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Really sad to hear about this. The Platters were loved by music fans of all ages, and many different genres.

Looking forward to this very much, Tony Jebb? there was only one Tony Jebb

I am very happy to report that thanks to Kev Roberts and Richard Searling a benefit for Tony Jebb will take place during the Blackpool Tower Weekender in November this year. Full details below: Tony Jebb Benefit at Blackpool Tower Weekender Date: Nov 9-11, 2012 Special TJ Favourites Hour dedication on Saturday 10th November Tony is eager to attend the event to meet friends old & new. It promises to be an emotional re-union. ________________________________________________________________________ Many on this forum will remember Tony Jebb, the legendary DJ from Blackpool, who, along with Ian Levine, Colin Curtis and Les Cockell (RIP) played a major part in establishing The Highland Room as the UK's best northern soul venue during the early 70's. The mid-sized room was on the top floor of Blackpools' Mecca establishment and people in the know would travel from far and wide to be there every Saturday night to hear the best there was in up-tempo soul rarities of the day. For me, Tony was always Number 1. TJ stood out from the crowd with his long hair, tank tops and flares and yet this northern geezer looking like he was on his way to a Slade concert played soul music to die for - loud. Tony's talents on the mike were also unbeatable as he charmingly kept the dancers in excited anticipation for the next "sound" with his eccentric loud 1000 mph announcements like "... that was the brilliant Vibrations for you ...... MEANTIME we've got the sounds of Wendy Rene and Bar-B-Q." The record would start on the button and dancers didn't even realize there was a break in the music. Tony knew how to keep the floor full and then some. He also knew his stuff and would never compromise by playing a record he personally didn't like. Unlike many a DJ, he essentially played for himself and his own taste but also knew what would please the floor. No messing about with Tony at the decks. Never a dull moment and job well done. Us London guys loved TJ to bits. We were Mods at the time of course and there was this "hippy" playing the best soul music we had ever heard. One after the other, storming monsters. As we say in the capital ... Jebby was a Top Bloke ¯Âí… That was quite a long time ago now but the memories haven't faded a bit (for most of us). That is why we hope as many people as possible will attend the benefit for Tony who has suffered greatly over the last decade or so from Multiple Sclerosis. He has had 2 hip replacements and years of physio but sadly is now virtually bedridden, although he does occasionally venture out. Tony lives in his own 1-bedroom unit in a care neighborhood but his life is very hard these days. I have to thank Sheila Hart (now living in San Diego but a Lancashire lass through and through) for putting the idea for the benefit forward. Bless your heart Sheila xxx. Richard Searling and Kev Roberts, promoters of the Blackpool Tower Weekender are devoting one hour during the weekend to TJ. Some of his friends and colleagues will be spinning and saying a few words, such as his Blackpool Mecca colleague Rod Allsworth (aka Billy the Kid) By attending the benefit in Blackpool in November you will be able to contribute to a fund for Tony's future care by purchasing raffle tickets. Raffle prizes promise to be well worth owning (no hints just yet) and GoldSoul will also be contributing more than £250 worth of gifts. A superb tribute to a Northern Soul pioneer - Tony Jebb at the famous Blackpool Tower, Nov 9-11, 2012 www.goldsoul.co.uk Dave Burton Hong Kong

Chuck holiday ,just superb.slant . . It was such a surprise hearing that vocal when i was expecting your love is getting stronger its been a revelation , I never went to any of the stafford nighters, but i realise now why it was revered .Its changed my perception of it really.Great work pulling all this together..

Funny i only heard kenard , " What did you gain by that ? for the first time only about a fortnight ago.

law against a heartbreaker, bobby smith big joes ivory brass. all absolutely brilliant . thats without listening to the podcast.

The attractions and the four tracks from dave thorleys set. Phew!

Go on then show us a few of them dance moves !

