Ady Croasdell

Anyone want my mint demo Curly Moore for £350, bring it down on Saturday in used notes. Honest Ady

This has just appeared posted on the Southern Soul forum by Kevin Kiley "Houston Bluesman Oscar Perry passed on August 4, the service was held Wednesday August 11. Perry was singer and guitarist with a feel for the blues (especially ballads) and the sweeter side of Southern soul. He made his first recording in 1957 with "Just Above a Whisper" on Spinner. His most prolific recording period lasted from 1972-1976, during which several of his 45s were picked up for distribution by Mercury. In 1973, Bobby "Blue" Bland recorded Perry's composition "This Time I'm Gone for Good" and took it into the R&B Top Five; Bland cut several more Perry tunes over the next few years, including "When You Come to the End of Your Road" and "If I Weren't a Gambler." I've got a great unissued one by him I'll play on Saturday. Ady

And another Sheffield born soulster here. I left for Rotherham at the tender age of three (some walk) and stayed there until Derby at eight and Market Harborough my spiritual home at twelve. The drift south continued in 1970 to St Pancras and I've been half London and half Harboro in varying degrees ever since. I recently visited a soul guru up in Rotherham, t'other week and it was only 5 mins walk from my old house. Unfortunately the area's still rather nice, which ruins the first two chapters of my autobiography. I'll have to get on the crack sharpish or it'll never sell. Ady

And on Sat there's a funk/jazz/soul night at The Bar on Hanway St which is free to get in up to 12.30 according to the flyer. My colleague Dean Rudland is on there. Ady

I just saw on the Southern Soul site that George Williams, lead singer of the Tymes has died in NJ. He was lead on most of their records including all the wonderful stuff on Parkway, MGM and RCA. He lived in Canterbury Kent for a long time and was in the UK from 1978-2002. In the early 90s he was singing with a jazz/blues outfit down the 100 Club when I was the resident jazz/blues DJ. He was still in great voice and was a polite, modest man who was pleased to hear his old records were still getting people dancing at our Northern Soul nights. Ady

Oddly enough I liked it, but then again I'm easily pleased. There is a load of codswollop in there but you can skip through bits that drone on too much. I thought some of the acts were corking, Bobby Hebb, The Gems, The Monclairs and Philip Mitchell spring to mind. I think you have to be heavily into the scene to enjoy it, but where else will you get to see these great artists performing their most obscure songs. Ady

My favourite's Pat Thomas on Verve, it always goes down great at the end of the 100 Club. Ady

The Danny Cobus is a great track but has never been played out much so there hasn't been muchdemand for it. Dave Flynn raved about it when it came out. It's a prime example of a track DJs could put onto their own acetates. I could try and sneak it on to flip of a hotter Dave Hamilton number though. I should really play it myself, it's a good one to play in the last half hour which will be fine for you Brett but a bit late for Lisa who will be tucked up with Ken Bruce by then. Ady

Dave pulled the Chris Jackson for contractual and professional reasons. If punters are desperate to own a sound on a 7" to play DJing, why not stick the required side on an acetate, a double sider isn't much more than £25. I have no objection to DJs doing this with unissued Kent material once it's released as it helps promote the CDs and sales, the royalties of which will go to the right people. I used to buy boots before I knew better so I'd never criticise anyone for doing it. I just don't like the way they are sometimes given respectability by people of influence. Often because they are getting advetising or retail money out of it. Ady

Sorry it's a bit of a blur, probably the Wirrina where once myself and Roger Stewart were rumoured to be squad; Roger was crestfallen. A-D

There's a much better original version from Gary Paxton's tape vaults on "Boy Trouble" by the Fashionettes Ace CD CDCHD 1005. They're a black girl group and it's a finished version. Cheers Ady

I only co-ran the Harboro all nighters with Tony Clayton when Ally dropped out to be a businessman, I never liked that school hall type venue. I also did one at Loughborough Town Hall with Tony and a couple at Peterboro. The Frollickin' Kneecap was the original 60s club in Harboro where I saw the likes of Brenton Wood, Zoot Money, The Family, Blossom Toes and the Ferris Wheel. It transformed into The Lantern for all nighters in 1970 or whatever year the Wheel closed because all the blocked up Mancs came down the night it was busted. The photo of me and a gang of skins on the cover of Right Back Where we started From Kent LP was taken inside at one of the Lantern all nighters. Ady

Great, I've been dyeing/dieing to get this one in. Hattie Winston's the receptionist in Becker, a not too terrible US sitcom with the main bloke from Cheers in it. Ady

OK so my memories pants, I probably heard it somewhere else (Randy most likely) and started playing it. But it sounds great to me and begs the Bonzo Dog question, can Blue men sing the whites? A-D

And probably the only 70s record I ever broke down t'100 Club in the 80s. Ady

One of us is mad then cause I've never seen it. And the doctor took me off those tablets a long time ago. I Think you lent me summat else.Gareth's lending me his thanks, I'll collar you for the other one later. Ady

And has anyone got a copy on any label that they could lend me. Their palms will be crossed with silver (discs). Ady

Nice speculating kids but it was 'The Temptation Walk' by the Pretenders who were actually the Larks. It's on the "Soul Of Money" Kent CD so you've probably got it Nick, in much better quality than what you heard on Sat. Manship has it for a grand in his book which seems a bit steep. Was the girl thing 'You Lied' by Marva Josie on Time. Carl Willingham plays it and the flip 'Later For You Baby'. Actually the ping pong ball wasn't in my mouth. Ady

Bill and Will 'Goin' To The River' Checker wanted Ady C