Platters 81 Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 most of 'em Kevin....... Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
shute Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 most of 'em Kevin....... are ya coming up to the rangers soul night Jim tonight ? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Platters 81 Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 i only turn up for the occasional anniversary....a habit i picked up at TOTW.....mind you they were every 3 months Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Kevinkent Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 OK then Kev! Instrumentals - You Gotta pay the price Al Kent, Secret Home Willie Mitchell, Wade in the water Ramsey just for a kick off! Cheers Steve. Struggling now Steve. Recently had a bit of self indulgence by paying an entirely instrumental early doors set - and wish I could remember what they were! Not too many from the very early days I reckon. You've already picked the best and most memorable three IMO, but what about: You Can't Sit Down - Phil Upchurch Combo Black Is Black - Paul Mauriat Orchestra That Driving Beat - Willie Mitchell Fife Piper - Dynatones Cigarette Ashes - Jimmy Conwell and just about anything from San Remo Strings. I'm probably about to learn that my memory has embarrassed me again! -Kevin Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Geoff B Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 Here's one for us older soul fans. What are your top sounds that you remember from the clubs etc of the mid to late 60's that have gone on to be established Northern classics. Here's a few that I grew up with around Northants and Beds in the late 60's, Girls are out to get you Fascinations Right track Billy Butler She blew a good thing Poets Going to a happening Tommy Neal Tightrope Charlie & Inez Fox Washed ashore Platters Driving beat Willie Mitchell Walking up a one way street Willie Tee Mr bang bang man Little Hank Whats wrong with me baby? Invitations There's a quick 10 tunes from this area. How does that compare with other parts of the country? Also, is it just nostalgia or do these tunes still sound good today however many times you've heard them? Cheers, Steve. Circa 1968,Burnley Mecca (Rose Room), Most of above,plus i remmember the DJ playing the same three together every week,wednesday&sunday, Flamingos Boogaloo party Mitch Ryder Breakout Tony Clark The Entertainer. Plus a host of others including motown. Geoff. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
BrianB Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Circa 1968,Burnley Mecca (Rose Room), Most of above,plus i remmember the DJ playing the same three together every week,wednesday&sunday, Flamingos Boogaloo party Mitch Ryder Breakout Tony Clark The Entertainer. Plus a host of others including motown. Geoff. Also at the Burnley Cats Whiskers on Sundays, A Quitter Never Wins You Get Your Kicks So Hard Being a Loser the Contours ... and all of the others quoted!!! Do you remember Mick the Fed the Sunday night DJ? Modelled himself on Rosko! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 (edited) Looks like this thread has run its course so thanks guys to all that have contributed. I would like to leave you with this thought, the same tunes were being played up and down the country at a time when transport was limited and expensive and there was no internet. Just shows the old grapevine must have been working well! Thanks, Steve B. Doh!! Edited August 16, 2007 by ken Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Dante Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 Also at the Burnley Cats Whiskers on Sundays, A Quitter Never Wins You Get Your Kicks So Hard Being a Loser the Contours ... and all of the others quoted!!! Do you remember Mick the Fed the Sunday night DJ? Modelled himself on Rosko! Flipping great record IMHO!! And Jim, did Max Romeo get played at the Torch??? Sounds hard to believe to me, hundreds of "speeded-up" soulies dancin' to skin reggae? Great track, also hehe Also like Dreams to Remember, the instrumental version by the Hippy Boys if I remember well Cheers from Mexico Dante Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Bazza Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 That track by Bill Cosby.........wasn't it??? On Warner Bros & Used same backing track as SW's Uptight Ithink.................. Little old man......great tune Bazza Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Bazza Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Been lookiing at the tunes mentioned on this thread....they were / are fantastic ...I dont think theres been anything since that can touch them...probably cos I was a lad and it was all new ,and I was dancing my socks of to all these great tunes Great great days Bazza Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Chris L Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Here's one for us older soul fans. What are your top sounds that you remember from the clubs etc of the mid to late 60's that have gone on to be established Northern classics. Here's a few that I grew up with around Northants and Beds in the late 60's, Girls are out to get you Fascinations Right track Billy Butler She blew a good thing Poets Going to a happening Tommy Neal Tightrope Charlie & Inez