Ady Croasdell

I'll get a rough version up to you today if you promise to buy the CD!

Nice one Ivor I'm going to sound really knowledgeable about Modern Soul on the sleevenotes now; whereas we all know the real truth!

Yep, sounds like exactly the same backing track though not quite as good vocal as Ty, still an excellent record. Could you tell me if there are any matrix numbers different from the label or does that number on the label indicate 1964? Thanks very much, this is all intriguing.

Well the thick plottens. Kent just sent me Ty's version of "If I Can't Stop You" so there are questions to be asked!

The Hi Diddle side is meant to be the same backing track as Ty's All At Once, could you post a bit of it up or send me an MP3 please/ Ta Ady

I think I'm fine thanks Steve just got to work out who wrote half of the songs!

Yes if you let me know what yer after. J&S Is out the end of t'month.

Pretty please Paul and MP3s of both would be great! Email to me if you can. Ta Ady

I'm OK for the 12" Jock, I'm pretty sure there was a 7" as Manship lists Pt !&" and the 12" has a different flip. Come ON Hampsey it must be in that soggy corner of the basement somewhere.

Thanks John but I need a good quality one for the booklet and that one's a bit blurred. Mr Bicknell have you still got yours or did you flog it? Cheers Ady

Has anyone got a high res scan of TK and George Griffin's Sheridan House 7" of Keep On etc, I could use an MP3 of it too. Also has anyone got good scans of the Senator and Car A Mel 45s? Nice CDs for the kind lender. Cheers Ady

Not officially but he's well connected!

It's Larry Banks' Spring 45 'We Got A Problem' great record. Cheers Ady PS Check out the Larry Banks Kent CD, fascinating story and great music.

That's a great passionate post and as an occasional member of the soul police i have no problems with it, I'm just getting a bit laissez faire in my old age and can't get too excited about a telly prog.

How dare you sir; Steve was a Market Harborian, though his foundry probably emanated from Less-toh!

Al Wilson's brother; so pretty black. Danny Monday and Bobby Wisdom

Just caught up with it and it wasn't really the end of the world as we know it. Some cringey bits but some good spots too, all done up as entertainment for grannies and schoolkids. POG seemed genuinely interested even though he obviously only dipped his toe into the scene, the dancers were pretty good, it just looked a bit silly on a set. Mind you my daughter thought it was naff, so I'm not sure it'll get any new hip recruits. 6 out of 10 for what it was.

Did they announce the 2009 dates at the last one?

I think he's very married at the moment and lives somewhere like the Carolinas with his newish wife and her daughter. He did a gig in Belgium with Tommy Hunt and Dean Parrish but not heard much recently.

I ended up with a couple of the Never Leave Me, one a Sheldon acetate just like yours and one I think was labelless that I flogged to Flynny, I think I got them from Armon Boladian in Detroit.

I think Willie or Al Downing was in the group.

If someone would be so kind. Ta Ady

I agree with that Jayne and I've done it. Picking your DJs isn't an exact science, there's a lot of gut reaction in there. I've put on people who don't like me and have occasionally accepted criticism of the club's music (though it hurts). It's the way its done that probably matters. The toughest part of the job is not putting your mates on. A lot of them would be worthy of spots too but there are only so many you can fit in and I try to give most people a chance and will take it from there. It's unfair to a lot of good people, collectors and friends but I think most take it graciously and are happy when they do get the call.

Dunno that one, we put out a new version of The Dance Is Over on Kent Select.

Sorry Mal, it was Hoagy who had left his suits at the airport and I arranged for them to be sent to the hotel but it was too late for the 100 Club show. So I told Mark Hanson to take Hoagy into Oxford St to buy him a shirt for the performance and gave him my credit card. Half an hour later he came back with a shirt, tie, cufflinks, jacket and trousers. £200 of gear on my bleeding card. Hoagy was the trickiest act I ever worked with (so far). Great photos Ken, I'll try and get mine scanned. Roddy lent me some great ones last nighter.