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Absolutely! Loved `Ton of Dynamite` since I first heard it at Blackpool Mecca & it still sends the shivers up the back of my neck. Not many instrumentals do it for me these days really, especially some of the afore mentioned Mecca disco type sounds. Although at the time I watched those perfectly poised, elegant, dancers, shuffle around the dance-floor to some of those now very dated sounds. I stood at the edge of the dance-floor with my gob open ohmy.gif I never did managed to look like them, I'm far too common. glare.gif

Ditto , FRANKIE CROCKER does it everytime for me , gotta be my all time fave instrumental , also as Flynny said , CONDITION RED , still have a taste for that too.

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Soul Improvisations - Van McCoy for me still like hearing it.

Another one which never gets played which reminds of Tony Jebb's days at Blackpool Mecca -

30 60 90 - Willie Mitchell

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Soul Serande - Willie Mitchell/Mike Cotton Sound

20-75 - Willie Mitchell

Sweet Soul - Jnr Walker

Now where did I put me sherman and lee riders? :thumbup:

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TERRA SHIRMA STRINGS I BELONG TO YOU

KADDOO STRINGS CRYING OVER YOU

AL KENT ORCHESTRA THE WAY YOU'VE BEEN ACTING LATELY

Three instrumentals that I prefer to the vocals, or is that another thread?

would have included HELP ME AL WILSON but I do like that vocalgood.gif

Agree that in respects its the breaks that make them SPECIAL

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I love a good instr.

Bari Track

California montage

The Spy

Hopes n dreams n tombstones

Sidra's Theme

Spring Rain

some today still stand the test of time (and popularity):

The Champion

Little queenie

Wade in the Water

Interplay

and some ought to stay hidden away:

The Mickey Mouse concerto :lol:

'Jealousy' (Harry Betts) :lol:

Coloured Man :thumbup:

A Good Thing Going :D

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Used to love - soulful strings - burning spear. Not sure how or where it would fit in today though

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sorry if someones already mentioned it . Used to love - soulful strings - burning spear. Not sure how or where it would fit in today though

Tempted to say a "Torch" sound, but will resist:whistling:

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although instrumentals aren't everyones cup of tea,mine included,i have to admit that the following do sound as good today as they ever did,and still carry a large degree of potency when played loud....

exus trek-luther ingram

bubblegum breakthrough AND afternoon of the rhino-mike post coalition

thumb a ride-earl wright

bok to bach-fathers angels

all fabulous pieces of music in their own right imho

and a couple i play at home,both on toddlin town..

the dud-toddlin town sounds &

they all came back-scott bros. orchestra

i also absolutely love walk in the night-jnr walker.. although not entirely an instrumental...

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TERRA SHIRMA STRINGS I BELONG TO YOU

KADDOO STRINGS CRYING OVER YOU

AL KENT ORCHESTRA THE WAY YOU'VE BEEN ACTING LATELY

Three instrumentals that I prefer to the vocals, or is that another thread?

would have included HELP ME AL WILSON but I do like that vocal:good:

Agree that in respects its the breaks that make them SPECIAL

Good call RE 'I belong to you' - Blinding Instrumental.

Has anyone checked this out, instrumental outtake of 'Aint nothing like the real thing' - Ashford and Simpson at their inspirational best !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AWWR1BNkk0

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what about the joker...dont hear it now but still love it and the original is still bloody expensive !...and thats not that all night band wigan joker shit !...

remember my dad had little quennie early 70s and i use to plat it aged about 5 long before id heard of northern...sliced toms still great and theres a REALLY bad cover of that and possibly the worst instrumental cover is ive got something good on soul galore i cant imagine it ever got played out

down here in south west still hear hank jacobs ..awesome !....and fortune teller version is gettin spins...one ive started playing is fast steppin/flame n king bad...wicked !

nothing wrong with a good proper instrumental as opposed to a backing track with the vocals left out...if ya know what i mean

dean

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Just got around to checking this thread, whlist listening to K-Jee by The Nite-Liters...absolutely awesome instrumental that still sounds as fresh to me today as when I first heard it. So different from most other instrumental tracks played back in the day....Whoever the DJ was that had the insight to play something so left-field for the day deserves much respect...yes.gif Torch play I believe... g.gif and probably a new release at the time too...thumbup.gif

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Always has and always will hit the spot for me.

Cant believe this classic hasn't been mentioned yet!

(Appologies if it has btw and i've missed it).

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71 l believe....And get played on Saturday Night Fever as well??

'71, right so pretty much a new release spin at the Torch then....amazing how the scene has move on and away from contemporary music...

MFSB's version was a pretty good stab at a masterpiece, and showed how fresh K-Jee sounded quite a few years on, though it finishes quite a distant third IMO after the Nite-Liters and New Birth..

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I loved them and still love them. Admittedly there have been some clunkers over the years but the sheer exhilaration one felt when dancing to stuff like My Little Girl, Cigarette Ashes, My Sugar Baby, Double Cookin' when we were sprogs is something I'd never trade, not in a million years.

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I still love instrumentals...but my old faves were

Detroit land apples - I need help

Bobby Garett - cant get away

Boogaloo investigator &

Strings and things - fabulous New York

Oh and I still love Alan haven - Image

With as much passion as in the 70's

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Nice shout Russ....yep absolutely hammered in it's day and for a few years after too....still sounds great to me though...thumbsup.gif

I have a hazy memory of copies of this being sold on the balcony at WC on a european label in PS, I'm sure i bought one at the time............have i dreamt this up, anyone else remember or have one, were these reissues or just european release ???????????.

Best Russ

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Rat Race still the dogs bollocks and one of the best ever.

Mark.

I remeber this at VaVas when a guy had a dozen copies at 9 quid each, alot of money then, especially for a school boy like me...

Actually love the Richard Maltby original version on Rouette as well :thumbsup:

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Rat Race still the dogs bollocks and one of the best ever.

Mark.

I remeber this at VaVas when a guy had a dozen copies at 9 quid each, alot of money then, especially for a school boy like me...

Actually love the Richard Maltby original version on Rouette as well :thumbsup:

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Chiffons Band " Sweet Talking Guy " - one of russ's on offs...

from earlier post

Chiffon's Theme - Sweet Talking guy I still have an american acetate, I've had since the early 70's use to play it all the time at the Colwyn Bay allnighters so wasn't a Russ one off that's for sure.

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