Neil Rushton

In stock now.... THE WIGAN CASINO YEARS NORTHERN SOUL - THE ESSENTIAL STORY 1973-81 TIM BROWN (OUTTA SIGHT) DE-LUXE HARDBACK It's a good job well done...basically traces the development of the Northern scene in general via the top records played at Wigan each year, ie it's not just about Wigan Casino. Great graphics in full colour by Glenn Gunton, there's a lovely scan of an Earl Wright USA Capitol acetate! £29.99 plus £5 postage & packing - total £34.99. PayPal payments to - sales@soulvation.biz All orders sent out Ist class recorded post. All the Best, Neil

See labels on pdf. Mastered from original master tapes. Thanks to everyone who has pre-ordered. If you want to pre-order please PM me - do not send payment - and I will notify you when the records are ready and ask for payment then. Thanks, Neil TSU TORONADOS LABELS.pdf

The Tim Brown book now in stock and is a good job well done. Highly reccomended. All orders sent out same day received, by first class recorded post. Neil

BRAND NEW BOOK THE WIGAN CASINO YEARS - NORTHERN SOUL THE ESSENTIAL STORY 1973-81 ......TIM BROWN (OUTTASIGHT) DE-LUXE HARDBACK. £30 PLUS £5 DELIVERY - £35 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALSO IN STOCK NORTHERN SOUL STORIES - NEIL RUSHTON (SOULVATION) YELLOW COVER HARDBACK...£20 PLUS £5 DELIVERY - £25 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE IN CROWD - MIKE RITSON & STUART RUSSELL (BEE COOL) SOFTBACK - £19.99 PLUS £5 DELIVERY - £25 ------------------------------------------------------------------ ALL AVAILABLE INDIVIDUALLY AT ABOVE PRICES. OR SAVE £15 AND GET ALL 3 FOR £70!! ----------------------------------------------------------------- PAY PAL PAYMENTS TO - sales@soulvation.biz PM me if you want to pay by cheque. All the Best, Neil

New seven inch 45 release coming out on Soulvation/Northern Soul Stories A THOUSAND WONDERS - TSU TORONADOS A side the version released on Ovide 223 B side alternate "Vocal Take 2" recorded at original session but never released Limited edition. £20 plus postage & packing. Released mid to late November. To reserve copy PM me - don't send money - and I will contact you back when records ready to despatch. All the Best, Neil

THE IN CROWD - MIKE RITSON & STUART RUSSELL (MANIFESTO PUBLISHING) Limited Edition Hardback - Only 500 printed in this format I have 3 copies for sake ...numbers 457, 459, 460. Brand new mint copies. Regular Price £49.99....my price £39.99 including postage & packing, Payment via PayPal to - sales@soulvation.biz PM to reserve, All the Best, Neil

PREPARED TO LOVE YOU - THELMA LINDSEY (MAGIC CITY W/DJ) £250 YOU'VE BEEN GONE TOO LONG - ANN SEXTON (IMPEL) £500 ANYTHING I CAN DO - WILL COLLINS & WILL POWER (BAREBACK) £400 SINCE I FOUND MY BABY - THE METROS (RCA GERMANY) £250 HO HAPPY DAY - FLAME N KING & THE BOLD ONES (N.Y.C.S) £200 BABY RECONSIDER - LEON HAYWOOD (fFAT FISH) £600 SOON EVERYTHING IS GONNA BE ALRIGHT - SHATZ (DISCO-SOUL PROMOTION ONLY COPY) £400 COME GO WITH ME - GLORIA JONES (UPTOWN W/DJ) £300 LET OUR LOVE GROW HIGHER - EULA COOPER (SUPER SOUND) £600 WHAT KIND OF LADY - DEE DEE SHARP (GAMBLE W/DJ) £100 WHAT KIND OF LADY - DEE SHARP (ITALIAN TOP TUNES) £125 I'VE ONLY GOT MYSELF TO BLAME - BOBBY WILLIAMS (ITALIAN DERBY) £400 THE GREATEST GIFT/LOVE SHOPPING - RICHARD LACKEY (SOLID FOUNDATION -PROMOTION COPY STICKER) £300 LET ME COME BACK - WALTER JACKSON (BRUNSWICK) £80 CAN YOOU REMEMBER - RHONDA DAVIS (DUKE DEMO) £250 YOUR LOVE KEEPS ME DANCING - IKE STRONG (MABLE) £450 BABY I NEED YOU - TJ WILLIAMS & THE SHADES OF SOUL (JOSIE) £250 BARI TRACK/I HAVE FAITH IN YOU - DONI BURDICK (SOUND IMPRESSION) £600 YOU HIT ME - ALICE CLARK (WARNER BROTHERS ISSUE) £250 SAVE MY LOVE FOR A RAINY DAY - THE VAN DYKES (MALA ISSUE) £250 THE WELL'S GONE DRY - DOROTHY WILLIAMS (BANDSTAND WDJ) £200 STRANGE CHANCE - HERB WARD (ARGO) £400 HEY GIRL DON'T BOTHER ME - THE TAMS (UK HMV ISSUE) £250 CHANGE MY LIFE - THE FOUNDATIONS (UK PSYCHO) £100 SO MUCH TO ME - SHIRLEY LAWSON (ENTERPRISE) £175 IT WILL BE DONE - EDDIE CARLTON (SWAN W/DJ - WORN) £125 Please PM to reserve All the Best, Neil

