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Anyone ever felt that they just didn't get an absolute Northern Soul Classic that everyone else raved about. Kept listening to it in case it suddenly clicked but it never did !

All the time agreeing with everyone else what a great record it was rather than invite peer disdain by being honest and admitting that you just didn't see what everyone else saw in the record in question,

Persevered but eventually being forced to admit that it never will. Anyway I'm outing myself, I know it's me, i can't help it it's....

The Del Larks Job Opening

I know it's a classic Male Group Northern Soul super rarity but to me it just sounds a mess. ( I know )

Anyone else got a skeleton in the cupboard ? It's allright it'll go no further...

Feel free to unburden yourself, I don't want to hear about the ones we all know that split opinion or just popular dance floor fillers of the moment but stone classics that for some reason you just don't get!

Andy

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Anyone ever felt that they just didn't get an absolute Northern Soul Classic that everyone else raved about. Kept listening to it in case it suddenly clicked but it never did !

All the time agreeing with everyone else what a great record it was rather than invite peer disdain by being honest and admitting that you just didn't see what everyone else saw in the record in question,

Persevered but eventually being forced to admit that it never will. Anyway I'm outing myself, I know it's me, i can't help it it's....

The Del Larks Job Opening

I know it's a classic Male Group Northern Soul super rarity but to me it just sounds a mess. ( I know )

Anyone else got a skeleton in the cupboard ? It's allright it'll go no further...

Feel free to unburden yourself, I don't want to hear about the ones we all know that split opinion or just popular dance floor fillers of the moment but stone classics that for some reason you just don't get!

Andy

Dont know if this comes under the sort of thing your talking about however....

i have listened and listened.... i wanted to like it........ i have asked someone else "is it just me as everyone seems to be raving about it"....

i just dont get it, it does absolutely nothing for me.....

i probably shouldn't say but i can't hold back any longer....

Rotations :unsure:

just my opinion but there ya go, i've said it :D

Mine is Don Ray "Born A Loser".

I heard people raving about this years ago and when i eventually heard it, i thought it sounded like a bad Eurovision Song Contest entry.

Oh and am i the only person that simply doesn't get why The Delcos "Arabia" is so popular? :unsure:

What Kind Of Lady - Dee Dee Sharp

Let Her Go - Otis Smith

Girl Across The Street - Moses Smith

Nothing Can Compare To You - Velvet Satins

'Cause You're Mine - Vibrations.

All stone classics to some ears - but not mine. However, I LOVE the Del Larks !!

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Mine is Don Ray "Born A Loser".

I heard people raving about this years ago and when i eventually heard it, i thought it sounded like a bad Eurovision Song Contest entry.

Oh and am i the only person that simply doesn't get why The Delcos "Arabia" is so popular? :unsure:

Just played Don Ray and Del Larks again as they were handy.

Don Ray still sounds fine to me, obviously pop so would polarise opinion but has a certain charm and I love the lyric (Probably because I can associate with the "Why wasn't I born good looking bit?)

Del Larks still the same though.

Andy

What Kind Of Lady - Dee Dee Sharp

Let Her Go - Otis Smith

Girl Across The Street - Moses Smith

Nothing Can Compare To You - Velvet Satins

'Cause You're Mine - Vibrations.

All stone classics to some ears - but not mine. However, I LOVE the Del Larks !!

:unsure: ..shocking! 4/5 are my fav's..

I know what you mean though, Barbara mcnair - your gonna love my baby baffles me.. many will rush to the dancefloor and I just don't see why!.

Jayne.x

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What Kind Of Lady - Dee Dee Sharp

Let Her Go - Otis Smith

Girl Across The Street - Moses Smith

Nothing Can Compare To You - Velvet Satins

'Cause You're Mine - Vibrations.

All stone classics to some ears - but not mine. However, I LOVE the Del Larks !!

What!!!

4 of these ara amongst my favourites and I can tolerate the other and Barbara McNair I also like.

That's a hefty burden you've got off your chest there ! Are you sure that it's not just that you're tired of them rather than never got them? I go through that phase with many overexposed classics but they usually come back good as ever after a rest.

Andy

Key To My Happiness.....The Charades.

Never understood why many think this is great!!!! :unsure:

I'll be goin' now!!!!

KTF.

Drew.

Key To My Happiness.....The Charades.

Never understood why many think this is great!!!! :unsure:

...Never understood why ANY think this is great!!!!! :D

Absolutely, all the time!

