the gwenn douglass thread (where i have to accept i'm on the losing side!) got me thinking: are there any records that would unite ALL of us?

pyramid came close a week or two back though some aren't keen.

gareth's emperor's new clothes thread revealed that even things like the magnetics on bonnie aren't universally accepted.

when you factor in oldies v newies, 60s v 70s (and newer), r&b/r&r...very hard to satisfy everyone even when you're as open-minded as we are as a group.

so: what track does it for everyone?

how about:

the hytones - you don't even know my name - southern artists??

We already did this about 2 months ago, the thread went on over about 4 pages, started by Dayo I think. As ever, there was always someone who didn't like a particular record.

Like, I don't like The Hytones so that's that one out of the game

So I'll go for an instrumental

BARI TRACK

how about:

the hytones - you don't even know my name - southern artists??

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Instrumentals aren't soul records IMO - they are just good dance records (with the best bits taken out).

So I veto 'Bari Track'

How's about:

Vibrations - Cause Your Mine

And so it begins........

WOOF!

so: what track does it for everyone?

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Seven Souls - I still love you. Mass appeal

Instrumentals aren't soul records IMO - they are just good dance  records (with the best bits taken out).

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Tell that to the Funk Brothers

Give me their e-mail address and I will......

WOOF!

Give me their e-mail address and I will......

WOOF!

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They aren't on the internet

Got to be one I used in the old thread Spyder Turner " I Can't Make It Anymore"

Paul

[so: what track does it for everyone?

Surely Gladys cant fail with NO ONE COULD LOVE YOU MORE

We already did this about 2 months ago, the thread went on over about 4 pages, started by Dayo I think.  As ever, there was always someone who didn't like a particular record.

Like, I don't like The Hytones so that's that one out of the game 

So I'll go for an instrumental

BARI TRACK

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yeah you're right pete

just found the old thread

duff topic then, soz folks

but isn't taste a fascinating thing?

[so: what track does it for everyone?

Surely Gladys cant fail with NO ONE COULD LOVE YOU MORE

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I hate that

but isn't taste a fascinating thing?

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It is for the likes of you and I who actually have it, it's the other poor misguided folk like Pikey's Dog I feel sorry for

I have 'exceptional taste' allegedly......

Another forum members words, not mine.

He was probably off his t*ts at the time though.

WOOF!

[so: what track does it for everyone?

Surely Gladys cant fail with NO ONE COULD LOVE YOU MORE

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Great intro, then it all goes wrong

sure that wasn't 'you taste exceptional'?

the gwenn douglass thread (where i have to accept i'm on the losing side!) got me thinking: are there any records that would unite ALL of us?

pyramid came close a week or two back though some aren't keen.

gareth's emperor's new clothes thread revealed that even things like the magnetics on bonnie aren't universally accepted.

when you factor in oldies v newies, 60s v 70s (and newer), r&b/r&r...very hard to satisfy everyone even when you're as open-minded as we are as a group.

so: what track does it for everyone?

how about:

the hytones - you don't even know my name - southern artists??

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Isn't one of the attractions of this scene the fact that there is no such animal. If we all agreed on the same things there probably wouldn't be a scene by now.

sure that wasn't 'you taste exceptional'?

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Only bone knawing done around here is on a cows thigh bone from the butchers.

Don't want to know about your personal kinks......

WOOF!

Isn't one of the attractions of this scene the fact that there is no such animal. If we all agreed on the same things there probably wouldn't be a scene by now.

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very fair point

I hate that 

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your a hard man to please mr smith

what about frank wilson ok i know coats on the rack i'll get it

your a hard man to please mr smith  

what about frank wilson  ok i know coats on the rack i'll get it

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No good mentioning Frank Wilson because someone trying to be clever will say it's rubbish.

What about

George Blackwell - Can't lose my head

Robert Parker - Caught you in a lie

Inspirations - No one else can take your place

Bobby Hutton - Come see what's left of me

Dynamics - I need your love

Tim Tam - Wait a minute

Robert Parker - Caught you in a lie

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I hate that 

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Walk in my shoes......can't see how anybody doesn't like this!

