If this has been done before I apologise as I did do a search before posting this..

As our scene has crossed paths with many different music genres from r&b, Latin soul, beach music etc..

How much of it has come from the Garage scene?

I know we had the seeds pushing too hard and gypsy drywell, innkeepers never should have done it..

Forest fire on main street, covered as lord Sitar and the Baltimore marching band..

I know Keb used to slip one or two in but my memory isn't what it was 🥲

So would appreciate any help

Mick

Edited June 2Jun 2 by Greedy Mick
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This was big for me right from the get go

Bought as new release when i Heard on Pirate Radio and First aired at my soul Nite at the Friendship Inn Keadby (Village near Scunthorpe) great memories.

On 05/06/2025 at 13:16, Woodbutcher said:

There were 'garage' scenes in the 60s and 70s way before the name was nicked for the 90's genre.

It wasn't knicked by dance music, 90's 'dance' garage developed entirely independently and the garage in that stems from the branch of soulful dance music played at the paradise 'garage' in new York in the early 80's. It coincidentally has the same name.

Is this garage? Tim Rose I Got A Loneliness

Believe it got a few plays 🤔

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DetXYO4FoUGc&ved=2ahUKEwirvaP-1-ONAxW4VkEAHQ_mCOwQ78AJegQIFhAB&usg=AOvVaw3RiRwg_ru4ojexzUFlNsDx

Regards

Edited Monday at 06:181 day by Theothertosspot

I was trying to remeber were I heard this and count this as proper garage

Not out right garage in my opinion. Chicano band heavily influenced by Thee Midniters. Great record.

Edited Monday at 08:391 day by Benji

On 06/06/2025 at 15:05, Kev Wood said:

From the 'Top 500'. 'Nobody But Me'- The Human Beinz. I have had a copy for over 50 years and I've heard it played out in some otherwise great places (can't comment on 'niters' re this though) but I can't take it seriously in a Northern Soul set. For me, it cheapens things and is just plain wrong- but each to their own.

I've just learnt that The Isley's cut an earlier version of 'Nobody But Me' which is very much an R&B track. It is here:- https://youtu.be/jf5zXwgv5M4?si=NGY6SCqq3NZ-VVDo

On 04/06/2025 at 23:28, Tricky said:

The ultimate oxymoron.

Garage Soul. Most of which is soulful in people’s heads only.

Nuff said.

you too right pal

43 minutes ago, Kev Wood said:

I've just learnt that The Isley's cut an earlier version of 'Nobody But Me' which is very much an R&B track. It is here:- https://youtu.be/jf5zXwgv5M4?si=NGY6SCqq3NZ-VVDo

They wrote it ...

On 08/06/2025 at 00:42, Natalie89 said:

I totally agree with your opinion... I used to plus it right up as well just to give it some umph 🤣🤣... Does sound better ...

Here's another one I've been hearing getting regular plays around the venues 🎶🎵

This is basically "Pop", too.

On 08/06/2025 at 10:59, Rick Scott said:

This was big for me right from the get go

Bought as new release when i Heard on Pirate Radio and First aired at my soul Nite at the Friendship Inn Keadby (Village near Scunthorpe) great memories.

This doesn't sound tome like what I remember as early-to-mid '60s "Garage Band Music". It sounds more like a cross between "Punk" and some of late 60s "Rock Music". The "Garage" music I remember came out of Surf guitar instrumentals and C&W/Rock-A-Billy guitar instrumentals, and was very simple, with just heavy guitar, drums and organ or piano/keyboard in the background, and had a long break in the middle with a raucous guitar solo. I repeat that almost ALL these songs are not THAT. Garage Bands were mainly young men and late teens practising their guitars and drums in their Dads' garages. For example, Bob Segar's earliest records were Garage. Detroit had several of those bands, who appeared at some of the R&B Soul clubs. Many of them didn't even sing. They were instrumental bands. Texas had a bunch. The later bands who were termed "Garage" should have been deemed to be from a different genre with a name noit using "Garage", to avoid confusion.

15 hours ago, Blackpoolsoul said:

I was trying to remeber were I heard this and count this as proper garage

Sounds to me like a mixture of The East L.A. Chicano Soul Sound, with some straight Pop, and straight "60s Rock", mixed in. Too much production, too many instruments, not enough emphasis on guitars.

Here's one I've only heard a handful of times ... It's got a wonderful flow to it 😁 might not come under the garage brand

But a beautiful piece of blue eyed soul

17 minutes ago, Natalie89 said:

Here's one I've only heard a handful of times ... It's got a wonderful flow to it 😁 might not come under the garage brand

But a beautiful piece of blue eyed soul

True. It's definitely NOT "Garage". It's Blue-Eyed Soul/Pop crossover. It's a very nice

tune that would sound a lot better if the lead singer were more prominent in the mix, and he had a stronger voice with more range. A well-written song.

24 minutes ago, Robbk said:

True. It's definitely NOT "Garage". It's Blue-Eyed Soul/Pop crossover. It's a very nice

tune that would sound a lot better if the lead singer were more prominent in the mix, and he had a stronger voice with more range. A well-written song.