Hello again, Ian. It's a difficult situation. Some songs could be classed as covers but others are adaptations and would fall into a similar category as sampling (but with regard to the songs rather than recordings). If it's a simple and minimal rewording I would credit the original song and writers / publishers but if there are many new lyrics (or any musical changes) the work should be split into portions but deciding the portions is negotiable and that's the responsibility of the original publishers. Another problem is that some of the people who did the adaptations aren't around and some didn't registered their "new works" so it's an impossible task. You've done the right thing by investigating the songs. So, rather than have any delays, you should issue the album as it is (with credits from the US issues) and leave it to publishers to sort out any conflicts later. MCPS can always redistribute mechanical royalties if any claims are adjusted. Paul

It's a great album, Ian. Some of my favourite soul records are gospel and many other faves have a strong gospel spirit. Gospel is the roots of soul. Paul

I really am not being antagonistic but your event has a good reputation so why not put it on, you get your followers and surely the other events that you're bemoaning will suffer not you?

SPR 2001 Release date: 11 June 2012

real shame best venue in the country ' yes loads venues in june are on every where 95% are wannabe dj's playing boots and reissue's and clueless crowd attend them. was looking forward to LIFE LINE will now stop in that weekend.

Brilliant news Nolan Porter and Stone Foundation back together roll on July

OUTSTANDING INTERVIEW ,FOR PEOPLE WHO DID,NT KNOW ABOUT THE SET UP OF THIS GREAT RECORD LABEL VERY VERY INTRESTING !!!!!!! CARLO AND THE GRANGE BAR COLLECTIVE DARLINGTON.

Paul yes unfortunately I did , I am now scarred for life thanks to Moldie ......I should have known better than to open the email that said , I suppose it will give everyone a right laugh when I post it .... Better go ....gone slightly off topic here ..

We most certainly do Tony ......the secrets safe with me

Fiver is in the post Len. Those days are a long long time ago unfortunately. Spot on about the attention to detail in the Moloko video. I think for those who dont know Elaine. Maybe you should take solace in the knowledge that those of us who do, are fully supprtive of her ability to do a good job.

And so should Quadrophenia have been.. if not more so. The fact that it can be pulled apart on those details doesn't stop it from being a good film, and didn't stop it from creating a resurgence of interest in the mod scene, no matter how inaccurately it was portrayed. As i said, those who lived through the original mod era were probably satthere shaking their heads at some of the detail in the film. Hopefully this will be a well scripted, well acted and well directed film. If not, then that is the time to take it apart, not when your lack of faith in someone who lived that era - and who would presumably have equally valid memories and impressions of those days as yourself - takes over and decides it's going to be crap before the cameras have even been turned on.

Agreed Win I dont think theres anything more to say .............unless you havent got anything better to do on a Tuesday night

I've seen Quadrophenia held up as an example of a good recreation on this thread a couple of times. As someone who got into this whole thing via watchinig that film many times, I think it's fair to say that although it's a good representation of an era, it is set in a particular year but doesn't accurately reflect that one specific time.The film is full of anarchronisms, from music to clothes to detail on the sets. At first, yes I accepted it as being an accurate representaion of 1965, but as i learned more and more I understood that the picture was broader than that and really encompassed a period of a few years all in the same shot. Bear in mind that the mod scene of the 60s moved faster in fashion that the soul scene in new records, it was unsurprising to see clothes that would have been out of fashion appear in the film... Not everyone could afford to keep up and so wore the best of their old stuff, similarly the soul scene has always had an element of looking back at the best of the recent discoveries along with the next big tunes rather than trying to pack every night with first plays. The fears widely expressed on this thread that it won't accurately portray Feb 17th, 1973 (or whatever) mirror those that perhaps mods of the 60s would have muttered aout Quadrophenia, and to an extent quite rightly too. But none of that mattered, it got a whole generation of 14 year olds into mods, scooters and soul music, some of whom are regular posters on here. As long as the film itself isn't laughable, the detail doesn;t really matter that much.

Maybe with a cameo from the 40 year old Lenny Dopson, as a kid getting asked for his ID at the door

Hi Dave Thanks for the post. Yes, Mick was really good mates with Tony so I know he must been very upset. I will keep posting on this thread with updates so please clcik "follow" at the top so you receive notifications of future posts. Cheers DB.

I will watch the film and then comment...........though I would possibly prefer a "warts n all" film......Sex and Drugs and Northern Soul"

Thanks for the replies. I will be posting an update on this soon. DB.