Just a few examples of kick ass introductions -

Tomangos - I really love you

Tony Clarke - Landslide

Yum Yums - gonna be a big thing

Frankie Beverly and the Butlers - If that's what you wanted

Fred Hughes - I keep tryin

:ohmy:

Can you think of anymore folks?

...Judging by your avatar--you look a little young to know these..BUT

James Barnett

Sounds of Lane

Travis Wammack

...all had/have distinctive intros

No-one mentioned this yet.....?

Or this.....?

adams apples - dont take it out on this world

johnny vanelli - seven days of loving you

two classic intros from the golden era that still sound the rollocks....

Cecil Washington love the beginning and the end !!!!!!

Rufus Wood 'Before 2001

Little Anthony & The Imperials - Better Use Your Head

The Impressions - You've Been Cheating

Proper conversation stoppers. Only a very short intro, but it's deadly:

The Dells - Thinkin' About You

Sidras theme :ohmy: :ohmy:

You can split....a bit of harpsichord....a bit of of i cant help myself before some black is black.

A big un from Wiggun

Case of Tyme-- Manifesto

Now that was a intro

Edited July 18, 201213 yr by IANCSLOFT

always dug this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2rZ6fRqzp0

and this

Jackie Ross - Selfish One......reused by Leon Haywood (It's Got To Be Mellow), the Explosive Dynamiks, and Purple Mundi. Is there an earlier version of this? More examples of the same intro?

Darrell Banks-Open The Door To Your Heart.

Tomangos I relly love you

Major Lance You dont want me no more

Heiitations Im not built that way

Gotta have Manifesto in there ,

Lots ,more but each and evrey one captures your attention imediately you hear it ,turns your head starts that tingle makes you wanna move! like most questions of a similar ilk as soon as you think of one more keep coming like a non stop printout.

Edited July 19, 201213 yr by manusf3a

this has got to be up there too..

Shirley Turner - World Of Happiness / Emanons - Bird Walkin

Al Foster Band - Night Of The Wolf

Jimmy Fraser - Of Hopes, Dreams & Tombstones

Mickey Lee Lane - Hey Sah Lo Nay

All good 'uns in my book

Steve

4 Tops - Its the Same Old Song....class intro

and one from Wigan, well sounded great at the time.....

Tonight my love, I believe that we are the only two people in the world

Oh, by the way, did you bring your guitar?

bang, bang, bang, bang

Edited July 19, 201213 yr by Peter99

Rose Batiste - Hit and Run

Thinking of it my number one The tomangoes.

From the 70s -Invitations - Look on the good side.

Best 60s ...Seven Souls

I'm Standing - Rufus Lumley

Tonight my love, I believe that we are the only two people in the world

Oh, by the way, did you bring your guitar?

bang, bang, bang, bang

Sorry, never cottoned to any version of that tune.

Tony

Sorry, never cottoned to any version of that tune.

Tony

Subway Riders instr. aint bad

Subway Riders instr. aint bad

Ain't great though Grant,

neither is The Beautiful Place, or The New World,, just a bit of lightweight fluff to me.

Miserable Old Git that I am

T

what about... johnny sayles- i cant get enuff

dean

Sandi Sheldon ... You're Gonna Make Me Love You ... Okeh

Ain't great though Grant,

neither is The Beautiful Place, or The New World,, just a bit of lightweight fluff to me.

Miserable Old Git that I am

T

least we agree on summat

least we agree on summat

Hmmpff..

any way, it looks as though it's gonna boil down to

nearly all the classics have Great intro's-Which shouldn't come as a shock as that's what'll have grabbed us first

Tony

Sorry, never cottoned to any version of that tune.

Tony

It's a goood job the thread isn't entitled "Intro's that Tony never fecking cottoned on to" then isn't it!

Mr P

One thing I've noticed about loads of the intros on this thread, they're really dramatic, explosive openings e.g joe hicks, Arthur Freeman, Del Larks, Mello Souls, Sandi Sheldon, Major Lance, Case of Tyme etc.

Drama makes for a cracking start of a song

Edited July 19, 201213 yr by Byrney

ELOISE LAWS - Love Factory........ boom

ELOISE LAWS - Love Factory........ boom

reminded me of Curtis - boom, boom

reminded me of Curtis - boom, boom

That gazoo thingy at the start always makes me burst out laughing, it's just not right, keep expecting a Goons sketch to kick in.

Aid.

This intro takes some beating, especially played out full blast.

Aid.

This intro takes some beating, especially played out full blast.

Aid.

Yep, nice one AID. Great funky choon.

Peter

That gazoo thingy at the start always makes me burst out laughing, it's just not right, keep expecting a Goons sketch to kick in.

Aid.

I'm gonna check out that "gazoo thingy" - is it a gazoo thingy?

I'm gonna check out that "gazoo thingy" - is it a gazoo thingy?

Reckon you got your gazoo mixed up with your bazoo Aid.

Great tune this - from back in the day!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lHA3bX1Of8

It's a goood job the thread isn't entitled "Intro's that Tony never fecking cottoned on to" then isn't it!

Mr P

Possibly

Oh, And I never cottoned to the intro of Tony And Tyrone either.....

T

Edited July 20, 201213 yr by tonyp

(SOS) Stop Her On Sight - Edwin Starr

im sure it MUST have already been mentioned,but just in case it hasnt...........

nf porter-keep on keepin on, superb intro

jason

I was flicking through tracks I've imported to iTunes (vinyl and CDs), and just listening to the intro, and to be honest, I think in many ways the opening that stops you in your tracks is pretty much the essence of Northern. And not just Northern Soul, Funk, Deep, and probably many other genres too. I think the ones that appeal to me are the ones which are quite off-beat, so to speak.

I don't think Mr Flood's Party has been listed yet for instance, or Eddie Floyd "That's All". I love the tunes where there's some sort of odd chord, not knowing music enough to describe it, but it is some sort of flat maybe.

A little bit hurt - Julian Convey.Brilliant intro.

.

Key to my happiness - charades wow!!

jimmy its my desert island disc sheer brilliance

In the car Yesterday radio 2 on The Spinners Its a Shame came on. Now thats what you call a great intro.

Another fave intro Strange Neighbourhood. The Imaginations.

talking about the Spinners, what about One of a kind love affair on Atlantic, thats some intro!

THE TWANS ...... Then it ain't all that

talking about the Spinners, what about One of a kind love affair on Atlantic, thats some intro!

Detroit Spinners - I'll be around beginning is pretty iconic imo.