Davenpete

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There are the 'claps' and simply clapping along - they are different things. Even in the later days when I was a pup in the early 80s I remember coming home with my hands actually bruised (plus joggers nipple and durophet vertigo of course). Dx

A LOT of close friends I've not seen for 25+ years. Dx

It's always been the big question between 'discovered', 'first played' and 'broke' - as they are very often not the same thing. For a minor example, a few years ago we were watching Eve's Bayoo, in the background of the party scene there was a brief snippet of brilliant unknown track - we go 'ayup what's that???' - it turned out to be an unissued (and totally unknown) Jimmy Radcliffe demo 'I'll Pretend That I'm Loving You' - only available via the obscure full soundtrack album (rather than the normal one) - we 'phoned a friend' played it off the video down the phone, got him the CD and were there when it was first played out (at King George's, Stoke) to excited reaction from DJs who were extremely puzzled to hear it dedicated to us (as we'd kept it zipped for maximum impact). It was briefly very popular, though sadly at 1.50 a bit too short (would benefit from being mixed into something longer). Likewise John Anderson, Soussan etc etc etc turned up hundreds of landmark sounds and recognised they'd 'go' and sold them on - but the DJs are the ones who are famous for breaking them, though I guess a lot of the time a given record needed the authority of a famous DJ to attain their rightful initial acceptance. Equally something like Ann Perry was (like many sounds) first spun at the Cats, but it needed the booming back wall of the Casino to reach its full potential of popularity. Dx

Les Cokell always reckoned he was the first to play it - at the Mecca (given Ian took over from Les that gives you an idea of how early that is likely to be) - it certainly fits his taste. Dx

I think they're the architects of their own demise - part of the establishment dumbing down of music interest into middle of the road mush - coz that's all they seem to stock, whilst also being a key reason the decent independents got crowded out... Good riddance. Dx

Is the old Wheel instrumental 'Walkin the Duck' the same group???

Have to say it's pretty much a carbon copy of Eddie Kendricks. Dx

Hopefully it's being used as a toilet seat by a colony of midgets in Hessle then - just so long as it stays away from a record deck. Dx

You're not talking about 'My Aching Back' by Lowell Fulsom are you? Dx

Yes, but the later half of the footage (Darling Take Me Back and The Drifter) is the 100 Club - look at the background - I was at both, he was much better at the 6Ts evening do (was it the Tuesday before, or the Saturday?) . The last guy is Garland Green I think - he certainly performed at Yarmouth and it looks like him. Funny I don't remember Pat Lewis or Lorraine Chandler, but I must've seen them as I was all these weekenders. Dx

Ray Pollard's at the 100 Club - I was there as it happens. Dx

I understand his career as a pit pony jockey didn't go so well either. Dx

The least you can do is post 'Cheer Me Up' : ) Larry Wedgeworth - 'No More Games' was a Boston Celtics promo song. Thought Roosevelt Grier was a baseball player (specially given the EP cover with him in whites and a baseball cap), how about Babe Ruth (anyone going on rise to that one : ) ). Cassius Clay - forget, wasn't it 'Get Ready' he did on CBS? Johnny 'R' (The Champ), boxer, Kenni Thomas, boxer. Major Lance, boxer. Supposedly Jackie Wilson put Berry Gordy in hospital at one point following some disagreement or other. ...Talking of music moguls, we mustn't forget the global cricketing sensation that is our own beloved Adrian Croasdell. Dx

Much as I love it, I have to say that programming 'I have no choice' in the first three would totally destroy the dancefloor and mood and simply does not work with the other two - though it has to be the perfect ender. Dx

Surely a decent DJ plays records that reflect the tail end of the previous set in terms of tempo etc, whilst providing a bridge to your own set and also singalling what you're going to do musically. Follow Your Heart? Yeh that'd be a good one : ) The first three mentioned (Karmen, Santos, Gallo) would simply have me feeling dejected that I was going to hear yet another unimaginative 'me too' set. Dx

The backing's too frantic for me. I used to have a different vocal to it by the Shirelles called something like 'You Are My Last Chance' - anyway Ady Pierce got very excited when I flogged it to him 30 odd years ago, one I should've kept. Dx

Proposals for other votes with numerous great versions: Did My Baby Call Just Keep On Loving Me Dx

Like the O'Jays, but it's just gotta be the Whatnauts - it's still amazes me when Ms Jones fires up those pipes. It's just a shame how relatively little product there is on her that's of interest to us (at least Northern that is), such a shame she died young - always loved the nuttiness of 'Your Love Hit Me Like TNT' (heard the obvious ones simply too much and sold them both a long time ago - kept TNT!) - I heard it said she was only 14 when she knocked it out, don't know how true that is. Dx

Does that mean you can send it back after the first month when you realise what an appalling mistake you made and only lose £50? Dx

Dave told us he remained a Director of UK Tamla Motown throughout the sixties - though he only took a peppercorn salary. As regards 'putting pressure on' he only told us that he did that with Atlantic to get Barbara Lynn and Loretta Williams released (his championing of BL was why she was so eager to meet him at the Cala Gran and why he introduced her on stage), there were others - about half a dozen, but I forget which - apparently Atlantic didn't even know they had the rights to them at the time. Dx

Judy Moss

Speak for yourself mate - never drink at nighters to speak of even when I can and never have (and well remember a universally angry reaction to people who were drunk). And actually the first night Pete went to the Wheel the old crew that took him said in the pub that he was 'allowed' 1/2 a Stout (because it fortified you) or if he REALLY wanted a drink then one Rum and Coke (though they made it clear it would be frowned upon) - of course they also gave him three Red and Browns. Dx

Personally I think the late licensing of nighters was the worst thing to happen to the scene. Dx

Ah... but do you include RicTic and Golden World/Revilot as Motown post buy-out? And what about the 'evil' Motown CW label? Dx