[mickjay33]

my first big tune has to be the elgins heaven must have sent you heard it on radio luxembourg 208 about 1967/8 still my all time fav tune still give it a spin when i get the chance

[ShazzC]

mickjay33, on 06 February 2012 - 01:19 PM, said:

my first big tune has to be the elgins heaven must have sent you heard it on radio luxembourg 208 about 1967/8 still my all time fav tune still give it a spin when i get the chance

sweet Motown classic

[Drew3]

I can remember it well. My sister is almost 3yrs older than me and was into Soul from around 1969 and she had a small collection of records which I now know were mainly boots (but she didn't know). In 1970 I was 11yrs old and remember that whenever my sister played her records I would moan to my mum that our kid was playing her crap again (me thinking Fire by Arthur Brown was the bees knees!!!) The following summer in 1971 I was approaching 13yrs of age and 'kick can football' in the playground was loosing its appeal and was giving way to me and my mates noticing that girls were not just sisters or general nuisances but actually had much more about them!!!! The sap was clearly starting to rise. At around 7pm one summer's evening I was board and wondered into our dining room where we had a steriogramme. Our kid's record box was there so I pulled out a record with a bright yellow lable with the logo V.I.P. (boot I think) and played Needle In A Haystack by The Velvelettes. I was awestruck and to this day I can conjur the feeling I had of absolute elation and pure joy. No more hanging around on the park with my old gang and it was off to the local youth club for me. Oh to be young again and I wouldn't mind having our kid's collection of boots!!!! Drew.

Edited by Drew3, 06 February 2012 - 04:17 PM.

[MrC]

I honestly can't remember! Sure it would've been something I heard at the Youth Club (they always played "Northern" there), can't think of one particular tune that set me off though, I'd always listened to all different kinds of music anyway, could even have been something like "Tainted Love"- not quite as cliched then (mid 70s) as it is now!

[brummymick]

I remember being blown away as a kid by Rescue Me by Fontella Bass. It sounded so different to everything else in the charts at the time - 1965. It seems incredible that it will 50 years old in 3 years time - an absolute classic that has more than stood the test of time.

[spacehopper]

my first would have been 3 of my dads little queenie,shotgun and youre not an ordinary girl...it would have been about 73 and i was 6 and obviously had never heard of northern soul but i knew i loved these tunes even though the name bill blacks combo sounded shit !!

the first knowing it was northern would be about 78 aged 11...youre ready now at the school/youth club discos...before i bought hey little way out girl on grapevine ..early memories from my brothers 500 box which i can remember looked HUGE next to my 25..would have been interplay,sliced tomatoes,cos you're mine,6x6 al records i can still remember playing back then

dean

[dave pinch]

johnny bragg..there talkin about me....by accident. 1974 ..my mum was a cleaner in the local club and sunday morning i went with her to work. mum and her friends were busy so i nipped up onto the stage where they`d had a disco the night before. lo and behold this 45 was on the table..green elberjay..no sleeve to be found tho..we`d got lots of records at home but i`d never seen one like this before...i took it home,played it and it introduced me to a sound the likes i`d never heard before

dave

Edited by dave pinch, 06 February 2012 - 07:38 PM.

[Tony A]

dave pinch, on 06 February 2012 - 05:56 PM, said:

johnny bragg..there talkin about me....by accident. 1974 ..my mum was a cleaner in the local club and sunday morning i went with her to work. mum and her friends were busy so i nipped up onto the stage where they`d had a dico the night before. lo and behold this 45 was on the table..green elberjay..no sleeve to be found tho..we`d got lots of records at home but i`d never seen one like this before...i took it home,played it and it introduced me to a sound the likes i`d never heard before

dave

So that's where I left it.

[dave pinch]

Tony A, on 06 February 2012 - 07:26 PM, said:

So that's where I left it.

only a boot

[Tony A]

dave pinch, on 06 February 2012 - 07:37 PM, said:

only a boot

All my records are,

[dave pinch]

Tony A, on 06 February 2012 - 07:39 PM, said:

All my records are,

and mine

[macca]

If I had to name just one record it would be Tony Clarke's Landslide, which I imagine hooked loads of us. It was at the youth club late 1973 I guess, as by the summer if 1974 me and my mate were hanging out with the older crowd, who certainly talked the talk and walked the walk.

[starvingforsoul]

Bettye Swann - The Soul View Now! got it on an ebay auction that nobody else seemed to see for a very good price, got my hooked!

