Steve G

Also some obvious ones from me.... Brooks O D'ell Watch your step and You better make up your mind Lou Johnson - various Eddie Holman I'm not going to worry Johnny Gilliam anyone? Jack Montgomery on Barracuda anyone? Breaking Point (various)

Brilliant. Sadly will miss this, I hope loads go.

Closest we ever got was Wigan c 1978.

We've been remarkably well behaved I thought. Robust discussion a few knocks, and a little collateral damage, a few bruises to egos etc. Nothing a bit of cold water won't soothe. On the old funk boards we'd be wishing each other painful slow deaths in car crashes by now.... :lol: This is very genteel banter and discussion Matt.

Cheers mine is West Coast - delta 65063.

Hi again Wiggy. the only place you'd hear "No easy way down" is in a deep soul room. No way would anyone play it at a northern / rare night. It's a rather nice indeed slow soul record. It's not even rare really compared to some other stuff oN Wand. Not sure what the point is, except to tell us you're listening to a good soul record in your living room?

I've got one, got it from Ian Clark a few years ago. I'd need to dig it out of a box of acetates though.

Oh really? Have a look at some of the big weekender threads. It's all brilliant mate. Honest.

I am not going to comment on any venues I've not been to Matt. That would be madness - show me a playlist, and I'll comment on that though. What I find interesting though is that the DJs who I know have really good records that I'd class as cutting edge and who can also put a northern type set together like Dyson, Dobson, The Dentist, C Steele, A Fenn, Kitch / Dean, D Welding, J McClure, S Green, D Thorley and a few others don't appear to be on too often at all these upfront gigs that exist. By contrast there's a lot of fellas with a box of these sort of "ok / good" known / semi known oldie records doing the rounds week in week out thinking they've got top records. That's my opinion of course and I am sure others will disagree. I realise I am being a bit controversial. There are also some bloody good general DJs that have strong collections and a great feel, like T Massey, P Lyster, Mick H etc. As Chalky said the problem is we've become a nation of DJs and too many venues trying to be upfront.

Bang on the money Roger.

I know....but it's all being done in the best possible taste.....where's Russ gone? Maybe should morph into a scene future type thread?

Hi Dave, Horses for courses. London is a complete mish mash of scenes, sub cultures, mutual DJ back-scratching et al. There is so much on, there isn't to use Phil's expression a "focal point venue" at all - just various micro-scenes with some limited crossover of DJs and punters. There are loads of venues most people have never been to, and always a new one starting up somewhere with some sub-set or other. I personally am not familiar with some of the younger gigs like the newish thing at the Boston Arms or the gig that Wiggy was championing in EC1 - never heard of it before. Then again loking at the playlists, I'm not going to be going either. Last "new" gig I went to was Marco's when Butch was on which was very good. Contrast that with someone who lives say in Devon, Aberdeen or Norfolk - they are lucky if they have one venue a quarter to go to within reasonable (1-2 hour) distance. So I guess what I am saying is the scene fragmented totally into a range of clubs, all of which will have their day and inevitably fade out over time. All of which of course is a million miles away from the topic of this thread.....

Am going to have to check again Tony as I thought my R&W was vinyl....will let everyone know laters.

Great stuff Simon. Proves the point NO ONE knows all this stuff.

Ooo err -nice variation. West Coast?

No Matt, have always said the true cutting edge stuff isn't getting casually put up on the internet. That's what makes and keeps it cutting edge. At European events you'll hear it though. Also upstairs rom at Cleethorpes on Saturday would have given you a glimpse. I don't mean to be disrespectful to Rodw, he's obviously trying to do something different down there. But he did ask for opinions, and that can't just mean favourable ones? No one was responding, everyone keeping stumm. What does that say? I take the point there is cutting edge and cutting edge depending on where you sit. I mean when I was 16 I probably thought Al Kent "You've got to pay the price was cutting edge". But at the end of the day this part of the discussion comes down to having a venue which will attract people to attend. And a load of good / ok / fair lesser known records is not the answer.

Of the playlists posted up on this thread, nothing is really exciting or really cutting edge is it though Sebastian?......Them records have been around years, and whilst I like some of them I am not seeing anything that really catches my eye on either playlist. They're kind of lesser known oldies playlists. Think if there is two scenes the one that isn't "well known oldies" has to be truly cutting edge but maybe with a few lesser known oldies thrown in. Just playing "Lesser known / underplayed oldies" is not really here or there IMHO.

Has anyone got the Louise Williams 45? When we were discussing her career (as Lois Lane) Ady C mentioned this one. Got just about everything on the label, but not Louise Williams release.....

Cheers Brett will give my one a spin on the radio.....those white Atlantic Rhodesian things sure are odd....Steve

Thanks Steve, might dig it out again

Now checked.....The only one I have is 143 which is another Mad Lads 45. Everything else on my racks is either Black / Red or Black White. Steve

Steve he may have had a good British collection, but I doubt he had a good rare soul collection. Sorry to rain on your parade but this thread is meaningless.

Ah yes, James Coit, forgot about him.....Steve.

Agreed Toad. All very "insular world of northern soul" too. Butch, and others collect a far wider spectrum of soul music than just rare 60s uptempo.

Less usual Dennis, I've got pretty much all the Volt stuff and I have a few of these. Steve PS: When are we all meeting up again?