By Vandelron (24.44.20.172) on Monday, June 23, 2003 - 12:03 am:

After almost a year of anticipation I finally got this cd as a gift. Now I dont want to tear down but I was very disappointed.How do others feel?For me the Holloways dominated. Brenda superb and Patrice a wonderful shock on the one possible coulda been a single release I heard-Touch of Venus--could have been a moderate hit, and maybe the Isleys cut. Was Patice signed to Motown? 2 Holloways too much?

By Maury (172.139.0.20) on Monday, June 23, 2003 - 12:13 am:

If you feel Cellarful of Motown is disappointing buy one of the northern soul compilations that are raved about on this forum and you'll be downright disgusted.

By Ritchie (62.254.0.9) on Monday, June 23, 2003 - 02:59 am:

Kind of reminds me of a posting over on the Motown BB a little while back. The guy said he passed on Cellarful because "there wasn't a track on there that [he'd] heard of." (Er... which part of the phrase "previously unissued" don't you understand??)

By David Meikle (81.130.211.124) on Monday, June 23, 2003 - 03:38 am:

Sorry Maury!

By David Meikle (81.130.211.124) on Monday, June 23, 2003 - 03:46 am:

Vandelron

Maybe you should stick to Rick Nelson and Fabian.

Search for the other cellarful postings and you'll find many people more than enjoyed them.

Patrice Holloway made some great songs in her career too. Hopefully I don't need to tell you about Brenda.

By RD (63.188.33.239) on Monday, June 23, 2003 - 04:12 am:

I like unissued Motown some of the tracks are better than what they actually released by certain artists. I was skeptical about all this new uninssued Motown because of the From the Vaults vinyl LP that came out years ago. FTV was the first LP of unissued Motown and except for a few tracks was pretty mundane and should have been left in the vaults--uninssued.

By marv (152.163.252.68) on Monday, June 23, 2003 - 08:27 am:

I was listening to A Cellar Full of Motown yesterday in my car. I loved the Funk Brothers on "He Was Really Saying Something". Also Barbara McNair's " Baby A Go Go " was nice.

By TonyRussi (68.18.39.39) on Monday, June 23, 2003 - 01:24 pm:

As history has proven, the "Quality Control Dept." did a pretty good job of releasing the best material for the 45 A sides.Those of us who love Motown and all the artist, writers & producers look forward to hearing/buying the unreleased recordings.

By DrewJ (195.93.50.10) on Monday, June 23, 2003 - 02:21 pm:

For many years the release policy was to churn out the same greatest hits/Motown classics in countless different formats and packaging. While each generation of new, younger motown fans has obviously benefitted from this policy, many of us knew that our favourite artists had recorded much more than their released output. I for one longed for more of those unreleased recordings by my favourite artists and to be given the chance to hear tracks that got written about in countless books, by lesser known acts.

The recent enlightened view by the marketing departments responsible for Motown material has unearthed some wonderful recordings by many artists and in many cases shown just how versatile the producers, musicians and vocalists really were. I think it would be a shame to veiw this in a negative way!

Even if some of the unearthed vault material is not always to everybodies taste, I'm sure anyone would agree that it is worthwhile, especially as it is not to the detriment of the classics we know and love!

Enjoying good music should be a balance of well loved classics enhanced by journeys of discovery! When you are a fan of music often recorded 30 or 40 years ago, those new discoveries start to get quite rare and should be treasured!

Drew

By Common (205.188.209.109) on Monday, June 23, 2003 - 02:59 pm:

Hello everyone,

I bought the cellarful CD as well & I was kinda disappointed as well. I only listen to one CD as I was not feeling the 2nd one. I also have other Motown compliations that I enjoy but this one was so-so. I particularly liked Tammi's "All I Do", Jimmy Ruffin's "Lucky Lucky Me" (his version is better than Marvin's IMHO) & "On The Avenue", The Marvelettes "Poor Little Rich Girl", Carolyn Crawford's "Until You Came Along" (Very Supreme-ish) & Barbara McNair's "Baby A Go-Go". It's a matter of taste. Some people like it & some just don't. However, I'm glad that I have the opportunity to hear it & see if Motown was always on the mark on picking only the "hits". The songs that I mentioned I think had the potential to be hits.

Peace!

By David Meikle (62.252.128.6) on Monday, June 23, 2003 - 03:36 pm:

Common
By not playing no.2 cd you are missing one of the gems. Jimmy Ruffin's "I know how to love her".

