...which no doubt evolves & changes many, many times, are there any records that maintain it's position in the hallowed chart?

Soul Brothers six - I'll be loving you, will never leave my top ten.

Been the same few for me for a v long time (guess I need to get out more ):

Imp Cs - someone tell her

Ty Karim - all at once

Lovers - without a doubt

Manhattans - betcha couldn't love me

Strands - breeze from the trees

Little John - just wait and see

Cairos - stop overlooking me

Phil

a few that are always thereabouts for me

Candi Staton - upper hand

Soul Bros Inc - Pyramid

Terri Bryant - Geni

gary

Sisters Love - I'm learning to trust my man

The Shalimars - Stop and take a look at yourself

and a couple of cheapies...

Del Larks

Tomangoes

Oh and Maurice Williams, Being without you!

a few that are always thereabouts for me

Candi Staton - upper hand

Soul Bros Inc - Pyramid

Terri Bryant - Geni

gary

Another one on the Verve label which will never leave my top ten is The Ambers I Love You Baby

Pure Groupsound CLASS

Big tunes come and big tunes go but one song stays in the top ten every time.

It's not a cool tune, it's not trendy and you can pick it up for pennies, but it's as good a slice of the seventies as you'll hear, a guaranteed dancer as well.

Street People - I Wanna Spend My Whole Life With You.

Big tunes come and big tunes go but one song stays in the top ten every time.

It's not a cool tune, it's not trendy and you can pick it up for pennies, but it's as good a slice of the seventies as you'll hear, a guaranteed dancer as well.

Street People - I Wanna Spend My Whole Life With You.

Oh yes! posted this on refosoul just recently. Great choice.

gary

Oldies...buzz....Invitations - What's Wrong With Me Baby and Fidels Try A Little Harder....probably my two fave "oldies" if you know what i mean

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I never thought I'd live to see the day that Chalky admits to liking oldies LOLOL

Mand

And I can't list a fave that stays in my top 10

Edited February 9, 200916 yr by Madmandy

Two from my top ten I never tire of hearing...

Benny Sigler - Who You Gonna Turn To - Phil La Soul

Kenny Gamble - The Jokes On You - Arctic

The sad thing is I havn't got either

Both booted, but who want's a fookin bootleg

Steve

MEL BRITT-SHE'LL COME RUNNING BACK ...TIMELESS QUALITY

CONSTELLATIONS-I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU....

I THINK I'VE BEEN HYPNOTISED TO GET UP AND DANCE EVERYTIME THIS IS PLAYED AT A VENUE

That and Little Tommy 1 and 2 for me

Big tunes come and big tunes go but one song stays in the top ten every time.

It's not a cool tune, it's not trendy and you can pick it up for pennies, but it's as good a slice of the seventies as you'll hear, a guaranteed dancer as well.

Street People - I Wanna Spend My Whole Life With You.

Ive got one of these going spare if anyones interested. Not my cup of tea I,m afraid. pm me for details. Oops, should this be in sales?

Edited February 9, 200916 yr by Koolkat

I like a lot of stuff, oldies, newies, fast 'uns and slow 'uns etc but, if pushed, I could never leave out:

Edwin Starr - I Have Faith In You

or

JJ Barnes - Please Let Me In

Million dollar sounds for pennies.

MY CHOICE WOULD BE

LOU PRIDE IM COMMING HOME IN THE MORNING

PLUS I THINK THE INST GREAT TOO

Mine doesn't deviates from this lot, much.

Willie Wright - Right On For The Darkness

Carleen And The Groovers - Can We Rap

Joseph Henry - Who's The King

Lil Lavair - Cold Heat

Little John - Just Wait And See

Colleta Woodson - Follow The Wind

Martha Jean Love - Old Time Lover

Tomangoes - I Really Love you

Del Tours - Sweet And Loverly

Mello Souls - We Can Make It

Cool thread.

Edited February 9, 200916 yr by James Trouble

Jackey Beavers - Love that never grows old (Revilot)

That intro just makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up - a real powerhouse sound with a gargantuan vocal - ooommmphh!!!

