Dave Thorley

Morning Pete The original post to the tread was a question to ask where the origins of these types of records being played, was. That's all, not to make judegments, others on here may have but that wasn't the purpose of the original post. Have many tunes like this myself and love them and I have always seen them as a dynamic part of the Northern Soul. But equally, as the scene is mainly based around soul music, it is a valid question to ask. The scene from the early days has drapped it's self in black inconology, the black fist used by Internation Soul Club being one example. Yet we have played tunes that clearly aren't soul, they do have a great dancing beat, a feelgood factor, and as you imply fit well. I've loved the scene from mid teens and this love has driven an interest in what went before I was older enough to attend. it's just like hearing a record by a group from 1968 and then wondering what they recorded before that. Dave

Same group different lead singer to Pyramid. That was George Brown, although he was in this line up as well he sang backing while ?? can't remember sang on lead. They had releases on Golden Eye, S.B.I, Commonwealth. The group now performs as The Soul Brothers and Others, or something like that, due to some friction amoungst the different members. I speak to George from time to time. He is a very tall man!!!!!

Hi All Another week another bunch on The Bay We have put up a Kelly Brothers-Crying days are over-UK Sue Is this one of the hard ones, only went up yesterday, but bids already and loads watching. Sadly has no centre. Plus 50 other dance floor crackers https://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZdave_t_top_dog Thanks for looking Dave

Hi Mike Welcome to the wonderful world of SS. Ian D will tell you how addictive this can become . You take your life in your hands every time you post, great fun!!!!!!!! PS try and put something in the intro's section Dave

Leon is doing a Yate special wednesday nite on Gloucester FM, get and have a listen, see link https://www.gloucesterfm.com/gfm_schedule_index.php

Listen to both in the past, completly different vocals, instrumentation and no simularity in any of the credits

Where as these below aren't. Pete you need this site to help run your business, almost on here daily asking people advice about pricing, Ebay disputes, asking people to buy your records. So if there is a tread that doesn't fit with your way of the world, just don't join in. Instead of trying to trash what other people may find interesting. 'Almost every day I see a new label that was distributed in the States at some time by London/Decca. They all have the distinctive two tone orange colours. I'm thinking about labels such as Tribe and the one below which is yet another new one on me. Things like the Hot Tamales record, at one point came out on a London distributed version of the Detroit label. If anyone spots any others can they post them here please?' 'I always thought the off white copies were the reissues boots and the pale blue was the original, but I've compared the run off info on both of them and everything is identical, I mean absolutely identical...so although it's not mentioned in JM's bootleg book, I guess the blue one below must also be a reissue?? Anyone know? (nb I know they look similar - the one with the circle round the word vocal is the whiter one) p.s. Plot thickens. I've also got an original Rules Of Love version one sided demo and the run off stamps and markings are identical to the blue copy and to the white reissue! So is the blue one ok?' 'How can a VG copy of this below be £51 when it's hard enough to sell a mint one for £20 nowadays? https://cgi.ebay.com/NORTHERN-SOUL-tune-up-...1QQcmdZViewItem' Other wise having a good day? Dave

Hi Geoff 'Got hung up along the way' was a popular tune early days at Yate, but I'm sure it was played in the midlands, maybe The Cats before that. 'Living about your head' was one of those tunes that just suddenly appeared from seemingly nowhere. Although I've been told it was Wigan, must have been a night I wasn't there. Or at the friday oldies allniters, which I didn't go to as much. Funny thing was that although it was an oldies allniter, it seems that some of the dj's there did try to break some new tunes, that fitted with the rest of the play list. Although many I suspect, were infact re-activations of little played tunes from an earlier period. The plot thickens, all good fun though

Hi Kieran Do you mean Joey Irving-What happened to the love we knew/Can you handle me baby-Vincent If so will pop up both sides for you Dave

Hi Geoff Tread got off to a bit of a rocky start, but all this is interesting, thanks. Me love to hear tunes like Jay & The Americans-Got hung up along the way, every now and then. As Ian D said all goes to make up the rich tapestry of the scene we have.

