Dayo Posted March 23, 2005 Posted March 23, 2005 Is there anyway of estimating just how many Northern Soul records there are? (in all it's genres) Can anyone take a guess? For myself I've no idea! And is there a consensus on who has the best collection in the world - in terms of numbers or rarities.... Apologies if this topic is old hat. Best Colin
Guest Posted March 23, 2005 Posted March 23, 2005 Is there anyway of estimating just how many Northern Soul records there are? (in all it's genres) Can anyone take a guess? For myself I've no idea! And is there a consensus on who has the best collection in the world - in terms of numbers or rarities.... Apologies if this topic is old hat. Best Colin link The answer is 42......its in the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy
Ernie Andrews Posted March 23, 2005 Posted March 23, 2005 The answer is none as they were all made south of the North pole if you see what I mean! Oh well Ill take some more tablets!
Soulsmith Posted March 23, 2005 Posted March 23, 2005 The answer is 42......its in the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy link Bet you can't remember the question though!
Andyf Posted March 23, 2005 Posted March 23, 2005 Bet you can't remember the question though! link Err What is 6 times 9?
Guest Posted March 23, 2005 Posted March 23, 2005 Bet you can't remember the question though! link Sorry......just the answer
Guest Posted March 23, 2005 Posted March 23, 2005 Always thought that Tim Brown was numero uno in the collection stakes ?, as for "Best", i suppose it's that guy/girl who gets the most enjoyment from the records they own. Brett
Dayo Posted March 24, 2005 Author Posted March 24, 2005 I once heard a figure of appx 30,000 discs if you wnated to collect them all. Can anyone say if this is based on anything but guesswork?
Guest in town Mikey Posted March 24, 2005 Posted March 24, 2005 (edited) My girlfriends son says 6. (he is 6 BTW) When I said I thought there would be more he used his stock answer. "Miss Brady said so". Once that arguement comes out, there is no shifting it. So I have to concur with Callum. It's 6 Edited March 24, 2005 by in town Mikey
Mike Posted March 24, 2005 Posted March 24, 2005 I once heard a figure of appx 30,000 discs if you wnated to collect them all. Can anyone say if this is based on anything but guesswork? link would say hard to do accurate cause of the wide range but maybe anyone with a well defined database of 45s or cd tracks be able to give a shout of a at least figure ?
Ged Parker Posted March 24, 2005 Posted March 24, 2005 It appears there aren't any. Well not if you are looking for a general concensus that a record can even be classed as Northern. Perhaps the real answer is the number of unique tracks listed in Tim's and woodchip's US price guides plus woodchips soon to be released British price guide ohh and you better add in all the records played at Prestatyn, the Wilton, Lifeline etc that aren't in the guides. Ohh and nearly forgot everything I play that I class as Northern
Guest Brian Ellis Posted March 24, 2005 Posted March 24, 2005 There's 500 and they're all owned by Kev Roberts!! Brian
Dave Abbott Posted March 24, 2005 Posted March 24, 2005 I once heard a figure of appx 30,000 discs if you wnated to collect them all. Can anyone say if this is based on anything but guesswork? link think tim brown has that many. and he aint got them all.
John May Posted March 24, 2005 Posted March 24, 2005 think tim brown has that many. and he aint got them all. link And you must be somewhere near dave.........
Dave Abbott Posted March 24, 2005 Posted March 24, 2005 And you must be somewhere near dave......... link No, I live miles away from Tim
Steve G Posted March 24, 2005 Posted March 24, 2005 think tim brown has that many. and he aint got them all. link He most certainly has not
Steve G Posted March 24, 2005 Posted March 24, 2005 Is there anyway of estimating just how many Northern Soul records there are? (in all it's genres) Can anyone take a guess? For myself I've no idea! And is there a consensus on who has the best collection in the world - in terms of numbers or rarities.... Apologies if this topic is old hat. Best Colin link In all it's genres? So including R&B, beat ballads, 70's, slightly funky staff that "avante garde" DJ's may spin on occasions, Sam's "80's" which get aired on "northern floors" etc etc etc....goodness knows. I think the number of 30,000 was about right give or take a few thousand for traditional 60's early 70's uptempo records, but if you add in all these "fringe genres", who knows?
Guest Posted March 24, 2005 Posted March 24, 2005 Dayo, just punched it in Google...there are 32,156..................
Steve G Posted March 24, 2005 Posted March 24, 2005 THERES ONLY 500 ASK KEV ROBERTS HE KNOWS. link That's settled then. Thanks for the clarification.
BlueWail Posted March 24, 2005 Posted March 24, 2005 When you have one of the modern/urban myths in your head like the only man made thing you can see from space is the great wall of china and Walking round the street with wet hair gives you a cold the same thing happens with this subject the magic number is 70k Dont know where i first heard it or who collated the info But its one of those things that stuck in my head.
Guest Posted March 24, 2005 Posted March 24, 2005 Truth is nobody knows...............accept.............
Simsy Posted March 24, 2005 Posted March 24, 2005 the magic number is 70k link Question was "how many Northern Soul records there are? (in all it's genres)" Bearing in mind (on going) new discoveries, master tapes/acetates - in all genres ... How could we possibly ever know? Bexter 500 funniest
Guest Posted March 25, 2005 Posted March 25, 2005 Maybe the answer is 20,000 Maybe the answer is 70,000 Maybe the answer is 250000 (if you go for every loose affiliation or whatever) Could you ever hear each and every one of 'em? How many out of x000s could/would you remember? By the way, if the answer is 42 then the question was "the ultimate question". Just ask the white mice!
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