Mark R

Can't you tell by my posts tonight that I've been in the loft??? A young Mark R to the left!! Cheers, Mark R

Hi Sian.............here's one taken by me on the way in one Friday night: Cheers, Mark R

Just found these and scanned them............... upstairs............. downstairs........... Cheers, Mark R

You are joking!! Have the LP with this on from early 90's.......no 45 unfortunately!! Cheers, Mark R

A good call, Sister Dawn!! Cheers, Mark R

It has to be Wigan Casino.........I can remember as a youngster having dreams about what it must have been like!! I was 15 when it closed!! Must admit, having listened to some of those Stafford clips yesterday, I think the way your mate described Stafford is pretty cool. It certainly opened my eyes up a bit, from those deep, dark sinister sixties newies like Roy Roberts "Got To Have Your Love" through to Atlantic Starr "One Love", and all in the same room Cheers, Mark R

I'm sure that video is the one with a young Glyn Reardon from Nuneaton on it, and a young Mrs "Fluff" Freeman...........sure Mark will confirm. I'm sure my old friends Andy & Tracy Newman (no longer together) are on there too. Travelled a bit with them in the 80's, particularly to Parr Hall..........some right laughs along the way. Hadn't seen Andy for years, and had a nice surprise at Presatyn a few years back when I was spinning a few tunes in the Vic Friday afternoon and in he walks.........see him regularly at those kind of events now. Think he only comes to weekenders as he now live in IOW. Never went to Tony's myself though! Cheers, Mark R

This months tunes folks: Thelma Houston - Never Too Much (US Shout Factory CD) Satya Project - Stranger Here (US Satya Project CD-R) Jahah - Call Me (US Mamasonlyson CD) Gina Green - Take Me (US Trendency Records CD) M-Swift feat MC Kha-la - H&S (JAP Irma CD) Najee feat. Phil Perry - Romance The Night (US Heads Up CD) Angie Stone & Betty Wright - Baby (US Stax Promo 12") Jon Lucien - Love Me (US Mercury CD) Sherry Winston feat. Jon Lucien - Life Is Love & Love Is You (US Orpheus CD) Jon Lucien - Who Will Buy? (US RCA LP) Frank McComb - Just A Few More Days (JAP Village Again CD) Seven feat. Tamar Davis - Brother&Sister (EU Nation Music CD) Ann Nesby - I Can't Explain (MP3 Forthcoming) DJ Shaheer Williams & Michael Watford - Faith (Vocal) (US Soul Groove MP3) Colonel Abrams - Just Like Mathematics (Original Dance Vocal Mix) (US Colonel MP3) Michelle Weeks - A Purpose (Spen & Hudge 12" Vocal Mix) (UK Code Red 12") Terry Hunter feat. Terisa Griffin - Wonderful (Terry's Main Club Mix) (UK Soul Heaven 12") Feet feat. Fil Straughan - My Music (EU Feet MP3) Fabio Nobile - Didn't You Know (Nobile's Happiness Version) (EU Dj vu 12") Afro Elements feat. Heidi Vogel - Think (JAP Swanky CD) The Canton Spirituals - Watch Him Move (US Verity CD) Chris Jasper - Invincible (US Gold City CD) Chandra Currelley - Always There (US Urspijaz CD) James Taylor Quartet feat. Hil St. Soul - You Beat Me To The Punch (UK Dome Promo CD) Cheers, Mark R

Would be close for me behind Melvin Moore! https://www.raresoulman.co.uk/rarest-of-the-rare/50

Top shout!! Would have to be my choice when talking "modern oldies", so to speak. Cheers, Mark R

New show this coming Friday folks.........including a little tribute to the late and great Jon Lucien. 9-11pm Friday @ Starpoint Radio (www.starpointradio.com) Cheers, Mark R

Such sad news........an amazing talent! RIP Jon! Mark R

Cheers Andy............much appreciated. Some of you guys on here should come and say hello at Clegg, I don't know as many of you on here as I do on EMS forum, so help me put some faces to the names. Cheers, Mark R

Awesome mate............it's just one big ever evolving soul adventure for me...........has been for years and long may it continue. Tunes going round in my head this week.................Funk La Planet "Summertime" and......................Richard Anthony "Keep On Living On".....it's all good to these ears!! Cheers, Mark R

I wouldn't necessarily say I'd disagree actually mate..............certainly not something I'd buy...........go to the modern soul Refosoul thread for that Cheers, Mark R

