Mark S

The plot thickens

Keep on running away -Bits and pieces

For a naff film about NS compare the Soulboy.com For a good film about Africa compare the Soul Boy.com The Meerkat made me do it Right back underground

We need young DJs that look like they enjoy doing what they are doing remember Martyn Ellis and Dave Evison as young men both different but infectios with thier enthusiasm . Most djs that I see hardly smile and mumble into the mike very off putting especially to younger people . So c,mon djs entertain us or we will have a bleak future .

Should have just chinned him and be done with it I bet he is well chuffed two pages dedicated to his rant

The Soul Masters cover of Working on your case IIRC Kev Roberts had something to do with it , bleeding criminal .

Modern soul yep I get your point a lot of thirty year old modern soul is really modern . now if your talking Nu Soul that really is a piss poor imitation of soul music . Dean Parish is a whitey

Just a thought if it were thirty years ago and EPR was black would it still be pop ? we would have been falling over ourselves to buy it

Bought the CD the other day loving it , not a bad track on it

If I cant have Funk then this,ll do nicely thanks

The funkiest of funky funk rooms for me please .....................urg get down wit ya bad self

Sorry I cant help you but I must congratulate you on a fantastic new word UNGOOGLEABLE brilliant

Can you get one in Turquoise ,black and white without the writing please .?

A lot of the Motown albums inner sleeves had promotions on them selling merchandice and such , but I wouldnt have thought there was a market for this stuff its hardly rare . What a strange world a fool and his money

Got more soul do,s behind me than I have in front of me so I aint moaning just going to enjoy what Ive got . Who would have believed thirty odd years ago that the scene would still be around ? . It doesnt need analysing just enjoying

I am loving this thread some of the label scans are outstanding thanks for posting them

Skiing in the oops................Ten miles High , but not this week

Another one to chuck into the mix "The policy is Quality" gets me everytime , what does that mean?

Harper valley PTA with a wah wah This guy certanly put the C**t in country

Ko ko Taylor , Gwen Mcrae two outstanding RnB artists with records that fit the northern soul template , Fats Domino it keeps raining one of my all time favorites Northern or RnB who cares its brilliant and that doesnt fit the template . I personally have never heard a DJ play out and out Rock and roll or doo wop at a soul event , having said that there are some blurry edges, but isnt that what keeps the scene moving . If the punters dont like it the DJ will soon get the message

Aye the forties were the lean years for our scene there was rationing you know

My top tip for newbies is dont take it or yourself to seriously , remember what we were all like 20/ 30 odd years ago blocked out of our heads and having a laugh

I remember Reg Coates he used to play the Poco a Poco in Stockport He,d swing the mike out over the audience and reel it back in how he never twatted anyone I,ll never know

Easter sunday 1976 on my way to the Ritz a bloke jumped in front of the train at Heaton Chapel station put me right off my eggs . Above the door was a sign that read "Some of the most beautifull women in the world have walked through these doors " liars I met my ex wife there Despite all that one of the best venues ever

So many brilliant memories associated with that tune Ive not heard it played out for a long time , shame really its a cracking tune and its got a good B side aswell