macca

so, europe has to free itself from its culture, eh? this could well be the biggest emancipation movement since the days of wilberforce. perhaps the time has come for you to help Europe throw off its shackles too. keep 'em coming good sir, they're a joy to behold.

I agree with you Paul. It's just that I've been away from the UK scene for about 15 years & I remember the 100 club as a rare soul bastion, so it was kind of odd to hear that a chart topping classic was played down there. definitely not saying there's anything wrong with it! M p.s. I may also be suffering from a case of selective memory...

I think people on the UK scene should accept the fact that as with the language, they are no longers the 'proprietors' of the genre. it's gone way beyond that now. the UK will probably remain the spiritual home, but recusants, in my opinion, should be forcibly shipped over to attend overseas venues. pith helmets & spats will be optional of course. now where's my coat? M

The man is blessed. I'm not a religious person, but how does one account for such an extraordinarily powerful & moving voice? God given is perhaps a clich today, but Levi Stubbs comes about as close as you can to such a definition. I'm still moved by all the classics & it was heart-wearming to hear that Baby I Need Your Loving, a million seller (?), was spun a couple of times at the 100 club anniversary recently. One I've been playing a lot recently is the flip to Do What You Gotta Do'. When he sings 'back in the streets again' I go into a different world.

Two or three decent nights a year? Don't think so. In Spain's case, Madrid & Barcelona clubs alone, hold regular club sessions (Boiler & SMART). The problem is the size of the country, so attending any venue involves a major trek, particularly in my case. Don't think a month goes by without there being something interesting to check out. I get the impression that in the UK these days, one has to sort the wheat from the chaff a bit. I must admit, I love the Spanish spin on the Rare Soul Scene. There's that beat & the tapas too, if the tortilla makes you feel like I do, you gotta scoff some too etc;

the nicholas brothers, along with bojangles, were by far the most famous.

the nicholas brothers? https://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7166448883120539209

**UPDATED** Offering these for sale. JOE HINTON - GOT YOU ON MY MIND - BACKBEAT DJ - EX+ 65.00 THE EXITS - YOU GOTTA HAVE MONEY/UNDER THE STREET LAMP - GEMINI - EX 50.00 THE CHAUMONTS - I NEED YOUR LOVE - BAYSOUND - EX+ 60.00 JOHNNY MOORE - LONELY HEART IN THE CITY - BLUE ROCK - M- 30.00 OTIS LEAVILL - BOOMERANG - BLUE ROCK (RED LABEL) - EX 45.00 Prices in GBP. Scans available. Paypal preferred. PM for details. Mac.

thanks everybody. from now on I'll go directly to more funding options every time. that way I can pay with whichever card I like. I don't want the canutes even touching my bank a/c!! cheers, M

too right. the returned payments were in my bank statement & had been returned 'cos I was overdrawn. fair enough. they also coincided with 'failed transfers' on my paypal account, which I access directly & never from emails. what surprised me was that fact that my primary funding option had been changed to my bank account. I don't remember changing it, so I can only assume they'd done it. how can they move money out of your account without your authorisation? that surely must be dodgy, no? I'm gonnapay extremely close attention to my funding options from now on.

What's with Paypal pushing you to use your bank account as the primary funding option? Before, I paid for stuff with my credit card & my bank account was only used for withdrawing funds. Next thing I know is I find a raft of reversed payments, 'cos my bank refused to pay up, due to my negative bank balance. Paypal then start sending me messages saying that I had told my bank that I had not authorised said payments, freezing my account in the process. I'm then asked to reactivate the account changing passwords & entering new funding options etc, etc. A right pain in the rectum! It had crossed my mind that I'd been the victim of phishing or whatever. Has this happened to anybody else?

