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I believe that rare disco dj's use the heavy weights that cover the labels, known as 'knowledge protectors' to keep the identity of tunes secret.

one in sales, 1000 euros

Cheers Ian, sorted now.

Hi All Looking for a copy of this, as per , please PM me with price and condition. Yours in anticipation Nick. .

I've never seen a Random 45 of 'What is Wrong with Groovin ' for sale. Does anyone have any idea what it goes for these days ? In anticipation Nick. Just checked Collectors Frenzy ------ £400 - £650.

Is the pitched up version of 'Suspicion ' not generally regarded as the best ?

I'm the opposite, with Charles Sheffield I pitch it about + 3.

Now that is what I call Northern Soul Absolutely sublime. The song sounds like an old friend even though I have only heard it once.

A lot of the popcorn stuff has a latin mambo feel and the slower beat lends itself to being 'stretched'.If you look at the way that they dance, its a more relaxed,dancing with a partner style as opposed to the 'lose myself in myself' style of the soul fan. You beat me to it Benji.

I find that the popcorn stuff that I like tends to be more often pitched down. An example is Ann Caudell 'Longing for You ' which I heard on a Jesterwild Mix , got to know it at that speed , then when I Youtube it, it seems really fast. As there is only one post on Youtube I don't know which is the correct speed, but I prefer the slower mix. Personally I am guilty of using the varispeed on most records I play when djing, either to make the song sound 'better' to my ears, or to make the mix better. Before I am chastised for messing with the 'true sound ' of the record I do not dj to a purist crowd and the varispeed is a valuable tool if used in moderation. Each to their own.

This track is one of the most emotive song that I have ever heard. I was surprised that it was not nearer the top of the thread.Top name too. The drop at 0.40s gets me every time. A great thread showing the knowledge of music possessed by people on this forum. Educating each other instead of the usual nit picking crap.

Which was the preferred side that was played, I tend to alternate ?

My classic was falling asleep whilst djing. It was my friend's son's 21st and I had been up all night the night before. I was playing away, doing a good job and , record box on the floor, knelt down to make my next selection and dozed off. Luckily the other Dj saw my predicament and took over for 2 or 3 records, I woke up , pulled out a selection and mixed into his record unaware that I had been fast asleep .

https://youtu.be/9nTNOJiV55E Al Escobar - Tighten Up I realise that the thread is songs 'like' Tighten Up, however this may be one that some are unfamiliar with. Enjoy.

I've had people 'impress' me with that technique. Never in a month of Sundays would I attempt it. I've had countless middles go awol over the years. The worst was someone nicked one of my Stussy reggae 7" box set centres when I was djing one night. It still hurts.

Good to see Funkyou have dropped their charge for one 45 from $12.50 to $7.

Seems that you are in fact offended. I guess my attempt at injecting a little bit of humour into the thread ' making up for my sin ' fell on deaf ears. Hey, that's Soul Source for you.

Well said Jock. To think , as I was sorting my records for Saturday night, and only getting my John Harris when I arrived home on Friday evening , that I was worried about playing it on Saturday night, I even contemplated leaving it at home. I was doing the first 75 mins at a massive night celebrating 60ts soul through to quality disco and I could basically play what I liked to create a vibe as people arrived. If that record, or any other that I played, added to the enjoyment that the crowd experienced then I feel that I did my job. To make up for my sin I ensured that every other record that I played was original vinyl. I was a bit upset though that , when I played Soul Communicators no one danced, then again it was only 8.30pm, not am.

number 338 record perfect, sounded awesome on Saturday night in The Old Fruitmarket Glasgow as part of vintage festival. No soul police to give me gip and 1200 people through the door.

Not for Scotland, I paid 5.99 euros p and p. Scots get shafted again ! Bet I get the other off centre one as well.

I'm kicking things off from 8pm until 9.15pm. Really looking forward to getting the opportunity to play a wee journey through my musical highlights and covering all genres. I know its the first spot but dancefloor action would be appreciated ! See you on Saturday Nick.

Genius.

Following on from the buzz surrounding this record recently re. its rarity, it would be interesting to hear the opinions of Soul Sourcers about this legitimate reissue. 1. Buy and play in the house. 2.Buy and play out...at last. 3. Ignore and hope to find an original, pay a couple of grand. I for one have mine ordered, yah beauty.

One of my first record buying trips aged 9 was to go down to the local record shop, Disco Ten in Shettleston Road Glasgow, to buy this record for my mother.