Soulman58

I spent many pleasant hours chatting to Ian when he managed Collectors Records in Guildford, as well as hearing him spin at various venues over the years. Rarely heard a bad track. My only regret was swapping the Blair Nightlife LP with Ian and I can't even remember what for. I agree one of the true gents on the UK soulscene.

Hopefully thwey may send the One Show producer to Sing Sing!

I could list loads but I always come back to Marvin and What's Going On.

This may be true, I can't say for definite as haven't been anywhere live for what seems like eons. However, from sounds played from various links here/elsewhere the bottom line is what is now deemed as NS, much of which to me is just quality soul, has widened massively and many of today's tunes just would not have been accepted for the vast majority of the time that Wigan was going.

This may be true, I can't say for definite as haven't been anywhere live for what seems like eons. However, from sounds played from various links here/elsewhere the bottom line is what is now deemed as NS, much of which to me is just quality soul, has widened massively and many of today's tunes just would not have been accepted for the vast majority of the time that Wigan was going.

Why would you wait when as others had said Cleethorles was a quality venue, though I myself had given up and headed to pastures Jazz/Funk

I though the Jazz/Funk scene played some pretty average tracks, but this post has made me think that there may have been as much poor northern as top tunes, though some of the posts are fine IMHO.

I might pull this ut again

9pm following the Wigan prog

3 of the top of my head from one of the master soulmen Lets stay together - one of the great soul tracks never tired of it Back Up Train - I remember convincing my sister she didn;t need to keep this in about 72 Keep On Pushing Love - One of the best track of the 90s would love to have heard this live Have seen him live twice one preached insessently, however I just about forgave him whenever he started to sing. One of the few I have heard who could project without a mic

I saw them years back and they were excellent live

If we are saying are the best of the rest better overall then I agree easy. However, if we add in the worst it becomes a much harder decision and I might actually say motown.

Couldn't agree more possibly the best double header

The interesting thing for me is would anyone have guessed who the singers were if you weren't told

Prophonics Are you serious? And don't tell me he couldn't sing

agreed

It would have been nice if it did, but some of the rubbish played over the years clearly means the answer is no.

Hi Geese, possibly the fact that the writers, performers were hoping for similar success, the obviously in a very different world

I can think of many popular northern sounds over the years you could say the same about if they had reached no 1, I can also think of many much worse than Happy

So is Mr William Hill

That explains it perfectly.

Apols as I linked the reply to the wrong individual. I was around from early 74, not sure any scene that tries to stay underground is truly rebellious unless we were plotting for when the cameras arrived!!

Hi Chippy, serious question do you think NS has been rebellious at any stage since the term was created?

tls. All very valid comments, however, too each his own I say, therefore I'm not sure it is worth getting that hot under the collar, apologies if that is not the case

Spot on, without fresh blood any scene, not just NS, will die. We all started somewhere and it sure as hell looks better than a bunch of 50+ trying to recreate their youth. Actually wiggyflat's comment about strictly sums it up for me, who would folk rather see dancing, Russell Grant or Louis Smith, regardless of the music? At 55 I'd rather sit down and really listen to some soul than try and pretend the scene is the same for me now as it was in my youth.