apologies if done before,just wondering many great northern style tracks on Stax label, Happy,Friday Night,Blues in the Night,Desiree to name but a few but whats yours (what might I have missed)?

Dave

Jones & Blumenberg - The Right Track

The Astors - In The Twilight Zone

The Stingers - I refuse To Be Lonely

Major Lance - That's The Story Of My Life

Johnnie Taylor - "Who's making love".

Edited February 15, 201312 yr by KevH

Three page thread here that might interest ya

Astors- "Candy"

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

Changes - Johnnie Taylor

Let Me Back In - Little Milton

William Bell ---Don't Stop Now

Jones & Blumenberg-----The Right track

check out William Bell--- you tube

jj barnes - baby please come back home - im the one who really loves you

eddie floyd thats all - bring it on home to me

steve mancha - easy living

William Bell - Monkeying Around

Mar-Keys -- Last Night

Excellent liner notes

Really couldn't choose a favourite.......................just too many fantastic sounds to choose from

Major Lance--That's the Story of my Life

Rance Allen--There's Gonna be a showdown

Johnny Taylor---Friday Night

So many more

judy clay it aint long enough

Major Lance--That's the Story of my Life

Rance Allen--There's Gonna be a showdown

Johnny Taylor---Friday Night

So many more

Have you been listening to 'stax northern disco sounds' lp by any chance !

Eddie Floyd - Never found a girl - terrific!

LINDA LYNDELL FOR ME

GOOD FLIP TOO

KEV

Have you been listening to 'stax northern disco sounds' lp by any chance !

Compiled by one DJ Frank some 39 years ago. The first album I ever compiled!

Ian D

Have you been listening to 'stax northern disco sounds' lp by any chance !

Yeh since I bought it 1975 ish

the mar-keys - last night

the bar- kays - soul finger

the astors - candy

booker t & the mg's - green onions

...and if eddie floyd - i've never found a girl (to love me like you do) gets in, love it by the way, so does william bell & judy clay - private number!!!!

Edited February 18, 201312 yr by back street blue

William Bell album track"its happening all over"from"the soul of a bell"is an out and out northern killer track,very underplayed,check it on you tube.

Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get- The Dramatics.

In fact we'll play it tonight at Sheff City Hall 3 minutes before we open. On the Northern front One More Chance- Margie Joseph.

Edited February 16, 201312 yr by The Golden 101

Darrell Banks - Im the One Who loves You

Charlene & the Soul Serenaders - You Can Win

Paul Thompson - Special Kind of Woman

Carla Thomas - I'll Never Stop Lovin You

Loads more...

Russ

Whilst stating the obvious, what an awesome portfolio the Stax/Volt "empire" contains! I love so much of their output, but since personally taking on a Detroit collecting perspective, am "pleasantly" mystified as to the Groovesville connection, and its actual production links between Memphis and the Motor City?? Alas there have been numerous class tracks mentioned,and I struggle to add to a much revered list, but the Dramatics-Your love was strange, United Image-Love's creeping up on me, and Roz Ryan-You're my only temptation, are my input for now

This is a very tough question. But I've thought about this long and hard and for me it's Johnnie Taylor's incredible version of "I Wanna Testify"

Dave

Edited February 16, 201312 yr by Only Dreaming

Compiled by one DJ Frank some 39 years ago. The first album I ever compiled!

Ian D

Thank you Ian,this was one of the first LP's I bought

And still play it at home

Brings back great memories.

Steve.

Here's my contribution.

Eddie Jefferson - Oh Oh I'm in love again.

Mel & Tim - Forever and a day

mel and tim i may not be what you want and eddie floyd water

william bell - the man in the street.............awesome!!

Eddie Floyd "things get better"

Rufus Thomas "memphis train"

Eddie Floyd/Mavis Staples "never let you go"

John Gary Williams "I believe the whole world's going crazy"

Mel and Tim "keep the faith"

William Bell album track"its happening all over"from"the soul of a bell"is an out and out northern killer track,very underplayed,check it on you tube.

Hey Chas, you read my mind. Stunning track. Has everything. Used to be one of my power plays back in the day LOL. Never understood why no-one has picked up on this before.

Here's a few more.

Astors- I found out

Issac Hayes- rolling down a mountainside

Mad Lads What will love tend to make you do, bit of a mouth full but mid-tempo magic.

Regards

Alan

Currently....

Mar keys One degree north "hey you,you know what to do" followed by a superb upbeat instrumental.

And a nice cheapie too

Garry

is margie joseph one more chance popular with northern dancers then? would have thought it a bit too 'crossover' for them. tremendous record.

how can you mistreat the one you love - jean and the darlings

just as i thought - william bell

is margie joseph one more chance popular with northern dancers then? would have thought it a bit too 'crossover' for them. tremendous record.

I had that as Northern before the term crossover had been invented - then it got hijacked!

Whats that record by a solo female singer on Volt (red and black label), got the same title as a really well known track, it's brilliant - can't remember what it is though!

yeah it was this one, Ruby Johnson - Weak Spot, oh my goodness when it hits the chorus...BLAM!

Edited February 18, 201312 yr by Pete S

man in the street - william bell

aint no need of cryin - rance allen

let me back in - little milton

hey you get off my mountain - dramatics

i never found a girl - eddie floyd

lena zavaroni....ma he`s makin eyes at me ....anyone lol

Edited February 18, 201312 yr by dave pinch

Medicine Bend - Margie Joseph

Always loved this, never understood why nobody else bothered with it.

1. Eddie Floyd - Things get better
   
2. William Bell - Happy
   
3. William Bell & Judy Clay - My baby specializes
   
4. Johnny Taylor - Just the one I've been looking for
   

Medicine Bend - Margie Joseph

Always loved this, never understood why nobody else bothered with it.

Maybe because its only a UK 7" or a US LP track and you need to take the center off the desk to play it. The other side Same Thing is great too.

Edited February 18, 201312 yr by John Reed

Thanks to all who contributed to this topic

Dave

Jones & Blumenberg - The Right Track

The Astors - In The Twilight Zone

The Stingers - I refuse To Be Lonely

Major Lance - That's The Story Of My Life

Twilight Zone is a fine track, one I first heard at Stafford. Great suggestions across all of the replies though. The only track I can think to add (and you'd have to be thinking Ray Pollard 'Drifter' or the like) would be The Emotions 'So I can love you'.

I've only got it on the excellent 2007 2 CD and DVD Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration combo. The DVD is well worth watching and the two CDs are a good listen.

william bell - the man in the street.............awesome!!

Diddy

Soul Sam put me on to this one Fantastic choice imo

atb Kev

Two Astors from me...Twilight Zone..

Just enough to hurt me...

one of my favourites Emotions ; Stealing love.

Shirley Brown - yes sir brother, passed onto me by Mr Cato, top tune and big current spin fo me.

Hi,

William Bell - Monkeying around and Don´t stop now are among my favorite Stax 45s....

Eddie Floyd - Holding On With Both Hands

Astors - In the Twilight Zone

Ruby Johnson - Weak Spot

Ruth Brown - Yes Sir, Brother

Ilana - Where Would You Be Today

Eddie Floyd - Holding On With Both Hands

Astors - In the Twilight Zone

Ruby Johnson - Weak Spot

Ruth Brown - Yes Sir, Brother

Ilana - Where Would You Be Today

bought this for the other side ("big bird" - which i only knew cuz of the Jam cover version on "dig the new breed") - - - - and when i got it in the mail and flipped it to find this understated monster - oh wow!