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When younger I loved the NS instrumentals,

Just got a load of Instr tracks and listening to them again,They sound so old fashioned!!

Condition Red sounds like some bloke on an organ in a workingmens club

Astral Trip just like a soundtrack to some B-movie sci-fi film

Loads more

What do you lot think??

Yes I know there are some brill Instr tracks,Just a point of view

Grant

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Cigarette Ashes for me,mate!! :thumbsup:

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Good one Phil, Many folk me amongst them would have run a mile to dance to that,Not Today though

Grant

i cant wait to go out next weekend an dance to falbala, its not dated well

When younger I loved the NS instrumentals,

Just got a load of Instr tracks and listening to them again,They sound so old fashioned!!

Condition Red sounds like some bloke on an organ in a workingmens club

Astral Trip just like a soundtrack to some B-movie sci-fi film

Loads more

What do you lot think??

Yes I know there are some brill Instr tracks,Just a point of view

Grant

yeah know what u mean, although there are one or two that do still sound great today, but i do mean in terms of dancing to them, (crap for listening to in the car laugh.gif ) viz:-

sounds of lane

harry betts (so fast and great for spinning to!!!)

harley hatcher

betty brookes

chaumonts

simon locke

frank foster

to name but a fewwink.gif

Was chewing the fat with Mr.Hennigan yesterday and a few instrumentalsreached the decks during the session...including Total Eclipse - Sixo'clock and Sam Ambrose - they'll be coming.

Both from certain eras and both popular for various reasons he told me.The former is a huge production pop-tastic mover that could've gracedany late 60's early 70's TV drama...Guy said it was the breaks in thetrack that made it and it needed a large venue (WC) to put it into fulleffect. WOuld it work today...possibly at Stoke (large venue)? I thenplayed him Jimmy Bowen's ' The golden eagle' and Peter HamiltonGeneration 'Hey girl' as they are in the same bag. The Sam Ambrose I'vealways had a soft spot for...especially the vocal side, which wasn'tfeatured back in the day, as instrumentals ruled the dancefloor at thatpoint. Oddly enough the vocal version (on the flip) sounds like itwould've fitted in perfectly during that era...was it not played at all?

We both agreed that some instrumentals are simply good pieces of music,regardless of the musical genre, and if they had the beat then theywere fair game! I also confess to liking 'Condition red'.

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Was chewing the fat with Mr.Hennigan yesterday and a few instrumentalsreached the decks during the session...including Total Eclipse - Sixo'clock and Sam Ambrose - they'll be coming.

Both from certain eras and both popular for various reasons he told me.The former is a huge production pop-tastic mover that could've gracedany late 60's early 70's TV drama...Guy said it was the breaks in thetrack that made it and it needed a large venue (WC) to put it into fulleffect. WOuld it work today...possibly at Stoke (large venue)? I thenplayed him Jimmy Bowen's ' The golden eagle' and Peter HamiltonGeneration 'Hey girl' as they are in the same bag. The Sam Ambrose I'vealways had a soft spot for...especially the vocal side, which wasn'tfeatured back in the day, as instrumentals ruled the dancefloor at thatpoint. Oddly enough the vocal version (on the flip) sounds like itwould've fitted in perfectly during that era...was it not played at all?

We both agreed that some instrumentals are simply good pieces of music,regardless of the musical genre, and if they had the beat then theywere fair game! I also confess to liking 'Condition red'.

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pretty sure i heard the sammy ambrose vocal at WC Dave, but instr. always seemed more popular at the time methinks.

When younger I loved the NS instrumentals,

Just got a load of Instr tracks and listening to them again,They sound so old fashioned!!

Condition Red sounds like some bloke on an organ in a workingmens club

Astral Trip just like a soundtrack to some B-movie sci-fi film

Loads more

What do you lot think??

Yes I know there are some brill Instr tracks,Just a point of view

Grant

If you want examples of one time highly " popular " instrumentals not staying the course , look no further than the ones below ......

Gene Page - " Of Our Other Days "

Shades Of Brass - " Windy "

Mirwood Strings - " The Mix Up "

Ebony Jam - " Ride On "

Valatone Band - " Something Good In Everything Bad "

Patrick Bradley - " Just One More Chance "

Johnny Pearson - " Rat Catchers "

Malc Burton

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If you want examples of one time highly " popular " instrumentals not staying the course , look no further than the ones below ......

Gene Page - " Of Our Other Days "

Shades Of Brass - " Windy "

Mirwood Strings - " The Mix Up "

Ebony Jam - " Ride On "

Valatone Band - " Something Good In Everything Bad "

Patrick Bradley - " Just One More Chance "

Johnny Pearson - " Rat Catchers "

Malc Burton

not heard that one since 74 Malc............if I remember it was once a TV theme in the States(Weetabix?)

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pretty sure i heard the sammy ambrose vocal at WC Dave, but instr. always seemed more popular at the time methinks.

