oldsteve woomble

Cool! Nice 1 John!...

When Nelly Platten rung me with the sad news I couldn't believe it. Taffy was a top bloke and will be very sadly missed. It was only a few weeks ago that we were going through Fish's stall together at Brough and picking some tunes out for each other.... Always a smile, always time for a chat.... Very sad. Sincere condolences to his family.

Deep respect. I turn to this tune often. Now seems appropriate. RIP TP. A true legend.

BTW my 'you tube' channel link below is better for the tunes...........

Aye Ali, and it's good to see a few of my posted tracks already on here! Going with (I think...) the spirit of Simon's original thread intentions, just hit the Modern Soul Classics links below....

Ace tune, a proper "Modern Soul Classic"! Don't forget 'Cisselin Hot' too!...........

Rick don't be put off mate, just rise above it. Having had the privilege to know Rick for some years (and having learned loads from him over those years) soul-sourcers are very lucky to have the potential of Rick sharing his considerable knowledge on here... Just my opinion like.........

Tom Moulton words about it: " You have to remember - so many great ideas are accidents... I mean - I thought 12" single was a great idea AFTER the fact. You see, this is going back now to the early 70's, when I first started I took my records to Media Sound to master. So, the thing is - one day I went in there to Jos Rodriguez - and I had "I'll be holding on" by Al Downing and I said - Jos, I could really need some acetates and he said - I don't have any more 7" blanks. All I have is like the 10" and I said - well, if that's the only thing - we're gonna do it, what difference does it make? So he cut one, I said -it looks so ridiculous, this little tiny band on this huge thing. I asked Jose - what happens if we just make it bigger - like spread the grooves? Then I've got to rise the level and so he cut it like at +6. When I heard it I almost died. So it was by accident, that's how it was created. But for the next song we cut, we went for the 12" format instead of the 10" and the song was "So much for love" by Moment of Truth. That was the real birth of the 12" single.

And so under-rated and underplayed.....

So many obvious great ones to go at..... This one might not be defined as "the greatest", but it's certainly kept a few dancefloors moving! https://www.youtube.c...h?v=pGXayo80l90

Pm'd you.... cheers steve

Not sure on that one Carl?... When you up here next? Nip in for a jar at his boozer and ask him! Aye, a proper youth club disco record! 'One Minute Every Hour' was another one we've all probably tried to pull a bird to....... Where was Malcolms Carl?.... Not that I'm 74 or owt, but I do remember the flower shop being next to Pioneer Cafe. It was kind of set back from the road in a little sqaure, behind what would have been the frontage of Yankeeburger. I think the story was that John Science owned Pioneer as an American style cafe bar kinda thing (I clearly recall going in with me mam and remember thinking how cool the sugar shakers were) then he turned it into Yankeeburger (i think he actually called it Yankeeland). Burger heaven. Not to mention 'Frank The Yank' and 'Frank The Kraut' (the foot long frankfurter thingies). Happy days.

Brunswick was on Chapel Street (between Carr Lane & Paragon St, or for ease of reference the bit between the arcade and where Pioneer & Daily Mail offices used to be (later yankeeburger). It later became all sorts of things and is now Magma or summat. Some of the lads ran a soul night there on wednesday nights, about 12/13 years ago.... We all used to take turns spinning a few tunes...... Aye I remember Beerkeller and trying to get in (mostly unsuccessfully) under age, then later more successfully. And Scamps (became Odessey 2000 or summat with the phones on the tables) and Hoffbrauhaus (or whatever) next door (strippers on friday lunchtimes so I'm told - I only worked nextdoor so wouldn't know of course)....... The Paul you mentioned is Paul Rusling. He's the landlord at The Triton Inn at Brantingham (Brough/Welton) now and is still into his soul..... he's always got soul on when we go in there...

I used to go to Bailey's under 18's, then Romeo's under 18's and of course graduated to 'grown up' Romeos (as did probably everyone else in Hull at that time - it was just what you did). 1971 a bit early for me though!.... Ah! The old run...Centre Bar, Cheese, Brunswick (for a quick game of darts for some reason??), Trog Bar, Dram Shop then onto Romeo's ... I'm filling up Who's the DJ you were talking with? Is he ex Bailey's/Romeos?.... BTW, about 5 years ago we started a Romeo & Juliets 'revival' night at Welly Club on Beverley Road, booking Womack & Womack, Kenny Thomas, Gwen Dickey & Gwen McCrae over a couple of years..... (It was/is more a 'Juliets' night than 'Romeos' as you can imagine). We still have a Bank Holiday shindig when we can be bothered to get our heads together to do it..... Happy days....

Link to my you tube channel if it helps Harry get a sale. Great tune! .........

From my modernsoulclassics youtube channel.... why not pop in!... (link below...) Steve

Have a listen if ya don't know it!.....

Hey Matt here's ten fairly easy ones for you to have a go at that you might or might not have/know etc..... Freddie Gorman - The Day Will Come Esther Phillips - While It Lasted Arthur Alexander - Show Me the Road Jean Dushon - As I Watch You Walk Away Lonnie Youngblood - The Grass Will Sing For You Brook Benton - Where Does A Man Go To Cry Gladys Knight - Letter Full Of Tears Dee Dee Sharpe - Night Jimmy Beaumont - You Got Too Much Going For You Yvonne Baker - Mend The Torn Pieces Make it 11 then.... Jimmy Richards - I Won't be Responsible All marvellous soul. Well, to me anyway..... Steve

We had a jolly along to the other night that gets the free adverts, "Funkademia" . And a reet decent knees up we had too Great 'in' though by whoever's 'in' there at Corrie-land.....literally thousands of pounds of free ads and always decent camera angles too.... Result! How do you manage it, Funkademia-ists/Northern Funkers?.......

We had a jolly along to the other night that gets the free adverts, "Funkademia" . And a reet decent knees up we had too Great 'in' though by whoever's 'in' there at Corrie-land.....literally thousands of pounds of free ads and always decent camera angles too.... Result! How do you manage it, Funkademia-ists/Northern Funkers?.......

New to me (probably known to everyone else in the world and it's just sneaked up on me!!......) I like mucho!!....... Have a listen..... Cookin On 3 Burners - This Girl

Aye an extremely decent Prelude version Mr W. I thought the GQ version was ok too really despite it's previous rubbishing They still sound a tad 'watered down' compared to GF to my lugs though..... They don't capture that same magic.... Still, each to their own eh?

Georgie Fame gets my vote. Conjures up mental images of typical 6ts London for me. Dunno why, cos I wasn't there!!....

I'm supposed to 'like' 7ts..... But i can't be doing with..... Jan Jones - Independent Woman........ AAAAGHHH - twee twee twee Bessie Banks - Don't You Worry Baby....... (i tried to like it - even bought it twice, but it had to go. And go now - bu-bum) Futures - Party Time Man.........Agony. Leave it out Cyril Agree with Mr H on Tyrone St Germain and a couple of others on his room of doom list..... but Love Stormy Weather?..... Mr H get those lugs washed out!