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Apologies to all who got the junk email, Had to change all relative pass words.. so if I get skint in the future i'll send my distress signals by text to your mobiles ....ah thanks to all who let me know. A.

Terry thanks for reply if you could send me Seve's details i'll drop him a line- it's not really a matter of needing material (although it's always great to get new stuff) it's organising the stuff we got but it'll get there...

You speak for yourself Phil ... This project is still 100% happening ! It is just taking longer than first thought... a million and one hurdles to get over which tend to be more complex to the amateurs (like us) in comparison with the more experienced persons.Without rambling on for too long,because i want any monies made to go to charity - we are having to do the biggest part of the process ourselves also transcribing interviews from camcorders is time consuming aswell as pretty funny at times etc. ... got loads of written contributions that said we are at the mercy of some contributers (who have to be included) who are still working on the stories.... not helping much is that i've been split in 20 different directions for the last year and a half.We are very grateful to all who have contributed a true reflection of the community spirit of our soul scene ... dare i say it, but if anyone has any stories by all means get em in just drop us a line. Certainly gonna be pulling our fingers out here with ...

To be honest i think many collectors have become lazy - in some ways like the healthy new wave of vinyl hoarders who have inherited a internet treasure trove of knowledge and seemingly endless supply of original vinyl records, that covers the full spectrum of rarity and price... When i say lazy maybe a different perspective of the cheaper end of the market would be realised if they had to go find these things in the states ! Whatever happened to the excitement and hard graft of trawling through boxes and physically playing every last 45 you didn't know, regardless of it's price tag.. my guess is that more of the collectors on here are missing many of the cheaper end 45's than those that have them ! i dare say it's cos they haven't heard them, the whole criteria of collecting has changed but i still sell plenty of cheap end records that are great ,simply because plenty of people don't know them or own them yet.Those that say the bottom has dropped out years ago ,leave this alone and find something where the bottom hasn't dropped out of .. or dig a little bit deaper !

Just mention that mick h and chalky are dj'n , that should see off most undesirables.. if any sneak by and there's a fight i'll be hiding behind Nicola !

Not half mate a very exciting allnighter record , the likes of which are desperately needed these days be it a oldies or upfront doo ... would love to see mickey cruise flying round the dance floor to this .. just one more time ! custom made northern,nice flip too...

It was nearly as bad as listening to Mick H and Chalky double decking for 3 hours ! The old clips are always exciting to watch ,but if this was some kind of publicity for the up and coming film, then it's done it no favours at all...that said i sincerely hope the film works for the good people making it.Really a chap who hasn't been to a event/niter for 30 years ? you're either in it or you're not no inbetween,the empty floor dance lessons ,the clothing all miles off what folk wear in reality (although people should wear what they please ) ! I was watching a fantastic documentary about a man that reared and actually swam daily with this huge crocodile and has been doing for the last twenty years - absolutely fascinating... when i saw this culture show link and tuned in at the same time,i know for sure what was the most interesting..

George Smith for me , I miss hearing this kind of stuff when out and about !

Nice one, thanks for posting sounds good to me !

I'd assume not at that time Peter ( a bit before my time when they were done) ,Maybe the more recent presses are more likely to have some degree of correctness !

Only caught the last half hour of the show unfortunately... but well done Arthur fabulous music, the "Wash and wear Love" sounded fresh and up there with the best !

That sounds pretty damn good to me ,well done Kev - i'll certainly make one !

This did get a Dynamo release i sold a spare some years ago ,it seems to be a hard one !

Now then Dave ,of course feel free mate ..it will sit well next to your other cracking tales ! Hope all's well on the other side !

