Ernie Andrews Posted October 3, 2008 Posted October 3, 2008 Just playing "hang on sloopy" by the McMoys at my daughters request and thought -If it wasnt know as a pop song it would actually be quite danceable even on the old scene of the past or even now! What other records if were not known as pop records do you think could be played on the scene? and explain why! 1
Pete S Posted October 3, 2008 Posted October 3, 2008 If you like that one, what about The McCoys version of "Fever"? Almost identical backing to "Hang on Sloopy" but very very Northern. One of my favourite records actually.
Guest abdntony Posted October 3, 2008 Posted October 3, 2008 Just playing "hang on sloopy" by the McMoys at my daughters request and thought -If it wasnt know as a pop song it would actually be quite danceable even on the old scene of the past or even now! What other records if were not known as pop records do you think could be played on the scene? and explain why! on a different slant anyone heard Anthony Wright RESET TO ZERO
Pete S Posted October 3, 2008 Posted October 3, 2008 on a different slant anyone heard Anthony Wright RESET TO ZERO Yeah I started a topic on it about a month ago brilliant record
Pete S Posted October 3, 2008 Posted October 3, 2008 "Yesterday Has Gone" - Cupids Inspiration. Fantastic record. There was also a female version of this played on the Northern scene by Lena Junoff on the Olga label (Swedish origina, UK label)
Guest Posted October 3, 2008 Posted October 3, 2008 Just playing "hang on sloopy" by the McMoys at my daughters request and thought -If it wasnt know as a pop song it would actually be quite danceable even on the old scene of the past or even now! What other records if were not known as pop records do you think could be played on the scene? and explain why! Duffy - Mercy. I'll get me coat. Jayne.x
Guest Posted October 3, 2008 Posted October 3, 2008 Fantastic record. There was also a female version of this played on the Northern scene by Lena Junoff on the Olga label (Swedish origina, UK label) Lena Junoff , as you will know Pete , also did a good version of " Yesterday Has Gone " , which received plays on t'northern scene a while ago ...... Malc Burton
Spacehopper Posted October 3, 2008 Posted October 3, 2008 If you like that one, what about The McCoys version of "Fever"? Almost identical backing to "Hang on Sloopy" but very very Northern. One of my favourite records actually. agree pete great tune.....love zoot moneys big time operator too
Guest Posted October 3, 2008 Posted October 3, 2008 (edited) Just playing "hang on sloopy" by the McMoys at my daughters request and thought -If it wasnt know as a pop song it would actually be quite danceable even on the old scene of the past or even now! What other records if were not known as pop records do you think could be played on the scene? and explain why! Heard Gavin Page play this at a do,honest!! got a album i wonder whether "fever" is on it!!,original on Wand i guess !!. Edited October 3, 2008 by ken
Guest Posted October 3, 2008 Posted October 3, 2008 (edited) Heard Gavin Page play this at a do,honest!! got a album i wonder whether "fever" is on it!!,original on Wand i guess !!. It was released on Bang Records in the U.S. - Bang # 511 The Mc Coys " Fever " / " Sorrow " ( 1965 ) , and on Immediate here in the U.K. - IM021 , also in 1965 ...... Malc Burton Edited October 3, 2008 by Malc Burton
Guest Posted October 3, 2008 Posted October 3, 2008 (edited) It was released on Bang Records in the U.S. - Bang # 511 The Mc Coys " Fever " / " Sorrow " ( 1965 ) , and on Immediate here in the U.K. - IM021 , also in 1965 ...... Malc Burton Deffo got a LP yep on bang,on the cover they are pictured with a airoplane.... Edited October 3, 2008 by ken
Pete S Posted October 3, 2008 Posted October 3, 2008 Lena Junoff , as you will know Pete , also did a good version of " Yesterday Has Gone " , which received plays on t'northern scene a while ago ...... Malc Burton thats what I was referring to Malc
Guest Posted October 3, 2008 Posted October 3, 2008 (edited) thats what I was referring to Malc Sorry Pete , fingers acted before the eyes read : thought you meant " Fever " dear boy ....... Standing in the corner now ....... Malc Burton Edited October 3, 2008 by Malc Burton
Guest NS101 Posted October 3, 2008 Posted October 3, 2008 Talking about the Mccoys what about "Up and Down"" on Bang 516. A real kind of powerhouse stomper? Dont know the FEVER by them
Dave West Posted October 4, 2008 Posted October 4, 2008 church of the poison mind.........culture club i'm your man.........................wham be my baby............................that french lass that did that sur la taxi shite
Pete S Posted October 4, 2008 Posted October 4, 2008 Talking about the Mccoys what about "Up and Down"" on Bang 516. A real kind of powerhouse stomper? Dont know the FEVER by them Sound clip above
Guest TONY ROUNCE Posted October 4, 2008 Posted October 4, 2008 Petula Clark - "I Couldn't Live Without Your Love"...
