Chalky

That maybe true but if you do a weekend that may well be your budget for the month, maybe two? That will have a detrimental effect on what has been the lifeblood of the scene, all-nighters and to a certain extent your quality soul nights, the ones that make you want to travel not your average night in the back room of the dog and duck or the local flea pit.

Plenty for sale on the internet, £5/£10. Little bit more if there is some demand. Job lot, not seen tne lot for sale before.

I've never seen the Cobblestone 45 but believe it to be demo only.

A fabulous show from a week or so ago with special guest Stuart Raith and a great three hours of West Coast Soul music.....feature the Keymen of Los Angeles featuring, Fred Smith,Bob Relf and James Carmichael to name a few.

These are the best IMO... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/200-7-WHITE-CARD-RECORD-SLEEVES-MASTERBAGS-FREE-24H/360459172498?hash=item53ed0a7a92:g:z4YAAMXQ1PNRciOP

Don’t remember either of those playing it but could be wrong. Butch, his Lancaster Johnson cover up. Andy Dyson & Ginger too.

But one a week, surely over kill? Surely onlyna handful from Europe? I’ve seen the odd videos, some had very healthy numbers, Liverpool for instance, others not so healthy looking A couple of years ago I went through the calendar, there was two a month then, must be a lot more crowded now.

I also think weekenders are having a major say..... since the beginning of June we have had weekenders at.... Cleethorpes, Skegness, Blackpool, Bridlington, Liverpool, St Ives, Whitby & Manchester. EIGHT in six weeks. The last three all on the same weekend, barmy. There are still more to come this summer plus all the European ones that are now popular with Brits

27 events within 30 miles of Sheffield this weekend....the scene is doing its very best to fcuk itself up. Selfish promoters and selfish so called Djs who have nothing to offer that isn’t already there. They don’t care about any potential damage they may be doing to the scene, the bigger picture isn’t a worry for them. There is only a finite number of people to go round with less and less travelling or not even bothering much these days.

Not a Philly label or act.

@Driveller made some mighty fine ones Andy, John Manship was at one time selling them for him, not sure if he still is?

Who is looking down on anyone. Merely giving an opinion like anyone else. After all that is what a forum is for.

Was covered in previous topic about the film. Said then it is something to simply publicise the film and true or not it should have been left out as no one around to corroborate the allegations.

But those listening to the kinks, Spencer Davis etc weren't Northern Soul, that came later when it evolved from the early mod into what Dave Godin described as Soul from the North. Yes the mods were the roots of our scene but like everything it evolves...well not so much today but that's another argument 😉 The scene is essentially about black music. Many didn't like the introduction of the pop mid 70s and drifted away our found places were it wasn't so prevalent. Northern Soul was for me the right name, at the time and I still love the term, it gives us an identity even though it has been hijacked by the d*** of late.

Depends what you think of them quality wise doesn't it, there are plenty of shite pop as well as belting 😉

Not sure why she take issue over two records being labelled pop (which they are), the scene is littered with pop records.

That isn’t true either. The very history of how many records came about tells you they were never going to make a chart let alone become a hit. Small press runs, local presses, pressed to sell or give away at gigs etc. The vast majority would never get the promotion or backing so were never going to trouble the charts. Northern Soul isn’t a genre either, it is a scene made up of various genres and styles.

Think a few had dibs at Gary’s?

When I see OVO it is no longer about the music. It’s either about Djs who have bought a set cause they have a bottom less pit, playing unimaginative sets we’ve heard 1000s of times or about lowlife playing bootlegs.

Never seen it discussed? 😳 you must have been reading the internet with your eyes shut 😂🤪

Why on earth they thought she was black is beyond me?

Both pop shite but if I was forced to choose it would be Susan Barrett, more Northern and I just can’t get along with Dusty full stop.

Got one of t’other side too Ted

I'm not missing any point. If any Dj has to resort to boots to keep the set alive he or she should pack it in. Like I said there is enough Djs with the real thing that we don't have to resort to booking Billy bootleg. As for acceptability, bootlegs are illegal, why would anyone find acceptable to support those who make and sell them?

Any chance of hearing the tapes? The records played etc will come in handy for the book.