Fox Washed ashore Platters Driving beat Willie Mitchell Walking up a one way street Willie Tee Mr bang bang man Little Hank Whats wrong with me baby? Invitations There's a quick 10 tunes from this area. How does that compare with other parts of the country? Also, is it just nostalgia or do these tunes still sound good today however many times you've heard them? Cheers, Steve. Darn Sarf would have been (circa 68/69) Fontella Bass - Rescue me Eddie Floyd - Things get better Impressions - You've been cheatin' William Bell & Judy Clay - My baby specializes Edwin Starr - 25 miles Moses & Joshua - My elusive dreams Homer Banks - A lot of love Johnny taylor - Who's making love Shirley & the Shirelles - Look what you've done to my heart Little Hank - Mr Bang bang man Charlie & Inez Foxx - Tightrope Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson - Soulshake/Lovers holiday J J Jackson - But it's alright Plus loadsa Tamla (Isley Bros, 4 Tops, Jim Ruffin, Marv Johnson, Contours, etc) Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
macca Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 this is an interesting thread. chris has mentioned the stuff played darn sarf, which to a sprog like me, looks pretty much like traditional northern fare. would it be true to say that 'pockets of resistance' remained in the south, & that not everybody got into the more funkier sounds coming out of black america towards the end of that decade? & what about venues? did they fizzle out? the history books have left us with this north-south divide business, but I'm sure life wasn't that black & white, was it? M Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Bearsy Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 OK, I'd hear some of these tunes sprinkled amongst the Hippy shit and the likes of Status Quo's "Pictures of Matchstick Men" at your ordinary Disco, but if you wanted a soul only night in the late 6T's there were places to go - you just had to know where. Perhaps it was different in your neck of the woods, in which case you were a very lucky young man. Not from Kent are you Kevin? Think Staus Quo would have cleared the floor quicker than a Turd in a Swimming Pool up in South Yorkshire mate. I know what you mean though. There was the 'odd' non Soul record played around our way too, but they were the exception to the rule and were always aimed at the dancefloor. Remember things like "Hi Ho Silver Lining" "Spirit In The Sky" in the late 60's and "Resurection Shuffle" in 71 in amongst the Motown etc.thats Kevins set nowadays as he say it never fails him but it always clears the floor but he doesnt notice cos he is as blind as a bat and as deaf as a post Nobody mentioned "That Driving Beat" Willie Mitchell. That was just MASSIVE in our neck of the woods (along with Wooly Bully ) whether you were into Soul or not! Sean Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Chris L Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 this is an interesting thread. chris has mentioned the stuff played darn sarf, which to a sprog like me, looks pretty much like traditional northern fare. would it be true to say that 'pockets of resistance' remained in the south, & that not everybody got into the more funkier sounds coming out of black america towards the end of that decade? & what about venues? did they fizzle out? the history books have left us with this north-south divide business, but I'm sure life wasn't that black & white, was it? M There were many venues playing soul music, The Marque club probably most famous, also all those Mecca/Locarno/Top Ranks played loadsa soul, all went pear shaped with the advent of funk, that's what drove us up north in '71. Yes "Spirit in the sky" "Fire" "Quick Joey Small" and others like them got a lot of play too I'm afraid. Chris L Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Gordon Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 How about the carrols - were in this thing together - cbs? agent 00 soul back street scratchy Here's one for us older soul fans. What are your top sounds that you remember from the clubs etc of the mid to late 60's that have gone on to be established Northern classics. Here's a few that I grew up with around Northants and Beds in the late 60's, Girls are out to get you Fascinations Right track Billy Butler She blew a good thing Poets Going to a happening Tommy Neal Tightrope Charlie & Inez Fox Washed ashore Platters Driving beat Willie Mitchell Walking up a one way street Willie Tee Mr bang bang man Little Hank Whats wrong with me baby? Invitations There's a quick 10 tunes from this area. How does that compare with other parts of the country? Also, is it just nostalgia or do these tunes still sound good today however many times you've heard them? Cheers, Steve. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 Happy Days...... TORCH SOUNDS 68 (FRIDAYS) WYNDER K FROG GREEN DOOR DYNATONES FIFE PIPER TOM+JERRY O BOO-GA-LOO CHUBBY CHECKER CUM-A-LA-BE-STAY ROBERT PARKER HAPPY FEET EQUALS I GET SO EXCITED SUE THOMPSON PAPER TIGER BARBARA MILLS QUEEN OF FOOLS DORIS TROY I'LL DO ANYTHING BETTY EVERETT GETTING MIGHTY CROWDED JAMES BROWN THERE WAS A TIME DEON JACKSON OOH BABY GUY DARRELL IVE BEEN HURT RODGER COLLINS SHE'S LOOKING GOOD MAX ROMEO WET DREAM TOMMY JAMES MONY MONY ASTORS CANDY JAMES+BOBBY PURIFY LET LOVE COME BETWEEN US ROY DOCKER MELLOW MOONLIGHT LITTLE RICHARD LITTLE BIT OF SOMETHING RONNIE MILSAP AINT NO SOUL (LEFT IN THESE OLD SHOES) MITCH RYDER BREAKOUT PAUL KELLY CHILLS AND FEVER ROY HEAD TREAT HER RIGHT Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