Richard

Here here Richard, its got the whole package, you,ve summed it up perfect, another one that will always stay with me although different again from Jackey Beavers the harmoniously perfect Magnetics "Count the days" Sable another back of the neck job.

Kev

Don't think I could limit myself to a top ten.

But the one that would be at the top of the tree would be Eddie Parker 'I'm Gone'.

Without doubt the most incredible soul record ever. Imagine being in the studio when they recorded it!

Cody Black Mr Blue the first soul track that hit me right in the heart always top ten and

JJ Barnes Got to get rid of you I just love this track can play it over and over over and still sounds great

Soulfully Kieran

These would be in my current top 20, (can't narrow it down to 10 ):

Anthony & The Delsonics - Everytime

Sonatas - Going On Down The Road

Tommy Bush - I Don't Like It

Mello Souls - We Can Make It

Tommy & The Derbys - Don't Play That Role

Servicemen - Sweet Magic

Salvadors - Stick By Me Baby

Fidels - Try A Little Harder

Frankie Karl - You Should'O Held On

Soul Brothers Feat. Joi Cardwell - Let It Go

Err you just have John

Don & Ron I'm so so sorry for me, bought it very late 70s/early 80s & sounds as good/better today as it ever did

Ive got one of these going spare if anyones interested. Not my cup of tea I,m afraid. pm me for details. Oops, should this be in sales?

Don't expect to retire on the proceeds, the last one I saw on Ebay was £3 buy it now.......bargain.

Suppose these have never been out of my top ten

Fine Young girl - Ernie Andrews (Probably be my number 1 for ever)

Easy baby - The Adventurers

Try to see it my way - Peggy march

as has been said a top ten is so hard , all time fave an impossibility...but....top ten would probably include too late/williams and watson and dont pity me/joanie somners....still love em....have to dance whenever i hear them !

Great thread this

Ten of the top of my head, so they must be there or thereaabouts

You Had me Fooled-Danny Woods

Here She Comes- The Tymes

Heartbreaker-HP Barnum

Keep on Talkin-James Barnett

I Dont Like it-Tommy Bush

Shadow Of A Memory-Minnie Jones

My Rainy Day- The Parliaments

Do you Know What Love Is- Syl Johnson

My Loves So Strong-Joseph Webster

Who Can I Run to-Gerri Hall

2 for the road

I Remember-Anthony & The Aqua Lads

You Said-The Moments

Regards

Paul

Edited February 9, 200916 yr by BigPaul

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I never thought I'd live to see the day that Chalky admits to liking oldies LOLOL

Mand

And I can't list a fave that stays in my top 10

I could list more Mand I love oldies.....

still top two after forever.

ernie johnson "cant stand the pain"

roosevelt mathews " got me diggin you"

Edited February 9, 200916 yr by SKEGSOUL

still top two after forever.

ernie johnson "cant stand the pain"

roosevelt mathews " got me digging you"

Willie Hutch " Love Runs Out"

Garland Green - Girl I Love You

Top 10 records....well for me they tend to fluctuate very much dependant on how I feel. However regardless these HAVE to be in that pick n mix -

Give me your love - Sisters Love

Uphill climb - Walter Jackson

Let me give you my loving - Maxine Brown

I cant get along without you - Maxine Brown

These memories - Almeta Latimore

Top 10 records....well for me they tend to fluctuate very much dependant on how I feel. However regardless these HAVE to be in that pick n mix -

Give me your love - Sisters Love

Uphill climb - Walter Jackson

Let me give you my loving - Maxine Brown

I cant get along without you - Maxine Brown

These memories - Almeta Latimore

How could I have nearly forget Just another day - Willie Hutch

CECIL WASHINGTON I DONT LIKE TO LOSE

TOWENDA BARNES YOU DONT MEANT IT

TOMANGOES I REALLY LOVE YOU

LA ROM BAKER YOURE THE BEST

WILLIE DARRINGTON NEVER SHOULD HAVE WALKED AWAY

DETROIT SOUNDS I'M LEAVING YOU

LOU PRIDE I'M COMIN HOME IN THE AFTERNOON !

