Daved

Deadline is early due to Friday ko. Just picked my team in a rush, so a lower mid table place for me again this year.

Thank you and well done Mike. Made a lot of good friends on site in the late 90s / early 2000s who I used to see a a lot at the London events and beyond. Quite a few classic threads and reviews over the years and it's great to see it still going strong. If you want a question answered, this is the place to come!

It used be popular at mod / scooterist events in the early 80s along with "Love Really Hurts Without You". I never understood how it crept in.

RIP Michael. This picture was taken in Feb 2014 at the Royal Festival Hall when he guested for the Norman Connors (on drums) gig.

That LF System song has totally destroyed the Silk original. They should be prosecuted. not only for stealing another song, but also what they've done to it.

Dionne's "Meant To Be" is brilliant.

Some very good CDs there.

According to iTunes and Spotify, Where Would I Be Without You came out in 2018 or is that a mistake? Even if it is, the point remains for Sir Wick and Elaine Stepter who's only had some recent interest as they've come out on a 45

Case in point is that Kim Tibbs came out four years ago to little acclaim.

I was referring to Bobby Thurston and Very Last drop, which isn't what the OP was asking for. Ignore me 😃

It was released on a UK Epic 45 when new

So Pure is very good. Like it a lot. Laville is still on top form.

And isn't one of those that have never appeared on a CD? Not to my knowledge anyway.

Yeah, it was £450 12 months ago when I looked. Massive tune at These Old Shoes 😃

Always thought My Love's Just For You was the best track on the LP. I'm surprised it didn't become an instant anthem.

Good question

I think it's terrible too. Doesn't resemble soul music at all.

RIP Syl. Lots of great songs to chose from

I was at that Teena Marie gig too, which was fantastic. Sadly her last ever UK performance.

I haven't been to see a gig but have been to the bar on another night. I think it's quite a small venue so don't think you can go far wrong.

Some of that stuff was very big down south at the time of release when it wouldn't have made a northern soul do. NS has become a much broader church since and consists of all sorts of sub-genres. Even it only gets a NS spin 30 years later and some folk get to hear it at an NS event, it gets tagged as NS. Also, record sellers love to add a NS tag to it, because some daft folk will pay alot of £££ for something which, sometimes, is around in big numbers.

I think Garland Green beats both of them (amongst others)

Is that the first CD appearance for the Mel & Tim track?

Thanks for that. I've enjoyed all those films and am really looking forward to the Aretha Franklin movie. There's been many rumours of an Otis Redding film over the years and I'd love to see that done well.

Yes it's an original, co-written by Beverley herself. I like it too.