Neil Rushton

Is that you John? Would be a good one as long as "I Got The Vibes" - Joshie Armstead and "Tell Me Why" - Life were "spun" alongsdie unreleased Derrick May & Nexus 21 tracks. Neil

The Junior Walker, Edwin Starr and Miracles at The Mecca were befroe the Heart Of England Soul Club All-Dayers. And The Ric-Tic Revue at The Ritz after the Heart Of England Soul Club promotions. I was in hospital having wisdom teeth out and couldn't go.

ARTISTS AT THE MECCA ALL-DAYERS ROY AYERS LIGHT OF THE WORLD BRASS CONSTRUCTION CROWN HEIGHTS AFFAIR AL HUDSON & THE SOUL PARTNERS SYLVESTER ARTISTS AT THE RITZ ALL-DAYERS EDWIN STARR twice RONNIE LAWS (he insisted on extra buckets of ice to go with chanpagne on his rider) HI-TENSION KANDIDATE/OLYMPIC RUNNERS THE MOMENTS & THE RIMSHOTS CHICAGO SOUL REVIEW - LJ JOHNSON, BARBARA PENNINGTON, EVELYN THOMAS ARCHIE BELL & THE DRELLS GLORIA JONES TAVARES (THAT'S THE ALL-DAYER EVERYONE REMEMBERS) migt have been others that I can't remember at the moment Neil

Ian, The biggest mooning scenario was at one of the massive Bank Holiday All-Dayers we did at Blackpool Mecca. Ian and Paul said it was a matter of honour that we had more people mooning than they would have at the Purley All-Dayer taking place at same time. Good as gold maybe a 1,000 plus people showed their asses - and the Mecca manager, who was new, went absolutely mad at me and threatened to stop the All-Dayer there and then. I had to say if he wanted a riot he should go ahead and do so, and luckily he saw sense and backed off. Moodiest artist we ever had at those Mecca All-Dayers was Chris Hills (not Chris Hill the DJ) of Players Association. He was a nightmare, and nothing we did was good enough for him. With 3,000 plus people in it must have been one of the best audiences he ever played to, but he moaned about everything. Others - like Sylvester, Al Hudson, Brass Construction,Crown Heights Affair - were great to deal with. Worse artist was Eddie Kendricks - he cancelled his UK tour and left us in the lurch. Happy Days, Neil PS - Although it's not until July, tickets are already selling for The Ritz. Reunion. They can be purchased on line - www.soulvation.biz

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If 1966 was a great year for Sixties Soul, then 2001/2002 was similairly iconic for Soul filled Soulful House. This wonderful and now deleted compilation is from 2002 ,and is rammed with gems from 2001/2.. CLUB SOUL VILLAGE PRESENTS THE UNIVERSAL SOUNDS OF HOUSE (HIGH ON RHYTHM) Compiled by Cleveland Anderson and he pulled out all the stops. 2 x 12" RELEASE. A1 - I CAN'T WAIT - ANDY CALDWELL A2 - AIN'T NO RUNNING AWAY - WILLY WASHINGTON PRESENTS PAULA RALPH (RICANSTRUCTION VOCAL MIX) B1 - MELODY - THE BBs B2 -STREET LIFE (CLASSIC VOCAL MIX) - JAMIE LEWIS FEAT. CHANCE C1 - KEEP IT TO MYSELF (ERIC KUPPER REMIX) C2 -STAR SUITE (BLAZE SHELTER VOCAL MIX) D1 - THE SUN WILL SHINE - SERENITY PROJECT FEAT. DAVID BLAK D2 -DIMINI (MATTY'S II DEEP ALLSTAR MIX) Timelsss quality vocal house on the Andy Caldwell,Willy Washington, The BBs, Jamie Lewis, Su Su Bobien (great Eric Kupper remix), & Seremity Project (Keith Blak sounds like Arnold Jarvis) sides, plus jazz house gems from Mondo Grosso and Mory Kante. Lovely retro artwork too. Mint orginal stock. Unplayed. £10 plus £2 postage & packing or £20 for 2 copies inc postage & packing. PayPal payments to - sales@soulvation.biz All the Best, Neil

