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    BRILLIANT WRITE UP
    The Central is still known as 'Home' to many of the soulies that used to go in the 70s and indeed now to the 10 years and counting bi-monthly reunions, still held in the same venue now called 'HiFi', nothing has changed there apart from the layout, but the atmosphere is still to die for.
    I started going there in I think about 1970, I had just got into Northern by that time after spending many days and night as the 'Old Mecca' (Spinning Disc), where i got my first taste of Tamla Motown and fell in love instantly. The Central was exactly as described in the original post, a rectangle shape, 90% dance floor, with a bar in one corner and the DJ stand in the other, where DJs Tony Banks (RIP), Swish, Twink etc. would reside, playing the new tracks that they had found, or had been given to them to play. I was a dancer in the early days and did pretty well coming 2nd at the Casino competition out of about 100 entries, and after 2nd again at Cleethorpes Pier, being presented with a cup (which I still have) and £25 as my prize, by the Trammps , who were appearing there on the night.
    I became Resident DJ at the Central at a later date after asking the owner 'Len Cave' if I could do a spot, I did the week after and must have done OK as he asked me to be resident straight after my set.
    The Leeds Central was and is a massive part of my life, I met lifelong friends there of who mostly are still around and still frequent the alldayers.
    The guy with the long hair and the brown leather bomber jacket named in the original post is called 'Gary Field', he's not on the scene anymore, but I still speak to him regularly.
    Thanks for the write up Soul Surveyor, you did a great job
    STEVE LUIGI (Northern Soul UK)

     

    3 hours ago, algsoul said:

    was there the day jnr walker was on (let a few of  us on stage with him blowing away with some little toy sax we got at a toy shop)    think one of your big tunes was moments -I go the need at the time 

     

    Yes, he grabbed hold of one of the Toy Sax's and tried to get a tune out of it, but gave up saying "Lord, I can't get no tune out of that thing" 🙂

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    Items of interest now on eBay
    Sheila Anthony - Living in love - UK Route -  Monster Classic Northern Dancer
    Shirley Ellis - Soul Time - Rare US 'CBS' Demo
    Palmer Jones - Dancing Master/The Great Magic of love.
    UK Direction - Obscure double sided Dancer, recorded by who is now known as 'The Singing Chef' in the USA
    Robert John - If you don't want my love - UK CBS - Superb Mid Tempo Dancer
    The City People - I'm here for good - USA 'Detroit Now' records
    Super Rare and Brilliant Moody Dancer, recorded by a group of detroit Citizens in the mid 70s,
    as a campaign to deter people from leaving Detroit to find greener pastures in a time of Industral and financial unrest in the city.
    Ronnie Dyson - I don't want to cry - UK 'CBS' Demo
    Stunning alternate version of this Chuck Jackson and Pearlean Gray Classic
    McKinley Mitchell - My Sweet Baby - One-Derful Demo
    Superb Sweet Northern Soul
    Lee Andrews & The Hearts/Johnny Hampton - I've Had It/Not My Girl
    T.B. Supersoul Label, Brighouse 3rd Anniversary.
    Mis-Labeled Double Sider featuring 2 Monster Classics.
     
    All the above records can be listened to on YouTube
     
     

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    3 hours ago, ezzie brown said:

     think this dire event has been mentioned on here before ..........i went on a gloucester and cheltenham coach with some real good soulies ,lots of wheel and torch vets ............the whole thing was shit from start to finish...i seem to remember a concrete floor most of all ??? .......it was the start of me  finally walking away from the scene around 76 for 20 odd years.....complete rip off ......ez

    Yes it was rubbish Ezzie, but I seem to remember there were some dance podiums scattered around the flood willy nilly, not that that made it any better like LOL 🙂, I was a dancer back then and don't think I even bothered.

    6 hours ago, Lionelonthevinyl said:

    That's a lovely thing to own...thank you for sharing, I like stuff like that photos etc, interesting...thank you.........Rob

    Glad you like them Rob, Me too. I have got a lot more into buying memorabilia from our soulful legends.
    I also have 'AFTRA' documents, a USA Musician and Artist union, signed by The Tempos, Leon Heywood and Marlena Shaw.
    One offs and look amazing. I have them all framed.

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    Not records I know, and not for sale either, but VERY nice to look at. Just bought these.
    Signed documents of Bob & Earl.
    One for Bob (Bobby Valentino) also signed as 'Robert Relf'
    for a deal on 'Lita' Records?? in 1968. Think it's this actual one'
    And one for Earl (Earl L Nelson) to perform on the Hunter Hancock Show in 1955.
    These are from a very trusted collector in the States, all guaranteed genuine. Had quite a few from him and all good and proper.
    Love memorabilia nearly as much as the records.

    Bob and Earl1.jpg

    Bob and earl2.jpg

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