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BLUE BEAT RECORDS can anybody help me out?
Twiggy,Herman,Nick,Mary or anybody.Does anybody know if there are any cd sets out there that cover the early years of the above record label?I had alot of this stuff many years ago but gave them all away(more the fool me!) when i got into northern soul!I need this stuff for an up and coming wedding 'do'.So i am desparate for some info on this matter.KTFJINKSY AND THOSE MURCIANS

Andrew (SC)
Hello Mary, been a month or so and I thought better get some music played for No1 wife (House for Sale please), enjoyed catching up with the comments and reading Goldies log. Also nice to read the stuff on J OB great bloke loads of respect mate. Got to say the wheel on Sunday was the best I can remember the crowd are what makes it. Good to see Nick brought his Impressions collection. For the travellers amongts us the Bridlington and Whitby weekenders were brilliant (leaving aside the djs who have to always have a dig at others I am going to start a ban politics from the scene group) Charity night at Kendal was a fair night down on numbers which is a shame but and we are going to have to wake up to this there is too much on. anyhow back to normal now (very brief grumpy moment there) can you share a record between what is becoming a monster Sunday crowd from Crewe and Stoke friendships formed for life all because of music from 30 to 40 years ago! Bobby Taylor I've been blessedTTFN, KTF

Ian Edwards
God bless ya OB,we will certainly be wanting a copy of the single being colloborated by OB and Dean Parrish,we miss ya and love ya,Wheelettes cant make your night,first day back after two week holiday,but we will happily donate to the charity.Tickets for the CIN Night already selling be nice to see loads of you there,apologies for not attending certain venues of late,but as some will know shift work is a nightmare,hope to be out more soon to visit some venues I love to go to.I know Thursday is a pain,but as ever I rely on the fantastic dj's who come along and provide their time,all to help the charity,and as they have their own nights,i wont ever go against them,so dont forget 22nd October at Bilston,5 years and going strong Mary see ya there.Any chance of Dottie Cambridge,"Cry your eyes out"please Mary xx

SUNDAY SOUL SESSION @ THE WHEEL
Well what can I say about the Wheel yesterday, without blowing my own trumpet? Well for a start I'm sending over 400 Thank you's out!! For making the Wheel Basement Bounce!! And I would like to thank John Green and the two Guest Dj's Jock Heron and Nick Marshall for there Brilliant Wheel Spots. Nice to have meet the lads who had came up to the Wheel from Stoke on their Scooters, and Hi to Rob & Chris who had come for the first time, who I met at Vinnys Do at Port Vale (A GREAT NIGHT) Mike & Linda danced a hole in the floor! and I hope to see you all @ the Wheel on Friday 31st July remember its the last Friday of the Month and its a 5 week Month!! The "Twisted Wheel Club" is NOT a Venue and its NOT a Northern Soul DO!! It is what it is, and that is Probably the BEST SOUL CLUB IN THE UK!! But thats for you to decide?? HMS SHAMELESS is in drydock as we speak, under a major refit! Having its hull knocked back into shape and welded and the tiller fixed and the bend taken out of it!! And 10 Gallons of Paint has been ordered to paint the Boat!! And a team of Joiners are working around the clock!! I wish I had taken some photos of the Boat in the mornings when I got up, It looked like the Rolling Stones had been onboard with us!! There was more Alcohol Drunk than there was water in the Canal!! Remember OB's Crew was hand picked by OB himself and hopefully we all fitted the role ihat he wanted from his Crew!! Look out for Goldies "Uncut version of Shameless, the Captain Log" I cant wait for OB's record to come out soon!! I know some of you have down loaded it from radio shows and I know some Attachments of the record have been sent out, (And not by me) But remember that the Dean Parrish record is still only a "Rough Demo" at the moment!! And will be Fantastic when its finished and I will be Breaking my own Wheel Policy and will be playing the record at the Wheel!! And hopefully we will have Dean Parrish singing the record "live on stage" at the Wheel soon!! So PLEASE when the record comes out please buy it!! for OB and the "Dougie Mac" the Douglas Macmillan Hospice in Stoke. And think of this, if the Frank Wilson "Do I Love You" record is worth £25,500? Whats the Dean Parrish and OB' O Brien one worth? Well I will tell you, It's PRICELESS to his Family and 100's of Friends!! Pete xx

