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It sure is Master K matey! It's called 'Him' and it's (pardon the Kenny pun!) OUTSTANDING!! KT let me have a copy the other week when he came and did a live gig for us in Hull (Where he tore the place apart, 800 baying souls!!) and I've got to say it's a bloody marvellous track. Played it to former Cleethorpes Winter Gardens legend Rick Scott in the week and he was speechless, which is a change for Rick . KT says he ain't gonna perform it live if poss until he can do it with the band. It's gonna be worth the wait...... And before you ask.... no chance!! I've promised KT not to pass it on! Tape it off the radio, Richard S probably playing it and I know Tony Blackburn(!!) is as well in London. Kev's probably spinning it on his solar show too?? Kev?? Steve

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Good effort. What about the unlikeliest white artists who had 'genuine' (?) plays on the Northern scene? Here's a starter for 3ish... Elvis - Rubberneckin' Glitter Band - Makes You Blind (TUNE!!) Tom Jones - Stop Breaking My Heart And what was that Led Zep track? Was it Trampled Underfoot or summat??

Sometimes it's felt like a feature length episode of Dr.Who with the Tardis arriving and the contents of Wigan Casino circa 1978 disembarking. And the rest of time since then just never happened..... or did it???

Ellusions - You Didn't have To Leave - Lamon Topics - Hey Little Girl - Tropic Tim Murray - Thinkin Of You on Detroit Tracks (for all you x-over babies out there, what a tune!!) And there's quite a few where I've always thought hmmmmm, dunno what colour that is (so if I like it, I don't suppose it matters! )

Hey thanks for that Tony, I didn't know that and have always played it off the album. Great track though! Shame on me for lazy research!

Fabulous Dimensions - I Can't Take It. I ain't really a mainline 6ts fan but I can't understand how this doesn't get played. Maybe it's just not 'rare (?)' enough? People, keep selling 'em and I'll keep buying 'em!

Isley Brothers - Seek and You Shall find Marvin and Tammi - Memory Chest (awesome) David Ruffin - I Can't Stop The Rain Smokey & Miracles - Just Losing You Gladys Knight & The Pips - Ain't You Glad You Chose Love Gladys Knight & The Pips - The Stranger

'Precious' could have been fantastic, and almost was. No, actually it WAS fantastic. And many more besides. This new 'soul' covers album is just not up to scratch though. Rather than being reverential to our faith, I've found it a touch embarassing. My own opinion is that if you can't improve on the original, then leave well alone. And how anyone could improve on some of the originals he has tackled is beyond me. Sorry, cos I reckon from his comments over the years he must love the music as much as we do. Still, I've been a fan since the early 'In The City' days and am gonna be there 'live' when he plays Hull. Final judgement then! I really hope he pulls it off live..... (I'm taking the rotten tomatoes to lob at him just in case!)

Sidney Thomas on (I think without digging it out of the box!) Parallax. Fantastically amazing 70's just screaming to be played now (and I do play it at Cleethorpes Winter Gardens!). We also gave it turntable time on 70's Sunday at Cleethorpes Weekender to good response.... Look let's make-a luv...an' see if you like it..... TOP TUNE!

Think I know what you're on about. I like to hear (and play) a good mixed set that dips into all eras. Sticking with one era makes it a bit dull (IMHO ) . But, as you say, the right records have to be programmed to get away with this. Personally, I don't see a problem with a set that rolls through the eras, starting with 6ts and naturally progressing through the 7ts, 8ts, 9ts and (yes!) even finishing up on a gently soulfully garidge kinda thing! And it works! There ya go then peoples, design a set that takes in all eras....answers on a postcard to.....

Chic Cheer! What a party starter!

