Ian Parker

( Everything's gonna be alright ) UK IMMEDIATE or French COLUMBIA E.P. ?

Fantastic stories. thanks for sharing

sold mine 3 weeks ago on evilbay... got £23 for it

Blunny (Martin Blundell ) is selling one over on FB

RIP Dave,

The Face article, early 80’s

Karl Heard getting a lot of rave revues, so i'll ask the (maybe daft) question. whats happened to him? he seems to have gone off the radar lately

The event I attended is a well established venue (3 or 4 years I believe) . Hence my acceptance to spin a few . Don’t get me wrong , it’s a fantastic place, that positivley encourages you to play something a little different. The guys either side of me certainly did that, with good response, I chucked a few in too, for good measure, but 3 events in the same town is maybe a little much? Tough job being a promoter I’m sure 👍

what do you all mean : Subsidiary labels ? GORDY, TAMLA, VIP, MOTOWN, etc etc .... we all know the Story. they're NOT subsidiary labels, they're MOTOWN labels ffs. ANNA, MEL-O-DY , they are NOT Chuffing Subsidiary labels. .. arghhhhhhhh

Motown is a record company/label. i don't get the 'Soul & Motown night' thing ? Soul is Soul , regardless of the label it was released on . Imagine someone advertising a 'Soul & RCA' night, or a 'Soul & ABC' night, somehow it doesnt work You get the idea

Nail on Head

I went as a guest DJ , not a paying punter 🙄.. so why would I check the gig guide ?

Not helpful really , for anyone!

Last night , I was invited to play some records, in a sth Yorkshire venue. Fab place, great PA system, top dance floor. Only problem was, it wasn’t full ! I’ve just checked the gig guide on here, ffs there were ELEVEN events in the immediate area , that’s not including, Chesterfield, Mansfield, north Notts, Hull etc etc. I know the old saying ‘you pays ya money and take ya choice’. But that’s not helping anyone is it? I’ve seen photos from other ‘popular’ venues, they looked desolate too.. come on promoters, no more please

Leslie Uggams please... I'll message you

I played BRANDED at Rugby, also Nuneaton Great record

what a great record, with a great story

£350 Stateside Demo of the Invitations I've only ever wanted 4 records, All UK, this was one of them !

Fantastic read....

its 2 minutes of Dynamite, fabulous record ! Rita & the Tiara's .... wonderful . Lou Barreto's little interview was an interesting read, history in the making. Gloria Jones made a fine job, no question, but when you're brought up on Rita Graham blasting out of the speakers, its always gonna be her ....

1st Anniv had green trim, i recall https://www.popsike.com/Wigan-Casino-1st-Anniversary-Woven-Northern-Soul-Badge/160081536234.html

i have one of those, it had a Dyna voice label stuck over it, i peeled it off and hey presto

We were young then, blimey 😮

Blimey, just come across this thread. as a 15 year old in 77, our peers were all enjoying St Ives etc, sadly i wasnt.... until Sept, when i got there , just in time i hasten to add, i believe it was the last one? The Theatre (oldies room) was pitch black, the main hall had the biggest speakers i'd ever seen , with a curved ? staircase near the entrance. 100 years ago it seems, but i was glad they revived it for the all dayers in 79' . lots of us from these parts went to those. I know Ken Cox was responsible for EASC, but no idea who organised the later all dayers. top venue