Geeselad

Considering the usual quality of music programme's on bbc 4 I was very disappionted with the show, it speaks volumes that Levine was one of the most articulate, relevant and accurate guests on the programme. Whole chapters of the history were missed, the Sanctuary, salsoul and the latin influence on the music didnt really get a mention instead they decided to focus on euro disco and moroder ect who no doubt were influencial but have been well documented in the past. Input from Mark moore was pathetic and embarassing, and I felt the whole subject was treated with the derision I'd expect from a bunch of rock jorno's from the 7ts still busy buying the latest ELP or yes triple set. BBC 4, this was very poor indeed!

Having missed the last ,I spent about 3 hours @ the kings last night and wil eat a slither of humble pie and say I thoughly enjoyed it. I heard a few complain it was too packed that it only added to the atmos for me and the music in the main room was a little on the obvious side for my tastes but I was pleased to see that the windsor had ditched the merchandise stalls and the garish lights. In many ways the kings is undoubtably the worlds number one nighter but without a more cutting edge music policy in the main room its supremecy will always be in question to some. the tough question is with a more cutting edge music would be commercially viable? A real conumdrum. The true beauty of the kings it has to be said is the social factor, nowhere else do I see so many faces I know , and my pleasure last night came in the form of lots of joyous handshakes and hugs of freinds old and new, you can knock it and pick the music policy to pieces but I'd have to say the scene would be worse of without it.

debate on if latin is northern? this time on a friday, nah, lol. you maybe right wiggy, but I'll certainly be spinnin a few prime latino cuts @ change tommorow before the nighter in stoke, whatever you do this weekend, have a good en.

What northern but good, well sometimes, dance music? as are many of the pics you included.

weirdly heard zenab bidawi play it on her R2 bigband show last week!

current faves, but its changing weekly at the moment, but these are some of the things I've featured @ change and down at the Basement Boogaloo. If you into this sound, latin that is, check it Basement boogaloo in Marsh street, Hanley Stoke, next sat till 4AM with me, Johnny, lowrider, Beggs and crowned prince of latin R and B Mace! Terrible Frankie Neives LP, The latin souls- Tiger Boogaloo LP. Oocho- aponomous LP. 45's wise eddie palmieri and Cal Tjader- come aND GET IT BABY- tico cHARLIE pALMIERI AND oRCH- bugalu- Atalantic Johnny Colon- you gotta love me- cotique Alfreditto- you tell me that you love me Mongosantamaria and orch- get the money.

So I take it Ginger definatly doesnt own it as quoted at the time? was he Bullshining then?

its on beeb 4, so I hope, no expect, better, hoping to see a bit on the sanctuary and francis Grasso. As well as credit to Patrick Adams, Tom Moulton, Walter Gibbons and of course Levan, Dj's cant get too much credit in the development of Disco imho.

sad news indeed, anwhere with a progressive music policy deserves support imho.

Dont know if anyone else has said and I know you know it already Bro, but has anyone had, William Bell - 'you got the kind of love I need.'

not sure If mentioned before, but my lp is Stereo, are they rarer than the mono version?

I recently asked a known oldskool house DJ to do a function for me, he asked for the exorbinate amount but said, 'I'm one of the few left that still plays off vinyl!' checking out some of the others on the oldskool curcuit it seems he's right!

sorry mate, I was just saying that punters value vinyl and the idea of 'keeping it real'. sounds a bit poncey now I've read it back, just me trying to be clever, LOL.

Good on you Nidge, lets hope and insist it stays that way, the commercial side of the scene should realise that integrity has an intrinsic finiacial value.

Its certainly not a problem specific to the scene and I think a sad reflection of the change in alcohol consumption in the nation over the last 20 year, ie since rave culture started to cut into breweries profits and alcohol was hard- sold to the youth market in many new ways, anyone evey see mock syringes of shots in the mid 9ts? Basically for many young people today the main purpose of going out is to get absolutely bladdered as soon as possible and the culture that goes with that, think 18 to 30's hol mentality has no respect for anything other than who's getting the next round. So a scene like our's with a delicate culture of respect and many quirky mannerisms is so completely alien to the mainstream public, its not suprising they have no comprehension of how to behave.

He's certainly not the only major DJ from the 7ts I've heard accused of doing it.

I used to carry round a wodge back in the day, but now I dont have a single membership to a soul club in me wallet, been to loads of nights over the last couple of years and I've neither been offered a membership or needed one to gain entry.

sound ace, right up mar street.

just to echo the many sentiments experessed, Mr Jebb you are reknowned by the knowledgable as a true founding father of the scene and your contribution cannot be overstated.

as no one mentioned the lesuire dome/ jollees, that was a nighter venue in the mid to late 8ts.

they did a few nighters there as well, lightwood lane? think it was neil and jackie clowes running it, okeh promotions, I just remember that fecking awful frank wilson istrumental filling the floor.

suits, harvey's collection. anyone watching this excellent, imho, new us show on Dave? Clocked harvery's Lp collection, around 5K of albums adourne his office, I havent seen every single minute of the opening episodes but has he referered to it? The show has featured a few soul/ r and b cuts in the background and I thought I spyed a number of black folk on the covers. what's he collect, jazz? Rand B? soul or funk?

James brown goes on about using reverse acetate's that were cut to prevent copying, anyone ever hear of this practice?

Chicago's Trax studios used 1000's of unsold Sargent Pepper to cut house 12's in the 8ts, Rocky jones openly admits this, though he did say 'he didnt use old sneakers' as often claimed.

This is such crap, is this to claw back what they lost on the Radnap case yesterday! How many Mills spent to get the Tax on a few hundred thou!