Wiganer1

======== what was the atmosphere like at the mecca?

====== as my earlier posting a CD selection of the 'best from wigan' regards mark ps if you think these clips are good wait til u hear the rhino on here!!! Live Wigan CD Mike Post - Afternoon of the Rhino - 1974 Saxie Russell - Psychadelic Soul - 1974 Sharonettes - Papa Ooh mow mow - 1975 Jimmy Thomas - This beautiful night - 1975 Earl Wright - Thumb a ride - 1975 Frankie Valli - The Night - 1975 Doni Burdick - Bari Track - 1975 Chosen Few - Footsie - 1975 Gloria Jones - Tainted Love - 1975 Brothers - Are you ready for this - 1975 Detroit Executives - Cool Off - 1977 Gene Woodbury - Ever again - 1978 Muriel Day - Nine times out of ten - 1978 Holly St James - Thats not love - 1978 Stemmons Express - Womans love thief - 1978 Bob Relf - Blowing my mind to pieces - 1979 Lee Roye - Tears - 1979 Checkerboard Squares - Double Cooking - 1979 Agents - Trouble - 1980 Cecil Washington - I don’t like to lose - 1981 Eddie Holman - Night to remember - 1981 (Farewell Oldies Allniter) Jades - I’m where its at - 1981 (Farewell Oldies Allniter) Larry Saunders - On the real side - (Farewell Oldies Allniter) Present - Manys the slip - End of an era Fats Domino - It keeps raining - End of an era August & Deneen - We go together - End of an era Velvets - I got to find somebody - End of an era Gerri Grainger - I go to pieces - End of an era Jimmy Radcliffe - Long after tonights all over - End of an era Tobi Legend - Time will pass you by - End of an era Dean Parrish - Im on my way - End of an era

======= just think of how many more records he have got in in a spot.. great dj tho,,never boring..

====== mine only cost 200$ on ebay,,dont turn up often tho...

==== i cant believe theres no more footage of wigan on film?

====== be careful if youre buying the US demo of footsee,,its the vocal version.. der dad der der da der der,na na na na na na na.........honk honk!!!

======== save up and get a nice red one ,looks so much nicer!!! blue ones are very tinny...imo still a great oldie..

-===== never really turned up in any great quantity.. craig moerer had one last year for $400.. for me a great record.always has been always will be.

=========== hi andy i only caught the casino right at the end,,and went the last three all niters...but the casino changed me FOREVER a few years later my mate gave me 3 tapes of the 5th anniversary from wigan and they BLEW me away with the atmosphere as well as the sounds. this not only started me on a 21 year pilgrimage to get all the sounds played at wigan but also collecting live wigan casino tapes,,,im currently upto 95 tapes of the casino from oct 73 to the end of an era ..and are as important to me as my record collection.... im also in the middle of writing a book about my live tape expliots and some of the sounds ive tried to get over the years.. ive got all the tapes catalogued and have identied some great forgotten tunes from this great era that have hardly seen the light of day since... spent many hours ringing up pete smith and others over the phone asking' whats this record - you've got to tell me' and the poor buggers could hardly hear owt down the phone.. for anyone that interested,,im ALWAYS looking to buy.sell swap my tapes for more of the same,,,im aiming to get all my fave oldies on a live tape and get all the sounds from the tape on vynil... anyone wants a copy of my list ,email me at wiganer1@btinternet.com ive also done a comp cd of the BEST atmosphere from wigan from 73 to the last night with some great tunes given the Wigan Casino treatment.. sad git aint i but I DONT CARE keep the faith mark 'fluff' freeman

======= know how he must feel lin l lost the bedworth civic hall last year despite getting nearly 400 in(through no fault of our own) and also got pushed out a regular dj spot at another venue so last year was a real bum year for me,,,but ive vowed as ive done many times before and bounce back with an equivalent or better and am searching at the moment in my area i hope he finds the right venue too regards mark

======= as long as it was played on a VIP issue or demo i dont have a problem

========= i considered seriously towards the end of last year in selling up and putting the ££'s to a mortgage on a bigger house,thankfully it wasnt a long thought 05 was a really shit year for me scene wise but i couldnt do it,ever never ever..26 years is too long in loving this music to ever sell my collection that ive taken a lifetime to collect... i admire those that can walk away but i know id spend a lifetime regretting it ,,i just know i would

======= rules was on 'this is northern soul' lp on grapevine

====== its a great tune col remember hearing this on the grapevine lp years ago who was that guy on the cover?

ive got about 60/70 echoes from around 79/80 with loads of northern soul adds/record info /ramblers page /playlists obvious aging has occured but in bery good condition considering the dates some great memorabilia here for the right person regards mark

======= mine are kelly garrett - loves the only answer roy hamilton - you shook me up tony middleton - to the ends of the earth all on lovely demo copies!!

======== mine are russ winstanley and ian levine both influenced me to search for and obtain those forgotten 60's and 70's oldie that one day ill hope to make big again... russ often gets slated for some of the stuff he played but in between the dross he spun some corkers regards fluff

====== feel that i know him but cant place the guy at the moment but terrible news indeed condolences to his family at this terrible time regards mark

======= hi jo been doing 20 years+ of early doors mate and it gets u nowhere the majority of the time the odd one may be lucky and good luck to them that do but i certainly wont be busting my gut doing anything to get a major dj spot ever again ..learned that harsh lesson last year and the previous 19+ happy new year regards humbug freeman

========= refuse to do the early spots,,wait for a better time to turn up..its not worth it and gets u nowhere anyway

==== just bought do what u can do again ,,,sold 2 copies really cheap years ago still a gr8 record

========= mine is gerry robinson - sugar dumpling lyrics are really silly--but the catchline and chorus are great! i love it and still aint mega cheap on original

======== famously covered up for years as steve mancha..

==== disagree with the antellects.. packed the floor at keele the other week cant comment on sister james

========== dont like the trip but think the superiors is a great dancer didnt searking play this?