Chris L

A mint demo copy for sale. I will ship worldwide, I can accept cheques, postal or money orders or Paypal. Shipping costs £2.75 registered post. Price £480.00. Thanks for looking. Chris L

I came accros Mary Wells - The Doctor the other day and forgotten how much I loved it, top vinyl Chris L

Well yes you're pretty lucky to own it, care to say what it cost you ? I understood on 2 copies on Soul not 3 - can anyone name the owners ?? Chris L

Have you seen the video clip ? Pretty nifty, looking well cool with that roll neck sweater tucked ever so tightly into his trews

Not to my ears, maybe to a black persons ?

Vala Reegan - Fireman

Oh yeah forgot about the Chubster.............. played on UK Cameo-Parkway......... Chris L

My first night at the Mecca the ones that stood out were : Los Canarios - Get on your knees Bunny Sigler - Will you still love me tomorrow Ray Whitely - I've been hurt (assume it was him) Esther Phillips - Catch me I'm falling George Carrow - Angel baby Rufus Lumley - I'm standing and of course California Montage Tony Jebb once told me that Phillip Mitchell - Free for all was on of the biggest sounds that ever got played at the Mecca, Phil of course got cut down in his prime with that JayBoy release We hummed all the tunes we couldr remember in the car on the way to my uncle who lived in Lytham St Annes Chris L

We just had the 40th Anniversy of the Belgian International Plastic Modellers Society this weekend, I was checking out the ages of the participants and it's just like the current NS scene, a whole gaggle of overweight, balding blokes in their 50T's There were a few younger men too and even women !! Just like our NS scene the older blokes dominate and know their onions, check out the pics !! My stand (all originals - well mostly anyway ;-) The bloke next to my stall, boy he had some stuff, I ended buying 5 models from him !!

If younger people do watch the film and decide to get into the NS scene will they want their own venue or mix it up with the olde farts that attend venues nowadays ?? Chris L Olde Fart Extraordinaire

When you visit the film website it's still dating from August !! When's supposed to be coming out.......???

I know that place used to live quite near it when I were a kid. Always was in awe of those big "EMI" letters on the side of the building, glad they've been able to do something with the stuff

Good heavens it's NS's main attaraction, who wants normal ?

I met him at the LA Soul trip he was wandering around on his todd, had a great chat with him, what a smashing bloke, most of the singers who've had hits turn out to be sh**s but he was top dog. Reckon a few green'ns and he's anybodys. Owning "Gimme little sign" on UK Liberty gave you yards of street cred when I were a nipper lad

Rainy night in Georgia makes me cry

Brenton Wood is just one of those artists that when see one of his records for sale you just buy it ! Try and catch the video of him singing on the UKs TOTPs back in the 60T's when he did "Gimme a little sign" top notch, great voice, class act

PEG LEG MOFFETT - THE SHOCKER - PEACHTREE EX 40 What a bizare name - is it a "stomper" ??? You can't lake this stuff up

On my first record hunting trip to the US in 1999 I paid a handsome $3.00 for a copy of this gem.......... a great "11.00PM" choon or one to revive the spirits later in the night/morning.................

Well we were both worse for wear from the drink, she was drinking tequila but yes you're right I was well tubby but of course nearly 10 years younger, she on the other hand was stunning, drunk or sober !! And I can see "I've seen it all"

Down at the Hitsville Soul Weekender amongst all those extremely, extremely expensive records one DJ played (Allan Pollard meethinks) Earl Wright - Thumb a ride, went down a storm. C'mon hands up who apart from me has done the air-sax to this great tune ??

It ranks with Bobby Hebb as one of the best "films" terrific set, super make up artist and lots of time to do it in..................well, no actually now that I think about it we were running late and we nearly missed Leola Jiles, crumbs now I remember the panic, anyway there she was ever the professional waiting for me at the hotel bar Happy memories !!

She is the lead singer of Sisters Love, on "I'm Learning To Trust My Man". Here she is with Simon White - they were going to get married so she could live in England. If you take her hat off, shes bald underneath, honest !! I've seen it Chris L

Good points Steve. The paradox is that the records are, as you say, sometimes worth big money, however for all people involved at the time (singers, writers, producers, etc) the costs were more than the revenue so in fact they were money losers. Can't really expect record collectors to pay a commission on top of the purchase price and give to the artists, writers, producers, etc (even if you could find them). When I win the Spanish lottery (last time was £110 million) I will get every NS artist, writer, arranger, producer to the UK and have a massive "meet & greet" (probably at a rebuilt Torch, Mecca or Casino ;-) About 5 years ago I did something very much smaller, on my own, when I tracked down the Ad Libs, Chris Bartley & The Spellbinders and got them all together for a day in New Jersey, wonderful day. The truth is the only money to be made in NS is with record trading and perhaps and I say "perhaps" with one or 2 promoters. Chris L