Chalky

All the best to Keith and hopefully a speedy recovery.

Where is the demand for this coming from? If someone was to ask me how much is it worth I'd have said about £20.

I wouldn't have Butch more or less warming up and Andy Dyson closing the night out. They are the top two DJ's in the country on the nighter scene right now and the timing of their sets should reflect that (IMO of course).

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there's a matrix stamp or something similar under the label on the original, can't remember off top of me head what it says.

I don't need to join any brigade, I say it as I see it...whether that view is right or wrong is a different matter.

The flyers for Lifeline say Rare Soul, that is what it is a Rare Soul Scene. Lifeline is advertised as the DJ's playing the very best in Rare, obscure, forgotten and underplayed soul music. Even though the policy is clearly stated on the flyer we still get complaints. Personally I don't go anywhere with a closed mind, I've been around long enough to know from the promoter and from the DJ's what to expect. If I go to an oldies night I expect oldies and I don't complain......I also read what the flyer says and what is said on forums such as this. I know full well what sort of night I will be getting music wise. I suppose I am being protective but shouldn't we all be a little protective about something we care so much about and put a lot of time and effort into? What gets me though is people complaining when they clearly don't know what they are complaining about or complaining when they clearly know what sort of night it is they are going to.

Why should the term "upfront" be used? I don't think upfront is a very good term to describe what is being played. I don't consider myself an upfront DJ either. I just play or try and play records that 95% of the other DJ's are not playing, I try and play something different, something forgotten and if I get hold of something unknown then great. I try and use a bit of imagination and not follow the flock. I love Northern Soul, Rare Soul, Modern Soul or whatever soul you want to call it, but I've no wish to go out and hear the same records today I first heard nearly 30 years ago no matter how good they are, and by and large they are good, better than many that are played under the banner of "rare" "upfront" blah blah blah. Did all those who have returned to the scene in the mid 90's and by and large changed it into a retro scene, hearing the same stuff they heard at Wigan and nothing like the scene before they returned, listen to the same top 40 every week whilst they had forgotten the scene existed? No I doubt they did. So why should this scene remain stuck in a time warp when there is so much good music out there. I personally can't see what pleasure other than social can be got listening to the same records every week, it would bore me to death. Most of the negative comments I see towards the so called "upfront" seem to come from the oldies crowd, why don't they just stick to the oldies if they don't like what others are playing? There are more than enough venues catering for their needs. Leave those who want to listen to something different to do what they want.

What amazes me about all this rare bashing, many of the tracks in the main room (oldies) were rarer than the tracks played in the so called rare upfront room. The room was called Soul Expression, a room for the DJ's to use a bit of imagination and express themselves unlike in a main room playing the top 200 oldies ever where a DJ isn't allowed to express himself because the punters are stuck in a 40 year old time warp.

Sorry but I didn't play any obscure R&B nor any Latin in the rare room last night. Much of what I played was uptempo 60's soul music, few 70's early on in the set. No one forced you to go in there nor to Derby Assembly rooms itself. Northern Soul is a term not a type of music. Its umbrella covers a wide range of music, pop, soul, R&B & latin and others.

It's a boot given out free at Keele.

which was released first, girlie backing one? I thought it was without first, then picked up/distributed by Parkway and girlie backing added. Later released on Golden Triangle.

Does this tell us the number of takes? Don't labels Motown use a 1A, 1B etc to say which number take the press is?

Is Johnny Tommy's brother Andy (sorry couldn't resist) I love this but probably cause more or less grew up with it. This topic alone just goes to show how diverse we are in our tastes. I love Esther Philips too.

