Chalky

Two of the first records I ever bought were Shakers One Wonderful Moment and Rain - Out Of My Mind Always had a soft spot for Frankie And The Classicals - What Shall I Do. Took me ages to find one with the spoken intro at the time

POP you need to be taking outside and given a good kicking Imagine finding a record like this now

so much Motown to choose from...... The Originals - Suspicion and Barbara McNeir - You're Gonna Love My Baby two of my faves. Four Tops with Do What You Gotta Do just brilliant. Temptations of the Ruffin/Kendricks era probably my all time fave group. Forever In My Heart just f*cking awesome Another fave is Loneliness Made Me Realise It's You That I Need Heard the Elgins - Heaven Must Have Sent You on t'radio other day, always liked that record

just done a quick surf ....... The '70s version of the Challengers III, the group that recorded in the early '60s for Harvey and Gwen Gordy-Fuqua's Tri-Phi label. Ann Bogan sang with both groups and replaced Gladys Horton in the Marvelettes between the two gigs. With Challengers III (aka the Challengers), Bogan sang with James Hutchinson and a female remembered only as Dorothy; in Love, Peace & Happiness (LPH), she's the Ms. between Mr. Melvin and Leslie Wilson. All three were also members of New Birth. LPH was part of Vernon Bullock's revue concept that Harvey Fuqua made a reality with New Birth, the Nitelighers, and Love, Peace & Happiness. The theory behind the mini revue was that three recording acts working together increased the chances of everybody gigging more, because the odds were greater that at least one of the three would have a hit at any given time. The Nitelighters scored first with "K-Jee," a staple of high school and college marching bands. Then New Birth rattled off a string of dramas that lit up Billboard's R&B chart. But, despite two solid RCA albums and a few singles, LPH never had a hit. Bogan's blustery contralto complimented the Wilsons equally strong vocals. The three went way back a long ways. Bogan had met the brothers on gospel shows and brought them to her mentor's attention. In addition to admiring her voice -- Fuqua recorded a duet with Bogan on Harvey ("Will I Do") -- and felt he owed her something. When Motown absorbed Tri-Phi and Harvey, the Challengers became Motown artists. But only Junior Walker & the All-Stars, and to lesser degrees, Shorty Long and the Spinners received any attention. Johnny Bristol became a noted producer/writer, but the others, including the Quails, bemoaned the business deal. (The Elgins redid the Quails' "Been a Long Time" as "It's Been a Long Time" on VIP; it came out after the release of their only album and didn't make the LP.) When RCA released their first single, "Don't Blame the Young Folks," in 1970, it marked Bogan's eighth year in show biz. Eight financially rough years. The Challengers' recordings, "Honey," "Stay With Me," and "I Hear an Echo," were under-financed and didn't have a chance. When Bogan became a mom, her mom insisted she raised her own kids; i.e., give it up (show business), it hasn't gotten you anywhere. She didn't travel with the show and Fuqua wired her money to get to wherever they were playing. Sometimes she made it; but often she didn't, which added another nail in the groups' coffin. After a few more singles, "Strip Me Naked" and a rendition of Gladys Knight & the Pips' "I Don't Want to Do Wrong," they disbanded. The Wilson brothers remained the key ingredients in New Birth, and Ann Bogan settled into a secure nine-to-five J-O-B in Cleveland. LPH's two RCA albums, Love Is Stronger (1971) and Here T'Is (1972), ought to be on a CD.

There is a scan on Benji's site (albeit not a very god one) >>HERE<< anyone got a decent scan?

about a ton give or take. e-bay it's been going for around $160/$200

sound file for you....

Hi Ted If You Love Me would be twice as much. I can only imagine that the one who paid over $800 was thinking he was getting If You Love Me

Carl Hall around a ton I think. Monique 200/250? has gone for anything between $330 and $ 860 on ebay

put the Vandelletes on a list some time back I think.

TC & Bricklayers - Up And Down The Hill - King Not exactly driving but been told by the boys in blue or traffic warden a few times - You Better Move On - Arthur Alexander

Same as mine Mark, nicew and clean. Know dealers who have had no trouble getting £250 for this. I've been playing the I Found True Love side. Was surprised how many didn't know it, coming up to have a look.

Sonatas - Going Down The Road - Hot Line Sonny Daye - Long Long Road To Happiness - Power

If you look to the left of the post under soul-source name at the other details it tells you Soul Source is part of admin.

cheers Billy. Not sure about silent I do use the mic. but don't like to rabbit on and on like some....it's all about the music at the end of the day

User names or handles as you call them are used on all auction sites so why single one out? And Ruby Andrews £125 real price I'd have said £30 is a more realistic price

Vanguards which one? Good Times is superb...overplayed maybe but pure class, great vocals.

Who said rare makes it a good record? I hear many records played cause of the rarity rather than the quality. I push the cheaper underplayed as much as anyone. Neither did I say the Antellects is good,. I said it's far from the worst record on the scene and cannot understand why it gets so much stick when you consider some of the dross played. If one came along cheap I take it you wouldn't be interested

what do you call a decent sensible price?

There may be plenty of nighters but the hardcore who go week in week out is probably 300 and the youngsters just aren't there in sufficient numbers to sustain it long term. Plenty of nighters really no better than local soul nites when it comes to the music policy As for experience (and knowledge), when we were nineteen we had to work to gain that knowledge and subsequently experience, nowadays it's handed on a plate to many simply by switching on a pc

Nothing at all Brian

There's no wonder the scene is slowly dying, especially the all-nighter scene when all you have to do is switch on your computer and get practically any record you wish to hear..apart from the likes of the top collectors/Dj's that is. You then have people with more money than sense paying way over the odds for not so rare records because they are indemand and guaranteed to fill the floor.......... How about this for a line up

The all-nighter scene to me was and still is about going out to hear records you can't hear sat at home in your armchair. If you wanna hear it get to Middleton