Dave Rimmer

Hi guys, especially any one who runs a website. I've just received a threat of legal action from Edward Sonny Bivens because I had a discography of the Manhattans on my website. This is the email below "Also I just want to inform you, that any use of the name THE MANHATTANS without PERMISSION is Ilegal. Please get a comfirmation to use it on your website from my Attorney: Regards Edward Sonny Bivins" Apart from the fact he can't spell Illegal or confirmation, and his Trademark registration covers 'live musical performances by a group' (And that's a direct quote from the registration which he was kind enough to send me a copy of) I've now removed all trace of him and his group from Soulful Kinda Music. Ungrateful git !

Whilst I agree without any doubt that the stamped styrene copies are genuine, I was told by a very reliable source that there are genuine vinyl copies with molded labels. Whether this is true or not, there are definitely two distinctly different pressess of the vinyl single. the run out groove on one version is almost twice the size of the run out groove on the other version, and it strikes me as slightly odd that if they were both boots that this difference would exist. Ideas anyone ?

I'm proud of you

It was actually the other way round. Edwin Starr was the featured vocalist for Bill Doggett, but I've never found any recordings by Bill Doggett that actually featured Edwin singing.

The only fine thing in Yorkshire is the rain

And that's no recommendation You managed to advertise me as 'Yorkshire's finest' once

Interesting that no DJ's so far have commented That's probably because the DJs don't write the flyers. I've seen '100 Club' underneath my name on several occasions, and yes I've DJ'ed there on a fairly regular basis over the last ten years (well at least once a year over that sort of period), but as a guest, not a resident. Peronally I'm proud to have DJ'ed there and to be associated with the club in that way. Like Jo, I could put a huge list of events after my name, with very few exceptions I've been fortunate enough to get spots at almost every major niter or weekender over the last few years, so to be honest, if people haven't heard my name by now, they haven't been going out much But as I'm not a promoter, I have very little control over what is written on flyers, and it's not something I ever did when I did promote events. So really, it's not something DJs, who are not promoters, have any involvement in.

Leave it out What would I want with a disco record

Then put some clothes on and stop standing in the window

Name and Shame

A few retreats ? Why ? How many times did you go back ??????

Some of 'em were no good when the links did work

That's why I said it Do you think I made it up

Thought the vinyl album was Australian or South African, the CD was definitely Ace, although it came out on the Stax logo.

I'll put this into plain English for you. THERE ARE NONE LEFT If you mean the Middleton niter that was held at Crewe, yes it was played, twice actually.

Yes

It's actually the second run of red labels that has sold out. the black labels went about two months ago.

And I've just had an email from Jukka at Timmion Records to say it's completely sold out.

The B side is actually listed as James Robbins, and I think it's a slightly different recording.

So that's what Modern Soul sounds like

Here's the full details Don Gardner discography

Albrighton, in it's day, was in my opinion, the top Soul night / allnighter in the country for hearing new sounds. There were loads of things that were played there that went on to become massive all over the country. The allnighter playlist is what was played at the niter, but the Soul nights were even better sometimes. The company was also brilliant. I still go to venues now in the Midlands and hear people refer to 'loads of the old Albrighton crowd in tonight'. Shame it's gone, but I believe that venues have a 'lifespan', and once the end of that lifespan is reached it's time to move on and not try to resurrect it.

This might help you then: Albrighton's last allnighter, complete play list Hadn't realised it was nearly four years ago until I ha a look at the playlist again myself. Hi Lin