Northern Nightmares / Hall Of Shame

[Guest nusha]

Just found this on the back end of the site, didn't know it still existed - but goodness me, look at the date it was written!

Published Date: 1997/11/5 4:40:00

More from the Smith factory, worst 50 Uk, well vast majority are pretty dire, but there are a few I wouldn't have put in

1.. NORTHERN NIGHTMARES! THE WORST 50 BRITISH RELEASED RECORDS PLAYED ON THE NORTHERN SOUL SCENE

BO DONALDSON & THE HEYWOODS - GIRL DON'T MAKE ME WAIT (ABC 1975)

R.B FREEMAN - I'M SHAFT (AVCO 1975)

FAMILY AFFAIR - LOVE HUSTLE (PYE 1976)

EYDIE GORME - EVERYBODY GO HOME (CBS 1964)

VIC FLICK SOUND - HANG ON (CHAPTER ONE 1970)

TED CASSIDY - THE LURCH (CAPITOL 1966)

JOHNNY HAWKSWORTH TRIO - WACK WACK (COLUMBIA 1967)

DEANO - BABY LET ME BE YOUR BABY (COLUMBIA 1967)

BILL KENWRIGHT - I WANT TO GO BACK THERE AGAIN (COLUMBIA 1967)

SAMI SLOAN - BE HIS GIRL (COLUMBIA 1968)

ANITA HARRIS - THE PLAYGROUND (CBS 1967)

GRAHAM BONNEY - SUPER GIRL (COLUMBIA 1966)

KENNY BERNARD - WHAT LOVE BRINGS (PYE 1966)

ExpressionS - ROUND AND ROUND IN CIRCLES (EMI 1977)

BLACK ABBOTTS - THE PAINTER (EVOLUTION 1970)

ADRIENNE POSTER - SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL (DECCA 1965)

NEWBEATS - TOO SWEET TO BE FORGOTTEN (HICKORY 1966)

DANNY WILLIAMS - FORGET HER, FORGET HER (HMV 1965)

KENNY LYNCH - MOVIN' AWAY (HMV 1967)

SOUPY SALES - THE MOUSE (HMV 1965)

THE HIGH & THE MIGHTY - HELP ME ESCAPE FROM CUBA (HMV 1966)

TIM TAM & THE TURN-ONS - WAIT A MINUTE (ISLAND 1967)

JIMMY CLIFF - WATERFALL (ISLAND 1968)

SIGHT & SOUND - OUR LOVE IS IN THE POCKET (FONTANA 1968)

SAMANTHA JUSTE - IF TREES COULD TALK (GO 1967)

KEANYA COLLINS - BARNABUS COLLINS LOVE BANDIT (GRAPEVINE 1978)

RONNIE LOVE - LET'S MAKE LOVE (GRAPEVINE 1978)

HAPPY CATS - THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKING (GRAPEVINE 1978)

RAY GODFREY - COME AND GET THESE MEMORIES (GRAPEVINE 1978)

RAL DONNER - NEVER LET HER SLIP AWAY (INFERNO 1979)

DAVE VENTURA - THE HURT STAYS IN THE HEART (MERCURY 1965)

VENTURES - HAWAII 5-0 (LIBERTY 1970)TOMMY SANDS - THE STATUE (LIBERTY 1966)

GARY LEWIS & THE PLAYBOYS - MY HEART'S SYMPHONY (LIBERTY 1967)

LOS CANARIOS - GET ON YOUR KNEES (MAJOR MINOR 1967)

CONTRASTS - WHAT A DAY (MONUMENT 1968)

MICHAEL HASLAM - THERE GOES THE FORGOTTEN MAN (PARLOPHONE 1965)

BARRY BENSON - STAY A LITTLE WHILE (PARLOPHONE 1966)

DAVID NELSON - SOMEBODY LOVES ME (PHILIPS 1963)

KEVIN KING LEAR - THE SNAKE (PAGE ONE 1968)

EBONY KEYES - IF YOU KNEW (PICCADILLY 1967)

SOUL JOE CLEMENTS - EVER EVER (PLEXIUM 1969)

FIVE & A PENNY - YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE YOUR INTEREST LIES (POLYDOR 1968)

GABRIELLI BRASS - RIDE YOUR PONY (POLYDOR 1967)

TARA - HAPPY (POLYDOR 1971)

BRIAN HYLAND - THE JOKER WENT WILD (PHILIPS 1967)

ANTOINETTE - LULLABY OF LOVE (PICCADILLY 1966)

DAVID GARRICK - LET'S GO SOMEWHERE (PICCADILLY 1966)

BARRY GRAY - JOE 90 THEME (PYE 1968)

TONY SIMON - GIMME LITTLE SIGN (TRACK 1967)

SVANTE - BABY I NEED YOUR LOVING (UA 1968)

2. THE TAILOR-MADES HALL OF SHAME

Records manufactured to cash in on the Northern Soul scene. These records represent the lowest points in our wonderful scene's history.

