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Wasn't there also a British-made cover of this song? Came out around '73. I can't remember who did it, but if I remember correctly, the flip side was a quite good mid-tempo swinger.....

I would love to know if it's him doing all those lovely octave guitar licks on the Phili Int stuff. And did he play on any of the earlier stuff that G&H did on Neptune and Gamble? Was Dee Dee Sharpe WKOL recorded at Sigma? And did he play on that? And what was the secret of the incredibly atmospheric reverb they used at Sigma that made a snare drum hit sound like a 12 bore shotgun going off?

Kev - Is that the journo Tony Cummings who used to have a bizarre hatred of the "Northern Disco Scene". He of the long running feud with Dave Godin? If so, I recall, he wrote a long piece in Black Music mag about 1974 which conjectured about the singer Eddie Foster living in poor circumstances, while European white kids were getting rich exploiting his music. Anyone else remember? That would be ironic.

Absolutely right. Who spun it first? Pretty sure I heard it at Mecca first, but memory plays tricks. RIP Eddie

LEGEND! His guitar work has graced so many classics. I hope someone is going to interview him....

Definitely played at Mecca 1973 - wasn't it always one of the last hour spins? A great pop record.

Ah! Well that would certainly blow a hole in my argument! I must confess that I didn't check...

I started work not long after this list came out- was earning £11.50 a week before tax - so about the same. A week's money was unthinkable on a single record for me too. It was a lot for Jerry Cooke even back then. And it was about to be pressed too.... I'm pretty sure that both Martha Starr and Emanuel Lasky would have been pressed by the time that list came out. Most 45's plummeted in value directly they were pressed. And Mike Post was head and shoulders the biggest record on the scene for a few weeks. Very true. The bargain of the list, maybe? I should have bought that one one rather than the Toni Lamar!

Hey Les - so good to hear from you. Feel like I've been outed on here! Fancy you recalling that jingle too! Rosko was the voice on that in case you didn't know. Hope you're keeping well and happy. Colin

Here we go again.... RIP soul man.

Just found this old list from the lovely John Farrell. Dates from late '73 at a guess. Hope you can read it ok. A small list but it's sweet torture all the same.

We could argue all day about the roots of soul and what the first soul records were, but does anyone know when the term "soul music" was coined and by whom? Has this ever been established?

Global was amazing. Looking back, what you could get there for 10 or 25 pence was astonishing, but if you were lucky enough to dive into the specials, well... on one visit to Princess Street I came back with a Jock Mitchell and a Tony Hester for £1.50 each. Both were much too slow for the scene at the time, but, well, we know what happened.

A week or two back I started a thread lamenting the fact that all the male giants of soul music seem to have passed on. I was trying to point out that being a male soul superstar can be hazardous to the health and very few have lived to a grand old age like BB King did. Bobby Womack made 3 score and 10, but too many others died young or in middle age. The discussion morphed into a general discussion of great male soul singers who are still with us - regardless of their commercial success. So let's flip the question and widen it to female soul singers. I suspect that more have survived - women live longer, don't they? My personal favourite is still here - you gotta love Gladys - and so is Aretha. Who else is still with us? Let's celebrate them while we can....

Always liked that Barbra Pennington 24 hours a day track. Sounded good back then and still does.

They also wrote a load of stuff for the Four Seasons and the Toys

Oh no, I'm not having that. This kind of mis-information is ruining the scene. In fact, I've got an acetate of the original demo of "Oh My Darling" where Jackie clearly sings "Oh My Trousers" - an oblique reference to his famous checked strides. And it's Nutwood not Mirwood - get your facts straight!

And I guess most people know that the guy who gave us this: Northern Classic Also wrote this: Classic of a different sort

Nancy Ames who gave us this: Great Northern Classic Co-wrote this with Mason Williams: Not Exactly A Northern Classic I'll get my coat....

Aston Villa - Suffering City

London? Somewhere else? I'm thinking about the cities that made what we came to call Northern Soul music. Where the legendary studios, musicians and producers were based. I've listed the top 5 as I see it in the thread title; any arguments? OK, so if there was a best of the rest, which city would get the nod? I've suggested London half seriously, but where would you say gave us the best NS output, other than the obvious five? Or do you disagree with my top 5 choice? Can't be Memphis can it?

There is obviously someone in the BBC who is a massive NS fan and is sneaking them in whenever he or she can. Bravo and keep 'em coming!!!! It's high time this person was outed....

Apologies if anyone is confused by the thread, I should have taken a bit more time. The point I was trying to make concerns the male superstars of our music. The legends. Yes, the ones that crossed over. I'm just pointing out that they all died far too young and I was trying to figure out who might be left standing who could stand alongside the following in terms of quality of output and wider popularity: Otis Redding 26 Sam Cooke 27 Curtis Mayfield 57 Marvin Gaye 45 Jackie Wilson50 Donny Hathaway 34 Luther Vandross 54 Teddy Pendergrass 60 Bobby Womack 70

I think all the singers in my list had crossed over. Good call on George Benson by someone.