Baz Atkinson

By far one of the funniest threads ive ever read -pmsl on a dull over-worked Friday the wombles of wigan lol,makes me want to go to costa and knick a patch and start a revolution,i reckon SIMON COWELL is on this thread now planning the WOMBLE FACTOR -f--k me the perliminarys would be funny all those rejected 50+northern types smelling of sweat and getting there spins mixed up, "yes i think you have talent butyou could of at least sqeezed another spin out and wow that back drop" tell me did you have any formal NORTHERN SOUL DANCE TRAINING "? AH CHERLY SAYS -HES CUTE ISNT HE WHAT A LOVELY TATTOO AND BALDY HEAD -WE SHOULD LET HIM IN ANYWAY,Simon says oh go on then me little geordie chirrup -maybe his back drop and double splits will be exposed when we speed up the volumme in the next round and get them to dance to linda and the funky boys on an escalter on the way to GREGGS for a pastie!! THE WOMBLE FACTOR -!!! GET YOUR NAME DOWN NOW !! BAZ A

To me its a record that puts it all into context -it moves me to the core along with choice of colours,people get ready,and wake up everybody,you could write a book on these 4 alone and their affect on a myriad of things.Awesome version by Al -looks like AMAZON HAS BEEN BUSY TODAY!!! BAZ A.

ive got numerous contacts for New Jersey mate if you want to cross the bridge and get out of the big apple-Lou Silvani at times square is cds now so no luck there-used to be downstairs records on 42nd street but fleeced in the early nineties with numerous others!!Id just enjoy the city to be honest!!!tHE DIRECTORIES ARE GOOD -i dug loads of contacts out for Mick H when he went -ill see if I still have them- BAZ A.

Dont mess about Baz ,Get to the point:wicked: Take care bud ATB salmon HOW YOU DOING MATE DROP ME A PM TO LET ME KNOW. BAZ A

some crackers on there strong recommend is the peoples choice on vernoeeca-awesome dounle sider-cant see that been n long for a tenner!!! BAZ A

Always lock my wants for the following reasons 1.i take pms and negotiate -the purchase of a record for me is between the buyer and seller 2.let the thread run and usualy someone has the four penneth in about rarity-availability-price-etc-well "so what" and then the record is talked up or down and it becomes a free for all-a good example was the lee fields thread and some of the ridiculous bollocks wrote about the record. 3.a deal to me should be private -i also when i sell are more than happy not to respond to emails from people asking who has got this or that-simply no-ones business!! 4.and ofcourse people say there have the record and dont respond to pms !! BAZ A. PS IT IS UP TO THE INDIVIDUAL OFCOURSE SOME PREFER THE CRACK AND BANTER OTHERS JUST PREFER TO GET THE DISC AND GET IT IN THE COLLECTION.

pmedyou!! BAZ A

NATE EVANS - MAIN SQUEEZE - top tune indeed and a bargain BAZ A

THE C.O.D'S - I'M LOOKING OUT FOR ME - KELLMAC - their best imho BAZ A

THE TRAMPS-TRUSTING HEART-GOLDEN FLEECE - I will take this anyday over most of the shite passed off as soul music at soul dos these days -incredible outfit!!! BAZ A

COMMODORES - GIRL, I THINK THE WORLD ABOUT YOU - MOTOWN - BAZ A. Played machine gun last night -whats going on with that -bloody incredible!!!

DO AGREE TONY THIS IS FROM THE FIRST ALBUM I THINK!! EARTH, WIND & FIRE - I THINK ABOUT LOVIN' YOU - WB - BAZ A

ARTHER CONLEY - PUT OUR LOVE TOGETHER - This record blows away most!!! BAZ A.

WILSON PICKETT - HOW WILL I EVER KNOW - WICKED 8101 - COVERED UP ONCE AS BROTHER LOUIE BROWN-OH LORDEY !!! BAZ A

STYLISTICS - SEARCHIN - BAZ A

HAROLD MELVIN-SATISFACTION GUARENTEED-PIR - Ill give you something good !!! BAZ A

