Posted December 5, 201014 yr Did ever hear a record for the first time and think "WHAT THE F**K IS THAT!!" So basically tunes that were away from the normal 'Run Of The Mill' Northern Soul tunes IMHO.. Like l said either good or bad(l'm not saying which is what though!) Five from me...In no particular order... 1) Purple Haze-Johnny Jones And The Casuals 2) Janice-Skip Mahoney 3) Paris Blues-Tony Middleton 4) Seven Day Lover-James Fountain 5) We Got Togetherness-The Jewels
June 20, 201212 yr just another girl-four pros twinkle little star-parisians im a big man-big daddy rogers and a lot of the classics already mentioned!...although cant remember exactly where more recently... jt parker..if you wanna hold on kindly shepherds...lend me your hand ray agee-im losing again backslop-baby earl and the trinidads
June 20, 201212 yr There are so many records that left me gobsmacked on first hearing them and I guess that goes fornm everyone else posting,well thats what soul,later called northern soul but we all know what it is, is all about,some left you gobsmacked forty years ago others will do so maybe tonight,maybe in a few minutes time,thats soul music and I am happy to have my gob smacked in this sense any foo ken time it wants to throw one of those certain sounds at me. so keep bringing them on to add to the list in my mind please . Edited June 20, 201212 yr by manusf3a
June 20, 201212 yr Cherchez la Femme lOVE THAT !!Blue Nile - Tinsel Town In The Rain !!On the Soul SceneWhen I first heard Vincent play - The Paramounts - Girls With The Big Black Boots BLUE NILE!!!?! Now I'm gobsmacked!
June 21, 201212 yr Early Wigan Levi Jackson "Beautiful Day" bellowing out in the middle of the night, Memories !!!
June 21, 201212 yr When a friend played Nancy Wilson - End Of Our Love, it was the first Northern Soul record i had ever heard, and was hooked after 5 seconds. That I am still loving it, and Northern Soul is a pretty fair testament of just how smacked my gob was.
June 21, 201212 yr Funniest thing about the Salvadors is every time we see Jo Armstead she always calls it the worst record she ever wrote!
August 23, 201212 yr Four Voices - Your Love Is Getting Stronger - Voice. What a stunner of a tune. Got goose pimples just thinking about it. Eddie Parker - I'm Gone - Awake. Without doubt one - if not the - best records ever. Got goose pimples on my goose pimples! edit - think I might have read the post wrong. doh sorry Webby
August 27, 201212 yr Frank Wilson....Deffo...... Casino. Jean Carter.....Like One....Casino. Doni Burdick.....Bari Track ....When it was covered at the Mecca. That blew me away at the time. Thought it couldnt be beat. Marvellos.... Somethings Burning.......My loft on a tape from a guy called Pecker from Royton, Oldham. Nita Rossi.... Something To Give...... Spinning Jenny, Accrington, spun by Guy H. Not everyones cup of tea but I love it still. FW NOTTS SOUL SAM,billy
August 28, 201212 yr The Bottle! Cherchez la Femme! Nine times out of Ten! Enuff said. Cherchez la Femme! - Dr Buzzard ?? Loved that track !!
August 28, 201212 yr Welcome back Rick , and a happy new year mate . Malc Soul Sam when he first played French Fries and we all thought he'd lost it !!
August 28, 201212 yr Soul Sam when he first played French Fries and we all thought he'd lost it !! Might have attached that to the wrong one - soz !!
Did ever hear a record for the first time and think "WHAT THE F**K IS THAT!!"
So basically tunes that were away from the normal 'Run Of The Mill' Northern Soul tunes IMHO..
Like l said either good or bad(l'm not saying which is what though!) 
Five from me...In no particular order...
1) Purple Haze-Johnny Jones And The Casuals
2) Janice-Skip Mahoney
3) Paris Blues-Tony Middleton
4) Seven Day Lover-James Fountain
5) We Got Togetherness-The Jewels