Ian Parker

It has to be The Deadbeats-No Second Chance, "Who do you think you are, you get no second chance!" I think thats the line i used on my ex husband!

A Mirwood white label copy of Bobby Garretts-I cant get away for £5, I was also given some original Wigan Casino patches & vintage circle skirts that were worn to the Casino by some very very very nice friends!

you will find 'Roxy' Rob at any notts area venues on a weekend (cant miss him, he dances like a demon ) he can also be found as a seller on ebay "roxyrob" https://myworld.ebay.co.uk/roxyrob&ssPa...:MEFSX:SELLERID

in all honesty, i see this happen regardless of venue. time and time again venues are let down by poor PA systems and even worse EQ settings. sorry to go off topic a little but can you promoters/DJ's whoever sort out the EQ? cymbals are recorded onto the master tapes but i can never hear them coming out of speakers . same goes for string sections, tambourines etc. most seem to be all bass and mid frequencies, give em some clarity, get the high frequency horns above head height, keep the bass on the deck IAN (sound engineer and drummer in bands) p.s. rant over pps Grosvenor rooms have a stonking clear PA

STOP

its in my sig below... a line from "just a litle misunderstanding"

make it £3, thats what i paid for it

sorry to hear of this

if i play my copy of Frank Beverley on the 'Sassy' label at a local soul night, will i get condemned to hell because its not original ?

let me buy you a drink! most sensible post of the whole thread, nice one

i just say 60's and 70's uptempo soul, yanno, like 'sweet soul music and baby love'

I heard "I love music" at the casino, a fine record in my opinion. also remember hearing keep on running (spencer davis group) in M's .

i find you quite offensive my friend. firstly i am not an 'oldies only' type of guy. i have quite an eclectic taste when it comes to music. having played drums in a few bands over the past few years i consider myself very open minded about all types of music! when it comes to the music of our scene, theres only one type for me - SOUL. i dont care if its 60's , 70's or anything else, its about the content. as for pop shite, i think you'll find that has been played at just about every venue i've ever been to in 31 yrs of frequenting soul clubs. I also firmly believe that the 'Northern' scene could do without the ultra modern stuff that i've had to endure over the last few years (just my opinion). as someone said a few posts ago...... keep that in a back room (or the local night club) I dont usually say my bit on forums but some of us actually like/love classic uptempo 60's rare soul, im one of them! it bugs me that folk slag off the nostalgia thing, i enjoy a good oldies night, kingsway hall, grosvenor rooms, kings hall etc etc all play lots of quality tunes. i also visit plenty of 'across the board' nights and let people enjoy whatever kind of music is played. if i dont like a certain tune, i dont insist the DJ removes it from the deck, i live and let live. i'd also like to say that a huge amount of 'oldies' really get on my nerves, whether ive heard em once or a thousand times. lets just enjoy what we like, if we dont like certain aspects of the northern soul scence then dont indulge. as people say, "there are many styles to suit many tastes" p.s. i will be wearing my baggies tonight at an 'across the board' night.

here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY5SvS2IrFA...feature=related

well if the above is true, it looks like Russ wont be doing 'the 36th'. Blackburn appeals to me, but how can it be a celebration of the Casino with a room playing 'jazz funk anthems' ??

ok im calm now ! back to the thread. a song ive not heard for a long long time and i dont think will be revived (prove me wrong) was the one and only:- Cody Michaels = seven days fifty two weeks blimey when did i hear that last?

we'll be wearing ours at the Torch reunion too. back to the thread, anyone got news about the 36th yet ?

I walked away .......... i wish he would! cant stand it also I'll hold you (Frankie n Johnny)..... bloody awful whilst we're at it, that other THING , How can i ever find a way (Carol n Jerry i think) ... arrrggggghhhhh

dunno about 'not heard for years' but the song i wish would disappear for a hundred years is "I WALKED AWAY" can't stand it !!! . whilst on the subject, Frankie and Johnny I'll hold you can scuttle along with it into a black hole, bloody awful. p.s , Carol and Gerry too

funny that. I heard 'Its too late' by bobby goldsboro was a soul record too

i heard that 'nine times out of ten' was the B side of the Irish eurovision entry from around 68...... sounds about right

Pete (casper) is early 50's. he can move a bit.... he won casino 35th in grand arcade. good lad!

send me your email and i'll send you an appropriate MP3

Saw both of those, Maze in 1984 & 86 (Rock city Nottm/Hammersmith) and Anita Baker (NEC) about 89/90. Not even in the top 10 of my 'best' live acts! If we're talking Soul acts : Edwin Star, Gene Chandler, Eddie Holman, Curtis Mayfield, Stevie Wonder, George Benson, Chuck Jackson, Jnr Walker, Major Lance etc etc. And the Winner is.............. Jnr Walker Squeeze and Bowie were damned good too