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I've been given a Rock Steady CD compiled by a mate from his collection which I think is fantastic and its not been off the car stereo since I got it last week. Didn't know much about the genre beyond the commercial stuff but looking forward to delving more deeply in the future . Here's the tracklist : Renegades - You've Lost The Love Federals - You Better Call On Me Sensations - Those Guys Johnny & Attractions - Young Wings Desmond Dekker - It Pays Justin Hinds - Once A man Ken Boothe - So Nice Pat Kelly - You Are Not Mine Maxie Romeo - Walk In The Dawn Keith & Tex - Stop That Train Eternals - The Stars Corneal Campbell - Just One Kiss Carribeats - Highway 300 Delroy Wilson - Give Love A Try Winston Hinds - Cool Down Cables - Love Is A Pleasure Uniques - Out Of Love Melodians - Swing & Dine Devon Russel - Make Believe In You Slim Smith & Gaylads - You Don't Care Albert Tomlinson - Don't Wait for Me Consummates - Do It Now Hopeton Lewis - This Poor boy Dermot Lynch - I've Got Your Number Federals - Penny for Your Song Lloyd Williams - In Love With You Slim Smith - Born To Love Blues Busters - I've Been Trying Wailers - Sunday Morning. They're all winners I think but current fave is this:-

Or old hose! More likely to be wearing tights in 72.

Spent this afternoon at Fakenham racecourse in Norfolk. Bold Adventure ( second from last in this picture ) on his way to winning at 8-1. Had 2 other winners too!

Postage £2.30 signed for Payment by paypal Fuller Brothers - Time's A Wasting VG++ £25.00 Ted Taylor - You Got To Feel It Ex- £10.00 Major Lance - The Beat Ex- £15.00 Larry Williams - Boss Lovin' Ex £10.00 Skyliners - Everything Is Fine Ex £8.00 Spanish Harlem - The Putbacks M- £5.00 ( SOLD ) Soul Pack USA originals £25.00 inc postage 5 Stairsteps - Tell Me Who Ex The Decisions - I Can't Forget About You G- ( plays VG) The LTG Exchange - Waterbed Ex Maxine Brown - Its Gonna Be Alright Ex- The New Concepts - Give Me Another Chance VG+ Lee Williams & Cymbals - Get It Together Ex Re Issues Pack £20.00 inc postage Frank Dell - He Broke Your Game Wide Open Ex Ron Holden - Forgive And Forget Ex Claude Huey - Drifting Ex Skullsnaps - I'm Your Pimp Ex Reflections - Like Adam & Eve c/w August & Deneen - We Go Together Ex

Lovely feedback Shuffling - Glad you enjoyed the night.

Thanks for your feedback Chas. The event was aimed at complimenting Mark's regular events in the Main Hall at The Talk in Norwich featuring mainly classic and quality NS oldies and so the emphasis was to cover records which don't get played so often. I actually agreed a trade for the Bobby Foster track with one of the other dj's a couple of weeks ago and he turned up with it on the night about 5 mins before I was due to go on. It had apparently come from Soul Bowl and been in his collection since 74 and hadn't been played since, so job done on that one at least .

Cheers Rob. It's Far Out in the Far East Has been far too long since we came to 99p Soul but hopefully will be down there again soon. ATB Mike

Thankyou to Mark (Prof Turnups on here ) for inviting me to spin a few. Here's what I played. Bobby Foster - If You Really Need A Friend Eddie Floyd - Bring It On Home To Me Billy & Clyde - World Of My Own Jerry Butler - Loneliness Gene Chandler - Buddy Ain't It A Shame Paramount 4 - Sorry Ain't The Word Terry Callier - Look At Me Now Joe Hicks - Don't It make You Feel Funky Eddie Parker - Body Chains Robert Thomas - Salvation Bobby Foster - Where Do You Go Spencer Wiggins - I'm At The Breaking Point Gregg Jolly - Love Is Rimshots - Do What You Feel Old (M) Pressions - Right On David Ruffin - No Matter Where Billy Sha Rae - Do It Patti Jo - Ain't No Love Lost Tyrone Ashley - I Want My Baby Back Last 7 in a later spot from midnight double decking with Frank Webster. Only my second time playing records in front of paying customers and really enjoyed it but looking forward to resuming my usual place on the other side of the decks at the 100 Club next week!

