Steve G

Actually I am "reliably informed" it was played at the Twisted Wheel first as a new release Soulman - bang on the money and I also heard RS none too pleased when Kev turned up his copy. It was a big talking point in all the fanzines etc.

Yep agree with kev, got it's first playing by richard searling and it was at the casino. if it had been played at the torch we'd have heard about it long ago.

Back on this Sunday 4 p.m. Solar Radio Sky 0129. Steve

I think you might have a point Bob. Holding a match to something is different from exposing it to a hot fire for a period of time. Some substances don't 'take' until they reach a certain temperature I seem to remember reading when I was errrrr 18. Just out of interest which record did you try and set light to Motown Dave? The Carstairs is styrene I seem to recall, so should burn like a gas station if the accounts on this page are accurate. Maybe Pete didn't get the temperature hot enough, and hey maybe we need a controlled experiment at an allnighter with some boxes of unsellable or overplayed 'northern' that don't seem to change from one decade to the next : (That's a joke by the way). But at least that'll prove it one way or another.

Now that is Ridiculous Rich. I wonder what planet they live on?

Your mind is playing tricks on you, since there is no mention of Reverand on the record.

No Ian, but i think the concern is that there is too much rating by computer rather than good old calculated risk / human judgment.....HNY to you too!

Is there anything in Record & Tape Exchange Wayne? Waste of time last time I went. I know I am very fussy about what I buy, but more likely to find good northern under your seat at Stamford Bridge : Thanks for confirming that Roger is still open at least sometimes!

Us too.

Hi Simon, I know they're as mad as a bunch of hatters. I can't get any sense out of them and I saw that goon from ABI on the news today going on about flood insurance and why the industry won't insure people who live in flood prone areas. You are right though I'm more of your disaster man, Katrina, 9/11, that type of thing. That's why I was in Japan in November.

Soul Brother Putney, err that's about it these days.

Having never set light to a record I'll bow to your superior knowledge on this one Simon and let you set the 'record straight' (if you pardon the pun).....but always thought vinyl was highly flammable - maybe been reading to many insurance manuals :

Yeah not too many duffers on Mauve Stax Nick. Only a couple in fact. I am sure records are a fire hazard vinyl or styrene Fireman Sam. That being said the place does look dirty and dangerous

Is that Flea Market still going? Got some good things there cheap, like Maxine Brown Epic LP, but it was a long time ago now - at least 15 years. I'd be surprised if you find much 60s these days, what with everyone going over there so often. The good thing when I went to the shop in WPB (again at least 10 years ago), was that within an hour of talking to the owner these other collectors came in with their sales boxes and there was some interesting sweet soul stuff in them boxes. In the lock up it was v v hot and dusty, and the spiders put me off, even with me gloves on I was worried about getting bitten. The owner was pretty clued up, knew the main UK dealers etc.

Yeah Boba, I collected Stax as well, sure is some crap amongst the gems....We could do a thread "The worst of Stax" and see who can find the worst one Ha! The Stax box looks god though. As for the warehouse I bet it's all C&W.

Interesting thread I always had the Inferno release as being later than 1961....?

There used to be a store in WPB when I was last there about 10 years ago, and the guy liked soul and had some mates that came along with boxes and a lock up out the back full of records and err...poisonous spiders. But that's all I can remember.....too many stores they all blur into one. I remember one of the guys (Adrian?) showed me a wants list from the UK - Frank Wilson, Don Gardner etc etc pages of "trophy records"

Great post Paul, thanks for clearing that up with your interesting story

It was played a bit a while back. Quite good and a few of us tried it, but it didn't really quite make it in the end.

This sounds like it was written in 1991. Wiggyflat you need to get round a bit more, maybe a lot more.....cos this is just rubbish. No "JB style funk" played on the upfront scene. And as for mid tempo, try going to a few upfront soul allnighters and you'll find very little mid tempo gets played, less than in the 70s these days. Or is it easier to sit around promoting oldies nights in Southend?

Great read, thanks.

Isn't it as simple as this? -Elaine's film is a look back to the 70s when we were young etc. And many of us are looking forward to seeing it completed. -PW radio show was a good lookback over the scene - We could do with a separate documentary looking at the current scene, old and new. Merry Xmas, Steve

Only that he was a child singer, just like the scottish one with the same name who did "mother of mine" .....Merry Xmas

Think it was just an acetate that John Anderson found in the 70s. Don't think there is a Magic City connection. Just one of those Popcorn unissued thingies. Steve

It's a really interesting question how the soul scene in the uk would have evolved without those clubs and worthy of a thread on it's own. No idea, probably be just armchair collectors puffing on pipes and reading Soul Bowl lists. History certainly has it's part to play, maybe I'm just a bit tired of hearing the same old stories from the same old 'talking heads' over and over again.