Chalky

Why? Take it you've never bought a book then unless money goes to charity?

Thanks Richard. I will download tomorrow or Saturday and ave a listen. My mate TFK was telling me today it was good listening.

Buyers market? Why do people keep saying this. Many rarities it isn't a buyers market, most in-demand records, the top 500 its a sellers market. It's only a buyers market if there is no demand and the seller can't afford to keep it. Most dealers I know stick them back in the box rather than take a loss. Many prices that have dropped are often because demand dropped, copies turn up and prices are settling back down to a more reasonable figure after the influx of money from the returnees. There is still a lot of money about. Back on topic, Andy Dyson had the studio acetate of Ron Baxter.

Terry, he is making assumptions it would seem before the book is published. Regardless of how factually correct or how good a read the book may be, there will be some just sitting waiting for their copy to pick it apart. I too would love to see a warts and all account of the seedy side of the scene rather than all the Luvvy duvvy accounts we constantly see written.

Some of those patches have sold well into double figure. Some Wigan patches fetched around £40 a piece recently. Te Ritz patch if same as mine I got £14 I think. Even basic Soul Together and Soul Manchester patches I got around a tenner so £125 is way off the mark Pete. Without looking deeper I would say double that would still be on the cheap side.

I'm sure the publicity blurb is from an agency and not Gareth nor Elaine knowing them and how they conduct themselves. Regardless it should be a damn good read. A lot of work has gone into this from all concerned.

The only one I can see here making up facts is you....and use a spell checker, god help your proof reader if you ever decide to write one about your time on the scene since day one.

I think once they read 70 odd posts about how to DJ properly they will think better and stick to t'other side of the decks

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Northern-Soul-Elaine-Constantine/dp/0753541912/ref=zg_bsnr_73_90 'Music changes lives, music creates culture, music moves the soul.' In the 1970s, a form of dance music took a feverish hold on the UK, finding its heart in the north of England. The music of 1960s-70s black American soul singers combined with distinctive dance styles to create what became known as northern soul. The movement tapped into a yearning for individual expression in northern working-class teenagers, and exploded into a cultural phenomenon that influenced a generation of DJs, songwriters and designers for decades to come. Northern Soul, a new film by acclaimed photographer and director Elaine Constantine, brings to life the scene for a whole new generation of 16 to 24-year-olds as well as longstanding soul fans. This vivid tie-in book by Constantine and Gareth Sweeney is a vivid celebration of all things about the culture, featuring the former's unmistakeable photography; immersed in the energy of the teenage dancers. Alongside this will be archival photography and oral histories from real 1970s soul fans, histories of the clubs, and top ten features etc. This book has the double pull of being a unique souvenir for fans of the film, but also being an authentic document for followers of the northern soul scene, who have lived and breathed it their entire lives: it's simply the most dynamic, vital book on the subject ever.

Dunno who is in this line up Ady, on the iPad so can't see to well. Some nifty moves regardless. https://youtu.be/q6S__6GAOn4

Every era and every DJ played their fair share of turkeys.

His biography a good buy, written by a women who lives near us.

Imagination, passion and take no notice of anyone, do your own thing. Enough sheep DJ's as it is.

I bet if I get the echoes out from the 80's (what I have left) there would be far more venues than mentioned. I remember some weekends with 6 nighters on....hardly a scene you would call dead and that no one went.

It's a tub thumper of the highest order. Simply pounds along and when the sax break is done you think he is singing the record out but they just kick off again. You need oxygen when finished dancing to this, well I do....saying that I need oxygen after the slowest of dances these days Each to their own but this is what Northern Soul and all-nighters is all about. It's records like this that made you want to travel and still do, it still has that mystique about it, it's still the Del-Larks and still Butch to many who were there at the time.

Thanks, found it and done some editing.

I've just submitted one, simple enough but it isn't showing? Do they need approval before they show? Stafford Story is one I submitted and the main site I run.

Hopefully it will get a DVD release in the future. Link to the official film site https://charlesbradleyfilm.com/index.php

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/search?q=charles%20bradley it will no doubt be on youtube or somewhere soon

When did Guy spin it mate? I've been trying to find a sound-file to jog the memory as I can't remember it.

There is a Betty Logan "Lot To Learn b/w Logan Sisters "Flop Mop" on Gaye 6001 out of Atlanta. https://www.georgiasoul.com/gasoul/g-m.html

Gary Spencer had it for years, one of the few biggies he kept wasn't it? It was auctioned by JM a couple of years ago, where it went, didn't Sam buy it?

I presume many saw the incredible, humbling documentary about Charles Bradley. As well as a new LP out he is on tour and hits these shores later this year. Charles Bradley is also making an appearance on these shores October time.... Oct 4 - Empire Music Hall - Belfast, Northern Ireland Oct 5 - O2ABC - Glasgow, Scotland Oct 6 - Wardrobe - Leeds, England Oct 9 - KOKO - London, England Oct 10 - Concorde 2 - Brighton, England Oct 11 - Hare & Hounds - Birmingham, England Oct 12 - Club Academy - Manchester, England He is also at various festivals.... Jun 30 - Glastonbury Festival - Somerset, England Jul 6 - Love Supreme Jazz Fest - Glynde Place, Sussex, England Jul 20 - Latitude Festival - Henham Park, England https://thecharlesbradley.com/tour His new LP/CD is out now..... Victim Of Love https://thecharlesbradley.com/store https://www.amazon.co.uk/Victim-Love-Charles-Bradley/dp/B00B23Z2IE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1371372815&sr=8-1&keywords=charles+bradley

You can be nasty or negative to me all you like, if you know me you will know I will stand my corner and don't run off anywhere and I've no need to hide behind a made up name like most If you think FB or any other social media platforms is all nice and cosy then you obviously haven't been on there. But as Mike said this should be a topic in site support as it gets in the way of the debate so why you feel the need to carry it on I don't know? Back on topic, I've already said I found the acetates very interesting regardless of the faults of which there are. You would expect to find faults in acetates. Many are rejected because they weren't good enough when compared to the released take, Flirtations, Derek Martin & Willie & The Mighty Magnificent's for example. They aren't up there as the "best find ever" far from it, never once said they were but there is a history in them which makes them an interesting find and goes beyond the insular Northern Soul Scene which is why I guess most aren't interested in them. The find in reality is no different to many finds of other labels that are the subject of interest to this scene and companies like Kent that document them, if it was Ady I would think the reaction would be far different, or at least the interest far greater.

Charles Bradley is also making an appearance on these shores October time.... Oct 4 - Empire Music Hall - Belfast, Northern Ireland Oct 5 - O2ABC - Glasgow, Scotland Oct 6 - Wardrobe - Leeds, England Oct 9 - KOKO - London, England Oct 10 - Concorde 2 - Brighton, England Oct 11 - Hare & Hounds - Birmingham, England Oct 12 - Club Academy - Manchester, England https://thecharlesbradley.com/tour