Or what about Martha & Vandellas "With a guy like you", The Originals "Why when love is gone", Fantastic 4 "If this love were mine", JJ Barnes "Ain't it the truth", Kim Weston "Don't let me down", Chuck Jackson & Yvonne Fair ""It must be love baby".

I also enjoy the novelty "Ain't no place like Motown" by the Velvelettes.

And back to CD1.. Marv Johnson "Save my love for a rainy day" and the Funk Brothers amazing "Tell me it's just a rumor baby".

Harry Weinger we owe you!

By Common (205.188.209.109) on Monday, June 23, 2003 - 03:48 pm:

Hello David,

Sorry if I gave the impression that I didn't play CD 2. I did but I was not feeling the songs. The one with Jimmy " I know How to Love her" is also on another Motown rarities CD, retitled "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" (which I like & neglected to mention). I'll have to listen to the songs again but I know I wasn't moved by the Tempts nor Marvin's songs. And they are favorites of mine. I'll particularly pay more attention to Chuck & Yvonne since I do enjoy duets alot.

Peace!

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Monday, June 23, 2003 - 03:56 pm:

Hey Common!
Check out Patrice Holloway's "A Touch Of Venus" - a great slice of Lesley Gore-influenced pop/soul! Too bad Motown couldn't find room in their roster for such a cool singer (she went on to co-write "You Make Me So Very Happy" with BG & sister Brenda and did the vocals for the Josie & the Pussycats cartoon show in the early 1970s!).

David M. is right as rain about Chuck & Yvonne's duet "It Must Be Love" - two powerhouse singers on a great song.

Keep in mind what the great Harry Weinger once said about the decision-making power of Motown's Quality Control Dept. - "There's 'A', then there's 'A Plus'".

Kevin Goins - KevGo

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Monday, June 23, 2003 - 03:59 pm:

Maury:
Speak for yourself about the Northern Soul compilations! I've purchased at least 15 different N.S. CDs and I was never disappointed. If anything, it helped me learn more about the music that came from the African-American experience (and I speak as an African-American).
Kevin Goins - KevGo

By francis T (195.92.194.16) on Monday, June 23, 2003 - 04:27 pm:

I can not think of any northern soul cd,s that leave me downright disgusted.Some of the budget Ian Levine compilations don,t always please but usually have the odd good track.If it wasn,t for northern soul compilers and archivists and similarly deep soul/funk enthusiasts we would know a lot less about some artists.I can,t think of any album (soul) that comes close to disgusting.What passion for music the previous poster has.Well done.

By Vandelron (24.44.20.172) on Monday, June 23, 2003 - 06:44 pm:

I use to think people respected each other here. If I cant give an opinion without being denigrated then Im out. DM-I have been a Motown fan for 40 years. Should I say the quality was good if I felt it wasnt and I asked for input not sarcasm--I had posted the Fabian.. thing as something of interset --who would have thought Rick Nelson had a #1 over USBonds??????? Anyway Im just sick of backbiting. Bye everyone--thanks to most of u for being great.

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Monday, June 23, 2003 - 06:58 pm:

Hey Vandelron:
I'm sure David Miekle meant no harm whatsoever in his post. I've met David in Detroit and we've corresponded. His comment was meant to humor and not insult. PLEASE do not leave this Forum. You are a valued contributor to this Forum and I appreciate the information you have posted. If anything I've learned quite a bit from your posts. You have a right to express whatever views you have on soul music and Motown. So the Cellarful of Motown CD didn't hit you the right way - fine, no problem! You have the right to express that and feel that way. As you see, others have felt the same way somewhat (like Common, for example).

Again, my friend - don't leave us just because of some flip comment. If anything, I'm sorry your feelings were hurt by David's post.

Kevin Goins - KevGo

By Scratcher (65.238.172.51) on Monday, June 23, 2003 - 08:10 pm:

I have to agree with Maury whoever he is in the sense that a compilation of rare and rarely if ever played when released soul music is not most people's cup of tea. I have more NS compilation CDS than you Kev been collecting them for years way before they were put on CD (vinyl and tape [I have at least 20 CDs]) but I rarely play them. And friends who stop boy don't want to hear 'em. They're for collectors, music historians and serious fans. To expect the casual fan to have an interest is really reaching. Also, the sales figures don't lie. I hear that Goldmine only do a small run of each of their compilations because the sales are miniscule. Maury's choice of words may have offended some but I got his point.

