Northern Soul Uk

Don't know if there has been a thread on this subject before or not, but I though it might be a good subject for the forum members to get their teeth into. I've always wondered what happened to the Soul gods that made the records that we all know and love. As we all know, many of the artistes probably recorded one maybe 2 records which were flops on their release in the states the UK or anywhere else, and I'm sure that after the records flopped, some of the artists went back to their day jobs. But what were their day jobs?, or what happened to them afterwards? For instance i heard that Johnny Bragg (They're talking about me) ended up in prison or actually wrote the song in prison? anyone know? Did any end up as road sweepers or toilet cleaners? or even become businessmen or women in a completely different area instead of music? I'm sure that some of the soul efficianados on here will have a few stories for us. Steve

Thanks for that Steve, it's good to know that there are still bargains to be had out there, I'm well chuffed with my purchase. Oh and BTW, the 'B' side of the Judy Clay that I got is 'He's the kind of guy'. Steve

Call off the search for the soundclip, 'Youtube' obliged willingley , Now I see where the 'DJ Genesis' came from, it's more or less a faster version of the original, it all becomes clear, and what a fabulous tune. What do you think?

Hiya Geezers Just bought this on the strength of the 'DJ Genesis' track, 'Tribute to Betty' I love the 'Genesis' track and I wanted to hear the tune that the song was about, and apparently this is it. I got it for £1.99 on the bay, so even if it's s*ite It'll make a nice cheap ashtray Does anyone have a soundclip of it please? Many thanks, Steve

Heheh!! LOL, no mate, never even saw it Tony , honest, no honest I mean it. Sounds like a good album though with those artists on it. When you say you left it with me, do you mean intentionally or accidently? That bloody swish'll have it.

Has anyone any idea if the 'DMB' is an original import? I agree with you all, they are both top tunes and even if th4e 'DMB' is a bit overplayed, still a great song. Thanks

One of the best I've seen is MU51CAL (musical) but I can't aford it at £25000 When I opened my first record shop in Leeds called 'The Listening booth' I was on the phone at 9am on the fist of August (that's how it used to be), for a plate that read L15 TEN (LISTEN), I got straight through at 9am sharp only to be told it had already gone, when asked "how, it's only 9am" I recieved no reasonable explaination. The truth is that any new plate that spells anything decent is kept by the DVLA to go into their auction. Not fair at all, why should they make loads of money out of plates that spell names etc. when they tell us that we can't have them? surely they are condoning the fact that private plates look good "and we're gonna charge you £thousands to have one" To be fair, the DVLA should make ALL new plates available to the general public, not just the rich bar stewards that can aford thousands to buy one. I mean, where does the money go that they get from the sale of the plates? I'm sure we don't see any of it. One law for them and one for us eh?

I know Ian and I'm proud of my age, you know what comes with age mate? experience, and you can't substitute experience. The Judy Clay I heard on a CD the other day and it jogged my memory as to how good it was, so began the search to part with more of my hard earned , I think i got missen a bargain. Respect mate and all the best.

I don't care, i'll speak out cos what I am going to say is right and i've said it before. Good DJs are the ones that keep one eye on the records their playing, and the other on the dance floor. A good DJ should be able to see if the dance floor is waining or if the crowd are enjoying what is being played and change the tunes whichever way to match the mood. At the end of the day a DJ is an entertainer and is paid to entertain. I'm all for DJs who try to 'educate' also, as if it were not for them the scene may have died years ago. But saying that, the classics never fail and should be included in amongst the new tunes that are being played. In other words try to please everyone in the club as best they can. Unfortunately there is this devide that seperates the newies crowd from the oldies crowd and it's not too often that you'll hear a DJ playing both newies and oldies in the same set. I was a dancer for years before I became a DJ, and I think that helped a great deal, cos i knew the tunes that I liked to dance to and that's what I played when I was Djing, with a large degree of success. As for a competition? well, as you say, who'd have the bottle to turn up and 'face the music' (pardon the pun), also as said above it would have to be judged on many aspects, but the main one being keeping the dance floor buzzing for the longest. Ok Ok I know what you're going to say, "what about the DJs that break new tunes to educate the crowd" I know it's more difficult to keep the floor full when the tunes being played are mostly unknown, so the best idea would be to have maybe 2 catagories, 'Dancefloor' and 'Breakers'? Not sure how the 'Breakers' catagory would be judged though, maybe on originallity and the amount of crowd reaction? Count me in BTW, where do I sign?

