Pete S

No I mean I prefer the vocal of Rosemary, always did. Suzys Serenade, I once started a topic on that saying I'd never known anyone who actually liked it. I think it was called "the records that nobody likes"

Pop song but a fantastic Northern instrumental

I'm afraid I have to disagree with this Daz, it's a bastard to tell if you don't know, one of the ten hardest

It does fit perfectly with that footage though, especially the lad in the baggies on the right. NIce track that, never heard it before, bit of a Just No Love riff going on

No, don't think so, probably keep mine - there must have been at least 50 titles done by this particular bootlegger, all rare UK 60's, most of them really look the business but all have no centres. Some of them, well most of them really, are still easy to get hold of - others, like Herbie Goins, The In Betweens, and this one, are now getting harder to find. I'll ask Mick Smith if he's got one for you ok.

I probably just don't understand the question and the way it works

One here Kev, I've got one myself

It's also on a CBS demo lookalike bootleg, no centre though.

Listen to the drummer on this record, he is the same drummer who plays on Hanky Panky, Get It Baby, Sister Lee and countless others, he is also the drummer that plays on that acetate I had "The Tingle", that drumroll is his signature, I was told that this was Funk Brother Uriel Jones, can anyone confirm this? My favourite drummer!

I have resurrected another batch of Northern Soul / Soul dvd's, they are £5 each but if you buy 5 they are only £2 each! I don't want to list the contents here in case it causes the moderators to have problems with copyright etc (on the last lot I included This England which had been released on official DVD which is why the advert disappeared) but as far as I know, nothing I am selling is copyrighted and out on official DVD, it's all rare collectors type stuff. Anyway if you are interested, PM me and I will send you a list, thanks Pete

Those Mirwood instrumentals are utterly, utterly brilliant and in several cases it's very hard to say the vocal is better than the instrumental and vice versa, I'd add Cigarette Ashes and Don't Pretend to your three above.

The thing with that though, unless you physically took it off the turntable and examined it, I don't think you'd be able to tell, because it's only the thickness of the vinyl that differenciates the original from the pressing. This has been played as a revival since the vocal was found at the start of the 2000's, it was originally played in 77 at the east coast venues but was reissued befopre it went massive everywhere

p.s. notice they call it the Detroit Strings but there aren't any strings on the record should have called it The Detroit Brass

That's an awesome instrumental. Hitsville Chalky on here went in the studio with Pat Lewis and put a vocal to this track 2 years or so ago.

Bari Track. Lazy man's soul? Thinking man's Northern Soul.

Me too (except Rosemary)

Well as it said the word YOU I think most people would ascertain that it was aimed at ME, whatever you wrote in the next sentence. Anyway who cares...I do not like drinking at all nighters.

I have been as quiet as a church mouse lately.

Er, yes you did What about 50+ adults who go out & get absolutely bolloxed on alcohol.....spose thats perfectly alright & good for you ?.

When have I ever advocated alcohol, I hate it at venues and think it's a very poor idea, get your facts right before shouting your mouth off Russ - as per usual

Oh I thought you said we should all still be doing it I'm just thinking, the thought of adults in their 50's taking gear* is as bad and sad as adults in their 50's dressing up in clothes of the same style they wore in 1977. * not aimed at anyone in particular, just in general

Nowhere near £100! Thats more like a Manship auction price.

It's slightly easier to do all that when you're 17 than when you're in your 50's for most of us - and half of our contemporaries have already passed away so who in their right mind is going to push it like that while approaching pension age?

He did a really good version of What Does It Take To Win Your Love, I've got it on a 1972 LP so it may be LP only but it's as good as any of the other covers.

Here's a cracking selection of classic UK produced Girl 45's of the 60's, some you'll know, some hopefully you won't. It's not an out and out Northern Soul compilation as there are some Wall Of Soundalikes and Beat Ballads included amongst the stompers. Not done one of these for a long time so hopefully this will fill the gap until the next one. ALMA COGAN - SNAKES AND SNAILS FIVE & A PENNY - YOU SON'T KNOW WHERE YOUR INTEREST LIES THE BREAKAWAYS - THAT'S HOW IT GOES JUDY CANNON - THE FIRST DAY I MET YOU LESLEY DAWSON - RUN FOR SHELTER BILLIE DAVIS - JUST WALK IN MY SHOES SUE LYNNE - DON'T PITY ME KAROL KEYES - CAN YOU HEAR THE MUSIC HELEN SHPIARO - TAKE ME FOR A WHILE LORRAINE SILVER - THE HAPPY FACES LESLEY DUNCAN - SEE THAT GUY TWIGGY - BEAUTIFUL DREAMS PERPETUAL LANGLEY - TWO BY TWO ELKIE BROOKS - HE'S GOTTA LOVE ME JACKIE LEE - THE TOWN I LIVE IN JENNY WREN - CHASING MY DREAMS ALL OVER TOWN JACKIE TRENT - IF YOU LOVE ME JEANNIE LAMBE - DAY AFTER DAY AFTER DAY JACKIE TRENT - YOU BABY KAROL KEYES - ONE IN A MILLION DANA GILLESPIE - PAY YOU BACK WITH INTEREST CAROL DEENE - HE JUST DON'T KNOW JACKI BOND - WHY CAN'T I LOVE HIM ANTOINETTE - LULLABY OF LOVE THE CHANTELLES - THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT YOU TAWNY REED - YOU CAN'T TAKE IT AWAY TAMMY ST JOHN - NOBODY KNOWS WHAT'S GOIN' ON IN MY MIND BUT ME MARGO & THE MARVETTES - WHEN LOVE SLIPS AWAY HELEN SHAPIRO - HE KNOWS HOW TO LOVE ME SAMANTHA JONES - SOMEBODY ELSE'S BABY LYNDA GRAHAM - YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT SHARON TANDY - NOW THAT YOU'VE GONE EMMA REDE - I GOTTA BE WITH YOU DANY CHANDELLE - LYING AWAKE THE CARROLLS - SURRENDER YOUR LOVE BARRY ST JOHN - DON'T YOU FEEL PROUD CLAIRE FRANCIS - BUT I DON'T CARE PETULA CLARK - YOU BETTER COME HOME https://x.mixcloud.com/mayfairmenthol/brit-girls-strike-back/