I know most of us on here like to hear underplayed unknowns but I was kind of thinking as a chin stroker , which back bone northern soul tunes do you like to hear that really do lift you higher and higher?

My ten top Northern tunes are as follow

Matt Lucas - youbette rgo go

Larry Atkins - ain't that love enough

Johnny Sayles - I can't get enough

Martha Starr - Love is the only solution

Barbara Aklyn - Aint no love

Yvonne Baker - My Baby needs me

Steve Mancha - Friday night

Kriss Peterson - Just as much

Lorraine Chandler - what can I do

Charades - Key to my happiness

Edited October 25, 201212 yr by Anais nin

Probably these

Exus Trek- Luther Ingram

Blowing My Mind to pieces-Bob Relf

Sweet Sherry-J J Barnes

Your Love can save Me-Marvellettes

Right Direction-Clara Ward

Cry Your Eyes Out-Dotty Cambridge

Crying Over You-Duke Browner

What's the use of me trying-Tangeers

Investigate-Major Lance

Standing in the Darkness-The Ethics

Ones that first opened my eyes and ears-- (40 years ago---Kinnell)

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The Ethics... stunning!

Edited November 19, 201212 yr by Pep

Top 10 ??

All lift the spirit despite the majority being about lost or unrequited love !!

Magicians - Is It All Gone

Charades - Key To My Happiness

Van Dykes - Save My Love For A Rainy Day

Moses Smith - Girl Across The Street

Mel Britt - She'll Come Running Back

David Bowie - When I Live My Dream

Bobby Hebb - Love Love Love

Eula Cooper - Let Our Love Grow Higher

Linda Jones - Just Can't Live My Life

Morris Chestnut - Too Darn Soulful

The Van Dykes... unsurpassed!

Steinways - You've been leading me on

Wally Cox - This man

Montclairs - Hung up on your love

Tempos - Countdown

Charades - Key to my happiness

Dells - Run for cover

Darrell Banks - I'm the one who loves you

Voices of East Harlem - Cashing in

Edward Hamilton - Baby don't you weep

Epitome of Sound - You don't love me

These would do it for me everytime.

Wally Cox... makes me cry. So uplifting, emotional and soulful!

Edited November 20, 201212 yr by Pep

Heres mine,

Lover -Delights

Im so Glad-Herb Johnson & the impacts

Job Opening-De-larks

Potion of Love-The ambers

Stubborn Heart-Ernest Moseley

Aint That Love Enough-Larry Aitken

Cheatin Kind -Don Gardener

Whatch out girl-The Embers

Cant lose my head-George Blackwell

Because of my heart-Frankie Beverly.

Real quality oldies,you must agree

Herb Johnson... love it!

Judy freeman - hold on - terrible tom - we were made - jonny taylor-friday nite -cant remember - on the real side - montclairs - hung up - sovlful strings - burning spear- herb ward honest to goodness - cant rememeber (female vocal) - country road - skullsnaps - hang up is YOU - john and weirdest - no time . . . . Sorry for typos amin pub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Judy Freeman and Terrible Tom in the same breath... and outsiders say all Northern Soul sounds the same!

Edited November 20, 201212 yr by Pep

My starter for ten (no order of preference) -

Tony Galla - In Love

Larry Allen - Can't We Talk It Over

Herbert Hunter - I Was Born To Love You

Seven Souls - I Still Love You

Soulville Allstars - I'm Gonna Get To You

Frankie Beverly & the Butlers - If That's What You Wanted

Billy Keene - Wishing And Hoping

Tony Middleton - To The Ends Of The Earth

Thelma Lindsey - Prepared To Love You

Billy Hambric - She Said Goodbye

Linda Jones - Just Can't Live My Life

Damn, that's 11.

Nice to see Billy Keene in there... superb.

