Barry
-
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Feedback
100%
Posts posted by Barry
-
-
Just thinking of what you are saying mate - those pressings have more all nighter/soulie/soul scene provenance than any ov you'll buy from across the pond - true - this scene and many a Soul boy have used these little bad boys as a vinyl stepping stone to improve themselves.
Fly on the wall scenario - them pressings have been in that many boxes/nighters/hands that they deserve to be given their due.
Carry your pressings with pride.
-
this is one of the reasons i keep "the scene" at arms length nowardays, still attend soul nights half a dozen times a year and usually get in a couple of all nighters, but really why do people take it so serious? soul music has been a lifetime passion for me and much as i appreciate and treasure an item on original vinyl, dont some of the early pressings have some kind of provenance also, ?some of these are over 40 years old now, there seems to be a misplaced morality regarding recording rights and payments to artists that may have held some validity in the seventies but now, come on that ship has sailed , i would say do what the f**k you want, trying to fit yourself to the whims of the northern soul self proclaimed in crowd is not an endeavour a grown man should be undertaking.
Just thinking of what you are saying mate - those pressings have more all nighter/soulie/soul scene provenance than any ov you'll buy from across the pond - true - this scene and many a Soul boy have used these little bad boys as a vinyl stepping stone to improve themselves.
Fly on the wall scenario - them pressings have been in that many boxes/nighters/hands that they deserve to be given their due.
-
It's partially wanting at heart to own the ov on a personal level (we all want a proper one), partially wanting to wank yourself off in front of your mates (and also everyone else), partially thinking you're being real putting your heart and wallet into buying of said ov - which for some odd reason makes you more of a lover of said track than the bloke that cannot afford the ov and has to settle for a booit or whatever....but how an artist from 40 years ago benefits from all this madness....I don't see...surely any promotion of this person's voice - be it on ov or bootleg or re-issue ...whatever....is a good thing and a recognition of their place in history!?
Don't muddy the argument with legit re-issues and payments thereof...I understand that...I'm talking at grass root/street level day to day soul nights. - this scene is rapidly diminishing into a Prawn Sandwich Boys night out.
...and I'm not knocking the lads that find and play the new stuff.
(Christ, it's hard to cover all the possible bases after a few pints of Stella innit?
- I've not given this statement my usual laser-like treatment so I'm sure there a more than a few chinks in there to pull to bits.)Reactions?
-
I haven't bought this and haven't got it. it's probably played out and cheesy - but from a memories point of view.................
Bobby Paris I Walked Away.
As a young kid, with plenty of quickness medicine down me this sounded great. Yeah, I'm starting to really get what you mean now Barry.
Peter
Mate!!
No bigger track at one time - Stone Cold Dancefloor Killer.
-
-
-
Don`t know nothing about this, would like to learn please.
-
I think if 'promoters' have to state 'Original Vinyl' or the trendy 'OVO', on their blurb, flyers etc...then it brings into question the whole event.
People should know by the DJ lineup?
It is or it isn't - folk should know...and if it isn't and doesn't pretend to be anything else then that's cool.
And if i bought Kenny down to do a spot; out of his vast records, the last thing i would want him to play would be FW lol
All in my opinion, smiley face, smiley face, etc.
Good point.
Is the OVO thing just an in house badge?
-
-
-
Evening Mr Barry
I was just about to ask you foran example and up popped Stanley!
I reckon this is still a great record mate. Its the stood the test of time, still sounds good and is a great dance record. If I wasn't suffering from some horendous stomach bug I'd be carpet shuffling!
Ah well, back to me Ovaltine.
Peter
No mate, it's not a bad record but I'm sure you get what I mean
-
-
I still find myself buying the odd, maybe seen as these days, dodgy record,
I don't mean bad record per se but overplayed, maybe cheesy(?), proper 'Northern Soul' record.
You just can't separate good memories from these records can you!?
-
-
-
Its about storage with me really, can' t always travel with 45s box and album box, easy in a car but i would be on public transport, also the travel overseas, can get on as hand luggage with 45s box......
I've got a box that takes 45's and LP's, Steve.
Can get at least 8 albums in with me 45's (but rarely play more than 2-3 tracks off album, even then).
That said, I still end up carting a box of LP's with me in most cases. Belts, braces etc.
But I always go in my car, so it's fairly easy for me (except for the haul from the Car Park).
I can see your point mate, if you have to use other forms of transport.
And (unlike you Steve) I rarely get asked to DJ outside of the UK so its never a problem!
Sean
Sorry lads, I've djed abroad and carried a 100 12" case and a 7"s box...I will also be getting on a train in two weeks with the same....man up FCS.
-
-
-
-
The 'majority' being about 30 people on Soul Source, the rest of the paying customers on the Northern scene not giving a monkey's otherwise they wouldn't turn up to the venues where these heinous crimes are committed, would they?
I admire and agree with Sean's view but I must say that's a fair reply.
-
Edited by Barry
well I'll risk getting my head blown off
PARENTAL GUIDANCE REQUIRED*/EXPLICIT
-
-
-
well I'll risk getting my head blown off
at our Soul Nights @ Bridgwater on 13 October we had the issue of the sad passing of Frank Wilson to deal with ; just wouldn't be right to say nothing.
the request was, natch, and from a couple of sources, to play DILY. And somebody offered a 1970's tmg demo as something we could play for Frank to remember his fantastic contribution to our lives.
to me [as promoter of S.N.@ B.], and taking money off people who travel from near and far to come to an ' OVO ' night, it's a no-brainer. Can't be played.
Released in [ 1972 ? ] whereas the original is from [ 1966 ? ]. Can't be OVO.
The point of this posting is to air my view that occasionally people get mixed up with the boot v OVO debate [ surely dead simples ? ], whereas the more subtle issues are usually around re-release v OVO.
Anyway, all the above is off course, I.M.H.O. And I don't mind if someone wants to give me a kicking if the dates above are wrong. I guessed at them; I'm cooking dinner and didn't go and check them.
If anyone is interested, and still reading without nodding off, the tribute record to Frank was ' Stoned Love ', [ long winded spoken intro ], played as the ender, which is a bit of a S.N.@ .B guilty secret / fave.
pete
I must saythat Pete, I find that a bit ridiculous.
In such an event surely the right thing to do was scratch the bloody OVO policy.
On the flip, if Stoned Love was one of your faves I suppose that was your tribute to Frank....but surely the people on the floor would have preferred to put their heads down and remember Frank that night to DILY?
Good Memories V Good Records
in All About the SOUL