Pete S

Don't think I've seen MOC, who's on it?

I forsee in my crystal ball that it will be the oldies that survive, and why drop the term Northern Soul, thats what brought most of us together in the first place...and when are people going to stop trying to re-educate other people when they are not interested in learning, this is what I don't understand. I'd never dream of lecturing someone into modern soul on the meritse of Nappy Brown's "Coal Miner" (it hasn't got any) or some other ancient rock n roll r n b record and saying they have to like it or they are not a proper soul fan. It's all down to individual choice at the end of the day, and the more you try to force things on people, the more they will resist.

Almost every day I see a new label that was distributed in the States at some time by London/Decca. They all have the distinctive two tone orange colours. I'm thinking about labels such as Tribe and the one below which is yet another new one on me. Things like the Hot Tamales record, at one point came out on a London distributed version of the Detroit label. If anyone spots any others can they post them here please?

Seven Dwarves is a garage record if anything but no worse than Deadbeats, Boston Hitesmen, Traditions etc. Great dancing records.

The only jazz part of the Lou Pride record is the out of tune trumpets at the end, apart from that, out and out Northern. Joe Hicks? Makes me feel funky...

In that case, f*ck off then

Seconded

Theres only ever one person made a complaint about it..

I honestly don't know, but it was just a passing phase anyway, most of them probably jumped on the next bandwagon and left evryone to it

Problem is, blown my nose so many times that inner liniing must have gone and now I've got to keep cotton wool up there otherwise it won't stop bleeding..and I'm scaring my little boy with this bloody cotton wool hanging out of one nostril