Rob(Cadiz)
Hey Chris Savory. I just heard Mary say that you have been under the weather. Get well soon mate, we need your expert insight and choices. Be in touch soon for a music swap when your feeling better. Cheers. Rob

sue from stafford
Thanks to all who came to my plight over the song i was after thanks to you all yes that was the one and thanks to mary for playing it x (i hope to have it on my ipod soon thanks)

Captain s Log HMS SHAMELESS:DE DIRECTORS CUT
Ok well ref texts & e.mails last week sing along to de 1st one with the theme "House Of De Rising Sun" De Animals ..Directors cut ONE,, THE BRIDGE OVER DE RIVER WHY... : There is a bridge on de Cauldon called de Ivy & it weighs ten TON.. Now its been de ruin of many a poor scouse my God I know I`m ONE..The key to get the controls going was hard enough to FIND.. Then finding de control box drove Goldie out of his tiny little MIND.. The passengers grew irate in the cars on Ivy Bridge WAY.. One actually shouted to Goldie " Hey Scouse are you gonna be all DAY..With blood pressure rising eyes a bulging & tempers really FLAYING.."Shut Up" shouted Goldie " Or I`ll do you in .." .." & Pal I aint PLAYING.. Eventually we lifted de bridge & shameless went cruising THRU.." Have you been drinkin " shouted a guy in de queue ..I yelled back "Whats it to YOU.. I bashed my head twice as I opened the barrier & then shut it TIGHT.. The congrete block on de end meant I pushed with all my MIGHT..Now listen all you children dont be the same as ME.. Avoid de Ivy Lift Bridge & you live forever HAPPILLY.. .......... to be continued yipeeeeegxx

Eddy Edmondson
Hi Mary, Can I clarify the news about our April trip to Tenerife for Soul in the Sun as reported on your show on July 10th.The Jungle Bar (that we use for our soul nights) is indeed up for sale. It has been for the past 6 years. It has not closed down, Willie the owner is on holiday and has shut it for 3 weeks. There is very little (or no chance) of it being sold as Tenerife is suffering it's worst period for many years. Manhattans and other "soul" bars in the area have indeed closed down. As for The Fort they are at the moment refurbishing it and doing some structual work. Because of the new night club that has opened above The Fort, the floors need to be strengthened, and that is what is happening at the moment. As always people love to knock Soul in the Sun because of it's success, and for some reason love to start stupid rumours. If anyone has any doubts or questions they can get information at the website www.soulinthesun.com both about our Winter trip to Lanzarote in November and our Spring trip to Tenerife in April 2010.Can I also thank everyone who supported our recent Charity Soul Night at Nantwich Civic Hall in aid of Cancer Research. As always your listeners supported it well, and it was a fantastic night. So far our fund raising activities for 2009 have just passed the £10,000 mark and we are well on target to beat last years total of £22,000Yours Eddy Edmondson

BLUE BEAT RECORDS------please help!
Twiggy,Herman,Nick,Mary etcDoes anybody out there know if there are any cd's out there that cover the early years of the above?i had alot of this stuff (45's)many years ago but i gave them all away(what a fool i was!!!!)when i got into northern soul!!!I would like to find a few tracks for an up and coming wedding 'do' next year.livin' in hope.Please don't let me down,it's important this one.KTF JINKSY AND THE MURCIANS

geoff swallow
hi Mary please can you give our night a shout A Motown 50th Birthday Partyat Hartleys Bar Mount StreetPreston PR1 8BS Friday 31st July 8 till late free entry all night dj Lee Speed and Geoff Swallow Geoff will be playing a very rare unissueSupremes track the only one in the world rare then frank wilson do i love you and just as good if not better come and here for yourself

nick avins
love the show. Please could you play "If you ask me" by Jerry williams. I last heard this at the Winsford all nighter some years ago

Twiggy
To Goldie, i know you are a big fan of Sugar De Santo, theres a CD of her stuff out there on Kent i think. thought i would let you know.

