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Steve Just had a "thought" re Ann Bailey???? Could it be she was someone else and recorded this under another name like other artists did, hence the single release? In which case I would like to put forward Rene Bailey who recorded on Carnival Records (not that you need me to tell you that ) or indeed the NYC connection! Sorry if this interrupts your serious investigations in this matter...........It was just a thought mate Dave H

Personally for me the 80's fused together the trad northern and the modern and then threw in the more mid tempo & 60's Newies scene. Basically a more tolerant rare soul scene(well back biting aside) but a more wider spectrum of what soul fans wanted to hear while out! Oldies, Newies modern, beat ballads the lot and in my humble option what Soul is all about, we are all different and have our personal preferences when it comes to Soul music, but for me it's all Soul music (let's not get into the debate about Real Soul). Getting back to the original thread of the scene dying in the eighties, well it probably DID if you were a die hard oldie stomping 60s fan! KTF The MIB

Steve Wasn't there an Ann Bailey who sang with Brown Sugar and Peter Brown on a few things/projects? Prob around the same era? So may be the same gal? You have probably also researched that she may be related to other Baileys within the soul world? Regards Dave H

Pete It's about time you and Sean got together again and put on a do mate, no politics, no fuss just a bloody great soul night out. Respect to you and Sean, all this back stabbing and one up man-ship is what totally ruins the scene not the playlists but egos. Without the sodding records no one can DJ and all the respect should go to the artistes, a DJ gets my vote when they play tracks I like or I can appreciate. Sounding my age now getting old and less tolerant but still love the music Dave Halsall

I hadn't realised handbags had replaced allnighter bags.?????? The M.I.B

Where is all that wicker furniture gone to. Bet some Soulie has one at home.

Not missed one yet, but my 1st grand daughter (Scarlett Elizabeth) arriving 8.30ish on Friday 7th June 2013 nearly put paid that attendance record.... Tough one that......well a 10 minute hospital visit sorted that out and when Scarlett can sing like Bettye Swann, she may get me to not go to a weekender Tina's also a 100% but we only got together in 1995, both sets of friends had them chalets, no good for sleeping or living in but the parties and free styling music on the grassed areas was brill Dave Halsall

Got "Hey James" on Ultra-City a great underplayed/rated track. This is circa 1970 don't know anything about them but 21st Century were formed in 1973 in Chicago then signed for Motown in 1977 and changed their name to 21st Creation. Can't find any connection between the 2 , other than the Motown connection Choker Campbell, which might just be a coincidence. Dave Halsall

We/ I am absolutely stunned. Gary was one of those unsung stalwarts of the Soul music scene and I don't say that lightly. He had a great ear for the music and a mind full of info. Thoughts with All his family at this time. Totally knocked back and sad. RIP Gary you are with some good company up there,who are gonna be badgered to death with your questions mate? Dave & Tina Halsall

These 2 tracks came out on Marquette Records based at 287 Sunshine Drive, Pacifica, California. Around 1968/69 . I know nothing or could find nothing about him when I picked the 45 up as I had hoped he had more recordings out there? Arranged by Gene Page and produced by Marshall Johnson who wrote both tracks. I did give this a spin at the last Soul Essence on the saturday afternoon in the main room, which got a good response and a few questions (which is always nice). Both sides are great tunes but TCL does it for me. I was also looking at this acetate but as I already a mint copy so I dipped out of bidding. That's all the info I have. Footnote: check out the Mystics on the same label another sleeper waiting to go IMHO. TMIB Dave Halsall

No you must be just unlucky? mines fine TMIB

Did a name check on this thread and it returned negative so I'm gonna give a big shout out for The California Playboys "Trying to become a Millionaire" on Loadstone. What a cracking album only 6 tracks but if my memory served me right Butch or Sam used to fill the floor with the title track. I still love it to this day 5.48 minutes of quality soul dance heaven. Spun it a few times over the years while out but never had the same effect. Check out Double Love and "she's a real sweet woman " too name a couple more tracks. A quality soul album with rarity thrown in. It's never turned up in quantity or even handfuls,but the title track is a killer. TMIB

Ady I believe you were supposed to email me? You have a memory as good as my heavy metal collection? All details on me card mate Regards Dave Halsall

Steve Was being tongue in cheek mate about need to know more about the label. What you doing at home why aren't you Spining tunes somewhere. Those promoters don't know what They are missing .....????? Or do they? that's why they don't have you on mate you could do a HOT box with their throw aways and still knock spots of them. Dave H

One if not thee best female vocalists to having graced the Motown label. In my humble opinion up there with Gladys Knight as the best Detroit could over. Faultless and can do no wrong. I know I'm a sucker for female vocalist but god she can sing. TMIB

Phew where do you wanna start or pick up? Peggy Gaines 2 takes of the same record. Don't know which one came first. This track is the most available track of the label. Suspect first run was not enough copies and then the wrong cut was remastered. have a letter from Ted Jarrett stating all the stock that was not sold was literally skipped when he moved and he cleared the garage out. Both versions are great. Only difference is an X or A in the matrix number from memory. The label is full of perhaps every genre of Soul music and with one exception (in my view) are all quaIity tracks. It goes without saying I love the label and Mr Jarrett and Mr Holmes are in my book up there along side the Berry Gordys of the Soul music world.

Ref-O-Ree now there's a story. Wendell Watts KAGTG...... What a tune must of asked Butch to sell me his copy since at least the very first Cleethorpes weekender and every year it must of gone up 50 to 100 pound but he never really wanted to part with it. Have one now so stopped asking him for it. Top top tune and perhaps in the top 3 rarest on the label from the Northern/rare soul point of view. Must find more out about the label ??????

