Gilly

I remember going to a Doncaster Bailys 24 hr marathon many years ago,floods hampered the journey all the way from our starting point of Derby.On arrival the clubs managers and door staff were reluctent to let us in but Mary waved a magic wand distracted the staff and in we went.Thanks Mary.Gilly

Nice words indeed i must clarify that my involvement was only to help get the project started,any ongoing credit stays with Ace/Kent, Ady C and of course Dave Hamilton.Gilly

May i say i was in this at the begining having been a friend of Dave Hamilton(thanks uncle Popcorn)for a number of years and when Dave passed on i wanted to be involved in making sure that a life times work wasnt going to be trashed or fall into the wrong hands.Dave had left a wife and family behind and they needed to be looked after just as Dave had gone out of his way to take care of me.I have to admit that despiite the mass of tapes that lined his basement studio walls im amazed and delighted that the Dave Hamilton story still gives up its secrets for all to enjoy and because ACE/KENT do a propper all round and legal product package the dear Mrs Hamilton should find daily life that little bit easier.Thank-you Dave and thank-you Ady. Gilly and Nicola Anderson(Raison)

Listen mate if one of the Dynamics on Dyna comes up i'm having it so please bog off,nice shout,its insane and should be detained under the mental health act.Gilly and Nicola

My tip for the future is Rich Evans from Leeds,hes up for it plays good tune and he seems to be a very polite young man,good luck for the future Gilly and Nicola

Its good to have you on here,first met you in 85 when i came to your studio,seen you perform on every one of your visits(brill every time)did you get that photo i coppied for you.God bless Gilly and Nicola

Iam not surprised,i thought back in march this maybe the last time we will be here at the great Prestatynn weekenders.When i just think of the artists we have been so so lucky to have them grace the stage,ive often said that iff some one had told me in Wigan record bar in the later 70ts that one day you will see the likes of Gwen Owens,Don Gardner,The Hesitations,The Volumes and the Del larks to name a few you would proberly think that person had had more than his share of a DDA box but it really did happen,memories till the day i die.Can i thank-you Mr Mark Fletcher,Mr Poole and all the rest of the team for making it happen and the kindness they showed me on all but the first Prestatynn that i didnt attend.MY HAT GOES OFF TO YOU AND THANKS FOR MAKING MY LIFE THAT MUCH BETTER.GILLY

Jonathan old friend from years ago,nice guy and knew Lewie very well,he was banned from the Casino unfairly after a spot of trouble with local Wigan boys and never saw him again,good guy was he

Send me a copy,you never know,or i will get Nicola to do it.

Hi Dave,bet you had a great time,i would have done

So do i

Isnt that just wonderful,lucky enough to say hello to Mr Kingfish whilst in United Sound Studios with Don Davis

Yes i remember him DJ early Wigan,sadly left us too young

No it was a club in the middle of nowhere with a house,spoke to the owners daughter recently,she told me it was now an housing estate.

What about Kirby Belars(Painted Lady)a Mr Manship promotion

Bretby for me was as goood as it gets,i had such wonderful times there.It should never be forgotten this was Chris Andertons event it was his baby and he ran it in excelant fasion.As time went on i got to know the owners of the building and i have to say that the physical lay-out of the venue was as good as anywhere ive attended prior or since.Thankyou Chris for asking me(making me express) my self in the form of spinning a few,there was some great records played at Bretby,they also allowed me and my then wife to bring along our daughter for the alldayers so enableing us to attend.Great times and such happy times.Thank-you Chris.Gilly

Unlike Wigan(too serious)Yate was a bizzar place to be in,in fact men dressing as women was seen a normal thing to do,nobody batterd an eyelid.I remember when it was Dave Wises night i would laugh from start to finnish and in the morning i left the car park with my jaws aching.One thing that really sticks in my mind was when the dj over the mic said "would the owner of an Austin 1100 please go out to the car park as its on fire"and went straight into the next record as if nothing had happened,brill

On a simlar note what about fairground records,you could end up with Carlena Weaver Jealousy Audel

You could well be right,as to my first post on this topic its what was being said at the time.It is a brill record but not as good(in my opinion)as the Magnetics,both sides in my top 20 of all time but never owned one,did have 2 of the Holding on 45

No not bootlegs a product that someone has done with the owner of the master tapes so bootleg isnt the correct word issued years after they were first laid on a studio tape.

When this record was adout as Keith said a fiver would buy it,i understood that Mr Anderson(i think)had some coppies knocked up from the master tape,but it was a long time ago.Gilly

Hi Ed,yes ive had it for years now,if my memory serves me right?it came from the same master tape as Andy Fisher hearts beating stronger Fat Fish.Gilly and Nicola

As i posted before we used to call him the mummy

The one i have always raved about(dont have it anymore)is Mary Moultree There trying to tear us apart King 6038.Still not that well known