only one i can think of, off the top of me 'ead, is ronnie mcneir, sitting in my class, which, if memory serves, has some classroom 'ambience' at the beginning.

anyone think of any more?

Yeah. What about the seagulls on intro to Temptations' - "I Wish It Would Rain"?

Oops! that ain't a dancer tho'...

Edited January 12, 200718 yr by mel brat

I absolutely love the "space-age" type sound effects on the intro of "Satisfy Me Baby" by The Sweets.

The bicycle chains on 'Cool Off'?

  soul_hull said:

only one i can think of, off the top of me 'ead, is ronnie mcneir, sitting in my class, which, if memory serves, has some classroom 'ambience' at the beginning.

anyone think of any more?

Try the instrumental track ..West 4th Street by Bobby and Valerie Capers...has all kinds of stuff in that , cars , trams and vocal effects....underated instrumental IMO

  in town Mikey said:

The bicycle chains on 'Cool Off'?

Always thought it was rubbish,now dunno why suddenley decided I love it,is it me age

Bazza

  in town Mikey said:

The bicycle chains on 'Cool Off'?

Thought that was a man having a pee?

Remember hearing a femme group track at Hyde many many moons ago - Had seagulls at the beginning? Lovely lilting sound and never knew what it was?

ATB

Rich

  Gene-R said:

Thought that was a man having a pee?

I am led to believe (rightly or more likely someone pulling my leg) that is was Popcorns kids, a bike chain and a dustbin lid.

Also how about the 'operator' on Operator operator - Johnny Baker (is it?). or the one on Please Operator. is that johnny Baker

in town whats-my-name

Edited January 12, 200718 yr by in town Mikey

How about the street-noise sound effect on the start of "Window Shoping On Girls Avenue" by the Vala-Quons?

Breaking glass effect on intro to Roy Hamilton's "Crackin' Up..."

Some very wierd sounds on 3 Degrees "Contact"

Does the breaking glass in Roy Hamilton's Crackin' up over you, count?

I always love it when I hear that bit.

John

  John Reed said:

Does the breaking glass in Roy Hamilton's Crackin' up over you, count?

I always love it when I hear that bit.

John

as thread starter i say yes

good shout

  bazza said:

Always thought it was rubbish,now dunno why suddenley decided I love it,is it me age

Bazza

Same happened with the Salvadores for me Bazza. One night it just sounded great, but for 20 odd years I couldnt see the big deal.

what about ..mark johnson- the beautiful place ...complete with animal sounds galore does that count???

cant believe ive even mentioned the damn record :fool:

cookie

  bitchdj said:

what about ..mark johnson- the beautiful place ...complete with animal sounds galore does that count???

cant believe ive even mentioned the damn record :fool:

cookie

Ah but what about The Human Jungle by the Fugitives...thats got Tarzan at the start with some bird sounds i think, also got some little kid squawking at the end if i remember...plus some bloke was trying to sound like an elephant with his trumpet .....all in all pretty bad really ......HEY MISTER, YOU GOT A NICKEL

Edited January 12, 200718 yr by jemco

More surf than soul but it did get spins on the Scene:

The Centuries - Jack 23 on Cleopatra.

And here's a bit for trivia fans - the psychedelic noises on the intro were also used on a UK EP, namely The Daleks on Gerry Anderson's Century 21 label. I guess the sound must have originated on a library sound effect record or something.

Godz

  jemco said:

Ah but what about The Human Jungle by the Fugitives...thats got Tarzan at the start with some bird sounds i think, also got some little kid squawking at the end if i remember...plus some bloke was trying to sound like an elephant with his trumpet .....all in all pretty bad really ......HEY MISTER, YOU GOT A NICKEL

One of those records sitting unplayed for many years at the back of my box.

Thank you for reminding me of how bad it is, I'll leave it there a little longer now. Maybe I'll sit it on top of a radiator or something

  soul_hull said:

only one i can think of, off the top of me 'ead, is ronnie mcneir, sitting in my class, which, if memory serves, has some classroom 'ambience' at the beginning.

anyone think of any more?

Hi

One of the best, in it's own way.

Tony & Tyrone - Please Operator.

Captured the essence of a phone call, dialling tones and all. Brilliant

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Brrrrrrring, "Hello"

"Hi Baby It's Me And I'm On The Way" ...... "WHAT!"

