Dont see many top tens these days ,,so i thought id put mine up of my current spins / forgotten oldies ......

regards

mark freeman but u can call me fluff!!

Jades - Flower Power - Uni

Bessie Jones - No more tears - Abet

Henry Boatwright - I can take or leave your loving - Capitol

Monent of Truth - You got me humming - Salsoul

Epic Splendour - A little rain must fall - Hot Biscuit

Outsiders - I'll give you time - Capitol

Shirley Bolt - Superlover - Contrast

George McCrae - Sing a happy song - Jayboy

Mother Freedom Band - Beautiful summer day

Babe Ruth - Elusive - Capitol (Original Cut)

Lucky Charms - Tied to your heart - Sugar Hill

The toff riots are getting a bit boring on the TV at work, so why not:

-Ree Flores "Look Into My Heart"

-The Crow "Autumn Of Your Tomorrow"

-Rufus Wood "Before 2001"

-Earl English "Trying To Make Ends Meet"

-Tickled Pink "Reach Out"

-Innersouls "Just Take Your Time"

-New World "We're Gonna Make It"

-Barbara Lynn "Mellow Feeling pt1"

-Freddie Wilson "In Born Soul"

-Orgone "Funky Nassau"

Right this is my current "living room" top 10 playlist (in no particular order)

Aretha Franklin - Don't Let Me LoseThis Dream (Atlantic uk)

The Symphonics - No More ( Brunswick)

Wee Willie Walker - I Don't Want To Take A Chance (Kent)

Black Stash - Mighty Love Man pt 1 (Seville)

George Freeman - Down and Out (Valiant demo)

Royal Esquires - Ain't Gonna Run No More (Prix)

Porgy & The Monarchs - If It's For Real(Or Is It A Dream) (Musicor)

Bill Spoon - I'm The One Who Really Loves You (Henseforth 12")

Brooke Benton - Where Does A Man Go To Cry (RCA Victor)

Barbara Mc'Nair - Beat Me To The Punch (Motown CD)

sneaked an eleventh in....Eddie Kendricks - If You Let Me (Tamla)

Current Niter Favourites (and before you ask, no, I haven't got them. Maybe

one day....!!!):-

The hurting is over - Arthur Willis & the Soulful Dynamics (you know it's

going to be good just by the group name!!)

I let it slide - The Saints (now out on Grapevine I believe)

Teardrops - Soul Incorporated (reminds me of Hyde allnighter circa 1994 -

big again now for Carl Willingham)

Whats her name - Keni Lewis (turned it down for 70 quid a few years ago,

regretted it ever since - AWESOME TUNE)

All of my life - Nurons (mega rare mega quality)

Find yourself another - Johnny Gilliam (one of the best and most distinctive

soul vocalists ever)

Set me free - Ralph 'soul' Jackson (can never resist a dance to this one!)

I saw you there - The Appointments (even Mrs Ferrett dances to this!!)

I don't have the time to love you - George Jackson (ultimate mid tempo)

Catch that teardrop - The Five Royales (another current Willingham floorfiller)

Bored at the moment so will list my current top 10 tunes that i could listen sing or dance to all day or night. No preferance to anything mega rare , just quality, no particular order.

1. Love is like an itching in my heart - The Supremes.

2. Why when love has gone - Isley Brothers.

3. You dont love me anymore - Morris Chestnut.

4. Ill rescue you - Flash Mckinley.

5. I cant go on without you - Tammi Terrell.

6. Im coming home - September Jones.

7. Love is like an itching in my heart - Instrumental.

8. Tell me its just a rumour - Isley Brothers.

9 Sweet lies - Emanuel Laskey.

10. Set my heart at ease - Mikki Farrow.

Here's mine, don't expect anything rare or expensive (& in some cases original!). By the way they're not in any particular order.

Billy Butler - Come Over To My Side - Brunswick

Juanita Williams - Baby Boy - Golden World

The Metros - Time Changes Things - RCA Victor

The Five Stairsteps - Change Of Pace - Windy C

Carla Thomas - I'll Never Stop Loving You - Kent

The Magicians - (Just A Little)Faith And Understanding - Kent (6T's 25th Anniversary Single)

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Get Out - Vogue (French Issue, always get outbid for Landa copies on Ebay!)

