Agentsmith

b b bbby eck lad,...tha grey cells are wor wor workin well!, slapped wrists, i should've remembered that dddddozy old numpty....think i need a dose of what youre gettin.....ggggladis's soothin' hands. rob.h

precise? 70? or 72?. these "so called members" are ALL OVER THE PLACE!!...i live in telford and "one of them" was doin a gig at a PUB in oakengates LAST FRIDAY and he wasnt even the star billing!!!, the manager and the dj looked like the TWO RONS....GERRRTCHHHA!! note: this is the penitance you have to pay for living in a one horse county....not a decent soul night in sight! rob.h ( i am not a number...im a free man!)

havin a listen today to dave.l. brown's "northern side of philly soul cd. i noticed that the tyrone ashley track, " i want my baby back" has a striking resemblance to the del-larks, "job opening" in its arrangement. it was recorded slightly after job and surprise, surprise tyrone ashley is the lead vocalist but under his real name, sammy campbell. he also, just so happened to have cut solo on the same label, queen city and, although i forget the title, ive seen THAT for sale on here and on jm's auction. tyrone also worked for levine in the mid-70's around the same time as lj johnson and evelyn thomas and recorded for pye in this country. did he ever come over here then or since and thus, is he still alive?. i'd wager he would be a good draw with his repetoire at prestatyn etc. im probably barkin' so if he's hovis forget the thread but he'd certainly got the voice. rob.h

STEVE, stick me neck out occasionally so, youre probably right as with ian's second coming, he obviously revisited a lot of things he remembered from years before. i remember him playing it at the ritz and kings hall....had a listen to it this afternoon and it REALLY SHOULD be played!. sorry.....no good at cards either...I FOLD!! rob.h

COM'ON PEOPLE GOT TO BE A CHAIN OF JOKES HERE......ITS EITHER A DEAD CERT WINNER OR ITS FLOGGIN A DEAD HORSE......HOW ABOUT IF ITS CALLED "JUMPIN AT THE GO-GOWOOD FESTIVAL?" SOME BRIGHT SPARK OUT THER SHOULD HAVE A BETTER LINE THAN MINE, YES? ROB.H

oooh!, sharp intake of breath there!! you'll have dave.e riled up with remarks like that chris.....shame the bloody bbc weren't relegated, wouldn't you just love to see them coming cap in hand WHILST THE BOOT IS ON THE OTHER FOOT....RADIO SHOULD BE RUN BY THE PEOPLE...FOR THE PEOPLE. p.s. shame you aren't still at b&q.......some large step ladders, a few tins of red paint, middle of the night....HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER SCENARIO?......"welcome to hell".....good idea eh? rob.h

I'LL LOVE YOU TIL THE COWS COME HOME?...SHOULD THAT BE CLYDE MILKFATTER?!!

you learn something new every day dont you?...WOW!, how good is that website?...dont you just wish every other collectable label was detailed in that manner? love to see the cameo parkway catalogue presented like that. rob.h

ISNT IT IRONIC?......THE PROGRAMS WITH THE BEST RATINGS GET THE CHOP....BECAUSE IT DOES SOMETHING OTHER DULL, BLAND PROGRAMS DONT DO BY ATTRACTING LISTENERS FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE, IT MAKES THEM FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE THAT "RETRO IS COOL",....IN OTHER WORDS ITS APPEAL PUTS POP PAP IN THE SHADE AND MAKES IT LOOK TOTALLY FALSE AND INEDIBLE, SOMETHING THEY JUST HATE TO ADMIT. SORRY IF IM PUTTING THIS IN BOLD, ITS MY METHOD OF TRANSMITTING TO EVERYBODY HOW MUCH IT MAKES MY BLOOD BOIL......HOW ABOUT WE ALL REFUSE TO PAY OUR LICENSE FEES AND PUT THESE ARROGANT BARSTEWARDS OUT OF BUSINESS? ROB.H

rich, did couple of years ago off henry atkinson. cant understand why more people dont buy tunes off this man...he really IS the best for quality tunes at SENSIBLE PRICES. by the way, levine was responsible for interest in this when he started playing it on his return to the scene in 2000. cant knock that man either....the scene owes him bigtime. rob.h

nail on the head mate, a bloody disgrace, and they expect us to put up listening to so much unadulterated shit 24/7. the problem with music today and for the last 21/2 decades, its totally lost any semblence of normality, generations of youths brainwashed by junk churned out by brainless, drug riddled tosspots who've got no roots. its about time someone got a grip on reality. for cryin out loud, we lost richard's show last year....do we not have a right to hear our music on the airwaves then?. discrimination by the establishment again! rob.h

no more than £125-150, maybe less though rob.h

hi barry, look for the "bell sound" imprint in the deadwax rob.h

thats a shame...you'll probably recall as well, that they put out a triple cd set of llorraine ellison's recordings but, i felt at the time it was just too pricey, but you could say the same about hip-oselect...the only thing, and most important thing is, these items are limited edition and highly collectable....as vol.6 of motown 1966 which, has sold for £400+ on ebaY proved. in time, the ellison collection will be extremely valuable...i wouldnt be at all surprised if its deleted already.....guess the loma project will be viewed the same way as cameo-parkway...an enterprise that proves a bridge too far for the owners of these catalogues...that strikes an all too familiar chord...dosnt it?. THESE PEOPLE WILL GO TO THEIR GRAVES AND STILL DENY US THE RIGHT TO HEAR THE MATERIAL WE YEARN FOR. rob.h

TOTALLY UNREAL...ISNT IT?! ROB.H

stand corrected mike, think it was also on the series of loma reissues that was instigated by dave godin in the 70's...... can you imagine her singing "you hit me" though....WOW!! if it were real, it would be in the northern soul all-time top 5 ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT WHATSOEVER!! rob.h

always pondered this one....how many versions of "you hit me ( right where it hurt me )". bearing in mind it has the hallmark of george kerr, could it be possible that the late, great linda jones cut an unissued version?. my reasoning is along the same lines as "last minute miracle", which forwhatever reason, no-one was aware of until recent years and is every bit as good as the shirelles.....any anoraks out there studying at the university of loma? rob.h love alice clark but kim weston's is a stormer!

