Wiganer1 Posted March 2, 2008 Posted March 2, 2008 spun this at home first time for ages tonight ! boy it still sounds good always remember this on the THIS IS NORTHERN SOUL LP ne one else like it???
Rugby Soul Club Posted March 2, 2008 Posted March 2, 2008 Mark, it's on Rugby's fifth anniversary CD and it does get played, your just too busy chatting when it's on...
Wiganer1 Posted March 2, 2008 Author Posted March 2, 2008 Mark, it's on Rugby's fifth anniversary CD and it does get played, your just too busy chatting when it's on... === WHERES ME PISTOL!!!! LOL
Guest Posted March 2, 2008 Posted March 2, 2008 (edited) PEOPLE THAT'S WHY Check out P.J. Proby's version on the ENIGMA Liberty LP. Must be the original version, interesting and ain't bad in it's own right. Edited March 2, 2008 by john manship
Ian Seaman Posted March 2, 2008 Posted March 2, 2008 used to have a very rare west coast blue labelled demo of this. Great sound, heard the PJ version but not anywhere near Idle Few imho. Ian.
Tabs Posted March 2, 2008 Posted March 2, 2008 spun this at home first time for ages tonight ! boy it still sounds good always remember this on the THIS IS NORTHERN SOUL LP ne one else like it??? Absolutely right Mark, a top sound. I've heard it out a few times lately so perhaps it is being revived in various venues.
Guest Darks Posted March 2, 2008 Posted March 2, 2008 Great great record. I have a soft spot for the PJ Proby version but it aint quite as good. Was PJ Proby ever played out, Cleethorpes? Can someone confirm whether it was booted as a white demo? I've always assumed mine was a pressing but have seen a white demo identical to mine sold as a proper one. Regards Alan
Guest Matt Male Posted March 2, 2008 Posted March 2, 2008 spun this at home first time for ages tonight ! boy it still sounds good always remember this on the THIS IS NORTHERN SOUL LP ne one else like it??? Mark i'm pretty sure it was played two or three Middletons back, alongside Gil Blanding. Might have been that Kev Roberts spot.
Harry Crosby Posted March 2, 2008 Posted March 2, 2008 Great record, one of those that DOSN`T get overplayed
Nocker Posted March 2, 2008 Posted March 2, 2008 Hear it yesterday afternoon at Prestatyn,can't remeber who played it though....Cheers John
Chalky Posted March 2, 2008 Posted March 2, 2008 Dunno why you have to ask Mark? If you think it's good enough then play it, f*ck what anyone else thinks
Guest Posted March 2, 2008 Posted March 2, 2008 PEOPLE THAT'S WHY Check out P.J. Proby's version on the ENIGMA Liberty LP. Must be the original version, interesting and ain't bad in it's own right. Billy Vera
arnie j Posted March 2, 2008 Posted March 2, 2008 spun this at home first time for ages tonight ! boy it still sounds good always remember this on the THIS IS NORTHERN SOUL LP ne one else like it??? this has been booted hasnt it ? cos i got one but am sure its a boot, great tune BTW mark
Wiganer1 Posted March 2, 2008 Author Posted March 2, 2008 this has been booted hasnt it ? cos i got one but am sure its a boot, great tune BTW mark ==== the light blue one is a boot jase..u ok mate..
Peter99 Posted March 2, 2008 Posted March 2, 2008 spun this at home first time for ages tonight ! boy it still sounds good always remember this on the THIS IS NORTHERN SOUL LP ne one else like it??? Top fooking choon!
Dave Abbott Posted March 2, 2008 Posted March 2, 2008 Hi, what does it go for these days? seen any where between £100 and £150
Guest Posted March 2, 2008 Posted March 2, 2008 this has been booted hasnt it ? cos i got one but am sure its a boot, great tune BTW mark Its been booted on a White Demo as well as the Light blue. The boot of the white demo often gets sold as an original!
arnie j Posted March 2, 2008 Posted March 2, 2008 ==== the light blue one is a boot jase..u ok mate.. yes im fine thanks bud and hope u are too, gonna try and get over to your do soon mate, ive heard its superb
Wiganer1 Posted March 2, 2008 Author Posted March 2, 2008 yes im fine thanks bud and hope u are too, gonna try and get over to your do soon mate, ive heard its superb ==== yes mate..really taking off in a BIG way...u wont be disappointed!
KevH Posted March 2, 2008 Posted March 2, 2008 yes ,it should be played a wee bit more.Play it alongside Turn of the Century-"Money Can't on Bumpshop,its the law!! .
Jaco Posted March 2, 2008 Posted March 2, 2008 Top tune, definitely worthy of more spins. Feel it's better than PJ Proby's version.
Pauldonnelly Posted March 2, 2008 Posted March 2, 2008 Its been booted on a White Demo as well as the Light blue. The boot of the white demo often gets sold as an original! what is the difference again mate.
