Baz Atkinson

Uusal drill folks cover postage £2 and paypal as a gift preffered -but all forms etc-condition stated !! fab apollos-some good in everthing bad-valtone vgto vg+ish lots of gloss etc some minor wol [found a spare]£45 SOLD SOLD SOLD. the ethics-want my baby back-vent vg+ good copy £60 fab peps -with these eyes-wee 3 mint [minor tiny chip on outer vintle nowt] spare got another for house £40 following all £10 some nice stuff follow soundclip please not long to upload !! boss man-taking too long -gamble vg+ drill hole great track radiants aint no big thing-chess black vg plays fine best version tony and tyrone-turn it on girl -columbia mint invictus-new babe-rama mintnew concepts-give me anothe chance -phillips demo [bargain of the batch]mint slight wol. billy jo royal-im specialised-players-mint lavell hardy-lose your groove-rojac mint great spare funk track. whispers-i can remember-soul clock mint great flip also joe simon-whole lot of loving-sound stage 7 mint sold sold " "-come on and get it-mint carol anderson-one mans women-soul o sonic mint mary wells-me without you-20th century mint great tune. sequins -overcome-gold star mint- mary love-change your mind-josie vg+ jimmy hughes-goodbye my love -fame great beat ballad

lol yep your right ive just rolled out of bed and read the thread again lol- your right tis only one record!! Baz I know them alland its all good fun-but its just the way when "He who shall not be named" or "DILY-IID" really seems to put peoples backs up ! Its only a record ! By the way Ive got a UK Demo -no sleeve-and I would not part with that ! Rob

I was dissapointed by some of the comments -big beleiver of just selling the discs and moving on -I do buck up the occasional seller but never comment on what people are selling or want in a derogatory way -its simply not right imho-there used to be alot of etiquette on the british soul scene now its become a bit of a travesty -but hey ho this is a website full of opinions -thats why i tend to stay down in audio source -id be fighting a rear quard action most of the time and I simply cant be arsed!! BAZ A

shaping up nice now thanks sean and hboogaloo -looking ok all contacts in my anorak data folder lol. BAZ A

THE FLIP OF WHEN YOUR ALONE IS BLOODY GREAT ALSO. BAZ A

HELLO MATE Thinking of driving down after Austen in october just getting my data right lol-did you visit that Segura guy Sean?Really appreciate the help Sean-not after bollocks mate just good records -the ones that dont fit in a hot box lol!! Tats is on his way back from there right now Baz. Have you been before mate? If not, I'll pm you a couple of addresses and info. When are you thinking of going? Sean

very slow folks-anyone??? BAZ A

Maybe a longshot but its on the radar this year ,wonder what the state of play is etc,all pms tips appreciated. BAZ A

DRAMATICS - ALL BECAUSE OF YOU - BAZ A

ONE OF MY FAVS LOVED THE SEVENTIES STUFF BY THEM. DRAMMATICS-CHOOSING UP ON YOU-CADET - BAZ A

hUGE TALENT WOULD NOT DESCRIBE HIM -59 IS NO AGE ALSO - DRAMATICS - I CRIED ALL THE WAY HOME -ABC - BAZ A

neil kimble sold !!! BAZ A

HARTFIELD BROTHERS-SWEET SOMEBODY-BOOLA BOOLA - WILLIE GEE/PURE SOUL-YOU LEFT ME STANDING-AUTHENTIC - LEE SHOT WILLIAMS - LOVE NOW PAY LATER - TYRONE DAVIS [THE WONDERBOY]-PLEASE CONSIDER ME-FOUR BROTHERS - SUMMITS-SOPHISTICATED LADY-LA SELLE - WINFIELD PARKER-WANNA BE WITH YOU-P+L - FOUR MONITORS - THANK YOU BABY - ROKER - THE INVICTAS - (NEW BABE) SINCE I FOUND YOU - RAMA RAMA - GEATER DAVIS - MY LOVE IS SO STRONG FOR YOU - HOUSE OF ORANGE -

