Supercorsa

I've been lurking in the background, reading the recent posts about the South Coast. Here's a suggestion, if you all get on and support one another, Soul In The South, Southampton Soul Club (& Ghetto Soul), On The Soul Side & Southern Soul Party, why not just merge all together and come under one banner/promotion, therefore immediately increasing support and cutting down on possible clashes? Atmosphere at do's plays a big part, yes some enjoy listening (or in some dancing) to music, but if the crowds aren't there this in turn has an affect on future attendees. From afar it looks to me like you all have a similar music policies, so why not just have the one promotion running with the new, rare & underplayed theme? Because from an outsiders point of view it looks like all 4 of the above are just competing against one another, the other promoters down the South Coast (IMO) seem to be targetting or appealing to the oldies/scooterist audience, who in turn are not generally interested in rare and underplayed. I maybe mistaken, but like I stated that is the impression that I get. You could still all agree not to clash and have seperate promotions, but as I see it, some oldies fans may attend rare and underplayed nights, they will say to the promoters that they enjoyed it, because they don't want to cause upset by saying what they really feel, which is that "they endured it!"

I've only the one Big Top record in my meagre collection.

If you swing they'll probably pay for you to go ...

I watched it with my son and enjoyed the programme, thought it showed a wide cross section of the uk population. People from all walks of life some enjoying life, some suffering, but life none the less.

One from the Motown stable, that I've really got into recently, although had it in the box for a number of years. https://youtu.be/7Bx9U-ujBps

No I remember it as well. Probably got a copy of the mag upstairs under the bed somewhere.

Thanks to Ann for letting me spin a few discs, really enjoyed myself. As before nothing rare or expensive, but still managed to get a few up dancing (occasionally ) between 9.30 to 10.30. Carla Thomas - I'll Never Stop Loving You - Kent 12th Anniversary The De Vons - Someone To Treat Me (The Way You Use To) - King Barbara Mercer - Call On Me - Sidra Denise La Salle - A Love Reputation - Tarpon Gene Chandler - Bet You Never Thought - Constellation Spyder Turner - I Can't Make It Anymore - MGM Dean Courtney - Today Is My Day - Kent 17th Anniversary The Capitols - Don't Say Maybe Baby - Karen Darrow Fletcher - My Young Misery - Groovy Sandy Wynns - The Touch Of Venus - Champion Moses Smith - The Girl Across The Street - Dionn The Younghearts - A Little Togetherness - Canterbury The Spindles - Ten Shades Of Blue - ABC Dean Parrish - Determination - Boom Earl Grant - Hide Nor Hair - Decca Joe Simon - Long Hot Summer - Sound Stage 7 Jimmy Robins - I Can't Please You - Jerhart Mary Wells - Can't You See (You're Losing Me) - Atco Kim Weston - Helpless - Gordy The Supremes - He's All I Got - Motown Bobby Taylor - Oh, I've Been Blessed - VIP Eddie Kendricks - Date With The Rain - Tamla Gladys Knight & The Pips - You Need Love Like I Do (Don't You) - Soul

Best summer tune has to be The Young Rascals -Groovin'.

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If there is no postage rates listed, then why not enquire before bidding? Surely that way all these misunderstandings could be avoided.

I wasn't going to get involved in this thread, even now whilst typing I still don't know why I am? Just recently was record store day, and the collector in me wanted to purchase the Fame box set by Kent/Ace. So along I went to Soul Brothers Record Shop in Putney. Upon the counter was a small box of 7" vinyl, so as you do you have to look through them. In the box were various Kent, Outta Sight, Hit & Run, Soul Bros and assorted recent vinyl releases. Now amongst these were some great tunes, some of which I may already have on old boots, some on cds, some I already own on originals, but and this is a big but! None of them got me as excited as the original 7" Sam Dees on Atlantic on the shelf behind the counter. Whilst looking through them I thought to myself, I wish this was one of the sales boxes from the 100 Club instead. I realised that I would have much preferred to be looking through a box of records costing between £20 to £200+ (of which I can only afford the lower end of the scale), than to a box of, how can I put this, manufactored/tailored releases for the (northern) soul scene and in some ways felt disappointed. One particular record that stuck in my mind was Two Plus Two on a Velgo lookalike. When I first started on this site about 8 years ago, I saw an original of this listed on Ebay and mentioned it on here. I'd never heard the track before, having only recently started to buy records again after some 15 years or so. The record went for over 2 grand, I was seriously out bid, let alone out of touch. That record for me is for when I win the lottery and as such I won't buy the reissue, whether it's legitimate or not. That is my choice and it has nothing to do with whatever one person thinks is right or wrong, it is solely my decision. Now just recently I've been trying to obtain all the Kent 7" releases (Town/Select/Gusto Etc), so I'm not against buying them, some of the previously unreleased stuff in my opinion would have to be classed as originals. In some respects this may make me appear to be somewhat hypocritical, but I can live with that. There are arguements for both sides as to what should or shouldn't be played out, whether that be originals or reissues/boots. This debate will always resurface (unfortunately) , but getting back to what I think the original topic starter was saying or attempting to say, is there a market for so many re-issues? I know the Kent Select are limited to about 500, but what about the others? If there are so many dancers as opposed to collectors/dj's, how many records are sold from each run? Do some labels persist in releasing non-sellers just to keep their name in the spotlight? A bit like Tesco opening up 6 stores say in 1 square mile, like flooding the market and ensuring punters return time after time, regardless if they actually need the stuff?! As for who play's what and where, I really couldn't give a monkey's anymore. I do what I want, I go where I want, when I want (or in most cases can)! I'm at an age now where I have my own set of priorites/rules, but respect the fact that others views are different. It's called freedom of choice and I choose the right to exercise mine.

Choon!

Isnt the longer version the recent Kent Select release?

But does it still play?

One of the best £1 I ever spent! https://youtu.be/LtdFy_3EWRQ

Does anyone know if Kent have any records specifically released for RSD?

When I said 'Boot' I meant there was some doubt to the legitamecy of these releases. For instance no connection with Dave Godin and therefore probably no permission to use the Soul City name. I have some of these later releases (boots), but think there was also issues with the sound quality of some after SC 130. Also one issue JD Prophet didn't even play the track that was listed on the label!

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this a recent boot? Made about 10 years or so ago and if I remember rightly I read somewhere that Dave Godin, had nothing to do with these releases (as opposed to the 60's releases).

More from Gene ... https://youtu.be/c0aHwKDePgU

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I managed to pick up a cheap stock copy of Gerri Taylor the other month, all the rest of my Constellation records are Gene Chandler. https://youtu.be/BScXFD7yMAY

I was going to say mailer.

I always wonder about stuff that goes missing, when reading about the odd postie who hasn't delivered the mail, but just hid it in their attic or garages. The affect that some of that missing post may have had on people, offers of employment or unable to obtain services due to expiry of offers, or in our own (sad)cases missing records!