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Met Curtis at his Radio Station office in Baltimore in 79. He played the 'disco' version' on air

.....original is solid dark vinyl...rids....

That's the one so - there's two copies of that one. Not my fav electro track

There were only 3 and they came inside a 12" electro record from Carolinas with a photo of Glenda which I still have. Sold one to Ian Clark and one to Dave when Stafford was at its height. I kept the other and its till in my modern collection. So answer 3 originals to my knowledge and then reissues which apepared a bit later. The electro 12 is still in my loft - truly dire.

Bit out of left field but I've been reading David Carson's - 'Grit, Noise and Revolution: The Birth of Detroit Rock n Roll.' The first four chapters are great on the cross-over been rock and soul in Detroit in the '60s. Either that or I'm an indie-rock fan that's wandered into the wrong forum.

Read this on a chicago music shop web-site - also has recent photo of Patti Hamilton of the Lovelites. "Patti Hamilton, lead singer of Patti and the Lovelites in the 70's, had hits with songs like How Can I Tell My Mom & Dad and My Conscience, and is a regular visitor. She makes sure her greatest hits CD is always in stock at Beverly Records! We love her cheerful disposition and she always brightens our day when she comes through the door! She's now singing Gospel songs and is working on a new CD. We can't wait till she's finished!" to see Patti now click on https://www.beverlyrecords.com/celebrity.htm

Most of those released came to UK when it was played at the Mecca circa '74. Hard to get in the USA. It was released to coincide with Washington DC's 'Summer In the Park's festival. So its lifespan was literally a few months, a bit like releasing a record to celebrate the Notting Hill Carnival, and to be sold on the day. It is probably the first ever -go-go record, live band recording, big percussion marching-band horn section and namechecks for the big funk band's of the era, including Kool and the Gang and DC's own Soul Searchers. It divides opinion but I like it.

...Not biting unlike the last time you played with an organ...

On balance, I'd say justified. It could have been an unreleased Rose Batiste classic unknown to Ady Croasdell, John Manship et al. Then you could have hawked it to a DJ at a horrendously over-rated price and basked in the glory of having unearthed a classic. Alas it was a gospel singer and a guy with an organ. And therefore the sad git bit kicks in. Life can be cruel.

The Blue Rooms in Sale featuring Ian Levine. Rowntrees Sound. Motown in Shaw. But the guy who will have a real good memory of others across Manchester is Rod Shard who posts on Soul Source under the ill-informed pseudonym - modernsoulsucks. You may want to PM him.

I'd certainly go to a night like that Mikey. Would work well alongside more 'modern' big plays like Ellipsis or Spade Brigade etc and uptempo '70s and '80s that are now 'oldies' but have never been over-exposed on the scene. There are so many 'modern' rarities wating to be rediscovered. Not sure how successful a night like that would be though - '60s still seems to dominate both the memory and the mods?

....Must have been another guy with a beard and a bomber jacket who was taking notes for his Blues and Soul column. My mistake. Strange things happened in Lancashire back then - 7 Stars had a mural of Alvin Stardust on the wall as I remember.

..Somehwere in the distant past I remember Geno had a London restuarant and used to sing to the diners. Can anyone confirm and remind me where it was?

Frank ceratainly had influence on the scene across Lancashire. He was a regular at events in Rochdale Tiffs, Motown in Shaw, 7 Stars in Heywood etc. Maybe his influence was less pronounced as the scene spread across UK. Agree with Dave M that his role was very different from Dave Godin's. Frank was a diarist of the scene, Dave Godin was more of a visionary and for my money a better writer. Different strokes.

Along with 'Free Man' it was one of the underground small-label NYC gay disco records that led Ian Levine from the Mecca to his subsequent role as a hi-energy prodcuer. Motown picked it up for national distriubution from its local indie release.

Fantastic track record. Well done Ady. Stuart

I remember it well. Good 6Ts night and very popular with northern exiles in London. Have a sad personal memory of Function. I travelled to it from West London one weekend, may even have been doing a guest collector's slot with my mate Ceasar. We got stuck for two hours in the tube system, as a result of the Harrods's bombing. Woke up next day to find out my cousin had been killed in the bomb.

Detroit Public Library has a good special collection. Remember seeing a photo book which has great stuff from The Twenty Grand and clubs like that. Seems like there were so many live performers and amateur nights that the record was never king the way it is in the UK nortern scene. The Otis Redding Story by Scott Freeman, a Georgia based writer has some good chapters on the local Macon Georgia club scene that Otis emerged from. On a related note there ia also a gerat book on the life of the falsely convicted boxer Ruben Hurricane Carter by James Hirsch. The armed robbery and murder that he was accused of took place in the New Jersey club-scene of mid '60s. As you read the book you imagine George Blackwell on stage. I'm at 'Hitsville' Dave so can bore you to death there. Stuart

and me now panic over

I'm not getting to the site, either from Dave's link or the correlating route via jukebox. Tried a few times this morning. Will try again.

you should worry about getting out - not in. Could you fit in a 7inch box?

That was probably Caledonia - big student contingent. Another Glasgow club - Buff Club - is a mix of northern funk beats etc. I think the young clubbers are more open about sounds and less obsessed with cliques and where something was played first.

Keep them, but leave them in my will to a family member when I die. I'll also leave instructions in how they should be auctioned or sold to benefit the inheritor. Not thought through the inheritance tax problem yet tho. Nor who to put on a listed of 'trustees' who could oversee the sale without dipping in.

Agreed Shane - same would apply at Glasgow Arts School which has very good northern/R&B nights. In fact many young pople love the 'image' they have or northern, obscure, all-night, underground, and not part of the pop mainstream. So there are lots of positives. I'd be very confident that a gritty R&B style rarity like Sam Ward's 'Sister Lee' would be popular.

I also think it has something to do with your age, knowledge, collection. I used to be one of those pests that looked through Richard's box at Wigan and hung around Curtis at the Mecca. I was often in awe of the records they had. Now as my collection has grown and playlists have diversified, I'm less in awe of DJs. I also don't think a great DJ should have too many cover-ups. I've always seen this as a weakness or an ego-trip rather than a strength. I also think DJs have 'moments' when they are so 'on-form' they shape the scene. Levine at the early Mecca, Searling at Wigan, Dave Thorley at Stafford, Ady at 100 Club in 9ts. What I would love to see is a clash of playlists from different eras - anyone provide that thread?