Same drill folks all soundclips posted hopefully-add £2 postage and paypal as gift preferred but all forms etc.Condition stated 7 day return etc-in this order hartfield brothers-sweet somebody-boola boola vg+ almost mint - amazed its still here great flip £50 willie gee[pure soul]left me standing-authentic mint - £40 lee shot williams-love now pay later -gamma mint - £125 tyrone davis-please consider me-four brothers -mint- drill hole £30 summitts-sophisticated lady-la selle mint £50 big spins etc winfield parker-wanna be with you-p+l records £30 last one folks great record. four monitors-thank you baby-roker £35 mint- invictus-new babe-rama mint £20 neil kimble-if it wasnt for the children-tangerine vg+ish fray logo very slight £40 massive bargain imo sold sold geater davis-love is strong for you-house of orange mint - £25 top tune indeed.

MIKE CAN WE NOT SPEED THE SOUNDCLIPS UP MATE?? BAZ A

Usual drill folks-wilxy i need your addy misplaced it-some great bargains on here condition stated -paypal as gift preffered choice-add £2 postage!!ALL NEXT DAY DELIVERY . willie parker-dont hurt the one you love-m-pac mint [absolute bargain and spins now] artie lewis -aint no good-loma demo mint gene chandler-nothing can stop me-constellation vg+ish plays fine barbara lewis -aint got nobody-artic vg+ nice this one logo bit tired but still a nice one to have. lou rawls-dead end street-capitol mint no 8 wol [nowt really] dells-inspiration-mint- demo [yep 15 quid this is a spare] ronnie walker-good feeling-abc mint brill sweet flip precious [lovely] troy keyes-love explosion-abc-mint - ,with the top lip crying inside mill evans-got to have your love/things wont be the same-constellation vg to vg+ish lol [great stuff got a demo] entertainers 1v-temptation walk-dore mint [great lovely copy hi lites-mix mix song-daran flip is so jealous vg+ james davis-aint it great-duke [rasping sixties]mint. jimmy robbins-cant please you-jerheart- mint someone get it for the flip. sold sold sold. persians-detour-gwp mint - [lovely will have its day] don bryant-coming on strong-hi demo [pick f the bunch imho]

WILLIE WELSHES BAND FEAT SHARON ELLIS-WHATS EVER FAIR-BLACKBYRD - SUMMITS-SOPHISTICATED LADY-LA SELLE - WILLIE WILEY--JUST BE GLAD--KING - RIVINGTONS-WITH RIVINGTONS BAND-YOR GONNA PAY-QUAN -

same drill folks accepting paypal as a gift £2 postage condition stated !! willie welshes band feat sharon ellis-whats ever fair-blacbyrd demo mint £50 [got t be worth a punt folks at 50-book is treble this is a spare copy lovely!! SOLD SOLD SOLD . summitts -sophisticated lady-la selle mint £60 very popular at the momment mint copy. willie wyly-just be glad-king mint £30 cracking double sider folks . rivingtons -your gonna pay-quan mint [just went for a few quid on the bay ]cracking sixties soul £35 all records out same day.

VERY SLOW COME ON FOLKS MORE POSTED TONIGHT IF I CAN BE ARSED LOL. BAZ A

CHRIS HARRIS SOLD!!!

same drill folks paypal as a gift £2 next day delivery condition stated !!!cheques etc accepted!!Please note this is a quick soundclip. Judson Moore-hey lisa-Chicago Music Bag mint [nice folks steve green spin at lowton,got a rare demo so snap it up -one to watch really really nice track-£40 invitations-love has to grow-Polydoor british mint £40 GOT MINE ON SILVER BLUE THIS IS A NICE RARE THING FOLKS AND WELL WORTH £40 top tune very soulful. Chris Harris+soul invaders-why can we get along-Dial mint £25 really worth a punt this -uptempo in your face dont see alot!!# SOLD SOLD. Cecil Shaw-what do you want from me girl-BIL Mar white demo £20 release date wol miner [great record spare] Sandra lopex-im so lonely-phila of soul w/demo vg but very good example rare on demo £25 .## also folks got 100 or so gospel spares nice for 50 quid and another 20 or so collections builders for £20 cant be arsed to list combined some nice stuff !!Postage on these a TENNER.