JOHN SCHRODER - I'M GONNA CHANGE (ALASKA 1975)

SHARONETTES - PAPA OOH MOW MOW (BLACK MAGIC 1975)

RON GRAINER ORCH - JOE 90 THEME (CASINO CLASSICS 1978)

ALL NIGHT BAND - THE WIGAN JOKER (CASINO CLASSICS 1978)

ARMADA ORCHESTRA - COCHISE (CONTEMPO 1975)

SAX OF SOUL - SEA CRUISE (CRYSTAL 1975)

DESTINY ORCHESTRA - SPRING RAIN (DESTINY 1979)

CONNIE LAVERNE - A HOUSE FOR SALE (DESTINY 1979)

CAROL KAY - STOP AND YOU WILL BECOME AWARE (DESTINY 1979)

CHICO REVILL - THIS BEAUTIFUL DAY (DESTINY 1979)

JOHN DREVARS - THE CLOSER SHE GETS (DESTINY 1979)

DORIS JONES - STRANDED IN THE WILDERNESS (NEMS 1976)

NORTHERN SOUL INC - SOMETHING KEEPS CALLING ME BACK (POLYDOR 1975)

SOUNDS OF LANCASHIRE - SLICED TOMATOES (PYE DISCO DEMAND 1975)

JEZEBELLES - TAINTED LOVE (PYE DISCO DEMAND 1975)

WIGAN'S OVATION - SKIING IN THE SNOW (SPARK 1975)

WIGAN'S OVATION - SUPERLOVE (SPARK 1975)

WIGAN'S OVATION - PERSONALLY (SPARK 1975)

TOMMY HUNT - GET OUT (SPARK 1976)ETTA THOMAS - JUST ASK ME (SANTA PONSA 1974)

SOUND 9418 - I'M GONNA CHANGE (UKUSA 1975)

by Pete Smith

Quite like Love Hustle -Straight ahead Disco that worked,,Eydie Gorme has a good nomination for blue eyed soul with "everybody go home",Happy to have Kenny Lynch and Keanya Collins in my collection.Doris Jones and John Schroaser were fair game releases.Most of the others were shockers

[Pete S]

John drevars wasnt 'manufactured' for the scene - came out on mgm

in the 60's

What the f*ck is Keanya Collins doing in this list

Sorry Hammie, it WAS manufactured for the scene, the 1979 Destiny release is nothing to do with the 1968 MGM release except they used the name John Drevars (not even John Drevars Expression), it was recorded specifically to cash in on the fact they were playing the MGM version. So there.

Keanya Collins is there because it's complete and utter sh*te

[Steve G]

Sorry Hammie, it WAS manufactured for the scene, the 1979 Destiny release is nothing to do with the 1968 MGM release except they used the name John Drevars (not even John Drevars Expression), it was recorded specifically to cash in on the fact they were playing the MGM version. So there.

Keanya Collins is there because it's complete and utter sh*te

Well I never knew that, I always assumed it was a straight reissue.

Actually I am with Nusha Love Hustle did sound quite good (for Tony Hatch) in it's day until we got bored with it on it's fifth playing at the Casino every night.

[Guest]

RAL DONNER - NEVER LET HER SLIP AWAY (INFERNO 1979)

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i like all of these!

Whats this !!

[Guest Ste Brazil]

Just found this on the back end of the site, didn't know it still existed - but goodness me, look at the date it was written!

