Guest Bearsy Posted May 18, 2006 Posted May 18, 2006 what is the 3 best northern soul tracks that have come from the motown label in order of best first in your honest opinion, mine are, the contours - baby hit and run marvin gaye - little darling isley brothers - tell me its just a rumour baby . i know the choice is massive and this post has probably been done before but im quite new to all this and just interested in the majority`s choice, have fun in remembering !!!!
Guest Baz Posted May 18, 2006 Posted May 18, 2006 Linda Griner - Good bye cruel love Freeman Bros - my baby
Soulsmith Posted May 18, 2006 Posted May 18, 2006 (edited) No.1 at the moment is Jimmy Ruffin, I'll Never Let You Get Away. TMG 922 Only just found it, brilliant. Should be able to pick it up for a tenner. Col. Edited May 18, 2006 by Soulsmith
Chalky Posted May 18, 2006 Posted May 18, 2006 (edited) lots but three unreleased Suspicion - Originals Jealousy - Contours Forever In My Heart - Temptations Edited May 18, 2006 by chalky
Guest Baz Posted May 18, 2006 Posted May 18, 2006 lots but three unreleased Suspicion - Originals Was having trouble thinking of a third but thats done it
davidwapples Posted May 18, 2006 Posted May 18, 2006 contours - just a little misunderstanding marvin gaye love starved heard four tops since youve been gone
Guest Stormin Si Posted May 18, 2006 Posted May 18, 2006 Frances Nero - Keep on Lovin' Me Marvin Gaye - Love Starved Heart Marvin Gaye - When I Feel The Need
Guest Matt Male Posted May 18, 2006 Posted May 18, 2006 Isley Brothers - This Old Heart of Mine The Temptations - Girl Why You Wanna Make Me Blue? The Four Tops - Bernadette All stunning
Eamesy Posted May 18, 2006 Posted May 18, 2006 Only 3 ? Tough choice, but for me: MIRACLES - WHOLE LOT OF SHAKING GOING ON MONITORS - SHARE A LITTLE LOVE WITH ME BARBARA MCNAIR - IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME Alan.
Simon T Posted May 18, 2006 Posted May 18, 2006 Isley Bros – This old heart of mine Finest record ever made (Motown or otherwise) Velvelettes– Let Love Live Finest record never to have been made Ivy ‘Jo’ Hunter – Desperate Situation Finest record to never get further than the demo (tape) ((Thomasina Montgomery –“My love is alive way down in my heart although we are miles apart” Finest ‘goose pimple making’ 6 seconds of music ever recorded Patrick Gammon – Infatuation Finest L.P. only Motown track Mary Jane Girls – All Night Long Finest Motown 12”))
soul45s Posted May 19, 2006 Posted May 19, 2006 (edited) Brenda Holloway A favor for a girl with a lovesick heart Tammi Terrell All I do Four Tops Tea house in china town cheersPaul Edited May 19, 2006 by soul45s
BrianB Posted May 19, 2006 Posted May 19, 2006 I Hear a Symphony - Stevie Wonder - Best record EVER made This Old Heart of Mine - The Isleys Love Starved Heart of Mine - Marvin Gaye 3 is too little to choose from, it could have been the top 50. How do we choose 3 from the vast array on offer?
Guest in town Mikey Posted May 19, 2006 Posted May 19, 2006 I'm another Thid Old Heart of Mine fan. 'You're here for a day, gone for a week'. Velvelettes - Lonely Lonely Girl Martha - Nowhere To Run. Cant believe I havent included any Marvin!
Guest WPaulVanDyk Posted May 19, 2006 Posted May 19, 2006 too many to choose but my 3 fav's are Jimmy Ruffin - He Who Picks a Rose Diana Ross and the Supremes - Just a Little Misunderstanding hard to choose a 3rd i say Isley Brothers - This Old Heart of mine Elgins - Stay in My Lonely Arms is a close one
Citizen P Posted May 19, 2006 Posted May 19, 2006 Only 3????? OK. 3 album tracks wot I give a battering to at Heywood. Money - The Supremes Ain't You Glad You Chose Love - Gladys Knight I Want My Baby Back- Stevie Wonder Tony
Jim G Posted May 19, 2006 Posted May 19, 2006 Marvellettes - 'Only Your Can Save Me' Isleys - 'Tell Me Its Just Rumour' Junior Walker - ' I Ain;'t Going Nowhere' never tire of any of them
Simsy Posted May 19, 2006 Posted May 19, 2006 Lamont Dozier - Dearest one Eddie Holland - I'm on the outside looking in Temptations - Come On Back To Me Baby Supremes - Stormy
Madmandy Posted May 19, 2006 Posted May 19, 2006 Lamont Dozier - Dearest one Eddie Holland - I'm on the outside looking in Temptations - Come On Back To Me Baby Supremes - Stormy Hi all I love loads of motown sounds and a lot tend to be four tops or isley bros tunes So Ive struggled so in no order 1.. If I were a carpenter Four tops 2.. I'll turn to stone Four tops 3.. farewell is a lonely sound ...Jimmy Ruffin Isleys should be in there so Put yourself in my place ARGH should have had 5 choices! Mand
Guest musicden786 Posted May 19, 2006 Posted May 19, 2006 what is the 3 best northern soul tracks that have come from the motown label in order of best first in your honest opinion, mine are, the contours - baby hit and run marvin gaye - little darling isley brothers - tell me its just a rumour baby . i know the choice is massive and this post has probably been done before but im quite new to all this and just interested in the majority`s choice, have fun in remembering !!!! Great post. Keep the Motown alive. You have to include Barbara Randolf as she did more for the Northern cause in the 60s than any other Motown artist. She was also a first class dj and a dedicated collector. She new what our music was all about. Ask the experts for more details. My three- Tata Vega--I Need You Now. (70s Tamla) Supremes--Back In My Arms Again. Barbara Randolf--I Got A Feeling. Best regards to everybody. Denis.
