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Hi All - It is my opinion that Tony was the very best DJ on the scene, The records played by him were Northern Soul to my ears, Tony was genuine & honest with his play selection, as such so was Tony as a Soul Brother, he loved our music and to watch the dance floor come to life, I send peace & love to all Brothers & Sisters who enjoyed Tony at the TORCH & MECCA, However at this sad time It's his nearest & dearest SHEILA & all relatives & friends who loved Tony the man, we will always remember him. So on behalf of those who travelled North in 72 - 75 from North Herts who will feel as I do full of sadness, especially my mate Mick Smith who was a very close friend of Tony, there are tales and story's to be told, but not now it's not the right time, but from us all Tony LOVE & PEACE...REST IN PEACE SOUL BROTHER #1 . A BIG RESPECT TO YOU. FROM ME D the DRUG. DAVE KIL.

HAPPY NEW YEAR JOE, I WISH YOU GREAT SUCCSES IN 2020 WITH YOUR RECORD SALES AND YOUR LOVE FOR RARE SOUL, KTF BROTHER.

IF I STARTED TO COLLECT RARE SOUL TODAY, MEL WILLIAMS "CAN IT BE ME" WOULD BE A MUST HAVE, IT HAS EVERY THING THAT I LIKE IN A UPTEMPO SOUL RECORD, INFACT IF I MADE A LIST OF MY FAVOURATE NORTHERN SOUL RECORDS THIS RECORD WOULD BE MY #2 ONLY NOLAN CHANCE "JUST LIKE THE WEATHER" WOULD PREVENT IT BEING #1. MEL WILLIAMS ORIGANAL ISSUE IS VERY RARE IN MY BOOK, PUTING A PRICE ON IT IS HARD, £300 IS A BARGIN, WHEN BUYING RARE RECORDS IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU HAVE THE CASH! IT IS ABOUT IS THE 45 THAT I WANT AVAILABLE, A ORIGANAL COPY OF MEL WILLIAMS ISSUE ON MODERN IS A HARD 45, HENCE THAT IT HAS BEEN BOOTLEGED MANY TIMES, I DO HOPE THAT THE SELLER GETS WHAT THEY ARE ASKING AND THE BUYER TREASURES THE RECORD AS A TOP RARE SOUL SOUND THAT SOUNDS GREAT ONCE THE FIRST FEW BARS START THIS CLASSIC 45, A 45 TO KEEP. HAPPY NEW YEAR DtheDRUG KTF.

HI to all members of the SOUL SOURCE Record Club. Can I say that there have been some excellent contributions throughout 2018 so thanks for supporting the club, It's a shame that contributions have been down this year, this includes from me, the reason is the Type2 diabetes that I suffer from has been very bad, in the last 6 months I have been in the record room 3 times, it taks about 15 minutes just to go up 13 steps, and as I have my be downstairs it has made me lethargic & apathetic, So it my intention to close the club in 2 hours but then start 2019 club at the same time, so it's up to you if you want to put up your choice of what listen to now or wait 90 minutes for the new thread, can I wish you all thank you, DAVE K.

HI .. John Manship does great write up's, but he failed to mention how rare this $tateside 45 is, over my years of collecting UK 45's I have seen more yellow London DEMOS than Red & White DEMOS, I was lucky to get my copy for £10 from a collector of DEMOS of Pop hits from the 6ts, My copy is VG+ and if I was to sell it a starting price would be £250, when it comes to selling top rare UK auction is the only way,