PLEASE DO NOT SEND ME (CHALKY) A PERSONAL MESSAGE. IF YOU WANT A RECORD USE THE CONTACT INFORMATION BELOW FOR ANDY. Andy Dyson Records September 2011 Sales List E-mail Dysonsoul@aol.com Telephone +44 (0)1302 744927 (Please leave a message if not available) UK Postage (recorded 1st class) 1-2 £1.50, 3-5 £1.75 then 25p each disc. Europe Postage (recorded 1st class) 1-2 £1.50, 3-5 £1.75 then 25p each disc. Postal Address Andy Dyson Records 32 Wheatfield Drive Tickhill Doncaster South Yorkshire DN11 9UT United Kingdom WOL Writing on label XOL Cross on label SOL Sticker on label WDL Water damaged label TOL Tear on label LD Label damage LW Label wear WDJ White Demonstration copy DJ Demonstration copy NAP Not affect play. LF Label fade 1. Patti Austin - He's Good Enough For Me - Coral Vg- wol (Canadian) £75.00 (Always been my favourite Austin 45, has a few pops – nothing serious. Has to be rare on Canadian!) patti austin-he's good enough-1.mp3 2. The Brown Sugar Band - Night Time Lady - Sugar M- £75.00 (Nice lilting stepper & dancer flip) brown sugar band-night time-get on up-1.mp3 3. Clay Brown - Walk With A Groove - Florentine M- £200 (Excellent dancer) 4. Roy Brown - Baby It's Love - Gert Vg+ £80.00 (Early up-tempo dancer) roy brown-baby it's-1.mp3 5. Chain Reaction - Nurse Your Nerves - Fish Vg/Vg- £80.00 (Funky dancer & midpace flip) chain reaction-nurse-lady-1.mp3 6. Oscar Charles - Happy Was The Day - Jog Ex £100.00 (Nice midtempo & dancer flip) oscar charles-happy-everybody's-1.mp3 7. Courage - It's Good To Have Someone - Crude-Wel Vg- £80.00 (Oddball soulful midpacer) courage-it's good-1.mp3 8. Cross Town Blues Band - In This World Alone - Lunar 2 DJ M- £60.00 (Gritty vocal on this bluesy tinged dancer/blues flip) cross town express-in this world-1.mp3 9. Drapers - Your Love Has Gone Away - Gee - W/D Ex+ £80.00 (Polished group mid-tempo & upbeat flip) drapers-your love-you got.mp3 10. Evangelist .Bertha. Jackson - He Gave It To Me - Mega M- £40.00 (Modern/gospel soulful dancer from this famed Carolinas logo, slowie flip) evangelist bertha jackson-he gave.mp3 11. Sam Fletcher - More Today Than Yesterday - Vault M- £40.00 (Excellent soulful dancer) sam fletcher- more.mp3 12. Bo Galigher - Oh Baby - Top M- £70.00 (Soulful Dancer, his 3rd on the label I know of) bo galigher-oh baby-.mp3 13. Leon Gardner - Stay Here - Misty Vg £100.00 (Rare northern dancer from this cult artist) leon gardner-stay here.mp3 14. Reggie Garner - Angel - Bob-G Ex £40.00 (Two oddball ok midpace sides, I guess pretty rare) reg garner-angel-moon.mp3 15. Kutie Gaye - It's Time To Pray - Bless Ex+ two xol - £40.00 (Nice soulful dancer & up-tempo flip) kutie gaye-it's time-truth.mp3 16. Grey Imprint - Do You Get The Message - Clear Hill M- £1000.00 (Current up-tempo spin) grey imprint - do you get the message -clear hill.mp3 17. Gloria Hill - Be Somebody - Deep Ex+ £450.00 (Cracking obscure northern & nice flip, hard 45) gloria hill-somebody-now i.mp3 18. Cookie Jackson - The Reason I'm Singing - Kris Ex £25.00 (Two nice soul covers) cookie jackson-reason-need.mp3 19. Jaggerz - Bring It Back - Gamble M- £10.00 (Nice dancer & slowie flip) jaggerz-bring-baby i.mp3 20. King Arthur - Hey Baby - Soundscape M- £65.00 (Two real nice dancers with funky rifts) king arthur-hey baby-i like.mp3 21. Gloria Lane - Let's Get Together - Spotlight Ex+ swol - £500.00 (Two excellent northern dancers, really hard 45 to find!) gloria lane-let's get-love.mp3 22. George Lemons - Fascinating Girl - Gold Soul Ex (Strong) £1700.00 (Love it or hate it a record that has an atmospheric and eternal charm! Flip Has A Few Small Black Dots (Pen) A 45 I’ve Never Found