There would only be one for me. Charles Mann, It's All Over.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cheers Kev, the fact that you were the only one sober enough to use it helped! Seriously though, you get what you pay for and it's taken us a long while and a lot of sound 'experts' (ha ha) to get there. A couple of 'decks memories.... Early 90's we used to run Grimsby Town Hall which was a cracking little venue. We paid our 30 or 40 quid for our 'top quality' sound system which, of course, blew up half way through the night with a full dance floor. Anyway, as luck would have it the Town Hall answered our emergency and managed to dig out for us one old battered belt drive deck that someone had left lying around since the end of the war. And it worked! We plumbed it in to the town hall 'in house' P.A. paging system (how, I 've got no idea!), but the leads weren't very long and Russ White (Ho hum) ended up doing an hour spot on a single toy deck from a cupboard under the stairs ;) Happy days! Another deck disaster was when Pat Brady invited me and Rick Scott to do a Cleethorpesy type-spot at that place next to Pontefract racecourse. We were just getting things moving when I (as always cos I'm a bit mutton-jef!) decides we need a bit more volume to get the atmo rockin'. Cranks it up, blows the system up. Cue a hundred unhappy yorkshire soulies facing an early pay-off to the babysitter! Funny, we were never asked back...Plus I still tell folk it was Rick's fault! ;) Moral of tale - Have respect for the punters, get the best equipment you can afford and always have a backup plan! Steve

70's 'classic oldie'. just sold a mint yellow issue this weekend for £75. Looks nice on that whit demo tho... Steve

Back to the orig question, and hopefully to maybe offer a bit of guidance to Wendy, last time I played at Valatone this was roughly my playlist. The punters seemed happy, Johnny, Phil and co. seemed happy, I was happy ( or is that pissed??). Following the thread I suppose a lot of this would fall into the x-over camp, but who gives a shit. It's all soul.... Corey Blake - How Can I Go On Without You - Capitol Keni Lewis - What's Her Name - Buddah Montclairs - Hey You - Arch - Delegates of Soul - I'll Come Running Back - Uplook Choice Of Colour - Your Love - APT Hamilton Movement - She's Gone - Look Out Ascots - A Few Feet From The Gutter - Playboy Ultimates - Girl I've Been Trying To Tell You - Br-roma Earl White Jr - Very Special Girl - Cygnet Marie Franklin - Being In Love Ain't Easy - Castle Lynne Varnado - Wash and Wear Love - Sunshine Sound acetate Isley Brothers - My Love is Your Love - That MFP album!! Mel Britt - She'll Come Running Back - FIP Anderson Brothers - I Can See Him Making Love - GSF Flame n King - Oh Happy Day - NYCS Al Hudson - Spread Love - ABC Arthur Miles - Helping hand - FFRR Way Of Life - Trippin on Your Love - Oh bugger can't remember label or is the label way of life as well?? Tony Troutman - What's the Use -Jerri Al Green - Let's Stay Together (singalong to finish!) It's amazing what you can remember from a great night (and from saving your e-mails from the week after!)! Then again, maybe the above is why I haven't been asked back. Johnny?! JOHHHNYY! Steve

Hi mate It's The Spontanes on United Artists 'Where Did I Go Wrong' with (yet another) version of 'Ain't No Big Thing' on the other side. Sold mine to Henry Atkinson when I'd got a bit jaded with it 7 or 8 years ago, he might still have it give him a call! I reckon it might even be a coupla hundred squids worth now but there's folk on here who know a lot better about that than me! Great tune, wish I'd kept it.... Hope this helps Steve Woomble itO

Worst soul nite ever.... We tried to bring soul back to the people of a one-horse town on the east/south yorkshire border back in 1992. Not saying where for fear of retributions (still). We went across mob handed from Cleethorpes with sound system in tow etc thinking we were gonna be welcomed as 'The Second Coming'. All was going ok, getting a few in, playing the tunes of the day etc and not gettin a bad reaction. About 10.00 a band of local geezers show up, with a couple of them looking decidedly, let's say, Lily Savage-ish but with an Arnold Schwarzenegger stylee on the physique front. We thought it was a piss take but apparently not. These guys were not small I can tell you. Things took a more sinister turn when the cross dressers sachayed over to the decks with record boxes in hand and informed us that if there was gonna be a northern nite in their town then they were DJing. The locals were glaring and just waiting for it to go off. So we showed our new guest DJ's how to use the decks and settled down for a night on the booze. Our 'proper' guest DJ (who shall remain nameless) was well pissed off but we told him to take his beef up with the sisters. At least we didn't have to pay our new guests! Happy days.

Gene I know someone who would be interested in this. Contact me off list if you like steve.woomble@btinternet.com. I would contact you off list but can't work out how to! Steve

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