John May

Nah, Sounds like the music you hear playing in the background when your walking around B&Q buying your wallpaper, no substance to it. Why would anyone choose to play that when you can stick on a perfectly good, banging 60's stormer. But 70's & modern has never really done it for me anyway. Each & to their own.

In a few years time when we're all suffering from Alzhiemers, they'll all become Newies again anyway, think i've already started, another reason why the oldies are sounding good again,

Good Question, but unfortunately worded in away that people will file off into their specific groups & defend their position, rather than enter into an open debate. Again as with so many threads on here, it seems to lend to the acceptance that there is division on the soul scene, and although only a fool would deny it, i always feel uncomfortable with it. It all comes down to mind set rather than if a record is worthy or not, if you have a mind as so many oldies fans have, in that they are more than happy dancing every week to the records they've listened to since their teens, then they are not really interested in listening to anything new, and that is up to them, and i have no problem with that, in fact some ways they are the true soul fans as they have found what the want to listen to & are happy with it. From a rare soul fans view, there is always another record to find, always searching never happy, from that view point they can never accept the oldies fans position, however it doesn't have be divisive, some D.J's can move easily between oldies and Rare, you only have to look at Mick H & Ted Massey, both with fantastic rare collections, but can play oldies nights without a problem, & i have total respect for both theses guys, and should be an example to us all. So for me It all comes down to mind set rather than if a record is worthy or not.

You mean she doesn't always sound like that...........

That's interesting, cause i felt the same way......Until recently !, I spent a good part of the last 20 years going to Rare, underplayed, & Crossover nights, all over the country, but recently i got the bug back for the classics, & all of a sudden the music as such energy, even my old legs want to get up + dance. Couldn't imagine myself right now sat in a small room listening to some D.J playing stuff that he/she believes other people in the room want to here. Strange how times change.

Somebody somewhere must have must have convinced her that it was a good idea, either very, very persuasive or, Adele very drunk at the time, I almost can't believe how bad that sounds. I would love to know more background on that, who produced it etc.

Very interesting that you picked up Turley Richards track, played by Mick H. It was the track going around in my head on the way home sunday morning, Storming track, & while DJ's are playing tracks like that in there spots, Northern Soul as a long life left yet......Brilliant track, Brilliant night !!

Would suggest that there is a variation, area by area, If you go to say Notts area the music is storming 60's oldies, which is why i tend to travel there of a weekend & because generally all venues are very well attended there isn't any need to compromise by playing commercial sounds just to get the numbers up. but other areas where Northern soul doesn't get the crowds in there my have to except more commercial sounding playlists. Certainly at Stoke Kings Hall allnighter last night there was no compromising.

Are the holes drilled from the A side through to the B side, or visa versa, i've often lay awake at night wondering about this, i think also it's a 5mm hole, but maybe an imperial size, cause they were done in the 60's, and the USA like imperial.

Just let it all be i say, if the music continues to attract the crowds as it does now, it will survive. Everything that has a beginning as an end, and one day it will disapear, but i do believe, there is a lot of years in the music left. Long live Northern Soul.....cue the music.

May be an idea to set up a kind of Samaritans thread on here for people who spend lot's of money on records only to find they're boots. Happens to the best of occaisonally. Life is just one big learning curve......sometimes can be an expensive curve though.

Currently would have to be the Sydney Barnes - standing on solid ground, it's so commercial sounding & light weight, always used to be Geoff Perry - Love don't come no stronger. Think dislike them equally.

Actually as the originator of the post, and having read all the different and humourous comments, i'm beginning to view this now from a slightly different viewpoint. I actually see the Top500 as mearly a referrence tool & not something that is totally set in stone. I think that if someone wanted to gain absolute basic knowledge of what they would expect to hear at a weekender main room, or a local oldies night, then the list maybe useful & most tracks are on youtube nowadays. I also think that as peoples knowledge grows as many long serving soulies on this website will know, we start to question things ( for all the right reasons ) & i think the top500 is very much there to be debated. Maybe if the numbering system was removed, and the list was just the 500 most well known Northern Soul oldies over the decades then we could all re-arrange to fit our own personnal taste. Really good debate though, & i'm enjoying reading through the posts. Still think some tracks shouldn't have been included, & there are many that should have been included.

No Cecil Washington, not in there, and as i said at the start no Jackie Wilson, & also Bunny Sigler " Girl don't make me wait " however "Let the good times roll "is. Beginning now to feel that the Top500 is more of a Quirky referrence tool rather than anything of real value to the scene. It's a bit like the 10 commandments written in stone never to be revised.........Quaint, but irrelevant.

Hi Sean, Thanks for the reply, wasn't aware of the update, however, if it has been updated, who decided on the update ?.

Had a good look through the NS Top 500 & think it's time for a review, lot's of tracks on there never heard nowadays ( Sliced Tomatoes ) etc. & stranglely Jackie Wilson doesn't feature at all . Who was responsible for the Top 500 ? How can we start a campaign for an updated version I.E NS Top 500 V.2. ( Surely it's not set in stone for ever ). Top500

The bench in the park track is defo the Jive Five on UA. Think i payed a fiver for a copy a couple of years ago. JM

Just won this September Jones EP on ebay, seems a bit cheap , Any idea of value or maybe a bit of a bargain ?. JM

First issue on UK Tamla Motown was TMG523, re pressed on TMG627. I have a TMG523 not sure of the value though.

You wouldn't generally here it played out at a Northern night, however it's a standard at x/over & 70's nights.

The L.P title is "Can You feel it". I have no idea of the book price though.

Peace to everyone.........

Just out of curiosity, whats the current book price on Lucille Mathis ?

Behave now Gail.......I have a copy but unfortunatly not for sale, I bought it for the "Could this be love" side, however now have a slight leaning towards the "It ain't right" side. both excellent driving raw 60's soul. Not expensive, but harder to find than people think. Hope you find one. . Maybe after xmas when i'm skint...who knows .

SATISFACTIONS...TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT...SMASH RED ISSUE £125 sold T.J WILLIAMS....BABY, I NEED YOU...JOSIE £200 sold BONNIE BRISKER....SO MUCH LOVE...MAGIC CITY £35 sold GILLETTES...SAME IDENTICAL THING...J&S VG ONLY £100 plays fine BEVERLY McKAY...SAY IT WITH FEELING....OLD TOWN D.J £125 YVONNE CARROLL....PLEASE DON'T GO....VEE JAY D.J £100 WINSTONS...AIN'T NOTHING LIKE A LITTLE LOVIN'....CURTOM £80 CHOSEN FEW...BIRTH OF A PLAYBOY....CANYON £75 CAM CAMERON....THEY SAY ....CAPRI ( RED LABEL ) £150 ATHENS ROGUES...SHE COULD LOVE ME..STOP £150 If interested please pm. paypal payment preferred, no holding. offers considered. Regards John