Geoff

Thanks very much for the information, I will pass it on to my friend.

If this has been covered before I apologise. When I was on holiday in Greece recently with friends playing music each night in their hotel bar, one guy played an alternative version of I'm Comin' Home In The Mornin' by Lou Pride, slightly slower than the normal version. Does anyone know if it's genuine, or has someone played around with the original? It's not easy to listen carefully enough when you're with other people but it was definitely slower and longer. Also I heard a version of Pressure recently, supposedly a cover up credited to Harold Melvin. The backing sounded exactly the same as Drizabone, even the oohs and aahs seemed the same. Is this another one that's been fiddled about with? Just idle curiosity on my part.

Thanks for the replies, I will pass them onto my friend. I think the record is probably styrene, it's Marion Stewart's I Must Be Losing You. As I'm no expert on these matters does it make a difference in how you try to clean it as opposed to vinyl?

My dearest friend has just got a record she really loves at a very good price. Not in mint condition but it plays with some clicks. She's told me that it looks like nail varnish on the grooves. How would you remove it? I haven't seen the record in question as she's "up north".

The usual crew of Paul and Helen and John and myself will be there. I'm looking forward to seeing friends from all over the country and hearing some good music. Derek Martin has got a great repertoire, hope he sings Daddy Rolling Stone, that will really take me back. Not really familiar with Sandi Sheldon's tunes except You're Gonna Make Me Love You, which might induce a heart attack if I tried to dance to it now. Booked my train tickets online last night so that's out of the way. Hope our caravan is better than the last couple we've had though. However I'm sure it will be a great weekend.

I've only just read the sad news of Loleatta's death. She was a great singer and made so many good records. Playing her version of Casanova, so sad. RIP Loleatta.

According to a video on YouTube Connie Stevens' Keep Growing Strong was the first recording of the song. Later retitled as Betcha By Golly Wow for the Stylistics.

I know I'm old but now feel really ancient. I've not only seen the film Expresso Bongo but was taken by my parents to see the musical a few years before the film came out. Can't think whky they took me and my sister, wouldn't have thought it was their cup of tea. Don't remember Club 100 in it but as I was a kid it wouldn't have meant much to me. Glad to hear our nights are going to be okay, I did have some concerns. Roll on the 5 March, going to celebrate my birthday there, lol!

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.