Russ Vickers

maybe Jay Griffin on Now or the inst on Hit Bound or even the C&W version of MMLAHT on Bang Bang ??????? Russ

Choooooooooooooon.............someone get an early Xmas present for them selves.......my copy has pride of place.........I think this is the only one I have seen for sale personally for quite some time.........I lived in VA & had close contact with people who collect VA labels who still couldnt find this for me, ended up getting it in the end from a UK dealer...........snap it up. Russ

I know, I was the only one dancing .....................only messing buddy, quite a bit of interest & a few dancing too. Now we just have to hope that AD has 'A' bought it with him & 'B' we can hassle him into playing it !!!..............easy. Russ

See you later buddy......Imogen coming along ??????????? Russ

I would prefer to hear t'other side 'Glow of Love' but maybe a bit too mid tempo for the dancers ............later mate !!!. Russ

oooooooooooopssssssssssss soz. Russ

No one going out then.............. Russ

Give the DJ a break, lets tell em what we're wanting to hear !!!! At the 100 Club tonite Im dieing to hear Ady's new plays spoken about else where on SS. Also hoping Andy Dyson will give Damn Sam the Miracle Man an airing......only heard him play it in the little room at the Power Station, would love to hear it booming out at the 100 Club & to see the reaction. Goes without saying Butch will be splendiferous & Im hoping to hear his current biggies & some less familiar stuff too, ooooooh & Salt & Pepper. Want to hear what goodies Molley has for us at Boogaloo too, as well as PD set........cant wait, I wanna be inspired !!!!. Gonna be another great night of rocking dancefloor soul...........what do you wanna hear tonite at your venue of choice............... Russ

Should this not be set sale/by it now by now...............how has it kept any value as an auction item, any news on exactly how many they were ????. Russ

A copy of B&S with DG review of his trip to the Wheel. 'The In Crowd' book. A slection of Swish's poems. A copy of the Salvadors. This England DVD. Kebs 'Ducktape' interview. Link to SS. My live at the 100 Club tape, when AC dropped the unissued RCA tracks. Rod Dearloves piece on dropping the music in the North Of England (was this from Midnight Express Mag ?). Maxine Browns first Cleggy appearance when she sang 'Torture' for the first time in the UK. Russ

Try Sami............'Galaxy' user name on SS, he had some.......think these are quite hard, i have one, but didnt know about it until recently. Hope this helps. Russ

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CHOOOOOOOOOOOOON..............thank fcuk someone else gets it !!!!!............the Chief release is a different mix...........Shiptown is the harder, better & original version............I have a phot some were with me, Ida & Joe Webster from the Anglos holding this disc in Joes Crab Shack Norfolk VA........... Good luck my friend Russ

Superlatives - Is it cos Im Black c/up Voices Inc - Thinkin' Again c/up Bob Collins & the Mighty Ryders - Emotion c/up Roy Roberts on Sugar (Had this for a few years now but only heard it played out this year). & loads more too, been a good year for new stuff I think certainly my small circle of friends seems to be turning up cheaper lesser known stuff almost constantly it seems............long may it continue...........newies rule ok . Russ

Pretty much as I said then. Russ

................deffo my take on things too, almost to a tee........uncanny !!!. Russ

Is this the room at the back of The Casino that became known as Gerry's Inn ???.........last few years of WC this would open early doors, only ever went in once to get Anniversary tickets, as we were always dragging ass on the last train, it was just a bar if I remember rightly...........does this ring a bell with anyone or have I made this up, dont think so but the memory aint what it was these day's. Russ

No worries mate. Thanks. Russ

Is the LP cut different from the 45 of Mel & Tim ????????????...........should know I have both & was instrunental in initial plays of the LP, at Abshott, along with Ben Summers, cant lay my hands on the LP at the moment to make the comparison, so can some kind soul point out the difference, if there is one pse. Thanks Russ

Can you scan the labels & cover Dave, intrigued. Russ

I am agreeing with you, when the ATB tag initially was used it was a new & inovative expression, I personally wouldnt use it for all the vinyl in Detroit now (mmmm maybe for that)..........Im going back well over ten years ago now, for at least five years its become over used & means nothing like its initial intention. I agree on the whole with Chalky........but the cream will always rise to the top & I dont think the true soul fans/promoters or DJ's are going any where soon............hopefully the rest will die a natural death, the scene will become smaller, but better for it & the music will suit everyone, whether oldies, newies or Modern, xover etc, quality rather than quantity being the order of the day. Russ

I think Pitches was the original 'Across the Board' venue wasnt it, I think we were a close second at Abshott & Newbury ????. Russ

As the promoter of one, of the original 'Across the Board' nights, the concept was to play everything in one room, the emphasis on quality. This has now been bastardised beyond recognition, so its original meaning has been completely lost & to be honest you never know what to expect from the tag line now..............originally, someone with my musical leanings knew 'across the board' meant quality soulful dance music from across all decades & genres & it worked too................I know this because the light bulb moment was at one Abshott, which was rammed & rockin' to everything soulful, I was at the bar trying to get a pint, when someone on my right said 'Sort it out Russ, there's too much Modern' whilst simultaneously on my left someone was saying 'Sort it out, there's too much Northern' I thought bloody hell we've cracked it .............on a serious note though, we were very lucky as we attracted a diverse crowd of soul fans who danced pretty much to anything so long as it was good !!!!!. Across the Board now means very little & can be a mash up of any old tosh. Russ

Know what you mean Des, but personally from a promoting point of view & again wishing no particular venue or promoter ill, its just a case of giving any new venture I get involved with a fighting chance...........if stuff falls by the wayside naturally, so to speak & there's a niche for me locally I'll have another crack...........this isnt about DJing particularly & definitly not about money (other wise myself & a couple of other locals could have jumped on the oldies band wagon ages ago & cleared up financially) its about promoting obscure soul music & artists, hopefully bringing lesser known, new discoveries from all decades & genres of soulful dance to an open minded crowd, I also think that the mix should include some classics & anthems too for good measure, generally speaking nationally & locally IMO we could do with more venues with this music policy, at the end of the day its about what the punters want & also there needs to be choice, so Im not knocking anything or anyone, but the original ethos of the NS/RS scene seems to be taking a back seat at many venues in favour of populist play lists were personal ego's & money appear to take provenance over musical integrity. Not sure whether the answer is venues closing or not, but in my case it would enable me to at least give a venue with this music policy a chance to work, thing is through venues closing you cant guarantee that they will be replaced & if they are replaced who is to say that said venues music policy regardless of what it is will suit the majority of punters...........maybe we should be careful of what we wish for, spose at the moment at least we have choice, generally speaking Im happy with the venues I attend at the moment, just cant get rid of that promoting gene that seems to niggle away at me constantly, I just want one last crack. Russ