This is the Northern Soul top 500, or rather, these are the records from the Northern Soul top 500 that I own. If that makes me a dinosaur then I couldn't care less because I love every one of these records and am proud to own them. (Ignore prices and labels by the way, they were just attached to the list I found) 3. Baker, Yvonne - You Didn't Say a Word (Parkway) (£300 - official issue) 7. Epitome of Sound - You Don't Love Me (Sandbag) 8. Mimms, Garnet - Looking for You (United Artists) 12. Salvadors - Stick by Me Baby (Wise World) 13. Tomangoes - I Really Love You (Washpan) 14. Legend, Tobi - Time Will Pass You By (Amy) (£300 - official issue) 15. Clarke, Tony - Landslide (Chess) 16. Williams, Larry and Johnny Watson - Too Late (Okeh) 18. Tee, Willie - Walking Up a One Way Street (Nola) 19. Barnes, Dena - If You Ever Walk Out of My Life (Inferno) 28. Britt, Mel - She'll Come Running Back (FIP) (£600 - official issue/£800 - demo) 29. Checkerboard Squares - Double Cookin' (Villa) (£300) 31. Williams, Jerry - If You Ask Me - Live Video Soultrip USA 2004 (Calla) 32. Johnson, Lou - Unsatisfied (Big Top) 39. Little Anthony and the Imperials - Better Use Your Head (Veep) 41. Montgomery, Jack - Dearly Beloved (Scepter) 46. Hutton, Bobby - Lend a Hand (ABC) 52. Checker, Chubby - You Just Don't Know (What You Do to Me) (Parkway) (£350) 55. Burdick, Doni - Bari Track (Sound Impression) 56. Courtney, Dean - I'll Always Need You (RCA Victor) 57. Clinton, Larry - She's Wanted (Dynamo) (£1,500 - official issue/£1,000 - demo) 58. Ragland, Lou - I Travel Alone (Amy) (£300) 59. Chavez, Freddie - They'll Never Know Why (Look) (£400 - official issue) 61. Parrish, Dean - I'm On My Way (Laurie) 63. Banks, Darrell - Open the Door to Your Heart (Revilot) 67. Hebb, Bobby - Love, Love, Love (Philips) 69. Drifters - You Got to Pay Your Dues (Atlantic) 73. Randell, Lynne - Stranger in My Arms (Epic) 75. Martin, Shane - I Need You (Epic) 77. Pride, Lou - I'm Comun' Home in the Mountain (Suemi) (£1,000) 78. Anka, Paul - I Can't Help Lovin' You (RCA Victor) 79. Four Perfections - I'm Not Strong Enough (Party Time) 81. Coasters - Crazy Baby (Atco) 84. Melvin, Harold and the Blue Notes - Get Out (Landa) 89. Pointer Sisters - Send Him Back (Atlantic) 90. Yum Yums - Gonna Be a Big Thing (ABC Paramount) (£500) 93. Hill, Lainie - Time Marches On (New Voice) (£300) 94. Paris, Bobby - I Walked Away (Capitol) 95. Turner, Spyder - I Can't Make It Anymore (MGM) 102. Poppies - There's a Pain in My Heart (Epic) 103. Edwards, Jackie - I Feel So Bad (Island) 107. 7th Avenue Aviators/Frankie Karl and the Chevrons - You Should O' Held On (Congress/Philtown) (£400 - Philtown) 108. Knight, Marie - That's No Way to Treat a Girl (Musicor) 113. Ann, Beverly - You've Got Your Mind On Other Things (RCA Victor) 114. Charades - Key to My Happiness (MGM) 115. Woods, Billy - Let Me Make You Happy (Sussex) (£2,000) 116. Temple, Richard - That Beatin' Rhythm (Mirwood) 118. Jon and the Wierdest - Can't Get Over These Memories (Tie) (£1,000) 119. Mitchell, Willie - The Champion EP (Hi) 127. Majestics - I Love Her So Much (It Hurts Me) (Linda) 128. Mitchell, Stanley - Get It Baby (Dynamo) (£400 - official issue/£300 - demo) 129. Chestnut, Morris - Too Darn Soulful (Amy) (£300 - official issue) 135. Reflections - Like Adam and Eve (Paramount) 136. Banks, Darrell - Somebody (Somewhere) Needs You (Revilot) 137. Laws, Eloise - Love Factory (Music Merchant) 140. Williams, Bernie - Ever Again (Bell) (£1,500) 141. De-Lites - Lover (Cuppy) (£700) 144. Curtis, Lenny - Nothing Can Help You Now (End) (£450) 145. Chandler, Gene - There Was a Time (Brunswick) 146. Detroit Executives - Cool Off (Pameline) 148. Parrish, Dean - Determination (Boom) 156. Adam's Apples - Don't Take It Out on This World (Brunswick) 169. Ingram, Luther - Exus Trek/If It's All the Same to You (HIB) 171. Wilson, Nancy - End of Our Love (Capitol) 172. Barnes, JJ - Please Let Me In (Ric-Tic) 176. Soul Twins - Quick Change Artist (Karen) 177. Porter, NF - Keep On Keeping On (Lizard) 179. Volcanos - (It's Against) The Laws of Love (Arctic) 183. Ward, Sam - Sister Lee (Groove City) (£350) 184. Freeman, Art - Slippin' Around with You (Fame) 185. McNeir, Ronnie - Sitting in My Class/Isn't She a Pretty Girl (Deto) 186. Tony and Tyrone - Please Operator (Atlantic) 189. Burns, Jimmy - I Really Love You (Erica) (£1,000) 193. Russell, Saxie - Psychedelic Soul (Thomas) 195. Holloway, Brenda - Reconsider (Motown - White Label) 198. Anderson Brothers - I Can See Him Loving You (GSF) 199. Barnes, Towanda - You Don't Mean It (A&M) 203. Frankie and Johnny - I'll Hold You (Decca) 204. Robinson, Shawn - My Dear Heart (Minit) 210. Cooper, Eula - Let Our Love Grow Higher (Super Sound) 213. Demain, Arin - Silent Treatment (Blue Star) (£700) 215. Fletcher, Sam - I'd Think It Over (Tollie) 