YEP ADEY, SEEN STEVE JEFFRIES OFFER THIS A COUPLE OF TIMES FOR A TON ROB.H

sorry, im not a complete ****...i might be other things to other people but a ****...no and i wouldnt put that label on ted, des, ginger or anyone else, particularly in the djing fraternity who owns one. if they, like me were hooked just by the spine-tingling intro, thats enough reason to have it at any cost. i have to admit as well, that i had not seen one "in the flesh" until stoke...then i saw gingers and arthurs within 20 mins as they hit the decks. rob.h Please do not spell out the whole swear word, use and asterisk in places!! ATB Chalky

as ive already stated, my personal number one and top want....yes it has a sparse backing and williams voices is a million miles from the best, perhaps thats why he's probably wrote more songs!, but its got electric quality on the dancefloor...only wish id witnessed richard playing it, tail-end of wigan...but did have the privilage to see it grace the dancefloor of the ritz "rarest of the rare" may day bank holiday all-nighter....as spun by mr. searling and, most recently twice in both rooms at the kings hall, courtesy of arthur fenn and ginger taylor and you wont see that often!!. have to agree with pete and ted...10 copies at most and most over here, been circulating except....for this one in the states...a little bird's told me he's been offered it ...never mind ebay,...perhaps i could be wrong or.....perhaps another one's turned up? who knows?? note: william powell must be a bit useful as he wrote another stormer for lela martin on melatone, "you cant have your cake" 100mph, produced by leon haywood...and as tim brown says.."wouldnt russ have loved to have that at wigan....too late!". life's too short to worry about a trifling 5k, if id got it id spend....no problem! rob.h

thankyou for your comments and the plaudits are reciprocated!. can i also say that even the shortest replies hit a chord, particularly the one's that make the neck hairs stand..................IM JUST A PEBBLE.....ISABEL,DEAR........"QUOTE OF THE DAY!!!!!" ROB.H

just been casting the peepers over the last page and am a bit more lucid this morning1, had to stoke up the boiler again. im obviously in the zone with some very learned people and there is some serious cogitating going on as we're on 300+ replies and 7 pages. it just shows how THIS thread has summoned the passion in a large proportion of "sourcers". we never suspected in the 70's, as our scene burgeoned that the media would creep up behind us with the arm slung round our shoulder in the "how you doin' mate?" mode and proceed to deconstruct our scene, pronouncing it to be nothing more than a fad. of course, they're quite capable of doing that again...i just dont think that brazen attitude resonates with them in the same manner because as we've witnessed over the years, tunes have been used to clever effect in advertising products, and before anyone says, i dont think they've taken advantage of us in that department either as the professionals amongst us, involved in advertising have seen a niche and used it to keep bringing this music to the attention of a wider audience, proving that northern soul just wont go away!. no matter who we are, how old, where we come from and however long we've been on the scene, this film is another statistic, another notch on the wood, another chalk on the blackboard that says "we've done that". like it or loathe it, you cant ignore the fact that a film heightens the senses and stimulates debate and weather this film is crap or not, its already SUCEEDED....yer 300+ and 7 pages proves that including some well respected names getting involved in THIS QUESTION TIME. the media cant slap us in the face and embarrass us anymore because we're older and wiser and the scene has survived longer than anyone could ever have predicted, they'll not be remotely interested in castigating this film, if any respect is shown, it will be because it is british, which to all intents and purposes, means down to earth not glamorous. no worries then about damage limitation. if this film had been put together by more noteworthy producers would it have become more surreal? would the whole purpose of the film been about the personal storyline and less about the scene and music? would the music have just faded into the background?....would the film have a glossy title with totally no reference to northern soul?...how would we feel if a whole bunch of actors were taught how to dance and no real soul people were recruited as extra's....then would we feel exploited?....BETTER THE DEVIL YOU KNOW..? rob.h

this is an intelligent debate, both light-hearted and intense. i personally, cant see why anyone should expect to see a film about northern soul depicted in a serious light...or it might just as well be ANOTHER DOCUMENTARY.....JUST WHAT, REALLY, IS THE DEEP SEATED PROBLEM WITH A FILM BEING MADE ABOUT A GROUP OF FICTITIOUS PEOPLE BEING INTO A UNDERGROUND MUSIC SCENE THAT HAPPENS TO TAKE PLACE IN A LARGE VENUE, NOT DISSIMILAR TO AN ACTUAL PLACE THAT WAS ATTENDED BY REAL PEOPLE IN THE 1970'S?. i'll bet everyone who has had something to say over the last 4 pages will watch this film to see if there are similarities to how they lead their own lives back then. the only really intelligent films to arise from hollywood are usually based on true stories, therefore they have to be quite serious but overall, its the fictional films that draw the greatest attention because its necessary to have light-hearted relief. weve spent so much time taking our music so seriously, constantly evaluating a records relevance to the dance floor and forever looking for the accoustically perfect venue with the regulation sprung dancefloor that weve lost sight of the bigger picture, we need to fall in love with the scene again. this film is an escapist way of getting back to just loving the scene as a whole. in the 70's it was about just being there, and in 2010 we need to rediscover that principle. rob.h