Stateside!) george lemons.mp3 23. Charles Leonard - A Funky Driver On A Funky Bus - Loadstone – Ex £35.00 (Charming funky/soul dancer) charles leonard-a funky.mp3 24. Lori-Ann - Earthquake - Melron Ex+ £80.00 (Frantic Philly girl group & midpace flip) lori-ann -earthquake-darling.mp3 25. Louise Lewis, Miss. LL - Wee Oo I'll Let It Be You Babe - Skyway Ex+ £100.00 (Classic northern, real infectious) louise lewis-wee oo.mp3 26. Little Nolan - My Baby Confuses Me - Ty-Do Vg £150.00 (Cracking up-tempo-selling for a pal) little nolan-my baby.mp3 27. Mark IV - I Fell In Love With A Married Woman – Mercury WDJ ss Ex+ £12.00 (Soulful mid-tempo) mark 1v-fell in.mp3 28. Tony Middleton - To The Ends Of The Earth - Polydor Int. Ex+ £225.00 (Australian. Foreign releases aren't my strong point, but I assume difficult to find and in nice shape!) tony middleton- too the.mp3 29. Mixed Sugar - It's A Bad Feeling - F.G.S Ex £500.00 (Has had some airplay recently, excellent dancer) mixed sugar-it's a bad.mp3 30. Oliver Morgan - Once Upon A Time - Recording Artist Prod Ex+ £40.00 (Up-tempo New Orleans) oliver morgan-once.mp3 31. O'Jays - I'm So Glad I've Found You - Bell Ex £15.00 (Premier dancer & nice mid-tempo flip) 32. Oscar Perry - Face Reality - Feron Ex+ £900.00 (Storming Texas dancer & ballad flip. A record that I never find anymore) oscar perry-face reality.mp3 33. N.F.Porter - Keep On Keeping On - Lizard M- £30.00 (Brilliant stuff a true classic) 34. L.J.Reynolds - All I Need - Lady Ex+ £60.00 (Great Michigan area) l j reynolds-all i need-cookin.mp3 35. Roy Roberts - Loving You Is So Easy - E.C Int. M- £30.00 (Nice 1990 mid- tempo dancer) roy roberts-loving you.mp3 36. Marvin L. Sims - I Can't Understand It - Uni M- £25.00 (Top-notch stormer & dancer flip) marvin l sims-i can't -it's.mp3 37. The Soul Aggregation - I Can't Find Love - Capitol M- £30.00 (Brilliant northern dancer) soul aggregation-i can't find.mp3 38. Sounds Of Blackness - Baby I Need You - S.O.B Corp Vg £ 125.00 (Excellent dancer & nice group ballad flip) sounds of blackness-baby-running.mp3 40. Darryl Stewart - Name It And Claim It - Wand Ex+ WDJ Slt stain and some ring wear £150.00 (Classic northern) darryl stewart-name it.mp3 41. Superlatives- I Still Love You- Uptite - M- £100.00 (Proper double sider, good as it gets - slight H2O on label, nowt at all!) superlatives-we're so.mp3 42. Swingmasters - Boogie On Down - Guess Ex+ £40.00 (Funk adlib & Northern style instr. Flip) swingmasters - guess.mp3 43.Irma Thomas - What Are You Trying To Do - Imperial M- £35.00 (Vinyl great, has about 15% of label missing on the flip - what a great Record!) 44. Tim - I Need Your Love - Celtex Ex+ £ 30.00 (Two nice Chicago dancers) 45. Total Unity - Lonely For You Baby - Del Shar Ex+ £100.00 (Up-tempo dancer & stepper flip) total unity-lonely-i'm.mp3 46. T.S.U Toronados - Flight Too Many - Volt M- £30.00 (Great thumping dancer, fabulous vocals-nice as a stocker) tsu toronados-flight-play.mp3 47. Vaqueros - Oh So Tenderly - Vaquero Ex+ £80.00 (Primitive group harmony dancer & up-tempo flip) vaqueros-oh so.mp3 48. Reuben Williams - Half A Man - Wild Deuce Ex W/D - £60.00 (Soul slowie & dancer flip, I recall this was the missing wild deuce Number for years.. Jesse herring prod.) reuben williams-half-piggy.mp3 49. Joe Willis & Mighty Invaders - Baby You Got It – Greenwood. good £45.00 (Up-tempo northern & deep flip) joe willis-baby-wait.mp3 50. Robert Winters - Soul Motivation - Ron's M- £50.00 (Dynamite funky/northern & nice ballad flip, watch this go! This is the silver logo; the black label is very lo-fi) robert winters-soul-lileph.mp3 charles leonard-a funky.mp3

