Dave Thorley

Hi All Help wanted As those that deal with me will know, always happy to hold my hands up if I make a mistake. Sold a copy of Wombat-Getting on life & Johnny Ross & The Soul Exsplosions-I can't help myself. The customer sent me a note saying both are bootlegs, i've said fine and offered full refund, plus both lots of postage. But still feel embarassed not knowing, so would like to add to my knowledge. Rarely worry about pressing as all our stock is purchased in the US from DJ's, label owners, artists etc and over the years I have tender not to buy pressings, but this has also left me with a slight weakness in this area, but I have always said 'No man can know everything'. Anyway can anyone put up a scan of both the pressing and original of both records, so I know in the future. Wombat, I always thought originals had a moulded edge and pressings a paper stuck on label, but I'm sure you can all let me know. Thanks in advance Dave

Love that sledge hammer drum beat from the bass drum

That I would be, sorry mate. Still glad your alive though

Dante Your alive!!!!!!!!! , how you been keeping, rang you when I was last in the US, Ari gave me your number. But you never picked up the phone, maybe next time. Dave

Hi Mate Hope all is well in Chicago I think stuff from this label have turned up in the past couple of years, but as you say a hard one all the same and as I said earlier 'I like it' Dave

Hi Sean As you say, nice soul records and the sun beating down, good to be alive Dave

Another just picked up, been played much, value ? I like it, uptempo group dancer, sparce production.

Hi All Was going through some stuff that I got from a Atlanta dj and found this, wonder how well it was know, price, etc. It a nice early-mid 60's, midtempo tune, with a big beat. Gay Meadows & The Yobyalps-Frozen love/Only one-Bills Chant

Hi Neil Have you got a scan of the UK issue. I got 4 demo's from Richard Searling who was working at UK RCA at the time it came out, he told me that is was a promo only and never got a full release. Dave

Had several people ask about the Spooky track, this is not the UK group. This is a different Spooky. A group from Georgia, this is the only release on the label. The lablel name 'Thunder Thumbs', is slang for the fighter pilots of F1 jets. The lable address is Warner Robbins, an US Airforce Base, just out side Macon, Georgia. This track is a spacey boogie track from the 80's and has gain some interest on both the European and US boogie scene. The track would file under oddball/leftfield as you will hear if you listen to the sound file on my site. Dave

Hi All www.topdogrecords.co.uk Just put a nice bunch up on the site, including some nice pictuire bags, test pressing and a whole bunch of northern, modern, boogie, funk 45's,all with sound files. Also some rare 12" & Lp's including 45's - Chosen Few, Contacts, Van & Reggie, Spooky, Ravenettes, Quietfire, Patti & The Emblems, Jackey Beavers Show, Lorrainne Chandler, Gary Taylor 12" - 12 O'clock Noon, Frankie Nieves, Sam Dees, Whyy, Living Proof Hope you find something you like, thanks for looking Dave & Malayka

This is my view, rarest at the top Local label issue (Can't remember the label name) US white test pressing UK demo US issue US demo Dave

Eddie Foster, James Fountain and Lee Moses now gone. Thanks for all your sales Dave

Hi Guys Thanks for all the responses, James Fountain and Lee Moses now gone. Dave

Hi Guys Just completed another site update. www.topdogrecords.co.uk In there are some nice northern, modern, boogie, latin, R&B and funk 45's. Most have sound files, 'from the hard to find, to the just plain good', including....... Eddie Foster, Bobby Brown, Geno Jordan, Milton Wright, Ricky Williams, Young Sirs, Bobby Hutton, Jay & The Americans, plus many more. Hope you find something you like and thanks for looking. See you at Soul Essence friday or SOS, Vienna on saturday. Dave & Malayka

Oh well if we are all at it, 'A dazzling super-highway'

You mean there are venues where people stay out after 2am

The northern fan, now 50+ throws the first frantic volly of punches. Then struggles to get his breath, has a massive heart attack and die's.

Looks like a West Coast press, possibly Monarch

I think this was from the Quinvy tapes from a few back. I sure there was a thread about this a year or two ago. Just got a copy out of a DJ collection in the U.S., forgotten what a good tune this is, boy can Don sing.

A good example of that was Bob Jones re-mix of The Temptations-The Joneses, didn't change it, just added a nice harder edge to it.

Theres a few on gemm

Hi All www.topdogrecords.co.uk Just had a bunch arrive from the states, some nice stuff gone up and a bunch more going up in the next few weeks. New arrivals include 45's-William 'Soul' Kemp, Starlight and Magic, Na Allen, Ben Aiken, Admirals, Dream Team, Fania All Stars 12"-Raymond, High Voltage, Alton McClain Lp's- Richard Popcorn Wylie, Luther Hope you find somethings you like Dave & Malayka

Jr Campbell-Sweet Illusion & Hallelujah Freedom, both had Doris Troy on backing. Love both of them