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    14 hours ago, Happy Feet said:

    Hi Kev ,

    Does SS from what you've heard during the interview, show any remorse in the damage his bootlegging , wether cover versions or original recordings did in popularising the Northern Soul scene ? And almost turning it into pop scene , which it almost became and the reason a lot of die hards looked for other venues than Wigan.

    Did any of the artists like Herb Ward , for instance make any money ( I doubt it )

    I know it's an awful long time ago but 3 people gave up on the multitude of records , that where still at the time to be discovered, SS , IL, & RW , & believing for whatever reason (profit probably) that was the way forward . To attempt to make Northern Soul records and deceive the punters into believing they where genuine discoveries , thank the Lord AI wasn't around then .

    It’s a bit like saying do certain Northern Soul fans show any remorse for copious amounts of illegal drug taking or breaking into a chemist.

    My brief from the producers of the show, was to look at the influence of Simon Soussan at the time, generally 1973-79.

    There will always be a debate surrounding his overall character, generally without any real scientific evidence as to his activities during a very brief period.

    I understand where you want to go with your questions………

    Hopefully by parts 2 & 3 you will read more into him and get a clearer picture of the man & the myth.

    Probably a more sensible debate would be…..

    1. Was he good for the scene?

    6 hours ago, Chris Turnbull said:

    Surprised not more reaction on here after all the build up as Mike said

    Thought it was really interesting - obviously has strong and fond memories of the time and comes over as a real character

    My only minor gripe is I would have liked to have seen him, even on a Zoom call - why audio only?

    He didn’t want to be in vision as a 81 yr old

    10 hours ago, Chris Turnbull said:

    Surprised not more reaction on here after all the build up as Mike said

    Thought it was really interesting - obviously has strong and fond memories of the time and comes over as a real character

    My only minor gripe is I would have liked to have seen him, even on a Zoom call - why audio only?

    He declined the ‘in vision’ footage. Although I could see him via a studio monitor.

    Part 2 is indeed better.

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    Sad to report the passing of Whitby Pavilion co-promoter and Northern Soul legend

     

    SNOWY RIP 😢

    BILL SNOW Rest in Peace 😢😢😢😢😢

    One of the hardest announcements I am likely to make in my lifetime……..the passing of Doncaster & Northern Soul legend ‘Snowy’
    My sincerest condolences to his wife Lynn, sons William & Josh, stepchildren and grandchildren. 

    Bill was a legend in South Yorkshire who promoted Soul & Motown nights throughout his life and of course his involvement with the success at Whitby Pavilion. 

    I first came across this very handsome kid in December, 1972 at the Torch, Tunstall. I seem to think it was the Edwin Starr gig and we both had records for sale. That was the start of a lifelong connection and friendship. 
    His early days were consumed in Soul while having to fight off the opposite sex with his David Essex/David Cassidy looks…….he had a very jealous DJ friend, who only had a record box as female company!

    A very talented fella and great company……..hopefully my lighting the touch paper to ‘this boys life’ will deliver plenty of great stories from dear friends and colleagues. 

    I will need consoling at Whitby this weekend. 

    We all take bereavement very differently, my first outburst is yet to come…….best check out for now. 

    A terrible loss to our family and heartbreaking for me.  Love you pal xxxxxx

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    2 hours ago, Modernsoulsucks said:

    I find this a personal affront really.

    After hours of training and dedication to my art I recently only managed to come 97th in the NE Lancashire championships.

    The judges felt that my reinterpretation of the Black Wednesday 1992 sterling crisis through the medium of dance was not quite what they were looking for.

    That Kev Roberts knows nothing !

    I should have paid more attention to Dave Withers wisdom in the Wigan Coke Bar 😂

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    Well known Burnley DJ and in more recent times, Skipton…..Keith Fletcher passed away a few days ago. 
    His career took him from clubs in Lancashire to P&O Cruises to Blackpool Tower and a long stint on BBC Radio Lancs. The last 2 years he hosted evenings on 45 Radio. 
    Our deepest condolences to the family, in particular his wife Barbara Alton. 

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    New series from Charly Records featuring guests DAVID NATHAN(co-owner of Soul City 60’s), TIM BROWN, JORDAN WILSON. 

    Forthcoming programmes feature NEIL RUSHTON, CORRINE DREWERY, SEAN CHAPMAN, RICHARD SEARLING plus Artists, Exclusive stories from a generation of experience  

     

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    Hi- Feel free for a rach out.  Looks like a good haul.  I’m probably the only person who ever met all parties involved. Robert, Eugene on lead, Tony Camillo RIP and Mike Szymanski, who also owned the Phoof label. 
    I can link you to Rob Paladino if you wish to talk to him. 
     

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    7 hours ago, Mackwell said:

    Hi everyone, by chance I have acquired a treasure trove that seems to be the old stock of records, master tapes, and promotional photos, etc. that belonged to one of the the owners of the defunct record label Sandbag Records in New York. This includes some original copies of "you don't love me" as well as some interesting metal recording discs that I am looking to identify. 

    So far I have not played them or attempted to do anything to them because they are so fragile.

    The information from Robert Paladino in the article on the history of the record mentions early demos, so I believe these might be them or some versions of them. If anyone can give me some advice on how to identify them / any insight it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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    5 hours ago, Benji said:

    I‘ve read somewhere that Dave Evison is behind some/most/all recent Northern Soul 45s on Charly. Is this correct?

     The company select qualified compilers for specific titles. Dave lent his hand to the Mr M’s release.   

    11 minutes ago, Peter99 said:

    Is there any need for comments like that? You sure can be prickly when you want to be Kev.