Published Date: 1997/11/5 4:40:00

More from the Smith factory, worst 50 Uk, well vast majority are pretty dire, but there are a few I wouldn't have put in

1.. NORTHERN NIGHTMARES! THE WORST 50 BRITISH RELEASED RECORDS PLAYED ON THE NORTHERN SOUL SCENE

BO DONALDSON & THE HEYWOODS - GIRL DON'T MAKE ME WAIT (ABC 1975)

R.B FREEMAN - I'M SHAFT (AVCO 1975)

FAMILY AFFAIR - LOVE HUSTLE (PYE 1976)

EYDIE GORME - EVERYBODY GO HOME (CBS 1964)

VIC FLICK SOUND - HANG ON (CHAPTER ONE 1970)

TED CASSIDY - THE LURCH (CAPITOL 1966)

JOHNNY HAWKSWORTH TRIO - WACK WACK (COLUMBIA 1967)

DEANO - BABY LET ME BE YOUR BABY (COLUMBIA 1967)

BILL KENWRIGHT - I WANT TO GO BACK THERE AGAIN (COLUMBIA 1967)

SAMI SLOAN - BE HIS GIRL (COLUMBIA 1968)

ANITA HARRIS - THE PLAYGROUND (CBS 1967)

GRAHAM BONNEY - SUPER GIRL (COLUMBIA 1966)

KENNY BERNARD - WHAT LOVE BRINGS (PYE 1966)

ExpressionS - ROUND AND ROUND IN CIRCLES (EMI 1977)

BLACK ABBOTTS - THE PAINTER (EVOLUTION 1970)

ADRIENNE POSTER - SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL (DECCA 1965)

NEWBEATS - TOO SWEET TO BE FORGOTTEN (HICKORY 1966)

DANNY WILLIAMS - FORGET HER, FORGET HER (HMV 1965)

KENNY LYNCH - MOVIN' AWAY (HMV 1967)

SOUPY SALES - THE MOUSE (HMV 1965)

THE HIGH & THE MIGHTY - HELP ME ESCAPE FROM CUBA (HMV 1966)

TIM TAM & THE TURN-ONS - WAIT A MINUTE (ISLAND 1967)

JIMMY CLIFF - WATERFALL (ISLAND 1968)

SIGHT & SOUND - OUR LOVE IS IN THE POCKET (FONTANA 1968)

SAMANTHA JUSTE - IF TREES COULD TALK (GO 1967)

KEANYA COLLINS - BARNABUS COLLINS LOVE BANDIT (GRAPEVINE 1978)

RONNIE LOVE - LET'S MAKE LOVE (GRAPEVINE 1978)

HAPPY CATS - THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKING (GRAPEVINE 1978)

RAY GODFREY - COME AND GET THESE MEMORIES (GRAPEVINE 1978)

RAL DONNER - NEVER LET HER SLIP AWAY (INFERNO 1979)

DAVE VENTURA - THE HURT STAYS IN THE HEART (MERCURY 1965)

VENTURES - HAWAII 5-0 (LIBERTY 1970)TOMMY SANDS - THE STATUE (LIBERTY 1966)

GARY LEWIS & THE PLAYBOYS - MY HEART'S SYMPHONY (LIBERTY 1967)

LOS CANARIOS - GET ON YOUR KNEES (MAJOR MINOR 1967)

CONTRASTS - WHAT A DAY (MONUMENT 1968)

MICHAEL HASLAM - THERE GOES THE FORGOTTEN MAN (PARLOPHONE 1965)

BARRY BENSON - STAY A LITTLE WHILE (PARLOPHONE 1966)

DAVID NELSON - SOMEBODY LOVES ME (PHILIPS 1963)

KEVIN KING LEAR - THE SNAKE (PAGE ONE 1968)

EBONY KEYES - IF YOU KNEW (PICCADILLY 1967)

SOUL JOE CLEMENTS - EVER EVER (PLEXIUM 1969)

FIVE & A PENNY - YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE YOUR INTEREST LIES (POLYDOR 1968)

GABRIELLI BRASS - RIDE YOUR PONY (POLYDOR 1967)

TARA - HAPPY (POLYDOR 1971)

BRIAN HYLAND - THE JOKER WENT WILD (PHILIPS 1967)

ANTOINETTE - LULLABY OF LOVE (PICCADILLY 1966)

DAVID GARRICK - LET'S GO SOMEWHERE (PICCADILLY 1966)

BARRY GRAY - JOE 90 THEME (PYE 1968)

TONY SIMON - GIMME LITTLE SIGN (TRACK 1967)

SVANTE - BABY I NEED YOUR LOVING (UA 1968)

2. THE TAILOR-MADES HALL OF SHAME

Records manufactured to cash in on the Northern Soul scene. These records represent the lowest points in our wonderful scene's history.

