Mark R
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I'm alright thanks Andy, hope you two are? Not decided to sell "that" record yet then mate??? LOL Cheers, Mark R -
Pete, Can you just admit that you're (were) not actually really into "soul" music.........just a subset of it, and a dance "scene" (albeit a subset of that too!). We can all be clear then and I can stop laughing at some of your comments about certain records......... Cheers, Mark R
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James Gaylyn.........nice!! Cheers, Mark R
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Not got mine yet, though have one reserved. From the sound clips it sounds like probably the strongest on the label yet. Cheers, Mark R
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Good morning squire..........you've just brought to mind another vivid memory...........how Edwin split the hall down the middle and did the "war, what is it good for....absolutely nothing...." using the two sets of the crowd. A showman for sure. As you may know, when he settled in the UK he bought a property not far from me. Saw him walking down the street in Atherstone one day............a most unlikely sight back then.......if you knew Atherstone you would understand why!! When we bought our first house, he used the same solicitors, and when we went in for a meeting with the lady doing our conveyancing one day, he'd been in and left her a signed LP!! You couldn't make it up............ Cheers, Mark R
At risk of boring everyone Steve, it was my first ever all nighter experience, so it's special to me. Don't remember that much in some ways, but vividly remember: - the sound reflecting off the walls as I walked in. ....It was crap acoustically, but somehow that added to this 16 yr olds experience LOL - the guy dancing in the top hat. .....who was he, as apparently he was renowned for it!! - Johnny Caswell being my most memorable tune of the night - me mum (RIP) telling me to "behave", as she was wise to it all as my elder brothers mate was a Wigan regular and had been in some scrapes Never forgotten! ! Cheers, Mark R
Chalky, you do such a great job with all this pal, so althouhh I know I've mentioned it before but I really must repay your efforts by having a dig around in the loft......I promise. ... Cheers, Mark R
Chalky, to clarify, I couldn't agree more............just seems a shame that that's what it took..........but yes, at least it's got him a revived profile! Cheers, Mark R
Label is Meldac. Got a CD but not the vinyl. "Give This Love A Try" is the track..........basically a well extended re-work of "Trust Your Heart." Look for the Wilton Felder CD "Forever Always" for the Bobby vocalled "Forever." Just mentioning as it's one of those oddities that many may have missed. Cheers, Mark R
Damon Albarn I'm afraid.......... Cheers, Mark R
They are great vocalists Steve, that Kimberly Davis has got some pipes, and I think the other one is Sylver Logan Sharp.......I'm hoping he will announce any time now! ! Cheers Mark R
Hi mate, year is a bit sketchy pal.............contents.............Little John, Little Nicky Soul, Ghetto Boys........I'll give it a listen and come back with more.....haven't listened to it for a long time. I have another which is just Keb...........Big Frank, Lenis Guess, Soul Set, Ron Baxter, Richard Anthony, Gordon Keith, Rose St. John............wicked.......and it's always amused me that the case has some stick on big cartoon eyes on it and the words "You Are Here"...............can't think why! LOL Cheers, Mark R
The merits of this release aside, and talking in general, this is my feeling Rick............... If only peoples energy were more often channeled into creating new...... Cheers, Mark R
Am I right in thinking that Guy's Goodies was a feature in Blackbeat then Steve? I'm interested because I have a cassette at home with "6T's Kebb" one side and "Guy's Goodies" the other. I thought Guy's Goodies may be a one off for the tape so it's interesting to know it was related to some regular thing in Blackbeat. As an aside, the tape, and particularly Guy's side, is recorded real lo-fi...........a deliberate ploy maybe??? Cheers, Mark R
See, I love soulful house but wouldn't touch this with a bargepole. ......I remember knocking it back on Traxsource months ago! I find it really interesting that some folk on here criticise house and its merits as contemporary black soulful music but when they choose to like some it's more often stuff I think is substandard!! Cheers, Mark R
I'm interested in what Jordi said, because what strikes me is that as a producer of such things you're damned if you do, and damned if you don't....so to speak. What I mean is, I totally see Jordi's point of why do it if it's such a direct copy, but I also see that as the producer you also know you're leaving yourself wide open for a flogging if you try to change it. As copies go, it sounds pretty good to me. Lifford Shillingford is a good vocalist, and Matt Early puts some good house mixes together. I would be interested to know who the band is Lee? Cheers, Mark R
I shared it on some old Wigan attendess Facebook pages local to me, and I know in turn other local folk have spotted it! Cheers, Mark R
Thanks Mike! Cheers, Mark R
Hi all, I put this together to share with some friends, so thought I might as well share it with all. It's the tunes from one of my Cleethorpes Weekender sets in the Modern Room......hope you enjoy it: https://starpointsoulboy.podomatic.com/entry/2013-06-24T12_59_28-07_00 Cheers, Mark R
I've decided to knock my Modern Musings column in Soul Up North on the head after 11 years in the "modern soul" seat. I figure 11 years is long enough for both readers and scribe alike! LOL Anyway, I was reflecting, and thought that those of you with a broad taste or specifically into moder soul might be interested to see my very first submission from summer 2002. Quite scarry really because in terms of the record reviews it certainly doesn't seem like 11 years ago.......blimey! Things like the use of the word "garage" are amusing in hindsight.......I haven't used that term for years and looking back it was a poor term but was widely used back then to describe a genre of music being played on the modern scene. Anyway, have a read, see what you think/identify with!! Thanks for any support/interest along the way.......I have really enjoyed doing these! click to view click to view Cheers, Mark R