Rob Thomas had an acetate of another version of this with same backing track but different song on top, which he thought came from a Gene Redd connection (nothing to do with The Inspirations) but put it down and could not find it after playing it down the phone to me me one night. It was really good! There must be quite a few W/DJs of Roy Handy compared to original stock copy ,back in 1988 I pulled 50 copies of the demo out of Bob May's in Detroit.. Neil

To make sure that books being purchased as Christmas presents arrive in time, I am sending all orders out by Special Delivery Post, this guarantees delivery in 24 hours. This will apply up to and including December 23 shiping date - ie books sent out December 23 will arrive on December 24. I am paying the extra postage costs myself. Books can be purcahsed individually or all 4 for £70 plus £10 delivery - total £80. And am also throwing in free bonus, A Thousand Wonders - TSU Toronados, on all £80 orders. If purchased individually the books would cost £117.47 so you save £37.47 and get a free single. Books are - NORTHERN SOUL STORIES (yellow cover) - NEIL RUSHTON - £19.99 plus £5 delivery THE WIIGAN CASINO YEARS - TIM BROWN - £29.99 plus £5 delivery GROOVESVILLE USA - KEITH RYLATT - £27.50 plus £5 delivery THE IN-CROWD - MIKE RITSON & STUART RUSSELL - £19.99 plus £5 delivery If paying by PayPal please make payment to - sales@soulvation.biz Or to pay by Credit/Debit Card and to see more details of the special offer please go to www.soulvation.biz Thanks, Neil

CRAZY WORLD KENNY THOMAS (suSU 12") Thought I was out of stock of this. Have been sorting through piles of boxes of records, and found a 25 count of Kenny's contemporary classic .Have had these since the time I was running suSU, and tucked them away so well I didn't know they were there! Must be the last ones around anywhere. Mint as the day they left the pressing plant. £8 plus £2 delivery (First Class Recorded Post) Please send PayPal payments to - sales@soulvation.biz Thanks for looking, Neil

Thanks for the orders. Everything has been sent out. To make sure all new orders arrive in time for Chrismtas, everything despached from Monday up to and including Dec 23 will be sent out Post Office Special Delivery. This guarantees delivery within 24 hours. Orders sent out on Dec 23 will be delivered on Dec 24. I will pay the extra postage posts. Thanks again to everyone for the superb response. Enjoy the reads! All the Best, Neil PS - To everyone who has asked about the Al Abrams book "Hype'nSoul - Behind The Scenes At Motown" being published by Soulvation, it will be released in time for launch at Prestatyn Weekender.

Some nice Christmas presents here! PM me if you are interested. SHE'LL COME RUNING BACK - MEL BRITT (FIP) £1200 I'VE ONLY GOT MYSELF TI BLAME - BOBBY WILLIAMS (ITALIAN DERBY) £400 BABY I NEED YOU - T J WILLIAMS AND TWO SHADES OF SOUL (JOSIE) £250 HO HAPPY DAY - FLAME N KING AND THE BOLD ONES (NYCS) £200 YOUR LOVE KEEPS ME DANCING - IKE STRONG (MABLE) £450 BARI TRACK/ I HAVE FAITH IN YOU - DONI BURDICK (SOUND IMPRESSION) £600 SINCE I FOUND MY BABY - THE METROS (GERMAN RCA NOT FOR SALE SAMPLE RECORD) £250 Thanks for looking, Neil

ALL ORDERS SENT OUT SPECIAL DELIVERY POST (GUARANTEED NEXT DAY DELIVERY) TO MAKE SURE THEY ARRIVE IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS NORTHERN SOUL STORIES - ANGST & ACETATES NEIL RUSHTON (SOULVATION) THIS IS THE LIMITED EDITION HARDBACK WITH BONUS MARVIN GAYE/JACKIE ROSS SINGLE AND ARTWORK MEMORABILIA PACK £34.99 plus £5 delivery - Total £39.99 PLEASE MAKE PAYPAL PAYMENT TO - sales@soulvation.biz All the Best, Neil