The boot was on Soultown.

Monarch did use both as said. There are Highland releases in vinyl from Monarch. Styrene stampers lasted lot longer than vinyl ones so cut down the cost.

There's loads but here's three oldies. Invitations - Whats Wrong With Me Baby. Simply oozes soul, great vocal and harmonies, pure class. Fidels - Try A Little Harder . Bobby Freeman - I'll Never Fall In Love Again. Proper Northern stomper. Three "newies" as they were known..... Mello Souls -We Can Make It Diane Lewis - Ain't Got A Chance Tommy Ridgely - My Loves Gets Stronger.

I used to play the One More Chance side out about ten years ago, great cheapie which looks like it is slowly creeping up in price?

Different Brummie Mick this one Pete. I wondered about the 100 Club Brummie Mick when I saw the other Brummie Micks intro.

I wish I'd still got stuff like the High keys..........paid sod all for my old copy, mind you I sold it of not much more

got to agree the backing singers sound like a bunch of kids shrieking away, terrible, spoil a good record.

Please just edit your original topic Callum and not reply with "on hold", "updated" etc. Cheers Chalky

I presume you have to leave the feedback on the members profile. Could you not just reply to the post left by soulsunny he posted on your sales topic rather than start another topic and leave another reply on feedback topics? I'll remove one of the posts as no need for two.

We should try and avoid turning this into another oldies vs. newies topic. There are plenty of great nights giving a wide variety of choice for the punters. Sure a few more newer sounds could and should be introduced into sets and insisted upon IMO by promoters, especially at venues that have influence across the scene, just to freshen up a night and sustain interest over a longer period. Young uns/kids are exposed to a massive range of new music all the time and they don't listen to the same top 40 week in week out and I personally don't think the Northern Soul scene should either if it is to continue beyond the ageing body of people that represent the scene now. Good records will remain, crap will soon be dropped but the search for the next good record should always continue. Many many great records waiting to be rediscovered as well. It is the actions of irresponsible promoters and DJ's that are harming the scene and have no thought for the bigger picture or anyone else. It is widely acknowledged that there are too many venues with many clashes which leads to bad blood and resentment, first of all between the promoters and secondly between promoters friends and those they "employ" as DJ's. Yet not one promoter is prepared to do anything about it. Not one promoter when a date they want clashes with another (often long established event) are prepared to look for an alternative date or even cancel their promotion. Too many DJ's turn up an hour or even less for their set and then f*ck off after they've done their set. Some hop between two or three promotions on one night and in the end are not fully committed to either, especially an all-nighter where the DJ should be taking note of what is happening and what is being played, what not to play and what he/she can get away with. At the end of the day too many don't seem to give a sh&t about anything other than themselves. Like others have said I go out and I enjoy myself, I choose carefully where I go now, I no longer have the time spare time I used to have, but this doesn't mean either myself or anyone else should stop caring what is happening on the wider scene and people should be allowed to express their opinions when you can see what is wrong, there is a whole bigger scene out there, not just the world we personally live in.