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Post by Lord Emsworth on Nov 14, 2021 10:36:40 GMT
Life simply doesn't get any better than....
Barbara Randolph - I Got A Feeling
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Post by personunknown on Nov 14, 2021 10:44:26 GMT
So much out there, I've given up on trying to stock the standards, what's in is in, what isn't isn't. This one wont last long:
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Post by zeopold on Nov 14, 2021 18:32:33 GMT
Back in the 70's, our local art college was the spot for gigs, etc.
Tuesday night was 'soul night', admission 20p, courtesy of a student from up north with an impressive collection of 45's and some fancy dance moves which he would emerge from behind the turntable to demonstrate at key moments.
These were among the tunes he was spinning;
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Post by personunknown on Nov 14, 2021 18:44:12 GMT
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Nov 14, 2021 18:56:30 GMT
Do I Love You is majestic - absolutely wonderful tune
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Post by zeopold on Nov 14, 2021 19:41:52 GMT
The original first press Frank Wilson Do I Love You is the rarest 7" single in existence, went for allegedly £100k last sale  Even when they were current in the mid 60's a lot of those records were like rocking horse s*** There were a bunch of home grown acts who specialised in recreating that sound live, like The Action, and the Richard Kent Style |
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Post by personunknown on Nov 14, 2021 20:35:44 GMT
Mid to late sixties and Tamla Motown were putting out records by the bucket load. But it got to the stage where Radio DJs were looking at their playlist labels and saying 'not another Tamla' and not playing it, many truly great records disappearing overnight. Berry Gordy Jr founder Motown of got wise to this and created other labels: Gordy, Disco Paradise, Soul plus shipping some artists on his roster to Stateside and Brunswick. He also did a big promotion of R.Dean Taylor being the first white man on the label, There's A Ghost In My House becoming a Northern Soul floor filler.
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Nov 15, 2021 8:54:41 GMT
Mid to late sixties and Tamla Motown were putting out records by the bucket load. But it got to the stage where Radio DJs were looking at their playlist labels and saying 'not another Tamla' and not playing it, many truly great records disappearing overnight. Berry Gordy Jr founder Motown of got wise to this and created other labels: Gordy, Disco Paradise, Soul plus shipping some artists on his roster to Stateside and Brunswick. He also did a big promotion of R.Dean Taylor being the first white man on the label, There's A Ghost In My House becoming a Northern Soul floor filler. I didn't know that PU - thanks R Dean Taylor's Ghost is a beaut And one of the man songs covered by The Fall |
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Nov 15, 2021 8:57:14 GMT
This latter day Shirelles tune always gets my out on the floor...
The Shirelles - Last Minute Miracle
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Post by zeopold on Nov 15, 2021 11:18:24 GMT
A fascinating scene. There was a bit of disagreement between the traditionalists who preferred to spin only 'oldies' from the previous decade and those who tolerated more recent funk and disco elements. A fair bid of speed was taken too. The rave scene was similar in some ways... working class kids getting off their tits and dancing all night to US imports.
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Post by stu77 on Nov 15, 2021 11:39:57 GMT
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Nov 15, 2021 17:08:05 GMT
Some truly great dancers here dancing to Do I Love You....
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Post by stu77 on Nov 15, 2021 17:17:41 GMT
I had a song on my mp3 player that I heard on a Northern Soul show on local radio (hosted by the guy who suggested to Joy Division that they use the riff in NF Porter's Keep On Keepin' On for Interzone) but now I can't find the song and can't remember what it was bloody called.
It was a sad ballad sung by a man.
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Nov 15, 2021 17:24:59 GMT
Talking of the dancers, Levanna MacLean is one of the poster girls of the new generation. It's a joy watching her dance, here she is doing her thang Four Below Zero's My Baby's Got ESP....
Four Below Zero – My Baby's Got E.S.P.
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Nov 15, 2021 17:29:09 GMT
I had a song on my mp3 player that I heard on a Northern Soul show on local radio (hosted by the guy who suggested to Joy Division that they use the riff in NF Porter's Keep On Keepin' On for Interzone) but now I can't find the song and can't remember what it was bloody called. It was a sad ballad sung by a man. How obscure is it Stu? Can you remember any lyrics? |
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