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Brilliant posting! I bought this LP brand new from the racks of a High Wycombe record shop in about 1978/79 and was also struck with how 'different' the sounds were to what I'd heard up to then as Northern Soul, though the guy who had introduced me to NS was originally from Grimsby, had been a Cleethorpes regular and was more Mecca than Casino. Great sleeve notes from ID - "one wonders exactly how long it will be before the record buying public will realise that they have been brainwashed into buying sub-standard product" ................... not much change there maybe? Though I must admit, among my favourites at that time were Tammy St John, Beverly Ann, Phil Coulter  :huh: 

 

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Was a staple spin for me back in the day along with ian Levines scepter wand comp and this is Loma vol 1, does any one remember the abc comp 'out on the streets' - that was pretty great if my memory serves correctly !!)

PS tho grapevine 'this is northern soul' was the one that seldom left the turntable !

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I've got a copy of this album. I bought it from a certain Pete Smith, who I believe contributes to this forum occasionally! Bought it aged 15/16 but haven't played it for years.Agree with Polyvelts above about the Grapevine LP, still have that as well.

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the young lady pictured on the sleeve was a cleethorpes regular called steph.if my memory serves me correctly she lived in the walcott/sleaford area nr lincoln and at that time was married to a guy called tony. i seem to think tony was a doorman at the winter gardens

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On 1 December 2016 at 10:16, markw said:

Brilliant posting! I bought this LP brand new from the racks of a High Wycombe record shop in about 1978/79 and was also struck with how 'different' the sounds were to what I'd heard up to then as Northern Soul, though the guy who had introduced me to NS was originally from Grimsby, had been a Cleethorpes regular and was more Mecca than Casino. Great sleeve notes from ID - "one wonders exactly how long it will be before the record buying public will realise that they have been brainwashed into buying sub-standard product" ................... not much change there maybe? Though I must admit, among my favourites at that time were Tammy St John, Beverly Ann, Phil Coulter  :huh: 

 

Would that of been Harlequin Records in High Wycombe where you bought it? I used to get most of my UK released Soul from there as the manager used to tap up the reps for freebies for me.

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42 minutes ago, reforee said:

Would that of been Harlequin Records in High Wycombe where you bought it? I used to get most of my UK released Soul from there as the manager used to tap up the reps for freebies for me.

I think it was! It was the shop just outside the Octagon centre but part of the same development, along that parade of shops next to the flyover leading to Oxford Street and Frogmoor. Is that where you meant?

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The Stax LP seems an odd and quite underwhelming selection by today's standards, doesn't it? Feels like a budget LP. I just missed the 70s but were any / many of these tracks ever big sounds? 

Lots of things on Stax / Volt, etc that are revered and collected now are in the 'crossover' vein, so post-70s in popularity, I suppose. But there must be have been more impactful / in demand selections they could have gone for..? 

 

 

 

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On 22/04/2019 at 23:07, Joesoap said:

The Stax LP seems an odd and quite underwhelming selection by today's standards, doesn't it? Feels like a budget LP. I just missed the 70s but were any / many of these tracks ever big sounds? 

Lots of things on Stax / Volt, etc that are revered and collected now are in the 'crossover' vein, so post-70s in popularity, I suppose. But there must be have been more impactful / in demand selections they could have gone for..? 

 

 

 

Bear in mind that the album was compiled in 1974 and many subsequent discoveries were discovered long after that.  There was no internet and Stax (at that time) was probably the last label that anyone would expect to find much Northern Soul compared to most. Access to many of the lesser-know releases was confined to the relatively small network of dealers back then.  Wasn't easy. The Stax Southern Funk volume was a breeze to compile compared to the Northern one.

Ian D :)

 

Ian

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