"Man If I Don't Ever See You Again It'll Be Too Soon,

....... You've Stayed Away Too Long" ... "I've Packed"

Edited January 13, 200718 yr by 45cellar

  in town Mikey said:

I am led to believe (rightly or more likely someone pulling my leg) that is was Popcorns kids, a bike chain and a dustbin lid.

Also how about the 'operator' on Operator operator - Johnny Baker (is it?). or the one on Please Operator. is that johnny Baker

in town whats-my-name

I think you're referring to the sound of Cool-Aid (soda-pop) pouring into a glass! ("...will you pour me a glass of pop" etc.

Edited January 14, 200718 yr by mel brat

how about,joey dee,"its got you",this used to do my head in at wigan whilst on a funny substance at about 4 in the morning(u know what i mean!!!), .........

also the tiffanies,"great song",does that count ???? .....

lastly tony +tyrone,"please operator",with that great telephone intro

soulie55.........

of the many instrumental versions of f,classicals,"what shall i do",im sure one of them has a lot of weird animal noises on the record but not sure which one it is,might be honey townsend on mala???,plmk.......soulie55...

  soulie55 said:

of the many instrumental versions of f,classicals,"what shall i do",im sure one of them has a lot of weird animal noises on the record but not sure which one it is,might be honey townsend on mala???,plmk.......soulie55...

Honey Townsend was the Instrumental without the Animal Noises

The World Again - Honey Townsend -

4440 refosoul

These two had the Animal Noises

The Beautiful Place - Mark Johnson -

12059 refosoul

All three were B Sides, as was "What Shall I Do"

Edited January 14, 200718 yr by 45cellar

  45cellar said:

Honey Townsend was the Instrumental without the Animal Noises

These two had the Animal Noises

All three were B Sides, as was "What Shall I Do"

thanks for the reply roger,sorted that one out........soulie55

  soulie55 said:

thanks for the reply roger,sorted that one out........soulie55

Hi

No problem, anytime

last two from me,saxie russell,"psychedelic soul"....invitations,"skiing in the snow" or is that one a bit iffy sound effect wise ??? ,soulie55....

  soulie55 said:

last two from me,saxie russell,"psychedelic soul"....invitations,"skiing in the snow" or is that one a bit iffy sound effect wise ??? ,soulie55....

Hi

Either way, They are both good records.

Skiing In The Snow - The Invitations -

4566 refosoul

Edited January 14, 200718 yr by 45cellar

  jemco said:

Ah but what about The Human Jungle by the Fugitives...thats got Tarzan at the start with some bird sounds i think, also got some little kid squawking at the end if i remember...plus some bloke was trying to sound like an elephant with his trumpet .....all in all pretty bad really ......HEY MISTER, YOU GOT A NICKEL

Hi

A Teddy Vann Production

He certainly liked his Animal Sounds.

Edited January 14, 200718 yr by 45cellar

Franciscans = Walk to the bottom of the sea = Jimbo

Excellent seagulls

There are good "BOI - OI - OI - OI -OING" noises on Marvelettes' My Baby Must be a Magician.

I'll dance to any records with BOING noises in em!

Could have sworn there was a Wigan instrumental sound with car horns and sime kind of football crowd noises but the title escapes me, thank God

Undercover - bongalis - ms

13450 refosoul Refosoul Rare and Northern Soul Clip library

Has a bit of everything on it, Sound effects, what were then new production techniques, fading from mono to stereo. Just love it, good old Detroit

Edited January 16, 200718 yr by Dave Thorley

  soulie55 said:

how about,joey dee,"its got you",this used to do my head in at wigan whilst on a funny substance at about 4 in the morning(u know what i mean!!!), .........

Does this track really quote the F word in the closing chorus? Been told it does.............

Edited January 16, 200718 yr by Gene-R

  Jimmy Scriv said:

Could have sworn there was a Wigan instrumental sound with car horns and sime kind of football crowd noises but the title escapes me, thank God

CLUE - it rhymes with its description, "poopsie"

My Baby Must Be A Magician - the marvelettes - tamla

13452 refosoul

One of my favourite groups, featuring the voice of Melvin Franklin of The Temptations.