Nice Detroit. All these purchased in Detroit earlier this year, just sorted this stock out. WHY GIRL/WHAT I WANT - THE PRECISIONS (DREW) £15 FROM A TO Z (LOVE GAME) - ROYAL JOKERS (WINGATE W/DJ MINT) £20 OR MINT ISSUE - £15 SWEETEST ONE - THE METROS (RCA) £15 FOLLOWING PRICED ACCORDING TO CONDITION.BOOK PRICE ON LHS, MY SELLING PRICE ON RHS. PM ME IF YOU WANT DETAILED CONDITION INFO YOU''VE GOT THE LOVING TOUCH - BUDDY LAMP (WHEELSVILLE) £75/£30 HATE YOURSELF IN THE MORNING - STEVE MANCHA (GROOVE CITY RECORDS) £40/£20 I DON'T WANT TO LOSE YOU - STEVE MANCHA (GROOVESVILLE) £30/£15 JUST AIN'T ENOUGH LOVE - EDDIE HOLLAND (MOTOWN) £30/£20 LEAVING HERE - EDDIE HOLLAND (MOTOWN) £40/£20 BABY PLEASE COME BACK HOME - JJ BARNES (GROOVESVILLE) £25/£10 CONTRACT ON LOVE - STEVE WONDER (TAMLA DOUBLE GLOBES) £75/£30 SAVE IT (Never Too Late) - MELVIN DAVIS (MALA) £30/£15 IT'S LOVE - THERESA LINDSAY (CORRECT-TONE) £250/£75 I CAN'T HELP IT - THE FALCONS (BIG WHEEL) £20/£10 LOVE CAN REALLY HURT YOU DEEP - LEE ROGERS (WHEELSVILLE) £20/£10 AND NON DETROT I CAN';T GET OVER LOSING YOUR LOVE - THE INCREDIBLES (AUDIO ARTS 60,010 MINT) £30 HEY GIRL - FREDDIE SCOTT (COLPIX W/DJ) £25 AND DETROIT GEM ONLY RELEASED ON UK JOE BOY YOU GOT THE POWER - THE FALCONS (UK JOE BOY) £15 (MINT) GREAT VERSION, MAYBE THE ORIGINAL RECORDING?REPUTED TO BE DEON JACKSON ON LEAD VOCALS. IN ANY EVENT A GREAT AND MUCH UNDERESTIMATED RECORD. POSTAGE & PACKING - ADD £2 IST DISC, £1 FOR EVERY ADDITIONAL ONE. SENT FIRST CLASS RECORDED POST. PAYPAYL PAYMENTS TO - sales@soulvation.biz PLEASE PM TO RESERVE Thanks, Neil

THE SAME AS THIRD TIME AROUND ON DENINE...MASSIVE MECCA/RITZ FLOORFILLER. SCHATZ IS PRODUCER WARREN SCHATZ. SOON EVERYTHING IS GONNA BE ALRIGHT - SCHATZ B/W I WANNA KNOW - SUNNY GAYLE (Sigma Sound production by Vince Montana.Co-written by Ronnie Walker SO HARD TO GET OBSCURE NEW YORK DISCO RARITY £400 PM IF INTERESTED Neil

MECCA/RITZ CLASSIC FROM THE SHUFFLING ERA DANCING ON A DAYDREAM - FLORA WILSON (SOULVATIION ARMY) - £20 Plus TRYING TO GET BACK TO YOU GIRL - JACKEY BEAVERS (JAY BOY) £20 LET'S SPEND SOME TIME TOGETHER - LARRY HOUSTON (HFMP - 001) £15 PRESSURE - DRIZA BONE (SOUL HQ) - £15 SAVE THE YOUTH - MELLOW MADNESS (KAY-DEE) - £10 YOU'VE GOT THE POWER - THE FALCONS (JOE BOY) - £10 ALL PLUS £2 IST CLASS RECORDED POST PLEASE MAKE PAYMENT BY PAYPAL TO - sales@soulvation.biz Please PM to reserve. Thanks, Neil

