Chalky

I've Andy's interview with Eddie Singleton to upload when this has has some spotlight

It is great to see youngsters enjoying themselves and I've always support them and encouraged them. But articles like this are not representative of the scene, they never are and these academics try to look for things that aren't there or put a slant on a youth movement suggesting we are moving against something, the socio-political aspect for instance which has never really been the case. There always has been people from across the social and political spectrums and a scene like Northern embraces them all whereas godown the pub and your socio-political arguments would rise to the for if Lord Snooty walked in to the Dog and Duck or a bunch of council estate types went into some West End gentleman's club. Yes we escaped all that but that wasn't the reason, it was far more simple than that, just good night out dancing and getting off ones tits, buying records and talking bollox all night.

Kell Osborne - Law Against A Heartbreaker Jackie Day - Naughty Boy

It was the music and the friends I went to nighters for not to escape politics or my social situation at home or work. We all had a social and lifestyle choice be that going to the pub, local club or nighters. Yes you left everything behind for the weekend but wasn't that what your social life was for regardless of what you did with your free time?

Two great sides, both attracting different scenes. Impossible to find on an original which is very rare. Get one before they go....

No guest this week but Dean and Gez give you two hours of the finest Soul music.

Another mix with some recent releases and some forthcoming stuff too. Bit of everything in there. Barbara Jean English - Tastes Sour Don’t It - Big Man Records Jimmy Radcliffe - The Thrill Of Loving You - Forthcoming Big Mam Records Jimmy Radcliffe - You Made A Man Out Of Me - Forthcoming Big Mam Records Split Evolution - Bedroom Eyes - Cannonball Records Alfreda Brockington - Waiting For Your Touch - MD Records Coco & Ben - See The World (As It Is) - AOTN Annette Snell - Tonight I Feel Like Dancing - Forthcoming Soul 4 Real Dave & Omar - Starlight - ZR Records Mistura feat. Tiffany T’Zalle - If You Ever Need Somebody - ZR Records Tunnie Smith - You & Me Together - Super Disco Edits Annette Snell - I Think I’m Falling In Love - Forthcoming Soul 4 Real Frederick Knight - How, When or Where - Forthcoming Soul 4 Real Alfreda Brockington - Give Me What You’re Giving Her - MD Records Split Evolution - Let Me Do Ya - Cannonball Records Pearl Dowell - It’s All Over - Hit & Run The Petersons - What’s It Gonna Be - Soul Junction Falcons - Love Like You Never Been Loved - Forthcoming Big Mam Records Van McCoy - Sing Yeah Sing - Soul Direction Sharon McMahon - Do I Deserve It baby - Hit & Run Pearl Dowell - Good Thing - Hit & Run Van McCoy - Wait Till I Get You In My Arms - Soul Direction Sharon McMahan - When Will Love Come To Me - Hit & Run The Petersons - Just What I’ve Been Looking For - Soul Junction

I don't know anyone who got into the scene for social-economic reasons? We were all simply looking for something different to the local night club, some decent music and like you say all after seeing what our peers were up to....and the sherbert LOL

Another recording of the night (this has Keb's Set) this time from Steve Phillis

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I agree good luck to them, hope some keep the faith as long as we have

What do you mean retro? The music certainly is, largely anyway. The article gets one thing right, In a handful of small venues". It is just a few venues as well, large cities with a large young university crowd to target. Its not the case at your bread and butter venues with youth very much absent. I hope some of these in places like Deptford and the one in Bristol do keep the faith as the article likes to eulogise, and travel, that is what is missing, a large travelling contingent of youth. (Recent) History though would suggest otherwise.

Not the full track but gives you some idea.... Stanley Evans - We Got A Good Thing Going - Phil LA of Soul unissued.mp3

It' a cheap record, probably too cheap for popsike to bother with. Plenty for sale on discogs, plenty been sold via that platform too

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Last sold on Discogs for £32 last month, that's the highest it has sold for with a bit of history too.

That's more in line with my idea of a price, maybe same for Groovettes too.

Guy Hennigan joins Dean in the studio for this weeks show which reflects on the fabulous Top Dog and Soultown reunion at Stafford's Top of The World on Easter Sunday. Guy gets the chance to play some records that didn't get onto the turntables last week and chat and digest the events of last week. Gez and myself are also in the studio.

Last Eddie Whitehead I saw was more than £1k, probably nearer double. I’d want more than a grand anyway if I was selling. Rarely see either records.

AFO is a Louisiana/New Orleans label, Le Sage is New York so probably not the same group?

Most records have a history of sales and this is what most of us used for years with no problems. Most collectors were happy to shift a record on for what thye paid or a small profit to fund another purchase. Now, it's look at last price, and double that cause they think some mug will pay it.

But that ten quid record in The USA is £30 here, UK dealers exploiting the postage cost situation. I'd sooner pay the postage than give my money to a greedy Brit seller.

Whilst I'm in the mood (to do nothing really) I thought I'd do a mix of some Stafford Top Dog and Soultown era plays. I got carried away and it ended up being over 4 hours