Ian Parker

I posted this up there ^ ^ and u aint listening https://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/42188

w00t. you go Pete i actually enjoyed last septembers gig at the grand arcade. besides, if i hadnt got the tickets, i wouldnt have met the most gorgeous girl !! p.s. just ask russ not to book the flirtations again

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after listening to that clip above ^ ^ . i have a question thats bugged me for years : did the Major have a brass section in the backing band during that Torch gig ? i heard the LP years ago and i thought the band were very bland, hearing it again has prompted me to ask the question p.s. dont get me wrong, i would have loved to have been there, sadly before my time though

i know exactly how it feels! playing in various bands over the last few yrs has made this a nightmare. a drum kit will trip most of these things, thats even before amps kick in. sign it folks, after all, the 5Kw rig at the grosvenor rooms sound fantastic, i'd like to keep it LOUD n CLEAR

The Swim ..... of course

well it certainly aint 'look what i got' (c/u as Zena Foster if i remember correctly). my fave tune ive heard Sam play is I'll always love you, Spinners.... honestly

dunno but i specifically remember him playing it at an all dayer around 79 at the world famous 'painted lady' , kirby bellars (melton) on a side note, i seem to remember the mighy 'Bub' and his anti static jumper doing a spot at the same venue

Phil Coulter - good thing going

Monaco, 20th dec , i heard it too

amazing recording...... it may be overplayed and annoying to some but when that 'rim shot' blows your ear drums after the fourth bar (intro) you realise that it was something special. the string arrangement is to die for as well. I think it is a fantastic record, it will get played at home now and again but if i dont hear it at a soul club i wont be upset. each to their own

46, a relative youngster I seem to have been doing this forever though, who else thought 30 yrs ago that they'd still be doing soul clubs this far down the road?

oh another Ian ! not heard of you though, are you Steves brother? only messin, i have no idea about past arguments so ignore my little piece of sarcasm. i will say thankyou to Mr Levine though for 'shaping' the way the rare soul scene has taken us over the years. some fine ( and not so fine ) discoveries. legendary venue, Colin Curtis..... "small boys in the park, jumpers for goal posts"

makes me realise how much material from the motown stable was issued. (or not). the mainstream public just dont understand the vast wealth of stuff that only us lot know , thankfully very interesting programme, a lot of it was new to me, good stuff from the beeb

im not one of the bidders but i do think it is the finest soulful vocals ever put on vinyl, spine tingling strings ....... simply magical

"SIMPLY THE BEST NORTHERN SOUL DANCER EVER MADE IN MY OPINION - TOP DRAWER SOULFUL UPBEAT DANCER" in my opinion, probably the best SOUL record ever made

i'll be thinking of you all as i play my drum kit with the band. lots of cheesy pop tunes from the past 50 yrs on the cards, we may even do 'The Snake' HAPPY NEW YEAR

get yersen to the Grosvenor rooms (sutton in ashfield) Barney. went last week, plenty of 'top 500' , the odd more recent biggie but a lot of long since heard quality oldies. the last DJ of the night actually made me take my jacket off and hit the dancefloor again, these were tunes that made me realise what fast rare dance music was all about

hmmmm, Bobby Hutton is a sound rarely heard by myself of late, Bobby Womack on the other hand...........

odd how the Flaming Embers are put into this category. i aint heard that for best part of forever until i went to monaco last weekend! the champion/that driving beat are played everywhere ive been for the last 5 yrs. night owl was played 3 times in one night at skeg weekender as others have said, must be a regional thing

motley lot we were ! look at a 'young' Tony Clayton in photo (with Neil O stood next to Edwin Starr) top left top Right - Al Kent in full swing at Ric Tic revue bottom left - Myself, paul atherton (sargeant at local nick), singin along on stage bottom right - a mighty photo, Al Kent, Pat Lewis, JJ Barnes chilling out

im after the tune by the above lady, not 'make me yours' but the modern(ish) sounding one i heard friday! MP3 would be fabbo if anyone would be so kind to let me have it many thanks

by taking a camera (albeit awful 110 jobbies) 1: me holding some vinyl tune (Mr M's) 2: myself and 2 (deceased, god bless em) old friends going to St Ives on train 3: my 3 buddies halfway between St ives and Huntingdon ( no buses so we legged it)

top centre - Curtis Mayfield (leics poly 84) top right - Lou Ragland (ric tic revue) bottom right - Jnr Walker (nottm palais 80) bottom left - Chuck Jackson (nottm Astoria 84) top left - Major Lance (Stafford 83)

I would anyway, i'd rather eat my own dung than call that 'northern soul' sexy woman tho