Slim Jim

This is my favourite Lou Ragland track , proper legend

The current revival and commercialisation of the scene has been terrible , for a scene that was founded on the principles of style and individuality and great rare soul music its all got extremely bland . From the same tired tunes to the uniform of clothes that went out of fashion in 1975 the northern scene has gone very mainstream and is little more than a retro scene As people have already well stated in the past you needed a decent collection to become a DJ now it seems all you need is the Northern Soul top 50 and hey presto you are a DJ I'm all for more people DJ'ing especially young people but I just wish people would use a bit of imagination and try to be a bit different in what they play . For me a good DJ is someone who plays something I haven't heard and need to find out what it is as opposed to records I expect to hear at most soul nights . I look forward to the passing of this current fad and a return to the good old days when people where there for the love of quality rare soul music

Luckily we have the good book to refer to on this very issue The book of Jed refers to - "Stomp or shuffle thine feet to the joyous sounds and spin and backdrop as thy wilt if thine body permits it " Like all works of scripture this of course open to interpretation , in the early days of its inception many's a passer by was taken out by a dropkick to the head or an over zealous spin , this interpretation was particularly prevalent in the Wigan tribe though with the enlightenment and the proverb "With age comes conservative dance moves " an altogether different style emerged with the new millennium.

A nice pair of Bertie brogues great for spinning And my Adidas Italia's are great for a shuffle

Don't worry people those that get it will always be cool Those that copy counterfeit and cash in will always be tits .

And there's me thinking it was down to the cereal and cat food commercials

I got this at the weekend and finished it in two days of glorious Irish June sunshine - which in itself is as rare as some of the records described in the book . Its an excellent read I couldn't put it down , it must be up with the best books I've read on the Northern scene . Refreshing to read a book that's honest and doesn't think the world begins and ends in Wigan . It was nice to read about Cleethorpes , Stafford and the 100 Club and the part they played in the scene as well as a few places I'd never heard of . Some interesting and witty sidelines like the legend of the mighty Bub or the story of the Japanese collector who donned a forensic suit , gloves and mask before trawling through the records at Soul Bowl or another guy who prayed over the records hoping to make a rare find . It also worked well giving a social and political setting to what went on in Britain in the 70's and 80's and how that also shaped the scene . Well worth purchasing .

Standard postage rates for the UK are pretty well known and its fair enough to include another 20-30p to cover the mailer and packing as well as the tape, labels etc sellers have to buy . Anyone adding too much is really taking the piss . I sell a lot of records on Discog's and you gotta take the rough with the smooth , you get some good sales and some with little or no profit margin , I've lost count of orders I've had to Europe or the US for a 50p or £1 record once Paypal takes its cut I just break even . I had a joker from Germany the other day asking for front and back photo's of both sides of the vinyl and same again for the record sleeve ...... I checked the record and I had it for sale for 50p !!!!!! When I post to Canada and the USA I always end up loosing money on postage . I had an order today - 3 LPs to Canada and I estimated the postage and packaging at £12 it came it at the Post Office at £14.65 as I'd packed it well so I had to take the £2.45 hit , no way am I gonna go back to the buyer to tell him I underestimated the postal cost that would be bad form . At the end of the day the dealer should be well aware about the postage costs , in the UK anyway and be fair in setting them . I'm gonna have to review my costs elsewhere

Milton Wright - Like a Rolling Stone / I Belong To You -Satiron Excellent condition . I've had this in my collection since the mid 80's , Rolling Stone side never played until recently . I'll take offers on this and keep the offers open until Friday , I'll keep anyone who makes an offer updated . I'm reluctantly selling this on as I need to free up some funds so if I get a good offer I'll sell if not I'll hold on to it for another while . Minimum bid £500 Paypal accepted and I'll post it Special Delivery / Insured for full price which I will cover . Many thanks Jim

You boys are lucky the announcer for my local team plays Van Morrison at half time . I think he only has one CD its been the same for the last 20 years

Sorted now many thanks

Hi I'm looking for a copy of Diane Jenkins I Need You on Creative Funk in good condition . Can pay right away through Paypal at the right price . Many thanks Jim