Barry

I think that there are a massive amount of 'house' records that would change a soulies perception of house music (even if they said it didn't ), it's just that they haven't heard them. Of course there are records that get overplayed and grate on everyones nerves but to me it could be DJ Genesis or Frank Wilson, you can't pick on new releases for that really.

The Strange World Of Nosher Stebson.

Yeah, that one - TSWONS!!

Ridiculous price. It's a £40 record. (Yes I have got one.)

Fair do's - I enjoyed my time making it, can't say anymore really.

Why not?

I did this about three year back, I'll try and find the rest of 'em and post. https://www.onhubertstreet.co.uk/danceyourb...]

The old addage good (soul) music is good (soul) music stands true and my take has always been that Northern Soul was/is majoritively made up of danceable underground black American music - and the Northern scene has always been progressive (hasn't it? )!? I wouldn't ever want to see SH played in a 60's/70's Xover room really - the feel is different. But I do think it, very obviously, has a place in a Modern room - because that is what it is and what the term 'Modern Soul' was coined for, currently/recently issued soul music with a 'superior' (arguable I know) production quality. The biggie SH tracks I read get played at niters do tend to be the obvious choice, there's so much more out there, as someone above quite rightly pointed out. I know this is a bigger subject/converstaion than I have time to give it inbetween jobs at work but I don't see SH in any eradicating certain forms of traditionally played all niter tracks, just adding to them and possibly bringing in some much needed new blood to this scene. It can only in the long term add.

Was our very first flyer.

Mine was Daybreak too - £50.

Is that Leee Johns dad? Cool.

I don't think you have to water anything down or turn it into a night club rave Baz, Dave Hawkins and myself never did at the QH years ago, we just mixed it up with quality soul music. We didn't mix either as to do so obviously cuts down your options both musically and direction-wise. I've heard a few lads on the NS scene try to mix at do's and all I'm saying is if you can't - don't. I'm just going off what I've seen happen on the US house scene in this country (the Southport Weekender related scene if you will). Five years ago I and a few other like mindeds up and down the country started little nights off playing house/soul/disco etc to basically a house orientated younger crowd, 20 to 35. Five years down the line these same youngsters spend almost as much time seeking out older soul/disco tracks than they do house - it is a part of their lives, and more to the point, part of the reason they attend certain nights - the reason they came initially was on the back of house beats but they left with a whole lot more. Why can't this happen at a niter? I totally agree on the point of keeping the Northern rooms Northern and I take it there are some niters that are getting youngsters in from what you say Baz!?

Hope everyone had a good weekend. What's the situation nowadays with niters and soulful house stuff. I ask as I keep reading things about attendances and the age thing etc. I know it's not everyones cuppa tea an' that but how else can youngsters be enticed to attend or begin to enjoy the soulful side of things. Are there many niters catering in their modern rooms/sets for house stuff at all?

They do have a 4/4 house kick and hi hat I'm afraid Phil. The Flame n King I had to completely re-work as it was from an accapella, the Ivan Neville is about 7 minutes long and I suppose to the untrained ear sounds pretty similar but we spent about a week and a half building chords etc, it is a fairly large re-working in some respects, the Willi J & Co was difficult as we were trying to sample a section but a snare was in the way, so we got about three bass players in and here's just two of the comments from them 'Whoever played that bassline had seven fingers' - 'He must have had a nine inch middle finger haha. I'll find 'em.

Listening to those great mixes of M.O.U. and W.I.T.W. put me in mind of a few I've done over the years - I should still have them around somewhere. I did re-edits/mixes of Ivan Neville 'DYBA', Flame n King's 'OHD', Willi J & Co's 'BWYB' amongst others. I used to play them at our OHS do's and about. They may be a little too much for some but I tried to keep 'em in keeping mostly and true to themselves. I'll have a dig and post 'em.

If no luck Derek, hi lives about 2 minutes from my place of work - just give us a knock and I'll nip round.

I'llhave a go for you too mate, I'll pm if any luck.

Don't know if this any help but as has been said you'll struggle to get dd turntables at that price. There's someone posted this on our site... https://www.onhubertstreet.co.uk/mb/viewtop...9&highlight= ....but the lot is £300, and they are not perfect - but I think a fair price for what they are.

Fairly basic, cheap and with no weight to 'em. If you're buying them to mix with too, they will drive you up the wall.

Cheers Glyn, thought as much, had about £300 in my head.

Wasn't 'I'll nail your liver to a door' in ther somewhere too?

Any info? Cheers

Boom Boom!!

I remember Slave in full flow at Zanzibar in Glasgow in the early 80's coming round on a revolving stage. Found out later that the stand in bass player was one Larry Houston.

I've some quality b&w's of him in the dancing comps at Wigan somewhere - beautiful to watch that fella.