I dont want a playboy-Barbara Lynn

Job opening-Del Larks

Next in line-Hoagy Lands

I´m Standing-Rufus Lumley

Second hand love-Lynn Vernado

Stranger in my arms-Lynn Randell

Youre gonna hurt yourself-Franki Valli

baby i need you-Tee Fletcher

Love from the far east-Master Four

Shy Guy-Bobby Mac

Steve

Master 4 - haven't heard that since the Cats, and Lynn Vernado... such class.

THE POETS, WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER,

THE DYNELLS, CALL ON ME,

MONTCLAIRS HEY YOU DON,T FIGHT IT

BETTYE SWANN KISS MY LOVE GOODBYE

THE PHONETICS, JUST A BOYS DREAM

MEL BRITT, SHE COME RUNNING BACK

NOLAN CHANCE, JUST LIKE THE WEATHER

LOU RAGLAND,I TRAVEL ALONE

BILLY WOODS, LETME MAKE YOU HAPPY

THE APOLLAS, MR CREATOR

JIMMY THOMAS, THE BEAUTIFUL NIGHT

CHEERS BILLY

Nolan Chance and Billy Woods in the same list. Cool.

Peoples Choice -Savin' My Lovin

Valentinos - Sweeter Than The Day Before

Frank Dell - He Broke Your Game Wide Open

Cliff Nobles - My Love Is Getting Stronger

Sharon Scott - Could It Be You

Larry Clinton - She's Wanted

Inspirations - Your Wish Is My Command

Lorriane Chandler - I Can't Change

Rita & The Tirias - Gone With The Wind

Jimmy McFarland - Lonely Lover

Nice to see Peoples Choice in the thread.

I'm Coming To Your Rescue - The Triumphs

Right Track - Billy Butler

Blowing Up My Mind - Exciters

Landslide - Tony Clarke

I Spy For The FBI - Jamo Thomas

Ever Again - Bernie Williams

I'm In Love - Len Barry

You've Been Cheatin' - The Impressions

Silent Treatment - Arin Demain

Misery - Eddie Carlton

Jamo Thomas... sounds better than ever. So atmospheric.

Difficult subject as I think your all time top ten changes all the time, your top 3 may stay the same (mine do anyhow!) so here goes at my current top ten oldies

1. Yvonne Baker - You didn't say a word

2. Timi Yuro - It'l never be over for me

3. Williams & Watson - Too late

4. Jackie Moore - Both ends against the middle

5. Kurt Harris -Emperor of my baby's heart

6. The Montclairs - Hung up on your love

7. Ann Sexton- Youv'e been gone too long

8. Demures - Raining Teardrops

9. Carol & Gerri - How can I ever find a way

10. The Belles - Don't pretend

As I say that list changes every time I try and compile it but the top three always stays the same!

Jackie Moore and the Demures... both brill.

Slowly Molding-Cody Black

Let Me Make you Happy-Billy Woods

Our Love (Gonna Be Stronger Than Ever)-The Counts

Gonna Love You A Long Long Tme-Patti And The Emblems

You Be Coming Back-EJ Rice

All Turned On - Bob Wilson and the Remo Strings

Happy Day-Flame and King

Ive Got Something Good-Sam And Kitty

This Beautiful Day- Solomon King/Levi Jackson

Lonely Man-The Outsiders

oooh i like this thread Delxxxxx

Bob Wilson... one of the biggest (and best) instrumental records ever, but rarely played?

lou pride-comin home

chuck wood-7 days too long

james lewis-manifesto

roger collins-shes lookin good

willie mitchell-that driving beat

adams apples-dont take it out of this world

art freeman-slippin around

billy butler-right track

bunny sigler-girl dont make me wait

thelma lindsey-prepared to love you

.............these just a few that came to my mind,couldve been hundreds different ones,im loving the old classics all over again,they remind me of why i got inrto this fantastic music in the first place,great thread

jason

Roger Collins... lost a few pounds to that in my teens. Was my favourite record in 1969.

