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Possibly. It was 1.50 ordered from a local record shop who had a list of imports they could get. It was on a blue Vee Jay label sounded really good too. But I thought the genuine copies were on a pink NUVJ label. May be it was a genuine re issue. It's long since gone now. My auntie actually got me UK demo as well when she worked at British overseas radio in Berlin.

That was a huge wigan sound. I bought it off Tony Just for a fiver on white vinyl and sold it a week later to my mate at work in Rylands wire works Warrington for seven quid. To buy Ronnie Forte from Soul Bowl.

My first was Don Thomas Come On Train then shortly after I bought a metal EMI Disc at Wigan hand written Night Owl on one side and Inky Winky Wang..... on the other. Probably 76/77 not completely sure of the year. Flood gates opened after that with I'm Where it's At, Forgive and Forget and I'm Cumin Home In The Morning.

I'm saddened to hear of Brian's passing. Other than in M's I remember him at the Carlton Club Warrington with my old mate Keith Brady. Rest In Peace Brian

For me the Kent albums were a goldmine of unissued stuff I loved all those oldies too. But it was things like Its Torture, I want a guarantee, Magic Touch, Chuck Carter Hey Girl He's a Lover that were just fantastic to hear for the first time. Me and a friend hoovered up as many as we could get our hands on especially from King Bee in Manchester. I think the last I recall buying was the Dore album on vinyl. Then I moved on to the CDs albums. Highlights being Up Town Down South, LA Happening, Old Town/Barry, Carnival and the Northern Soul Spectrum collection. Great thread btw Dave

Just watched it 😢 heart breaking. The scene has lost a legend.

Hardhitting TV the young kid was fabulous. Graham rarely disappoints and he didn't here surely an award on it's way for this.

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Terrible news. That's so sad a really nice guy and fabulous DJ.

Parisians every time for me regardless of rarity. Just an observation "Traditions" wasn't included on Kent's CD KEND 121 Abet/Excello "Uptown down South".

The Hamilton Movement - She's Gone.......a truly wonderful track too.

Great to hear Les is still going in Chorlton after all these years. It must be 20 odd years since I last visited his shop. Picked up some nice stuff over the years at extremely good prices too. He used to keep a box behind the counter with the slightly better stuff in but you had to ask for it.

It's a fabulous insight into black music/record shops genres from the early days. My first experience was Ralphs in Manchester but by the time I got there all the good stuff had been hoovered up by the big guns in town. I had to settle for the odd Golden World/Rictic/Motown single. Ralphs may have sold other stuff I can't remember. But for me it was Soul record shop.

Its poor to my ears as is everything else on the their YT channel. Looks like its creeping out though. I've already seen a playlist from a "Playlist Group" on FB featuring a Riker track.

Up north for me it was all over after the Rarest Of The Rare allnighters at the Ritz. It was a fabulous and historically great northern venue. With the crème del a crème of DJ’s and sounds. No funk and no work around sounds just the best of the best proper northern soul. Great crowd and lots of records for sale and even the bar was open! After that in my opinion nothing touched it up north.