SteveM Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 (edited) Apologies if this has been done before, but with SS being down I had a look at another Soul site, and found the marvellous bit of information that Mel Britt was actually first played AFTER Wigan closed, along with Nabay. Either this is total bollocks or Ian Levine truly was ahead of his time. Won't say which site it is, in case of legal action Edited June 22, 2007 by SteveM Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Jerry Hipkiss Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Apologies if this has been done before, but with SS being down I had a look at another Soul site, and found the marvellous bit of information that Mel Britt was actually first played AFTER Wigan closed, along with Nabay. Either this is total bollocks or Ian Levine truly was ahead of his time. Won't say which site it is, in case of legal action If it's on the superinformationhighwaythingy it must be true then...and my memory must be totally shot! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Rob Wigley Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Just checked the site out--Talking utter B*$*S%"T again-- so my "Bootleg"of mel Britt that I bought around 1976-must be an original as it had no been discovered, so could not have been pressed and now must be worth £600 ? John Anderson was also ahead of his time releasing Nabay on grapevine before it was known ! Well done for having the guts to visit this site, anyone know which "national Press" it was featured in ?? Rob Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
SteveM Posted June 22, 2007 Author Share Posted June 22, 2007 (edited) Just checked the site out--Talking utter B*$*S%"T again-- so my "Bootleg"of mel Britt that I bought around 1976-must be an original as it had no been discovered, so could not have been pressed and now must be worth £600 ? John Anderson was also ahead of his time releasing Nabay on grapevine before it was known ! Well done for having the guts to visit this site, anyone know which "national Press" it was featured in ?? Rob Rob, SS was down and my life was turned upside down (copyright Shane Higgins 2006) and I stumbled across it Does anyone know if it reached Blues and Soul ? Edited June 22, 2007 by SteveM Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Cheltsoulnights Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Apologies if this has been done before, but with SS being down I had a look at another Soul site, and found the marvellous bit of information that Mel Britt was actually first played AFTER Wigan closed, along with Nabay. Either this is total bollocks or Ian Levine truly was ahead of his time. Won't say which site it is, in case of legal action Well the mel britt was a wigan definite not so sure on the Nabay it went big after wigan went, i think Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
SteveM Posted June 22, 2007 Author Share Posted June 22, 2007 Well the mel britt was a wigan definite not so sure on the Nabay it went big after wigan went, i think It was a big record at Notts Palais all dayers, long before Wigan closed. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Ritchieandrew Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Apologies if this has been done before, but with SS being down I had a look at another Soul site, and found the marvellous bit of information that Mel Britt was actually first played AFTER Wigan closed, along with Nabay. Either this is total bollocks or Ian Levine truly was ahead of his time. Won't say which site it is, in case of legal action Steve, Right on both counts...........Total Bollocks regarding Mel Britt & yes Ian Levine was very much ahead of his time !! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Jerry Hipkiss Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 not so sure on the Nabay it went big after wigan went, i think 1978/79 Pete - think we all know the info on that other site is bo**ocks...tell you more about the Nabay over a pint at Riverside Soul tomorrow night? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Rob Wigley Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Nabay 100% a Wigan Record by Gary Rushbrook circa 1978 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Dave Moore Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Bought both Mel Britt (Barrie Waddington) and Nabay (Casino Record Bar), and was playing both at Concorde Soul Club in 77/78. If I had 'em by then, so did lots of others. Unfortunately the Nabay was traded on and hasn't been replaced yet. ....Damn! Regards, Dave www.hitsvillesoulclub.com www.theresthatbeat.com Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Awake 502 Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Well the mel britt was a wigan definite not so sure on the Nabay it went big after wigan went, i think Sam was playing Nabay at Cleethorpes 1978 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
