Pete S

Probably of no interest but I have the original 10" acetate of this with Sonny on the other side - no idea if they are different takes though.

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Superb Carl and so great to hear/see proper instruments being used.

Fortson & Scott is a great record but to me it's an oldie from the 80's not a relatively new discovery. Don't Be Sore At Me is one of the greatest records ever, to my ears, and I didn't used to like it in the 70's to be honest, it grew on me.

Allowing yourself - can you hear yourself Eddie? I am open minded about music, I know what I like and what I don't like and it's got nothing to do with it being closed minded. So the Rockabillies prefer the original stuff - of course they do - why would they prefer watered down contemporary music - it's the authentic stuff that most people do like.

I'm going shopping so am not ignoring any future posts!

Dish it out, expect it back.

Not not really, there is a thing called a Northern Soul scene which thousands of people are into and have been for 50 years or so, then there's this other scene of yours which is of no interest to me whatsoever if it's all encompassing because I don't like funk or crossover, doesn't matter which one you're on but don't try and pretend the other doesn't exist. This isn't about oldies against newies, it's about brilliance versus total mediocrity.

The very title of this topic "Never had it so good" - really? What about "Never had it so bad except for 1978"?

One f*cking massive "whatever" mate.

That old chestnut, asking someone to 'define' Northern Soul and then pulling it to pieces when someone tries to. Rare uptempo 60's and 70's soul is the usual definition. He said that the music now was better than any time before on the scene. What scene if not the Northern scene, the rockabilly scene or the line dancing scene?

(Round of applause) But you do realise you are now classed as a dinosaur who lives in the past and you can't be a proper soul music fan because you don't like new stuff and disco and 80's sh*te like some of our more enlightened colleagues who appear to think they are intellectually above us mere mortals because they "moved on" and "appreciate great Soul music from all eras" whereas we are neanderthals for actually enjoying the sound of proper 60's Northern Soul and not wanting to listen to synthesised plastic rubbish, feeble crossover w*nk and tenth rate funk.

We'll see

Name one. Thats better than Spyder Turner. or don't, I'm going to watch the football anyway...

All I was trying to say was that I don't think the 'newies' of today are as good as the 'newies' of the 70's and 80's.

Come on lads, I'm on me own here

Everybody's got their own top 500 - I had mine long before anyone thought of making a book about it...don't make the mistake that everyone likes the same old 'oldies' - I refer you to my series of compilations Thinking Man's Oldies, over half of which are post Wigan and not in the 500 book.

If you're referring to me, it's just a random group of titles that came into my head, all of which are better than anything played in the last 20 years, people who weren't at Wigan or Mecca or Cleethorpes cannot know what it was like, therefore cannot compare it. Most of the records on your list are not Northern Soul. Jimmie Raye and Delites are.

What utter rubbish.

Not sure why anyone would buy a 90's acetate of Marvin Gaye - a 60's one maybe.

Hardly any of this 'new' stuff would have been considered good enough in the 70's Matt - it is what it is - most sound like B sides - and we got into Northern to get away from funk, why would we want to embrace it? If you can tell me one current record as good as Spyder Turner I can't make it anymore, I'll concede defeat

Jed, I've got a French test press like your Stevie Wonder EP - Martha & The vandellas - except I only have one side of it, two tracks!

They were just the first things that jumped into my head Matt. I just don't think that anything can hold a candle to the 'old stuff' - I've not heard anything anyway - I think the John Harris record is great and I bought a copy of the reissue but just can't compare with even something as worn out as I Can take Care Of Myself.

Sorry Dave but the first post IS comparing and saying todays music is better than that which I grew up with.

Well there's a first, an auction item ends at BELOW what I'm selling it for on set sale - The Admirations!