International GTOs - I Love My Baby

Ray Agee - Im Losing Again

Mac Staten & Nomads - There She Goes

John Bowie - Your Gonna Miss A Good Thing

Drake & Ensolids - Please Leave Me

Ed & Ernie - Indication

Dealers - You Got It

Lost Souls - Secret of Mine

Carol & Gerri - How Can I Ever Find A Way

Arthur Freeman - You Got Me Uptight

Arthur Freeman... now that's a goosebump sound if ever there was one!

(Nice to see the Dealers in here too).

Loved these as a teenager - still will get me on the floor

Joe Hicks - Make you feel funky

Stanley Mitchell - Get it baby

Four Tops - Reach out

Tony Clarke - Landslide

Impressions - I need you

Gwen Owens - Wanted & Needed

Invitations - What's wrong with me baby

Doni Burdick - Bari Track

Buster & Eddie - Can't be still

Jackie Wilson - Whispers

Edited typos not listing

Buster & Eddie... unique Cats powerhouse. Underrated.

from my collection:

august moon - wasted years

inez & charlie foxx - no stranger to love

doris troy - face up to the truth

les mccann - strange little girl

masters of soul - do you really love me

judy freeman - hold on

spiedels - dream girl

ruby winters - i want action

four tempos - this is the way i feel

attractions - burn up some road

think there's definitely a few chinstrokers in there!

Like you say, chinstrokers! Pleased to see Judy Freeman in so many lists.

Edited November 20, 201212 yr by Pep

Constellations, I don't know about you

Jackie Wilson, because of you

Mel Wynn & Aces, I don't want to lose you

Paris, sleepless nights

Little Tommy, Baby can't you see

Ernest Moseley, Stubborn heart

Willie Hutch, love runs out

Bobby Taylor, I've been blessed

CODs, I'm a good guy

Oxford nights, I'm such a lonely one

These are 10 tunes off the top of my head I will never ever tire of hearing :-)

Constellations and Paris in the same list. Chalk and cheese, but both great.

mel britt - she'll come running back

kenni smith - oh lord.......

matta baby - (do the) pearl girl

james fountain - seven day lover

gil scott-heron - the bottle

bobby hutton - lend a hand

skull snaps - i'm you're pimp

hoagy lands - next in line

lou ragland - i travel alone

tony middleton - paris blues

no specific order except first track

Kenni Smith... class. Nice to see Lou Ragland in so many lists too.

Edited November 20, 201212 yr by Pep

Any order would do ...

Don Varner - Tear Stained Face

Willie Hutch - Love Runs Out

Howard Guyton - I Watched You Slowly Slip Away

Larry Clinton - She's Wanted

Del-Larks - Job Opening

Court Davis - Try To Think

Danny Monday - Without You

Robert Knight - Love On A Mountain Top

Duke Browner - Crying Over You

Mamie Lee - I Can Feel Him Slipping Away ......

All of the above at one time or another, have touched me on my journey through this wonderful music we are privileged to have...

Howard Guyton... Catacombs memories of an ultra-classy tune.

Don Varner was one on my H's favourites. She wrote her name in black on the label (fortunately you can't easily see it). Could tell you a great tale about this record. Perhaps another day.

Edited November 20, 201212 yr by Pep

Magnificents My heart is calling you

High Keys Living a lie

Glories I worship you baby

Frank Beverly If that's what you wanted

Earl Van Dyke 6x6

Van Dykes Save my Love for a rainy day

Duke Browner Crying over you

Millionaires Never for me

Superlatives I still love you

Hoagy Lands Next in line

These ten always do it for me !

Must be a Cats lad with a list like that!

Some of the best intros. ever in this list. High Keys and Glories... two of the most uplifting records ever played.

"Oldies"............................

