Shortest Record . . .

[Guest MBarrett]

I just played Chubby Checker's "Two Hearts Make One Love" off the Soul Club website.

It comes in at 1 minute 50 seconds.

Just got me wondering if there are any shorter.

Is there a recognised shortest track played on the Northern/Rare Soul scene??

Ta!!

MB

[Steve Edgar]

I just played Chubby Checker's "Two Hearts Make One Love" off the Soul Club website.

It comes in at 1 minute 50 seconds.

Just got me wondering if there are any shorter.

Is there a recognised shortest track played on the Northern/Rare Soul scene??

Ta!!

MB

Karmello Brooks gotta be one of the shortest at 1:55

steve

[Gasher]

trey jeys I found it all in you..1 40 somethin.

can be arsed going to the box at the moment but defo 1.40 somethin

[Kev Connellan]

don ray - 1.46

don hosea - misery - 1.36

[Guest stromberg]

don ray - 1.46

don hosea - misery - 1.36

trey J's is 1:37..so second place so far

[good angel]

Just checked,

LEFT OUT-JESSE JOHNSON.OLD TOWN. 1,57secounds.

I knew it was short,but what a sound.

Kev

[Kev Connellan]

pauline shivers - tough stuff - 1.28

not one to put on the decks for a toilet break!

[Sutty]

outside the boundaries i know but the shortest record i ever heard was on john peel over 25 years ago, half japanese - rip my shirt to threads. 6 seconds

[Sunnysoul]

Billy Hambric 'She Said Goodbye' gotta be in there somewhere ...

[Gasher]

trey J's is 1:37..so second place so far

I stand corrected..

[Eddie Hubbard]

From memory , The Velvet Satins is very short isn't it ? Best ,Eddie

[Guest Trevski]

Betty Logan "A lot to learn" Gaye, Old spin for Adey- 1:30 on label, but is actually 1:25! just timed it!

Edited April 1, 2007 by Trevski

[Simon T]

Previous thread on the subject here:

https://www.soul-source.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=30036

[KevH]

"COOKIN'" by THE COLLEGIANS on HILLTOP.

From the vocal start ( hey man ,that's Cookin') to the abrupt stop, 1 min 25 secs of an R'n b instrumental

[good angel]

From memory , The Velvet Satins is very short isn't it ? Best ,Eddie

Eddie,

justed looked, BIG SEVEN MUSIC BMI 1:55

kEV

[Guest MBarrett]

Simon T

Thanks for the link.

Apologies for repeating the topic but the earlier one was before I joined this forum.

Some very interesting info. on both threads.

Thanks again.

MB

[Tricky]

mighty joe drake - try,try,try - kapp is very short.

also peggy gaines sweet way of living always sounds like there is more to follow.

[Pete Eccles]

if memory serves Ruby Winters - Better is a short track but every second pure quality!!

Pete

[Guest]

two from me,youve been away,rubin,and born a loser,don ray..both well short tunes.. ...soulie55...bet u cant better these two..

[Guest mel brat]

I just played Chubby Checker's "Two Hearts Make One Love" off the Soul Club website.

It comes in at 1 minute 50 seconds.

Just got me wondering if there are any shorter.

Is there a recognised shortest track played on the Northern/Rare Soul scene??

Ta!!

MB

Yes, Mighty Joe Drake "Try Try Try" is only 1:50, (but what a side!) I often wonder if there are longer takes of sides we know and love, lurking in a vault somewhere, and what would we make of them?

When The Chi-Lites "Have You Seen Her" came out in 1971, it was considered something of a "groundbreaker", as everyone said that radio DJs would never play a single that was over 4 minutes long in those days!

So what's the LONGEST Northern side ever played then? Brainstorm "Lovin' Is Really My Game"? - or is that cheating?

Edited April 1, 2007 by mel brat

[Simon T]

So what's the LONGEST Northern side ever played then? Brainstorm "Lovin' Is Really My Game"? - or is that cheating?

There's a 'longest' 45 thread on here too

https://www.soul-source.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=29983

Edited April 2, 2007 by Simon T

[Steve G]

So what's the LONGEST Northern side ever played then? Brainstorm "Lovin' Is Really My Game"? - or is that cheating?

Mark IV - played consistently by Sam since 1984....twenty three years. :angry:

[KevH]

mighty joe drake - try,try,try - kapp is very short.

also peggy gaines sweet way of living always sounds like there is more to follow.

according to label Peggy Gaines is 2mins 40,,,,KEV.

[Guest]

On The Shortest Side Of Business There's Jimmy Radcliffe's "I Pretend I'm Loving You" at 1:47

And On The Long Arm There Is Jimmy's "Insults" Coimn' In At 8:16.

[Paul R]

Of course there's the "What About the Music" Instrumental. Isn't that 1:20 something.

Paul

[Paul R]

OOps deleted double, post. Is there a Delete post facility on here?

Paul

Edited April 2, 2007 by Paul r

[Pete S]

On the reggae thread, I put one up thats 1:33 long

[Guest]

This one clocks in at 1:15......the winner?!?

Bobby_Star_Money.mp3

Edited April 2, 2007 by recordwanted

[Guest MBarrett]

RW

That's WEIRD!!

Was it A or B side?

[Guest]

It was on the A-side. I kinda like the tune myself, just too short!

[Soulfinger]

Jimmy Thomas - Where There's A Will

I remember that as being very short indeed. If I could find where I've put it I'd know how short.

Found it. Says 2.05. Nomination withdrawn. I must've been standing a long way from it and it just looked shorter.

Edited April 4, 2007 by Soulfinger

[Guest mel brat]

There's a 'longest' 45 thread on here too

https://www.soul-source.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=29983

Just had a quick look, but I meant on the NORTHERN scene, or I'd have nominated Funkadelic "One Nation Under A Groove" which I think is about 9 minutes long on 12"!

[Guest]

Carl Underwood - aint you lying - merging -------------- that was a short tune..............who got my old copy that I sold to Mick Smith about 1995..................It had loads of surface marks but played mint......................just wondering what happened to it.................can I have it back please