Only difference being I dive straight in and say it's pants right from the off :unsure:

ME too, why agree if its shite? hate all that 'Emperors new clothes rubbish' :D

I hate 'Sweet Memories'..absolute shite (to me) :g:

What!!!

4 of these ara amongst my favourites and I can tolerate the other and Barbara McNair I also like.

That's a hefty burden you've got off your chest there ! Are you sure that it's not just that you're tired of them rather than never got them? I go through that phase with many overexposed classics but they usually come back good as ever after a rest.

Andy

Honestly never liked any of them - reasons below

What Kind Of Lady - Dee Dee Sharp (Ms Sharp,who I adore, becomes Ms Shouty on this)

Let Her Go - Otis Smith (SingalongaMax chorus)

Girl Across The Street - Moses Smith (Dreadful lyrics)

Nothing Can Compare To You - Velvet Satins (Rock & Roll)

'Cause You're Mine - Vibrations. (Extremely noisy)

Key To My Happiness.....The Charades.

Never understood why many think this is great!!!! :unsure:

I'll be goin' now!!!!

KTF.

Drew.

HORRIBLE TUNE!

Mine is Don Ray "Born A Loser".

I heard people raving about this years ago and when i eventually heard it, i thought it sounded like a bad Eurovision Song Contest entry.

Oh and am i the only person that simply doesn't get why The Delcos "Arabia" is so popular? :unsure:

Agree. Don sings like a f--king loser! :D Delcos is shite too! I like this thread.

Mine is Don Ray "Born A Loser".

I heard people raving about this years ago and when i eventually heard it, i thought it sounded like a bad Eurovision Song Contest entry.

...You're my new best friend, you are!

Unmitigated garbage. "The Pub Singer" with an on-the-fours beat. Makes Gary Lewis sound like Sam Dees...

'Emperors new clothes not heard that one paul :unsure:

Horrible tune mate....you here it everywhere! its on the 'jerkoff ' label :D

Horrible tune mate....you here it everywhere! its on the 'jerkoff ' label :unsure:

now then now then no call for that i'll tel them all what you keep in your specs box :D

Key To My Happiness.....The Charades.

Never understood why many think this is great!!!! :g:

I'll be goin' now!!!!

KTF.

Drew.

I've never got it either. And I found hundreds of the buggers at one time........

Ian D :lol:

I will say it yet again... :g:

One record that get me running for the door..

Dance Dance Dance.... Casuleers

No no no

Holly St James = screamin' banshee!

Love Tony Clarke - Landslide though, great intro!

Dont pity me - Joannie Summers

Never got it

www.raresoul45.co.uk

THIS IS A GREAT THREAD

BUT ISN'T THIS ABOUT THE STRENGTH OF THE SCENE - WE ALL LOVE RECORDS OTHERS CAN'T STAND , AND WE ALL HATE RECORDS OTHERS LOVE, BUT WE ALL GO OUT AND DANCE AND DRINK TOGETHER ? THAT'S WHY IT'S LASTED THAT LONG MAYBE.

ANYWAY, TO THE THREAD, THIS BEAUTIFUL DAY - BY LEVI WHATEVER HIS NAME IS. WHAT'S ALL THAT ABOUT ?

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Yes, what I was trying to get at, in starting this thread, was the strange feeling that whilst we all love the tons of records which populate the scene there's often one that you're in a minority of one on. In my case it looks like I'm alone on the Del Larks. I hold my hand up, it's me !

What is interesting is that I nearly said the Charades as I've always considered this a fast tuneless track which al;so did absolutely nothing for me. Knowing it was such a chronicler of the Scene as Kev Roberts' favourite track I seem to recall reading,then although I could own up to the Job Opening, I didn't have the confidence to reveal the Charades was my guilty secret also.

Off out now but when the dance floor is packed to Eddie Bishop - Call Me, I might again say to myself, "is it me ?"

Andy

salvadors - stick by me baby....never rated this at all, while most people will say this is what northern is all about

salvadors - stick by me baby....never rated this at all, while most people will say this is what northern is all about

come on :) that is just a wind up surely :lol:

ok, I get the joke.....you had me going for a little while then :)

Magnetics ( Volumes ) Lady In Green - Loved all there other stuff but went for a piss while they were singing this at Prestatyn :)

I actually like most of the songs already mentioned.

If I had to pick one that really does me in , it's "What Shall I Do" by Frankie and the Classicals.