Marvin Gaye - Little Darlin

Dobie Gray - Out On The Floor

Isley Brothers - This Old Heart Of Mine

Barbara Randolph - I Got A Feeling

Barbara Mills - Queen Of Fools

Kim Weston - Helpless

Hoagy Lands - The Next In Line

Fascinations - Girls Are Out To Get You

Darrell Banks - Open The Door To Your Heart

Robert Knight - Love On A Mountain Top

Nice to see a bit of real, unpretentious nostalgia.

Nice to see a bit of real, unpretentious nostalgia.

Honest and open hearted. To be fair, its what we were raised on. Anybody and everybody should have these tucked away somewhere. Nostalgia at its best !!

1. Christine Cooper — Heartaches away my boy
   
2. The Spellbinders — Help me
   
3. The Majestics — I love so much it hurts
   
4. The Velvelettes — Lonely, lonely girl am I
   
5. Nolan Chance — Just like the weather
   
6. The Younghearts — A little togetherness
   
7. Edwin Starr — My weakness is you
   
8. The Ringleaders — Baby what has happened
   
9. Gloria Jones — Come go with me
   
10. 10. Major Lance — You don’t want me no more
    

Only ten ?

1. Christine Cooper — Heartaches away my boy
   
   
2. The Spellbinders — Help me
   
   
3. The Majestics — I love so much it hurts
   
   
4. The Velvelettes — Lonely, lonely girl am I
   
   
5. Nolan Chance — Just like the weather
   
   
6. The Younghearts — A little togetherness
   
   
7. Edwin Starr — My weakness is you
   
   
8. The Ringleaders — Baby what has happened
   
   
9. Gloria Jones — Come go with me
   
   
10. 10. Major Lance — You don’t want me no more
    

Only ten ?

Edwin Starr... probably the best pure dance record ever (impo of course). It could be dangerous dancing to it now, at my age!

Gloria Jones (Come Go)... my favourite female vocal NS record ever.

Edited November 20, 201212 yr by Pep

Bob Wilson... one of the biggest (and best) instrumental records ever, but rarely played?

Praise indeed mate...thank you,....Delxxxx

Buster & Eddie... unique Cats powerhouse. Underrated.

Was played at Kings Hall...March 2011..to massive respect dancefloor respect... Delxxxx

Was played at Kings Hall...March 2011..to massive respect dancefloor respect... Delxxxx

Mick Smith played it in his first set at the last 100 Club anniversary. Not many in then but i was very pleased to hear it and it sounded great. Agree with Pep, underrated.

don't think I qualify as a "chin stroker" really (unless feeding the pony counts?) but hearing any one of these when I'm out gets me off my bum

little carl carlton - competition ain't nothing

the four perfections - i'm not strong enough

the jades - i'm where it's at

wade flemons - jeanette

flaming emeralds - have some everybody

the dells - wear it on our face

sam dees - lonely for you baby

davis & tyler - hold on help is on the way

gene chandler - there was a time

harold melvin - get out (and let me cry)

not for the asthmatic when played in succession though!

Tamala Lewis you won't say nothin

Magnetics count the days

Corey Blake how can I go on

Jeannie Tracy makin new friends

Larry Clinton she's wanted

Lester Tipton this wont change

Johnny Hampton not my girl

Chapter five you can't mean it

Joey heather ton when you call me baby

Rubin you've been away

10 from me:

Furys I'm satisfied with you

Johnny Wyatt This thing called love

Artistics This heart of mine

Formations At the top of the stairs

Servicemen Sweet magic

Gloria Jones Come go with me

Imperial C's Someone tell her

Poets She blew a good thing

Superlatives I still love you

Spellbinders Help me

10 from me.

Jimmy James, This Heart Of Mine

. Marvin Gaye, Little Darling.

The Ivories, Please Stay.

Voices Of East Harlem, Cashing In.

The Contours, Just A little Misunderstanding.

The Dells, Run For Cover.

Pookie Hudson, This Gets To Me.

Solomon Burke, Cry To Me.

Marie Knight, No Way To Treat A Girl.

Timi Yuro, It'll Never Be Over For Me.

