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instrumentals where a big part of northern/wigan years but seam to gone out of fashion now just wondering what is the most popular+ rarest /best one

i ill open with the most  popular being checkerboard squares? 

up to you on the other ones.

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'harlem rumble; must be up there as one of the rarest

 

'funky funky' too maybe?

One I've enjoyed this last couple years / still enjoy hearing out and dancing to is The Bamboos take on Archie Bell & Drells classic Tighten Up. Not bad for an Aussie Funk outfit!

Love instrumentals, not out of fashion where I am.

Sidras Theme

Exus Trek

Crying over you

Thumb a ride

Walking the duck

Rat Race ....etc etc

Theres hundreds and I Just love em all

Martin

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the castle royal band my little floridy castle - totw herb ward cu and inst to fox in a mini skirt hank carbo

The purists seem to say that you can't really have soul without the vocals..............but instrumentals have always been played at soul clubs so far as I know and I love 'em.

 

You certainly don't need to hear vocals to dance to a tune.

 

I don't know which is the rarest or most popular, but these are among the best in my opinion;

 

Davis & Tyler - hold on help is on the way

Billy Preston - billy's bag

Righteous Bros Band - rat race

Earl Wright - thumb a ride

Eddie Bishop - call me

The Brothers - are you ready for this

Hesitations - that's what love is

Dynatones - the fife piper

The lad Teens - white rice

David Hamilton - the deacons

The Soulful Strings - comin' home baby

Earl Van Dyke - 6x6

Booker T - green onions

 

................and last but not least.....Ramsey Lewis - wade in the water

Martin beat me to it with Sidra's Theme but what about The Innocent Bystanders- Frantic Escape - Pameline/Atlantic. An absolutely mental backing track from the great Popcorn Wylie.

Instrumentals are mostly s**t in my opinion (yes I am a purist :lol: ) but there is the odd good one.

 

 

 

...oh yeah and 'Like My Baby' Gino Washington.

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always loved the chaumonts - now yourve gone

 

also as already listed white rice - lad teens & funky funky

 

cant beat a good full-on instrumental!

 

mentioned above, cats sound and spun at Burnley more recently, dont know why, the voclas good but it just sounds loads better as in instro.

DLA-'I need help'...stormin'....and i recently acquired 'the other side' 5 of a kind...i agree , there are hundreds..

Wigan circa 77......

 

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oh almost forgot...'Dress rehearsal' Van mcoy strings....and the original ( as spun at the casino in early 74) Footsee-sound of soul...there.. anyone wanna argue :wicked: ?

if you like raw full-on instros

 

johnny & the soul rockers - soulboo-ga-loo

 

anyone know it??

ANY EXCUSE TO PUT THIS UP

MICHAEL RUBINI  SUMMER SONG

 

KEV

 

Reminds me of.......

 

what about them old classics.....esperanto, interplay, astral trip....lol

AND ANOTHER  BERNARD PRETTY PURDIE FICKLE FINGER OF FATE

 

 

KEV

 

f*ckin' hell, that's a bit of mouthful............bet there's been the odd drop b*llock introducing that over the mic ?  :)

                                I like instrumentals and most of the Marketts [cos I'm a Batman fan]

I had one that was popular and pretty good on british polydor called -ring the changes by paradox, maybe the other way round :rofl:  it was a pretty wobbly time for me! Anyway, story had it there were only two copies, bought mine from Guy Henigan and most Rev Tony Clayton bought it from me. Never saw another copy before or since

All time fave instrumentals would include -on the road to ruins by earl wright, baritrack and exus trex.

tunnnne!! great sax, big nighter spin £20 well spent.....

Really? had it years never heard it out anywhere, then again I don`t get out and about much these days

AND ANOTHER  BERNARD PRETTY PURDIE FICKLE FINGER OF FATE

 

 

KEV

 

 

 

and his other ..testifyin'..remixed as 'Road to ruin' Earl Wright...

Not sure what the rarest is but Billy Harner what about the music must be up there.

And what about the unreleased I have faith in you....wow!

Martin

Always makes me wonder why we like them. Is it the beat that we naturally assume is soulful? Remember Phil Coulter - Good Thing Going or Shadows and Reflections?

I ONLY GOT TO YATE ONCE BUT THIS STUCK IN THE MEMORY BANKS FREDDIE McCOY SOUL YOGI

 

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Not sure what the rarest is but Billy Harner what about the music must be up there.

And what about the unreleased I have faith in you....wow!

Martin

 

good question... what is the hardest/rarest instro????

 

most quality instrumentals can be picked up cheaply i suppose because off the lack of air play...out off vogue and for purist reasons lol

 For a thumping Instrumental..........it's gotta be "The Romeo's - Mon Petite Chow  "...........storming !! :thumbup:  

 For a thumping Instrumental..........it's gotta be "The Romeo's - Mon Petite Chow  "...........storming !! :thumbup:  

hi john, indeed played by myself on a few occasions....lol got a issue and demo must have another play

 

hope you and ur good lady are well

Picked a copy of this up earlier last year: Kool & the Gang - Chocolate Buttermilk :)

 

 

 

just fun, the soul partners

jerk baby jerk, smokey & the fab blade

the gallop, milton wright

Got a soft spot for that "Cheyenne" Promised Land, mainly cos I expect it to turn up on a proper label one day !

 

The Michael Rubini was new to me. Bit "California Montage" I thought.

 

ROD

Keymen Strings-Try a Little Harder. Dogs-Soul Step. Roy Roberts-Got to Have Your Love(love recorded take, but would be a great instrumental too me thinks). Isn't there an instrumental take of Ann Perry-That's the way he is? Young Holt-California Montage

Personaly, love instrumentals,

 

G Dains R Tyler   Hold on help is on the way

 

Detroit Land  Appels   I need Help

 

And many many more, four in the morning floor buzzing,the right ones just scream this is all nighter music mate,and fit in just right among the uptempo soulful vocals.

Keymen Strings-Try a Little Harder. Dogs-Soul Step. Roy Roberts-Got to Have Your Love(love recorded take, but would be a great instrumental too me thinks). Isn't there an instrumental take of Ann Perry-That's the way he is? Young Holt-California Montage

Just always loved dancing to instrumentals and the Keymen strings has got to be one of the best

Working at the go go

Back street

Lets have a love in

The Kid

Fife piper

Secret home

Time is tight

Right on

Festival time

How can I forget

And what about nowhere to run from the album that Motown sound

Love em all

Martin

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a mid seventies (74/75) spin was 'new jack theme'- Centuries...it was a Sheffield exclusive i think in that i only ever heard it played by John Vincent..not even the Casino had it..very fast and furious i seem to remember it was covered as the Gladiators 'that Miami sound'..

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