Back Street Blue

Hiya Fred...yeah we tend to share a similar outlook on here and other forums and I know you're fair and right minded and that you are out and about a lot more than most. I could name several other genuine soul people who have taken the same stance as you regarding GS events. I've voted with my feet from several venues run by other promoters too though 'cos of agro or "agadoo". Victims of their own success maybe? Agree with you though, better security and a stricter door policy would cure it. ATB John.

"In the middle of the night I wake up screaming"....soul twins-QCA Always found that line slightly disturbing! But love the lyrics all the way through Gene Chandler's "nothing can stop me"

Once an event, large or small, attracts the attention of the local beer monsters or becomes the local grab a granny night...its time to move on. Unfortunately, the problems been rife since the revival in the 90's and even some great venues/events have suffered from brawls breaking out. Late bars selling cheap beer with ineffective security...its going to happen. Keep dancing Jim.

...Just seen this...RIP Joe

Great film that! Regret not taking the chance to go to the Sunday night revival do's early 2000's with regulars Pete Holden ("Niffer") and Jeanette, who are both old Wheelers, and big Lloyd from Oldham.

Otis Blackwell -its all over me- Mecca Jades - where its at/ Adams Apples -don't take it out on this world- Wigan main room James Carr/ Dynatones/ Davis & Tyler - M's Harold Melvin - get out - Ashton Tiff's East Coast Connection - Summer in the parks/ Joe Frazier - Ritz Eddie Foster - I never knew - Rochdale Tiff's George Benson - on broadway - Samantha's GSH - the bottle - Hacienda Lieutenant Pigeon - moldy old dough - Boundary Park

Seen TV ad' toinight.... Thought there'd have been ruptions on here. Is Curtis Lee on many compilations? On the one hand, loved most of the tracks when I first heard them, so can't begrudge others doing the same. On the other hand, TV ad' very cheesey and K-Tel-esque. Could be good news for the textiles industry, lots of material will be required if the kex go viral?

The big names were so prolific that they're bound to get the credit for discovering sounds. That said there must be many lesser known DJ's and diggers and collectors who have had their personal moments of glory and I agree that it would be great to hear their accounts. I was at college in '76 with my mate Scally (Mike Atherton-"Scal" on here) who was on a mission to track down the artist Oscar Perry. Scal eventually got Oscar's phone number and struck up a friendship which culminated in Scal discovering and sourcing a copy of "main string" and he was instrumental in persuading Oscar to come over to the UK. Being a collector and not a DJ, Scal was also reluctantly persuaded to do a set at an alldayer (at the Rose Bowl?) in Burnley...where he shared the decks with a certain Mr Mark Dobson. There must be plenty of other guys out there with similar tales to tell.

Quite like seeing what's goin' on out there Saw myself on vid for the first time last year......must've been taken while I was treading water 'til a "proper one" got played

Pre '74....."Underground" Post '74...."Overground" After that..."wombeling free"

Temps - ain't too proud to beg and Isley's - take some time out....73 from Ma Dobbs I think (big sister took me in her Mk 1 mini) First Northern Mitch Ryder- Breakout....from the Golden Disc in Oldham. Remember rushing out and buying Timmy Thomas when it came out with O'jays - love train

Great news.....for every day people!

Don't know....will PM big Cliff to find out

Think the advert's pants. Get why people cringe at what my late friend Chris Buckley called "the circus folk"....but it doesn't bother me if people choose to dress "retro cool" Most of the folk who wear vintage stuff that I know are regular niter goers and at events week in, week out.... and are very good company The bloke in the ad is a well known old hand it turns out and good luck to him I say

Shredded Wheat my arse.... ..You only wore those threads in the days when people went "to work on an egg"

Thought the Wheel and Torch episodes were good....John Cooper Clarke's account was great....but lost interest part way through the Wigan episode which was largely Russ's mobile disco version of events that has been covered before and would have prefered some in-put from RS. Didn't know that Gethro was one of the TOTP's dancers though!!

Thought the Wheel and Torch episodes were good....John Cooper Clarke's account was great....but lost interest part way through the Wigan episode which was largely Russ's mobile disco version of events that has been covered before and would have prefered some in-put from RS. Didn't know that Gethro was one of the TOTP's dancers though!!

Missed it yesterday....just put it on to hear the Philly stuff. Hoping to hear Arnold the dog?

"Merry Christmas ya filthy animals and a happy new year too".... Thanks Mike & the Mod's for another year's efforts

"Merry Christmas ya filthy animals and a happy new year too".... Thanks Mike & the Mod's for another year's efforts

Would love to help but don't want to give the game away before the release of my forthcoming Northern Soul fitness video..... ..... don't think NS is ideal for people on exercise bikes .... unless they can get hold of some really big bicycle clips to tuck their Spencers in!!

What creates the demand? Influential DJ's playing /resurrecting records which then get picked up by other DJ's.... Or is demand coming from the punters who are fed a playlist of "you may also like" sounds when they look for "Frank Wilson" or "Wigan Casino" on youtube?

There was a thread with an article about how M's came into being, details of the DJ's etc....using my phone so too hard to look for it....maybe not the case in 80/81 but the 70's and "modern" stuff was getting played downstairs which didn't appeal to everyone. The demand for the stuff played in M's was obviously significant, so much so that the Oldies nights were introduced in '76.