Paul R

The difference I remember between the original and the '73 reissue was that on the original at the break went straight into the string section, but the reissue had a longer break before the strings. The original mix appears on the Wigan Casino story vol 1(Why, it was pre Wigan, and reissued before the Casino opened?)

Only got one, and I shouldn't confess to it, but a junkshop find when I would buy anything that had been played on the scene was Tony Hatches finest:-"Love Hustle" Family affair on Pye 12".

Reminds me of the sightseers that invaded the scene in 74/75 because of documentries and "Northern" records in the charts. Most of them didn't stay long, but a lot of those who did are still around to this day. I'm sure that during the mod revival in 79 the same things were being said. Personally I like the KFC adds. I hadn't played stuff like Bob Brady and Bobby Garrett for years and I am now appreciating these sounds again. Also I can't stand the latest one when the family are singing. Paul

I was at a car boot sale in Plymouth about 12 years ago and a bloke had a cardboard box of singles that I was rooting through , all I found in there was a Marsha Brody Right Combination on a white demo(was it booted like this?). As I went to pay my 30p or whatever I saw a box of singles on the counter in a proper 50 record box so I had a look. There was a Mint Uk pink MGM Demo of April Stevens marked up at £20. I put an astonished face on and said " 20 pounds for a single?" he replied that his daughter had seen it in a book for £40, and that he hadn't actually heard it. I said that I heard it once many years ago and liked it. He then said that I could have it for 3 or 4 pounds. I gave him £3 and carried on looking at his records. The thing was I was sure the look on his face was saying, I've been ripped off . The next week at the same sale at a different stall there was a box of just about every UK Oriole release, apart from any of the Motown ones. aparently some bloke had beaten me to it by about 10 minutes and bought a load off him. I had the last laugh though, I he missed Hugo Montnegros "Sherry". Cheers mate!

I didn't go for the Ipod, but I got an MP3 CD player about a year ago, can record 320 tracks per CD at decent quality. Must agree, set it on random and it is brilliant. Thinking about an Ipod though.

Some awsome tracks here and many I don't know, probably because I don't come out to play. Any way, what is the deal? do you decide what you are going to play, and write it down and just do it? When I used to do some nights in the late 70s and 80s, I didn't know what I was going to play,I just used to go through the box before I started, but that would change by dancefloor reaction or just on a whim. I certainly couldn't say what I played after the night ended, except for a couple of tracks I would remember.

Not actually a Wigan cover up but a Mecca one in the same era How about Eddie Foster "I Am A Painter"

When I used to dabble a bit DJing round Plymouth in the late 70s and 80s I used to finish with Betty Lavettes version of "Almost". I preferred it to Jimmy Delphs, but both are awsome. Paul

Am I the only person that preferred Del Capris "Hey Little Girl" to the Batchelors sound-a-likes sometimes known as the Construction which I thought was awful. Each to his or her own eh! Talking about coverups and sheer audacity, what about Footsee by THE SOUNDS OF SOUL?. Not one of Soussans finest moments. Paul

Was also re-issued around '74 with an organ during the intro I seem to remember.

After not attending allnighters for about 5 years I went to Stafford for the only time in 1984 and Gene was on. I expected him to do Duke and Get down and a few motown and 70's cover versions. How wrong could I be, I remember him being superb doing all his "Northern" stuff and getting some people on the stage to dance to There Was A Time. Definately a highlight.

Wasn't there a Josie & The Pussycats track played on the scene around 1973. I think it was on Capitol?

The best way I find is to right click on the item and click "save target as" then after a couple of seconds a box apears to say where to save it. I just dump it on my desktop and play it from there. Paul

I have this but haven't played it for years, will have to drag it out. I bought it when the track "One Mans Leftovers" was played in the very early days of Wigan. I also found that LPs were a great way to get big sounds for a decent price. Things like Herb Ward On the "Funky Bottom Congregation" album and Willie Kendricks on "A Little Bit Of Soul"

I'm just glad they didn't ban drugs at Wigan!

Back in the early 70s I saw(I think on TOTP) the Voices Of East Harlem singing Right On To Be Free. All in Black Power T shirts(closet James Coit fans obviously).

But there was nothing wrong with Offenbach "Judy in Disguise"................Was there?? And didn't JOhn Freds Playboy Band get a reissue as well??

The much under rated Billy Joe Young "I've Got You On My Mind Again" Was this ever revived after the initial plays at Wigan? A batch of threads like this could keep us all going for a while!

I thought all of my favourites had been covered then I remembered an easy one. Platters "Sweet, Sweet Lovin'"/"Going Back To Detroit" ( I also Love the Johnnie Mae Matthews use of the same backing track)

Everyone is talking about clapping to the beat or the off beat, but what about clapping to the invisible bits like in The Jewels "We Got Togetherness" or The Outsiders "Lonely Man". That took real skill!

I called my first born Lee David, he doesn't talk to me anymore. Any connection?

A few years ago I met up with an old Wigan mate and during the night he came out with what I thought was a classic but typical conversation between him and another mate one night at the Casino. Mate 1 was walking towards the door looking like he was on the brink of cracking up. Mate 2 goes up to him and asks were he's going. Mate 1 replies that he's not feeling too good and wants to be on his own. Mate 2 replies "good idea I'll come with you" Well I thought it was funny.

I don't know about the Virgin Mary, but I've got Doris Troy "I'll Do Anything" on Toast!

Definately 74 and both off the album as Jr Walker had not yet been released on 7" Played off the album Peace & Understanding. Thelma got the first plays though.

Around this time does anyone remember Levine with his leg in plaster. He started getting pretty pissed off with us singing the first few lines from "I'm your Pimp" as in "I wear my hat to the side & walk with a limp"