Merve

Funny Girl LP. Must be fast version. Will pay £60 for a EX copy

Pal and the Prophets was pitched down and pressed as Star Odyssey. Must be pretty rare I'd guess.

Another one that started at St Ives covered up as Mike Post - Feelings. .... St Ives one of the most underated nighters in N.S. history IMO

Makes sense as some of the DJs were doing St Ives one week Cleethorpes the next. Ginger and Sam spring to mind. Edit Just thought of another one I only remember being played at St Ives in 76 was Sweet Breeze- Good Thing. Was that played at Cleethorpes too?

Had forgotten all about this one. I also remember it from St Ives in 76. Can't remember who used to play it but I can't recall it being played elsewhere either.

Cheers. Was only at £16 when I last looked on Monday.

What happened to The MBs ?

If there's a lucky dip of those five I'll be the poor sod that ends up with Georgie Porgie. 🫣

Whilst agreeing about Stafford the same could be said about Cleethorpes, St Ives, Yate, The Fleet, Clifton Hall etc. A lot of sounds from other venues pushed the scene into a fresh direction.

Spot on. I do enjoy reading his observations even though on occasions they differ vastly from my view for the very reason you have outlined.

Like I said Tony never claimed to have discovered it. He just brought it to the wider audience.

You obviously knew him well. 😅

Not quite the first to play it. It was big at Ady's 6Ts does. Tony introduced it to the nighter scene as described previously. Other plays Tony got minor success with at The Fleet in that period were Peggy Scott-You've got it all and New Censation- I've got nothing but time. He wasn't scared to be a bit different......on many levels 😄

How about Ian Dury 'Hit me with your rhythm stick ' at Yate.

We had been to a Friday night do at The Railway in West Hampstead (60ts). It was mainly late 50s and early 60s R&B. Nina Simone was played and I bet Tony Warot he wouldn't dare play it out at a nighter. He did, at The Fleet the following night. That was late 79.

Yes that's how I remember it too but at St Ives/Wirrina. Toni Basil as well covered up as Lauda Edmunds-Break These Chains.

Wasn't that Arthur Fenn that was playing Brand New Faces? I always associate JB with Sam.

To be fair, as oldies rooms go it wasn't up to much. I hardly ever went in there.

The Fleet. If you are looking at the stage there's a door to the right of the stage. Go through there and turn left into the corridor and the oldies room is on the right hand side of the corridor. It was like a small classroom with kids pictures on the wall with the tables and chairs removed. It was open every nighter I went to there from 78 on.

Is it me or has that Billy Watkins stock copy disappeared? Was interested in seeing what it would fetch.

I was told that the red mid 70s issue was a legitimate re issue pressed with the original stamps. I have no evidence to say one way or another- its just what I was told many years ago. So, are the red mid/late 70s jobs boots or legitimate? Any one know?

Thanks mate - That's what I thought. Wasn't sure if I was missing something.

I thought that the scarlet issues were 1970s re-issues where as the original issues are a deep pink colour as the photo above. Just looked at my pink issue (same as photo) & it has a delta number of 61050 putting it firmly in 1966. I was told that the red (scarlet) issues were pressed using the same stampers - Does this mean they still have a 61050 delta number even though they were pressed in 76/77 ?

Its quite interesting what this guy told Geoff about The Ideals/Mighty Lovers/Detroit Execs. Worth talking to him, I'm not going to repeat it in case I get it wrong - I'd had a couple of scoops when Geoff told me

Try Geoff Ware. He was in contact with one of the fella's behind Mighty Lover (same backing). If Geoff isnt on here you can find him on Facebook.