James Barnett - Keep On Talking - Fame (Bootleg Alert!)

Linda Lloyd - Breakaway - CD

Terry Callier - Ordinary Joe - CD

Tough one as im not always listening but past 10 thats been on the deck and played repeatedly and liked (no order)

Dee Edwards you Say You Love Me

Eddie Daye Guess who loves you

Frederick Hymes Time aint gonna do me no.........

Billy Hambric I found true love

EJ Chandler I cant stand to lose you

Edward Hamilton Im gonna love you

George Hobson let it be real

George Wydell From Out of nowhere

Timmy Thomas why cant we.....

Four Gents Young Girls

DJ

yep tough one,changes every week :

vondells - hey girl youve changed

patience valentine - unlucky girl

mousie & traps- how about you

judy hughes - fine fine fine

staple singers- trippin on your love

jetsons / tangiers - dance of love

leo price - hey now baby

sam williams - love slipped thru my fingers

temptones - thats when you know youre in love (always in my top 10)

temptones - girl i love you

grant

I haven't DJed at a "pure" northern night in ages, but if I would do today, the following 60s dancers would all be included in my set:

James Spencer - In-Law Trouble - TAURUS

Ike Lovely - I Want It All - CAPITOL

Jimmy Ellis - Puttin It On Your Mind - SALEM

Watson And The Sherlocks - Standing On The Corner - SOULVILLE

Lee Harris - I'm Gonna Get Your Thing (Get You) - FORTE

Fabulous Dimensions - I Can't Take It, Baby - SAPPHIRE

Danny White - Natural Soul Brother - SSS INTERNATIONAL

Masters Of Soul - Sad Face - OVIDE

Debonaires - Stop, Let's Be United - GALAXY

Little Sherman & Mod Swingers - The Price Of Love - SAGPORT

I love them all equally! :-)

For those of you who want to hear any of the above tunes, just click on the titles for RealAudio clips.

I love reading playlists, so why not join... Crossover TOP 10 from Oslo:

Kelly/Soul Explosions "Talking about my baby's love" (DYNAMITE)

Clay Brown "Walk with a groove" (FLORENTINE)

Donnell Brown "With love we'll make it" (BROWN & BROWN)

Sounds of Blackness "Baby, I need you" (SOB CORP.)

Swiss Movement "I wish our love would last forever" (GOLD)

Natural Sounds "I need love" (MASTERFONICS ACETATE)

Four Real, Inc "The man (masterplan)" (FLYING EAGLES)

Ed Simpson "Pinch hitter" (GOLD FUTURE)

Catherine Young "Just because you're a lover" (MICHELENE)

2001: Black Essence "Change in my life" (J.W.J)

Cheers,

Christian B

10 that are currently sounding very nice for me;

Bobby Butler - Next time you see me (Teardrop)

Sandy Gaye - Done got good to me (Moonshot)

Jimmy Brinson - I don't want to hear it know (Brin)

Tabby Thomas - Sugar Daddy (Bullseye)

Beverly Wheeler - Don't shake my tree (BSC)

Emperors Soul 69 - Bring out yourself (Futura)

Frankie Jenkins - You're hurting me (Skann)

Bobby Dunn - Do the Bobby Dunn (Jas)

400 years of what - Get down people (Counterpart)

O.C. Tolbert - Hard times (Rolyak)

All will probably get a spin at the Jazzman! night this Saturday.

I was told by someone the soul flip of Emperor Soul 69 was nice, someone please provide me with a sound file perhaps? If so, send it to chrisherm74@yahoo.com

Cheers

Its all over but the fighting - Anne sexton

Life is a song worth singin - Teddy P

Give it to me baby - Rick James

Hey little way out girl - The Del Capris

The Joneses - S.O.U.L.

Hey love - Stevie wonder

Lady, Lady, Lady - The Boogie Man orchestra

Give it up - Millie Jackson

Where are we goin? - Marvin Gaye

Deeper in love with you - The O'Jays.

After I listen to these bad boys I feel like ive had four stellas, two joints and a thai ho

Sweet

Del

I guess i have to join in on the fun here...

Top 10 in no order:

Icemen "how can i get over a fox like you?"