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Great value if you are looking for a Soulful Chrisrmas present (or presents if you split the books package up). BUY ALL 4 FOR £70 PLUS £10 DELIVERY AND SAVE £37.96 ON THE INDIVIDUAL BOOK PRICES - PLUS FREE BONUS COPY OF NEW SOULVATIION SINGLE "A THOUSAND WONDERS" - TSU TORONADOS WORTH £20 TO EVERYONE WHO BUYS ALL 4 BOOKS FOR £70. BUY THE FOLLOWING 4 BOOKS - ie ONE OF EACH - FOR JUST £70 PLUS £10 DELIVERY - ALL ORDERS SENT OUT IST CLASS RECORDED POST. OR BUY SEPARATE BOOKS AT INDIVIDUAL PRICES - ---- THE IN-CROWD - MIKE RITSON & STUART RUSSELL £19.99 + £5 DELIVERY NORTHERN SOUL STORIES (yellow cover) - NEIL RUSHTON £19.99 + £5 DELIVERY THE WIGAN CASIN YEARS - TIM BROWN £27.99 + £5 DELIVERY GROOVESVILLE USA - KEITH RYLATT £29.99 + £5 DELIVERY --PLUS FREE COPY OF NEW SOULVATION 45 "A THOUSAND WONDERS" - TSU TORONADOS WITH ALL ORDERS FOR ALL 4 BOOKS FOR £70 PLUS £10 DELIVERY. TO ORDER SECURELY ON LINE, PAYMENT VIA PAYPAL/CREDIT OR DEBIT CARD, GO TO WWW.SOULVATION.BIZ TO PAY BY OTHER METHODS PLEASE PM ME All the Best, Neil

New on Outta Sight ---------------------------- BABY WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO OUR LOVE/ALL OF MY LIFE - RINGLEADERS (M-PAC) I NEED MY BABY /A LOVE THAT NEVER GROWS OLD - JACKEY BEAVERS (REVILOT) I STILL CAN'T GET YOU - JOSEPH MOORE/ YOUR LOVE HAS GOT ME DOWN - THE BLENDERS (MARVLUS) £10 EACH Also on Outta Sight LONELY FOR YOU BABY - SAM DEES - (SS7) REGULAR VERSION PLUS VERSION WITH COUNTDOWN INTRO AS RELEASED ON JAPANESE P-VNE COMP BARI TRACK/ i HAVE FAITH IN YOU - DONI BURDIC K (SOUND IMPRESSION) PLUS FOLLOWING ON VARIOUS LABELS LOVE ENOUGH TO CARE - THE FOUR TOIPS (SOUL INTENTION) I STILL LOVE YOU/THE SUPERLATIVES (SOUL INTENTION) BECAUSE OF YOU - JACKIE WILSON (TRENTHAM FINALE) HURTING - ERIC & THE VIKINGS/MY BABY AIN'T NO PLAYTHING - WILLIE JONES/ IN THE POCKET - DETROIT STRINGS (KOOL KAT) I'LL HOLD YOU - FRANKIE & JOHNNY (INFERNO) YOUR SHIP OF FOOLS - RAY MARCHAND (JOE BOY PIC BAG) TROUBLE - RONNIE WALKER (IMPACT PIC BAG) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALL OF THE ABOVE ARE £10 EACH PLUS £2 POSTAGE AND PACKING iST DISC, £1 EVERY ADDITIONAL DISC OR ANY SIX DIFFERENT SINGLES FOR £50 POSTAGE AND PACKING FREE PAYPAL PAYMENTS TO - sales@soulvation.biz

SPECIAL OFFER FOR CHRISTMAS. THE FOILLOWING 4 BOOKS ARE INDIVIDUALLY PRICED, OR BUY ALL FOUR SEPARATE BOOKS FOR £70 PLUS £10 POSTAGE & PACKING. THE WIGAN CASINO YEARS - NORTHERN SOUL THE ESSENTIAL STORY 1973-81 (OUTTA SIGHT) £29.99 PLUS £5 DELIVERY. NORTHERN SOUL STORIES - ANGST AND ACETATES - NEIL RUSHTON (SOULVATION - YELLOW COVER) £19.99 PLUS £5 DELIVERY. GROOVESVILLE USA - THE DETROIT SOUL & R&B INDEX - KEITH RYLATT (GROOVESVILLE) £27.50 PLUS £5 DELIVERY THE IN CROWD - MIKE RITSON & STUART RUSSELL (BEECOOL) £19.99 PLUS £5 DELIVERY SPECIAL ALL FOUR FOR £70 OFER ONLY APPLIES UNTIL CHRISTMAS. PAYPAL PAYMENTS TO - sales@soulvation.bizx IF YOU WANT TO PAY BY CHEQUE NO PROBLEM, JUST PM ME. Thanks, Neil