218. Roye, Lee - Tears (Nothing But Tears) (Decca) 219. Moore, Melba - Magic Touch (Kent Anniversary Special) 220. Little Richie - Just Another Heartache (Sound Stage 7) (£300) 223. Cashmeres - Show Stopper (Hem) (£1,000) 226. Middleton, Tony - Paris Blues (Amy) 231. Prophet, Billy - What Can I Do? (Sue) 237. Spiral Starecase - More Today Than Yesterday (Columbia) 238. Soul Brothers Six - I'll Be Loving You (Atlantic) 239. Originals - Suspicion/Baby Have Mercy on Me (Motown - acetate) (£1,000) 241. Flirtations - Stronger Than Her Love (Festival) 242. Natural Four - I Thought You Were Mine (ABC) 243. Fi-Dels - Try a Little Harder (Keymen) 245. Skullsnaps - I'm Your Pimp (GSF) 255. Hestor, Tony - Down in the Dumps (Goldmine) 257. Williams, Jeanette - All of a Sudden (Back Beat) 261. Betty Boo - Say It Isn't So (Grapevine) 265. Nomads - Somethin's Bad (Mo-Groov) (£800) 268. Garrett, Kelly - Love's the Only Answer (Smash) 269. Parliaments - Don't Be Sore at Me (Revilot) 270. Staton, Candi - Now You've Got the Upper Hand (Unity) (£350) 274. Reparta & the Delrons - Panic (Mala) 276. Houston, Thelma - Baby Mine (Capitol) 282. Righteous Brothers Band - Rat Race (Verve) 284. Johnson, Herb & the Impacts - I'm So Glad (Toxsan) (£300) 291. Chandlers - Your Love Makes Me Lonely (Col-Soul) (£300) 295. Smith, Bobbie - Walk On Into My Heart (American Arts) 296. Bob & Earl Band - My Little Girl (instrumental) (Jay Boy) 297. August & Deneen - We Go Together (ABC) 299. Allen, Larry/L - Can't We Talk It Over (Green Dolphin) (£300 - as Larry) 301. Traynor, Jay - Up and Over (ABC) (£300 - official issue) 302. Little Ann - What Should I Do (Kent) 304. Jay & the Techniques - Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie (Smash) 314. World Column - So Is the Sun (Tower) 315. Bryant, Lillie - Meet Me Halfway (Tay-Ster) (£500) 316. Servicemen - Need a Helping Hand (Wind-Hit) (£1,000) 317. Embers - Watch Out Girl (MGM) 318. Courtney, Dean - Love, You Just Can't Walk Away (MGM) 319. Cooperettes - Shing a Ling (Brunswick) 320. Chandler, Gene - I Can Take Care of Myself (Constellation) 323. Jades - I'm Where It's At (Nite Life) (£300) 324. Inspirations - No One Else Can Take Your Place (Breakthrough) (£4,000) 326. Chapter Five - You Can't Mean It (CBS) 327. Jones, E Rodney - R and B Time (Part 1) (Tuff/Karisma) 332. Ivorys - Please Stay (Despenza/Wand) (£600 - Wand) 337. Del-Larks - Job Opening (Queen City) (£1,000 - official issue/£2,000 - demo) 340. Varner, Don - Tear Stained Face (Quinvy) (£700) 352. Perry, Ann - That's the Way He Is (Theoda) 354. Instrumental (Ronnie and Robyn) - Sidra's Theme (Sidra) 356. Smith, Kenny - Lord, What's Happening to Your People (Goldspot/GAR) 363. Collins, Will and Will Power - Is There Anything I Can Do? (Bareback) 366. Smith, Youngblood - You Can Split (Verve) 367. Raye, Jimmy - Philly Dog Around the World (KKC) (£300) 368. Pollard, Ray - The Drifter (United Artists) 371. Furys - I'm Satisfied with You (Keymen) 372. Garner, Reggie - Hot Line (Capitol) 374. Guyton, Howard - I Watched You Slowly Slip Away (Verve) 376. Total Eclipses - 6 O'Clock (from LP) (Imperial) 377. Holman, Eddie - Where I'm Not Wanted/Hurt (Goldmine) 381. Wynns, Sandy - A Touch of Venus (Champion/Doc) 382. Showmen - Our Love Will Grow (Swan) 383. High Keys - Living a Lie (Verve) 385. David and the Giants - Ten Miles High (Crazy Horse) 387. Hicks, Joe - Don't It Make You Feel Funky (AGC) 395. Baines, Vickie - Country Girl (Parkway) (£400 - official issue) 397. Edwards, Lou - Talkin' 'Bout Poor Folks (Thinking 'Bout My Folks) (Columbia) 408. Hudson, Pookie - This Gets to Me (Jamie) 414. Ambers - Potion of Love (Smash) 419. Davis, Melvin - Find a Quiet Place (Wheel City) (£700) 421. Kent, Al - Way You Been Acting Lately (Ric-Tic) 423. Maestro, Johnny - I'm Stepping Out of the Picture (Scepter) (£600) 433. Daye, Eddie and the Four Bars - Guess Who Loves You (Shrine) (£1,500) 444. Ascots - Another Day (Mir-A-Don) 450. Jewels - We Got Togetherness (MGM) 451. Hutch, Willie - The Duck/Love Runs Out (Dunhill) (£300 - official issue) 455. Gardner, Don - Cheatin Kind (Sedgrick) (£3,000) 459. Mack, Jimmy - My World is on Fire (Palmer) (£500 - official issue/£400 - demo) 462. Hampton, Johnny - Not My Girl (Dotty's) (£800) 470. Wylie, Richard 'Popcorn' - Rosemary What Happened (Karen) 476. Williams, Al - I Am Nothing (Palmer/La Beat) (£1,200 - Palmer/£900 - La Beat: official issue/£1,500 - La Beat: demo) 478. Basil, Toni - Breakaway (A&M) 480. Velours - I'm Gonna Change (MGM) 483. Merrell, Ray - Tears of Joy (Jay Boy) 484. Middleton, Tony - To the Ends of the Earth (MGM) 485. Parker, Eddie - I'm Gone (Awake) (£1,000) 492. Tipton, Lester - This Won't Change (La Beat) (£1,500) 494. Blackwell, g - Can't Lose My Head (Smoke) (£300) 500. Santos, Larry - You Got Me Where You Want Me (Evolution)