Freddie Butler "deserted"

Freddie Hughes "send my baby back"

Tony Drake "let's play house"

JR Mccants "help my love"

Barbara Mason "a good man is gone"

Joyce Bennett "the new boy"

Artistics "chase is on"

Billy Sha-rae "crying clown"

George jackson "patricia"

best

Leo

Dont see many top tens these days ,,so i thought id put mine up of my current spins / forgotten oldies ......

regards

mark freeman but u can call me fluff!!

Jades - Flower Power - Uni

Bessie Jones - No more tears - Abet

Henry Boatwright - I can take or leave your loving - Capitol

Monent of Truth  - You got me humming - Salsoul

Epic Splendour  - A little rain must fall - Hot Biscuit

Outsiders  - I'll give you time - Capitol

Shirley Bolt - Superlover - Contrast

George McCrae - Sing a happy song - Jayboy

Mother Freedom Band - Beautiful summer day

Babe Ruth - Elusive - Capitol (Original Cut)

Lucky Charms  - Tied to your heart - Sugar Hill

noted a 45 on mark freemans top 10 - jades 'flower power' - seen this mentioned a few times over the years but never heard this one out, is it any good?

anyone know how much 'I Know The Feeling' - Jades (Poncello) goes for - been after a copy for ages

Grant

Icemen "how can i get over a fox like you?"

Great sound Leo! One of the first soul records I ever bought here in Oslo. Still one of me faves :-)

mark freemans top 10 - jades 'flower power' - seen this mentioned a few times over the years but never heard this one out, is it any good?

Uni 55019.

Its o.k but I prefer the flip side "The glide" .It has a nice sax break.

Craig.

Great sound Leo! One of the first soul records I ever bought here in Oslo. Still one of me faves :-)

yeah i know Christian but its played from a GOD DAMN TAPE!!!!!!! No money in the account at the mo' so i have to wait a few days before it's on precioussssssss vinyl in my house.. :-(

How can you go wrong wtih BOTH Willie Tee & George Kerr.

best

Leo

Current niter faves....

Tommy Ridgley - My love Gets Stronger - Int City (All time fave)

Jerry Williams - Ordinary Girl c/u

Joe Jama - My Life - Optimum

JJ Jackson - Too Much Love c/u

Mello Soul - We Can Make It - Mello

Temptones - Thats When You Know Your In Love c/u

Gerri Taylor - It's Beautiful c/u

Sensations - Demanding Man - Way Out

Diane Lewis - Ain't Got A Chance c/u

Ollie Jackson - Laugh c/u

and.......

Not my top ten spins, as I don't have them all. Nor are these my all-time faves, as these change every month! Just a few I'm currently enjoying listening to. Feel free to comment on them, good or bad. Here goes:

1. Four Voices - Your Love Is getting Stronger

2. Hamilton Movement - She's Gone

3. Patterson Twins - Gonna Find A True Love

4. Betti Lou & Bobby Adams - Dr. Truelove

5. Charles Sheffield - It's Your Voodoo Working

6. Will Collins & Willpower - Anything I Can Do

7. Mel Britt - She'll Come Running Back

8. Gene Toones - What more Do You Want

9. Choice Of Colour - Your Love

10. Cloudburst - I'm Lovin' You

P.S. Chalky (or anyone), can you post a soundbite of the Joe Jama please? Haven't hard it for aaaaaaaagggggggggeeeeeeeeesssssssss!

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7. Mel Britt - She'll Come Running Back

10. Cloudburst - I'm Lovin' You

Comments? Well how's 2 of the best songs ever made...

best

Leo

Not my top ten spins, as I don't have them all. Nor are these my all-time faves, as these change every month! Just a few I'm currently enjoying listening to. Feel free to comment on them, good or bad. Here goes:

3. Patterson Twins - Gonna Find A True Love

iT hAS tO bE bOTTOM 7 cO fOR mE.........................

Comments? Well how's 2 of the best songs ever made...

best

Leo

Why thankyou, Leo!

I find it impossible to do a top 10 as it changes all the time, but here are some I've played tonight to relax. In a bit of a Modern soul mood.

Cory Blake - How Can I Live Without You

Bobby Thurston - The Very Last Drop

Leon Bryant - I Can See Me Loving You

Chanel - My Life

Sandra Wright - I Come Running Back (awesome record)

Lou Rawls - See You When I Get There

Gloria Scott - Too Much Love Making

Sunburst Band - Everyday

Essex IV - My Heart Is Calling

Main Ingredient - Work To Do

But next time it might be straight up Northern or beat ballads or R&B, depends on the mood

How are these for a mixed bag?