JOHN SCHRODER - I'M GONNA CHANGE (ALASKA 1975)

SHARONETTES - PAPA OOH MOW MOW (BLACK MAGIC 1975)

RON GRAINER ORCH - JOE 90 THEME (CASINO CLASSICS 1978)

ALL NIGHT BAND - THE WIGAN JOKER (CASINO CLASSICS 1978)

ARMADA ORCHESTRA - COCHISE (CONTEMPO 1975)

SAX OF SOUL - SEA CRUISE (CRYSTAL 1975)

DESTINY ORCHESTRA - SPRING RAIN (DESTINY 1979)

CONNIE LAVERNE - A HOUSE FOR SALE (DESTINY 1979)

CAROL KAY - STOP AND YOU WILL BECOME AWARE (DESTINY 1979)

CHICO REVILL - THIS BEAUTIFUL DAY (DESTINY 1979)

JOHN DREVARS - THE CLOSER SHE GETS (DESTINY 1979)

DORIS JONES - STRANDED IN THE WILDERNESS (NEMS 1976)

NORTHERN SOUL INC - SOMETHING KEEPS CALLING ME BACK (POLYDOR 1975)

SOUNDS OF LANCASHIRE - SLICED TOMATOES (PYE DISCO DEMAND 1975)

JEZEBELLES - TAINTED LOVE (PYE DISCO DEMAND 1975)

WIGAN'S OVATION - SKIING IN THE SNOW (SPARK 1975)

WIGAN'S OVATION - SUPERLOVE (SPARK 1975)

WIGAN'S OVATION - PERSONALLY (SPARK 1975)

TOMMY HUNT - GET OUT (SPARK 1976)ETTA THOMAS - JUST ASK ME (SANTA PONSA 1974)

SOUND 9418 - I'M GONNA CHANGE (UKUSA 1975)

by Pete Smith

Hang on a minute, this is my entire record collection, its taken me over twenty years (and £30) to put this little lot together??!!

Ste.

[Steve G]

Whats this !!

"Don't let it slip away" - Elvis inpersonator - was big for a while around 79-80

[Wrongcrowd]

What the f*ck is Keanya Collins doing in this list

Come on, Hammie, it's absolute garbage, right down there with The Carstairs and Z.Z & Company

[Wrongcrowd]

What was that bloody awful Mickey Mouse Concerto thing, and about the same time there was that Esperanto dirge.....Lord only knows what music market they were aimed at, but welcomed with open arms on this crazy scene by DJs of the day

[Ian Dewhirst]

What was that bloody awful Mickey Mouse Concerto thing, and about the same time there was that Esperanto dirge.....Lord only knows what music market they were aimed at, but welcomed with open arms on this crazy scene by DJs of the day

Not me mate! Luckily I was getting into Disco at that point!

Ian D

[Steve Plumb]

It may not be 'Northern' but KENNY LYNCH - MOVIN' AWAY (HMV 1967) has had more than it's fair share of spins on the 70's/Crossover scene!

Fairly good (not great) record imvho although i've never been keen on the Righteous Bros style break in the middle of it!

Always had a soft spot for Keanya Collins too, although listening to that now it sounds more Chicago Crossover than Northern.....and it was played 15 years before the term was invented!

Rest are shite imvho tho

Steve

[Pete S]

Well I never knew that, I always assumed it was a straight reissue.

Actually I am with Nusha Love Hustle did sound quite good (for Tony Hatch) in it's day until we got bored with it on it's fifth playing at the Casino every night.

No, the two sound nothing like each other really, the original is actually not too bad. Kev Roberts just got someone in to do a vocal and called him John Drevars.

[Pete S]

Come on, Hammie, it's absolute garbage, right down there with The Carstairs and Z.Z & Company

Sarcasm aside, I would be interested to know what the redeeming qualities of the Keanya Collins record are. The vocals are weak, there's no beat and the lyrics are pathetic. The strings are nice, does that make it a classic or something?

[Wrongcrowd]

Sarcasm aside, I would be interested to know what the redeeming qualities of the Keanya Collins record are. The vocals are weak, there's no beat and the lyrics are pathetic. The strings are nice, does that make it a classic or something?

Ok Pete, whilst Keanya Collin's voice isn't up there with Linda Jones, she can certainly hold a note or two, when she belts out "....you're something else, I can't stand..." then you know she 's got a talent. The production is subtle and classy, and not untypical of the early 70's Chicago soul of the time (Lovelites etc.) from guys like Johnny Cameron, Carl Davis, Willie Henderson...and of course it's got a beat, so I won't debate that, and as for the lyrics, they're no Purlitzer prize winner, but they tell a simple story over a nice enough melody, nothing too cheesey.

