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    I feel like I have lost a brother, so saddened by this news. One of the purest souls you could ever hope to have as a friend. 

    You could always have a reasoned debate with Win, he had time for everyone, very diplomatic, articulate in his words, and had great empathy for the less fortunate. 

    We shall all miss him dreadfully he enriched so many peoples lives. 

    Carms (lollo) xx bless you Win RIP 

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    Never went to Wigan so my mind was open on this one.Having heard and read many stories about the fun aspect of anticipating the "happening" by those that went,for example making excuses to their parents, swapping clothes to look cool, planning coach trips,meeting friends from all over the country, hitching rides,jumping trains, lack of appetites to mums Sunday dinner, the film could have been much lighter. It felt to me a little on the blue side. A bit more humour would have made a good film turn into a great film. I know some did have the darker experiences of drug use at its most extream leval of needle use but I formed the impression that they were a minority.I just had a general feeling that the mass had a much lighter experience.Also came away thinking would I want my family and non soul friends seeing this portrayal and feeling a little concerned at the opinions they might form when making comparisons to how people generally soul today? Maybe expectations were too high ? I certainly feel it will not bring the anticipated rush of new blood through the doors.I Don't want to offend anyone it's my honest opinion as an outsider looking in. I think the fact it brought many from far and wide should have been ememphasised much more. I would Love to hear a complete novice to the scene as we know it have their say on it. Again I will say a very well made film and a great attention to detail has been made however more humour would have added a greater experience to the viewer in my view.

    Thursday night took us to Greenwich London where we met up with a few friends to have one of those privileged soul experiences that stay with you for a very long time.   It was to see the O’jays perform at “Indigo” a satellite venue contained within the massive O2 arena. Entering the O2 is so spectacular it feels like you are entering into a giant space ship full of individual pleasure domes with unique mood lighting resulting in an ambiance of much excitement and great expectation. It’s surrounded with some very artistic buildings sculptures and wide avenues to herd the people forward into the enormous cavern of night pleasures creating a “build” in anticipation of what is ahead.

     

    The concert venue was actually very intimate and had a sort of night club feel to it. It had what is commonly known as stalls this being a standing or dancing area and then several tiers of seating up above. We were in the seating area looking down on the stage. Being honest I would have to say it felt a little quiet to me, it could be that I am used to being in the stalls at concerts or it could have been that this being the first night of their tour and it being a Thursday it meant that there was going to be a few empty seats as most would have selected Friday or Saturday night as their preferred ticket options.

     

    Ahead of the performance there was a Dj warming the clubbers up with a selection of Philadelphia type sounds of which some enticed a few to actually start dancing in the upper balcony as well as the lower stalls. We did see a few familiar faces from all over the country that we knew.

     

    I must say I felt a little concerned, this being their first night I felt that they may have felt a little underwhelmed at not seeing a capacity crowd. It could be that my own expectations were too high as I wanted the best of welcomes for them on their first night , as it turned out my concerns were a bit silly a few empty seats did not detract them from their performance at all.

     

    The guys being “professionals” came out and gave us their very best and delivered every title with such perfection with so much ease that you could be forgiven for forgetting how old these guys actually are, their experience in performing over the years was self-evident capitalizing in capturing every ear in the house. Their moves on stage were choreographed to perfection they looked so amazing.

     

    The youngest member has been with the two elders for twenty years alone, and the two elders have known each other from being seven years of age. They are now in their seventies I think you will agree that is some achievement, true brothers of soul.

     

    With regards to the actual performance for me it was the slower tempo tunes which really showcased how each vocalist had perfected the training of each voice over the years to deliver the most perfect of soul marriages resulting in one unifying sound that embraced your affection to almost make you feel like crying, the emotion displayed by each one was so moving. In fact I would have to say each one of them as an individual voice could have made it in their own right.

     

    The crowd lapped the songs up often standing and dancing in their seats many shouted their favorite tracks, we also had a few laughs at Walters sexy delivery , well with a  voice like that I bet he could charm the birds from the trees. The two hours went by so quickly taking us up and down the with a roller coaster of tempos ending with a fabulous finale being the funky sounding “For the love of money”

     

    We all went home happy and wanting more which is how every true professional wants to leave a stage.  I heard the Friday night spawned a capacity crowd and the performance was as polished as the night before. 

    Included on this album are the following tracks 

     

    This is the ORIGINAL album 

     

     

    Free Angela LP for Sale Excellent+ Condition , Sleeve has come apart on two sides 100.00 pounds

    Includes Tyrone Thomas (Little Tommy) Baby Can't you see ( A tad slower version) DIckie Wonder Nobody but me ... and The awesome track that is standing out to me today Where did peace go ? ( worth the money the money just for this track )

    Label:Golden Triangle Records (2) — GST-100-LP, Golden Triangle Records (2) — GT/SLP-100

    Released:
    1973
    Tracklist
    A1 —Larry Saunders, The Prophet Of Soul* Free Angela 
    A2 —Larry Saunders, The Prophet Of Soul* This World 
    A3 —Nitroglycerine Old Uncle Tom Is Dead 
    A4 —Larry Saunders, The Prophet Of Soul* Where Did Peace Go? 
    B1 —Dickie Wonder Nobody Knows 
    B2 —Brother Love (6) I Can Be 
    B3 —Tyrone Thomas Baby Can't You See 
    B4 —Judd Watkins Paradise 
    B5 —Soul Encyclopedia Geraldine Jones 
    Credits

     

    Just go elsewhere Sheila reading the response posts speaks volumes leave them to it it's not worth time and effort trying to reason with such people ,wash your hands of it ,your points been made and the promoter had his say people will judge for themselves based on the written replies. In my view it's best to close Pandoras box.Hope another venue helps you out in the area...if not do it Manchester and put your friend up in a nice hotel.

    Vinny I know who I believe in this situation people that I have known for a few years and most of all respect and trust. As I said before you should not have approached them if you had an issue or a concern about loss of business you should have gone to the owner, these people don't owe you anything ... End of discussion

    I would be tempted to turn the story over to the local newspaper Sheila you may find you get other venues offer help in hosting the birthday celebrations and most noble of all in raising monies for a good cause that aren't intimidated by bullying tactics. Perhaps include a Crewe charity in the proceeds and get a local councillor involved in handing over the proceeds... Venues will be falling over themselves trying to help you.

    Well my view is that the promoter needs to get on the phone and apologies for his actions to Sheila and Derek and change the attitude ...He is well out of order and anyone associated with him should prompt him to do the right thing . 

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