Daved Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Apologies if this has been mentioned already but how about Velvet Hammer's "Happy". It seemd to going through another revival at the moment. It's incredibly popular and sounds like nothing else - personally I've never got it! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Mark S Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Just read this entire thread and the memories came flooding back I loved a lot of these twisted tunes , We just danced to stuf without predjudice back in the day it was a good laugh . Here,s one DC Larue - Cathederals Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest James Trouble Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Just read this entire thread and the memories came flooding back I loved a lot of these twisted tunes , We just danced to stuf without predjudice back in the day it was a good laugh . Here,s one DC Larue - Cathederals Cleethorpes? So many of these Cleethorpes type tunes would surely be rejected these days as 'disco' or 'jazz funk'? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
dthedrug Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 (edited) Funny thing that Dalton James : after consuming the contents of the medicine cabinet it sounded great at the Torch but sadly lacking in todays straightened times. Then again Wombat was massive at the Cats but hasn't aged as well as me...Mind you Mitch Ryder was a f**kin legend. "You Get Your Kicks" ??? Built for speed as they used to say in car showrooms. The Gorden Gin Theme is excellant and one of if not the shortest Northern sound and very rare, it was played in Wolves circa 72 defanatly a UK collectors Jem and it still sounds good today value wise def not a sale item? DAVE KIL Edited April 6, 2009 by dthedrug Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest BigPaul Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Theme from Jaws-Lalo Schifrin I love Music-The OJays Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest KEN-SOUL Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Prince George - Wrong Crowd Skullsnaps - I'm your pimp Moments - I've got the need I agree with these picks, but i hope the joker who added "stranger in my arms" was just looking for a cross response- and you got one! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Mark S Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 I remember the Gordons gin one getting a play at the Casino it didnt go down to well . Suprised no one,s mentioned Classical Gass very twisted also Cochise imposible dancer Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
KevH Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 This is for James Trouble.I was looking for something,when i came across this and thought of you!! I think its gassy maan.!! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
pikeys dog Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Not sure if this has been posted yet... a right load of old bilge, be warned. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Citizen P Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Siz had a few decideely dodgy plays through the years but he was and still is a very good dj. Dont know about martin christy will ask siz when i see him again. mark M.J.C EVENTUALLY finished University, and is now, I am told,a Barrister. Now, that is Twisted Tony Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
grant Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 that 'Grab It Baby' - Jimmy Raye c/up thingy, not Northern, very blaxploitation, but brilliant Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
pikeys dog Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 How about "Run Nigger Run" by the Checkmates Ltd? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
grant Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Theme from the Coloured man ha! Now that is twisted as is Black power - James Coit and Theme From The Fantastic Plastic Flying Machine by Harry Betts (covered as Jealousy! ) Sensitive Mind - General Assembly kin' loved harry betts wen it was played, one very fast instrumental, would need roller skates to keep up with it now Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
grant Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Anyone remember an instrumental called Apollo 11 or something similar? John. Yep, LIBRE Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
grant Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Anyone Mentioned "The French Fries" Yet play the flip side, now that is pretty demented Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Barry Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 James! James, James, James! Now I don't know who to have a pop at here? You alone, or the seven (that's Errrr Yah - '7'!!) pages of folk that have understood your question well enough to reply with tracks that strangely make sense within the context of your initial 'odd' question. Nowt 'twisted' about the left-fielders mentioned on this thread, all simply tracks that got played and were given enough dancefloor space to be deemed 'Northern Soul' records - although I did laugh to the immediate 'Cleethorpes' response. Northern Soul is a democracy, the majority deem that term - now, marginalise yourself by all means, be a Lib Dem if you must. The dancefloor dictates....err....and I'll leave it at that I think!? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
georgeblackwell Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Just joined this website and the memories came flooding back when I saw Dalton, James & Sutton featured here. I thought you chaps might like to hear the story behind it`s appearance on the Northern scene. I went to New York in the Summer of `72 with my brother (Steve Frost) We travelled all over the city searching for records from Harlem and the Bronx to Bleeker St in Greenwich Village (anyone remember House of Oldies ?) We came back with hundreds of records many of which were unknown at the time (Steinways on Oliver springs to mind). Well Dalton James and Sutton on National General was one that I bought blind in a pile of about 100 demos for 5 cents each from a junk store in Middletown. It was obviously white and rock when I played it but I thought it had a bit of Northern potential, so when I got it home I peeled the labels off it and made up a label using coloured gummed paper and letraset and renamed it Run Baby by The Marshall Brothers on the DELMAR Label. Steve was DJ at the Fantasia