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Sonny Craver . . ..in white men can't jump. ..

James Thompson also penned the smash hit 'get down '...for Gene Chandler. ..his ship came in with that one

Think i still have that Blackbeat somewhere Steve....if my mind serves me right ...big guy in what looks like big leather coat...anyhow rember your write up...r.i.p Curtis Dave L

Mr Chand-gene chandler Alston-steve alaimo/henry stone Mayfield-curtis

Couple more to throw in the pot... Willie Kendricks...'change your ways'-demo Channel 3-dakar demo

Agree on the issue copy kev...i had one and gave it to a mate as i bought the gunsmoke release,far far harder than the demo ,you've hit the nail on the head that records become 'keepers' mate...some or most have emotional attatchment too..i'm as guilty as anyone else..but i reckon some of these emotions or whatever fuel this 'i gotta have it' thing...the demo's of J James 'love affair' i once saw at a dealers (and there'll have been many more that had them)stacked 2-3 feet high at £5 each...(.not a issue amongst 'em).....its when i see comments against records like these 'now rare blah blah'....nar then wonder if i can get that issue back All the best Dave

Thanks Rob....i've read somewhere it was brentons label...then again i've got a book here with a few outrageous 'facts' ...maybe its in that one!

Big J...Jeff Floyds 'don't leave me' Caiburt-Richard Caiton...and Bert someone...i'll have to have a look... Dispo/dispenza.....Barry Dispenza Brent-Brenton Wood?

Agree on the issue copy kev...i had one and gave it to a mate as i bought the gunsmoke release,far far harder than the demo ,you've hit the nail on the head that records become 'keepers' mate...some or most have emotional attatchment too..i'm as guilty as anyone else..but i reckon some of these emotions or whatever fuel this 'i gotta have it' thing...the demo's of J James 'love affair' i once saw at a dealers (and there'll have been many more that had them)stacked 2-3 feet high at £5 each...(.not a issue amongst 'em).....its when i see comments against records like these 'now rare blah blah'....nar then wonder if i can get that issue back All the best Dave

One I use as a yardstick ...Jesse James 'love affair '.....great record but £50...never...not for the amount that are about. ..I know £50 ain't a lot to some but prices for records like this prop others up ...also cos someone has paid £50 or thereabouts for a record they actually DON'T want to see it lower!!that props prices up falsely Imo Dave L

Always did some great spots at the Devonshire in Skipton mid 90's for us did Roger...gotta agree with everything nice thats been said about him on this thread especially the drinking!!.. Dave L .

Ady.... So cheap stuff is bad???most dear stuff was cheap at one time... Dave L

Roburt...she quoted she was fed up of NS fans shouting out for her to sing 'make me yours'!!!...so we can't blame her...seen her a few times i think she's great live act...i've also heard NS fans bemoan her singing the slower stuff! Dave L

I'll have look if we have any from the times we had at the Devonshire in Skipton but don't hold your breath as Ive moved house etc...but once seen you never forgot him...countless folks would have never had guessed just how good and knowlegable he was to look at...and i mean that with the utmost respect he was'nt in anyway stereo typical of the soul scene...when he dj'd for us I'm sure one or two punters that did'nt know him thought he was a local from out the otherside of the pub that had wondered behind the decks...till they heard what he was playing... Dave L

Really sad news this and you've described John just how I/we remember him....still bring him up in conversation regarding his Castle lists and the records he had and the prices!..also had the pleasure of him dj-ing for us when my brother,Stuart Marshall, and myself ran the Devonshire Arms soul nights in Skipton in the esrly to mid 90's...he'd bring a posse of geordies with him or probably more likely they brought him!!..Davey and Elaine Mason ,Tomma,Gazza White,Tim Carr and more....typical John though when we had any tune we thought rare/big he'd pull one out of his box in a rarer format..eg:playing his Channel 3 on a issue copy...and many others...never being a smart ass neither ...the place was always rammed when John was in town...he never wanted a penny neither..couldn't push money into his hand ..what a genuine North East guy he was..r.i.p John Dave Longbottom

Hi gareth...i'm 100% sure this was once my record!...i think i got it off Pat Brady one night at the infamous Carlton Club in Normanton...can't remember what i paid at the time or what i sold it for...but like i say 100% sure i was one of its previous owners... Dave L

I'd say this is a classic example of different opinions on 'crossover'..i'd say this is 70's soul Carstairs 'hurts me girl'...as its more 'polished' ..imo..same with Bettye Swann 'kiss my love...'two examples of crossover that we was listening to (before the term was coined ) that was accepted as Northern Soul are ..James Fountain '7 day lover' & Ann Sexton 'been gone too long'...classic examples to me .....how about Justice Dept..'Come Back(to these empty arms)Fairplay Rec....one of my favourites if not already mentioned...along with George Perkins 'I'm so glad your'e mine'...George Jackson 'I found what i wanted'....there's thousands out there.. Dave L

'One for the road'..gregg jackson

There was a thread about this done years ago ...can't find it myself but i'm 100% sure it was... Dave L

Great list...thought ivorys was cheap till i read begining of list.....last!....

Can't wait ...car full woohoo roll on November...

Guess i didn't want it to be true Roburt....real sad... Dave L

Waiting for confirmation of Chandra Calloway hope this is untrue...made some fantastic tunes Mel...'got my whiskey' big anthem in '97...his other stuff on his own serious sounds label are great as well.and his latest 'wasn't supposed to love you' one of my firm favourites.. Dave L

A few years ago whilst in philadelphia and visiting Valley Shiveley's store Val packed my records up and gave me some fantastic dvds . A documentary/interview with Henry Stone being one of them in some kind of cinema with a small audience scattered around the seating asking questions etc...can't remember just how good it is really I'll have to re-visit it.Also got good dvds of the dells being interviewed. ..gonna have to watch this one though I hope he'd mention Charles Johnson but I aint holding my breath.. Dave L