Any Northern Soul Fans out there?

27 Nov 2005

Quote by the owl and the pussycat
Just listened to the frankpopp tracks, pretty impressive.
Are they a modern band?

I first heard of them about six months ago but their first album on a major record label cam out on Monday. Not that I can buy it up here in the sticks. sad

27 Nov 2005

We had 'new' northern once before and it was not good for the scene. Listen to any of the following 'created' northern tracks and tell me how many have stood the test of time:-
Footsie - Wigans chosen few
Skiing in the snow - Wigans Ovation (Listen to the Invitations version if u must)
Anything on the Soul Galore label (Almost).
Some of the manufactured dross on Grapevine/Inferno/Casino Classics/Disco Demand/Black Magic. (there are some genuine classics mixed in amongst these labels so be wary!)
So thanx but no thanx. Blinkers on, gimme the real thing.
Mind you - You could always listen to Soft Cell murdering Tainted love, or What. Or Yazz's version of The only way is up. lol

27 Nov 2005

It ain't purist plc but it beats the shit charts stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

27 Nov 2005

Ok - heres a challenge for you all - post ur all time northern top five.
This should be interesting.

27 Nov 2005

Quote by plc
Mind you - You could always listen to Soft Cell murdering Tainted love, or What. Or Yazz's version of The only way is up.

I don' want to turn this into a crap covers of Northern Soul tracks thread...but I see your Yazz and raise you a Fatboy Slim Rockafella Skank. :lol:

27 Nov 2005

Quote by dhwmc

Mind you - You could always listen to Soft Cell murdering Tainted love, or What. Or Yazz's version of The only way is up.

I don' want to turn this into a crap covers of Northern Soul tracks thread...but I see your Yazz and raise you a Fatboy Slim Rockafella Skank. :lol:
ill raise u to the roof
Gary Glitter doing Papa Ohh Mow Mow and Slade doing Let the good times roll!!

27 Nov 2005

Quote by plc

Mind you - You could always listen to Soft Cell murdering Tainted love, or What. Or Yazz's version of The only way is up.

I don' want to turn this into a crap covers of Northern Soul tracks thread...but I see your Yazz and raise you a Fatboy Slim Rockafella Skank. :lol:
ill raise u to the roof
Gary Glitter doing Papa Ohh Mow Mow and Slade doing Let the good times roll!!
Damn it. I'm out!!!! :cry:

27 Nov 2005

I have abso-fuckin-loooootly no idea what you're all on about.
But if there's a party involved, maybe you could educate me.

27 Nov 2005

Glad to hear there are other soul brothers and sisters out there, although I prefer mine a little more Detroit than Manchester!! lol

Or a bit of Teddy Prendergast, Lamont Dozier, Curtis Mayfield, The Jones Girls, Average White Band etc etc.
While you are on the subject? Anyody here attend the Caister Soul Weekenders? If so, we may well have met before!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

27 Nov 2005

The ones i like, not necessarily my top all time favs, but, hey!
1. All Night Band -- Wigan Joker
2. Sly And The Family Stone -- Dance To The Music
3. Freda Payne -- Band Of Gold
4. R. Dean Taylor -- There's A Ghost In My House
5. Wigans Ovation -- Skiing In The Snow
6. Just Brothers -- Sliced Tomatoes
7. Martha Reeves -- 3rd Finger Left Hand
Maybe not your purists choices but oi loiks em!!

27 Nov 2005

At least you managed to get three northern tracks into your top seven lol

27 Nov 2005

Quote by BigDanny12999
Glad to hear there are other soul brothers and sisters out there, although I prefer mine a little more Detroit than Manchester!!
Or a bit of Teddy Prendergast, Lamont Dozier, Curtis Mayfield, The Jones Girls, Average White Band etc etc.
While you are on the subject? Anyody here attend the Caister Soul Weekenders? If so, we may well have met before!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Philly Soul mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Anyway - heres a go @ a top 5. I reserve the right to change my mind every ten minutes for the rest of my life tho. Would you prefer the real name/artist or the cover up version tho? Here we go
1 Court Davis - Try to think
2 The Pages - Heartaches and pain
3 Lee Moore - Your love keeps me dancing
4 George Clinton - Please don't run from me
5 Mel Britt - she'll come running back
6 Rose Valentine - When he's not around
ok ok - i couldnt keep it to 5.