in Quorn Leicestershire at the time and I think he played it once. A few weeks later we went to The Torch and I took the bogus Marshall Brothers in my sales box. One of the London guys (May have been Dave Rivers or Mick Smith) had a copy of Nolan Chance -Just Like The Weather on an Emidisc and i wanted to do a trade for it. I told him The Marshall Brothers was a stomping northern track and we got Martyn Ellis to play it. It sounded awful on the crap sound system they had at the Torch but because the bass was so distorted it almost drowned out the vocal and the dancers seemed to like it. Anyway the trade was done I got my Emidisc of Nolan Chance and The Marshall Brothers embarked upon their strange and eventful Journey on the Northern Scene. Not sure how long it took for the real artists to be revealed but Neither Steve or myself ever owned up to the scam until now !!! Keep the faith Chris Frost Godzilla said: I think it's too subjective. I've argued for years that Roscoe & Friends- Broadway Sissy is out and out funk, but lots of people can't see it. And fair enough to 'em too. You could argue that any new release played from the disco age isn't really Northern Soul. Or you can argue that it is by virtue of being played in the clubs. Mitch Ryder was a pretty wild Rock n Roll act but his records were accepted early on. Then of course there's the Human Beinz: first of the garage tunes to played? The instrumental to "six o'clock" booted as Supertime is deffo an easy listening cut. Lot's of the UK covers played by Minshull etc are beat tunes, as are some of the UK originals like John Andrews (fantastic) and John Drevars (dire). Did I mention Gordon's Gin? How about this for a bit of heavy rock then? My contender for worst tune played too, although as it's on youtube some nutcase obviously likes it Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Rich B Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Jimmy Bo Horn " If you want my love" Deep South Band ? forgot the title Deep South Dance Band was "Don't it make you feel good" I love that tune! Found it in a box the other day, had forgotten how much I liked it. Thank heavens for dj's like Poke. Best, RB Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Reg Scott Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Twisted.. Mickey Mouse - Shing-A-Ling at the Go-Go Pure Shite! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Eddie Hubbard Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Shake your thing - Winfield Parker [ Arctic ] , whats folks opinions of this ? Was thinking of playing it out ......Best,Eddie Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Wrongcrowd Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Shake your thing - Winfield Parker [ Arctic ] , whats folks opinions of this ? Was thinking of playing it out ......Best,Eddie Title sounds a bit dodgy, but I'll flip over Brand New Start and give you an opinion tomorrow... Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Eddie Hubbard Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Title sounds a bit dodgy, but I'll flip over Brand New Start and give you an opinion tomorrow... Hi Cliff , Brand new start is fantastic Deep isn't it , this is in a very funky vein , but it's got something I think .Let me know what you reckon ? Best,Eddie Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Perception Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 What a negative subject! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Davenpete Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 On 25/03/2009 at 09:20, Godzilla said: I think it's too subjective. I've argued for years that Roscoe & Friends- Broadway Sissy is out and out funk, but lots of people can't see it. And fair enough to 'em too. You could argue that any new release played from the disco age isn't really Northern Soul. Or you can argue that it is by virtue of being played in the clubs. Mitch Ryder was a pretty wild Rock n Roll act but his records were accepted early on. Then of course there's the Human Beinz: first of the garage tunes to played? The instrumental to "six o'clock" booted as Supertime is deffo an easy listening cut. Lot's of the UK covers played by Minshull etc are beat tunes, as are some of the UK originals like John Andrews (fantastic) and John Drevars (dire). Did I mention Gordon's Gin? How about this for a bit of heavy rock then? My contender for worst tune played too, although as it's on youtube some nutcase obviously likes it Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Davetay Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 (edited) Cleethorpes? So many of these Cleethorpes type tunes would surely be rejected these days as 'disco' or 'jazz funk'? It wasn't only Cleethorpes that played these type of record. the Mecca, the Ritz and even Wigan played alot of them. Edited October 3, 2009 by davetay Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Wrongcrowd Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 What a negative subject! Would you care to expand on that ? I don't see anything negative on this subject other than your post.... Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Wrongcrowd Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Hi Cliff , Brand new start is fantastic Deep isn't it , this is in a very funky vein , but it's got something I think .Let me know what you reckon ? Best,Eddie Hi Eddie, yeah Brand New Start is absolutely awesome....just taken a quick listen to the flip...amd I'm not getting anything from it...maybe it's a grower ?? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Wrongcrowd Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 (edited) Here's another great NY disco tune that gained massive acceptance as a new release play in the main rooms of the day..... New York Port Authority - I Got It Pt I & II - Invicta - Edited October 4, 2009 by Wrongcrowd Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Greg Belson Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 (edited) Shake your thing - Winfield Parker [ Arctic ] , whats folks opinions of this ? Was thinking of playing it out ......Best,Eddie It's been played out at 'Funk' gigs since I heard Keb play it at the precursor gigs to Deep Funk - so around 1992-3. It was one of the few records that he pitched the speed up. He shifted it to +8, and surprisingly, it works really well. Edited October 5, 2009 by Greg Belson Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
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