Happy Feet

I'm not telling until 31st of December

Nostalgia that's what it's all about and we all have our own favourite thing. Regarding CDs from the early days I wouldn't touch them with a barge pole , then after a very informative chat at an Alnighter with a very popular DJ , who at the time was working for a famous household name in popular music, told me how they used to use VHS recorders to record the masters , because it automatically digitally recorded the sound making it the perfect listen , I dipped my toe into the water as they say and couldn't believe the sound quality . I know own about 3k of the buggers but still continue to purchase vinyl mostly for nostalgic reasons, unless new releases but the sound quality on a few of the new releases does vary in depth and volume and find the need to adjust both volume and gain on my Citronic mixer at times annoying. It may be my set up but there doesn't seem to be a problem on the older vinyl and definitely not all of the new releases . So for the perfect sound with a boom , I'd say CDs , Vinyl , then Cassettes, but I'll never stop buying vinyl , and only listen to CDs in my VW when out and about ( radio packed up ) .

When I was a youth about 11 yrs old , we as a family Mum ,Dad & 3 siblings , use to own a caravan on a holiday park just out of Blackpool, Windy Harbour Holiday Park , which had a club house and a Saturday night disco , anyway my Dad would never dance with my Mum until he was 3 sheets to the wind , so my Mum who was a very keen dancer used to drag me to the dance floor , at first it was awkward but once she showed me a few steps I just found it natural & of course totally sober. At the age of about 12 started going to local youth clubs back home and had no idea what Northern Soul was , just a lot of sounds that sounded like Motown when the local mobile DJ turned up about every couple of weeks, I use to get up and dance and watch the older guys and slowly found my way around the floor , a lot of shuffling side to side whenever tunes like Willie Tee ,Walking Up A One Way Street was played , and a lot of dance floor was required, still in-between holidays with my family and I actually used to look forward to my Mum dragging me up to the dance floor , so I could show off my new dancing skills , until my old man found his dancing shoes usually at the bottom of a pint glass and not long before the smooch . By the time I was 14 we moved and I soon made mates and and now our local youth club had a bonafide Northern Soul DJ , who had been to the Wheel ,The Impressions , The Dells , Freddie Chevez you name it he had it and I suppose that was the beginning of my Northern Soul Dancing yrs in 71. So by the time I went to my first Alnighter in 72 The Vavas aged 15 with my cousin who told me not to worry I'll get you in , he'd been before , I just kinda blended in . So in a way I guess I've got my mum to thank for first dragging me to the floor , no beer necessary , and my cousin for showing me how to do it all night with a little chemical assistance .

I know I've mentioned this before on here but feel , after some research that I may have given the Oldies Alnighter' s at The Casino a bad name and wish to apologise . The Alnighter wasn't the Oldies the night before the 3rd Anniversary is was " By Popular Demand " a new Friday Alnighter in Mr Ms featuring Soul Sam ,John Vincent and guests ( I'm sure Richard , Keith M. and more than likely Kenny S. because he provided the equipment for Ms usually) but can't remember the exact line up . I can definitely remember the journey from North Wales , buzzing and looking forward to a warm up prior to the real thing on the day after on the Saturday, 15 mins in 3 punters full of chemical assistance and Mike Walker came running in from the entrance, opposite end to the stage full of djs , arms flaying all over place shouting "shut it down guys , new it wouldn't work " and stopped the whole thing , Returned our entry fees etc and kicked us out on the streets of Wigan , off our heads , funny now but very pissed at the time . Having recovered then managed a clean up at the baths , refreshed and off to the 3rd Anniversary and had a great time the following night . Don't know if anyone else still alive can remember or even want to admit "That By Popular Demand" wasn't a Friday night success that particular night or if there was ever another. The Oldies was the 1st Friday of the month , I never went to one ,

I agree with you totally on the ages going back to the 50s , I was only using this particular tune as an example of flipping both sides , and you could get lucky .My journey into soul started back in 1970 , and then Northern lots of my mates and my cousin useto play all types I suppose now it's Lowrider , but we just called them slowies and would jump at the chance , when at the youth clubs and then onto clubbing from 72 , to ask a young lady would she like to dance ( up close ) of course , anyway enough of that kind of talk too early . I haven't read the book but look forward to it and stand corrected on my choice of title and from now on will call it culture . The irony subject of hijacking , and paying over the odds pushing up prices , disillusioned etc could be as their bank balance's have swollen so much , clearing out their unwanted Northern Soul records that any looney will purchase at over inflated prices these days , check out Manships auction results on a Wednesday evening, so money is no object to them , they just need something to fill the gap left in the record box . I still collect at hopefully affordable and sensible prices and when flipped find a twofer as they call them nowadays , and if one side is uptempo and the other Lowrider I play either side depending on mood etc .