27 Nov 2005

Quote by plc
At least you managed to get three northern tracks into your top seven

I'm trying to learn here so which three were the northern ones?

27 Nov 2005

Quote by the owl and the pussycat
The ones i like, not necessarily my top all time favs, but, hey!
1. All Night Band -- Wigan Joker
2. Sly And The Family Stone -- Dance To The Music
3. Freda Payne -- Band Of Gold
4. R. Dean Taylor -- There's A Ghost In My House
5. Wigans Ovation -- Skiing In The Snow
6. Just Brothers -- Sliced Tomatoes
7. Martha Reeves -- 3rd Finger Left Hand
Maybe not your purists choices but oi loiks em!!

ok - dont take this personally - lol - its for Harry's benefit.
1 never a northern track as long as i have got a hole in my bum. A cheap cash in attempt by Casino Classics after Butch Bakers The Joker went massive. You will never hear either of these trax played anywhere now thankfully.
2 Good cross over track. Charted yet still got a few plays on the scene both as a vocal and as an instrumental.
3 Soul Artist - Soul Label - Wedding reception song. Even tho it's about divorce. I could never understand that.
4 Massive crossover hit, both sides getting huge amounts of needle time. Now played out.
5 Clone of the Invitations track. yeurk!
6 Played to death instrumental. Everyone and his brother owns a copy. Still popular at oldies events.
7 Motown pop song.
Having read the above I sound like a vinyl snob. I probably am. At the end of the day though, you listen to the music you like. But there is much better soul hiding away from the mainstream if you want to go and look for it.

28 Nov 2005

Quote by plc
Ok - heres a challenge for you all - post ur all time northern top five.
This should be interesting.

A bit pradictable but here goes:
Time will pass you by.
I get my kicks out on the floor.
SOS.
Your love keeps me dancing.
Breaking down the walls of heart ache ( fading memory).
I do have a soft spot for " Ghost in my house" ( for sentimental reasons)
Dino

28 Nov 2005

OK... my turn and in no particular order... impossible to do...
WILLIE HUTCH - LOVE RUNS OUT
VELVET HAMMER - HAPPY
THE IMPRESSIONS - YOU'VE BEEN CHEATING
SOUL BROTHERS SIX - I'LL BE LOVING YOU
SAM & KITTY - I'VE GOT SOMETHING GOOD
OTIS REDDING - LOVING BY THE POUND
MAJOR LANCE - INVESTIGATE
LITTLE RITCHIE - JUST ANOTHER HEARTACHE
JACKIE WILSON - I'M THE ONE TO DO IT
JACKIE WILSON - SINCE YOU SHOWED ME HOW TO BE HAPPY
JACKIE WILSON - BECAUSE OF YOU (got married to that track)
GLORIA JONES - COME GO WITH ME
EPITOME OF SOUND - YOU DON'T LOVE ME
EAST COAST CONNECTION - SUMMER IN THE PARK
DEL LARKS - JOB OPENING
DARRELL BANKS - I'M THE ONE WHO LOVES YOU
CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARD - BLESS YOUR HEART
BRENDA HOLLOWAY - THINK IT OVER (AKA RECONSIDER)
BOBBY HUTTON - LEND A HAND
ANN SEXTON - YOU'VE BEEN GONE TOO LONG
WILLIE HUTCH - LUCKY TO BE LOVED BY YOU
CURTIS MAYFIELD - MOVE ON UP
DARREL BANKS - SOMEBODY (SOMEWHERE) NEEDS YOU
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD - WHAT'S IT GONNA BE
VOICES OF EAST HARLEM - CASHIN' IN
VIBRATIONS - COS YOU'RE MINE
VELVET HAMMER - HAPPY
SOUL BROTHERS SIX - I'LL BE LOVING YOU
RONNIE McNAIR - SITTING IN MY CLASS
BARRINO BROTHERS - TRAPPED IN A LOVE
Just a few... 'scuse me just going for a quick twirl on the landing...
Hugggggggggggggggs
Wibbly..

28 Nov 2005

Vicky me and baz love northern soul too !!!
:happy: :bounce: :bounce:
Count us in biggrin

28 Nov 2005

Quote by Dino
Ok - heres a challenge for you all - post ur all time northern top five.
This should be interesting.

