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 

Bobby Reed - Time is right for Love

Charlene and Soul Serenaders - You can win

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.

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

Sequins   Case of Love

Vibrations   Gonna Get Along Without You Now

Sapphires   Slow Fizz

Invitations - Look on the good side

Seven Souls - I still love you

Uptight......stevie wonder

The Admirations - You Left Me...oh yes..

 

Four Perfections i`m not strong enough

great start

ATB

Floyd

Ripp Tide - dynamite 😊😊

Bud Harper - Wherever you Were, kicks in, and you know exactly where you are!

the business!

Betty Lloyd- I'm catching on

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.

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

And the magic doesn’t end there.

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

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

Time - Edwin Starr

You've Been Cheatin' - Impressions

And as previously mentioned- Landslide. 👏👏👏

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

 

 

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

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.

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 

 

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 

 

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

Frank Wilson, has to be up there, a proven head to the floor intro over many years.  

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.

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

 

Bird walking - Inst

Art freeman - Vocal 

Harold Melvin get out 👍

Johnny Hendley – My Baby Came From Out Of Nowhere

Head for the floor

For me it has to be ♡ ,

MORRIS CHESTNUT ,

TO DARN SOULFUL ♡ 

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

 

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

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

Bobby Paris – I Walked Away

Atmospheric dancer

Three  Degrees - Contact

Then it's downhill all the way!

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

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

 

De-Lites – Lover

Play it and love it 

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...

Stop Her On Sight 

No equal as far as I am concerned !

Tim

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

CURTIS MAYFIELD - MOVE ON UP - OK not technically NS but a stone cold classic.

And one for the Rare Groovers and funksters - JACKSON SISTERS - I BELEIVE IN MIRACLES

Carol & Gerri....both sides are fantaste! Thank you...Rob

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 

      Fortson and Scott

          Sweet Lover

Here it is, can't be beaten as an intro, close this thread NOW !!
(5) Julien Covay - A little Bit Hurt ( Northern Soul Stomper ) - YouTube

 

Edited December 3, 20231 yr by Hambostein

Well keep it open, this is probably the bester than the last one, :
Mitch Ryder Breakout !!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akp-WE7r-zI

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. 

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