Went winter walking with some friends yesterday from Blakeney to Cley ( North Norfolk ). Some pictures here of the windmill at Cley and gathering cut reeds for roof thatching?

Liked his showcase appearance at the 100 Club all nighter when he sang along to backing tracks (Sly Girl included) . Worked well I thought and similar occasional showcases would be nice in future.

In the middle of reading Little Symphonies - A Phil Spector Reader - edited by Kingsley Abbott. A good yarn and will have a listen to some of the clips above to compliment the book. This joke attributed to Spector made me laugh " Albert Einstein invented the bomb, nuclear fission, the theory of relativity and you look at every picture of him, the man couldn't invent a hair conditioner!".

View of Bansko in Bulgaria from the Gondola. I'm a bit bored sitting by the fire in the hotel at 11.20 rather than queuing for the gondola (2 hrs and the only way up the mountain). Oh well you get what you pay for I guess.

1) Ouzoud, Morocco 2) Wengen, Switzerland. 3) Holme Next The Sea, Norfolk 4) Peddars Way, Norfolk All taken on my iPhone but after seeing previous pictures I've decided to get a proper digital camera.

Big Star's albums #1 Record and Radio City have to be two of the best sounding records ever made. RIP John Fry.

I bought this recently - Jimmie Ellis - I Gotta See My Baby. Its the flip of Looking Thru The Eyes Of Love. Loose and a bit unhinged but all tied together with some great backing vocals and horns.

Hearing the Soul Swingers had me going up to the loft to find the cassette with it on which I bought off a stall on Portobello Road Market in the 90's. My tape deck expired years ago so haven't heard the Soul Swingers in ages. Lots of other v. good stuff on it - many on YouTube if anyone wants to check any of them out. No Sly & The Family Stone yet? - Running Away a personal fave.

3 of my faves are :- TMG 522 Miracles - Tracks Of My Tears /Fork In The Road TMG 590 Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston - It Takes Two / It's Got To Be A Miracle TMG 675 4Tops - I'm In A Different World / Remember When

Have you watched any of the foo fighters sonic highways on the iplayer? The New Orleans episode features some good Dr John interviews/music plus Alan Toussaint, Neville Bros., Meters. Don't like the foo fighters really but the whole series is good if you like music documentaries and Americana.

Not a bad read. These comments contradict each other though? :- According to DJ Andy Smith – who DJed with Portishead in the 1990s – the reason Northern soul is having a resurgence is because of the “backlash” against “computer-made music”. What people are starting to look for, says Andy, is the kind of quality you get in a Northern soul song, tied in with the rarity of the production. But it’s not just a nostalgia thing, insists Elaine Constantine, who lives in London and regularly goes to the monthly Northern soul do at the capital’s 100 Club. “Look at that Pharrell Williams tune ‘Happy’,” she says. “The success of that shows there’s still a thirst for this kind of music. That’s basically four beats to the bar with an uplifting, positive vocal. It’s a tune you can properly dance to.” Don't really get the " tune you can dance to properly" quote. Seen people dance properly to Nirvana's - Teen Spirit - that's 4 beats to the bar too but no uplifting vocal!

I posted this clip on here earlier this year. It's great!

Can't agree that free entry do's are no good. The best soul nights IMO in London when I moved from there July last year are/were all free 99p Soul, Majestic Soul, Soul Syndicate, Masters Of Soul, Downtown Soul. Edit forgot - Filthy Soul - got a feeling there were a couple of others but forgotten the names.

I'm a full time dreamer and like to imagine that the centre white lines are a metaphor for the charlie.

White Line Fever - Merle Haggard - great song about driving trucks and taking drugs. Superb combination. His Workingman Blues is a good one too.