I can understand why some might not like it, but come on , it hardly qualifies for your list of pop tunes, it's a soul record for a start.

[Pete S]

Ok Pete, whilst Keanya Collin's voice isn't up there with Linda Jones, she can certainly hold a note or two, when she belts out "....you're something else, I can't stand..." then you know she 's got a talent. The production is subtle and classy, and not untypical of the early 70's Chicago soul of the time (Lovelites etc.) from guys like Johnny Cameron, Carl Davis, Willie Henderson...and of course it's got a beat, so I won't debate that, and as for the lyrics, they're no Purlitzer prize winner, but they tell a simple story over a nice enough melody, nothing too cheesey.

I can understand why some might not like it, but come on , it hardly qualifies for your list of pop tunes, it's a soul record for a start.

I didn't put it in a list of pop tunes, just a list of what I considered to be the 50 worst northern records issued in the UK, of which this is one. Christ knows how I missed the Carstairs, probably didn't realise it got reissued by Inferno.

[macca]

When I went to the Casino for the first time in february 1975, Love Bandit was at its height & it was a big record.

I didn't know what to make of it, being more into things like the Velvet Satins, but it was certainly a big sound.

Jem Rice, a geezer from Peterborough, bought a copy of it that night & was fondling it lovingly on the train all the way back home. My memory could be playing tricks on me of course. Was that a Mecca thing that Winstanley gave the nod of approval to?

M

[Wiganer1]

Whats this !!

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yes i like Ral Donner ..ok?....also better on the Sunlight label...

[Guest Leigh J]

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yes i like Ral Donner ..ok?....also better on the Sunlight label...

Me 2 Mark , wasnt it on red vinyl ?

[Guest]

"Don't let it slip away" - Elvis inpersonator - was big for a while around 79-80

Other sides good tho`..........wait a minute..........i`ll pop up a refojob.yello`vinyl

[Guest gordon russell]

Just found this on the back end of the site, didn't know it still existed - but goodness me, look at the date it was written!

Published Date: 1997/11/5 4:40:00

More from the Smith factory, worst 50 Uk, well vast majority are pretty dire, but there are a few I wouldn't have put in

1.. NORTHERN NIGHTMARES! THE WORST 50 BRITISH RELEASED RECORDS PLAYED ON THE NORTHERN SOUL SCENE

BO DONALDSON & THE HEYWOODS - GIRL DON'T MAKE ME WAIT (ABC 1975)

R.B FREEMAN - I'M SHAFT (AVCO 1975)

FAMILY AFFAIR - LOVE HUSTLE (PYE 1976)

EYDIE GORME - EVERYBODY GO HOME (CBS 1964)

VIC FLICK SOUND - HANG ON (CHAPTER ONE 1970)

TED CASSIDY - THE LURCH (CAPITOL 1966)

JOHNNY HAWKSWORTH TRIO - WACK WACK (COLUMBIA 1967)

DEANO - BABY LET ME BE YOUR BABY (COLUMBIA 1967)

BILL KENWRIGHT - I WANT TO GO BACK THERE AGAIN (COLUMBIA 1967)

SAMI SLOAN - BE HIS GIRL (COLUMBIA 1968)

ANITA HARRIS - THE PLAYGROUND (CBS 1967)

GRAHAM BONNEY - SUPER GIRL (COLUMBIA 1966)

KENNY BERNARD - WHAT LOVE BRINGS (PYE 1966)

ExpressionS - ROUND AND ROUND IN CIRCLES (EMI 1977)

BLACK ABBOTTS - THE PAINTER (EVOLUTION 1970)

ADRIENNE POSTER - SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL (DECCA 1965)

NEWBEATS - TOO SWEET TO BE FORGOTTEN (HICKORY 1966)

DANNY WILLIAMS - FORGET HER, FORGET HER (HMV 1965)

KENNY LYNCH - MOVIN' AWAY (HMV 1967)

SOUPY SALES - THE MOUSE (HMV 1965)

THE HIGH & THE MIGHTY - HELP ME ESCAPE FROM CUBA (HMV 1966)

TIM TAM & THE TURN-ONS - WAIT A MINUTE (ISLAND 1967)

JIMMY CLIFF - WATERFALL (ISLAND 1968)

SIGHT & SOUND - OUR LOVE IS IN THE POCKET (FONTANA 1968)

