Dave West

Although Levi has passed on he will NEVER be forgotten. He will always be with us, his voice will never leave us...

the story of the Spinners / Detroit is correct, think about it they even look and sound alike, , Actuallt it was in the early days when Motown was breaking in this country. Not too sure but htink it was Dave Godin's suggestion to change it. With regard to the demo's perhaps kev Roberts knows,I understand he has the full set of both issue and demo. WESTY

The Impressions....You always hurt me Fantastic oldie that gets neglected cos everyone thinks of "Satisfy" and "Cheatin' " Westy

church of the poison mind.........culture club i'm your man.........................wham be my baby............................that french lass that did that sur la taxi shite

WESTY

MY TATTY COPY, VINYL PERFECT THOUGH WESTY

HAD SOME ORANGE AND SOME MAROON BRUNSWICK BUT DUNNO WHICH IS WHICH WESTY

SUSSED IT NOW, CHIT SAYS CUSTOMS ON ANYTHING OVER $68 AND I PAID $68.99c....so.....FOR 99c I PAID AN EXTRA $30. FOOKIN' CHARMING WESTY

I recently bought a batch of records from the U.S. $68 dollars for 33 records,a real bargain. three weeks later a card fell on my mat stating I owe £14.66p to Customs dept. If the seller had put used 45's value $10 it wouldnt have been a problem, but I had to pay an extra 45% of the original price, so be warned and get the seller to put a very small value on the records or you'll get stung like I did. At the same time another batch arrived, these had value $40 on and this was ok with customs. ?????????? Westy

ON TOTP2 TODAY 3PM on channel DAVE, AND ON DAVE+1 at 4pm WESTY

d 2 While it is true Drax did have a CD player in the rig up, its no longer used and Drax is a vinyl only venue and has been for some time now. With regard to whether boots are played I cannot say, My recent spot at Drax consisted of original vinyl only the only exception being 2 "Carvers" of unreleased stuff. Half way into my spot a policeman decided to walk around the dancefloor (no kidding it really happened,ask anyone who was there) Why he did this I dont know, was it the soul police checking for CD's or was he looking for somone. It remains a mystery, I did however play Martha Reeves "No one there" as the next record. Westy

B. True Jackie was a boxer and used to spar with B. G junior in the late 1950's Maybe Jackie was the better boxer so Berry spit his dummy out. Remember the Isley Bros. did a version of Whispers getting louder Westy

WANTED IN EX OR BETTER CONDITION PLEASE WESTY

Been going to Drax since it started (nearly). On one occasion me old mucker Phil Gravill from Scunthorpe (my home town till 1983) turned up. Not seen him since 1977 and he'd hardly changed. On another occasion two others, Jack from Winterton and Rennie from Barton turned up. Again 30 years since last seen. Have kept in touch and now see them regularly, Probably see them tonight.. WESTY

YOUVE HIT THE `NAIL ON THE HEAD WITH THAT REMARK. IF YOURE NOT PART OF THE "CLICK" YOU DONT GET A LOOK IN, THINK SOMETIMES ITS A QUESTION OF I'LL SCRATCH YOUR BACK YOU SCRATCH MINE. WITH MANY DJ'S ALSO BEING PROMOTERS. THEREFORE NOBODY HAS TO PAY FOR A GUEST, HOWEVER , THE DOWNSIDE IS IF YOU MISS ONE VENUE YOU CAN SEE EXACTLY THE SAME LINE UP A WEEK LATER AT A SIMULAR VENUE DOWN THE ROAD. THIS CAN ONLY LEAD TO A DROP IN ATTENDANCE...SURELY A VARIETY OF DJ'S AND SOUNDS IS WHATS NEEDED TO KEEP THE SCENE FRESH

ALSO ON A LITTLE BIT OF SOUL ALBUM. RCA COMPILATION,and mines autographed.... Westy

hi mate, heres two more Jimmy Ruffins and an Edwin Starr that might verify yours Westy cheers Westy

sandy and the pebbles are on youtube...well sort of Westy

edwin starr one at top of thread, pen was too thick, got another one will post photo so you can compare. WESTY

Having had the pleasure to meet some of my heroes,I didn't hesitate in getting a momento of the occasion. An autograph. However once bought an E.P. by Jr walker only to find what looks like his and another autograph on the sleeve.i believe this to be genuine as a forgery would be more prominent and the price tag would have been more than the £15 i spent had the seller noticed said scribe. Once bought an album "A little bit of Soul" RCA from wigan for about £4 only to find label on B side with writing all over it. Could this be The Exciters ???? WESTY

WANTED BILLY PROCTOR.....WHAT IS BLACK ISSUE...........DONT WANT A DEMO WESTY

Whilst this is true to some extent, it has to be said that Northern Soul was "born" in the late sixties by DJ's looking for more records with a danceable beat. The hunt for more of these sounds led to discoveries of B sides etc. When "Northern Soul" was in its infancy it played mostly new releases of Motown records released in the States but not over here.As more and more discoveries were found the scene became more and more popular.Without Motown would there be Northern Soul ? As you all know the term Northern Soul came from Dave Godin . Thats Dave Godin President of Motown appreciation Society. U.K. WESTY

yeah plural really

Hi Scunnyjack, have had many requests for playlist which changes from week to week so have put it on a seperate post All the best Motown Westy

Following from the requests I've had to list my current playlist after posting comments on S.S. about Motown records...here goes... I want a love I can see.........................Temptations Contract of love....................................Stevie Wonder The one who really loves you..............Mary Wells Thats the way love is.............................Isley Bros. Come See about me............................Jr Walker Why when love is gone..........................Isley Bros. No one could love you more.................Gladys Knight My weakness is you...............................Edwin starr No one there...........................................Martha Reeves Whole lotta shakin' in my heart.............Miracles Shake and fingerpop.............................Jr Walker So many sides of you.............................Bobby womack Just a little misunderstanding................Busta Jones I just want to fall in love............................Spinners Good lovin is just a dime away..............Originals Come get to this.......................................Marvin Gaye Rode by the place....................................David Ruffin I'm so happy..............................................Brenda Holloway Just wanna get the feel of it.....................Bloodstone I'll be around..............................................Spinners I aint going nowhere.................................Thelma Houston Dont stop lovin me....................................Ivy jo Hunter The way you do the things you do...........Underdogs You can do it.............................................Kim Weston You hit me (inst)........................................Funk Bros. Plus in the box.....all the edwins, + I'll always love you,Nowhere to run,My love is your love,I'm still loving you,Suspicion, Reconsider, What more could a boy ask for,Good Rockin',What does it take (Raisins)+ lots of unreleased, and just about everything else that may get requested. Not all Motown but all Motown related. To those who asked, there you go. (now all I want is a few more bookings) Westy