SHEFFSOUL

why not share..i for one am curious...

..back in the mid 80's i found 2 LP's in a local library in Lambeth, S London. One was an R&B album containing excello blues tracks..i'd always liked blues but was surprised to hear a track called 'voodoo working'..i thought it sounded more northern soul..the other was more rockabilly but contained a midtempo very soulful sounding track..something to do with shoes,or walking..of course years later i heard the Charles Sheffield track was a current biggie...

..i remember Keep the faith as a Dave Godin sign off..along with Right on now!..cant remember ever saying either..its begining had some association with the black power movement though probably only as a recognition of minority wishing to be recognised..KTF was more of a slogan that was writtten more than spoken..i had the single black glove and right on badges bitd but has no real interest in black power or the Panthers..more fashion than following..KTF faded as the northern soul whirlwind took force in late 73/74..i guess you could say Dave Godin was the Bruce Forsyth of northern soul..

we sold Solatio shoes in our retail shop 'Blue Serge' in Skegness from 1973..they were hard to get..we went to a wholesalers in London..eventually we had an account with them..and sold them regularly through the shop and mail order along with Frank Wright..

well..i'll chuck my two penneth in..it had a resonance of the 1977 doc..in that it disappointed..sorry..(i remember feeling very disappointed in '77 when i watched this England air.).this was a decent effort but, every filmic attempt still has a comedy element..it reminded me at times of those awful rock n roll reunions where really old buggers still dressed like teenagers.No programme, film or otherwise has ever successfully managed to transmit just how cool it was to be into northern soul 1972-74 possibly 75.Any one not into northern can do a daft impression of a northern soul fan ( like flat caps and pigeons)..never the cool stuff..it was a decent effort and explains some of the complexities of NS especially to those who are unfamiliar , particularly americans..but always falls short.You need the arena production team to do it justice..highlights..Dave Withers, and the young souls..lows..the fancy dress aspect and i found the scottish girls comments way off the mark..Kung fu?..bollocks!!!..the dance moves came from UK hipsters imitating the soul performers of the 60's..(ps Searling always comes across well)..5/10...could do better..

well..i'll chuck my two penneth in..it had a resonance of the 1977 doc..in that it disappointed..sorry..(i remember feeling very disappointed in '77 when i watched this England air.).this was a decent effort but, every filmic attempt still has a comedy element..it reminded me at times of those awful rock n roll reunions where really old buggers still dressed like teenagers.No programme, film or otherwise has ever successfully managed to transmit just how cool it was to be into northern soul 1972-74 possibly 75.Any one not into northern can do a daft impression of a northern soul fan ( like flat caps and pigeons)..never the cool stuff..it was a decent effort and explains some of the complexities of NS especially to those who are unfamiliar , particularly americans..but always falls short.You need the arena production team to do it justice..highlights..Dave Withers, and the young souls..lows..the fancy dress aspect and i found the scottish girls comments way off the mark..Kung fu?..bollocks!!!..the dance moves came from UK hipsters imitating the soul performers of the 60's..(ps Searling always comes across well)..5/10...could do better..

your sarcastic remarks..fully underscore your admission to be disillusioned with the scene..if so, find something else more suited to your style..

IF YOU LIKE IT..FAIR ENOUGH..I MAKE NO APOLOGY FOR HAVING BEEN AROUND AT THE GOLDEN AGE OF NORTHERN SOUL AND INTOXICATED BY THE SUPERB QUALITY AND CLASS OF THE VAST MAJORITY OF SOUNDS..WHICH OBVIOUSLY IS THE BASIS FOR MY OPINION...

..and by contrast to the original post..last night i ventured out to a bar in Atlanta nr me where Agent45 was spinning a mix of northern soul,R&B,funky stuff, modern and old school reggae...i heard many very good sounds that were new to me..had a great night time..im sure the punters didnt know the rarity or importance of those discs ..and it didnt matter..they just did their thing..so i'm glad i made the effort..and its more than a 10 minute walk from Sheffield!!!!

...just goes to show..peoples opinions are as diverse as the 'scene'...footsee was massive and i still play my original emi disc of the first and best version (aka the sound of soul)..guys from uncle was also massive albeit briefly..frankie valli 'the night' is one of the greatest allniter sounds ever..'Panic' a casino monster and still sounds great..Tony Blackburn..joe 90 theme..and others were much worse..just listen to one of pete S wigan tapes from 74/75...you'll hear how popular some of those records were..

gotta be the earliest unless someones turns up a first night tape..i taped an allniter in april '74 (long since busted & lost) but taped another in June '74..i have it somewhere..but can recall it contained Kev Roberts,R Searling and Pep playing many classics and even motown (one way out) and Kev playing Ila Vanns 'You made me this way and The Free 'Takin it away'(took me years just to figure the title/artist) plus Connie Clarke, cool jerk '68 inst,Wombat,Yvonne Baker,Hollywood persuaders,Instigation,Stagemasters,..

Irma Thomas?..not exactly a ballad tho?

why?..its average at best..pretty crap otherwise..

..just picked up a copy of this..which (if any) tracks are/were sampled or played?..my fave is prob 'Excuses'...

chuck berry recordings were often speeded up then pressed...

hmm..i dispute that....i found a few demos in 73/74 in soul packs....

..two records i remember bitd were ride on - ebony jam and soon everything is gonna be alright.third time around .but cant remember which sides were more popular..i think it was the instrs..but i may be wrong...anyone recall?

..i'll give yer a tenner!

is this about a salvadors Boot?

yes another tricky one..i bought my first off Soul Bowl mid 70's..convinced it was real....BOOT!...orig is a pale olive as opposed to a more deeper, forest green..

as an overview..i guess the Manship PG5 gives lots of examples if you can manage to trawl through the exhaustive listings..but i thought the question was worth posting as many have never seen an original to compare ( Joe Douglas being a case in point) and BITD i remember the Capitol boots as tricky..so i hope people will keep posting as they have knowledge not always generally known .Oh btw another mystery is the boot of the Soul patrol 'save your love'. I recently posted about this as i'd bought a copy and was unsure to it being genuine. Neil Rushton , who had commissioned the boots mid 70,s said mine was orig..but opinion was still divided..and again the boot is prob rarer than its sibling...

and a lot of lemon lips..mine included

boot has a narrower deadwax, virtue matrix correct way round, and a small oval over the top of the E in En caldwell..

well as i added to earlier post..must be about 25 years..