Soulstu

Done. Nice, Nice, Baby.

Same experience as Jazz really, we go out every weekend around South Yorks / North Derbys - Notts etc and very very rarely see non-soulies gawping or trying to 'do the dance'. There are some who look as though they've never danced 'Northern' in their lives, but you can see them mouthing the words to songs that you wouldn't expect them to know, so.... On the few occasions I've seen the odd drunk, or non-soulie, they didn't really seem to be taking the Mick, they were watching and trying to have a go - in fact I was talking to one youngish lad at an all-dayer, who was a bit drunk and seemed to know nothing about N Soul but to be fair, he really liked what he was hearing and was fascinated by the dancing. So there could be a positive side to the younger non-soulies turning up and having a look....but for the late middle-aged 'motown morons' there's no hope. Maybe it's not as bad as you think Barney, you go to J36 and the like don't you?... I reckon we're OK for a while yet. Should be easy to spot the crap do's.

Tommy Dodson One Way Love, Charles Shefield both under 1:50 - there's more than you think. That's what I love about these records - they never outstay their welcome!

'Discontented'

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271673289036?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT I've been banging on about this record in another thread, cos I love it... Although this is pretty much my favourite northern soul record (hence the avatar) I understand it's not particularly rare and was never much of a floor filler back in the day... and today it's pretty much ignored. Am I missing something?... or are these kind of prices the norm for a record that no one's bothered about much? (and it's a VG+ with an edge warp).

These hundred and 80 odd posts kind of confirm that generally, yes we are indeed 'bovvered' about instrumentals!

Kev. does that mean it's failed forever? Surely due a spin - a great record is a great record... is a great record! PS is Leonard no other than Len Jewell Smith? I'm sure I heard that somewhere.

,,,and this, Georgie's storming version of the Spinners Sweet Thing. Heard it out on Friday Night - the floor was mine!!!!! (yeah right). Beautiful. How about a SS British Record Club?

Tony Owens - Nice tune! Let's go back a few years from that Peter!.... to 1967 (nurse!!!! smelling salts for Mr Nice!!!!!) Blue eyed northern soul at its very very best!

Yesteryear still going then Kev? Thought it was an early 70s thing.

I've got loads, they make a nice little collection. I like the label, they look great as a set! Even though they're official only worth a few quid each tops I would guess.

HANK JACOBS!!!!! Elijah... Don't think I've ever passed on this one. Would sprint from the bog doing me pants up if it came on. I'd certainly play this at home if I had a copy. Fingersnappin' instrumentals like this do it for me - they add colour and life to a set.

When was this first played?... it's pretty much my favourite record ever and I know very little about it. In fact when I got a copy in the very late 70s it seemed to be the only copy around - I didn't know anyone else who had it or even knew it. Nice to know it was a Wigan spin.

Don't post on the record club very often, though I often 'lurk' - it's pretty much the best thing about SS. This is a bit slow and shuffly for me, but it sneaked up on me from behind when I had the iPod on shuffle. I love it to bits...beautiful!

Got Wombat's 'Getting On Life' in a soul pack in the late 70s - nearly stopped playing A sides after that!!!!

Evening Meal? Sunday Carvery?...sounds like a Warners break. Great, there'll be no kids!..hope the music's not too loud or I'll not be able to have a nice chat with Doris and Albert.... FFFS

Yep I read that and can certainly hear the female backing, but no Jerry, Nick and no bona fide male group members!... What I'm trying to say is did Joe and George hear the playback and think "am I on this?"

I guess I've been lucky - almost without exception, buying from here and on discogs, every record has been better than described. EX- have been more like Mint-. In my experience Joe's right, sellers on here are under grading, and it's a credit to them. My only slight disappointment was a copy of that's What You Do To Me, Deon Jackson, bought from Florida via evilbay, with more scratches than I would have liked....but it plays fantastic!

Brilliant write up as always Dave, love the Sapphires 'fantastic four' singles to bits.... However, Joe Livingston and George Garner eh? Not being familiar with their earlier singles, is there any evidence of these guys actually singing on the records? Sound like all female backing to me. In fact first time I saw a photo of the Sapphires i thought it was a different group.

Bought both in the end - DC sounds is unplayed. I've always liked both sides - sound great cranked up!

Thanks for the info - that's an insane collection of tunes! Phil Collins???!!!! I didn't know it staggered on into the 80s - thought it would be just good atlantic soul and RnB reissues from the early 7ts. You live and learn - Note to self - next time use the search button before you post a question!

I've got a few of these and they always strike me as very handsome looking discs, much nicer than the red and blacks. I reckon a full set of these would be a thing of real beauty. Can anyone give me a bit more info on them? - a full discography, issue dates, values and pressing info would be very interesting....(not too much to ask ) As usual I look forward to a detailed response from you serious vinyl hounds!

Bloody hell!.... with the greatest respect, if I was selling a 7 grand record I'd get the song title rightl!! ps I'd snatch your hand off if I had the cash.

That's a great point Pete! This may be heresy, but there is sometimes an assumption that if you're a northern soul fan, then you are an admirer of the whole spectrum of soul music, deep, modern, funk etc.... To be honest I get more turned on by The Kinks and The Strokes(!) than Alexander O'Neal and the like (to name a couple of random examples). Am I wired up a bit wrong? I guess it's the old sounding grittiness I like rather than the over produced slickness of 'later' soul music..... sorry. edit - this is a massive generalisation btw - this doesn't mean the odd slick soul record doesn't make me go 'ooh'

Whether you're fed up of the scene or you've never tired of it - you either ARE or you're NOT. It's like your footy team - an accident of birth. You have no control.. it owns you! I AM by the way.