Rushden Vic

Does the term r&b mean the stuff that would never have got any plays in any decent venue , cause basically its crap and is it usually played by 2nd rate djs who either have no taste ,knowledge or access to decent soul music.

Was a regular at the mecca during 1974 , Without a doubt the most influential period musically for me as a 16 year old and all this new music it was awesome along with the 60s rareities Ian and Colin had started playing new releases , things that i remember margo thunder - soul of a woman, boby franklin - ladies choice , temprees - at last , philly devotions - just cant say goodbye etc etc . Can anyone remember the Javells being played for the first time at blackpool the dancefloor was packed solid. First record i ever heard as i walked along the corridoor into the highland room was the gypsies - its a womans world , made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up , sounds as good to me now as it did then . Afraid my love affair with the mecca sadly only lasted 18 months as by then the music had changed to new york disco then jazz funk so it was all alien to me. I started collecting records during this period and remember buying things like essex iv - my reaction to you ,innersection - let me love you , jesse fisher - your not loving a beginer from spin a disc in Northampton at £1 each they stocked all the latest import releases , if only i had known then , i would have bought all there stock. During the early 70s without a doubt Ian levine and Colin Curtis were a country mile ahead of the rest and the mecca still remains along with yate and stafford in the 80s the best venues ive ever been. ,

ultimations and the chimes at £15 a piece , both brilliant records and bargains as good as it gets imo

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PETE GENT oh bugger he,s a dj

well said dancer di , ive ordered my skirt i,m now a true soulie and ready to dance . at last i can where the skirt of my dreams . footsee yeah

you wont know it tessie it aint on british

val cant do sound clips but the label is green

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Think that copies gone to a good home

No number 1 s after the matrix numbers Julian

my copy says DIVISION OF FORMAL RECORD CO . CHICAGO. ILL. U.S.A. around the bottom of the label i will post scan later ,having problems with my scanner at present

ive got the drum start with backing vocal version and apart from a nashville matrix stamp it reads 174-1719 scratched in the run out groove and a 86 nearer to the matrix stamp. the I LOST THE KEY side is the same but number reads 174-1720 . these 7 figure numbers are also printed on the label

Why dont you buy an original U.S copy on Kent , Phil kowalaski has one for 25 quid got to be better than uk 2nd issues

Thanks Matt , it only cost me $7 but still interested in its rarity , as i,m not really into r&b i guess this must be 1961-2 release , presume theres a label listing somewhere r&b indies maybe ?

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for sale

ive seen the backin vocal copy sell twice recently for a £1000 , if you get any spares pete i,ll gladly give you 500 a time

for sale

John anderson had a copy in is sales box at cleethorpes 2007 - £2000, thats where arthurs came from.

i have a nice demo of this for sale , if you want to make me a offer

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