Agentsmith

id forgotten all about this post and having just backtracked the trail has seemingly gone cold, so we're all in suspense at andy's next revelation. in all honesty, knowing that the reissue is legit, shouldnt margaret have recieved some form of remuneration by now, and thats regardless of the fact the aforementioned names are deceased? or is that very fact an obstacle because we dont know who now owns the rights to ron/popcorn's output?.

apart from djing for ginger, kev or richard i dont have crackin' freebies...i pay like anyone else. i dont dj in the west mids because i dont go there or live there although i was BORN THERE and lived there up until 10 years ago. i did all the venues and after formal education at the manor i realised there was more to life than the same ole, same ole...infact id go as far as to say that lifeline is the most far reaching and refreshing aspect that the west midlands has to offer these days as anywhere that is of any substance at all, is in the heartlands...the north and northwest of england...from stoke onwards and, thats with the greatest of respect to our friends in the south who also have fantastic enthusiasm and creativity at their gigs. i went to the catacombs which was, in its heyday at the forefront of the scene when it was new and vibrant but i dont see any measurable distance been put between then and now. the west mids has stalled. i certainly dont have any anger...how can i if i get to do some of the BEST venues in the country, courtesy of promotors who just so happen to be very good friends as well? .......anyway the post has had the desired effect and created debate which, even mike has entered into....its obviously relevant because so many people have shown interest already and regardless of what ANYONE on here thinks of me personally, i always seem, somewhat unerringly to get an encouraging comment or a nod of appreciation...so are you someone who knows me personally and if so, state why what i say grates with you....other than "talking a load of shite", which quite frequently on here, I DONT.

"you dont half talk a load of shite" aint gonna provoke the "can of worms/red rag to a bull" implication....all i did was make an observation about events....click on any where there's no comment and you think...well?, was it any good or not?, did anybody attend?, what was the music policy?...but zilch...if you're not prepared to put the effort into making your pitch...why bother advertising on here in the first place?

why?...its a point of view and its simple to look at if you view events, if people dont want to post about their local or regional do its entirely up to them but the vast majority of folk on here want the lowdown before making a decision about venturing out to something unfamiliar.......otherwise shall we do away with events posts on here then?

spoken up gaz, but you dont count,on account of the fact this gig is recognised and does get reported on so rest easy mate!...just scroll events and see what im on about though.

well, i live in telford and a while ago i would have said there was nothing on, worth going to in this county and i certainly wasnt prepared to attend anything in the west mids because i was of the opinion they were all up their own arses. fortunately there are a lot of soulies in this sleepy backwater and we, of course used to have the lea manor not so long ago...big surprise with this spirit thing and good on them, yet there are gigs in shrewsbury where the djing arm is closed shop and no reporting on the gig anyway. ive already posted about brighouse in response to the conjecture about "same ole, same ole" and if youve only got 3 djs and no guests, there's every chance they'll eventually be accused of the same thing...thats another arguement though. to confuse the issue regarding say, just last night ( saturday) round the corner from me in oakengates, there's a gig in a pub which was advertised on here...i'd struggle to expect a lot of people to attend that when confronted with swancote and its sublime line-up of djs....i admit, i didnt attend either, in the light of trying to finance for bigger fish i.e. prestatyn, but if these well meaning folk are going to put it about, theyve got something on, then lets see reports about weather it was any good or not...because it could easily be misconstrued as a fabrication.

you cant help but notice that a large proportion of gigs in events, arent being reported on.....in lookbacks and prior to the event...which begs the question....exactly how much interest is being shown in attendance?, we go on about how cluttered the calender is, but despite the casualties new gigs keep starting up in place of the failures.....is it a continuous clutching at straws, a couragous never say die attitude that proves to be more a constant misjudgement of the marketplace. i keep perusing in particular events in the west midlands where the line up of djs isnt even referenced other than the claim of a "top night"......so an empty room is being played to then?. i say to the silent ones on here....stand up and be counted...tell us all about your gig so we get a better understanding of whats on offer or dont bother confusing the issue.

if i remember correct, man responsible for the cd and a host of others, was dave brown, a philadelphian dj...i would imagine he;s not best pleased about this...asuming he already knows, as he put a lot of work into getting these tracks legitimately licensed, the one in particular here would be long since deleted, never reissued and the limited run on the 7" would also apply, hence the price it fetches now ( and its being successfully played again ) this aside, its a great tune and one of the best discoveries of the first decade of the millenium.

