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Dave, I still use Garrards on the occasions when I do a mobile gig, which is only a couple of times a year these days. I purchased brand-new, still boxed SP25s (badged as Citronic CL12D's) in 2005 and had them installed in my Citronic console. I still use a pair of Goodman's 15" speakers, one of which was bought new in 1976 to match the other one which I'd just bought second-hand. It's amazing how long equipment can last if it's not abused. I've no doubt that some of those Technics decks will still be used in 20 years' time and that there will still be proper records made to play on them. We have seen the difficult years for proper records - the 1990s - and now they are inexorably on the up. I have never bought a CD for my own use and hope never to do so.

Well done, Prof, hope it sells well for you. Who is the publisher?

I have two been playing it out for years, last time i seen Matchy dancing is he alright.

jenne rea - to love - mgm demo

johnny nash - you never know - mgm johnny nash - good goodness - mgm

Great Great TUNNNNE!!!

An exquisite record ....... an audio feast for the ears . Malc

Hi Dave - that's great you sold out of copies. Makes it worth while for the next etc. Yes, a hard copy has the romance and collectable status for further down the line. I would prefer to press a thousand and bring the cost down, but.....storing ha ha! I must speak to Archers, as I do have a brainwave about all this 'physical' stuff.....

Obviously preaching to the converted on here , but if you did not know ......... Dorothy Moore is Dottie Cambridge . A classic record . Malc

Thanks for your positive reactions to the info regarding the book - I had meant to do a little self-promotion on this forum, but have been somewhat way-laid by the weather today! - (thanks, Arkwright!!) There are chapters on all sorts of elements of music history, label colours, junk-shopping in the 60s/70s, US trips, UK shows, radio, fanzines, etc... approx 230 pages, plus approx 30 pages of photos Clive R

Might be worth look. Nice on Nige

I would press up vinyl again. However, only 300 copies at this time. If I can tweak my marketing a bit and sell my other copies of 'Tell me' and 'Suddenly there's you', things might be different. The price of shipping Detroit pressed records into the UK was a factor in the retail price. I would use Archers again, they were very helpful. I now sell the records on CD Baby, in the hope their 2000 bricks and mortar shops stock just one copy of each! For UK sales I direct any enquiries to Funky Feet Records who have offered a terrific service over the last year or so. Should the CD Baby stock get a big demand, I would press more up stateside, rather than shipping back my UK stock.

In terms of sales overall in the music industry Vinyl is still the top selling format for music (when available) and more of todays bands (indie ect ) release singles on 7" 45s which doesnt point to the demise of Vinyl!!

It is probably inevitable that vinyl will die off completely. If there is any kind of Northern Soul scene left in 20 or 30 years, I would guess that the youngsters who will have to have embraced it for it to stay alive will be playing tunes off of mp3s or somesuch thing. The Modern scene by and large seems to be less format obsessed than the Northern scene but that's because a lot of Neo Soul is only released on cd anyway or on downloads.

1210 Mkii for me. get rid of the phono leads and fit balanced XLR outputs none better end of !! The picture looks like a soundlab DLP1 ? Ok but a mare to keep in time certainly no replacement for 1210s Why is it concidering the concern we have to spin on all kinds of shite at many venues!!!! Ha Ha

Thanks Scott, Looking forward to catching up with the show. Paul

Hoping to join you for my birthday celebrations.... weather permitting. Looking forward to it Sonia x

Thanks Cunnie, much as I am 60's stomper child, Salsoul always does it for me. From Eddie Holman, massive at Wigan in 76 to First Choice (the first House tune? 1980????) and my wife's favourite tune ever - wonderful. God bless Frank for making it available to the Brut soaked masses including me

As you say Peter , SS was a pain in the arse back then . I remember Hunter Smith physiically throwing Saucepan out of jumbo one day , after he had pissed Hunter off once too often Malc

Was that in boston Rupes

PMSL Dropped me Go Ahead bar in me tea You are a rum un, young lady

Not been on for a bit Hip Hip Hoorah Burnley is Back Will be there with big brass ones on As Joanie says whey hey Best Paul

The You Tube view of Brenda H with the three gals on backing is superb. Thanks for that choice. I had my pic taken with Bren when she was over here in the early 90s. It was at Bretby Country Club, which frequently managesd to feature other rare artists for a time before the Weekender scene cornered that niche. Having missed out on the Motown Tours in the early days, Brenda said it was great to be here at last and hoped to return with her sister, Patrice, sadly now having passed away. I recently acquired a great r'n b style track by Brenda on the Donna label, entitled Hey Fool. a gem of a record in every sense and quite playable on today's scene, not the least because it's pretty rare and unknown. Brenda was a significant support act fronting The Beatles on their first American tour, and there is footage (somewhere) of her at one of the stadiums where the fab four were playing. To be on that bill must have seemed to her as if she was heading straight for the top... GC

FANTASTIC NEWS. HAPPY 2011 Haven't been on for a while but good luck and all the best with this Sean and Karl, but we all know it will be cracking. Stu and I will be coming along, wouldn't miss this. What a bloody good start to the year Penny