Answer this hoestly: do you truly know anyone who actually likes

BOB WILSON - SUZY'S SERENADE.

I've never met anyone who liked it!

It was like when John Leach was being played at Wigan - nobody liked it!

  On 20/06/2012 at 11:47, Dave Turner said:

As I said in a previous post mate, it's all opinions. Don't like his more uptempo numbers but for me Donnie Elbert comes into his own on some great ballads.

Being a ballad & deep soul lover i think "Can't Get Over Losing You" is f'kin' fabulous.

What Can I Do

Everything To Me

Ohh Baby Baby

are also great (IMO)

I shall try to listen and be prepared to eat my words as usual, its not the falsetto thing its just that he cant even stay in tune at such a high pitch, and I am prepring to be amazed.

  On 20/06/2012 at 17:16, wiggyflat said:

Sorry D Doug Banks is a poor cha cha cha record with Herp Alpert style mariachi brass.Soft Walkin is another American Graffiti style tune.Don't get me started on Emperor Of My Babys Heart or Gettin.to me.Who thought it would be a good idea to spin this stuf....oh another Cha Cha Cha...Carbon Copy......skip em.

HI I think you are dead right with soft walkin as I have some GAY FREINDS I tried in vain to get them to adopt the record and to play it on their GAY PRIDE parades, and no they did not take offence, you no me I will always call a spade a...............spade D

  On 20/06/2012 at 17:16, wiggyflat said:

Sorry D Doug Banks is a poor cha cha cha record with Herp Alpert style mariachi brass.Soft Walkin is another American Graffiti style tune.Don't get me started on Emperor Of My Babys Heart or Gettin.to me.Who thought it would be a good idea to spin this stuf....oh another Cha Cha Cha...Carbon Copy......skip em.

Doug Banks has a lot more going for it than the likes of Soft Walkin, Let me be your boy, Emperor and all those similar things - much nearer "Northern Soul".

i thought this was the records that NOBODY likes thread?

we like Doug Banks, he doesn't even come close to being on this thread

its not a debate, its a fact, people like Doug banks

end of, so keep on dancing...

huh huh huh, ain't that just like a woman...

  On 21/06/2012 at 09:11, Paul Royle said:

i thought this was the records that NOBODY likes thread?

we like Doug Banks, he doesn't even come close to being on this thread

its not a debate, its a fact, people like Doug banks

end of, so keep on dancing...

huh huh huh, ain't that just like a woman...

This is true, the original aim of the thread was to try and pick a record which was played but nobody appeared to like it at the time or even now. Something like "Take a letter Maria" by Boots Randolph for instance.

  On 21/06/2012 at 08:33, Pete S said:

Doug Banks has a lot more going for it than the likes of Soft Walkin, Let me be your boy, Emperor and all those similar things - much nearer "Northern Soul".

I like Soft Walkin, and Let Me Be Your Boy, but can't stand Kept on dancing or Emperor Of My Babys Heart!

I don't think you're ever going to find a record that nobody liked, it would have to be something that was only ever played once, and no one danced to really.And what kind of no one liked? Some people like a record, but not to dance to, and some people don't mind dancing to a record they don't like!

Talking about my baby, dot. Milly whore end ous

  On 22/06/2012 at 14:05, FunKPunK said:

Talking about my baby, dot. Milly whore end ous

Hundreds and hundreds of people like that record, how can that come under the heading "the records that nobody likes"?

  On 20/06/2012 at 20:57, geeselad said:

I shall try to listen and be prepared to eat my words as usual, its not the falsetto thing its just that he cant even stay in tune at such a high pitch, and I am prepring to be amazed.

Fantastic uptempo non-falsetto tune by Donnie Elbert:

Dean Barlow -Third Window From The Right, Dean do us all a favour take a running jump through it! Utter crap.

  On 20/04/2012 at 14:54, Pete S said:

Yes thats a shocker, they aren't singing in time to the music!

Its bloody awful no doubt about that imo

  On 20/04/2012 at 22:11, Ian Dewhirst said:

Yuk.....

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Double Yuk......

Puke City...........

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Projectile Vomiting.........

Ian D

Shitetarama...pure and simple.... Delxxx

  On 22/04/2012 at 11:30, TONY ROUNCE said:

...Liked it then - and even before 'then' - like it now.