Offering these for sale. JO ARMSTEAD - I FEEL AN URGE COMING ON - GIANT - M- 30.00 JOE HINTON - GOT YOU ON MY MIND - BACKBEAT DJ - EX+ 65.00 THE EXITS - YOU GOTTA HAVE MONEY/UNDER THE STREET LAMP - GEMINI - EX 50.00 THE CHAUMONTS - I NEED YOUR LOVE - BAYSOUND - EX+ 60.00 JOHNNY MOORE - LONELY HEART IN THE CITY - BLUE ROCK - M- 30.00 OTIS LEAVILL - BOOMERANG - BLUE ROCK (RED LABEL) - EX 45.00 Prices in GBP. Scans available. Paypal preferred. PM for details. Mac.

the holocaust didn't happen. US troops didn't commit atrocities in Vietnam, the CIA didn't topple Allende & the snake was never ever a popular record at all-nighters in the mid 70's. what's more, neither is it a soul record & al wilson is the white al wilson from canned heat, we all know that.

thanks john. I see the joe hinton has come down a lot then, which is odd when things generally tend to go up. I can remember issues of it selling for 80 quid or so a couple of years back.

in EX to M- condition more or less... jo armstead - I feel an urge coming on - giant 701 multi coloured stamped matrix joe hinton - got you on my mind - backbeat 594 dj copy the exits - you gotta have money/under the street lamp - gemini 1004 (green & black) the chaumonts - I need your love - baysound johnny moore - lonely heart in the city/that's what you said - blue rock 4070 otis leavill - boomerang - blue rock (red) 4015 Ta very much, M.

yes paul, but then there are lots of kids who'd have given their right arm to have attended the (golden) torch. I was 13 when it closed, so like you with the wheel, I was three years out too. I did get to the casino in february 1975 though, when some people thought it had already plunged into a downward spiral. the wheel for me is something I can't really relate to. the torch however, would probably have been quite familiar to me, had I stepped into a tardis. I dunno...

Maybe due to the fact that JM has a M- issue for 85. I always thought it was an easy one... clich coming... back in the day.

most beat ballads. I thought it was all coming down around my ears then. now I've learnt to appreciate them for what they are... don't say it pete!

Anybody know a sensible value on this one in EX? I believe there are two demos, one with 'Show Time' as the flip, the other single sided.

this is an interesting thread. chris has mentioned the stuff played darn sarf, which to a sprog like me, looks pretty much like traditional northern fare. would it be true to say that 'pockets of resistance' remained in the south, & that not everybody got into the more funkier sounds coming out of black america towards the end of that decade? & what about venues? did they fizzle out? the history books have left us with this north-south divide business, but I'm sure life wasn't that black & white, was it? M

a speedy recovery russ. best, macca

CAN'T SEEM TO GET YOU OUT OF MY MIND - THE FOUR TOPS At various points in my life!! Levi definitely hits the mark. Did this have a US 45 release? M

the world has the right to know!

Original vinyl, all the time. Respect is the operative word, especially to those around you. I'm there pulling stuff out for my spot & the hypothetical bootster, finishing his set, sticks on the Del-Larks. What do I do with my real one? Meekly file it back in alphabetical order & say not tonight josephine? We're talking prime time spots, aren't we? Is it any more ethical at early doors? I think not. M p.s. I don't own the del-larks, but as we're talking about a fictitious person at a fictitious venue, spinning fictitious records, it serves the purpose of debate, which is why we're here, innit?

when I hear about things like this, it makes me even more convinced that all the bonhomie, togetherness, right on brother, keep the faith sloganeering on this scene is just a bunch of crap. I have made a lot of friends over the years, but have been let down a few times too. admittedly, there's good & bad everywhere, but the NS scene, for some inexplicable reason (or not so inexplicable) always seems to have attracted a kind of petty criminal class. we all used to cock a wink at rogues who 'did' the chemists and the like, but your common light fingered larry was always on the prowl, taking advantage of a moment's distraction around in record bars & tables etc; I had my prized leather trenchie nicked at st.ives. I wonder where are you now, you loathsome git? I do hope you recover your record andy. I feel for you.