Rhys Roberts

Thanks again Ken, I managed to buy a copy of the Shades of Soul Issue #8 -Aug 1986 on eBay last week.

Just found this thread. Still have this fold out version at home and love this album! This was my first compilation too and these tracks have remained some of my favorites as a result. Funded by my job in the fish & ship shop at Trecco Bay in '84 when I was 17. Wish I had Vol 2 & 3 - see they are around online for < £10.

Thanks a lot for the upload! I have never seen that one before so it brought back some great memories. Yes those revolving doors were like a soul grinder . This was the first time I had seen proper Northern Soul dancing and I remember saying to my mates (Pritch, Chris T, Darren, Daf, & John): "OMG they look like pond skaters, how do they do that?" Took a lot of soul nights and a lot of cider & black (these were pre Strongbow Dark Fruit days) before I took to the floor...

That would be great to see the fliers! Please upload some photos or scans if possible?

Hi Wilxy, Thanks for the reply. Do you remember when the soul nights stopped? I can remember going around '83 to '84. Cheers, Rhys

Thanks Fred. I think this is the Al Kent from Blackwood (S Wales) but there is another soulie named Al Kent in Glasgow: https://www.facebook.com/al.kent.5 He may be a member here? Regards, Rhys

I was walking through the fair ground in Porthcawl yesterday and curious to see if the sign for the Manor Suite was still there. This was my first Northern Soul venue back in 1983. As you can see, it all looks very tired in 2018. Looking through the window, it is now a storage room; full of junk and old amusement rides. Back in the day, this was a fantastic venue and the soul nights were always packed out with great music from the resident DJs. Those nights always stuck in my memory and led me back to the addiction many years later. I remember seeing these posters around town and had to get my mate to buy us tickets because we were only 15 at the time. It was a lot easier to remember phone numbers back then with only 4 digits! Great to see that Nigel has organised an event for next March and there is still a great crowd in Porthcawl. Would be great to hear the stories from anyone who attended the Manor Suite back then (and see some more photos). Does anyone remember when the first and last nights were held at this venue? Thank you. Rhys

Thanks for link Mike - great to see all 4 goals. Back down to earth a little after the Danish victory I have huge respect for Giggs and I believe that he is the right man for the job at present (IMHO).

I only saw the 4th goal for Wales but it was a cracker!

Thanks Kev & Ron! Really appreciate your replies and advice. Cheers & KTF, Rhys

Found this blog which is pretty helpful: https://blog.discogs.com/en/record-stores-san-diego/

Many thanks for the replies so far. Cheers Rhys

Hi All, Will be working in California next week and then tagging on a holiday to the end of the visit. Staying mostly in San Diego but then travelling up as far as San Francisco. Does anyone know if there are any soul nights in the area between now and the end of August? Also would be good to know if there any good record shops in the San Diego area? Cheers, Rhys