HI ALL, Here we are again! a couple of personal tip's and can I stress again my remarks are based on 50 years of collecting and are my opinions not those of Soul Source although they may agree with my sentiment? I'll start with a bit more stuff on UK Demos, only the other day I remembered that when I worked as a roadie in both PA & Lighting back in the mid 7ts, that while working at some MECCA or TOP RANK establishment, behind the DJ Booth I found some records all DEMOS plus a bit of opened mail, one letter had a list of names & addresses of members of the music trade, dance hall managers and DJs Radio company's & their DJs the list was from EMI Records and had all those people who received all the latest releases to be reviewed each record was reviewed at least 5 weeks before the month and day of the release, so for example review discs sent in June were for release in August, now you would think there was many on the list but it seemed they were selective in who receive the type & genre of the music and only the DJS got the biggest pile then the music critic's in the music press like Melody Maker & NME AS I have previously mentioned Radio Station Producers or DJs knocked the centres out of DEMOs in the 6ts not till Phonogram got the rights to many labels in the UK was the start of company dinked records come along we then saw the end of knock out centre Now this sheet of who got what was how I gained knowledge on the subject I gave the list away to Ady C as he might of found it even more useful than I did. Next now we have ascertained the estimated number of UK DEMOS, we will mention a bit about what I consider as part of the DEMOS history, or what is now called "writing on the label", now like it not if you worked as a DJ in the 6ts & received a Disc to review it goes without saying the stations admin dept & your producer would put some markings on it, some would be to identify the preferred side, some if not all depending on the station would put a record into their library, many records at the BBC landed up there? only to be knicked or sold of cheap when a fresh copy come along, the were more into having a complete record library based on sound quality not on collectability, This leads me to a few DEMOS that I have with black permanent marker blanking out the words NOT FOR SALE, I was informed the reason for this was a shop owner really got worried that the record company would fine them if sold to the public however most of these type were old stock sent to EMI Company's who had shares in shops that sold record players and records. Well that's all for now. KTF

HI ALL... It's a fact that if you collect 6ts Rare Soul, whether they are vinyl or styrene, the way they are handled Stateside which is no way like we do, there will always be some damaged by the way they have been handled and stored, some have cracks some are broken and some are water damaged, the Shrine label comes to mind. For me if I get a record that has a hair line crack, after putting a bit of tape on the non hit side it will do, however for those people who want to play the record out when DJing I always assumed that to protect your records, you would use your own head shell with it's pick up & stylus, as it is stupid to think that the ones on the decks are safe, it makes sense to take your own, you would not DJ without a centre WOULD YOU??

Hi your info is wrong, 500 Stateside Motown DEMO's well if you believe that, sit down and think about it? here's a question for you & anybody who reads this, perhaps the biggest Stateside/Motown 45s was "Baby Love" the Supremes' have you got a demo, when was the last time you see it for sale? have you ever seen a copy when you are out & about? at a record fair maybe? if the answer to this is yes well you would be a collector just like me!, but if the answer is no and I have a copy, where are the other 499? once you track them down you can look for a demo of "my guy" Mary Wells, ….I'm sure you get my gist? KTF

Hi All - Well I have collected record since 1965 over the first few years I collected MOD/POP from 68 to 72 REGGAE was my bag with SOUL in 2nd place, got most of my records in SOHO & Brixton, In those days my info come from Blues & Soul Mag it was my bible, I tried to buy as many new releases as I could from Contempos, all though I did a bit of DJing, it was nothing compared to doing some spots with Billy Mac & Mick Smith this is when my Rare Soul Roots come from, Now most of my tips on record collecting are well known today, However I will start by making my statement on the subject of NOC what's NOC well it stands for no origanal centre, As with most people who started collecting rare soul in the early7ts, you got most of your records from junk shops markets or shops selling discount records, so goes without saying to find a rare record in any condition was a find to brag about and to find a UK DEMO 45 was almost imposable, However in the last twenty years or so the new kids on the block seem to not value UK records with NOC as much as they should, this why issue without a centre will do until you find a better copy, but when it comes to DEMO's my veiw is most DEMO'S without a centre in was sent to a DJ at the time, now some DEMO's come in small numbers EMI typically made 50, to promote a record, most went to Radio Stations a few went to music journalists, those sent to DJ's were in the main had the centre knocked out so it could be played, So knowing this I have always treated a NOC DEMO as how it comes it was meant to be like this part of it's history, UK SOULL DEMOS are rare no matter how much you pay, the more you spend on a record does not & never did make a record rarer, the fact that every US 45 has the centre dinked (well not every 45) so why are collectors today always searching for the impossible find in having MINT 45s is mad 7 expensive, that's all for now and it my opinion. KTF

