John Reed

Also ask him for his other MGR release "My Precious Love" that's a gooden' too, although not a dancer

For some reason my issue sounded different and pulled a copy out of Ian Clarks box at Yarmuff one year and we talked about it and he confirmed that its slightly different.

When it comes to new releases if its on vinyl, I'm a sucker for it and have paid the extra few quid for it. But if the CD LP contains extra tracks and the vinly LP I'll plump for the CD and then the download. I am a bit of a dinosaur. I buy "retro" soul such as Lee Fields and Martha High, but i'm not a big fan of the "Fad-Type" singles that pop up from time to time.

if its not a real sleeve, how can you pay a premium for it?

Yep, Rhino are behind this one

Looking at the web site they're only releasing a goldwax Rock & Roll single for Record Store day this year

The other side's got a great version "Ain't Gonna Share Your Love"

Have you tried them both together? I thinks its a great combination. Anyhow, back onto Linda Jones - PURE CLASS "When The Hurt Comes Back" doesn't seem to get mentioned that much and is a beautiful piece of soul

Steve, I may not have been clear in my last post. The "both were retrospective releases" statement was in relation to the solid centre and dinked versions of WCMIH, and not about For Real.

Isnt "We Can Make I Happen" solid centre vs. dinked all smoke an mirrors anyway, as both were retrospective releases as the solid centre wasnt around at the time of "For Real" was released.

Richard Flowers and The Southern Fatback Co - Do it on Flowing East, agreed not all that good

Steve, I'm not 100% convinced on that theory as the single has a 1976 date and the "Step Into Your Life" LP is 1978. Roy Ayers released 2 Polydor LPs between those dates (Lifeline and Lets Do it). So I would have thought it would have been on one of those two rather than Step Into Your Life

Issues and Demo's are a slightly different as the strings on the issue are further back in the mix and its more bassy than the Demo

Probably first played in some record shop in the US in 1976 and it probably went along the lines of.... Customer: “Hey, what ya got new in?” Store Owner:” Got this new single by a group called Flowers” Customer: “okay, give it a spin…” Store Owner plays record Customer: “its okay…..” Store Owner: “you’re not the first one to say that, do you want it?” Customer: “Nah, I think I’ll give it a miss. Have you got Candi Staton — Young Heart Runs Free?" Store Owner: “Yep.” Store Owner puts Candi by the till Store Owner: “Are you sure you don’t want the Flowers one?” Customer: “Yep, I’m sure” Store Owner: “It’s not a big seller, I think I’ll put this lot down in the basement, hopefully one day someone will want em……” Customer pays and leaves the shop Store owner takes the batch of Flowers and puts them in the basement and forgets they’re there…….

I'm very interested in this as i've never seen one, so if someone could add a scan i'll be really greatfull.

One'll be in the post to Ace Towers when I get back from my holiday after the weekend

There are loads, but a couple off the top of my head are Dynamic Five - Love is the key which has some big Sweet Soul stuff Turner Brothers - Act 1 Probably over a grand each, maybe more

Barbara Streisand's Guilty was a massive London 2 Step tune. Maybe it was different in Parkers, but in London it didn't matter about the ethnicity or where the artist was based for it to be accepted as a 2 Step record.

It was definatly a big tune for a couple the London sound systems in the late 80's cant remember 100% which ones, but one of them may have been Touch Of Class

Its the strong baseline that really dominate's what a 2-Step tune is. Clausel - Let Me Love You was a massive tune in the mid/late 80's in London, just to name one. Also anything to do with Leroy Hutson was a sure fire hit.

There have been a couple of lengthy debates on here too, although I can't seem to find the threads

This morning starts at 10:30 and is essential viewing with Phillip Schofield & Holly Willoughby although Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford are on at the moment, so I’d rather look at Soul Source.

Got a Moument release in Argentina in glorious 33 1/3

Its a Rhino release

Does anyone know if Ace/Kent participating this year?