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RIP Nigel an all round nice guy taken to soon

Hi Bob Liz the Casanova two still avaliable ? garry

Should just have just reversed the deal and given the bloke a full refund . Then there would be none of this mess .

Colin Curtis and Neil from the young ones ttTt

Sean Gibbons used to look like the guy out of chips but now that he's eaten too many chips he looks more like jockey Wilson

Hi Tony PM sent

Maybe not daftest but most depressive lyrics , Born a loser Need a Prozac after listening to it !

Local lad did a Morecambe CD about a year ago .Very well made including big pier plays , Moody and the Deltas covered as Sam Cook , Jerry Naylor , City lights .Johnnie Taylor ,Oh how I love you .Covered as Joe Tex ,Ruby Lee, I believe in you Covered as Marie Knight All these things you said . Art gentry Merrygoround , Al and Jet ,Nothing to hide , Stairways Don't you care .Covered as Dave Mitchell and the screamers , Lamont Cranston band , Takin a chance ,covered as Williams and watson .lillian Halle The signs were wrong .Soul bros. inc Pyramid .Clevland Robinson Love is a trap . Avengers reflections Covered as Frozen images ,Man in the mirror Bluejays Points of view and lots more

He also told me how he got the Pier very cheap by back handing the manager who told the owners that the soul nights were very quiet badly attended events .One night the owners made a suprise visit to see what a soul alnighter was all about ? And walked into a heaving mass of sweaty bodies The owners pulled the manager over and asked " you said these events were badly attended ! To which he replied " up until the last two they were . They have only just started take off !!" Needles to say the rental went up after that .

Shaun told me about the time he booked Gene chandler .He said he was in the starlight room adjusting the black out curtains that probably hadn't been cleaned for 40 years when a group of men came over to him Shaun came down his ladder covered in 40 years of dust and asked if he could help ? One of the guys introduced himself as Genes manage .Shaun asked where's Gene ? To which bloke replied he's stood next to you ! Gene asked Shaun " What's my biggest record on the soul scene ? " to which Shaun replied "probably ,There was a time . That night Gene played all his other songs and at the end of his performance asked the crowd " are there any other songs you want ?" To which the crowd started to chant ,There was a time ,There was a time .To which Gene turned to the band and asked " we didn't rehurse that one " Then turned round to a disappointed audience and sang " One two three four " The place went mental .

Going out with Shaun Gibbons on Saturday night ,so will get some of his stories to post on here

Just spoke to Shaun .He held his first nighter at the pier April 83 Shortly after the 3rd anniversary it was closed by the city council due to damage to decking on the pier caused by scooter boys jumping up and down on the pier in the queue to get in . 2 or 3 planks cracked which could have easily been repaired but the council wouldn't have it . Weeks later it burnt down .

Is Eddie Bishop still available ? Been working away so mist listing till now ! Regards Garry

tragic news and way far to young . Will miss you mate as will a lot of others .deepest sympathy to Carol . RIP Garry

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Realy hard to do . Steve Karen Breakaway Lillie Bryant Meet me half way Rex Garvin Sock it to em J B these are records that turned me onto Northern soul back in the 70s

Chalky , the record companies won't do anything because it would cost far to much money and time to pursue these individuals .As for ebay they aren't interested all that concerned them is the end product ,proffit .

I deal in antiques . Ebay used to be a fantastic place to buy ,but unfortunaly it is now so full of fakes that I don't even bother to trawl through all the new just made to desive crap that's on offer .I just hope that records don't go to far down that same slippery slope As at the end of the day the big problem is the people who own and run ebay are only interested in one thing and that's money and don't give a toss what's on offer

Patti and the emblems it's the little things

One or two from late 70s Esko Affair Salt and Pepper ( yuck ) Sergio Mendes love music Patrick Bradley One more chance Phil Coulter Good thing going Susan Farrar The big hurt Patti and the Emblems

The aldayers run by Richard Searling at the 4 star Dunkenhalgh hotel ,Clayton-Le-moor ,a very upmarket hotel .Felt right out of place wearing jeans and a t shirt .

Drove up to Ambleside in the Lake District to watch it last night , Thought it gave a very good insight into what life was like life back then .Think it will shock one or two mums and dads who thought their offspring were little angles when they went to alnighters . Very expensive night in the end though as I got caught by a static speed camera as I was to busy talking to my mate about the film instead of watching the road .

Patrick Bradley ,Just one more chance instrumental any time over the vocal .