Not Sure If This Topic Hath Been Covered But It Came To Me On Another Thread.

My All-Time Favorite Is:

And A Couple Of Ace Spins Of The Moment Are:

A mouldy oldie, but nothing beats the raw power of There Was A Time - Gene Chandler.

How Could I Have Forgotten This Thrill?

 

Ah... I'm Out On The Floor!

Van Dykes - save my love for a rainy day "Stomp Stomp Stomp"

30 odd years ago my fave intro was Tony Clarke - landslide! Nothins changed!

O Jays - Backstabbers

You Can't Go-Lonnie Lester Is Ace Starters Too.

You Didn't Say A Word-Yvonne Baker

Just Can't Live My life-Linda Jones....

Delxx

ooh yeah another couple...

Coming home Baby-mel torme

Cool Off- The Detroit Executives

...Delxx

Intro for me, "Breakaway" Steve Karmen with Mr Radcliffe singing.

Soon as i hear the start i gotta dance, and for 2.5 mins im somewhere else.

The best thing about the music we all love is that i dont need to be alcohol induced.

Regards

Kev.

Intro for me, "Breakaway" Steve Karmen with Mr Radcliffe singing.

Soon as i hear the start i gotta dance, and for 2.5 mins im somewhere else.

The best thing about the music we all love is that i dont need to be alcohol induced.

Regards

Kev.

Ace Tune That One Is! Cheers Kev!

Destination unknown; Delrays inc. Classic start up!

"I'm Not Strong Enough" by the Four Perfections has an incredible intro too!!! Gives me goose pimple!!!

Melba Moore - Magic touch

iks said:

Melba Moore - Magic touch

One of the Best, and one of the longest. (Not Including the Interview of course)

 

Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes "Get Out And Let Me Cry"

LANDSLIDE FOR ME AS WELL......

Absolute brilliant intro.......andthensome.

Edited April 7, 200718 yr by melandthensome

coz your mine !! i just watch people rush to floor !!

coz your mine !! i just watch people rush to floor !!

There's a thread titled 'rousing intros' that might be of interest too here:

https://www.soul-source.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=34044

I'd go for the Salvadors and the Mello Souls

Steve Karmen takes some beating.......... but I like The Invitations "Look On The Good Side"

Cheers Paul

The Precisions - If This is love (I'd rather be lonely)

What an intro, pure magic.

Melba Moore - Magic touch

First real northern track i ever heard in 1982. When i hear it i just stop and think THANKS, for getting me started in this amazing way of life.

Thanks for reminding me iks.

Regards

Kev Such

Hi Kev, I was going to make reference to the RE in my above post (battling to the dance floor, first in and last out etc) but held back. How bizarre that you posted shortly afterwards!

Melba Moore, what a toon!

Good to see you last night mate, what a do.

Rob.

The Intro's - Stop, Look, Listen - worth a mention, but best of the lot - The Magnetics - Lady In Green

Charades - Key To My Happiness

Alan

Hi Kev, I was going to make reference to the RE in my above post (battling to the dance floor, first in and last out etc) but held back. How bizarre that you posted shortly afterwards!

Melba Moore, what a toon!

Good to see you last night mate, what a do.

Rob.

Hello Rob.

Was a great night mate. You're right about the RE thing, Melba Moore is definately one of the top ones.

yep was good to catch up last night. Are you going to come over to Kettering tomorrow night?

REgards mate (see what i did there, sad eh?)

Kev.

nomads-somethings bad

soul set-will u ever learn

Troy Keys "If I Had My Way"

Edited April 7, 200718 yr by soul shrews

And come to think of it..........Kenny Smith "Lord Whats Happening To Your People" ........................."Crime in the streets y'all !!"

A few;

Soul Bros Inc - Pyramid

Magnetics - Lady in green

Soul Joe Clements - Ever ever

George Tinley - Ain't gonna worry about you

Patti & The Emblems - Gonna Love You A Long Long Time

Detroit Prophets - Suspicion (Or whoever they are)

Shalimars - Stop And Take A Look At Yourself

Linda Jones - I Just Cant Live My Life.

All great. All stompers, but my fave has to be a real slow one

Martells - Where Can My Baby Be.

