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mariachi class more like. it's got 'eff all to do with the cuban sound. pure east LA...

How many English born people would have been prepared to attend an event in Belfast until relatively recently? Times change and so do towns and cities...

Quite. But I don't want the record badly enough to have to pay wildly over the odds for it, either.

As the topic starter 5 years ago, it's funny to see just how things have evolved price wise with this 45, from Pete's initial I can't get more than 80 quid for it comment to what it has just achieved on John Manship's auction. I never did get hold of one as I didn't want to pay over the odds for it at the time of opening the thread. Well and truly out of my reach now. Some demented folk out there, for sure.

In the northern fashion, perhaps not, but I'd shake a leg to it, as do many other folk it seems. Very atmospheric. Like it.

That's it. Got it arse about face. Good Latin edge to it too. https://youtu.be/rn0-FhqjGzE

Sam played an awesome tune in the Modern room at Cleethorpes by a group called 'Third Eye', prefaced by a comment that he'd played it in the main room the night before (5 am'ish), but that it should be played in any room that prided itself on playing Soul music (or words to that effect). I love stuff like Angela Davis but can understand folk baulking at a whole set's worth of that sort of stuff, if only for the frantic pace of a lot of it. People aren't as nimble as they were, unless they're propping themselves pharmaceutically, of course. ;-)

Cue another tiresome Levine bashing thread. You either like it or you don't. End of.

The BS version is credited to Fogerty (John?) rather than Fuqua, Bristol & May. Well dodgy!

Oh', I thought the last Cleethorpes event was later than that. Apologies Pete,.

Not true I'm afraid. In March 2007, at a weekender in Asturias in Spain, he played it. My ears at that point weren't yet receptive to Modern Soul, so amongst all that Lil Major Williams, Ike Strong, Ellipsis, King Tutt, Tribute To Betty Wright stuff, it kind of made my night and of course transported me back to the main room at St.Ives in 1977. He followed it with Frank Beverly 'Because Of My Heart'. I think it's a great version, and I'm no fan of European pop-soul tunes.

Off topic...

Manus, you prefectly describe the Fleet all-nighters around 1980-1. The green flying jackets playing cards were from Northampton and ruled the shady activities roost at the time, even taking cheques, jewellry and watches in lieu of payment (that was novel). They also took to wearing flying suits with boxing boots, as I remember. They thought they were well naughty. This period was also characterised by the arrival of skinheads who were generally clueless about the music and were only there for the gear. I too stopped going in that period as I found it profoundly depressing. I went back a couple of times in 1983, but didn't recognise anyone apart from Tony Warot. Felt like a fish out of water. My only other all-nighter from that period was a one off visit to Leicester Oddfellows which I enjoyed. Peterborough had one all-nighter prior to the EASC/Phoenix Soul Club ones at the Wirrina in 1975. It was on September 2nd 1974 and I remember it like it was yesterday as it was my very first all nighter. It was held at a youth club, and part of the Stanground Secondary School complex. The djs were Andy 'Smudge' Smith, Gary Spencer, Paul Donnelly and Jonah. The guest dj was John Manship. Don't remember if any other djs were present, perhaps Tony Dellar. Maybe Smudge or Paul Donnelly will confirm this...

I'd agree with that Simsy. If I felt inclined to wear something that 'identified' me today, it'd be a sta-press, blazer, slazenger jumper, ben sherman, brogues etc. Someone recently gave me some lapel badges, palmer, ric-tic etc. i couldn't possibly use them without feeling a bit mutton dressed as a lamb though. perhaps I'm too hung up, who knows...

do you think so andy? why would messrs jebb and curtis have favoured a look which was anathema to the people they were spinning sounds for? maybe just a desire to be a cut above the pack? mavericks? anyhow, crushed velvet 'pants', hats, scarves, neckerchiefs etc sound more pimp-like to me than hippy... this period is before my time. perhaps only tezza, mal, nige, jez etc can answer the question for us...

not all mate. fair play to you... if you've got the figure. :-)

an afterthought. why not get a retro look going along the lines of "those who refused to tow the line 71-74 a la tony jebb and colin curtis'. there'll be massive run on crushed velvet pants, cheesecloth shirts and chelsea boots, I'll bet.

why does one need any kind of uniform, high key or low key?

Welcome to Soul Source John!

am I likely to encounter the buggers at cleethorpes? somebody made some snide comments about people on the stafford videos on youtube looking like eastern europeans, so wiggyflat's comments about other retro looks associated with the scene might give them ideas. better to let sleepin' dogs lie!

Brilliant.

I wonder what it sounds like? Those Decca promos sound crap. I bought a M- copy about 6 years ago and sold it on. Just couldn't bear to listen to it.

If Modern to some is anything post 1969, then it's positively ancient, innit?

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