BACK IN STOCK LOVE ENOUGH TO CARE - THE FOUR TOPS (SOUL INTENTION) £10 POSTAGE AND PACKING - £2 IST SINGLE, £1 FOR EACH EXTRA SINGLE. ALL ORDERS SENT OUT IST CLASS RECORDED POST. PayPal - sales@soulvation.biz Plus - TRUST IN ME - JACKIE ROSS/ LUCKY LUCKY ME - MARVIN GAYE (NORTHERN SOUL STORIES W/DJ) £20 BECAUSE OF YOU - JACKIE WILSON/LET ME COME BACK - WALTER JACKSON (TRENTHAM FINALE) £15 HURTING - ERIC & THE VIKINGS/MY BABY AIN'T NO PLAYTHING - WILLIE JONES/IN THE POCKET - DETROIT STRINGS (KOOL KAT) £10 I'LL HOLD YOU - FRANKIE & JOHNNY (INFERNO) £10 DANCING ON A DAYDREAM - FLORA WILSON/THE SOULVATION ARMY BAND (SOULVATION ARMY) £20

I was the first staff (ie full time) writer for Echoes. The first issue was dated January 30 1976 (my 22nd birthday) and contained a big spread about the Northern scene by me. The Cleethorpes piece followed , and again it was writen by me.. Peter Harvey was the editor and loved the idea of the Northern scene, and came up to Cleethorpes for the article, and had a great time. I used to play him tapes at the Echoes office in Newman Street in the West End (just a couple of streets away from Blues & Soul in Hanway Street) with all the big tracks on, and his favourite was "Lord What Happened" - Kenny Smith. We got the Cleethorpes piece in the next issue which meant going straight from Cleethorpes back home to the Midlands, and getting a newspaper photographer there to develop the photos taken at the All-Nighter so Pete could take them the next day to the printers in Bedford Pete was a lovely man and died in tragic circumstances in the 80's.. Neil

Al has been sending over incredible essays covering his early days of Motown to be included in his book. They are absolutely electrifying. I have never read anything as complelling and exciting about that era. Am honoured to be publishing this book. This isn't me trying to hype things up, just telling it the way it is. Neil

SOULVATION - THE NEWQUAY WEEKENDER Bank Holiday Weekend Friday April 29 - Sunday May 1, 2011 All double rooms @ The Cliffdene Hotel (where the action is) have already been reserved. Word has obviously got round how good the last Weekender was! Have not even announced the DJ line up yet!! Twins & singles still available. £10 deposit per person secures. To book securely on line - go to www.soulvation.biz Thanks to everyone for their support! All the Best, Neil

Relaunch party night will be in December. Details to be announced soon. So much interest may have to make it all-ticket. Thanks, Neil

Just got back from a trip to Newquay sorting out final details for the Soulvation Weekender October 1 - 3. Due to the massive demand, have secured 20 rooms at The Great Western Hotel. This is in addition to the accomodation @ The Cliffdene Hotel which has been snapped up (but see below for some new vacancies).. We have used the Great Western in the past, it has now had a revamp, is very close walking distance to the Weekender action at The Cliffdene Hotel, and the deal on offer is outstanding value for money. Accomodation (no food included)/Weekender Music Pass DOUBLE OR TWIN Friday/Saturday - £75 per person Friday/Saturday/Sunday - £95 per person SINGLE Friday/Saturday - £100 Friday/Saturday/Sunday - £130 Food is available at the hotel (eg £4.95 for Breakfast) but not included in above packages.. This offers excellent value for money if there's 2 of you in a double or twin. The prices above include Music Pass giving access to all the music sessions at The Cliffdene, FistralBlu beach bar (Saturday afternoon) and the planned Sunday afternoon session at another beach bar which am awaiting confrmation on. Due to some DJ's/staff now moving to the Great Western, there are 2 x singles and 4 x twins now available @ The Cliffdene..this includes cooked breakfast and 3 course dinner, plus Weekend Music Pass. Price is £99 for Friday/Saturday and £139 for Friday/Saturday/Sunday. There's a massive buzz on the event so if you are interested please contact me via PM or e-mail - neilrushton2@btinternet.com If you want to arrange your own accomodation no problem - Weekend Music Passes Only are £30. Weekender details are on www.soulvation.,biz but please note Great Western Info/booking process not up on site yet. All the Best, Neil

First heard - ALONE WITH NO LOVE - ROCK CANDY at the Queen Mary All-Dayer.

