Epic

What Would I Do - Superiors

Shing A Ling - Cooperettes

Rat Race - Righteous Bros Band

Love Love Love - Bobby Hebb

Stop & Take A Look At Yourself - Shalimars

What Would I Do - Tymes

I Worship You Baby - Glories

Stirrin' Up Some Soul - Marketts

Just Ask Me - Lenis Guess/Elsie Strong

Have More Time - Marvin Smith

........... & they all still sound great to me

What about the OVO tribesmen ? 

It was pressed up at Monarch Pressing Plant in Los Angeles in 1974 (Delta # 102402).  It was rumoured that it was pressed up by Simon Soussan.  If it had been a legitimate re-issue by the owner, Roger Bass (or whoever owned Sound, Inc.) in Detroit, why was it pressed in L.A.  Should we really assume that British record dealers paid Bass, or whoever owned the rights to Sound City's recordings, for issuing that record?  I rather doubt that.

Thought it was later than '74 - it certainly wasn't "big" over here until after that. 

On "The Way You've Been Acting Lately" - what is it the girls sing before the say "The Way You've Been Acting Lately" ? 

Sharon confirmed to me that the "I Have No Choice" is not her on vocals.

I spoke to Sharon McMahon earlier this year & it was never released - she has a whole load of stuff from the 60s unreleased - watch this space though !!!

Sharon McMahon is acetate only. 

https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/1887248?ev=rb

Do you mean Roscoe Thomas ? 

Jobell & The Orchestra De Salsa - never gonna let you go

pye demo or jan issue

or you could always play the 12 inch of both and keep em

on the floor longer.

 

ricky.

The 12 is no longer than the long version on the 7. 

Think every ground in the country plays it - Wigan Athletic usually twice before kick off !!

Went to watch Wolves at Blackpool last Saturday & the stadium announcer played it followed by the phrase "You can't beat a bit of Northern Soul !!"

It's not the only re-release !!!

https://www.discogs.com/Don-Gardner-Cheatin-Kind/release/2678114

Was it ever released by him? Or just shopped around as a songwriters demo?

 

Quite amazing that the song kept being recorded during such a long period of time by different artists. From 1966 to 1972.

 

Apparently there's a version by Richard Williams as well on an LP called "Where Do I Go" on the Quad label produced by Johnny Pate. Has anyone of you heard it?

Yes - I have the album - slowish version but ok though - not amazing !!

Good version on Motown by Kiki Dee

Just be thankful that it wasn't "The Nation's Favourite Northern Soul Songs".

 They are played out every week - don't need a TV programme to tell you that !!

Wonderful ...   

  Whoever decided that that David Bowie record has any resemblance to Northern Soul needs to go outside & have a very severe word with themselves  !!!

Mind you ................... we've had Helen Shapiro, Tom Jones, Lulu, Craig Douglas, Petula Clark, Cilla Black  .............................

https://www.rarenorthernsoul.com/Search/DAVID+BOWIE+/

There is a "Mecca Memories" night at The Samlesbury Hotel (Preston) on November 22nd.

DJs Colin Curtis, Pete Haigh, Steve Naylor & Andy Lett - the music is the post Northern era - 1975-77/78 & focuses on the Disco & Jazz Funk tunes played there.

This is an annual event - we are now in our fifth year & the previous four have been brilliant !!!

Sounds right up your mates street !!

Poor ticket sales seems to be the reason - wonder if you get your "booking fee" returned with your refund ? 

Think it was a spin at The Torch originally. 

That was the "informative" one about how we all spent 6 days a week down a mine & then came out to dance to Rain - "Out Of My Mind"

^ Why Not ?

 

They do the Hokey Cokey

 Is that the dance they do at the end of  "corporate weekenders" - believe it is known as the Okeh Cokeh" !!