Baz Atkinson

Done some inventory today yawn yawn lol,need this on a white demo!Have a spare issueof it takes two which i will throw in the other way! Not a hard record folks so f--k off in advance if you throw sillY prices at me. BAZ A

LOTTIE JO JONES GREAT TRACK £20 LOTS OF PLAYS VIA REFOSOUL OMEON FOLKS. BAZ A

Got one of these in 82 of Tim ashybende the flip is great group soul also,this record isa genuinely rare one imho. BAZ A

CHAMBER BROTHERS SOLD THANKS. BAZ A

bumb. BAZ A

will take 40 quid for chambers brothers and lottie jo bargain folks two great tracks bubbling under etc. BAZ A

THE GEES SOLD! BAZ A GONNA COME HOME FROM WORK MORE OFTEN TO WATCH THE CRICKETT LOL.

all 3 Barbara Wests gone ! BAZ A

1 BARBARA WEST GONE FOLKS GET IN THERE ITS A BARGAIN.2 LEFT. BAZ A

F--K ME BOTH BELITA WOODS GONE IN 3 MINUTES! BAZ A

FEW MORE OUT FOLKS CHECK THE PRICES GOT 2 BELITA WOODS TO GO FOLKS AND THREE BARBARA WEST ONE DEMO] BARBARA WEST -CONGRATULATIONS BABY-RONN -M- £25 SOLD X3 BELITA WOODS-GROUNDED/MAGIG CONER -MOIRA £75 VG [bOTH PLAY FINE]IN BETTER NICK THAN MOST SOLD X2 CHAMBER BROTHERS-MY BABY TAKES CARE OF BUSINESS-COLUMBIA DEMO £25 [REAL THUMPER AND SPINS] SOLD. LOTIE JO JONES-WALK TALL-CAPITOL M- £20 GEES-ITS ALL OVER/LOVE IS A BUEATIFUL THING PORT £25 VG+ SLIGHT LABEL WEAR. SOLD. THREE HEADS YOU FIT MY HEART-[EBAY SELLER FROM NASHVILLE]M- £25. CHEERS FOLKS. POSTAGE FREE RECORDED IN THE UK. BAZ A

This is my view for whats it worth,suppose its been well stated on here anyway,the scene is so a far cry from what it was that my appetite has way gone im afraid.Egos,backstabbing,fall outs,overrated venues and over play of records that have had the arse spun outof them are the turn offs for me,I just cant be arsed to dignify anymore. Secondly everyone has a personnel relationship with the music thats what makes it so special imho,ive used alot of my time away and believe me I was proliffic for venues in the eighties and early nineties to discover gospel,sweet soul,deep,modern and lots of funk!I am now a proud soul collector and my only interest is black music ,northern soul is part of that but so is the other genres also. I had an awseome time at petes memorial in away it was sad that to get that spirit back again we had to celebrate the life of someone far gone [god bless him]my view of the state of the other stuff is that the passion for the scene in many quaters had been diluted by the absolute amount of bullshit that seems to fly out of peoples mouths and ears when the word northern soul is mentioned. Just my view folks! BAZ A.

I had momments at wigan particulary circa 79 and Searling that will never be matched ie playing Eddie Jefferson for the Aycliffe crowd etc,also have many mixed feelings about the place,do agree it was a wonderful momment in time however.One thing i often think about is how sexy some of the young women were back then,they ozzed class when alot of the men just fritted about off heir boxes lol. I did, will always prefer the intimacy of the smaller places in the eighties and early nineties,more friendly [wigan was full of nutters]and ofcourse the music had moved on.The mass hysteria sorrounding the Casino WILL NEVER BE JUSTIFIED it was after all just a building,and if i could go back now in the olD time machine id give at least 2 of the bouncers a good kicking cos there were bullies and wankers most of them lol. BAZ A