Wouldn't surprise me at all grant, but GuyH reckoned not. The vocal is sooooooo that era though!!

He also added that it was IanD aka Frank's biggest spin for a while, but that the cover up name he had for it was woefully 'incorrect' in that it didn't match the sound...any takers for guessing what it was?!

:ohmy:

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Just a thought about instr tracks

"Strings a go go" OR " Double Cookin" What do you remember it as

Strings for me

Grant

Just a thought about instr tracks

"Strings a go go" OR " Double Cookin" What do you remember it as

Strings for me

Grant

There were quite a few " Go - Go " cover ups , one of the most notable being " Jerkin' At The Go - Go " - Al De Lory . which was of course , " Right On " by the same chap .

Malc Burton

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When younger I loved the NS instrumentals,

Just got a load of Instr tracks and listening to them again,They sound so old fashioned!!

Condition Red sounds like some bloke on an organ in a workingmens club

Astral Trip just like a soundtrack to some B-movie sci-fi film

Loads more

What do you lot think??

Yes I know there are some brill Instr tracks,Just a point of view

Grant

A few come to mind......Cochise- Paul Humphrey, Green door-Wynder K. Frogg, Witchunt-Dezro orchestra......OK in their day....but embarrassingly cringeworthy in wilxyworld nowadaysohmy.gif

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A few come to mind......Cochise- Paul Humphrey, Green door-Wynder K. Frogg, Witchunt-Dezro orchestra......OK in their day....but embarrassingly cringeworthy in wilxyworld nowadaysohmy.gif

Never really got "Cochise" Or should I say never really liked it,I still bought it though,But then again as a 15 yr old I bought everything "Northern" I could,Maybe just trying to keep up with the "Jones's" Or trying not to lose face with my mates who had also got them

Grant

Bari Track still does it for me after 30 odd years. So does Makin' up time (thanks Hippo!). Even though I'm not into oldies all that much these days.

Bari Track still does it for me after 30 odd years. So does Makin' up time (thanks Hippo!). Even though I'm not into oldies all that much these days.

Another selection of below standard instrumentals for your consideration : These should have never been played , and please dear lord , they must never be played again .......

George Kerr " Backlash "

Harry Betts " Straight Ahead "

Chiffons Band " Sweet Talking Guy "

Mr Bloe " Land Of a 1000 Dances "

Libre " Apollo 11 "

Doc & The Echoes " Why Wonder "

Al DeLory " Moon Racers "

Malc Burton

Another selection of below standard instrumentals for your consideration : These should have never been played , and please dear lord , they must never be played again .......

George Kerr " Backlash " - this is a GREAT stomping sound,had it for years but never played it

Harry Betts " Straight Ahead " - i love this - haunting inst...

Chiffons Band " Sweet Talking Guy " - one of russ's on offs...

Mr Bloe " Land Of a 1000 Dances " - classic early wigan!!

Libre " Apollo 11 " - took me years to find this ,,,c/u as mystic moods

Al DeLory " Moon Racers " - Defo not for today but always have a soft spot for this.

Doc & The Echoes " Why Wonder " - this is UTTERLY brilliant imo

Malc Burton

Fair enough Mark : one chap's pickled eggs , is another chap's lobster thermadore ......

Malc Burton

lol...ive always liked insts malc...remember when rob smith played why wonder at keele and sounded fantastic

one of my faves is Steve Karmen big band- Moments....never gets played but i think is great......early wigan again i believe...

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Just reading through all of the posts on here folks and thank you all for taking the time to reply to my original post on this subject,

It's another one of those "In my day" Things I think.Just loved inst tracks as a kid,

Not the same in the car nowadays though,Or is it just my ears,

Grant

lol...ive always liked insts malc...remember when rob smith played why wonder at keele and sounded fantastic

one of my faves is Steve Karmen big band- Moments....never gets played but i think is great......early wigan again i believe...

I had forgotten about that tune : played in 1975 if I recall .

Malc Burton

Spooky's Day Off - Swinging Soul Machine

Thumb A Ride - Earl Wright

Billy's Bag - Billy Preston

Cheat And Lie - Ken Woodman

6 x 6 - Earl Van Dyke

You Gotta Pay The Price - Al Kent

Enough - showing me age :lol:

Nearly forgot.....

The Kid - Andre Brasseur :lol:

I've never liked instrumentals, i can't see the point. Except maybe Frankie Crocker (if it counts) and Little Sonny - Wade in the water.

Wouldn't surprise me at all grant, but GuyH reckoned not. The vocal is sooooooo that era though!!

He also added that it was IanD aka Frank's biggest spin for a while, but that the cover up name he had for it was woefully 'incorrect' in that it didn't match the sound...any takers for guessing what it was?!

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Definitely played Dave. Have a tape with it on from Wigan. But the inst was played ten times more.

Strange you put the Jimmy Bowen in with Peter hamilton, chalk and cheese there, think the Peter Hamilton is way up there with the top insts.

