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<blockquote data-quote="Barrie Jay" data-source="post: 816292" data-attributes="member: 1163"><p>Ian mentions Gary Wilde (and rightly so) selling northern tunes from his cigarette kiosk in town and simply forgets to mention Sandy Mountain who owned Sinfonia records in Blackpool.</p><p></p><p>Sandy was one of the most knowledgeable people I have ever known regarding british releases and when he decided to start selling US imports Ian gave him a right verbal bashing saying that he would ruin the scene (imports were only available in Manchester at the time). Although Sandy closed his shop years ago and I have not seen him for time I don`t think Ian and Sandy ever spoke to each other again. </p><p></p><p>From when I was around aged 14 Sinfonia is where I used to spend my pocket money buying northern tunes freshly imported direct from the USA. He was a major source of music for local DJs and many would travel miles to his shop</p><p></p><p>Ian perhaps should also give credit to two of his closest friends, Colin and Eileen Newton, who bought 20 thousand soul singles direct from the US I recall in 1974. They were a source of many tunes that Ian broke (shall I say allegedly borrowed and never returned) and also a source for some of Les Cokell`s discoveries. </p><p></p><p>Oddly, with the resurgence of the Northern Scene around 10 years ago Colin and Eileen were `persuaded` to get the remainder of the tunes and their own collection from out of the loft where they had been stored for years.</p><p></p><p>As the scene was far more downtempo than it was back in the day many of the tunes that were discarded years ago as unsuitable turned out to be perfect for the more current vibe. I am reliably informed that a huge proportion of the biggest and rarest titles to be discovered over recent years were sourced from their collection. </p><p></p><p>I too spent many hours many years ago rummaging through piles of tunes and still have many that I bought off them to this day.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, another bit of a silly story regarding me and Ian. I was never his biggest fan although to be fair he did discover some cracking tunes and was a major player in the northern scene but between him and Russ Winstanley (grade A five star wanker) they did help destroy/ change the scene I loved so much.</p><p></p><p>I used to write a fortnightly article for Black Echoes (later to become Echoes) and I slagged off one off his own produced tunes (cannot recall which) but I honestly and truthfully did not know it was by him.</p><p></p><p>The following week at the Mecaa he had a right go at me saying it was a personal vendetta against him. I have never seen his so angry. It wasn`t but there was no way he was ever going to believe me. We never spoke again until the Mecca reunion at the Highland Room.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Barrie Jay, post: 816292, member: 1163"] Ian mentions Gary Wilde (and rightly so) selling northern tunes from his cigarette kiosk in town and simply forgets to mention Sandy Mountain who owned Sinfonia records in Blackpool. Sandy was one of the most knowledgeable people I have ever known regarding british releases and when he decided to start selling US imports Ian gave him a right verbal bashing saying that he would ruin the scene (imports were only available in Manchester at the time). Although Sandy closed his shop years ago and I have not seen him for time I don`t think Ian and Sandy ever spoke to each other again. From when I was around aged 14 Sinfonia is where I used to spend my pocket money buying northern tunes freshly imported direct from the USA. He was a major source of music for local DJs and many would travel miles to his shop Ian perhaps should also give credit to two of his closest friends, Colin and Eileen Newton, who bought 20 thousand soul singles direct from the US I recall in 1974. They were a source of many tunes that Ian broke (shall I say allegedly borrowed and never returned) and also a source for some of Les Cokell`s discoveries. Oddly, with the resurgence of the Northern Scene around 10 years ago Colin and Eileen were `persuaded` to get the remainder of the tunes and their own collection from out of the loft where they had been stored for years. As the scene was far more downtempo than it was back in the day many of the tunes that were discarded years ago as unsuitable turned out to be perfect for the more current vibe. I am reliably informed that a huge proportion of the biggest and rarest titles to be discovered over recent years were sourced from their collection. I too spent many hours many years ago rummaging through piles of tunes and still have many that I bought off them to this day. Anyway, another bit of a silly story regarding me and Ian. I was never his biggest fan although to be fair he did discover some cracking tunes and was a major player in the northern scene but between him and Russ Winstanley (grade A five star wanker) they did help destroy/ change the scene I loved so much. I used to write a fortnightly article for Black Echoes (later to become Echoes) and I slagged off one off his own produced tunes (cannot recall which) but I honestly and truthfully did not know it was by him. The following week at the Mecaa he had a right go at me saying it was a personal vendetta against him. I have never seen his so angry. It wasn`t but there was no way he was ever going to believe me. We never spoke again until the Mecca reunion at the Highland Room. [/QUOTE]
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