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The famous Northern Soul club is called Wigan ________? The girl got it right and stated Casino. Surely the flood gates will open now for other questions being asked and I may get a few right!!! Ed

In the build up to the World Cup 2006, BBC1 put out a programme about what teams had qualified, and the backing track used was 'Make me believe in you'. These soul lubbers get everywhere. Ed

Just come back from Rife on a Thomas Cook flight and whilst flicking through the radio channels come across a great soul set including Frank Wilson, Kim Weston, Issac Hayes and many more classics. It passed on a good hour. Any other Airlines putting out good soul shows? Ed

Hi Darryl Im sure if you search around the clips near your record on youtube will will hear many records that have a similar beat etc to NIACI. Obviously it has been put in the RARE SOUL/NORTHERN SOUL category. This genre of music is slowly gathering pace back in the USA and for sure you have at least a few thousand fans there from NewYork to Florida to LA where established groups of fans exist. At a well attended soul event, usually 250 to 1000 people (maybe 20 or more going off around Europe on most weekends) if your record got played, it would fill the dancefloor and the vast majority of people at the event and especially those dancing would be singing the song word by word. Several stars like yourself have had the pleasure of being present at some of these events and obviously could not believe it without seeing it themselves. I sure hope you get a chance to see this for yourself in the near future. Kind Regards Ed

I first heard it a Wigan at the same time I bought the UK demo copy on release. I met Frank at the LA 04 gig and found him to be very polite. Ive heard the record almost everywhere you can imagine such as tv ads, soccer matches, tk maxx, played it myself going down Rodeo Drive/windows open, played it to my work mates in Delhi 1995, weddings, birthday bashes, etc etc etc. Mary Fox asked me and some others to name the most famous record in NS history and of course I chose this one. As far as I am concerned it ticks all the boxes that can be ticked for making it option A in this poll. Anybody not voting for option A is probably not a Northern Soul fan. Maybe they are Soul fans even Rare Soul fans, but not Northern Soul fans in the most accepted definition. Ed

They reckon Obama cant put his blackberry down. Is that like making the perfect accepted and cherished Northern Soul record to you Ian? For the record, Reaching for the best, was inspirational to us 14 year old baileys nappy night attendees circa 1975. Today, as I stated in a recent thread, that Venecia Williams tune is Very Good. I suppose whatever you do will never be good enough for some, but I have to admire your motivation as it cant be for commercial success. Whats your 'proudest' moment as a record producer/song writer in terms of Northern Soul? Ed

Steve Marshall - Maintain Ed

Well I never knew this record was manufactured in this way. Just goes to show you spend 20 years away from the scene, and hey presto some folks are still trying to find the formula for Northern Soul. Not a bad job though aside from the aftershock. It must be one of the better attempts by Mr Levine to 'create' a worthy record however it came to be. Ed

Obviously there will be many, for example Cal Brandons 24 hour love man, Richard Starr's Love is not a game, etc etc. BUT, I look at Manships record listing book and there must be 5000 + records Ive never heard, let alone seen or or owned, and that stops at about 1978. Its a lifetime thing this Rare/Northern soul Scene just knowing 50% of whats what. Good fun though. Ed

Stop posting your girlfreinds on here unless they are at least scantily clad. This is a serious site, so unless they can cause a 'titter' keep them away. Ed

Was it any better at the faster speed? Actually, I can remember there was an LP track, a bit disco, that was played at Cleethorpes Pier at 45rpm. Cant remember the title though. I have had a few records over the years that either had the labels back to front or in some cases not even the same track to the label. If they were £5 notes with the same problem they would be worth a fortune. Ed

I think 1975 XMAS I got the 2 pye compilations as presents and played them over and over and over. The Fuzz, Candy & the kisses, Al Wilson, Jack Montgomery, Ila Vann, etc. Must admit that it was years later that I actually heard any of them played at a venue. Now before you say all, most , or some of those tracks are garbage, I can tell you at the time I liked them all and still think they were influential in broadening the Northern Soul spectrum. Considering at the same time Reaching for the best, Cant live this way, Falbala, and the Flasher were the big records at the time, hearing Sandy Waddy for the first time was a great experience. Ed

Yes I agree. Its amazing to think the New Yak crowd get down to these type of records. Wonders never cease. I hope he is releasing disc 2 soooon. Ed

stop sign = 0.1 seconds, must be the easiest name that tune ever!! Clapping is compulsory, just do it!! Ed

So he says he remembers Marie Knight singing Thats no way to treat a girl (musicor). Please explain what in any way shape or form is wrong with this tune? In fact has there ever been a time when a percentage of records played on this scene have not been lets say substandard. Some folks shoot from the hip!!!! As I recall, mizz Knight was played about 1977/8 and for sure there was some pretty good stuff getting played at the same time. Ed

Good luck in the future. Ed

I think interplay is special because in its day it was not just another tune, but a massive tune and absoultely crammed the dancefloors. It was an Anthem. Over the years many tunes reached this level and usually lasted 6 months or so before being put to rest. Much better records got less attention and have since got a second chance like Little Eddie Taylors I had a good time etc. So justice prevailed. For those who did not enjoy Interplay as a new tune, you really did miss out on a special if naive time. Ed

I loved writing on the sleeves, how times change!!!!! Ed

Some guys have all the luck. LOLGH, I mean thats it, how can it be better. Once again I hope Eula knows how highly regarded she is in our world. Ed

Rick, we all know you are a DJ (Summer in the parks and all that) you can drop it from your title I'm not sure Mr Levine would need anybody else in the Film, after all he must have enough material from being a young un bringing those tunes back from the states to running his own labels to fill a two hour life and times tale. Ed

So Mr Levine, as long as your name is in a topic title, you will join in? Im sure that will inspire some new topics. Ed

The life and times of Ian Levine? Maybe a film also. Fame at last for all that effort. After all, it is the strange world of Northern Soul. Ed

Wow, thanks Soul Source for coming up with this link: https://www.sittinginthepark.com/interviews.html What a great idea to get in touch with our long lost heroes and give them an indication of how much they are respected. Thanks again. Ed

$800 for a bad condition, wol, edge chipped record? What Credit Crunch? The label is taking the pi** (WISE WORLD) No wonder Levine called it 'the strange world' Mad Mad and more Mad. No doubting the greatness and rarity of the disc, just the thinking behind the valuation. Ed