Chris L

Barbara Mills - Queen of fools Ray Whitley - I've been hurt

These are icons from a time when songs were carefree, joyful and free of any malice, halcyon days Add : Gene Chandler - I'm just a fool for you. Doris Troy - I'll do anything Dobie Gray - Out on the floor This list is endless...........

Got to shake his hand and say "hello" to him on his UK when this made the charts, at the Bournemouth Chelsea Village. We knocked on his door some H U G E bouncer type came out and said "Not tonight lads" and off we went just at that moment he came out and my mate Nigel shouted "Hey Curtis" he turned and wrong footed his bodyguards and me and Nige got to say "hello" Devestated when the Impressions broke up (well when he left anyway) "You've been cheatin' " was our gangs theme song

I bought the Tighten Up book, should be an interesting read when I'm on the coach from London to Stoke in July

P J Proby - Niki Hoeky - Still in my collection Elvis - Rubberneckin' Toys - Ski-ing in the snow

Vala Regan - Fireman, for DJ-ing so not too worried about condition, thanks

Rocky Roberts - Just because of you Top dog choon at the early Mecca/Torch days

I've said I'll donate my Bobby Sheen (the original Dr Love) autograph for auction. It was his very last one, de died shortly afterwards, it was written during the making of Ian L's SWONS docu. Chris L

Good question, Bruce's membership card was 007...............

Me never my mate Bruce was the 7th person through the door on the 1st night

Deffo

Looking for a Dee Dee Sharp - What kind of lady & James Barnet - Keep on talking. thanks Chris L

I used to work next door to their office in Hertford street, London, one day I got off the tube at Green Park swung across Piccadilly and there were thousands of young screaming girls in the street I had to find a telepone box, ring the office to find out what was going on. David Cassidy was in the studios and the word had leaked out Used to listen to it all the time I could, their last record everynight (in my day) was the long version of the Doors - Light my fire...........

I bought a Jerry Cook demo at the Torch in '72 cost £18, that was like a months wages back then (played it all day the Sunday non-stop )

Bravo, don't think I could bring myself to spend that amount of money on a record, no matter how good or rare it was, well done.

7th Ave Aviators, $700, sold it on when the pound collapsed at a profit, from an Ebay seller although not from Ebay itself she contacted me and did a deal outside of Ebay. Some say I shoulda held on just a little tighter........... Don't think I ever paid more than that for a single, if I did I can't remember. Best buys I ever did were 3 x Trends + 2 x Willie Kendrick all for $225...........

That was the first ever NS tune I heard at The Cats, Alan S played it

This was taken in my garden about 20 minutes before we left London to head off to Tunstall Not sure if I could look more dorky if I tried looks like I borrowed that shirt from Nelson Mandela

The Torch opening night, no idea what 1st sound was "off me 'ead" like in later weeks I was standing in the que to get in when they played "Hit & Run" and the crowd outside started a stampede to get onto the dancefloor, lifted my mate Phil right of his feet !!!

Tony Rounce for telling me and my mates about Northern Soul, telling Ian Levine we'd come up north where we got a warm welcome Ian Levine - for about 50 things of which only 1 is negative Les Cockell - he really made us laugh (I think) Tony Jebb- he made us laugh even more (nice stride there Tony :-) Richard Searling - getting us on the radio for 2 hours where we yacked a load of old bo**ocks and played some wonderful NS tunes. Alans S - DJ superstar at the Cats - let me look at his record box on my first night at any NS venue, boy did I ever write down some titles, labels, etc. Bob Shoreman - My 1st true Northern Soulmate, the only bloke I knew who could dance to the left whilst his trousers went to the right Kev Roberts - for getting some of the artists we both love on his radio show The Stoke DJs - Neil, Nige, Sean, et al........they make my UK trips all worthwhile The Bloke Who Built The Golden Torch - can't imagine life without that place having existed

Is there anything out there that tells the story of of WI music that came to the UK in the 60s? I'm assuming it want from ble-beat to ska to rock-steady and finihed up being called reggae. As a kid I bought tons of stuff on Trojan, Bamboo, Gas, Pama, etc. I can never ever remember calling it reggae

Aaaahhhhhh.........................chills the heart of my cockles..................

Best 3 minutes of all time was first time at a Northern Soul venue, the Cats, walking in Alan S was playing The Four Larks Groovin' at the Go Go from then on I knew what heaven was going to be like

2 years ago walking into the hotel where Abdul Fakir from the Four Tops was staying and chatting with him, me remembering seeing him in 1975 Best Golden 2 hours was meeting the legendary Arthur Wright in my hotel in LA, the guy is awesome. Best golden 5 hours was hanging out with, seeing naked and getting drunk with Leola Jiles from the Apollos Best Golden Day was getting the Ad-Libs, Spellbinders & Chris Bartley together in a hotel in New jersey Best Golden car ride was me driving Sandi Sheldon around London. Chris L