is anyone bothered about instrumentals much these days, I can understand the appeal way back when as part of the youth scene but is there a market for them now.

 

personally they do nothing for me but I wasn't around back then and don't really see the appeal now. I always skip past them or even delete them when listening to music on my PC, am I alone in this?

 

cheers Andy

opps posted twice so edited - not had a drop yet

Edited November 20, 201410 yr by SoulBoyRecords

Betty Brooke's and Gentleman June Gardner - class

https://m.youtube.com/results?q=joe%20lee%20hang&sm=3

Like Joel said, instrumental music is a fundamental part of black american dance music, but northern soul is a song based scene and as instrumentals tend to be more groove based, the two were never going to get on that well.

So when this subject comes up, I dont know why we only have to suggest northern-soul friendly instrumentals instead of all the great r&b, jazz, boogaloo, ska or funk ones, but frank foster is a belter, and despite it being naff in most respects, I love night of the wolf.

other favourites - bo jr on tailgate, mauricio smith - el green hornet and how about this one for a bit of that frank foster feel - oh the link's gone to the top for some reason

I thought it made Cartoon Candy Carnival sound like a classic...

FFS!....hey mate if you think that Bari track is the only decent instr...you need a spell in rehab..and recommend the instr version of the Carstairs to kick things off!!

Lets get back to talkin proper Northern instrumentals.... Detroit Landapples, Just Brothers etc

FFS!....hey mate if you think that Bari track is the only decent instr...you need a spell in rehab..and recommend the instr version of the Carstairs to kick things off!!

 

Where have I said Bari Track is the only decent instrumental?  I've posted f*cking loads..

Probably.

Bari Track.

Don't need any other records if you've got this.

 

 

well..c'mon..that pretty well sez it...

well..c'mon..that pretty well sez it...

 

Does it say "this is the only instrumental that I like"?

Does it say "this is the only instrumental that I like"?

 

Does it say "this is the only instrumental that I like"?

 

Does it say "this is the only instrumental that I like"?

NO..but it infers that..

NO..but it infers that..

 

Silly argument 

Silly argument 

 

Silly argument 

no argument..i'm sure you have loads of instrs in your collection..and i love some that other would call dire..( i still play here at Gracelands the first doctored version of Footsee..love it..) and unless you were about during the days when lots of instrs were played and many in preference to the vocal..i think most people would dismiss them..which is a pity..so...greatest of all time for me..BOK TO BACH, BREAKAWAY,AFTERNOON RHINO, DETROIT LANDAPPLES..if you've got those you dont need anymore

no argument..i'm sure you have loads of instrs in your collection..and i love some that other would call dire..( i still play here at Gracelands the first doctored version of Footsee..love it..) and unless you were about during the days when lots of instrs were played and many in preference to the vocal..i think most people would dismiss them..which is a pity..so...greatest of all time for me..BOK TO BACH, BREAKAWAY,AFTERNOON RHINO, DETROIT LANDAPPLES..if you've got those you dont need anymore

 

I've got all those and love them all.

With Bari Track I was using that as an example that it's as good as any Northern Soul vocal record.  Not that it was the only instrumental worth having.

Anyway, back to the instrumentals,

 

"The Checkerboard Squares - Double Cookin"?

 

Sorry if its been previously mentioned or uploaded

 

Cheers

 

Steve

yep..i thought that..but sometimes i don't know when your serious or not..and btw..wondered what 'one wonderful moment' (Shakers) would sound like as an instr...

Always loved this one.

 

russ used to the play the instrumental to two tunes that havent turned up yet after years of searching...

 

be young be foolish be happy 

 

skiing in the snow

 

oddball i know 

russ used to the play the instrumental to two tunes that havent turned up yet after years of searching...

 

be young be foolish be happy 

 

skiing in the snow

 

oddball i know 

does he remember them?..i ve a very vague recollection..wonder if they were associated with Soussan?

Tough Girl and The Gallop instrumentals were played before the vocals

The Brothers - Are you ready for this. Still packs the dance floors, it's almost a sing along instrumental. Another massive tune was Silvetti - Spring rain.