    Peter

    😉

    With good cause! 

    On 07/08/2024 at 18:24, Soulman said:

    Hi all,

    Does anyone have a contact for Charly Records? With the resurrection of the label I'm hoping this isn't another scam as per The Nurons issue on whatever label it was - Brewerytown springs to mind (yeah, I never received neither the issue or demo from them but did get a copy courtesy of Happy Feet on here for which I am eternally grateful). I ordered the Mill Evans quite some time ago but have received nothing. Anyone else had the same issue as I saw people posting on Facebook that their copy had arrived and even seen it on set lists when played out. I haven't checked my Paypal transaction history yet to get the date but I know it's been a while.

    Steve

    Why haven’t you contacted them direct? Another scam……..that’s pretty nasty aimed at a company trading for half a century.  
    sales@charly.co.uk or contact them via the website www.charlydirect.com

    On 08/08/2024 at 15:43, Soulman said:

    That's what I'd seen hence my question.  As stated above by Happy Feet, shipping could be from 6th August. I will wait another week although my initial enquiries to Charly have proved fruitless to date.

     

    Steve

    sales@charly.co.uk 

     

    52 minutes ago, Roburt said:

    Didn't Charly first go 'off-shore' when they were in trouble for releasing Chess tracks (to Holland I seem to recall).

    Another scandalous comment from one of life’s great trouble makers! 

    1 hour ago, Roburt said:

    Didn't Charly do a big promotion at the recent Blackpool weekender ... utilising Levanna, the leader of the Bristol soul crew. Think their new NS 45's were launched at the event. I'm sure the promoters of that event (Richard Searling, etc.) would know who to contact at Charly.  

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    All clear? 

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    22 minutes ago, Windlesoul said:

    Just heard Buzz Cason passed away. Between him and Mac Gayden, they were responsible for writing and producing a ton of huge country, soul and pop hits in the '60s and beyond. When I tracked Buzz down for "House of Broken Hearts: The Soul of 1960s Nashville", he was intrigued to hear of the UK rare soul scene's interest in lesser known material that he had a hand in. In all, a really accommodating, friendly guy who helped me nail more than a few Nashville tales for the book.

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    Sad news indeed. 
    A quick reminder of the great body of work from Cason/Gayden 👇Mac Gayden talks Soul

     

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    4 hours ago, Stephen Houghton said:

    All the comments are quite varied and interesting. As for me a old duffer from a era when the music and venue just did it ,but lately we probably go to about one a mth now mainly the cost is getting silly.hotel now £150 and the cost of the night runs at about £200.the last one last week was the Kings Hall alldayer never been before even though we live in Stoke but thought we would give it a try ,we stayed 2hrs and left ,we were cheesed off with drunks on the dance floor and beer on the floor and if that wasn't bad enough the music was just mediocre at best .After 45yrs of souling it about I think our time has come to call it a day but who knows 🤔 

    What an absolute load of nonsense. Tell us about the mediocre music played by Jordan Wilson, Ginger Taylor, Mick Taylor, Rob Smith, Hitsville Chalky, Sean Chapman, Ozz Osborne?

    There were no drunks at all in that building on Saturday.  
    You live in Stoke but you’ve never been to the King’s Hall before……….🤔

    Although we are back to All Nighters from September, last Saturday was a terrific display of some of the best and rarest 45’s the scene has to offer. 

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    Eddie- Perfectly understandable theory due to B&S articles but Van McCoy was a man of mystery when recording and he taught Chris Bartley well. 
    I’m not in any way trying to muddy waters, but I have spent time with Bill Downs(co-owner of Right On) and Chris Bartley. 
    Returning to an earlier posting whereby I said ‘Downs didn’t know of a Marke Chris Jackson…….well I have an update……nether does Caesar Berry of the Tymes……he just messaged me. Now his memory(like all us) could be fading, but they had a Top 10 with ‘You Little Trustnaker’ and he doesn’t know him!

    Clearly a matter of opinion, but it easy to divert attention to others when under contract. Ron Dunbar was also a friend and he happily took the plaudits for Freda Payne’s multi million seller , in contrast to the heavy rumors H-D-H wrote it. 
    Dave Godin was a great journalist with an imagination who could easily have had to play along with whatever scenario he was faced with at the time.  Best if we keep an open mind and keep looking for clues 😀

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    4 hours ago, Blackpoolsoul said:

    Spotted this quote Kev

    "Chris Jackson came to us through a manager called Bill Barnes. Bill Barnes was a New York based manager that worked with a lot of Philadelphia acts. He was responsible for the Ad-Libs, he also worked with Van McCoy and that’s how we got connected to Chris Jackson. He came to London and that’s when we met him."

    https://www.britishrecordshoparchive.org/shops/soul-city/

    The article is flawed! Bill Downs he means not Barnes. As mentioned before Bill Downs was a friend of mine.   
     

    37 minutes ago, Mickey Finn said:

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    This is from Discogs, where it also says that Chris Jackson was an alias used by Marke.

    https://www.discogs.com/artist/2158104-Marke-Jackson

    Yet Bill mentioned to me ‘he didn’t know who Jackson was. Could have easily been Van or Bartley on lead with a stooge brought in for a photo shoot. 
    Bill at the time was arranging press/publicity for the ‘Fantastic Puzzles’……..i doubt they were the same group as the image, more Pat Adams and Greg Carmichael. 
    Bill was a creative and talented guy.  
    I still don’t believe the vocalist is ‘Chris/Marke Jackson on ‘I’ll Never Forget You. 
    Chris Bartley lived near me in New Jersey in 1981 and continually mentioned the amount of sessions he did for Van and others. 

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