Geoff

Thanks Don, more tunes up my street.

Belated happy birthday Gladys. Thanks for the great music over the years. I still remember seeing you and the Pips on a Sunday afternoon at the Saville Theatre in London, when you were second on the bill to Joe Tex. He never turned up, many decided to go home, but the rest of us were invited to move to the front seats. Brilliant show, you sang your older songs, Letter Full Of Tears, Every Beat Of My Heart, Giving Up, etc plus Just Walk In My Shoes and your then new record Take Me In Your Arms And Love Me. Happy days.

Eddy's Soul In The Sun was the original one as far as I know, been going for over ten years. I've been to it several times, a good holiday, met loads of good people. There are several others run by soul fans who usually arrange to meet up and take over a bar for a week or a fortnight and they are the ones I go to now. They are often by invitation only. Goldsoul started their holidays a few years ago, that's the free market for you. I've never been to them so don't know what they are like.

It's not a bad record of its type but wouldn't want to hear it when I went out to a soul night. Admittedly I'm not a big fan of instrumentals. You are right that DJs are desperate to find "new" records to play, and there are loads of funk ones. However if they are to be played at a soul night (rare, Northern or whatever you like to call it) they should be danceable in our style.

Speaking of one legged dancers, back in 1965 when Sam The Sham's Woolly Bully was being played in the clubs I frequented there was a special dance to it. Can't remember much about it but it did involve standing, think you had your arms sticking out and holding your hips, kicking your right leg out, as if you were kicking someone up the backside. There must have been more to it but I can't remember. But it was featured on Ready Steady Go, so might be on one of the videos that I recorded when they were shown again was it the 80s or 90s, courtesy of Dave Clark who owned them. However not one for the one legged Northern Soul dancers now. What with all the publicity about our music and scene at the moment, much of which makes it a joke, I now say I like rare soul music, usually stops the conversation immediately.

Great!!! Thanks for posting these Pete. Hope you do some more of the podcasts of soul from the early days.

It was a bubblegum record from the late 60s, remember it at the time. Absolute rubbish imo, similar to the ghastly Simon Says. If this was played at a night purported to be a soul night I'm shocked. Was it the Wigan Casino pop era? I never went there so hard to judge but am amazed that things like Nine Times Out Of Ten were played. Did it sound good when everyone was "stimulated"? I was going to say thank goodness things are better now but a friend visited a certain club in the south east of England and he told me they played Joe 90.

Once again Jim you and me are on the same wavelength.

I've just listened to this on YouTube, excellent. There are quite a few of her records on YouTube ,her versions of standards are pretty good imo. I suspect she influenced Esther Phillips as i think the latter started recording later.

Great version of the old Johnny Ace song.

Downloading it now Don, what a great selection, right up my street musically. I must make a big effort and get to the H & G this year.

Great set. Will make a big effort to get down to 99p Soul.

Nice selection Rob. Thanks for posting your playlist, enables me to listen again, not always easy to take things in when talking and drinking. Well done to the Majestic guys for getting guests who play interesting and lesser known tunes. Listening as I type this to Darling Dear by the Jackson 5, normally wouldn't have bothered but as said by others a really nice tune.

Thanks for posting your playlist Warren, nice selection. I liked the Los Sonidos de FM record, a nice take on Wade In The Water, one Latin record I really enjoyed. If I remember correctly you played it off a 45, is it expensive? Good to have a chat with you sitting on the edge of the stage (as usual).

Listening to it now, good nighter type sounds. Can you post a tracklist please?

Very nice. Thank you.

Thank you for the music you gave us. RIP Deon Jackson

Thanks for uploading this set, excellent stuff and also thanks for playlist. Helps to know what you're listening to and what you can't afford.

Are you going to do any more of these Pete as I really enjoyed both of them? Easy to forget the roots of our music.

Thanks for posting these up Chalky, it's an education listening to these podcasts. Would be good to hear some of these tunes out now.

Thanks Pete for these 2 podcasts, excellent, really enjoyed them. Plenty on them that were new to me. More please!

It's down to personal choice I suppose. How about: Mixed Feelings - Sha La La Lil Major Williams - Girl You're So Sweet To Me Tiarras - Foolish Girl - thanks to Paul McKay for playing these 3 last night at Masters Of Soul Joseph Webster - My Love Is Strong The Poets - Wrapped Around Your Finger The Vanguards - Good Times Bad Times Salt & Pepper - A Man Of My Word Billy Byrd - Lost In A Crowd Chico Lamarr - What Do You Think Two Plus Two - I'm Sure / Lookaround Tommy Knight - Don't Bring Back Memories The Ravins - Your Love Is What I Want The Sensations - Demanding Man Angela Davis & The Mighty Chevelles - My Love Is Strong Willie Coco - Message To Society J T Parker - If You Want To Hold On Sag War Fare - Don't Be So Jive Doc Peabody - Here Without You The Four Dynamics - Things That A Lady Ain't Supposed To Do The Mello Souls - We Can Make It Margaret Little - Love Finds A Way Sandy Golden - Your Love Is Everything Arthur Willis - The Hurting Is Over plus my favourite Butch cover ups Jean Carter - I Wanna Know Martha Jean Love - That's The Way The Story Goes / Old Time Lover Sorry it's a fairly long list but these tunes fill the dance floor at the nighters I attend.

I've just had a look and subscribed. Loads of tunes I've never heard, interesting R&B, etc. Thanks for taking the time and trouble to upload. Hope you don't get any hassle.

On the rare occasions I hear either side of it I just have to get up and dance, whatever I'm doing. I do hope that Butch will play this and Jean Carter at the Lifeline anniversary on Saturday. A real tragedy that these will never be available on legal issue because the only word I've got to describe them is magnificent.

Martha Jean Love - That's The Way The Story Goes / Old Time Lover