Supercorsa Posted October 4, 2008 Posted October 4, 2008 Just playing "hang on sloopy" by the McMoys at my daughters request and thought -If it wasnt know as a pop song it would actually be quite danceable even on the old scene of the past or even now! What other records if were not known as pop records do you think could be played on the scene? and explain why! Anything by Duffy, Amy Winehouse, Sharleen Spitari, Joss Stone because they are oh so soulful .
Suzannek Posted October 4, 2008 Posted October 4, 2008 I know it was a hit in 1968, but Dorian Gray "I've Got You On My Mind". Great words to that song, particularly the bit where sings "The world has been a much much better place/theres a smile on every face and the sun shines through when I look at you." Likewise the Lovin Spoonful "Do You Believe in Magic". I know it ain't soulful like, but I love Helen Shapiro's "Today Has Been Cancelled" from 1969 too. Suz x
Guest Posted October 5, 2008 Posted October 5, 2008 Reminds me of the Kingmen - Louie Louie (also good for mod/norhtern nights) A record I had forgotten , which for some strange reason , came into my head last night ......... Los Bravos - " I Don't Care " More popularly available as the reverse of their UK hit in the 60s on Decca " Black Is Black " , the disc also gained release ( again on Decca ) coupled with " Don't Be Left Out In The Rain " ....... The record was covered and received plays on the scene , but under what name I cannot recall ........ Any chance of a sound clip Mr S ? ......... Malc Burton
Dave Pinch Posted October 5, 2008 Posted October 5, 2008 one of my favorites is jefferson `baby take me in your arms`on uk pye. for those who dont know he was vocalist with the rockin berries who did a good version of the four seasons `dawn` also on uk pye. really the list is endless and this topic could run all week on 60s/70s releases alone. we dont have to mention duffy/ amy winehouse etc.....................do we dave
Guest Posted October 5, 2008 Posted October 5, 2008 one of my favorites is jefferson `baby take me in your arms`on uk pye. for those who dont know he was vocalist with the rockin berries who did a good version of the four seasons `dawn` also on uk pye. really the list is endless and this topic could run all week on 60s/70s releases alone. we dont have to mention duffy/ amy winehouse etc.....................do we dave Morning Dave ...... Another good side is Lucas with The Mike Cotton Sound " Step Out Of Line " ( UK Pye 7N.17313 . 1967 ) ........ I think it gained plays back at the time of release , and could possibly still do so ....... Malc Burton
Soul-slider Posted October 5, 2008 Posted October 5, 2008 Bought a garage/psych album of various artists a few years back, tracks include....The Strangeloves - Night Time (Bang)... what a stomper!!
Guest Posted October 5, 2008 Posted October 5, 2008 (edited) Bought a garage/psych album of various artists a few years back, tracks include....The Strangeloves - Night Time (Bang)... what a stomper!! I am surprised that no one has mentioned The Lovin' Spoonful's " Six O'Clock " ( US Kama Sutra # 225 . 1967 ) , the vocal version to " Supertime " ........... Malc Burton Edited October 5, 2008 by Malc Burton
Soul-slider Posted October 5, 2008 Posted October 5, 2008 (edited) I am surprised that no one has mentioned The Lovin' Spoonful's " Six O'Clock " ( US Kama Sutra # 225 . 1967 ) , the vocal version to " Supertime " ........... Malc Burton Agree, bet the vocal has never been played on the scene?? The Lovin' Spoonful also did a great version of Len Barry's (among others)...'You Baby' Edited October 5, 2008 by Soul-Slider
Sunnysoul Posted October 5, 2008 Posted October 5, 2008 The Rockin Berries "Land of Love" on UK Pye Guaranteed to go big one day ...
