macca

Fab record, never tire of it. Isn't it nice to see the solidarity of other SS members too? Good luck James, Macca

you mean the la boquer­a, almost as good as valencia's municipal market, as our friend albert petit will tell you... barcelona is a fabulous place. It should be on everybody's must visit list... the header "anglo-spanish problem" is a bit misleading; it could lend itself to dodgy interpretations, which inevitably give way to century's old fear and loathing and talk of early warning beacons being lit all the way from the lizard to hartlepool, not to mention general sir john moore's supreme sacrifice at la coru±a evacuating the british forces from the iberian peninsula. the heroic deeds of this chap paved the way for the duke of wellington's entry onto the world stage, effectively putting an end to bonaparte's farting in church once and for all. muchas gracias & buenas noches, M

Wasn't JR disparaging of the NS scene on TSWONS? Great voice, but a head up the posterior prat in my opinion. & where is he now? Macca.

They, he & his dad, used to live in the gatehouse, right on the railway line at Abbotts Ripton. We went there to pick him up once. It was very weird, 'cos there was a tailor's dummy in the front room window, dressed in a complete 19th century hussar's uniform. We learned later that his dad was heavily into militaria. I wonder where he is now? he told me that james hill wasn't his real name, but was given to him to 'throw the dogs off the scent'. He came from a very well to do family & could may well have been the result of some fumbling in the scullery. Interesting character all the same...

I don't see anything wrong at all with instrumentals. connie clarke my sugar baby used to bring on that unmistakeable buzz at the back of the head. audrey slo on swan was a real floorpacker at the fleet, loughborough, coalville etc. I reckon instrumentals need a major rebranding campaign. admittedly, there was a lot of dross played, especially thru 78, but the wheel, torch & early wigan period ushered in some true scene classics. what I don't understand is this business that it can't be soul if it ain't got a vocal. tell that to the funk brothers or the meters!! M

quite right dave!!

hiya, I just did a google search on them & you're right, they're still in godmanchester, advertising as builders. no email given though. I might just surprise 'em with a text message. :-) happy days they were! cheers, macca.

The Orlons - Spinning Top Don't even think about it!! M

My eye was drawn immediately to the chick, chaps. You lot must be weird, concentrating on male dancers... ;-)

Try here: https://www.fotolog.com/theconqueror/ Cheers, M

had to be 1974, I was 14 at the time, & attending a normal disco night, known as the carousel & held on tuesday nights at the wirrina in peterborough. I was already predisposed to stax & tamla through my elder sister, so when I saw a bunch of geezers in relatively strange attire 'take over' the dance floor, I was most intrigued. the record was 'tell me it's just a rumour baby' by the isley brothers. I was hooked immediately & began the search for it. I eventually bought one of steve 'jonah' jones, one of the early EASC jocks. the copy was battered & scrawled over & had cost me that day's 'school dinner money', but I didn't give a damn. I had the record in my hands. the next few records were of an entirely different nature. 'the joker' by butch baker (they told me), 'the human zoo' by the commodores & saxie russell's awesome 'psychedelic soul'. It wasn't so much the music, 'cos that seemed already familiar, but rather these cool dudes giving it 'what for' on the floor. I was simply mesmerised. most of the people that attended the carousel then were more turned on by 'me & baby brother' & 'sugar baby love', so being part of this set, this in-crowd' lent you an air of exclusivity, dare I say it, superiority, which I loved. I spent about a year in awe of these people, but was soon welcomed into the fold. thank you paul donnelly, gary spencer, andy smith & steve jones. I owe you several. :-)

Thanks chaps. I see there's a NM jobbie on ebay, a 'buy now' purchase. 150US, a little steep methinks... M

YES!!! YES!! JOHNNY DAYE IT IS. LOVE IT. NOW THE BAD NEWS PLEASE. HORRIBLY RARE? m

He was extremely anti chemistry. his only fuel was his 'soulfood', i.e. richtea biscuits. could never understand why people used to give him short shrift at 6.40am, poor chap...

not joe stubbs, got it, & a nice sound too. can't find a refo for johnny daye & nothing by that title on soulclub.org... this is a burger, innit?

we can rule out the holidays & the halos & I can't find a refo on eddie floyd's lupine jobbie. is the title keep on lovin' you?

