Agentsmith

Thanks for the reply Dave, yourself and the likes of others have been immersed in research moreso, than the vast majority of us who learn as we go along....i'd ascribe to the notion that musicians, or whoever, get confused with time.....its so long ago and they were in demand every day, if they werent the type to keep a logbook/diary of their bookings then its easy to forgive them, forgetting what they did, with who, where and when. I honestly can't see that being Willie Mitchell, replicating a Terry trademark?, deffo confusion on Mike's part i'd say....yes, Mitchell was in Detroit then....there's photographic verification of that too, at who's behest is unknown? But thats my opinion and it cant be proved, neither can the theory its Mitchell either.

Deffo agree with that Andy.

I'm adamant its Terry....all and sundry wanted to jump on the Motown bandwagon, artists, producers, arrangers hence, the myriad of labels and sound-a-likes, and plenty of out-of-towners came to the D as well...i mean,Mitchell...reponsible for Hi, discovered Al Green, producer/arranger who had his own style....nah....thats Terry, all day long...when youve listened to Motown 64-66, his moniker is on everything, and not just at Motown.

Thanks for responding Andy, ive posted this as it stems from a conversation been having this evening on the Funks site, where i posted the appreciations track. Rob Moss had put it up on his site initially, according to the difference of opinion on my post, Dave Moore said he spoke to Terry about the track....but so did Rob!, conflicting answers there too....

Dispute here: afficianados of Detroit, its in your court. Its been said Willie Mitchell plays this sax break. He was definitely in Detroit at the time. The belief is he plays trumpet on it...its said he produced and arranged the session at GW....does anyone believe that to be correct as well? This question though, revolves around WHO plays sax. To me, without any shred of a doubt, its Terry's signature, instantly recognizable the world over....tell me im wrong?

Well the dates have been announced for this ' venture ' were a broad concensus of knowledgeable soul folk interviewed with regards the selection of tunes, proposed for this ' tour ' or have bbc media suddenly become experts on a subject, very few of them understand?, 50 odd years of ' not getting it ' and tryng to tell us things about the music, venues, artists etc that we already knew or have long forgotten about. We dont do a ' Northern Soul ' dance.....we dance to Northern Soul, if we want to determine any name to refer to dance moves, its freestyle, always has been, everyone dances differently...its like dna, no two dancers are the same, everybody inteprets what they feel when they hear the lyrics, hear the music, feel the beat. Anyway, i presume these events will be ' standing only' as theyre going to want the audiences to join in and enjoy the music the way only they know best...and they will be filmed too? I suppose and orchestra has to be considered better than any tribute band or artist, belting out these classics, they say they ' love '...i prefer the originals...but, an orchestra should at least make a qualified attempt at replicating ' instrumentals ' At least go for something different though, rather than the tried, tested and thoroughly worn out.

A pretty astute observation i reckon, Ted, given that Mark has probably had more aces up his sleeve than anyone else for as long as can be remembered, and when he has pulled one or two out, theyve been instantly breathtaking.....witnessed a few at Orwell reunion a couple of years ago, 60's as well....me n Baz jaw dropping like, wtf was that!!😲 but, Mighty Lovers is just a mind blowing tune for sure👍

80's or 90's Mal?

Mal, the Clara Hardy...is that " youre after my guy "....havent had chance to watch the footage yet so, i presume you mean that tune?

Decca acetate. Referred to the Lea Manor ' last All nighter ' playlist i compiled...Butch featured it there.

Yes, i think its c/up title is " They Are Saying "...Mark has been playing it for a good many years now, as with Jean Carter as well.....big 100 club tunes even when i went there, early 2000. Mal...it is Jean Carter.

What a great insight, enjoyed reading this very much, a continuous learning curve is this scene of ours, especially about the artists whose names adorn the music ( and records ) we love.

Too right Karl, only name anyone would think of👍

Wow!, that long, i probably didnt realize at the time i bought it, it was that old....itssort of ironic in away...it probably came out amidst the mad rush of cds....companies jumping on a potential sales pitch goldmine with popularity of Northern amongst a wider audience, particularly all the rare tracks impossible to find, or buy on vinyl...available for anybody. 73/74 was a hugh vinyl adrenalin rush, where new tunes were coming at you, every week, it was hard to keep pace, that happened for a good few years, as it did with the cd market.....now both are far more sedate.

This looks like a re-hash of the cd Decca issued maybe 15 years ago/more/less? Sonny Childe is great, obviously not a stormer, whereas Tony Newman i heard played early doors at the Casino....but it was probably played before then anyway.

The phrase is in danger of becoming an expletive!!🤣🤣

What?...the venue with " legendary djs "?😉