But what's "Northern" anyway Neil? It was a phrase based on geography, coined to distinguish it from the funkier music being played elsewhere. I conceed that by definition at that time these were 60's & early 70's recordings, but this terminology and what it encompasses have got stretched beyond belief over the years. In fact, I always think of it as signifying a way of life as much as the musical content these days. I'll ask again..............would a CD containing a host of tracks like, say, Mike Vickers "On The Brink", be a Northern CD?? It might be, but surely only because that record found acceptance on the scene.........not because it's "proper 60's soul" or whatever!! BUT............the point is, you pays your money and you takes your choice............and most on here will choose to ignore this new material and that's their perrogative. I'm not trying to dig at anyone, or the NS scene at all here.........absolutely not.........I staunchly defend it all as far as I can if it's "knocked" when in company, and though I moved away from it years ago I still love most of the music to bits...........I just try to keep an open mind and get really interested in understanding the psyche behind some of the attitudes/opinions etc associated with it. Threads like this bring that to the fore, and I don't mean to offend! Respect, as always, Mark R

Like things like "Peanut Duck" then.............but.............wait a minute........... Cheers, Mark R

Why??

I didn't even think of it from that angle to be honest Shane...........I'm not a Northern jock, so it's largely irrelevant to me................I'd need to listen again mate to make that judgement, but I would hazard a guess that I could find merit in at least some of the tracks in terms of playing out............but of course I wouldn't do that cos I'd be scared of what the soul police thought!! In reality, whatever folk think of Levine, I don't think he's naive enough to think he's gonna sell many copies to folks on boards like this............with the interest in the NS in recent years, I'm sure it's people on the fringe he's expecting to sell to. Cheers, Mark R

Playing devil's advocate here............but is the Angelo Starr material acceptable because it's Edwin's brother??? Seems an interesting coincidence that it's he who has been singled out!!! I'd personally recommend you listen to Vanessa Haynes own recent solo album...............she's a real talent............but I think a lot on here would not identify with that either, so ya can't win really can ya??? If it's new and not Northern/rare/on 45 etc then it's pants..............make something new that emulates the Northern sound and it's pants................no discussion to be had is there??? The outcome is predictable. Cheers, Mark R

Thanks for listening if you were able to folks............and a big thank you again to show sponsor ARENA PRODUCTIONS (www.arenaproductions.co.uk) for their support. This months selections: Hudson on Bass - Sumpthin' Sumpthin' (US Hudson Sounds CD) Cornell Stone - Metaphor (US MP3 Forthcoming) Marcus Johnson feat. Frank McComb - Love (US Three Keys Music CD) Hope Askew - I Try (US Masterpiece Christian Records CD) Rene Jones - Everything I Need (US MiDolce Productions CD) Randolph - Broken (JAP Underground Gallery CD) Jazztronik feat. Lorraine Cato - Beauty-Flow (Incognito Session) (JAP Pony Canyon CD) Gira Mundo feat. Ann Sally - Crocodile Tears (Nicola Conte "Lotus Bossa" Quintet Version) (JAP New World Records 12") Timo Lassy - Early Move (JAP Ricky Tick/Columbia CD) Teresa (Marbury) - Searching (US Mar-Lo Records CD) Livin Out Loud - You Make Me Smile (UK Urban Essentials Promo CD-R) Leah McCrae - Your Love (Jus Soul Remix) (UK Urbanstar 12") The Rance Allen Group - Closest Friend (US Tyscot CD) Funk La Planet All-Stars feat. Toni Smith - Summertime (DJ Fudge Vocal Mix) (US Funk La Planet Productions 12") Fanatix & Sterling Ensemble feat. Don-E - Good Thing (UK Fanatix 12") Simon Grey feat. Robbie Smith - Together (Original Mix) (JAP Victor CD) Soularis - Closer (Original Mix) (UK Seamless 12") Wookie feat. Xavier - Do You Believe? (Lovestar Remix) (UK Lovestar 12") Terry Hunter & Byron Stingily pres. Stone Island feat. Carla Proctor - I Waited For You (Main Pass Mix) (US Dopewax MP3) Studio Apartment feat. Deborah Bond - Something Between Us (JAP New World Records CD) Wahoo - Don't Take It Personal (Georg Levin Edit) (EU Fine 12") Soccorro - The Way You Make Me Feel (US Soccorro Eggleston CD) Debi Dixon - In Luv Always (US Masterpiece Christian Records CD) E.J. Johnson - Keep My Love (US EMAN Music CD) Cheers, Mark R