Below is taken from "NORTHERN SOUL STORIES" - Steve Powell looking back at that All-Dayer, and ads for it. I can remember that day like it was yesterday, Bill Baker and myself were not sure if anyone would turn up, but those fears were allayed when we turned up at 11.30am to find a coach from Burnley parked outside the Queen Mary. We broke all attedance records for the venue that day, the manageress had a blue fit when she turned up in the evening to find the place absolutely rammed. Mind you, she didn't moan about the bar takings! Neil

I think "The Zoo" was already a Tuesday night favourite before the All-Dayer. Other big Queen Mary Records - So Sweet, So Satisfying - Bobby Treetop (Max's old copy from The Catacombs) Hold On, Help Is On The Way - G.Davis & R.Tyler It's A Woman's World - The Gypsies I'm Losing You - Kenny Ballard I'm Shaft(You Ain't Shaft) - R..B.Freeman Neil

I remember Carl Dene during his Sunday residency at the Queen Mary playing "Soul Self Satisfaction" - Earl Jackson , a long time before it was played at the all-nighters. And "Come On Train" - Don Thomas got what I am sure was its' first UK plays at that 1974 All-Dayer, courtesy of Pep. Dave McAleer visited the Queen Mary during our (brilliant)Tuesday night sessions at the QM just before the release of "Footsee" and decided he wanted dancers at the venue (Jethro and co) to go down to to dance to "Footsee" on Top Of The Pops...not exactly credible these days, but at the time we were all quite excited! Like you say Nige - a memory jerker of a venue! Neil

Will confirm the date next week - just sorting out some details. The venue looks better than ever, not bad considering it opened on Bank Holiday Monday, May 18, 1937 when the first day attendance at the zoo was officially recorded as 50,445 - and approximately the same amount of people had to be turned away. (I thought we did well with the 700 or so for the All-Dayer in 1974, but 50,445 is something else). The stage has now gone, which when you are inside makes you more aware than before that the Ballroom is shaped like the bow of a liner, ie The Queen Mary. There will be 1 event this year and 4 to 5 next year. All the Best, Neil

Am delighted to be able to say that Soulvation has arranged to bring Soul nights back to one of the West Midlands most iconic Soul venues - Queen Mary Ballroom in the middle of Dudley Zoo. Date to be announced. The Ballroom has been given a refurb, and looks better than ever. Cuddles the killer whale is no longer part of the attractions (everyone who attended that mad All-Dayer in October 1974 will know what I am on about) at the Queen Mary, but everything else in place.And it's still the same dancefloor. Car parking will be in the grounds Dudley Castle on top of the Zoo, the Castle has been used for concerts in recent years, got to be the most scenic car park for any Soul venue anywhere. Soul Music Is coming home to one of the venues that started it all. Neil

Here is front cover. Photo taken from the infamous "March On Motown" demanding Tommy Good got a record released. The whole thing was a publicity scam invented by Al. Berry Gordy's sister, Esther Edwards, gave permission for Al to organise it, but with the proviso that if publicity about "the white folk marching on Motown" caused problems for the company , Al would get the sack!

Some classics here. EVER AGAIN - GENE WOODBURY (DEL-VAL) £300 I WAS BORN TO LOVE YOU - HERBIE HUNTER (SPAR W/DJ) £400 THE KEY TO MY HAPPINESS - THE CHARADES (MGM DEMO) £300 THE WELL'S GONE DRY - DOROTHY WILLIIAMS (BANDSTAND USA W/DJ) £200 YOUR LOVE KEEPS ME DANCING - IKE STRONG (MABLE) £450 STRANGE CHANGE - HERB WARD (ARGO) £400 PREPARED TO LOVE YOU/WHY WEREN'T YOU THERE - THELMA LINDSAY (MAGIC CITY W/DJ) £300 TALK OF THE GRAPEVINE - DONALD HEIGHT (SHOUT) £70 CAN YOU REMEMBER - RHONDA DAVIS (DUKE DJ) £200 I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE - SPYDER TURNER (MGM) £30 HUMPHREY STOMP - EARL HARRISON (ABS) £150 THE GREATEST GIFT - RICHARD LACKEY (SOLID FOUNDATION) £300 SAVE MY LOVE FOR A RAINY DAY - THE VAN DYKES (MALA) £250 LET ME COME BACK - WALTER JACKSON (BRUNSWICK) £80 WHAT KIND OF LADY - DEE DEE SHARP (GAMBLE W/DJ) £120 GETTING TOGETHER - A BROTHERS GUIDING LIST (MERCURY - RED LABEL) £125 CHANGE MY LIFE - THE FOUNDATIONS (UK PYSCHO) £120 YOU'RE BAD NEWS -THE HEADLINERS (V.I.P) £30 PLEASE PM IF INTERESTED. Thanks for looking, Neil