For a laugh ......

3 OF THE WORST AND WHY .....

WHY DO THEY ALL SOUND SO NAFF.....AND SEEM TO SOUND LIKE TV SHOW THEMES ??

BALTIMORE & OHIO MARCHING BAND - CONDTION RED

(SOUNDS LIKE MAN ABOUT THE HOUSE)

MYSTIC MOODS - ASTRAL TRIP

(SPACE 1999)

MIKE POST COALIATION - AFTERNOON ON THE RHINO -

(SOUNDS LIKE SKI SUNDAY)

DOES ANYONE OWN THESE RECORDS ???

For a laugh ......

3 OF THE WORST AND WHY .....

WHY DO THEY ALL SOUND SO NAFF.....AND SEEM TO SOUND LIKE TV SHOW THEMES ??

BALTIMORE & OHIO MARCHING BAND -  CONDTION RED

(SOUNDS LIKE MAN ABOUT THE HOUSE)

MYSTIC MOODS  - ASTRAL TRIP

(SPACE 1999)

MIKE POST COALIATION - AFTERNOON ON THE RHINO  -

(SOUNDS LIKE SKI SUNDAY)

DOES ANYONE OWN THESE RECORDS ???

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Afternoon of the Rhino if I remember used to be played quite closely with Night of the wolf, at I think, Bradford (Queens Hall) Many, many years ago, and I used to get the two mixed up

Not into instrumentals too much, as I prefer a good old heartbreaking vocal..... but they do sound like TV show themes from the 7ts, bet they would have been used in the "love boat" at sometime or other or what was that other programme, had that little guy on it Tatoo who said "the plane, the plane"

For a laugh ......

3 OF THE WORST AND WHY .....

WHY DO THEY ALL SOUND SO NAFF.....AND SEEM TO SOUND LIKE TV SHOW THEMES ??

BALTIMORE & OHIO MARCHING BAND -  CONDTION RED

(SOUNDS LIKE MAN ABOUT THE HOUSE)

MYSTIC MOODS  - ASTRAL TRIP

(SPACE 1999)

MIKE POST COALIATION - AFTERNOON ON THE RHINO  -

(SOUNDS LIKE SKI SUNDAY)

DOES ANYONE OWN THESE RECORDS ???

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You can add Eddie Bishop to that list-music to push your shopping trolley along to....

Edited September 6, 200519 yr by Reg

For a laugh ......

3 OF THE WORST AND WHY .....

WHY DO THEY ALL SOUND SO NAFF.....AND SEEM TO SOUND LIKE TV SHOW THEMES ??

BALTIMORE & OHIO MARCHING BAND -  CONDTION RED

(SOUNDS LIKE MAN ABOUT THE HOUSE)

MYSTIC MOODS  - ASTRAL TRIP

(SPACE 1999)

MIKE POST COALIATION - AFTERNOON ON THE RHINO  -

(SOUNDS LIKE SKI SUNDAY)

DOES ANYONE OWN THESE RECORDS ???

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I own demo copies of the first two (OK I admit it and and issue of B&OMB too) plus a pressing of MPC ..... and no I don't want to sell them!

You can add Eddie Bishop to that list-music to push your shopping trolley along to....

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whats up with y'all!!!!!!1

i love all the instrumentals and have recently been playing 'siamese cat' on beacon

You lot never cease to amaze me. Afternoon Of The Rhino was THE northern instrumental, it's still one of the best ever.

You lot never cease to amaze me. Afternoon Of The Rhino was THE northern instrumental, it's still one of the best ever.

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Your forgetting Pete, these tunes were popular at Wigan so they must be crap

Your forgetting Pete, these tunes were popular at Wigan so they must be crap

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Of course!

Sparked by jealousy at being born to late you reckon?

Of course!

Sparked by jealousy at being born to late you reckon?

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Well you had to be there to really understand the impact some of this stuff had.Its easy to look back now and say its rubbish but I loved dancing to that stuff when I was 16 or whatever, buts its trendy to knock stuff these days IMO

You lot never cease to amaze me. Afternoon Of The Rhino was THE northern instrumental, it's still one of the best ever.

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I like it

Well you had to be there to really understand the impact some of this stuff had.Its easy to look back now and say its rubbish but I loved dancing to that stuff when I was 16 or whatever, buts its trendy to knock stuff these days IMO

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Sadly quite a few people don't like to admit to liking this sort of stuff as they have grown up into chin stroking rarebods

Well you had to be there to really understand the impact some of this stuff had.Its easy to look back now and say its rubbish but I loved dancing to that stuff when I was 16 or whatever, buts its trendy to knock stuff these days IMO

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It was meant to be a bit of fun and not to be taken too seriously.