By StingBeeLee (68.43.130.52) on Tuesday, June 24, 2003 - 12:46 am:

OK, I'm mostly with Maury on this one. I have bought Northern Soul compilations over the years and for the most part have been disapointed. I guess I'm a homer (Detroiter), the Detroit stuff is very good, and the Motown unrealeased stuff is very good, just for the sheer professional playing alone, but when I have bought other Northern Soul CD's, I've listened to them once and put them up. Sometimes in the future, I will re-hear them with fresh ears to see if my first opinion was valid. I'm glad Motown has released things from the vault, and as a Motown collector, I try to get them all. Tony Russi was right, history tells us that the Motown Quality Dept. knew a hit when they heard it.

By Ritchie (62.254.0.9) on Tuesday, June 24, 2003 - 03:11 am:

May I make one small observation here? The very essence of "Northern" Soul is each record's impact on the dancefloor. Essentially, it is music for dancing, and more than a few tracks lose something when they are played at home purely for listening pleasure. As I am not a dancer (no - not at all, since you ask), I can very easily understand how someone outside of "the scene" could pick up a CD of "Legendary Northern Soul Classics" and be disappointed, wondering what all the fuss is about.
Many "Northern" tunes stand up well as records in their own right, while others may be great 'dancers' (so I'm told) but reveal themselves as just so-so songs when played in the cold light of day. As a result, some "Norhern" tunes leave me absolutely cold, which is why I prefer to consider myself primarily as a Soul fan, rather than a "Northern Soul" fan.

By David Meikle (81.130.211.124) on Tuesday, June 24, 2003 - 04:16 am:

Can I just say Vandelron that I too am sick.

Sick, for example, of people coming on to SoulfulDetroit and making light about the current Four Tops line-up.

Sick of the questioning of this cd (and NS compilations)which is completely beyond me and can do sales and future sales no good whatsoever.

Sick of people posting with aliases.

By Common (209.2.55.171) on Tuesday, June 24, 2003 - 10:26 am:

Hey KevGo,

Maybe I'll give the 2nd CD another listen with fresh ears. Yes, I do recall seeing Patrice's name as a co-writer with Brenda on "You've Made Me So Very Happy". I had no idea that she recorded for Motown. I heard her track but I recall I wasn't moved by it.

Vandrelron- You're entitled to your opinion like everybody else. I feel the same way you do as in regards to the CD so you're not alone.

David M.- People who are true music lovers, will buy the CD or any other compliation CD, regardless other people's opinions of it. We all spend money to buy these CDs, so why can't we express what we think or feel about the music? Posters here express the fact that they don't like today's music, but does their opinions affect CD sales? I doubt that & I don't think that because some of us express our disappointment in a CD, it will deter others from buying it. I think we should give people credit to be able to think for themselves.

Peace!

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Tuesday, June 24, 2003 - 10:56 am:

David Meikle:
My friend....You know from our conversations in person and on the Forum that I will always be supportive of R&B and soul music and unlike others am supportive of what the UK has done to make this music available no matter how good or bad it may sound to some.

I feel though that Vandelron, who has contributed quite a number of posts defending such artists as Mary Wilson and others, posted some comments that I found quite positive about the Holloway sisters on the Cellarful CD whereas the other tunes may not have hit him the same way as Brenda's and Patrice's. He has a right to express such views on this Forum. Vandelron was not trying to deter anyone from buying this CD. If anything the comment Maury made I found to be more insulting than anything Vandelron had said.

I know Soulful Detroit is your creation along with Lowell's and you can run it as you see fit but I feel that Vandelron did nothing wrong in his initial post and we cannot afford to lose anymore good folks who contribute to this site.

Respectfully,
Kevin Goins - KevGo

By FRANCIS T (195.92.67.65) on Tuesday, June 24, 2003 - 02:46 pm:

I hope and trust no part of my posting did anything to upset Valedron.I could not get my head around the northern CD posting,and thought a defence of northern cd,s was needed.I have most of the Goldmine,Kent,and other label cd,s in stock in my shop (NO ADVERT INTENDED} or in my private collection.I also have been involved in compiling several CD releases,and a sold out 10 inch northern vinyl LP.My point?I thought a defence of northern compilations was in order,as I have heard a good few.
I think I will be wary of posting in the future,as I do not quite understand what has provoked Valedron to get so upset.Isn,t a forum for exchanging views?Or have I become the sensitive one now?

