I've posted a similar topic before but I am again looking for suggestions for the best cd compilations for beginners!

Frequently, people ask me to suggest soul cd's for them after hearing music at my house for example....obviously, I realise that it is a matter of opinion which is why I am asking for different ones! Oh....and it can be any era.

I've posted a similar topic before but I am again looking for suggestions for the best cd compilations for beginners!

Frequently, people ask me to suggest soul cd's for them after hearing music at my house for example....obviously, I realise that it is a matter of opinion which is why I am asking for different ones! Oh....and it can be any era.

It depends on what sounds they were listening to at your place when they asked maybe???

I have had cds/tapes done for quite a few folk based on what kind of thing they said they liked when i have played them..

Some have liked the fast northern stuff and others the more bluesy RnB OR funk/soul..

Maybe a comp that you got from mates with a combination of all would do the trick..

I've posted a similar topic before but I am again looking for suggestions for the best cd compilations for beginners!

Frequently, people ask me to suggest soul cd's for them after hearing music at my house for example....obviously, I realise that it is a matter of opinion which is why I am asking for different ones! Oh....and it can be any era.

Hi Karen,

If you have an address you can pm me, I'd be happy to send you over copies of the stuff I got given that got me into it, ruined my life and nearly bankrupted me..

sorry... that should probably say the tunes I fell in love with shouldn't it.. ..I've got hundreds of millions of cd's folks have given me that would be suitable.

A similar thread a few months ago brought up some crackin' lists of tunes.

Jayne.x.

not sure if its on cd but FOOTSTOMPERS on kent is by far my fave lp ....every tune is a classic...if i had to choose one record to own that would be it...

One of the first compilations i heard (bought) was 'This Is Northern Soul' on Grapevine. It's still one of the best compilations ever in my opinion. I'd just play a newcomer that i reckon. If it was good enough for me etc....

It depends on what sounds they were listening to at your place when they asked maybe???

I have had cds/tapes done for quite a few folk based on what kind of thing they said they liked when i have played them..

Some have liked the fast northern stuff and others the more bluesy RnB OR funk/soul..

Maybe a comp that you got from mates with a combination of all would do the trick..

The most recent listener liked all of it from 60s through to upfront records! She went to the 100 club ONCE years ago!

Hi Karen,

If you have an address you can pm me, I'd be happy to send you over copies of the stuff I got given that got me into it, ruined my life and nearly bankrupted me..

sorry... that should probably say the tunes I fell in love with shouldn't it.. ..I've got hundreds of millions of cd's folks have given me that would be suitable.

A similar thread a few months ago brought up some crackin' lists of tunes.

Jayne.x.

Thank you Jayne, that is really kind of you but my friend's boyfriend emailed me to ask which to buy as he wants to surprise her on her birthday! x

not sure if its on cd but FOOTSTOMPERS on kent is by far my fave lp ....every tune is a classic...if i had to choose one record to own that would be it...

Good suggestion-thanks.

One of the first compilations i heard (bought) was 'This Is Northern Soul' on Grapevine. It's still one of the best compilations ever in my opinion. I'd just play a newcomer that i reckon. If it was good enough for me etc....

If it was good enough for you, it will be plenty good enough for her!

The " Northern monsters " CD on Kent is a good one , as are the 2 " Twisted Wheel " comps on Goldmine . Or the recent Wigan , Blackpool Mecca , Torch , Wheel comps that Ian Dewhirst has compiled .Best ,Eddie

In the mid-90s a UK label called LIFE ON MARS ENTERTAINMENT issued a cheapo 3-CD BOX SET licensed from Goldmine Soul Supply called "The Cream Of Northern Soul" (in the same kind of packaging as the Trojan boxes). Its effect on me and my friends was devastating. When I see the tracklisting today I realise that it's 100% solid northern soul oldies, but neither me nor my friends had EVER heard ANY of these tunes prior to hearing the three CDs in this box-set. It was an amazing experience and probably the single most important factor that got me into the rarer end of soul music.

