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Couldn't agree more, except the scene right now appears to be accepting the 50's, Disco and Reggae. Some break through into the '500' others wither away. The way it is...at present.

Pete- I agree with you and Cunnie too! When do these oddities(to the scene) become fully fledged Northern Soul items, I guess when they are played at most venues. Bob Sinclair, Back Slop-Baby Earl, Beggin are fully encrusted now on NS Playlists. The jury's out on the the Double Barrell vocal and 54-46 which occasionally gets played, although I don't agree with it at the Kings Hall, even though I'm the promoter. But then again,I don't dance and clearly with the mass influx, that's what its all about. Nothings really changed though since the 70's..........My tastes(Billy Prophet, The Inspirations, Sandra Philips) others back then ...I'm Shaft, Ladies Choice, Music Maker, Falbala(ouch) etc etc

Hi Dean- The book has a fair amount of changes. The Fast n Funky new trend is certainly progressing, but there isn't many that are really doing big business at the main venues. Hopefully we will witness a revolution, but it's going to take a mass influx of new souls to oust the likes of Billy Butler's-Right Track.

I agree with Steve, the Mello Souls is a dead duck for most dancers and that is exactly why it's only popular among collectors plus the fact the original is almost impossible to get. It is messy, although I like it personally. But the dance floor doesn't lie. Same happened in most eras of the scene, The Inticers for instance on Baby Luv-fantastic but dancers disagree. Jimmy Bo is in the book.

There you go again with that aggression...........calm, calm, calmer........there, that's it

Frank Wilson in Corrie tonight.....Surely Nick could have used the book as a prominent prop in the Bistro ?

Luvverrllyy. See you at the Kings Hall December 1st. The books are shrink wrapped, but had to open yours in order to sign it.

Yowsah........Ta Pete x

Chalks-You'll be pleased to know it's not in the 500.......close though.

Whaattttt...no way. Certainly not in the 13 months the nighter was open. Maybe at some revival 25 years later

Kev- Tobi and Jimmy are way off in the current climate(you should get out more lol). It's all about Timebox and Bob Sinclair these days Oddly enough, Beggin' was a Folk House monster in 1969. The Strange World of Northern Soul indeed.

Erm...........enjoy the read.

Relevant background info and useful trivia on all entries. Hopefully after 40 years on the scene, I have enough info for you!

Brilliant- I just batted it to her! Keep em coming.

Kevin- A general overview of what I see at the venues I frequent backed up by DJ feedback plus a survey to over 1,000 on Facebook late last year. Most of the titles are in there.

The weirdest thing of all in the last decade or so, is how and why some tracks reach astonomic proportions floor wise. Here's a few leaders: Bob Sinclair How/Why? Paul Anka 'When'. Bigger now than the 70's Billy Davis 'Stanky'. Soul packs in 72 Hamilton Movement. A grand and lukewarm in Northern arenas now 2 and half and floor filling Soul In The Sun- Tommy Hunt. Then again, I guess Travis Wammack- Scratchy sounded weird alongside You've Been Cheatin back in 66.

Well I never. He bought his first rarities from me in Nottingham 76/77

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Sneak Peek preview anyone....... 80's spin Elbie Parker is at 407 while Jackie Day-Naughty Boy is at 420. Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas for you Stafford fans Meanwhile back at 338 its The Flirtations-Stronger Than Her Love.....Mark Freeman show your appreciation

Chalky-Good valid comments except don't fall into the trap that todays scene are made up of returnees. Judging by the numbers at big do's, it's more a case of the 'Jean Genie' 'Bohemian Rhapsody' person has switched to Northern as there really isn't anywhere for them to go . I mean, when did you last see an advert in the local rag for a Top 70's night playing Racey, Chris Spedding and Pickettywich? Simple...there isn't one. SOUL is the only game in town! The reality is, the 'newbies' have obviously been smitten with Frank Wilson, Dobie Gray and Bobby Womack but to be fair, they are enjoying The Tempests and in some case This Is My Rainy Day. To a more hardened fan, it all gets a bit strange when 'newbie' is into Paul Anka, Bob Sinclair, Julian Covey and Get Ready-The Temptations in the same set. Since my original book 12 years ago, the scene has expanded as you know only too well. For me as a promoter its good news but then again I have competition from every town and in a lot of cases, regular fans now running nights every weekend...just to DJ. Welcome to the Northern mass scene....2012.

Sadly not. I'll leave it open until midnight. Maybe PM me?

Peter-Thanks for bringing a very out of date press release to my attention, that must have been re-used instead of the current one. Many apologies, that isn't my view today. Clearly the 80's sowed some pretty good seeds to which the masses are enjoying today. One thing is for sure, you can be on this scene for decades, but it never ceases to amaze. From a pretty heavy piece of research on Facebook around a year ago, I found one single Top 5 'current Northern favourites' as follows; 1. Beggin-Timebox 2. Tribute- Bob Sinclair 3. Soul in the Sun-Tommy Hunt 4. When We Get There- Paul Anka 5. Pow Wow-Manny Corchado No Frank Wilson, Epitome of Sound and from the other side, no Mello Souls, Combinations, Chuck Cockerham or Natural Impulse. Yet, She's Gone-Hamilton Movement scored more votes than ever before. Weirder and weirder........

Close but one of em is not in there.

There are a few Burnley hits in there although for the life of me, I have forgotten them.