WHAT AN INSIGHT TO THE GREATEST SOUL LOGO EVER WITH AMAZING INTERVIEWS AND FANTASTIC SHOTS OF THE STARS IN FULL FLIGHT,STAX WAS A TOTAL BRAND OF AWARENESS FOR BLACK AMERICA THERE DID NOT JUST MAKE THE BEST RECORDS BUT PUSHED THE BOUNDRIES THE REV JACKSON ENDORSING THE LOGO AND SPEAKING AT WATTS/STAX CONCERT WAS PRICELESS.A BRILLAINT INSIGHT. BAZ A

the two on here that really need to be snapped up are wee wiley just be glad which is a great double sider and the creations plain design of fotsteps paid well over a ton for my copy of that take it from me folks the plain design is bloody rare. BAZ A

I agree get the pics up,could be interested. BAZ A

ALOT OF THIS IS ABOUT INTERPRETATION AND THIS IS ATOTALLY SUJECTIVE QUESTION WHICH WILL BE ANSWERED ACCORDING TO WHAT INDIVIDUALS DEAM AS A BIG RECORD ETC.I BOUGHT MY FIRST BIG RECORD IN APRIL 79 SPYDER TURNER ON GOOD TIME FOR A BOUT 7 QUID AT THE TIME FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY THE RINGLEADERS ON M-PAC FOR £3 QUID OFF KEITH MINSULL AND SO ON AND SO FORTH .MOST OF THE BIGGER TUNES IN MY COLLECTION WERE BOUGHT BETWEEN 1981-94 INCLUDING TRIPS TO US WHERE I WAS GETTING THE LIKES OF THE VOLUMES ON IMPACT FOR A COUPLE OF DOLLARS. HEREWITNIN LIES THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION [NOW THIS IS MY POINT OF VIEW ONLY AND SOMETHING WHICH WORKS FOR ME]IF I WANT A REAL BIGGIE FOR A COUPLE OF GRAND ONLY 3-5 IN THIS REGION I WOULD GO AFTER I WILL SIMPLY SELL NICE ITEM I PAID PENNIES FOR AND GET 3-400 QUID A SHOT,DONE THIS JUST RECENTLY WHEN I MADE 900 QUID ON HERE IN 3 DAYS AND BOUGHT A COUPLE OF WANTS. ANOTHER EQUATION IS AS YOU ARE OLDER YOU DO TEND TO HAVE A DECENT REVUNE STREAM USUALLY ANYWAY [THIS AGAIN IS TOTALLY DEPENDIG ON THE INDIVIDUAL AND WHAT THERE DO FOR A LIVING] AS I GET OLDER MY TASTES HAVE CHANGED SO MUCH THAT I WOULD NOT GIVE A FLYING F--K ABOUT GETTING RID OF A BIGGIE TO BUY MORE INTERESTING ITEMS INCLUDING FUNKY THINGS GOSPEL BUT MAILY DEEP SOUL AND SWEET,HORDING BIGGER RECORDS FOR EGOS SAKE UNLESS YOU ARE A LOGO COLLECTOR DOES NOT APPEAL TO ME AGAIN A PERSONNEL VIEW. I TEND TO NOT FOLLOW THE TRENDS ON THE NORTHERN SCENE ANYMORE MAILY BECAUSE RECORDS THAT ARE RAVED ABOUT ALOT USUALLY HAVE HAD THERE DAY MANY MOONS AGO, [AND OFCOURSE THERE ARE ALWAYS EXCEPTIONS AGAIN BASED ON PERSONNEL TASTE AND PREFERENCES. THE BEST BASEMENT FOR ME HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE THOUSHANDS OF UNKNOWNS OUT THERE FOR PENNIES BOTH VIA WEBSITES,NETWORKS,TRIPS AWAY ETC,RECORD HUNTING IS HARD WORK IF YOU WANT THE QUICK HIT BUY THE CARSTAIRES [WOOPS SORRY PETE]. BAZ A

oh boy thats a rare one ,would of bid myself but ive done over 2k this month,f--k me its a top tune ! BAZ A