Haydn Posted March 3, 2008 Posted March 3, 2008 Played out in main room Saturday night at Prestatyn, think it was Ginger Taylor, still sounded fresh on the floor, excellent!!!
Guest TONY ROUNCE Posted March 3, 2008 Posted March 3, 2008 Billy Vera Billy never recorded it, even as a demo. He wrote the song for a girl to sing, and was quite surprised that only Proby and the Idle Few cut it Billy never knew of the Idle Few's version until comparaitively recently, which is an indication of how marginally their sales must have affected his royalty statements.
Guest Posted March 3, 2008 Posted March 3, 2008 Billy never recorded it, even as a demo. He wrote the song for a girl to sing, and was quite surprised that only Proby and the Idle Few cut it Billy never knew of the Idle Few's version until comparaitively recently, which is an indication of how marginally their sales must have affected his royalty statements. So me Billy Vera promo cd isnt him
Guest Posted March 3, 2008 Posted March 3, 2008 what is the difference again mate. The boot white demo is vinyl with a ridge in the label, the original white demo is styrene.
Guest Posted March 3, 2008 Posted March 3, 2008 Any chance of the chorus? In a bit,a little bit tho`next it`ll be all cut and shut together and out on G******e
Mal C Posted March 4, 2008 Posted March 4, 2008 (edited) spun this at home first time for ages tonight ! boy it still sounds good always remember this on the THIS IS NORTHERN SOUL LP ne one else like it??? prefer the other version, Idle Few just sounds tired and old, which of course it is... some tracks don't stand the test of time because they were crap in the first place...? Just my opinion of course. Mal.C. Edited March 4, 2008 by Mal.C.
Guest Posted March 4, 2008 Posted March 4, 2008 prefer the other version, Idle Few just sounds tired and old, which of course it is... some tracks don't stand the test of time because they were crap in the first place...? Just my opinion of course. Mal.C. Thought this is a site for Northern Soul FANS, its been a very NEGATIVE week, IDLE FEWS no good, ROYAL ESQUIRES , MAGNETICS and LAURA GREEN have all been shot down and thats just what I have read this week!!!
Wiganer1 Posted March 4, 2008 Author Posted March 4, 2008 Thought this is a site for Northern Soul FANS, its been a very NEGATIVE week, IDLE FEWS no good, ROYAL ESQUIRES , MAGNETICS and LAURA GREEN have all been shot down and thats just what I have read this week!!! --- but would be boring if we all liked the same thing mate.. look at that tune i put up last week - not 1 person liked it but i think its one of the best 45s ive bought in years! oh well... lol
spot Posted March 4, 2008 Posted March 4, 2008 PEOPLE THAT'S WHY Check out P.J. Proby's version on the ENIGMA Liberty LP. Must be the original version, interesting and ain't bad in it's own right. John, please, I thought you had better taste than that, P.J.Proby's version is on apart with his Taylors ability to reinforce crotch seams in trousers, in other words "Shi*e", same as his ability to refrain from the demon drink & fulfill his obligations, here endeth the 1st lesson,amen. Anyway we've been getting Ginger to play it (and anyone else that will listen) for past 18 months, cos it's brill but seems everyone wants it on an issue (rarer), one just gone on e-bay for $206. Forgot "YES,YES,YES" it should be played out again & sorry for the small "Rev Ian Paisley" type rant, I don't know what came over me?? Take care, be safe & remember "There's a place for us,somewhere a place for us", Spot.
Steve G Posted March 4, 2008 Posted March 4, 2008 John, please, I thought you had better taste than that, P.J.Proby's version is on apart with his Taylors ability to reinforce crotch seams in trousers, in other words "Shi*e", same as his ability to refrain from the demon drink & fulfill his obligations, here endeth the 1st lesson,amen. Anyway we've been getting Ginger to play it (and anyone else that will listen) for past 18 months, cos it's brill but seems everyone wants it on an issue (rarer), one just gone on e-bay for $206. Forgot "YES,YES,YES" it should be played out again & sorry for the small "Rev Ian Paisley" type rant, I don't know what came over me?? Take care, be safe & remember "There's a place for us,somewhere a place for us", Spot. Wow Spot, if you're championing this as well, will have to go and dig out my copy....I might be some time
Chris Anderton Posted March 4, 2008 Posted March 4, 2008 Played this in a few of my Northern spots lately...sounds the bizz and gets a great reaction.... I didnt tell you this but i had it on CD in the car..and Helen thought the lyrics were "people are twats"......now go and listen to it and tell me you cant hear him singing that too! If you ever quote me on that i will deny it! Chris.
