Tainted Love - Gloria Jones

[Ian Parker]

just browsing flea-bay and noticed a few of these singles on there. no shortage in supply, one particular listing has 6 bids already. Its a corking tune in my opinion, raw, pacey and a brilliant delivery what i wanna know is: when did you last hear this record played out and would you play it personally?

( i dont have a copy so i'll not be spinning it )

[Mark S]

So many brilliant memories associated with that tune Ive not heard it played out for a long time , shame really its a cracking tune and its got a good B side aswell

[Mach]

it was obviously a big tune in its day,..and got the recognition it deserved, but personally it seems a tad commercial now, theres definately loads of other stuff that had the odd play back then, that still has,nt been fully appreciated yet , but i still prefer "Come go with me "

[Guest]

just browsing flea-bay and noticed a few of these singles on there. no shortage in supply, one particular listing has 6 bids already. Its a corking tune in my opinion, raw, pacey and a brilliant delivery what i wanna know is: when did you last hear this record played out and would you play it personally?

( i dont have a copy so i'll not be spinning it )

This is my personal copy !

And this is what an overplayed record makes me feel like after 20 years !

b side - The bad boys coming home (is a boring b side as well) IMO

Edited April 6, 2010 by mossy

[Guest WPaulVanDyk]

have a copy and not sure if i would play it out and never really heard it here apart from those nights in a pub advertised as like classic soul and motown, where joe public attend and will be happy to hear the top 40 soul hits.

great song but i do prefer Come Go With Me

[Guest]

have a copy and not sure if i would play it out and never really heard it here apart from those nights in a pub advertised as like classic soul and motown, where joe public attend and will be happy to hear the top 40 soul hits.

great song but i do prefer Come Go With Me

Its soul history etc............ etc......................

but the soul DJs at the time ruined it forever by over playing it.

same as they have done with lots of tunes !

[Wiganer1]

i played this at the co-op in nuneaton on saturday..

[Guest in town Mikey]

Most weekenders play it on their Sunday evenings, at their end of weekend party.

Personally, anything faster than Pyramid at that stage is too fast

[Johnmcc]

i played this at the co-op in nuneaton on saturday..

My local co-op plays Mantovani..................

[Simsy]

[KevH]

This is my personal copy !

And this is what an overplayed record makes me feel like after 20 years !

b side - The bad boys coming home (is a boring b side as well) IMO

Big record BITD,but i prefer the original by Marc Almond and Dave Ball.

[Wiganer1]

u'll probably hear it most soul nights - but any oldies like this rarely gets played at niters now,,most would say good..and whos mantivani?? lol

[Tony A]

Big record BITD,but i prefer the original by Marc Almond and Dave Ball.

Maralyn Manson

[John Elias]

This is my personal copy !

And this is what an overplayed record makes me feel like after 20 years !

b side - The bad boys coming home (is a boring b side as well) IMO

bloody hell mossy,thought you'd confiscated that weapon from your missus

[Guest]

bloody hell mossy,thought you'd confiscated that weapon from your missus

John, you are talking about the 45 I take it.

[Reg Scott]

i played this at the co-op in nuneaton on saturday..

You play what you want as long as you give your friends what they want- why not give Gloria's Heartbeat pt1 a spin that'll get the old legs spinning!

Regards,

Greg.

[John Elias]

John, you are talking about the 45 I take it.

steady eddie!

[Wiganer1]

You play what you want as long as you give your friends what they want- why not give Gloria's Heartbeat pt1 a spin that'll get the old legs spinning!

Regards,

Greg.

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i also love finders keepers - she did some great stuff!

[Ian Parker]

Hat off to you Mark..... its fabbo that it got played

[ALIVE'N'KICKIN]

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i also love finders keepers - she did some great stuff!

Finders keeper is my favorite by her for sure

[Guest]

Big record BITD,but i prefer the original by Marc Almond and Dave Ball.

" Tainted Love " - The Flying Pickets

Malc Burton

Edited April 6, 2010 by Malc Burton

[Wiggyflat]

Theres an interesting video recorded interview with Ian Dewhirst on the front of his myspace page which he did in Toronto which covers how Almond and Soft Cell came about the record.Loads of other interesting stuff as well.

