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Ooooh one of the subjects to get the heart rate up!!! As a promtor and collector I agree with Pete, some may find surprising, but at the end of the day it's all about the music and 99% of the dancers don't give a toss. There have been some good points made by both sides and my own view is that we all exist in harmony, because the collectors are vital i order to bring new sounds to the fore, the soul night is the life blood of Northern Soul, setting many a newly aquired leather soled shoe onto the path of Rare Souldom, and the allnighter is the ultimate collectors/dancers/DJ's dream where rare original vinyl should be the norm. Now why don't we all accept that this is an arguement that will run and run forever and get back to promoting the great music that our scene is all about! ..... now where's my Casino Classics Vol 2 :-)

You failed to mention that we then hit another 3 stores after the glowing burger!!!! Ah, you have so much to thank me for Vinnie!!! That was a good day if memory serves right with many a toon heading to a loving home (including if memory serves TC Lee and Oxford Knights) Do you recall the whacked out girl in the record store where all the LP's were, and the HUGE porno picture hanging on the wall. Besides, I think it was just what you deserved having woken up the poor 80 yr old lady in the apartment down the hall at 3am in the morning cause you couldn't remember our room number and scaring the living s**t out of her with your drunken Stevenage twang!!!!!

I am certain that Andy's no longer DJing which in my opinion is sad news as he was one of the best newies DJ's around. maybe he'll be tempted back and I would certainly have him back at the Plinston.

I've many great ones about hunting those elusive 45's in the states but one of my faves is the time I went into a a run-down place in the middle of nowhere in Minnesota, having seen a hand written notice in the window stating 'used records downstairs'. I go in and the room was full of thick heavy dope smoke, some chick whacked out and obviously on planet la-la behind the counter and a HUGE and I mean HUGGGGEEEEE array of sex videos and toys adorning the walls. On the TV a video was playing, a grandma giving a BJ but with her teeth removed and resting them on her chest!!!!, so I go down the stairs into what was obviously the 'specialist' room for such things and find a rack of 45's covered in dust (and I didn't want to know what else!) I start thumbing my way, whilst having a chat of sorts with space chick, and all of a sudden, right in the middle of the crud, I come across a Bobby Paris 'I walked away' demo. Result! I look more and pull out around 40 others, ranging from Gene Chandler demos to a want of mine at the time that Keb had put me onto, Mind & Matter. I go back upstairs, still chatting away with space chick and put the records on the counter. How much? I ask, expecting the usual $80+ to be thrown at me. She says that she really enjoyed chatting with someone from England and those records are crap anyway so I could have them all for $5. Cash down, smile on my face and I'm off out the door.....happy times!

NUTS! I hate it when I'm wrong

Good set Miscief and feedback on your spot Friday's been very good so we may have to have you back...maybe with the boyfriend, Cowboy Chapman? I had to go home early Friday so only did the one set but that included: Geno Washington - If This Is Love - CD Only Vondells - Valentino Luther Thomas - Upset The Town Ike & Tina Turner - Dust My Broom Johnny Darrow - Love Is A Nightmare Stan Devereaux - Sad Tomorrows Constellations - Oh Mary Contours - Jealousy - acetate ZZ Hill - Anit Too Proud To Beg and a load of others that being ill has made me forget!

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There can be but one that would truly have across the board appeal - SOUL BROTHERS 6 - I'LL BE LOVING YOU .... as I always say, when you talk about a soul record this is IT!!!!

Surely the RSPCA would need to be called for this act!!!!!

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I had a chance to get a load of Kebs stuff when he sold up (have list somewhere and am trying to look for it) but passed on many as had a rather large bill at Soul Bowl to support! Oh the sounds that were listed, all at a 10th of their value - sob!

OK, Son's calming down a bit so have dug out my copy for the full info.... WVON F.M CHICAGO 'ALL NITE LONG' LP (Mine is 0057) SIDE 1 WILLIE G & THE STYLES - NO SECOND CHANCE (Deadbeats) BOBBY JASON - ALL THESE THINGS (William Powell - Heartache Souviners) JAMES LEWIS _ THAT'S THE WAY (The Q) PROFESSIONALS - THAT'S WHY I LOVE YOU COURT DAVIS - THE LOVER WHO LOVES YOU NOT (Try To Think) SEVEN SOULS - I STILL LOVE YOU JOHN & THE WIERDEST - CANT GET OVER THESE MEMORIES TY KARIM - LIGHTEN UP SIDE 2 CHERYL BERDELL - GIVING IT ALL TO YOU DOUG PARKINSON - I'LL BE AROUND JAN JONES - INDEPENDENT WOMAN CHARLES JOHNSON - NEVER HAD A LOVE SO GOOD TYRONE BARKLEY - MAN OF VALUE OTIS CLAY - THE ONLY WAY IS UP JAMES MACK - OVER THE TOP (Roy Dawson) There you go boys and girls, pretty much a list of the top sounds Richard was spinning at the Casino before the doors closed (oh, and then again and again..) for the final time. My thoughts having dug it out are that 1) what a fantastic LP it was, top sounds and a great balance on each side 2) Not only the Deadbeats jumped, bloody Otis Clay all had that authentic Sisssssss at the start! 3) I wet myself with excitment when i heard the Seven Souls and managed to get a Jan Jones from Soul Bowl the following week for around £15 and thought the B side version was far better. Who'd have thought that a Chicago radio station could release such a varied output from all across the States at that time - cough! cough!

I paid the princely sum of a tenner for it and worth every penny. As soon as my son stops puking I'll dig it out and give you a track listing. I remember when it came out that we were all knocked back by the tracks (Deadbeats; Jan Jones, Charles Johnson; The Q; John & The Wierdest et all). Remember this was all before Cd's and the easy availability of many rare tracks, and so to have all the Monsters issued on one LP really was the stuff of dreams. Bladeforlife - spot on with th comments mate. Many people forget, or just don't know, that RS really had some cracking toons at that time and that it was really Soul Sam and Arthur who moved the scene forward (albeit it took the masses longer to catch up :-) ) As usual this is a period, the 80's, that is overlooked by all documentaries etc etc and there are many that do not get the credit for saving the scene from itself at the time. Rod Dearlove (how are you mate?) was an inspiration with his mag 'Midnight Express' as was Steve Gaunori (and mail me for a spot at the Plinston soulful one!!!) as were venues like Clifton Hall etc.

Now out there on CD somewhere! Got mine as soon as it came out at Leciester allnighter and remember playing it to death non-stop for weeks! A side great newies and B side top class Modern. From Chicago (cough!) and will dig mine out for a track listing and number.

The label was named after his 2nd wife, Barbara Joan Cupchak, and I assume the nickname derives from her surname, not the size of her womanhood

I've seen your collection tubby yellow man - I'm thinking that even the £86.30 is way too much for yours :-)))))

BIG toon for Taffy at The Plinston! Just a superb slab of Crossover and a good price on it as far as I can tell. As the label says - Quality!

It's the Major every time - obviously! However, have been spinning the Jay & The Techniques LP version lately and that's a belting version (will spin it next Friday for you Winnie)