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I had a quick look to see if it will be repeated over the next week, couldn't see it, seeing the comments above I'd probably give it a miss now anyway, next week I think it was on Thursday around ten they have Soul Sisters Soul Brothers, mentioned George Benson ,Aretha etc so probably just stuff that made the charts in the 80's but I could be wrong. Can't remember the night but a Blues one was also listed.

Was this any good, is it worth looking out for a repeat?

I like em', I do a monthly cd comp that I give out to friends more or less works out at 30%from tunes I see on Playlists, 30% I hear on Podcasts, 30% I find trawling You Tube the final 10% is made up of stuff I hear out and a few well known ones. I like to see what is being played in other parts of the country as I stay pretty local, I don't do all nighter's even though one of the best is on my doorstep (sorry Len) so it's nice to see and hear what is being played there too . I've had loads of great tunes brought to my attention many of which have become firm favourites through reading playlists many of which would probably have passed me by. Plus with lists like the one from the Horse and Groom not being 100% Northern you get to hear stuff you would probably overlook on the likes of You Tube searching for more dance related tunes. Then again you could say I should get out more cos' there's most definitely nothing better than hearing the sounds in a venue over a good well set up sound system.

First time out for a couple of months Saturday night at the Carlton Prestwich, bit of a mixed bag just a few out of many it was nice to hear Jimmy Jones 39-21-40 Shape Sam Cooke That's it I Quit Al Hudson I'm about loving You James Brown Honky Tonk Fay Simmonds Tell me I'm yours

Yes, I hit post before I had finished then thought twice about posting, I thought I had deleted post when I edited but obviously not, must be more careful in future, good thread though, some interesting views in the end just didn't think mine were valid or of interest.

I think it depends on why you own certain records and what those records are, we all know the pleasure to be found in just looking at a particular label, holding the record in your hands, the emotional bond that you have for certain records whether it be a memory of time, place or even person. Then you have to consider the act of actually collecting records and the lengths some will go to for instance to get a full run of a label, the various different issues, pressing plants etc. I'm as far away an expert on record prices and what holds it's value and what doesn't as I am from Mars but taking into account the age range of people on the scene and current prices for apparently not so rare records if I was in possession of

Five from the marvellous Carlton Club Prestwich last night, great work by all the Dj's, cracking first set by Andy, nice mix of styles by guest Gibby, 1 Scratch My Back Slim Harpo 2 Are You Fooling Lil Gray 3 Seek and You Shall Find Isley Bros 4 Yes I love You Baby The Dynamics 5 Stranger in My Arms Lynne Randell (opening lines still send a shiver no matter how often I hear it)

Cheers, ta very much

What's the track that starts at 11mins please ,male vocal, Girl. Some great tunes enjoyed ,look forward future postings.

Think It's been mentioned before on here but didn't Jeffrey Daniels do the Moonwalk years before Michael Jackson?

Change of plans led to Farnworth Friday night, five that pricked my ears 1 The Embers Where did I Go Wrong 2 Carolyn Cooke I Don't Mind 3 Sunliners All Alone 4 Joe Douglas Something To Brag About 5 Kenny Gamble The Jokes on You

Not being argumentative here as this is something that has puzzled me for some time, I could be being a bit thick,slow or whatever but does this happen. Looking at it from a paying customers point of view I would rightly or wrongly assume a promoter books a Dj because he likes what they play having heard them somewhere else or by reputation, also because knowing his regular punters will like what said dj plays. Why then would he have to dictate what the dj plays, doesn't make sense to me or as I say am I missing something.

It's all about the question, the obvious answer like it or not as soon as they put a record on the deck they are D'jing , if you had asked when does a Dj become a good or respected Dj that's a harder question to answer. I've been asked a few times would I fancy doing a spot always refusing because although at one time I had some pretty decent tunes (nothing remotely rare or in demand) and could easily have put a set together much the same as anyone with a fair few records could it would have been no different to what's already being played by the majority of dj's out there so what would be the point apart from possibly ego. I've seen a good friend grow from if you have to use the term "wanna be" in a Northern sense to in my opinion a great dj. His journey was one of disappointment, hope, despair, empty dance floors, playing what was expected to finally taking his own path , searching out tunes in some cases yes paying a lot of money, not because rarity meant quality but to get the tunes he himself liked and wanted to play and hoped others would respond to. Even the dj's at the top of the tree so to speak sometimes have to play to the dancefloor, something I witnessed myself not long ago, speaking to said dj after the gig he said with an obvious tone of defeat "nobody wants to play to an empty floor". For me a good dj becomes a great dj when they can mix the rare with the popular, the cheap with the expensive, I'm sure we've all at one time or another thought as a dj leaves the decks that was a cracking set, I'm always one for going up to the dj in those circumstances and letting them know how much I enjoyed the set, going by the reaction more often than not it would seem few give feedback face to face. I'm a prodigious downloader and cd compiler and find myself constantly amazed by the amount of stuff out there, the great tunes that I never hear played out, as people have said on this thread there's a vast amount of tunes out there, I have no idea of price or rarity of 99'9% of them so to any "wanna be's "out there I'd repeat as stated by others do the ground work , be brave, be different, if it don't work let it go .

Sam Dees After All.......the line "we cant even be strangers again" sums up a whole lot of emotions,

Michael Wycoff, not heard that for years, great tune.

At the ever brilliant Carlton Club Prestwich last night, 1 Lavern Baker /Jimmy Ricks You're the Boss 2 Fried Scampi The Masked Phantom 3 Mighty Tyhpoons Comin' Home 4 Jackie Edwards Keep on Running 5 new release from Cannonball records played by Vance early doors, didn't catch title.

Great stuff, enjoyed that!!

Pershore Saturday night, five that made me smile 1 Honey Child Johnny Williams 2 My Love Betty Eevrett 3 I Can't Wait to See Baby's Face Montecellos 4 What Have I Got Now Darrow Fletcher 5 Arabia The Delcos

Cheers Mike, I don't recall looking at the video part of the site, looks like my week will be taken up catching up there.

I've searched You tube for stuff for the last few years but never come across these programmes before, no doubt they are nothing new to some on here but like me they may have passed others by,there's a mix of artists on them, this one has Esther Phillips and Little Milton https://youtu.be/itpp53XYJOE

He gets a mention on the previous thread quoted by Len as working for Morrisons so it looks like you were right Pete, maybe after he left ASDA but that's just guesswork on my part.

You are right Pete,last one was early last year I think. I quite like to see / hear a collective clap to a record,what sometimes I find slightly irritating is the random clappers who clap away during any record for what appears no apparent reason, especially if my backs to the dancefloor and they have what I'd call a firecracker clap. Obvious candidate as far as records go Crying over You

Going by the quality of the tunes I actually know which being honest were few and far between look forward to checking out the rest when I get home tonight.

Slightly off topic but relevant to the good sellers on here , I don't buy many records these days but searched on here for one using the search feature, up it came at a price I liked I pm'd the seller only to realise when I went back to the list the post was three years old, pm'd seller apologising for being a prize humpty thought nothing more of it, three weeks later got pm off the seller saying he still had the record if I wanted it.

Can't help you with the Torch but I saw them around the same time in Manchester, they had just had their first hits in the charts , they were very slick, from memory they sang most of the stuff off their album, nothing remotely Northern, remember they were excellent. Saw them again a couple of years later, still vocally excellent but a bit too cabaret I remember thinking as some of their later stuff from the charts was a bit too twee and sugary sweet for me. I think the Torch gig has been mentioned on here before on the favourite live act thread,could be wrong though.