Great track-ill get some of the lp only stuff up at the weekend if I get time!!! BAZ A

Cant believe Gene Redding has not sold-the flip is one of the best known secrets out there -what an incredible double sider of pure soul and hard funk-someone get it ffs -one of the real gems !!! BAZ A

Most eloquent and succint post yet on this topic,Jock me and headsey are doing lifeline if you want to get down to the north east you can hop in with us-if you made no plans, BAZ A Hmm I normally stay out of this argument even more as it is been done to death, but in recent times this view is seen as majority and I think that is not the history of the scene I know. I am not totally sure about the point you are making here, but I suspect you are holding this up as positive reasons why the "retro Northern scene" deserves to exist, I think it actually highlights very nicely why it was such a negative thing. These scenes, as does the current Northern retro scene, always seem to focus on a very limited point in history and pay an everlasting tribute to this time and its fashions, forgetting that these fashions were worn only by the most modern of that time, often any musical content is just an equal part, or in my opinion sometimes less important part, than the fashions and in reality people are far more into the scene than the music in isolation, and it almost always turns out to be just a fad, which in my opinion, although arguably I accept, is a parallel for the Northern retro scene. To many people, ironic as it may seem, the Northern scene was never about looking back, it was always about looking forward to next new sound and during all of the 80's and most of the 90's that was the scene completely 100%, and the attitude, of which there was lots, was directed towards keeping the scene like that, and dare I say it preserving its integrity. Even the fashions were the fashion of the day, particularly the early to late 80's, then followed by whatever people wore to go out. The scene you champion in reality only reflects a very small period of NS history, and parts of that period seems to reflect the worst in musical times for NS. I think what annoys many of us who weren't around for lots of that, I only started going in 79, is that many try and portray now that is and was the only NS fashion, which is just historically incorrect and for many of us it washes away the fantastic scene of the 80's and 90's, in reality it is rewriting history, which as a historian seems a strange choice for you. In all honesty it is embarrassing for many of us as that is how people assume our scene was, when in reality nothing could be further from the truth, I do accept the over the top slagging may not be necessary, but sometimes raw emotion is evoked when something precious to people is patronised and bastardised. Since in reality the scene you champion and anything I was involved with are actually now only distant relatives, probably step relatives with only one birth connection, I genuinely do believe in the live and let live principle, however on recent times it has almost become sacrosanct to defend any alternative on here, leading to accusations of "being up our own asses" and such like, I think sometimes there needs to be a reality check, and in reality the scene you champion is far closer to those in the images you have here, but what you and others seem to forget that these were the kind of scenes many of us were rebelling against by being into Northern, and yes being nearly 50 and relatively comfortable in life, these rebellions may be not as relevant but what is important to me, in case its not obvious on this thread, is integrity, and presenting the Northern scene as purely a retro scene does no justice to the integrity that was so evident on the NS in my nearly 20 years of being a regular participant, and indeed led to my current apathy to anything called Northern. I genuinely do not get involved in the debate as I think it has been argued before and nowadays any progressive Northern scene is being strangled to death by people who consider themselves a part of it, with repeated new nights playing the same old "newies" that have been played for years, therefore the retro scene in reality is of little consequence to that scene. But to me the reintroduction of the retro scene seriously damaged the healthy progressive Northern scene, however that is long past, but I think your arguments to live and let live go 2 ways, surely you can see why many of us do not recognise your vision of the scene, and indeed why sometimes it grates to be told that you represent the history of the NS, when it is not our history. There is a very thin line between moaning and informed opinion! This isn't really to debate any further, it's really to present the other side, which is generally ignored out there these days.

I agree with Keith tis a top slice of group souL as good if not better than bear with me which also blows me away!!!lOOKS A SNIP COS ITS A HARD ONE TO FIND!! BAZ A