Just pulled out and Ep compiled by 'Coldcut' and it has a track on by Otis Clay called 'The only way is up', It's a real modern Northern dancer, very Meccaesque, anyone know of it or anything about it? Just noticed that it is on Manship's list for $350 about £175ish. Must be reasonably obscure.

Edited November 15, 200717 yr by steveluigi

Just pulled out and Ep compiled by 'Coldcut' and it has a track on by Otis Clay called 'The only way is up', It's a real modern Northern dancer, very Meccaesque, anyone know of it or anything about it? Just noticed that it is on Manship's list for $350 about £175ish. Must be reasonably obscure.

Someone had a chart hit with it, but cant remember her name. Its on Echo.

Someone had a chart hit with it, but cant remember her name. Its on Echo.

Yazz and the platic population reached number 1 for 5 weeks in 1988 by destroying this classic.

gary

Yazz and the platic population reached number 1 for 5 weeks in 1988 by destroying this classic.

gary

Couldn't agree more. Keep hearing at stupid parties.

Just pulled out and Ep compiled by 'Coldcut' and it has a track on by Otis Clay called 'The only way is up', It's a real modern Northern dancer, very Meccaesque, anyone know of it or anything about it? Just noticed that it is on Manship's list for $350 about £175ish. Must be reasonably obscure.

IS THIS THE ONE---https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jwidh-uCiQ

NOT SURE IF THAT LINK WORKS BUT IT`S ON YOU TUBE ANYWAY

CHRIS..

Edited November 15, 200717 yr by ChrisOD1964

This great Otis Clay 45 was the biggest record on the scene, for about 3 months, circa 1982.

Still a Top Choon!

Sean

This great Otis Clay 45 was the biggest record on the scene, for about 3 months, circa 1982.

Still a Top Choon!

Sean

Yes... and at Clifton Hall if I remember correctly!!

Howard

Yes... and at Clifton Hall if I remember correctly!!

Howard

You do, Howard.... you do!

Happy days... when quality New Release-Soul was played as a matter of course at a Northern AllNighter!

VERY HAPPY DAYS!!

Howard

IS THIS THE ONE---https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jwidh-uCiQ

Yes that's the one, top tune even if Yazz did mess it up, why can't the be original insted of ripping off other peoples music, and that goes for most of the dance music scene today, not Northern though. There's no originality anymore, that's why Northern is so pure, all original.

Edited November 15, 200717 yr by steveluigi

Latimore did a great slowed down version on his Only Way Is Up Malaco LP from 91.

This great Otis Clay 45 was the biggest record on the scene, for about 3 months, circa 1982.

Still a Top Choon!

Sean

Didn't you used to introduce it as 'the main man from Chicago'?

Was it only big for three month because they all wore out after half a dozen plays? Except for brand new copies, all the ones I've had cut up badly.

Also, came out on an LP, slightly longer too.

Yazz and the platic population reached number 1 for 5 weeks in 1988 by destroying this classic.

gary

May not have been a very good version of the song but George Jackson who wrote it made a VERY tidy sum of money out of it so it ain't all bad.

Derek

May not have been a very good version of the song but George Jackson who wrote it made a VERY tidy sum of money out of it so it ain't all bad.

Derek

Ironic that, in the sam,e way as we were talking about Tom Tom Washington a few weeks ago and how he made a lot out of Phil Collins. Every cloud etc.

Didn't you used to introduce it as 'the main man from Chicago'?

Was it only big for three month because they all wore out after half a dozen plays? Except for brand new copies, all the ones I've had cut up badly.

Also, came out on an LP, slightly longer too.

I think I probably did, Simon.

Still tend to announce records by Geography (even though he came from Mississippi - he was (and is) still a Chicago Soul Man to me).

You're dead right on the dodgy styrene too!

Still a quality item though, despite the hiss!

Just pulled out and Ep compiled by 'Coldcut' and it has a track on by Otis Clay called 'The only way is up', It's a real modern Northern dancer, very Meccaesque, anyone know of it or anything about it? Just noticed that it is on Manship's list for $350 about £175ish. Must be reasonably obscure.

Not in the slightest obscure, massive record all the way through the 80's (Are you just being modest Mr Hampsey with your 3 months comment) great record. And yes the George Jackson version is equally renowned ampng the soul fans on here surely!

Pure Rotherham - mind the cue burn though, styrene. AAAAWESOME!!

Not in the slightest obscure, massive record all the way through the 80's (Are you just being modest Mr Hampsey with your 3 months comment) great record.

I'm sure you know how modest I am Jock!

The flipside's not bad either (Special Kind Of Love).

Brother Patrick prefered to play that side at Rotherham... until I told him I'd had it for years on UK President!

JJ Caillier

Otis Clay

Oscar Perry

The Pockets

Charles Johnson

Machine

Curtis

ZZ & Co

...and then it was 8 o'clock with silver and copper in your pocket, a million miles from home but it didn't really matter (I love rose tinted specs).

What was the cafe called with the juke box full of Northern that we used to go in following?

JJ Caillier

Otis Clay

Oscar Perry

The Pockets

Charles Johnson

Machine

Curtis

ZZ & Co

...and then it was 8 o'clock with silver and copper in your pocket, a million miles from home but it didn't really matter (I love rose tinted specs).

What was the cafe called with the juke box full of Northern that we used to go in following?

S.T.R.A.D.S

This great Otis Clay 45 was the biggest record on the scene, for about 3 months, circa 1982.

Still a Top Choon!

Sean

Hi Sean , I first heard this side via Richard at the Casino around 1980- 81 , alongside other great sides like Bobby King " If you don't want my love" WB etc .Best ,Brother Eddie PS - mine still plays fine !!

Hi Sean , I first heard this side via Richard at the Casino around 1980- 81 , alongside other great sides like Bobby King " If you don't want my love" WB etc .Best ,Brother Eddie PS - mine still plays fine !!

Think it would have been 81, Eddie, but you could be right.

It was certainly at the time when the casino was on the way out and Rotherham was... very appropriately.... on the way up!

Also, Top track Bobby King. Some luvverly stuff on that LP!

A pity "If You Don't Want MY Love" never made it to a 45 though.

Coulda been a monster!

All the best brother

Sean

Edited November 16, 200717 yr by Sean Hampsey

i used like Yazz's version best until i heard and found this was first.

Otis Clay all the way lol