Top ten from me

greater experiece -don't forget to remember

john & wierdest - can't get over these memories

young holt unlimited - california montage

lynne randell - stranger in my arms

mickey moonshine name it you got it

lou johnson - unsatisfied

don yhomas - come on train

bob relf - blowing my mind to pieces

howard guyton - i watched you slowly slip away

apollas - mr creator

10 from me:

Furys I'm satisfied with you

Johnny Wyatt This thing called love

Artistics This heart of mine

Formations At the top of the stairs

Servicemen Sweet magic

Gloria Jones Come go with me

Imperial C's Someone tell her

Poets She blew a good thing

Superlatives I still love you

Spellbinders Help me

Top group choon..............

Some i love,,,,,,,,everyone tells a story along the way

THE INVITATIONS - WHATS WRONG WITH ME BABY - STATESIDE

SHARPEES - IM SO TIRED OF BEING LONELY - STATESIDE

BABRBARA LYNN - YOUR LOSING ME -ATLANTIC

VOLCANOES - ITS AGAINST THE LAWS OF LOVE - ARTIC

EARL WRIGHT - THUMB A RIDE - CAPITOL

BAND OF ANGELS - INVITATION- PICADILLY

JOHNNY ROGERS - GONNA MAKE A CHANGE - AMON

JADES - IM WHERE ITS AT - NITE LIFE

TOMMY BUSH - I DONT LIKE IT - RIKA

DISTRICTS - ONE LOVER JUST WONT DO - NILE

Some i love,,,,,,,,everyone tells a story along the way

THE INVITATIONS - WHATS WRONG WITH ME BABY - STATESIDE

SHARPEES - IM SO TIRED OF BEING LONELY - STATESIDE

BABRBARA LYNN - YOUR LOSING ME -ATLANTIC

VOLCANOES - ITS AGAINST THE LAWS OF LOVE - ARTIC

EARL WRIGHT - THUMB A RIDE - CAPITOL

BAND OF ANGELS - INVITATION- PICADILLY

JOHNNY ROGERS - GONNA MAKE A CHANGE - AMON

JADES - IM WHERE ITS AT - NITE LIFE

TOMMY BUSH - I DONT LIKE IT - RIKA

DISTRICTS - ONE LOVER JUST WONT DO - NILE

Nige , ya missed SHANE GIBSON out bro....

Edited November 21, 201212 yr by daz mc

"Chin Strokers Oldies" appear to be the same as garden variety "Oldies" then?

Top 10....well for this week!!.........

Just Brothers Carlena

Edward Hamilton Im Gonna Love You

Volcanos Help Wanted

Candy & The Kisses The 81

Mill Evans Why Why Why

Joe Murphy Its A weakness

Accents New Girl

Linda Jones What Have I Done To Make You Mad

Four Tops Ask The Lonely

Turn A Rounds I Need Your Loving

Edited November 22, 201212 yr by soulatthedale

what a really difficult task....

anyway, all straight forward genuine oldies....

never fail to stir some sort of emotion, no matter how many times I hear them.

Juanita Williams: Baby boy

Gospel Classics: More love

Little Johnny Taylor: Zig zag lightning

Groovers; I'm a bashful guy

Four Pros: Just another girl

Players: Get right

Brothers of Soul: Come on back

Ronnie Savoy: Loving you

Shirley Wahls: Why am I crying

Big Maybelle: Let me go

Antellects - Love Slave

Elbie Parker - Please Keep Away From Me

Pat & The Blenders - Just Because

Deadbeats - No Second Chance

Soul Bros Inc - Teardrops

Arthur Willis & The Soulful Dynamics - The Hurting Is Over

Ronnie & Robyn - As Long As You Love Me

Admirations - Don't Leave Me

Billy Arnell - Tough Girl

Karmello Brooks - Tell Me Baby

Debbie x

Edited November 23, 201212 yr by Debbie Dee