Nigel - Whoever You Are

[chrissie]

In response to a post from The Soulman, who wanted to verify the lyrics for Siing In The Snow ( A record I HATE with a passion), I came across the following site

Nigels Golden Days

This guy has compiled a list of the top 20 for every week in the 70s and 80s, in addition to this he makes comments on every record. Here is a comment for weekending 19th April 1975 on the afore mentioned record.

While agree with his comment on the actual record, read his comments i have highlighted in red - What do you think, does this guy know something we don't or should he just get out more?

13 Wigans Ovation Skiing In The Snow

This was the year that the Northern Soul sound of Wigan Casino became popular in the singles chart, at least for a few months anyway. Skiing In The Snow was a song with vocals, and if it wasn't for the inclusion of the word 'Wigan' in the name of the band, you'd be hard pressed to identify it as 'Northern Soul'. It had peaked at number 12. As I typed most of this in April 2000, I had recently been copying some Northern Soul singles onto CD for a neighbour. And, after listening to over 25 of them, I will go so far as to say that this particular genre is the most over-rated pre-90s music. It's so bloody boring and repetetive.

I later discovered that it was in fact a cover of a Northern Soul classic, but was hated by the hardened Northern Soulers. Northern Soul was not meant to be on Top Of The Pops !

QoF

xx

[Jerry Hipkiss]

It's so bloody boring and repetetive

Don't worry, we've been putting up with comments like that since NS first took off....you either get it and love it forever, or, like this guy you can't see it at all. Horses for courses I suppose, still feel sorry for him though. Then again, maybe he can see what I can't in Coldplay

Hippo.

[Guest mattmale]

I just read some of his site. He's typical of the kind of bloke who is in love with statistics and lists but doesn't actually love the thing itself. In this case, music. A soulless individual in every sense.

M.

Edited July 9, 2005 by mattmale

[chrissie]

I just read some of his site. He's typical of the kind of bloke who is in love with statistics and lists but doesn't actually love the thing itself. In this case, music. A soulless individual in every sense. 

M.

link

I think his comments on Franki Valli The Night, in charts in the same week sums him up enough said

QoF

xx

[Jerry Hipkiss]

He's typical of the kind of bloke who is in love with statistics and lists

link

Hmmm, this is where we could be treading on thin ice

Then again, we do have a love for the music!

Hippo.

Edited July 9, 2005 by Jerry Hipkiss

[chrissie]

It's so bloody boring and repetetive

Don't worry, we've been putting up with comments like that since NS first took off....you either get it and love it forever, or, like this guy you can't see it at all. Horses for courses I suppose, still feel sorry for him  though. Then again, maybe he can see what I can't in Coldplay  

Hippo.

link

Not in the least worried just concerned that he is suffering from that well known ailment "closed mind syndrome" or "don't know what I am talking about itis" poor chap. His loss is our Soul

QoF

xx

[Ged Parker]

Not in the least worried just concerned that he is suffering from that well known ailment "closed mind syndrome" or "don't know what I am talking about itis" poor chap.  His loss is our Soul

QoF

xx

link

Remeber the mind is like a parachute; useless until its open.

You can tell Northern is repetitive by the way we all agree on exactly what it is and we all like the same records

[Jerry Hipkiss]

You can tell Northern is repetitive by the way we all agree on exactly what it is and we all like the same records     

link

Don't think I could ever top that!

Hippo.

[Makemvinyl]

On this particular Friday, my friend Clive and I were playing Monopoly until he announced that he was going to go home to watch Top Of The Pops. I didn't really want to watch it,

It could get quite confusing with all this Detroit stuff, the Spinners and the Emeralds

9-(-7) Four Seasons - - - - - -The Night

The big comeback single from Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons was also on it's way down from it's peak of number seven. This single had been recorded a few years previous for the Motown subsidiary label 'Mowest', and had been re-released due to demand from disco regulars. For a while this was my favourite song of all time (well it was until a certain big hit from Queen right at the end of 1975). Frankie and the boys would be back later this year.

What disco version actually meant was that it was a longer cut of the track on the A side.

James And Bobby Purify reached number twelve with an old recording that had been an American number six hit in 1966. Pretty ordinary song maybe, but another nice reminder of Summer days.

Gladys Knight reached number 10 with this, but how could she have failed ?

She had two elements of classic soul recordings in the title alone, 'Georgia' AND the good old 'Midnight Train'.

Seriously, I remember this single being originally released towards the end of 1973, and listening to it by calling a number listed in the Record Mirror (best UK Music Publication ever). I wondered what had happened to it until it reappeared and charted.