By Sue (63.85.105.20) on Tuesday, June 24, 2003 - 02:49 pm:

I think Vandelron felt a little stomped on just for bringing up a criticism of "Cellarful of Motown" -- he was told that perhaps Ricky Nelson and Fabian were more up his alley.

By David Meikle (62.252.128.6) on Tuesday, June 24, 2003 - 02:55 pm:

Sue

You speak your mind...so why can't I?

David

By Sue (63.85.105.20) on Tuesday, June 24, 2003 - 03:00 pm:

No argument there, David. But you have to admit, you were kind of telling him criticism of "Cellarful" wasn't welcome here.

By stephanie (64.63.221.146) on Tuesday, June 24, 2003 - 03:03 pm:

I think its great to have the Northern Soul Stuff around just to hear these forgotten talents as well as the obscure we are blessed to have it quality or no quality..
my two cents
Steph

By David Meikle (62.252.128.6) on Tuesday, June 24, 2003 - 03:07 pm:

Have you heard the CD Sue?

If you have, I wonder what your feelings on the music are?

By Sue (63.85.105.20) on Tuesday, June 24, 2003 - 03:12 pm:

Love the Velvelettes "Ain't No Place Like Motown," love the Tammi T (that's probably my favorite) and other cuts, and some songs like the McNair, don't slay me.

It's a mixed bag. That's sort of what Vandel was saying, it was Maury I think who was trashing all Northern soul.

It's summertime, I vote that everybody put some Marvin on the stereo (popular or obscure), grab a cold drink and chill ...it's in the wintertime that we all should be ticked off and fighting ...

By David Meikle (62.252.128.6) on Tuesday, June 24, 2003 - 03:13 pm:

Thanks for the common sense Stephanie.

The Northern Soul Scene has played virtually every uptempo 45 (excluding Funk) that was recorded in Black America in the sixties.

That is what Northern Soul is all about....dance music!

As for Scratcher's unplayed cd's. Let's hear what ones your talking about Scratcher.

I have every NS CD that has been released in this Country. It is a fact that only a handful can be declared "disgusting", for want of a better word.

By MEL&THEN SOME (212.159.48.102) on Tuesday, June 24, 2003 - 03:18 pm:

Right-on David.
mel.

By Sue (63.85.105.20) on Tuesday, June 24, 2003 - 03:21 pm:

Looking back on this thread, it was Maury who proclaimed Northern soul "disgusting" -- Vandelron didn't say anything close to that.

Call the village together and go get Maury ...

By David Meikle (62.252.128.6) on Tuesday, June 24, 2003 - 03:29 pm:

I treated Maury with contempt, yes contempt, but he got support from people who prefer to remain anonymous.

Their utterances are wrong and unjustified.

In fact, an attempt to misrepresent what we in the UK respect and adore.

I will defend that until the day I die!

By David Meikle (62.252.128.6) on Tuesday, June 24, 2003 - 03:31 pm:

Francis T

Vandelron's spite was aimed at me not you.

By Sue (63.85.105.20) on Tuesday, June 24, 2003 - 04:04 pm:

Honestly, I can't find any spite in Vandelron's posts. I'm truly flummoxed here.

By David Meikle (62.252.128.6) on Tuesday, June 24, 2003 - 04:11 pm:

"Keep the fire burnin'"

Do you know that one Sue?

By Sue (63.85.105.20) on Tuesday, June 24, 2003 - 04:13 pm:

I don't understand the reference, David, although I assume it's a dig. I'm just sorry this happened between you and Vandelron.

By David Meikle (62.252.128.6) on Tuesday, June 24, 2003 - 04:14 pm:

I'm sure you are Sue.

By DrewJ (195.93.50.10) on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 - 07:43 am:

Hmm? whats this all about? I'm here because I love Motown. not here to get heated! Not sure if anyone really registered what I was trying to say in my previous post but hey, different strokes for different folks!

By David Meikle (81.130.211.124) on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 - 07:50 am:

I registered it DrewJ.

Made a lot of sense.

Sorry no one responded.

By Paul Nixon (193.128.139.225) on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 - 09:04 am:

I Hope nobody minds me poking my nose in here but when I put Cellarful together it was with the sole intention of entertaining people - I had no idea that it would or could provoke these kind of arguments.
There are those that love everything that's ever been recorded on the label (and in the main I would count myself as one of those) and there are those that just like the odd track or two.
But we can or shoudl never dictate what other peoples tastes should be.
Can't we all keep it on a level of discussion that doesn't degenerate into a personal slanging match which doesn't do the reputation of serious soul fans any good at all.

