Personally, i think it's a great record, liked it since i heard it on the afore mentioned New Orleans Funk compilation.
I didn't even know that it was being covered up or even played on the Northern Soul scene until i heard it at Middleton
and it sounded great on a big sound system.
Just because some people don't agree that it "belongs" at a Northern night doesn't mean that it's actually a crap piece of music.