SAMANTHA JUSTE - IF TREES COULD TALK (GO 1967)

KEANYA COLLINS - BARNABUS COLLINS LOVE BANDIT (GRAPEVINE 1978)

RONNIE LOVE - LET'S MAKE LOVE (GRAPEVINE 1978)

HAPPY CATS - THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKING (GRAPEVINE 1978)

RAY GODFREY - COME AND GET THESE MEMORIES (GRAPEVINE 1978)

RAL DONNER - NEVER LET HER SLIP AWAY (INFERNO 1979)

DAVE VENTURA - THE HURT STAYS IN THE HEART (MERCURY 1965)

VENTURES - HAWAII 5-0 (LIBERTY 1970)TOMMY SANDS - THE STATUE (LIBERTY 1966)

GARY LEWIS & THE PLAYBOYS - MY HEART'S SYMPHONY (LIBERTY 1967)

LOS CANARIOS - GET ON YOUR KNEES (MAJOR MINOR 1967)

CONTRASTS - WHAT A DAY (MONUMENT 1968)

MICHAEL HASLAM - THERE GOES THE FORGOTTEN MAN (PARLOPHONE 1965)

BARRY BENSON - STAY A LITTLE WHILE (PARLOPHONE 1966)

DAVID NELSON - SOMEBODY LOVES ME (PHILIPS 1963)

KEVIN KING LEAR - THE SNAKE (PAGE ONE 1968)

EBONY KEYES - IF YOU KNEW (PICCADILLY 1967)

SOUL JOE CLEMENTS - EVER EVER (PLEXIUM 1969)

FIVE & A PENNY - YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE YOUR INTEREST LIES (POLYDOR 1968)

GABRIELLI BRASS - RIDE YOUR PONY (POLYDOR 1967)

TARA - HAPPY (POLYDOR 1971)

BRIAN HYLAND - THE JOKER WENT WILD (PHILIPS 1967)

ANTOINETTE - LULLABY OF LOVE (PICCADILLY 1966)

DAVID GARRICK - LET'S GO SOMEWHERE (PICCADILLY 1966)

BARRY GRAY - JOE 90 THEME (PYE 1968)

TONY SIMON - GIMME LITTLE SIGN (TRACK 1967)

SVANTE - BABY I NEED YOUR LOVING (UA 1968)

2. THE TAILOR-MADES HALL OF SHAME

Records manufactured to cash in on the Northern Soul scene. These records represent the lowest points in our wonderful scene's history.

JOHN SCHRODER - I'M GONNA CHANGE (ALASKA 1975)

SHARONETTES - PAPA OOH MOW MOW (BLACK MAGIC 1975)

RON GRAINER ORCH - JOE 90 THEME (CASINO CLASSICS 1978)

ALL NIGHT BAND - THE WIGAN JOKER (CASINO CLASSICS 1978)

ARMADA ORCHESTRA - COCHISE (CONTEMPO 1975)

SAX OF SOUL - SEA CRUISE (CRYSTAL 1975)

DESTINY ORCHESTRA - SPRING RAIN (DESTINY 1979)

CONNIE LAVERNE - A HOUSE FOR SALE (DESTINY 1979)

CAROL KAY - STOP AND YOU WILL BECOME AWARE (DESTINY 1979)

CHICO REVILL - THIS BEAUTIFUL DAY (DESTINY 1979)

JOHN DREVARS - THE CLOSER SHE GETS (DESTINY 1979)

DORIS JONES - STRANDED IN THE WILDERNESS (NEMS 1976)

NORTHERN SOUL INC - SOMETHING KEEPS CALLING ME BACK (POLYDOR 1975)

SOUNDS OF LANCASHIRE - SLICED TOMATOES (PYE DISCO DEMAND 1975)

JEZEBELLES - TAINTED LOVE (PYE DISCO DEMAND 1975)

WIGAN'S OVATION - SKIING IN THE SNOW (SPARK 1975)

WIGAN'S OVATION - SUPERLOVE (SPARK 1975)

WIGAN'S OVATION - PERSONALLY (SPARK 1975)

TOMMY HUNT - GET OUT (SPARK 1976)ETTA THOMAS - JUST ASK ME (SANTA PONSA 1974)

SOUND 9418 - I'M GONNA CHANGE (UKUSA 1975)

by Pete Smith

apart from soul joe clements ...this is TONY PARKERS entire collection along with a mint copy of MISTURA

[Pete S]

apart from soul joe clements ...this is TONY PARKERS entire collection along with a mint copy of MISTURA

I quite like Mistura - Life is a song worth singing

[Wiganer1]

Me 2 Mark , wasnt it on red vinyl ?