Winnie:-)

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Walk in my shoes......can't see how anybody doesn't like this!

Winnie:-)

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I like that.

Bored of it by 1975 though.

Bobby Hutton - Come see what's left of me

I thought about this one Pete, first one that sprang to my mind.

What about Al Kent-The way you've been acting lately? Not my favourite i must admit but i like it and most people i know "like it".

dont like al kent never have and never will

goeorge blackwell could be a contender i rekscon

dont like al kent never have and never will

goeorge blackwell could be a contender i rekscon

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Well Als not the one

Agree on george Blackwell though.

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I like that.

Bored of it by 1975 though.

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Think somebody said, we'll never all be united on any one record :-) What about Mull of Kintyre? Nice mid-tempo sort of sound, with a classic bag-pipe instrumental break, ideal for sword dancing.

Winnie:-)

Bobby Hutton - Come see what's left of me

I thought about this one Pete, first one that sprang to my mind.

What about Al Kent-The way you've been acting lately? Not my favourite i must admit but i like it and most people i know "like it".

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Fantastic record

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Think somebody said, we'll never all be united on any one record :-) What about Mull of Kintyre? Nice mid-tempo sort of sound, with a classic bag-pipe instrumental break, ideal for sword dancing.

Winnie:-)

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When I used to work in an office there were about 10 of us in there and we all liked different sorts of music, like me with soul and reggae, someone was into heavy metal, couple of old dears into middle of the road music and so on, anyway we always used to take it in turns playing compilation tapes and we only ever agreed on one single record that all of us liked......

cruel to be kind by Nick Lowe

only in the right measure

Coming from a modern perspective I would say The Constellations - Don't Know About You is very widely liked - and possibly Darrell Banks - Open The Door. Leaving aside the fact you may be bored of it !! One of the first northern I bought.

Girf

Coming from a modern perspective I would say The Constellations - Don't Know About You is very widely liked - and possibly Darrell Banks - Open The Door. Leaving aside the fact you may be bored of it !! One of the first northern I bought.

Girf

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B***OX TO BEING BORED WITH POSSIBLY THE 2 BEST TRAX MENTIONED YET,

DUKESY'S MISSUS

Got to be one I used in the old thread Spyder Turner " I Can't Make It Anymore"

RITA & THE TIARAS GONE WITH THE WIND

Coming from a modern perspective I would say The Constellations - Don't Know About You is very widely liked - and possibly Darrell Banks - Open The Door. Leaving aside the fact you may be bored of it !! One of the first northern I bought.

Girf

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No, never bored of Open The Door To Your Heart.

Constellations is very average though

Constellations is very average though

Praise indeed

J J Barnes 'Please Let Me In' Until now I don't think I have heard anyone with a bad word to say about it. Sure someone on here will prove me wrong

J J Barnes 'Please Let Me In'  Until now I don't think I have heard anyone with a bad word to say about it. Sure someone on here will prove me wrong 

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Unbelievable record, I voted for it last time, got booed off :angry:

Unbelievable record, I voted for it last time, got booed off  :angry:

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brilliant is right

great cheapie

'don't be sore at me' is in the same vein, what a ten pound sound

Unbelievable record, I voted for it last time, got booed off  :angry:

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Well Pete as I always say "You can't educate pork; only cure It"

brilliant is right

great cheapie

'don't be sore at me' is in the same vein, what a ten pound sound

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Agree 100%

It proves that rarety doesn't really matter with "Please let Me In", "Don't Be Sore At Me" and "I Can't Make It Anymore" being amongst the favourites. The rarety of sounds was usefull in the old days to maintain the exclusivity of the scene and individual clubs within it. Nowadays the scene remains exclusive because it is almost like a large secret club with people either choosing to be into it or not. And there is now a huge list of good sounds discovered in the last 40 years, so there should be no reason to play substandard tracks just because they are rare.(or anything recorded after midnight on the 31 December 1969 eh Pete. )

