My Top 100 Northern Soul Oldies Of All Time

[Pete S]

THE TOP 100 NORTHERN SOUL OLDIES OF ALL TIME - AS CHOSEN BY ME.

IT GETS LONELY SITTING HERE AT HOME GAZING OUT OF THE WINDOW SO TO KILL SOME TIME I DECIDED TO GET ALL MY OLD FAVOURITE RECORDS OUT AND SEE IF I COULD PUT THEM IN SOME ORDER OF FAVOURITISM. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT TASK AS THERE ARE SO MANY ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT NORTHERN SOUL RECORDS TO CHOOSE FROM - BUT I'VE HAD A GO AND COME UP WITH A TOP 100. ANYWAY, I THOUGHT I COULD TURN THESE INTO A 4 OR 5 EPISODE SERIES OF PODCASTS AND IT MIGHT BE FUN FOR PEOPLE TO LISTEN IN AND MAYBE GUESS WHAT'S COMING NEXT, WHAT'S IN THE TOP 10, AND HOW **** MY TASTE IN MUSIC IS. SO I DID IT, AND THE FIRST 20 TRACKS ARE NOW AVAILABLE TO LISTEN TO AS A PODCAST.

REMEMBER, IT'S JUST A BIT OF FUN, THEY ARE JUST MY FAVVOURITE RECORDS, IT'S NOT MEANT TO BE SOME KIND OF OFFICIAL CHART!

I ALSO ADDED A FEW 60'S RADIO JINGLES FOR NO REASON REALLY.

PLEASE, ENJOY!

WILL POST THE NEXT 20 UP VERY SOON.

HERE IS THE LINK - PLEASE NOTE, THEY DO NOT USUALLY WORK WITH INTERNET EXPLORER!

https://planetrecords.podbean.com/2010/01/22/the-top-100-northern-soul-oldies-part-1/

NUMBERS 100 TO 81

100 RAY CHARLES - I DON'T NEED NO DOCTOR (ABC)

99 RITA & THE TIARAS - GONE WITH THE WIND IS MY LOVE (DORE)

98 STEMMONS EXPRESS - WOMAN LOVE THIEF (KARMA)

97 LESLIE UGGAMS - DON'T YOU EVEN CARE (ATLANTIC)

96 SOUL BROTHERS INC. - PYRAMID (GOLDEN EYE)

95 REPARATA & THE DELRONS - PANIC (MALA)

94 SAXIE RUSSELL - PSYCHEDELIC SOUL (THOMAS)

93 MARION STEWART - I MUST BE LOSING YOU (R RECORDS)

92 TOBI LEGEND - TIME WILL PASS YOU BY (MALA)

91 RUFUS LUMLEY - STRONGER THAN ME (RCA)

90 JOE JAMA - MY LIFE (OPTIMUM)

89 POOKIE HUDSON - THIS GETS TO ME (JAMIE)

88 THE HIGH KEYS - LIVING A LIE (VERVE)

87 THE EMBERS - WATCH OUT GIRL (MGM)

86 CHECKERBOARD SQUARES - DOUBLE COOKIN' (VILLA)

85 THE DYNAMICS - I NEED YOUR LOVE (RCA)

84 COURT DAVIS - TRY TO THINK WHAT YOU'RE DOING (EAST COAST)

83 LILLIE BRYANT - MEET ME HALFWAY (TAY-STER)

82 EMANUEL LASKEY - I'M A PEACE LOVING MAN (THELMA)

81 EDDIE DAY & THE FOUR BARS - GUESS WHO LOVES YOU (SHRINE)

Edited January 22, 2010 by Pete S

[Blunny]

You're a braver man than me. Never been able to settle on a top 20 never mind 100. Constantly moving tunes up and down, removing some and adding others.

REMEMBER, IT'S JUST A BIT OF FUN, THEY ARE JUST MY FAVVOURITE RECORDS, IT'S NOT MEANT TO BE SOME KIND OF OFFICIAL CHART!

Well said, still might be worth getting your tin hat on though

[Pete S]

You're a braver man than me. Never been able to settle on a top 20 never mind 100. Constantly moving tunes up and down, removing some and adding others.

Well said, still might be worth getting your tin hat on though

Every one a classic mate, no hat needed!

p.s. I think there is one 70's record, if Mel britt is a 70's record..

[Rhino]

enjoyed part one pete,nice one for spending your time doing it bring on the next chapter

[Guest soulmaguk]

that's Kev Roberts job isn't it? wonder if he will rewrite the top 500 again now!