kathdj Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Still have my 1969 diary where I used to write tunes I liked and then tick them off when I bought them. See girls can be nerds too!! (The 1968 diary was destroyed as too incriminating ) There were actually two tunes that only got ticked off a few years ago 'You're leaving me' by Ollie and the Nightingales and 'If you don't want my love' by Robert John, which I heard on Stuart Henry after an allnighter and never heard again. a few old favourites - Ain't no soul(left in these old shoes) Ronnie Milsap was our 'getting ready for the Wheel' tune You ought to be in heaven The Impressions With this ring The Platters (played it a wedding last week) Love makes a woman Barbara Acklin 99 and a half Wilson Pickett - which would be considered far too slow for dancing now You can't sit down Phil Upchurch Combo Just look what you have done Brenda Holloway Candy The Astors Ain't love good, ain't love proud Tony Clarke I got what it takes Brooks and Jerry I gotta dance to keep from crying Jimmy James & the Vagabonds Michael Geno Washington Seven days is too long Chuck Wood My weakness is you Edwin Starr Heatwave Martha & the Vandellas Chain reaction Spellbinders A little bit of something Little Richard 60 Minutes Homer Banks Somebody Somewhere (needs you) Darrell Banks Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Kevinkent Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 (edited) Still have my 1969 diary where I used to write tunes I liked and then tick them off when I bought them. See girls can be nerds too!! (The 1968 diary was destroyed as too incriminating ) There were actually two tunes that only got ticked off a few years ago 'You're leaving me' by Ollie and the Nightingales and 'If you don't want my love' by Robert John, which I heard on Stuart Henry after an allnighter and never heard again. a few old favourites - Ain't no soul(left in these old shoes) Ronnie Milsap was our 'getting ready for the Wheel' tune You ought to be in heaven The Impressions With this ring The Platters (played it a wedding last week) Still got the copy that I took along to be played as first dance at my own wedding in '74. Got married in army uniform and had it stashed in my hat all through the service! Love makes a woman Barbara Acklin 99 and a half Wilson Pickett - which would be considered far too slow for dancing now You can't sit down Phil Upchurch Combo Just look what you have done Brenda Holloway Candy The Astors Ain't love good, ain't love proud Tony Clarke I got what it takes Brooks and Jerry I gotta dance to keep from crying Jimmy James & the Vagabonds Michael Geno Washington Seven days is too long Chuck Wood My weakness is you Edwin Starr Heatwave Martha & the Vandellas Chain reaction Spellbinders A little bit of something Little Richard 60 Minutes Homer Banks Somebody Somewhere (needs you) Darrell Banks Welcome aboard Kath! Edited November 19, 2007 by KevinKent Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Northern Soul Uk Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 (edited) When I first started going clubbing, it was at a club in Leeds called 'The spinning disc' or the 'Old mecca' as it was known. It's where Jimmy Saville started out. They used to play Motown in the 60s, and the biggest tune that stands out for me was 'Behind a painted smile - Isley brothers', still makes the hairs stand up on the back of my neck when I hear it. Edited November 20, 2007 by steveluigi Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest topcatnumpty1 Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 Steve, heard of the Old Mecca/Spinning Disc in The Grand ARCADE---only a small point Jimmy Saville started out at The Plaza --Oxford Road ,Manchester and did so well with his double deck turntables he was then given the job of re-viving another Mecca venue in Leeds (where he set a young Mr. Anthony Newton(soon to become Tony Banks(R.I P.) as assistant D.J. Regards long time no see Tony ColebyWhen I first started going clubbing, it was at a club in Leeds called 'The spinning disc' or the 'Old mecca' as it was known. It's where Jimmy Saville started out. They used to play Motown in the 60s, and the biggest tune that stands out for me was 'Behind a painted smile - Isley brothers', still makes the hairs stand up on the back of my neck when I hear it. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Northern Soul Uk Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Steve, heard of the Old Mecca/Spinning Disc in The Grand ARCADE---only a small point Jimmy Saville started out at The Plaza --Oxford Road ,Manchester and did so well with his double deck turntables he was then given the job of re-viving another Mecca venue in Leeds (where he set a young Mr. Anthony Newton(soon to become Tony Banks(R.I P.) as assistant D.J. Regards long time no see Tony Coleby Yes you may be right there, I was always led to believe that he started out at the 'Spinning disc', I know for a fact though, that he was the first ever DJ to request a mixer so that he didn't have to pause inbetween each record. Wasn't known as a mixer then of course, but it hailed the birth of the mixing DJ. WHAT A MAN!!! