Geoff

Thanks Nick, another one for the wants list (or if anyone wants to buy me a Christmas pressie, lol.

Thanks for the information. What is the album title please, and approximate price?

Apologies if this has been dealt with before, but is the Garnett Mimms' track As Long As I Have You available on a 45? I think Chalky played it off an LP at Hitchin a few months ago. Think it's a great track, good uptempo Northern Soul. Has it been played out generally?

Never heard this until I started out again in 2002. It always reminds me of These Old Shoes and Soul In The City, Martin Thomson used to play it.

Off the What's Going On LP, I've always found the words of Mercy Mercy Me very moving. And sadly still apposite today. Could someone post a clip please? Can't do it where I'm at the moment.

During one of the afternoon openair sessions at the Mai Tai bar at Soul in the Sun, Lanzarote, someone played Marlena Shaw's version of the Gene Pitney hit Looking Through The Eyes Of Love. Really loved it. It is the flipside of California Soul. Can anyone tell me how much a good copy would cost please? Also, a slight contrast, how much would her version of Touch Me In The Morning go for? She made some really good records imo.

The Beatles also sang Soldiers Of Love, by Arthur Alexander, on the Beatles at the Beeb CD. In their early days, they covered loads of R&B and R&R songs in their stage act, plus cabaret songs like Till There Was You and the Honeymoon Song.

To everyone who replied thank you, I look forward to meeting you all. Is anyone flying out from Gatwick on Thursday 6 November? If so, look out for me, grey haired bloke looking worried that he's forgotten something. I went to Tenerife twice, but not been since 2004. Never been to Lanzarote so it wil be an experience. I've got loads of friends there, I found everyone friendly and welcoming. I'm doing 2 DJ sets, so getting my CDs ready now, got to find that right mix, want to get away from the NS top 100 stuff. Last time I went I think I heard Landslide so often I found myself singing it while waiting for my luggage on my return to Stansted. And the thought of some sunny and warm weather, after the lousy summer, is just so enticing. Shorts and t shirts at the ready methinks.

Is there anyone on here going to Soul In The Sun in Lanzarote at the end of next week? It's 3 years since I last went, and I'm looking forward to some sun and soul music, and good company. Never been to Lanzarote so that will be interesting.

Thanks very much Pete, I'll pass this on to him. I haven't got a clue about prices for ska records. Out of curiosity could you please tell me how much would a copy on Bluebeat of Carolina by the Folkes Brothers be worth now? Not in mint condition, belonged to my wife, not as careful as me with records.

I don't often pop into this part of the forum, but my next door neighbour mentioned the LP by Desmond Dekker called The Mask Of Fu Manchu, and said he'd been told it was worth up to £300. He wondered if this was correct, and I wondered if that was of a Jamaican copy or a UK issue? Not looking to buy one, just curious. Hope no one minds.

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Yet more sad news of a great loss to our music. As an earlier poster said, sadly underrated by the general public, but loved by the soul scene. Love Slips Away and Where's That Rainbow come into my mind as I type this, but many others. RIP Dee Dee.

Such sad news, we all knew it would come some day, but still heartbreaking. So many Four Tops songs bring back memories of events in my life. Soul music has truly lost one of its greatest voices. Thank you for the music. RIP

Only just seen this thread. The original version of Hang On Sloopy is My Girl Sloopy by the Vibrations, a big play in Mod clubs in 1964, better imo than the McCoys, but that's just me. Fever is a good version by the McCoys, prefer it to their Sloopy, and the b side is Sorrow, later a hit for the Merseys. Hang On Sloopy may have been played in clubs at the time, but don't recall it myself. I do remember Do You Believe In Magic being played, the melody has a slight resemblance to Heatwave to my ears. Plenty of white poppy/early garage records were played, most now totally forgotten. Did a CD of Mod sounds for friends recently that had a few on it. Petula Clark's pop hits of the mid sixties and onwards are fine pop records, why are people snobbish about them? I'm sure most of us like other styles of music apart from soul. I used to go to a club called the Why Not, later called Die Spinner, and they often played French pop records, ballads, nice to dance to your girlfriend with, followed on from the popularity of Francoise Hardy. She was very attractive, as well as a good singer. And they played good soul records too.

I'm probably biased as they are the sounds of my youth, but a great selection. Incidentally I heard I Count The Tears played when I was out recently.

Oggie emailed me about this programme, thoroughly enjoyed it. Some great tunes played, and thanks for mentioning me. It's quite easy to forget the great tunes from that era that would never get a play now, perhaps everyone knows them and is tired of them; thanks for jogging my memory.

I don't remember either of those, but I can't remember a lot of what I heard on Saturday night either. Current releases weren't played for that long, of course there was a stream of good releases, plus imports. Often heard records well before their British release. If you see Brian ask him if he can remember any other ones, I'd be interested. Once in a blue moon I hear something that I haven't heard since those days, think the last one was Billy Young's The Sloopy. Suppose that's similar to ex Casino people hearing a forgotten record from there.

When you see him next ask him if he remembers the dance that was done to Sam The Sham's Woolly Bully? I certainly couldn't do it now. I remember the dance to Show Me How To Milk A Cow. I do wonder where my life's gone sometimes. I can remember all this stuff, yet when I walked into work today I couldn't remember something from last Thursday, lol.

Thanks for posting my list, not got it to hand at the moment. Obviously loads more that I can't remember or when I wasn't there. One that sticks in my mind is a version of the old standard My Funny Valentine, can't remember the tempo it, but it was a long time ago.

Sometime ago I posted up lists of records played there that I remembered, obviously not at all comprehensive. I think it was in a thread about the Mod top 100. When I first went there in 1963 loads of Chuck Berry records were played, they were being covered by British beat groups at the time. Also Bo Diddley, etc. Rock'n'roll records were played, particularly remember Tequila (Champs); Summertime Blues (Eddie Cochran) and Lewis Boogie (Jerry Lee Lewis). Don't recall calypso, but perhaps he was thinking of Jamaica Ska (Ska Kings) or other ska (Bluebeat) records played. Slow records were played, as in all soul clubs in the 60s, not beat ballads. Hammond organ instrumentals, and even some jazzy stuff.

As far as I recall I'm sure Jimmy James & The Vagabonds appeared at the Scene, probably late 65 or early 66. Not sure if it was on a Friday night, will have to consult my erstwhile clubgoing friends. I don't think I actually went to see him, a bit snobby about British attempts at R&B and soul in those days.

I've sent the tracklisting with a PM, if it doesn't arrive contact me.

Recently there was a thread about the Delfonics' You'll Get Enough on one of the forums on SS. It's currently on Ebay on the Philly Groove label backed with a track by the Crusaders. The page says this is the first time it's been issued. Is that right? Is this genuine? I'm far from being an expert on these things, so any guidance would be gratefully received.

Thanks Rich and Steve, I will look out for the album.