Davetay

EXCUSE ME..............ARE YOU..........THE MATRIX?

You should know, Agent Smith.

It was about 3 years ago, I thought I'd do a bit of late night shopping down the centre in Wigan, never again!

bloody hell wish they had played northern at my school disco . It would have saved me time searching for something to get into instead of the usual top 20 crap

Not really northern as such. Tamla Motown, Atlantic etc,

It was also before Dave Godin's soul of the north quote.

I told some of the older lads in town that I liked soul, so on my 16th birthday they took me to the Mecca.

So to Paul King, Joe & Pete Sol, Tony Hurd and Mick Fish. Thanks.

mine was wakefield tiffs circa 71/72 they used to have a side room the nocturne bar where we weere not allowed to go in due to age but you could here it......... AND IT WAS AWESOMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE , better than all the pop sh#te played in teenie disco.

Rob

Funny thing Darwin Tiffs, room they used for the soul room was called nocturne as well.

It run on a Wednesday night from summer of 74 to the summer of 76.

Had all-dayers there as well, most of the big name DJs at the time where on at one time or other.

When did you receive your first true real exposure to northern soul and decided this is for me and what was the 1st record if you can remember.

Rob

Got into soul at school disco and new era youth club, what 1969.

1st real exposure to northern, Blackpool Mecca Oct 1971.

That was the point of no return for me.

I don't really know what the 1st record that stood out.

magnificent men - keep on climbing - brilliant dancer - possibly their best track - certainly sounds soulful rather than blue -eyed soul like some of their others

hesitations - soul superman - inc that's what love is (same backing as eddie parker - i'm gone - used to play this at buzzard

mandrill - never die

Mandrill is on a 45, nice cover to the LP.

blimey thought john bowie, jay d martin & donna coleman were much later than 75 dave

I had them all than.

Someone said "Seven days of loving you" I think Wigan had it by than, played at the Mecca in 74.

also new to Wigan than was Mickie Champion

Jay D Martin and John Bowie were late 76 early 77, unless they were played, dropped and revived again - not on any of my early tapes

J D Martin was 1st played in 74, but still being played in 75, I got John Bowie after hearing it in march or april of that year.

Remember the All Dayer too, that had to have been about '76 or so, unless there was more than one, cos I took my then Girlfriend, who hated it .

But, she married me anyway

ATB

Tony

There might have been only one not sure, but at one Levine did a oldies set which was a rare thing back than.

I kept the one I got off you via ebay Dave, £450? or something like that. Bet Gary kept his, well at least for half an hour !

Knowing Gary he would have had a buyer ready at a nice mark up.

Hi Pete

I've had two, when I sold the first, regretted it so got another, then was pestered to death by Gary Fields, so sold that to him, never should have done it.

Dave

I can imagine Gary pestering you as well.

His he still about not seen him for about 5 or 6 years.

Dave.

BTW Yvonne Daniels very underated record, well worth playing out again.

The recent talk about the Hardrock got me rememberancing this one.

Mid week Night around 1974 ish, Ian Levine and Colin Curtis.

Happy Days

Anyone else recall??

Tony

Thursday nights I think and All-Dayers as well.

We used to pay half fare on the bus from town, it was something silly like 4p.

Ya it was a good night, but back than it was soul nights out 7 days a week.

North West back than really was the place to live.

Dave.

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Guys from Uncle, Johnny Ross & Soul Explosions, J D Martin, Ronnie & Robyn, John Bowie, Donna Coleman.

A few more

Gary Lewis, Lord Thunder, Shawn Robinson, Snoopy Dean, King Sporty, Detroit Executives as a starter for 10.

Surely Kev, they must have dropped Gary Lewis by 75.

Floor packer in the summer of 74 with the likes of Keith, Javels etc.

Any chance someone could point me in the right direction, please?

Off top of my head

Lou Pride, Lorraine Chandler, Bobby Jason, Eloise Laws, Gloria Parker, Skull Snaps, Smokey & Fab Blades.

