mark ellis

Thanx anyway, if you gerranother let me know Mark

I'm after a copy of Tommy Tate's A lovers reward/Big blue diamonds Okeh 7253. If anyone out there can help please email me, thanks Mark

Anyone out there looking for a famous actor to copy a few steps off ought to check out Sidney Poitier shakin' his thang in To sir with love, awsome. Saw the film at school as it was part of the English Literature whatever & someone shouted out "it's Yammy (old soul boy, whereabouts unknown) at Samanthas.

It would have to include Ince train station where those who hadn't bought a ticket at Manchester Victoria alighted, as it wasn't manned so you didn't need one.

Could be Thunder by Lord Thunder but then again it could be anything!!!

I'm no expert on reggae but 2 tunes spring to mind due to the topic's title. Johnny Nash's You got soul Toots & the Maytals Reggae got soul I think that both these tunes are soulful, but don't think either would fit into a Northern set. Erroll Dixon's The Hoop has been played out, no complaints there as far as I'm concerned

Yes "Okeh Okay OK," Saw the Exciters a couple of times at Wigan & remember (but not her name) the female singer squinting at the heaving crowd & saying over the mike "you all high or somethin'." Quite observant!!! Remembered the week break between the 2 Linda & the Funky Boys shows cos I blew all my dosh on records at Wigan so had to thumb it over the Pennines to get home. It was freezing & didn't get back 'till late afternoon, my mum & dad went ballistic. One of the tunes was Earl Grant's Hide nor Hare which allways reminds me of the night in question, had it stolen off me a few years back & was gutted, not because I'd lost it but 'cos of the story that went with it.

Told a lie there, they were on the following week in Sheffield.

I thought they were quite good, saw them the following day too at an all dayer at Baileys in Sheffield. Think they did a cover (live, don't know if it came out) of the Isley's Harvest for the world.

I think that this tune will go big in the not too distant future. It's been around for a while but Difosco-Sunshine love on a label called Earthquake doesn't exactly come across as being soulful, if I hadn't heard it before it's not something I'd have taken a chance on if you know what I mean. If I had to hazard a guess at what it was like I'd expect it to sound something like Ottowan's DISCO. Fortunately it doesn't & goes to show that you can't judge a book by it's cover.

Like 'em both & think they're very similar, the difference is mainly in the tempo. At the moment I'm leaning to I lost my baby which is the slower side, but that could change in time. Played both sides to a few people & the under 40's seem to prefer What is soul with the over 40's favouring I lost my baby. Whatever, 2 cracking tunes both well worthy of a spin.

You played the flip to the Furys What is soul yet?

The price was excellent too, only £6.

Difosco, Sunshine Love: Earthquake, Ray Pollard, Wanderlust: Decca, The Dramatics, Your love was strange: Volt, Bought all 3 over the weekend, they all sound fresh, picked 'em up cheap (IMO) so am feeling quite chuffed. Mark

Many moons ago (apx. 1976) I was told the following bizzare tale. Apparently the comedian/pianist Les Dawson made a record in 1974 called "Spread it around." Someone on the soul scene obtained a copy, covered it up and played it to a top DJ who liked it so much he then bought it. Don't know if he ever played it out anywhere but he regularly contributes to the soul source forums so perhaps he'll let us know himself. Les didn't think much of it and on his prime time Saturday night show he had a map of the British isles, bit like what they use on the weather forecasts, and he pointed out to the viewers how many had been sold in which areas on a weekly basis eg. 3 in London, 15 in Manchester etc.

"back then the music was better, the atmosphere was better and the gear was better" Our local villiage idiot's a soul boy, was there at the start & is full of glorious tales from the golden days. A couple of years ago he put a soul night on in the local pub & distributed flyers, proclaiming the night to be a Torch revival featuring original Torch DJ's Russ Winstanley & Kev Roberts. So that proves one thing, the gear certianly was much better.

then stop bleating mr.self righteous and speak with goldmine! oh and by the way...all v.a.t and tax properly accounted for at all your gigs over the past 20 years? You have Tim Brown's number...call him. The persons responsible for creating the music we love shouldn't be taken advantage of, especially when the profiteers later stand beside them on the stages of various venues up and down the country & milk applause for giving us the opportunity to see and hear OUR HEROES in the flesh. Having no business knowledge I'll stand to be corrected on this, but if the artists don't receive their cut who does? The quality of the finished article is another factor, plus the legal and contractual costs saved aren't reflected in the price of the end product when unlicensed material is used. Can only speak for myself but taking into account what the Thatcher government, (Blair's not much better) did to many people living close to where I do, fair play to anyone who can put one over on them. If anyone actually has at all (smokescreen?), the point of the original post was about not paying artists royalties they are entitled to. Mark.

Hesitations. Soul Superman, I'm not built that way Kapp. Doris Troy. Face up to the truth, He's qualified Capitol. Anything on Thelma. Mark