Hi All... Not quite sure what you quite expect, but over the time since the Rare Soul scene started there has always been money to be made from bootlegs, this was the bone of contention that the late Dave Godin often wrote about in B&S, He often wrote about records obtained at shops like SOUL CITY, MOORS, CARLOWS, SELECTADISC, REDIFUSION & so on for under £1 were taken up north & sold for a £5 to those people that loved the feeling for All-night Soul,, Back in 1970 John Wilko Wilkinson (Twisted Wheel Brother from NOTT's) found a copy of Chubby Checkers "at the Discotheque" he paid 6d or a tanner if you like? the record was selling for a few £s at the time even though at least 4 bootlegs existed, I actually have the rarest copy from 1968 with the TAMS "hey Girl" on T other side, In 1974 I swapped a Boot of the Velors for a Levi Jackson Columbia DEMO??he still has not forgive m,e who can tell a boot ask Pete S about the YUM YUMS he sold for a few hundred, to conclude who really knows the answer to your question, Willie Hutch/Bobby Hutton sold on EBay for over £100??? true?... ALL THE B. KTF

HI ALL... It, that is "DANCE DANCE DANCE" was issued on a PYE 12" 45 Disk in 74, why I mention this is the sound is great compared to 7" & the US Roulette copy, value if you find a copy is £3 - £10, however like Contempo 12" 45s they never turn up, when they do it probably be by a car boot'er not a Soul Dealer?? However Naff it maybe on PYE, I recommend it, come to think about it any SOUL 12" from the 1970s is worth getting nowdays as an investment plus they have longer versions than 7" a good example is Skip Mahony - Janice, UNDERGROUND Records, which was released a year early than 45,KTF Dave K

Hi All... It would be doing an injustice to the many groups that I have seen & those that I worked with as a Roadie, working in both sound & light, also it must be stated that as a Teenager (in the 6ts) most groups could play their instruments & sing the song, they had to if they wanted to make a record contract, also back then 3 & 4 track recording studios was normal, most records were achieved with 1 take, you would be surprised the amount of mistakes that are in 6ts recording, most noticeable are in Jamaican music, Also I am not going to mention Groups seen at early music festivals such as Reading Cambridge Folk Festival, Wheely Pop Festival, Isle of White, and Glastonbury did you know I went to the very first? In the 7ts I worked as a DJ playing soul, but also working in student union halls who wanted Rock POP, but it is when I first worked as a roadie, with Soul acts who mainly did the MECCA circuit plus small clubs, Rock & pop, later on Punk Rock, My favourite tours were with the Tramps Tavares, Smokey Robinson, Edwin Starr, Jr Walker Marvin Gaye & Kool & the Gang. white artists I will mention 2 Mike Patto & Alexis Korner, However the best live acts I have seen were James Brown at the Rainbow 1971 & the Dells at Trenten Gardens are 2 acts that were magic, as I say this is my personal Pick, some would pick the Motown acts, however they were great but the 2 I picked were a bit better. KTF DAVE K

Hi Mick...Back in 69 I was very much into the short lived youth sub culture Boot or Bovver Boys, although I thought that in 68 I was a young MOD? spending Saturday afternoon walking down Green St, going into the Chicken Run, watching the only English team to win the World Cup, then spending the rest of Saturday wandering round the West End ending up in the Flamingo Club (not dissimilar to the Wheel, music wise, although they did tend to play every Drifters record at the Wheel in 68/9?). in 69 as my sage will tell you it was REGGAE all the way, 69 was the year that the press called us Skinheads, & by the time I got out of DC to the sound of "band of gold" it was all over, in London, It was not until I met Mick Smith (my Sage) in 71, that I went to the TORCH & met Keith, However in 1970/1 I remember getting my first US imports, which were in the main Motown & Chess all labels, my first Revilot Golden World Ric-Tic 45s I got come from CONTEMPOS, either from the shop or by a Soul Pack, infact my first was the Magic Tones on MAHS Records in 1970, the Parlaments I had on a Track Backtrack LP of DETROIT records, Don't think I doubt your wisdom or memory, but I do find it interesting the North South divide that existed back then, in the strange world of Northern Soul?? KTF PS- the LP below Has some nice tracks on it, from the early days of our scene, well worth getting if you find a copy?? Right On Now!

