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I will try and have it on Cd for you at the next plinston should you find yourself t our humble home matey

Is this a good time to mention my new classes: 'How To Bitch and Moan Northern Style(ee)' No? I'll get my hat

and whilst on the Latin vibe what about the Harvey Averne Dozen 'Never learned To Dance' JOT, class dancer and up there with 'Central Park' (almost 'Ordinary Joe'(ish) in style.

Forgot to mention Broomfield Corporate Jam as a class Funk/Soul toon and one I didn't know I had on one of Kebs Deep Funk collections (and tape!) for years before flipping over it when Uncle Soul Sam (the baldy man, lol) spun it to me.

Oi! Surely you've not decided to jump ship to 'The Northern Side' following the discussion elsewhere

Ah, here we go again, splits, arguments, bitching etc etc. Who says the scenes changed from the old days JTrouble you naughty boy, starting this discussion,lol. For what it's worth I have no problem with any style of Soul music being played on the scene as long as it fits in and isn't at odds with the stuff played and accepted etc. Hamilton Movement, Rokk, Trace Of Smoke and so on are all great records without question (and Andy Dyson I am sure Sam's spun the track you mentioned at the Plinston where we are a lot more open to new toons!) and all go down a storm with us, alongside other genres such as Latin Soul, R&B and so on. Playing Funk records that don't fit in would be a disaster and I speak as a one who likes Funk, deep or otherwise. Trying to force or belittle people who feel strongly on this isn't a good idea whatever side of the fence they sit on. Regarding Ree Flores I first heard this via Rod Dearlove way back in the glory days of Stafford so to me it's a Northern Soul record, I am not interested in what others may class it as, top DJ's or not. Whilst on the subject of the progressive Stafford era am i the only one who recalls that a) it started life as a Modern venue and was hated by a HUGE swath of the scene at the time! Quality records should be spun, regardless of labels imposed on them and eras. After all, and here I go again!, aren't we SOUL lovers and keepers of the faith, namely unearthing and keeping alive these unknown/forgotten gems? Let's just get behind great records people - wake up and live. TheBigO

Damm Johnny-O-T I hate it when a plan goes tits up!!!! At least it's the most talked about record at the moment so there's hope :-))))) Wait to you see next years dance comp, prepare yourselves.

By the way Mischief I'd say your the best cheapie I've ever seen, lol

Good choice J-O-T (surprisingly! lol) Tolbert but I'd have to include Trace Of Smoke 'Treasure Mind' or maybe Sunshine Band 'Fly Away' or perhaps Tony Akien & Future 2000 'Good Things', hang on what about Executive Force or......b****cks, it's bleeding endless and almost impossible, and I haven't even touched the 60's newies side yet!

I spun the Impressions 'You've bee cheating' for a laff - sadly a bit too close to home as it turned out and a few days after the wedding they split! I am available for wedding bookings etc but for Gods sake brief me first :-))

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Yes J-O-T it's very good but I was particularly impressed with that guy from the Plinson's 4 page interview and spread...he sounds like a great guy and what a fantastic club and......DAMM! Still logged in under my own name, not one of the others :-))))

oooh, Mick with these comments you are teasing us - no? Are you trying to give Mr L a heart attack as he obviously belivies he is the 'chosen one'???? That said, have to agree with your comments as Butch is the God of 6T's Newies.

All great and without a doubt THE Motown group. If I had to pick a fave lead then there's no contest, it's David Ruffin. The man had a voice that could melt your heart or make it soar, even after he left the group his solo work continued this trend. Fave track, oooooooooooh HARD! The unissued Angel Doll would be right up there but then some of the other stuff found in the vault is just as good. It's a credit to both him and the Temps together that you could easily pull out 30/40 tracks, all as good as each other.

Firstly Johnny is the above quote some sort of new sexual practise I've not heard of???? LOL I do it from home as it's now my full time job running the club, when her indoors isn't using it for her freelance designing services. Hence the reson for the usual doddgy comments posted :-) Talking of which, can I just point out here JOT and Mr Trouble that I now see that DJ Casper's version of the Gap Bands 'OUSYH' is chart bound, obviously he'd heard we were spinning it at the Plinston and knew of our influence and decided to cash in - so NA! NA! NA! NA! to you knockers :-))))

Spot on Christian! A truly wonderful slab of uplifting SOUL that Soul Sam played me ages ago, if memory serves right, and that, if I didn't have 2 kids and a trip to Toys-R-Us planned for tomorrow, would be in my collection quicker than you could blink. It's sounds like this that make the scene, even at this time lol, worth all the pain, anger etc etc.

Oi, NO! My dad went to school with Bobby Vee

Mick's right, Queen of Fools an all time classic and much sought after in the old days on UK label, Tim Tam stomping Detroit whilst not everyones cup of tea in these 'enlightend' times on the scene, no one can deny they were played and welcomed in the past. Now if we're talking doddgy toons, omitting those recent Levine spins, there is always the Cartoon Candy carnival, Brotherhood of Man to start....

You mean people WERE laughing for real?!? Mind you, this has given me a few ideas for next years comp :-)

Agree with Paulie on the whole on this one. We supply CD decks for that purpose (also as a back up if the decks go tits-up on us!) and I have no problems with the spinning of unissued material, be it on CD or acetate cut from it. At the end of the day it's the music that is all important and if it's only available on CD then play it. On the whole the majority of punters don't care, they are out for a good time. If anyone asks what a track was then I tell them it's off a CD or whatever, I can't see the point of getting a copy of the label and passing off an acetate as a 'real' one. I think we all know this debate is going to go on and on, like many of the fueds on the scene in the past, and we have to accept that as fact with little chance of changing it, or any of the old debates (60's Vs 70's etc etc). Just a quick reply as I'm off out the door now.

Whilst we are on Babs, what about the lp 'More Today than yesterday' by her - outstanding version, went down a storm when i spun it but never seen listed - Ta very much - TheBigO

Is this the Magicians boot that's going around?

Wasn't someone filming Mark Bicknell doing the Gap Band dance was it Mike???? I'd pay for that film as it was a sight to see!

Does that mean you clean the bogs Mischief?lol

with comments like that Mischief your going to need that Health and safety knowledge soon!