Don Thomas, Betty Baker, Natural Four, Harold Melvin, Three Degrees, Tobi Legend, Danny Wagner

A few to get you started.

I was gonna sell Carl Willingham a copy of The Tomangos, a mate had borrowed off me.

However when I got it back it was F**ked, to be fair my mate ended up paying for it.

B.T.W. This was about 20 years ago.

Let's not forget when Dave McCadden left Dickie's copy of The Jades, on the top of the range in the chippy.

We have all had top sounds in our collection that we have memories of that were destroyed for example

I bought a copy of the O'JAYS i dig your act. Back in 1977, ok it was only £1.50 in the the Casino recrord bar, thanks for my mates advice Mr Manus Docherty the first sound i ever bought at Wigan, I pulled it out of my collection over the xmas and was cracked. God you can emagine I was totally gutted as it was the first record I ever bought at wigan casino! I bought another copy exactly the same and the same label 33 years later and kept it ever since!!

Have anyone lost any rare or dear memories?

I was gonna sell Carl Willingham a copy of The Tomangos, a mate had borrowed off me.

However when I got it back it was F**ked, to be fair my mate ended up paying for it.

B.T.W. This was about 20 years ago.

Highland Room 73/74 Dave Taylor will confirm Im sure....prob 73 pre Wigan...

Hi Dave, just put up played in the north-west, but was it summer of 73 or 74 not sure now.

See you tonight at Radcliffe.

Booted after a couple of plays on the strength of "Wash & Wear love" which is a totally different type of sound.

Never had an original-but bought a boot on here last year for £5 as I had heard it out somewhere as well.

A Cleethorpes sound via Rick Scott ?? so may explain why so many knew it at Drax

Rob

Played in the north west as well, back in the day.

Not one of the biggies but I have always liked it.

there are some links HERE Benji but rapid share was unavailable to free users at the time of trying. Dunno if tyhe links lead to the original short film or not. Will try again later unless someone has membership to rapidshare, mine ran out over Christmas and I didn't renew.

Sure looks like she ready to breakaway.

Always nice to see photos of artists.

Hi dave, mr pedley has one as well, hope your both ok -H

Hi, we are both well thanks, we saw Ron at Radcliffe on Boxing-day nighter.

Can anybody help me out with a price for this one please? Many thanks for any help

I don't think I have seen a stock copy?

Saturday Night Fever is the best film that's been made about Northern Soul.

You need to ignore the music and the fact it was based in a New York club, but still...

Are you having a f**kin laugh.

Also we can't forget the many inst's via S.S. that hit the decks in 1774.

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blimey dave u re not THAT old are you?

Note to myself read posts before posting.

No just 10 years older than you (same birthday)

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whats the difference white pop soul or black rock and roll (the worse side of rnb i may add!)

sorry Russ is my hero in terms of most of the stuff he played at wigan and ive got to stick up for him

regards mark

champion of the underdog!!

Mark, I don't think anybody put up that in the 1st year alone the amount of LP tracks that Russ played.

eg Four Seasons "I'm gonna change"

Gladys Knight "Ain't no sun"

Marvelletts "Your love can save me"

Thelma Houston "I ain't going nowhere"

Mr Bloe "Land of a 1000 dances"

Mike Post "Afternoon of the rhino"

Outsiders "Lonely man"

Magnifent Men "Just walk in my shoes"

Danny Wagner "This thing called love"

Total Eclipes "6-0-Clock"

Al Wilson "Passport"

Excitiers "Movin too slow"

Watts 103rd st R. B. "The joker"

Just a few off top of my head,

Russ did play Yvonne Baker before Ian Levine but it was off a S.S. emidisc like Strings a-go-go (Double cookin), Footsie etc.

It was a few weeks later Ian got a real one, and not long after John Anderson got a few and most of the top DJs at the time had it.

Also we can't forget the many inst's via S.S. that hit the decks in 1974.

Russ did play some great stuff at Wigan, but also played some of the very worst, we all know what he's remembered for.

Dave.