Ive been loading all my soul lps onto my ipod. Loads of them. Anyway there I am tiling the new bathroom, ipod blasting out,when this tune pops up. It immediately stops me in my tracks. What the hell is this tune? It grabs me so much Im dancing round the bathroom like a right good un. I cant believe that Ive never heard it before. I go and search it out on lp and find its by The Dynamites...Dont Leave Me This Way. Why do I not know this song? It dawns on me that there must be tons of tunes I dont know. When was it played?,was it ever played? was it a big tune for someone? Who is the lead singer? I love his voice. I wish I had payed more attention to the tunes of the day instead of being monged out and tunnel visioned. I must have been in a venue when this was booming out. But Ive never heard it before in my life. Its now one of my faves. What a find.

Cheapie too, should get a copy for £10/£20. Came out on two labels if I remember rightly. Old Wigan spin I believe.

Just sold a PAY copy for £15

My collecting days are long over..............But I may have to start again!...............The last song to grab me like this was Syng McGowans .....Thats What I Want. I cant believe that Id never heard that one too.

My collecting days are long over..............But I may have to start again!...............The last song to grab me like this was Syng McGowans .....Thats What I Want. I cant believe that Id never heard that one too.

Early signs of Alzheimer's If i was you i'd book a date with my doc!

Is this the one?

Sounds like an old wheel tune to me but I could be wrong

Malc burton will know for sure

The other label is Dolores

Deffo Keb spin from the eighties.

Great piece of driving Rhyhm and Soul

Al H

Is this the one?

Sounds like an old wheel tune to me but I could be wrong

Malc burton will know for sure

Yeah. I found it in refosoul. Old wheel tune?.....Eighties spin? It makes sense to be an eighties spin to me cos Id finished my venue days by 81. How come it got missed in the Mecca, Casino days? Or did it?

a great tune, only been out on one cd as far as i know as well,which is odd.

Yeah. I found it in refosoul. Old wheel tune?.....Eighties spin? It makes sense to be an eighties spin to me cos Id finished my venue days by 81. How come it got missed in the Mecca, Casino days? Or did it?

Pretty sure it got spun at Wigan, can't remember if covered up or not. Someone will be along to confirm one way or t'other.

I've got it on Delores, spun it out odd time or two couple years back, Mick H spun it out too.

Will find out if it was a wheel tune or not but as the guy who has done the YouTube has started it with a torch badge perhaps that's where it was first spun?

Then like sonmany others fell out of favour with d jays only got played a couPle of times at Wigan then got rediscovered by you guys in the 8ts ??

Great old sounding soul tune that I can't remember back in the 7ts at Wigan good thread!!

Yeah. I found it in refosoul. Old wheel tune?.....Eighties spin? It makes sense to be an eighties spin to me cos Id finished my venue days by 81. How come it got missed in the Mecca, Casino days? Or did it?

I seem to remember this being around circa '75/'76 but only a couple of people had it to my recollection. I'm pretty sure Sam had it in his box at the time. Never heard it out back then though........

Ian D

its rubbish

its rubbish

Come on mate, you cant say its rubbish. Not your taste maybe. But not rubbish. Its got pretty much everything you could want in a northern soul disc. Earnest vocals, girlie voices, a great chugging break in the middle, great horns and a sax hidden away in there. I wish Id have danced to this back in the day thats for sure.

much harder to find on dolores (earlier label). dolores has a different flip. I like the flip of the pay press. They have one other 45 on pay.

just given it another listen & it still does absolutely zilch for me, sorry just my opinion

Whats the dolores one go for Bob ?

Whats the dolores one go for Bob ?

John Manship has it for £50 but I would have though bit less than that via SS sales or ebay if one crops up.

John Manship has it for £50 but I would have though bit less than that via SS sales or ebay if one crops up.

I paid 20UKP inc. Postage from a SS member last year.

Regards,

Dave

I paid 20UKP inc. Postage from a SS member last year.

Regards,

Dave

I think that is all it is worth Dave, I only paid £15 a few years ago I think.

dynamites - don't leave me this way - delores/pay

I think that is all it is worth Dave, I only paid £15 a few years ago I think.

I reckon 20 quids about right too. Nice 45 on a nice original obscure label at a nice price. Great.

Regards,

Dave

I reckon 20 quids about right too. Nice 45 on a nice original obscure label at a nice price. Great.

Regards,

Dave

Pat Brady used to have stock of this at £5 a pop in 8ts/9ts on Pay.

Best Russ

Edited April 30, 201114 yr by Russ Vickers

Pat Brady used to have stock of this at £5 a pop in 8ts/9ts on Pay.

Best Russ

I have the Pay copy too. And their other one (title escapes me at the minute, is it "I'll Try"). Can't be arsed diggin' it out. Another soulpack 45 from BITD.

Regards,

Dave

not bad at all, to these ears.

Come on mate, you cant say its rubbish. Not your taste maybe. But not rubbish. Its got pretty much everything you could want in a northern soul disc. Earnest vocals, girlie voices, a great chugging break in the middle, great horns and a sax hidden away in there. I wish Id have danced to this back in the day thats for sure.

Come on mate.............he just did.................and I agree with him!!!!!!

Certainly got no spins in the 7ts as it didnt have the right sound for then. I remember buying it in around 1976 and thinking that it was way below average; stuck it in the collection as it would have been impossible to resell it and a few years later sounded marginally better. A Keb spin for a few weeks in the mid 8ts and then when he found out it was easily available dropped it from his playlist. As Dave says, it was a soul pack 45; the usual story; either you could get it from Soul Bowls £1 special page on the weekly list, or from their famous soul packs of a 100 different soul records. John A. would have had 500 plus, mint copies if it went into the soul packs, so not a rare record and even today a relatively easy 45 to find here in Britain.

Ive not heard it iether, and sounds like a good old fashioned northern tune to me. I can even imagine the applause at the end

P

im reliably told this was spun at the torch