Agentsmith

I mean...50 years for the media to come to terms with this thing, they'll never truly understand, get to grips, sit easy with it...they still want to gloss it like some Hollywood show...it isnt Wrexham fc ( though, very best of luck to those boys, make hay whilst the sun shines ) It has been said to me, only a day ago, that if youre going to do a 50th anni at the WG, its a bit remiss not to include Winstanley, Brady & Vincent...the rift will always be...i wonder if Charles or Maconie are planning to attend that and if theyll ask that question?

A little less than 20 i think😉👍...great renaissance mid to late 90's, folks sabaticles over, doing whatever they did...the scene really did explode globally....the past 20 years has seen a calendar overload, regardless of the fact a good many are now collecting their pensions...including me,very soon!😁 personally, ive witnessed Brighouse Ritz, Lowton Civic, Tsop Prestwich, Winsford, Kgh, Kings Hall, 100 Club, Lea Manor...and great stuff now such as Ashton Uky club. Enthusiasm isnt dimming even if the body is slowing up. Not listened to 6 or watched the proms, but i guess its obvious opinion was always gonna be divided on their tributes and media involvement. We just keep doing what we do, get out there, enjoy the scene and live for today.

Yep, there's my #1 venue: Manchester Ritz and....the best Rare Soul All Nighter EVER, May Day Bank Holiday....worth a fiver ( as it was 2k ) of anyones money.

Tried requesting, pending......anyone answering please?.....💤💤💤 Hope this isnt a " we value your call, please hold the line for an operator " scenario?? C'mon lads...wake up!!!!

Chalky, Are we referring to the guy who's advertising the ( Sold Out ) book or the previous incumbent of angst youve mentioned? Only saw the thread yesterday and im seething there were only 300 copies and theyve gone quicker than hey presto....who the f... has snapped em all up?? Never mind all the logistics of cost, when you venture into something you must have an idea about how much interest it will create? He's gone to the trouble of the painstaking research, then appears weighed how many he needs just to break even or make a little bit and cut everyone else loose in the lifeboat... Its potentially one of the most important books for a good while, best seller maybe not, but theres deffo plenty more avid readers who want it in their collection.....bloody frustrating isnt the word here!! I know one major record dealer who would take a copy of this

And exactly where is the ambition, to bring this to a wider audience,? when publishing is limited to 300 copies. He probably reckoned that was sufficient to cover his overheads. The hullabaloo to bring this to folks attention with the current narrative....and nobody can purchase it, because its already sold out!, why bother putting it out there ( or rather on here ) when the horse has already bolted? So...we just werent fast or astute enough?

This looks to be a must have book. To date, has anyone in the uk received an actual copy, so as they can offer up comments?. Hope its not a " if it looks to good to be true, it usually is " fiasco....with folk being ripped off for none existant product. Only 300?, surely a limit such as that, cant be right either?, i mean...consider just how many people would be interested in something of this nature?.

I can honestly say that Tim is quite often, more than surprised at what some of the items he auctions, realize monetarily. Personally, i dont compare anyone elses site to be as good or realistic as Anglo American. There have been some staggeringly rare items auctioned here, they continue to do so as private collectors begin to let go of their treasures, a good many of which may never have seen a sale or auction since they were first purchased...and perhaps a few that afficianados may never have heard of?

Yes, i missed it by 20 mins.....if it had gone up at 5am this morning, i wouldve beat the burglers to it!!🤣🤣

True Love - Jamie Anyone want to sell for the right price please?

I was at that all nighter, distinctly remember 3 people in the final, dance-off on the stage...the two guys were backdropping and all the pyrotechnics to win but you just danced!....and won it😉👍only thing i wasnt sure about was, whether it was 74 or 75...you set the record straight there.

Absolutely spot on with that observation, the ultimate orchestral arrangement....suprised Maconie missed that....what a glaring error!

I remember Neil telling me about his meeting with Joey Jefferson, when he came back from the states, at his shop in Lichfield St, Walsall...i think Joey packed a gun...and was a bit wary of Neil on account of not knowing who he was?

INFACT.....having just played it, at home, the exhileration comes flooding back, this structured orchestrations dynamic is breathtaking. In 73 it was hairs on the back of the neck stuff....and still is....the greatest by asskciation, Northern Soul instrumental of ALL time?, thats always been a pretty complex argument...but tell me this dosnt rank in the top 5, if not TOP.....it has EVERYTHING required to drive a dancefloor....it did 50 years ago, and still does now....and those musicians would probably relish getting their teeth into this.

Absolutely have to agree with the suggestion of " Afternoon On The Rhino ". Fact is, Mike Post lead an orchestra on it anway, so an interprtation here should and would be able to replicate it to perfection....and amplified in that cavernous amphitheatre.....wow!, that would be very special......off hand, there arent too many instrumentals that lend theirselves easily to this feature...Double cooking, with its string section....Motown would be more obvious a choice to look at, but would that negate the Northern soul subject matter?