Peter

Hi Guys, I've been following this thread with interest, so much so I dusted off my old boxes and came up with this small selection. Jerry Fuller Double Life Leon Haywood Baby Reconsider Gene Chandler There was a time and Mr Big Shot Donald Height Talk the grapevine Bobby Wells Lets cop a groove Gentlemen and Their Lady Like Her Wendy Rene Bar-B-Q Joey Dee How can I forget Ronnie Dyson Lady in red

9 Oclock Monday morning sat in the office, hhmmm what a downer. Unfortunatly I did not get to Prestatyn until 3pm Saturday afternoon and had to leave for Manchester Sunday dinner, BUT from that Saturday afternoon until 6 Oclock Sunday morning what a night!!!. Had a wander round all the rooms Saturday afternoon, spent a few hours in the "Soul In The Sun" room, went to the main room at 7.30 only to be told "come back at 8.30" so we did. As the gate went up it was a mad rush to get a table, the acts were fantastic, the finale must have left everyone with a lump in their throat, to see them all lined up singing It'll never be over for me. But then the music seemd to go down hill, up and down, we kept saying it might pick up, anyway after a few hours we made our way into the back room where Dave Evison, Brian Rae and company were playing plenty of forgotten oldies, danced my self silly, and left a 6 Oclock, emotionally and physically drained. 15 hours of constant soul. Hi to everybody i met sorry I was talking bollocks towards the end of the night. See you all next year hopefuly for the full weekend!!!!!! Peter.

ahhh The Carousel, thats it. Don't remember the floor being split at a later date though. Yes the Willows in 70's was quite a good venue, that had sunken dance floor. It's still going today though I haven't been since the 70's. Peter.

hi Grant I don't remember the H.E.S.C at Belle Vue, but do recall the ones at the Ritz run by Neil Rushton and Co(I still have a embroidered patch never been sew on). Living the other side of Manchester to you, Salford/Swinton, Manchester was nearer, I do recall going to a couple of alldayers at a big Irish club on Plymouth Grove with a huge dance floor, I can't remember the name though (does anbody else?). Then about the same time period, The Inner City Soul Club (same company that had a record label in the 70's) started doing alldayers at Romanoffs on Oxford road formerly Rotters. As an aside does anybody remember The John Bull in Spring Gardens (Manchester) and John Grant (Whatever happend to him)? Catching the coach to Leeds Central or going to Wigan when The John Bull Closed. Peter PS I do remember going to BelleVue though to see the Zoo and fairground.