Dave Moore

I think one of the factors that made people suspicious of this 45 was that it took off just before the 4 Vandals and that female thing of Peter Hamilton fiasco and didn't Mike Valvano die just as it became popular? Regards, Dave

Yep, Can't remember the flip being though until around 2000. Regards, Dave

Hi Pete, I did mention it was a CD and that it could be purchased. It's a minefield when dealing with commercially available products and in hindsight maybe I shouldn't have posted it. Lesson learned. Regards, Dave

Topic Moved to Playlists as more appropriate. Regards, Dave

You're thinking of Teddy Pendergrass who was the group's drummer before he became the lead vocalist. Regards, Dave

Same as Morris Ballen's set up maybe? There was a Disc Makers in Philly right up to the late 90s. Will see if the adresses match. Hey....give 'em a ring! Regards, Dave

Sounds about right for Minter, Kev. Regards, Dave

Not sure if this is of interest to too many but it's great 'snippet' of how the radio airwaves of Philly were back in the late 60s. The DJ is the legendary Sonny Hopson aka The Mighty Burner. There's a great advert for a live show with The Vibrations around the 26 minute mark. Makes a great background sound when working on the computer etc... The CD of Sonny Hopson is still available from Dave Brown's https://www.funkadelphiarecords.com/ Regards, Dave SOUNDFILE REMOVED. Was uploaded for people to listen to with a view to buying and keeping this type of work alive not to download. If you click on the link you can buy a copy though.

Ginger certainly has a one for sure but there are others around also. I'm not sure Ginger's has any promo text? Think the promo is just plain white. Regards, Dave

There's is also a yellow and purple demo of this 45. Regards, Dave

Nice one! Regards, Dave

Is the Gateway format different to the other two? The Strakers ifs different to the Shipp version and I'm wondering if the Gateway is yet a third version? I love the song but prefer the Strakers one. Be interested to hear the Gateway one. (No MP3s allowed on site so Mixcloud anyone maybe?) Regards, Dave

According to all the blurbs, the girls are all native Australians. Nothing to do with the US group Mate. Here's a bit more background on the original girls and how the film came about. Regards, Dave https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/reel-deal-singing-sapphires-shine-in-the-afterglow-20120803-23ksm.html

She certainly was Del. And also a humble and slightly shy person too, that had poise and came across as a classy lady. The guys at Dig Deeper did good. (Again). Wish New York was a a bit nearer once a month! Regards, Dave

Nice one Chalky, she was pretty awesome at Prestatyn too. And a nice lady who hopefully will see good times return. Regards, Dave

Yep should have made that a little clearer, can't remember the flip being played too much until about 2000 though. Regards, Dave

It's the flip to his more Northern outing that was played about 10 years ago for a while. Greety is on here as,,,,,,,,Greety! Regards, Dave

Yeah but that was just you asking your questions ...what about the rest of us? Only joking Pal, they were great shows, especially like the Bobby Patterson one. Now there's a real DJ. Regards, Dave

Obviously. But knowing Jerry Ross like I do, I've no doubt hell be chasing them down for use of the name, that I can guarantee! Regards, Dave

Dave, Here's trailer for the film. Looks like a great romp about in the 60s. Soundtrack sounds good too. Bet it's not long before Mr Jerry Ross is chasing them though!! Regards, Dave https://youtu.be/6Ljho1cyEfg

Yep, Few Classic oldies Few Underplayed oldies Few Current plays Few New To My Lugs Plays Sounds like a plan to me Mate! Regards, Dave

I would never frequent a gig that was "playing rare for the sake of rare" as you define rare either. I suppose our definition of 'Rare' differs. I don't care if there are 5 copies or 5000 copies, I don't care if a 45 cost 5 pounds or 5 thousand pounds. That's not my definition of the term 'Rare Soul'. To me it means music that you can't hear on radios, isn't played at the local disco, or just something that someone has found that's good and needs an airing to like minded people. Sure, many of them turn out to be hard to find, but so does a lot of pish too. It's still pish...just hard to find pish. Regards, Dave

The Hitsville Tenth Anniversary in 2014 will hopefully encompass that scenario Russ. Irons are in the fire as we speak. A great opportunity in UK would be at Prestatyn in March. Set it up in The Old Vic with one afternoon dedicated to a Q and A with Mr Carl Fisher. I did over 30 hours of interviews with the man. He's a mine of information and a gent to boot. Massive catalogue to go at and lots of memories of the Chitlin' Circuit, some great producers including Carl Davis, Gamble and Huff etc. He's been performing since he was a member of The Jayhawks in the 1950s! Regards, Dave

I don't think I'd be happy to go to a Northern Soul gig that played all the commercially successful soul records. That's the whole point of having a Rare Soul scene surely, so you can hear stuff you can't play at home? But every now and then, still like to turn the old volume up loud at home, crack a few scoops and appreciate it for what it is.....great music. Regards, Dave

100%. When Gloria Jones appeared a few years ago she was obviously struggling badly and a few people asked me why I clapped so loud after such a poor performance. My answer was exactly what you posted "I'm not clapping for the last 15 minutes, I'm clapping for the last 30 odd years'. https://youtu.be/evzyrBSbnUs Regards, Dave