Tough Girl and The Gallop instrumentals were played before the vocals

yep..but in the case of the Gallop..there was no vocal until Anderson released the Satiron disc..

Earl Wright Thumb a ride if the sax break dont get you then you ain't got soul .

One of the biggest instrumentals record of all time , used be mega rare when it was first played back in the day.

I remember Colin Curtis playing this of a emi disc , very few people had the original  back then.

Edited November 21, 201410 yr by Aaron Darcy

Love Instrumentals, my favorite one depending on whether Ive got my sixties or seventies head on, either The Muscle Shoals Swampers - House For Sale or Detroit Rhythm Section - I Know Something, that one Andy Rix and Dave Flynn still have Covered Up!!!    

And this week, cause Richard Serling opened his show with it the other week: The Three Degrees -  Reflections of yesterday... absolutely Brilliant... also The Nite-Liters- K-Jee, which I was surprised to find out was a Wigan play, and Liberty - Girl You Better Wake Up... you live and learn.  I'd suggest checking out some of the early 100 club anni singles, remember there are one or two good ones here..

 

Mal:-))

The musicians create the platform which showcases the vocals...

I can't stomp to Accapella (sp?)...

But learned to dance via Earl Wright...Davis & Tyler...Just Bros...Billy Preston...Righteuos Bros Band etc.

To my mind, what the great instrumentals may lack in soulful vocals, they make up for in having a certain atmoshphere or vibe that gets you.

Always loved 'em.

Three i've always really liked  are Emanons 'Bird Walkin', only because the instro without vocal has a really creepy memorable slant to it, Zeke & The Soul Setters (William Cummings) which is great because the vocal is replaced by  some wicked saxaphone by Zeke, and Hoop N John because the monster bassline in it works well in a big venue.

 

Another cracker is Pisces Pace by Dave Hamilton....

Edited November 21, 201410 yr by corbett80

Love Instrumentals, my favorite one depending on whether Ive got my sixties or seventies head on, either The Muscle Shoals Swampers - House For Sale or Detroit Rhythm Section - I Know Something, that one Andy Rix and Dave Flynn still have Covered Up!!!    

And this week, cause Richard Serling opened his show with it the other week: The Three Degrees -  Reflections of yesterday... absolutely Brilliant... also The Nite-Liters- K-Jee, which I was surprised to find out was a Wigan play, and Liberty - Girl You Better Wake Up... you live and learn.  I'd suggest checking out some of the early 100 club anni singles, remember there are one or two good ones here..

 

Mal:-))

 

 

Detroit Rhythm Section is amazing - all due to that bizarre breakdown.

 

Roger Bank's famous Kinettes is another classic as well.

Detroit Rhythm Section is amazing - all due to that bizarre breakdown.

 

Roger Bank's famous Kinettes is another classic as well.

 

Talkin of the Kinettes, is there any new info on this recording?

Three i've always really liked  are Emanons 'Bird Walkin', only because the instro without vocal has a really creepy memorable slant to it, Zeke & The Soul Setters (William Cummings) which is great because the vocal is replaced by  some wicked saxaphone by Zeke, and Hoop N John because the monster bassline in it works well in a big venue.

 

Another cracker is Pisces Pace by Dave Hamilton....

Oh yes, thats a cracker, remember 'Dave Hamilton - Blue Vibes' used to get played at the 100 club, was only for a short time I think, thats another good one...

 

I'll check out the sax on Zeke & The Soul Setters (William Cummings)... sounds good that

One of the biggest instrumentals record of all time , used be mega rare when it was first played back in the day.

I remember Colin Curtis playing this of a emi disc , very few people had the original  back then.

 

One of the biggest instrumentals record of all time , used be mega rare when it was first played back in the day.

I remember Colin Curtis playing this of a emi disc , very few people had the original  back then.

wow..and funnily enough i remember on one of my visits to the Highland room..prob late '74 or even 75..i heard 'thumb a ride'.. a little surprised (but glad nonetheless) as it was then an oldie and mecca policy was on the more groundbreaking stuff..wonder if it was the emi?.prob not...

Detroit Rhythm Section is amazing - all due to that bizarre breakdown.

