Agentsmith

well, i suppose like millions of northern soul collectors, ive got genuine imports in "thick" card sleeves....i DONT think for one minute, they still produce " thick" sleeves in the states and i certainly wouldnt baulk if its thick chunky vinyl with a square edge, as opposed to glossy vinyl with a tapered edge which feels lightweight e.g ( in the last 10 years ) gloria scott and the skullsnaps, which are perfect reproductions. in any case, there's nothing wrong with buying such things IF they're genuine re-issues or playing them out for that fact. so.....if its a REAL copy, bite their hands off...if its a re-issue so what?, its a popular tune that deserves the accolade of "issued due to popular demand", gives more people a chance to own/play it out as opposed to a bootleg and yes......if you havent got 800+ to spend...whats the next best thing?

dont know about the earliest adey, but how many different vocal versions are there and...with totally different lyrics.....just thought, in this respect id point out THE BRONZETTES - BABY DONT LEAVE ME.

adey, you would've payed to hear them play that at the casino ......fancy spinning it at the 100 club lad? :lol:

bought the dvd and i have to say that the dialogue above everything else, was lightweight, to say the least. the genuine footage, interspersed, helped to pad out the obviously innocent plot. i also felt that the subplot of the older dancer cornering the market with both dance space and the girlie element was almost pointing the finger at a certain dancer by the nick-name of "booper" although ive no knowledge of him being a dark character, i believe frank thought he was something special at wigan....til the lads from the catacombs turned up to show him how it was really done!...i think that narked him a bit...tell me if im wrong, its just that his name and image spring to mind in that sequence. i also dont think the concept of gangster-style bullying was relevant to the casino but i didnt frequent it a great deal so again, put me right. on the whole its a conveluted portrayal of the seventies, but we came from all walks of life before we united under a common banner and this film points in that direction with complet obviousness...not garbage but not champion...i score a 5....a fair reflection?

im echoeing all of this, and its still amazing to think steve mancha's compositions are so highly thought of and played so much....even when they're other artists interpretations, such as the late johnny taylor on "friday night" and, just recently im sure i heard a 70's recording of "did my baby call" on steve jeffries sales list but for the life of me, i cant remember who the artists were. the stamps album, of course, is a yardstick by which, all northern soul fans should judge his superior talent and quite rightly is a much cherished, collectors item...a sad moment in time once again,...the reality is, its becoming all too commonplace....even more reason why WE, as a community, should ensure their flame burns forever and their music never be forgotten. r.i.p. steve mancha,.... a cornerstone of all thats good about detroit

have the jan foreman record as well, des parker covered it up 9 or 10 years ago as marissa gatti,...it appeals and should be played, purely on the grounds of it being detroit ( it has the ztsc imprint). never seen it for less than £200, had mine off pat brady.

yeah, thats class....to actually have a piece of film of the dancers actually dancing to THAT record, and not overdubbed with something else...

bri mate, the illusive supremes single e.u. only....if i remember, i had this on a dutch import pic sleeve ( back of love child) havent come across it in 20+years despite it being on the ultra common " reflections" lp, from which i am quite prepared to play it. YES, this strikes a chord as it really IS a superb dance track thats long overdue mass attention...nice to know you rate it as well!

gonna have to get on this one, me thinks kev..........CONNIE STEVENS? mmmm........i wonder where richard got this one from?

i like to think that ive heard the greatest unreleased motown track of all-time....every year......until universal pull another rabbit out of the hat! case in point: ( for 2010 at least!), stevie wonder - why dont you come home....SUBLIME! then with the weekly/monthly lists of tunes for sale.....i continuously hear things ive never come across, even after nearly 40 years...i guess with northern soul, its so hard to square the circle. even our so called TOP 5'S are prone, miraculously to change, and in some cases we never thought we'd admit they would!! so long as we're alive we'll just keep hearing and admiring great tunes and for all we know we'll forever be so busy doing just that, that the eternal question will never be answered....and bearing in mind that there's no prophesy stating what is and isnt, the PERFECT TUNE THAT HAS IT ALL will remain a holy grail or....should that be....."THE SOULIE GRAIL":thumbsup:

i agree with that sentiment, but by the same token, these releases will, in time, become collectables primarily due to their limited edition along with the sleeves and their respective historical/chronological notes. of course weve heard and danced to the tunes a million times and we cherish them equally as much, they are part of our lives....richard, knowing the man as you,i, and everybody else does, has enormous integrity and a genuine belief that the artists/writers we have raved about for so long, are given their due...remembering that many are no longer with us, but those who still are gain some monetary payback for the invaluable contribution to a scene that would probably not have evolved in the way it did, a scene they would have equally been unaware of and to this day many still are. if a person dosnt possess an original american copy of a record, possibly because of expense, there's no better alternative than a genuine, legal re-issue...british as well...its another weapon in the fight against bootlegging and the right people are getting the right money and there really isnt anything wrong/embarrasing with playing a legit issue out.

