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comin' home baby - old wheel tune I think............derided by the elitists - "blue-eyed non-soul"...........still gets played out and I think it sounds as cool as f*ck

The purists seem to say that you can't really have soul without the vocals..............but instrumentals have always been played at soul clubs so far as I know and I love 'em. You certainly don't need to hear vocals to dance to a tune. I don't know which is the rarest or most popular, but these are among the best in my opinion; Davis & Tyler - hold on help is on the way Billy Preston - billy's bag Righteous Bros Band - rat race Earl Wright - thumb a ride Eddie Bishop - call me The Brothers - are you ready for this Hesitations - that's what love is Dynatones - the fife piper The lad Teens - white rice David Hamilton - the deacons The Soulful Strings - comin' home baby Earl Van Dyke - 6x6 Booker T - green onions ................and last but not least.....Ramsey Lewis - wade in the water

Did Gene Chandler.....or.....Eddie Holman ever get the international acclaim that they should have?

Those two take me right back to the Cats Whiskers! The place where one night I finally built up the courage to approach a young lady I'd had my eye on for a while, my mates new this so they watched me swagger over to her, spots popping involuntarily as I walked.......................................................got a f*ck off tablet, needless to say .......and as I made my way back over to the lads, the DJ played "I don't blame you at all" - Smokey & the Miracles!!! Got the p*ss ripped out of me every time that record came on for ages after.

Tried to avoid reference to early Motown and other general release stuff that gets played out, thought the idea was to go for classic main stream soul that doesn't get played at "our" clubs (i.e. broad church interpretation) ?

Yes I got a copy of the three disc "Curtom Story" which has good "sleeve notes" so I'm just catching up on all his stuff but I didn't realize how prolific he was, going right back to the mid-60's.

Maybe RS will reveal if he played it before IL in "Mein Kampf" when it comes out?

That's one I regularly have on in the car! My all time mainstream soul classics are; Staple Singers - respect yourself Sly & The Family Stone - family affair Stevie Wonder - superstition Marvin Gaye - don't mess with Mr T Temptations - just my imagination Isley Bro's - summer breeze Judy Clay & Wm Bell - private number Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway - where is the love Otis Redding - hard to handle Gladys Knight - my baby loves me O'Jays - for the love of money..........where do you stop?

I didn't realize that he was behind the Curtom label or that he had written so much stuff...............hits for Billy Butler, Major Lance and the fascinations!

Wade Flemons and Sam Dees back to back.....right up my street

Enjoyed that immensely thank you........................wouldn't want to hear Fat Daddy's patter on the drive to work on a grumpy Monday morning mind you....despite the quality tunes!!

I got one free.....December 2012 issue.....from Beatin' Rythm in Manchester last month..........don't recall seeing a later issue on offer........maybe its a quarterly now?

Bit of boring legal stuff for you.... "when deciding on whether or not a person is trading it is necessary to distinguish between trading activities (which give rise to trading profits) and non-trading activities (which give rise to capital gains) The statutory definition of "trade" includes "any venture in the nature of trade" ( s. 989 Income Tax Act 2007)....which is not very helpful....so you have to look at case law. Case law looks for what the courts call "the badges of trade"....namely, the subject matter of the transaction / the duration of the period of ownership of "stock" / the frequency of transactions / supplementary work on the asset / the reason for sale / profit motive. " Bottom line is its a very subjective test and if a tax payer sells a type of asset which might normally be acquired for personal enjoyment this may suggest that any profit arising from the sale should be treated as a capital gain rather than a trading profit. The disposal of a chattel for £6k or less is exempt from Capital Gains Tax......plus you have an annual CGT allowance of £10,600.00 and then the typical rate of 18% kicks in on non-exempt gains over that threshold. This is obviously just generic information and you need specific professional advice to suit your own situation. Hope this helps.................and if not..............sorry for boring you!!

Cheers Pete, some nice stuff yet again.

I'll have some of that........just had me gettin' down with my bad self all round the office !!! when's your next session 'cos I'll be there ?

As far as I'm aware, selling personal chattels from time to time does not of itself amount to trading activity for tax purposes. I would be inclined to see how you go first and wouldn't register with HMRC unless and until the level of activity / volume of sales reaches "the point" where it would be seen as business activity to a reasonable person. HMRC issue statements of practice on their website on stuff like this but they would prefer to know about it from the off regardless of how successful it might or might not become..........but they bend the rules to suit so I would start on the footing that its incidental / occasional and not a regular activity or means of income. I know a bit about revenue law but little to f*ck all about being a record dealer!!! Good luck anyway

Forgot all about Mike Shaft......think I saw him DJ'ing at a club or two as well but all a bit hazy now

looks like the rap party for an Austin Powers movie

Got played in the modern room on Friday night at Prestatyn and went down a storm, different story when you hear these tracks loud 'n proud whilst being appreciated by an up for it dance floor

Loved that....really makes you think about making the effort to attend an event in Europe. Stayed in Aachen briefly in '87 on drive from Amsterdam to the Mosel Valley. Been looking at the Tolouse and Amsterdam Soul Clubs in the events pages but the weekend format sounds favorite.

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That is singularly the best and one of the most perceptive appraisals of the boys behind the decks that I've read. Totally relate to Dave Evison being approachable and friendly to the new and young members, he was like that with us in 75. One of our lot stalked RS relentlessly for the whole of the first three /four years, namely "Scally" / Mike Atherton from Oldham and was the man in the know throughout that period as a result. Sadly, his intense interest burned out too soon and he packed up and I lost touch with him but expect he never got back on the bus. Hat's off to you and the other guys on here with your depth of knowledge for sharing this stuff.

Missed this thread 'cos I was at Prestatyn. I never liked the term "Northern Soul" when it came out, to the point were I'd tell people "its soul not northern soul" and I was being elitist as I wanted to dissassociate myself from what the media had portrayed of the scene. I totally agree and, like you I'm not "name calling", but the same is true of people on the current scene. In answer to the original post, just see the "thinking man's oldies" pod casts by Pete Smith on here and take your pick of the old Wigan Stuff on there. Also, RS did a two hour special on "Radio Prestatyn" last night on the casino classics, have a butchers at that playlist. Wigan was a "be there or be square" deal.....end of. I saw the Vibrations on Saturday night, blinding live performance in a packed arena with a great atmosphere...........but "cause your mine" could not and never will sound better than when it was banging out on vinyl at Wigan.

Just prompted me to dig out "free and in love" and "feelin bitchy"...... got some hammer back in the eighties when I got them but not heard them for ages.

Need to set a minimum number of pixels...............its a bit tricky when there's only one to go off