Detroit thing probably, lead vocalist promises to 'keep on lovin' you baby' whilst his falsetto buddies sing 'keep on keepin' on behind him... It's on the tip of my tongue... Help, por favor...

I'd buy the house in Barbados (or Cuba after Fidel) & then start collecting again. I mean, who cares? It's not something that you can rid yourself of, like a heavy cold. One thing's for sure, there ain't no cure!! M

Never seen & still don't see what everybody, or almost everybody, sees in Timi Yuro. I've tried hard, but it doesn't tickle my gizzards. I'll get my hat, I'm checking out... My slightly mainstream 3b48 for today would be:- 3 - marvin gaye - too busy thinkin' bout my baby (I find this as uplifting as ain't no mountain high enough) 2 - sam cooke - another saturday night (open to interpretation this one) 1 - bobby bland - call on me (love the cha-cha-cha rythmn)

Mine cost 50 quid, so if it's that common, the flaming price should come down, shouldn't it? Or am I whingeing?

James Hill was a sweet guy, often taken for a fool, which he really wasn't. I think of him as an eccentric in the great british sense of the word. he loved his soul & went to great lengths to acquire knowledge & sounds. his dance style was completely off the wall, a series of skips, jumps & hops, rolling around on the floor & the odd enthusiastic air punch, I used to love watching him. he carried his sounds around in a kind of pre-war leather trunk & was a regular visitor to my parents' house. my mother used to rustle him up tea & toast while he went through his dance moves in the dining room. he was extremely plummy & to see him in his first world war army greatcoat & fu-manchu moustache, talking to my mum about the ups & downs of being a 'misunderstood' northern soul fan used to make me smile. is this the james you mean? if it is, he did try to make contact with my parents about 5 years ago, but sadly left no phone number for me to contact him. if he had, I'd have definitely pointed him in the direction of soul source.

DRUM MACHINES? don't fink so. sounds like a pukka rythmn section to me. I don't think that sort of technology existed when miss wright was churning out this stuff. great vocal. could be wrong of course. M p.s. & yes, we all love mr.banks...

I do actually think the original poster has addressed a genuine concern. it's my opinion that those who were too young to have attended the casino shouldn't have to walk on eggshells with the scene's grand old dames. do we, those who were merely lucky to have been born early enough, walk on eggshells with torch veterans who never attended wigan? I don't think so. some people do harp on about it, and some, patently, do need to move on. all this talk of 'prodding, negative & shitty threads that have no place on here' is, dare I say it, a tad arrogant? I went several times, bought the badges, sifted in the record bar, stomped about stage right, & being a generous git, I always passed my bottle of coke along that same stage for strangers to swig. as the labour movement used to say, we're a wide church & none of us hold 'the key'. I just think we should be more generous in spirit at times, it is christmas after all, sherry & mince pies or no sherry & mince pies.

Exemplary principle? Wanting to chop the f*** cables at Newport 65!? Just a joke Tony. As you rightly say, Pete Seeger has lived an honourable life & still continues to promote the integrity of folk music wherever he goes in the world. All power to his banjo!

Senator Joe! Never been called that before. :-) Not a commie hater, though there are others on here that just might qualify for that title. I didn't put all the information in the post, it was meant as a mere pointer to the link in question, which is why it said 'read more'. You speak of Alan Price, he got HOTRS from Bob Dylan, who'd got it from Dave Van Ronk, who'd probably got it from Clarence Ashley, Woody Guthrie or Leadbelly - all part of the folk process, no? I think Solomon Linda did get ripped off initially, though justice seems to have been done in more recent times, whta with out of court settlements & belated royalties etc; M