Infact the idea was was insitgated by an old Wiganite!!!!

(adopting scouse personna and dialect )

" CALM DOWN , CALM DOWN"

Sadly quite a few people don't like to admit to liking this sort of stuff as they have grown up into chin stroking rarebods

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Hey thats's me!

Col.

Thought for the day: Just because you're paranoid it doesn't mean people aren't talking about you.

oh come on!

these instrumentals are awful.

Lets leave them in the past along with Jimmy Tarbuck, Morris Marinas, Vesta curries and kipper ties.

Shane

I had a vesta curry for breakfast today!

but they do sound like TV show themes from the 7ts

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Probably because a good few of them were............well, at least Mike Vickers - "On The Brink" was the theme for BBC's Play For Today or Armchair Theatre series.........in the 6ts........not the 7ts......DOH!! Anyway, here's my selection for this revisited instrumental theme:-

1. Al De Lory - Right On...........corking cool, jazzy dancer

2. Phil Coulter - Good Thing Going...............cheesey retake of Cast Your Fate To The Wind but brings back fond memories

3. Willie Mitchell - The Champion..........say no more!

4. Robert Walker & The Soul Strings - Stick To Me.............superb, cool dance 45

It was meant to be a bit of fun and not to be taken too seriously.

Infact the idea was was insitgated by an old Wiganite!!!!

(adopting scouse personna and dialect )

" CALM DOWN , CALM DOWN"

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" CALM DOWN , CALM DOWN"

Edited September 6, 200519 yr by Richard Bergman

You can add Eddie Bishop to that list-music to push your shopping trolley along to....

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At least you can sing "Corned beef...." in a Peter Kay style along to it. Pile 'o Shoite.

Jordi

Sadly quite a few people don't like to admit to liking this sort of stuff as they have grown up into chin stroking rarebods

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I'll admit to liking them as an aged chin stroking rarebod

I particularly like 'sliced tomatoes'

Hey thats's me!

Col.

Thought for the day: Just because you're paranoid it doesn't mean people aren't talking about you.

Probably true, and I'm sure 'they' meddle with my anti-paranoia medication too!

Here you are then - the instrumental of Exus Trek is a hundred times better than the vocal version.

At least you can sing "Corned beef...." in a Peter Kay style along to it.    Pile 'o Shoite.

Jordi

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Be even more puerile, like me, and sing 'horny' to it

Well you had to be there to really understand the impact some of this stuff had.Its easy to look back now and say its rubbish but I loved dancing to that stuff when I was 16 or whatever, buts its trendy to knock stuff these days IMO

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Heard an interesting phrase recently used to describe these "purists" who like to knock......

"Right-Wing Soulies"

Here you are then - the instrumental of Exus Trek is a hundred times better than the vocal version.

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I always liked Sidra's theme better than the vocal as well.

Jordi

I always liked Sidra's theme better than the vocal as well.

Jordi

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Agree with you...

Here you are then - the instrumental of Exus Trek is a hundred times better than the vocal version.

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not better than the vocal imo but its an excellent instrumental

Shane

Heard an interesting phrase recently used to describe these "purists" who like to knock......

"Right-Wing Soulies"

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Don't quite get this one. I would have thought the other way round would have been more accurate: "left wing soullies". Being that the right wing are more conservative and traditional and opposed to change and the left are more progressive. Where's my fall out shelter.

Jordi

  Don't quite get this one. I would have thought the other way round would have been more accurate: "left wing soullies". Being that the right wing are more conservative and traditional and opposed to change and the left are more progressive.      Where's my fall out shelter.

Jordi

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Fair point if you accept that the left are more progressive , but I think it was meant as a comment on lack of tolerance and a propensity to "influence" what others do/listen to

Is there room for me in that shelter?

I like it 

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Do you want one?

I've got the Mystic Moods, it's not very good. Baltimore Ohio thing better.

Vesta curry for breakfast is that a regular thing

I've got the Mystic Moods, it's not very good.  Baltimore Ohio thing better.

Vesta curry for breakfast is that a regular thing

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a vesta curry would help you be regular for sure

Shane

This kind of comment keeps coming up on these forums about the 'bad old days' and some of the crap that was played. In fact the VAST majority of Northern Soul fans loved these 'Instrumental Dancers' and you could not get on the dance floors when they were played because of the popularity.