"Chaffin" Carol. 12/7/09.
Hi,Mary,really enjoy your Show!.Mary, I had a great Day at the T.W.Club,Sun/12/7/09,met Nick("The SHERIFF")Marshall doing his D.J.Spot,(Nice JAYBIRDS("Somebody Help Me" )record Nick,& I asked him to send you my regard,s.Mary,Pete Robert,s announced("On Stage")to his,"FAN CLUB"& Mary Fox Show listeners, that the next time he book,s Nick to do a DJ spot that he was hoping you would come & pay a visit to the Club & that you Would not have to "PAY ON THE DOOR!",(Pete had tears on his cheeks when he said this,but when asked later he said it was Sweat!).Goldie did a fine job as "Dance Steward" only blowing his "Silver "PEE" Whistle" once for an attempted "FOUL"on the Dance Floor,Goldie "CAUTIONED"the person responsible,& a yellow card was given,he then sent them "OFF"to the Lav for 10 mins to "DEFLECT"what they had done,causing them to miss 3 Wheel records!!!.Hi to Al"JOCK"Heron who does not look any older than his last ("4Oth").Hi to John Green who was telling me about his mate who has been "STANDING-ON-ONE-LEG"for ages, whilst holding a "HANGING-BASKET",you know what I,m on about John!!!. Mary,my good friend,"Lightbowne Lily",would like to say hi,but I have to report that she snapped her "GARTERS"(Again!) while Dancin to Nick,s records,& to "CAP"it all she left her teeth in the "GENTS!".Mary,could you play "Come on Do The Jerk"(The MIRACLES) on your Show?.Cheers,from "Chaffin"Carol(nee)"JERKER",Manchester.

Twiggy
Hey up Pete, talking to Big Soul Chief the other day, he said how come young un ya know so much, after all you are only nearly burning 60 Candles old and me nearly burning 70 Candles old, i said to Big Chief, does it matter, the kind of Soul Music you like and the kind i like are miles apart, its all about if you enjoy it then thats good enough for me. Big Chief said lets have some firewater and a listen to some of your Soul Selections, i said to Big Chief hey if you are thinking of scalping me after that bloody firewater kicks in forget it, first fire water drink went down alright then another and another, far from being aggressive Big Chief got a bit amourous towards me saying hey little brave your music tastes are making me feel frisky, i said get off ya daft thing its that bloody firewater working on ya head, Anyway Pete i told him about that good photo of you hiding behind those bubbles in the bath, let me have a look at Petes photo, he instantly said you must introduce little bum to me, Big Chief called you little bum because you always say keep a tight bum. Anyway Pete he as told me to tell you hes got an offer for you to think over, Big Chief said 10 of his sqaws and 20 of his best ponies and 2 of his fattest pigs to meet up with you in a romantic venue. Whats your reply Pete, he said he will even think of letting you have some of his Northern Records out of his collection but ya conna have the Tom Jones big un they have been playing on the scene for years. I couldn't get rid of him Pete but the thing that did it was i told him you do a good Soul Nite up Burslem, Big Chief replied i'll take BIG TOMAHAWK with me, just in case he puts up a struggle. I hope i haven't dropped you in it Pete, Big Chief said 70 Candles old soon and he wants me to DJ on his big night, i'll have my war paint on the next time i see big chief because he said i could introduce afew tunes in on his big party and his new boyfriend will hopefully be there, i guess by that he means you Pete, i hope i haven't dropped you in it again Pete, watch out for Big Soul Chief you won't miss him because he will have his big tomahawk with him along with 2 fat pigs, 10 of his sqaws and 20 of his fastest ponies and maybe some of his Northern stuff, i told him you like golf so he said hes looking forward to a hole in one with you on the golf course, he also said he would bring a big bottle of Glenfiddich with him to have a goodtime with, i dunna know what Glenfiddich is Pete but i do get worried if its anything to do with FIREWATER, give him a big kiss from me Pete.Only Kidding Pete