Mark R

A TUNE.....which went back in my playbox recently...... Cheers, Mark R

Unless someone can convince me that I have the wrong concept of a "tailor made", how can updated versions of old records by an original artist involved be a tailor made? Cheers, Mark R

Hi Nick, Seeing as you ask mate...........I'm generally well, but felt like sh!t last night and still feel a bit strange this morning despite a good sleep. Feel like I have some sort of lurgy on the way, but hoping I'm wrong as I have some valuable time off work!! Just couldn't get warm last night but hoping it's just the cold that got to me at the football yesterday! Cheers, Mark R

After mentioning Lionel Blair being a good example of two-step the other day, it did occur to me shortly afterwards that of course TTGNTY was co- penned by Hutson. Cheers, Mark R

Promo LP vinyl though Jordi, I take it you have one of those? If not I recall Fish had one at a good price recently. Cheers, Mark R

The bottom blue-ish tinged pic is Brett from Hinckley, taken at Leicester Oddfellows I believe, though I thought that was from Smash Hits, not Record Mirror. Brett is a regular at our Soul Purpose events...........which 30 years down the line is nice! :-) Cheers, Mark R

Well I'm with Jock, and that comes from someone who has listened to more house music than anything else over the last decade or so!!! My pet hate is how polarised lots of people are on the soul scene.................vinyl only........download only............uptempo..........no uptempo. If you feel it, you can dance to it, whatever the tempo. This was massive as a new release at Southport, but it would have no chance of anything but an early doors or radio spin now, which is extremely sad IMHO...... Cheers, Mark R

The worst aspect of the current modern scene is that the slower tunes struggle for needle time. This is a notable (& very worthy)exception in recent years............. BTW, the Lionel Blair is probably the best example of a two-stepper from back in the day I would think. Cheers, Mark R

A good example from the 90's from one of the Northern scene's favourite darlings???........... Cheers, Mark R

No worries T, hope you liked it! Yeah....Preeee-statyn! :-)) Cheers, Mark R

A podcast is now live for my recent show from the Prestatyn Soul Weekender here in the UK, including an interview with Vince Broomfield of Audio.......simply listen or download for keeps, but most of all share the link to give this man some well deserved exposure!! https://starpointsoulboy.podomatic.com/entry/2013-03-11T10_00_00-07_00 R. Kelly — Lady Sunday (US RCA Records CD “Write Me Back” 2012) David P. Stevens feat. Tesa Williams — Play It For Me (B&C TSOP Remix) (US Sanctifly Music Group MP3 2012) Darryl Miller (feat. Lori Elise, Danielle Mercado, Darryl Miller & Moses La Porte) — This Thing Called Love (US QNP Music LLC MP3 album “1, 3 & Five: A Very Special Feeling” 2012) Faye B — Finally (Cool Million Remix) (EU Nu Level Artist Management MP3 “Finally (The Remix EP) [Deluxe Edition]” 2012) L.V. — The Art (US ESMG LLC MP3 2013) Groove Junkies feat. Diane Carter — I’m Dying Inside (GJ’s Main Mix) (US MoreHouse MP3 2012) Blaze pres. UDAUFL feat. Arnold Jarvis — Make The Time (Danny Clark Solid Ground Vocal Mix) (US Street King MP3 “King Street Sounds Reformed Classics 2012 EP Sampler” 2012) DJ Roland Clark pres. Urban Soul — Until We Meet Again (Sean McCabe Remix) (US King Street Sounds MP3 2012) The Valentine Brothers — Taste Of Your Love (UK Boogie Back Records MP3 2012) Jeron Marshall — Free (US JME MP3 album “First Date” 2012) Interview with Vince Broomfield of Audio: Audio - Do You Really Want Me (Inst.) (US MOTE 12” 1987) (B/G track) Audio - Do You Really Want Me (US MOTE 12” 1987) La Voyage — Blue Asian Woman (Inst.) (US Trans A Records LP “La Voyage II” 1987) (B/G track) La Voyage — Never Lookin’ Back (US Trans A Records LP “La Voyage” 1982) The Gentlemen — The Perfect Girl (Inst.) (US Sterling Gold Records 12” 1992) (B/G track) Audio — Romantic (UK Rare Groove Records LP “Romantic” 1991) The Keepers feat. Audio — Can You Picture This (Inst.) (US Sterling Gold Records 12” 1992) (B/G track) The Keepers feat. Audio — Can You Picture This (US Sterling Gold Records 12” 1992) Audio feat. Vince Broomfield — Kisses Don’t Lie (UK Soul Junction Records 7” 2009) (B/G track) Audio feat. Vince Broomfield — Won’t Somebody (UK Soul Junction Records 7” 2012) Audio feat. Vince Broomfield — Don’t Move A Muscle (UK Soul Junction Records 7” 2013) (***released Monday 11 March 2013***) Quasimode — Soul Cookin’ (JAP Blue Note/EMI CD “Soul Cookin’ 2012) Glenn Underground — The Band Played On (US Strictly Jaz Unit Music CD “12 July 1979” 2012) Black Coffee feat. Soulstar — Rock My World (Rancido’s Travelling Soul Remix) (EU Foliage Records MP3 2013) Ralf GUM feat. Kenny Bobien — Greater Love (EU GOGO Music CD “Never Leaves You” 2012) Cheers, Mark R

