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last ever soul night? soul music is a passion, it’s emotional - it will always move people - so I guess the answer is when civilisation ends

Hand clapping 👏🏻 60:02 Peggy March - If You Loved Me [RCA Victor] Packed night - I went to Bisley the Friday night before and someone had a ticket who couldn’t go - deffo to much gear that weekend lol

I can’t change - Just about sums up the terminology Northern Soul - you were recognised for you’re music, loved and more importantly respected in the UK - RIP

Russ - great info you’ve really gone into a number, just one Question - where’s Scotland on the list - lol ok that was only a joke sorry for my childish humour

Mike 4,605 Posted October 17, 2004 Following was posted up in motown legends news article in news/articles section - thought may be of interest, not sure how well known but so what. More of his bio can be found at soul weekenders site visit site and of course can catch him performing at the Motown Legends weekender Brief soundbite of Ritchie Pitts bio from site Born in Brooklyn N.Y. Richie's path to fame in the soul world started in the famous New York group The Velours who had several U.S. hits over the late 50's and mid '60's. they also recorded the sought after Northern Soul 45 "I'm gonna change" Around 1967 the Velours were invited to tour England. On arrival here they found they were being billed as The Fabulous Temptations ! However they carried on with the tour of emerging soul clubs like The Twisted Wheel in Manchester, Clouds in Derby and The Mojo in Sheffield where they went down a storm often doing 2 or 3 shows a night. It was at the Mojo where Richie met a young Pete Stringfellow who suggested the group change their name to The Fantastics. On their second tour of the U.K. they came back as The Fantastics and went down a storm and decided to stay !

Did a half hour spot - 10:30 - 11:00 last year, took 8 records 👍🏻 don’t do double decking.

Found my old one I sold June 2013 for £200 didn’t realise it was a demo till this thread - am sure someone said it was made in Canada ?

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My copy was an issue same as the Orange one above styrene - and if I remember correctly made in Canada

If you click on the link below it has Numerous comments ref blue eyed soul - however one thing I certainly didn’t know was R&B replaced the term used at the time “race music” Mike ErricoJuly 11, 2016 Interpretations of “blue,” as in “sad,” date as far back as 1385, and Chaucer’s poem, The Complaint of Mars. In the late 1940s, Jerry Wexler, a white Billboard writer who later became a partner at Atlantic records, coined the term “Rhythm and Blues,” or “R&B,” to replace the then-used term “race music.” In effect, R&B became a blanket genre for black artists, and the convention has largely remained today. https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2016/07/08/blue-eyed-soul-hate-phrase/

mid 60ts 64/65 Blue-eyed soul (also known as white soul) is rhythm and blues and soul music performed by white artists. The term was coined in the mid-1960s, to describe white artists who performed soul and R&B that was similar to the music of the Motown and Stax record labels. https://en.m.wikipedia.org › wiki

In these present times of apparently - doom and gloom - just thought I would put this up and remind those who went what a major effect it had on our lives - as well as the good times in those "who gives a F%$K years" of growing up - I started to go to the Casnio in 75 till the end, so cant say I was there at the beginning - but thanks for the memories. Wigan Casino was the name of the last incarnation of a Wigan ballroom called the Empress. Local DJ Russ Winstanley and Wigan Casino manager Mike Walker approached lease owner Gerry Marshall to run all-nighters. Walker brought Winstanley, who had a DJ set at the local rugby club, to the Casino Club. At 2am on Sunday 23 September 1973, Wigan Casino started its first ever Northern soul all-nighter, with Winstanley as the DJ. After Winstanley and his helper Ian Fishwick, Kev Roberts was the third DJ at Casino all-nighters, who was quickly joined by Richard Searling[3] Soul performers that performed there include Jackie Wilson, Edwin Starr and Junior Walker. Young people from all over the UK regularly attended Wigan Casino to hear the latest northern soul artists and to dance. There were long queues to get in. The second dance floor, Mr M's, stayed open until 06:00 and played oldies songs from a variety of DJs including Dave Evison and Steve Whittle. All-nighters generally ended with three songs that became known as the '3 before 8': "Time Will Pass You By" by Tobi Legend, "Long After Tonight Is All Over" by Jimmy Radcliffe, and "I'm on My Way" by Dean Parrish. Parrish is still active on the Northern soul circuit. Wigan Casino's 500th all-nighter was held on Saturday 16 May 1981, from 12:00 to 08:00. Wigan Council owned the building and wanted to extend the nearby Civic Centre, but short of funding, it never went ahead.[citation needed] The club closed on 6 December 1981; that final night of Wigan Casino in its Northern soul state was DJ'd by Winstanley, and the '3 before 8' were played three times consecutively at the end of the night. The crowd refused to leave; according to Winstanley, to "break this spell of hysteria", he picked a 7" at random from his box and played that. This final Wigan Casino song became one of the most famous Northern soul songs of all time, Frank Wilson's "Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)".[citation needed] Annual reunions are held in Wigan hosted by the original DJs.

