Kev Cane

I think there still may be a vinyl shop in Charlestown, Virginia, long time since we were there but we got stuff, can,t remember name or add, we had addresses for DC, but at the time we didn,t think it would be safe for 2 white dudes in a place that at the time was about 70% ghetto, DC had a bad rep at that time Kev

Myself and my mate Gaz Simon who played it to me more than 10 years ago certainly cared about it Bob, loved it then and love it now Kev

My mistake Bob, The Grooms is "I deserve a little more" on Shiptown, indeed, Ralfi Pagan on Fania is the version I have heard that you rightly mention, BTW, If you don,t know The Grooms, give it a whirl, its a masterpiece IMHO Kev

Not long, he fell off his stool in June, you,d have loved it, how ironic, a boxer falling off his stool Kev

Trevor Berbick comeback on the cards Kev

Great stuff again Bob, Burning Flame, Priscilla Price and Impala.s deserve special mention, speaking of "I can,t see myself without you" another take on that one by Ralfi Pagan is an incredible soul record IMHO Kev

No worries Smiler, two months quota will have to be quaffed in October Kev

Fantastic record Pete, regular plays in this house Kev

Incredible !! So p----d off us lads couldn,t make it, diversity in all things soulful again, we already have train tickets for October 20th in the bag, these lads have got it exact to a T, fantastic stuff Kev

To be honest Swifty, I did ok off his lists Cliff Nobles-My Love-J-V £2 Brothers of Soul-Come on back-Boo £2, there was more, just can,t remember Kev

Talking of Richard Domar, a trip in the early nineties that I wasn,t on, my mate Gaz Simon, Pete and Mick were somewhere in Philly, Gaz had designated everyone an area to cover with a fine tooth pick so to speak, "no stone unturned" we used to say, Richard Domar walked in and started looking himself, obviously, conversation started, niceties etc, all he was talking about was getting out of there and going to see the latest Ninja Turtles film that was showing to the extent of being unbearable, apparently he was quite condescending and had no crack, anyway, after a couple of hours Domar pulled a record out and started chuckling to himself, "oh look, Metros-Since I found my baby on an issue" he gloated, "foynd of the daay" he kept repeating as he went to pay for his finds, steam coming out of Gaz,s ears by now, even after paying and on his way out "foynd of the daay" he gloated. As soon as the door shut Gaz went ballistic with the other 2 "how the f--k did you 2 useless b------s miss that" he ranted as a full blown out shouting inquest was held. Sounds like an annoying fella, and Richard Domar Kev

Thanks Robb I saw a film a few years ago with Danny Glover in, can,t remember what it was called, but he saved a white guys ass who had broken down, I am quite sure it was Rampart where it happened, looked quite dodgey to me Kev

Played it tonight, brilliant !! out of the tracks I didn,t know, Kicking Mustangs was the standout of a brilliant bunch Kev

Four Tempos-Got to have you is a very good record IMHO, my guess is the label came out of Los Angeles, think there is a district in LA called Rampart Kev

Brilliant ! Kev

Thought John Moore in Philly was a smashing guy, loosened up loads when we started playing and looking for group records, couldn't keep him quiet after that, "play this guys, you,ll love it",we played The Players "He,ll be back" him and his mate were taken aback, "jeez, do you guys like this kind of stuff", had a couple of really good days in his "House of harmony" Kev

Marvellous stuff, follow his channel on Youtube, its a goldmine. Kev

Great stuff Chris, Notations-There I Go, stuff like this should be played all the time, loved it for years, once again, its left to the collectors and soul lovers to play real gems that are just laying there, screaming to be played out Kev

Also great price on The Fiats Brian, real tough Detroit group record, remember as far back as early 90,s American collectors asking for it over here, rarely comes up Kev

If their version of "Danny Boy" is half as good as John Edwards, then you've still got yourself a great double sider Kev

Great price on the Harvey Averne, fatastic record Kev

Turn it over Pete, 2 gems for the price of one Kev

LP, s, are you allowed to swear on here seriously though, can't really think of any rare one's, but hey, thank the lord they all seem to be accessible cos any Harold Melvin or Ojays set on the label are essential for the REAL soul lover, as mentioned, the Anthony White is brill aswell Kev

Brilliant stuff as per the normal, Wee, Whispers, Combinations lead singer very much reminded me of McKinley Mitchell, brilliant, the best though, Xavier, fantastic, the Ronnie McNeir is from a superb set, which I don't have and desperately need, there are 4 tracks very similar to the brilliant "Summertime", great stuff again Bob, and thanks Kev

Great post, the albums you mention there Glyn are downright essential ultra soulful albums, something that doesn't really appeal to the "big ticket" boys and girls Kev