WHAT HURTS - GROVER MITCHELL - UK VANGAURD lovely condition £130 including delivery. PM to reserve. Thanks, Neil

Glad you liked it. - thanks for the comments. Must say I am very happy with the sound quality - top quality UK mastering from the original USA master tapes. And it's nice to have the unreleased vocal take on the b side. If anyone wants a copy they are £20 each plus £2 postage and packing.PayPal payments to - neilrushton2@btinternet,com Thanks again to everyone who ordered advance copies. Neil

All advance orders have been sent out today. Thanks to everyone who ordered a copy in advance of release. All the Best, Neil

Thanks to everyone who has ordered copies - records due in tomorrow, and will be posted out immediately they arrive. If you want to get a copy please send £20 (plus £2 postage and packing) to PayPal address - neilrushton2@btinternet.com All the Best, Neil

I don't know if the TSU Toronados "will get a fair amount of that dosh". That's between them and the owner of the master recording. The group might be unrecouped on their royalty account or might not even these days be entitled to earn royalties from their recordings. What I do know is that the master owner demanded and got me from me a much bigger buy out fee than many other master owners would charge, as much as 3/4 times more. In football terms I ended up paying a Manchester City type transfer fee! If I had stuck to the prices (wholesale/retail) that other releases go for - and I know the deals as I distribute/wholesale some other labels - I would have struggled to break even on the kind of niche sales you can expect for this kind of specialist release. Expecting all re-issues to go for the same price is a bit like saying all cars should cost the same, or all meals in all restaurants. Some labels doing the reissuing actually own the rights to the recording and will have a royalty liability based on the very low deals done in the 60's so do not have the costs in that regard as for instance I did in this case.. I actally own the worldwide rigtts to "Your Autumn Of Tomorrow" - The Crow and when I put that out next year I will be charging £10 retail, not £20, as I will not have the same costs as I have had for TSU Toranados. I think £20 is fair enough for 1,000 Wonders - and the b-sdie is not a reissue, this is the first time it has been released (on single at least, and I think any format) since it was recorded. Anyway there's been a healthy amount of pre-orders so thanks to everyone who has supported it. And just think - if you pay £1300 for a copy on Ovide the the group will not see ANY of that money. All the Best, Neil

Due in stock in next 48 hours. A 1000 WONDERS TSU TORONADOS (NORTHERN SOUL STORIES/SOULVATION) Limited edition run of 500 A side is same version as released on very vare USA Ovide 45. Flip is alternative "Vocal Take 2" from the same session. Both cut from original master tapes, and the sound quality is superb. Will be shipping out Ist class recorded post as soon as records arrive. £20 plus £2 postage&packing. Please send payment to PayPal account - neilrushton2@btinternet.com & if you want to pay by another method PM me. Thanks to everyone who has already reserved a copy. All the Best, Neil

BRAND NEW 45'S ON OUTTA SIGHT -------------------------------------------------- ALL ON LOOK A LIKE LABEL DESIGNS LONELY FOR YOU BABY -SAM DEES (SS7) A SIDE THE ORIGINAL SEVEN, BUT THE BIG NEWS IS THE B SIDE WHICH CONTAINS THE ALTERNATE VERSION WITH COUNTDOWN INTRO AS OH JAPANESE P-VINE LP LOVE IS THE ONLY SOLUTION/ NO PART TIME LOVE FOR ME - MARTHA STAR (THELMA) BARI TRACK/I HAVE FOUND IN YOU - DONI BURDICK (SOUND IMPRESSION) £10 EACH PLUS £2 POSTAGE AND PACKING iST DISC, £1 EACH EXTRA DISC PAYPAL - please make payment to - sales@soulvation.biz Thanks, Neil

Would definitely be viable...it's a real pity there has been never been a Volume 2 to "The In Crowd" by Mike Ritson & Stuart Rusell. Volume 1 finishes at the demise of Wigan and a second Volume from then up till now would have been fascinating.