KevH Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Apologies if this has been done before, but with SS being down I had a look at another Soul site, and found the marvellous bit of information that Mel Britt was actually first played AFTER Wigan closed, along with Nabay. Either this is total bollocks or Ian Levine truly was ahead of his time. Won't say which site it is, in case of legal action seem to remember MB being played to a near empty dancefloor at Wigan,after it was already established at Mecca,may be wrong,where's Mel Brat??.Of course it went on to be another Wigan classic Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Johnny Mack Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Deffo a Highland Room spin before it ever got plays at Wigan. seem to remember MB being played to a near empty dancefloor at Wigan,after it was already established at Mecca,may be wrong,where's Mel Brat??.Of course it went on to be another Wigan classic Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest martyn Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Sam was playing Nabay at Cleethorpes 1978 And at The Fleet.Not a Wigan tune at all,more East Coast -Mecca! Feck,it was all NYD & Funk before Narbay came along Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest martyn Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Nabay 100% a Wigan Record by Gary Rushbrook circa 1978 Sam.Fleet............But will fight you over it I have to Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Pete S Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 Sam.Fleet............But will fight you over it I have to It's a case of several dj's having it at the same time then because Pep was playing it as well but nobody was interested. Seems odd to say it but at the time that record was considered 2nd division stuff. Any anyone who calls it Narbay instead of Nabay is very f*cking annoying Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Mal C Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 Just on the bootlegs of MB, obviously done at Monarch on the west coast, with that white ring and all that... most you come across are styrene, mines heavy vinyl, anybody else got one of these? Mal.C. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
good angel Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 I think I heard it at Samanthas, 1976ish? Kev Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Epic Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 And at The Fleet.Not a Wigan tune at all,more East Coast -Mecca! Feck,it was all NYD & Funk before Narbay came along Let's all agree that NYD & Funk is crap - & pop music from Israel is wonderful - glad that is sorted then. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Pete S Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 Just on the bootlegs of MB, obviously done at Monarch on the west coast, with that white ring and all that... most you come across are styrene, mines heavy vinyl, anybody else got one of these? Mal.C. Second press from recent times is vinyl but as far as I know, none of the 1976 bootlegs were done on vinyl, maybe it's a Jamaican original! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Pete S Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 Let's all agree that NYD & Funk is crap - & pop music from Israel is wonderful - glad that is sorted then. He was from Lebanon not Israel. Apparently. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Wrongcrowd Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 Let's all agree that NYD & Funk is crap - & pop music from Israel is wonderful - glad that is sorted then. Wasn't Nabay Israel's Eurovision entry before soul was invented? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest martyn Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 Let's all agree that NYD & Funk is crap - & pop music from Israel is wonderful - glad that is sorted then. [/quote Never said it was crap Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Epic Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 He was from Lebanon not Israel. Apparently. With tunes like that around no wonder there is always unrest in the Middle East - Nabay is one of the worst atrocities inflicted on the western world. IMHO of course. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest martyn Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 With tunes like that around no wonder there is always unrest in the Middle East - Nabay is one of the worst atrocities inflicted on the western world. IMHO of course. Oh Yes, Never mind. It was a top tune we all enjoyed dancing to in the late 70s.In those days the Middle East was a Notts Palais Alldayer FFS,get a grip Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