I still think it's a fantastic tracklisting and I love almost all of these 36 tunes. I would reccomend it to anyone who's interested in finding out about northern soul. Check it out:

01. Bob Relf - Blowing My Mind To Pieces

02. J.J. Barnes - Our Love Is In The Pocket

03. Rose Batiste - Hit And Run

04. Darrell Banks - Angel Baby

05. Olympics - Same Old Thing

06. Belles - Don't Pretend

07. Shirley J. Scott - Goose Pimples

08. Jackie Lee - Temptation Walk

09. Jimmy Conwell - Cigarette Ashes

10. Jimmy Soul Clark - Sweet Darlin'

11. Sweets - Satisfy Me Baby

12. Detroit Land Apples - I Need Help

13. Furys - I'm Satisfied With You

14. Darrell Banks - Somebody Somewhere Needs You

15. Bob & Earl - My Little Girl

16. Jackie Lee - Oh My Darling

17. Tommy Neal - Going To A Happening

18. Parliaments - Don't Be Sore At Me

19. Ed Crook - That's Alright

20. James Bounty - Prove Yourself A Lady

21. Richard Temple - That Beatin' Rhythm

22. Eddie Holman - Eddie's My Name

23. Bobby Garrett - I Can't Get Away

24. Younghearts - A Little Togetherness

25. Incredibles - There's Nothing Else To Say

26. Four Larks - Groovin' At The Go Go

27. Tempos - Countdown Here I Come

28. Creation - I Got The Fever

29. Luther Ingram Orchestra - Exus Trek

30. Fi-Dels - Try A Little Harder

31. Holidays - Making Up Time

32. Doni Burdick - Open The Door To Your Heart

33. Olympics - Baby Do The Philly Dog

34. Patti Young - Head And Shoulders Above The Rest

35. Fabulous Downbeats - Life Goes On

36. Martha Starr - No Part Time Love For Me

Edited August 14, 200816 yr by Sebastian

one of the first cds i purchased in lincoln when first dipping back into the scene was the groovesville sound archive on soul supply along with the first motown connoissers cd blew me away all over again recommend them to any novice, if they don't move them nothing will

kev

In the mid-90s a UK label called LIFE ON MARS ENTERTAINMENT issued a cheapo 3-CD BOX SET licensed from Goldmine Soul Supply called "The Cream Of Northern Soul" (in the same kind of packaging as the Trojan boxes). Its effect on me and my friends was devastating. When I see the tracklisting today I realise that it's 100% solid northern soul oldies, but neither me nor my friends had EVER heard ANY of these tunes prior to hearing the three CDs in this box-set. It was an amazing experience and probably the single most important factor that got me into the rarer end of soul music.

I still think it's a fantastic tracklisting and I love almost all of these 36 tunes. I would reccomend it to anyone who's interested in finding out about northern soul. Check it out:

01. Bob Relf - Blowing My Mind To Pieces

02. J.J. Barnes - Our Love Is In The Pocket

03. Rose Batiste - Hit And Run

04. Darrell Banks - Angel Baby

05. Olympics - Same Old Thing

06. Belles - Don't Pretend

07. Shirley J. Scott - Goose Pimples

08. Jackie Lee - Temptation Walk

09. Jimmy Conwell - Cigarette Ashes

10. Jimmy Soul Clark - Sweet Darlin'

11. Sweets - Satisfy Me Baby

12. Detroit Land Apples - I Need Help

13. Furys - I'm Satisfied With You

14. Darrell Banks - Somebody Somewhere Needs You

15. Bob & Earl - My Little Girl

16. Jackie Lee - Oh My Darling

17. Tommy Neal - Going To A Happening

18. Parliaments - Don't Be Sore At Me

19. Ed Crook - That's Alright

20. James Bounty - Prove Yourself A Lady

21. Richard Temple - That Beatin' Rhythm

22. Eddie Holman - Eddie's My Name

23. Bobby Garrett - I Can't Get Away

24. Younghearts - A Little Togetherness

25. Incredibles - There's Nothing Else To Say

26. Four Larks - Groovin' At The Go Go

27. Tempos - Countdown Here I Come

28. Creation - I Got The Fever

29. Luther Ingram Orchestra - Exus Trek

30. Fi-Dels - Try A Little Harder

31. Holidays - Making Up Time

32. Doni Burdick - Open The Door To Your Heart

33. Olympics - Baby Do The Philly Dog

34. Patti Young - Head And Shoulders Above The Rest

35. Fabulous Downbeats - Life Goes On

36. Martha Starr - No Part Time Love For Me

That was one of mine Sebastian (albeit uncredited I think)!