Hi All.. Here is a CLASSIC from 73 when records were hard to find but when you found them like this Ila Vann 45, you never parted with them, I have only had 2 copies my 1st from the Scotch man in Kings Lynn? & the copy in my collection, had to put it up because seeing it on JM auction I had to agree with every thing he said about it, also you must try and get it as it never comes up for sale, a great soul record. KTF

Hi All I just posted in the record club, however it is in the old section. I forgot to close it down at the start of the year, when the new thread started, sorry about this mistake however I will have to close it as it makes no sence to use last years thread? KTF Dave K

HI ALL..Not posted for some time but will start with one of my fave oldies, I got my first copy of "in the twilight zone" the ASTORS in 1972 from Mick Smith after a US trip, it became a big TORCH sound but now it's a forgoton oldie which is a shame, I must say CANDY is my fave and has a great B side worth a spin. KTF Dave K

HI,,, My first DISCO I had 2 Garrard SP25 mk2 decks, I loved them as they were Ideal for DJ'ing in a pub, this was back in 1970, the iconic 301 is a bute for REGGAE, the 401 should not be dismissed I got one at a car boot for £1, sold it for£550 nice, however the Techniques 1210 can't be beaten for the DJ in your SOUL the are reliable strong little maintenance if you follow the basic golden rules plus it will save your vinyl and your cash, if you are a mobile operator or a DJ who just takes a box of 45s to various soul events, you must never trust the equipment so TIP #1 is to take your own pickup heads with you with Stanton 50s or better, Tip #2 check the balance 2 grams will be ok Tip #3 this is so important check the Tracking is bang on, simple to do if you are quick, Tip #4 always check that the deck is level so a spirit level is a must, Tip #5 take your large centres brass ones are best so you can play 45s that have been dinked, Tip #6 make sure at the end of your set you have all your stuff as it will go walkies! PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COPY THE PDF BELOW, KTF CHEERS DAVE ve_technics_baerwald_arc_protractor.pdf

HI ALL. This year I have had to get another laptop, as I could not get out to go to PC World until December 22nd where I parked was in a disabled bay, I put my blue badge in the window had a look around for a bit, then I took a look at the laptops, after viewing all of them I called an assistant to help, this always takes time in PC World, I think they hide somewhere! any way the purchase took over 1hour, in the 2nd week of Jan a letter from a private car parking company stated that I overstayed my welcome by Half a Hour as there was a 2 hour max stay, you can imagine my horror as the charge was £100, now my blue badge states that I can park for 3 hours, I'm trying to sort this out, sorry for ranting but this is just one of a few things that have pissed me off, anyway as my mind has been elsewhere I forgot to make any posts OOoops!, so I will rectify it tonight with a classic old school 45 that is fetching big money, and it is a hard one these days, plus it's on ACTION, which I completed in early December with the help of one of Stokes SOUL BROTHER & TOP RADIO DJ NICK MARSHEL, a great guy who does some excellent POD cast that are a must listen, anyway my choice is a top fave of my mate Mick Smith, I do hope it is one of yours also, my copy of this 5 star 45 is below, can I wish you all a very belated Happy & Safe New Year and KTF, love Dave K