Edited January 22, 2010 by soulmaguk

[Pete S]

enjoyed part one pete,nice one for spending your time doing it bring on the next chapter

Cheers, I'll put it up in a couple of hours, I included this great radio advert featuring Lee Dorsey singing an advert for Coca-Cola to the tune of his record "My old car", just makes it slightly more interesting..

[Pete S]

that's Kev Roberts job isn't it? wonder if he will rewrite the top 500 again now!

I thought his book was brilliant. The second one was a bit pointless but the first one is a great read.

[Pete S]

https://planetrecords.podbean.com/2010/01/22/the-top-100-northern-soul-oldies-part-2/'>https://planetrecords.podbean.com/2010/01/22/the-top-100-northern-soul-oldies-part-2/

here's part 2!

https://planetrecords.podbean.com/2010/01/22/the-top-100-northern-soul-oldies-part-2/'>https://planetrecords.podbean.com/2010/01/22/the-top-100-northern-soul-oldies-part-2/

WELL I HOPE YOU ENJOYED PART 1 - HERE IS PART 2, COUNTING DOWN NUMBERS 80 TO 61. I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT TO QUALIFY, ALL OF THE TRACKS HAD TO BE FROM VINYL, SO ANY OF MY FAVOURITES WHICH WERE ON CD OR MP3 SADLY DIDN'T QUALIFY.

LOOK OUT FOR A FANTASTIC 'COCA COLA' ADVERT FEATURING LEE DORSEY ABOUT HALF WAY THROUGH!

PART 3 WILL BE COMING UP VERY SOON.

80 BOBBY HUTTON - LEND A HAND (ABC)

79 GLORIA JONES - TAINTED LOVE (CHAMPION)

78 JOHNNIE MAE MATTHEWS - I HAVE NO CHOICE (BIG HIT)

77 NANCY WILSON - THE END OF OUR LOVE (CAPITOL)

76 BILLY PROPHET - WHAT CAN I DO (SUE)

75 RONNIE MCNEIR - SITTING IN MY CLASS (DE-TO)

74 GARNET MIMMS - LOOKING FOR YOU (UNITED ARTISTS)

73 ELOISE LAWS - LOVE FACTORY (MUSIC MERCHANT)

72 E. RODNEY JONES - R & B TIME (TUFF)

71 BRENDA HOLLOWAY - RECONSIDER (MOTOWN)

70 JACKIE EDWARDS - I FEEL SO BAD (ISLAND)

69 GEORGE BLACKWELL - CAN'T LOSE MY HEAD (SMOKE)

68 TOWANDA BARNES - YOU DON'T MEAN IT (A & M)

67 ESTHER PHILLIPS - JUST SAY GOODBYE (ATLANTIC)

66 TONY CLARKE - LANDSLIDE (CHESS)

65 THE MONITORS - CRYING IN THE NIGHT (MOTOWN)

64 JERRY WILLIAMS - IF YOU ASK ME (CALLA)

63 JIMMY BEAUMONT - YOU GOT TOO MUCH GOING FOR YOU (BANG)

62 TIMI YURO - IT'LL NEVER BE OVER FOR ME (LIBERTY)

61 LARRY WILLIAMS & JOHNNY WATSON - TOO LATE (OKEH)

[Pete S]

WELCOME TO PART 3 AND THANKS FOR ALL OF THE COMMENTS SO FAR - GLAD SOME OF YOU ARE ENJOYING THE CHOICES. I'VE HAD TO RUSH THIS LAST ONE AND SO DIDN'T GET TIME TO INSERT ANY JINGLES BUT I'LL TRY AND FIND SOME MORE FOR THE FINAL TWO EPISODES.

ALSO, I DIDN'T REALISE I WAS RECORDING IN SUCH LOW QUALITY SO THIS ONE AND FUTURE ONES SHOULD BE AS GOOD A QUALITY AS PREVIOUS CASTS.