I'd rather listen to 2:28 of someone scratching their nails against a chalkboard- sheer torture

for me.

Ditto for "Moonlight Music In You" by Laura Greene.

Anyone ever felt that they just didn't get an absolute Northern Soul Classic that everyone else raved about. Kept listening to it in case it suddenly clicked but it never did !

All the time agreeing with everyone else what a great record it was rather than invite peer disdain by being honest and admitting that you just didn't see what everyone else saw in the record in question,

Persevered but eventually being forced to admit that it never will. Anyway I'm outing myself, I know it's me, i can't help it it's....

The Del Larks Job Opening

I know it's a classic Male Group Northern Soul super rarity but to me it just sounds a mess. ( I know )

Anyone else got a skeleton in the cupboard ? It's allright it'll go no further...

Feel free to unburden yourself, I don't want to hear about the ones we all know that split opinion or just popular dance floor fillers of the moment but stone classics that for some reason you just don't get!

Andy

andy,totaly agree cud neva get me ead round the del larks,mind you cud name afew but just got in.ktf.

I actually like most of the songs already mentioned.

If I had to pick one that really does me in , it's "What Shall I Do" by Frankie and the Classicals.

I'd rather listen to 2:28 of someone scratching their nails against a chalkboard- sheer torture

for me.

Ditto for "Moonlight Music In You" by Laura Greene.

Same backing track on those 2 isn't it ?

Cheers Paul

Far too many to list, or even begin to think about, but I agree totally with Charades, Holly St James, Joanie Sommers, Don Ray.

All pretty awful to my delicate ear.

:ohmy:

Sean

It'll never be over for me -Timi Yuro

I can understand why people like it....but it just gets on my nerves....

It wouldn't do for to all like and dis-like the same songs, if we did the scene would be a boring place.

The songs that would have me running to the door would be:-

Major Lance - You don't want me know more - Okeh.

The Vibrations - Cause your mine - Epic.

and a couple that would have running back to the dance floor:-

Lou Ragland - I travel alone - Amy.

Larry Saunders - On the real side - Turbo.

Tower of Power - This time it's real - Warner Brothers.

Gwen & Ray - Build your house on a strong foundation - Bee Bee.

Regards

Alan

ITS GOTTA BE BOBBY KLINE ,IT JUST GOES ON AND ON, DREARY TUNE, NEVER LIKED IT NEVER WILL

Seven Day Lover - James Fountain.......absolute tripe.

What Kind Of Lady - Dee Dee Sharp

Let Her Go - Otis Smith

Girl Across The Street - Moses Smith

'Cause You're Mine - Vibrations.

These four have never done it for me either!

We obviously have good taste, sir!

:ohmy:

Sorry.....................Frank Wilson - DILY...i,ll get me coat.

and look what my Last Clip Played is.

Edited by welshruss

Goerge pepp

stuart ames(both sides)

george lemons

Beejays - I'll Find You

Bud Harper

Tony Galiato

name a few

I'll Hold You - Frankie & Johnny :ohmy:

total pap imho

Anyone ever felt that they just didn't get an absolute Northern Soul Classic that everyone else raved about. Kept listening to it in case it suddenly clicked but it never did !

All the time agreeing with everyone else what a great record it was rather than invite peer disdain by being honest and admitting that you just didn't see what everyone else saw in the record in question,

Persevered but eventually being forced to admit that it never will. Anyway I'm outing myself, I know it's me, i can't help it it's....

The Del Larks Job Opening

I know it's a classic Male Group Northern Soul super rarity but to me it just sounds a mess. ( I know )

Anyone else got a skeleton in the cupboard ? It's allright it'll go no further...

Feel free to unburden yourself, I don't want to hear about the ones we all know that split opinion or just popular dance floor fillers of the moment but stone classics that for some reason you just don't get!

Andy

Know what you mean Andy r/e The Del-Larks but wouldn't have picked that until I saw them at Prestatin a while back.

They started off fine with parts 1 & 2 but just kept it going. Got up to about part 5 then started reading out birthday dedications & it just got a bit too much by the time they got up to about part 17 or so!

Anyway my 2 unburdeners are The Metro's - Since I Found My Baybee & Sister Sledge - Love Don't Go Through No Changes In Me.

Off to room 101 they go.

These four have never done it for me either!

We obviously have good taste, sir!

your taste must be heavy metal if you dont like these :ohmy:

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