What's your best tune intro before the singing starts 

Mine is ,the dells ,wear it on your face .

Just a few seconds at the start just sublime 

Magnificent men - keep on climbing

Magnetics - "Lady in Green" - goosebumps.

Patti and the Emblems - I'm Gonna Love You A Long, Long Time.

Kenny Gamble - The Jokes On You

Slipping Around - Art Freeman.

The Dell Larks Job opening 

Dee Dee Sharpe - What kind of lady, just sublime

So many, but heres trio from me, throw them up in the air and see how they land, matters not to me, they all make the hairs on the back up of my neck stand up…… phwoar

JJ Barnes - Please let me in 

Syl Johnson - Do you know what love is

Brand New - 1000 years

Make it a quartet…. 😂

Gwen Owens - Wanted and needed

Wow, reminds me that an essential and most distinctive part of any northern track is the intro

Edited December 1, 20231 yr by Soulfulsolutions

 

Mines Tony Clarke - Landslide. Proper northern.

Keep em coming 

Jerry Blackshear - You are the one

Yvonne Baker , You didn't Say A Word 

Lou Pride I'm Coming Home In The Morn' un

Darrell Banks , Open The Door To Your Heart .

But Tony Clarke Landslide,, Dave beat me to it , a very close 2nd 

Edited December 1, 20231 yr by Happy Feet

If it's perhaps possible to add a 3 & half ?

Chicago, Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is ,,,

 

Four Perfections on Party Time:

 

Double Cookin - Checkerboard Squares

The intro is also my ringtone!

1 hour ago, Happy Feet said:

If it's perhaps possible to add a 3 & half ?

Chicago, Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is ,,,

 

It's one of my favourite albums, but was this played out?

5 minutes ago, Geeselad said:

It's one of my favourite albums, but was this played out?

I am pretty sure if my memory is still 90% working , It was a Blackpool Mecca spin , but possibly a reduced intro , maybe someone else knows better , sounds like a Colin Curtis sound to me 

Edited December 1, 20231 yr by Happy Feet

B side of I’m a man ,Chicago single 

Salvadors , Stick by me Baby, 

South Side Chicago ghetto vibes, forget your dance hall memories, and appreciate what these records were really meant for and about 

Kev

( Going to a happening) Tommy Neil

( Going to a Go Go ) Miracles

ML

Soul satisfaction Earl Jackson

Wait till I get to know ya Bobby Treetop also R&B Time E Rodney Jones

Prove yourself a lady James Bounty

So is the sun World Column

Destination unknown Delrays Incorporated

and yes great shout Salvadors

 

I agree with Dave, Tony Clarke Landslide takes some beating but Mitch Rider Breakout & The Invitations Skiing in the snow are pretty good and The Tempests Someday is like a call out for everybody to pile onto the dancefloor

Edited December 2, 20231 yr by Jessie Pinkman

Little anthony- use your head, what a bassline!

 

Can’t beat Sandi Sheldon absolute magic

one of my all time favourite intros though is

One in a million Maxine Brown

also 

Cause your mine Vibrations

but 

Making my daydream real We The People

Investigate Major Lance

Looking for you Garnett Mimms 

Ordinary Joe Terry Callier

You better keep her Marvin Holmes and justice
 

Duck with wolf man Len Johnson and the hi liters

and yes Landslide is the biz

Four Perfections 

and Double Cooking 

great intros so many amazing sounds 

great thread 

The Velours  I’m gonna change

The Night Frankie Valli and the four seasons

I dare anyone to reply to me. As no one  has made any comment to any of my suggestions it would be nice  to know if any of my replies on this topic mean anything to any of you. 
I have  been on the scene since 1972 would be nice to get some reaction if only negative thanks 

kind regards

Andy May

 

 

 

 

 

3 minutes ago, Daisy May said:

I dare anyone to reply to me. As no one  has made any comment to any of my suggestions it would be nice  to know if any of my replies on this topic mean anything to any of you. 

This isn't FB , you don't win prizes for the number of responses you get on here ... 

 

Thanks Woodbutcher great reply I shouldn’t be such a serious ass.

P.S what is FB .