Same goes for 'Trypt On Love'.

Still not found one, then...

I like scratchy as well ,did and do .

Edited June 22, 201212 yr by manusf3a

  On 20/06/2012 at 20:57, geeselad said:

I shall try to listen and be prepared to eat my words as usual, its not the falsetto thing its just that he cant even stay in tune at such a high pitch, and I am prepring to be amazed.

One of my favourite Donnie Elbert tracks In between the heartaches

  On 22/06/2012 at 14:21, Sebastian said:

Fantastic uptempo non-falsetto tune by Donnie Elbert:

oh christ pass me the rennies, those words are proper sticking in my throat, LP only? I want one!

  On 22/06/2012 at 20:20, geeselad said:

oh christ pass me the rennies, those words are proper sticking in my throat, LP only? I want one!

  On 22/06/2012 at 15:16, manus said:

One of my favourite Donnie Elbert tracks In between the heartaches

great prod and song on this, and the voice aint as bad as much of his stuff but It'd be better with a whole lot of other 60's soul singers vocal on it. I can hear a fantastic version by chuck or Clyde Mcphater in my head.

  On 22/06/2012 at 20:25, geeselad said:

great prod and song on this, and the voice aint as bad as much of his stuff but It'd be better with a whole lot of other 60's soul singers vocal on it. I can hear a fantastic version by chuck or Clyde Mcphater in my head.

Yes I could see both Chuck Jackson and Clyde Mcphatter doing great versions - but I like Donnies take - Along Came Pride is a great tune too ( as posted by Sebastian) and is available on 45 on the flip of Get Ready on British.

Cheers

Manus

Edited June 23, 201212 yr by manus

  On 22/06/2012 at 20:20, geeselad said:

oh christ pass me the rennies, those words are proper sticking in my throat, LP only? I want one!

I listed one on here this week! CBS issue.

  On 20/06/2012 at 16:09, Brooky said:

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Johnny Caswell????????.......you MUST be having a laugh surely!!!!!!

Just don't comprehend that nomination!

Sorry mate ive always hated caswell total sh*te!!

  On 24/06/2012 at 04:41, soulatthedale said:

Sorry mate ive always hated caswell total sh*te!!

you are obviously a fan of the Cheryl Gray version then :lol:

Edited June 24, 201212 yr by MrC

  On 20/06/2012 at 11:47, Dave Turner said:

As I said in a previous post mate, it's all opinions. Don't like his more uptempo numbers but for me Donnie Elbert comes into his own on some great ballads.

Being a ballad & deep soul lover i think "Can't Get Over Losing You" is f'kin' fabulous.

What Can I Do

Everything To Me

Ohh Baby Baby

are also great (IMO)

Yeh, great double sider with Ive Got to Get Myself Together on flip

  On 24/06/2012 at 05:23, MrC said:

you are obviously a fan of the Cheryl Gray version then :lol:

Spot on!! Love it just as much as JC!!

  On 21/06/2012 at 09:13, Pete S said:

This is true, the original aim of the thread was to try and pick a record which was played but nobody appeared to like it at the time or even now. Something like "Take a letter Maria" by Boots Randolph for instance.

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Sorry Pete......I liked 'Boots'...... and I bought it back in the day!!!! (True)

Edited June 24, 201212 yr by Brooky

  On 24/06/2012 at 05:30, soulatthedale said:

Yeh, great double sider with Ive Got to Get Myself Together on flip

I just dug this out and you're right, Gotta get Myself Together is brilliant!

  On 25/06/2012 at 10:42, Pete S said:

I just dug this out and you're right, Gotta get Myself Together is brilliant!

HI ALL, JCs YOU DON'T LOVE ME ANYMORE, The Pink DECCA DEMO Triggers of Wigan Casino to me any way, the stunning short intro and the vocal with "the moon don't come out anymore" a great record to own as are all the Decca's,

Now if you were talking about the crap QZ Bird version!? on HMV, now that is rubbish, never had a inkling to own it

I come from a land down under" that's a classic DAVE GUDDAY SPORT.

Benny Troy! Can't believe this mullet wearing old twat has not been mentioned yet!

