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Finally got this as a Christmas present - one very happy chap! Wonderful quality in all respects, and really good review here too thanks Chalky, adding to the Kent notes rather than just repeating them.

Love that thought. Surely there has to be at least one out there?? Or is what we're all into entirely normal, and the minor disputes aired on this thread are a bit of shock to us all? Have a lovely Christmas Day!

OVO stands for an approach where the playlist is Original Vinyl Only. The reason I mentioned it was just that it struck me that there have been several mentions on this thread that all that matters is the music itself, and buying a record like this Darrell Banks is just a vanity project and a massive waste of money. For most of us it's probably academic anyway, but surely most if not all of us here 'get' the attraction of having the actual record, and can understand why having one that has such history as this one does would give you goose pimples? I'm nowhere near this level, being more into Soul packs back in the day, junk shops and cheapo sections in any record shop I might find, but it's still a bit of an buzz to find that a record you got for around 10p and kept because you liked it now goes for £40 or £50.

A bit wary of dragging this into a fascinating discussion, but the differing views over what constitutes original and re-issue just begs to at least have a passing reference to the OVO debate. If the person who bought this Stock London copy was to play it out, would the floor empty? After all, it's not a bootleg, and it would appear to have the seal of approval on being ultra-rare, but does the Revilot version call trumps?

That'll be worth tuning in for - always had a fondness for this!

Yep mine was stolen too. I used to keep it in my wallet along with my 6T's membership card. No idea what number the Wigan card was, but it was light blue. My wife had bought the wallet for me at a Mulberry sample sale, and although I was pretty angry to lose that, it was way worse to lose the membership cards. I had a hell of a job proving to the insurance company that the wallet was Mulberry. Eventually they accepted that it was worth quite a bit in terms of replacing it, but they wouldn't shift on valuing the cards as worthless. Sad world eh?

Mine arrived on Tuesday - just playing them through now. Really good package, discs look flawless, excellent sleeves and labels and the booklet is very well presented and makes a good read. The first 5 of the 10 singles have tracks by the same artist(s) on both sides with matching labels, then when you reach disc 6 you get different groups on each side: Satisfaction Unlimited "Why" with the Hot Wax label on the A side and The Jones Girls "Don't be sorry be careful" with the Music Merchant label on the flip. Similar pairing on disc 7 with 100 Proof Aged in Soul "Since you've been gone" on the Hot Wax label, and Barrino Brothers "I want to give you all the love you've been giving me" on Invictus. The set ends with the last 3 records back to the matched style of same artist and label on both sides. I think the 100 Proof track is probably the strongest, but all of them are interesting and good to have them out to enjoy.

In my early years of being into Northern I was taken by Shack up by Banbarra, hearing it on holiday with a friend down in Bournemouth in 1976.

Sounds like a good day all round.

Yep, and a new one is always welcome.

Cheers for that. It lists both programmes as New re BBC4 so worth a look. The first one is a documentary about the history of funk, with the second being a compilation of BBC archive performances. There's also Prince at 11pm but I'll just be watching the first two.

The Story of Funk: One Nation a under a Groove at 9pm, followed by Genius of Funk at 10pm.

B sides and junk shop finds were my main way of expanding my very limited collecting in the start. I still love going back over records, giving the other side a listen and realising that after all this time the track I wasn't so bothered about sounds so much better now!

Maybe this bus? https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Northern-Soul-Coaster-Soul-coaster-Motown-coaster-Tommy-Hunt-Wigan-Casino-/191165429565

Steve, many thanks for posting those scans. I used to get Blackbeat and I'm maybe one of those oblivious to the politics in the day. I enjoyed going to Stafford but didn't go that much, and was equally happy listening to modern and got a stream of brilliant tapes through tape swapping with Dave Hitch over the period. It was all great to me. Must say, Pete's letters and some of the replies make their side of the argument well for a bit, but then do get heavily personal - as we all tend to when we're passionate!

Just read the article - excellent stuff, thanks for posting this!

I got this in a soul pack, I think from Soul Bowl or maybe Black Grape, and always liked this side and used to put it on tape swaps. But as is so often the case with changing tastes, give the flip side a listen "Hey Baby" - really nice track and one that I do think could get played out too. Sadly I can't help with dating it or linking it to who played it, but if it was one of those Soul packs I think I went for them in the early 80's rather than some of the different suppliers in the mid/late 70s when I tended to get more pressings in the packs.

Good album put out in 2005 by Motown of 15 tracks all remixed by various people. My favourite was another Marvin Gaye track that I've always liked as an original but feel this worked exceptionally well with the remix too: Let's get it on

Eddie, if you've had any of these through your hands that's good enough for me! Order placed. Looking forward to the sound clips Ian.

Great reading through everyone's reviews. I've got to wait for the screening in Oxford's Phoenix this Sunday, and have put the Blu-Ray that arrived at the weekend out of temptation's way (hopefully). Inevitably a few key details have leaked out via reviews here and elsewhere, but I'm hoping the atmosphere of seeing it in the cinema will be worth the wait - and then we can all head back and watch the Blu-Ray as well!

Hope the release goes well tomorrow; I won't get to see it in the cinema til next Sunday in Oxford. Obviously therefore I can't comment on the quality or overall film, but surely there can't be any question that it's a fantastic achievement to have got here and big kudos to Elaine and all concerned.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/oct/11/northern-soul-rebellion-dance-floor-paul-mason?guni=Keyword:news-grid%20main-1%20Main%20trailblock:Editable%20trailblock%20-%20news:Position1 Observer

Just caught the end of a piece about Northern Soul on Radio 4's Saturday Live, just after quarter to ten this morning. Anybody hear it? It was pretty much the last moments when I turned the radio on.

Oxford's Phoenix cinema showing of the film on Sunday 26th October has now sold out!