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Guest Brian Fradgley
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Sam Cooke - Change is gonna come.

Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose  -Too late to turn back now.

Aretha -Don't play that song

Bloodstone -Natural High

Temptations - Stay

Bobby Womack - Just my imagination

Jimmy James and the Vagabonds - Amen

 

My "magnificent seven" - never tire of playing them !

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Joe Simon"drowning in the sea of love",Four tops"do what you gotta do"good call that,a Jim Webb song,and that guy wrote some stunners,Sinatra said Webb's"by the time I get to Phoenix"was the best song ever written..some compliment that!

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Nearly forgot..

 

Anything by

Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes-the Teddy years, although I do also like Reaching for the World.

 

Bobby Womack, of course.

 

This could go Biblical as my memory improves... :D 

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Guest Soultown andy
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The tymes/you little trustmaker

teddy p /whole towns laughin at me

timmy thomas/why cant we live together

aretha/say a little prayer

david ruffin/walk away from love

so many more but my teas ready.

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Tried to avoid reference to early Motown and other general release stuff that gets played out, thought the idea was to go for classic main stream soul that doesn't get played at "our" clubs (i.e. broad church interpretation) ?  :huh:

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There's loads, but this would always be in the top ten...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Along with this one....

 

 

Those two take me right back to the Cats Whiskers!  :D

 

The place where one night I finally built up the courage to approach a young lady I'd had my eye on for a while, my mates new this so they watched me swagger over to her, spots popping involuntarily as I walked.......................................................got a f*ck off tablet, needless to say

 

.......and as I made my way back over to the lads, the DJ played "I don't blame you at all" -  Smokey & the Miracles!!! :(

 

Got the p*ss ripped out of me every time that record came on for ages after.  :facepalm:

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Guest in town Mikey
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Controversial? Loved this from the word go.

 

https://youtu.be/-0oFadjx-is

 

Gregory Abbott - Shake you down.

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Cat's Whiskers lol remember walking up those stairs and leaving me loafers behind stuck to the carpet! :lol:

 

Back on topic:

Emotions Best of my Love,

Frederick Knight I've Been Lonely For So Long,

Tavares Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel,

Joe Simon Step By Step,

New York City, I'm Doing Fine Now,

Chi-Lites Homely Girl,

Change Glow of Love

McFadden & Whitehead, Ain't no Stopping Us Now

Donnie Elbert, Little Piece of Leather

Evelyn 'Champagne' King Shame

Marvin & Tammi If I could Build My Whole World Around You

Stephanie Mills Never Knew Love Like This Before

Odyssey If You're Looking For A Way Out

Dorothy Moore Misty Blue

 

Just a few off the top of my head.This should be easy but actually takes a bit of thought.


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GOERGE BENSON - UNCHAINED MELODY ( best version ever! )

FLACK & HATHAWAY - BACK TOGETHER AGAIN ( one of the most sublimnal duo's & duets of our time )

ROBERTA FLACK - FIRST TIME EVER/KILLING ME SOFTLY/DONT MAKE ME WAIT

ARETHA FRANKLIN - I CANT SEE ME LEAVING YOU

PERSUADERS - THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE & HATE

TOWER OF POWER - SO VERY HARD TO GO

LORRAINE ELLISON - STAY WITH ME

STEVIE WONDER - ANGIE GIRL

CHUCK JACKSON - ANY DAY NOW

SANDRA RICHARDSON - I FEEL A SONG

MANFREDO FEST - SEND IN THE CLOWNS ( brill off the wall jazzy version )

TEDDY PENDERGRASS - THE WHOLE TOWNS LAUGHING AT ME

SAM  COOKE - A CHANGE IS GONNA COME

MARVIN GAYE - HIS EYE IS ON THE SPARROW ( does gospel to a tee )

IMPRESSIONS - YOU OUGHTA BE IN HEAVEN ( WISH HE WAS AROUND FOR PRESTATYN!...GOD REST YOUR SOUL, CURTIS )

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I've got so many favourite tracks, but here's a few that first got me into soul.

1. baby reconsider. Leon Haywood.

2. baby help me. Percy Sledge.

3. things get better. Eddie Floyd.

                                                                 Tony Warot (westrex) 

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Guest FrostyJak
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Some 70's clubs sounds i still rate

In The Wash Millie Jackson

Step By Step Joe Simon

You Brought The Joy Freda Payne

Saturday Norma Jean

Just Don't Wanna Be Lonely Main Ingredient

K-Jee Nite-liters

Feel The Need Detroit Emeralds

Long Live The King Detroit Emeralds

I'm Doin' Fine Now New York City

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Ray Charles -  I got a woman  plus many many more of course :)

I was watching Ray in concert on tv Weds night, it was in france cica 1961....it was fab. :yes:

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has to be Darling Baby for me

it was the elgins that got me into soul back in 67 when i heard  heaven must have sent you on radio luxemburg it just blew me away

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Love Affair - everlasting love ( best version IMHO )

Isely brothers - this old heart of mine

Showstoppers - ain't nothing but a house party

Evelyn Thomas - weak spot

Spencer Davis - gimmi some loving

Guest gordon russell
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o,jays dig your act

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well here i go

stoned love supremes

o jays back stabbers

my girl temptations

Yvonne fair it should have been me

elgins heaven must have sent you

general Johnson bless your hart

love to here these tunes

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Ok, the Curtis Mayfield thread has got me thinking. As we all know on the rare soul scene we are always after ever more elusive and obscure tracks to listen to and dance to. Sometimes in this quest, I feel we can overlook or forget about many of the quality mainstream soul offerings out there. I am not on about northern soul classics here, I am on about big chart hits here. Please feel free to post your favorites.

 

Curtis does top it for me, but only just...

 

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Sticking to original premise so have gone with UK top 20 hits and tried to pick sounds not already posted

 

Misty Blue - Dorothy Moore

Young Hearts Run Free - Candi Staton

Private Number - William Bell & Judy Clay

Still Water (Love) - Four Tops

Ball of Confusion - Temptations

 

 

 

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