
Everything posted by Mal C
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John Edwards R.I.P
His ‘Cold Hearted Woman’ is an absolute masterpiece! What a singer he was ! Rest in peace John Edwards
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Classic Wigan Casino Instrumental
got a tinge of 'Afternoon at the Rhino' that one... i like it...
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Classic Wigan Casino Instrumental
Never went, but I like this one, I'm assuming it got played at Wigan? Jimmy (Soul) Clark Band – Sweet Darlin (Inst)
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Shirley & her Squires - Drip Drop / Constellation
Hi folks, need a very nice replacement copy of this track must be at least Ex++ label and play, no marks, or wol, unless it’s a radio station copy. Demos always preferred. Shirley & her Squires - Drip Drop / Constellation cheers malc * to add to above anybody got any good Aussie released soul, R&B, Mod, or jazz 45s, or Sleeves
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Show Us Your Great Photos 2024/5
Don't know whether this interests anybody, maybe it would if it was your town growing up. I moved from Acocks Green in B'ham to Shirley, then to Knowle/ Solihull in the 7ts. Anyhow these are two images of Solihull High Street, the one from the late 5ts, and I guess the other being grabbed by me tonight from the Solihull council web page, pretty recent. Dunno about you, but the 5ts looked like a pretty good lively high street. Tony Turner and me travelled up to Newark last year, never been there before, looked like a nice market town, but as our hosts (Dean/Gez) said, not what it was. Perhaps folks could post up their high street, then and now... be interested to see the change, good or bad. btw, if there was a solar flare, could it oblitorate Acocks Green, its become a s**t Hole now 😞
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Results: Anglo American Auction - 8th May - 2025
Its ok, it is what it is, a great dad with his kids jamming... they just happened to get it out on vinyl. Not the most inspiring of auctions this time, nothing there you would drop your knickers for... Sonny Herman I like allot, and Ive never had copy of Terry Callier, Linda Lloyd has always been about, A. C. Reed reminds me of the 100 club and 1999/2000 when it was being played everywhere... The Isonics I cannot stand, never liked it, El Anthony is great but just an oldie init...
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Billy Ocean red light, Northern soul?
Me too, I’ve got it on Aussie Epic I think. I do occasionally play it. Reminds me of scooter dos in the 8ts… who said it was better that bill bush? Good on ya… I hate that bill bush record, the one on Ronn right? Give me Tony Galla any day, oh and I’ll take a rain check on ‘Red Light’ unless I’m feeling nostalgic:/)
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COLUMBIA RED ISSUES
Promotion and feedback, simple. That said certain producers and by extension the promotion guys had their preferred artists, so indi and one off recordings were doomed in most cases to not get beyond demo stage, even if they had sold well in their local areas. I think we forget sometimes with what it was like back then, certainly from what I’ve read, the music industry was segregated, and as the two markets came together, allot got lost in the mix. Don’t they have a term in sales, ‘low hanging fruit’ Michael by the C.O.D.S is a great example, but for every ‘Michael’ there were 10 lesser or unprompted records, equally as good but without someone to really push them.
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Shirley & her Squires - Drip Drop
Hi folks, need a very nice replacement copy of this track must be at least Ex++ label and play, no marks, or wol, unless it’s a radio station copy. Demos always preferred. Shirley & her Squires - Drip Drop / Constellation cheers malc * to add to above anybody got any good Aussie released soul, R&B, Mod, or jazz 45s, or Sleeves
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Major Lance - Story of my life
Hi folks, this is replacement need, I want an absolutely spanking copy of Major Lance - Story of my life /Volt. needs to be paper label, vinyl copy, demo preferred. if you got a copy that fits that description drop me a pm. And this is a cheapie, no silly sod prices pls… malc
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Soul Patrol-Nol/syr-A Definite Answer?
So whats the later 76 second issue? can we see it above, anybody got a scan we can look at?
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Soul Patrol-Nol/syr-A Definite Answer?
Gonna revive this cause I was looking to buy a yellow issue off Pete smith, and put the brakeson, but remembered this thread. So, to add to the three labels above and delta info from Chalky. ------ So the matrix/delta details for the demo read S-100-X-X-REPL MR delta 87770 S-101-X MR - delta 87770 Dating that one at April/May 1972. Then these two, later press?
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Dontells US v UK
Pm'd you Lee, same pm as b4..
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Ted Massey- RIP
This is Dreadful news. I first became aware of Ted at the old vic, the night he bought Magnetics - lady in green! we all stayed till the very end to hear him play it…an important part of my youth that was… Rest in peace Ted sincere condolences to your family and friends
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WEST GRAND - A CELLARFUL OF MOTOWN - VINYL LP
Sounds great, what’s on it folks?
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Oasis Market in B’ham closed due to safety issues.
Loved the Rag Market, Reddington's in the subway before hurst st, from Moore street station, he had some bits in that shop soul wise, mainly pressings, they always had loads of Heavy Metal T shirts outside on boards and god knows what else.. good memories..
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Oasis Market in B’ham closed due to safety issues.
Yeah Andy, unfortunately B'ham city centre is not what it was in the 8ts / 9ts, its soul seems to have been ripped out of it, all the markets are gone, but it does have a chocolate fancy as a library...! I should add I dont live there any longer, but places like Oasis were part my youth, and allot of others, back when the Outrigger was king (3rd pic down, right of the picture), SKOL beer was wrapped around the Rotunda, and fashion was £29.99 a go! * Picture of the 37 on there, dropping off at St Martins church! I lived on that bus, that was going up town.... and the RAMP! that was the Ramp for me...as it was en route to the record shops from Moore Street... lol, not the one by New street station / McDonalds.
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Oasis Market in B’ham closed due to safety issues.
Just learnt this. Oasis Market in B’ham closed due to safety issues. What’s that got to do with Soul? well numerous people had record stalls selling soul in the depths of the market, Steve Glover traded there for years, Graham Warr has sold records from there to loads of folks on the 7th soul scene, and If you were after any MOD gear in the early 8ts, it was a place to get good fashion. Long live Oasis Market https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/oasis-market-birmingham-wont-reopen-31320120
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Grapevine Singles / Happy Cats / Unknown Artist Version
well cool, I'd love to see the Rosalyns do this track live... That said, the unknown acetate is the best cut to my ears... I need to check as I think there was extensive notes on the Munster release... might have somethig on there...
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Grapevine Singles / Happy Cats / Unknown Artist Version
* I have split this one out, be interested to know what folks know about these two versions?
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Grapevine Singles / Happy Cats / Unknown Artist Version
Sorry, bit off topic, but in a good way. You know what, I never linked this track to the one Mr Fine wine put out, probably because I never listen to the grapevine 45 by the Happy cats. My notes say from 2 acetates recorded by Morris Last in Detroit in the 60s. So question, how does that version link to the Happy Cats? Or is 'Happy Cats' just a made up name....
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Can you Help Identify this Kim Weston Song Title
cant quite tell from the clip, but is it 'Any Girl In Love' ? if it isnt its very near...
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Norma Jenkins - Here I am
Could be, probably is if he/she is a bootlegger. That said, sounds like her to my ears.. folks take a listen, is it her?
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Norma Jenkins - Here I am
I grabed this from somewhere, Norma Jenkins - His Love Is Amazing. South Mountain Music Corp Acetate. Think it's owned by a collector in the States. Norma Jenkins - His Love Is Amazing.mp3
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Norma Jenkins - Here I am
Love to hear this, I don't recognise it...