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"Let It Go" is on a 12 on the "Nervous" label. It came out in 2000. It is also available on various house compilations cdc. Expect to pay between £10 & £20. Crops up on ebay from time to time so you may get it cheaper. A big fave at Marine Hall Fleetwood - you will hear it there this Saturday. Stand on me it will be a huge "Northern" tune in years to come - Soulful dance at its best.

Spot on Martyn - I'm with you on this one - loved dancing to Tavares, DC Larue & Idris Muhammad etc. That said, would also stay on the floor to Rotations, Jimmy Raye & Paul Sindab etc. If only people would stop categorizing the music we all love. Soul music is great in 2005. Equally it was great in 1965 & the 4 decades that seperate the two years. We are privileged people - let's appreciate everything we have heard & look forward to hearing tunes not even made yet.,

Bo & Ruth is awesome - full length album version with that wonderful piano & sax break - would love a 12" of this but I don't think it exists. As regards the Ritz revival count all us ex Mecca Fylde Coasters in - where do we buy tickets? I remember the LP version of "You" by Samuel Jonathon Johnson (Columbia) being a brilliant tune at the Ritz - yet the 12inch mix was dreadful!!. DANCE YOUR ASS OFF (The Frisco Disco)

"TEN PERCENT " BY DOUBLE EXPOSURE ON SALSOUL IS THOUGHT TO BE THE FIRST COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE 12 INCH. MASSIVE AT THE MECCA - DISCO SOUL PAR EXCELLENCE

California Montage always ended the Mecca and there's not much singing in that.

3 ex mecca tunes to consider - popularised by colin curtis in the legendary last hour IF IT FEELS THIS GOOD - BARBARA JEAN ENGLISH HAS LOVE BEEN HERE BEFORE - FABULOUS DETERMINATIONS YOU TAKE MY LOVE FOR GRANTED - HODGES JAMES & SMITH

Big clappy sounds back in the day I remember 73-74 LOUISE LEWIS - WEE OO I'LL LET IT BE YOU BABE COMMODORES - THE ZOO MIKE POST - RHINO GLORIA JONES - TAINTED LOVE

I ASSUME PETE S WAS "TONGUE IN CHEEK" WITH THE MURIEL DAY QUIP. BLACKPOOL MECCA 74/75 WAS THE PLACE TO HEAR CROSSOVER IN THE LEGENDARY LAST HOUR. SUCH TUNES AS DENISE KEEBLE, LINDA PERRY, JACKIE MOORE, THE CHARISMA BAND & SWEET GERALDINE ETC. - THE BRILLIANT LIST IS ENDLESS. PICTURE THE SCENE - JULY 1975 - IT'S 1.30 AM AT BLACKPOOL - COLIN CURTIS LAYS DON GARDNER ON THE DECKS - 40 MILES DOWN THE ROAD THE CARMEL STRINGS IS TEARING UP THE DANCEFLOOR - YOU'VE JUST CROSSED OVER - BRILLIANT SOUL TO POP PAP FORWARD TO THE YEAR 2004 - THE ORWELL - IT'S THE EXITS. TY KARIM, TOWANDA & TOTAL DESTRUCTION - THE CROSSOVER PORTAL IS RE OPENED - BRILLIANT. NINE TIMES OUT OF TEN I PREFER "CROSSOVER"