In the exsplosion of 60's marketing the working class, was seen to be a social economic group with little spending power. The term 'White middle class' along with a whole bunch of other social groupings were developed for marketing purposes. My dad used to say proudly that we were working class and if we were, then yes there wasn't much money around to buy anything other than food, cloths etc. Lived well, but extra's like toys, bikes etc were often second hand. But this is splitting hairs, just interested in finding out more about the very early days of the northern soul scene in this country and how it developed, as I was too young to be there.

I agree with the fact that Babe Ruth was a rock group. But The Crow, never in this world, as deep a street funk tune as you are ever gonna find. I'm sure I've seen a photo somewhere of the group and they were a real ghetto looking crowd, a bit like early 70's photos of War. I have to say I've always had a soft spot for some of the more rock influenced tunes that have been played over the years, High Voltage, Babe Ruth, Rain.

Thanks Steve Clearly this record is destined never to be mine, beaten to it PS you could have PM'd me instead of telling the whole world and the underhand fellow that bought it

The above Malayka post is of course from me Used the wrong computer to reply again

Hi All Reading the 'Touch of Velvet' tread, had me wondering. The scene has always has an element of Pop/Soul crossover tunes being played, i.e Frankie Valli-The night/Touch the rainchild/You ready now/I'm gonna change, Wayne Gibson-Under my thumb, Javells-Goodbye nothing to say, Joey Dee-It's got you, Spencer Davis Group-Gimmie some lovin'/Trampoline, Liz Damon's Orient Express-You're falling in love, Buckinghams-Don't you care, etc, etc Of the early founding clubs, Torch, Wheel, Cats, Juction was there one that played this type of sound more than the others. Flip side was there one club that was more black in it's playlist. I'm guessing that this type of sound was a hang over from the 60's mod days, that got included in the early northern scene and so stuck.

Each to his own, I love the Street People version, in fact the whole album is a classic

See the internet 'DJ's theme music' site. They give it to Dave Lee Travis as well, link is back in this tread JOHNNIE WALKER (Caroline South & International) BECAUSE THEY'RE YOUNG - Duane Eddy London HLW9162 (1960) The track also features on the CD's The Veronica Story and We Love the Pirate Stations, details as previous. Also used as a theme by Frank van der Mast.

ok, who outbid me on the 12". Don't mind being left for dead by a massive overbid, but £1 that hurts!!!!!!!!!!

No you didn't and some pretty obscure tracks two, including Alpaca Phase III-I like to party. I also remember he had a soft spot for Rex Garvin-Sock it to em JB, played it all the time As for DJ theme tunes, see one of my earlier posts and you will see a link to a site dedicated to DJ theme tunes morning everyone!!!!!!!!!

Right that's it this is too surreal, I'm off to bed

Can't believe I'm doing this at 11.17pm on a sunday but........ BEEFEATERS - Johnny Dankworth and his Orchestra Fontana H512 (1964) / Fontana TF 267395 (re-issue). The version used by Blackburn was slowed down to include a dubbed Arnold the dog. The track was also the theme tune of Redifussion TV's Search for a Star DAVE LEE TRAVIS (Caroline North & South)A TOUCH OF VELVET, A STING OF BRASS - Mood Mosaic Columbia DB7801 (April 1966) "Mood Mosaic" was actually writer, producer and Orchestra leader Mark Wirtz, who was responsible for Keith West's 1967 hit "Excerpt from a Teenage Opera In fact there a whole site just about DJ theme tunes see link, how sad is this https://www.offshoreechos.com/offshorethemes/index.htm

No, some 60's pop instrumental. Pete Smith is your man he just seems to know these things. I was to young for this when it was first played, but as I remeber it, it was the Mood Mosaic version first played. But then some peeps realised there was the other version and it was easier to get, so it was played as well.

PS those were the days Radio 1 playing northern soul. Stuart Henry, used to feature a tune a day at lunch time. Remember dancing round the workshop one luch time when he played Al Wilson-Help me, when it came out on Disco Demand

Tony thing was faster, can't think what it is now. Ian's right, Dave Lee Travis