Always played both sides of every record I ever purchased , and this one I came across about 79 ish , don't think Low rider was a genre back then , but over the years I suppose 50% of my collection was a Low rider and on occasion better than the side I bought it for . On reflection I was to busy looking for the unknown 100 mph. stomper , floorfiller , obscurity, in most cases the b- sides and ignoring the most soulful slowies as we called them .Now in the second half of my 60s and my ears and tastes have matured would love to hear more of this style out and about , legs have gone but still got soul in abundance.

Better still if it started on a Friday Night , onto a Saturday Night , Sunday All-dayer and forget all about mums Sunday dinner let the dog have it , back to work Monday, sleep it off by Wednesday phone it sick , local soul night Thursday, and start all over again Friday , wonderful days & nights .

Hi Dave , Have pmd , Cheers , Dave

Definitely a must have , especially when the tape gets stuck in the machine , you retrieve it as carefully as possible, a slightly crinkled bit , cut it out carefully then transfer it to a blank tape , listen carefully, rewind and again record button ready hey presto , a completely new remix of Benny Troy with new chorus and slightly longer instrumental break , at the time I thought I was Tom Moulton , played it to a few in the know they loved it , still have it funny enough .

The vast majority don't forget where slimming pills prescribed to overweight neighbours or hyperactive children , great contact and cheaper supplier if you new one , better than some backstreet powder cut 3 times with anything that looked presentable in a bit of tinfoil , unless you trusted the source .

More than likely yes , greed .

And just in case you need one in the future , have just found a tape splicer , unfortunately no tape repair strips , but yours if you want it .

I've found a box , neither of the 2 that I mentioned have survived , but The Hits of Edwin Starr has and Casino Classics Chapter Two , have a few more will pm you with the rest , yours if you want them , I don't even own a cassette player any more , a couple still in the celophane wrap lol .

A quick look on eBay ,Edwin Starr, Ben E King , The Motor City ( Ian Levine's versions ) from 98 ? Still for sale , as Solidsoul says , put a request in the wants section , I bet there's members on here with a few willing to let go free to good home , I may still have a few ,Edwin Starr Soulmaster & the cascade various artists one with Sweet Temptation on somewhere , I'll have a search . The problem being is the tapes tend to stick and damage easily if left for years unplayed still it's worth a try

Probably a Welsh / Kidderminster connection, still a lot knocking about , even coming back from the States it wouldn't surprise me .

Harsh , but I can see where your coming from , a few splinters pulled from my Derriere, as I climb down from the top of the fence

Anyone know if any UK based outlet will be stocking this one for sale, when released?

And me , I guess everyone who purchased His book will have been sent the same the email

Very difficult and awkward question to ask ,and answer , for the most something that covers all tastes, and a few that specialize in a particular genre or style , depending on mood , reissue or new , so for me they all deserve to be nominated, so I guess I'm stuck on the fence ,,,, for now , it's a bit like Sports Personality Of The Year , you know who would like to nominate, and then out of the blue,,,

Hi Roger, Have pmd Cheers Dave

Try Big Boppa on eBay , very reasonable prices and postage included .

Definitely the one and only Tell , if you haven't visited for a few yrs, it should be on your radar , something for all not just rock legends,,,,

He still does , Terry now owns the business and Robert as he calls him , not Planty like his mates , still frequent's the shop has a keen ear but always manages to get a bumper discount , no wonder he's got a 1 Million plus record collection lol

Ah ha , recently I had this conversation with Chris Anderton , and believe it or not, "Rob the Mod " sat in on Radio 6 music , for a couple of weeks and one of the tunes he played ( from his reputed 1 Million strong record collection) on UK Stateside of course , was Vernon Garretts, Shine It On , and is still an avid collector of Kent ( ace / Kent etc ) albums , to this day . Like I've always said the music of your youth is very hard to shake off .