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He always seemed a nice enough guy to be honest . not in tune with the p.c . northern crowd at all , but i always feel when i hear a Winstanley laugh in going on that maybe it is rooted in the fact that no matter who you think you are or what you feel your part in the scene is , you will never ,ever have a place like the one he got going . give the man a break.

If a record i cant afford but would like to own on vinyl gets booted i will buy it , simple as that .all the rest is propaganda .

Would be worth throwing a few bob at it , some of the refurbished models on that Dansette website are priced at £ 545 ! And yours looks so much cooler.

Yes really nice , let us know if it works. If not, you could try Dansette.com ( restoration and repairs ) .

So, its on for just one night , on just one screen in Manchester ? would have thought there would be more interest than that .

Marvellettes Youre love can save me is on a 45rpm tamla u.s. e.p made to promote the sophisticated soul album i think , only seen demos of this , Had an emidisc of this nearly forty years ago, just picked up a carver of it on Soul source a couple of weeks ago for a tenner ,very good sound quality , made up with it actually. The one i would like on a 45 is the vocal and instumental of In the neighbourhood ( on the avenue ).

Some great stuff up there that i havent heard before, especially Betty Renay and Soul connection. Personally, have been playing THE SUPERBS , BABY BABY ALL THE TIME . maybe eight times this morning .

Very rarely can i identify artists like those of you above , i do get a feel for a tune but its for the overall finished product ,It has to be exceptionally distinctive for me to be able to pick them out ,( maybe Esther Phillips ) One voice that is really hitting the spot for me recently is that of Inez Foxx, Back to the topic , for me the Barbara anDthe castles version is superior vocally , it is a far fuller orchestration and the backing singers ( the castles ) are far more distinctive in a perfect 60s girlie northern way , thus making it for me, the pick of the bunch.

Actually looks like its worth round about £150 -£200 based on a few previous sales ads on here

So, about forty quid then ?

Yes i love that as well , first heard it on a goldmine cd(northern soul satisfaction?) in the early nineties , so superior to the Vicky Nelson version in my opinion . no idea what its worth .

I would like to nominate Saxie Russell

I wasnt too keen on the guy either to be honest and he dosent seem to have a clue about the northern stuff , again he is definately a career driven type ,and used to be incredibly arrogant ,in this area he seems to have changed for the better . For me though his saving grace is his enthusiasm, i find it quite infectious . Thus ends my in depth character analysis of Mr Charles.

True enough Steve, however , i thought the fire exit was on the right hand side of the stage just before you went up the stairs? Remember one night the place had to be cleared due to a bomb scare around 1 am( turned out to be some locals mingling with the evacuated crowd to gain free admission ) first record on after the crowd re entered , Frankie(love man )Crocker Ton Of Dynamite ! Went along this morning , A suitable brief ceremony, It is inside , however the curve of the shopping mall follows the old station rd so it is in exactly the correct position . A million miles away from the wild nights of the seventies , but a small permanent blue plaque, marking the site. Long overdue and highly appropriate. I dont think i know you Drew, but thanks for making the effort.

Average White Band , 19 c.d.s ??? come on , whos going to buy that ? surely a greatest hits package of 25 tracks or so would cover that base . Dont get me wrong , they had a great sound and there material still sounds good today ,but 19 c.d.s ,dearie me.

I very much get the point about people doing northern industrial jobs, (not mining neccesarily) The crowd I went to the all nighters with in the seventies were mainly working in factories or on some kind of industrial apprentiships or similar , anyone not fitting this description would not quite fit at that time. There was a guy from Burnley i think used to frequent the record bar at wigan who used to pull out a pair of glasses to inspect a record he was interested in , so notable and strange was this behavior that he was nicknamed " The Proffessor " . At the time i paid no attention to this aspect of the scene, the sociological and racial stratification of its attendees (mainly white working class youth, the programme stated ) and the attendant social climate of the time , Looking back at a programme like that puts it into context . Did i ever conciously think at the time , that i was escaping at the weekend through the soul scene from a dreary day to day existence with few opportunities ? No. Was i in actual fact doing just that ? maybe , yes.

I enjoyed it .

Yes, they are definately prince of wales check, available with the red overcheck, or blue or without , Ruperts as i remember them were more of a greenish check unlike the actual bears bright yellow with big black check ( dont think i remember anyone wearing those apart from the bear himself , but you never know ) Does anyone remember in Stolen from Ivor or Justins in Manchester about 71,72 ish, as a sales gimmick they named different pants colours after different areas of the city and there was a massive skinhead cartoon the size of the whole window with the guys wearing Wythenshawe whites , Gorton greens, Salford stones ,Burnage browns etc...?

agreed

Congratulations Nick! my advise , put it somewhere very safe and make no further descisions at this point .

Delrays inc Destination unknown pressing sold for £245.95 two days ago on e bay , so if you have the ones people want , the demand is still there .

I agree with Paul tp, THIS ( soul source ) is the focal point nowardays, So much of what made attending the " weekly tribal gathering " essential can now be accessed on here, The darker aspects of the scene , so attractive and exciting back in the day hold far less appeal personally today. I attend soul nights nowardays maybe on a monthly basis on average , some nights i love it , other times i question what i am doing with my life . Because of the egos and potential profits involved , i cant ever see some kind of promoters coalition for the good of the scene happening ( and it probably would be good for the scene ) The only hope would be if a club emerged that was so good that you just had to be there or feel as if you had seriously missed out on something , if there were such a place , i would be there on a regular basis , but as nothing since the seventies has had that kind effect on me i feel maybe that ship has sailed .

I never get tired of those classic sounds no matter how often i hear them

VICTORIA BATHS ALL NIGHTER (£ 10.00 Admission, Drink as much as you like !) " Whats it like ? " "A bit of a DIVE " PLAYLIST Ramsey Lewis WADE IN THE WATER Bobby Freeman SWIM The Daisies COLD WAVE The Ventures WALK, DON,T RUN Jimmy Cliff WATERFALL MORRIS Chestnut too darn soulful WADE Flemmons Jeanette FLOATERS FLOAT ON Four Tops STILL WATER Marie Queenie Lyons DROWN in my own tears Not trying to MAKE WAVES or POUR COLD WATER on this promotion, just feel the organisers may have GONE IN AT THE DEEP END And should maybe have SPLASHED OUT on a more suitable venue , At the end of the day i suppose its WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR BOAT.