 

Roger Bank's famous Kinettes is another classic as well.

 

Detroit Rhythm Section is amazing - all due to that bizarre breakdown.

 

Roger Bank's famous Kinettes is another classic as well.

think K Gee was a Torch spin..certainly pre Wigan...

James Brown. Hey America.

Surprised no-one's mentioned Right On - Al deLory or They'll be Coming - Sam Ambrose.  Both big in their day.

I played this out the other week, I love it!

Dave Hamilton Orchestra - Who are you trying to fool

WHO ARE YOU TRYING TO FOOL (INSTRO) - DAVE HAMILT…:

The Brothers - Are you ready for this. Still packs the dance floors, it's almost a sing along instrumental. Another massive tune was Silvetti - Spring rain.

From the same era,one that still sounds good and gets occasional spins Liberty "girl you better wake up"

The Holidays - Makin Up Time

Peter Hamilton Generation - Hey Girl

Despite being chief soul snob, love a good instrumental, often used to start any set with one, Romeos Loma and Frank Foster being the most notable. Normally they have to have balls and oomph, in the aggro soul camp, but the Holidays Making Up Time is soulful, yes I said that about an instrumental, it hurts. Detroit groove.

 

And yes Guys Backstreet, jeez. Not normally keen on instrumentals of vocals, good ones anyway, so teh Little Ann just sounds sadly missing something. Bari Track is one of the obvious exception. .

 

So thumbs up from me, but as always quality control needed, and more so with instrumentals.

Edited November 21, 201410 yr by jocko

Anyone mentioned this yet >? A corker 

 

Edited November 24, 201410 yr by SoulBoyRecords

Three i've always really liked  are Emanons 'Bird Walkin', only because the instro without vocal has a really creepy memorable slant to it, Zeke & The Soul Setters (William Cummings) which is great because the vocal is replaced by  some wicked saxaphone by Zeke, and Hoop N John because the monster bassline in it works well in a big venue.

 

Another cracker is Pisces Pace by Dave Hamilton....

ive been hammering Bird walking never get tired of hearing it, easy to dance to as well even for me

think K Gee was a Torch spin..certainly pre Wigan...

Mecca/Torch!

Mecca/Torch!

 

Was a big reactivation at Wigan, even got reissued

Was a big reactivation at Wigan, even got reissued

I always thought it was a brilliant "Modern" instrumental and still do!.........I bought it in 73 on the orange RCA, UK I think?

I have it now on a yellow Long version/short version demo.

Bubblegum Breakthrough

 

russ used to the play the instrumental to two tunes that havent turned up yet after years of searching...

 

be young be foolish be happy 

 

skiing in the snow

 

oddball i know 

I thought the inst to Skiing In The Snow was found to be the Wigans Abortion backing track. I may be wrong though.

 

Paul

I played this out the other week, I love it!

Dave Hamilton Orchestra - Who are you trying to fool

WHO ARE YOU TRYING TO FOOL (INSTRO) - DAVE HAMILT…:

In parts sounds a little like the gallop

Still a place for instrumentals, the only place I've heard this:

 

Pied Piper Players - That's What love Is

Was at the Crescent Club in York, thanks Paul Dicko

 

Other's that deserve spin mentions:

 

ANY instrumental done by the Funk Brothers

Richard 'Popcorn' Wylie - Rosemary

Tempos - Sad, Sad Memories

Total Eclipse - Six O'clock

Andre Brasseur - The Kid

Detroit Land Apples - I Need Help

Wynder K. Frogg - Green Door ( seen the guy, fantastic)

Arthur Wright Orch. - Lay this Burden Down

 

and if this doesn't get you on the floor then consider a heart transplant:

 

Willie Mitchell - The Champion pt. 1

 

Would feel short changed if I went to an event and there wasn't an instrumental spun!!!!!

 

THH

Edited November 21, 201410 yr by the Happy Hooker

Don't forget Broadway Sissy

                    mick L

Don't forget Broadway Sissy

                    mick L

 

Roscoe and friends nearly a instrumental.

I reckon "Frantic Escape" takes some beating.....

Popcorn Wylie perfection

Would post a link but this bleeding Ipad won't let me!