By StingBeeLee (155.139.50.14) on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 - 09:13 am:

For the most part, I like the Northern Soul records, as I have a lot of them in my collection. I misspoke when I said I mostly agree with Maury. I do not agree with Maury's statement that NS CD's are disgusting, as I believe the NS records should be put out. I've been waiting a long time for Motown to put out it's unrealeased stuff and have happily bought it. It's all a part of our heritage, and England and Europe seem to be the only places that put out these kinds of records. David M. and Sue are the Funk Bros. Number 1 fans. Both of you have worked tirelessly to see that they remain in the public eye. Yes Dave, some of the people here in Detroit and most of the media tend to ignore the Northern Soul that came out of Detroit, and for that matter, Motown.
The name "StingBeeLee" is not an alias, but a nickname I acquired while working at a recreation center in Detroit. A teenager apparently had enough of me supervising the gym, and when the gym was supposed to close, he got mad and hit me twice. The third time he missed, so I picked up a chair and hit him with it until he fell to the floor. When he came to his senses, the other kids asked him how it felt to be hit like that and he said "it stings". So out of the dirivitave of Mohammad Ali's poem "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee", the kids called me StingBeeLee, the Lee part from my name, Leon.
Also because I work at a recreation center, I've been called every M*****F*****, B***H, P***Y, you can name. I don't know what can be said to me to make me leave the forum. It has been too informative and entertaining for me to leave. Unless it closes, I ain't going nowhere.
I agree with Ralph, people disagree about things, even people as passionate about records as everyone here is.

By Common (209.2.55.172) on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 - 10:57 am:

Paul Nixon: I'm pretty much at a lost as why this has turned contentious as it has. Because I don't care for some tracks on a CD, that makes me less of a fan or negative? I don't get it. I've always bought oldies music, even when it wasn't in vogue & will continue to do so. Especially, anything from the Motown catalog. I wanted to discuss another Motown compliation that I bought on vinyl last year but hell, if I can't honestly say what I feel about a recording that I spent my hard earned money on, then what's the point? I've had these same encounters on other message boards & quite frankly, it's quite disheartening.

Peace!

By Nish (170.224.224.38) on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 - 11:10 am:

Mr. Nixon - hopefully you will continue to crank out great compilations such as Cellarful, I have it, I love it, and just keep Motown coming. Everyone has an opinion but essentially, I think we all agree that these compilations are a good thing, so I'm darn near pleading, keep making these compilations! :-)

I'm with you, Stingbee... I'm just learning a lot from everybody on this forum, I'd hate for the information flow and good bonds to end.

By Paul Nixon (193.128.139.225) on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 - 11:38 am:

Hey that's what so great about Music - I understand how people get passionate about things and fire off without thinking but I think some of the best things about music is that it does open up meaningful and honest with a capital h dicussions.
It would be a pretty dire world if we all thought the same and of course people should voice their opinions, and if people don't like something they should be free to say so.
However there are ways I suppose of criticising without rubbishing To be honest I think a lot of these things get out of hand when sometimes the author didn't actually mean anything by his comments.
I've read reviews of Cellarfull that have ranged from wonderful to dire but I respect each of the reviewers points and without peoples opinions nothing would ever change.
My point is that it is a pity that the discussion degenerated into a personal thing, hey and call me Paul.

By TonyRussi (68.18.39.39) on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 - 11:43 am:

Hey Nish, I agree I Love Cellarfull...at first I didn't much care for "Baby A Go Go" and now its one of my favorite tracks on the CD.I thought the project was done excellent and very complimentary to the new releases done by Harry &staff in the US.Can't wait to buy more!!

By SisDetroit (68.42.209.170) on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 - 11:53 am:

I didn't purchace that cd. I think I'll pass on that one. It has caused too much dissension. :o)

I think I'll just put in the recent Marvin Gaye DVD concert.

By Common (209.2.55.168) on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 - 12:03 pm:

Hello Paul,

I will continue to support soul/oldies, regardless what anyone says/thinks. I was born, raised & fed all types of music in the home, so this music is very important to me. Are there any plans to put out anymore compliations? I saw a couple of CDs in a record shop called "Detroit Rarest Tracks" or something like that. It look really "bootleggish"(is that a word? ha ha!) & I didn't purchase it though it had rare tracks from Liz Lands, Jimmy Ruffin(his first song on Miracle), David Ruffin(pre-Tempts), Marv Johnson, etc. Will there be a legit CD like this complied the next time around? Any help will be appreciated.