HI ALL. THIS YEAR WILL BE 50 YEARS OF RARE SOUL, BACK THEN THERE WAS STILL A DEVELOPING YOUTH CULTURE IN THE UK, AFTER ALL IT HAD ONLY BEEN RECOGNISED FOR 10 YEARS OR SO, WITH YOUR TEDDY BOYS, BEATNIKS, BAN THE BOMB LEFT WING STUDENTS, MODS & ROCKERS, HOWEVER IT'S THE MOD SCENE THAT HAS IT'S ROOTS IN US R&B MUSIC AS WELL THE INFLUANCE OF CARABEIAN CULTURE & MUSIC,WHICH DEVELOPED IN CELLERS OF OLD HOUSES IN WHAT WAS THE BLACK AREAS OF LARGE CITYS, FOLLOWING ON FROM THE RIOTS IN SHEPARDS BUSH, THE BLACK MUSIC SCENE WENT UNDERGROUND, AS SUCH THE MODS FOLLOWED, IN LONDON MANY FAMOUS BUT SHORT LIVED CLUBS SERVERD THE BLACK COMMUNITY WITH ALL NIGHT BLUES,GAMBLING HOUSES WHICH PLAYED THE JAMAICAN SOUNDS OF THE DAY, LIKE MOST MUSIC SCENES OF THE DAY DANCE MUSIC IS A THROW AWAY SCENE AS THE DJ WAS THE TOP DOG, TO KEEP THE CLUB RUNNING HIS RECORDS WERE A SECRET AND HE WOULD NOT LET ANYONE KNOW IT'S TRUE IDENTITY PLAYED. AS THE 6TS MOVED ON THE R&B CLUBS STARTED PLAYING MORE UPBEAT BLACK MUSIC, & EVEM THE NAME CHANGED FROM R&B TO SOUL, SOME PEOPLE FROM TIN PAN ALLEY SAW A MARKET IN BLACK MUSIC THAT WAS NOT IDENTIFYED AS WORTHY OF RADIO PLAY, BUT PEOPLE LIKE RONAN O'RILRY HAD A NEW APPROACH BY PLAYING MUSIC FROM A SHIP, THIS WAS CALLED PIRATE RADIO, CAROLINE, RADIO LONDON TOOK TO THE AIR WAVES FROM 1963 TO 67 WHEN NEW LAWS ON BROADCASTING WERE INTRODUCED, MOST ALLNIGHTERS WERE BY WORD OF MOUTH, THESE WERE LOCATED IN THE NORTH & IN LONDON,WHERE THE FIRST RECOGNISED ALLNIGHTER STARTED, CALLED THE SCENE CUB IN GT WINDMILL STREAT IN SOHO THE MUSIC POLICY WAS A MIXTURE OF US BLACK R&B, JAMAICAN SKA & ROCK STEADY. I would like to think that we have the passion of the worlds longest running Youth Sub Culture, To celebrate 50 years of rare soul, it would be good if you could make at least once a week to pick a sound that you feel hits your soul, the choice is yours alone, however still dig out those 45s that the night has made you expose it to the world via SOULSOURCE RECORD CLUB 2018. MY FIRST PICK WILL FOLLOW ON SHORTLEY AS I STILL CAN'T GET MY HEAD AROUND MY PC TRANSFERING MUSIC FROM MY COLLECTION INTO A MUSIC LIBARY, IT'S NOT FARE, ANYWAY PLEASE TRY TO CELABRATE 50+ YEARS OF SOUL. BELOW ARE SOME OF MY MEMORIES OF 50 YEARS, IF YOU HAVE PICTURES OF LAST 50 YEARS THAT RELATE TO THIS THREAD POST THEM PLEASE KEEP the FAITH DAVE K

HI to all of you who understand the capture and meaning of GOT ANY BRITISH, Over the years that I have collected UK 45s, I have only tried to collect records that are meaningful to myself, I'm not a stamp collector, or collect to sell, if I do part with records it is for trade of a 45 that I need, also this is my third collection of soul 45s, the 1st back in the 7ts, when my box of rare US soul got stolen at a All-nighter when I left it with a top DJ, the remaining I gave away to MS to sell & pay a debt I owed HH, as drug dependency got the worse of me, & the only positive action I could take was to leave the scene, However after bumping into DJ PEP in WOLVES, he told me about the Vic, one night is all it took to get the record collecting bug back, & I started to collect both US & UK 45s also I did a bit of DJ-ing at the Black Horse in Wolves for 2 years, when this ended I sold my collection to MS to take my kids on a holiday of a lifetime, However in and around the year 2000, I started my 3rd collection and as I say I was not influenced by anyone on what I should buy, so my US Soul collection consists of top tunes from 68 to 76 All-nighters and then some of the best of the London 6ts Club movers & shakers had to offer, except for the top money 45s. My UK 45s was a mixture of top sounds and those that I felt that I must have again, this ended with label runs of the such as Polydor, Mojo, Contempo, rare Atlantic Top records of SOUL from EMI labels, the Island Philips B&C labels and more such as FUNK 45s & Ska Rock Steady & Reggae up to 74, (I hate the term Skinhead Reggae as many people that collect reggae today, would not know what it was like in the 67 to 70, also how racist the term is now to Black people from JAMAICA, Reggae comes from JA & London, and not from Skinheads). Most of my collection is complete to my wants & needs with 95% in VG+ condition, my ACTION run has 2 with NOC and quite a few are DEMOS, I am now trying to find about 30 UK 45s, To conclude I enjoy my records and will not sell them of, I have left them to 2 trusted friends to sell when I am Brown Bread, However I do have many 45s that I have picked up because I just could not leave them, and when I have upgraded records, which I may part with to a genuine UK collector, as a man who is not only a WHUFC fan but who has the SPIRIT OF 69 in my blood, any would be robbers, I would not be D the Drug if you were to try & sniff around my yard, & I Hurt if I get annoyed. KTF DAVE Picture #1 me in New York City about 10 years ago, Picture #2 Wanted LP sleeve or with record condition don't matter.

