Chalky

It will only turn into an oldies vs. newies topic if folks turn it into one. The topic is about the number of events on at the moment.

Just had a listen Steve, very similar, especially the horns.

It's on Hitbound. It's also on one of the Ol Virginia CDs.

Unless Kitch decides to sell his and put a sound file with his sale then NO, no sound file, not until refosoul is back up and running.

Those with more money than sense survive, the quality ones are usually the ones to suffer.

I agree I'm all for open debate and opinions and views from both sides, both for and against but the language used by million tears is somewhat OTT for a two minute trailer. As before can you please post an intro about yourself at the following link...... Members Shouts and Intros

yes then 77. Presume Solid Gold Records then Garpax with a few seconds knocked off the take, both 1977 as dave P says.

Des told me other month but I've forgotten

I agree Kev you can't have enough info but don't you think it's time we got the right info on this subject by now? Lets see some decent scans and info or the disc and clear up the confusion that surrounds this record.

Nothing grumpy about what I said or me Kev. Just a simple fact we seem to be going round in circles and the more that is said the more confusion there seems to be. Maybe we should have a different topic for Arctic and cover all the issues and reissues etc. It would certainly make life easier with decent 300dpi and 400 x 400 scans with matrix details. There is even confusion in this topic with "you're number 1" now to add to it.

I think when you see a Motown night advertised it is more than likely Jimmy Mack & My Girl rather than Suspicion and Come On Back To Me Baby.

the second one definitely different to the first 77 youtube clip, you can hear the twangy guitar at the beginning and through it but not there on 77 one, it is there also on the SGR release.

I thought it was Butch who first covered up the Regents?

A dozen topics, god knows how many posts and still confusion reigns. Can we have decent quality scans with matrix details of all the releases?

Was the French release on Frankie as well?

Yes, been that way for a long while. They are clearly not aimed at the likes of us although if an act was on then that might be of interest. The type I think you are referring to Mike wouldn't interest me.

Why? And do you mind posting an intro for other members please, just say hello let us know a bit about you

Nice one Joel, great footage, always had it down as a white singer Oh and apparently there is some footage out there of the Parliaments.

Mp3's are not allowed. Refosoul is down at the moment and no soundfile can be posted until this is up and running again.

I just see people out for a good night, regardless of whether they attend an "upfront" or an oldies promotion. The only difference I see is more emphasis put on the music from the "upfront" crowd. I can't see how anyone can get excited about going out to hear Ruby Andrews Just Loving You again and again and again.

Steve, my apologies if I miss read what you were trying to interpret but like Terry I get tired of ill informed comment from others who haven't even tried one of the so called "upfront" venues, as terry says they use such words as a cop out or an excuse. And Steve/Win the so called "upfront" crowd are the most fickle of the lot and we don't see many of them, those who want something different can't be bothered half the time. If it wasn't for the oldies crowd trying something different and actually enjoying Lifeline then there wouldn't be a Lifeline.

Then why give such an ill-informed opinion of what "upfront" promoters want? If Lifeline's promoters wanted an elitist night, for like minded people only we wouldn't hire a venue that hold 300 odd, employ some of the best DJ's at the top of their game, we'd hire a small venue and play to ourselves and save a fortune in the process. It's dance music, you might not hear it every week but it is dance music, that is what the scene has always been about, progression, the need to hear something new and the dance floor. You need people with attitudes, but that attitude has to be directed in the right direction and I've yet to see a promoter who promotes something different with the attitude that they don't want certain types at their venue. Just because they play something different doesn't mean they are out to exclude some. As for the hair, number two back and sides three on the top Spike says he doesn't think he would fit in, why not try it, he might just be surprised.

What a load of bollox, if you don't mind me saying. The "upfront" promoters as you call them want to attract everyone, the big difference is they don't want to hear the same records you hear basically week in week out up and down the country, that is it, no wanting a separate elitist scene (the while Northern Soul scene is elitist) and no wanting to keep the music to ourselves. There is a plethora of venues that cater for those that are simply in a comfort zone, unwilling to try anything new and are in the main in this mainly for the social aspect with the music a secondary factor. I keep reading comments like your s and others about upfront promoters and to be honest you don't have a clue. We don;'t want to keep it elitist, we don;t want to keep it for our selves, Lifeline has a good percentage of the oldies crowd in and by and large plenty of them have grown with the Lifeline experience and do now appreciate that not everything was and is 1975 Wigan Casino as some dinosaur DJ would have us believe is what Northern Soul is all about. Have you been to Lifeline Steve? If so when? Do you go to the Wilton, Thorne, Greatstone or the other venues that try and play something different, not because they want to keep it elitist or to themselves, nothing could be further from the truth, it is simply to see the scene progress or try and progress, after all that is what the Wheel, Torcha dn Wigan was about, new records every week. Now I know that can't be recreated, impossible, for a start the records are not there in the quantities they once were, but there are new tunes out there're and there are many forgotten or neglected records out there that deserve action on this wonderful scene. I say don't judge something by some misguided and ill informed views because that is all I usually read about the so called "upfront" scene, comments from some who haven't even been to the venues mentioned (and others I haven't). As for how people dress, I probably look more like Spike, brogues, fred perry's & skin head I must be an upfront dinosaur

Looking forward to this. Love the bit where he sticks the nut on TV presenter :-)

Does anyone know who the Marvels are? Was also released in Belgium on Frankie and Germany on Ariola, with Picture Sleeves. Do the sleeves give any info? Green and White UK Demo Was it released in france too...