Paul

was going to say that i still like rarities being played because their rarity means you don't hear them very often

but then as you say paul there's so much stuff out there now that rarely gets played that it almost knocks that one on the head. for instance, i don't think, in 20 years of attending venues on and off i have ever heard 'don't be sore at me' played but i must have heard mel britt (and many other rare records) 1000 times

there is something nice about owning a rare record but it's got nowt to do with quality...just extra nice when the two coincide

It proves that rarety doesn't really matter with "Please let Me In", "Don't Be Sore At Me" and "I Can't Make It Anymore" being amongst the favourites.  The rarety of sounds was usefull in the old days to maintain the exclusivity of the scene and individual clubs within it.  Nowadays the scene remains exclusive because it is almost like a large secret club with people either choosing to be into it or not.  And there is now a huge list of good sounds discovered in the last 40 years, so there should be no reason to play substandard tracks just because they are rare.(or anything recorded after midnight on the 31 December 1969 eh Pete. )

Paul

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I think the three tracks above are perhaps not rare because they sold quite well, locally at least, when first released. Perhaps some people would rebel against such tracks just because of this but never the less the quality wins through. Not sure any one plays 'substandard' sounds just because they are rare its just the view of what is 'substandard' varies a lot. I don't buy records I don't like (well not on purpose, some blind buys turn out to be awful tho) So if I play a record its because I believe in it. Surely this is the only approach to take. I'm also not sure people 'choose' to be into the scene. Once it's got yer there's no getting away. There must be 100's of better ways to spend £x and x hours a year, but because the scene has got me I can't think of a single one.

Coming from a modern perspective I would say The Constellations - Don't Know About You is very widely liked - and possibly Darrell Banks - Open The Door. Leaving aside the fact you may be bored of it !! One of the first northern I bought.

Girf

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Darrel Banks open the door to you heart must be one of the all time top soul records IMO a timeless piece and will always fit in at any soul night/niter

Darrel Banks open the door to you heart must be one of the all time top soul records IMO a timeless piece and will always fit in at any soul night/niter

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Who's that in your avatar Baz

Who's that in your avatar Baz

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It's 'Eastenders' Jim Branning in fancy dress as 'Michael Caine'

WOOF!

Who's that in your avatar Baz

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It's 'Eastenders' Jim Branning in fancy dress as 'Michael Caine'

WOOF!

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It proves that rarety doesn't really matter with "Please let Me In", "Don't Be Sore At Me" and "I Can't Make It Anymore" being amongst the favourites.  The rarety of sounds was usefull in the old days to maintain the exclusivity of the scene and individual clubs within it.  Nowadays the scene remains exclusive because it is almost like a large secret club with people either choosing to be into it or not.  And there is now a huge list of good sounds discovered in the last 40 years, so there should be no reason to play substandard tracks just because they are rare.(or anything recorded after midnight on the 31 December 1969 eh Pete. )

Paul

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Not forgetting Seven Souls - which is 'money' to be fair. Don't know anyone who doesn't like it (including Pete).

BTW, take it that's your scooter in the avatar? Was trying to work out what it was 200 forks, SX mudguard LI headlight. Is it a Special or a highbrid?

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I don't like the Hytones, it's a bit cheesy and laid back and very much a 'show tune' to my ears, not very soulful I think. I have noted that some records that pretty much everyone like are the quality classics, authentic soul records that are also proper tunes, like "Open The Door To Your Heart" (by Darrell Banks of course). If you don't like that you don't like soul, period. Same goes for JJ Barnes "Please Let Me In". Many others like this and some of the better classic soulful 60's Detroit (and elsewhere) tunes seem universally liked. Constellations has instant appeal but it doesn't last in the long run, it becomes boring when you have heard it 50 times or more, still a good record but nowhere near Darrell Banks. In short, genuinely good traditional SOUL records appeals to most within most factions even if their favourite music may be something else.

Seven Souls is OK but I was bored sick of it many years ago and don't really want to hear it out.