ALL BEING WELL, I'LL POST PART FOUR TOMORROW AND THE FINAL PART ON SUNDAY EVENING.

https://planetrecords.podbean.com/2010/01/22/the-top-100-northern-soul-oldies-part-3/

60 LOU RAGLAND - I TRAVEL ALONE (AMY)

59 RONNIE & ROBYN - SIDRA'S THEME (SIDRA)

58 EDDIE PARKER - I'M GONE (AWAKE)

57 THE BELLES - DON'T PRETEND (MIRWOOD)

56 TONY MIDDLETON - TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH (MGM)

55 MORRIS CHESTNUT - TOO DARN SOULFUL (AMY)

54 CAROLYN CRAWFORD - FORGET ABOUT ME (MOTOWN)

53 DELREYS INCORPORATED - DESTINATION UNKNOWN (TAMPETE)

52 GENE CHANDLER - I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF (CONSTELLATION)

51 THE FI-DELS - TRY A LITTLE HARDER (KEYMEN)

50 BOBBY BLAND - SHOES (DUKE)

49 THE REFLECTIONS - LIKE ADAM AND EVE (ABC)

48 ADAM'S APPLES - DON'T TAKE IT OUT ON THIS WORLD (BRUNSWICK)

47 THE WORLD COLUMN - SO IS THE SUN (TOWER)

46 REGGIE GARNER - HOT LINE (CAPITOL)

45 KARMELLO BROOKS - TELL ME BABY (MILESTONE)

44 DENA BARNES - IF YOU EVER WALK OUT OF MY LIFE (INFERNO)

43 JIMMIE RAYE - PHILLY DOG AROUND THE WORLD (KKC)

42 MEL BRITT - SHE'LL COME RUNNING BACK (FIP)

41 CAJUN HART - GOT TO FIND A WAY (WARNER BROS)

[Guest]

I thought his book was brilliant. The second one was a bit pointless but the first one is a great read.

I liked the photos and the scans and a lot of the info was interesting but the copy I have has clearly not been proof read as there are typos, spelling mistakes etc all over the place...Let's it down when it looks so good visually. The other thing is all those quotes from Soul fans on each of the 500....If you are used to reading scripts professionally, you get to recognise the 'voice' of an author or writer very quickly and a lot of those quotes are coming from the same vocabulary!

[Pete S]

I liked the photos and the scans and a lot of the info was interesting but the copy I have has clearly not been proof read as there are typos, spelling mistakes etc all over the place...Let's it down when it looks so good visually. The other thing is all those quotes from Soul fans on each of the 500....If you are used to reading scripts professionally, you get to recognise the 'voice' of an author or writer very quickly and a lot of those quotes are coming from the same vocabulary!

Absolutely. I'm quoted in there raving on about a record I don't like that much! But I could look at pictures of record labels all day.

[Pete S]

NUMBERS 40 TO 21 NOW UPLOADED FOR PART FOUR

https://planetrecords.podbean.com/2010/01/23/the-top-100-northern-soul-oldies-part-4/

WELL ALMOST DONE NOW, HERE IS PART 4 OF THE TOP 100 OLDIES RUNDOWN, HERE ARE NUMBERS 40 TO 21...ONE THING THAT'S STRUCK ME WHILE COMPILING THIS IS HOW MY TASTES HAVE CHANGED - IF YOU'D ASKED ME FOR MY NUMBER 1 SAY 10 YEARS AGO IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MONIQUE, BUT NOW SHE'S DOWN AT NUMBER 38, AND MANY CLASSIC OLDIES WHICH I HAVEN'T PLAYED FOR YEARS HAVE MOVED 'UP THE CHARTS'. ANYWAY ENOUGH OF THIS WAFFLE - SEE YOU TOMORROW FOR THE TOP 20!

40 JIMMY CONWELL - CIGARETTE ASHES (MIRWOOD)

39 LITTLE RITCHIE - JUST ANOTHER HEARTACHE (SOUND STAGE 7)

38 MONIQUE - IF YOU LOVE ME (SHOW ME) (MAURCI)

37 PAUL ANKA - I CAN'T HELP LOVING YOU (RCA)

36 YVONNE BAKER - YOU DIDN'T SAY A WORD (PARKWAY)

35 ROSE BATTISTE - HIT AND RUN (REVILOT)

34 RICHARD TEMPLE - THAT BEATIN' RHYTHM (MIRWOOD)

33 THE CHARADES - THE KEY TO MY HAPPINESS (MGM)

32 SAM WILLIAMS - LOVE SLIPPED THRU MY FINGERS (TOWER)

31 DEAN COURTNEY - I'LL ALWAYS NEED YOU (RCA)

30 THE DEL LARKS - JOB OPENING (QUEEN CITY)

29 THE GROUP FEAT. CECIL WASHINGTON - I DON'T LIKE TO LOSE (PROPHONICS)

28 HERBERT HUNTER - I WAS BORN TO LOVE YOU (SPAR)

27 BERNIE WILLIAMS - EVER AGAIN (BELL)

26 THE ORIGINALS - SUSPICION (MOTOWN)

25 MELBA MOORE - THE MAGIC TOUCH (KENT)

24 WILLIE MITCHELL - THE CHAMPION (HI)

23 STANLEY MITCHELL - GET IT BABY (DYNAMO)

22 LITTLE ANN - WHAT SHOULD I DO (KENT)

21 DETROIT EXECUTIVES - COOL OFF (PAMELINE)

[Pete S]