45cellar Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 (edited) Bought both Mel Britt (Barrie Waddington) and Nabay (Casino Record Bar), and was playing both at Concorde Soul Club in 77/78. If I had 'em by then, so did lots of others. Unfortunately the Nabay was traded on and hasn't been replaced yet. ....Damn! Regards, Dave www.hitsvillesoulclub.com www.theresthatbeat.com Mel Britt - She'll Come Running Back Simply One of the best records ever made. In a class of its own, & In a style of its own. Perfect, Top of my wants list when funds allow. Edited June 23, 2007 by 45cellar Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Black Gold of the Sun Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 (edited) With tunes like that around no wonder there is always unrest in the Middle East - Nabay is one of the worst atrocities inflicted on the western world. IMHO of course. AGREED As for Mel Britt seem to remember hearing it at,t Mecca round 73,ish sure Mel Bratt will confirm,for me an absolutley peerless record Edited June 24, 2007 by Black Gold of the Sun Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Pete S Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 With tunes like that around no wonder there is always unrest in the Middle East - Nabay is one of the worst atrocities inflicted on the western world. IMHO of course. Yes Mike Terry and those other crack Detroit session men playing on it are committing crimes against music aren't they Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Dave Moore Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 Yes Mike Terry and those other crack Detroit session men playing on it are committing crimes against music aren't they Never understood how the Nabay 45 ever found itself the object of the "soul police". It's a fantastic record, completely dominated by it's Mike Theodore and Dennis Coffey arangement. Powerful Drum/Bass line, simple chorus, great hookline, decent vocal, all creating an atmospheric dancer. Some would say.....Err.... all the makings of a Northern Soul classic. Nabay was in fact a local Detroiter, although he was of Lebonese descent. Regards, Dave www.theresthatbeat.com www.hitsvillesoulclub.com Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Epic Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 (edited) Yes Mike Terry and those other crack Detroit session men playing on it are committing crimes against music aren't they Yes - those Detroit greats did a fine job - it is a pity you can't polish a turd though. Edited June 24, 2007 by epic Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Mike Lofthouse Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 Apologies if this has been done before, but with SS being down I had a look at another Soul site, and found the marvellous bit of information that Mel Britt was actually first played AFTER Wigan closed, along with Nabay. Either this is total bollocks or Ian Levine truly was ahead of his time. Won't say which site it is, in case of legal action Richard Searling (Wigan Casino) listed his top ten of 1975 in Blues & Soul no. 178 - 1 'She'll Come Running Back' - Mel Britt (FIP) 2 'I Can See Him Loving You' - Anderson Brothers (GSF) 3 'Let Me Make You Happy' - Billy Woods (Sussex) 4 'I Got The Vibes' - Joshie Jo Armstead (Gospel Truth) 5 'Lend A Hand' - Bobby Hutton (ABC) 6 'Now You've Got The Upper Hand' - Candi Staton (Unity) 7 'Have love Will Travel' - Rosey Jones (Today) 8 'I Love My Baby' - International GTO's (Rojak) 9 'I've Got The Need' - Moments (All Platinum) 10 'Breakaway' - Ernie Bush ( Contempo) Imagine a Mel Britt, Billy Woods and Bobby Hutton turning up now in the same year now! Mike Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Pete S Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 Yes - those Detroit greats did a fine job - it is a pity you can't polish a turd though. Can't understand what you don't like about it, honestly. You haven't actually said yet. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Rob Wigley Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 Further to my earlier answer John poole assures me Sam had & was playing Nabay at Samanthas, and it seems the record was put to the back of his box to be re-activated a couple of years later. I heard it at Wigan when it stuck with me as a great detroit 45. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