Enjoying reading the thread, lots of interesting points and ideas in a calm environment ..There is no doubt at all that a book is extremely time intensive like Steve G points out,our digging book is coming along fine - but we are somewhat at the mercy of contributers who fit things in around a busy life schedule.One in particular is a private collector in europe who was going to the states in the late 60's and has documented taking Tommy Ridgeley,Sammy R + a handful more out for some food back in the day,he kept handwritten radio playlists including a northern monster that features that there is still only a handfull of copies known today. Then there is the sad side of things Mickey Cruise wrote a short story ,also just days before he passed got some film of him talkin bout racism in music etc if Annie is ok with it i'll try to transcribe it for inclusion .Also Tony Janda (R.I.P ) was putting something together for the book sadly that is lost (would be grateful if any of the guys who dug with Tony over the years could write some stories for the book - just leme know) really wanted him in there.The book will treat every contributer equally whether a well known dealer or the guy with a short tale to tell... will keep youi informed a cut off date has to be soon!

That's a shame ,enjoyed many years of music and general life stories , most recently at the kestrel Burnley a few years ago - where we did the most hilarious record deal i've ever done ! That will be how i will remember him ... my best wishes to close family and frends. A.d

Yes Bob i vaughly remember that conversation ,but can't recall exactly what was said -i'll ask Rob if he can remember. Dave can't argue with that if you've seen ,be interesting to find out for definate..

I'd be astounded if it wasn't Lately singing on both the Aquarius 45's and is also using the name Calvin Golden - of course i can't back it up with any proof other than the voice says it all. Derek from memory Chris Shepards copy came from a soul bowl soul pack a long time ago,cos when he sold his records to Browny i was there and ended up buying that same copy which is a very clean one and still have it to this day,that's when Chris told us the story,he had a fabulous collection and a nice chap too.

Has this been reissued then aswell ? it leaves me scratching my head -no wonder some folk can't be arsed anymore...certainly a odd one as a original,as tricky to find as any of the so called rarest of the rare !

From memory (maybe blurry) 3 stock copies resided with Eddie Holman - i think Larry Clinton died or was killed at the time of release .Whatever the exact events there was only 3 stockers ,presumably withdrawn and skipped.

When Micky got his new teeth he came up to me at Radcliffe " Have you seen me new teeth ? look go on look " " they're alright aren't they , but i'll miss that tooth you had " i replied , he then said " Andy they're fine but i can't hear a fuckin' thing with them in " What i'd give for a few more moments like that - oh aye he bit his tongue when he said "them" ... If any of us would have said and done it ,it just wouldn't have hit the spot ..... such was the natural charisma of the man ! A custom made niter man that can't possibly be replaced ... safe journey micky.

One has to respect the make up and durability of our scene including the record collecting,it has weathered everything that the world economy has thrown at it - for many years ! soul records and their buyers have seen it all ,good and bad - huge loads ,collections all soaked up ! when on the shop floor the passion and appetite for vinyl and knowledge is insatiable week in week out.I don't think there has ever been as many collectors of black music, what the doom and gloom fraternity go by is what happens within certain segments of the game,for example soul-source is one of if not the premier forums-but there is a healthy collecting fraternity that purposely avoid all public networking ,there are so many armchair collectors world wide that i know for a fact are very particular where they buy from and again are very private about there passion.No one can predict the future ,but plenty of the relative new comers to the game aren't aware of the so called cheap 45's that you can't give away (supposedly) -they simply need introducing to them , let's face it it's astounding the amount of 45's many of the seasoned collectors aren't aware of.There are so many factors involved that it's nuts to say it's got 3,5,10 ,20 years left,records are forever if you buy em cos you like them ,which is maybe a little problematic for some.

I have the above mentioned titles, i got a small handfull of the price (pryce) 45 some years ago and think it has something.will have to check but feel i have some more titles from the logo,white label and yellow label i sourced all in memphis.

It's a fabulous northern dancer custom made,Al Wilson wipes the floor vocally with Smokey Robinson.....good job we all see different things in this great music !

When we lived up at al's got to know spyke when he called in, it was always a laugh a minute.sorry to hear this bad news. r.i.p .