Guest ritchie Posted November 18, 2012 Posted November 18, 2012 "OK pop pickers and straight in at number 500 - Judy Street with What .T.F"
Goldsoul Posted November 18, 2012 Author Posted November 18, 2012 Brilliant- I just batted it to her! Keep em coming.
bri phill Posted November 19, 2012 Posted November 19, 2012 I would imagine these are very popular last few years in many venues well they are the most asked for tunes on the scooter scene last few years. 1- the snake 2- Duffy 3- Frank Wilson Can I donate my prize to charitee Well I'm no connoisseur(not even sure I can spell it) but I'll be giving them venues a swerve (can you list them for me) Best regards
paultp Posted November 19, 2012 Posted November 19, 2012 (Knowingly and reluctantly keeping the thread going, thus adding to the spin but a genuine question) What does each entry contain? Is it just a listing of the record with a label scan or is there some background and history to the record and artist? I'm not bothered about the order of the records (which is pretty subjective IMHO) but I'd be interested in the history behind each record. As well as stuff like who the artist was, where it was recorded, who else was involved, etc I'd also be interested in the history of the record on the scene i.e. who discovered it and when, first plays where was it big etc etc. Is any of that in there?
Andybellwood Posted November 19, 2012 Posted November 19, 2012 (edited) Frank Wilson produced , The Supremes 'Stoned Love ' with Jean Terrell on lead vocals could feature somewhere ? The spoken intro version in particular is a floor packer at the mo in main rooms everywhere . Wishful thinking from me perhaps that R L Burnside might be 'bubbling under ' Looking forward to the book . Edited November 19, 2012 by andybellwood
KevH Posted November 19, 2012 Posted November 19, 2012 believe it or not I am actually older than Andy No way.!!!
Goldsoul Posted November 19, 2012 Author Posted November 19, 2012 (Knowingly and reluctantly keeping the thread going, thus adding to the spin but a genuine question) What does each entry contain? Is it just a listing of the record with a label scan or is there some background and history to the record and artist? I'm not bothered about the order of the records (which is pretty subjective IMHO) but I'd be interested in the history behind each record. As well as stuff like who the artist was, where it was recorded, who else was involved, etc I'd also be interested in the history of the record on the scene i.e. who discovered it and when, first plays where was it big etc etc. Is any of that in there? Relevant background info and useful trivia on all entries. Hopefully after 40 years on the scene, I have enough info for you!
paultp Posted November 19, 2012 Posted November 19, 2012 Relevant background info and useful trivia on all entries. Hopefully after 40 years on the scene, I have enough info for you! I don't know what that means and I've no idea whether you do. I just wanted to know what is in the book, I'll wait and look at somebody else's.
Kev John Posted November 19, 2012 Posted November 19, 2012 Only got 1st book that was enough for me to get me hooked again i've become a vinyl junkie atb 2
Goldsoul Posted November 19, 2012 Author Posted November 19, 2012 I don't know what that means and I've no idea whether you do. I just wanted to know what is in the book, I'll wait and look at somebody else's. Erm...........enjoy the read.
KevH Posted November 19, 2012 Posted November 19, 2012 1 - Frank W 2 - Tobi Leg-end 3 - Jimmy Radcliffe. Send the book to Mansfield,Kev.(5th most influential soul town). 1
Mickjay33 Posted November 19, 2012 Posted November 19, 2012 the snake bob sinclar tribute do i love you not heard you play them for a while m8 lol 1
Goldsoul Posted November 19, 2012 Author Posted November 19, 2012 1 - Frank W 2 - Tobi Leg-end 3 - Jimmy Radcliffe. Send the book to Mansfield,Kev.(5th most influential soul town). Kev- Tobi and Jimmy are way off in the current climate(you should get out more lol). It's all about Timebox and Bob Sinclair these days Oddly enough, Beggin' was a Folk House monster in 1969. The Strange World of Northern Soul indeed. 1
KevH Posted November 19, 2012 Posted November 19, 2012 (edited) Kev- Tobi and Jimmy are way off in the current climate(you should get out more lol). It's all about Timebox and Bob Sinclair these days Oddly enough, Beggin' was a Folk House monster in 1969. The Strange World of Northern Soul indeed. .Its all Dutch to me Kev.Timebox sounds like a website for watches,and wasn't Bob Sinclair the host of Blockbusters? Folk House '69,before my time....... Edited November 19, 2012 by KevH 2
Steve L Posted November 19, 2012 Posted November 19, 2012 Kev- Tobi and Jimmy are way off in the current climate(you should get out more lol). It's all about Timebox and Bob Sinclair these days Oddly enough, Beggin' was a Folk House monster in 1969. The Strange World of Northern Soul indeed. Thankfully not where we go kev Steve in Mansfield ( 4th most backward looking soul town) 2
Steve Foran Posted November 19, 2012 Posted November 19, 2012 elbie parker, i'm pretty sure was an arthur fenn discovery Nev Wherry I think.
KevH Posted November 19, 2012 Posted November 19, 2012 Nev Wherry I think. I could have sworn i read on here Elbie was played at the Torch.