Just aquired this from the bay for about a fiver. OK, a bit ropey I know, but a demo and a top tune for a fiver ain't too shabby in my books. Also got a nice copy of 'Ike and Tina Turner - Dust my Broom' for £8, is this the original import label?, it looks old enough. All comments welcome, well as long as they're nice ones

Anyone listened to the 'Barry St John' tune yet?

What a fabulous tune it is. Always works on floors and played at most of the major clubs. One of my faves. I'd say as above £10-20, although I got mine for £8ish about a year ago (second copy by the way). first was in the Wigan daze

I still think that the most reliable and robust cartridges and styli are Stanton 500AL. They can really take the knocks and they have a proven track record too. As for the decks, there is only 1, Technics 1200s (silver) or 1210s (black). many have tried but never beaten.

Yes, great female vocal dancer, not quite as full on as MM, but very good all the same. Definately worth getting hold of. So put me right, does the pink backing paper signify that it is a re-press? I did read the earlier posts but it all got a wee bit confusing. My Micky Moonshine also has the pink backing.

yeah not bad that then, it's value has shot up by 7999%, wish my bank account had

Just thought I'd add my two penneth for what it's worth, erm 2p? I still think it's Paul Nicolas That's what i was led to believe as far back as the Casino days. here is another excellent example of British pop which may or may not have been picked up by the Northern scene yet, not heard it out like but I was put on to it by a VERY good friend of mine and a VERY regular contributor to 'SS' As you will notice, same label and produced by the same person 'Pip Williams' from 1974.

I played the gig at a gig recently and it went down ok, maybe the change in attitude toward the more modern music helped, it is quite a funky tune. And the 'Matta baby' must be a re-press then I think as it is white label not pink. Still worth the dosh I paid though I think even so.

Got mine for £12 on 'Boom' absolute classic. Normal copy like not Demo.

OiOi! just seen another copy on the bay for £30 buy it now, i'm a happy bunny, only cost me £8. bargain Also got a copy of 'Matta baby - Do the pearl girl' for £6. Whoop Whoop!! Both big Cleethorpes sounds if I remember correctly. I'm sure if Sir Ian Dewhirst sees this post he;ll put me right LOL

yes there's another 'Raw Soul' track on Ebay at the mo', it also has a different artist on the other side; DPG #102 SIR GUY 'I NEED YOU BABY' b/w RAW SOUL 'GEORGIA WALK' RECORDED AT BROCKINGTON & GUESS RECORDING STUDIO 633 W. 35th ST NORFOLK, VA. I thought it was a Boot cos of the different B side, Have you heard the one above and what's it like?

Hi, just picked this up on UK Mercury for £15ish. They do tend to go quickly on Ebay though, this was the third one I'd bid on. Absolutely top tunage!!

Hi fellas, this is probably not an original as the 'B' side is by another artist. I picked it up for a song so not too arsed if it's not worth much. I'm more interested in weather it's orig or not. Any help appreciated. Thank you

Heheh! all this banter reminds me of the time years ago stood in the Casino. Me and a few friends had been on the scene for some years by then, and one of htem commented 'they're getting younger in here', to which one of the others replied 'No mate, it's us that's getting older' . I agree that we need new blood in the camp DJing or not. For God's sake, we can't last forever, so someone has to be there to carry the scene on when we have all shed mortal coil

Seriously though mate, if It's a 'phishing' mail, which means they are after your Paypal log in details, and from that they also have your bank account details. Just delete anything that looks like that. The best thing to do is to see where the mail has come from (right mouse click/properties) copy the url, and send it to paypal telling them where it came to and from, and let them deal with the unruly blighters. As mentioned above, log into your account only through the paypal website, don't click through an Email. At one point earlier on this year i was recieving 900 emails a day, and out of them, only around 10 were actually ligitimate mail for me, the rest was junk, phishing mail etc. In the end, I just changed my Email address.