Steve G

I am sure we can find you some that were far worse. It was v popular at the Casino 76-77, after your time m8.

It was a Soul Bowl custom press in the 70s - John told me either 300 or 500 made. It's currently well in demand - the clue is in the title of the thread Geoff. I know some north west guys were fighting over a copy recently and got themselves into a bit of a hot auction over it.

Yes that was probably it - the B side of I belong to you

He is on here so why not ask him?

A great talent, lets not forget his work as a songwriter some greats with his name on them as a member of the Chicago Writers workshop. Also the group Infinity on Fountain (Jerry's label), Pride etc. Here's wishing him well.

Its stunning. I've got a fabulous british soul collection and shouldn't really complain but I now wish I'd collected all those reggie ones when they were cheAp and plentiful. I made a conscious decision to stop collecting reggae in the mid 70s and concentrate on soul. Some of those labels on that page look wonderful now. I also find it fascinating that people in Britain in the 60s were putting out such obscure stuff.

Four in a bed. A group of rival weekender promotors sample the accommodation in each others soul weekenders. They end up critiquing each others accommodation and settle up what they think staying at the accommodation was worth.

Location Location location A couple of punters set out their needs for an allnighter and Kirsty and what his name try and find the ideal venue for them.

Here is the old record store today. Building on the left. https://goo.gl/maps/2PnAc

Having checked my notes I don't know when the Tropical record was released so it could have been 62 but I do know Beacham's career was over by 1963.

I'd need to double check but I am pretty certain he was on Tropical before he was on Scepter Roburt. Tropical I believe started in the 50s.

Back in the late 70s, I'd just started work and stumbled across a Motown demo of Willie Hutch Get ready for the get down. I thought I had stumbled across Z Z & Co which was at the time covered up and a big spin. Oh how disappointed I was when the needle hit the vinyl. My first visit at the Casino I heard Russ play Willie Hutch Love games. Went to the record bar and bought Royal Jokers Love games A-Z. Oh how disappointed I was when the needle hit the styrene.

It was 76-77 I thought and yes a bootleg!

Here's another article courtesy of Dewhirst who found it, and it's a pretty good read. Juries eh? https://joebennett.net/2014/02/01/did-robin-thicke-steal-a-song-from-marvin-gaye/

LOL….trial in LA I can only imagine all the various types of "expert witness" that there are. They need an expert witness to tell them what day of the week it is….

I read somewhere he was the lead singer Dave thats all.

Wasn't it Ben Aiken? PS Anyone got a copy of "Goodbye Pain" for sale?

It does sound similar (especially to 60s fans I am sure) but they are different if you listen to both carefully. If the yardstick now is somebody owes something to someone else if they produce a similar rhythm, then how much northern soul owes something to Stax or Tamla? Many artists have attempted to be successful by re-creating something similar to someone else's sound. PS: I don't like Thicke or Williams either.

https://funky16corners.blogspot.co.uk/2006/01/mysterious-joe-s-maxey.html

For once I find myself agreeing with you

Me too, looking at that list it's a joke. Hundreds and hundreds of records, commercialisation takes over!

Hello Mark, good read, Dallas Steele also had a single on Wand as John Steele & The Del Mates. A play on words obviously. Steve

J.R "Ralph" Bailey. I reckon it was a demo song they cut that Wand put out on a limited release due to the help they'd given in writing songs for Chuck Jackson, a couple of which appeared soon after this - Wand 1142 was one of them my numeric brain tells me without checking.

I let my Willie Mae Thornton go for £500 a few years ago. So well done Mick. As I recall mine came from Tricky Dicky Scaines shop in Mile End - 10p or 30p so a tidy mark up at least.

Looks really interesting. This is one I'll buy when it goes to DVD.