Steve G

11-12 pm from me this time so a "get on the dance floor and make some big shapes" set: Ree Flores -Look into my heart Kings of Soul- Is your love for me Celebrities- I choose you baby Trends- Thanks fir a little lovin Just Brothers- Carlena Poets- Wrapped around your finger Charlene & Soul Serenaders- Can you win Frederick Hymes III- Time ain't gonna do me no favours El Anthony- You've been in love too long Willie Pickett- On the stage of life Sag Warfare- Don't be so jive Scott Three- Running wild Living Color- Gotta strange feeling Mixed Feelings- Sha la la True Image- I'm not over you yet Flowers Don't you know c/u Herman Lewis- Who'se kissing you tonight Buddy Smith- When you lose the one you love Bernard Drake- I've been untrue Carbon Copies- Just don't love you Wee- Try me

Valerie often sang em herself and changed her voice to try and sound like the singer she had it aimed at. At Scepter they also worked with The Shirelles of course although I haven't done an analysis of that.

Much as it pains me to say it, it sounds like a New York recording with that manic percussion and trumpet - I'd say it's almost certainly the Discotays on accompaniment - so a Scepter in house production. As to the vocalist not sure yet…..

They did Triode…..

God, when Motown put that single out at a big promotional event there were copies left lying on the floor, people were given it but didn't want it cos it was a record……amazing now when you think about it…..

Yep good point Steve. Same with Tommy Hunt when he appeared there. At the time I did a cartoon strip of it which I sent to friends who I knew would be as horrified as I was…..Basically had Tommy Hunt on stage in a pair of Spencer bags singing "loving on the losing side" and these skinheads with bull necks going "Oi Oi Oi" and one asks "ear what's this black geyser doing on the stage?", "We ain't coming here again…." "Oi Oi Oi" That kind of thing….I probably still have it somewhere. There was only ever going to be room for one NS promotor in Peterborough back in the 80s…..Also remember doing a soul night in Stamford. Anyway these Peterboro lads turn up mid evening, kick some tables over and generally make a nuisance of themselves. Young DJ called Russ comes out of the toilets with blood everywhere - basically he'd been head butted bang on the nose, broke it wide open. Anyway it was turning nasty and a few of us were up for giving them a kicking, but before the posse got organised and anything happened the Peterborough lads left pronto……but we found out later they'd also done a number of cars in the car park too. At the time we couldn't believe this sort of thing going on at a soul do.

The Wirrina promotions at the time were being done by a guy from Stoke - Chris Burton I think his name was (?) blonde haired fella with an old car…..anyway whoever it was those nights were packed to the rafters…..one room event too with everything under the sun being played.

At the end of the day there are "trophy records" which a lot of people are scrabbling over, and then everything else….some stuff went very cheap.

Merry Christmas all!

Hi Wayne, It's on my mixcloud page Page 5 https://www.mixcloud.com/steve-guarnori/emmanuel-lasky-interview-soul-24-7-radio-show-2000/ Cherry Missmas to you and the Salster! BTW - think it was the first radio interview I ever did.....

That's cos it's you Len.....you are now a "star" DJ and people will dance to yer sets.....whateva ya play. Anyway Merry Xmas.

Can't we agree it's just a pretty good tune from the late Dennis Talley and great that he kept recycling it. Will try and find my pics of 4th Day, Emmanuel in the 70s etc. But that reminds me....when I interviewed Mr Laskey in 1999 on Soul 24-7 radio he was living in a project in abject poverty, he claimed he'd been ripped off of all his records etc. And a singer who gave so many so much pleasure with his singing.

Interesting we are certainly seeing some youngsters down in London, which is great. Enthusiastic and no "I went to Wigan Casino" or angry "Play something we know" baggage.... ....But dear old Ruby andrews ffs - been hammered by just about every soul night DJ in the land for over 20 years......so that's hundreds and hundresds of 'em. It needs extracting from all of their playboxes / hotboxes etc. and banishing to the top shelf for at least another 20 years.....another example of a lazy DJs record.

Yep these things take time....Keep plugging away!

Not rare they're about Jim……might have to pay £40-50 or so.

It's coming out to play next Friday…….kickass northern…..

Yes 75-76 fits in with the other Magic Touch releases in the 3000 series...

Paid about £50 for mine back in the 90s…..good record!

Hi Dave yep would be great to see you and T.

Hi Jordi, it doesn't stop her coming up , and as she's my girlfriend she is the one person I can't be rude to. But you are right a tremendous dancer -I need to "man up" - gonna play it next Friday at Filthy Soul and to hell with the consequences.

Mid 70s

It was a "near deck" experience....

It's been that way for years and is I have to say extremely frustrating if you are bidding on something, but that's the way it is. It's his auction and it's up to him how he runs it. Essentially it gives any other bidders time to counter bid which I guess helps the seller and John (price may go up) and gives any other bidders an opportunity to "up" their bid......It's also psychological - once you are the high bidder and think you are winning, then someone comes back and outbids you with a minute to go, it's the easiest thing in the world to go "fook that yer bastard - I'm going to get this record!!" and bid higher than you'd originally intended. i think that's why his auctions are so successful (for the seller).

Nice one Tommy.....I'd play my copy out more but my girlfriend can't stand it, and comes up and gives me a rollocking whenever I've played it.

We've all had that experience Phil, it's a very long and lonely hour when you're up there being bombarded with requests for Judy Street and taking snidey comments from punters. Absolutely true. Mick and Sam particularly have spent years hammering some of the "newer" stuff week in week out at niters and weekenders. Andy D meanwhile simply doesn't get enough bookings. We put him on down here a few years ago (and Mick), and it didn't make the slightest difference to the attendance much to my disgust (with the locals). Yet some fooker puts Winstanley on and they're queuing round the block and foaming at the mouth. As I keep saying two different scenes, best to leave it that way....