Agentsmith

ironic isnt it?, that in all of the regulation card shops you can find precisely zilch....marvin, jb excluded, but not even a supremes. classic lp covers are a great idea and you would think there is a niche in the market for that, particularly amongst the northern soul fraternity...as with anything though, it has to be about licensing and it must be incredibly frustrating, especially for instance, when you see the trouble adey has to go to, to get tracks from company archives for the kent outlet. there's no doubt people would collect posters like records if there was a wide range to chose from. why cant this side of the industry see the potential to sell to us?.radio keeps attempting to remove our specialist progs from the airwaves for all the wrong reasons, they think it isnt commercial enough...that really is tunnel vision yet, they keep making retro adverts and video's which totally contradicts the way they view our scene. there's a hippy influenced thread up now carrying loads of psychedelic lp sleeves that screams wow! these would be great as posters and the hippies would love em...money to be made....but no....its got to be run-of-the-mill and thats exactly what you get when you stroll in and out of birthdays or any name brand card shop....how many times have you seen marylin, elvis, frank, audrey....all the icons and yet you inevitably search for something different.....how about curtis, jackie, david ruffin, roy hamilton, all the motown divas....there are loads of great publicity snaps of northern soul heroes and heroines.....it just shows how bland shopping can be. the closest we get to what we want is record labels on t-shirts and even that is limited to a few majors so licensing must play a part there as well then?. how many brilliant designs are there, that would look great on a t-shirt?....oh, and a dont mean a square print on the front......i mean that THE WHOLE T-SHIRT SHOULD BE THE RECORD LABEL back to front....always fancied the peacock label as a print, it has such striking colours or sure shot...what about mgm?, or the rca victor black issue with the dog on?. our bedroom consists of RITZ ALL-NIGHTER POSTER, the torch repro, courtesy of dave.e, and framed promo's of the funk brothers and kim weston, the supremes promo poster for mary wilsons memorabilia display that came over here 2 years ago...and thats our wall space filled!, but a full sized brenda holloway or kim weston or tammi terrell would mean kicking out the wardrobe!!. look,..there are probably plenty out there who are "knocking" these things up anyway, just like watches, jewellery, crockery, place and mouse mats, celebratory cards, cds etc., so maybe posters will get mass produced, wether they're legit or not but being able to buy them with confidence is something thats impossible to achieve unless they become designated as fashionable for the vast majority of consumers. so carry on dreaming of waking up to your favourite star/s?

correct as usual chalks, mans on here as well....these people do a great job joining up the dots. the apparent boot is on stardust but i thought that was supposed to be some legit re-issue label so, correct me if im wrong....either way, now its known she's alive, it would be great to find out if she still posesses a voice...then bring her over (big intake of breath)....prestatyn motown legends perhaps?....something like that would put a few dollars in her pocket....i know thats way down the line and its early days with andy's project, if thats what he decides it is,but its worth pondering.

may i also add, with regards the name "gene", i would have to agree with the possibility it could be gene redd...many, many productions and lyrical credits....just off the top of my head, did he not also produce roy handy and shirley scott on stephaney?

thats a lump in the throat post andy, the saga of the record is not world's apart from that of do i love you, whereas, frank wilson, regards his talent and notoriety quite frankly, couldnt be more different. there are now several threads attached to this story, how the first copy came to turn up, where it was played first and then the quick discovery of the second one that resides with mick.h. on top of that, tim brown aqquired the original studio acetate from popcorn wylie. when members read a thread put across in such an unassuming yet resounding manner as this, you just have to set aside your preferences, regarding THIS recording. wether, you love it or hate it, it dosnt detract from the fact it is a significant piece in an ever expanding jigsaw that is our understanding of how music in detroit developed in the 60's. i have always found greatsolace in the liner notes to andy 'tats' taylor's account of the late dave hamilton's contribution to the detroit scene, which resulted in topper records being brought to the attention of a greater audience through kent records and i can read those over again, so, if you put together a concise story that documents margaret's life, it'll make our scene that little more richer and colourful and bring pleasure to a lady who never knew that 3000 miles away, someone heard....someone danced and someone acknowledged her contribution. im sure its a heartwarming story and it needs to be told....good on yer andy, go for it!.

i remember my cousin sharon berry and her tribe going to top rank regularly whilst still at school, im pretty sure she saw major lance as she had a tape of that gig as well as all the tunes that were played including raving about the joker by the milestones which sam was hammering. she also used to go to the steam machine and tiffs, newcastle as well as the raven and beefeater at whitchurch, which were all going at the same time.

