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Dave, Well said matey. Eextremely eloquently put. You ought to try your hand at writing for magazines Phil

Hi paul, I'm fine, Kim's good too. I'm having a curry in about 10 minutes:) My personal favourites are the Shenton Dixon and Nat Austine tracks, but there's something for everone on there :0) Which tracks do you like best? Phil

Do you listen to much Motown then? It's just that if you use your opinion of people's personality traits as a yardstick for deciding what music to listen to, then may I draw your attention the the fact that Mr Gordy was not exactly know for being full of the milk of human kindness. Phil

Do you listen to much Motown then? If you use your opinion of people's personality traits as a yardstick for deciding what music to listen to, then ,y I draw your attention the the fact that Mr Gordy was not exactly know for being full of the milk of human kindness. Phil

Your accountant? can you get a tax deduction for abusive emails? If so, I'm quids in Phil

|I love the sound of this. I'd love to experience it. Phil

Jimmy Raye - You Must Be Losing Your Mind - JRE Awesome! Phil

Also with respect. It may not be synonymous with the term Northern Soul to you, who are without doubt one of the cognoscenti. It is however synonymous with Northern Soul to the general public who recognise a certain "sound" as being a Northern Soul sound. Ian has captured that "sound". Like it or not. In terms of the quality of the videos. The SWONS artist clips were not filmed in studio conditions and the backgrounds were often unsuitable. To deal with that the video effects that you so dislike were added. They are not to everyone's taste, and could have been better in many cases. But they are probasbly better than Jo Armsteads kitchen etc. Phil

But James. this forum is about Northern Soul, and Northern Soul is an extremely "broad church" and one man's Northern Soul is another mans R&B, and one man's white pop trash is another mans Northern Soul etc etc ad nauseam. Ian's tracks and video's clearly deserve to fall under the descriptive heading of "Northern Soul". They don't fall under the heading of rare, elitist northern soul I agree. But then again a large number of the tracks that are most synonymous with Northern Soul to the general public aren't either - Out On the Floor, You're Ready Now, Ghost In My House etc. I personally (as I've said many times) absolutely love many of Ian's tracks. Equally I dislike some of them. But that's just a question of personal taste. Your criticism of the videos, is nothing more than a continuation of your ongoing onslaught against Ian. I think by just responding to the video part of my question you're avoiding the real nub of my question which is Why? I'm interested to know. perhaps we should know more about your formative years? Phil

I presume that you are busy with your camera (or crew) making a much better collection of video's and recordings of artistes yourself are you? The number of posts that you've made baiting Ian on this thread is truly amazing. You seem to wish to psychoanalyse him. Why? Maybe you should ask yourself that question. Phil

I had a Jobete acetate of this that I got from a guy in Detroit in the early 90's. I sold it to Pete Smith back in 2000. Phil

I had a Jobete acetate of this that I got from a guy in Detroit in the early 90's. I sold it to Pete Smith back in 2000. Phil

Normal stuff Mark. Nowt to worry about. Phil

Don't mind him swinging his hips. As long as he doesn't sing

Looks fair enough to me. but then I'm just a simple Bradford lad. Phil

I would far rather hear anyone singing than Elvis. That aside, I believe the producers have said that they would use "original" tracks for dance sequences anyway haven't they? This being the case surely that satisfies everyone doesn't it? If they use contemporary artists for other bits of the film does that matter. Surely not. I'm sure that if they have scenes at home or in a cafe then if the radio's playing they'll have david essex etc on in the background

I'm a bit late to this thread but ..... It's a film. It apparently is set in 1974 with Northern Soul and Wigan Casino as a backdrop for the boy meets girl story. Surely the only people who decide what music is used and in what context are the people who are being paid,to use their artistic discretion to determine what music / artists etc, by the people who have invested their MONEY in the project. Let's not forget that films (just like the records we all love were) are in the main made to make money. The fact is that we are in a time where someone with the required funds feels that Northern Soul has enough currency to make a viable project. I am sure it could just as easy be set against a Glam Rock background - mind you given Gary Glitter's current notoriety maybe not, as how could you make a movie with that background without featuring his music? Anyway I digress. The point is, it's a movie. It's not real life, it's a movie. It's not a documentary, it's a movie. Whether they use all original 60's & 70's tracks or not, it doesn't really matter. It's NOT a Northern Soul movie, it's a movie that uses NS as a backdop. Most people who see it won't even know what's original NS and what isn't. And say they do use totally original tracks as a lot on here have advocated, then what? Will these only be acceptable if taken directly from original vinyl? Someone (I forget who) said earlier it's all about the records. That is a whole other discussion that's been played out on here numerous times ad nauseam. There's Northern Soul - which is about music with a particular beat (irrespective of recording format, era or colour of artists skin) There's rare soul and then there's record collecting Sometimes they can get confused. And I think that's definiterly the case in some the posts on this topic. As far as the movie goes. Go and see it (I will), don't go and see it. It's a movie, that's all. Phil

I did go back and bid up to £769.00, but obvioulsy lost. You may as well sell me your minter, and we'll call it VG+? Cos it soon will be once I get hold of it. I bought a beautiful Saxie Russell W/D off JM's last week. It now has a big scuff across it as After iIplayed it I didn't put it back in its sleeve and the kids knocked it on the floor I'm hopeless at looking after records. the amount of nice tunes that I've scratched and broken over the years doesn't bear thinking about. Phil

Well I am the eternal optimist. Anyway It doesn't have to be in tip-top condition. Even if it was, it wouldn't be for lomg after i got hold of it as i treat my records like crap anyway. Phil

No. I'd give £500 for one like that (without the jumps and skips )

I am. I was bidding on that one but just got too rich for me. Phil

Wanted - Silhouettes - Not Me Baby in VG+ or better condition. Please PM me. Phil

Hi Paul, Thanks for the heads up. I used to have a demo that looked at best VG but played really great. Cheers Phil

VG or better copy of Talking Eyes wanted, also Poets - Wrapped Around Your Finger on J2 Thanks Phil