EDDIE PARKER I'M GONE

LESTER TIPTON THIS WONT CHANGE

TICKLED PINK REACH OUT

SLAM DUNK TEN

here's a few soul choon's that could well be in my top ten

Aretha Franklin - Master Of Eyes

Chicago Gangsters - 'I Choose You'

Bobby Womack - 'How Could You Break My Heart'

Willie Hutch - 'I Can Sho' Give You Love'

Gene Chandler - 'There Was A Time'

Liason - 'Life'

Lorraine Rudolph - 'Keep Coming Back For More'

Peabo Bryson - 'Smile'

Syl Johnson - 'Everybody Needs Love'

Wilson Love - 'Funny Money (The Money Song)'

then again?

Jimmy Burns,

for me.

Alas, I will never own one

Tony

Ronnie McNeir 'Sitting in my class'

Del Larks 'Job Opening'

Gerri Grainger 'I got to peices'

Morris Chestnut 'Too darn soulful'

Grover Mitchell 'Got to keep on moving'

Jock Mitchell 'Not a chance in a million'

Bob & Fred 'I'll be on my way'

Jackie Wilson 'Sweetest feeling'

Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes 'Get out'

Leon Haywood 'Baby reconcider'

This will probably change by next week, but this week it's this lot. (Ronnie McNier always number one!)

Just adding me twopenneth

Marvin Gaye "Darling Your wonderful" would top my ten rather nice piece of sweetsoul

in there would also be

Reggie Alexandre "Its Better"

Kenny Shephard "What Difference does it make"

Jr Walker "Sweet Soul"

Temps "Stay"

in there somewhere

off the top of my head

herb ward,strange change(local youth club memory).bobby womack,so many sides of you(widened my horizon).bill brandon,streets(the kilt in newmains,best nights of my life along with jools wine bar)carl hall,what about you(the kilt again)

we were so spoilt with having the kilt in scotland.alanton as well, the record bar(la shawn collins picked up for next to nothing by big sid)

probaly be back to alter/add.

And my fivepenneth, always been in my top ten since the mid seventies:

Jerry Williams- If You Ask Me

Tomangoes- I Really Love You

Detroit Spinners-I'll Always Love You

Velvelettes-These Things Will Keep Me Loving You

Bobby Womack-Harry Hippie

Steve

CECIL WASHINGTON I DONT LIKE TO LOSE

TOWENDA BARNES YOU DONT MEANT IT

TOMANGOES I REALLY LOVE YOU

LA ROM BAKER YOURE THE BEST

WILLIE DARRINGTON NEVER SHOULD HAVE WALKED AWAY

DETROIT SOUNDS I'M LEAVING YOU

LOU PRIDE I'M COMIN HOME IN THE AFTERNOON !

EDDIE PARKER I'M GONE

LESTER TIPTON THIS WONT CHANGE

TICKLED PINK REACH OUT

SLAM DUNK TEN

Tickled Pink slipping in there, that's a big call.

Would you really take that over a Carleen, Groove Merchants or Lil Lavair? I'd have thought Innersouls would have tipped Tickled Pink as well, and a similar style. A very big call!

Edited February 9, 200916 yr by James Trouble

...which no doubt evolves & changes many, many times, are there any records that maintain it's position in the hallowed chart?

Soul Brothers six - I'll be loving you, will never leave my top ten.

Agree with that, top goodtime tune, always reminds me of Randy! Got to add the following :

Too Late - Williams/Watson (Okeh)

Its Gonna Be Me - Buddy Ace (Duke)

Before 2001 - Rufus Wood (Espanola)

You Really Made It Good to Me - Ty Karim (Romark)

Its a Sad Thing - Ray Pollard (UA)

Nij

Tickled Pink slipping in there, that's a big call.

