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Charlene & The Soul Serenaders - Can You Win Rhonda Davis - Can You Remember Anyone have either (or both 😆) they're willing to part with please? PM with details Thanks

You're dead right Chalky......we've had some great support (interestingly quite a bit from the younger crowd) and we're having fun, but I wouldn't call it a groundswell lol Keep chipping away is all we can do

Lenny speed reading again eh! For what it's worth there are 2 events I know of trying to mix it up with a second room playing something different and the odd someone new - in fact some established DJs who want to try out their "different stuff" which may not be as well received by the Big Room punters (so split personalities if you like ), testimony to how hard it is behind the decks nowadays I guess. Looks like you've found a new talent for pushing peoples buttons

Dead right - don't get me wrong, it's nice to own those rarities because they're mostly hard to find and hard to afford, but I love a cheap record especially when it gets a reaction. I can think of quite a few occasions I've been approached by someone expecting to hear that something I've played is made from "unobtainium" only to leave smiling when they find out it's a fiver

What a great post that kicked off this thread..............so simple a question with the potential to conjure up a very emotive response, there have been some great ones already! I tried to hold off, just because it is without doubt a subject where opinions will vary vastly and interpretation of response can easily be misunderstood; but here I am at the keyboard anyway I guess a response as simple as the question posed would be: When you've had the opportunity to get behind the decks and your asked to do it again (there could be a drawn out timeline in there) Going back to the initial question posed "all DJ's must have been ''wanna be's'' at some time, when do they cross the line to be called a DJ?" I'm not sure I'm qualified to say, but I do have my own opinion on the subject (a bit like taste in music - it's only your own opinion that counts). What I definitely do believe can be summed up partly by what DOES NOT make a 'wanna be' into a DJ - because a good DJ for me has to entertain, challenge and inspire: Just paying large amounts of cash for top tunes and not bringing anything else to the party (you can't buy soul) A not unfamiliar topic emotive in itself, it isn't a new thing I've seen enough examples of this over the 3-4 decades I've been around (I know I'm still a newbie - sorry) Simply cherry picking all the current big sounds (goes alongside no.1) Not being able to read the dance floor. The square wooden thing is there for the punters to spend time on, it's a hard job the strike a balance between keeping it going and trying something different (we can be a tough old crowd). Rapid changes of tempo - changing tempo gradually works best for me when on the floor, just my opinion again. DJing with records you don't even like - a good DJ needs to feel it for me and you can see when a DJ is enjoying what he/she is doing and it rubs off. Not bringing your personality and taste to the decks in terms of what you play and how you put it together - for me it's your job as a DJ to try and bring something different to the game, otherwise why are you bothering?; it doesn't have to (and mostly can't) be completely new discoveries, maybe just tunes played in a different context or simply overlooked tunes that deserve a spin. Again all these are examples of my opinion and I accept there are many Northern fans out there who are happy with what they're getting for their money. Slightly off topic but; It consistently confuses and disappoints me when punters only want to hear tracks from the top 500 - surely back in the heyday of Northern Soul there was a thirst for new discoveries and every track was played for the first time somewhere!, when/how did that change or am I missing something? That said there is definitely a market for it and I don't have to go if I don't want to so fair enough. I just can't help but wonder if our DJs tried to push the boundaries would it work and even refresh things a bit? Another point brought up by some, relates to DJs of lesser experience and years. It's nothing to with with longevity alone for me (within reason of course) it's simply about being good at the job and working at it, tracking down the tunes and developing the skill (which of course takes time anyway). Those out there with buckets of experience and time on the scene can gloat "we've been around since ............" (insert any big venue name from the past) for example, but we can't give that to the more recent members of our fraternity - it's not their fault. Anyway there are plenty of DJs with decades of experience under their belts who don't cut it IMHO. I think I've turned my response into a rant about what, in my opinion, makes a good DJ - but I suppose anyone wanting to DJ would like to be considered good at it!

Definitely played back in the mid 90s - a spin for Robbo (at Tony's Blackburn amongst others) Great tune 👍

That's wots great about Northern and music in general - it's only your own opinion that counts and that's all that matters 😆

Just been browsing through my boxes - I've got a british issue as well lol

I love it - got an orange issue, had it for 20 years.....don't play it often; but that voice!!!!

I look at it more simply (maybe overly?) No DJs can possibly be in it for the money; just do the math on fees vs the value of 1 record (say a 500 quidder which isn't much nowadays) Even at £100 for a spot it's over 5 gigs to get payback (Inc expenses) Hope that's no too off-topic, something that's always seemed obvious but overlooked by some.

Anyone have a US original they're willing to part with please? PM with details Thanks

Connie Austin : She Made A Mistake : King Please drop me a line if you have one for sale

Kelly Brother - Crying Days Are Over Just pure class, sod the value what does that matter

Anyone parting with a copy please PM with price

Anyone have a copy of Henry Moore - You Really Grab Me / I'm Losing You - Jet Stream PM me with price please ?

**WANTED** HYTONES - Good News - 100 club Anniversary single (2008) Happy to pay £100 for a copy PM me please

Anyone have a spare copy of Venturas Heat of Love - Green Light Records In the unlikely event PM me with price please ?

Anyone have a copy of Shades of Jade | Is It Wrong/Affection on CENCO they'd be happy to part with? PM me with price please Thanks

Gosh Len that was well rounded - I mean who ever thought to ask if there was "anything else you'd like to say" and get away with a 287 word response! seriously though, many points well made - especially Chris and Robbo (I'm biased though) S.

We've all gotta start somewhere - I already prefer it to the Brexit debate

Len, for me there's a category missing - if there's something worth travelling for I will, so it's kind of conditional/occasional; i.e. not 'Always', and definitely a bit 'Used to, but not so much nowadays' - somewhere in-between. Awkward git x

Oh yes - a Carl Underwood would be nice too Carl Underwood | Ain't You Lyin' | Merging A couple of wants, PM me if you happen to have either going spare :o) Disciples Of Soul | Together/That's The Way Love Goes | Phantom ###The Embers | Just Crazy Bout You Baby | EEE### - SORTED THANKS

Craig Moerer has just listed a Turley Richards $100 I think Recordsbymail.com

Anyone have a spare one floating about lol Drop me a line ££€ or $$$ waiting ?

The Tranells | Blessed With A Love/Take This Heart | FLO-JO Nice clean glossy copy, plays beautifully - VG++ per the site grading rules "The odd barely discernible surface mark or minor blemish, nothing that will affect play in any way" What can I say; a so so rare and sought after floor filler - I checked on popsike and could only see 1 in the history, a couple have been sold here (one for £2000 last year) Really I'd prefer trades for this - or part ex either way Here's a list of some wants: Cody Black | It's Our Time To Fall In Love | GIG Louis Paul | The Change Will Do You Good | Intro Mac Staton | There She Goes | Prelude Carl Underwood | Ain’t You Lying? | Merging Toby Lark | Sweep It Out of the Shed | Topper Hayes Cotton | Black Wings Have My Angel | Resist True Image | I'm Not Over You | Super Smash Garnett Mimms | As Long As I Have You | United Artists (French) Admirations | You Left Me | Peaches Dennis Edwards | Johnnie On The Spot | International Soulsville Tommy Ridgley | My Love Gets Stronger | International City Phonetics | Just A Boys Dream | Trudel The Poets | Wrapped Around Your Finger | J-2 I'm always open to offers on anything interesting :o) Questions welcome, just PM me