John Reed

Can I ask for indifferent or not bothered to be added to the poll? I for one don't care is one person or 8 people DJ over a 4 hour period as long as the music flows rhythmicly and the crowd appreciate what is playing.

I agree. Personally I don't really care if "the scene" dies with us, its probably the longest "youth" dance scene in history. For me, its the music that really counts and I can't see interest in soul completely die out. Younger club runners should be left to their own devices, enabling them to evolve in their own unique way. Let's just enjoy ourselves and not worry if there are too many venues, what people are wearing or what format the music is played on (and I'm very much an original format collector) as surely clubs were originally created for people to enjoy themselves, weren't they?

Northern soul has never been a musical genre, its only ever been a dance scene. Its success and longevity is due to it taking the best of what is in favour(musically) at the time, allowing the scene to continue to be interesting and dynamic. Dance scenes generally live for a few years and die or lay dormant, which then get revived by a new generation who make it their own. We've essentially had over 40 years of "Northern Soul" so there's a lot of time for different genres to be assimilated into the scene. So Northern Soul can mean something completely different from one person to the next. Its this longevity which in turn has been its curse and why there is so much fighting as to what is "Northern Soul". So to your question is there a true "Northern Soul" night, I don't think there is a right or wrong answer due to different peoples view points.

Pat Brady also has one for a ton, too. Agree, its a great double sider. One for the dancefloor the other for a darkened room and a large single malt

There are two previously un-released Alfreda Brockington tracks on the Best of Lash Records CD which came out a while ago.

Nope don't have the comedy EP and now I'm no longer a completest, it'll probably stay missing unless it comes along really really cheap. I also only have the easy 380's, Oscar Perry and Paradise.

John Ridley on his web site says that Helene Smith was allocated a number, but thinks it probably didn't get pressed. When I actively collected the label, I never saw any of these, but that was before the internet really took off, so maybe they might really be around.

As I've got older "fire" has lost some of its appeal, but "Go On" still ticks all the boxes for me.

Mighty Clouds of Joy's version ain't too shabby either

Vi Campbell - Seven Doors / I'm Yours - Peacock Is a great double sider, was a late 80's Tim Brown tip and can be bought for less that a pint of mild and a pack of fags

Bob, It's a gooden. A great double sider.

Just out of interest, what do you like?

Is anyone actually surprised at the price knowing what the web site is?

Can't the mods just delete offending the posts? Surely that'll stop it as people get the harsh hint.

Jock, You should have been in the last few Sweet & Deep CD Swaps some crackers included in there not normally mentioned in the usual dispatches.......

What about Willie Mitchell's Royal Studios? You can see first hand where Cliff Richards Soulicous album was recorded.

That could be "Bust The Pusher Man" on Callier

Oh, I love that musty smell

Jerms - I'm A Teardrop

thanks

What one is it? Cheers, John

I've got one when I found a copy of The O'Jays - Peace

I'll concede on the LA session, for some reason I always though it was a Memphis recording. But Ducks name is on the back cover as playing bass.

I'd call him a soul artist, but I've also heard people call him a folk singer, so it's down to personal interpretation and the original poster feels he isn't soul. Saying that, you could say that about a lot of black Singer-Songwriters such as Nolan Porter, Terry Callier, Richie Havens or Joan Armatrading. It was recorded in Memphis, produced and arranged by Booker T Jones (for his own production company). It was engineered by Terry Manning who worked for Stax and Ardent. Duck Dunn was on Base and Al Jackson was on drums. There's a lot of Stax in there for a non-Stax record. Not too sure where the bollocks part comes in, though?

It is if you consider Bill Withers a soul artist. Apart from Withers writing it and it being on Sussex, its a Stax record.