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Post by Lord Emsworth on Jan 10, 2022 20:16:49 GMT
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Jan 10, 2022 20:21:27 GMT
The much maligned Footsee which I remember seeing on Top of the Pops as a kid and finding very confusing
This clip is great
I'm not sure they are really dancing to Footsee but either way they have some great moves
Yellow vest girl is especially captivating - check her out at around the one minute mark
Also interesting how the vast majority of teens were skinny as fuck in the 1970s
Wigan's Chosen Few - Footsee
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Post by personunknown on Jan 10, 2022 21:09:47 GMT
Without googling I think they were maligned as they were just cash in by the Spark record label. Footsie was originally by the US outfit the Chosen Few, 1968. Same as the Wigan's Ovation Skiing In The Snow, also on Spark, originally a minor hit for US vocalists The Invitations. The most hated record is probably Everything is Mickey Mouse/ Concerto by Cartoon Candy Carnival, I never put that in the soul box in the shop.
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Feb 6, 2022 10:07:21 GMT
How has this gem passed me by until now....?
The Blossoms - That's When the Tears Start
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Feb 6, 2022 10:08:51 GMT
And this one....?
Sheila Anthony - Livin' in Love
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Post by personunknown on Feb 11, 2022 21:08:41 GMT
Ordered a copy of this in for a local lassie. Play tested it twice.... could do with a third play before I part with it. Magnificent.
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Feb 12, 2022 10:58:34 GMT
Ordered a copy of this in for a local lassie. Play tested it twice.... could do with a third play before I part with it. Magnificent. Certainly is - one of the greats |
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Feb 15, 2022 10:54:20 GMT
More modern footage (something to do with the 2011 Northern Soul film) featuring more top notch dancing...
Rita and the Tiaras - Gone With The Wind Is My Love
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Feb 20, 2022 9:52:27 GMT
Not one for the Wigan purists but it got a Kent reissue which is always a sign of excellence
The Street People from 1974...
Street People - Baby, You Got It All
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Post by personunknown on Feb 20, 2022 10:30:40 GMT
Records like that did spell the end of the traditional Northern scene in the mid seventies. The argument was there was only so many old sixties rare tunes you could play and some DJs progressed into more modern soul which in some cases bordered on disco, the crossover years as some called it. Things have gone full circle now and though I can only speak for North Yorkshire, Soul and Northern Soul Events are quite different and attract different clientele.
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Feb 20, 2022 10:46:56 GMT
Records like that did spell the end of the traditional Northern scene in the mid seventies. The argument was there was only so many old sixties rare tunes you could play and some DJs progressed into more modern soul which in some cases bordered on disco, the crossover years as some called it. Things have gone full circle now and though I can only speak for North Yorkshire, Soul and Northern Soul Events are quite different and attract different clientele. So what are the north Yorkshire events like now PU - in terms of music and clientele? I'm off to Northern Soul night next Saturday which will predominantly be 60s I have to say I like a lot of the 70s stuff Ian Levine and co were playing at the Blackpool Mecca and would probably have had a foot in both camps |
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Post by personunknown on Feb 20, 2022 11:16:06 GMT
Scarborough Northern Soul nights are usually for the old original faces. They're good but you can set your watch with the tunes they play, always ending off on Tobi Legend or Frank Wilson. Whitby, however, attracts the younger crowd. A twenty something lad, who regularly comes into the shop, started an event up there a few years back and from just a handful of punters, it's now nearly always full to capacity.
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Feb 20, 2022 14:08:51 GMT
Scarborough Northern Soul nights are usually for the old original faces. They're good but you can set your watch with the tunes they play, always ending off on Tobi Legend or Frank Wilson. Whitby, however, attracts the younger crowd. A twenty something lad, who regularly comes into the shop, started an event up there a few years back and from just a handful of punters, it's now nearly always full to capacity. Thanks PU - v interesting If the Scarborough crowed were 100% purist they finish with the "three before eight"... ....Jimmy Radcliffe’s Long After Tonight Is All Over, Tobi Legend’s Time Will Pass You By, and Dean Parrish’s I’m On My Way. |
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Post by personunknown on Feb 20, 2022 15:13:48 GMT
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Feb 21, 2022 10:05:11 GMT
All time Northern classic....
Candy & The Kisses first release from 1964
Written by Jerry Ross and Kenny Gamble after witnessing some kids doing a dance they called The 81 to Martha and the Vandellas In My Lonely Room
So the story goes
Candy & The Kisses - The 81
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