Recommend some Northern Soul for me
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bi0boy
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danny la rouge
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I know a guy who plays it on guitar, and insists on singing every verse. He doesn't get many invites these days.It's one of the first Northern tracks I ever heard. When I was a kid the fella who dj'ed at the youth club I went to was a Wigan Casino regular and he used to pop it on in between the punk and ska....
Clint Iguana
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It's one of the first Northern tracks I ever heard. When I was a kid the fella who dj'ed at the youth club I went to was a Wigan Casino regular and he used to pop it on in between the punk and ska....
I too have a soft spot for Al Wilson's The Snake.
I think my all time favourite would be Turning My Heart beat Up by The MVPs
Although it is clearly past its hey day, there are still a few good nights to be had out there if you are in the know. I get the impression that most of those that go are old faces 'keeping the faith'. Can't comment on what they are like, not indulged for a good few years now.
I gather the scene has split in two now, the 'oldies' crowd, dancing the night away to the old classics, and 'newies', which is still about dancing to oldies, but unearthing rare tracks that have only recently been uncovered. Given how eletist the old scene was, the 'newies' tend to be REALLY rare.
The logic seems to be :
NEWIES: "Fed up of dancing to the same records for 30 years, want to listen to something new"
OLDIES: "The newie stuff is rare cos no-one wanted to listen to it when it was first released and it is still shite now it has been rediscovered"
stereotypical
hospitality king
Cheers for all the recommendations people. Im proper new to the genre (and Soul in general) so been finding it difficult to get hold of stuff which is distinctly Northern Soul as I dont really know what it is too well (am learning now though).
Got hold of the 'The Complete Introduction To Northern Soul' box set which I am thoroughly enjoying
Got hold of the 'The Complete Introduction To Northern Soul' box set which I am thoroughly enjoying
scalyboy
They’re taking the piss now
I recommend this:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xwvpeYiQwss
but.........
http://www.thisoldsoul.net/fw.html
Good choice, great song. It's rather odd to me, how rare, hard-to-find, sought-after records which commanded a high price (of which 'Do I Love You' is the ultimate example, 15,000 quid, my God) back in the day can now be obtained for a fiver on compilation CDs readily available in the High Street or off the Internet...
scalyboy
They’re taking the piss now
Hmm, quite sedate... although the second tune in is the wonderful 'They'll Never Know Why' by Freddie Chavez - so worth it for that alone.
For some better dancing clips, have a look at and
also at Whitby. They are all watching her, even the barman, but she is oblivious, in her own world - fantastic.
scalyboy
They’re taking the piss now
Got hold of the 'The Complete Introduction To Northern Soul' box set which I am thoroughly enjoying
Aha, think I've seen that one. Been coveting it for a while. Is it in a big box about 10" x 6"? What tunes on it are your faves?
There's another good one like that, 4 CD box set, 'Keeping the faith: 40 years of Northern Soul', comes in a beige case, with a booklet, Fopp are doing it for £18. Amongst many great tunes it has 'Don't be Sore at Me':