One mans meat etc. hoagy lands was mentioned, to me, that is a tune to behold! Perfect vocals from the lead and backing singers. As for that Gaylord record, wow, now that is bad. ,, cross between the lovin spoonful and Simon n garfunkel

  On 26/12/2012 at 11:24, soultime81 said:

Benny Troy! Can't believe this mullet wearing old twat has not been mentioned yet!

That made me chuckle

On a yuletide tip Lisa Millers loneliest Christmas Tree...booted as well

l.Was this one of Soussans attempts to press a record before it had a chance to be big...nobody can have liked this.The Carmels I Cant Shake This Feeling....got this in a soulpack in the eighties so im assuming it was played out somewhere.Ive heard a few abominations played out this year...Nick Nack Paddy Wack,Oh Ma Liddi and Dolly Gilmore Dont You Know.

SCRATCHY....TRAVIS WAMACK...........SO SOULFUL

Funny thing after 8 g/clears and a few dex's at the torch....SOUNDED GREAT!! LOL

Edited December 26, 201212 yr by gordon russell

I still have nightmares about this garbage:

The Newbeats "Don't Turn Me Loose"

This is a great thread. Brightening up a rainy day

  On 22/06/2012 at 15:01, nubes said:

Shitetarama...pure and simple.... Delxxx

the modern version of gary lewis,lol...

  On 20/04/2012 at 19:23, allnightandy said:

I never heard this played out

but what a piece of crap LoL

A wind up I believe sent to Russ Winstanley as a cover up, only played for a very short time indeed, then people found out it was Tony Blackburn off some sh*te LP.

Spot.

  On 20/04/2012 at 22:11, Ian Dewhirst said:

Puke City...........

Projectile Vomiting.........

Ian D

Total sh+te

Anyone post up a link to the Wigan's Chosen Few 'Footsee' footage please?

Cheers

Richard

  On 22/04/2012 at 11:04, KevH said:

Has the Joe 90 thing been mentioned yet.? Remember hearing it and thinking "Northern Soul is dead".

True Kev but I remember it being massive along with Men from Uncle, Cherry People & Gary Lewis, it's amazing what those little night time helpers made you dance to & remember EVERYONE was your bestest mate in the world after talking bo**ox to them for 10 minutes , young, foolish but fun & don't forget Rain featuring Charity Brown.

Spot.

  On 26/12/2012 at 12:20, wiggyflat said:

On a yuletide tip Lisa Millers loneliest Christmas Tree...booted as well

l.Was this one of Soussans attempts to press a record before it had a chance to be big...nobody can have liked this.The Carmels I Cant Shake This Feeling....got this in a soulpack in the eighties so im assuming it was played out somewhere.Ive heard a few abominations played out this year...Nick Nack Paddy Wack,Oh Ma Liddi and Dolly Gilmore Dont You Know.

Great choon , even better flip .

Belmonts - your like a mystery - truly awful piece of rammell !!

  On 26/12/2012 at 14:22, dazdakin said:

Belmonts - your like a mystery - truly awful piece of rammell !!

Don't agree. Backing track is fantastic.

  On 20/04/2012 at 20:12, Pep said:

While I'm watching the site closely for all the saddest reasons, I'd just like to add an observation or two:

When finding/playing newer sounds and discoveries, perfection is a luxury DJs can ill afford, and dancefloor reaction dictates how much play and how 'big' a record gets. Some of them weren't great, but a lot were. Also, in the past, there was a big turnover in music, with records arriving, getting big, getting re-issued, then dying - all in the space of a few months. This created a constant flow of fresh music, similar to the pop charts. That has almost completely vanished, leading to the build up of a huge pool of very good, very rare records which (for the most part) will never get massive. A record gets big when there are a few copies, held by several busy, influential DJs or it is a one-off being played week in week out at a well attended venue. Consequently a one-off played every week at Wigan, the Catacombs or Blackpool Mecca could get big. Such weekly 'lead' venues have gone forever I'm afraid.

Also you should always judge a record by your initial reaction, not years later when you've heard it a million times and are sick to the teeth of it. However with the benefit of hindsight, there is no need for mediocrity when selecting oldies. There are hundreds of really good ones to choose from. DJs have a responsibility, a moral duty if you like, to play good oldies. It is unforgivable to pick and promote an oldie which is best left forgotten. The dilemma, once some DJ has already done this, is whether to play the 'so-so' oldie or refuse to play it, on request, risking wrath and credibility with the dancing public.

