Ady Croasdell

Hi Res (300 dpi min) scan needed please. CDs and credit in return people Ta Ady

Definitely and some great music was discovered and legitimately released. I was just pointing out the original deal was a license. Some of it was iffy though, I'm not sure if a couple of the Detroit label stories should have been in the deal just because they were recorded at Universal.

That's sad, she was a first rate singer, I love the Roker stuff

I'm pretty certain that the first deal was a five year license not a purchase. Unfortunately with Goldmine it was all so murky and they put out so many deliberate untruths that the bits they may have done legally are in doubt too. I had not heard that they had re-licensed the material and don't know if I'd believe it without evidence anyway

The link doesn't work i think there's an extra space before the address. Cut and paste into your browser works.

PMed it. Thanks

I now have a rough discography of this and a couple of other Dave owned labels. If anyone thinks they may have extra info I can send it to them or if they are just curious. ady.croasdell@btinternet.com Ta Ady

'Appen this will work, so you can concentrate on the half time analysis of Wales' watertight defence.

Thanks for that I didn't know. Someone with impeccable taste! I'll pass it on to Dave Box and Darrow

Yes apart from Jewel Akens had left the group by Minit

Just as well Steve, the Cleethorpes ballet isn't all that.

The reactivating little-known oldies ploy can easily backfire. I've played a few gems from the past that I thought would ram the floor and have people slapping my back saying "great choice mate" only to have the tumble weed blow across. I think by the sound of it you need 6 months off, you might enjoy your own dances more and revitalise you for a comeback or realise it's more fun going with the flow than trying to influence it.

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It doesn't matter how brilliant a record is there are very few situations where somebody will dance to a record they don't know. Usually the best you can do is to get them on your side by playing stuff you know will go down well then try and slip one in and hope it only half empties the floor. Then if it got a reasonable response stick wiith it and don't chop and change too much. It often takes up to 10 plays even at home to really get into a record (and it's much easier to get into your own records rather than someone else's) so we're talking in terms of years playing out rather than months I'm afraid. there are plenty of exceptions but I think a lot of DJs would agree with this scenario nowadays. The best way to speed things up is what Keb did with his band of followers at Stafford and give them tapes of his new stuff to play at home so that when they were played first time at a nighter they were ready to rush to the floor-plus that scene had the crusading aspect to it. I think if you might need to cut back your expectations a bit, I have in recent years.

John it was far from "almost certain" the artists would be cheated out of their royalties. Many record companies kept meticulous records and paid every cent owed. Many artists have short memories and forget about the advances they get before the record comes out. We have boxes of original artists royalty statements and cheque stubs that show this to be true. It's a lazy generalism that is now being touted as how it always was. Ady

Yes and Alan Beck introduced me to Anthony who was a great guy.

I can't think what the label looks like but unless it says licensed from ITP it would be a boot

They were two of his songs. Blimey 'out Of Time' I love the record but wouldn't want to hear it out much. Mind you the Free's 'All Right Now' was a massive skinhead/mod record around 1969/70 we would moon-hop to it in our DMs; a tenner on that being a big record in 6 months time.

I was just plugging!

Or you could get the Kent CD with it on for about the same price and have Bobby Wisdom, Morris Chestnut, The Stunners, Carl Henderson, Young Brothers and Sequins-just a thought

I repeat, which Chris Farlowe?

Which Chris Farlowe?

Top man Dean, he deserves the applause.

Is there an independent and objective review of the Butlin's weekender anywhere? I was meant to be on but it clashed with my future son-in-law's stag do.

Vive la difference!