Modernsoulsucks

What they on Andy. Black TMG? ROD

Somewhere that when I hear something new to me and ask what it is, it isn't £100+ and usually a lot more. As a collector I used to go out to buy 45s. Now Im priced out of the market. And before someone says there's lots of good cheap records out there; I know, I have a lot of 'em but at most do's they don't play those. Just a load of expensive rare 45s you heard years ago apart from odd real newie. ROD

Lenny they could put out quite a few Marvin 45s such as Lonely Lover, My love for you, Sweet Thing, When I feel the need etc with enough other unissued tracks by him to go on the flips. If like Harry Secombe, I ruled the World, we'd be well into the new 5001 series of previously unavailable Motown cuts. ROD

I read the blurb and assumed "adaptor" meant "big hole" and therefore US. No excuse really then. It reads like one of those ads for collectible figurines you find at the back of a weekend glossy pull-out. Anyone know which genius is responsible? No one on here I hope. Completely agree with Dave T. There are decent 45s there but those of interest to most of us are not that expensive anyway on original although difficult to find in Mintish condition sometimes. "Love starved heart" would be nice to have on a legit issue but why put Frank on the flip when I think it's still available with Chris Clark flip. Why not another Marvin track? As for some of the other "classics" £4.99 is dearer than the original release. Surely car boot fairs can't be running out of "Three times a Lady" already? ROD

Well it looks bobbins to me as a Motown collector. Just think what they coulda done although Im assuming this is for the US market. ROD

A generous offer Kev if something of a leap in the dark. ROD

What's the Red Bird issue though,Ian. Escaped my attention down the years as only seen it on Blue Cat. ROd

I think Bobby Wilson "Feels good" turns up a lot on B&W, which Im sure is a promo. ROD

Really? I have a wife who does that without me having to buy them. ROD

you see, records fit the DJ 's personality and so it should...... Do you know how hard it is to find miserable ,cynical Northern 45s? ROD

"I dont mind people looking through my box but if they started to write them down cos i knew they wanted to get copies of thier own i dont know what i would do after telling them to fook off" [bearsy quote] Well as long as they asked and 45s were uncovered I can't see what the problem is. I thought it was all about spreading the joy of soul music and sharing and caring and fluffy kittens tied up with string and put in an oven at Gas Mark 7. I've had plenty looking through on the odd occasion I've manned the decks. Writing down the details so they don't make the mistake of buying that particular piece of c**p. I take Matt's point about a playlist reflecting a dj's taste which is why Im always suspicious of some of the ATB mob who appear to like all genres of soul music from old R&B through to current R&B as long as it's already played or talked about. ROD

Whilst agreeing that the guy you mention was out of order, I don't really think you've thought that through. If you restricted the 45s you could play to those you discovered yourself I doubt there'd even be a scene. Isn't it only since tail-end of Wigan that 45s got that bit harder to find and some dj's began to get exclusives. If you look back to beginning all the jocks played basically the same records albeit for a much shorter time than nowadays. Levine IMO was probably the first to have a very quick turnaround to stay ahead of the pack. If John Anderson had decided to become a dj.......!!!!???? ROD

The list appears to have been posted December 2006. Is it an old list Spanner you've forgotten about? ROD

Big for Butch? Andy Dyson? Anybody with a decent set? I don't think so. Forgettable floor filler at some ATB/handbag night. No idea if they were modern 45s first but in a Northern context, junk. ROD

I thought the contention was that soulful house isn't Northern Soul? It's not. Citing two tracks by Drizabone as Northern doesn't help either. They're not. ROD

It's not happening is it? As far as the Northern scene is concerned it's barely peripheral to the more modern playlists never mind the 60's crowd. Im surprised you even got an argument as for most it's just completely irrelevant. What do the modern boys think about it? I would have thought if it is worth playing then it's worth getting a night together but to suggest as someone did mixing it in with Northern [60's oldies or newies?] is madness,especially on an equal footing. Im afraid it's always gonna be a sideroom for a very small niche in Black dance music. ROD

I don't think you ought to be labelled a snob if you are concerned that standards are slipping. I was chatting with a guy the other week about the Abstract Reality 45 on Sport. Obviously he knew the release # and what musicians were present on the session but he had a very vague idea of the matrix stamp and actually tried to get away with ZTSC 121610 when we all know it's ZTSC 126110!!! I obviously cut him dead with a supercilious curl of my top lip and I don't think he'll try that one again. He was getting laid though. What's it like? ROD

Yeah but only if we can ban make "me an offer" and I may or may not sell it.

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If I've got it[had it for a month or more] Im sick of it. If I haven't I don't mind. Am I the only one who thinks like that. ROD

If it is some kinda problem for sellers/buyers all you gotta do is make it the rule that when posting a want you put how much you want to pay. Ok you may not get the 45 for less than you thought but at least you'd get it for what you considered it was worth, and those sellers who thought they'd chance their arm with an inflated price wouldn't have the opportunity. No bad feeling at all. ROD

Try contacting Wax Museum https://www.waxmuseum.net/ Breeze Band are local Carolina group, or were anyway. ROD

Added a couple more. ROD

Id hazard a guess and say it's something to do with the mystique of getting a 45 from the US rather than the UK. Strange world!! ROD

Why not spend the money on something else that you don't have to discard at a later date and just wait for another copy to come around? ROD