How did it start, when did it start and instead of Northern Soul dancing lessons should we have clapping lessons.

Is clapping a dying art.

which record has the most claps ?

Errr The Clapping Song!

Paul

has anyone been listening to a record and caught the clap on a sunday morning/afternoon for instance

This may well be the link, best tell the missus she is in for some serious clapping

https://planetrecords.podbean.com/2007/09/2...t-wigan-casino/

Thanks so much for that just listened to it brilliant All the Wigan compilation cds dodgy tv programmes and dancing around in shopping centres have failed miserably to capture that essential Wigan vibe .

That recording takes me right back I was probabably there that night, magic .

which record has the most claps ?

Does anyone on here have the record for most claps!!!

Sounds like a price check for Vagi-clean!!

Hey Gazfaz, its me Mike...hope you're well!!

Where's Intown Mikey? He's the expert on the Yate double clap!

My pet hate - people who insist on clapping OFF the beat

Thats it.................bugger me, been trying to think of it for ages......how daft am I ???????.

Russ

You could also add Virginia Wolves ---stay to that. Although it was a 'singular clap'. Back in the day there was the alternative clenched glove fist in the air if you were a bit 'avant garde'

Also Mitch Ryder's- Breakout, but I think witnessing the clapping to Tainted Love on my first ever visit to Wigan, and the Cleethorpe's Pier clapping and vibrating to Frankie Valli's-The Night best capture the clapping culture to records for me. Being from Scunthorpe I will have to answer the Avant Garde bit when I go on Wikedia to find out what it means!

Steve

Also Mitch Ryder's- Breakout, but I think witnessing the clapping to Tainted Love on my first ever visit to Wigan, and the Cleethorpe's Pier clapping and vibrating to Frankie Valli's-The Night best capture the clapping culture to records for me. Being from Scunthorpe I will have to answer the Avant Garde bit when I go on Wikedia to find out what it means!

Steve

Sorry Wikpedia

What a great thread - give yourselves a round of applause Off to buy a stopwatch.....

Thanks Jo but I have already got the clap

That "rapid fire" clapping (double time) is called Soul clapping, as featured in Arthur Conley's "Funky Street", (refer scunnyjack above), and which may initially have prompted it's popularity over here. (Refer almost any live show at a Northern Soul club in the seventies and the 'Major Lance Live at the Torch' album)

Like most things ( !) clapping on the beat started way before Wigan opened it's doors and was certainly one of those quirky features that made the Cats so magical, amongst many other venues. The break in Bob Relf's "Blowing My Mind To Pieces" with accompanying clapping was particularly haunting.

And when done correctly definitely adds that something special to instro's like

Thumb a ride

&

Crying Over You ( I prefer the instro side of that'un meself)

Tony

Right - this calls for the 'Clap-Ometer' - what we should do is rank each record for the amount of seconds into the track that clapping commences. We may need a stop watch as this should be done fairly and scientifically but I think the Jades is instantaneous clapping so:

1. Jades - Where it's at - On the first beat
   
2. Sapphires - Gotta have your love - 1 1/2 seconds in
   
3. 
   
   

Holly St James - That's not love

Vickie Baines - Country Girl

Rufus Lumley - Stonger than me

three clappers from the start....

Thanks Jo but I have already got the clap

You need ointment

That "rapid fire" clapping (double time) is called Soul clapping, as featured in Arthur Conley's "Funky Street", (refer scunnyjack above), and which may initially have prompted it's popularity over here. (Refer almost any live show at a Northern Soul club in the seventies and the 'Major Lance Live at the Torch' album)

Like most things ( !) clapping on the beat started way before Wigan opened it's doors and was certainly one of those quirky features that made the Cats so magical, amongst many other venues. The break in Bob Relf's "Blowing My Mind To Pieces" with accompanying clapping was particularly haunting.

Mel, this might be a question to some of our 'senior soulers' on SS....when can you FIRST remember syncronised clapping to a soul record in a UK mod/soul club - was it the Flamingo, Tin Chicken, Wheel???

My pet hate - people who insist on clapping OFF the beat

That's reggae isn't it?

"Freeform clapping" (Jazz), is er, applause...?

How did it start, when did it start and instead of Northern Soul dancing lessons should we have clapping lessons.

Is clapping a dying art.

sorry thought you said crapping

sorry thought you said crapping

Massive on the Japanese scene

I,l get mi kimono

I got the shivers even reading this post. I absolutely love it when the whole dancefloor just gets it right. A big 'clapper' and one of my favourites is Gene Woodbury's "Ever Again" when he sings the bit "I know i won't be lonely (clap, clap, clap) ever again". We still like our clapping at the "Sleepless Nights" club in Dublin

I got the shivers even reading this post. I absolutely love it when the whole dancefloor just gets it right. A big 'clapper' and one of my favourites is Gene Woodbury's "Ever Again" when he sings the bit "I know i won't be lonely (clap, clap, clap) ever again". We still like our clapping at the "Sleepless Nights" club in Dublin

yeessssssssssssssssssssssss !!!!

Russ

Epitome of Sound - You Don't Love Me and one that i don't understand is

Doris Troy - I'll Do Anything it dosen't seem like you can clap with the song but they do