KevH Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Richard Searling (Wigan Casino) listed his top ten of 1975 in Blues & Soul no. 178 - 1 'She'll Come Running Back' - Mel Britt (FIP) 2 'I Can See Him Loving You' - Anderson Brothers (GSF) 3 'Let Me Make You Happy' - Billy Woods (Sussex) 4 'I Got The Vibes' - Joshie Jo Armstead (Gospel Truth) 5 'Lend A Hand' - Bobby Hutton (ABC) 6 'Now You've Got The Upper Hand' - Candi Staton (Unity) 7 'Have love Will Travel' - Rosey Jones (Today) 8 'I Love My Baby' - International GTO's (Rojak) 9 'I've Got The Need' - Moments (All Platinum) 10 'Breakaway' - Ernie Bush ( Contempo) Imagine a Mel Britt, Billy Woods and Bobby Hutton turning up now in the same year now! Mike i'm really suprised to see JJA on the list ,not just for '75, but at all!!!. Like i've said before, a lot of the Mecca stuff bombed at Wigan around that era,and you don't get any "MECCA" at that time than JJA. Be interesting ,to some, if anyone has memories of the reaction to "I GOT THE VIBES ".,,,,KEV Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Jerry Hipkiss Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Be interesting ,to some, if anyone has memories of the reaction to "I GOT THE VIBES ".,,,,KEV You have to remember that RS was doing a lot of one-offs on other days of the week at that time, possibly got better reactions on JJA at some of them than at the Casino. Most of us local DJ's gave "I got the vibes" a lot of plays, prob because it was easy to get hold of! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
KevH Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 You have to remember that RS was doing a lot of one-offs on other days of the week at that time, possibly got better reactions on JJA at some of them than at the Casino. Most of us local DJ's gave "I got the vibes" a lot of plays, prob because it was easy to get hold of! ,gettin re-activated at the moment ,as it ought to!!. Some find it a b*gger to dance to Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
BrianB Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 International GTOs I Love My Baby. My fave at the moment. Top class Northern! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
SteveM Posted June 25, 2007 Author Share Posted June 25, 2007 Further to my earlier answer John poole assures me Sam had & was playing Nabay at Samanthas, and it seems the record was put to the back of his box to be re-activated a couple of years later. I heard it at Wigan when it stuck with me as a great detroit 45. Might have been the all dayers after the niters closed Rob, but I've got loads of tapes with playlists on them from Sams nighters 75/76 when Sam was a resident, and Nabay is not listed on any of them. JV will remember no doubt. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Mark B Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Richard Searling (Wigan Casino) listed his top ten of 1975 in Blues & Soul no. 178 - 1 'She'll Come Running Back' - Mel Britt (FIP) 2 'I Can See Him Loving You' - Anderson Brothers (GSF) 3 'Let Me Make You Happy' - Billy Woods (Sussex) 4 'I Got The Vibes' - Joshie Jo Armstead (Gospel Truth) 5 'Lend A Hand' - Bobby Hutton (ABC) 6 'Now You've Got The Upper Hand' - Candi Staton (Unity) 7 'Have love Will Travel' - Rosey Jones (Today) 8 'I Love My Baby' - International GTO's (Rojak) 9 'I've Got The Need' - Moments (All Platinum) 10 'Breakaway' - Ernie Bush ( Contempo) Imagine a Mel Britt, Billy Woods and Bobby Hutton turning up now in the same year now! Mike i may be being picky but out of the 10 listed i only associate 2 of them not being mecca records that being the int gto's and ernie bush, the rest are to me mecca first so am suprised to see them as richards top ten. as you know if you went to the mecca JJA went down a storm mark Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest mel brat Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 (edited) Apologies if this has been done before, but with SS being down I had a look at another Soul site, and found the marvellous bit of information that Mel Britt was actually first played AFTER Wigan closed, along with Nabay. Either this is total bollocks or Ian Levine truly was ahead of his time. Won't say which site it is, in case of legal action Mel Britt played at Mecca, 1975. Fact. Joshie Jo Armstead also something of an anthem, alongside Oscar Perry "I Got What You Need", and a (reactivated) Bobby Hutton etc. Just to be awkward, I have to say that I quite like Nabay! (I'd read somewhere it was "poppy" before I actually heard it, but the vocal arrangement reminds me a bit of the Gospel Classics on Chess!) Edited July 1, 2007 by mel brat Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest mel brat Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 Just on the bootlegs of MB, obviously done at Monarch on the west coast, with that white ring and all that... most you come across are styrene, mines heavy vinyl, anybody else got one of these? Mal.C. Glad you mentioned that as I was beginning to believe I'd dreamed it, but I was offered a vinyl copy of Mel Britt passed off as an "original" for £12 in 1976 or early 1977 (I won't say by whom!) - so it looks as though vinyl bootlegs from that period do exist, as I'm pretty sure the originals are all styrene copies. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
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