Jackie Moore - Somebody Loves You

Melba Moore - Let's Get Back To Lovin'

Wall Of Sound - Hang On

Tabby Thomas - Popeye Train

Henry Strogin - Love Insurance

Contours - Baby Hit & Run (always has to be played at least twice in a row)

The Clovers - All About You

The Top Notes - I Love You So Much (Derek Martin at his wildest)

Ernie & Ed - Indication

The Laddins - I'l Kiss Your Teardrops Away

SLIM

My top ten for today (in no particular order) is ...

Jackie Hill - Won't you come closer - Mar-Brit

Herman Griffin - Sleep (little one) - Motown

Erma Franklin - Abracadabra - Epic

The De Vons - Someone to treat me (The way you use to) - King

Lucy Hayes - Laugh away the tears - Teen-Town

Pearl Woods - I'm gonna stick with you - Mala

Ronny Shannon - One way street - Ston-Roc

Jerry Jackson - It's rough out there - Parkway

Delores Clark - Livin' to please - Antares

Big Don's Rebellion - It was true - Ethon

Cheers

Ali

Big Don's Rebellion - It was true - Ethon

Class track!

Wonder if it still fills a floor...

Class track!

Wonder if it still fills a floor...

Not in my house!! lol....bloody hate it.. Neil likes it and I'm sick of hearing it.

Have to agree with the majority of the others you put up though, especially Hamiliton Movement & Gene Toones. :-)

Jayne.

Dont see many top tens these days ,,so i thought id put mine up of my current spins / forgotten oldies ......

regards

mark freeman but u can call me fluff!!

Babe Ruth - Elusive - Capitol (Original Cut)

Gawd!!...

Thought there was only me who likes this!!..

Haven't heard it in ages. No one will play this for me. lol . :-(

Jayne.

10 faves at the moment:

The Premonitions - In Love Together JADE

Joyce Harris - Baby Baby Baby FUN

Tommie Young - That's All Part of Loving Him SOULPOWER

Jo Ann Garrett - Little Brown Letter DUO

The Prophets of Sound - Win My Time MARSI

Charmel Decker - Up Jump the Devil CORSICAN

Kip Anderson - That's All I Can Do EXCELLO

Sugar N Spice - Lucky We LIRA

Bobby Lee - Would You Believe FALEW

Donnie Wells - A Real Love SCEPTER

Hammy

10 faves at the moment:

The Premonitions - In Love Together JADE

Hammy

WOW...

What...

a...

track...

Have you got one? Wish I had.

How are these for a mixed bag?

Wall Of Sound - Hang On

SLIM

wall of sound - what a class (forgotten) track

grant

WOW...

What...

a...

track...

Have you got one? Wish I had.

Kitch had one for sale some time back, if you're looking for a copy.

Well this is my current top five I do have (or will have when a couple of them arrive :-))

Robin Rice - I've Had It

Boston Hitesmen - Can't Let It Ride

Jimmy & Vella Cameron - I Know A Place

Gail Anderson - My My My What A Guy

Joy Holden - Blowing Out The Candles

and five I don't (CD/PC plays!)...

Carl Spencer - Cover Girl

Les McCann - Sad Little Girl

Ed Bruce - I'm Gonna Have A Party

Sylvia Shemwell - He'll Come Back

Lonnie Russ - Say Girl

here's my top ten tunes

ARTHUR ALEXANDER "EVERY DAY I HAVE TO CRY SOME"

MITCH RYDER "ONE GRAIN OF SAND"

BETTYE SWANN "CLOSED FOR THE SEASON"

THE ENCHANTED FIVE "HAVE YOU EVER"

THE RADIANTS "ONE DAY I'LL SHOW YOU"

100% PURE POISON "YOU KEEP COMING BACK"

MONZAS "YOU KNOW HOW TO TURN ME ONE"

GENE & EDDIE "IT'S NO SIN"

ROTATIONS "PUT A NICKEL ON D9

IVY JO HUNTER "DON'T STOP LOVING ME"

JOHN H

Kitch had one for sale some time back, if you're looking for a copy.

Certainly am!

How much?