Guest Posted October 5, 2008 Posted October 5, 2008 (edited) Heard a vocal somewhere I'm sure.....???? I think - like yourself - that there was a vocal played ( but not TLS ) , but I cannot recall who it was attributed to ......... I stll have a copy of TLS , which I picked up in the States when Adam was a lad , buying it after it was supposedly/ allegedly the vocal to " Supertime " : how wrong I was : the instrumental elements are there , and it is more or less the same record , but it does not have the " oomph " of what was released as " Supertime " ........ Malc Burton Edited October 5, 2008 by Malc Burton
ZapatootheTiger Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 Petula Clark - "I Couldn't Live Without Your Love"...Interesting, Tony - yet there was a certain "edge" about Pet's 60s hits, wasn't there? I could add I KNOW A PLACE
Guest souljack Posted October 8, 2008 Posted October 8, 2008 Interesting, Tony - yet there was a certain "edge" about Pet's 60s hits, wasn't there? I could add I KNOW A PLACE i couldnt live without your love was played at venues in central scotland back in the day always filled the floor,and what about helen shapiro tell me what he said
Guest Roddy Posted October 9, 2008 Posted October 9, 2008 on the "supremes a go go" album the do a version of "hang on sloopy" which i like (only one of about three supremes tracks i really like)
Guest WPaulVanDyk Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 Shakin Stevens - Come See About Me (12 inch version) sounds like a modern record Ace of Base - Always Have Always Will is very uptemp with a Motown sound
Guest mel brat Posted October 12, 2008 Posted October 12, 2008 (edited) Petula Clark - "I Couldn't Live Without Your Love"... I really liked Petula Clark's run of hits at that time, starting with the classic "Downtown". Indeed, what surprised me many years after the event (though it's shouldn't really be surprising at all) was to discover that a great many of the pop records that I liked in my youth were also highly regarded by other Soul fans. All of this helped confirm my taste later on as I began to analyse and compare the ingredients of various records, Pop versus Soul. I had no idea at the time that records such as Steam "Na, Na, Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)" had lifted part of the melody from Jerry Butler's "He Will Break Your Heart", of the pedigree of "Yesterday Has Gone", or that "Grooving With Mr. Bloe" would transfer so readily from the youth clubs of 1970 to Northern Soul dancehalls - and actually improve in the process! I nominate the Beach Boys' "Darlin'" as a worthwhile pop stomper* (with due acknowledgement to Ian Dewhirst's thread a little while back!)* Edited October 12, 2008 by mel brat
Guest Posted October 12, 2008 Posted October 12, 2008 (edited) I really liked Petula Clark's run of hits at that time, starting with the classic "Downtown". Indeed, what surprised me many years after the event (though it's shouldn't really be surprising at all) was to discover that a great many of the pop records that I liked in my youth were also highly regarded by other Soul fans. All of this helped confirm my taste later on as I began to analyse and compare the ingredients of various records, Pop versus Soul. I had no idea at the time that records such as Steam "Na, Na, Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)" had lifted part of the melody from Jerry Butler's "He Will Break Your Heart", of the pedigree of "Yesterday Has Gone", or that "Grooving With Mr. Bloe" would transfer so readily from the youth clubs of 1970 to Northern Soul dancehalls - and actually improve in the process! I nominate the Beach Boys' "Darlin'" as a worthwhile pop stomper* (with due acknowledgement to Ian Dewhirst's thread a little while back!)* I also commented on Ian's thread , that I considered The Beach Boys " Do It Again " had a hint of " northern " in respect pf the backing track , but doubted that it could be accepted due to the vocals ....... In respect of Petula Clark , she recorded a Tony Hatch song " You'd Better Come Home " , which is a good / effective beat ballad , a track which I feel could gain acceptance if given plays ...... Malc Burton Edited October 12, 2008 by Malc Burton
Guest mel brat Posted October 12, 2008 Posted October 12, 2008 I forgot about "High In The Sky" by Amen Corner. A proper pop "stomper" that one, eh? (Avoid their lame version of "Our Love Is In The Pocket" at all costs though!)
Geoff Posted October 12, 2008 Posted October 12, 2008 Just playing "hang on sloopy" by the McMoys at my daughters request and thought -If it wasnt know as a pop song it would actually be quite danceable even on the old scene of the past or even now! Only just seen this thread. The original version of Hang On Sloopy is My Girl Sloopy by the Vibrations, a big play in Mod clubs in 1964, better imo than the McCoys, but that's just me. Fever is a good version by the McCoys, prefer it to their Sloopy, and the b side is Sorrow, later a hit for the Merseys. Hang On Sloopy may have been played in clubs at the time, but don't recall it myself. I do remember Do You Believe In Magic being played, the melody has a slight resemblance to Heatwave to my ears. Plenty of white poppy/early garage records were played, most now totally forgotten. Did a CD of Mod sounds for friends recently that had a few on it. Petula Clark's pop hits of the mid sixties and onwards are fine pop records, why are people snobbish about them? I'm sure most of us like other styles of music apart from soul. I used to go to a club called the Why Not, later called Die Spinner, and they often played French pop records, ballads, nice to dance to your girlfriend with, followed on from the popularity of Francoise Hardy. She was very attractive, as well as a good singer. And they played good soul records too.
macca Posted October 12, 2008 Posted October 12, 2008 Darlin' is a great record. John B Sebastian, the lead singer in The Lovin' Spoonful, apart from being a top musician/session man in the 60's, had a great, soulful voice in my opinion. Daydream could have been written decades before the so-called Summer of Love.
