Zed1

There's no need to shout! - we heard you the first time.... If I was to turn up at my local soul night and start Pogo-ing around the dance floor gobbing on people would that then be Ok because I'm just 'doing my own thing and enjoying the music'?..... When I go to a 'Northern Soul night' to hear 'Northern Soul music' it's not an unreasonable ask to see a dance floor with people doing something approximating a 'Northern Soul dance' (strange request I know). I'm not on about people who are bad or good 'Northern soul Dancers' I'm on about the people who make no attempt whatsoever to even try to dance in a Northern soul Style, Now I'm not talking about doing spins, splits and handstands etc, just doing (or at least trying to do) a simple 2-step dance which most people blessed with the ability of movement should be able to perform. I don't think it's alot to ask that people show a little respect and courtesy to the history of what for the most part is a 'Dance' scene by at least putting in a few minutes practice before stepping onto a dance floor.

Always loved 'Lips to your Heart - The Nightwatch' (covered as The Ellingtons IIRC). Massive at Station Rd but now considered just another Crap white pop record for the Wigan dance crowd....... apparently!.

Nope!..... can't see anywhere where I said anything about it being a "Dance competition"... Sorry, but if you can manage to walk to the bar for a pint then you can manage to construct a simple basic 2-step northern soul dance - let's be honest it's really not that hard. The problem is people just make NO attempt to even try, they just do the typical 'When I'm drunk I dance like me dad' thing or perform a series of random moves lasting 2.25 minutes which in no way reflect the tempo or BPM changes of the track they're 'dancing' to.... I look at some people on the dance floor these days and think they must be wearing their i-pods as they're clearly not dancing to the same track as everyone else, add to this the number of people who seem to see a dance floor as the cure for their attention disorder and just do anything for the 'shock value' as long as it draws attention to themselves and you've got a scene that is just making a complete mockery of the music it's purports to represent. I shudder to think what some of the bar staff and glass collectors must think when they're walking around these venue's seeing these half pi55ed pensioners in bizzare outfits throwing themselves around a dance floor in this random fashion, I can only imagine they think it's a perfect example of why care in the community doesn't work.

Perhaps, but there are clearly lots of people who really should accept that they 'Can't' dance and FFS sit down!.

When I'm cremated I want the following...... Nine times out of Ten - Muriel Day The Snake - Al Wilson Tribute to Betty - DJ Genisis I dont want them actually 'Played' at my cremation, I want the fookin hateful things melted in the coffin with me!.

I always thought Back Drops were more Ted than Soul and never really seen that many doing them back in the day, most I knew had moved onto the 'Kung Fu' influenced moves, ie the high Kicks and full centre splits etc....

I thought that Pete, but wasn't 'The Jades' a later normal night play?..

Along with the art of being able to construct the most basic of 2-step dances, dressing in something approaching fashion from this century and not forgetting the highly trained art of opening one's ears to something thats not on a Goldsoul CD!!..

Thanks again Pete for posting these up..... and nice to hear some 'Proper' clapping!.

I'm sure we've all heard these tracks countless times since 77 without giving them much thought, but hearing them live at Wigan again takes them to a whole new level...

RIP Herb and thanks for the wonderful music....

https://www.raresoulm...cw-crying-clown

Likewise I think it's a fantastic track but playing it at you're typical handbagger/fancy dress night would result in an empty floor and much scratching of bald heads - however playing it at a rarer night would result in much scratching of chins so it's not often it see's a set of decks...

Thanks for posting this Pete.... Easy to forget what it was like when you were hearing many of these tracks for the first time yet we're often told these were the 'Shite' years at Wigan... Could also add 'Hide and Seek' to the not heard since the club died thread..

7 Dwarfs would be in my top ten 'Oldies' but the comment below taken from the Youtube listing for 'Stop Girl' is typical.... "60s psyco - pop ... not northern at all......in other words CRAP.!!!!! ... sorry if ive upset anyone but its the truth and yes it was played at the old wig wam as we all know..good upload sound wise by kev but craps still crap....apart from that we always get good quality uploads from kev keep up the good work mate ...KTF..."

Ditto....and I'd sooner have most of those tracks if it meant I wouldn't have to listen to 'Man of Value' or 'Standing on Solid Ground' or fookin Tribute to Betty Swallocks again.

Never heard this since Wigan, either.....

A lot of the CC stuff from Wigan died with Station Rd (thankfully) not heard Lorraine Silver or Muriel Day for a long long time (again thankfully).

The sad thing is 90% of the scene have never and will never get chance to listen to tracks like these...... Their loss.

Words fail me!!....

I only wish the 'Silly Woman' had left the freezing reptile where it was then Poor old Al would have had nothing to sing about.....

I'll aim a little lower next time then Gordon....

Surely the Worlds No1 DJ has to be found at the worlds No1 allnighter.....

Wheres James Corden when you need him?....

Just imagine being a teenager again and hearing these tracks for the first time.... Nice choices, Nat.