Chalky

Anywhere that plays music, clubs, shops, workplaces, should have a license. The venue is responsible for that and has to fill in the necessary. Not sure if set lists have to be done these days. Maybe by radio stations and professional DJ's?

We don't know what the contract was at the time of recording. He may well have been paid a one off fee. Artists usually have to pay studio time, pay for musicians etc. He may well have owed Ollie for all that. Even though he wrote it I doubt he owned the masters so Ollie would be entitled to do what ever he liked. And just how much do you think Milton Wright should be paid for a one off 300 press which I doubt amounted to very much at all back in the 70's. There would be no royalties for a start as it wasn't up for general release. Neither are royalties due on prices achieved at auction for a second hand record. Reality is often very different to what people believe.

if they had asked for EOS on one of the various forums/groups and offered a couple of hundred they would probably have had a few offers of a copy. It isn't even rare.

I have plenty of flyers etc from the 80's onwards

If you offered 200 quid for EOS you'd probably get several offers of a copy. There is no rhyme or reason to the market right now, totally crazy. You only have to see some current auctions with records I wouldn't even have considered an auction item and far from rare fetching as much as or near to genuinely rare items.

That's three known copies, or copies I know of then You have to smile when you see a bargain like this and then some fool paying over 800 quid for epitome of Sound

Top marks to you Dave. It's one of the genuine rarest of the rare IMO, great record as well.

Neither do venue owners want the baggage that comes with a Northern Soul allnigther. Potential licence problems, drugs, police interest, additional wages etc etc....

I only know of one copy, Butch has it which I've seen but cannot remember evry detail.

Weldon provided the photos didn't he, he more than likely knew nothing of the text in the book. Still say the author simply made an assumption that wasn't based on any real facts or research.

Richard Searling was playing the new releases wherever he was DJing (as were other Modern DJ's), Clifton Hall, Stafford, Morecambe etc. He was certainly doing his Hallam Soul Show and heading straight to Stafford armed with the new releases of the week so I assume it would have been the same for the other venues he was involved with. any stories from Shaun?

I think whoever wrote the piece in the book is simply making an assumption they are the same groups without doing much if any research?

This one? https://www.ebay.com/itm/45-RPM-Rock-By-The-Swans-Nitty-Gritty-City-on-Dore-/121711043813?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c568b24e5&nma=true&si=Q58u4gZArw8w%2B1D3bLT2Oxf9f4c%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

The trouble is Russ the so called normals don't go home at midnight, it's 3,3 or even 4 am nowadays and the club owner makes moe money and pays less staff wages than he or she would for a nighter. Plus they are tucked up earlier. The hard core nighter folk are a dwindling and fickle bunch at best but the reality is as Phil says we are getting old, have little free time after work and family

It's not just box sets. As soon as any new release on a 45 is out they are bought by some and sold for two or three times the original price. The Ola Onanule "Soultown"45 is up for sale on here at 20 quid when it can be bought for less than half that elsewhere online.

A parrot squawks

that's a half dayer

i would personally say anything from six onwards is a nighter but many leave early these days anyway. Anything 4am and before is a soul night.

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From my own experiences at Carlton Club later on it was oldies. Others have also said apart from the modern it was oldies that were wanted. John Vincent had a fabulous set of upfront 60's newies but he was frustrated with the lack of willingness to embrace them. He said he packed the scene in disallusioned. Not saying no other newies were not featured by others as I know it wasn't the case.

cheer. I did find the old topic but not much info just record speak. Interesting read though.

Looking at images online it began in April 1983. By the 4th Anniversary it was definitely at the Carlton Club

Morecambe Central Pier. When did the nighters start, was it '81? When did they end, when did it move to Carlton Club etc? Who was the original line up. Was Sean the sole promoter? Any memories?

Resurrecting this topic, how were the Preston Street Dancers received. Tolerated, irritating (as I've heard from some), well liked, by that I do not mean as individuals but out on the floor.

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