Northern Soul Uk

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LOL! Very Droll!

Ian I'm with Gary now and he says if you want the Robbie Lawson he has the original acetate (intro 1234) a 'Bell sound' acetate so def' orig, Gary says how are you Ian hope you're well. Steve.

I don't think it's just on this scene Beeks, the same goes on all dance music scenes and it has been that way for the last 20 years or so. At one time a DJs reputation depended on the tunes he had managed to get hold of and play. As I mentioned in another thread, giving someone who isn't a DJ a load of top tunes and asking them to DJ, is the same as giving someone who has no idea about engineering a set of spanners and asking them to build a car.

Yes apparently Ian back in day he was known as the guy with the little box full of big tunes.

Ian if it helps, I was chatting to Gary a few weeks ago. His wife Lynne came to the 'Irish Centre' do and she rang him for me. He has got rid of all his records but says he has loads of massive tunes on Cd that not many have heard. He had Rich Searling round at his a couple of weeks ago too. Still the same old Gary as far as I can make out, but without the records. I plan to pop round to see him soon as he only lives round the corner from me. Didn't know that til I spoke to him though. Steve X

LOL! soz!

Or the best one is "Can you play something that we can dance to" WTF???? OR "If you play this everyone will dance" Yeah right, either only they dance when you play it, or no one at all. Dickheads!!!

Heheh! yeah, funny old game!

Yeah but I think you would be more pissed off if they said "can you play something that we know mate", which is probably closer to the point of what they mean. Not having a go Ged, but nothing makes your blood boil more than someone saying that.

What I meant was a night of stuff that used to get played regular at events up and down the country and were big tunes and don't get played now. As opposed to the stuff that didn't get played much back then but does now at R&U gigs.There is a difference.

I'll treat that with the contempt it deserves LOL! Unless it's the original on 'Spark' Heheh!!

yes and I think that 258 posts on this thread show how passionate folk are on that very fact.

Yeah how about another pigeon hole? 'Underplayed oldies', that would be brilliant event, as the R&U events seem to concentrate more on the stuff that didn't and don't get played much, but a night of stuff that did get played but doesn't now would be a top idea. I'm up for it anyway.

If only it was that simple! I think the Northern scene is the only scene where it matters so much.

I can't see it working TBH! it's be like 'Pistols at dawn' LOL!

You are correct, in my collection I have many oldies that don't get played now but were massive back in the day i.e Short Cuts - Your eyes may shine, Barbara & Brenda - Never love a robin, Tony Lamaar - Just in the nick of time, Johnny Vanelli - Seven days of loving you. All of these were massive back in the day but never get played now, except my myself and a mini handful of others. It's a top feeling when the older punter come up and ask what they are, and then say "I'd forgotten about this". There are so many old tunes that could get played but don't for one reason or another.

Point taken, and agreed to a certain extent. It's just that if you want an oldies collection anything like Ian's above without buying boots, that you would need a large amount of wonga. Even half of it would cost loads.

Yes sorry!

y problem isn't with the people who prefer classic oldies to underplayed and different stuff, fair enough, people can choose to dance to what they like and go where they want. My problem is with oldies DJs who play boots of these classics because they don't have the imagination or the interest or put in the effort to find their own style. Or Money!!

Well I think so yeah! I said very similar on post #263

Sorry Winnie, was that me or Steve G you were asking??

I know that Steve, that is what I put in my post earlier on. 'Having a huge collection of big ticket items doesn't guarantee that you will have the ability to be a top DJ'. added: Also I know as well as many DJs that the fun is in the chase and when you find that record either in some junk shop or someones record box, there is no other feeling like it, it's a buzz! I remember going into 'Geroles' record shop in a suburb of Leeds and finding 6 copies of 'The Shakers - One wonderful moment' for 50p each. I took them to the Torch the same night and sold them for £30 each, THAT was a lot of money in the early 70s. OK the record is a piece of shite, but then it was a massive want for lots of top jocks and collectors. Can you imagine what it felt like for me on a wage of £30 a week to suddenly have a months wages in my hand? But we all know it's not all about money either, If you find a tune you've been after for years it's a religious experience.

All Ian is saying is that 'AT THAT TIME' many of the records in his list were rare and expensive and many on the list still are if you were to try to buy originals. Same as today there are some records that are more rare and expensive than others. And why wouldn't anyone want to amass that collection again? There are some brilliant oldies events going on that many oldies DJs would give their right arm to play at. It's not ALL about rare and underplayed records or new discoveries, there is still a MASSIVE following for the old stuff. I have spoken to many people that have just come on to the scene or have not been on the scene for long, that prefer the old stuff over the modern. At the end of the day, it's all what we like to call Northern Soul, and we are all into it for the same reason, because we love it otherwise we would have chosen another type of music to follow. Whether it be oldies, newies, Modern or Rare & underplayed it's all about the music. Is that so hard to understand?

Here is a little thing I did in my spare time today. I hope you like it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI1Xh-jvFX8