Guest TONY ROUNCE Posted March 5, 2008 Posted March 5, 2008 So me Billy Vera promo cd isnt him Sorry, Ken, my faux pas - I seem to recall Billy telling me that Lesley Miller did his original demo, because he'd written the song for a girl (she did tons of demos for all sorts of songwriters in New York in the mid 60s). Obviously this old age thing has its side effects. My apologies. The CD (which I don't have a copy of) is incontrovertable evidence that Billy did record it. Mind you, Lesley Miller still might have done the original demo, of course. I'll ask Billy later on...
Pete S Posted March 5, 2008 Posted March 5, 2008 In a bit,a little bit tho`next it`ll be all cut and shut together and out on G******e Thanks Ken. I prefer this to PJ Proby's version.
Pete S Posted March 5, 2008 Posted March 5, 2008 Thought this is a site for Northern Soul FANS, its been a very NEGATIVE week, IDLE FEWS no good, ROYAL ESQUIRES , MAGNETICS and LAURA GREEN have all been shot down and thats just what I have read this week!!! No it's a site for Northern Soul FANS to give their opinions on things and if he doesn't like it then he's allowed to say whatever he likes. Otherwise whats the point of having the site? I'm surprised someone didn't come in with "Idle Few is a soul classic, shame on you for not liking it" like they did to me with The Carstairs the other day
Pete S Posted March 5, 2008 Posted March 5, 2008 Sorry, Ken, my faux pas - I seem to recall Billy telling me that Lesley Miller did his original demo, because he'd written the song for a girl (she did tons of demos for all sorts of songwriters in New York in the mid 60s). Obviously this old age thing has its side effects. My apologies. The CD (which I don't have a copy of) is incontrovertable evidence that Billy did record it. Mind you, Lesley Miller still might have done the original demo, of course. I'll ask Billy later on... I'll get your coat for you Tony
Guest TONY ROUNCE Posted March 5, 2008 Posted March 5, 2008 I'll get your coat for you Tony Just bought a new one for occasions such as these. It's white and has straps round the back...
KevH Posted March 5, 2008 Posted March 5, 2008 No it's a site for Northern Soul FANS to give their opinions on things and if he doesn't like it then he's allowed to say whatever he likes. Otherwise whats the point of having the site? I'm surprised someone didn't come in with "Idle Few is a soul classic, shame on you for not liking it" like they did to me with The Carstairs the other day use of the "c" word again Pete .Are you warming to it?
Pete S Posted March 5, 2008 Posted March 5, 2008 use of the "c" word again Pete .Are you warming to it? Only in the sense that my copy was last seen on a burning gas ring
Guest Bogue Posted March 5, 2008 Posted March 5, 2008 Thanks Ken. I prefer this to PJ Proby's version. No it's a site for Northern Soul FANS to give their opinions on things and if he doesn't like it then he's allowed to say whatever he likes. Otherwise whats the point of having the site? I'm surprised someone didn't come in with "Idle Few is a soul classic, shame on you for not liking it" like they did to me with The Carstairs the other day SHAME ON YOU ! SHAME ON YOU !
Guest Posted March 5, 2008 Posted March 5, 2008 No it's a site for Northern Soul FANS to give their opinions on things and if he doesn't like it then he's allowed to say whatever he likes. Otherwise whats the point of having the site? I'm surprised someone didn't come in with "Idle Few is a soul classic, shame on you for not liking it" like they did to me with The Carstairs the other day The site is split into sections and I was hoping "Look In Your Box" could be more serious than the usual level of playground drivel. For Collectors to swop info on records and collecting. For people to learn about new sounds and find things out. There could be another section on Soul Source for all the people who don't like the records. The "Slagging Down Northern Classics" section for anyone who would be daft enough to read it! There are records I'm not keen on, but I know other people like them and I respect that, so would not spoil it for them.
Mal C Posted March 6, 2008 Posted March 6, 2008 (edited) The site is split into sections and I was hoping "Look In Your Box" could be more serious than the usual level of playground drivel. For Collectors to swop info on records and collecting. For people to learn about new sounds and find things out. There could be another section on Soul Source for all the people who don't like the records. The "Slagging Down Northern Classics" section for anyone who would be daft enough to read it! There are records I'm not keen on, but I know other people like them and I respect that, so would not spoil it for them. Edited March 6, 2008 by Mal.C.
Guest Bogue Posted March 6, 2008 Posted March 6, 2008 The site is split into sections and I was hoping "Look In Your Box" could be more serious than the usual level of playground drivel. For Collectors to swop info on records and collecting. For people to learn about new sounds and find things out. There could be another section on Soul Source for all the people who don't like the records. The "Slagging Down Northern Classics" section for anyone who would be daft enough to read it! There are records I'm not keen on, but I know other people like them and I respect that, so would not spoil it for them. Before you get too high on your horse try reading more posts from the person you are moaning about & you will discover that there arn't many on here who contribute more in that area & have as much knowledge than he, surely we can be excused just one running joke !!
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