35 Judge Dread

The Winkle Man

Judge Dread was having his seventh hit with "The Winkle Man" and peaked at 35. He actually said a naughty word in this one.

some articles from his site,the comments are priceless.

can i email him pretty please

Doug

[Larsc]

can i email him pretty please

Doug

You should get out more too

[Makemvinyl]

You should get out more too 

link

means spending record money

Doug

[sister dawn]

Do you think sad Nigel wore his shirts buttoned up to the collar, no tie and a jumper knitted by his Nan, whilst watching TOTP's Do you think he had jam jar bottom NHS black framed specs on too? has never owned a pair of brogues/loafers, or worn a pair of spencers, never seen a full circle soul skirt in full flight, with the wearer spinnin at 100mph. Sad thing probably never witnessed a soul boy doin floor work with the precision of a brain surgeon....

Poor sad Nigel, has never experienced a true love affair with music that takes you to the top of the world one minute and breaks your heart the next......

Poor sad Nigel

Sat with his book of statistics....

Welcome to the real world of Northern soul and what ever you do, please don't diss it

[Guest]

Do you think sad Nigel wore his shirts buttoned up to the collar, no tie and a jumper knitted by his Nan, whilst watching TOTP's Do you think he had jam jar bottom NHS black framed specs on too? has never owned a pair of brogues/loafers, or worn a pair of spencers, never seen a full circle soul skirt in full flight, with the wearer spinnin at 100mph. Sad thing probably never witnessed a soul boy doin floor work with the precision of a brain surgeon....

Poor sad Nigel, has never experienced a true love affair with music that takes you to the top of the world one minute and breaks your heart the next......

Poor sad Nigel

Sat with his book of statistics....

Welcome to the real world of Northern soul and what ever you do, please don't diss it

link

Here's a quote from the site:

I first became interested in popular music at the age of eleven, when on the day of leaving the primary school in July 1973, I untypically watched the TV show 'Top Of The Pops'. I say untypically because even though my parents sometimes watched it, I was never bothered about watching it myself. ... and I prepared for 40 minutes of boredom. But, featured as a new release on that weeks show was the new single from 'Gary Glitter'. It was called "I'm the leader of the gang (I am)". It changed my life ! I had to have that record.

I'm a little concerned what little 11 year old Nigel did to get that record !

Met Gary and obtained a personal copy ?

The mind boggles !

[Guest]

LOL ! I wonder how many people look at this site and think there are a lots of trainspotters here....because they do you know ! And whats more- they're right !

Edited July 17, 2005 by Simon White

[soulAdequateNP]

LOL ! I wonder how many people look at this site and think there are a lots of trainspotters here....because they do you know ! And whats more- they're right !

link

Well, there is a very good article in defence of trainspotting to be found here.

[chrissie]

 

On this particular Friday, my friend Clive and I were playing Monopoly until he announced that he was going to go home to watch Top Of The Pops. I didn't really want to watch it,

 

It could get quite confusing with all this Detroit stuff, the Spinners and the Emeralds

9-(-7) Four Seasons - - - - - -The Night

The big comeback single from Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons was also on it's way down from it's peak of number seven. This single had been recorded a few years previous for the Motown subsidiary label 'Mowest', and had been re-released due to demand from disco regulars. For a while this was my favourite song of all time (well it was until a certain big hit from Queen right at the end of 1975). Frankie and the boys would be back later this year.

What disco version actually meant was that it was a longer cut of the track on the A side.

James And Bobby Purify reached number twelve with an old recording that had been an American number six hit in 1966. Pretty ordinary song maybe, but another nice reminder of Summer days.

Gladys Knight reached number 10 with this, but how could she have failed ?

She had two elements of classic soul recordings in the title alone, 'Georgia' AND the good old 'Midnight Train'.

Seriously, I remember this single being originally released towards the end of 1973, and listening to it by calling a number listed in the Record Mirror (best UK Music Publication ever). I wondered what had happened to it until it reappeared and charted.

35  Judge Dread

    The Winkle Man

Judge Dread was having his seventh hit with "The Winkle Man" and peaked at 35. He actually said a naughty word in this one.

some articles from his site,the comments are priceless.

can i email him pretty please

Doug

link

I would be interested to hear what his reply would be. He has probably seen the light by now and running succesful nighters at some remote village hall in deepest norfolk or somewhere and just forgot to delete the web site.

Perhaps not! I have just had a mental picture of Nigel in his buttoned up shirt, the tank top his mum knitted him and the very suspect nylon trousers standing behind the decks in a virtually empty village hall, with crepe paper streamers as decoration, jugs of orange juice on the table with some very iffy looking finger rolls, (which of course were made by Violet) playing his entire collection of Gary Glitter to his best firends archie, albert, frank, cyril and of course violet. Violet of course is wearing an alice band in her hair heavy black specs, a crimpolene frock and very sensible shoes. Violet has always loved Nigel and she could never understand why it wasn't reciprocated, surley Nigel's love of GG could of been a big hint - Wake up Violet!!

Either that or he is busy re cataloguing his enitre collection Gary Glitter records while sending emails to GG offering to arrange his UK come back tour

Errrrrr perhaps it's me that should get out more!!

QoF

xx