Steve G

My most famous trip was to an evening do on a Friday. I was living in Kent. Left work early and got the 5 30-ish Hull train from Kings Cross to Goole.....thence by Bus from Goole to the Highwaymans, I was there before 8 and it hadn't opened. A great night ensued, Poke, Arthur, Sam etc. and at the end of the night at about 1 am or 2 am, no way of getting back. So I cobbled a lift in Sam's car (the blue Vauxhall Chevette), and he kindly ran me to Doncaster station. From there I got a night train at about 3.15 am full of both drunk and fast alseep Scots and Geordies! Back to London by 7 am, across town, and on another train to Tonbridge, and I was still home at Mum's in time for a late breakfast!!! And you tell the kids that today, and they won't believe you!

Course she's not white......If you had a copy Gash you would know this has Gene Redd written all over it....

Crossover - too slow for northern speedos, too fast for old style funk (JB etc.). It's the music of the late 60s and early 70s, that has a 60s feel but isn't that fast but still has a beat. Tony drake "Suddenly" epitomises the sound for me. But then again Margie Joseph "One more chance" is also viewed as a crossover classic. Two step is the forerunner to todays R&B sound, heavy bass line, almost a reggae feel to it, mostly made mid 70s to early / mid 80s. Try Arnold Blair "Trying to get next to you", or Keith Barrow "You know you want to be loved" for examples. Mr Bear is that clear?

Hey be careful, "The Wurzels" are still incredibly popular down in Somerset.......

I can now reveal that Paul Gascoyne is in exclusive talks for a new C4 series about the North East called "Come Tyne with me"

My missus would certainly agree with you there, as she likes "come dine with me". C4 also has the best news progrmme in C4 news at 7 pm.

Apologies one and all I only got a C in A level Geography. Anyway has there been another skirmish in Manifesto yet?

No I meant boring and monotonous SJC. As someone who dances, I don't find it exciting either. Glad to see I am not alone.

To me it's too monotonous by half - dead boring. Realise I'll be in trouble with some of my fellow collectors, but there you wanted a view now you have one.

Martyn, look at the map. The village is in England, we'll never let the Welsh lay claim to it. And Sam is orignally from the Lake District I seem to recall......

Sorry Martyn, and at the risk of sounding like Tim B.in one of his articles If you look at a map you will see that the village that Sam lives in IS in ENGLAND, not Wales. Steve

And why would he speak Welsh when he lives in England?

Yeah you are right Martyn, Sam doesn't particularly like the 'digs' and point scoring. I mean they are not having fundamental arguments about the future direction of the scene, more like minor discrepancies. I understand the need for accuracy, and I would support that all the way, but all I see are comments like "this was first played in August 1973 not September 1973 as said by Sam last issue, and Sam would do well to remember that such and such was played at 8.15 p.m at the Mecca one week in 1975, so has been known about for 35 years". Do wish Tim would stop writing to us as if he is lecturing us from "on high", he doesn't know it all, and he certainly, like the rest of us, doesn't have all the records. A bit more humility wouldn't go amiss now and again. Otherwise I enjoy his musings.

Of course they did, probably pressed at least 20,000, but they probably didn't get much past the distributors and most copies probably got trashed / recycled.

It shouldn't be too expensive as quite a few copies sold in the UK as a new release around 1980/1. Both sides pretty cool, so good luck.

The Tchula release has a really nice vibe to it......have always liked it ever since first buying it in 82. Miles better than the earlier versions for my money....Steve

I am with Bully on this "Satisfactorise your mind" every time......

Thanks for the confirmation - damn there goes my Ebay inheritance

Excellent stuff........

Oh really? I read on another site it was £4,000 and no doubt next month somewhere else it will be £12,000 Steve

Yes things change Brett - Sam has been playing it and now people want it for their hot boxes

Sam was trying to sell his at Cleethorpes/ would have thought £300 a while back, but these things have a habit of going up in price wildly once the bespectacled Barnfather has started tipping them......

The latter I'd say. Gambo would be well aware of the stories of Joe Jackson bullying.

Interesting, I did once read that Michael was the vocalist presumably from the same source.

Who are they then? No mentions yet for "You don't have to be over 21"? Another goodie.