Phild

You're not alone mate. I never understood the northern soul scene when I was on it, nor even particularly liked it much either. Always loved the music though. Phil

Yes, but it finishes tomorrow and then i get to eat a full, whole Muslim all to myself (after 7pm of course).

I have been advised it goes for a fair bit more than the tenner I thought it was worth. It's growing on me, but I'm still not convinced. I'll get back to you. Phil

Great idea.!

Like I said earlier, some things never change i'm off to bed now. I'm sure there'll be another 100 posts on this topic by the time I get up. Phil

Of course. Now what was the topic?

Not something I would know about Baz. You? We have neither a reverend nor a choir in our church

Sounds like the Book of Ezekiel to me.

I have checked and it does have the track on the other side. Not too sure about it though. half of me quite likes it, the other half thinks it's rubbish. Phil

No. There'll be no mistaking it when that happens. I'm just expressing my opinion as to how I felt JT could have handled things a little better. I do understand the other points of view too thought. If it (someone removing a record I was playing) had happened to me before I became a christian then I would have made my feelings known, shall we say, very enthusiastically. Phil

I used to be the same but now I'm of the "Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you," persuasion. It's quite a refreshing stance to take. That said I think it would have been difficult for me to put James in my prayers that night had he done it to me. Phil

Then I have spare of this. Turquoisey label. I'll dig it out. Phil

The thing that James should have actually done (only IMO), is ask him if he wouldn't mind stopping the record because the quality sounded none too good. And then given him his orginal acetate to play. That's what I would have done. And, as a bonus, if he needed to get the crowd warmed up to him he could have asked said DJ to say "this track courtesy of James Trouble, who'll be on later". Phil

What's the other side of it? Cheers Phil

I feel like I've gone through a 30 year timewarp. But I'm still a fat get and my hair's not grown back. This is a debate (originals / bootlegs) that will rage as long as people remember what a record is. I don't know either of the the people involved but it does sound like someone's trying to wind someone up big time. Phil

Have a good time, and don't be listening to no choons what ain't on the "list" PC Dick

Whatever you want it to. It's magic.

Yeah. But you're older than me and you have a chicken for an avatar so your reply doesn't count PC Dick of the Soul Police

I have spares for sale of most of the variations of each of the three Sliced Tomatoes releases. I also have QC test pressings of many Music Merchant / Invictus / Hot Wax numbers, including unreleased ones. They are available for sale too. In fact any of my records are available for sale for the right price. Phil

Not a wind up at all. His self-belief (egotism?) was resonsible for (still) one of the best venues of all time both for sounds played and atmosphere. Yes there was some rubbish played from time to time (true of every venue I've ever been to), there were unsavoury elements there from time to time too (but we all can change ). If individual elements of "what makes a great venue" were looked at in isolation, then The Casino would not come top in all of them or even many. But when looked at as a whole The Casino wins hands down. And for his involvement in that iconic, magical part of Northern Soul history he gets my vote. Phil

Russ Winstanley

Well I certainly am. But I've had some good company over the years

I've got one (T7MLA) - sad I know. But I'm going to give it to my daughter Tamla when she gets her first car.

I will swap my copy for a Free Angela LP. Does anyone have one for a swap? Phil

I have an orange issue available to a good home. PM offers if interested. Phil