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 Willie Mitchell - The Champion/20-75?/Buster Brown Jackie Wilson - Higher/Happy/Whispers/I'm The One 2 Do It Drifters - Baby What I Mean Major Lance - The Beat Gospel Classics - More Love Alvin Cash - Philly Freeze Chris Jackson - I'll Never Forget You Toys - Attack/Lovers Concerto Len Barry - Just Like A Baby/123 Lee Dorsey - Ride Your Pony/Coalmine Mitch Ryder - You Get Your Kicks J&B Purify - Do Unto Me Fontella Bass - I Can't Rest/Rescue Me Roy Lee Johnson - Boogaloo No3 Turtles - Eleanor/She'd Rather Be With Me Box Tops - Cry Like A Baby/The Letter ANY MOTOWN/STAX/ATLANTIC "Happy Daze" and as someone said earlier they still sound fresh! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 Forgot these 2:- Julian Covay - Little Bit Hurt John Miles - One Minute Every Hour And I bet I 4get many more 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest nusha Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 The Drifters-Ill Take You Where The Musics Playing The Esquires-Get On Up Inez & Charlie Fox-Baby Drop A Dime Bill Black-Turn On Your Lovelight Minnie Epperson-Grab Your Clothes Booker t-My Sweet Potatoe San Remo-Im Satisfied Jaybirds-Somebody Help Me Ike & Tina-Fingerpoppin Supremes-I Hear a Symphony Johnny Taylor-Changes Peaches and Herb-Were In This Thing Together Junior Walker-Shotgun Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 Here's some more Peaches&Herb - Satisfy My Hunger Doris Troy - I'll Do Anything Julian Covay - A Little Bit Hurt Oscar Toney - Comin Home Baby Sly Stone - Dance/M'Lady/Hot Fun/Thank u Little Milton - Grits Ain't Groceries Etta James - Security/Tell Moma Betty Everett - Getting Mighty Crowded Billy Preston - Billy's Bag Fantastic Johnny C - Boogaloo Down Broadway Memories don't leave like people do! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest nusha Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Ok, I underestimated the interest for this thread so here's another question. What sort of money was changing hands for some of the deleted UK stuff and imports around this time? In 1971 I paid £1.50 plus a Drifters record for 'The Right Track ' on Soul City. I think I earned about £12 a week at the time. This was before any 'Northern' imports were about but I remember things like The Drifters and Percy Sledge 'Baby Help Me' being around 85p from Carlows record shop in Bedford. They had a small import list which later morphed into a big list of the latest 'Northern' By todays prices they were bloody expensive! Motown etc on British were 50p. Cheers, Steve.Was Carlows the one by the bus station.? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest popcorn boy Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Hi mate , all these tunes before my time by a mile you old git ....when i got into the music circa 1975 it had already been coined Northern Soul and i remember a lot of the Mecca style sounds being popular..however got to know Glenn Bellamy a few years later....who introduced me to a lot of these kind of oldies. which to me sounded so fresh then as they werent getting played also got me interested in collecting british label releases at the time...and i must confess to having a soft spot for some of these club classics that get sadly overlooked these days ! the problem these days there is no one we can play then to. the reason is they still want to here the handbag pop motown has well. so there's no way i would dj at a real classic pree northern soul night unless run properly with the right djs hey Gibby. he will agree with me.Glenn Bellamy. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Daveyboy66 Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Slim Harpo's "Baby scratch my back" on Stateside was a big tune at one time...and going back even earlier, when I first started clubbing my local club always used to start the evening by playing a Sue white label promo LP with Homesick James, Elmore James, Bobby Parker etc....when they refitted the place in '68 I rescued it, battered and scratched, from the top of a cupboard. Still got it and wouldn't part with it! Junior Wells... Gonna Cramp Your Style was another blues tune played Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest dicklincoln72 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Some of the stuff I was playing in the late 60's included most of the ones already mentioned plus. Fantastic Johnny C "Boogaloo Down Boadway" Don Covay "See Saw" "Have Mercy" Gene Chandler "Nothing Can Stop Me" Shirley Ellis "Soul Time" Betty Everett "Getting Mighty Crowded" Rex Garvin " Sock It To Em JB" Mohawks "The Champ" Edwin Starr "S.O.S" "Headline News" Olympics "Baby Do The Philly Dog" Bunny Sigler "Let The Good Times Roll" Three Caps "Cool Jerk" Plus loads of Ska and dance stuff like Ides Of March, Pacific Gas & Electric Mr Blo and Sultana. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest allnightandy Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 (edited) Were Chris Montez Let's Dance or Hang on Sloopy by The McCoys ever played at the Wheel ? Edited May 1, 2012 by allnightandy Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
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