Goldsoul Posted November 19, 2012 Author Posted November 19, 2012 I could have sworn i read on here Elbie was played at the Torch. Whaattttt...no way. Certainly not in the 13 months the nighter was open. Maybe at some revival 25 years later 2
Kev John Posted November 19, 2012 Posted November 19, 2012 .Its all Dutch to me Kev.Timebox sounds like a website for watches,and wasn't Bob Sinclair the host of Blockbusters? Folk House '69,before my time....... Kev it was bob hollness that hosted blockbusters :sleep3:
Kev John Posted November 19, 2012 Posted November 19, 2012 I could have sworn i read on here Elbie was played at the Torch. Just got it from the horses mouth Never played @ The Torch was first played @ Wigan
Pete S Posted November 19, 2012 Posted November 19, 2012 (edited) Nobody really knows where these records were played first do they? We only relate to where we first heard them, so if I first heard Lillie Bryant at Wigan, I associate it as being a Wigan record whereas someone else says it's a Blackpool record.. Edited November 19, 2012 by Pete S 1
Wiggyflat Posted November 19, 2012 Posted November 19, 2012 Got the first book....funnily enough not been able to buy much at those prices....Soul In The Sun...that's in the Okey Cokey top 500. I'm sure Derek Meads second record after me in London was Elbie Parker..Adventurers Easy Baby has had a little revival as has Al Kent The Way you've Been Acting lately....I predict Frank Wilson to have dropped a few places...Zu Zu is definately up there as a new entry...looking forward to a new book wish I knew about the voting.
KevH Posted November 19, 2012 Posted November 19, 2012 Kev it was bob hollness that hosted blockbusters :sleep3: Sorry,just been for a "P".Wigan not Torch...another dream i had shattered. 1
Pete S Posted November 19, 2012 Posted November 19, 2012 A top 500 does not make any sense at all if it's based on CURRENT dancefloor favourites because that will all change in a months time. So it can only be based on a record's history and it's quality and longevity. I bet some of the stuff in the last book is nowhere near this book. And even then, it's subjective to the author, and of course most people have a different all time favourite. 1
KevH Posted November 19, 2012 Posted November 19, 2012 (edited) Just got it from the horses mouth Never played @ The Torch was first played @ Wigan What a knob i am.!!! Just realised i meant Brice Coefield.... I need time away........ Edited November 19, 2012 by KevH
Popular Post Guest Posted November 19, 2012 Popular Post Posted November 19, 2012 Well, since 1986 there has been one tune that guarantees a packed dancefloor anywhere in the world, has remained dog rate, has avoided the bootleggers, has no clean soundfile on the net, has no clear label scan on the net, has never been on Manships auction and is probably the most sought after Northern Soul 45 bar none...and I've never met anyone who doesn't love it to pieces. It is pure Northern Soul. If the Mello Souls is not in the Top 10 of all time then the book is not worth the paper it is printed on? In fact, add this mighty mighty disc to Frank Wilson and Dean Parrish and that should be the Top 3...maybe! 6
Kev John Posted November 19, 2012 Posted November 19, 2012 (edited) What a knob i am.!!! Just realised i meant Brice Coefield.... I need time away........ Kev how much time do you want ? :sleep3: Edited November 19, 2012 by soulghost 1
Dave Rimmer Posted November 19, 2012 Posted November 19, 2012 Kev, if this is the 'definitive' top 500, what are you going to call the next version in five years time ? 1
Kevinkent Posted November 19, 2012 Posted November 19, 2012 Kev, if this is the 'definitive' top 500, what are you going to call the next version in five years time ? My money is on " The World's Best Top 500" - Kev
Russ Vickers Posted November 19, 2012 Posted November 19, 2012 Maybe the worlds biggest Top 500. Russ
Pete S Posted November 19, 2012 Posted November 19, 2012 The Best Top 500 Northern Soul Records In The World.....Ever
KevH Posted November 19, 2012 Posted November 19, 2012 I'd call it "Can't get over these memories".(free gratis there Kev. ). 1
Guest gordon russell Posted November 19, 2012 Posted November 19, 2012 Kev, if this is the 'definitive' top 500, what are you going to call the next version in five years time ? top 500 cd,s
Phild Posted November 19, 2012 Posted November 19, 2012 Kev, if this is the 'definitive' top 500, what are you going to call the next version in five years time ? "Now That's What I Call Northern Soul Top 500" - volume 4 ???
Andybellwood Posted November 19, 2012 Posted November 19, 2012 Baby Earl 'blackslop' could well be in a much higher position?
