Nickinstoke

Yes, it was

The Torch used to hold a rock night called “Gollum’s Cave”

I recently picked up a copy of “Getting the corners/What good am I” on German Atlantic - labels and pic sleeve all spell their name as “Tornadoes”, so not just me getting it wrong.

Any thoughts on this? Discogs lists it as a jukebox record, but it sure looks like a bootleg to me.

https://www.claybodytheatre.com/productions/audio/platform-no-1-a-claybody-original-podcast/ A new podcast from Stoke-on-Trent based theatre company Claybody, about Stoke’s role in the development of Northern Soul

On the question of who was pressing RCA late 60s/early 70s, I worked in the Decca factory in Bridgnorth in 1970/71, making cassettes. We regularly produced cassettes for RCA (usually Elvis & Jim Reeves), and in the staff shop you could order vinyl records, including current RCA releases, so it looks as though Decca were still pressing for RCA at least until 1971

I’m also surprised that Jackie Day is classed as rare. I remember it getting plays when it was still on catalogue. I ordered copies and sold them at school for 15bob - I can’t be the only one doing that

Rose Brooks “l’m moanin’” has a version of “They’re coming to take me away” on its A side

When I was 16, I thought “Such a pretty thing” was the coolest thing I’d ever heard - and I still do

If I had to choose, after much agonising : “This is my country”