The Monclairs I'm hung up on your love.

THAT BASE! fantastic!!!11111111

at the minute I'm liking 'Some other guy' Richie Barrett (if I've got that right?). Those two notes then - boom, shake the room! (oh dear I sound like Alan Partridge)...

Someone beat me to 'cos you're mine, so I'm going with

Tony Galla - In Love

and

Gene Chandler - Mr BIG SHOT

You know what's coming...lol said it before will say it again.....George Blackwell - Can't Lose My Head - Smoke, basically has it all from start to finish...instant Northern.....mmmmmmmmmmmm

Sam Williams also does it for me.....yummy!

Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Four Sonics - Easier Said Than Done, one of my all time fav intros and top atmospheric toon. Usually gets a spin in my set when I'm DJing. Another goodie Rotations - I Can't Find Her.

Colin.

The Mello Souls - We can make it - Mello. Not only has it a great intro but then crash bang wallop into one of the best Northern Soul records of all time.

I must agree with a couple of others...Landslide has a fantastic intro but i also love the start to Sweeter Than The Day Before, The Valentinos..............Ooooooooooooooooooaaaaargh

Edited April 8, 200718 yr by Rbman

Four Below Zero for me.

Surely one of the most memorable intros ever!

Del-Larks - "Job Opening" (Queen City)

others include;

Frank Beverly & Butlers - "If That's What You Wanted" (Sassy/Gamble)

Salvadores - "Stick By Me Baby" (Wise World)

Freddie Chavez - "They'll Never Know Why" (Look)

...etc. etc.

BRING BACK THE STRIKING INTROS! I MISS 'EM!

Edited April 8, 200718 yr by mel brat

Please Operator is a good shout!

have to go with chalky ,,the mello souls ,,magnificent,,,,,also the intro to the sherrys-world of happiness{best version]that butch used to play ,,,spine tingling,

theres so many,

The Precisions - If This is love (I'd rather be lonely)

What an intro, pure magic.

We have placed an ad on Atlantic FM radio for the Newquay weekender coming up 2oth April

We chose this track for the backing for the ad, it works a treat !! we have 30 seconds from the begining

of the record, PERFECT !

Jo

The Jades - 'I'm Where It's At' - Nite Life.........don't have it anymore but instant floor packing Northern, has to be one of the best intro's ever!

Regards - Mark Bicknell.

The Precisions - If This is love (I'd rather be lonely)

What an intro, pure magic.

Bob Brady and the Conchords. Everyones going to a love in.

Stevie Wonder. Nothings to good for my baby.

4.00am. Mr Ms. Aaaarrrgggghhhhh.

two from me,the gypsies,its a womans world and the nomads,somethings bad...

frank foster harlem rumble,calvin williams lets dance, linda ,pretenders,believe me . could go on for ever. little walter and mellow souls will take some beating for me though

two from me,the gypsies,its a woman

s world and the nomads,somethings bad...

Just a few that , when I first heard the intros of them , I knew my auditory senses were in for a treat .....

The Invitations " Skiing In The Snow "

Bob Relf " Blowing My Mind To Pieces "

Chuck Wood " Seven Days Too long "

Tony Clarke " Landslide "

Roy Hamilton " Crackin' Up Over You "

Spellbinders " Help Me "

Impressions " You've Been Cheatin' "

Little Anthony " Better Use Your Head "

Lou Johnson " Unsatisfied "

Billy Butler " Right Track "

J J Barnes " Please Let Me In "

Jerry Cook " I Hurt On The Other Side "

Frankie & Johnny " I'll Hold You "

The Sapphires " Gotta Have Your Love "

Yvonne Baker " You Didn't Say A Word "

Malc Burton

Edited April 8, 200718 yr by Malc Burton

There's tons & tons to choose from but I'll go for Jimmy Frazier - Of hopes & dreams & tombstones (only 5 second intro but it gets me on the floor in a instant) then something of a longer intro, Youngblood Smith - You can split. I reckon the O'Jays have had more memorable intro's than most but I'll stick with the two I've mentioned - Happy Easter Ade

Another Champ Spin Of The Moment Is: intro4.mp3