Dont forget in the mid 70s the scene was driven by dancers, usually teenagers who could and would dance all night and the faster the beat the better.

The scene then was about looking good in made to measures, being able to dance, and generally 'show off'.

Ton of Dynamite, as an example has no soul content but was highly regarded if you had the stamina to get out on the floor. Its different now with the 'soul' content overiding the 'northern' element for various reasons but they were great times that have a place in history, warts and all.

Going for a lay down now me backs gone doing a backdrop!!!!!!!!!!

Ed

I've got the Mystic Moods, it's not very good.  Baltimore Ohio thing better.

Vesta curry for breakfast is that a regular thing

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Harlem rumble for me,then ton a dynomite, theyres the trip H Scales still sounds

brill to my hears!!,heres one i like you might not of heard?Andrew Brown;for Liz!!on Four brothers,try it you might like it?

Afternoon of the Rhino?.......it sounds more like a David Niven film than a soul record.

Does anyone know what it means cos I dont know the rest of the lyrics

Shane

Afternoon of the Rhino?.......it sounds more like a David Niven film than a soul record.

Does anyone know what it means cos I dont know the rest of the lyrics

Shane

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It's not a soul record.

It's a northern soul record.

Here you are then - the instrumental of Exus Trek is a hundred times better than the vocal version.

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As shane said Exus Trek is a great instrumental, not really a fan of instrumentals so i would have to say 'i miss my baby' is far superiour IMVHOP

I'm not sure on this one,

This kind of comment keeps coming up on these forums about the 'bad old days' and some of the crap that was played. In fact the VAST majority of Northern Soul fans loved these 'Instrumental Dancers' and you could not get on the dance floors when they were played because of the popularity.

Dont forget in the mid 70s the scene was driven by dancers, usually teenagers who could and would dance all night and the faster the beat the better.

The scene then was about looking good in made to measures, being able to dance, and generally 'show off'.

Ton of Dynamite, as an example has no soul content but was highly regarded if you had the stamina to get out on the floor. Its different now with the 'soul' content overiding the 'northern' element for various reasons but they were great times that have a place in history, warts and all.

Going for a lay down now me backs gone doing a backdrop!!!!!!!!!!

Ed

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Well said, the young people on the scene today would, if transported back in time be considered to be old people.Northern Soul isn't really soul anyway, the beat was always more important than the soul . I know that todays scene is more soulful, shall we say but I don't see why people have to continually knock what has gone.

I listen to all sorts of stuff and attend all sorts of venues from oldies to rare soul and enjoy them all for what they are.

I infact wish I was old enough to have done to the Torch and wheel and it wouldn't enter my head to diss the music played at such venues or at that time in history.

Edited September 6, 200519 yr by KarenC

It's not a soul record.

It's a northern soul record.

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i know what you are saying Pete. I know the difference.

Do you think the countdown theme tune would have been big at Wigan?

Shane

I'm not sure on this one,

Paradox p*sses on all of the above

i know what you are saying Pete. I know the difference.

Do you think the countdown theme tune would have been big at Wigan?

Shane

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Do you think you would have liked Wigan?

Paradox p*sses on all of the above

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heard the vocal?

heard the vocal?

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As shane said Exus Trek is a great instrumental, not really a fan of instrumentals so i would have to say 'i miss my baby' is far superiour IMVHOP 

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Can't agree. Bari Track is the best inrtumental ever and is as better than the vocal version...the old question, can an instrumental be soulful...who f*cking cares when they are this good

Can't agree. Bari Track is the best inrtumental ever and is as better than  the vocal version...the old question, can an instrumental be soulful...who f*cking cares when they are this good

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Have to agree on B T being the best ever instrumental but as i said im not a massive fan of the instrumentals so naturally i would prefer the vocal

What about IIALTSTYB Instrumental or vocal people

Have to agree on B T being the best ever instrumental    but as i said im not a massive fan of the instrumentals so naturally i would prefer the vocal 

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Stone me Jim Branning back again Paul?

Ring the Changes #1 Deadbeats - No second chance # 2 - BT#3.

BALTIMORE & OHIO MARCHING BAND - CONDTION RED ....can't believe you could include this in your list.......magic to my ears and feet

What about IIALTSTYB Instrumental or vocal people

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Duh...I already posted about this one about 10 posts previously

Duh...I already posted about this one about 10 posts previously 

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Where