Suzannek Posted October 12, 2008 Posted October 12, 2008 I agree with Petula Clark, I like "The Other Man's Grass is Always Greener" and I still like "Don't Sleep in the Subway." Another record to put forward is The Buckinghams "Susan." Suz x
scunnyjack Posted October 12, 2008 Posted October 12, 2008 I agree with Petula Clark, I like "The Other Man's Grass is Always Greener" and I still like "Don't Sleep in the Subway." Another record to put forward is The Buckinghams "Susan." Suz x Always liked the Buckingham's-Susan, Don't You Care and their best known pop record A Kind Of A Drag. Also like the Walker Brothers-Baby You Don't Have To Tell Me and most things by Gary Puckett and the Union Gap especially Over You. When I was young and attending soul nights in the football capital (Scunthorpe), John Miles-One Minute Every Hour,Graham Bonney-Super Girl and Steam-Na Na Hey etc were often played as were many Four Seasons records. Steve
Suzannek Posted October 12, 2008 Posted October 12, 2008 Always liked the Buckingham's-Susan, Don't You Care and their best known pop record A Kind Of A Drag. Also like the Walker Brothers-Baby You Don't Have To Tell Me and most things by Gary Puckett and the Union Gap especially Over You. When I was young and attending soul nights in the football capital (Scunthorpe), John Miles-One Minute Every Hour,Graham Bonney-Super Girl and Steam-Na Na Hey etc were often played as were many Four Seasons records. Steve Yep Kind of a Drag was a number one in America, but did nothing over here. I also like You Misunderstand Me by the Buckinghams posted up on the Sixties Sunday Thread on Media Section by Ken a few weeks ago. Suz x
Guest mel brat Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 Always liked the Buckingham's-Susan, Don't You Care... Steve https://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ECsKjaIPwTk&...feature=related Nice pop song. (Shades of David & The Giants in the production!), however they look a bit like Thunderbirds puppets on this youtube video - as indeed do the hosts!
macca Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 Christ Trevski, not keen on that at all. I prefer Johnny & June Carter Cash's version, but then I'm a lost case.
slimharpo Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 "Yesterday Has Gone" - Cupids Inspiration. Heard the original by Little Anthony?
Guest mel brat Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 (edited) Up-tempo stomper in the Ellen & the Shandells "Gypsy" mode from the great Laura Nyro Layra Nyro "Eli's comin'" Columbia I liked some of Laura Nyro's songs very much. "Stoney End", "Wedding Bell Blues" etc. were some of those "pop-songs-with-a-soulful-something" I mentioned earlier that I loved at the time and helped create a bridge to Soul proper for me. Also several of her songs were recorded by Black American acts ("Save The Country" and "Stoned Soul Picnic" spring to mind.) She covered quite a few Soul classics herself, including the Royalettes' "It's Gonna Take A Miracle" and Wikipedia states; "Nyro's best-selling single was her recording of Carole King and Gerry Goffin's "Up on the Roof" (!) I think "Eli's Coming" is something of a mini pop masterpiece. (I was listening to it for the first time in donkey's years just a few weeks ago on youtube in fact!) Incidently, there were also a couple of disco groups likely named after Laura Nyro songs Eli's Second Coming on Silver Blue, and the Canadian(?) group Sweet Blindness of "Cowboys To Girls" fame on Quality (itself a disco cover of the Intruders classic!) Lots of good pop music mentioned here, but I wouldn't want to hear any of them played at a Soul night. Life's too short to mix n' match at this stage! Edited October 13, 2008 by mel brat
Guest Gogs Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 Heard the original by Little Anthony? i still prefer "cupids inspiration" to any other version that i've heard.
slimharpo Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 i still prefer "cupids inspiration" to any other version that i've heard. Why??????? 1
Dave Pinch Posted October 18, 2008 Posted October 18, 2008 laura nyro eh................im just going to dig out my copy of flim flam man. its great
Professorturnups Posted October 18, 2008 Posted October 18, 2008 Morning Dave ...... Another good side is Lucas with The Mike Cotton Sound " Step Out Of Line " ( UK Pye 7N.17313 . 1967 ) ........ I think it gained plays back at the time of release , and could possibly still do so ....... Malc Burton Lucas is alive and well and living in Norwich! He has done the local pub and circuit this way for many years now and can often be seen out and about in our fine city!! Mark C 1
Guest WPaulVanDyk Posted October 20, 2008 Posted October 20, 2008 No one has said Brother Beyond - The Harder I Try what an old classic 80's pop song and we all know what Pete Waterman wanted with the sound of the song
Gerry H Posted June 18, 2015 Posted June 18, 2015 A record I had forgotten , which for some strange reason , came into my head last night ......... Los Bravos - " I Don't Care " More popularly available as the reverse of their UK hit in the 60s on Decca " Black Is Black " , the disc also gained release ( again on Decca ) coupled with " Don't Be Left Out In The Rain " ....... The record was covered and received plays on the scene , but under what name I cannot recall ........ Any chance of a sound clip Mr S ? ......... Malc Burtongot one in a bootsale in factory sleave n mint gonna put it on evil bay find out its true worth
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