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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 

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      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

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      The Dell Larks Job opening 

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      Geeselad

      Another for the bassline initially, then those piano stabs, so atmospheric  one I remember from the 80's again with those evocatively atmospheric piano chords    

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    25 minutes ago, Soul Salad said:

    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🙂

    Yes, you are infact correct, I failed to see the bit about 'before the singing starts' perhaps the lyrics play a major part in my appreciation of soul, hense my oversight. Not sure I would call it the opposite, just a misinterpretation of the thread.

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    21 hours ago, Stephen Houghton said:

    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 

    The Casanova Two - We got to keep on

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    Sequins   Case of Love

    Vibrations   Gonna Get Along Without You Now

    Sapphires   Slow Fizz

    3 minutes ago, Martint said:

    Betty Lloyd- I'm catching on

    Much the same, in regard to gettin on with business, but Bud Harper's better by a country mile! 😏 lol

    Maybe we should put the best on this thread to a vote, we can do that, it would be quite an accolade.

    7 minutes ago, Soul Salad said:

    Connie Laverne - Can't live without you - short but great intro

    Oh and Philharmonics i need i need your love

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    15 minutes ago, Happy Feet said:

    Is anyone doing the old poll chart , isn't that 3 now for Tony Clarke , Landslide. ?

     

     

    Surely it's going to be Mello Souls? if there was a vote. Youd have to count the likes also.

    Bob & Gene - I really really love you

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    1 hour ago, Lionelonthevinyl said:

    Mello Souls- We can make it......takes some beating I think...thank you....Rob

    My alltime #1 Northern tune. That intro is like a warning bell to get on the dancefloor immediately.

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    1 hour ago, Soul Salad said:

    Surely it's going to be Mello Souls? if there was a vote. Youd have to count the likes also.

    Originally it was best intro , and then I amongst others suggested 3 or more , so likes don't count lol 

    5 minutes ago, Happy Feet said:

    Originally it was best intro , and then I amongst others suggested 3 or more , so likes don't count lol 

    Think they do!!!!!!! 😄

    No one as yet mentioned,

    Eddie Spencer, if this is love ,

    Jackie Lee , Darkest Days ,

    Flowers , For Real . 

    The list is endless , thankfully 

     

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    Thanks mate good to know some people of a certain age are still up at this time meaning me of course as you must be quite young in comparison to this old git . My Other half does Facebook suppose I should really get up to date and just get on with it, but I’m just a stubborn old git. 
    just to get back on track 

    all of a sudden Jeanette Williams

    i never knew Eddie Foster

    Baby don’t you weep Edward Hamilton and the arabians

    Zoo the Human Zoo The Commadores

    Manifesto James Lewis and the case of tyme

    Come on train Don Thomas    First played Everywhere with the three plucked violin strings finish that everyone used to play with their hands in the air at Wigan Samantha’s and everywhere not the cold no strings finish . Some time later they started playing the cold finish version and said it was the original, no where near as good in my opinion. So how did the alleged boot come out before the original bizarre but true 

     

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    Darkest Days Jackie Lee Wow yes great intro also what about

    Nothing can compare to you The Velvet Satins

    Don’t it make you feel funky Joe Hicks

    Shingaling The Coopereetes

    Blowing my mind to pieces Bob Relf 

    not forgetting

    Too Late Larry Williams and Johnny Watson

    You Don’t Want Me No More Major Lance

    keep them coming guys

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    Frank for sure but also

    Bobby Hutton Lend a hand originally from the L.P.only

    Exus Trek Luther Ingrams Orchestra so powerful the first northern soul record I bought from Selecta disc On reissued orange Hib label with Popcorn Wylie spelt wylia on the label .  Sorry guys I was the one to tell Johnny Manship about this on the balcony at Wigan Casino.

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    Eddie Parker Love You Baby so obvious just didn’t think sorry Dave Evison massive sound in the early 70ts  and what an intro and in fact whole record so powerful

     

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    For me it has to be ♡ ,

    MORRIS CHESTNUT ,

    TO DARN SOULFUL ♡ 

    Place it on the slip mat and blast it out ,  L♡VE IT , 

     

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    James Barnett......"Keep on talkin"

    Bob Brady......."Everybody's going to a love in"

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    Three  Degrees - Contact

    Then it's downhill all the way!

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    Rita & The Tiaras – Gone With The Wind Is My Love

    Intro and the whole record start to finish is pure class imho

     

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    Lots of great calls above and many better than these not mentioned so far...

    Bobby Paris - Night Owl

    Bobby Paris - Personally

    Gene Chandler - Mr Big Shot

    Sam and Kitty - I’ve Got Something Good

    Reparata - Panic

    Salvadors would be my first pick so I liked it FB style...

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    Del larks..job opening

    Billy butler..right track

    Melba moore..magic touch 

    Richard temple..that beatin rhythmn..May sound cheesy to some but if you know what's coming...straight out of your seat

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    John & the Weirdest Can't Get Over These Memories ,The piano into just get's me everytime ,

    as well as Duke Browner Crying Over You .

    The Bass line at the start of Country Girl ,the drum intro for Holly St James 

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    Sam Williams - Love Slipped Through is a mighty intro in two parts, the piano to get you to the dance floor ready for the drums. 

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    On 02/12/2023 at 03:00, 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

     

     

     

     

     

    both quality tunes 

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