HI ALL.......As John runs a business (Manships) selling Rare vinyl, and not a collector putting items up for sale on EBay, I have found him & Manships quick to respond to all aspects of his services, unlike the hit & miss of dealing with auction/buy it now sites, with the exception of known dealers on the Northern Soul Scene such as Mick Smith at MJ Records, or Pete Smith & others (SOULSOURCE should get round to putting together a recommended sellers & dealers list with ratings & info for the buyer.) Like many have said PHONE HIM.KTF.

HI Pete......Yes you are an original member, also a good man & Soul Brother with a empathetic attitude to our music. If you remember! when the SSRC started I put foreword the basic rules, much of the rules a reaction to how quickly Soul source would slow down if member kept on posting the same video & whose write up's were poor in content comments like ("nice one John") also I put forward the idea of once a month record club meet up's when members got a chance to play soul music of their choice, in recent years I have been to soul gigs that have the same DJs playing the same records to the same brothers & sisters, The fact of the Matter that got me going at the time was 50% of the DJ's only collected what was considered the top rarities by doing this record prices got inflated was above the real cost, some DJs had play boxes giving a impression the had large collections but not a chance what you saw was what they had, some used the gig as a market place selling the odd rarity but had all the latest pressings, some even played these as originals, even BUTCH had enough he went wild when some one played a boot??? . DJs then wanted to be payed 3 figure numbers for 1 hour from event organiser's this caused events to close down? this in turn left me shuddering as record dealers stopped attending and a dance floor looking like a Wednesday afternoon tea dance at a elderly persons hostel, Now you all can use this if you don't no why the rule thing exists, if anybody does not agree with me, I will not tell them to F off! as I would only do that to their face, Right really I should play a great sound, but this is not my PC and they are moaning at me, I will post later, Sorry Pete dumping my stuff on yourself, it was not aimed at you or any of the TOP 10 members who are regulars to this the most viewed thread on SOULSOURCE. KTF Dave K

Hi All I have great respect for Mick as a mentor & sage, when I first met him he was DJ at the DIVE BAR in HITCHIN, he would play top rare soul and DJs at clubs like PEP at the CATS, Keith Minshal TORCH & Tony Jebb BLACKPOOL MECCA would buy top sounds off him & he discovered many classics, I remember buying Buster PERSON Pretty Woman ACTION of him at the time it was cover up as Otis Smith at the TORCH & HONYEND on SPARK I paid £1 each at the time however they were still on sale in record shops for 50p a clever man is Mick, As for the fave ACTION records and other stuff will have to wait as I have to get ready for a funeral at 11am.

HI All...I will attempt to answer all the questions, but I do feel it is an achievement in todays collect scene, as most of the 45s were under £10, this fact alone shows that people look on collecting certain 45s as booby prize, there is some rare soul that go cheap, in saying that records like Eddie Holmans "II surrender" is very rare and very hard to find a Demo it's a sham the A is on the official A side, my Demo the A is faded in places, In 67 I left school, because of where I live some of my mates were from ?Jamaica this meant I was lucky enough to attend the all-nighter that were in our area, the music changed from a rock steady beat into reggae, I started to collect going to Brixton Market, MUSIC CITY in 71 the black scene became very political & although I had about 2000 45s started to also get into soul music in a big way, again I was lucky enough to make friend with local DJ & record shop owner BRUCE WICKS he was a MOD, he sold many records from the PAMA catalogue he also turned me on to the ACTION Label this was in 68, however it was not until I met Mick Smith in 71 I had a real mentor in collecting, Mick had a strong Dislike to Reggae but his knowledge of soul was outstanding, & the records he had at that time I still have not got. As far as the CHOSEN FEW 45, What I do know, I'm sure Mick would have found a copy, it did get a release on a B&C label that followed on when action closed, Mick H did tell me about Harmonica Fats for sale however when I tried to by it, the seller said no to me as I had never bought from the company, very strange, I have most Demos but how many Demos that were put out by B&C I don't know, and I don't have much info except for what I can read about in B^S mags I am interested in any info about the history of ISLAND, SUE, ACTION, POEPLE & B&C and any other records like ALADIN Ext in the linage of ISLAND STORY KTF All UK collectors, & HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL MY READERS (the Ed)