Edited April 6, 2010 by wiggyflat

[Stubbsy]

have a copy and not sure if i would play it out and never really heard it here apart from those nights in a pub advertised as like classic soul and motown, where joe public attend and will be happy to hear the top 40 soul hits.

great song but i do prefer Come Go With Me

Me too!

[Ian Parker]

Come go with me epitomises our scene. a monumental tune indeed. but that is played regular, whereas TL is'nt. the strange world of Northern Soul

[Guest stevejan]

" Tainted Love " - The Flying Pickets

Malc Burton

Their instrumental version is better

Edited April 6, 2010 by stevejan

[Guest Brian J]

Their instrumental version is better

[Guest WPaulVanDyk]

Having read this again i can't help but sing and clap to the song. That's how strange Northern soul is, songs we clap to when played.

Think that Soft Cell did a good job in 1981, anyone fond of the Ruth Swann version

[ImberBoy]

It was a 1964 flop when first released, love the track but sadly played far too often that it lost its impact.

Wouldn't it bit great to have heard it for the first time at a massive venue like Wigan, I did not but I can imagine the impact of that drum roll intro followed by that beat that you can not ignore, ace dancer, super record!

It is a testament to Richard Searling who spun it first at Va Va's in Bolton (Got all this from Wikipedia so no insight claims for me).

Sadly it is no longer played and it may have been the first ever "Divvy" record?

Be nice to hear and dance to it, I don't think I have ever danced to it??

Good choice parkash

[Wiganer1]

simon,,get yerself to the Nuneaton Co-op allniter on Jun 5th ,,,u'll stuff like this all nite long + see NF Porter as well!!

[Davetay]

It was a 1964 flop when first released, love the track but sadly played far too often that it lost its impact.

Wouldn't it bit great to have heard it for the first time at a massive venue like Wigan, I did not but I can imagine the impact of that drum roll intro followed by that beat that you can not ignore, ace dancer, super record

It always fulled the floor back than it is still a great record (just been played to death)

I remember at one of the last nights ever at Wigan (there were more than one).

Russ's spot he said sorry we could not get Soft Cell so you will have to make do with this, Gloria Jones comes on (record).

The all place went mad, I was stood on the balcony it had me in tears the all thing was electric.

Dave.

[Davetay]

[quote name='ImberBoy' date='08 Apr 2010 - 11:00 AM' timestamp='1270724446' post='1305017

It is a testament to Richard Searling who spun it first at Va Va's in Bolton (Got all this from Wikipedia so no insight claims for me).

Sadly it is no longer played and it may have been the first ever "Divvy" record?

[ImberBoy]

It always fulled the floor back than it is still a great record (just been played to death)

I remember at one of the last nights ever at Wigan (there were more than one).

Russ's spot he said sorry we could not get Soft Cell so you will have to make do with this, Gloria Jones comes on (record).

The all place went mad, I was stood on the balcony it had me in tears the all thing was electric.

Dave.

Great comment Dave!

[ImberBoy]

lets get this fooker played again!

And again

and again

And again

and again

parkash, we will all ask for this next time !!!!

[Wiganer1]

ive got tainted love from the end of an era,,ill load it up this afternoon!.

[Ian Parker]

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parkash, we will all ask for this next time !!!!

if you come to North Wings this Sat, i'll play it just for you Simon (found a single in an old box in spare room)

Edited April 8, 2010 by parkash

[soulpaul0]

its a great record but its how no soulies class n-soul because of the soft cell version!

the only good remake i have heard is imelda may doing it live but then again all her stuff is good live (rock and roll but great energy)

[Liamgp]

First record I ever heard (circa 1979) that made me realise what this strange 'Northern Soul' music that some guys at school were into actually was.

Two guys in my class turned up at a school disco wearing their bags, vests, etc and got the teacher on the decks to play their Northern records. After telling us we couldn't go on the dance floor while they were 'doing their thing' (ooh, how arrogant!), they then proceeded to do the usual kicks, backdrops, splits etc to these weird and wonderful sounds.

After they had danced to their four or five records they then buggered off - probably to the pub at age 14 - while the rest of us got on down to whatever chart rubbish we were being served up.

Have loved it ever since!