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Got To Be a winner , ( Is That On The B-side Of The ARCADES - Got To Be A Loser ) ?? .

Two Great Sets Listed ( Top Vinyl ) Wish I Had Been There - Plus Ginger ! .

Looks Like Someone's Got A Copy With Two A Side Labels On Their Copy .

Im Not Able To Get Through To The Sales ? , Badly Want " Pain In My Heart " , Best Track Iv`e Heard For A Long Time ! . ( Brian David Slater -HYDE n/r Manchester ) .

Hi There ( Pete Dillon ) , as you Replied ( Almost Four Years Ago ) You Certainly Were in Charge , " Downstairs - In The Coffee Bar Lounge " , Swish Was Playing Some Sounds - Too Enable Him To Sell Them ! . Spoke With You Each Time We Attended ( Four Or Five Times ) . Comming Up From Hyde/Manchester , We Used To Pal On With The " Barnsley Crowd " Little Allan With His Smart Blazer & " The Mighty Bub " ( Jacket Not So Fitted ) ! , When We Started " Twisted Wheel Revival " Nights At HYDE UNITED Football Club , MATCHY & BUB Were The First Guest Dj`s . Don`t Recollect Seeing KIM DENT On The Nights We Attended " HERNIE`s ? But I Recall TOMMY BIRCHALL In The Wheel , Springing Back Up -From A Backdrop Only To Head Butt " KIM " For Not Dellivering The Copy Of " Comming Back To Me Baby - Stateside" That He Had Paid For Four Weeks Prior ! . Purchased Quite A Few Tracks From " FLASH" , Eventually Swoping My A.B.C. Demo Of " Soul Self Satisfaction - Earl Jackson " ( The Copy I Took To -Up The Junction )Unknown Sound At The Time ? ) He Gave Me Fifteen Singles For It , Included Were " Jason Knight - Our Love Is Getting Stronger " " What Is This -Bobby Womack " " In Orbit " Other Gems That Evade Me At The Mo .

Richie & Jill Hillel , Have Informed Me ALF`s Funeral Is To Be Held At DUKINFIELD CREMATORIUM , On FRIDAY 4 Th MARCH At 2:30 . Confirmed By Brian Lester .

As soldjer6 Stated , One Of The Early Pioneers Of " The Classic 60's & Northern Scene " - Prominently " The Top Twenty/Holinwood & Twisted Wheel Followed By Everywhere Possible ? , Recollect He Purchased Every Copy Of " Trampoline " & " Chills & Fever " From Ashton And Other Local Record Stores ! , If You Wanted Either You Had To Pay ALF's Prices . Often Seen Runing Away( With Mate RONNIE ) From " Willie Herbert " On Picadilly Station- To Avoid Being Mugged/ Taxed /Rolled ! ALF's Younger Brother " Willie " Was The Dj At " The Bower Club " ( Stalybridge Celtic Football Club ) Last Seen Him @ An Early WHEEL Revial Do , Shortly After He Passed Away ( Due To Long Term Illness ) . I'm Sure ALF Will Be " Up-There , Trying To Sort Some Sort Of DEAL " R.I.P. My Good Man . From (B.D.S.) .

Manchester city Center / Now Arndale , Co-Op 1968 , Fifteen Copies Of " I`m Standing " Rufus Lumley 2/6 Each ( Old Money ) ?.

Joey Houligan ( Manchester ) wore a T-Shirt with a sewn on Black & White capsule & Riker in large Letters , Recall him wearing it at " Lord Jim`s " HUDDERSFIELD , so he could Taunt the SQUAD ?

First time at HERNIES , the Espresso and tunes were provided by SWISSH !! On arrival the cub was full ," no one else to be Admitted" were the remarks by the Doormen/Bouncers ? Fortunately I started a conversation with ANDREW O` TOOLE after which he gave me His Membership Card , this got me into the night ! We had many attendances at the venu , usually ending up at that local cafe Bar or with the disKatron in the bus station ( Untill the transport Systems were up and Running ) . one night that springs to mind - Little BOB STEVENS,with his record shop Co-worker plus Ian Levine (the Guest Spot ) This was the first time on hearing his New Big Spin " Out On The Floor" - DOBIE GRAY ! . Swish was playing I`m Availlable - George Byrd ( T.R.C. ) as a cover -up, He played some Better Tunes than the Main dance Area !

Speaking as a HYDONIAN ( Well someone has to be !! ) Thursday night Venue , pulling a crowd of Great Soulies - MAGIC . Dj line up featured :- Guy Hennigan , Roger Banks , Mark Bicknell , Mark Roberts, not forgetting the Brilliant Soul Stallwart CHRIS CHURN ?? What a brilliant " Early Start " to the Weekeds !! ( Loved every Minute ) .