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mines on black leigh but yes red vinyl too

[Guest Leigh J]

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mines on black leigh but yes red vinyl too

I was listning to some stuff the other day , heres a good one for you to revive , Bullet , Willpower Weak Temtation Strong , what do you reckon ?

[Wiganer1]

I was listning to some stuff the other day , heres a good one for you to revive , Bullet , Willpower Weak Temtation Strong , what do you reckon ?

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hi leigh,,this is one of my top 10 oldies and have it on the Rare UK on Phillips issue....dont think ive ever played it out since i got actually...gr8 oldie

[Professorturnups]

Does anyone know if this is the same Bill Kenwright who is now a big cheese in the theatre world? Used to be an actor in Corrie.

I don't think I know the record. If it's the same Bill K, I don't think I want to.....

And isn't he the chairman of Everton FC?

Also saw a UK Northern Soul CD containing tracks by (I think) David Essex and The Brotherhood of man plus other highly dubious names - anyone know of it?

[Guest WPaulVanDyk]

lol oh my what a list and looking at collection me and dad we have at least 7 of them but oh well lol

[Guest TONY ROUNCE]

Out of interest, how many (if any) of those would you exclude if you were doing this list today, mate?

And what's "Moving Away" doing in there, BTW, it's a brilliant pop-soul record! Not Northern, not now and not ever, but brilliant of its kind. Come on, you need to take something out to make room for 'Born A Loser', that's a perfect candidate!

[Pete S]

Out of interest, how many (if any) of those would you exclude if you were doing this list today, mate?

And what's "Moving Away" doing in there, BTW, it's a brilliant pop-soul record! Not Northern, not now and not ever, but brilliant of its kind. Come on, you need to take something out to make room for 'Born A Loser', that's a perfect candidate!

Born A Loser was never released in the UK Tone so it doesn't qualify. Anyway, it'd never be in any worst lists that I do, I love it

[Guest TONY ROUNCE]

Born A Loser was never released in the UK Tone so it doesn't qualify. Anyway, it'd never be in any worst lists that I do, I love it

I know you do, mate, that's why I mentioned it.

You're quite right in that it wasn't released in the UK, but given the quality of some of the old crap that was being put out by UK companies in the name of 'Northern' during the mid 70s, I can be forgiven for thinking otherwise...

Anyway, are there any on your list that you'd not include now?

[Pete S]

I know you do, mate, that's why I mentioned it.

You're quite right in that it wasn't released in the UK, but given the quality of some of the old crap that was being put out by UK companies in the name of 'Northern' during the mid 70s, I can be forgiven for thinking otherwise...

Anyway, are there any on your list that you'd not include now?

I promise I will have a look and report back mate but just for now, how rare is that Lloyd Charmers record I've got on ebay as a buy it now? I've never seen it before ("Time Is Getting Hard" blue Coxsone 7023) I put 75 on it but saw on popsike one went for £256!!

[Pete S]

I know you do, mate, that's why I mentioned it.

You're quite right in that it wasn't released in the UK, but given the quality of some of the old crap that was being put out by UK companies in the name of 'Northern' during the mid 70s, I can be forgiven for thinking otherwise...

Anyway, are there any on your list that you'd not include now?

OK I've had a look and I stand by ever one of those choices, and the Kenny Lynch record is still terrible...

[Guest TONY ROUNCE]

I promise I will have a look and report back mate but just for now, how rare is that Lloyd Charmers record I've got on ebay as a buy it now? I've never seen it before ("Time Is Getting Hard" blue Coxsone 7023) I put 75 on it but saw on popsike one went for £256!!

It's one of the rarest on the label, but it's also horrible IMO. I think it commands big money because it's so hard to find, and for many UK Coxsone collectors it's always one of the last numbers they need to fill.

I sold what was a mint one about 35 years ago for about a fiver, and thought I'd come out of the deal better off than the bloke who bought it. From a musical standpoint, I still do.

The rarest on the label is supposed to be Martin Riley's excellent version of "I Second That Emotion". When I first met the recently-deceased, legendary Studio 1 collector Pete Roberts ("Studio Pete") it was the only title that he didn't have on UK Coxsone. I think it's odd that it's so rare, it must have been a goodish seller as I can remember it being played on Radio Caroline when it was a new release -so someone, somewhere must have been promoting it!