Federal Bureau

K.T.F.  Kind regards

Andy

26 minutes ago, Daisy May said:

Thanks Woodbutcher great reply I shouldn’t be such a serious ass.

P.S what is FB .

Federal Bureau

K.T.F.  Kind regards

Andy

Farcebook.

1. Damon Fox  Fairmount

2. Tomangoes  Washpan

3. Franki Beverley/Butlers Gamble

4 hours ago, Daisy May said:

Can’t beat Sandi Sheldon absolute magic

one of my all time favourite intros though is

One in a million Maxine Brown

also 

Cause your mine Vibrations

but 

Making my daydream real We The People

Investigate Major Lance

Looking for you Garnett Mimms 

Ordinary Joe Terry Callier

You better keep her Marvin Holmes and justice
 

Duck with wolf man Len Johnson and the hi liters

and yes Landslide is the biz

Definitely Ordinary Joe - Good call Great intro!

The incredibles - I want to thankyou

1 minute ago, Soul Salad said:

The incredibles - I want to thankyou

Ha ha Sorry meant I found another love 

9 hours ago, Happy Feet said:

I am pretty sure if my memory is still 90% working , It was a Blackpool Mecca spin , but possibly a reduced intro , maybe someone else knows better , sounds like a Colin Curtis sound to me 

Definitely a Mecca spin, I had the Chicago version but I thought the version they played was different than that.

I think it was Ian Levine that played it. 

I know we've all heard it a thousand times but nothing I've heard can beat Bob and Earl's "Harlem Shuffle"

Mello Souls - We Can Make It

5 hours ago, Daisy May said:

The Velours  I’m gonna change

The Night Frankie Valli and the four seasons

I dare anyone to reply to me. As no one  has made any comment to any of my suggestions it would be nice  to know if any of my replies on this topic mean anything to any of you. 
I have  been on the scene since 1972 would be nice to get some reaction if only negative thanks 

kind regards

Andy May

 

 

 

 

 

The night is iconic, you can hear that rift a mile away .

 

Cecil Washington - I don't like to lose

Holly St James - That's not love

Vondells - Hey Girl You've Changed

Tranells – Blessed With A Love

Little Tommy – Baby Can't You See

1 hour ago, Jessie Pinkman said:

Definitely a Mecca spin, I had the Chicago version but I thought the version they played was different than that.

I think it was Ian Levine that played it. 

Someone has kindly reminded me of the other version, is was by "Copper n' Brass " for me the less soulful version but it too got spins , with a much less run in , I can see why it would've been the preferred version .

Edited December 2, 20231 yr by Happy Feet

Going to be a bit different.  

Ramona Collins  you've been cheating.. the long intro version.. the 1st time I heard it I was thinking what the hell is this.. now when I hear it I get the tingling as I know what is coming 

Agree with Hooker1951 for Miracles- Going To A Go-Go but maybe this extended version is taking things too far.

 

Some great choices; a few that get me buzzin:
 

Steve Karmen - Breakaway 

Tee Fletcher- Happy loving you

Johnny Sayles - l can’t get enough 

Eugene Gaspard- Holding on

The Construction, Frank Beverly ITWYW, Blanche Carter, The Jades though is my number one

From a perspective of 45's played on the northern/ rare soul dance scene, the two which had me the most capyivated on that first hearing had to be -

Harold Melvin 'Get out'

Melvin Moore 'All of a sudden' 

Opening lines on both are lyrical genius IMO.

Betty Wright  where is the love

23 minutes ago, Still Diggin said:

From a perspective of 45's played on the northern/ rare soul dance scene, the two which had me the most capyivated on that first hearing had to be -

Harold Melvin 'Get out'

Melvin Moore 'All of a sudden' 

Opening lines on both are lyrical genius IMO.

Had to laugh Still diggin,  Harold Melvin especially "Get out" is the opposite of what i think the posters thread question was😆, Both great songs though🙂

Natural Four - I thought you were mine ABC Version 

Definitely a minefield of choice, after all these years the most instant call to arms to these ears is The Twans - I can"t see him again.

No prisoners at that opening.

Paul