agree with the Stylistics and the brilliant Tramps partiuclary their incredible lps -others what spring to mind are the Delphonics which are without a doubt the sweetest group of all imho -also the Intruders -just simply mindblowing !When i think about this logically the person who has the most in terms of undervalued incredible records is bloody Edwin Starr-how many times when he was alive did we gasp "oh not Edwin again"just play Harlem or I have faith in you and weep at the genius,his stuff on granite also-never off the decks in my house!! Who else well alot of the philly-int -taken for granted by many -radio 2 played me and mrs jones the other day,I swear this record has the lot imho-as does satisfaction quarenteed -harold melvin.I absolutely agree on Arthur Conley "put our love together "is a masterpeice recording catching the essence of the early seventies sound-also how many take for granted Wilson Pickett -if you want a lesson in deep soul play search my heart -it has the lot-i think some artistes can get painted with a few hits and we can take the other stuff for granted-Wilson is a fine example of this!! How many stax records charted? perhaps every artiste on this definitive logo gets taken for granted particulary the awesome Soul Children -move over -is in my all time top 5.Candi Staton is another "try -you dont love me no more for size -mindblowing,an artiste who had a massive chart hit then really judged on the basis of that. In many ways most of the motown stuff is taken for granted in some form or another take the Commodores -play the human zoo -it is a fantastic record -so progressive for the time as was Marvin Gaye "trouble man",how many people would really search Marvins catalogue out?how many for instance know about tracks like "you",a classic example again of fame blighting peoples perception of quality! JAMES BROWN -took the northern crowd an eon to latch onto people wake up and live -etc,well hes just funk aint he [bollocks]check out georgia on my mind -again a miracle in the making!!And dont listen to the soul-stirrers lol-what have there got to offer "I supose it goes on and on!! My view on this is that the obscure argument has dulled alot of senses for so long -alot of the records that charted did so simply because there were brillaint -and alot of the input of most artists after their chart sucess in many ways even got better!!! BAZ A. CURTIS MAYFIELD -MOVE ON UP "AH SHITE "WELL HE AINT DONE NOWT HAS HE-JUST PARHAPS THE GREATEST GENUIS OF ALL-CHECK OUT MOST OF HIS CURTOM STUFF WHICH LUCKILY IS NOW IN REFO-SOUL -TRUE MASTER IN ALL HIS GLORY!!

Question is do the other big D recordings have DR in the matrix? This one does -I was convinced this was not David Ruffin-AND WROTE A LOAD ABOUT IT SOMEWHERE ON THE SITE GOING INTO GREAT DETAIL-but you know what "im not sure now lol!!, just cant dis-prove it and going off the voice its remarkably similar-the flip is bloody great also imho -bit wilder and funkier lol,Lee Rodgers produced perhaps exstending the theory more -could dam well be him LOL!!! BAZ A.

DEL CHONTAYS - BABY I NEED YOU -

TERRIFICS LEAVE US ALONE - ID be tempted on this been a very exspensive 4 weeks someone get it sounds great out.!!! BAZ A