Edited January 16, 200718 yr by 45cellar

  Gene-R said:

CLUE - it rhymes with its description, "poopsie"

I think the record that you are all trying to think of is FOOTSEE by Wigans Chosen Few....think the crowd noise was Sheffield Wed fans, and the Horn was taken from a 1936 Bentley i think ,also the backing was performed on several Kazoos....fact!!..also i hope you are not trying to diss the record as remember it was the record that kicked it all off , plus i think its well overdue a comeback you could call it an underplayed oldie!.............................................

had you going there just for a second ...go on admit it

Edited January 16, 200718 yr by jemco

  redkitty said:

There are good "BOI - OI - OI - OI -OING" noises on Marvelettes' My Baby Must be a Magician.

I'll dance to any records with BOING noises in em!

"Hey Mr.Northern DJ dig this - I'll dance to any records with 'BOING' noises in em!" - Brilliant!

Edited January 16, 200718 yr by mel brat

  soul_hull said:

only one i can think of, off the top of me 'ead, is ronnie mcneir, sitting in my class, which, if memory serves, has some classroom 'ambience' at the beginning.

anyone think of any more?

The ONE and Only Soul record with the best ever sound effect just has to be "Darkest Days" by Jackie Lee on ABC records.

This was the first of only two records EVER recorded that include the lead singer playing percussion riffs using their own false teeth as castanets.

Just listen to the intro to "Darkest Days" and you will see what I mean.

As a matter of interest, the 2nd record to feature this (almost) unique sound was "Dance Away" by Bryan Ferry & Roxy Music. Again, a quick listen to the first refrain will confirm this!!

Is it me?

Neil Jones

  burysoul said:

The ONE and Only Soul record with the best ever sound effect just has to be "Darkest Days" by Jackie Lee on ABC records.

This was the first of only two records EVER recorded that include the lead singer playing percussion riffs using their own false teeth as castanets.

Just listen to the intro to "Darkest Days" and you will see what I mean.

As a matter of interest, the 2nd record to feature this (almost) unique sound was "Dance Away" by Bryan Ferry & Roxy Music. Again, a quick listen to the first refrain will confirm this!!

Is it me?

Neil Jones

Darkest Days - Jackie Lee - ABC -

4646"]

Stewart Ames - Oh Angelina

hi all again,the old grey matter has conjured up a couple of mid 70s big tunes with weird sound effects involved,first an earlyish wigan spin,"the zoo",the commodores i think this was played on the northern scene when first released on usa mowest then issued on uk tamla-motown i remember this being played at wigan and other venues at the time,only my opinion but this 45 starts of crap then chugs along just fine,the second one,3 degrees,"contact" i think this was played at the mecca first i also remember this being played at wigan weird spacey sounds coming out of the casinos "lo-fi" system at the time another tune for me that sort of chugged along just fine two great tunes from the mid 70s and played at most venues around that time,phew i am sound effected out ,oh no ive just smashed a glass or is it roy hamilton,cracking up over me!!!!!,soulie55

  F.B. said:

One of those records sitting unplayed for many years at the back of my box.

Thank you for reminding me of how bad it is, I'll leave it there a little longer now. Maybe I'll sit it on top of a radiator or something

Otherside is ok,play it out sometimes.

Edited January 17, 200718 yr by ken

  ken said:

Otherside is ok,play it out sometimes.

I`ll throw this in the ring.

10206 refosoul

Not a dancer but:

The Tymes - So Much In Love, with seaside effects a t the beginning...

Cheers

Dante

Virgil Murray - I still care

half way through, there's a wooden rule being twanged, trapped in a school desk lid.

Perhaps not " a sixties dancer" but Shotgun by Jnr. Walker? does that count?

Good call on Please Operator too!

  miss-popcorn said:

Franciscans = Walk to the bottom of the sea = Jimbo

Excellent seagulls

I was gonna say that, being a fanatical bird watching type of guy!

Tamiko - Dont laugh if i cry at your party, mean 60s telephone groove! (same telephone on Tony Tyrone - please operator!)

Apparentley Ady Crosdell has just tracked this old telephone down and it will be making its debut appearance on these shores very soon.........along with some un-issued master tape ring dings.............

Good thread! Mossy!

It was an original authentic 60s Detroit telephone,

Ring a ding ding dong - rare detroit telephone -

13633 refosoul

oh dear?

love this telephone - ding a lingos - bt

13634 refosoul

stop it now!

A USA Source now informs me that this could be the same Bell that was used on Ronnie Mcniers - Sitting in my class.............yes a different production, but if you listen very carefully......you can't help to notice the very distinct and obvious signiture of this clearly, very Soulful bell?

Has anybody else got any evidence of this Bell at work?

Looking forward to hearing more classic ding!