Ady Croasdell

My kids reckon I'm a dead ringer for the cowardly lion; little sods

Great story and good luck with the club. I don't see why you would start with OVO and abandon it though. How will that improve the night, weren't your DJs working out for you?

Whither Northern Soul. Me, Elaine C, Richard Searling are gonna be interviewed by Stuart Marconi about the scene tomorrow afto. I'll be wearing my flak jacket.

Was Val the first resident at all nighters? We've got Pat Bleasdale in March and Matt's been on about me having an all girls line-up but I can't get into my dresses any more. I also go for Soulful Cris and Maria Willingham there are some great Spanish girls too but I can't remember their names

I see your point Pete but then you don't get the story, pics and history of the music. I think Kent CD booklets are about 50% of the package and why they ain't cheap and never will be.

Actually 4 months earlier

T'rrific news. Big smiles

That simple story leads me to believe its true. A scammer would surely think up something more exotic

If you buy it from the people involved, artist, producer, labelowner, songwriter, publisher etc you would and if you trust the person who bought it from them and so on down the line.

Thanks Robb, the other one from Mark looked good too so we're sorted for both either way now. Sourcers do it again!

But Billy's answer wouldn't be definitive as he was only the producer, there can be other acetates made by publishers or the label staff for promos for DJs or to get the songs to other acts.

It's not Dyno Dynamic Pete, it's Billy Jackson

True Steve but it was early 67 and Bell Sound was very active, there could have been all sorts of reasons why an acetate could have been cut there. Was it definitely Philly recorded? Billy would have flitted between Philly and New York and could have used Bell for convenience. It's maybe not likely but definitely possible so the provenance is what really matters.

Plenty of Wand records would have been cut at Bell or maybe it's just a promo for a DJ. It depends on the provenance and how far you can trace it back; and how reputable those people down the line are/were.

Thanks Dazz, sorted for Mary folks. I'll let y'all know about Steelers tomorrow. I'll PM you Dazz.

Thanks Mark, it might be OK.

Thanks Jon, I'll probably need it before then unfortunately; lastminute.com!

Thanks but I need Hi Res scans sent as an attachment, are these taken from the net or direct scans of labels? Ady

On Crash and 'Losing Control' respectively. Would anyone be kind enough to do a hi-res scan of these two-or just one of 'em. CD or vinyl rewards await the first kind contributor. Ta Ady

The EU stopped it at 31/12/1962 so anything first commercially pressed after that is illegal in Europe.

Just about to!

Sad news. He and Rusty Egan gave me the Twist & Shout at the Camden Palace DJing job when they were promoting the gaff early 80s. Nice chaps.

Hi Ian, it's a super project but I don't think you should have listed me as assisting in the compiling. All I did was put you right on a couple of licensors. You and Timmy should get the glory.

You would have heard me playing Jimmy Fraser vocal and Kurt Harris at the 100 Club before you'd started DJing Sooty