Glad you liked it LOL. Look what it started!

Ian D

Hardly rocket science putting together a collection of classic oldies though is it... bit like sticking a pin in a list.

Couple of CDs that are good for non-northern fans are Up All Night vol1 and vol2.

Well for me you could buy the best Northern album ever double cd for starters and then you have Northern soul conissors (spelling is bad) and they did a modern one all of which would showcase a start. But once you get into it.

You start buying all the cd's you find to have as much music as you can

I've posted a similar topic before but I am again looking for suggestions for the best cd compilations for beginners!

Frequently, people ask me to suggest soul cd's for them after hearing music at my house for example....obviously, I realise that it is a matter of opinion which is why I am asking for different ones! Oh....and it can be any era.

Contact, 12shades@rock.com

Ill shall give you several mixes of verious soul from the "time of soul",when we really discovered undergroung soul music.Im still pulling tunes from creats, 1970 imports.

I have been responsable for many a new 60s newie......................

12Shades

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I've posted a similar topic before but I am again looking for suggestions for the best cd compilations for beginners!

Frequently, people ask me to suggest soul cd's for them after hearing music at my house for example....obviously, I realise that it is a matter of opinion which is why I am asking for different ones! Oh....and it can be any era.

Try Mike Ritson's "The In Crowd" CD probably all you needd to know about Starter Northern Soul.

Why does it always have to be "Northern"?? There's much more to Soul music than that, surely?

Edited August 17, 200816 yr by mel brat

I've posted a similar topic before but I am again looking for suggestions for the best cd compilations for beginners!

Frequently, people ask me to suggest soul cd's for them after hearing music at my house for example....obviously, I realise that it is a matter of opinion which is why I am asking for different ones! Oh....and it can be any era.

I`ve got a great idea for completing your CD collection: take them all outside and use them as improvised frisbees to attack the neighbours` cat who has just crapped on your lawn. Then go out and buy some worn-out scratched original `60s vinyl RECORDS. It won`t do much for your bank balance, but your soul will be so much purer for getting the real thing instead of some digitalised, sanitised and soul-less replica of what the real music (and the real artists) were all about.

Oh dear I think I must have offended at least 50% of the current rare Soul scene with this email. Didn`t mean to have a go at you personally Karen, but this is one of my dyed-in-the-wool old fashioned Casino opinions.

Good hunting (for vinyl of course!) Casinoboy x

Hi Karen

The only cds imo are the for Millionaires only cds,quality all the way....never off my car cd player ....

Hi Karen

The only cds imo are the for Millionaires only cds,quality all the way....never off my car cd player ....

Id agree with this, the Millionaires Vol 1 to 3 are excellent,

But also add that a good CD for new converts as a source of oldies and some new(ish) some rare and some cheap tracks (allbiet circa 1995) is Northern Soul Time - Goldmine.

Its good value as its a two disk set with 60 tracks on it and sleeve notes explaining the label and artist - so the importance of vinyl is apparent!

It kinda covers all bases without getting ultra cheezy, has some nice tracks as well as some fun classics.

she will soon out-grow it but its good for igniting that flame!

And its usually on ebay for less than a fiver!

J

Edited August 18, 200816 yr by jhsoulnotts

I`ve got a great idea for completing your CD collection: take them all outside and use them as improvised frisbees to attack the neighbours` cat who has just crapped on your lawn. Then go out and buy some worn-out scratched original `60s vinyl RECORDS. It won`t do much for your bank balance, but your soul will be so much purer for getting the real thing instead of some digitalised, sanitised and soul-less replica of what the real music (and the real artists) were all about.