The best insts of all time have to be

Exus Trek

Bari Track

Frantic Escape

The Champion

Cigarette Ashes

one of the worst is Tough Girl

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Strange you put the Jimmy Bowen in with Peter hamilton, chalk and cheese there

Don't get me wrong...not for brilliance...just the fact that it is also a big string section production and along with the Total Eclipse it kinda worked.

Besides, there was nothing on TV at the time!

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.....simon locke.....

How rare is that....think I've only ever seen one for sale.

I still love "Ooh Pretty Lady" by Al Kent and "All Turned On" by Bob Wilson.

Not to forget "Festival Time", "Double Cookin", "Bari Track", "Detroit City Soul (Focused On You)" etc.

And the instrumental of "Gone With The Wind Is My Love" of course.

I even liked those Mirwood instrumentals that Soussan issued... "I'm Satisfied With You", "Same Old Thing" etc.

....another favourite is "Don't Leave Me" (Instr) by Holland & Dozier on Invictus.

No matter how much I love the vocals, I still enjoy the backing tracks.

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Stairways - dont you care - Richie -

How rare is that....think I've only ever seen one for sale.

Very very rare - I got 4 off the same guy off ebay and put Mark F onto him as well, apart from the ones that guy had, I don't think there have been any more on ebay. Managed to hold on to one of my copies for myself.

And the instrumental of "Gone With The Wind Is My Love" of course.

Didn't know there was one!

Hiya,mate,it's your favourite stalker/immitator...l also loved some of the Soussan stuff,'Pretention','Shoot The Duck'etc

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Yes they are brilliant - especially the inst of Don't Pretend and Temptation Walk

Didn't know there was one!

Hello Pete,

Yes, the recent Kent single has the long vocal version with an instrumental on the flip.

The instrumental version retains the backing vocals. It really shows off Jack Eskew's orchestration.

Send an email to info@millbrand.com and I'll send you an MP3.

By the way, 'Gone With The Wind Is My Love' was recently licensed to Nokia for an internet advert. It's probably already out there somewhere.

Back in the day, the instrumentals ruled OK, but today you dont hear much 'new/modern' pure instrumentals.

Its always great to hear any tune that youve not heard in years, especially if it meant something, instrumentals included.

At Cleethorpes WG you could hear Strut in time, Love music, Right on, and loads of other instrumentals every dayer and nighter and they were popular.

There was a shift in the early 80s to bring back the soul into the scene as an integral part of Northern Soul, and so the instrumentals were pushed away.

Nevertheless Little Queenie/The Champion/The trip and ilk are still much loved.

Hold on help is on the way, was always my fave, just gets the toes tapping.

Ed

I've never liked instrumentals, i can't see the point. Except maybe Frankie Crocker (if it counts) and Little Sonny - Wade in the water.

Absolutely! Loved `Ton of Dynamite` since I first heard it at Blackpool Mecca & it still sends the shivers up the back of my neck. Not many instrumentals do it for me these days really, especially some of the afore mentioned Mecca disco type sounds. Although at the time I watched those perfectly poised, elegant, dancers, shuffle around the dance-floor to some of those now very dated sounds. I stood at the edge of the dance-floor with my gob open :P I never did managed to look like them, I'm far too common. :thumbup:

Very very rare - I got 4 off the same guy off ebay and put Mark F onto him as well, apart from the ones that guy had, I don't think there have been any more on ebay. Managed to hold on to one of my copies for myself.

Wow......was the seller's name.... Bob? What an opening to a record it has with a fantastic beat...made for dancing to. How much did you sell them for Pete?

Bob's Band - Locke's Theme - Atco -

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Hold on help is on the way, was always my fave, just gets the toes tapping.

Ed

Played the above at Souldham last year - always a great atmosphere record as instrumentals have to be.

Another forgotten gem is Larry & The Hippies - Enough For Everybody

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Triumphs - walkin' the duck - Verve promo -

Cafe Regios - Isaac Hayes

Soulful Strut - Young Holt Unltd

Sweet Potatoe - Booker T

Last Night - Markeys

Green Shallots = Booker T

Soul Finger - Barkeys

Christ I can feel me acne coming back now I mentioned the last 3 innocent.gif:thumbup:

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Yes it does...Not sure but had a copy of this on Contempo...Never heard it at Wigan,but think l heard it at The Ritz.. unsure.gif

Heard at the Ritz and many other venues also,Suprised no one has mentioned this,if they have sorry

And another couple I don't really class these as northern but as the ritz was mentioned I thought we'd give them a spin

https://www.youtube.c...h?v=eoPeqUphwCk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoPeqUphwCk

Grant

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just embedded a few of the youtube clips

if possible ask can ya try and do teh same

if can't or rather not - ask can you at least put the name of the clip

(if not sure how -its just a case of hitting the media.png when posting)

should work better and think members would appreciate it thumbsup.gif

don't forget its even easier, faster and more reliable to use the refosoul feature:whistling::thumbup:

cheers

mike

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