Here is the second of three parts.A mate asked me to do a mix of the kind of stuff that was big when we first started on our Northern Soul journey – 1975, 1976, 1977 – well it turned out to be an epic journey and 1975 alone has 68 tracks!So I hope you enjoy the music and the anecdotes.As I do 1976 and 1977 there will be less talking and more music but I felt I needed to set the scene and explain what things were like back then.The records are all from my own collection so if I haven’t got it, then it’s not on the list.And it’s not a ‘biggest sounds of 1975’ kind of thing, it’s a true reflection of the records we listened and danced to.
Danny Monday – Baby Without You
Rpm Generation – Rona’s Theme
The Matta Baby – Do The Pearl Girl
Mel Britt – She’ll Come Running Back
Anderson Brothers – I Can See Him Loving You
James Fountain – Seven Day Lover
Jean Carter – Like One
Earl Jackson – Soul Self Satisfaction
Dean Parrish – Determination
Billy Prophet – What Can I Do
Jeanette Harper – Put Me In Your Pocket
Johnny Vanelli – Seven Days Of Loving You
Maurice Williams – Being Without You
Candi Staton – Now You’ve Got The Upper Hand
G. Davis & R. Tyler – Hold On, Help Is On The Way
Mikki Farrow – Set My Heart At Ease
The Poppies – There’s A Pain In My Heart
The Savadors – Stick By Me Baby
The Velvet Satins – Nothing Can Compare To You
Willie Mitchell – The Champion
Detroit Executives – Cool Off
Sandy Hadley – Since I Found A Love
The Tiffanies – It’s Got To Be A Great Song
The Perigents – Love On A Rampage
Nancy Wilson – The End Of Our Love
Joey Dee & The New Starlighters – How Can I Forget
Lee Andrews & The Hearts – Can’t Do Without You
Lenny Welch – A Hundred Pounds Of Pain
The Moods – Rainmaker
The Moments – Nine Times
Babe Ruth – Elusive
Yvonne Baker – You Didn’t Say A Word
Shawn Robinson – My Dear Heart
The Reflections – Like Adam And Eve
Otis Blackwell – It’s All Over Me
The Present – Many’s The Slip
Marsha Gee – Baby I Need You
Margaret Mandolph – Something Beautiful
Lenny Curtis – Nothing Can Help You Now
The Jades – I’m Where It’s At
Jerry Fuller – Double Life
Kenny Smith – Oh Lord What’s Happening To Your People
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THE NORTHERN SOUL YEARS – 1976
Here is the second of three parts. A mate asked me to do a mix of the kind of stuff that was big when we first started on our Northern Soul journey – 1975, 1976, 1977 – well it turned out to be an epic journey and 1975 alone has 68 tracks! So I hope you enjoy the music and the anecdotes. As I do 1976 and 1977 there will be less talking and more music but I felt I needed to set the scene and explain what things were like back then. The records are all from my own collection so if I haven’t got it, then it’s not on the list. And it’s not a ‘biggest sounds of 1975’ kind of thing, it’s a true reflection of the records we listened and danced to.
Danny Monday – Baby Without You
Rpm Generation – Rona’s Theme
The Matta Baby – Do The Pearl Girl
Mel Britt – She’ll Come Running Back
Anderson Brothers – I Can See Him Loving You
James Fountain – Seven Day Lover
Jean Carter – Like One
Earl Jackson – Soul Self Satisfaction
Dean Parrish – Determination
Billy Prophet – What Can I Do
Jeanette Harper – Put Me In Your Pocket
Johnny Vanelli – Seven Days Of Loving You
Maurice Williams – Being Without You
Candi Staton – Now You’ve Got The Upper Hand
G. Davis & R. Tyler – Hold On, Help Is On The Way
Mikki Farrow – Set My Heart At Ease
The Poppies – There’s A Pain In My Heart
The Savadors – Stick By Me Baby
The Velvet Satins – Nothing Can Compare To You
Willie Mitchell – The Champion
Detroit Executives – Cool Off
Sandy Hadley – Since I Found A Love
The Tiffanies – It’s Got To Be A Great Song
The Perigents – Love On A Rampage
Nancy Wilson – The End Of Our Love
Joey Dee & The New Starlighters – How Can I Forget
Lee Andrews & The Hearts – Can’t Do Without You
Lenny Welch – A Hundred Pounds Of Pain
The Moods – Rainmaker
The Moments – Nine Times
Babe Ruth – Elusive
Yvonne Baker – You Didn’t Say A Word
Shawn Robinson – My Dear Heart
The Reflections – Like Adam And Eve
Otis Blackwell – It’s All Over Me
The Present – Many’s The Slip
Marsha Gee – Baby I Need You
Margaret Mandolph – Something Beautiful
Lenny Curtis – Nothing Can Help You Now
The Jades – I’m Where It’s At
Jerry Fuller – Double Life
Kenny Smith – Oh Lord What’s Happening To Your People
Larry Hale – Once
Joe Hicks – Don’t It Make You Feel Funky
Bernie Williams – Ever Again
The Carmel Strings – I Hear A Symphony
Danny Wagner – I Lost A True Love
The Del Larks – Job Opening
Dobie Gray – Honey You Can’t Take It Back
Detroit Soul – All Of My Life
The Embers – Watch Out Girl
The Flirtations – Stronger Than Her Love
Gwen Owens – Just Say You’re Wanted (And Needed)
George Blackwell – Can’t Lose My Head
Idle Few – People That’s Why
Norma Jenkins – Can You Imagine That
James Bynum – Time Passes By
East Coast Connection – Summer In The Parks
Dooley Silverspoon – Game Players
Kim Tolliver – I Don’t Know What Foot To Dance On
Barbara Pennington – Twenty Four Hours A Day
Richard (Popcorn) Wylie – Rosemary, What Happened
Matt Lucas – Baby You Better Go Go
Bobby Hutton – Lend A Hand
Lainie Hill – Time Marches On
Ronnie Mcneir – Sitting In My Class
The French Fries – Danse A La Musique
Billy Woods – Let Me Make You Happy
The Yum Yums – Gonna Be A Big Thing
The Mvp’s – Turnin’ My Heartbeat Up
Roscoe & Friends – Broadway Sissy
Rain – Out Of My Mind
Ron Holden – I’ll Forgive And Forget
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