Oh dear I think I must have offended at least 50% of the current rare Soul scene with this email. Didn`t mean to have a go at you personally Karen, but this is one of my dyed-in-the-wool old fashioned Casino opinions.

Good hunting (for vinyl of course!) Casinoboy x

So by not buying something that will actually put money in the artists pockets, these artists that you profess to love so much, you are purifying your soul! Hmm another opinion worthy of the loony bin, I would suggest the real artists were all about earning some money for their art!!

How about you keep buying vinyl and also buy these wonderful Kent and Soulscape CD's and pay the artists back for their hard work, maybe a bit radical but............

PS Sorry Karen, I know I should just walk on by but its difficult.

As even non soulies know the Motown sound the easiest introduction to the rarer/northern side of our Music is THIS IS NORTHERN SOUL - THE MOTOWN SOUND Vol 1 + 2, that should do it.

In the mid-90s a UK label called LIFE ON MARS ENTERTAINMENT issued a cheapo 3-CD BOX SET licensed from Goldmine Soul Supply called "The Cream Of Northern Soul" (in the same kind of packaging as the Trojan boxes). Its effect on me and my friends was devastating. When I see the tracklisting today I realise that it's 100% solid northern soul oldies, but neither me nor my friends had EVER heard ANY of these tunes prior to hearing the three CDs in this box-set. It was an amazing experience and probably the single most important factor that got me into the rarer end of soul music.

it was the blue 'Cream of Vintage Soul' for 7 quid or something from Mr CD in Berwick St that was one of the things that did it for me (i then went back to get the Northern Soul one but they'd all gone)

1.: This Can't Be True - Holman, Eddie

2.: Try My Method - Lee, Jackie

3.: Human - Ad Libs

4.: I Wanna Testify - Parliaments

5.: You're Still In My Heart - Ruffin, David

6.: Harlem Shuffle '66 - Bob & Earl

7.: Never Alone - Ward, Robert

8.: Whirlpool - Mancha, Steve

9.: When A Man Loves A Woman - Banks, Darrell

10.: I Can't Break The Habit - Garrett, Lee

11.: Still Hungry - San Remo Strings

12.: Nothing No Sweeter Than Love - San Remo Strings

13.: Secret Agents - Olympics

14.: Another Dirty Deal - Incredibles

15.: We're In The Middle - Reynolds, L.J & The Relations

16.: I Wonder - Womack, Bobby

17.: I'll Never Forget You - O'Jays

18.: What Should I Do - Manhattans

19.: Hole In The Wall - Barnes, J.J.

20.: You Better Believe In Me - Reeder, Eskew

21.: First Time - Wills, Viola

22.: Settle Down - Flirtations

23.: Love - Beverly, Frankie

24.: He's Alright With Me - Mirrettes

25.: Gotta Right To Cry - Leavill, Otis

26.: I Thought You Were Mine - Natural Four

27.: Hit And Run - Reeves, Martha

28.: My Kind Of Woman - Starr, Edwin

29.: Just Tryin' To Please You - Thomas, Jimmy

30.: Gotta Draw The Line - Fletcher, Darrow

31.: If It's All The Same To You - Ingram, Luther

32.: Hiding In Your Heart - Wilson, Timothy

33.: Malnutrition - Fountain, James

34.: Bingo - Dynamics

35.: Stay Mine For Heaven's Sake - Holman, Eddie

36.: Look Into The Eyes Of A Fool - Banks, Darrell

some really storming stuff on there and lots of tracks with vibraphone which i'd always loved as an instrument...

also this 'Cooler Shakers' CD is a good one, despite the name: https://www.discogs.com/release/857051

Well i would say DJ's guide to Soul allnighter has been released by DMC it has 28 tracks on each side so that's 56 songs for starters and has a nice mixture

£20 but you can only buy it from DJ shops or such online places that deal with these type CD's.

