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Donk Donk Donk!! Not that far removed from 'Double Life' in reality is it? I've been checking the BPM's out of the Northern plays of our youth out and they are up in the 150's - fucking fast. We have all become our (grand) fathers.

Spent a fair deal of my time wi' you Sauchiehall Street/Dundee/Falkirk/Cowboy Club/Nighter/Dayer crowds - always an event for us Soulenachs. Speak up The Scots. Scotland always had a fine line between Trailer trash and High fashion - we tended to wander through your Trailer trash population on our Mel Gibsn coaches and be confronted by hundreds of 'Scot Wans' in perma sta-prest clothing with faux Scouse (expensive) hair-cutted Jocks. Bringing about the question: "Was Soul music in the late 70's/early 80's in Scotland only open to lads who worked off-shore?" Don't bite lads - I loved my Scots excursions. Tell us (a)more!

I remember Southport Weekender getting a full Police raid and Thom having one of his 7"s boxes confiscated - it was taken to Warrington nick, where it stayed for nearly two years - imagine! Thom came down our shop (we were 200 yards from Warrington Nick) the morning he was to be re-united with his box and it was quite an event. Immasculated by the plod - feckers.

"From your Cowboy Boots to your Three Piece Suit!" Name it?

I don't think Thom would knock me for saying that it wasn't particularly his discovery but I still give you props for posting this genius of a track. It was released to the UK on Expansion, to a scene that was under attack from varying angles The progressive Soulie of the James King era was having to get his/her head around the burgeoning crossover Modern/House sound, (sequenced beats etc), the ever present Jazz-Funk scene, alongside the tried and tested yester-year tracks that we all knew and loved and still shook a bone to.. Without rattling on, as I do, James King - 'Memory' was possibly the last of it's kind, adyed in the wool heart tugging dancer - and I feel exactly the same as you do about it. It simply is an ass-kicking full on dancefloor protaganist of a record, a sit down if you dare track. But - I think you should re-think your ways when it comes to bringing to the boards attention that you feel a great deal about this tune. Don't fall for the old 'why doesn't it get played anymore' chestnut. The way that our/your scene is run is almost a Chemistry. Too complex to explain in one line. So as right as you are, you are as wrong as you are correct. Next time don't lay blame at anyones (the scene, the DJ's) doorstep for not playing JK, it is one of a million after all - just say 'How Fucking Good Is James Kings' - 'Memory'. And we'll understand.

To cut a long story short: To have a pop at a group of people 'who don't dance' makes you sound like an uncaring Soul-less tw*t - who dances. To dance or not to dance? That is not the question. The answer that has obviously eluded you, is the question. 42!

49p from Woolies when it was a Rotherham dancefloor killer. Good shout. "I'm gonna take my time, I'm gonna do it right, I'm gonna love you every day and ni-ight (The Very Last Drop). Beautiful!

Spyder Turner - 'I Can't Make It Anymore'....the last line, on the fade, is the only time that the title is sung in full. Or am I dreaming it?

Should I?

Rich...that is funny mate innit?

Having been relayed a 'ickle story by one of my long-standing compadres the other day relating to acertain (sic - Dave) board member, mentioning no names 'BITCHDJ', did I type that out loud? At what point does the singularly fact that a person has, lets say, minimal posts on this board say about their knowledge/standing/ etc etc....Yul. How many posts has Dickie Searling posted...I'd say not many ay? So isn't Our Dick worthy of an internal investigation also? What say you? (Don't bite Bitch)

True. But what does 'agreat' mean? You do know that I aim to wind the feck out of you simply for the fact that you have needlessly involved yo.....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!! How many records have you got mate?

To quote 'The Warriors' Dave... ...'Don't f*** with the Imbers'.

Imber...bob on mate. Spare the rod.....hehe

Just look at the album sleeve and tell me that America didn't make your white ass want to be there when Dooley sang his heart out!? It did me.

I go for the Brian Rae storage method whereby I just throw them around whichever space I happen to be at the time - car, bedroom, under a table, Leicester...wherever.

That's actually me Mam fella...so you're saying me Ma looks like Donald Pleasance?

Youtube them

Whenever I see your avatar Imber I always hear the theme tune from 'The Persuaders'.

By the way I didn't look 'here/there' as I don't need to be told - unlike yourself son as it appears you don't have had enough groundwork to make an educated opinion. Did that hurt?

That response tells me a lot about yourself mate. But I still love you...but that's just me it seems.

By the way - are you all mad? Yes styrene is more brittle than vinyl but do you honestly believe that the HISS at the start of any given record came about because of someone 'rocking the needle back and forth'? Jesus! I can't believe I'm biting here ha ha.

O-H M-Y G-O-D! The 'Eliptical styli' line is a killer.

This statement explains a lot to me as I fecking loved it when The Seeds got played...so powerful and such a Wigan moment to me, and the whole of Fucking Wigan as it happens - Massive dancefloor reaction. No offence, it's all subjective an d all that. But for me you need to have a good long look at yourself mate, that is if one (one?) record that you deemed unworthy to be played to you could spoil your whole night. Tetchy!! If I'm honest, I see that comment of yours as simply a cry from the heart from yourself that would hopefully be backed up by similar dobbers as yourself, for yourself; you know, those of you that still haven't (Awwww!) grasped music as an en[tit ]y to be utilised for yourself alone. YOURSELF, YOURSELF, YOURSELF..... Get it? What else got played on the nights that The Seeds got played? Feck me, how many have you got to spout from? But you chose to look for favour by picking out The...whatever!!

Good shout Jocko. But how much longer can the the 60's dancefloor hide behind their obvious musical progression? It's took a while and I swear I am not sat here knocking it, it's positive move for them. Good on you lads.