Mark B

i have a spare issue copy if anyone interested £45.00 inc P&P mark

ditto roger i to bought the wrong album mark

hi winnie i think and this is only my opinion that the upfront and progressive are as said on hear just a guide to let people know what they are likely to hear at the venue, there are not so many new things turning up and quite often one mans new discovery is someones oldie. This is because as stated on hear we have not heard everything ever played and because of the way i am and for the very reason i got into the music in the first was to hear new stuff as much as possible, one reason why we all used to travel huge distances in the 70's as there was always records that one dj had that the others did not. the type of records i like may have been overlooked in the 70's or became fairly popular in the 80's which i missed for contractual reasons there was an awful lot of stuff got played maybe once or twice at the likes of blackpool, wigan, stafford, cleethorpes, and a lot of other places a lot of stuff was considered to easily obtained in the 70's so never got a look in. 1 case in point Rhonda davis a staple for collectors and tape swappers in the 70's got played again in 20001/2 and look what happened it went from small clubs to the main room and wham! a cheap record can no longer fill the demand, and this happens very often, the upfront/progressive clubs also borrow from other genres of music popcorn R&B, it is just to keep freshness in the music, as is said on here all the time new to my ears! no one asks or tells anyone what to do or where to go you make your own choice the only way you can make that decision is if the club puts it on the flyer or someone you know has been, if it was not put on the flyer then we would have lots of disgruntled oldies fans coming up every minute asking for stuff they know or my favourite one have you go anything we can dance to. without some from of description you have no way of knowing if you will enjoy the music. i have no problem with oldies i just do not enjoy listening to the same things week in week out there are lots of underplayed oldie (stompers) but i think a lot are just too fast for failing old legs, when was the last time you heard terrible tom, saxie russell, velvet satins, johnny bragg and too many to list, i am not saying oldies are shit they are not they just have there place and i choose not to go there. i know that this will not satiate your thirst for an answer but i have had a go. remember it is always the dj that chooses to play the records not the dancers the dancers just confirm his choice. mark

hi johnny boy youve been very quiet on here of late what you been upto. mark

hi simon aggree withn you on these points much better stuff knocking around i do not beleive either of the two mentioned are that rare just stuck in the wrong collections as you say, mark

The talk of brooks brothers on here the old stuff must have been better a si have been into several brooks bros shops while in america and to this day have not seen anything i have really wanted. it is usally fairly boring stuff. agree with asbo re early 70's nearly everybody was dressed very smart to go to soul clubs in and around M/C it was the done thing, i tend to go out reasonably smart as whatever you wear ends up smelling of smoke, save best stuff for when going out with my wife. mark

what you offering fro the bitter and the sweet mark

i still wear button downs nearly all the time but at my start in the early 70's Fred Perry polo shirts/tennis shirts were worn under a nice harrington or barathea blazer, and i alway wore a fred perry at all nighters i used to have some Jaytex button down shirts in the 70's anyone remember these. Most of my button downs for a while were Gant or Tommy Hilfigger but both of these are not as good quality as they used to be, in parts of europe you can still get Arrow shirts which i believe were worn by the early mods. a lot of people wear John Smedley tops now. I find i now gravitate towards Nigel Hall clothing when out shoppingas most of the modern stuff is attrocious, as for shoes i have Bass Bally, Loakes, and the usual casual only for normal knocking about favourite casual comfy shoes at the moment Geox, always leather souled shoes for going out, and some of the British hand made brouges are very nice indeed, Churches nice but pricy same for Barkers, jeans i have been buying Levis when i go to america and like the Low rise straight 529 which are amazing value in america most i have paid is $30 for a pair, i also like a nice pair of chonos Banana republic had some nice ones a couple of years ago I also bought some Modern Amusment polo shirts last time in america which are now on sale in selfridges, so i would say if there is a uniform it is probably a nice button down jeans or trousers not bags loafers or brouges, a harrington or similar, or a nice 3 button suit, mark

wrong mark john think you meant mark bicknell, this is mark baildon and i know you dont want to speak to me. mark

for me that would be fine keith sounds sensible cuts down on dealers out goings, mark

what when you fart pete mark

my favoutite is not a sound effect but at the end of hit and rub loleta holloway on the 12" after itsend at 11 and a half minutes some one says right now lets do the album version. mark

do not need the toilet but i get that wierd feeling in the pit of your stomach must be the anticipation of finding a bargain. mark

did not know it was booted all stuff on was it major bill harris's ? labels were prone to the vagaries of re-issues. mark

steve plumb and crap lp does not go together, is it any good then mark

cant say for certain but i always had this as a wigan sound early 70's 73/74? but always remember richard spinning it. i still like it and bought it to play at greatstone but have not got round to it yet, mark

hi i like it but alas i am no help whatsoever. have you tried john manship he may have an idea. mark

hoi you taliking about my sets mark

one i have is called daddy ddnt tell me is it the other side of one of these, mark

also on an album by somoene else, davin nunez possibly the ex lead singer 70's album and good version. mark

i have one somewhere but how do you tell if they are original or not as sam said the copy he had at first was a re-issue mark

someone has got one for sale in the new soul source lists at the back not luck mate one of the swedish lads remembered i had asked him if he got a spare to let me know.and he did. do not know what the rest of the album is like think it is all stuff from funny girl. mark

boiught it cause the other side is good. mark

some this week ripple blast singers funny girl album (sadie sadie) power executive jam i'm into your love third street the embraceables let my baby go /here i go sidra clydie king soft and gentle ways imperial still wating for a spare copy of ray frfazier to arrive your eyes carriage trade mark

johnny ross and the soul explosions. mark