Would you really take that over a Carleen, Groove Merchants or Lil Lavair? I'd have thought Innersouls would have tipped Tickled Pink as well, and a similar style. A very big call!

YES ....might even get a northern following over the next decade.!!

YES ....might even get a northern following over the next decade.!!

I played it down The 100 a couple of years ago. Ken didn't complain

Don't think I could limit myself to a top ten.

But the one that would be at the top of the tree would be Eddie Parker 'I'm Gone'.

Without doubt the most incredible soul record ever. Imagine being in the studio when they recorded it!

cant say which to put first ,this or the van dykes, the fidels and danny wagner, jimmy and vella and linda jones'just cant..the tomangoes was there too and lester tipton,others are omitted purely because i,ve forgotten so i hate the idea of choosin ten,see i,ve changed me bloody mind already ,1st ,for now and never lower than 3rd,..or fourth maybe,the van dykes.although.....

George Blackwell - Can't Lose My Head - Smoke has alway's been in my top ten possibly holding the number one slot, the record has it all and pretty much sums up for me what it's all about, close to perfection.

Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Have to agree with you on this one Mark, sadly I've never owned a copy and it's top of my wants list.

just love the record to bits.

I have fond memories of this being massive at Wigan and where line "clap your hands, won't you clap em for me" appears, the place used to be filled with every dancer clapping along to the beat, I get goosepimples thinking about it as I type.

the perfect record in my eyes.

best Neil

Top threes change all of the time ......

Top tens change all of the time,

Never EVER left my top three ...

MEL BRITT - SHE'LL COME RUNNING BACK.

Never EVER left my top ten ...

THE TOMANGOES.

THE ANDERSON BROTHERS.

THE DEL LARKS.

ALICE CLARK.

With THE FIDELS floating around my top ten on a regular basis.

Mine doesn't deviates from this lot, much.

Willie Wright - Right On For The Darkness

Carleen And The Groovers - Can We Rap

Joseph Henry - Who's The King

Lil Lavair - Cold Heat

Little John - Just Wait And See

Colleta Woodson - Follow The Wind

Martha Jean Love - Old Time Lover

Tomangoes - I Really Love you

Del Tours - Sweet And Loverly

Mello Souls - We Can Make It

Cool thread.

Is the best you can do? lol

Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Clyde McPhatter / "Please give me one more chance"

Masqueraders / "Do you love me baby"

Jo Armstead / "Stone good lover"

Delrays Inc. / "Destination unknown"

Terry Callier / "Look at me now"

oh and obviously,

Eddie Parker / "I'm gone"

hence the user name.....

Edited February 14, 200916 yr by Awake 502

Clyde McPhatter / "Please give me one more chance"

Masqueraders / "Do you love me baby"

Jo Armstead / "Stone good lover"

Delrays Inc. / "Destination unknown"

Terry Callier / "Look at me now"

oh and obviously,

Eddie Parker / "I'm gone"

hence the user name.....

ditto the user name mate so i would say

INSPIRATIONS "NO ONE ELSE"

MEL BRITT "SHE'LL COME RUNNING BACK"

EMANONS ORCH "BIRD WALKING"

LIFE "TELL ME WHY"

MOSES SMITH "GIRL ACROSS THE STREET"

plus about 50 more, the type that you know all the words to and when

travelling alone have a right good f**king singalong to!!

by the way is that you super leeds fan from roth!!!!

So many to choose from but I always come back to

"Just A Little Misunderstanding" - cos of the powerful vocal

and "What Happened To Yesterday" - one of the first covered up 45's I heard

in the basement along Oxford Street - when I hear it I'm back there, wondering

what it is and how great this scene is..

Tastes change don't they, but some records are always around, 'soundtracks to our lives'

Billy Thompson, Black eyed girl

Jackie Wilson, My heart is calling

Emory and the Dynamics, Things that a lady ain't suppossed to do

Donnie wells, you got my love

Just Brothers, go on and laugh

Sentimental regards

Jim