John Reed

Had to get mine from the net.

Gave up going out and collecting completely in 92, it lasted 15 years as I felt it was time my family came first. Don't go to niters anymore and I only go to Soul Essence. I feel it isnt fair on my wife and kids, coming home and sleeping the next day recovering. I work long hours during the week and not prepared to to lose out on family time at the weekends.

It is a shame and as its only for one day the limited availiablilty leads to exploitation, which we also see with the 100 club anniversary singles.

A Clarence Carter EP with 3 unreleased including his version of George Jackson's I Found What I Wanted (which I think is really good) and a 5 single Fame boxset with 4 repro's of 60's classics such as James Barnet and 2 unreleased sides of the same tune one boy/one girl (I think)

Just listened to Say A Little Prayer and thats a cracker too...

It is a close call and I think DA outsings CA, although the backing on CA seems more punchier to me.

Can't decide whether to get the CD or LP's - Tough choice

She has the same birthday as me, although she's 20 years older. Fabulous artist

These tracks were on the Soul-Tay-Shuns CD Northern Souljers Meet Hi-Rhythm which were linked to Willie Mitchell's Royal Studio in Memphis

Some pics from popsike which seem to be from the same seller.

Thought there were only three releases 1000 - Lil' Soul Brothers - Been So Long / Blank 1001 - Fabulous Peps - With These Eyes / I've Been Trying 1002 - Buddy Lamp - Confusion / I Wanna Go Home

Quite surprised to see a positive review of this in the Metro news paper this morning

Are you talking about the extended version of Just Don't Pay that Paul Mooney put out recently on his Shotgun imprint?

Tony, nice show and CC was worth the wait. Looking forward to record shop day

I did have Henry Shed - Somethings Drastically Wrong. Now got Bobo Mr Soul - Hitchhike To Heartbreak Road

As you said Steve gonna be a busy weekend. Hopefully some kind person will provide a download.

Hope to hear CC's version of I Found What I Wanted, as none of the usual sites have a clip of it yet...

I've always wondered why people worry so much about the lack of young people on the current scene(s). Maybe it's the realisation that people are getting old, or the worry that the scene they know and love won't carry on in the same way that it currently is. I'm also not convinced that youth in the UK with enter the current scene in abundance and carry the torch that people keep hoping. There will always be youngsters entering the scene, but I think those are the exceptions rather than the rule. I do think that club nights outside the UK don't have the baggage there is here and are evolving in their own way even though there's cross pollination with DJ's and punters. Alternative dance scenes are primarily youth driven, where people look for an alternative to the current mainstream club culture and it's the success and longevity of the Northern scene that I think leads its many issues. Most alternative dance scenes get popular for a while and then lose favour and generally disappear from the mainstream (Rock & Roll/Mod/Rare Groove/(Acid) Jazz/2-Step/Jazz-Funk), only to rise again with a different set of people at the helm with fresh ideas and this hasn't happened to Northern Soul. It's carried on albeit fractured and fragmented, but with essentially the same people who were around in the 70's/80's with all the baggage that's built up over the last 40 years. Also, probably the biggest factor is that young people don't like clubbing with their Mum and Dad let alone their Nan or Granddad, it's just un-cool. Today's good club DJ's are slick showmen who have honed their craft, and young people wont put up with bad-cuing and mumbling over the microphone which the Northern scene does suffer from. Venues also have to sharpen-up to attract youth, going to a working mans club in the middle of nowhere is not going to attract people, whereas a slick and trendy club in a city centre is where any growth will be. I think the scene will come to a natural end in about 10-15 years time, when people do die or become too old travel miles to attend venues, with the general Niter scene being one the first things to go. One or two corner-stone niters will remain, leaving soul nights and weekenders to carry on and then for them to eventually cease. Record prices will crash as no-one wants them, but that's the general rule of supply and demand with any commodity. The appreciation of Soul will never completely die and maybe it will morph in a similar scene to the blues scene where old men periodically meet in a room above a pub showing off their rare 78's to each other. Scene wise it will rise again, maybe when future club DJ's look to gain an edge over their rivals and maybe play something different to get them noticed and turn heads and so the cycle begins again. So I don't think we should worry about a lack of youth attendance and just enjoy it for what its, (hopefully) a good night out.

Crossroads aint a bad LP either if you like the singer/songwriter type stuff. I particularly like Monday Morning Blues, havent played it in years and I don't think theres anything for the dancefloor.

If Anglo are listing it at £350 then I wouldn't be surprised if some minters start popping out of the woodwork

Are you after a demo of Arnold Blair as the issue can be a bit trickier to get and genrally a bit more expensive.

0012 - The Answers - Things Gonna Get Better Tomorrow / What Happened Girl

Other side is She Blongs To Me

Funny you should mention Roy Wright. The Mike Pearson I mentioned has exactly the same colour lable design as Roy Wrights Mica release Hook Line & Sinker which also has the Al Benson connection

3002 - Jungle Jim - Masai (Do The Masai Children) / Masai Instr. (Do The Masai Children) 3004 - Midnight Mover Unltd - Follow The Wind Pt.1/ Follow The Wind Pt.2 3005 - Midnight Mover Unltd - Truck In (Instrumental) / Put Your Mind In Your Pocket 3006 - Butterscotch - Something Has Got To Change Part I / Something Has Got To Change Part II