(mods, feel free to merge all the 100 oldies topics together if necessary, I just wanted people to know when the installments were going up)

https://planetrecords.podbean.com/2010/01/23/the-top-100-northern-soul-oldies-part-5/

WELL FOLKS THIS IS IT, THE FINAL 20 TRACKS IN MY ALL TIME TOP NORTHERN SOUL OLDIES. I'LL LEAVE THE TOP 10 BLANK FOR A WHILE SO THAT THEY WILL COME AS A SURPRISE, AND A NICE YOUNG MAN WILL INTRODUCE EACH OF THE TOP 10 (WELL HE WILL SAY "NUMBER 10" ETC), IT GETS QUITE EXCITING!. WHEN IT'S ALL OVER, THE LEGENDARY WOLFMAN JACK WILL SIGN OFF FOR ME

I HOPE YOU'VE ENJOYED IT ALL, IT WAS GREAT FUN DOING IT, I MIGHT DO THE NEXT 100 IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFUL.

CHEERS,

PETE

20 J.J. BARNES - SWEET SHERRY (GROOVESVILLE)

19 POINTER SISTERS - SEND HIM BACK (ATLANTIC)

18 CHUBBY CHECKER - YOU JUST DON'T KNOW (PARKWAY)

17 THE VOLCANOS - (IT'S AGAINST) THE LAWS OF LOVE (ARCTIC)

16 THE FLIRTATIONS - STRONGER THAN HER LOVE (FESTIVAL)

15 AL KENT - THE WAY YOU'VE BEEN ACTING LATELY (RIC TIC)

14 CHAPTER FIVE - YOU CAN'T MEAN IT (CBS)

13 LOU PRIDE - I'M COMUN' HOME IN THE MORNUN' (SUEMI)

12 LITTLE ANTHONY & THE IMPERIALS - BETTER USE YOUR HEAD (UNITED ARTISTS)

11 BETTY BOO - SAY IT ISN'T SO (GRAPEVINE)

TOP TEN - WELL YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO LISTEN!

[Rhino]

just listened to the final installment and must say it was an excellent, top choice of records mr smith enjoyed it from start to finish would love to listen to the next 100 mate. thanks for your time and effort

Edited January 23, 2010 by rhino

[Pete S]

just listened to the final installment and must say it was an excellent, top choice of records mr smith enjoyed it from start to finish would love to listen to the next 100 mate. thanks for your time and effort

I'm really pleased you enjoyed it and said so - made it all worthwhile.

The next 100 might be very interesting!

[Has]

Great pete cant Wait To see no 1

Harry At The Right Track Soul Show If you put it up Sunday hope Its After 10-00pm Or Everyone Will Be lisening To you

Edited January 23, 2010 by has

[Pete S]

Great pete cant Wait To see no 1

Harry At The Right Track Soul Show If you put it up Sunday hope Its After 10-00pm Or Everyone Will Be lisening To you

It's all up now mate, see above for link..

[Jaco]

Good choice for No.1 - played it in the car today as it happens.

Great to have you put the effort in on this and all other podcasts, Pete.

[Pete S]

This was the top 10

10 WILLIE TEE - WALKING UP A ONE WAY STREET (ATLANTIC)

9 FRANKIE (LOVE MAN) CROCKER - TON OF DYNAMITE (TURBO)

8 THE SKULL SNAPS - I'M YOUR PIMP (GSF)

7 LUTHER INGRAM ORCHESTRA - EXUS TREK (HIB)

6 J.J. BARNES - PLEASE LET ME IN (RIC TIC)

5 JOANIE SOMMERS - DON'T PITY ME (WARNER BROS)

4 THE COASTERS - CRAZY BABY (ATCO)

3 THE EPITOME OF SOUND - YOU DON'T LOVE ME (SANDBAG)

2 DONI BURDICK - BARI TRACK (SOUND IMPRESSION)

1 THE YUM YUMS - GONNA BE A BIG THING (ABC)