Chalky

In your opinion it doesn't work, for plenty of others it does work. If it is danceable it will work, Stafford last week showed you can play the genres and make it work, dancefloor rammed all night. I agree with floaty stuff (what genre you referring to though?), that is no good at an all-nighter, you need dancers although the odd slowie when programmed right can and does work. The venues that cater for the down tempo stuff is a different matter....don't go if you don't like what you hear. Not every venue is put on to satisfy you, me or anyone else but there are venues out there that cater for the taste of each of us. As for the change in styles that depends on how good your DJ is. There are DJ's who can change the style and still make the set flow and work for the dancers.

There's a Lonette on Dearborn

How do you edit your event on the map? Looking at the map and street view for Lifeline it is about a mile down the road as now streets or houses in the near vicinity. If you look at the road where venue is pinned, go back towards the M6 and the venue is on the track on the right of the road, 1st one from M6.

at Stafford last week there was all types of soul music played from the off. All were played 25 years ago so considered oldies as such but I dare bet plenty of it would be considered too modern for many of the across the board promoters

Don't really know SteveJ, but Tats is quality, one of my mentors when I was a nipper Steve G answered the question for you really, but why are you limited to DJ's from the Midlands? what is it with the Midlands and sticking only to Midlands DJ's? There are plenty not too far away. Sean Hampsey, Bully, two from just up the road in my old town who can do quality soul music from all eras.

the 70's is probably more rightly classed as 70's northern so can't really class it as across the board, it has to include plenty of other era soul to be truly across the board. nothing to do with oldies vs. anything else, in most experiences across the board is far removed from what it is supposed to mean. More often than not nothing past the 70's except Drizabone, Angie Stone etc are played and they are more northern in there appeal than modern. You rarely see a modern DJ at one of these Across the board venues for some strange reason

yes but these are modern to the oldies crowd, hence across the board, I'd love one of these across the board nights to book Robin and let him play what he played at Stafford t'other week, see how across the board they are then.....but then again that set could/should be now classed as oldies

Too often it means one of the DJ's plays Angie Stone - Wish I Didn't Miss You, Drizabone and the rest of the night is oldies. I've challenged one or two so called ATB promoters who I now didn't play northern to the present day to post playlists so we could see for ourselves. Needless to say they never posted any. If they claim to play across the board it should be northern to the present day....

There is a dj program, Virtual DJ I think it is called, as well as a set of virtual twin decks for djing this program will alter the pitch, key etc doing what has been done to frankie beverley at the click of a mouse. Pit the program on Ellie's Pc a while back and she had sussed the program in about 10 minutes, she was soon altering tracks on her PC.

can only find 7 of mine

I was given a photo by Karen (darlington or somewhere like that) of me in Mansfield in 1987, was in Mansfield and I presume trotters. Nige Parker in the photo too and few others, bit of Gary Churm and couple of Chesterfield lads. I'll scan it when I get the chance....I look about 15 As for Hollingwood, I've some of the anniversary stuff somewhere in the garage, car sticker etc, I'll check it and that will give the dates when it started.

they must have been inflicted with some sudden mental illness Greg, crazy if you ask me. If they had asked on here they would have got it for a tenner or so. Always liked Tomorrow

not the adlibs, thought it was uncredited tape/acetate as said already.

he was spinning it 86/87, there is a review in Shades Of Soul, could have been George Sharp who reviewed it

Cheers Simon

No mate, don't think it was Guy who had the pics, he just hosted the site.

some one has plenty Baz, they used to be on Guy's site. But now that is no longer dunno where they are that's why I asked if anyone can remember who put them on Guy's site.

The Really Useful Box Company make a 100 and a 200 box from plastic to store records. I have a couple. https://www.reallyusefulproducts.co.uk/uk/html/onlineshop/rub_music.php

summat like that mate although I don't think it had the Chalky in it . It is the photos I'm after or whoever posted them, I think it was a female who put them up there but can't remember her name.

got to be in my all time top ten this record, fantastic it is

Used to call him Curly. I only ever saw him at the venue but the Manlove's knew him better. Keith might tell you more if he reads this.

Tony's Empress Ballroom (Mexboro' one)

it is and always has been a Butch spin. If I remember rightly Rob did some dubs from a tape. Anyone other than Butch is spinning a dub/cut/ carver/boot or whatever else you want to call it.

Up in smoke & A mountain of a man if someone can kindly oblige