas" on Ronnie Moore's Theoda label, a record I bought blind for a couple of quid out of Soulbowl's Detroit Catalogue but quickly sold as it was way too early for me and not a patch on his Carrie release.
Both Al Williams "I Am Nothing" and James Shorter's "Modern Day Woman" were pressed at RCA the probable reason for these being the only two Labeat releases to appear on white demo's.
Hendrix's initial version of Carrie records was financed by the owner of a local haberdashery store( who's name without checking currently escapes me) on the same street as were he lived. The owner was persuaded to back Hendrix by a young local promtion guy by the name of Clyde Brooks. Hendricks later showed his gratitude by recording "Soul Set" on Clyde (Carrie 008). Clyde later moved on to bigger and better things in New York.
All this information was relayed to me by the following leading protagonists from back in the day,Melvin Davis, Edward Hamilton, Cornelius Grant and Clyde Brooks.I do wish some of these so called researchers would dig a bit deeper rather than just goole it !
All this with out my first cup of coffee of the day bah!
Dave
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Dave
Not thought about selling vest or bag, but then again the prices realised on some of them old badges makes me wonder what price for the bag which has to be as rare as hens teeth, probably rarer than any record I own!
now let me think...........5 original Wigan badges, one Original Wigan Casino bag, various Soul badges.....anybody got Sotheby's phone number? lol.
Don't forget that bloody Pork Pie Hat as well Davy Boy !
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Just a pity that boba wasn't around to read this, 'The Mansion' was one of his all time favourite sweet soul records. He went nuts when he found I'd tracked 'em down,bombarding me with e-mails for information to include in the new addition of the Soul Harmony Book.
This one's for you Bob !
Dave