Ed Lowe wrote:
> >In case he doesn't... the next one is on Saturday night. You need to be
> >a member to get in, details are on my web site among other places. It
> >would be worth bearing in mind that whilst this is certainly the premier
> >soul event in the south of England it is in no way a mod night
>
> Arrrgghhh! Don't remind me. I really want to be in attendance, but my Mum
> insists that I have to be home for birthday. Parents! I think that the
> membership thing is in effect on occasions like anniversary dos and the
> like. And fantastic they are too. '60's Rhythm & Soul' they proclaim! I've
> got one, but never had the opportunity to use it.
> A friend of mine, (Steve Cato, the same geezer who apparently
> introduced Julain to Northern!) said that he went down, knew 5% of the
> tunes played and danced all night. Very 60's orientated I believe. I used
> to buy off Mark Dobson, AKA Butch, who Dj's there most of the time. He has
> some amazing records and is a lovely bloke to boot.
> You are right in that it isn't a mod night, though niether does it
> claim to be. What it IS is THE place to listen to the newest Soul and
> R'n'B in the UK. It's synonymous with breaking fantastic new tracks and
> spinning the rarest stuff about.
> The closest the North probably gets is the Manny Ritz 'Rarest Of The
> Rare' do every year, but on a more regular basis, the Wilton Ballroom
> somewhere in South Yorks, is the dogs bollocks for RARE soul and
> especially R'n'B. Mind you, a friend of mine stopped going because he
> swore blind they were playing doo-wop 45's!! But when I went it was
> fabulous. Even the NU's rare soul and r'n'b stalwart Lee Miller had me
> running to the DJ booth to find out what one record was! Amongst the 'I
> sold him that!' and 'That's a Miller tune that is!'. Those kind of places
> give you hope that the music will never go stale, cos there's more great
> music you can listen to in a lifetime!!! AND they played Betty Lloyds (?)
> 'I Think I'm Catching On'. A song I still believe is still better than
> sex.
> Matt.....
>
> np. Esther Phillips - While It Lasted.... Beautiful!
>
>
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