Mark R

Wonder if you'd have said that if there were a 30 year time shift Pete, and it was what you grew up on as an 18 year old at Wigan Casino??? We'll never have an answer to that will we? Cheers, Mark R

Pete............the chords, the nuancies, it's all there mate if you dig out the best examples................Epic hit the nail on the head with his post mate. I'm proud to say I can hear "it" in music from the 60's to the present day...............that doesn't make me better than anyone else BTW, but personally I can't imagine NOT having that appreciation. Of course though, whatever the era/genre, there's good and bad! Cheers, Mark R

And the Motown formula, as an example, didn't????? It didn't have a "sound" that was like a signature?? As Ivor says, if you don't like it, you are probably likely to say this! Cheers, Mark R

Blimey mate............I know the years fly by, but tell me that's not your boy in the avatar!! Cheers, Mark R

Yup............£10 sealed 12" about 4-5 years ago Glyn.............nuts!!! Cheers, Mark R

In my experience, every session is a dance comp of sorts...........sure Martin would back me up on that..........if you watch closely, they are always "battling" and taking it in turns..........congratulating each other etc..........great camaraderie. And arniej.........you are quite right..........I have seen some great NS dancers over the years, but of all the dancers I've seen, these guys and gals are the dogs bollocks!!! Not jazz dance, but topical to SS memebers..........here's Keb showing the youngsters how it's done in Russia: Cheers, Mark R

Sound quality's sh!t, but that's Snowboy laying down the tunes again! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiekPKtJGME Cheers, Mark R

.......talking of which....... Cheers, Mark R

My knees hurt just watching 'em!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH0FekigejY Love watching all this at Southport Cheers, Mark R

Just a quick heads-up that my first show in the new slot of 7-9pm LAST MONDAY of every month goes out this coming Monday, 28th January on Starpoint Radio. This will be a look back at some personal favourites of 2007, and will, as you would expect, be across the styles and tempo's. Do hope that some of you can join me and that there is something in there for you. Thanks for your support in 2007! www.starpointradio.com Cheers, Mark R

This event was 25 years ago today............and my very first all nighter..........yikes, where does the time go? Some dates in life you just NEVER forget Cheers, Mark R

