Steve L

Dave, I have spoken to people in recent times who had honestly never heard of it……. unbelievable really

Look forward to reading, sounds great

If you put a salvadors on now, its guaranteed to make around the £100 mark I'd say (i'm talking about the 70s pressing)

My first reaction was that it was big in mansfield in 74 when i started, every youth club played northern (alongside more mainstream stuff I should add) and there was a big contingent of older lads (& lasses) that went to the torch and early wigan. However at school there were 90 lads in my year and I can only think of two of us who were into it properly although most of the others would have known what it was and been exposed to it. Later when starting work and attending tech etc, again a small number of people in the groups I was in. By the time I started nighters in 78 the Mansfield crowd had diminished considerably, there were probably around 15-20 regular attendees. So to answer the original question - its difficult to quantify, it seemed big in my little world at the time but maybe not in the grand scheme of things…..

Just skip straight past it Jim, thats what i do….

Sky+ is the best invention ever… well nearly

My record buying started off with all the usual pressings and disco demands from Syd Booths in Mansfield around 74/5 but my first proper original was The Parliaments - Don't Be Sore At Me…………….. although for the life of me i can't remember where / who i bought it from………..

Nostalgia? You couldn't be wider of the mark if you tried, I'll reiterate what I said I'm my first post - you either get it or you don't. I'm outta here, going round and round in circles is pointless

Old news mate theres already been a thread

I'm the last person to stop anyone from enjoying themselves. Anyone can go out and do whatever they want for me, life too short & all that. However if you had to witness something that you have been a part of and loved for over 40 years being bastardised, commercialised and generally changed beyond recognition from what it was and should be about, just to accommodate newcomers, you might feel differently. You either get it or you don't. If you don't - don't try to change it, find your own thing to do

Theres no doubt that will be technically possible at some point in the future, whether it'll happen before we all go up to the great all nighter in the sky is another story... Fingers crossed, I'd love to be on a packed Casino dance floor again, with a crowd who know how to clap properly…..

Dunno but I've definitely done this before without any problems so somethings changed. Anyway I got round it but its an unnecessary hassle I reckon

BTW I got round the problem by buying one item and paying for it, then the seller sending me a paypal request for payment separately to cover other items and an adjustment of postage

Yes it is, I've had this problem on both

Its a Uk seller so that won't work

Even with the cart it doesn't work

Glyn the commit to buy and payment is the same step, thats where the problem is.

Had problems with this a few times, if you're buying more than one item from a seller on buy it now, you used to be able to commit to buy and then request a total to allow for combined postage. Now the steps just take you to buy/pay which is the same click and you end up paying the postage x how many records you're ordering. Any thoughts?

Great read

£30ish

So you can have a good old moan Phil, of course…….

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/northern-soul-book-soul-survivors-wigan-casino-story-/191486452654?pt=UK_Records&hash=item2c957b63ae

Eddie Parker & Pat Lewis pre Wigan? You learn summat every day, surprised at that.

Bought Rita Lee from Syd Booths in Mansfield, brand new same as all the other pressings of that era. Always classed it as such.