Steve G

Thanks for reminding us just what a poor version DJ Genesis really is

Dunno I am too busy "washing my hair" (what's left of it) to find out

Agree in the mid 70s, Ian Levine was playing em and dropping them faster than you could whistle Dixie. But he's been inactive in the breaking new discoveries front since 1976, over 30 years ago and the thread is about who'se broken most in the last 40 years Paul. DJ wise would think it's Sam, purely because he has been DJing on the northern / modern scene pretty much every week for the last 40 years.

12" of "this will be a night to remember"

On Mercury, yes takes a long time to get going..quite nice when it does though

Great I'll join you JJ - have been umming and arring about it for ages, and I packed it in the big box for Lifeline in a week or two.....will probably play at "-3" - but Lord is it fast.

Too fast even for me, but a great record nonetheless. Do you play it out?

Think it was pretty disco-y wasn't it? synths dmx etc?

There's a surprise the church acting as ruthless landlord Despite the emotion and obvious sadness around this, can't help thinking that record stores everywhere are becoming a thing of the past. Wonder if they'll "find" a few Tolberts and Mark IV's tucked away at the back?

So your point is you don't care about whether bootlegs are played or not. We understand your point of view, so you can close the thread now.

I am being serious Jellybean, I know it's quite unusual for me on here But yeah Kiki Dee good.

Nothing wrong with Magic Carpet ride.

Quite feasible some more were pressed up in 81 by Jesse. We were in contact with him, so why wouldn't he if he'd sold out?

I gave him a load of verbal over playing Muriel Day once, but you know Iam never backwards in coming forwards, even as a kid. I know what you mean back then plaging EMis of big sounds was sort of acceptable, odd as it may seem now.

Hi Ian it's a great record to have on UK, plays fine too. The US ones are all styrene but my issue plays ok just - it's just starting to go - whoever invented that horrid material for making records deserves shooting I say. Life expectancy 100 plays.

Great southern soul dancer

Glad he's recovering....

He made some excellent records Trevski....and was great at the Kent 25th too! As this was just a thing made for some of his friends I wouldn't worry about it - it's not as if it's being hyped as "the new northern soul sound" or anything.

Because the nuimbers were allocated before the record was pressed, sometimes two, three or so at the same time. In many cases unreleased but numbered cases were I believe pressed, but then pulled at the last moment - probably due to a contractual fault or some other problem. I think this is what happened with things like Walter Wilson and may even be the case with "Tear stained face" on Veep. Numbers were sometimes allocated so that the record could be advertised and I think this is what happened with things like "Carlena" on Wand - but all this is informed guesswork and no one knows for sure.

Aha another AMG collector - there are quite a few soul ones on the label, and some funny offshoot labels too like Pilot Master.

Geoff you got so much knowledge in your head about that London scene in the 60s, you ever thought about writing about it? I find the fact that Jimmy Radcliffe was played as a new release in Tottenham on Thursday nights amazing! Perhaps I shouldn't find it amazing, but you should write an article or two about it all, it would be a fascinating read and serve as a more accurate reflection of what the scene was actually like "before northern was invented" than the garbage I read and hear regularly from talking heads that weren't even a twinkle in their father's eye in the mid 60s. GO FOR IT Kiddo!

Not strictly true mate, as the Top DJs drove to Soul Bowl and got access to things that John didn't list. Most of the top DJs were all regular visitors in the 70s and 80s. What would happen is that there would be small piles of discoveries that John would prepare for each DJ to listen to. As a humble youngster, broke and living in Peterborough, I went with Soul Sam a number of times and we had seperate piles to listen through. Sam obviously got the rare stuff in his pile, and invariably I got what John thought would be some good £1.50 type soul sounds. This worked for both of us, as I couldn't afford the rare stuff and had a wife and hungry kids to feed. Over the years it has been said that there was a pecking order for DJ's and in the late 70s I think you can evidence by his playlists at Wigan, Searling got first call on new discoveries. Then it was Poke for a while, Sam with modern, Butch with 60s etc. So I'd agree that John has discovered more than anyone. Of course he didn't discovere everything and no one is suggesting that. As to DJ's again it's a timing thing - Searling was streets ahead in the late 70s / early 80's on new 60s, but since then? Sam has also had a long run as he has just kept going as Brian says. More recently the crown would go to Butch. I'd also single out for special mention people like Arthur Fenn, who has always been at the progressive end of northern, Dearlove with the slower stuff, Ady Croasdell, Andy Dyson for 60's etc. So what I am saying in a roundabout and long winded way is, there isn't a single person that stands out since 1968, but Sam is certainly up there. Though again fair to say he hasn't broke too much in the last couple of years. So the principle that best reflects this (and again not always true) the dealer discovers them, and the DJ breaks them -is that a fair compromise?

Yeah but Jason consider all his ramblings and allegations, I don't think we can take him too seriously

As others have said Stax's last pitch attempt to diversify. Lena incidently died anorexic and in poverty in a flat about 3 miles from where I live iN Cheshunt. Seems she had a pretty tragic life after her child star status which is sad .

Who was it covered up as?