Geoff

Filthy Soul at Filthy McNastys used to be like this, a mix of slow and medium tempo without an emphasis on the dance floor, there wasn't a dance floor anyway. I like slow records, but accept it's a minority taste out in a club. Do beat ballads qualify as slow as you can dance to them? A bar or similar might be best for slow tunes, with chairs and tables.

My first Motown record was Please Mr Postman by the Marvelettes on Fontana, I bought it off a stall in Edmonton Green market. The second one was the Contours' Do You Love Me on Oriole in 1963. First LP was the Miracles' I Like It Like That, they used to play the entire first side at allnighters I attended. One of my friends bought Shop Around by the Miracles on London when it was first issued on London over here.

And a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and Gail. See you at Boomerang in February if not before.

Hi Daryl, Apologies for late reply, down to my inefficiency. Thanks for the information, will have to keep looking. If you see it anywhere perhaps you'd drop me a PM? Cheers, Geoff

What is a reasonable price for Scheer Music (featuring Billy Davis Jr)'s Falling Back Into Love please? It's on the TBA label, circa early 80s.

New to me, superb.

Do the laws of libel cover comments on the Internet?

The Castaways' Liar Liar was a Scene play late 65. Guess it was an early Garage sound.

I think it's hard to beat Ray Pollard's version, a truly wonderful record. Ian mentioned Jimmy Radcliffe's version, any chance of anyone posting it? Is it available or just an acetate?

I recently heard two different versions of Southern Love, one by the Falcons and the other by Ronnie Hawkins. The latter was familiar to me, played by Gene Robertson at Solid Hit Soul and I'm old enough to remember it when it was issued in the UK. But I never knew there was another version till last week. Simple curiosity makes me want to know who did it originallly.

I've got one by Paul Anka from about that time, with Diana and I Love You Baby and their flipsides. I too am an old fart (or whatever noun you wish to describe me). EPs were great as LPs were often split into 3 EPs, thus making them more affordable to those on limited pocket money. And many artistes issued stuff on EP only, Beatles, Elvis, etc. There were quite a few Tamla EPs, think some may quite collectable. As has been said they were later described as maxi singles, sure the 3 before 8 would have been called that. Last EP (or maxi single) I bought new was by Little Anthony & The Imperials, Hurts So Bad, etc. but can't remember when.

Saturday 31 July 2010 - Open Decks Alternative room Booker T Jones - The Best Of You - A&M Promo Nova's Nine - Why Listen - ABC Sarah Vaughan - I Need You More (Then Ever Now - Mainstream Gene Chandler - Greatest Love Ever Known - 20th Century Fox Sass - I Only Ever Wanted To Love You - 20th Century Promo Little Anthony - Nothing From Nothing - Pure Gold 24Kt Richie Havens - I Can't Make It Anymore - Verve Folkways Mark Capanni - I Believe In Miracles - Jazzman Chubby Checker (Jimmy Radcliffe) - You Can't Lose Something You Never Had - Kent 6Ts Leon Ware - What's Your Name - Fabulous J P Rogers - All My Lovin' - Inculcation Paulette Reaves - Jazz Freak - Blue Candle The Mob - I Dig Everything About You - Colossus Sunday 1 August 2010 11.20 am "Main room" Virgil Henry - I'll Be True - Colossus Marion Stewart - I Must Be Losing You - R Cynthia & The Imaginations - Hey Boy (I Love You) - Blue Rock Broadways - You Just Don't Know - MGM DJ Barons Of Soul - You Need Love - Grapevine 2000 Salt & Pepper - A Man Of The World - Kent Town Vanguards - The Thought Of Losing Your Love - Lamp Fantaisions - Unnecessary Tears - Satellite Darlings - Two Time Loser - Kay-Ko Danny Moore - Somebody New - Allrite Little Beaver - Listen To My Heartbeat - Cat De Vons - Some To Treat Me (The Way You Use To) - King Jerry Fuller - I Get Carried Away - Challenge Masqueraders - How Big Is Big - Bell Lou Johnson - Reach Out For Me - Big Top Timothy Wilson - Pigtails - Buddah Lorraine Rudolph - Keep Coming Back For More - Jetstream Johnson, Hawkins, Tatum & Durr - Your Love Keeps Drawing Me Closer - Capsoul Jackey Beavers - Come Back My Love - Nation