I have the following for sale..............and in light of the recent 90's thread in Media Source, lots of quality 90's included. PM me if interested in anything: CD's David Black Lovin Ain`t Easy Bust It 92 Grover Washington Time Out Of Mind CBS 89 Sacred Kind Of Love feats. Phyliss Hyman, Norman Brown Celebration Warner Bros. 99 Never Again Tanya Blount Natural Thing Polydor 94 Love Ballad, Through The Rain Will Downing Moods Polygram 95 Johnny Gill Provocative Motown 93 Cute, Sweet Love Addiction Margi Coleman Margi Prority 95 Rare - How I Miss You, Searchin', I Need Lorenzo Lorenzo Alpha Int'l 92 Tik Tok, My Love Leon Ware Taste The Love Expansion 95 Niki Richards Naked To The World Atlantic 91 Summer Breeze Donald Byrd Best Of Blue Note 92 Think Twice, Dominoes, Places and Spaces Jon Lucien Mother Natures Son Verve 93 Mi Vida Maurice J Devoted Phoenix 01 Beautiful Thing Will Downing Love's The Place To Be Island 93 Lovers Paradise 3rd Avenue Let's Talk About Love Solar 92 Show Me Kenny Smith Don`t Give Up Word 91 Call Me Simple Pleasure Simple Pleasure Reprise 92 Never Before, Where Do We Go From Here Maria Howell Same Old Story High Wave (JAP) 00 Let's Get Involved Jon Lucien Endless Is Love Shanachie 96 Inc's Rashida Gene Rice Gene Rice RCA 92 Keplyn Animus Diaries Beatnik Music 02 Mel Waiters Running Stop Lights Waldoxy 00 Promo CDS - killer cut from album "Material Things" CD Kevin Whalum Timetable DoBizniss1stMusic 03 Let Him Talk To You Ace Simply..... Ace Entertainment 03 Various BeBe's Kids Capitol 92 Hard!! - Joey Diggs, Phil Perry, Ron Isley Men At Large One Size Fits All East West 94 Promo copy Klockwerk Masters Of Time PEP 96 Early Avant group - rare album Ian Dyer Call Me Mr. Easy Qwest/Warners 93 In & Out w/ Janice Dempsey Various Malvin "Dino" Vice Project EP Boss 99 Promo CDS EP feat. Denetria Chance Linsey Perfect Love Virgin 91 Photocopied rear tray inlay card - Wayne Linsey (Maze)!! Hil St. Soul Copasetik & Cool Album Sampler Gut 02 Alright Zhane Crush Motown 97 Extended album vers & mixes Chante Savage I Will Survive RCA 96 Various Steel OST Qwest 97 Gina Breedlove - Free To Be Me Tyronza Love Emergency Doll's Universal 93 Rare 4 track EP from Detroit Public Announcement Mamcita/Step On Pt. II RCA 00 Step On - right in that Manchester groove!! Art Madison Into The A.M. JVK 93 Blowing My Mind Gary Brown Rhythm and Romance Capitol 92 Photocopied rear tray inlay card Levert For Real Tho' Atlantic 93 Gladys Knight and The Pips All Our Love MCA 87 Love Is Fire, Love Is Ice Billy & Sarah Gaines I Found Someone Expansion 92 Just brilliant contemporary gospel - unmissable Remixx Dear Lord Word 01 Word issue - Joy Chris Willis Chris Willis Star Song 96 Awesome contemporary gospel! Chantay Savage This Time RCA 99 My Oh My - killer mid-tempo dancer, one of my faves Michael Cooper Get Closer Reprise 92 Gotta Get You Undressed - 90's classic Juanita Dailey Free Woo 98 Love Hurts Ray Chew and The Crew Feelin' It Charu 02 Feelin' It Ali Crucial Island 98 Ace UK artist - loads of tracks! Johnny Gill Johnny Gill Motown 90 Class album - Jam & Lewis etc Joy Enriquez Joy Enriquez Arista 01 Tell Me How You Feel Mark Johnson Daydream JVC 95 Killer title track-say no more!! Raymond Jones Naked Soul UEG 99 Makin' Love...............baby!! Pam & Dodi Pam & Dodi MCA 02 Don't Have To - great R&B styled dancer. Mary J Blige Growing Pains Geffen 07 Sealed!! Vinyl bits: Sharon Bryant Here I Am Wing 89 Ex Atlantic Starr lead DJ Genesis feat. Elveria Tribute To Betty "Tonight" Subgroundz 04 Massive!! Bobby Taylor You Can't Hide From Love Taylor Boy Ent. 00 S/S E-Smoove Dj vu Nervous 98 House mixes....sorry, not the soul scene in demand mix! S/S Chi-Lites Just Say You Love Me Ichiban 90 Francois K. feat Barbara Mendez Awakening (Needs remixes) Wave 02 S/S Steal Vybe Musical Journey SVM W/L Promo 04 Future Funk Essentials I Believe ROI 02 Stephanie Cooke Rain King Street 02 S/S Terry Callier I Don't Want To See Myself Acid Jazz 90 Re-issue of an all time classic! Autumn Sunshine You Global Ent. 06 Cheers, Mark R

Yeah............but there's ya champagne and ya carver Mart

You've said it Steve.............I could equally say that those who chose to side step the finer details do so because some of the arguments are thin at best! Cheers, Mark R

OK Ken............give or take abit of terminology, it's not the original realease.............that's my point! So it is OK providing he has a real one?? That's my viewpoint, but I've even seen that decried on here! Cheers, Mark R

Should I go and hound Soul Sam off stage at a modern doo because he's playing a hot new CD cut off a vinyl 7" that he's had cut because he doesn't play CD's?? It's a "boot" (OK, not made to sell at a profit, but a "boot" of sorts), but I doubt anyone would care a jot in that scenario!! If you collect originals, that's your choice isn't it? Why should what someone else does affect that..............I'd just be happy owning my originals I think. If you were earning a living from DJ'ing, it would be understandable that you might be a bit pissed off at the proliferation of both DJ's and non-original vinyl, but as it is that's not really the case in most instances is it?? So is it an ego thing? Always read these threads with interest and a degree of amusement..............could say lots more but I'm lazy at typing long replys, and as a modern boy it doesn't really affect me much! Cheers, Mark R

Sorry to say this...........but what the foook do we do when these guys are gone?? Thanks for posting this! Cheers, Mark R

Ref Gene Chandler at Hinckley........was September '83. Cheers, Mark R

Had these up on various threads on SS, but here goes again:

Right folks, first off, you might want to note that, as of December, my Starpoint Radio show will move to the LAST MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH in the 7-9pm time slot!! This does mean that my December show falls on NEW YEARS EVE between 7pm and 9pm. Right, here's the rub..............this year, instead of the end of year show comprising all of my 2007 faves, and therefore being about me, me, me, I want listeners to contact me and suggest their faves from the past 12 months. If I have your selection and can incorporate it into the show, I will do so, and of course give you a shout. To send me your selection, e-mail markrandle@starpointradio.com or contact me by PM on either Essential Modern Soul or Soul Source forums. As it's a pre-recorded show, please aim to send your info through by Friday 28th December. Just want to make it something a little different over the holiday period! Cheers, Mark R

There's a queue Gav!! Cheers, Mark R