Pete Eccles

Virl? Donny, Jay, Wayne, Alan, and Merrill, Have another go John!

Sean, as i said later never a hit in uk was what i meant

No ABC and the Jacksons 2 different bands!

Merrill was my favourite, if we can't include Marie

Sean, when you say massive hit do you mean accross the pond? As my source of info (guinness book of hit singles) says nothing about it charting on these shores! The plot thickens! Pete

Yep, definitely The Osmonds! Amazingly never a hit not sure if it was released on a 45, anyone? And yes this is really interesting!!!

Tony Orlando

Pete, Iwalked in a town centre youth club at 14, and the first 2 tunes i heard were the isleys - tell me its just a rumour and the miracles - going to a go-go, saw these lads dancin, never heard or seen anythin like it, the rest is history! didn't play Kenny Rogers or the Cufflinks tho! LOL Pete

All i am trying to say is there should be respect for other Dj's on at the same nite as you - only of course if you know what they've got. spot on!!!!!

PMSL

I take your piont that if the 'originator dj was any good he would've moved on but does that not also apply to all djs? so if the undercard as you put it expect the originator dj to move on then shouldn't they? as for playing it more in respect of the artist, it should ideally be only played the once on the night, IMVHO

very succinct! if you agree theres a million other tunes and the said tune is to be only played once on the night, and its between yourself and the dj largely responsible for the tune being popular you think 'first up best dressed' is the best decider? very courtious indeed!

but you can play it to your hearts content but not on the same night as said dj, personally i think it shows a severe lack of imagination if the said tune can't be sidestepped, there is after all a million other tunes! you are probably only aware of and own the record largely down to the said dj sticking with it in the first place, so i wouldn't say thankyou for bringing this tune to my notice by playing it to a crowd thats waiting for someone else to play it!

I take it if you discovered a tune that became popular you wouldn't mind it being played before you got 'up there' after a few punters have requested you play it beforehand? personally ive never really been in that situation but i imagine its dammed infuriating.

my thoughts exactly Bearsy and just to add as i said before if theres the slightest possibility any given tune may appear bad manners to another dj then forget it and choose another! End of!

If a person considers themself to be labelled and paid as a dj is it not to much to ask that they carry enough original material to be able to play for 60 or so minutes without resorting to 'bootlegs' or stepping on another dj's toes? not even running it by another dj! if unsure play somethin else! quite simple really IMHO, Pete

Ironic this, as ive just walked in from work to open a package to find a record in two halves, gutted! but what really pi**ed me off it was in a new cardboard mailer well taped up but no fookin cushioning inside! so just rattlin around in a mailer that could fit half a dozen 45s in! ffs Pete

I agree but thats a term of speech, whereas the soul minded folk that had 'retired' from their 'scene' (being very careful here on the terms i use lol) prior to 1970 ish don't regard NS as a term of speech but a different 'movement' altogether, and i don't think they would be offended at being tagged a 'soulie' as much as a 'northern soulie' gettin me coat lol

Sorry Mel, wasn't having a pop, im far to uneducated on the subject for that! and it seems i'm slightly younger so respect, I do know older soulies that enjoyed their time in the 60's in night clubs not just youth clubs to sounds such as Tommy Neal and now wont associate themselves with the term 'northern soul' also attended events in recent years billed as club soul/motown nights with a strictly no northern policy and heard TN many times! Having said all that Mel i wouldn't have touched on it had you not initially seperated Motown that has since been regarded as NS, Kind Regards Pete

I didnt say it wasn't northern! I said some older folk would argue the toss as it was made popular long before 'northern soul' was thought of! think it comes under the genre of 'club soul' so that's how i can say it! Pete

Rich, you say you can only afford cheap records, its suprising how quick you can accumulate extra cash for the more expensive records if you cut out other needless luxuries, like FOOD for instsance Pete

I sent a dvd to Etta-blooming-James herself! Don't think she will thank you Pete for divulging her middle name!

IMHO a £10 motown record will nearly always be just that, a £10 motown record but the thing is it may cost £10 to buy but selling it to return your investment is another matter, the fact that it is a £10 popular record in itself means that most folk that want it will more than likely already own it, on the other hand the rarer the record the more chance of finding a buyer that doesnt own it but would like to, Like BEARSY said the money ive spent on records over the years ive now written off as expenses of my hobby and if i get a return at the end of it all then thats a bonus, Pete

Pete, both records still hold very fond memories and yes it was all downhill for kenny after that lol tho i'm sure plenty will disagree! And though i'm not a big SW fan i'm glad my first 'real' introduction to popular music was a motown record, not that that particular track had any bearing on my future tastes, if that makes any sense lol

I just enjoyed watchin em, never thought to save em, wouldn't know how to anyway being the caveman that i am! what a sad shame! Pete