I'd forgotten Inez and Charlie Foxx, I saw them in late 1964 at the Bluesville club, Manor House, north London, think second on the bill was Long John Baldry and the Bluesbreakers with Rod "The Mod" Stewart. Also saw Freddie King there late 64. I also saw Prince Buster at the Marquee, that would probably have been in 1966. Unfortunately he didn't have his band with him, or at least they didn't sound like his records on Bluebeat.

Thanks Pete, I hope Richard makes a speedy recovery. Not sure my "sandwich" is therapeutic though.

Pete Smith and ChorleySoul requested SS members to post their top 30 NS tracks so as a definitive top 100 could be compiled. Has it been posted yet or have I missed it? If I have missed it could someone kindly post the link please?

The Treniers, an early R&B group, toured the UK as support to Jerry Lee Lewis, on the tour where JLL was kicked out of the country for being married to his 13 year old cousin (actually he was still married to his first wife). I think the year was 1958. Also Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers toured in 1957. I was taken to see these acts at the Regal Edmonton by my Dad. I realise now that it must have been absolute torture for him as his musical preference was for classical music or jazz; I was only just in secondary school at the time. Sam Cooke and Clyde McPhatter toured the UK in the early 60s on package tours. I saw Major Lance and Screaming Jay Hawkins at the Flamingo in 1965. The Motown tour was that year too. The Isley Brothers appeared on Ready Steady Go singing The Last Girl, probably 1965 too. Otis Redding and the Stax tour were in 1967 I think, and Aretha Franklin shortly after that. Quite a lot of groups came to tour clubs pretending to be better known acts, eg. the Isleys or Temptations, etc. There were also many blues artistes who toured the UK in the early 60s R&B boom.

Wasn't Tony Colton who did I Stand Accused before the Merseys British?

Interesting to read how many have recorded this song. I first heard it at the Flamingo, an evening there during the week when they simply played records, no live act, either the DJ announced it was the b side of People Get Ready or I went and asked (so nothing changes, still do it now). I thought it was brilliant and went and bought it the next day in my lunch hour at Imhofs in New Oxford Street. It would have been late 65 or early 66, probably the former as it was before I started going out with Lesley. It's always been a favourite of mine, but not sure if I've ever heard it played out in a club since then.

Thanks to everyone who replied, I'm sorted now. Once again Soul Source comes through with the answer.

Can anyone tell me how much the Darlings' Two Time Loser on Mercury would go for please?

Dave Flynn played this at New Year's Eve's Va Va Voom, great to hear it again, fantastic dance track. His whole set brought back memories of the Dome for me.

Jolly good set Nige. You know I'm not a phenomenal oldies fan but there were plenty there that would have enticed me onto the dance floor.

Thanks chaps for posting your playlists. Very enjoyable sounds.

Nice track, was it ever on 7 inch and what label please?

I first heard Mike Raven on Radio 390, think it was broadcast from an old fort in the Thames estuary, but no doubt someone on here can confirm or deny that. Not sure what pirate station he went to after that, but he was on Radio 1, possibly from its inception, just can't remember. He used to DJ on Wednesday nights at Bluesville, Manor House. Happy days, I used to go there with Lesley, we'd only been going out a short time then. Was it weekly or monthly, again I can't remember? He was good, always played a good selection, and I can remember him playing some track that must have had a touch of rock'n'roll because he jived with his blonde wife Mandy, he was a good dancer. He played Marvin Gaye's Little Darlin' one night for the first time and said he'd give it to the first person to get to him, Lesley and I always danced up the front so I was there in a flash, still got it in my collection and occasionally in my record box. He was possibly the most important soul DJ on the radio in those days, with the Emperor Rosko being close. It would be nice to hear some of those old shows, maybe somebody's got tapes of them.