Classic Motown Northern sound - never understood why is midtempo dancer with great spinning and clapping sections was never played out more - late 60ts early 70ts classic soul - smokey at his best

Tempest - I had to add this so you have Russ knocking out pressings being advertised - and RS asking for it to be curtailed in the same article 😂😂 - well it made me smile

Casino - when the first 5 seconds kick in - not rare some would say nota particularly good tune - you had to be there - outstanding

Exus trek - didn't know there was a vocal 😂

Am sure Kojak was involved with the inter city soul club mid 70ts ? - I was at Bisley Allnighter back in 75/76 he was deffo djing then - I never heard about the Blackpool issues - no internet , no mobile , north / south - different times

A mate of mine just done this you're 8k is worth around 4K to a dealer - however if you sell all the cream off you're left with £3 / £5 e bay sales - and the dealer will offer you £2 max a record - ask youreself do you need the money cash now ? If not you sell off the cream either on SS or evil bay at least that way you're get a good price each record - breakdown the remaining by labels Motown / Atlantic / British / boots etc - buy a load of postage sleeves and sell away - most of my collection was brought back in the 70ts when Motown TMGs were selling 20p in junkshops or even £1 off mates - try not to look at the prices now look at what you brought them for how long you've had the record and how much enjoyment you've had - example 1976 at the Casino I brought RCA demo you've got you're mind on other things - £15 if I sell it for £20 plus am ahead of the game - best of luck take you're time don't get stressed and stay in control - remember No is the easiest word to say

Mike the pressing issue black / back in the mid 70ts looks the same as org - would try and get a photo of the stamp to show perspective buys its real - good luck

Clarky top man at Yate and 100 club early 80ts - brought off him SS Demo Long After tonight is all over he told me the run in is warped but plays ok £7 later got it - over 35 years later still play it 2 record from end of spot 👍🏻👍🏻 Am sure Ian djed at the Wooden Bridge soul nights Guildford about 76 ?

Nice set stand out tune Fred Hughes "don't let me down" 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Remember on one occasion about 75 / 76 punks getting chased around the car park over the road only to be smashed with hub caps off a car - so funny then , even more funny now - only iffy area was from the Station up the hill - with the pubs spilling out but never saw anything come to blows , bit of piss taking - from the cinema on the corner to the casino - was the Soul manor too many speed freaks 👍🏻👍🏻

Saw on the label Bunkys Pick - so searched out this - By TONY ROUNCE Indeed he was not, and 'Bunky's Pick' has nothing to do with DJ'ing either, as it appeared on both promo and stock copies of almost every record that he had something to do with. Before he had the Bunky label he owned 50% of Constellation, which I think is where the first instances of 'Bunky's Pick' can be found. Prior to that he worked for Vee Jay and also had a finger in several smaller Chicago labels including the likes of Apex and Nat. He discovered the Dukays, and thus Gene Chandler, and obviously he gave his name to the Sheppards. After Constellation and Bunky, he was involved in the Down To Earth and Lamarr labels, of course. His son Stan was indeed in the groups previously mentioned, and I believe that he was in the excellent late 80s smooth soul act, By All Means, as well. Apparently he liked to gamble, poker being his game of choice, and he gambled away his piece of most of the labels he had a stake in. He's the sort of person that would probably have a great story to tell, were it not for the fact that he's gone to meet his maker... BTW re: "Just Like The Weather" on Bunky - I personally know of four people who own or who have owned this - and I doubt that they are the only four people in the world who do - so that kind of debunks the 'only one about' theory posted earlier in this thread. Edited July 4, 2007 by TONY ROUNCE

Forgot I had this wow - what a tune - should be played out a lot more - now in my play box