A bit pradictable but here goes:
Time will pass you by.
I get my kicks out on the floor.
SOS.
Your love keeps me dancing.
Breaking down the walls of heart ache ( fading memory).
I do have a soft spot for " Ghost in my house" ( for sentimental reasons)
Dino
SOS
Is this :_
SOS Heart in distress - Christine Cooper
SOS Stop her on sight - Edwin Starr
SOS Scotts on swingers (HOW APT lol

) - Edwin Starr
SOS (All we need is time for love) - Todays People
All ace trax.

28 Nov 2005

WibblyWobbly - Words fail me (Theres a change).
Great list.

28 Nov 2005

More of a 'Modern' ( I hate that description) soul man myself. A big fan of the Philly stuff right through to current soul, as long as its not r&b tripe. Get to a few weekenders as well as smaller events across the UK.
A few faves are Leon Ware- Thats Why I Came To California, Teddy Pendergrast- The More I Get, Maze- Joy And Pain, Brainstorm- Loving Is Really My Game. I could go on all day but I'm amazed no one has mentioned The Carstairs.

28 Nov 2005

Would this be 'It really hurts me girl' that you are refering to? Great track that somehow sneaked its way off Red Coach and got a UK release on Inferno. Then they re-mixed it as a 12" er. DOH!

28 Nov 2005

Quote by plc
Would this be 'It really hurts me girl' that you are refering to? Great track that somehow sneaked its way off Red Coach and got a UK release on Inferno. Then they re-mixed it as a 12" er. DOH!

Thats the one.
Again, not Northern tracks but Keni Burke- Rising To The Top & Keep On Singing sounded particularly good in the car this morning.

28 Nov 2005

Quote by plc
Would this be 'It really hurts me girl' that you are refering to? Great track that somehow sneaked its way off Red Coach and got a UK release on Inferno. Then they re-mixed it as a 12" er. DOH!

Absolutely top track... not heard the remixed 12" version and I don't want to... how can anyone mess with excellence is beyond me... I know... horses for courses...

28 Nov 2005

Quote by WibblyWobbly
Would this be 'It really hurts me girl' that you are refering to? Great track that somehow sneaked its way off Red Coach and got a UK release on Inferno. Then they re-mixed it as a 12" er. DOH!

Absolutely top track... not heard the remixed 12" version and I don't want to... how can anyone mess with excellence is beyond me... I know... horses for courses...
If it ain't broken..............
You mentioned the Lowton all nighters, I've heard a bit about them can you reccomend?
Who are the DJ's there?

28 Nov 2005

Quote by Swingcleveland
You mentioned the Lowton all nighters, I've heard a bit about them can you reccomend? Who are the DJ's there?

I've been the once or twice... personally the music policy wasn't to my taste and the fact that it takes ages on a friday evening to get there... Found this report for you though... seems a fair one.

The only soul nights we make a point of going to are local ones and Stoke all niters... Stoke because that's when all our friends of soul groups tend to get together... a good night for catching up with gossip...
KTF
Wibbly

28 Nov 2005

Quote by WibblyWobbly
You mentioned the Lowton all nighters, I've heard a bit about them can you reccomend? Who are the DJ's there?

I've been the once or twice... personally the music policy wasn't to my taste and the fact that it takes ages on a friday evening to get there... Found this report for you though... seems a fair one.

The only soul nights we make a point of going to are local ones and Stoke all niters... Stoke because that's when all our friends of soul groups tend to get together... a good night for catching up with gossip...
KTF
Wibbly
Thanks, much appreciated.

28 Nov 2005

OK folks - here's a challenge - as if life wasn't short enough already. It's a little vexing problem that has bugged me for years. Someone please sit down and work out ALL the lyrics to The Fantastic Puzzles - Come back. I know about 75% of em. The rest is a mystery!

28 Nov 2005

Quote by Poohbear
Anoraks..dont ya just love em :roll: :roll: :lol: :lol:
Bob

not an anorak - a geek with a demim cut-off covered in soul patches if u please!

28 Nov 2005

Quote by plc
WibblyWobbly - Words fail me (Theres a change).
Great list.

Why thank you kind sir... however... you set the challenge... so... excuse me... (ahem)
Where is your list then?!?!?!
Wibbly with soul!

28 Nov 2005

My hands up
I like northern soul but dont have any talcum powder and lino to carry about
lol

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