Mmm the Top Ten this week but i have a feeling that it may change next week

1. Eric Prydz - Call On Me (Data)

2. Girls Aloud - Love Machine (Polydor)

3. Green Day - American Idiot (Reprise)

4. Nelly - My Place/Flap Your Wings (Mercury)

5. Jojo - Leave (Get Out) (Mercury)

6. Brian McFadden - Real To Me (Sony)

7. 3 Of A Kind - Baby Cakes (Relentless)

8. Twista - Sunshine (Atlantic)

9. Joss Stone - You Had Me (Relentless)

10. McFly - That Girl (Island)

Mwahahoar

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I can happily report that i have not heard one of those records but then again i'm not into modern.....................................................or am i??????

Mwahahoarrrrr!!!!!!!!

eer y'are Johnny...

F**k me...

Bloody awful! Have to leave the room when it comes on...

And what about 'tawd weighty... How flat?

Acctually i don't think this is any poorer than the Maxine Brown song "baby cakes", oh how i loathe that song.... done by Otis Redding if i don't mistake myself..

best

Leo

well in the spirit of the whole thing heres mine, some long time faves some recent

pearl woods - something touched me ( mala)

emperors - my baby likes to boogaloo (mala)

dean and jean - lovingly yours (rust) like this one day go off it the next

jimmy ruffin - living in a world i created for myself (soul)

dee dee warwick - funny how we changed places (private stock)

patti labelle - you make it so hard ( to say no) (epic)

bobby sheen - something new to do (warner bros )

joe tex - i wanna be free (dial)

margie hendrix - one room paradise (mercury )

thats 9 tunes i have and the tenth is a fantasy

bobby kline - say something nice to me

Davie

Hasn't Bobby Kline been re-issued on a EP sort of thing?

My mate's got one, sounds like there's some good stuff on too!

Hasn't Bobby Kline been re-issued on a EP sort of thing?

Has been issued on an EP on 'Vintage Soul' records - don't know how legit it is.

Includes:

Bobby Kline - 'Say something nice to me'

Kenny Sheppard - 'What difference does it make'

Reggie Alexander - 'It's better'

Johnny Mae Matthews - 'I have no choice'.

Haven't seen one of these around for many a year - does anyone have an idea of worth?

HTH

Brian

That's the one, there's some great stuff on!!

Can't help with value, sorry Bri :-(

My friend's got one, I'll convince him to sell....

My friend's got one, I'll convince him to sell....

Make sure you have a listen to all the tracks before parting with any cash as my Bobby Kline jumps at one point (I think a number of them suffer with this).

Brian

i wouldn't buy the ep myself ....i'd be tempted to play it out as it is such a tremendous record , and well ummm not original etc

Davie

No I wouldn't play it out either - wouldn't dream of playing a boot...

...at least not with Jamie AKA Soulsville on the loose ;-)

Just had to list my top ten - not saying i have them all ........ yet!!

KING GEORGE - I NEED YOU - AUDIO ARTS

YOUNG BRO'S - BABY - SOULPOWER

WILLIAM CUMMINGS - MAKE MY LOVE - BANG

HONEYBEES - LET'S GET BACK TOGETHER - GARRISON

DELTOURS - SWEET & LOVELY - STARVILLE

CHARLES BRANDY - JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF YOU - BLUE CAT

MIDNIGHTERS - GONNA MAKE ME CRY - WHITTIER

GEORGE HUGHLEY - THAT'S WHY I CRY - BUDDAH

ULTIMATES - GIRL IVE BEEN TRYING TO TELL YOU -BR ROMA

EMORY & DYNAMICS - THINGS THAT A LADY AINT SUPPOSED TO DO - PEACHTREE

yep tough one,changes every week :

vondells - hey girl youve changed

patience valentine - unlucky girl

mousie & traps- how about you

judy hughes - fine fine fine

staple singers- trippin on your love

jetsons / tangiers - dance of love

leo price - hey now baby

sam williams - love slipped thru my fingers

temptones - thats when you know youre in love (always in my top 10)

temptones - girl i love you

grant

link

cheers for sharing, never heard most of them before

well in the spirit of the whole thing heres mine, some long time faves some recent

jimmy ruffin - living in a world i created for myself (soul)

Davie

I've finally found a record in all these lists I actually own (car boot purchase for a quid)!