Ian Parker

sounds like 'Give me the night' George Benson

hottest venue EVER !

i was at that... major lance didnt show. but eddie holman and jnr walker, were on top form.

Enjoyed that.. id forgotten that Steve Phyllis (speedlimit) came 2nd in the dance comp.

i was there, along with a bus load from Grantham. a young John gibson is on the video, blonde, white fred perry

we dont appreciate enough, the legacy of these people. Bobby Smith, etc etc, were a part of the finest vocal groups, to emerge from the 60's. fabulous records !! the detroit stuff and later the Thom Bell philly releases, were equally magnificent. RIP friend.

damn !! what a voice, RIP https://www.facebook.com/tony.middleton.3114

Fabulous !!

NO NO NO & NO !! THE worst 'dance' ever, to grace a club/disco/wedding floor. cringeworthy and infuriating ! on a side note, around wigan area, a few years back, there used to be a couple, who would regularly be dancing together. the 'shag' i believe. from the beach scene i think. they were a joy to watch, the foot movements and choreography were quite wonderful. always in time , too.

I still say Va-Va's were first ! Steve Gutteridge will know, i'll put him on to this thread edit, spoken to him , he confirms he bought it from the club...

he prob had one of these

i could be wrong, but i believe the 'original' type, were a large lancashire rose (black and red). as you say, most likely post closure. one of the old school wheelers, could probably confirm. but i reckon Va Va's was the first to do patches ?

was there such a thing ? (never seen one)

Hamilton Movement ? been huge for a few years, always a floor filler

oh, apologies. i had no idea . thanks for posting

just browsing archives and thought to myself, what became of this chap? he was a prolific contributor on here, but not seen a post for a while. apologies if ive put my foot in it, but interested to know.

eh ? that makes no sense at all. p.s. if you feel ok, why test ?

play em !! i had a wobbly copy of Rat Race, so i played the uk 80s reissue (not quite the del larks)

oooops , cant embed a link. one on ebay at mo, over 2k and rising

i distinctly remember Rob Smith playing this, late 70's Nottm Palais . never heard it again, until the warm up, in the pub, opposite the rocket nighters, about 20 years ago. actually, scrap that. the record im thinking of, was Brice Coefield. D'oh !

Joe cocker - with a little help from my friends oh, ermmm, wrong genre 😉

Darrell Banks open the door to your heart/our love

shocking news, very sad. me him the once, at a sunday afternoon chill out, in Newark, he commended me on my choice of plays. very knowledgeable guy. RIP