I've always thought the same ... The vocal seems very weak and could be more prominent, but it is a wonderful record and a great production ... It's just got the flow 😊

The Jerms - I'm a Teardrop

Pretty sure heard it in Mr M's 75/76?

13 hours ago, Tim Blowers said:

The Jerms - I'm a Teardrop

Pretty sure heard it in Mr M's 75/76?

This is NOT a pure '60s "Garage" song. It's like a hybrid Blue-eyed Soul song with a semi-Garage/Punk vocal. No guitar can even be heard through that heavy bass and organ. Again, I say, '60s "Garage Band" music has, by FAR, most emphasis on lead guitar and a big solo, plus 2nd and 3rd guitars, with drums and organ, or keyboard in the background. Simple tunes, simple mixes. Often screaming, rebel-style vocals.

The Underdogs were a "Garage Band". Their "Love's Gone Bad" was "Garage". Chris Clark's version was "Soul/Motown Sound".

Now this I haven't heard for a very long time ... It's just came to my head

The Sonics are a classic "Garage Band". "The Witch" is a classic "Garage" song. Great guitar solo break, lots of screaming, some fuzz tone, prominent guitars, simple instrumental. This is not to say I like this in the slightest. I just knew it existed. My best friend dragged me to a Sonics concert in Seedro Wooley Washington State High School Gymnasium in 1965, while on our way to Vancouver, B.C. on a Trans Canada/Trans USA record buying trip. It was bloody awful.A bunch of noice. Garbage speakers. I probably lost 1/3 of my hearing, permanently.

Edited 7 hours ago7 hr by Robbk

9 minutes ago, Natalie89 said:

Now this I haven't heard for a very long time ... It's just came to my head

Again, this is "Blue-eyed Soul". I like it much. I don't like almost any "Garage Music. This is absolutely NOTHING like "Garage Music". Listen to "The Witch" by The Sonics.

THIS is "Garage", with a bit of Pop mixed in.

THIS is "Garage". Most of you seem to think "Blue-Eyed Soul" is "Garage" but it is not. - almost NOTHING like it. The vocals of classic Garage are screaming like Punk style. Just guitars drums, maybe organ. -no fancy mixes with lots of different instruments. These were teenage boys playing guitars in their fathers' garages. I just looked up "classic rare, little-known Garage Bands" to find these rare gems. I don't like this kind of "Music" at all. To me it's just a LOT of noise.

Edited 7 hours ago7 hr by Robbk

Ok this does not fit it the garage section... But it's a great slab of blue eyed soul ...

I love the fact how raw it is ... And there's apart of the record where it seems the artist forgets the lyrics ... And he just mumbles ..

But you cannot help but like this ... It's so catchy, it's strange but it's so good !!

4 minutes ago, Natalie89 said:

Ok this does not fit it the garage section... But it's a great slab of blue eyed soul ...

I love the fact how raw it is ... And there's apart of the record where it seems the artist forgets the lyrics ... And he just mumbles ..

But you cannot help but like this ... It's so catchy, it's strange but it's so good !!

Yes, it's a pure Soul cut . Sounds like East Coast (New York or DC/Baltimore?) 1964 or '65. Nothing at all to do with "Garage Music".

Just now, Robbk said:

Yes, it's a pure Soul cut . Sounds like East Coast (New York or DC/Baltimore?) 1964 or '65. Nothing at all to do with "Garage Music".

I know it's nothing to do with garage ... But it's so good 😊 I always thought it had that Carolina sound to it

Here's a Surf-influenced "Garage Band" song:

Here's are rare one:

Haven't heard this for a while either ...

Again probably doesn't slide into the garage category

Edited 6 hours ago6 hr by Robbk

Another one ...

5 minutes ago, Natalie89 said:

Another one ...

Now you've got it! This is "Garage". It even has a "Guitar Solo" in the break, albeit a VERY, VERY short one.

24 minutes ago, Robbk said:

Now you've got it! This is "Garage". It even has a "Guitar Solo" in the break, albeit a VERY, VERY short one.

I knew I would get there in the end 😂😂 ... I was just trying to re jog my memory.. takes a while 😁

Listen to the guitar solo in the break on this Garage classic!

Here's the most famous Garage song - they really butchered Richard Berry's great song:

Edited 6 hours ago6 hr by Robbk

Detroit's Ravins were a Garage group. I imagine that one or two of their songs might have been played on The Northern Soul scene, just as Motown's Underdogs and Headliners may have been, as well. There were a LOT of Garage bands in Detroit during The 1960s, whose recordings have a touch of Detroit Soul sound in them, because they used some of the same background musicians, arrangers, recording engineers, and some even had Pop producers who also produced Soul music productions. I haven't been following what's being played on The Northern Scene since our Airwave Records closed down in 1985, and I started working as a cartoonist. So, I can't help with this thread, other than pointing out what is " '60s Garage Music, and what is not (e.g. "Blue-Eyed Soul" and "Pop", "Punk" and "Hard Rock").

From the roots of the scene, played at the wheel, maybe not garage as it perhaps pre dates it, but it's guitar driven and closer to genuine garage than some of the blue eyed soul posted.