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so was lee rogers 'sock some love power to me' on premium stuff when I sold it at keele in 1990 for 15 quid. time is a jet plane, it moves too fast... macca

he probably wouldn't, but for very different reasons. I do beg to differ on the soul content though. especially the 'children & laughter' line, his voice soars. the vibraphone, the clarion call intro, it's pure northern soul, if such a thing exists. macca

I find this topic a bit disconcerting. I live in spain & the idea of going to 'sevillanas' or 'flamenco' dance classes seems (to me) mildly ridiculous. you've either got it or you haven't. the spaniards, I'm sure, find it all very amusing & consider all north europeans to be a little 'two left footed'. it's a question of 'duende' or 'soul' if you like. now I haven't 'got it', but I don't really give a tinker's cuss one way or the other. if the guy or gal in front of me is 'better' than so be it. who really cares? macca

if august & deneen is an awful pop record, it was so damned right at the time. I happen to think they're black as well, in spite of the spurious sonny & cher rumours. soul sam used to thrash it to death in 1975. the record is a genuine classic in my opinion, much as the jewels is, a record also derided by some today. with the benefit of hindsight, it's so easy to knock these sounds, and by the way, I consider myself at least a part-time member of the soul police. surveillance/control is paramount, otherwise this would be the musical equivalent of fallujah. a good debate though... macca

cheers dave. just looked again on manship. 50 quid, not 75... think I'll bide my time as you say... macca

fantastic record. that intro! clarion call to the dance floor. reminds me of sam for some reason... macca

heard this the other day & was blown away. most of his R&B stuff on backbeat seems very cheap. manship had one a while back for 75 quid I think. 'one of his hardest'... can we take that to be 40 or 50 then? macca

precisely. there's clearly a market & you're right, you can't criticise the seller either. it makes me wish I had a few pressings to shift though!! I tried looking for a boot of lou pride recently & 25 quid was the asking price. I refuse to pay that sort of money, even a tenner seems excessive to me for a pressing. all these euphemisms make me smile too. it's the rare soul equivalent to being 'resettled in the east'... 2nd issue indeed! macca

a truly naff record. the torch also responsible I believe... macca

there's a simple & easy explanation as to the immense popularity of this record. torch goers deeply related to the sentiments expressed in the song's lyrics. the winter's chill of the 3 day week, & especially the 'gonna get my gear out' part. as plain as the nose on yer face really. next record? macca

https://cgi.ebay.com/Northern-Soul-Jimmy-Ra...1QQcmdZViewItem 2 stops short of dagenham quite frankly... macca

hadn't planned to part with it ken, sorry! it's a real beaut of a record though. those backing vocals! for info, it's blue & white, marked 'bunky's choice'. picked it up on ebay for 45US. can't believe I'd ignored this sound years ago. it came to my attention from the kent 'cooler shakers' CD! I'll get one of them, I thought... macca

anybody know current value on a DJ copy? cheers macca

sounds like he needs locking up. what's the point of going to a venue to be 'hostile', as the yanks would say? I mean, I'm not exactly into back slapping camaraderie either, but there's a limit. I can see it ending in tears. macca

walter jackson's 'it's an uphill climb to the bottom' is 'intense' in a sort of tear jerky way... macca

estais como unas putas cabras! macca

I think that was 'the sands of iwo-jima'. he certainly seems a nasty piece of work, judging by his feedback. I wouldn't touch someone like this with a bargepole ,ain't worth the grief when everything goes pear-shaped, is it? macca

thank you pedro. is that 50 quid for the WD? cheers mac

anybody know current value for the above. JM has an issue for 75 quid. are the WD's rarer? best, mac

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would that 70's look have something to do with the towering RPC enjoyed by it's citizens, dwarfing that of it's esteemed & at times 'curmudgeonly' neighbour? macca

at the end of the day, I don't think it really matters where they hold the auditions. dublin is as good a place as any, but then again, so is barcelona, or rome, or paris for that matter. I imagine 'tecnical accomplishment' & 'celluloid appeal' will be high on the list of job pre-requisites. macca

let's face it, the irish have the 'cultural' edge regarding this question. compare the dynamics of irish dance to the stick wielding hey-nonny-nonny types to be seen prancing about on village greens & leafy courtyards across england during spring & summer. best, adrian j macmanus-o'loughlin-stanley-mccann