Can't believe all the negative vibes. If you want real Wigan Casino then you need help..... they would of shut the place down on the toilets alone! let alone the drugs?????? Accept the film as it is.... Its an artistic view on something we hold dear but not exclusively. Also take a long hard look at the nighter scene...no new blood and slowly shrinking. Don't tell me we all started off with top tunes at home and straight into into the big time. We all did Youth clubs and doing and saying daft things while becoming soul fans, accept it but don't take the moral high ground because you think your superior with your time served under your belt. I can remember when the TV docs and the Telegraph mag spread hit the streets back in the 70s and that got slagged of for making it popular. Come on!!,! the more popular Soul music gets the happier I am.. Imagine Tobi Legend, Frank Wilson, Sam Dees, Curtis Mayfield music in lifts, waiting rooms and while your on hold on the bloody phone? I must have my preaching head on......tuff needs to be said

Turning up at the Southport weekender and Alex Lowes telling you your doing a radio spot. This was the first time I had gone to a weekender without either a sales box or a 50 box of tunes. Had to beg borrow and buy to get enough to do a spot. Hats off to Max Rees who basically said take what you need from my stall to do your spot. Bought most of his recommendations after spinning them. That was bad but the Best......was out of that I bought Richard Caiton " I can see the love girl in your eyes "off Arthur Fenn who had just got back from the USA with some copies for £30 and buying a copy of Wee Gee LP not realising the 45 "remember the love" was different from the LP version and got major slaps on back for spinning the LP version off Norman Jay. When the Richard Caiton track was aired there was some top collectors came a visiting as it was a newie in them days. Respect to Arthur Fenn for that as the man has my soul tastes. Defo worsed for a DJ .."....Losing records while Doing a spot. Yep...........too my knowledge have mislaid 2 slabs of soul while doing a spot. Funny enough both at Cleethorpes (I must be more careful or less trusting). Bobby Taylor LP and to date cant find it. Ty Karim on Romark......yep I know how the f&£k I hear you ask. Well hopefully this outpouring may help it reappear. The Bobby Taylor I suffered for 4 years before I purchased another copy in the hope mine would resurface????????? Nope. The Ty Karim......well there is no way I am gonna buy a second copy.. Still in denial methinks. Well thought I had all her tracks bar one (Senator label) now it appears I have 2 missing. Lifes a bitch ain't it. But Soul music makes it more that bearable! No gloating please!!!!!!

With ref to the labels Chalky has posted the first one is the original, the third one(purple) came to light late 80,s . The 2nd label picture was got by me (Dave Halsall) direct off AJ Brown himself. He was singing in our hotel while in Jamaica. I spent about 6 hours with him after his set into the early hours and when I mentioned the track to him he remembered it but did not use it in his set. AJ was also unaware of the purple press or indeed how popular it was. He actually went to his room and got his laptop to research it at the time and was really amazed and quite proud while somewhat taken aback. He holds the masters which is unusual apparently for artists and offered to reprint some if I wanted any. So considering what the purple release was fetching I thought it might be worth a punt. There are obvious differences in the 2 blue labels so there should be no confusion. Plummy said he'd like to sell some so that's the full story really. Footnote. AJ can still sing and is a wonderful man to talk to. Very business like, very warming and a totally committed to his music.

Just to chuck another 3 into the mix Curtis Mayfield. Back to the World. And Gene Townsel Time Wounds all heals. Both albums are impeccable in my humble opinion and then throw in Temptations Masterpiece for the hat trick

This might be a big ask but anyone out there got .......... .....DAPHNE BRADY - CHRISTMAS ACROSS THE TRACKS . REFOREE 714............... for sale???????? TIA Dave

Hi Little Star is another of my pet labels and to date have 8 (eight) different coloured labels including, black,orange, white and at least 5 variants of green. these I would not say are shades but different variants of green. Some of the same label greens are fades from the original colour but you could not say in all fairness, that the different 5 I have (well to my eyesight) are of the same shade of green. I would suggest that HB Barnum or the pressing plant just used whatever was availbale. I wish I had this question nearly 20 years ago when he was at the Soul weekender in Gt. Yarmouth and we (Dave Rimmer) had the pleasure of his company over dinner for a whole evening, now theres a story in itself? Only one concerns me as to prehaps a reissue or boot? and thats the Statlers (108) which is a very light green compared to the others and to me does not quite look right???? I might be wrong and have no info on any issues being booted etc etc. so it just might be just another green/ Dave Halsall aka TMIB

Adam This was an old Kenny Burrell cover up.(I thinK) Played at +3 this is a great Modern midpacer, its not that well known methinks and while I thinkit is not rare its worth tracking down, seen it at £80 to £100 but should be able to pick one up cheaper maybe Time will tell if its picked up on and the price rises as copies either turn up or not as the case may be ???????? Dave Halsall aka TMIB

This might sound a bit off the wall but reference to Mickie Champion release number My info on The Mussette label has it formed in 1965, hence the 65 prefix on numbering. Based on the fact the missing number in this sequence is 15 and that the Americans (small indie label owners etc) tend to use release dates , I suspect the Mickie Champion release was programmed for 65-15 but for some reason did not happen??? Then in 1976 it got its release with the 15 in the middle of its release date or 1st of September or 9th January. it sounds like Im stretching it a bit but based on years of collecting etc etc then it would account for odd release number and the missing 65-15 as this track is defo NOT a 70's tune. My pennys worth if its worth that much The June Jackson - Youre Welcome.............................one of the Best records I ever bought. Dave Halsall aka TMIB