[Dave Fleming]

Steve Foran, on 06 February 2012 - 11:59 AM, said:

1st record well it varied as I lived near Bedford but went to school in St Neots, I remember things like Apple Peaches Pumkin Pie and Love Love Love. Remember missing the school bus to make sure I got to the record shop en route and buying Isleys Tell me it is just a rumour. Bought Jackie Wilson on MCA about 72 I guess, Sweetest Feeling. Then being on a bus on the way to see girlfriend and 3 older lads were coming home from WC. One , Barry is on here as DETO.
Since found out that my mum used to play my records when I was out. Only found out a couple of years ago.
Remember buying Baby hit and run after hearing it on Emperor Rosko show, I actually wrote down Baby hit him rough. Nice ending though as on my first trip to WC in May 74 some lad was playing it outside as we waited to get in. 2am in those days.
Oh my god memories. Better do some work. Ha ha!

Steve, Hills record shop in the High St ,remember when Steve Sabbey found a copy of April Stevens on a Uk demo at his aunts house,we used to pester him to play it when he done the local discos,is DETO (Barry Pain),cheers.

atb
Dave f......

[stig lindberg]

sweet talkin guy.....chiffons

[WheelCity45]

As I`m a young one lol,The Scene Started In Early 2006 For Me When I Met My Stepdad Martin Grainger (Collector,Went casino,yate,Etc) These below were my really early big faves as I still have a TDK tape with em on as I went through the whole collection and picked out my favourites the following sunday after meeting him as I always loved Tamla Motown But Didnt Understand Or Know What N.Soul Was...

Capreez-How To Make A Sad Man Glad
Fasions-A Lover`s Stand
Lou Courtney-I Watched You Slowly Slip Away...
Doris Troy-I`ll Do Anything
Bob Kuban-The Cheater
Patti Labell-You Forgot How To Love
Billy Joe Royal-Hearts Desire...


Since growing up with anoraks lol taste has slightly change on to rare 60`s but will give anything a listen regardless...
Keep The Faith...

[Richard Bayley]

Was it compulsory in the 70s to play "Band of Gold" at fairgrounds?

[SteveSmith]

WheelCity45, on 07 February 2012 - 11:27 PM, said:

As I`m a young one lol,The Scene Started In Early 2006 For Me When I Met My Stepdad Martin Grainger (Collector,Went casino,yate,Etc) These below were my really early big faves as I still have a TDK tape with em on as I went through the whole collection and picked out my favourites the following sunday after meeting him as I always loved Tamla Motown But Didnt Understand Or Know What N.Soul Was...

Capreez-How To Make A Sad Man Glad
Fasions-A Lover`s Stand
Lou Courtney-I Watched You Slowly Slip Away...
Doris Troy-I`ll Do Anything
Bob Kuban-The Cheater
Patti Labell-You Forgot How To Love
Billy Joe Royal-Hearts Desire...


Since growing up with anoraks lol taste has slightly change on to rare 60`s but will give anything a listen regardless...
Keep The Faith...

You should ask him(your stepdad) if he has any of my old tapes still then you could further your education

Steve

[Sleeps45]

vanguards-too late for love-lamp
newcomers-girl this boy loves you-volt
mandells-think back-transworld

[Sleeps45]

1 more..congenial four-you played the part of a loser-capitol

[codfromderby]

i love the youth club thread thats going through this, especially when someone said the music sounded different from all other music, and the music that was played at fair grounds, my nominations are

sex machine james brown

me and baby brother war

mr penguin lunar funk

band of gold freda payne

boogaloo party flamingoes

wooly wbully sam the sham

liquider harry j

hey america james brown

sweet happiness newby and johnson

build your house on a strong foundation gwen and ray

your ready now frankie valli

and a real leftfield one "reach out" by new york city, played loads at our youth club, and still a great underated tune

[Sleeps45]

codfromderby, on 11 February 2012 - 10:59 PM, said:

me and baby brother is sickk..my jam was the slippin into darkness lp version from the all day music lp

[Arthur Fenn]

Think i was lucky, cos at our local youth club we had guys like Swish & Ady Dundas coming in & taking over the decks with things like Dean P "On my way" ( complete with greenshield stamps covering it up ) This would be early 73 i guess and along with Duke Browner, Maxine Brown & the like i was hooked.