THANKS SEBASTIAN. BAZ A Below is from: https://www.soulfulki...c.net/money.htm 201 - James Reed - Oh People / My Love Is Real - 1954 202 - The Hollywood Flames - Fare Thee Well / Clickety Clack I'm Leaving - 1954 203 - Joe Houston - All Night Long / Way Out - 1954 204 - Grady Chapman and the Suedes - Need You So / Don't Blooper - 1955 205 - Mari Jones and Johnny Moore's Three Blazers - Lonesome Gal / What Makes A Man Fool Around - 1955 206 - Johnny Fuller - I Walk All Night / These Young Girls - 1955 207 - Joe Houston - Celebrity Club Stomp / Sentimental Journey - 1955 208 - Jesse Belvin With The Jackson Brothers Orchestra - I'm Only A Fool / Trouble And Misery - 1955 209 - The Turbans - Tick Tock Awoo / Nest Is Warm - 1955 209 - The Turbans - Tick Tock Awoo / No No Cherry - 1955 210 - Earl Burton - Sleep Drink And Play / Ala Boo - 1955 211 - The Turks - Emily / When I Return - 1955 212 - Memphis Slim - My Country Gal / Treat Me Like I Treat You - 1955 213 - Rev. J. Earl Hines - I Found Something / The Lord Is On My Side - 1956 214 - Chuck Higgins and the Mellomoods - Beautiful Love / Rock And Roll - 1956 215 - The Turks - I'm A Fool / I've Been Accused - 1956 216 - ? 217 - Big Boy Groves - Traffic Ticket / The Solid Rock - 1956 218 - ? 219 - ? 220 - The Ebonaires - The Very Best Luck In The World / Hey Baby Stop - 1956 221 - Vernon Anders - Hound Dog And Alley Cat / All Messed Up - 1956 222 - Jo Willette - Don't Touch Me / You Don't Play Fair - 1956 223 - ? 224 - The Five Bars - Stormy Weather / Somebody Else's Fool - 1957 101 - M - M and The Peanuts - Open Up Your Eyes / Lil' Valley - 1964 102 - Curly Money - White Lightin' / Little Things You Do - 1964 103 - Clarence Armstrong - Beaver - Part 1 / Beaver - Part 2 - 1964 104 - Comer Money - Now You're Gone / Stop - 1964 105 - The Question Marks - Doin' The Thing / Ain't That Kinda Sad - 1964 106 - The Larks - The Jerk / Forget Me - 1964 107 - M - M and The Peanuts - The Phillie / I Found My Love - 1965 108 - Bettye Swann - Don't Wait Too Long / What Is My Life Coming To - 1965 109 - Eric Williams - Goodbye My Love / I'll Give My Love To You - 1965 109 - The Larks - Mickey's East Coast Jerk / Soul Jerk - 1965 (Does This Exist?) 110 - The Larks - Mickey's East Coast Jerk / Soul Jerk - 1965 (Does This Exist?) 110 - The Larks - The Slauson Shuffle / Soul Jerk - 1965 111 - M-M'S & The Peanuts - Without A Word / My Belief - 1965 112 - The Larks - The Roman / Heavenly Father - 1965 112 - Don Julian & The Larks - The Roman / Heavenly Father - 1965 113 - Bettye Swann - What Can It Be / The Man That Said No - 1965 114 - The Larks - Heaven Only Knows / The Ducks - 1965 115 - The Meadowlarks - Can You Do The Duck / Sad Sad Boy - 1965 115 - The Larks - Can You Do The Duck / Sad Sad Boy - 1965 116 - Bobbi Row - Facts Of Life / ? - 1965 [sOUNDCLIP?] 117 - Don Julian - What Chance Has A Man / Lemme See You Philly - 1965 118 - Bettye Swann - The Heartache Is Gone / Our Love - 1966 119 - The Larks - The Answer Came Too Late / Lost My Love Yesterday - 1966 120 - ? 121 - Ted "Soul" Hawkins - Baby / Whole Lot Of Women - 1966 122 - The Larks - Philly Dog / Heaven Only Knows - 1966 123 - Bobby Angelle - I Love The Way You Love / I'm Begging - 1966 124 - Tommy and Eddie - I Love My Baby / I Don't Want Nobody - 1966 125 - Bobby Angelle - I Wanna Go Back Home / Living Lie - 1967 126 - Bettye Swann - Make Me Yours / I Will Not Cry - 1967 127 - The Larks - The Skate / Come Back Baby - 1967 128 - Bobby Angelle - Someone Is Gonna Hurt You / Too Much For You - 1967 129 - Bettye Swann - Fall In Love With Me / Lonely Love - 1967 130 - Moon And Mars and The Soul Producers - I'll Go Back Baby / I'm Your Man - 1967 131 - The Filmore Street Soul Rebellion - Put Your Weight On It Part 1 / Part 2 - 1967 132 - ? 133 - ? 134 - ? 135 - Bettye Swann - You Gave Me Love / Don't Look Back - 1968 136 - Bettye Swann - Don't Take My Mind / I Think I'm Falling In Love - 1968 137 - Bobby Angelle - It's Just Gotta Be That Way / You Got Me Dizzy - 1968 601 - The Larks - I Love You / I Want You (Back) - 1973 602 - Delilah Moore - I'll Just Walk Away / I Wish - 1973 603 - Delilah Moore - Wrapped Up Tight / Ooh Wee, Baby - 1973 604 - The Larks - My Favorite Beer Joint - Part 1 (Vocal) / Part 2 (Inst) - 1973 605 - Eddie Horan - I'm Gonna Speak Out / Losing You - 1973 606 - Pat Livingstone - You Bet I Would (If I Could) / You Bet I Would (If I Could) (Instrumental) - 1973 606 - Pat Livingston - You Bet I Would (If I Could) / Sugar Love - 1973 607 - Don Julian and The Larks - Shorty The Pimp Part 1 / Shorty The Pimp Part 2 - 1973 7000 - Ryan Manner - Part Of Growing Older / Somewhere In This Life - ? 7001 - Poverty Train - Love And Funky People / People's People - ? 702 Willard Burton - Let Me Be Your Pacifier / Warm The Pot (Till It Gets Good And Hot)

YEP TIS A GREAT TUNE INDEED!!! BAZ A. My fave on the label: The M-M and the Peanuts - Lil' Valley

we not got a disography yet?? BAZ A

YOU WANT A SAMPLE OF ALMOST PERFECT WEST COAST GROUP HARMONEY SOUL THEN FOR THE SIXTIES THIS HAS TO BE IT-TALKED ALOT ABOUT THIS RECORD TO MANY -VERY VERY GOOD RECORD. BAZ A Oh Baz! Completely agree with you on the Larks' 'Come Back Baby'...wonderful record! I recently got Bobby Angelle's 'It's Just Gotta Be That way'....what a corker!! OH YES AS IS THE FLIP!!