Steve G

Agree.....that night in Stoke when the Dells came on stage and did their thang was as f**kin brilliant as it gets......I saw more than one "top name" in tears he was so overcome by it and I and plenty of others were in total awe of these giants of music. I think the biggest inhibitor to getting them back though is the cost - seem to remember Burton telling me it cost him c. 35k to bring them all over, which means you need 1,500 at £25 each just to pay for the Dells. Now here's the rub - the hairies will easily shell out to £75-100+ to see artists like Led Zep, Collins, Stewart, Rolling Stones etc....so I think it is perfectly reasonable for tickets for the Dells to be more than £25 if it makes it viable. I'd pay £75 to see them in concert, and I know there are plenty of others who would too. I'd love to see them play more of their slower stuff too - "Wear it on your face" ??, I'm more of a "Give your baby a Standing Ovation" man myself - but you know that and I know that they need to do the northern to appeal to the broadest base. Yup remortgage yer house and bring em backplease I say. Steve

.....not forgetting TC's stepper "holding on to love" gr8 album track.

Proper copies should have a "T1" in the run out I think.........Steve

No and your German isn't too hot either!

I played "If you don't work you can't eat" on my radio show today.....a CRACKIN piece of funk

What? I shall dedicate it's next spin especially for you Baz

Sisters Love "I'm learning to trust my man" has a pretty long hold too

Yep that's right - he got I think 15-20 copies of it from Campbell and dished them out to his mates It's one that never turns up, and in fairness doesn't get played enough. Steve

Yeah I had it as late 60s, deffo before the 70s Mark

Yeah but 1 hr early doors in an allnighter? If I left a gig everytime there was a DJ I didn't like on, I'd be called "Steve who never stays" rather than "Steve who stays to the bitter end"....I don't wish to get embroiled in this particular dispute as I wasn't there and don't know some of the people involved well (if at all), just a bit puzzled by it all....Steve

Talking of funky stuff and crossover... Satin Billy Byrd Herman Hitson Three sure fire winners!

Once

I agree with the Womble. We have four pages of hissy fit venom about how bad Paul's set allegedly was, then he comes on and tells us it's stuff like Debbie Taylor, Sam Dees.......ffs what is going on here?

"We want Freedom" wasn't on Lawton I'm sorry to say. It never got beyond a promo release that didn't get promoted by Manny (EDDIE) Campbell. BTW this is the same man behind Tierra and also Nurons

"First taste of hurt" is an awesome rekkid, I never tire of it. B side's OK too.

Beern covered several times - I am sure you'll find the threads....Steve

T'was a Wigan sound.

Thanks for the post Gavin - a real quality artist that did so much good stuff......another sad loss, and no age at all really. His style was pretty unique, and I enjoyed seeing him at Cleethorpes.

Have PM'd you. Steve

Jack Sass Band will have it's day....one day

Not exactly true but funny nonetheless "There is a copy of Frank Wilson within five miles of where I am standing - my job is to try and find it"

"what you want me to paint the whole bloody thing?"

Got a copy somewhere, seem to recall it's quite slow

But Mark we've always had these differences amongst our community. The only difference now is you see it more on the Internet where it's very easy to disagree with someone just by posting an email. In the old days you only saw them in the magazines letter columns, and by the time you read it, the issue was probably long since gone (unless of course it's oldies versus newies, 60s versus 70s etc - those arguments have raged on for decades). But politix has always been part of the scene. So don't lose heart! Steve