[sammy seaman]

hi arthur,i think i might have been there as well,how are you doing? silly thing to say,i know you are one of the top boys, and one of the most respected people on the scene,and what i have heard you deserve it,ps you are right about swish and ady they had a great influence on me has well lol sammy seaman

[billmarr]

Has to be Little Anthony & The imperials - Better Use Your Head, played at the local community Centre Disco's, where the Northern lads had a mono record player and a wee room to thereselves. then there was the first time i went to a proper soul night ( before the community centre) in Clouds, Edinburgh, where the upstairs room was northern soul and i saw it at first hand both the music and the dancing and just sat there and watched in amazement, didnt know any of the music but loved all that i heard and i'm pretty sure the one that stuck out in my head that night was Judy Street - What.
By the way, if anyone's ever seen the T.V. program - Looking After Jo Jo ( Robert Carlyle) The place where he lived was where my community centre was where i learned my northern moves.

[Arthur Fenn]

Hells spells Sammy Seaman!, i remember when you brought the ledgend that is Tony Clarke "landslide" along to a local night ( eggborough i think ). It was you guys that sent me to the dark side with all your talk of Catacobs this & Torch that . You know, every time i go into what was The Museum Hall in Selby my mind takes me back & i can see Eric & you guys dancing to thoes great records

[KevH]

Our local chippy had a side room with pinball and jukebox.On there was Chiffons - Sweet talking guy,loads of Temps/Four Tops stuff,Fontella Bass..and JNR Walker - Walk in the night etc...fantastic times and the chips were'nt bad either.
My home education started with the Tamla Motown stuff,plus Jamo Thomas - I spy,and the Impressions Big 16 LP.

So i suppose "I cant satisfy" and "You've been cheating".

[kev such]

Hesitations "Im not built that way". The main thing for me was the energy and the harmony at the end. Pure class.

Kev

[ShazzC]

KevH, on 12 February 2012 - 06:16 PM, said:

Our local chippy had a side room with pinball and jukebox.On there was Chiffons - Sweet talking guy,loads of Temps/Four Tops stuff,Fontella Bass..and JNR Walker - Walk in the night etc...fantastic times and the chips were'nt bad either.
My home education started with the Tamla Motown stuff,plus Jamo Thomas - I spy,and the Impressions Big 16 LP.

So i suppose "I cant satisfy" and "You've been cheating".

memories ....

[Droylsdonian]

Maiden post.

Great to be back after well over 35 years away from the scene ( I started very young, btw!)

Willie Tee's ' Walking Up a One Way Street'. I'd be 13 , I guess. Blew my head.

Went to John Dalton St. & bought it the next weekend.

I was ever so lucky, growing up where & when I did, because NS was played even at kids' discos.

Never stopped collecting, listening & dancing at home. God Bless the inventor of the laminate floor, eh? The fu**er is almost worn out.

Been to 2 just NS nights & would just note a couple of things:


1 Very few instrumentals played now. I have several tapes from the early/mid 70s & about 25% of tracks are insties.

2 Folk taking booze on to floors whilst inebriated, then spilling it , causing others to slip - totally out of order & needs stronger management.

KTF - I have.

Pat

[codfromderby]

Sleeps45, on 11 February 2012 - 11:16 PM, said:

me and baby brother is sickk..my jam was the slippin into darkness lp version from the all day music lp

it has to played from a common or garden uk 45, just played it, sounds just as good as back in mid 70,s with 30 inch waist !

[wiganelli]

Early seventies listening to tamla down at the Beachcomber, but the 1st Northern to get me HOOKED was late 73 around the time the Casino opened we had a club in ASPULL called The Pink Elephant and i remember going in there one Thurday night and heard THE VELOURS IM GONNA CHANGE and i certainly did !!!!!

[gogs]

Similar thread on "all our yesterdays" forum so same answer, excluding motown that i was already into, the answer is lynn randell- stranger in my arms

[Phoenix8049]

Jackie Lee - Oh My Darling.

Stu

[Lee Bates]

The very first record that got me hooked has to be "Out on the floor" Dobie Gray

[ClearVinyl]

soulboy69, on 05 February 2012 - 02:15 PM, said:

Frank Beverly & The Butlers "If That's What You Wanted".
First heard it on an Inferno compilation way back when and it just blew me away (still love it to bits).

Great tune, but it was the flip "Love (your Pain Goes Deep)" for me that demostrated the depth available..

And one more is both sides,equally great, of Barbara Mills classic Queen Of Fools / (make It Last) Take Your Time - Hickory