For us it has the obvious stuff like The Snake, I Get The Sweetest Feeling, Under My Thumb, 123, There's a Ghost In My House, Love On a Moutain Top and so on but there is some interesting choices like

Why When Love Is Gone, If I Could Only Be Sure, Two Can Have a Party (Tammi's solo version), Soul Time, Am I The Same Girl, You've Been Cheating, Light My Fire (Stevue Wonder) and for some reason Mr Big Stuff

only downside is for some reason Dobie Gray - The In Crowd is re-recorded version yet Out on the floor is original and 2 other re-recordings which are Barefooting, Be Young Be Foolish Be Happy

I've posted a similar topic before but I am again looking for suggestions for the best cd compilations for beginners!

Frequently, people ask me to suggest soul cd's for them after hearing music at my house for example....obviously, I realise that it is a matter of opinion which is why I am asking for different ones! Oh....and it can be any era.

What about the 'soul survivors' vol 1 & 2

not sure if its on cd but FOOTSTOMPERS on kent is by far my fave lp ....every tune is a classic...if i had to choose one record to own that would be it...

Do you know,I, for one would totally agree with what this chap has said above. You don't have to compile one, It's already been done!!

Kent footstompers, is juist about one of the best northern comps ever made!!

Duffy

Hardly rocket science putting together a collection of classic oldies though is it... bit like sticking a pin in a list.

Couple of CDs that are good for non-northern fans are Up All Night vol1 and vol2.

I helped Brian Rae decide on the final tracks for the up all night L.P. In particular i made sure he put the falcons on there, I'm a fool. Stood in hot waxx records in warrington!!. Which i am quite proud of, as back then i couldn't decide what day it was !!

Karen, Here's a thought........And this goes to everyone who answered this thread. Why don't 10 of us ss's make a c.d of what we consider a good starter pack. Then perhaps put 4 or 5 more obscurer tracks at the end of said c.d.(rnb...northern....mod...modern...soulful garage..latin...etc) to give a TRUE opinion of sound/s.

I'm up for it..anyone else?

Why does it always have to be "Northern"?? There's much more to Soul music than that, surely?

northern or northern no other soul

not sure if its on cd but FOOTSTOMPERS on kent is by far my fave lp ....every tune is a classic...if i had to choose one record to own that would be it...

there's a nice copy on ebay at the moment.

Duffy

Duffy ?????

When I first started to get back into the scene I bought Cooler Shakers from one of those discount book sellers shops, I didn't know that many of the tracks back then but now I realise what an excellent collection it was !

1. Lonely For You Baby - Dees, Sam 2. Nothing Can Stop Me - Chandler, Gene 3. Getting Mighty Crowded - Everett, Betty 4. Breakaway - Valentines (1) 5. Come On Train - Thomas, Don 6. Nothing's Worse Than Being Alone - Ad Libs 7. I Hurt On The Other Side - Barnes, Sidney 8. Just Another Heartache - Little Ritchie 9. Don't Let Me Down - Hughes, Freddie 10. Touch Me Kiss Me Hold Me - Inspirations (2) 11. That's Enough - Robinson, Roscoe 12. You've Been Gone Too Long - Sexton, Ann 13. Sweet And Easy - McCoy, Van 14. I'm A Fool I Must Love You - Falcons (1) 15. I'd Think It Over Twice - Fletcher, Sam 16. Dearly Beloved - Montgomery, Jack 17. That's No Way To Treat A Girl - Knight, Marie 18. Please Stay - Ivorys (2) 19. You Hit Me Like TNT - Jones, Linda 20. Get It Baby - Mitchell, Stanley 21. Love Slipped Through My Fingers - Ohio Players 22. Stop And Get A Hold - Knight, Gladys & The Pips 23. Wrong Girl - Showmen 24. One In A Million - Brown, Maxine 25. Black Eyed Girl - Thompson, Billy 26. That's My Girl - Clark, Dee 27. Do You Love Me Baby - Masqueraders 28. That Girl - Porgy & The Monarchs 29. I'm Stepping Out Of The Picture - Maestro, Johnny 30. Long After Tonight Is All Over - Radcliffe, Jimmy