LATE ON THIS POST....AGAIN!( YAWN ) agree with this, just had an earful of the soundclip and, YES, i believe played just recently, probably at stoke but WOW!, in its day and in its element a guarenteed floor filler. just noticed dave mitchell & the screamers " THE TRIP" 100 mph or what? the jewells "WE GOT TOGETHERNESS" the present " MANY'S THE SLIP" joey dee "ITS GOT YOU" the centuries "JACK 23" popcorn wylie, saxie russell, tamangoes, william powell, vicky baines, cecil washington, rita & the tiara's, holly st james, and of recent years.... magnetics "lady in green", i'll keep holding on", nancy wilcox " gamblers blues/ he'll be leavin you" etc etc. I GUESS ITS THE " THE HAIRS ON THE BACK OF THE NECK " STUFF, ALTHOUGH WE ALL HAVE OUR OWN DEFINITION,...ME,...I THINK ITS GOT A LOT TO DO WITH HARPSICHORDS, HARPS, MARIMBAS, DRIVING BASS LINES AND INCESSENT PERCUSSION OH, AND NOT TO FORGET...GREAT HARMONIES AND THE OCCASIONAL OUTSTANDING VOICE OF A NIGHTINGALE WHO JUST SO HAPPENS TO ATTRACT ALL THESE ASPECTS,...SUCH AS LINDA JONES OR TOBI LARK. ........IS THAT A BROAD CONCENSUS?

what a magnificent anthem from a period when "crossover" was a new and exciting aspect of the scene, although we hadnt christened it by that name then. rammed dancefloors at H.O.E.S.C. EVENTS, inc the ritz, mecca etc and ingratiated into the northern soul playlist with immediate effect.........NOW?....IVE BEEN THINKING FOR A WHILE THAT THIS IS RIPE FOR MASSIVENESS AGAIN!,....much in the same way as black nasty, willie.j, chuck jones, hosanna, east coast connection, silvetti, vicky sue robinson, gentlemen & their lady, boogieman orch., seventh wonder etc. yeah, there's cleethorpes tunes in there as well that would probably raise a smile from J.M. & co., the fact is, todays people HAS that driving compulsion.....time for an s.o.s. then,.....GET IT ON THE DECKS!

FIRSTLY, IVE NEVER SEEN OR POSESSED DEMO'S OF EITHER THE GOLDEN GORLD OR WINGATE RELEASES BY JUANITA WILLIAMS, ONLY YELLOW AND RED ISSUES RESPECTFULLY. NATURALLY THEY CARRY THE ZTSC MACHINE PRESSED STAMP MARK ALTHOUGH, AS FAR AS IM AWARE, NEITHER HAVE EVER APPEARED ON THICK, BLACK CHUNKY VINYL...JUST THE SORT THAT LOOKS LIKE STYRENE BUT BETTER QUALITY. AS FOR RELEASE DATES: BABY BOY WAS ISSUED IN 64 C/W YOU KNEW WHAT YOU WAS GETTIN....THE WINGATE RELEASE CONSISTED OF SOMETHINGS YOU NEVER GET USED TO C/W YOU NKEW WHATYOU WAS GETTIN WHICH CAME OUT IN 65.

to all the brothers and sisters, the dj's promoters, poet laureats, journo's, scribes, anorak record buyers and stato's who this wonderful, mystical, strange, wacky, religious world of northern soul is blessed with and endures through. A VERY SOULFUL CHRISTMAS AND LUNG BUSTING, LEG WRECKING NEW YEAR!! RIGHT ON AND KEEP THE FAITH.....FROM THE MATRIX

absolutely brilliant news and the shot in the arm all independant venues need....the knowledge that when it comes to the crunch, people PEOPLE REALLY DO CARE.i think sponsorship DOSNT necessarily mean a name change...afterall, the campaign has been ABOUT saving the CLUB WITH THE DEFINITIVE NAME. CHANGE THE NAME AND PEOPLE WILL WONDER WHAT ALL THE EFFORT WAS FOR?. i cant imagine for one minute, ady will rest on his laurels and he'll be in there cutting deals( if he hasnt already) just as soon as humanly possible. whoever the benificiary is, they're probably aware of the long tradition of 6ts soul nighters and will know its a moneyspinner. "GOOD NEWS" IN THE MORNING.....AS THEY SAY!.....MERRY CHRISTMAS SOULIES!!