Peace!

By Nish (170.224.224.102) on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 - 12:44 pm:

Common - that was probably an infamous Marginal CD. I have a few of them, like Chris Clark and Barbara McNair and Darlene Love, and a Detroit's Rarest Tracks (I was in high school, I knew nothing about the bootleg concept, all of these cds looked legitimate to me at the time). But when I did find out that these cds were boots, I just thought I'd rather purchase the legitimate copies, and indeed, where a legitimate copy of the compilation has been made, I always purchase it.

Thanks Paul - I agree with you on the whole personal nature of the argument.

Tony - Baby A Go-Go is just a raver, I just feel like dancing. My favorite song on the whole collection is Carolyn Crawford's "Till You Came Along." The Smokey lyric is kind of in the same spirit as the Marvelettes' "Here I Am Baby" - recalcitrant career girl finally gives into love. The Holloway tracks are superb, and the mix of the Fantastic Four's "If This World Were Mine" is just beautiful. It's different from the one included on the Motown Sings Motown collection from a few years back.

By Common (209.2.55.172) on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 - 01:48 pm:

Hello Nish,

Those are the ones that I saw. I think there are 2 to 3 of these type of CDs that I saw up for bid on ebay & in record stores. However, I didn't know that some of these tracks are on legitimate CDs. Could you tell me which CDs these tracks on so I could be on the look out for them? I plan on doing some CD/vinyl hunting this summer & any help would be appreciated.

Peace!

By Paul Nixon (193.128.139.225) on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 - 01:58 pm:

Common and all - thanks for your support it never fails to amaze me just how manypeople there are out there that still love the music and it's great to think that the aspirations behind Cellarfull and other great projects that Harry W directs are extremely popular both sides of the pond.
It's also great that this music crosses the age barriers too, I spoke to a guy the other day who at just 19 knew an incredible ammount about Motown for one so young.

By Common (209.2.55.172) on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 - 02:10 pm:

Paul: You are quite welcome! :o) I'm waiting patiently for Jimmy Ruffin's Anthology to be released. I hope it will be soon.

Peace!

By Julian (205.188.209.109) on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 - 02:45 pm:

I guess "to each his own." I loved Cellarful of Motown. Loved it when it camed out and it has grown on me evem more since then. I play it every other day almost, especially "How Can I?"!

By Nish (66.119.33.170) on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 - 05:13 pm:

Common - let me peruse the cd collection for a few ticks and I'll get back to you on the in a few.

Paul - yes. Appreciation all around to Harry, you, and everyone else involved. You know, I'm just kinda waiting for the complete David Ruffin box set. Oh, that was a dream I had! :-)

By FRANCIS T (195.92.168.172) on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 - 05:21 pm:

Thanks David for your confirmation that I had not caused a problem. I am a happier now!I bet this site could not cope with the great 70,s debate.B lackpool Mecca vs Wigan Casino!
Regards FRANCIS T

By Common (209.2.55.171) on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 - 05:28 pm:

Nish: About DR box set: Unfortunately, we'll just have to keep dreaming about that. *sigh*

Peace!

By MEL&THEN SOME (217.14.178.69) on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 - 05:32 pm:

Stop right there Francis
what are you trying to do man.
mel(picking himself up off the floor)

By FRANCIS T (195.92.168.172) on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 - 05:56 pm:

I have stopped right here!Sounds like you have memories of the 70,s northern scene ???.Anyway, Iam off to bed now ,and when I wake up I will realise it was all a bad dream._and the site is full of juicy tales of Detroit studios,sudden appearances of "lost" soul heroes,and that sort of of thing.
I really enjoy that aspect of the site.

PEACE And RESPECT to each ,EVERYBODY And all on thethe site.
FRANCIS

By John Lester (217.40.234.9) on Saturday, June 28, 2003 - 12:58 pm:

I've been away for a week...have I missed anything!!

Glad to see that Sue mentioned "Ain't No Place Like Motown"! But what about last track side one, Sue!!!

By David Meikle (62.252.128.6) on Saturday, June 28, 2003 - 04:25 pm:

Thanks Francis.

I remember all those arguments in Blackbeat Fanzine.

You're right that would have finished me.

Thanks for your good wishes to all on the site.

David