These might help Steve, and readily avaible to peruse on Soul Source. https://www.soul-source.co.uk/articles/soul-articles/mark-randles-contemporary-countdown-2012-r2629 https://www.soul-source.co.uk/articles/soul-articles/mark-randles-modern-soul-musings-r2546 https://www.soul-source.co.uk/articles/soul-articles/mark-randles-modern-soul-musings-r2625 Cheers, Mark R

You can catch my interview with Vince Broomfield between 10am - 12pm on Channel 6 radio at the forthcoming Prestatyn Weekender

Never mind remixes of old cuts (haven't heard it BTW!), "Love Starved" from this album is just awesome and has been on repeat at this establishment! We are sure gonna miss Lady T! :-(( Cheers, Mark R

Coloured ones too!! LOL No flavours though, but arguably some were ribbed! Cheers, Mark R

Yeah, I've said on here before, the ultimate irony!! Cheers, Mark R

Mini Disc tales………..plenty I can recall with affection……. My Sony portable Mini Disc recorder was a great bit of kit for me late 90’s early 2k’s……… Most of the time I used to record shows off radio on it, editing them down to individual tracks (as you could), keeping tracks that were new to me until I picked them up etc….. It was also good for recording your own mixes, as again you could edit into tracks but retain the continuity on playback if you wanted to. I also used to use it to record my early Starpoint radio shows and then post them off to the studio. Much easier now though MP3/Yousentit etc. I also recall the pain I endured when it all went wrong, and remember spending hours “repairing” a recording before I could send it off…… I remember dropping a disc of a recorded show out of the little plastic case once, and I needed to get it in the post to the studio pronto. I thought it had gone in the fire so proceeded to dismantle the fire. I found it after a while and it hadn’t gone in the fire at all, but this all turned out to be a strange twist of fate, because I found a set of house keys in the fire that had been missing for a while and caused us to consider changing the locks at home! We reckon my 18 month old daughter had “posted“ them through the very slots in the fire that I thought the disc had sailed through!! LOL Of course it was a good tool on holiday as it was convenient and the discs were robust (I’m thinking sand here!) We also used MD’s at Prestatyn to record some of the artist interviews for posterity (come in John Smith!). Some of the Northern boys were disappointed to turn up with their C90’s to find an MD there instead. I tried to explain politely that it was the 21st century……LOL I had a long service award at work (£100) and chose a Sony MD player to go with my separates…….it’s still there and get used occasionally to play old recordings. Of course the iPod and the like superseded it my portable MD, just as well as it stopped working (well, stopped recording, it plays). The portable one only gets used now as a source into my mixer for jingles on my radio shows. Sorry to go on, but the thread was “any good stories…” or something like that, and as you can see I have plenty to tell. In summary, it’s had its place and I was quite fond of them!! I think it was the convenient size, the robustness (effectively a mini CD in a case) and the fact that it was re-recordable (CD-RW was not such a big thing back then….though CD-R was quite prevalent, but remember the discs would be more expensive back then, so re-recording appealed!). As an aside, as a music lover (nutcase?), don’t you find it strange that folk limit themselves to their purchases based on media? This, of all sites, is a bad place to ask that I guess (tin hat time), but seriously? I’ve often said it on EMS as some on there are the opposite to folk on soul source and won’t by vinyl or CD and will only download. I think the only thing I can’t play is reel-to-reel tape. I have all other options to call on even if they’re not ALL conveniently wired up and ready to fly. I’m speaking from the point of view of a contemporary soul buyer/collector when I say this, but why the hell would I limit myself on format if I crave the music…….the music ALWAYS comes first, even though I have preferences about format. The answer I usually get is “space…”, but I don’t accept that as this is what we do, and the little lady just has to put up with certain things in life! LOL Cheers, Mark R

1999..... Cheers, Mark R

Hehe, Pete.....terrible record.....you provide me with some great entertainment on here! Cheers, Mark R

Jimmie Raye "I'm The Only One" wasn't it Chalkster? Good point though, I'd sort of overlooked the fact that it was labelled as Jimmie Raye on the boot! Doesn't help if you're searching for it!! Cheers, Mark R

I just watched the first half-hour of the rock one as I forgot to record it at the time, and I can't believe that Danny Baker didn't understand that if you crammed the tracks on an LP it compromises the sound!! How can you do his job for all those years without coming across facts like that???? Cheers, Mark R

Yes I did Pete..........in fact, I made a few observations as I recall, all of which escape me now as that glass of wine I referred to on Friday before the show turned in to several before the show started. I need to watch it again really, but you've jogged my memory on the Russell Thompkins Jr thing. I mssed the Billy Womack bit completely though.....didn't catch that! Cheers, Mark R

FYI.........these sounds are known as "disco drops" Cheers, Mark R