ADY, I PRESUME IT'LL BE ON I-PLAYER AS WELL? ROB

WHAT,.....DOWN THE PAN?

THE morris chesnut is in the steven seagal film " hard to kill"....unfortunately, NO TUNES!...as for "KILL BILL ", nobody but me works really well with the frantically-paced fight sequence...one of my favourite films for laughs and action...just how clever is tarrentino? DO YOU KNOW....ive even witnessed steve karmen's " breakaway" being used as an intro for....the next game at gala bingo!

have you had too much alcohol infused christmas pud already?

my list before 10 - 11pm earl gaines - you belong to me - hbr the new sounds ( feat: robert tanner) - tell me your name - p-vine williams & watson - love's such a funny thing ( same as john wesley) - okeh cressa watson - sweet temptation ( same as martha starr ) magnificent men - keep on climbin' - capitol jerry jackson - im gonna paint a picture - cameo parkway wally & rosemary - switcharound trends - not too old to cry - abc trends - gonna have to show you - abc the spiedels - dreamgirl - providence the royal esquires - aint gonna move - prix the naturals - dont just stand there - path the paramount four - sorry aint the word - kent big don's rebellion - it was true - ethon johnny bartell & the soul masters - if this isnt love - solid state mary wheeler & the knights - i feel in my heart - atom liz verdi - you let him get away - columbia connie stevens - tick-tock - bell paula parfitt - runaway - c/up barbara middleton - come on back to me - tangerine mamie lee - i can feel him slipping away - mgm patrice holloway - lucky my boy - capitol jan foreman - your last chance - meadowbrook the soulettes - let me be the one - scope lela martin & the soul messengers - you cant have your cake - melatone tommy tucker - thats how much - festival jon lucien - we got love - columbia the identities - when love slips away - together nancy butts - i wanna hold your hand - flaming arrow hope you liked some of these and a big well done to all the other jocks who played some outstanding tunes!...what an awesome night AGAIN!!

fook!, peddlin' old news just like THE TIMES and PANORAMA......ON THE EVE OF THE KINGS HALL...... JUST EXACTLY WHERE IS THAT GONNA GET YOU? answer: NOWHERE! it is so bloody offensive that people out there are still willing to stick the knife in where kev, tim and ian are concerned, as even the flimmsiest opportunity presents itself. as chalks said BEWARE you dont leave yourselves open to libel and.....IS IT REMOTELY POSSIBLE FOR SAID SAME FOLK TO FOOKIN WELL GROW UP??

what a sad but fascinating story pete, even though she's gone, just the fact that she was "found" warms the old cockles and brings a lump to the throat especially as it has a sort of happy conclusion,in as much as her daughter has finally found out just how highly she was revered by the northern scene...or should i say, the legendary recordings she bestowed for our enjoyment.

finally recieved my copy of the double cd,this morning, 3 weeks overdue but worth the wait. firstly eyeballed the now, legendary booklet and, these things really ARE a joy to behold as always with hipo, allied to that the fact that the hand of harry weinger is very firmly at the helm of all hipo's output. succinctly delicious montage of photo's, brief yet concise annotation and of course, encyclopedic documentation of all tammi's vinyl contributions during her brief tragic life, encompassing sceptre/wand, checker and motown. i wont hesitate to say i advise EVERYONE to add this to their collections...it is the be all and end all.

awesome tune!, remember this at "RAREST OF THE RARE", manchester ritz. got a legit release on the "for millionaires" goldmine cd but as regards vinyl its as expensive as it comes, although i agree with several here that its previous and current value appears to remain unchanged, so £800 is about right...thats based on the fact that tb auctioned one either this, or last year and i dont think it realized much more. besides that, this IS a tune that SHOULD be played out, its not hens teeth so there should be enough djs with it in their collections, yes?