Chalky

Hi Henning, is this podcast/show available via iTunes?

I was referring to events and the dj's at them. All have a mixture of residents and guests who can and do cater for all tastes. It has always been tough to get on the ladder, particularly all-nighters, I couldn't et to DJ at all-nighters in the 80's/90's but I was DJing at soul nights all over the place every weekend. Reckon you all just have to keep doing what you do, show you can do it, put yourselves about and your time will come. Promoters will take notice sooner or later.

The Bobby Fuller Four version of the Magic Touch is really poor in comparison to Melba Moore.

I agree 100% Matt, plenty out there that only DJ cause they have a large bank balance or a mate is doing them a favour and not cause they have the ability to DJ or put a set together.

Not much in Steve Cato's room that is tried and tested and many if not the majority in there have Dj'ed on the NS scene for some time. I'm not saying they don't have nothing to offer and not saying they aren't good, far from it, all are excellent (I've heard yourself and Callum) and do have plenty to offer, they and yourself and many others like you are not only the here and now but the future but to say they have more to offer than is already out there is a brave statement and far off the mark IMO. All-nighters like Lifeline, Bidds, Wilton, Rugby, Kings Hall, 100 Club to name a few, soul nights like Boomerang (best in country IMO for across the board soul music), Greatstone, Dab of Soul, Just Soul, Bidds, Bury, York, Move On, Bradford and many others again, all cover the bases and then some. I find it hard to believe musically anyone can offer something better and different to that little lot. I agree the balance between the old uns as you call us and the young uns is not right and needs to be addressed, but like I said if it doesn't happen soon it will happen over time. Hopefully if any of you are at Lifeline come over and have a chat, I'll introduce them to Andy and Mick. As said enjoy what we have now, there's something out there for everyone and like you said age is irrelevant just as long as you do the business. If not then move over!!

Young uns and old uns! I'll go and draw me pension now shall I As for the dj's you mention, do they offer something other than age that is different to what is already on offer at various venues up and down the country, honest answer please? Any playlists anywhere so we can see some of what they have to offer? I see you out and about Azza and Callum as well, Liam occasionally but the others I don't think I know from Adam, do they attend venues up and down the country?

The Mod scene and the northern scene are two different scenes and shouldn't be confused. Plenty of what is played on the Mod scene wouldn't go down too well at many Soul nights/nighters. Paul B, can I ask how much of what your club plays is NS, rare soul? Also would a place like Beat Boutique work in a town that doesn't have a large Student population? Don't know why people keep wanting to change something that has survived over 40 years. Sure we are getting older but there are venues and DJ's that cater for all styles, many of them stale playing the same old same but there's plenty of them playing something different and keeping it fresh, it doesn't necessarily need a younger DJ to make it any better. Granted we want more youngsters on the scene to keep it going and the youngsters turn will come behind the decks as they gain more experience, knowledge and bigger and better collections and as the old guard gives it up. There's enough going on to keep everyone happy. I also keep reading how the scene is a closed shop when it comes to DJ's, maybe it is in some cases, maybe it's because what some promoters do works so why change, maybe the music cannot be bettered by simply putting on a younger DJ???

$80 good price IMO. I dropped lucky and paid £30.

What do you call over priced?

All I can say is you got a better response than me. I searched high and low for ages with no luck until a copy came up for sale on here. Maybe it's because the new one is on it's way.

Ian Clark is the one you want to ask Bob. Don't have his email to hand but sure someone will be able to help.

It took about two years from beginning to look to getting a copy. No one would sell. Unless everyone flogs their old one now a new one on the way I doubt you'll be rushing in to a sale.

Took me ages to get a copy. I should wait awhile as a new one is in the pipeline.

Spot on Mark I've heard plenty "Dj" with big ticket items, records that you could buy a house with but the "DJ" couldn't DJ for his tea, the sets simply didn't flow, they mumble when on the mic etc. As I said earlier I would sooner hear someone with imagination than some lazy cheque book DJ.

Agree with all that Dave. I Dj'ed for Azza in Leeds and there was plenty of young uns in there. They don't generally frequent the nighter scene though, not on a weekly basis. Hopefully they will progress as they get more into it and want to get out to different places. But like you say they will bring their own brand of NS to the scene.

I disagree, there are plenty of cheap records you don't hear to often or never hear, it might be like that in Aus, I don't know haven't been so can't comment but here it's not like that. The mainstream NS scene is just the same 200/300 or whatever every week. Of course there are plenty of nights that promote something other than the norm but they aren't the majority, far from it. At a soul night I'm more likely to hear Al Williams, Lou Pride etc than many far cheaper records, what format is a different argument, tired and lazy DJing.....but that gain is a different argument! Young DJ's shouldn't try and compete, they should do their own thing. If that means setting up their own night to get behind some decks then so be it. After all a promoter puts the money into a night, and it's up to them who they book and an all-nighter for instance isn't cheap to run. As Dave said it's up to them to prove they can do the business not for the scene to pamper to them. If they are enthusiastic enough, willing to learn they will be in it for the long haul and opportunities will arise eventually. As the old guard slips away the turn of the young uns will come.

Maybe the Northern Scene has to get away from the rare vinyl only obsession and give the kids the music in whatever format suits. Not saying your major all-nighters should be like this but maybe town centre soul nights, particularly city centre ones where you might get a large student population looking for a good time. After all most of todays youngsters have probably never seen a vinyl 45 or even a record player? They have grown up on CD's and the last few years downloads? If they are interested and keen they will progress to the vinyl. Maybe this is the way to entice new young blood onto the scene. You only have to look at the all-nighter scene in general and the lack of youngsters.

Not all vinyl is expensive, plenty of good £10, £20 & £30 records out there. Not every DJ has to have Al Williams, Lou Pride and other expensive records you list, which as good as they are have been hammered by plenty of DJ's the past 30/40 years. New upcoming DJ's should be looking at other records, after all they have to offer something that isn't already there otherwise what is the point? It's no good replacing like for like and it is no good chucking a wealth of experience on the scrap heap simply for the sake of it. As long as a Dj is innovative, imaginative and refreshing it matters little how old he is.

I got one of the first ones with a date stamp and like you said very good counterfeit.

Patto, of the 1990 batch there was half a dozen or so stamped with the date. I don't think I've had one of the recent ones in my hands, what is the difference between these and the 1990ish ones?

I'd disagree too. "most meaningful"? As said a ridiculous statement and totally inaccurate in all respects.

It was a spin for Guy Stafford era.

The boot that was done around 1990, about 6 had a date stamp on them so they were quite rare until recent ones. The guy who did them was on here and there is a topic about them somewhere, probably from about 4 or 5 years ago.

The Poets on Red Bird.

The Sinceres (Pzazz) = Bloodstone