check out the bassline on the "for once in my life" backing track which features on the double cd "standing in the shadows of motown. james jamerson fully exposed as the gifted genius he was. this track, regardless of stevie's vocal or lyrics, is a standout that could be played on its own merits at any northern/crossover soul night. lets be clear here, there are many tremendous northern anthems that are carried by the bass contribution, included amongst these, the tamangoes, sam dees, bari track etc., but for sheer intricacies, none of which his latter day or former peers can touch, jamerson is a stand-alone in the art and will be revered for all-time.

thats absolutely AWESOME!!....WELL SPOTTED!!!

excuse me guys...is this the old grey whistle test...or soul source? anyway i havent seen any chocolate soup for diabetics or nuggets lps up yet!

didnt you mean to say....."hop it!"?

oh, forgot to mention....its also out of l.a. just like that other monster tune, " last time around - katie briggs - mos-ray.... what a killer tune!

ref steve & mick: definitely played at mecca courtesy of ian levine and you could ask johnny beggs about that as well....technically well-structured piece of music and of course, lyrics....you simply couldnt fail to identify this with mecca. a lot of these clever records were...well, just too clever for the masses at the time, but yes, it came into its own later on so "ought to be" is just a figure of speech, appologies and, for what its worth, it seems to me it has always been a polished vehicle for big money attraction....bugger me...its not even 2 minutes long but its the dogs meatballs, the kitchen sink, the works in the time it takes you to rustle up scallops with black pudding and a sweetcorn puree......soul food of the michelin order!!! the chef

can i just say, what a tune! very clever lyrics and a thinking mans blackpool mecca tune....yet another one that ought to be massive!

oh barstewards!! ive been rumbled!!

sounds like someone who has the attention span of a gnat....for the record: THE BEST BOOK ON ANY CONNOISUERS SHELF, IT DOSNT DWELL IN ONE ERA FOR TOO LONG BUT ITS ALSO BREATHTAKING LIKE A RUNAWAY TRAIN....a fantastic tome, brilliant graphics and memorable pictures and anyone who contributed should be proud of this testimony to the scene....as for bootleggin a cd...EXACTLY HOW MANY COPPERS IS THAT GONNA EARN THEM? = ZILCH!. give yourself up and take the medicine before some shadowy figure "boots" you into touch.

i think people, you'd better not take TOO LONG deciding if your going to book a hotel for november....just incase blackpool f.c. has a home game that weekend now theyre in the premiership...and well done to the tangerines....yes i know the fixture lists wont be out yet but THINK ON THIS......JUST SAY THEY DO HAVE A GAME THAT WEEKEND....SAY MAN UTD....ONLY 30 MILES DOWN THE ROAD, BUT 3000+ FANS WILL BE LOOKING TO MAKE A WEEKEND OF IT AND HOW MANY PLACES ARE GOING TO BE OPEN WHEN THERE ARE ALSO 3000 SOULIES IN TOWN?. it might not be time to panic yet but it would be smart to check out vacancies now as there are bargains to be had!.

well, the boot was a light green colour and was very poor quality, it certainly didnt resemble the original in any way and also it didnt have the instr on the other side

ginger & christine taylor rona & kenny burrell sam & kev roberts sarah & dave evison judith & richard searling dave rimmer dave rivers pete eccles mr & mrs j bentley nige & kate nige & carmen sean & michelle snapper leedham carole.c & big paul colin curtis kingy bob hinsley robbo adey croasdell butch mick smith tim brown henry atkinson MICK.H DO YOU WANT ME TO STOP? a lot of good friends there all with totally different personalities that make this scene so cosmopolitanly colourful and people who, over the last decade, have given me and my other half so much happiness and enjoyment...some we dont see very much now and others we do, nevertheless, great tunes and great memories

anyone putting a post up for last nights gig? original venue at the hilton, edinburgh cancelled so like to hear how you guys got on especially as mr & mrs burrell were in attendance and kenny was spinnin'.

are you sure you werent in asda and the bluecoat was doin karaoke?

i payed £600 for butch's turntable copy, and that was about vg, so, mark youre puttin up a bargain price there....one of neil rushton's all time faves

beautiful label design and a real collectors piece...i would imagine valuation isnt far off the the identicle version on rampart by dave and ruben. only pre-wiganite soulies could answer that question i guess.....what puzzles me is how come the intro is missing off the warner bros single?

was the flasher banned?......now be careful how you answer that you jokers!!

bhoyo, how come chapter five gets on this thread as well?, for sure youll have the folks in barrow up in arms!

wasnt that dustbins imagination?

got to agree with kev about detroit...it looks like a scene from "i am legend". having watched those documentaries just recently, there appears to be nothing anyone could possibly like about detroit, it really is a breeding ground for deprivation....thats a sad enditement for a city that gave us our very purpose in life....where would you hold a gig....on the lawn outside the hitsville museum?....bout the only place that hasnt been stripped of its dignity. rob.h