Popular Post Pete S Posted November 19, 2012 Popular Post Posted November 19, 2012 I'm no Northern Soul snob, in fact I'm quite the opposite, and I doubt if anyone else has had more UK produced Northern 45's than I have to be honest, but no way in a million years is "Beggin'" by Timebox a Northern Soul record. It's a Mod record. Who plays "Beggin'" by Timebox as Northern Soul? 9
Popular Post Chalky Posted November 19, 2012 Popular Post Posted November 19, 2012 I'm no Northern Soul snob, in fact I'm quite the opposite, and I doubt if anyone else has had more UK produced Northern 45's than I have to be honest, but no way in a million years is "Beggin'" by Timebox a Northern Soul record. It's a Mod record. Who plays "Beggin'" by Timebox as Northern Soul? Bloody hell, I'm agreeing with you Pete And who plays Stoned Love? Spoken intro or not, I can't imagine anyone putting that in a top 500 all time Northern Soul records!! 4
Mace Posted November 19, 2012 Posted November 19, 2012 I'm no Northern Soul snob, in fact I'm quite the opposite, and I doubt if anyone else has had more UK produced Northern 45's than I have to be honest, but no way in a million years is "Beggin'" by Timebox a Northern Soul record. It's a Mod record. Who plays "Beggin'" by Timebox as Northern Soul? Carl Willingham played it in the main room at Kings Hall a few months back to a packed floor. As, I'm led to believe, have many other DJs at predomintaely oldies orientated venues. So does that make it a Northern Soul record? As very few records are purpose made to be 'Northern Soul' records, I'd say the definition is created by the acceptance of the 'scene' on the dancefloor....this version does seem to have gained increasing popularity and acceptance on the Northern Scene, and so by default could be now described as a Northern Soul Record. As a side note, I wouldn't define it as a Mod record either......but as that scene has a wider variety of appreciated genres of music than the Northern Scene I'm sure some will beg to differ. 1
tosspot Posted November 19, 2012 Posted November 19, 2012 not heard you play them for a while m8 lol I'd sooner make an ash tray out of them then play them 1
Pete S Posted November 19, 2012 Posted November 19, 2012 Carl Willingham played it in the main room at Kings Hall a few months back to a packed floor. As, I'm led to believe, have many other DJs at predomintaely oldies orientated venues. So does that make it a Northern Soul record? No it doesn't, why would it? Are you saying if Carl Willingham played "Hey Jude" by The Beatles in the Main Room at Kings Hall, we'd have to ask ourselves if that was Northern? 2
Shinehead Posted November 19, 2012 Posted November 19, 2012 Timebox ffs if thats Northern its time to revive Murial Day and the like
Mace Posted November 19, 2012 Posted November 19, 2012 No it doesn't, why would it? Are you saying if Carl Willingham played "Hey Jude" by The Beatles in the Main Room at Kings Hall, we'd have to ask ourselves if that was Northern? A silly comparison Pete. as you well know, there are lots of blue eyed soul/pop records that have been accepted by the Northern Scene over the whole history of the scene....this is just another to the list. I should imagine Timebox was probably played at the Wheel revival nights, though don't know this for sure. The only person I have heard play it out is Carl Willingham at KH...the floor was packed.....I know lots of people on the scene who want a copy of either version.....its been accepted by the scene so that kinda seals the deal imo. The fact that you (and others) don't think that's right is of no consequence....it's happened....with or without your seal of approval. Furthermore, it's a piss weak record full stop......and I don't know many, if any, DJs on the Mod scene that would touch it with a shitty stick. 1
Dave Pinch Posted November 19, 2012 Posted November 19, 2012 i too have heard timebox out a few times..prefer the four seasons meself tho 2
Pete S Posted November 19, 2012 Posted November 19, 2012 A silly comparison Pete. as you well know, there are lots of blue eyed soul/pop records that have been accepted by the Northern Scene over the whole history of the scene....this is just another to the list. I should imagine Timebox was probably played at the Wheel revival nights, though don't know this for sure. The only person I have heard play it out is Carl Willingham at KH...the floor was packed.....I know lots of people on the scene who want a copy of either version.....its been accepted by the scene so that kinda seals the deal imo. The fact that you (and others) don't think that's right is of no consequence....it's happened....with or without your seal of approval. Furthermore, it's a piss weak record full stop......and I don't know many, if any, DJs on the Mod scene that would touch it with a shitty stick. I don't agree that it's a weak record, I think it's a great record, I remember it being played on Radio 1 when it was first released back in 1968, liked it then, like it now. Just don't really see how it can suddenly become a Northern record.
Goldsoul Posted November 19, 2012 Author Posted November 19, 2012 Bloody hell, I'm agreeing with you Pete And who plays Stoned Love? Spoken intro or not, I can't imagine anyone putting that in a top 500 all time Northern Soul records!! Chalks-You'll be pleased to know it's not in the 500.......close though. 1
Goldsoul Posted November 19, 2012 Author Posted November 19, 2012 The Best Top 500 Northern Soul Records In The World.....Ever Yowsah........Ta Pete x
macca Posted November 19, 2012 Posted November 19, 2012 I'll wager a signed copy and a review in spanish and gallego that 'PYRAMID' is in the first 100.
Wiggyflat Posted November 19, 2012 Posted November 19, 2012 I've a copy of Pyramid and I've never played it out!! I love the record from the days of Ian Clark playing it....it is an 80 s giffer though and I can't imagine anyone wanting to dance to it though.
Arthur Fenn Posted November 19, 2012 Posted November 19, 2012 Nev Wherry I think. Don't recall Nev playin this, infact if pushed i'd say he had sadly passed away before this was found ( got mine from the bowl circa 78 )
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