Supercorsa Posted May 19, 2006 Posted May 19, 2006 What no Kim Weston? 1. Kim Weston - I'm Still Loving You 2. Kim Weston - Helpless 3. The Contours - Just A Little Misunderstanding All of the above to be let loose on the club members tonight!
Drew3 Posted May 19, 2006 Posted May 19, 2006 Have to agree with Denis Barbara Randolph's I Got A Feeling is the ultimate Motown NS record for me. Love it by the Four Tops also. Others are: My Weakness Is You Edwin Starr Can't Stop Looking For My Baby The Fantastic Four. Can never understand how anyone into NS can dismisive of the best of Motown! KTF. Drew
Russoul1 Posted May 19, 2006 Posted May 19, 2006 hi all 1. EDWIN STARR - I HAVE FAITH IN YOU 2. MIRACLES - IF YOUR MOTHER ONLY KNEW 3. JIMMY RUFFIN - DONT FEEL SORRY FOR ME happy soulin russ l.e.l soul club, st.ives, cambs. june 2nd 8 - 2am 1ST ANNIVERSARY see events
Guest Mr Ms DJ Posted May 19, 2006 Posted May 19, 2006 crying in the night the monitors ask the lonely four tops youre gonna love my baby barbara mcnair heaven Mr Ms DJ
Stateside Posted May 19, 2006 Posted May 19, 2006 Supremes - He's all I got (the best motown b side) Kim Weston - Gonna make it up to you (the best unreleased track) Temptations - I gotta find a way to get you back (best album track)
caseoftyme Posted May 19, 2006 Posted May 19, 2006 Stevie Wonder - Love A Go-Go Marvin Gaye - So Long Martha Reeves & Vandellas - Save Some Room In Your Heart For Me
Guest vinylvixen Posted May 19, 2006 Posted May 19, 2006 Supremes - He's all I got (the best motown b side) Kim Weston - Gonna make it up to you (the best unreleased track) Temptations - I gotta find a way to get you back (best album track) I totally agree with you... .Kim Weston's track is outstanding...so mine will have to be: Tammi Terrell - Tears at the end of a love affair Kim Weston - Gonna make it up to you Kim Weston - I'm still loving you Jo
Guest martinsbox Posted May 19, 2006 Posted May 19, 2006 1.Marvalettes - "That's how heartaches are made" (slow Northern perhaps) 2.Martha Reeves - "One way out" 3.Jnr. Walker - "(I'm a) Roadrunner" baby yeah!!! Martin
Sweeney Posted May 19, 2006 Posted May 19, 2006 I've always thought the best Detroit 60s dancer bar none to be "Uptight" by Stevie Wonder - if this was an unreleased Motown acetate, or one of 3 known copies on La Beat or some other minor label, we'd all be going mental for it. 2. Marvin Gaye's "Lonely Lover" or at a stretch his version of "Sunny" 3. Tammi Terrell's "Lone Lonely Town" All the so-called 'pop' hits weren't too shabby by any stretch of the imagination either!
Steve Edgar Posted May 19, 2006 Posted May 19, 2006 what is the 3 best northern soul tracks that have come from the motown label in order of best first in your honest opinion, 1) Vows - Tell Me - VIP 2) Ivy Jo - I Can Feel The Pain - VIP 3) Velvelettes - A Bird In The Hand - VIP I likes VIP! Steve
Makemvinyl Posted May 20, 2006 Posted May 20, 2006 (edited) ANY 3 TRACKS BY JUNIOR WALKER WITH A DANCE BEAT EG; 1 Sweet Daddy Deacon -----------Album Home Cooking 2 Shake and Fingerpop 3 Sax Appeal --------------------------Album Sax Appeal IMO Edited May 20, 2006 by MAKEMVINYL
Guest trickbag Posted May 20, 2006 Posted May 20, 2006 SHORTY LONG NIGHT FO LAST SHORTY LONG FUNCTION AT THE JUNCTION TEMPTATIONS AINT TO PROUD TO BEG
Soulie_girl_80 Posted May 20, 2006 Posted May 20, 2006 tooooooo many to choose.. i think i love them all! but 3 of my faves are Brenda Holloway - When i'm gone Temptations - Girl why you wanna make me blue Isley Brothers - Why when the love is gone
Guest 50box Posted May 20, 2006 Posted May 20, 2006 Can`t believe no-one has included: Marv Johnson - I Miss You 4 Tops - I Can`t Seem To Get You Out My Mind Third one is lots.
Dave Moore Posted May 21, 2006 Posted May 21, 2006 I've always thought the best Detroit 60s dancer bar none to be "Uptight" by Stevie Wonder - if this was an unreleased Motown acetate, or one of 3 known copies on La Beat or some other minor label, we'd all be going mental for it. Me too. The intro to Uptight still, (30 years later), draws me to a dancefloor. My favourite Motown of all time. And I have a lot of it! For me it ranks as the modern day equivelent, (20th Century anyway), version of Beethoven, Schubert et al at their best). Powerful stuff! Jamerson - Bom,.... Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom.......Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom...Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom.............simplicity itself.......but fantastic! Regards, Dave www.hitsvillesoulclub.com
Paulb Posted May 21, 2006 Posted May 21, 2006 Tammi Terrell - All i do is think about you Marvin Gaye - When I feel the need Barbara McNair - Your gonna love my baby
Guest WPaulVanDyk Posted May 25, 2006 Posted May 25, 2006 Not many on the Smokey Robinson and the mircales front but Going to a Go-Go is a classic.
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