Ian Parker

Dr Pickles. that thing looks ANGRY !! I've had a few Scoots. first one in 79 (mod revival thing). it was a TV200 series 3, i paid the princely sum of £40 for it, paid the guy in 2 installments.... i got it home, checked her over and made sure everything worked. A mate promptly turned up and asked for a spin, i obliged and never saw him or the Lammy for 3 days!! He decided to go to Skegness I kept it a while, then swapped it for a Music centre (honestly) , the guy who got it off me is still Riding Scooters in Hull. I dabbled a bit until about 84, the last rally i went to was Yarmouth, Edwin Starr was on i seem to remember. A good mate from Grantham went to Wigan Casino in 81 on his Vespa 90 (?) with a pillion, thankfully it wasnt me. If you see a red cut down named 'in the red' out and about, that will be Biz, the very same lad who did the trip mentioned above! I was 'Scoot-less' for a few years after those days, then in 96 i got myself a Vespa T5, did a couple of Rallies/meets/ride outs, sold it to buy a large sports bike, promptly sold that and got a Vespa Cosa 200, that was a pile of dung, then just recently i;ve got myself a P200E.......... some lovely machines posted, Scooters and the Northen scene go hand in hand as far as im concerned.

she's gettin ready for North Wings........

moderation is the important factor........... unfortunately it aint used in moderation!

Margaret Little. Seems Hestor & Wylie owed the dinner lady a favour, so they let her cut a record.

https://www.mirrorpix.com/webgate/preview.php?UURL=4ed40f067e0ae5cd8da9a03768ab4e36&IMGID=00351599 just as i remember....... Harry's mini bus,with the Rice brothers, Wocko etcetc . Flame n king was a biggie and a good time was had by all

great photo's

Patto, What ya sellin mate?

i hear ya! choice number 2 for me. one of musics true masters! everything he touched turned to gold ! Sandi Sheldon, Brenda and the tabulations, Gene Chandler, David Ruffin, Billy Woods, his solo outings. an amazing songwriter, arranger and talent. sadly missed indeed. i even stuck a poster up after his death, as a tribute. Great choice

someone who stirred the soul. a man who gave us gospel tinged poetry, uptempo mastery, protest songs with feeling and 5 decades of wonderful memories. a true god, who i had the pleasure of seeing twice in the early 80's. his simple guitar playing made my hair stand on end, his silky voice brought tears to the eyes. theres only one .......................... CURTIS MAYFIELD

Will Collins ........................ What a fine record !!!

some fine tunes in there !

I enjoyed that. before my time,...... but what tunes!!!

love that Jean Carn tune ^ myself i'd like 'Drift away' - Dobie Gray ..... just one of my fave tunes, superb

Harry Deal & The Galaxies - I still love you Eclipse DJ just gave it a whirl to cheer Debbie up, one of her 'relaxing' tunes

i'm sure you know that Leon Haywood was released on UK Fantasy ......as stated, 'nothing expensive/nothing rare'

Yes ! Isle of Man 'Manx' week. heading back to Hotel after a few jars, heard a familiar sound coming from a club/hotel. investigated and found Russ Winstanley doing a Northern night. it was bloody heaving to be honest. so me and my cousin made the most and had a damned good night! He also gave me a ticket for Maximes (25th Casino jobby) in Standish.

just a few i played to warm the dancefloor up. nothing expensive, nothing rare. no particular order The Volcanos - Storm warning Fred Hughes - baby boy Edwin Starr - way over there Robert Knight - Branded Bunny Sigler - Follow your heart Betty Everett - Bye bye baby The Sapphires - slow fizz Reggie Garner - Hotline Reperata - panic Wayne Fontana - something keeps calling me back The Ad-libs - Johnny my boy Lada Edmund Jnr - The larue Danny White - cracked up over you Rita Dacosta - Dont bring me down Jimmy soul Clark - sweet darlin Eddie & Ernie - I cant do it The Olympics - same old thing Brenda & Tabulations - a love you can depend on Towanda Barnes - You dont mean it H B Barnum - Heartbreaker Barbara Lewis - someday we're gonna love again Tony Middleton - Paris Blues Milton Wright - I belong to you Otis Blackwell - its all over me Bobby Diamond - Stop Major Lance - thats the story of my life Laura Green - Moonlight music and you Gene Chandler - i can take care of myself The Grand Piano company - Esperanto Leon Haywood - Baby reconsider Steve Karman - breakaway Susan Coleman - the age of the wolf The Fidels - try a little harder Earl Wright - thumb a ride The Artistics - Hope we have thanks to those who enjoyed it, thanks for the feedback and thanks to Mark for letting me spin them.

careful mate, the baying mob with flaming torches will be at your door

Believe me Byrney, it aint just the East Mids..... Thankfully i dont run a club. this farce is like a 'mob' rallying together in the frankenstein movies. Nottingham Soul Club is OVO, Cream Cracker is too! and so is the Grand Central in Skeg, probably many more some of you lot need to get out more. Boots or not, i dare say the 'scene' will be dancing to classics long after some of you miserable bleeders have jacked!

Soul in th Sun ............ perfect example. played a lot, usually to a full dancefloor. Awful, best left alone in this case

if i buy an original copy of a record off a seller/dealer, will they personally send royalties to the artist & songwriter? I very much doubt it... same as selling a second hand million seller to a mate or family member! not condoning the playing of boots (which most of us have), this is just a poor excuse to fan flames regarding the topic.. if its a legit format (vinyl,CD MP3 or whatever), then they will hopefully get royalties. but those formats arent allowed by the soul police either? it has to be OVO according to Royalty. all very confusing when the original copies were sold, whether it was 20 or 20,000, the artist got royalties. so where does this fit into the thread argument?

nowt wrong with rockabilly's........i quite enjoy their do's , especially a kick arse live band

I wont respond Dave. i held you in high regard and considered you a friend. because of other parties' , we seem to have lost that friendship. have a good night wherever you'll be

i'll not be playing my CUB issue of 'let me be your boy' then? or my black Bell issue of Bob brady ?? those who frown on UK issues (1st or subsequent) & pukka U.S releases need to get off soap boxes. ridiculous!