Can't believe that anyone in the world with an ounce of taste couldn't like Kenny Lynch's "Moving Away" - I sincerely hope that your hatred of of it doesn't extend to Ken Boothe's majesterial version!

[Guest FrostyJak]

Also saw a UK Northern Soul CD containing tracks by (I think) David Essex and The Brotherhood of man plus other highly dubious names - anyone know of it?

THIS is it yooth

[Pete S]

It's one of the rarest on the label, but it's also horrible IMO. I think it commands big money because it's so hard to find, and for many UK Coxsone collectors it's always one of the last numbers they need to fill.

I sold what was a mint one about 35 years ago for about a fiver, and thought I'd come out of the deal better off than the bloke who bought it. From a musical standpoint, I still do.

The rarest on the label is supposed to be Martin Riley's excellent version of "I Second That Emotion". When I first met the recently-deceased, legendary Studio 1 collector Pete Roberts ("Studio Pete") it was the only title that he didn't have on UK Coxsone. I think it's odd that it's so rare, it must have been a goodish seller as I can remember it being played on Radio Caroline when it was a new release -so someone, somewhere must have been promoting it!

Can't believe that anyone in the world with an ounce of taste couldn't like Kenny Lynch's "Moving Away" - I sincerely hope that your hatred of of it doesn't extend to Ken Boothe's majesterial version!

I don't like Ken Boothe's version either. Honest truth is, there are very few Studio One records that I like compared to Treasure Isle's output over the same period. They all sound the same! And practically anything after 1969 I find unlistenable. Anyway I've got another question:

I have a Busters All Stars record on ebay. OK this one has got me confused. The number is BB 11, which of course is very early circa 1961 and the A side is KEITH & ENID - SEND ME. So far so good. However, this one was issued in 1965. The B side is supposed to be TRENTON SPENCE - WE KNOW WE ARE IN LOVE yet this one is called WE'RE IN LOVE, an instrumental, and it sounds to me to be much later than 1961 and it sounds like THE SKATALITES to me. There's a sound clip on the ebay listings if anyone knows.

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...E:IT&ih=001

[Wiganer1]

Out of interest, how many (if any) of those would you exclude if you were doing this list today, mate?

And what's "Moving Away" doing in there, BTW, it's a brilliant pop-soul record! Not Northern, not now and not ever, but brilliant of its kind. Come on, you need to take something out to make room for 'Born A Loser', that's a perfect candidate!

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don ray - born a loser ...come on tone you are not serious ???

what a brilliant northern soul 45 this is !!

still sends shivers down my spine!..

[Guest TONY ROUNCE]

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don ray - born a loser ...come on tone you are not serious ???

what a brilliant northern soul 45 this is !!

Don Ray's a country artist, the record was made in Nashville, it has no more or less to do with Soul Music than "The Joker Went Wild" and it isn't even half as good a Pop record as that IMO...

...apart from that it's alright

BTW for Pete, I had a listen to your BB11 - how strange! I've never ever seen a copy pressed as late as that (1965ish) either. I've sent the listing to a couple of reggae collector pals to see if they know anything about it. Pretty decent tune it is too and, as you say, definitely by at least some of the musicians who were also in the Skatalites rather than by "Trenton Spence And His Group". Will let you know if I get anywhere with my enquiries....

[Wiganer1]

Don Ray's a country artist, the record was made in Nashville, it has no more or less to do with Soul Music than "The Joker Went Wild" and it isn't even half as good a Pop record as that IMO...

...apart from that it's alright

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shudda expected a reply like that..its all about opinions i suppose .

[Pete S]

Don Ray's a country artist, the record was made in Nashville, it has no more or less to do with Soul Music than "The Joker Went Wild" and it isn't even half as good a Pop record as that IMO...

...apart from that it's alright

BTW for Pete, I had a listen to your BB11 - how strange! I've never ever seen a copy pressed as late as that (1965ish) either. I've sent the listing to a couple of reggae collector pals to see if they know anything about it. Pretty decent tune it is too and, as you say, definitely by at least some of the musicians who were also in the Skatalites rather than by "Trenton Spence And His Group". Will let you know if I get anywhere with my enquiries....

Cheers Tone, soon as I heard it I knew it wasn't what it said it was on the label...bloomin good instrumental too I thought. Two trombonists doing solos!