I don't want to talk about individual tracks, but feel I should add that "Suzy's Serenade" was a floor filler, and played purely for that reason. Similarly "Cochise" was an outstanding, powerhouse new release which just had to be played. It was also relatively scarce for a couple of weeks as an US album track. It suffered the fate of becoming too big (a number one northern monster) for its own good, but doesn't deserve criticism from a technical standpoint. They both deserve a place in the pantheon of Northern Soul. On the other hand, we have records like Dawn which should simply never have been played at all. I would not be playing any of these at home in the foseeable future. They have all had their day, unlike the other Bob Wilson classic (vocal) "Feels Good" which I still love and play.

My humble views... take with a big pinch of salt.

Pep

GOOD POINTS PEP,but as l and others have said there were other factors at work back in the day combined with youth.........which are not there now......so it,s not just a matter of hearing things a trillion times over.........with age comes a bit of reality/wisdom/common sense/ability to sort the wheat from the chaff....atb best fella tezza....funnily enough the bloke that kept asking you to play dean parrish "i,m on my way" many moons ago

  On 19/06/2012 at 14:23, John Moffatt said:

The F***in' Snake!!!!

Glad someone said it before I did. If someone can take a stab at Epitome Of Sound, then certainly this corny piece of garbage masked as a "northern classic" can do some time on the chopping block too. when I first got into really seriously collecting northern records, I remember picking up a copy in a shop to listen to because it had "all-time northern classic" or something to that extent penned on the sleeve, and thought "well I've gotta listen to this one". I almost pulled out of this game entirely after hearing that one (glad of course I didn't). Luckily I've never heard anyone play it out on a night, but then again I've never been to a proper do in the UK, so I'm sure my chance will come some day.

  On 26/12/2012 at 18:52, AndreasB said:

Glad someone said it before I did. If someone can take a stab at Epitome Of Sound, then certainly this corny piece of garbage masked as a "northern classic" can do some time on the chopping block too. when I first got into really seriously collecting northern records, I remember picking up a copy in a shop to listen to because it had "all-time northern classic" or something to that extent penned on the sleeve, and thought "well I've gotta listen to this one". I almost pulled out of this game entirely after hearing that one (glad of course I didn't). Luckily I've never heard anyone play it out on a night, but then again I've never been to a proper do in the UK, so I'm sure my chance will come some day.

Oh it will mate, it will! It is probably the most requested record I get asked for, and therefore the source of much disgruntlement. The standard conversation goes:

Have you got The Snake?

No!

Why not, what sort of DJ are you to not have The Snake?

Because it's fucking crap and I'm not, that's why.

  On 26/12/2012 at 13:16, de-to said:

the modern version of gary lewis,lol...

Only need to hear Margarita Pracatan doing " Just Loving You" and my life will be complete.

  On 26/12/2012 at 14:22, MAK said:

Great choon , even better flip .

Dolly Gilmore is bloody awful...........a lot of records on this thread are actually liked...the snake etc etc ..........how about The Statue Tommy Sands.....The Lurch-Ted Cassidy

  On 20/04/2012 at 14:13, Pete S said:

Answer this hoestly: do you truly know anyone who actually likes

BOB WILSON - SUZY'S SERENADE.

I've never met anyone who liked it!

It was like when John Leach was being played at Wigan - nobody liked it!

Pete you and I sually have similar tastes But i have to say John Leach is Brilliant I went to Wigan from 77 on and always thought the same of JL

John leach is a fine record, with fine pedigree.

It's odd that we will diss some records, yet we still pack floors to others. Prime examples are : I walked away, Or anything by bobby Goldsboro

Soul music ? My arse

  On 27/12/2012 at 22:15, wiggyflat said:

Dolly Gilmore is bloody awful..........

Is that a real record or someone's idea of a joke?

  On 28/12/2012 at 07:51, IanP said:

John leach is a fine record, with fine pedigree.

It's odd that we will diss some records, yet we still pack floors to others. Prime examples are : I walked away, Or anything by bobby Goldsboro

Soul music ? My arse

What's not soulful about I Walked Away? It's got everything including the kitchen sink. An absolutely perfect all nighter record. Not one of my favourites but I can see why it's popular.

And what Bobby Goldsboro record is even played let alone 'packs floors' in 2012?