jj barnes - baby please come back home - im the one who really loves you eddie floyd thats all - bring it on home to me steve mancha - easy living

pete, id only ever come across this record once before, in the early 80's when pep had all his stock in the cellar of the old coop shop opposite the vic. i used to go in there on saturdays and trawl the cellar ( just like being in the states..yes? ) found one of these, august moon and even a roger hatcher!...needless to say i didnt buy any of them...more fool me. anyway, i presume this is the rarest incarnation of a backing track with different lyrics to stanley mitchell or the new holidays. dont get me wrong, i was gobsmacked at the asking price but then today im taken aback by the "dropdown bargain"....so this is another typical case of valuations being all over the place...i would definitely have snapped this up.....if id stayed online 10 minutes longer at lunchtime but there you go!

gutted is not the word mate, totally desolate more like and i have to inform our friend that he's let it go for peanuts......on account of the fact, this was recently on rarenorthernsoul.com for OVER £200+ ......DOH!!!

its a buyers marketplace but what you're looking for is very much dependant on availability & price as even a lot of the boots of the 70's command decent prices. if your finances are limited you can turn to the legit releases that seem to be appearing every week on labels such as out-a-sight, the sound quality is very good. there are a host of great dealers who post on here, always offering good rates in the main and if you check out sales the turnover is mindboggling. i watch it like everybody else on here, like dangling rod & line in the water, waiting to catch a much wanted fish...you can wait for ages even for a cheapie, thats how frustrating it gets sometimes but it is worth it.

this looks a neat little documentary, if my pc would stop lapsing ( the film keeps stop/starting...signal problem? ) anyway, anything about detroit is goosebump material even if the visual effect of decay is dispiriting...the fact is we know it had its heyday and what a glorious period that was, so much so that you can easily visualize what it DID look like in its pomp...thankfully as well, we still have archive footage...fact is we can only dream of what it must have been like for our icons who actually did live the dream...thank god for berry gordy, motown and the motown wannabees that gave us northern soul.

great and concise article about cecil in yesterday's gaurdian ( 8-2-13 ), a fundamental cog in the womack wheel of success.

think we ARE talking about the b-side of course pete, agree the bassline intro is goosebumps and the understated horns give it that classy, jazzy influence, the lead vocal almost flatlines but it all adds up to a tremendous flip to an out and out stormer inherant to the first decade of northern soul...couldnt wish to buy a more desireable disc and i think that says it for many....very rarely turns up though and i have to admit, i turned away the chance at tim's last year, basically because i just didnt have the funds.

wonder how many people have naughty carvers of it?

well blow me down bill, yer right!...apologies and slap my wrists, t'will be twice as good as originally thought then

time to do another set at lowton phil, will bite kev's ear...tremendous playlist and for me.......diamonds & pearls a f*ck-off brilliant tune!

i dont believe we should view the future in such a pessimistic manner, i disagree that youth developement will be disproportionate to our own era, already we see kids who are disillusioned with the neverending run-of-the-mill that is todays pop market...isnt this why alternative cultures have always developed & flourished...the rebellion against 50's tin pan alley was rock & roll and no-one tires of that after successive generations...weve had the ascendancy of soul music for the best part of 50 years, its attained global acceptance, its sensible music but most importantly its inspired people to dance in an individualistic way, non conformist and the generations that originally adorned that concept include us, it inspired many of us to seek out these records that grabbed our attention. of course we're all getting older but the adage " nothing lasts forever" really dosn't apply to this scene,...because the variant of content has allowed the scene to re-invent itself successfuly and has, in the process drawn a wider swathe of people to the scene...and not just young kids....what about the 30/40 somethings who got into the scene in the last 10/12 years?, they haven't visibly wilted and disappeared after the initial thrill. there will ALWAYS be a market for vinyl...you've said it yourselves so many times...there's nothing like the sound of a diamond stylus slipping into the groove of a shiney 7" black plastic thingy, yes, its great cutting cds, especially if you want to preserve you precious vinyl artifacts for posterity, but the computer formulated ethos was never meant to replace the shiver of expectation that greets the listener or dancer when the turntable springs into action...in the car fine, great to sing along to at drivetime. i like to have a session with some choonz after a particularly stressful day trying to DELIVER PARCELS TO PEOPLE WHO AREN'T IN ( SELFISH BARSTEWARDS! ). and the mantra as always should be: dont buy records just to look at them.

spellbinding tune, think richard still has his copy. has it not already featured in a thread here where the precise number and owners were discussed?,...

lovers is also the emotions on vartan & goldengate

love this tune to bits dave, should be in everyone's playlist

apologies pete

pete, absolutely brill tape, crystal clear and not a bad sound in sight......vintage wigan!!

or......"discotheque alibi"