I think that probably is true. In late 79 there were more mods than soulies going to Wigan, and I believe they would have been catered for in that manner. I also heard My Generation played at Stafford TOTW all dayer at the same time.

Yes but you wouldn't expect to hear heavy metal at a northern do - the suggestion was should funk be played at a northern do - so is funk as far removed from northern as heavy metal is? Is it true that Led Zepplin's Trampled Underfoot was played at the Mecca or is that just folklore?

Paul everything I say to you and vice versa seems to keep coming out wrong so I just wanted to apologise if you think I'm having a right go at you, I'm not. Not that you'd be bothered or anything. Just can't seem to make the point I'm trying to make thats all. Plus I've got the flu.

It's the way he uses the word 'dinosaurs', presumably meaning those of us who prefer the traditional 1966 style northern dancers, except in reality, everybody moans about everything; some people can't stand r & b, some can't stand modern, some can't stand crossover. Very few people like every strand of soul music, same as for instance I don't like every strand of reggae music, even though many people say "it all sounds the same"

Why?

Don't know if you were referring to me (biggest?) but 99% of all records I buy off Ebay are to resell on at a profit because it's my full time job, selling records. Just thought I'd better clear that up.

I was having a good day before you printed that Dave Godin article. However, as the man is untouchable on here I won't comment any further. I have got flu, but I'm not having too bad of a day. As for the rest of your post, I haven't got a clue what you're on about, I say I like it but won't admit it, whachootalkinboutwillis?

Well give me some examples of the records we were hearing at the same time Dave instead of just making a sweeping statement that I don't like any of them! I've probably got half of them. As for the well worn Godin comment, the reason there was no mention of it being 60's only is because he said it in 1970 and therefore anything past that couldn't have been referenced, could it?

Thanks for the info Sebastian. Dave, just needed to know what it was, what label etc. Steve, know the record you're on about, got it in a pic sleeve. And Jaco, loved the first devo album but had given up on them by the time Whip It came out

called Whip It On Me or Whip It On Me Baby? cheers

Can't tell you the matrix but all you need to do is look at the title and artist credits, if the title is smaller than the artist then it's a reissue. Never known a record mistaken for an original so often

Is Get It Baby now a funk record? What about Landslide, great funk track? I'm glad you're up for the job of being the saviour of the northern scene with your fantastic eclectic taste in music Paul but when you've got people walking out on a Soul Sam spot that must surely tell you that your message is becoming lost amongst the majority of people.